Christmas in Dixie 2008 Sees Double Triples

“It was really good. We had the kart,” Bowman explained. “We had some help from some people behind us. We had to work the leader a little bit, but after we passed the first kart it was all about motor and kart.  The Shadow kart handled great. We had a lot of help from people.  I want to thank GS Racing, Eagles Nest, Victor Peters Motors and Todd Wilson’s Lawn Service and Landscaping and Advanced Motorsports.”

Sunday Bowman blasted around the track in 15.590-seconds for Day 2’s Junior Sportsman Champ pole.  Davis joined him on front row with McRAE and Smith behind them in row two.   It was obvious from the waving of the green flag that the battle would be between McRae, Bowman and Smith. 

McRAE grabbed the early going with Bowman behind him and Smith coming on strong.  Bowman kept the pressure on and finally passed McRae just after the halfway signal was shown.  The lead swapping battle between them continued down to the wire with McRAE getting it back in time to take the checkered flag with a mire 0.141-seconds to spare.  Behind them Smith, Colding and Hebrank rounded out the top five.

“I just didn’t let off the gas too much and was just driving good,” McRae, of Mobile, Al.  “The kart handled good, especially at the end of the race and Eddie Mishue’s motors are high class. I want to thank my mom and dad, Nick Ellis and Dustin Smith.”

Baton Rouge, La based Wesley LeBLAC led 28-Stock Heavy competitors across the stripe.  Shay Chavous was the class’s fastest qualifier dialing in a 14.699-seconds run for the lead starting position.  After a failed first effort Chavous led them single file back to the green flag.  When it waved for the second time Walt Barnes blasted from a third place start into the early lead.  Two laps later Terrence Burdette took the top spot from Barnes.  Burdette barley led a lap when Jay Messer’s kart flipped and caught fire.  Messer was fine and back racing. 

Burdette led the restart with McGraw and Barnes behind him.  Burdette quickly pulls away from the field.  McGraw and Le BLAC closed in on Burdette in the final laps.  Le BLAC passed McGraw setting his sites on Burdette.  He swept by Burdette and then McGraw for the lead.  As Le BLAC assumed the lead Cole Exum and Paschal moved in behind him.  Exum was 0.798-seconds behind Le BLAC at the stripe.  Further back McGraw and Burdette were fourth and fifth.

“We had some good racing going on,” LeBLAC said.  “Me and (Dustin) McGraw had a good little race going on there. He drove me clean and so did everybody else and it was good to come out with the win.  The Phantom Icon worked great this is my first race on it. Phantom makes a great chassis. I’d also like to thank the Smith Brothers for a great motor.”

Joseph Galloway grabbed Day Two’s Junior 2 Blue Plate’s win over Garrett Blaney who trailed Galloway by just 0171-seconds.   Galloway and Blaney diced up the early lead.  Several laps into it the  race’s only caution flag flew.  Galloway held on as Blaney kept the pressure on down to the end.  Behind Blaney in the top five were Woodrow Mullis, Jimmy Pope and C.J.Leary

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