Thursday, August 24, 2000

Checkered Flag
Destruction derby to be held Saturday at Abilene Speedway
By Al Pickett

There will be plenty of crashes Saturday night at Abilene Speedway, but at least this time they will be planned.

A destruction derby will be held Saturday night with a $750 prize for the winner. Abilene Speedway owner Tommy Simons has also entered a car in the destruction derby. Any money Simons wins will be donated to Kip Frazier to help with expenses accumulated when he was hit by a car recently. Donations will also be taken during intermission for Frazier.

In addition to the destruction derby, Abilene Speedway will have a full night of racing action, including I.M.C.A. Modifieds, Limited Late Models, Super Stocks, Mini Modifieds, Mini Sprints and Pure Stocks.

Gates open at 6 p.m. and races start at 8 p.m. General admission is $8 for adults and $3 for children ages 6-12. For more information, call 692-8800 or 698-4029.

Speedway leaders

As the season winds down at Abilene Speedway, here are the year-to-date point leaders:

Limited Late Model — 1. Dennis Tipler, Tye, 402 points; 2. Mike Lay Sr., Abilene, 399; 3. Bernie Stuard, San Angelo, 399; 4. Kirk Mote, San Angelo, 396; 5. Denny Hogue, Abilene, 395; 6. Robert Pittman, Abilene, 382

Hobby Stocks — 1. Cory Colyer, Hawley, 917 points; 2. Gene Martin, Abilene, 916; 3. Mary Hogue, Abilene, 782; 4. Andrew Horton, Brownwood, 761; 5. Larry Boatright, Clyde, 755; 6. Bill Hair, Gorman, 718

Mini Modifieds — 1. Terry Owen, Merkel, 906 points; 2. Michael Tennison, baird, 893; 3. Bill Brzezinski Sr., Roby, 882; 4. David Sessions, Clyde, 877; 5. Billy Wilkinson, Abilene, 820; 6. Thomas Burgess, Clyde, 816

Modifieds — 1. Vince Ogle, Lubbock, 860; 2. Scott Cook, Abilene, 768; 3. Robby Edwards, Eastland, 762; 4. Rodney Hicks, Abilene, 695; 5. David Davis, Sweetwater, 686; 6. Allen Colyer, Abilene, 678

Sprints — 1. Russ Fletcher, Abilelne, 451 points; 2. Alan Spry, Abilene, 437; 3. Jim Clark, Clyde, 403; 4. Eric Winnett, Burleson, 369; 5. James Broyles Sr.,. Abilene, 369; 6. Gregory Guesner, Abilene, 353

Stocks — 1. Michael Sams, Brownwood, 819 points; 2. Malcolm Kill, Sweetwater, 810; 3. Denny Baker, Sweetwater, 803; 4. Bo Newton, Brownwood, 798; 5. David collins, Abilene, 742; 6. Charles Brown, buffalo Gap, 729

Pure Stocks — 1. Everett Keel, Brownwood, 897 points; 2. Robert Howard, Abilene, 879; 3. Scott Beebee, Abilene, 865; 4. Shelly Willis, Abilene, 761; 5. Jim Scott, Abilene, 748; 6. Dave Massey, Abilene, 504

New road course

A new road course has been built in the infield at Texas Motor Speedway north of Fort Worth. It will debut Sept. 1-3 with top sports car club racing in the inaugural Grand Prix of Texas.

The weekend of road racing includes five different series and features an American Le Mans Series race on Sept. 2 at 7 p.m.

In addition to the American Le Mans Series, the Grand Prix of Texas will also feature the Star Mazda series, BFGoodrich Trans-Am Series, Speedvision World Challenge and Women’s Global GT Series.

A three-day reserved seat pass that includes a paddock pass is $76. A three-day general admission ticket is $45 and a three-day paddock pass is $20. Single-day reserved seats and general admission tickets are also available for each day of the weekend with prices ranging from $5 to $50.

The Texas Motor Speedway ticket office phone number is (817) 215-8500.

Contact sports editor Al Pickett at 676-6772 or picketta@abinews.com. We are on the Web at sports.texnews.com.