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Cochran Motor
Speedway
November 24, 25, &
26, 2005
Brooks takes the
Cadet Win
After
having a wonderful Thanksgiving, drivers and their crew were
ready to practice at Cochran Motor Speedway on Thursday. The
National Late Model series also came to race at the Turkey
Shootout.
Then on
Friday November 25, there were heat races in pure stock,
cadet, and road warrior and the super street and late model
were qualified. The pure stock heat race winners were #83-
Karl Willard, #38- Eric Register, and #15- Jimmy Grantham.
Cadet heat race winners were #64- Keith Brooks, #41- Lanny
Cross, and #25- Jottie Burgamy. The road warrior heat race
winners were #7- Billy Nipper and #297- Dubyne Sharpe.
Super
street was the first race of the night on Saturday November
26. #86- Stevie Jones was the pole sitter and #110- Ricky
Culpepper was the outside pole sitter. #86- Stevie Jones
quickly took the lead and held it the entire race. As the
checkered flag flew for the first time of the night #86-
Stevie Jones was the winner followed by #17- Allen Rowland in
second, #110- Ricky Culpepper in third, #107- Chaz Haskins in
forth, and #11- John Shepherd in fifth.
Pure
stock was the second division to take the track. #83- Karl
Willard was the pole sitter with #38- Eric Register was the
outside. #83- Karl Willard took the lead followed by #15-
Jimmy Grantham and #X- Robert Etheridge. #15- Jimmy Grantham
then took the lead from #83- Karl Willard. As the checkered
flag flew #15- Jimmy Grantham took the win followed by #X-
Robert Etheridge in second, #83- Karl Willard in third, #5-
Mark Spivey in forth, and #8- Regie Jones in fifth.
Cadet was
the third division to race with #64- Keith Brooks on the pole
and #41- Lanny Cross on the outside. #64- Keith Brooks took
the lead and began to pull away until there was a full
straightaway between him and #41- Lanny Cross. #2- Steve
Garnto made his way from forth to second. #64- Keith Brooks
was the winner followed by #2- Steve Garnto in second, #41-
Lanny Cross in third, #5- Justin Sapp in forth, and #8-
Shannon Stapleton in fifth.
The late
model series was the next group to race. #5- Wiley McDaniel
was the fastest qualifier and #00- Stevie Jones was the second
fastest qualifier. #5- Wiley McDaniel took the lead followed
by #00- Stevie Jones and #11- Stacy Roberts. As the checkered
flag waved #5- Wiley McDaniel was the winner followed by #00-
Stevie Jones in second, #12- Mitchell Meeks in third, #1N-
Jordy Nipper in forth, and #07- Ivedent Lord in fifth.
The last
race of the night was the road warrior division. #7- Billy
Nipper was the pole sitter and #297- Dubyne Sharpe was on the
outside. #7- Billy Nipper took the lead and led the entire
race #7- Billy Nipper was the winner followed by #2- Steve
Garnto in second, #99- Ritchie Griffin in third, #89- Tim
Blizzard in forth, and #53- Lonnie Horne in fifth.
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Cochran Motor Speedway
#107- Chaz Haskins takes his second win
October 15, 2005
#5- Harold Etheridge was the pole sitter with #96-
Scott Smith on the outside of the pure stock race. As soon as
the green flag was waved car were three wide going in turn
three. #5- Harold Etheridge took the lead followed by #67-
Darryl Dunn and #X- Robert Etheridge. #67- Darryl Dunn and
#83- Karl Willard were side by side going into turns three and
four in a battle for second. As the checkered flag flew #5-
Harold Etheridge was the winner followed by #83- Karl Willard
in second, #67- Darryl Dunn in third, #21- Cory Compton in
forth, and #33- Sean Cloud in fifth.
Super Street was the second division to race #107- Chaz
Haskins was the pole sitter with #27- Eric Baggett on the
outside. #107- Chaz Haskins took the lead at the drop of the
green flag followed by #27- Eric Baggett and #93- Dustin
Newell. #86- Stevie Jones made his way to the third after
starting in the rear due to winning two races in a row. #107-
Chaz Haskins took his second win followed by #03- Chuck
Williams finishing second, #86- Stevie Jones finishing third,
#93- Dustin Newell finishing forth, and #88- Robert E. Lord
finishing fifth.
