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Mid-Atlantic 400Billy Hogan came through the field and survived to win Sunday afternoon. The lead may not have been the place to be as Steve Loftin overheated and blew a motor, Jason York then inherited the lead until losing it with a flat tire. Hogan slid up the track late in the race and fell back to 3rd but was able to get the lead back when Scott Kilby and Nathan Buttke slid up the track in the same spot a few laps later. Gary Causey, Dan Moore, Nathan Buttke and Butch Hamlett rounded out the top 5. October 14thNathan Buttke picked up his first win of the season by holding off Billy Hogan & Jason York Sat night. Hogan, York, Donnie Apple and Steve Loftin rounded out the top 5. Caraway takes next week off, then returns for a 2 day show the following weekend featuring 150 lap S.M.A.R.T. Modified and 250 late model stock race. Oct 7thJerry Burr appeared to be on the way to his 3rd win of the season until a flat RF with 3 laps to go opened the door for Billy Hogan to collect the win Sat night. Jason York charged from the rear to 2nd after his 2nd place qual. run was negated due to ride height. Rookie Scott Hall, Steve Loftin and Randy Benson rounded out the top 5. Next Sat. 50 lap Late model stock car and 150 lap S.M.A.R.T. Modifieds Sept 30Scott Hall survived the last lap carnage as leader Jason York & Davin Scites tangled to win the 150 lap race at Caraway Sat night. Nathan Buttke was 2nd with Robert Tyler, Brad Brinkley and Jason York rounding out the top 5. 1. Scott Hall Pfafftown, N.C. 2. Nathan Buttke Randleman, N.C. 3. Robert Tyler High Point, N.C. 4. Brad Brinkley Sanford, N.C. 5. Jason York Reidsville, N.C. 6. Dan Moore Bear Creek, N.C. 7. Steve Loftin Thomasville, N.C. 8. Gene Kepley Lexington, N.C. 9. Randy Benson Rockingham, N.C. 10. Davin Scites Wayne, West Virginia 11. Donnie Apple Denton, N.C. 12. Scott Reynolds West End, N.C. 13. Pete Stewart Randleman, N.C. 14. Eddie Fowler High Point, N.C. 15. Keith Clapp Asheboro, N.C. 16. Johnny Warr High Point, N.C. 17. Junior Cox Asheboro, N.C. 18. Billy Hogan Troy, N.C. 19. Richard Boyles High Point, N.C. 20. Stephen Grimes Siler City, N.C. 21. Jason Vieau Mooresville, N.C. 22. Jerry Burr Asheboro, N.C. 23. Lowe Smith East End, N.C. Sept 16Steve Loftin captured his 4th pole in a row but that along with his 2nd place finish was disallowed after he was dq for offset in the front clip. Stephen Grimes picked up his 3rd win in 4 races with Billy Hogan, Gene Kepley, Jr. Cox and Dan Moore(???) rounding out the top 5. Current points leader Jason York fell out with a blown motor but was able to increase his lead due to Loftin being dq. Next weekend Caraway will feature 50 lap late model trucks along with another trip from the SMART Modifieds while the late model stock cars will be in Martinsville. Aug 26Steve Loftin captured his 3rd pole in 3 weeks but Stephen Grimes went on to win his 2nd in a row and 6th of the season Sunday night. Gary Causey, Scott Hall, Gene Kepley and Jason York rounded out the top 5. 16 cars were on hand for the 150 lap race. Next sat 150 laps for the late model stocks Aug 19thSteve Loftin's 17.34 was quick enough for his 2nd pole in 2 weeks with Stephen Grimes' 17.39 on the outside. After drawing the pole Grimes led every lap for his 5th win of the season. Loftin, Nathan Buttke, Jerry Burr and Billy Hogan rounded out the top 5. Current points leader Jason York qualified and finished 8th Next race - Sunday 8/27 150 laps Aug 12thSteve Loftin's 17.31 was quick enough to earn him his first pole of 2000. Jerry Burr drew the pole and held off Billy Hogan for the win in the 50 lap race with Loftin, Nathan Buttke and current point leader Jason York rounding out the top five. Next week 50 laps for the late model stocks and 50 laps for late model supertrucks. Sorry about my mistake last week concerning this weeks schedule, i had the trucks a week ahead. York WinsJason York passed Davin Scites with 50 laps to go and held off Nathan Buttke during a green/white/checker finish to win the Craftsman 150 Sat night. Dan Moore earned his first pole of the season. Buttke was 2nd with Jerry Burr, Billy Hogan and Stephen Grimes rounding out the top 5. Next Sat kid's night featuring 50 lap lmsc and 50 lap late model super truck July 29thJerry Burr posted a 17.543 to edge out Steve Loftin's 17.544 for the pole. Jason York and Nathan Buttke drew positions on the front row with Buttke taking an early lead and leading until being overtaken by York. York went on to win with Stephen Grimes, rookie Scott Hall, Rodney Cook and Steve Loftin rounding out the top 5. Wayne Anderson continued his all-pro dominance of Caraway with the pole and win with former Asheville track champ Lee Tissott in 2nd. Next Sat night Craftsman 150 at Caraway July 22, 2000Jason York tried to get around Gary Causey on the last couple of laps of the Montgomery Motors 250 but had to settle for 2nd as Causey won his 3rd race of 2000. Jamey Caudill had another good run with a 3rd place finish and was followed by Stephen Grimes and Davin Scites to round out the top 5. 