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Ingram grabs Top Tracks victory at East Alabama
From track and series reports
Frank Ingram won the Sept. 2 event at East Alabama (Jay Vaquer)
PHENIX CITY, Ala. (Sept. 2) — Coming alive after dropping to fourth early, Frank Ingram of Woodstock, Ga., swept around three competitors just past the race's midpoint and held on for a Top Track victory at East Alabama Motor Speedway. Fellow Georgian Jake Knowles finished second followed by hometown star Dana Eiland, Frankie Beard and former series champion Mike Head.
After a first-lap melee eliminated four competitors, Ingram led the first lap. But Beard moved past Ingram in turns three and four to take the point on the second lap. Ingram hung with Beard for a while, but eventually Knowles dropped Ingram to third and he dropped to fourth when he slipped high in front of Eiland.
Knowles was speeding along in the low groove, but he ran into heavy lapped traffic on lap 13. With the frontrunners bogged down, the fourth-running Ingram flew into the cushion in turn three to regain the point.
Ingram kept up his momentum and had a cushion of five lapped cars in the waning laps. But a caution for J.J. Nye's spin on lap 28 reset the field. Ingram held on to win while Knowles held second ahead of Eiland and Beard. — Jay Vaquer
East Alabama Motor Speedway: (1) Frank Ingram, (2) Jake Knowles, (3) Dana Eiland, (4) Frankie Beard, (5) Mike Head, (6) Chuck Padgett, (7) Jody Knowles, (8) Lamar Haygood, (9) Chris Coggin, (10) Larry Harrod, (11) Alan Brewer, (12) Curtis Cline, (13) Scott Knowles, (14) Jeff Smith, (15) Marvin Cook, (16) John Owenby, (17) Ricky Culpepper, (18) Bob Gibby, (19) Kenny Gaither, (20) J.J. Nye, (21) Reed Johnson, (22) Marc Gooden, (23) Jeff Fortner, (24) Larry Eldridge.
Dixie Speedway
WOODSTOCK, Ga. (Aug. 25) — Leading all 30 laps, fast qualifier and polesitter Chuck Padgett of Jasper, Ga., became the ninth winner in nine 2007 races on the Carl Black Top Track Challenge Series race at Dixie Speedway.
Series points leader Jake Knowles of Tyrone, Ga., worked his way into the second spot by the halfway point then held off a late-race challenge by Mike Head to grab the second spot. Head was third followed by Michael Page and Alan Brewer, who rallied from his 12th starting spot. Head went on to win the evening's Limited Late Model feature.
Among drivers failing to qualify for the feature were Jody Knowles, Tim Day and Luther Jenkins. — From track and series reports
Dixie Speedway: (1) Chuck Padgett, (2) Jake Knowles, (3) Mike Head, (4) Michael Page, (5) Alan Brewer, (6) Lamar Haygood, (7) J.J. Nye, (8) Doug Stevens, (9) Alan Green, (10) Bill Peters, (11) Todd Morrow, (12) Dale Thurman, (13) Kenny Gaither, (14) John Owenby, (15) Matthew Turner, (16) Doug Ludwig, (17) Richard Stephens, (18) Richard Thomas, (19) Bob Gibby (20) Mark Page, (21) Richard Yeomans, (22) Scottie Pritchett, (23) David Eubanks, (24) Chris Fennell.
