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The Magnolia State 100! This Weekend!

COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI-The traditional 14th Annual Clausen Racing Products Magnolia State100 will roll off on Friday and Saturday night October 3rd and 4th at the popular Columbus Speedway in Columbus, Mississippi with the main event being the $20,003 to win 60-lap Super Late Model Main event along with companion Premier Ford Magnolia State Championship in the Open Wheel Modifieds, Street Stocks, Mini Stocks, Pro Street, and Cruisers.

The biggest racing event of the year in Mississippi has steadily grown under the guidance and perseverance of event promoter Dewitt Singleton as witnessed by a standing room only overflow crowd last year at Columbus Speedway along with a huge car count of 214 racecars including 82 stellar Super Late Models. Another star studded field of racers is expected to be in hand for the 14th version of the famed event.

The 2003 edition should be outstanding as minor changes to improve the event include the addition of two more cars providing for a 26-car starting field not only giving two more drivers the opportunity to make the show but also providing the fans with a full racetrack on the high banked 3/10’s mile clay oval to insure non stop action at the Home of Mississippi Mayhem.

The format will change slightly in 2003 as well, providing more racing for the fans and also giving the drivers ample opportunity to race their way into the field. The Super Late Model “tentative” format on Saturday night October 4th calls for three 10-lap B-Mains transferring the top 2 finishers from each. Added this year will be the final “sudden death” 10-lap shootout to make the field in the American Racer Last Chance Dash made up of finishers 3 through 6 in the B-Mains, with the top 2 in the Last Chance Dash transferring to complete the 26-car starting field.

The night will culminate with the 60-lap $20,003 to win and $700 to start 26-car field Super Late Model Main Event as over $60,000 in Super Late Model purse is money on the line.

Fans will witness 100 laps of intense Super Late Model action on Saturday night plus the best of the best in the local division Premier Ford Magnolia State Championships as the regions top drivers will be vying for the coveted trip to Victory Lane garnering respect, a fine payday, and trophy hardware for taking the win in this prestigious event.

The 14th Annual Clausen Racing Products Magnolia State 100 action gets underway on Thursday October 2nd with an optional practice session that will be held from 7pm until 10pm. Competition begins on Pepsi Pole Night Friday night October 3rd with Super Late Model Pole Qualifying and an expected six Super Late Model Qualifying races to determine the top 18 starters for the 26-car starting field. Magnolia State Championship local divisions will also be in action with Qualifying Races as well for their first night in competing for Premier Ford Magnolia State Championship purses, titles, and trophies. Cruisers will run main events each night.

Columbus Speedway is located just 1 mile west of the Alabama/Mississippi state line or 7 miles east of Columbus just 2 miles north of Highway 82 . Take the Stokes Road exit off Highway 82 and proceed north and follow the signs. Free camping allowed but no hook ups available.

Additional Magnolia State 100 information is available by calling Dewitt Singleton at 601-917-1500 days or 601-635-4300 in the evenings. Johnny Stokes can be contacted at 662-574-2572 and complete Columbus Speedway and complete Magnolia State 100 information including pre entry forms can be found on the Columbus Speedway website hosted at www.midsouthracing.com .

TENTATIVE EVENT FORMAT

Pit gates open at 3pm each day!

Thursday * 7pm

Open Practice

Practice from 7pm till 10pm

Grand Stand Admission: FREE

Pit admission: Adults-$10. Children 12 & under free

Friday * 8PM

Pepsi Pole Night

Super Late Model Pole Qualifying and Qualifying Races plus

Local Division Qualifying Races

Cruiser Main Event

Stands: Adults $15. Children 12 and under free

Pit admission: Adults $25. Children 7-12 $10. Children 6 & under free.

Saturday * 8PM

Clausen Racing Products Magnolia State 100 Main Event Night

B-Mains plus Magnolia State Main Events

Stands: Adults $20. Children 7-12 $10. Children 6 & under free.

Pit admission: Adults $30. Children 7-12 $15. Children 6 & under free.

PURSE, PRICES, LAPS, & RACE FORMAT BASED ON 2-DAY SHOW.

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Rushing Takes Hurricane 40 at Columbus Speedway!

COLUMBUS, MS-A large field of 145 racecars packed the pits at Columbus Speedway on the final point’s night event of the 2003 Columbus Speedway Weekly Racing Series along with a strong field of Super Late Models competing in the Hurricane 40. Track Championships were finalized in all divisions on an uncharacteristically and exceptionally slick race track. Time was also dedicated in memory of former racer Scott Brewer who passed away last week and prayers for recently critically injured Southern All Star Super Late Model driver Duayne Hommel.

Action got underway with “The Kosciusko Kamikaze” Anthony Rushing customarily pacing the 34-car Super Late Model field during midsouthracing.com Pole Qualifying tripping the lights with a 14.21-second elapsed time with Ravishing Rick Rickman taking the outside front row for the straight up start in the Hurricane 40. The race took multiple times to get the 26-car starting field underway with the slick track challenging the drivers. Finally, continuous green racing began after lap 4 with a long run of 29 laps that would see side by side racing throughout the field as Rushing would weave his way through lapped traffic with Shawn Edwards staying within striking distance. Eddie Rickman, Mark Stokes, Marty Hardy, and Tombo Callahan would all have themselves a fine race for position during this time frame.

Finally, the feature event concluded with Rushing taking his OH Hendricks/Joe Salers Fertilizer Jay Dickens powered Rocket to take the checkers as Rushing looks poised to be one of the top contender’s for next weekend’s Magnolia State 100. Shawn Edwards of Louisville took home second place while wrapping up a super month of September as the Prowler made a full frontal assault at Columbus Speedway wracking up 2 wins along with 2 second place finishes with his Brown Engineering Spec powered GRT. Jackson’s Marty Hardy found the bottom groove of the speedway to his liking and had one of his best ever Columbus Speedway efforts taking his Spec powered mount to a third place finish. Mark Stokes had another consistent run and came in fourth while “The WeirWolf” Tombo Callahan had an exceptional run finishing the final laps of the event with a damaged left front suspension while also earning the prestigious honor of claiming the 2003 Columbus Speedway Super Late Model Track Championship.

Mark Dodson of Caledonia was the major mover of the evening charging up through the field after transferring out of one the B-Mains to take sixth followed by Jeff White in the Joe Minga owned #07 with “The Mississippi Flyer” Jerry Inmon eighth. Completing the top ten were Robert Utz and Johnny Lancaster.

