MONTGOMERY, AL - Kenny Adams of Malabar, FL capped off a clean sweep with his seventh United Sprint Car Series win of the season Saturday night at Montgomery Motor Speedway. Adams set a new track record on his way to fast time honors, won the Air Flow Research six-lap Power Dash, and won the first eight-lap heat race in the Goodson Farms Shaw/Ott.


The "Malabar Missile" took seven laps from his sixth starting spot to grab the lead from Will Ragsdale of Easley, SC. Adams then pulled away to lead the remaining 23 laps. Adams set a new all time track record at Montgomery Motor Speedway during qualifications with a lap around the ½-mile paved oval in 16.677 seconds for an average speed of 107.933 miles per hour.


Terry Gray of Bartlett, TN finished second in the Goodson Farms/Wendy's Maxim/Wesmar, and also won the second eight-lap heat race. Red Stauffer of Winter Park, FL took the third spot in the C&B Mushrooms Shaw/Ott. Ragsdale was fourth in the Chick-Fil-A Clincher/ERI, and Willie Stauffer of Orlando, FL rounded out the top five in the Ardis Automotive J&J/Ardis.


Danny Martin Jr. of Sarasota, FL finished sixth in the Martin Structures Hurricane/ZRE, and Tom Winegardner Jr. of Pierson, FL took the seventh spot in the Snap-On Tools J&J/WRP. Winegardner started 13th in his USCS Asphalt Thunder Tour debut, and was the Huggins Racing Cams Hard Charger of the Race.


R.J. Johnson of Wesley Chapel, FL was the Rookie of the Race with an eighth-place finish driving the Race Wear/Pin Rings J&J/ZRE. Bryn Gohn of Malabar, FL drove the Goodson Farms Shaw/Ott to a ninth-place finish in his first-ever USCS start, and only his second-ever sprint car race. Gohn is the stepson and crew chief for race winner Adams. Randy Helton of Palmetto, GA rounded out the top ten in the Helton Transmission Maxim/ERI.


Ragsdale drove around the outside of polesitter Martin and outside front row starter Doug Wimpee of Fairhope, AL to take the lead coming off the second turn of the opening lap. Adams followed Ragsdale down the backstretch to go from his sixth starting spot to second at the completion of the first lap.


Gray came from the fifth starting hole to pass Wimpee for the third spot on lap two, and Red Stauffer settled into the fourth position on the third lap. Ragsdale was able to keep Adams five car-lengths behind him in the opening laps, but Adams closed fast when the leaders approached the car on the tail end of the lead lap on the sixth lap.


Going down the front stretch, Ragsdale and Adams split a lapped car with Ragsdale choosing the high line, and Adams taking the low road. Adams took the lead going into the first turn on lap eight. Two laps later, the only caution flag of the race came out when Michael Ardis of Mobile, AL spun the Ardis Automotive J&J/Ardis in turn four.


Adams led Ragsdale, Gray, Red Stauffer, and Willie Stauffer down for the restart. Gray put pressure on Ragsdale to challenge for the second spot while Adams checked out. Gray was able to take over second on lap 13. Wimpee dropped out on lap 16 with a mechanical problem on his Ed's Seafood Shack Hurricane/Wimpee while running sixth.


The Stauffers, father and son, battled each other for the fourth spot at the 20 lap mark. Papa Red and son Willie banged wheels coming off the fourth turn on lap 20, and Red kept the fourth position. Red Stauffer got around Ragsdale on lap 29, and held on to finish third.


USCS returns to the dirt during the holiday weekend with an Outlaw Thunder Dirt Tour show at Crossville's Raceway USA in Crossville, TN this Friday night, and then move to Cherokee Super Speedway in Gaffney, SC on July 3. For more information visit the USCS web site at www.uscsracing.com.


