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RACEDAY SCHEDULE

May 18, 2013 - MILITARY APPRECIATION NIGHT / Open Wheel Modified + 4 Classes

FRIDAY PRACTICE:

Gates open at 4:00pm, open practice from 5:00-8:00pm - $15/person in pits, no additional for cars.

SATURDAY RACE DAY:

*Schedule and/or running order subject to change without notice.

2:00        Pit Gates Open/Registration Opens/Tech Opens

4:00        Practice Begins (Rotating, 8 minute rounds. Two rounds per class.)
                Buzz, Street Stock, Mini Mod , Open Sportsman, Modified

5:00        Grandstand Gates Open

5:45        MANDATORY DRIVER'S MEETING - All Local Divisions

6:15        Qualify

                                Mini Modified (1 Lap)

                                Open Sportsman (1 Lap)

                                Open Wheel Modified (2 Laps)

6:55        Opening Ceremonies/Parade of Aid/Invocation/National Anthem

7:00        Feature Races Begin

                                Buzz (20 Laps, 40 mins)

                                Street Stock (25 Laps, 50 mins)

                                Mini Modified (20 Laps, 40 mins)

                                Open Sportsman (20 Laps, 40 mins)

                                Open Wheel Modified (30-50 Laps, 60 mins)

                                *Buzz Non-Winner's Race (10-15 Laps)

 NOTES

* All drivers must register and draw for starting position BEFORE 5:30PM or will start on the rear. If you are going to arrive at the speedway late, you may send a representative to register and draw for you.

* Open Wheel Modifieds will use transponders. All Modifieds must have transponders for practice, qualifying, and feature races. Transponders will be issued to you at the registration table near the tech shed. A valid driver's license is required, and will be held until transponder is turned in at the end of your feature races.

* Mini Mod, Open Sportsman, and Modified will qualify. It will be one timed lap only for Mini Mod and Open Sportsman; best of two timed laps for Open Wheel Modified. Fast qualifier will roll the giant die for inversion. The die is a standard 1-6 die. All other divisions will draw for starting position. Previous feature winner may start no better than 6th.

*Street Stock and Buzz will draw for starting position. Previous winner may start no better than 6th.

* All drivers must complete driver information sheets and an IRS Form W-9 the first time they compete in 2013. A valid Social Security # and/or Federal Tax ID # is REQUIRED on the information sheet. This is only required one time for the entire year, and we will keep it on file for the remainder of the season. NO DRIVER INFO SHEET = NO PAY!!!!!

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$200 Bounty Placed on Wood & Patino for May 18 Event

Wood Bros. Auto Sales puts up bounty money for Buzz class

(Montgomery, AL) -- So far in 2013 the Buzz division at Montgomery Motor Speedway has been dominated by two drivers. Joshua Wood (#21) has taken the checkers twice, and finished 2nd once, while Perry Patino (#51) won the only race Wood didn't win, and finished 2nd both other times.

This has prompted Roger Wood, of Wood Brother's Auto Sales, to post a $200 bounty on Wood and Patino. The way it will work is simple. If anyone, local or out of town, can beat these two drivers and win the Buzz feature on May 18, Wood Brother's Auto Sales will pay them a cool $200 bonus, in addition to their winning purse.

If the bounty is not claimed on May 18, Wood Brother's Auto Sales will add an additional $50 to the bounty at each race until someone can capture the money.

There are stipulations, of course. At least one of the two drivers (Joshua Wood or Perry Patino) must finish the race for the bounty to be in place, and drivers may not wreck Wood or Patino to claim the bounty. The winning driver must also pass technical inspection.

The challenge may be a little easier even, since the car Wood has won his two features in this year was sold after the races on May 4, meaning Wood will be in a brand new car on the 18th.

Wood Brother's Auto Sales and Montgomery Motor Speedway would like to welcome all challengers on May 18 to the high speed half-mile and see if anyone can claim the bounty.

There will also be a special feature at the end of the night on May 18 for non-winners in the Buzz division. Any driver who has raced at least twice in the Buzz division in 2012 or 2013, but has not won a race in that time frame, is eligible to compete. The laps and purse will be determined by participation, but trophies will be awarded. It will be a non-points race.