The Open Wheel Modifieds had a great race with Bill Sudduth jumping to an early lead on the high side only to see Jason Brock make the low side work and go on to take the win. Shay Knight battled up to take second place with Billy Tedford having a fine third place effort. Sudduth finished fourth with David Honeycutt completing the top five. Jason Hollis won the 2003 Open Wheel Modified Track Championship. The Open Wheel Modifieds will be competing for $1,500 to win next weekend at the Magnolia State Modified Championships

The Street Stocks were out in force with no less than 37-Street Stockers signed in to do battle and that they did. The tough win was taken by “Big Money” David Honeycutt as Honeycutt took home $425 for the evening along with the 2003 Street Stock Track Championship. Chad Nickoles was second with early leader Terry Kelley finishing third. Mike Barton finished fourth with Danny Gable fifth in the all star Street Stock event. The Street Stocks will be competing for $1,000 to win next weekend at the Magnolia State Championships.

A talent laden field of 21-Mini Stock racers were on hand and it was Fayette’s Mickey McAlpin taking the win from the pole position as the pendulum has recently swung momentum back to the import gang with Mike Minor taking second place along with the 2003 Mini Stock Track Championship. Micheal Atkins took home third place honors with Buddy Glover in fourth and Bo Minor rounding out the top five.

The Pro Street win went to Mike Shaw as Shaw and Mike Langford entered the evening with the Championship still to be decided. Shaw went flag to flag with Decatur’s Chris McElhenney taking his truck to a second place finish making the bottom side work. Joel Wright had a fine third place finish with Tupelo’s Paul Robinson making a high side charge and taking fourth with Chase Christian taking fifth. Unofficially Mike Shaw appears to have claimed the tight point’s battle over Langford and earned the title of 2003 Columbus Speedway Track Champion. The Pro Street class will race for $700 to win next weekend in the Magnolia State Championships.

The Cruiser win went to first time racers at Columbus Speedway Cruiser as the racing team of Johnny Wimberly and David Sanders after post race inspection eliminated several cars from the finishing order. Michael Goodson and Stanley Parker took their number 70 ½ to finish second with last week’s winners Tommy Barton and Phillip Glasgow in third. Completing the top five were Benji Jones and Curt Smith and the team of John Beard and Amanda Stokes. The Cruiser Track Championship went to Jeremy Glasgow and Buddy Glover. The Cruisers division will race for $250 to win each night next weekend.

The Late Model Stock class put on a great show as early leader Andrew Forstner would see Craig Smith briefly take back the lead only to see Forstner make a high side charge to the lead and go on to take the hard fought win. Lyn New was second with Tracy Pickering finishing third. Bo McKee took home fourth with Bruce, Mississippi racer Barbara Blount making her way for a top five effort.

Coming this Friday and Saturday night October 3rd and 4th will be the 14th Annual Magnolia State 100 for the Super Late Models paying $20,003 to win along with the Premier Ford Magnolia State Championships for Modifieds, Pro Street, Mini Stock, Street Stocks, and Cruisers. Pepsi Pole Night will take place on Friday night October 3rd and the Clausen Racing Products Magnolia State Main Events will take place on Saturday night October 4th. There will also be a special practice session on Thursday night October 2nd. Additional Columbus Speedway information can be found on the Columbus Speedway Internet home hosted at www.midsouthracing.com or by calling the Columbus Speedway event hotline at 662-241-5004.

SUPER LATE MODEL A-MAIN
FINISHING POSITION CAR #/DRIVER NAME
1ST 70 1/2 ANTHONY RUSHING
2ND 5 SHAWN EDWARDS
3RD M6 MARTY HARDY
4TH 2 MARK STOKES
5TH 20 TOMBO CALLAHAN
6TH 27 MARK DODSON
7TH 07 JEFF WHITE
8TH D7 JERRY INMON
9TH U2 ROBERT UTZ
10TH 11J JOHNNY LANCASTER
11TH 1 JAY DICKENS
12TH 38 EDDIE HOUSTON
13TH 43 KURT RADOJCSICS
14TH 13 BILL HASSELLE
15TH 68 EDDIE RICKMAN
16TH 21 NEIL BAGGETT
17TH 63 JOEY MCKINNEY
18TH 27 LARRY MURPHY
19TH 1 ALAN JAYNES
20TH 16 JAMES DEAN
21ST 33 JACKIE GRAMMER
22ND 86 RICK RICKMAN
23RD 99 JOSH FULLER
24TH 69 BILLY FRANKLIN
25TH 19 TIM HIXON
26TH 18 RONNY LEE HOLLINGSWORTH

MISSISSIPPI MODIFIED
FINISHING POSITION CAR #/DRIVER NAME
1ST 4 JASON BROCK
2ND 3 SHAY KNIGHT
3RD 91 BILLY TEDFORD
4TH 41 BILL SUDDUTH
5TH 3W DAVID HONEYCUTT

LATE MODEL STOCK
FINISHING POSITION CAR #/DRIVER NAME
1ST 1 ANDREW FORSTNER
2ND 50 LYN NEW
3RD 22 TRACY PICKERING
4TH 69 BO MCKEE
5TH 26 BARBARA BLOUNT

STREET STOCK A-MAIN
FINISHING POSITION CAR #/DRIVER NAME
1ST 15 DAVID HONEYCUTT
2ND 11 CHAD NICKOLES
3RD 00 TERRY KELLY
4TH 27 MIKE BARTON
5TH 47 DANNY GABLE

PRO STREET
FINISHING POSITION CAR #/DRIVER NAME
1ST 43 MIKE SHAW
2ND 27 CHRIS MCELHENNEY
3RD C23 JOEL WRIGHT
4TH 25 PAUL ROBINSON
5TH 10 CHASE CHRISTIAN

MINIS STOCK
FINISHING POSITION CAR #/DRIVER NAME
1ST 22M MICKEY MCALPIN
2ND 2 MIKE MINOR
3RD 8 MICHAEL ATKINS
4TH 48 BUDDY GLOVER
5TH 22 BO MINOR

CRUISER
FINISHING POSITION CAR #/DRIVER NAME
1ST 2M JOHNNY WIMBERLEY & DAVID SANDERS
2ND 70 1/2 MICHAEL GOODSON & STANLEY PARKER
3RD T9 TOMMY BARTON & PHILLIP GLASGOW
4TH K6 BENJI JONES & CURT SMITH
5TH 22 JOHN BEARD & AMANDA STOKES

The “Hurricane 40” This Saturday Night!
Weekly Racing Series Track Championships to be Decided!

