Subject: Terry Brooks, Jr. claims first 2008 win!
Date: Sunday, August 17, 2008, 3:00 AM
Further Info: Larry Thomas: lthomas@concordmotorsportpark.com (704) 782 4221

Terry Brooks, Jr. claims first 2008 win!

CONCORD, N.C. – Terry Brooks, Jr. of Concord, NC, pilot of the# 23 C W Channel 46 / Carpet Discount Warehouse / Frank Woods Gutters 2007 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS, rolled into the Independent Tribune Newspaper Victory Lane Saturday night at Concord Motorsport Park and held onto the trophy for his first Town & Country Ford Late Model Stock Car division of the season.  Other winners include: Mike Terry of Charlotte, driving the #23 J R D Earthworks / Truck Service of Charlotte / Maaco Paint & Body / Racing Electronics 2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS, in the J R D Earthworks Limited Late Model division; Charles Hutto of Monroe in the #1 WIXE 1190 AM / Autotrader.com Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS in the Coca-Cola Pure Stock division and Chad Johnson of Concord in the #15 Beaver's Honda Salvage "PRIME TIME" Honda Prelude in the Tim Marburger Honda Fast & Furious Fours division.

Young Mr. Brooks came into the speedway fully-loaded Saturday for the NASCAR Whelen-All-American Series program after having a win denied the prior week for a fuel violation.  Out to prove his point early, Terry qualified his Chevrolet on the pole for the Late Model Stock car 75-lap feature with a lap-time of 16.534 seconds or 108.867 miles per hour around Concord’s tricky TriOval.  On the start Brooks hugged the inside of Turn One but Frank Hill of Concord in the #45Hill's A/C Auto Chevy took a tenacious hold on the outside line and crossed the stripe a fender-length ahead on lap one.  Brooks slotted into second until lap 10 when he challenged to the inside and lead at the line.  Chuck Crump of Star, NC in the #8 Ford Focus worked by Hill for second on lap 35 and points-leader Kevin Love in the #88 Ford moved to second on lap 37, he half-way point.  At the checkers it was Brooks first, Crump second, Love third, Hill fourth and Larry Benz of Harrisburg finishing fifth in his #4 Monte Carlo.  In victory lane Brooks was very happy.  “We had some complications last week (with the fuel), but we made sure that did NOT happen this week!”  It is truly fun to see a young man appreciate a win the way Mr. Brooks does.

In the J R D Earthworks Limited Late Model 40-lap feature Mike Terry found himself on the pole following the luck of the draw that inverted the top 6 qualifiers.  Jeff Melton, formally of Monroe by now residing in Concord was outside front row in the #6 Chevrolet.  Terry and Melton dueled side by side for the first lap with Terry by a fender at the line. Jay Payne of Thomasville, NC in the #08 Smiley's Barbecue / Cheerwine 2008 Ford Fusion worked by Melton for second on lap 5 and on lap 16 Steve Ackerly in the #66 Town & Country Ford attempted an inside move on Bobby Measmer, Jr. of Concord in the Pirtek Hose & Assemblies / Hughes Motorsports Chevrolet when contact sent Measmer spinning and both cars were relegated to the back of the pack.  At the checkered flag Terry garnered his sixth season victory, Payne was second, third went to Steve Ackerly, who had fought his way back through the field, fourth was Jeff Melton and fifth went to Mike Eplee of Rutherfordton, NC #86 Mann Metal Recycling / Wally Racing Chevrolet.  “One great thing about racing with these guys… you can always count on some clean racing in this division at Concord.” stated Terry in victory Lane.

The award for most exciting finish of the evening went to Charles Hutto and Cooper Faassen in the Coca-Cola Pure Stock 30-lap feature.  Faassen was in the lead on the outside coming to the finish with Hutto on the inside.  Coming onto the straight Hutto used up all the room plus an inch and Faassen’s #11 Wilburn Auto Body Monte Carlo was pinched into the wall. Hutto wound up crossing the line sideways with the #11 t-boned into his right side and as they went sliding by the line, Evan Cupples of Harrisburg was sliding into the melee’ with his #60 Chevy.  Hutto rode to victory lane in the ambulance, his ride coming some minutes later on the hook.  “Charles’ most quotable quote from victory lane kinda summarized the situation… “Man, my car is torn UP! I’ve never pushed anyone into the wall like that.  I hope everything okay (with the #11).”  Second was awarded to Faassen, also from Monroe, third went to Jeff Melton in the #8 Chevy.  Fourth was Clinton baker in the #2 Monte Carlo and fifth went to David Miller of Concord in the # 112 Chevrolet.