The third race of the night was the cadet division. #2- Steve
Garnto was the pole sitter with #64- Keith Brooks on the
outside. #64- Keith Brooks took the lead but a caution was
caused before a lap was completed. After several restarts #64-
Keith Brooks was the leader with #5- Karl Willard in second
and #7- Joe Cartwright and #14- Dustin Miller bumper to bumper
and side by side for third. On the last lap #7- Joe Cartwright
and #14- Dustin Miller went off the top of turns three and
four. As the checkered flag flew #64- Keith Brooks took the
win for the second week in a row, followed by #5- Karl Willard
in second, #7- Joe Cartwright in third, #66- Chris Casteel in
forth, and #5- Justin Sapp in fifth.
Late model was the next division to race. #L1- Billy
Lyles was the fastest qualifier and #49- Skip Pinnell was the
second fastest qualifier. #L1- Billy Lyles took the lead
followed by #C2- Cale Simons and #49- Skip Pinnell. Other than
a few restarts it was almost a follow the leader race. As the
checkered flag flew #L1- Billy Lyles was the winner followed
by #C2- Cale Simon was second, #49- Skip Pinnell was third,
#88- Butch Henry was forth, and #17- Jimmy Grantham was fifth.
The last race of the night was the road warrior division. #89-
Tim Blizzard was the pole sitter with #2- Steve Garnto on the
outside. #71- JD Wiley took the lead with #2- Steve Garnto in
second, and #1- Fate Carroll in third. #83- Ryan Evan was the
winner followed by #2- Steve Garnto in second, and #89- Tim
Blizzard in third. #2- Steve Garnto protested #83- Ryan Evans.
#83- Ryan Evans was disqualified for having an illegal cam.
Oct 29 will be regular racing in all divisions.
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Cochran Motor Speedway
Regie Jones Takes the Pure Stock Win
October 1, 2005
The first race of the night was the pure stock
division. #8- Regie Jones was the pole sitter with #41- Joe
Cartwright on the outside. On the first start #41- Joe
Cartwright took the lead followed by #8- Regie Jones and #9-
Charles Benson. #8- Regie Jones had the lead when #X- Robert
Etheridge passed #9- Charles Benson for second. As they took
the checkered flag #8- Regie Jones was the winner followed
by #X- Robert Etheridge in second, #41- Joe Cartwright in
third, #17- Don Guy in forth, and #9- Charles Benson in
fifth.
The next race was the super street division.
#86- Stevie Jones was on the pole with #15- Regie Jones on
the outside. #86- Stevie Jones took the lead with #17- Allen
Rowland in second.#11- John Shepherd and #4- Wayne Bradley
were bumper to bumper in a battle for third. As the
checkered flag flew #86- Stevie Jones was the winner for the
second week in a row. #17- Allen Rowland finished second,
#11- John Shepherd finished third, #91- Jeff Norrell
finished forth, and #27- Eric Baggett finished fifth.
Late model was the next division to go onto the
track. #5- Wiley McDaniel was the fastest qualifier and #X-
Jimmy Sharpe was the second fastest qualifier. #5- Wiley
McDaniel took the lead at the drop of the green flag. #X-
Jimmy Sharpe did not hesitate to fall into second position.
As the checkered flag was dropped #5- Wiley McDaniel took
the win with #X- Jimmy Sharpe in second, #23- Mitchell Meeks
in third, #17- Jimmy Grantham in forth, and #18- Keith Edge
in fifth.
The next division to race was the cadet division.
#64- Keith Brooks was the pole sitter and young gun #14-
Dustin Miller was on the outside.#64- Keith Brooks took the
lead followed by #14- Dustin Miller, #5- Justin Sapp, and
#15- Mitch Fulford. #41- Lanny Cross passed #15- Mitch
Fulford to take forth position. #64- Keith Brooks took the
win as the checkered flag was waved followed by #14- Dustin
Miller in second, #5- Justin Sapp in third, #41- Lanny Cross
in forth, and #16- Stewart Smith in fifth.