COLUMBUS, MS- Coming this Saturday night September 27th will be the final night of racing action for the Columbus Speedway Weekly Racing Series point’s events leading into the Magnolia State 100 on October 3rd and 4th. The night will be highlighted with the “Hurricane 40” Super Late Model Championship event. The 40-lap race will serve as a great prep opportunity for the $20,003 to win Magnolia State 100 as drivers prepare for the biggest race of the season in all divisions.

The Super Late Model event will also serve as the final point’s event of the season as it appears The “WeirWolf Tombo” Callahan of Weir, Mississippi has mathematically wrapped up the championship. Second place point’s challenger Shawn Edwards has made a valiant charge and been on the prowl by taking wins in the last two races including a thriller last week with a late race pass over Josh Fuller. The “Hurricane 40” should be another fine exhibition of speed and finesse with the area’s top racers taking on the Columbus Speedway Highbanks.

All Columbus Speedway Weekly Racing Series divisions will be competing Saturday night with all but one of the 2003 Track Championships decided. It appears “The Baddest at the Bullring” and 2003 Champions will be Jason Hollis in the Modifieds, David Honeycutt in the Street Stock class, Jena, Alabama’s Mike Minor taking the Mini Stock honors, and 2-Person Cruisers accolades going to Jeremy Glasgow and Buddy Glover. The Pro Street Championship will be decided on the track this Saturday night at Mike Langford goes into the night with a 37-point over Mike Shaw. Once again the Late Model Stock division will be in action as well.

Event information for this Saturday night September 27th has grandstand gates opening at 5pm with action at 7:30pm. Adult grandstand admission is only $10. Children ages 10 and under admitted free when accompanied by an adult. Lawn chairs and coolers are welcome. Additional Columbus Speedway information can be found on the Columbus Speedway Internet home hosted at www.midsouthracing.com or by calling the Columbus Speedway event hotline at 662-241-5004.

Sponsors Announced for 14th Annual $20,003 to win Magnolia State 100

COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI-Title and associate sponsorship details for the 14th Annual Magnolia State 100 are in place. The primary event sponsor will be Clausen Racing Products of Independence, Louisiana including sponsoring the Magnolia State Modified Championship event. Special thanks to Floyd Clausen and the team at Clausen Racing Products for their continued support and association with the prestigious event. Once again Premier Ford and Lincoln Mercury of Columbus are sponsoring the local division Magnolia State Championships. Pepsi America in Columbus is also a title sponsor as the sponsor of Pepsi Pole Night. Jimmy Smith’s American Race Tires in Marietta, Georgia is the sponsor of the Super Late Model Last Chance Dash as well. Additional appreciated associate sponsors include David Fuller Wreck Rebuilding in Decatur, Mississippi along with good folks at Mills-Morris Carquest Auto Parts in Columbus, Custom Cams, Muffler Magic, MRC Racing Collectibles, and Ben Shelton owner of www.midsouthracing.com.

Dates for the traditional event are October 3rd and 4th. The Super Late Model main event will see the 26-car starting field go 60-laps paying $20,003 for the coveted win and $700 to start with the Super Late Model event having over $60,000 in prize money on the line. Three 10-lap B-Mains and the 10-lap American Racer Last Chance Dash will be included to formulate the 100 laps of Super Late Model green flag racing on Saturday night October 4th in one of the South’s most prestigious and prominent racing spectacles.

Action will also heat up in all divisions as the popular Columbus Speedway local divisions such as the Street Stocks and Mini Stocks will all compete for $1,000 to win with the Pro Street cars vying for $700 to win along with Magnolia State Champion titles. Cruiser will be in action each night competing for $250 to win.

The Clausen Racing Products Magnolia State Modified Championship will see the IMCA Type Open Wheel Modifieds competing for an excellent payday as the winner will earn $1,500 and the Magnolia State Modified Champion title as well.

Clausen Racing Products Magnolia State 100 action gets underway on Thursday October 2nd with an optional practice session that will be held from 7pm until 10pm. Competition begins on Friday night October 3rd with Super Late Model Pole Qualifying and Super Late Model Qualifying races to determine the majority of the starting grid for the 26-car starting field. Columbus Speedway local divisions will also be in action with Qualifying Races as well for their first night in competing for Magnolia State Championship purses, titles, and trophies.

The final act of the major event on Saturday night October 4th is expected to consist of three Super Late Model B-Mains plus the Last Chance Dash to make up the 26-car starting field plus local division B-Mains as needed. The evening will be culminated with Championship races in all divisions, highlighted by the 60-lap and $20,003 to win Magnolia State assault on the high banks for the Super Late Models.

Adult grandstand admission is free for practice on Thursday night the 2nd. Adult admission is $15 for adults on Pepsi Pole Night Friday night the 3rd and $20 for adults on Clausen Magnolia State 100 Championships Saturday night the 4th.

Additional Magnolia State 100 information is available by calling Dewitt Singleton at 601-917-1500 days or 601-635-4300 in the evenings. Johnny Stokes can be contacted at 662-574-2572 and complete Columbus Speedway and Magnolia State 100 information can be found on the Columbus Speedway website hosted at www.midsouthracing.com .

Edwards Back to Back Wins at Columbus Speedway!
Lyn New Takes Late Model Stock Championship Event!

COLUMBUS, MS- A cooler than normal evening greeted a fine field of 124 racecars and the Columbus Speedway faithful fans for "Church Night at the Races" featuring the Late Model Stock "September Showdown" Saturday night. The finely-prepped surface held up for a super night of action, and with activities ending at 11:30, fans were able to get home early and fully satisfied.

Last week's winner "The Prowler" Shawn Edwards sat on the front row of the Super Late Model feature after setting fast time during of 14.24 during midsouthracing.com Pole Qualifying and drawing a “0” for the inversion, with "Mr. Spectacular" Scott Dedwylder on his flank. The two front row drivers rocketed into turn one at the drop of the green in formation, with Dedwylder finally securing the lead after a full lap of running side-by-side with Edwards in opposite grooves. Young, hungry hotshoe Josh Fuller of Marion, Mississippi then crept in to the picture and went under Edwards to challenge for second place as the #5 of Edwards took to the high groove behind the leading Dedwylder.