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Augie Grill Adds to Family Scrapbook with Southern Super Series Win at Montgomery

Grill Takes Entire Family, Including Newborn Son, to SSS Victory Lane for the First Time

MONTGOMERY, AL (May 4, 2013) – Winning is a family tradition for Augie Grill.  The two-time Snowball Derby winner learned how to build cars from his father Frankie.  When he was at the track with his No. 112 Late Model in the Southeast and beyond in recent years, Grill could often be found in victory lane with his wife Courtney and young son Owen at his side holding the trophy and checkered flag at the race’s end.

Saturday night, Grill was able to add more memories for the family scrapbook when he scored his first Southern Super Series presented by Sunoco victory at Alabama’s Montgomery Motor Speedway.  It was the first race that the newest addition to the Grill family, newborn son Nayson, was able to attend. 

Grill, of Hayden, Alabama, slipped beneath Daniel Hemric with 20 laps remaining in Saturday’s Southern Super Series 125 presented by Grand American Race Cars for his first series victory and for Nayson Grill’s first victory lane photos.

“Tonight was special as I had my new little boy in victory lane,” said Grill.  “Owen went to victory lane at his first race and now so has Nayson.  To do it at home is really nice and in one of these Southern Super Series races means a lot because it was our first in the series.”

Grill qualified second and started third following the post-qualifying invert of four.  He quickly worked his way to the lead by lap five and continued to show the way through a long green-flag run that ended with the lap-75 competition yellow flag period.  Another invert at the break forced Grill to start third for the final 50-lap sprint to the checkered flag.

Daniel Hemric, who won the Southern Super Series pole award presented by Ford Racing, Hamner Racing Engines, McGunegill Engine Performance, Progressive Racing Engines and RW Engines earlier in the day, led initially after the lap-75 restart, but Grill immediately started reeling him in.

Grill worked his way inside Hemric’s No. 98 on lap 105 and took the lead that he would not relinquish over the course of the final 20 laps. 

“The car was good from when we unloaded Friday,” added Grill.  “We got beat in the first two races by the 98 (Hemric) and 26 (Bubba Pollard).  It feels good to get to out run them.”

Hemric, of Kannapolis, North Carolina, finished second and continued his streak of finishing on the podium in each of the series’ first three events.

“We made some adjustments at the break and we got better, but not good enough,” said Hemric.  “I told my crew I was going to give them 50 of my best laps and I did that.  Augie was just a tick better tonight.  We'll get one of these soon.”

Bubba Pollard, who entered the Montgomery race on a two-race Southern Super Series win streak to start the 2013 season, finished third. 

“I had to race hard with the 98 (Hemric) and that messed up our chances to go and get Augie at the end,” said Pollard, of Senoia, Georgia.  “This is Augie’s place – his home track.  He’s great here.  We’ll just regroup and go to Pensacola and Mobile and do it again.”

Mike Garvey was fourth and Chase Elliott rounded out the top five.

The next events for the Southern Super Series presented by Sunoco will be back-to-back Gulf Coast races on Friday and Saturday, May 24 and 25.  On Friday, May 24, the Southern Super Series presented by Sunoco will make its first visit to the half-mile Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida, while the next night the series will be in action just a few miles across Interstate 10 at Mobile International Speedway in Mobile, Alabama.  The events will also count for each track’s Super Late Model series point standings as well as being point events for the Southern Super Series. 

For more information on the Southern Super Series presented by Sunoco, visit www.southernsuperseries.com.  The Facebook page for the Southern Super Series is located at www.facebook.com/southernsuperseries and on Twitter it’s @SoSuperSeries.  For advertising or sponsorship questions, please contact the track representatives.  For media inquiries, please contact Matt Kentfield at 51 Sports via matt@51sports.net.

The next race for Montgomery Motor Speedway is Saturday, May 18, 2013 with the Open Wheel Modified division, along with Open Sportsman, Street Stock, Mini Modified, and Buzz. For more information about Montgomery Motor Speedway call the track office at (334) 262-6101 or visit www. MontgomerySpeedway.com

SOUTHERN SUPER SERIES
SOUTHERN SUPER SERIES 125 PRESENTED BY GRAND AMERICAN RACE CARS
Montgomery Motor Speedway
Montgomery, Alabama
May 4, 2013
Official Results

Open Sportsman 20
1. 28 Roger Cain
2. 89 Bobby Reuse
3. 49 Sam Edwards
4. 12 John Adams

Street Stock 25
1. 2 Cody McCawley
2. 24 David Wood
3. 33 Joe Bethea Jr
4. 31 Dwayne Wesenberg
5. 42 Randy Thompson
6. 38 Whit Goode
7. 35 Adam Freeman
8. 3 Billy Ammons