The last race of the night was the road warrior
division. #99- Dennis Blizzard was the pole sitter with #89-
Tim Blizzard on the outside. #99- Dennis Blizzard took the
lead with #71- JD Wiley in second. #83- Ryan Evan made his
way toward the front to take second. As the checkered flag
was dropped for the last time of the night #99- Dennis
Blizzard was the winner with #83- Ryan Evan finishing
second, #71- JD Wiley finishing third, #89- Tim Blizzard
finishing forth, and #2- Steve Garnto in fifth.
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Cochran Motor Speedway
Sharpe Jr. Takes Pure Stock Win
September 10, 2005
Article By: Megan Odom
The first race of the night was the pure stock
division. #26- Jimmy Sharpe Jr. was the pole sitter with #27-
Eric Baggett. After a couple of restarts the race was single
filed putting #26- Jimmy Sharpe Jr. up front followed by #5-
Harold Etheridge in second. As the checkered flag was waved
for the first time of the night #26- Jimmy Sharpe Jr. led the
entire race. #5- Harold Etheridge finished second, #77- Kenny
Bryant finished third, #21- Dennis McDaniel finished forth,
and #83- Karl Willard finished fifth. Jimmy Sharpe Jr. would
like to dedicate his Cochran feature win to the late Sierra
Sharpe (sister of Jimmy Sharpe Jr.).
Next was the super street division. #18- Mike Floyd
was the pole sitter with #11- John Shepherd on the outside.
#18- Mike Floyd took the lead with #03- Chuck Williams in
second and #11- John Shepherd in third. #18- Mike Floyd held
the lead for the whole race. As the checkered flag flew #18-
Mile Floyd was the winner followed by #03- Chuck Williams in
second, #11- John Shepherd in third, #6- Jim Brophy in forth,
and #83- Eric Burnham in fifth.
Late model was the next division to race. #66- Johnny
Tribble was the fastest qualifier and #5- Wiley McDaniel was
the second fastest qualifier. #X- Jimmy Sharpe quickly took
the lead at the drop of the green flag with #5- Wiley McDaniel
in second. #5- Wiley McDaniel then lost second to #66- Johnny
Tribble. #X- Jimmy Sharpe (father of Jimmy Sharpe Jr.) was the
winner followed by #66- Johnny Tribble in second, #5- Wiley
McDaniel in third, #18- Von Edge in forth, and #88- Butch
Henry in fifth.
Next was the cadet division. #14- Dustin Miller was
the pole sitter and #7- Joe Cartwright was on the outside. #7-
Joe Cartwright took the lead but was unable to keep it and
lost the lead to #14- Dustin Miller. #5- Karl Willard and
#5-Justin Sapp were then in a battle for third. As they took
the checkered flag #14- Dustin Miller was the winner with #7-
Joe Cartwright in second, #5- Justin Sapp in third, #5- Karl
Willard in forth, and #11- Dennis McDaniel in fifth.
Road warrior was the last division of the night to
race. #2- Steve Garnto was the pole sitter with #99- Dennis
Blizzard on the outside. #23- Josh Odom took the lead followed
by #2- Steve Garnto and #89- Tim Blizzard. #2- Steve Garnto,
#71- JD Wiley, and #89- Tim Blizzard were three wide going
into turn three in a battle for second. As the checkered flag
flew for the last time of the night #23- Josh Odom took the
win with #89- Tim Blizzard finishing second, #99- Dennis
Blizzard finishing third, #71- JD Wiley finishing forth, and
#65- James Tucker finishing fifth.
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Cochran Motor Speedway
Chaz Haskins Takes First Ever Win
August 27, 2005
Article By: Megan Odom
The first race of the night was the pure stock
division. #77- Kenny Bryant was the pole sitter with #9-
Charles Benson on the outside. #9- Charles Benson took the
lead with # 77- Kenny Bryant in second and #3- Phil Pittman in
third. #3- Phil Pittman then took the lead and began to pull
away. As the checkered flag was dropped #3- Phil Pittman was
the winner followed by #9- Charles Benson in second, #77-
Kenny Bryant in third, #12- Tim Adams in forth, and #58- Steve
Jenson in fifth.