After an early caution, Edwards went back to work on Dedwylder only to be dogged once again by Fuller, who fell back after dodging the turn 4 wall. Fuller rebounded and chased the leaders back down, while "The WeirWolf" Tombo Callahan led a hard-racing field behind them. Another caution on lap 11 paused the action briefly. Racing resumed as Edwards went side-by-side with Dedwylder for the lead, with Callahan diving under Fuller to challenge for third.

Fuller slipped above Edwards and the two went door-to-door for a lap, with the #99 of Fuller coming out on top and diving under Dedwylder for the lead on lap 14. Fuller grabbed the top spot only to be shifted back to second when caution fell on the same lap. Once under green flags conditions another Fuller attempt to dive under Dedwylder came up short, and Fuller followed the leader ahead of Edwards while Callahan and "Marvelous" Mark Stokes battled for 4th.

Fuller pulled under Dedwylder once again, and Dedwylder slipped at the top of turn 4, leaving the young gun with the lead as the #33 of Dedwylder fell back into the pack with apparent trouble in the right rear area. Fuller kept up a torrid pace, slicing and dicing through lapped cars like a madman until caution fell on lap 27, setting up a three-lap dash to the checkers.

Fuller rocketed ahead with Edwards tailing, and it appeared that the pilot of the #99 machine would capture his first Super Late Model win until he got loose on the cushion in turn four and came down across the bottom of the turn, letting Edwards by and into the lead. Fuller quickly rebounded but could not make a move to get back into the top spot, and Edwards cruised to his second consecutive victory in his Copy Systems/25 Garage sponsored Brown powered GRT on American Racer tires. Fuller, Tombo Callahan, Stokes, and Trey Cullum rounded out the top five. Eddie Houston, Jason Steele, Jay Dickens, Jackie Grammar, and Toby Fikes in his maiden Super Late Model race garnered top-ten honors.

The visiting Late Model Stocks were out in force as they participated in the “September Showdown” event as Pontotoc’s Lynn New bested the 18-car field of Late Model Stocks to take home the $500 winner's share in the 20-lap feature event. Craig Smith of Mantachie was the runner up with Dewayne Riddle of Tupelo completing the podium. David Young and David Michael rounded out the top five. The Late Model Stocks will once again be part of the Full Racing Program Saturday night September 27th at Columbus Speedway with a 15-lap main event.

Jason Hollis has once again become "Mr. Untouchable" with a recent string of victories in the Open-wheel Modified division, and this week was no different. Hollis was challenged early by David Honeycutt, but fended off the #3W machine during early top and bottom, side-by-side racing action up front as the action in the back was fierce all through the race. Hollis went on to take another win, with Honeycutt, Jason Brock, Greg Wilhite, and Lee Ray completing the top five.

Mike Shaw led the Pro Street field to the checkers for another win in the division. Paul Robinson, Mike Langford, Randy Bush, and Chase Christian came home in the top five spots.

TK King started on the pole of the Street Stock feature beside Mike Barton and led every lap, fending off repeated challenged from Chad Nickoles. King maneuvered around the rim of the track as the sweet smell of burned rubber filled the air, and went on to take the win. Nickoles, Hollis, Barton, and Terry Kelley finished in the top five spots.

Michael Pendley led flag-to-flag with a very impressive run in the Mini Stock division, but Mike Minor was awarded the official win following post-race inspection. Bo Minor, Scott Gable, Buddy Glover, and Keith McCool took top-five honors.

Tommy Barton and Philip Glasgow started up front and stayed up front in Twp-Person Cruiser action, taking the win ahead of Joe & Rose Weeks and Wayne & Jamie Sudduth.

Coming this Saturday night September 27th is the Night of Champions as all Columbus Speedway Weekly Racing Series Championships will be finalized. As part of the big night of racing will be the 2nd Annual “Hurricane 40” for the Super Late Models. All the Columbus Speedway Weekly Racing Series local divisions will be in action plus the Late Model Stocks.

Event information for this Saturday night September 27th has grandstand gates opening at 5pm with action at 8:00pm. Adult grandstand admission is only $10 with children ages 10 and under admitted free. Pit gates open at 4pm. Further information can be obtained by calling Johnny Stokes at 662-574-2572 during the day or at 662-327-3047 in the evenings. Additional Columbus Speedway information can be found on the Columbus Speedway Internet home hosted at www.midsouthracing.com or by calling the Columbus Speedway event hotline at 662-241-5004.

Columbus Speedway Fast Finish:

Super Late Models

1ST 5 SHAWN EDWARDS
2ND 99 JOSH FULLER
3RD 20 TOMBO CALLAHAN
4TH 2 MARK STOKES
5TH 5 TREY CULLUM

Open-Wheel Modified

1ST 5 JASON HOLLIS
2ND 3W DAVID HONEYCUTT
3RD 4 JASON BROCK
4TH W7 GREG WHITE
5TH 2 LEE RAY

Late Model Stock "September Showdown"

1ST 50 LYN NEW
2ND 47 CRAIG SMITH
3RD H80 DEWAYNE RIDDLE
4TH 31 DAVID YOUNG
5TH 15 DAVID MICHAEL

Pro Street

1ST 43 MIKE SHAW
2ND 25 PAUL ROBINSON
3RD 22 MIKE LANGFORD
4TH 99+ RANDY BUSH
5TH 10 CHASE CHRISTIAN

Street Stock

1ST 6 TK KING
2ND 11 CHAD NICKOLES
3RD 97 JASON HOLLIS
4TH 27 MIKE BARTON
5TH 00 TERRY KELLEY

Mini Stock

1ST 2 MIKE MINOR
2ND 22 BO MINOR
3RD 7 SCOTT GABLE
4TH 48 BUDDY GLOVER
5TH 527 KEITH MCCOOL

Two-Person Cruiser

1ST T9 TOMMY BARTON & PHILLIP GLASGOW
2ND 11X JOE & ROSE WEEKS
3RD 11 WAYNE SUDDUTH & JAMIE SUDDUTH
4TH 24 JEREMY GLASGOW & BUDDY GLOVER
5TH 01 DONALD ATKINS & JASON HOLLIS

Church Night at the Races This Saturday Night!
Late Model Stock “September Showdown” Championship on Tap!