Buzz 20
1. 21 Joshua Wood
2. 51 Perry Patino
3. 48 Floyd Brown
4. 36 Mathew Robbins
5. 22 John Musgrove
6. 128 Colton Cain
7. 18 Ricky Fitzgerald
DNS 18 Tim Grace

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Mike Garvey took the checkers last time the Super Late Models raced at Montgomery. He looks to do the same this Saturday in the Southern Super Series 125 presented by Grand American Race Cars. (Speed51.com Photo)

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Two time defending track champion, Hunter Robbins, seeks to end Bubba Pollard's winning streak as Southern Super Series makes its Montgomery debut.

Robbins Bring Past Montgomery Success to Southern Super Series 125

Former Track Champion Looks to Dethrone Bubba Pollard’s Early-Season Dominance

CONCORD, NC (April 30, 2013) – With two races in the books now for the Southern Super Series presented by Sunoco at Fairgrounds Speedway in Nashville, Tennessee and Gresham Motorsports Park in Jefferson, Georgia, Bubba Pollard is undefeated. Now the series heads to Montgomery Motor Speedway in Alabama, which has historically not been one of Pollard’s best tracks. 

The series’ first-ever visit to the flat Montgomery half-mile could be an open door for hometown racer Hunter Robbins, who is hoping for a shot to end Pollard’s dominating streak in the Southern Super Series. Robbins has won the last two Pro Late Model track titles at Montgomery.

 “I’m really excited to have this race at my home track,” said Robbins, of nearby Shorter, Alabama.  “Nashville didn’t quite go the way we wanted it to, but we had a good run at Gresham to get our momentum up with a lot of confidence.  We ran a little Pro Late Model race there just two weeks ago, just a little tune up race, and found some issues and stuff with the new tires so we’ve got to work that out.  

“I’m looking forward to it and when it’s in your own back yard you feel the pressure to win there.  You don’t want other people to come from out of town and win at your home track so I’m definitely looking forward to it.”

In recent years, Montgomery Motor Speedway has been a predominantly Pro Late Model track in recent seasons.  The return of Super Late Models with the Southern Super Series presented by Sunoco in 2013 will be a change of pace for drivers used to running with a little less horsepower at the half-mile track.

“It will be great to be back in Supers at Montgomery,” said Robbins.  “Especially since they haven’t run any there since they repaved it, it will just be a handful.  We had that one Super race there last September and that went really well.  We had a really good car and had a mechanical failure, but it’s going to be interesting.  It’ll be different in the Super’s because you have to use a lot more brake and you definitely heat the front tires up.  There’s a lot more tire management there than you would think with the new pavement.”

The May 4 Southern Super Series presented by Sunoco 125 at Montgomery Motor Speedway will also feature events for the track’s Open Sportsman, Street Stock and Buzz divisions.  Ticket and hotel information can be found on the track’s official website, www.montgomeryspeedway.com.   

For more information on the Southern Super Series, visit www.SouthernSuperSeries.com.  The Facebook page for the Southern Super Series is located at www.facebook.com/southernsuperseries and on Twitter it’s @SoSuperSeries.  For advertising or sponsorship questions, please contact the track representatives.  For media inquiries, please contact Matt Kentfield at 51 Sports via matt@51sports.net. 

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Due to scheduling conflicts with many of their racers, the SMARS Motorcycles, originally scheduled for May 18, 2013 have been removed from the schedule. They remain on the schedule for August 10, and we are working with them to find a makeup day for the May 18 event.

From SMARS:

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Montgomery Motor Speedway Proud to Welcome Holiday Inn as Official Hotel Partner

            (Montgomery, AL) -- Officials from Montgomery Motor Speedway are proud to announce a partnership with the Holiday Inn Montgomery Airport South located in Hope Hull, AL, as the new Official Hotel of Montgomery Motor Speedway.

            The Holiday Inn location is just a short 15 minute drive from Montgomery Motor Speedway. The Hotel features luxurious accommodations at a great discounted rate for speedway guests. Guests coming for racing action can get rooms at the Holiday Inn Montgomery Airport South for just $89.00+tax per night.

            The Hotel is also centrally located to several restaurants, but also has it's own restaurant inside. Magnolia's Grill & Bar in on site, serving up delicious meals, including a full service breakfast buffet.

            Montgomery Motor Speedway would like to recommend our travelling teams and fans alike to stay at the Holiday Inn Montgomery Airport South. We would like to welcome them to the Montgomery Motor Speedway family.

