July 12
Columbus Speedway,
Columbus, MS
Sanction: Mississippi State Championship Challenge Series - $2,500
Information provided by: Bryan Wimberley and Connie Putnam (last updated July 13, 10:42 am)
Thrash cruises at Columbus for MSCCS win
- Chad Thrash
- David Breazeale
- Brian Rickman
- Rick Rickman
- Keith Miller
- Brett White
- Mark Dodson
- Eddie Rickman
- Chase Washington
- Howard Means
- Chad McCool
- Clint Logan
- Dean Carpenter
- Jason Milam
- Kurt Radojcsics
- Allen Simmons
- Leon Henderson
- Neil Baggett
- Jeremy Broadus
- Josh Putnam
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Connie Putnam/photobyconnie.com
Chad Thrash tunes up for his MSCCS victory at Columbus.
What won the race: Polesitter Chad Thrash of Meridian, Miss., dominated the 50-lap event, earning $2,500 for his sixth career Mississippi State Championship Challenge Series victory.
Key notes: Scheduled to start eighth, Ronny Lee Hollingsworth of Northport, Ala., scratched from the event. ... Thrash earned his first series win at Columbus; his previous MSCCS victory came June 16, 2012, at Greenville (Miss.) Speedway. ... Josh Putnam was running third but retired on the 16th lap with a flat tire after contact with Brian Rickman. ... The 50-lapper was slowed by a four cautions. ... Eddie Rickman and Kurt Radojcsics tangled on the seventh lap. ... Dean Carpenter spun in turn one on the eighth lap ... Keith Miller, Leon Henderson and Chad McCool tangled in turn two on lap 13. ... Chase Washington and Jeremy Broadus brought out a lap-38 yellow. ... The series made its 23rd appearance at the bullring. ... The race was a makeup of a June 28 rainout and replaced a cancelled event at St. Tammany Raceway in Lacombe, La.
On the move: Brett White of Kosciusko, Miss., was the race's hard charger, rallying from 18th to finish sixth.
Winner's sponsors: Thrash's Rocket Chassis is powered by a Jay Dickens Racing Engine and sponsored by Thrash Pest Control, Structural Steel, TomKat of Chunky, Miss., Hoosier Racing Tire, Five Star Bodies, Miller Lite and X-Treme Graphics by J-Rod.
Points chase: Entering the event, Rick Rickman of Columbus, Miss., had 675 points to lead David Breazeale (670).
Car count: 21
Fast qualifier: Chad Thrash
Time: 14.45 seconds
Polesitter: Chad Thrash
Dash winner: Chad Thrash
Consolation race winners: Rick Rickman, Clint Logan
Next series race: July 26, Greenville Speedway (Greenville, MS) $2,500
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.