COLUMBUS, MS- Coming this Saturday night September 20th will be another big night of racing action for the Columbus Speedway Weekly Racing Series. It will also be the third annual Church Night at the Races where a $5 grandstand admission discount will be offered to those who present a church program or bulletin. All Columbus Speedway divisions will be in action. The Late Model Stocks will also compete in the “September Showdown” Championship with a 20-lap main event paying $500 to win.

All Columbus Speedway Weekly Racing Series divisions will be competing Saturday night with division point’s leaders heading into Saturday night’s show as follows: Super Late Models-Tombo Callahan, Modifieds-Jason Hollis, Pro Street-Mike Langford, Street Stock-David Honeycutt, Mini Stock-Mike Minor, and 2-Person Cruisers-Jeremy Glasgow and Buddy Glover.

Event information for this Saturday night September 20th has grandstand gates opening at 5pm with action at 7:30pm. Adult grandstand admission is only $10. Receive a $5 grandstand admission discount by bringing a church program or bulletin. Children ages 10 and under admitted free when accompanied by an adult. Lawn chairs and coolers are welcome. Additional Columbus Speedway information can be found on the Columbus Speedway Internet home hosted at www.midsouthracing.com or by calling the Columbus Speedway event hotline at 662-241-5004.

Edwards on the Prowl at Columbus Speedway!

COLUMBUS, MS- Afternoon showers did not dampen the spirits of the fans and competitors at Columbus Speedway as the assist from Mother Nature provided a heavy and wet racing surface for the 116 race cars checked in to do battle. Also on the racing agenda for the night were the Late Model Stocks that were also added to the card providing for another thrilling night of racing action.

Action got underway with “Fast Eddie” Rickman setting quick time during Midsouthracing.com Pole Qualifying and drawing a zero inversion pill for a straight up start with Marion, Mississippi up and coming driver Josh Fuller taking front row honors. Rickman would jump out front only to see “The Prowler” Shawn Edwards make his way into the lead position, control the remainder of the 30-lap event, and go on to take his second win of the year in his Copy Systems/25 Garage sponsored Brown Engineering powered GRT racecar. Eddie Rickman had a strong run and finish second with Rick Rickman moving forward to claim a podium finish. The “WeirWolf” Tombo Callahan was fourth with Trey Collum claiming his first top five run of the year at Columbus Speedway.

The Modified division saw Jason Hollis of Ethelsville, Alabama take his second consecutive win with Lee Ray having another consistent run in second place. Coker, Alabama brother duo of last week’s rollover victim Todd Gray came back to finish third with brother Tony Gray in fourth. “Wild Bill” Sudduth returned back to competition and took home a solid fifth place finish.

The visiting Late Model Stocks had a good representation of 15 cars entered by young North Alabama Late Model Stock pilot Nick Howell showed the way to take a competitive win with Lynn New finishing second and Jason Downs completing the top three. Rounding out the top five were Tim Turner and Tracy Pickering. The Late Model Stocks will step up into center stage at Columbus Speedway with the 20-lap $500 to win September Showdown Championship which should draw the best Late Model Stock chauffeurs in the region to challenge the Columbus Speedway Highbanks.

The Street Stock Thundering Herd had “Big Money” David Honeycutt taking the checkers followed by Jason Hollis who is still “guest” driving the Harold Trimm Street Stocker with Marvin Beard in third place. The remainder of the top five were Danny Gable and Jeremy Glasgow.

The Pro Street division had Mike Langford take another win with central Mississippi hot-shoe Wesley Greene withstand a good racing to take second and Randol Harlowe was third. Chase Christian was fourth with Brad May completing the top five.

The Mini Stock win went to the import gang with Mike Minor taking another strong win Ford Mustang driver Buddy Glover in second and Bo Minor taking the final spot on the podium. Mickey McAlpin and Robert Sanders filled out the top five.

The Cruiser clan had the duo of Jeremy Glasgow and Buddy Glover take the checkers with the team of Jeremy Robertson and Allen Hall in second and Tommy Barton and Phillip Glasgow in third. The Jones and Smith tandem was fourth and Joe and Rose Weeks finished fourth.

Coming this Saturday night September 20th is Church Night at the Races; as fans that bring a church program or bulletin will be admitted for $5. All the fabulous Columbus Speedway Weekly Racing Series local divisions will be in action plus the Late Model Stocks will go 20 laps in the “September Showdown” paying $500 to win.

Remaining 2003 Columbus Speedway events:

September 20th – Church Night at the Races plus Full Racing Program plus Late Model Stock “September Showdown”

September 27th – Night of Champions plus Full Racing Programs plus Super Late Model $1,500 to win “Hurricane 40”

October 3-4 – 14th Annual Magnolia State 100. Local division Magnolia State Championships plus Super Late Models $20,003 to win

Event information for this Saturday night September 20th has grandstand gates opening at 5pm with action at 8:00pm. Adult grandstand admission is only $10 with children ages 10 and under admitted free. Pit gates open at 4pm. Further information can be obtained by calling Johnny Stokes at 662-574-2572 during the day or at 662-327-3047 in the evenings. Additional Columbus Speedway information can be found on the Columbus Speedway Internet home hosted at www.midsouthracing.com or by calling the Columbus Speedway event hotline at 662-241-5004.

The Countdown begins for the $20,003 to Win Magnolia State 100!

COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI-The countdown has begun until the 14th Annual Magnolia State 100 at Columbus Speedway in Columbus, Mississippi. A $20,003 to win 60-lap Super Late Model main event will highlight the program that will also spotlight the local divisions with the Magnolia State Championships as well. The much anticipated tradition rich event is held at the high banked 3/10’s mile Columbus Speedway on October 3rd and 4th.

Mississippi Mayhem will be unleashed Saturday night October 4th and will have Magnolia State Championship division B-Mains and main events. The Super Late Model tentative format on Saturday night October 4th calls for three 10-lap B-Mains transferring the top 2 finishers from each, one 10-lap Last Chance Dash made up of finishers 3 through 6 in the B-Mains, with the top 2 finishers transferring to complete the 26-car starting field. The night will crescendo with the 60-lap $20,003 to win and $700 to start 26-car field Super Late Model Main Event with virtually $60,000 in purse money on the line.

