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Ryan Gray (90) appeared headed to a win in the second 75-lap Late Model Stock Car race Saturday at Orange County Speedway before he was bumped out of the lead position by Justin Johnson, who was running in
second place.



Terry Dease, Andrew Perry post Late Model victories Saturday at OCS
- 3/21/07


By TIM CHANDLER, C-T Associate Editor

ROUGEMONT — Terry Dease of Oxford and Andrew Perry of Hillsborough claimed victories in twin 75-lap races for the Late Model Stock Car Division Saturday afternoon at Orange County Speedway.

The two events were the featured attractions of the second consecutive week of racing action at the three-eights mile asphalt oval in Rougemont.

Dease started from the pole position in the first 75-lap race and, despite losing the lead to Ryan Gray of Raleigh on the opening circuit, claimed the win.

Dease regained the lead on the 49th lap when he battled past Gray after the two raced side-by-side. From there, Dease held on the rest of the way to claim the victory in the 11-car field.

Gray, who started outside of the front row, wound up second in the event, which was slowed by just one mandatory caution period on lap 40.

Matt Lofton of Timberlake claimed a third-place finish in the first race and was followed in the top five by Justin Johnson of Roxboro in fourth place and Perry in the fifth position.

The sixth through 10th positions in the event were claimed by Mike Chambers of Timberlake, Leigh Carruthers of Wake Forest, Kenny Forbes of Bullock, Tracey Chambers of Timberlake and David Paschal of Raleigh.

The top six finishers in the first race were inverted for the start of the second race. That inversion put Mike Chambers on the pole and Perry on the outside of the front row.

Perry grabbed the lead at the outset of the race and held it until lap 40 when Gray motored into the lead after the race was halted for a mandatory caution.

Earlier, Gray had moved into third place by passing Johnson and then into the second spot on the track by getting around Lofton.

Gray held the lead position until lap 72 when Johnson bumped him and sent him spinning coming out of turn four.

That dropped Gray to third and left Johnson headed to the pits to receive a stop-and-go penalty for rough driving.

Perry, who had seemingly slipped out of contention for the victory, moved back into the lead spot. When the race resumed for a two-lap sprint to the finish, Perry held the advantage and secured the win.

Carruthers wound up second in the 10-car field and was followed by Gray in the third spot and Johnson in fourth place. Dease rounded out the top five drivers in the race.

The sixth through 10th spots in the field were secured by Forbes, Lofton, Mike Chambers, Tracey Chambers and Paschal.

Danny Willis Jr. holds off Brian Cole to claim Limited Sportsman win

Danny Willis Jr. of Cluster Springs, Va. grabbed the lead on the seventh lap of the 50-lap Limited Sportsman Division event and held on the rest of the way to claim his first win of the season.

Willis had to withstand several challenges from runner-up finisher Brian Cole of Roxboro before claiming the victory.

The second-place finish by Cole was his second in as many races. He and Willis, who was third in the season-opening event, are tied atop the division’s early point standings.

Thirteen-year-old competitor Darrell Wallace Jr. of Concord finished third in the 10-car field and was followed in the top five by Mark Oakley of Rougemont in fourth place and Wally Latta of Rougemont in the fifth position.

For the second week in a row, Cole set the fast qualifying time with a time trial lap of 14.598 seconds. He wound up starting third after the top six qualifiers drew for position prior to the start of the race.

Latta started from the pole position and was joined on the front row by Oakley, who took the lead on the opening circuit and held it for the first six laps before giving way to Willis.

Daryl Carver of Prospect Hill, the winner of the first race of the season for the division, encountered problems in the race and wound up with an eighth-place finish.

James Turner posts triumph in 35-lap Grand Stock Division race

James Turner of Gibsonville rallied from a sixth starting position in the 35-lap Grand Stock Division to secure a victory.

Turner, who was unable to qualify due to mechanical problems, sped into the lead on lap 20 and held on the rest of the way. The defending division champion owns a narrow two-point lead in the division’s point race.

Michael Hatley of Chapel Hill, who started second in the six-car field, wound up with a runner-up finish, just ahead of third-place Tommy Chandler, who set the fast qualifying time for the division with a lap of 15.973 seconds.

Cory Purnell of Yanceyville motored to a fourth-place finish, while Brad Hancock of Danville, Va. rounded out the top five finishers.

Jeff Wilson starts from the pole, proceeds to win Pure Stock event

Jeff Wilson of Durham started from the pole position and led every lap on the way to posting a victory in the 20-lap race for the Pure Stock Division.

Wilson had earlier recorded the top qualifying time of 17.080 seconds.

Thomas Penny of Durham, who started fifth in the six-car field, rallied to gain a runner-up finish at the end.

Keith Langston of Pittsboro was third in the event and was followed in the top five by Chuck Rice of Leasburg in the fourth position and Jason Richardson of Durham in fifth place.

Cole Canady posts second Mod-Four victory in two-week span at OCS

Cole Canady of Whiteville scored his second Modified Four-Cylinder Division in as many weeks at the three-eighths mile asphalt oval.

Canady, who started outside on the front row in the 20-lap race, grabbed the lead early on and roared to the win.

Fast qualifier Sam Pattici of Fuquay-Varina, who had a time trial lap of 15.657 seconds, wound up second in the six-car field and was followed by Bryan Andersen of Graham in the third position.

Billy Tillman of Rougemont was fourth in the race, while Rey Rierra of Fuquay-Varina rounded out the top-five finishers.

Defending champ Nicholas Pope wins Allison Legacy Series race

Thirty Allison Legacy Series hit the asphalt for a 50-lap race for the touring division.

Defending series champion Nicholas Pope of Taylorsville started second in the event, but motored past pole sitter Michael Cooper of Pittsboro early on to claim the lead for good.

Ryan Glenski of Mooresville wound up third in the race, while Tyler Speer of Woodstock, Ga. was fourth and Josh Butler of Matthews rounded out the top five finishers.

The sixth through 10th positions in the event were claimed by Justin Allison of Salisbury, Dylan Sawyer of Pace, Fla., Brandon McReynolds of Mooresville, Johnny Petrozelle of Denver and Austin Hogue of Manchester, Pa.





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