Next was the super street division. #107- Chaz Haskins
was the pole sitter with #10- Jim Brophy on the outside. #10-
Jim Brophy was the leader until #107- Chaz Haskins took the
lead and led the remainder of the race. When the checkered
flag was waved #107- Chaz Haskins took his first ever win.
#86- Jimmy Grantham finished second, #10- Jim Brophy finished
third, and #17- Allen Rowland finished forth.
Late model was the next division to race. #5- Wiley
McDaniel was the fastest qualifier and #66- Max Colson was the
second fastest qualifier. #5- Wiley McDaniel took the lead at
the drop of the green flag followed by #66- Max Colson in
second, #66- Johnny Tribble in third. As the checkered flag
flew #5- Wiley McDaniel was the winner for the second week in
a row. With #66- Max Colson finishing second, #18- Keith Edge
finishing third, #14- Jim Fordham finishing forth, and #18-
Von Edge finishing fifth.
Next was the cadet division. #5- Justin Sapp was the
pole sitter and #7- Joe Cartwright was on the outside. #7- Joe
Cartwright took the lead followed by #5- Justin Sapp in second
and #7- Arlene Pittman in third. At the drop of the checkered
flag #7- Joe Cartwright was the winner, #5- Justin Sapp
finished second, #14- Dustin Miller finished third, #7-Arlene
Pittman finished forth, and #68- Tim Jenson in fifth.
The last race of the night was the road warrior
division. #02- Tommy Johnson was the pole sitter with #89- Tim
Blizzard on the outside. #02- Tommy Johnson took the lead but
then lost it to #89- Tim Blizzard. #89- Tim Blizzard was the
leader with #99- Dennis Blizzard in second as they both pull a
full straightaway from #23- Josh Odom. As the checkered flag
flew for the last time of the night #89- Tim Blizzard was the
winner with #99- Dennis Blizzard in second, #23- Josh Odom in
third, #65- James Tucker in forth, and #00- Jason Patrick in
fifth.
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Cochran Motor Speedway
August 20, 2005
Article By: Megan Odom
The first race of the night was the pure stock
division. #77- Kenny Bryant was the pole sitter with #297-
Keith Roberts on the outside. At the drop of the green flag
#297- Keith Roberts took the lead with #3- Phil Pittman in
second and #53- Keith Brooks in third. #77- Kenny Bryant
passed #3- Phil Pittman to take over second position but was
unable to hold it. As the checkered flag flew #297- Keith
Roberts took his 6th win in a row and 12th
win of the season. #3- Phil Pittman finished second, #21- Cory
Compton finished third, #27- Eric Baggett finished forth, and
#53- Keith Brooks finished fifth.
Next was the cadet division. #7- Joe Cartwright was
the pole sitter with #21- Darryl Dunn on the outside. #21-
Darryl Dunn took the lead with #7- Joe Cartwright in second
and #64- Keith Brook in third. #64- Keith Brooks then took the
lead with #11- Josh Barbee in second. As they took the
checkered flag #64- Keith Brooks won by a full straightaway
with #5- Justin Sapp in second, #8- Shannon Stapleton in
third, #7- Joe Cartwright in forth, and #8- Wesley Burkes in
fifth.
Late model was the next division to race. #5- Wiley
McDaniel was the fastest qualifier and #17- Stevie Jones was
the second fastest qualifier. #5- Wiley McDaniel took the lead
followed by #14- Jim Fordham. #5- Wiley McDaniel began to pull
away and as the checkered flag waved there was a full
straightaway between them. #5- Wiley McDaniel was the winner
followed by #14- Jim Fordham in second, #27- Jeff Fortner in
third, #17- Jimmy Grantham in forth, and #27- Ben Faircloth in
fifth.