Fans will witness 100 laps of intense Super Late Model action plus the best of the best in the local division Magnolia State Championships as the regions top drivers will be vying for the coveted trip to Victory Lane for this prestigious event. Past Magnolia State 100 Champions include 7-time and reigning Champion Billy Moyer plus Wendell Wallace, Terry English, Johnny Virden, Donnie Barnhart, Rex Richey, and Ronnie Johnson.

14th Annual Magnolia State 100 action gets underway on Thursday October 2nd with an optional practice session that will be held from 7pm until 10pm. Competition begins on Friday night October 3rd with Super Late Model Pole Qualifying and an expected six 12-lap Super Late Model Qualifying races to determine the top 18 starting drivers in the 26-car starting field. Magnolia State Championship local divisions will also be in action with Qualifying Races as well for their first night in competing for Magnolia State Championship purses, titles, and trophies. Cruisers will run main events each night.

Additional Magnolia State 100 information is available by calling Dewitt Singleton at 601-917-1500 days or 601-635-4300 in the evenings. Johnny Stokes can be contacted at 662-574-2572 and complete Columbus Speedway and complete Magnolia State 100 information including pre entry forms can be found on the Columbus Speedway website hosted at http://www.midsouthracing.com .

Boland and Gentry Take Topless Twin 20’s!
Jason Hollis Takes 2 Wins on the Night

COLUMBUS, MS-Fan Appreciation Night 2003 show featuring Topless Twin 20’s for the Super Late Models was one of the better events of the year. A healthy crowd was on hand to watch the 113 race cars on hand including 32 of the regions best Super Late Model pilots not to mention some of the fastest bike racers around as the kids got to race on the track as well as part of their Fan Appreciation Night festivities. The racing would be dramatic and fierce as each and every division had superlative racing action from start to finish. Track operator Johnny Stokes did a magnificent job preparing the track “while playing hurt” after breaking his arm last Sunday in a racing incident and simply getting the job done at the “Baddest Bullring in the South.”

Action would get underway with Mike Boland setting fast time during Midsouthracing.com Pole Qualifying along with “The Kosciusko Kamikaze” Anthony Rushing setting second quick time as Rushing chauffeured Joe Minga’s second car in stead of his usual 701/2 ride. The fist 20-lap main event would get underway after the completion of two B-Main events that set the 24 car field. Boland would quickly jump to the lead, find the top of the track to his liking, and never looked back. “The Prowler” Shawn Edwards showed excellent form staying within striking distance of Boland and taking second place while Tombo Callahan used varying lines to work his way up from seventh starting position to round out the top three. Scott Dedwylder was smooth and consistent crossing the stripe fourth with last week’s feature winner Mark Stokes completing the top five. Boland would take his third Columbus Speedway win of the year driving his Ware Construction/Boland Performance Brown Engineering powered GRT on American Racer tires. The popular driver of the famed #222 drew the inversion for the second main event and the top 4 cars were inverted for the second 20-lap main event. Completing the top ten were David Gentry, Chris Tayes, Anthony Rushing, Marty Hardy, and Ronald Dunn.

The final 20 lapper may have been the best Super Late Model races of the year at Columbus Speedway. Action heated up immediately with Dedwylder jumping to the lead up top, Boland blasting into second, and the remainder of the field fanned out 3 and 4 wide and the Columbus Speedway daredevil show had begun. By lap 10 it was apparent that Lewisburg, Tennessee driver David Earl Gentry was on a mission. Gentry began the night’s journey to Victory Lane in 18th starting position and worked his way up to a sixth place finish in the first main event and he was making use of the dead bottom of the track and coming to the front with abandon.

The final 10 laps of the second main event would have an all out war for the lead as the fearless gladiators got it on with a 3-way dance for the point featured Dedwylder taking his #33 machine ever so dangerously on the tip top of the race track riding the ragged edge, Gentry on the extreme bottom hunting moisture and traction, while Boland would make it a trio for the lead looking high and low all over Dedwylder’s bumper and in the middle groove of the track. The high speed onslaught continued lap after lap as the lead would change multiple times on a given lap as Gentry would edge ahead of Dedwylder exiting the corners with Dedwylder using the high side momentum to barely maintain the lead as the two racers went side by side lap after lap with Boland looking for daylight between the two as it was dirt track racing at its finest.

Gentry would finally nudge ahead of Dedwylder by inches on lap 18 and hold on for the final two circuits for the coveted and crowd pleasing win. Gentry drove his Goddard Performance Parts/K&D Automotive/Dixson Plumbing Brown Engineering powered Warrior race car on American Racer Tires to take his first ever Columbus Speedway win picking up a $500 first time winner bonus along with a $100 bonus for winning with Brown power making for a $1,600 payday for his rousing effort in the spirited 20-lap main event. Dedwylder was “Mr. Spectacular” and came across second with Boland completing the top three and also earning the high point man bonus worth an extra $300 courtesy of Brown Engineering and Boland Performance for total earnings of $1,800 on the night. “The WeirWolf” Tombo Callahan earned a hard fought 4th place finish among the furious racing throughout the field with Rushing completing the top five. Ronald Dunn had a great run with a sixth place finish followed by Jackson’s Marty Hardy, hard charging Chris Tayes, 2002 SUPR Champion “The Lugnut” Rodney Wing, and Corinth’s Mark Sartain completed the top 10 in the epic event.

The Open Wheel Modified main event would see Jason Hollis overcome a sluggish start after being involved in a heat race incident to return to form as he put on a show coming from 13th on the field to take a thrilling win. The race saw pole sitter Shay Knight, Todd Gray, Lee Ray, and Jeremy Shaw all engage in great racing up front. Gray would take the ride of the night as he slipped of the zone to barrel role his racecar off the top of turn 4. Fortunately Gray walked away unscathed from the nasty incident. Hollis would charge through the field and take the lead late in the event for one of his harder fought victories of his career. “The Wanted Man” Lee Ray was second followed by Jeremy Shaw in third. Mike Palasini finished fourth with Jason Brock finishing the top five.

The Street Stock feature would see Hollis driving the #97 car of Harold Trimm once again and Hollis completed the Quinella by taking the win in the always competitive Street Stock division. Marvin Beard finished second with perennial front runner Chad Nickoles making the charge up from 10th starting position to finish third. “Big Money” David Honeycutt and Mike Barton complete the top five.