The Tim Marburger Honda Fast & Furious went the 20-lap distance with no cautions despite fielding the most cars of any division.  Chad Johnson of Concord claimed the win in the #15 Beaver's Honda Salvage "PRIME TIME"           Honda Prelude after a spirited battle with Wayne Harrington of Salisbury who finished second in the #3 C & D Salvage "SUPERMAN" Honda. Coming in third was Tracy Mullis of Indian Trail in the #55 “ENFORCER” after fighting his was from last starting spot due to his win last week. Fourth was Chad Miller of Concord in the #88 Honda and Bradley Kimrey of Norwood rounded out the top five in the #99 “WILD THANG” Honda.

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Many activities are coming up this week at Concord Motorsport Park

Sunday afternoon August 17th, INEX Legends and Bandoleros are on the quarter-mile in an event postponed from Friday due to rain.  Practice starts at 3:10 PM with heat races cranking up at approximately 4:45 with features to follow.  Adult admission to the stands is just $7 and children age 11 and under are admitted free with a ticketed adult.

Wednesday night on the quarter-mile oval the USAC Ford Focus Midgets will headline Mid-Week Mayhem along with WKA go-karts and Stadium Stocks.  Racing starts at 6:30 PM.

Friday and Saturday August 22nd and 23rd Legends and Bandoleros are on the quarter-mile again for a double-header weekend.  Races both evenings start at approximately 7:45 PM.  Ticket prices are the same as Sunday’s events above.

No racing is scheduled on the half-mile TriOval Saturday August 23rd because of the Sharpie 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Bristol.  Racing returns to the half-mile Saturday August 30th with the J R D Earthworks Night at the Races for the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series.

 Concord Motorsport Park is located on Highway 601 South of Concord.  For information call 704-782-4221 or visit the website at www.concordmotorsportpark.com

Driver Points as of August 16, 2008

Town & Country Ford Late Model Stock Cars

Pos	Car #	Driver	Hometown	Races Entered	Total Points
1	88	Kevin Love	Midland, NC	13	710
2	8	Chuck Crump	Star, NC	13	696
3	45	Justin Hill	Concord, NC	13	668
4	23	Terry Brooks, Jr	Concord, NC	13	588
5	4	Larry Benz	Harrisburg, NC	10	422
6	6	Jeff Melton	Concord, NC	8	360
7	3	David Currier Jr.	Lincolnton, NC	5	240
8	63	Brian Conforth	Cape Coral, FL:	5	236
9	0	Chad Mullis	Mint Hill, NC	4	228
10	9	Brad Kurth	Kernersville, NC	4	162
11	00	Ryan Salomon	Huntersville, NC	4	146
12	57	Bob Saville	Albemarle, NC	2	136
13	69	Andrew Thomas	Monroe, NC	3	126
14	3	Claude Kelly	Pine Ridge, SC	3	114
15	96	Kyle Beattie	Indian Trail, NC	2	86
16	10	Clint Almquist	Blythe, CA	2	84
17	25	Shaun Mangum	Monroe, NC	2	76
18	77	Clint Mills	Marshville, NC	2	72
19	29	Bobby Measmer, Jr.	Concord, NC	2	68
20	22	Toby Parese	Mohnton, PA	1	36
21	54	Kenny Brooks	Concord, NC	1	34
22	02	Joey Coulter	Miami Springs, FL	1	30

J R D Earthworks Limited Late Models

Pos	Car #	Driver	Hometown	Races Entered	Total Points
1	23	Mike Terry	Charlotte, NC	11	626
2	08	Jay Payne	Thomasville, NC	11	586
3	74	David Miller	Concord, NC	11	554
4	66	Steve Ackerly	Medford, NY	11	500
5	32	Jerry Miracle	Monroe, NC	11	496
6	92	Sam McAulay	Huntersville, NC	8	370
7	6	Jeff Melton	Concord, NC	7	326
8	48	Kenny Sigmon	Denver, NC	4	196
9	28	Bobby Cooper	Burnsville, NC	5	192
10	28	Chris Bishop	Indian Trail, NC	5	190
11	11	John Thornton	Lexington, NC	4	188
12	27	Larry Huneycutt	Concord, NC	4	174
13	14	Bobby Measmer, Jr.	Concord, NC	3	156
14	86	Mike Eplee	Rutherfordton, NC	3	120
15	16	Josh Walsh	Concord, NC	3	106
16	21	Todd Bradburry	Rialto, CA	2	78
17	2	Travis McIntire	Quincy, Ohio	1	76
18	43	David Earnhardt, Jr.	Rockwell, NC	2	74
19	16	Shane Brafford	Kannapolis, NC	1	48
20	13	Randy McAnulty	Concord, NC	1	36
21	57	Eric Wurtz	Cincinnati, OH	1	34
22	00	Charles Hutto	Monroe, NC	1	34
23	82	Jeremy Harrell	Hickory, NC	1	32
24	5	Clinton Baker	Charleston, IL	2	30
25	5	Greg Peterson	Concord, NC	1	30
26	5	Donnie Rackliff	Marshville, NC	1	26