OFFICIAL FINISH OF ROUND 17 AT MONTGOMERY MOTOR SPEEDWAY IN MONTGOMERY, AL ON 6/26/04:


POS STRT CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN LAPS 1. 6 4a Kenny Adams Malabar, FL 30

2. 5 10 Terry Gray Bartlett, TN 30

3. 3 2 Red Stauffer Winter Park, FL 30

4. 4 29 Will Ragsdale Easley, SC 30

5. 7 31 Willie Stauffer Orlando, FL 30

6. 1 00 Danny Martin Jr. Sarasota, FL 29

7. 13 11 Tom Winegardner Jr. Pierson, FL 27

8. 8 71 R.J. Johnson (R) Wesley Chapel, FL 27

9 13 4b Bryn Gohn Malabar, FL 24

10. 9 27 Randy Helton Palmetto, GA 18

11. 10 14 Doug Fitzwater Homewood, AL 17

12. 2 60 Doug Wimpee Fairhope, AL 16

13. 11 30 Michael Ardis Mobile, AL 9

14. 14 8 Doug Gold Concord, NC 1


ENTRIES: 14

LEAD CHANGES: 1

LAP LEADERS: Ragsdale, 1-7; Adams, 8-30

LAPS LED: Adams, 23; Ragsdale, 7

HUGGINS RACING CAMS HARD CHARGER: Winegardner (started 13th and finished 7th)

ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Johnson

WELD RACING HARD LUCK AWARD: Gold

CAUTIONS: 1


QUALIFICATIONS:


POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS ENGINE 1ST LAP 2ND LAP TIME SPEED

1 4a Kenny Adams Malabar, FL Shaw Ott 17.128 16.677 16.677 107.933

2 10 Terry Gray Bartlett, TN Maxim Wesmar 17.532 17.225 17.225 104.499

3 29 Will Ragsdale Easley, SC Clincher E.R.I. 17.488 17.247 17.247 104.366

4 2 Red Stauffer Winter Park, FL Shaw Ott 17.649 17.371 17.371 103.621

5 60 Doug Wimpee Fairhope, AL Hurricane Wimpee 18.923 18.522 18.522 97.182

6 00 Danny Martin Jr. Sarasota, FL Hurricane ZRE 18.849 18.621 18.621 96.665

7 31 Willie Stauffer Orlando, FL J&J Ardis 18.990 18.733 18.733 96.087

8 71 R.J. Johnson (R) Wesley Chapel, FL J&J ZRE 19.107 18.836 18.836 95.562

9 11 Tom Winegardner Jr. Pierson, FL J&J WRP 19.491 18.889 18.889 95.294

10 27 Randy Helton Palmetto, GA Maxim ERI 19.413 19.075 19.075 94.364

11 14 Doug Fitzwater Homewood, AL Eagle Snyder 19.877 19.285 19.285 93.337

12 30 Michael Ardis Mobile, AL J&J Ardis 19.700 19.675 19.675 91.487

13 4b Bryn Gohn Malabar, FL Shaw Ott 21.038 20.965 20.965 85.857

14 8 Doug Gold Concord, NC Gold Jerico NT NT NT NT

AIR FLOW RESEARCH POWER DASH (6 Laps): 1. Adams; 2. Gray; 3. Martin; 4. Helton; 5. Johnson (R); 6. Winegardner.


1ST HEAT (8 Laps): 1. Adams; 2. Ragsdale; 3. Wimpee; 4. W. Stauffer; 5. Gohn; 6. Fitzwater; 7. Winegardner.


2ND HEAT (8 Laps): 1. Gray; 2. Helton; 3. Martin; 4. Ardis; 5. Johnson (R); 6. Stauffer; 7. Gold.


USCS NATIONAL POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 6/26/04:


1.. Terry Gray - 2448 2.. Danny Martin Jr. - 2210 3.. Kenny Adams - 1998 4.. R.J. Johnson (R) - 1932 5.. Brice Wrenn - 1604 6.. Tom Winegardner Jr. - 1542 7.. Chad Allum - 1020 8.. Brian Thomas - 932 9.. Jim Raptis - 930 10.. Bill Moore - 898 11.. Red Stauffer - 896 12.. Butch Pendergrass - 894 13.. Doug Gold - 704 14.. Marshall Skinner - 694 15.. Randy Helton - 678 16.. Will Ragsdale - 670 17.. Jeremy Scott - 660 18.. Ben Basinger - 624 19.. Johnny Bridges - 624 20.. Jimmy Taylor - 620

R - Denotes Rookie of the Year Candidate




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