The Pro Street race featured great racing as well with no less than three different leaders in the excellent 15-lap main event. Randol Harlowe would set sail early in the event only to see Chase Christian take his turn up front before Mike Langford decided it was time for him to take the lead for good. Langford would go one to take the exciting win followed by Christian, and Billy Cook. Bobby Nickoles and Harlowe completed the top five.

The Mini Stock drivers once again exemplified the great racing they put on week after week. Scott Gable jumped to the early lead from the front row and had the #66 Mustang strolling. Gable would later experience mechanical difficulty with Mike Minor lurking behind to capture the lead and go on to take another win for the Jenna Race Shop and Toyota contingent back to Alabama as he had to fight off the late race challenges from second place finisher Mickey McAlpin. Bo Minor was third, Robert Sanders fourth with Vernon driver Buddy Glover in fifth.

Cruiser action would see the team of Jeremy Robertson and Alan Hall make their way through the pack from 11th starting position to take the win. Glasgow and Glover were second, with the Shelton team third. Kenneth Roach and Craig Murray were fourth followed by Benji Jones and Kurt Smith.

Coming this Saturday night September 13th is a Full Racing Program for the Columbus Speedway Weekly Racing Series. The show will include the return of the Late Model Stocks to the line up for what should be another top shelf event.

Event information for this Saturday night September 13th has grandstand gates opening at 5pm with action at 8:00pm. Adult grandstand admission is only $10 with children ages 10 and under admitted free. Pit gates open at 4pm. Further information can be obtained by calling Johnny Stokes at 662-574-2572 during the day or at 662-327-3047 in the evenings. Additional Columbus Speedway information can be found on the Columbus Speedway Internet home hosted at www.midsouthracing.com or by calling the Columbus Speedway event hotline at 662-241-5004.

Columbus Speedway Fast Finish

Super Late Models

Main #1

1. Mike Boland
2. Shawn Edwards
3. Tombo Callahan
4. Scott Dedwylder
5. Mark Stokes

Main #2

1. David Gentry
2. Scott Dedwylder
3. Mike Boland
4. Tombo Callahan
5. Anthony Rushing

Modifieds

1. Jason Hollis
2. Lee Ray
3. Jeremy Shaw
4. Mike Palasini
5. Jason Brock

Pro Street

1. Mike Langford
2. Chase Christan
3. Billy Cook
4. Bobby Nickoles
5. Randol Harlowe

Street Stock

1. Jason Hollis
2. Marvin Beard
3. Chad Nickoles
4. David Honeycutt
5. Mike Barton

Mini Stock

1. Mike Minor
2. Mickey McAlpin
3. Bo Minor
4. Robert Sanders
5. Buddy Glover

Cruiser

1. Robertson/Hall
2. Glasgow/Glover
3. Shelton/Shelton Jr
4. Roach/Murray
5. Jones/Smith

Fan Appreciation Night 2003* $10 Admission!
Super Late Models * Topless Twin 20’s - $1,000 to win each! Plus Bonuses!

Columbus, Mississippi-The 3rd Annual “Topless Twin 20’s” for the Super Late Models will be part of Fan Appreciation Night 2003 at Columbus Speedway. A Full Racing Program will be served up with all divisions in action plus two Topless Super Late Model 20-lap main events paying $1,000 to win each along with Bike Races for the kids. As part of the Fan Appreciation Night admission will remain at $10 for adults with children 10 and under admitted free for this special event.

The event will have the Super Late Models take the roofs off their cars providing for a different look along with giving the fans a clear vision of watching the drivers manipulate and man handle their 750 horsepower machines as they battle on the Columbus Speedway Highbanks. The two points paying events will definitely impact the tight battle between “The WeirWolf” Tombo Callahan and 2001 Track Champion “The Prowler” Shawn Edwards. A $300 high point driver prize will be awarded that is sponsored by Boland Performance and Brown Engineering with a plethora of additional bonuses up for grabs making it a very lucrative event. A talented contingent of the area’s better drivers is expected to be on hand for this unique and fan friendly event. The race will also serve as a great test and tune opportunity for the upcoming mega event, the $20,003 to win Magnolia State 100, as it is approaching quickly.

Current Columbus Speedway Weekly Racing Series points leaders heading into this Saturday night include Tombo Callahan-Super Late Model; David Honeycutt-Modifieds; Mike Langford–Pro Streets; David Honeycutt-Street Stocks; Mike Minor-Street Stocks; Jeremy Glasgow/Buddy Glover-Cruisers

There will be an open practice session on Friday night from 7pm until 10pm.

Event information for the 3rd Annual “Topless Twin 20’s” this Saturday night September 6th has grandstand gates opening at 5pm with action at 7:30pm. Adult grandstand admission is only $10.00 with children ages 10 and under admitted free when accompanied by an adult. Lawn chairs and coolers are welcome. Pit gates will open at 4pm with pit passes are only $20. Additional Columbus Speedway information can be found on the Columbus Speedway Internet home hosted at www.midsouthracing.com or by calling Johnny Stokes at 662-574-2572 or the Columbus Speedway event hotline at 662-241-5004.

Mark Stokes Rockets to Victory at Columbus Speedway!

COLUMBUS, MS- Mark Stokes came to Columbus Speedway Saturday night with a clean slate, including a new car, a new color scheme, and a new number. It all worked out on Saturday night for "Marvelous" Mark Stokes at Columbus Speedway as the popular local driver took his first victory of the 2003 season. A strong contingent of 105 race cars in six divisions and the Columbus Speedway faithful fans braved a threatening weather forecast for what would be a thrilling night of Weekly Racing Series action.

Action got underway as 2001 Super Late Model track champ "The Prowler" Shawn Edwards would lead the way in Midsouthracing.com Pole Qualifying, his 14.25-second lap beating out Chris Tays' 14.34 and track record holder "The Kosciusko Kamikaze" Anthony Rushing's 14.38. Edwards would draw a "4" pill for the feature inversion, placing Rushing outside points leader "The WeirWolf" Tombo Callahan on a potent main event front row.

Rushing blasted into turn one near the wall at the green with Callahan diving to the hub, while Edwards and Hays battled for third as Stokes grabbed fourth from his 6th place starting spot. Edwards would take third and repeatedly challenge Callahan, now following Rushing on the rim, for second, but a quick series of cautions would break up the action early on.