Coca-Cola Pure Stocks

Pos	Car #	Driver	Hometown	Races Entered	Total Points
1	1	Charles Hutto	Monroe, NC	11	628
2	11	Cooper Faassen	Monroe, NC	11	598
3	2	Clinton Baker	Charleston, IL	11	548
4	77	David Good	Gastonia, NC	11	508
5	38	Patricia Markin	Toledo, Ohio	11	490
6	6	Mike Southwell	Stanfield, NC	7	340
7	17	Buddy Compton	Mooresville, NC	7	318
8	5	Todd Bradburry	Rialto, CA	6	278
9	60	Evan Cupples	Harrisburg, NC	3	168
10	96	Jesse Bunnell	Monroe, NC	3	166
11	21	Frank Hill	Kannapolis, NC	3	146
12	40	Luke Nickles	Owego, NY	3	136
13	7	Steve Barnes	Mooresville, NC	2	116
14	28	Brandon Cooper	Charlotte, NC	3	112
15	8	Jeff Melton	Monroe, NC	2	92
16	112	David Miller	Concord, NC	2	84
17	44	Daniel Tobeler	Denver, NC	2	82
18	8	Chad Allmon	Mt. Pleasant, NC	1	50
19	44	Ben Smith	Harrisburg, NC	1	50
20	33	J. W. Martin	Monroe, NC	1	38

Tim Marburger Honda Fast & Furious Fours

Pos	Car #	Driver	Hometown	Races Entered	Total Points
1	55	Tracy Mullis	Indian Trail, NC	12	660
2	88	Chad Miller	Concord, NC	12	618
3	3	Wayne Harrington	Salisbury, NC	12	608
4	74	Jake Simpson	Albemarle, NC	12	588
5	99	Bradley Kimrey	Norwood, NC	12	584
6	72	Ronald Mock	Salisbury, NC	12	524
7	81	Eric Kimrey	Norwood, NC	12	490
8	4	Richard Mock	Rockwell, NC	12	460
9	9	Sean Simpson ®	Albemarle, NC	12	422
10	50	Rusty Correll ®	Charlotte, NC	12	388
11	23	David Storms	Charlotte, NC	11	344
12	28	Debbie Hickman	Williamstown, NJ	12	328
13	6	Estus White IV	Kannapolis, NC	7	294
14	15	Chad Johnson	Concord, NC	5	240
15	75	Randy Karsten ®	Watertown, SD	6	148
16	5	Steve Grimes	Kannapolis, NC	3	124
17	85	Jeff Weisner	Lexington, NC	3	104
18	27	Terry Hayes	Mooresville, NC	4	98
19	41	Brandon Ballard	Kannapolis, NC	2	90
20	87	Jeff Arey	Albemarle, NC	3	76
21	06	Justin Little	Albemarle, NC	2	74
22	7	Chris Sawyer	Kannapolis, NC	3	72
23	22	Cody Carelock	Charlotte, NC	3	72
24	01	Jacob Lehn	Concord, NC	1	72
25	2	Caleb Mahler	Tallahassee, FL	3	66
26	58	Bobby Smith	Monroe, NC	4	54
27	83	Steve Teague	Welcome, NC	2	48
28	22	Samantha Horn	Williamstown, NJ	2	38
29	03	Eric Harrington	Kannapolis, NC	1	36
30	92	Zack Brally	Asheboro, NC	1	36
31	16	Mark Mosley	Trinity, NC	1	32
32	88	Terry Whitman	Lexington, NC	2	32
33	82	Jeremy Whitman	Lexington, NC	2	28
34	16	Barry Canter	Charlotte, NC	1	26
35	5	Brad Ballard	Kannapolis, NC	2	24
36	75	Kenny Bolton	Concord, NC	1	24
37	75	Amy Bolton	Concord, NC	1	22
38	85	Brian Gailey	Wadesboro, NC	1	20
39	00	Raymond Mock	China Grove, NC	1	18