            Call them today at (334) 288-3858 to book your reservations, and mention you would like the "Montgomery Motor Speedway" rate.

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May 4, 2013 - Southern Super Series presented by Sunoco 125

*Schedule and/or running order subject to change without notice.

11:00   Pit Gates Open/Registration Opens/Tech Opens

12:30  Chapel Service

1:00     Southern Super Series Driver's Meeting - MANDATORY

1:30     Southern Super Series Practice Begins (3 sessions, 30 minutes each. Clear gates between sessions).

3:30     Southern Super Series car to Pre-Qualifying Tech Inspection

4:00     Local Practice Begins (Rotating, 8 minute rounds. Two rounds per class.)
            Buzz, Street Stock, Open Sportsman

5:00     Grandstand Gates Open

5:30    Southern Super Series Qualifying (2 Laps)

6:00     MANDATORY DRIVER'S MEETING - All Local Divisions

6:30     Qualify Street Stock (1 Lap)

6:50     Opening Ceremonies/Parade of Aid/Invocation/National Anthem

7:00     Feature Races Begin

                        Buzz (20 Laps, 40 mins)

                        Street Stock (25 Laps, 50 mins)

                        Open Sportsman (20 Laps, 40 mins)

                        Southern Super Series presented by Sunoco (125 Laps)

 NOTES

* All local drivers must register and draw for starting position BEFORE 5:30PM or will start on the rear.

*All late models must register and draw for qualifying position BEFORE 1:30PM or will receive one lap of qualifying.

* Southern Super Series will use transponders. All Late Models must have transponders for practice, qualifying, and feature races. Transponders will be issued to you at the registration table near the tech shed. A valid driver's license is required, and will be held until transponder is turned in at the end of your feature races.

* Street Stock will qualify. It will be one timed lap only. Fast qualifier will roll the giant die for inversion. The die is a standard 1-6 die. All other divisions will draw for starting position. Previous feature winner may start no better than 6th.

* All drivers must complete driver information sheets and an IRS Form W-9 the first time they compete in 2013. A valid Social Security # and/or Federal Tax ID # is REQUIRED on the information sheet. This is only required one time for the entire year, and we will keep it on file for the remainder of the season. NO DRIVER INFO SHEET = NO PAY!!!!!

FRIDAY PRACTICE:

Gates open at 4:00pm, open practice from 5:00-9:00pm - $15/person in pits, no additional for cars.

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Justin South in victory lane after sweeping the Birthday Bash Twin 60 event at Montgomery Motor Speedway. (Speed51.com Photo)

Justin South Sweeps Birthday Bash Twin 60's at Montgomery

Alabama driver gets long overdue haircut in front of the fans

(Montgomery, AL) -- Justin South has had a long going bet with himself, his team, and his fans. His hair had grown out to shoulder length, and South vowed not to cut until he could finally get back to victory lane. He finally managed to do that this past Saturday night at Montgomery Motor Speedway, winning both of the Birthday Bash Twin 60 Pro Late Model races, sweeping the night. South honored his bet with MMS General Manager, Paul Boswell, and agreed to get his hair cut right under the flag stand for the fans to witness.

            It was Hunter Robbins who took the fast qualifier honors, however, setting the bar at 18.820 around the half-mile Montgomery Motor Speedway. That time was just .004 faster than second place qualifier, South. Robbins rolled a four on the giant inversion die, putting Ray Black Jr. and Kyle McCallum on the front row for race #1.

            McCallum jumped to the early lead with Robbins and South in tow. Those three battled nose to tail for the first half of the race, even splitting three-wide around a lapped car at one point. McCallum ran a slightly higher line than the other two drivers, and was able to use that momentum to surge off of the corners and maintain his lead. The three drivers put on a clinic in good hard clean racing until finally, right around the halfway point, when a spin by Will Brown brought out the caution flag.

            On the ensuing restart, Hunter Robbins slid up high in turn two opening the door for Justin South to pounce to the second spot. Just as they came around to complete the next lap, Robbins' machine came to a stop on the front stretch with a broken drive shaft, effectively ending his race. The team worked hard and got the car repaired in time for Robbins to make a couple of laps right at the end of race #1 to shake the car down, and he started on the tail for race #2.

            The next restart was the break South needed, rocketing past McCallum for the lead and never looking back. McCallum held on for second, with Dennis Reno Jr. taking the third place trophy in race #1.

