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Monday, November 14, 2005

BTE/CITGO CSR Winter Series Warm Up at SGMP

BTE/CITGO CSR Winter Series Warm Up
South Georgia Motorsports Park, Adel, GA November 2-6

by Marvin T. Smith

Five days of big time bracket racing came to South Georgia Motorsports Park in early November. This was a mammoth event, featuring hundreds of cars from all over the eastern United States.

A special Jegs Gamblers race was held on Wednesday to kick off the series. Scotty Richardson used a better .010 reaction and a 6.992 on his 6.98 dial to hold off Smokey Joe Smith's .021 and 4.994 on his 4.99 dial to take the win.

The series really started on Thursday, when several categories were contested. In the big event, Racin' Jason Lynch of Tennessee won the $10,000 beating Gary Williams in the finals. Lynch ran a 4.810 on his 4.80 dial (.015 rt) to best Williams' .011 and a 4.868 on his 4.84 dial. The
Dynatech Sportsman $2,500 went to Jeff Adkinson over Andy Hensley who broke. Jegs Trophy went to local racer Todd Sapp over Wesley Purvis. Race Tech Jr. Dragster was won by Allen Rouse, Jr. over Eric Rodden.

On Friday, Scotty Richardson took home the $10,000 by beating local standout Carey Locke. Richardson's .004 light was hard to beat. In Dynatech Sportsman, the $5,000 went to Larry Ericksmoen in his Camaro, over Bob Dorr. In Race Tech Jr. Dragster, Dennis Bargeron beat Eric
Rodden. Jegs Trophy went to Ray Williams Sr. over Bill Jones Sr.

Saturday featured several special events and the usual lineup of categories. In the special Barker Trailer Sales $25,000 race, Slate Cummings' dragster from Louisiana beat Joe Kittle's Camaro. Cummings had a great .008 light and ran a 4.765 for the win. There was also a special 32 car shootout for a Race Tech 4 link dragster chassis. Jeff Estes ran a 5.082 on his 5.06 dial to beat Slate Cummings' 4.791 on his 4.76 dial. In the Afco Super Pro $10,000 race, J. P. Hickman beat Jeff Strickland. Dynatech Sportsman went to Ken Grant over Clayton Clark. Wesley Purvis beat Daniel Salyers for the Jegs Trophy category, and Allen Rouse, Jr. beat Ethan Jones in Race Tech Jr. Dragster.

On Sunday, Anthony Trauth from Kentucky used a better reaction time to beat David Rampy for the $10,000. Eric Paul from Indiana beat Scotty Richardson when Richardson broke to take the Dynatech Sportsman $5,000. Ray Williams Jr. beat Mike Stout for the Jegs Trophy category, and Eric Rodden beat Brian Chason in Jr. Dragster. The K&R Challenge $200 was won by Carey Locke who cut a perfect light.