Stunts, Jumps,and some great racin make for a Loud RUMBLE

Montgomery Al. June 19,2016: Fans know when they visit historic Montgomery Motor Speedway they are in for a great night of racing. Saturday night they got that and a little more. For the first time ever the Tim Dyson FMX motorcycle team preformed at the speedway. with 2 separate sessions the crowd was thrilled by the high flying stunts and ability of the riders. From Super mans to heel clicks the riders preformed many different tricks. They saved the best for last as a back flip caught the fans attention and prepared them for the Super Late Model race coming up right behind their performance.

Earlier the Street Stocks hit the track for a 30 lap contest. #31Dwayne Wesenberg and #38 Bubba Hutchinson started on the front row. The #12 of Josh Wilson moved into the #2 spot and held that spot till the 1st caution on lap 11 for the #80 Davey Lynn spin in turn 4. The caution flag flew in bunches as it was displayed again on lap #15 for the #88 of Bubba Nesbitt. Lap #16 saw the battle between #7 Will Smith and #12 of Wilson bring out the yellow flag as contact between the 2 ended the day for #12 Wilson. Wesenberg #31 held the point and looked like the win was his but caution flew again on lap 24 bunching up the field for the final restart. Charles Davis #6 who had worked his way to second pounced on the opportunity and went to the outside to pass Wesenberg to take the top spot.

1. #6 Charles Davis
2. #31 Dwayne Wesenberg
3. #38 Brian “Bubba” Hutchinson
4. #7 Will Smith
5. #88 Bubba Nesbitt
6. #12 Josh Wilson
7. #80 Davey Lynn

The Modifieds of Mayhem were next on the track as Donald Crocker Set Budweiser fast time in qualifying with a run of 20.231 but drew a 5 during the O’Reilly’s auto parts redraw. The #17 of Keith Joiner and the #0 of Jordan Key started the 50 lap event on the front row. Okie Mason piloting the #10 jumped out to a quik lead followed by #31 Letson on his heels. Letson made his move on lap 6 and set sail for the checkered. Crocker showed he had a fast car and quickly took over the 2nd spot. After earlier fuel supply issues Crocker showed his strength and muscled his way to the lead and hold that spot for the final 35 laps. Rookie of the year leader Ryan Worsham #7 had a hard crash in practice and was unable to start the race.

1. #5 Donald Crocker
2. #31 Jeff Letson
3. #0 Jordan Key
4. #82 Blake Wilson
5. #10 Okie Mason
6. #17 Keith Joiner
7. #9 Skyler Strength
8. #7 Ryan Worsham DNS

Late Model Sportsman rolled on to the track with 11 cars and a few returning cars and also a new face for that division. Travis Cleckler #5 got his ride on the track after blowing a motor earlier in the season along with Chance Atkins #17 and Ty Roberts #50. The new face was Burt Belter in the #21 Wood Bros themed late model. After the inversion the #51 of Perry Patino and #21 of Jason Furrow started on the Front row and both looked strong. The racing was top notch as it always is in this class. Roger Reuse #88 worked his way to the #2 spot but by lap 12 #118 Dave Mader III had grabbed that spot. It looked like that would be the finishing order but some lapped traffic gave Mader the chance to grab the top position from Patino and give the veteran the win.

1. #118 Dave Mader III
2. #51 Perry Patino
3. #88 Roger Reuse
4. #18 Joe Bethea Jr.
5. #1b Bobby East
6. #21 Jason Furrow
7. #50 Ty Roberts
8. #17 Chance Atkins
9. #21b Bert Belter
10. #22 Blake Sears
11. #5 Travis Cleckler

In the Southern Super Series Cole Anderson tackled the Rumble By The River 125 at Montgomery Motor Speedway as if he were a prize fighter chasing a title belt.He bided his time, felt out his opponents, picked the perfect opportunity to attack and never relented until the final bell sounded.Anderson pounced on leader Kyle Grissom with 52 laps to go, and never looked back to capture his first Southern Super Series presented by Sunoco victory.

“It feels really good to get back in victory lane after the rough couple of weeks we have had,” Anderson said. “This win is a total team effort and I can’t say enough about how great this team is. ACR (Anthony Ciampi Racing) worked really hard in testing the last few weeks, and it paid off big time tonight.”Anderson took the Super Late Model world by storm in January, winning the Red Eye and Orange Blossom at New Smyrna Speedway in Florida.

Saturday’s trip to victory lane in Montgomery was his first checkered since the stellar opening month. The dominant night on the Alabama half-mile has Anderson primed for a second-half charge.With the win, Anderson etched his name in the Montgomery Motor Speedway winners’ book, alongside NASCAR legends Tim Flock, Richard Petty, Bobby Allison and David Pearson, as well as short track aces Dick Trickle, Gary Balough, Dave Mader and Bobby Gill.“It means a lot to be mentioned with those guys that have won here before,” Anderson said. “I am just proud I am able to say that I won at the same place they did. It’s really cool.”

Grissom’s quest for a third straight Southern Super Series win looked promising in the middle part of the event, but ultimately came up one spot short. With two wins and a runner-up in his last three SSS races, Grissom kept on smiling.

“We were pretty good tonight, but he (Anderson) was just a bit better than us,” Grissom said. “We have been working hard on this deal this year, and have been fortunate to bring the car home in one piece most nights. That has helped us at the shop a lot, and we are going to keep building on it.”

Series points leader Donnie Wilson set fast time in time trials, and looked to be a contender in the late stages of the race, but was doomed by a flat tire. In the end, Wilson came home with a disappointing ninth-place finish.“We kind of got bit tonight and had a right rear go down on us late,” Wilson said, shrugging his shoulders. “We we came in after the race, the right rear had 12 pounds (of air pressure) in it. We had a really good car tonight, but when that happened; it was all she wrote.”
Casey Roderick finished third, Chandler Smith came home fourth and veteran Allen Karnes turned in a season-best fifth.

Rumble by the River 125 Presented By Racing Radios

Southern Super Series

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