            South rolled a four on the inversion die to set the lineup for race #2, once again putting Ray Black Jr. on the pole, but with Dennis Reno Jr. to his outside. The second row was made up of Kyle McCallum and Justin South.

            On the initial start, Robbins rocketed from his 8th place starting position up to fifth by the time the field hit turn 3. By lap 4, Robbins found himself in second chasing down South for the lead. Meanwhile, a great battle for third was brewing between Reno and Black. Those two continued to battle the entire way through the caution-free 60 lap race.

            South held on to win race two, Robbins didn't quite have enough to catch him and took home second, with Ray Black Jr. finally able to secure third from Dennis Reno Jr.

            South was a man of his word, and did what he promised the fans. The clippers came out and track photographer Tina Woods did the honors in shaving the long hair.

Justin South held up his end of the deal, getting his hair cut in front of the fans on the front stretch. (Speed51.com Photo)

            In local division action, Dwayne Wesenberg took the lead from Billy Ammons on lap 3 of the Street Stock feature and never looked back, taking the checkers in front of a hard charging David Wood and Joe Bethea Jr. While battling for fourth, Daniel Jacks and rookie, Cody  McCawley got together in turn 3, sending both drivers to the wall and out of the race to bring out the only caution. This allowed Whit Goode and Adam Freeman to sneak up and round out the top five.

            In the Mini Mod division, Joel Collier came from last place starting spot to take the lead from Lance Campell on lap 5 and never looked back. Ashley Bridgemon mounted a strong effort at the end, closing the gap on Collier, but simply ran out of laps and had to settle for second. Charlie Melvin rounded out the podium.

            In the Buzz division, Joshua Wood set fast time in qualifying, but rolled a "6" for the inversion. This put Perry Patino on the pole with Floyd Brown to his outside. Patino was able to lead flag-to-flag, but Joshua Wood charged through the field to come just two car-lengths short of Patino across the checkers. Tim Grace and John Musgrove finished side-by-side for third and fourth, and Mathew Robbins rounded out the top five.

            Montgomery Motor Speedway will be back in action on May 4, 2013, with the Southern Super Series 125 lap event for Super Late Models. This new series saw over 30 cars entered for its inaugural event at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville last month. Bubba Pollard, Stephen Nasse, Mike Garvey, DJ VanderLey, Donnie Wilson, Daniel Hemric, Augie Grill, Jeff Choquette, TJ Reaid, and many more are expected to compete for the season long 16-race championship.

            Nearly 30 cars are expected to compete for 125 laps on May 4. Also on May 4 will be the debut of the new Open Sportsman division. This division will see a variety of different cars compete, with a very simple rule package allowing nearly any car to be eligible. Street Stock and Buzz divisions will be in action as well.

            For more information about the Southern Super Series, log on to the series website at www.SouthernSuperSeries.com. For more information about Montgomery Motor Speedway, log on to the speedway website at www.MontgomerySpeedway.com or call the track office at (334) 262-6101.

OFFICIAL RESULTS

PLM Birthday Bash Twin 60's #1

1. 43 Justin South
2. 2 Kyle McCallum
3. x2 Dennis Reno Jr.
4. 19 Ray Black Jr.
5. 89 Sam Edwards
6. 24 JR Bolden
7. 10 Hunter Spivey
8. 18 Hunter Robbins
9. 58 Will Brown

PLM Birthday Bash Twin 60's #2

1. 43 Justin South
2. 18 Hunter Robbins
3. 19 Ray Black Jr.
4. x2 Dennis Reno Jr.
5. 10 Hunter Spivey
6. 89 Sam Edwards
7. 24 JR Bolden
8. 2 Kyle McCallum
9. DNS 58 Will Brown

Street Stock 25 Laps

1. 31 Dwayne Wesenberg
2. 24 David Wood
3. 33 Joe Bethea Jr.
4. 38 Whit Goode
5. 35 Adam Freeman
6. 1 Daniel Jacks
7. 2 Cody McCawley
8. 3 Billy Ammons

Mini Mod 15 Laps

1. 71 Joel Collier
2. 2 Ashley Bridgemon
3. 154 Charlie Melvin
4. 29 Lance Campbell

Buzz 20 Laps

1. 51 Perry Patino
2. 21 Joshua Wood
3. 18 Tim Grace
4. 22 Roger Wood
5. 36 Mathew Robbins
6. 48 Floyd Brown