
August 16
Sugar Creek Raceway,
Blue Ridge, GA
Sanction: Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series (Russell Thomas Memorial) - $5,757
Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated August 16, 11:46 pm)
Anderson tops SAS foes again at Sugar Creek
Russell Thomas Memorial
- Tucker Anderson
- Casey Roberts
- David Payne
- Kaede Loudy
- Chris Woods
- Kendall Franklin
- Jordy Nipper
- Alex Vance
- Dillon Daves
- Will Hicks
- Billy Franklin
- Michael Luna
- Devon Morgan
- Kenny Collins
- Ronnie Johnson
- Zack Mitchell
- Kurt English
- Chuck Southard
- Jamie Oliver
What won the race: Overtaking fellow front-row starter Casey Roberts on the 19th lap, Tucker Anderson of Blairsville, Ga., won on the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series for the second time this season. The pole-starting Anderson earned $5,757 in winning the Russell Thomas Memorial as he took the checkers 3.418 seconds over Roberts.
Key notes: Tucker Anderson repeated his SAS victory from June 21 at Sugar Creek, a victory that marked his first in the Super Late Model division. ... In Saturday's 40-lapper, Anderson chased outside front-row starter Casey Roberts the first half of the race before taking command. ... Zack Mitchell of Enoree, S.C., ran third for 19 laps before retiring. ... Jamie Oliver gave up the eighth spot in retiring after nine laps. ... Eight of 19 starters completed 40 laps. ... Daniel Wilson, Jason Deal and Dillon Tidmore scratched from the feature. ... The fourth annual Russell Thomas Memorial honored the late Georgia racer and 1995 track champion at Whittier, N.C.'s Smoky Mountain Raceway, who died in December 2021.
On the move: Chris Woods of Statham, Ga., started 13th and finished fifth for his best-ever Super Late Model finish.
Winner's sponsors: Anderson's Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Vic Hill Racing Engine and sponsored by Beaverdam Trucking, Coltman Farms Racing, Vinson Sims Construction, Ray Cook Racing, MPM Marketing and Wimpy Enterprises.
Points chase: Before Sugar Creek: 1. Ronnie Johnson (1,952); 2. Joe Denby (1,912); 3. Dillon Tidmore (1,889); 4. Michael Luna (1,759); 5. Billy Franklin (1,678).
Current weather: Few Clouds, 81°F
Car count: 24
Fast qualifier: Casey Roberts
Time: 14.614 seconds
Polesitter: Tucker Anderson
Consolation race winners: Kurt English
Provisional starters: Michael Luna, Will Hicks
Next series race: August 23, Lake Cumberland Speedway (Burnside, KY) $12,022
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.