Volume IX, Issue 10, Page 14

On Saturday, it was a battle of wily veterans in the Pro finals, and Stacy Carpenter did in "Roanoke Mafia" godfather Mike Smith of Roanoke, AL.  Carpenter had an .020 light and ran a 5.065 at 134.68 on his 5.06 dial.  Smith was also dead on with a 4.819 on a 4.81 dial at 141.37 with an .023 tree.  Former Million Dollar Race winner Jeff Rucks was the lone semi-finalist.

The Footbrake wars were hot and heavy with veteran Gary Martin winning day one and Clint Boyt bringing home the bacon in his Dodge Dakota pickup truck on Sunday.  Boyt ran an 8.056 on an 8.04 dial at 83.93 miles per hour to defeat Matt Montgomery in the finals.  Montgomery had some in the bank from his .035 light but ran a breakout 6.905 on his 6.91 dial.  Kelly Lackey was the lone semi-finalist.

The 6.0 heads-up class was ruled all weekend by Millbrook, AL racer Kevin Pruett as he won both Saturday and Sunday.  On Saturday, Pruett defeated Chris Hagan in the finals with a spiffy .022 light and a perfect 6.000 run at 108.49.  Johnny Phelps was the lone semi-finalist.

On Sunday, it came down to Pruett and Georgia racer Mark Fowler.  Kevin pulled a.014 light out of the hat and a 6.010 jewel to defeat Fowler, who matched up on the tree but ran a 5.998.

In the 7.0 wars, class sponsor Fun Carts of Opelika made the winners circle as Fun Carts executive Tracey Hadaway defeated veteran Rickie Taylor in the finals.  Hadaway had an .023 light and a 7.091 to defeat Taylor's .063 light and 7.092.

On Sunday in 7.0, hometown hero Cole Cousins of Millbrook took the win over another Fun Carts - sponsored entry, this one driven by Jared Mackey of Opelika.  Cousins was .019 on the tree and ran a 7.027 to Mackey's .042 light and 7.024. 

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