Christmas in Dixie 2008 Sees Double Triples

Sunday Bohatka blasted around the dirt oval in 15.020-seconds for Senior Champ’s pole. Evans started next to him. Glen Morton and Maloney were behind him in row two.  After a failed first start Bohatka led them single file.  They got the first lap in before the race’s second caution flag flew.  When they got the got the green flag for the third  time Bohatka blasted bake into a comfortable lead.    “I started on the pole today and I just took off from there.  I want to thank David from PEC Racing Engines for the motor, Rage Karts and Five Star Motorsports for the tires and setup.”

This time Evans crossed 1.809-seconds late.  Bobby Knox Trailed in third followed in the  top five by Maloney and  Glen Morton.

Bohataka’s younger sister, 16-year-old Jessica, followed with a win in Sunday’s Junior Champ class.  Jessica started on the outside pole next to Billy Smith who spun a 15.374-seconds lap for the pole.  Smith scrambled into the early lead with Dylan Colding chasing him.  Suddenly as Smith and Colding battled through turn two they made contact causing both to lose control of their machines.  Bohatka, trailing in a distant third, instantly inherited the lead with J.R. Houston and Nick Hebrank closing in on her. 

Bohatka kept the PEC Racing Engine powering her Rage kart floored as the laps counted down.  When she reached the stripe Houston was just 0.132-seconds behind her; Hebrank 0.445-seconds later.  Smith and Colding completed the top five.

 “I was really happy when the leaders crashed out in front of me,” Bohatka smiled.  “I got the lead and from there on I led the rest of the race.  The Kart handled really good and I think PEC motors are the best out there.”

Bohatka earned Saturday’s Junior Champ pole with a 15.153-seconds lap.  Smith scored the outside pole position from where he hustled into the early lead.  By mid-race he owned a huge lead over the field with Houston trying to close the gap from a distant second. Bohatka and Casey Harrell trailed Houston in fourth and fifth.

“The Momentum kart handled fine it brought me to the front and kept me there the whole time,” credited Smith, a 13-year-old Zephyr Hills, Fl native.  “I didn’t feel him behind me on the last lap.  I just kept my head on straight and drove. I want to thank Earl Mural, my dad and Sandy.”

Sunday Dustin McGraw grabbed a pair of wins topping Sunday’s Animal Heavy followed three races later with a Stock Medium win. After loosing Saturday’s Animal Heavy race to Jerry Mullis, McGraw returned Sunday ready to rumble.  He blistered the track with a 13.981-seconds pole-winning lap.   From there he led the 25-racer field flawlessly through an early race restart.  Shay Chavous trailed him across the stripe 1.957-seconds late followed by Dillon Jackson, Josh Robinson and Clint Jack.

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