Senoia, GA. - USCS "Asphalt Thunder" points leader, Kenny Adams from Malabar, Florida drove his #4A Goodson Farms/Putnam County Speedway/C&B Mushrooms sponsored Don Ott powered Shaw car to his twelfth USCS win of the season in the caution free forty lap United Sprint Car Series main event Saturday night at Senoia Speedway oval. This was Adams' sixth USCS pavement win in 2003 matching his dirt total of six this season as well. Adams had a great night, besting the field of drivers from seven states to take the 'Krystal Kwik" time award with a near track record 11.729 qualifying lap around the 3/8 mile paved . Adams then swept the Airflow Research Power Dash, won the evening's first heat race and led the last thirty five laps of the $2500 finale. (The winner's share included a $500 Goodson Farms, Inc. bonus posted by the vegetable grower located in Balm, Florida.)

Defending USCS Champion, Terry Gray from Bartlett, Tennessee, who celebrated his birthday by winning the main event the previous night at Huntsville Speedway started in the third row with Adams but could not quite keep up the torrid pace Adams' was setting as he raced past pole starter Doug Day from Winder, Georgia, into the lead on lap five and into lapped traffic on lap eight. Gray who currently leads the USCS National point standings said post race, "I was just too loose. I had the same problem here in the May (5/31/03) race. We'll get em' next time!" Day, who was Gray's runner-up in the 2002 title chase, but, has sat out the most of the 2003 season taking care of business matters, had a second great finish in a row in third place. Jim Raptis from Marietta, Georgia, who is contending with Gray for the 2003 title finished fourth after starting last. Chris Rogers from Villa Rica, Georgia rounded out the top five.

The balance of the top ten order showed Ted Williams from Atlanta in sixth, followed by Willie Stauffer from Winter Park, Florida in seventh, Aubrey Black from Lookout Mountain, Georgia in eighth, rookie Will Ragsdale from Easley, South Carolina in ninth and Chris Hill, Wedowee, Alabama rounded out the top ten. The race went non stop and every car finished the event.

Adams as was mentioned, won one of the heat races and Terry Gray won the other heat race.

The evening's Huggins Cams "Hardcharger' award went to Jim Raptis, who finished in fourth position after starting last. Raptis blew an engine in hot laps and used a motor borrowed from Kenny Adams
in the main event. The KSE Outstanding Driving Performance award for the event went to Doug Day.

Will Ragsdale was the Hart Racing "top rookie" driver for the night.

USCS/ Airflow Research Power Dash winner = Kenny Adams,Ted Williams,Doug Day, Chase Taylor, Terry Gray, Willie Stauffer.

Heat race #1 - winner = Kenny Adams, Doug Day, Ted Williams, Chris Rogers, Jimmy Taylor, will Ragsdale, Doug Wimpee, Jim Raptis DNS.

Heat race #2 - winner = Terry Gray, Willie Stauffer, Dave Thorman, Chris Hill, Aubrey Black, Michael, Craddock, Chase Taylor, Doug Fitzwater.

USCS main event (40 laps) 8/9/03 - at Senoia Speedway
Winner= #4a Kenny Adams, Malabar, FL
2nd = #10 Terry Gray, Bartlett, TN
3rd = #2d Doug Day, Winder, GA
4th = #77 Jim Raptis, Marietta, GA
5th = #7 Chris Rogers, Winston, GA
6th = #2 Ted Williams, Atlanta, GA
7th = #31 Willie Stauffer, Winter Park, FL
8th = #21 Aubrey Black, Lookout Mountain, GA
9th = #29 Will Ragsdale, Easley, SC
10th = #30 Chris Hill, Wedowee, AL
11th = #60 Doug Wimpee, Foley, AL
12th = #32 Jimmy Taylor, Green Pond, SC
13th = #5 Dave Thorman, Greenville, SC
14th = #31c Michael, Craddock, Olive Branch, MS
15th = #40m Chase Taylor, Montgomery, TX
16th = #14 Doug Fitzwater, Birmingham, AL




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