22 cars on hand with Greg Marlowe drawing the pole and opening a healthy lead until blowing a motor. Dan Moore and Scites also led several laps. Next Sat 50 lap late model stock along with the Slim Jim All Pro Series July 15thJason York was the winner in the first 35 lap race last night with Scott Hall getting the win in his 3rd week of late model racing in the 2nd twin 35. Next Sat at caraway 250 laps July 8th1- Jason York 2- Stephen Grimes 3-Billy Hogan 4-Steve Loftin 12 cars on hand for 50 laps Next Sat night, fan appreciation night with $5 admission & twin 35's Firecracker 300Gary Cuasey won his 2nd race of 2000 Thursday night in the postponed Firecracker 300. 37 cars showed up at Caraway Wednesday for the first 137 laps until rain set in forcing the Thursday night finish. Greg Edwards, Jamey Caudill, Jason York and Steve Loftin rounded out the top 5. Several cautions marred the race, including a lap 1 incident heavily damaging 4 cars. The worst incident of the race occurred after Caraway's mandatory caution bunched the field up with less than 10 to go. Contact btw Dan Moore and Gilbert King going down the backstretch after the restart led to Moore flipping violently. Thankfully Moore was able to walk away. This Sat Caraway returns for it's regular 50 lap weekly late model race Jerry Burr of Asheboro Captures His First
July 1, 2000 Asheboro, North Carolina - Jerry Burr of Asheboro started on the pole for the 50 lapper in the NASCAR Late Model Stocks and captured his first victory at the speedway. Current Track Points leader Steve Loftin of Thomasville finished second just inches ahead of Scott Hall of Pfafftown. Hall, the top dog in Limited Stock, moved into the NASCAR Late Model Stock ranks and captured third place in his first start. Gene Kepley of Lexington finished fourth and Jimmy Mullins of Collinsville, Virginia, often called Mr. Excitement, rounded out the top five finishers. Brad Brinkley of Sanford, Billy Hogan of Troy, Junior Cox of Asheboro, Randy Benson of Rockingham and Lowe Smith of East End rounded out the top ten finishers. In the 150-lap S.M.A.R.T. Modified event, Junior Miller of Winston Salem captured the pole award with a fast lap of 100.676 mph. After several lead changes Jay Foley of Stuart, Virginia would take over the lead on lap 40 and captured the victory. Frank Flemming of Mt. Airy, Miller, Bobby Hutchens of Winston Salem and Terry Gaither of Winston Salem were the top five finishers. Rounding out the top ten were Daniel Watts of Wading River, New York, Chad Kepley of Lexington, Earl Baker of Winston Salem, Brian Loftin of Winston Salem and Pat DePonte of Howell, New Jersey. On Wednesday July 5th, the prestigious €Firecracker 300€ will rumble the Caraway Mountains as the NASCAR Late Model Stocks battle for 300 laps of hot short track racing. Also on hand will be 30 lap Exide Limited Stocks, 20 lap Pure Stock, 15 lap Accel Charger Baby Grand Stock and 15 lap Super Mini Trucks. Pits & Backside gates open at 2PM. Grandstands open at 6pm and the main event will get underway at 8pm. June 24, 2000Jason York came from 6th to pick up his 6th win of the season in the 50 lap race at Caraway Sat night. Southern nat'l 97 & 98 champ Jamey Caudill finished 2nd with Stephen Grimes, Billy Hogan and Nathan Buttke rounding out the top 5. Next sat, 50 laps for the late model stocks and 150 for the southern modified tour cars, followed by the firecracker 300 on july 5 June 17, 2000Twin #1 1 - Stephen Grimes 2 - Jason York 3 - Billy Hogan 4 - Steve Loftin 5 - Jerry Burr Twin #2 1 - Jason York 2 - Billy Hogan 3 - Steve Loftin 4 - Gene Kepley 5 - Jerry Burr June 10, 2000Jason York grabbed the pole at Caraway sat night, drew the pole and led all 250 to pick up his 4th win of the season. Gary Causey came home 2nd with Steve Loftin, Gene Kepley and Billy Hogan rounding out the top 5. Next sat twin 35's June 3rd, 2000jason york set quick time with a 17.497 but was sent to rear with