Local and Southeast Regional News Archives

Regional News: June 29, 2009

WERA Cycle Jam: PIRELLI/WERA SPORTSMAN EVENT AT ROAD ATLANTA RESULTS

A big thank-you goes out to the riders, officials, corner workers and spectators that came out to the Pirelli/WERA Road Atlanta Sportsman event the weekend of June 26-28, 2009. Mother Nature kept us dry, but she baked us with sunshine and 90+ degree weather. Attendance was over 1400 folks through the weekend and the 251 riders gave them 711 reasons to cheer!

Southeast News: Sunday, June 14
Atlanta Motor Speedway's Thursday Thunder Week Two Results
HAMPTON, Ga. (June 11, 2009) - Atlanta Motor Speedway's second week of Thursday Thunder featured four first-time winners plus several Thursday Thunder veterans making their way to victory lane. The Georgia Automobile Racing Hall of Fame members also made an appearance with their vintage racing cars.

Southeastern News: Sunday, June 7, 2009
11th Annual Raymond Parks Birthday Celebration
It was a beautiful day in Easley, SC at the Riverbend Old Stock Car Museum. The racing community got together to celebrate Raymond Parks' 95th birthday. If love NASCAR and you don't know who Raymond Parks is, shame on you! Mr. Parks was the owner of Red Byron's car which won NASCAR's first Strictly Stock (now Sprint Cup) championship in 1949. He has had a long, rich history and direct influence on the sport of racing. It was overheard at the celebration, "There probably wouldn't be a NASCAR if it wasn't for Raymond Parks." Along with Raymond Parks, several other drivers from his era were present: Rex White, Bobby & Donnie Allison and more. There was a live Bluegrass band and some of the best BBQ on hand. The River Bend Old Stock Car Museum is owned by J.B. & Willavene Day. If you ever find yourself heading north on I-85 towards Charlotte and are passing through Easley, SC - you owe it to yourself to stop and see this wonderful place. We'll let the photos by Fred Hanyon tell the rest of the story...

Southeastern News: June 6, 2009
Super Chevy Show at Atlanta Dragway
Weekend racing action at the Super Chevy Show included the Nitro Coupe Challenge, featuring the short wheelbase, "Ground Pounding" Nitro Coupes, found only at Super Chevy Show. The "King of the Wheelstanders," - Bob Hall thrilled the crowd with his Airborne Express Astrovan, as he ran the ¼ mile on his rear wheels - steering the 10-second pass with only his brakes. Danchuk Jet Wars took off with two ear-shattering performances on both Saturday and Sunday with some of the fastest Jet Car drivers in the country. Some of the best examples Chevrolet had to offer were on display at the car show. Take a look at our photographer, Fred Hanyon's pix

Southeast News: June 1, 2009

National Auto Sport Assoc (NASA)
at Barber Motorsports Park
The inaugural Barber Sportscar Classic combined several different events over three days for a true sportscar festival for the weekend of May 30-31, 2009. On-track action included the following classes: SpecE30, SpecMiata and 944Spec American Iron / CMC Honda Challenge and GTS Challenge Thunder and Lightning Sprint Races 2 Hour Endurance. MSA Photographers, Fred Hanyon and Leon McVay were there to capture the action.

Motorsport America:
June 2009 issue: Bonus Pix

The 24 hours of Coca-Cola 600!

Should have called it the “Rainy 227” intermittent showers prevented the full running of the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte’s Lowes Motor Speedway. David Reutimann won the second rain-shortened event of the weekend at LMS. Photos by Fred Hanyon, MSA

John F. Edgeworth 1962-2009

It is with great sadness that Motorsport America mourns the loss of one of its own. John Edgeworth, age 46, resident of Bowdon, GA; died in a light sport airplane that crashed near Cedartown, GA on Thursday afternoon, June 25, 2009.

John was one of our best and sincere writers, and he was very proud of being an MSA Correspondent.

He had a penchant for dirt track racing and enjoyed interviewing the "up and coming" drivers at the tracks he visited. We know that there are many racers who will remember his smiling face and exuberance for the love of racing. As Editor, I truly enjoyed reading his articles and hearing from him about what a good time he had at the track and the people he made acquaintance with.

He will be missed in so many ways. Our hearts go out to John's family and friends as we bid him farewell temporarily until we all meet again in the arms of our Creator.

- Marci Watson, MSA