Next was the road warrior division. #23- Josh Odom was
the pole sitter and #89- Tim Blizzard was on the outside. #23-
Josh Odom took the lead with #89- Tim Blizzard in second and
#71- JD Wiley in third. #02- Tommy Johnson took the lead. As
the checkered flag was waved #02-Tommy Johnson was the winner
followed by #99- Dennis Blizzard in second, #2- Steve Garnto
in third, and #89- Tim Blizzard on fifth.
The last race of the night was the super street
division. #11- John Shepherd was the pole sitter with #03-
Chuck Williams on the outside. #11- John Shepherd took the
lead followed by #86- Jimmy Grantham. As the checkered flag
flew for the last time of the night #86- Jimmy Grantham was
the winner followed by #11- John Shepherd in second, #17-
Allen Rowland in third, #18- Mike Floyd in forth, and #91-
Jeff Norrell in fifth.
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Cochran
Motor Speedway
Jeff
Fortner Takes the Late Model Win
August
13, 2005
Article
By: Megan Odom
After a couple of rainout weekend there was a large turn
out of about seventy cars. Racecar driver pulled out of the front
straightaway to give rides to children- rides were giving to
children of all ages even those adults who are still children at
heart got to ride in or on their favorite racecar drivers car.
On
Saturday August 13, 1995, which was ten years ago, Rachel
Denise Stone was born in turn two at Cochran Motor Speedway.
Rachel celebrated her tenth birthday here at Cochran Motor
Speedway where she got to ride around the track with #50v- Montie
Vaughn and she also got to drop the green flag to start the first
race.
The
first race of the night was the super street division. #10- Jim
Brophy was the pole sitter wit #86- Jimmy Grantham on the
outside. #86- Jimmy Grantham took the lead coming out of turns
four as the green flag dropped with #10- Jim Brophy in second and
#18- Mike Floyd in third. As they took the checkered flag #86-
Jimmy Grantham was the winner followed by #11- John Shepherd in
second, #03- Chuck Williams in third, #107- Chaz Haskins in forth,
and #c10- Donald Sanders in fifth.
During
one of the pure stock heat races #10- Clint Bullock flip
on the front straightaway and #21- Cory Compton flipped up on it
side but did not completely turnover. #27- Eric Baggett was the
pole sitter with #9- Charles Benson on the outside. #27- Eric
Baggett took the lead but then lost in to #26- Jimmy Sharpe. #297-
Keith Roberts started at the rear and made his way to the front to
take the lead and win the race. #26- Jimmy Sharpe finished second,
#83- Karl Willard finished third, #27- Eric Baggett finished
forth, and #17- Don Guy finished fifth.
Cadet
was the next division to race. #14- Dustin Miller was the pole
sitter with #5- Justin Sapp on the outside. #5- Justin Sapp took
the lead at the drop of the green flag followed by #14- Dustin
Miller and #7- Joe Cartwright. As the checkered flag flew #7- Joe
Cartwright was the winner followed by #5- Justin Sapp in second,
#14- Dustin Miller in third, #21- Darryl Dunn in forth, and #64-
Keith Brooks in fifth.
Next
was the road warrior division. #71- JD Wiley was the pole
sitter with #99- Dennis Blizzard on the outside. #297- Keith
Roberts started on the rear again in this race and again came from
the rear to the front to win the race but was then disqualified
for having an illegal rear-end. #89- Tim Blizzard was the winner
with #71- JD Wiley taking second, #23- Josh Odom taking third,
#99- Dennis Blizzard taking forth, and #2- Steve Garnto taking
fifth.
After
being postponed the late model race was the last division
to
race. #27- Jeff Fortner was the fastest qualifier and #1N- Jordy
Nipper was the second fastest qualifier. #27- Jeff Fortner took
the lead with #17- Jimmy Grantham in second and #1N- Jordy Nipper
in third. As the checkered flag was waved for the last time of the
night #27- Jeff Fortner was the winner, #17- Jimmy Grantham was in
second, #0- Mike Nasworthy was in third, #1N- Jordy Nipper was in
forth, and #50v- Montie Vaughn was in fifth.
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November 27, 2005
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