illegal fuel, stephen grime's lap of 17.500 earned him his first pole of 2000. grimes drew 2nd with nathan buttke drawing the pole, grimes took lead on the first lap and led until a late race pass by billy hogan. hogan went on the capture his first win of 2000 with buttke 3rd, york 4th and todd massey 5th. next saturday night 250 laps May 27thGary Causey took advantage of Jason York & Stephen Grime's flat tires, Steve Loftin's blown motor and lap traffic holding up eventual runner up Todd Massey to win his 1st lmsc even at caraway sat night. Jerry Burr set quick time, while Nathan Buttke drew the pole, Buttke failed post qualifying inspection and loaded up leaving Causey on the pole with Burr outside. Burr led early but eventually fell back and tangled with York leading to Burr's retiring and York losing 2 laps in the pits. Causey, Loftin and Grimes made up the top 3 for several laps until Loftin blew a motor going into 3. Grimes took over after the restart and opened up a healthy lead until a rf tire went down costing him 2 laps in the pits. Massey led the next several laps until a lapped car allowed Causey to close in and pass with about 4 to go. Dan Moore(after switching motors this week from DP performance to Billy Banks) came home with his best finish of the season in 3rd with Jr. Cox and Gene Kepley rounding out the top 5 of 23 cars. Next sat. 50 laps with a 250 on 7/10 May 13thStephen Grimes picked up his third win of the season in Saturday nights 50 lap race at Caraway. Billy Hogan finished 2nd for his best run of the season with Gene Kepley, Nathan Buttke and Keith Clapp rounding out the top 5. 98 & 99 point champion and current point leader Steve Loftin finished 6th and extended his lead over Jason York who was the victim of an early race accident off turn 2. Caraway is off next saturday night for the Winston May 6th - ResultsJason York made it 3 wins for the season by winning the 50 lap race at caraway sat night. Stephen Grimes drew the pole and led until a late race caution allowed York to close in. Contact on the frontstretch led to a flat left rear for Grimes and a victory for York. Points leader Steve Loftin was 2nd with Gene Kepley, Jerry Burr and Ryan Zeck rounding out the top 5. Billy Hogan also had a good run going, unfortunately another flat tire resulted in a bad finish. Next saturday 125 lap goody's dash with another 50 lap lmsc race. May 6th PreviewComing up this weekend will be a double header as the Enduro 200 returns of Friday Night. Pits & Backside opens at 5PM. Grandstand opens at 6PM and the racing action gets underway at 8PM. On Saturday Night the Road To Charlotte is back with the running of the 4th Annual Carquest Night featuring a 50 lap NASCAR Late Model Stock event and a 50 Lap Late Model Super Truck event. Also on hand will be a 30 lap Exide Limited Stock, 20 lap Pure Stock, 15 lap Accel Charger Baby Grand Stock and a 15 lap Super Mini Truck events. Pits and Backside gates will open at 4PM. Grandstand gate will open at 6PM and the racing action will get underway at 8PM. The "Reidsville Rocket" Blast From The Rear To Victory Lane In The 200-Lap NASCAR Late Model Stock Event At Caraway SpeedwayApril 29, Asheboro, NC The prestigious Montgomery Motors 200 Lapper for the NASCAR Late Model Stocks, started off bad for Jason York, known as the Reidsville Rocket after official sent him to the rear after qualifying due to a tech problem, which had to be fixed before the event. Billy Hogan of Troy captured the pole award with a fast speed of 93.761 mph. On the drop of the green flag, Buddy Allred of Randleman would take to the lead with Lexington€s Gene Kepley challenging him every lap. Finally on lap 30 Kepley relinquished Allred of the lead. Siler City€s Stephen Grimes would have his turn at the lead on lap 74, but Siler City€s Gary Causey would take over on lap 84. Grimes continued to work on Causey and grabbed the lead again on lap 138. On lap 150 Grimes would slip up the track and spin giving Causey the lead on lap 151. York had worked his way from the rear to second and blasted past Causey on lap 168. He would go on to take home the victory. Steve Loftin of Thomasville, Causey, Kepley, Richard Landreth of Pine Hall, Keith Clapp of Asheboro, Brad Brinkley of Sanford, Allred, Nathan Buttke of Randleman and Jerry Burr of Asheboro rounded out the top ten finishers. Caraway Speedway Top Five Points Standings As Of April 30, 2000 1. Steve Loftin 180 0 2. Jason York 164 2 3. Gene Kepley 162 0 4. Brad Brinkley 150 0 5. Stephen Grimes 148 2 |
