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Ashley leads
final six laps at Champion Park
Story courtesy of Todd Turner DirtonDirt.com
Photo
courtesy of
ronskinnerphotos.com
HAUGHTON,
La. (May 24)
— Taking the
lead from
Lee Davis
with six
laps
remaining,
three-time
series
champion
David Ashley
of Zachary,
La.,
captured the
O'Reilly
Southern
United
Professional
Series event
at Champion
Park
Speedway.
Ashley
earned
$2,500 for
his first
series
victory
since June
2007. |
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Polesitter
Howard
Willis of
Dayton,
Texas, took
control from
the outset
and led the
first 25
laps, but
Davis, the
Greenwood,
La., driver
who started
outside the
front row,
moved into
the lead in
search of
his second
victory of
the season.
But the
ffith-starting
Ashley began
stalking
Davis and
made an
inside move
on the 35th
to take
command of
the
40-lapper.
Ashley
crossed the
finish line
ahead of
Davis,
Willis,
another
Greenwood
driver Ronny
Adams, and
Ray Moore of
Shreveport,
La.
Notes:
Ashley is
sponsored by
J&J
Motorsports,
B&K
Underground
and Serco.
... The
event wasn't
without
controversy.
While
titanium
valves
aren't
allowed for
cars using
the SUPR-approved
spec engine
package, the
series used
Memorial Day
weekend as
an
experiment,
allowing
teams using
titanium
valves to
use them
with two
restrictions:
cars must
weigh 2,300
pounds
(instead of
the usual
2,150) and
must include
25 pounds in
front of the
motor plate.
Ashley, who
is allowed
to use
titanium
valves on
the
Mississippi
State
Championship
Challenge,
was the only
driver with
a titanium
valve-engine
at Champion
Park, and
several
teams
complained
about the
new
allowance at
the drivers'
meeting.
Ashley
volunteered
to run his
8-inch
spoiler —
instead of
the 12-inch
spoiler
allowed for
spec-engine
package cars
— at
Champion
Park. Scott
Slay ran the
following
night at
Baton Rouge
with a
similar
package to
Ashley's,
but series
director
Greg Holmes
said SUPR
will revert
to its
customary
rules
starting May
31 and any
team using
titanium
valves must
run under
the
open-motor
package
without the
taller
spoiler and
weight
break.
O'Reilly
SUPR @
Champion
Park: (1)
David
Ashley, (2)
Lee Davis,
(3) Howard
Willis, (4)
Ronny Adams,
(5) Ray
Moore, (6)
Kevin Sitton,
(7) Duke
Whiseant,
(8) Ryan
Plaisance,
(9) Michael
Coleman,
(10) Jayson
England,
(11) Robbie
Stuart, (12)
Rob Litton,
(13)
Nicholas
Brown, (14)
Kenny
Merchant,
(15) Jody
Prince, (16)
Gary Scott
Christian,
(17) Allen
Tippen, (18)
Jon
Mitchell,
(19) Jeff
Chanler,
(20) Odie
Green, (21)
Jason
Ingalls,
(22) Justin
Ingalls.
Heat race
winners:
Tippen,
Davis,
Willis,
Whiseant.
Consolation
winner:
Stuart.
Corporate
sponsors of
O’Reilly
SUPR
include:
AFCO, Barber
Specialties
Inc., Bert
Transmission,
Brodix, BSB
Manufacturing,
Dura-Lite
Racing
Wheels, GRT
Race Cars,
Hinchman
Uniforms,
Hoosier Tire
Southwest,
J&J
Motorsports,
Keith Craft
Inc., Larry
Shaw Race
Cars, Lile's
Custom
Home's,
Master Vac,
O'Reilly
Auto Parts,
PBM
Performance
Products,
Peterson
Aluminum,
Trick Wild,
Triple A
Diesel
Service, X-Treme
Graphics and
Wall 2 Wall
Performance.
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