LARRY ELDRIDGE CLAIMS CARL BLACK TOP TRACK SERIES WIN AT EAST ALABAMA MOTOR SPEEDWAY

 

Phenix City, AL (July 3, 2007) – Larry Eldridge took the lead with two laps to go to pick up his first career win in  the Carl Black Top Tracks Challenge Series sanctioned event at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, AL on Tuesday Night.

 

William Thomas jumped to the front spot from the drop of the green and led the first twenty-eight circuits of the event.

 

Dana Eiland’s blown engine on lap twenty-eight would set up a wild two lap shootout.

 

Thomas developed a flat tire during the caution and elected to try and finish the event.

 

Eldridge would drop to the bottom to pass Jeff Smith and Thomas on the re-start to grab the point with Smith moving by Thomas for second.

 

Eldridge would hold off Smith’s challenge at the end to capture the win and the $1,500 first place prize money.

 

Smith would finish in the second spot with current TTCS point leader Jake Knowles in third.  Fourth spot went to Shane Thompson with Richie Stepens rounding out the top five.

 

Thomas would hang on for a sixth place finish.

 

The third race of the season for the TTCS would see thirty-six entrants on hand with Dana Eiland setting fast time honors.

 

Heat race wins went to Lamar Haygood, Richard Stephens and Alan Brewer.

 

The Carl Black TTCS rolls back into Rome Speedway in Rome, GA this Sunday Night July 8th for the make-up of the race that was rained out this past Sunday Night.  The race will feature a thirty-lap feature event paying $1,500 to win.

 

For more information regarding the TTCS you can call the series office at (256) 539-4484 or visit the series official website at www.toptrackschallenge.com.

 

OFFICIAL FINISH

EAMS – PHENIX CITY, AL

TUESDAY JULY 3RD

RACE # 3

ENTRANTS – 36

 

  1. Larry Eldridge
  2. Jeff Smith
  3. Jake Knowles
  4. Shane Thompson
  5. Richie Stephens
  6. William Thomas
  7. Anthony Meadows
  8. Chuck Padgett
  9. Lamar Haygood
  10. Keith Edge
  11. Alan Brewer
  12. Terrance Nowell
  13. Bill Peters
  14. Larry Harrod
  15. Mark Page
  16. Ricky Culpepper
  17. Jeremy Ledford
  18. Richard Yeomans
  19. Dana Eiland
  20. JJ Nye
  21. Michael Page
  22. Jerry Fowler
  23. Richard Thomas
  24. Michael Brewer

 

DID NOT QUALIFY:

Seth Wimpey, JC Dubois, Joey Frey, John Owenby, Mark Gooden, Kenny Gaither,

Jeff Culpepper, Chuck Page, Gene Nasworthy, Reed Johnson, Chris Fennell,

Bob Gibby