Green Valley Speedway
Cook grabs third SRRS victory of 2010
Ray Cook visits victory lane at Green Valley. (photobyconnie.com)
GLENCOE, Ala. (April 16) — Ray Cook of Brasstown, N.C., opened a weekend doubleheader at Green Valley Speedway on Friday with his third Southern Regional Racing Series victory of the season and series-leading 11th of his career. Cook, who started outside the front row, earned $2,000 in following up February's SRRS victory in the Bama Bash.
Anthony Burroughs of Muscle Shoals, Ala., gunning for his second straight series victory, rallied from eighth to finish second while polesitter Stacy Holmes of Munford, Ala., was third. Ronny Lee Hollingsworth of Northport, Ala., and Tony Morris of Murfreesboro, Tenn., rounded out the top five.
Notes: Cook's D&R Motorsports MasterSbilt Race Car has a Race Engine Design powerplant and sponsorship from Hicks & Ingle Co., A+ Moving & Storage, PRC and Integra Shocks. ... Jacob Grizzle of Blairsville, Ga., maintained his SRRS points lead with a sixth-place finish. ... Brandon King of Decatur, Ala., rallied from 16th to finish eighth. ... Josh McGuire of Grayson, Ky., entered not in his own No. 41 but the Tennessee-based No. 80 of Moon Dog Racing. ... Green Valley hosts a $3,000-to-win SRRS feature on Saturday.
SRRS @ Green Valley: (1) Ray Cook, (2) Anthony Burroughs, (3) Stacy Holmes, (4) Ronny Lee Hollingsworth, (5) Tony Morris, (6) Jacob Grizzle, (7) Chuck Proctor, (8) Brandon King, (9) Brett Wyatt, (10) Eric Hickerson, (11) Lee Sutton, (12) Mike Collins, (13) Ray McElhiney, (14) Josh Purnam, (15) Virgil Taylor, (16) Brian Reese, (17) Josh McGuire, (18) Brandon Brown, (19) Kelly Hanvey, (20) Steve Vann, (21) Jimmy Tucker. Fast qualifier (among 21 cars): Cook. Consolation race winners: Burroughs, Grizzle.