Once underway, Rushing would pull out front as Stokes fought Edwards door-to-door for third. Rushing would soon approach heavy traffic and both Callahan and Edwards would move in. On lap 12, Callahan dove under Rushing to grab the lead, followed closely by Edwards, and Rushing would quickly fade and pull to the infield. Edwards then went to the low side to duel Callahan for the lead in a furious, multi-lap, side-by-side battle that ended only when Edwards came to a stop in turn 4 on lap 20, bringing out a caution and leaving Callahan with the lead. Tays would be on Callahan's bumper on the restart, but Stokes was quick to dive in under Tays, going door-to-door with the #818 before Tays secured 2nd place again before caution halted the race again on lap 26. Callahan's left rear tire was going flat but he elected to stay on the track.

The top three cars would go three-wide on the restart, then Tays would fall back, allowing Callahan and Stokes to go at it tooth-and-nail for the lead. At first, Callahan's left rear did not seem to be an issue, as the #20 and the #X fired double-wide around the speedway until Stokes finally secured the lead outright. Tays then took up the battle with Callahan on the last lap, and entering turn 3 Callahan's left rear exploded and he wound up perched on the rim of the track watching Stokes fly to victory in his JB Allen-powered, American Racer-shod Rocket Mustang. Tays followed to grab second, and Danny Hayes, "The Mississippi Gentleman" Joe Dee Hollis, and "The Hamburglar" Alan Jaynes rounded out the top five.

"Flyin" Brian Rickman continued his hot streak in the Open-Wheel Modified division by grabbing the lead from the pole and soaring around the rim of the speedway in his customary fashion while the battle raged behind him. "Knight Rider" Shay Knight would fall into second place, with Jeremy Shaw and Tony Gray running door-to-door in a battle for third on his heels. An early caution would sort the cars back out, and the wild action continued until "Mr. Untouchable" Jason Hollis hit the turn 2 wall, gathered his car and rode down the backstretch, and then flipped wildly over "The Zone" in turn three.

Shaw would try to challenge Rickman on the restart to no avail, and the action heated behind the two as Knight battled Gray and "The Wanted Man" Lee Ray battled David Honeycutt. Two more cautions would interrupt the race but the action remained the same, Shaw chasing Rickman as the drivers behind the jockeyed for position all over the speedway. Rickman sailed on to victory followed by Shaw, Knight, Ray, and Honeycutt in the top five.

After winning an early battle with Mike Langford for the top spot, "BashMasters Classic" winner Wesley Green took the lead and command of the Pro Street feature event. Mike Shaw moved up from the back to battle with Langford, Andrew Forstner, and Randol Harlow as the white #Ninety-5 ran alone out front. Forstner would fall out of the battle after an altercation with the turn 2 wall, and Shaw would then fight Langford for 2nd place.

Green's hopes of winning went up in flames when his engine let go in a mighty blaze near the end of the race. Randol Harlow would capitalize on the regrouping after caution to move around Shaw and grab the lead, then race on to victory while Shaw fell victim of a flat left rear tire. Billy Cook, Tommy Gore, Shaw, and Langford completed the top five.

"Big Money" David Honeycutt led the Street Stock feature early on, with Jeremy Glasgow making an early challenge only to be challenged himself by T.K. King. After swapping places with Glasgow, King would go after Honeycutt and with King pulling to the outside the two would go side-by-side for a series of laps until King was able to go up and around Honeycutt and charge on to victory. Glasgow, Chad Nickoles and David McGary completed the top five.

Mickey McAlpin survived a three-wide early battle with Austin Broadway and Buddy Glover to take the lead and hold on tightly as the battle continued on his rear bumper. Scott Gable moved around Broadway to duke it out with Glover and eventually take second, and Mike Minor crept into the picture and would find himself soon going to work on Gable as they raced right behind McAlpin. McAlpin held on for the win, with Gable, Minor, Glover, and Jeff Berkey finishing in the top five.

Jeremy Glasgow and Buddy Glover started on the pole, took the lead, and remained there for the rest of the Two-Person Cruiser event. Brent Burns and Jimmy Brasfield fought their way up to a second-place finish, followed by Benji Jones and Curt Smith.

Coming this Saturday night September 6th is Fan Appreciation Night 2003. The big show will include the fan favorite “Topless Twin 20’s” featuring two $1,000 to win 20-lap main events for the Super Late Models with well over $2,000 possible to win in posted awards. There will also be bicycle races and free popcorn for the kids. All the stellar Weekly Racing Series local divisions will be in action in the Full House Show and admission will remain at only $10 for the special event.

Event information for this Saturday night September 6th has grandstand gates opening at 5pm with action at 8:00pm. Adult grandstand admission is only $10 with children ages 10 and under admitted free. Pit gates open at 4pm. Further information can be obtained by calling Johnny Stokes at 662-574-2572 during the day or at 662-327-3047 in the evenings. Additional Columbus Speedway information can be found on the Columbus Speedway Internet home hosted at www.midsouthracing.com or by calling the Columbus Speedway event hotline at 662-241-5004.

Columbus Speedway Fast Finish:

Super Late Models

1. X Mark Stokes
2. 818 Chris Tays
3. 9 Danny Hayes
4. 21 Joe D Hollis
5. 1 Alan Jaynes

Modified

1. 90 Brian Rickman
2. 1S Jeremy Shaw
3. 3 Shay Knight
4. 2 Lee Ray
5. 3W David Honeycutt

Pro Street

1. 77 Randol Harlow
2. B2 Billy Cook
3. 44 Tommy Gore
4. 43 Mike Shaw
5. C23 Joel Wright

Street Stock

1. 6 TK King
2. 15 David Honeycutt
3. 0 Jeremy Glasgow
4. 11 Chad Nickoles
5. 76 David McGary

Mini Stock

1. 22M Mickey McAlpin
2. 66 Scott Gable
3. 2 Mike Minor
4. 48 Buddy Glover
5. 26 Jeff Berkey

Cruiser

1. 24 Glasgow/Glover
2. 8 Burns/Brasfield
3. K6 Jones/Smith
4. T9 Barton/Glasgow
5. 69 Robertson/Hall

Boland Blows Em’ Away at Columbus Speedway!

COLUMBUS, MS- Drivers and fans all over the Twin State area have been looking forward to the James Nickoles Memorial at Columbus Speedway ever since a $1,000 bounty was placed on the head of "The Kosciusko Kamikaze" Anthony Rushing. The Columbus track record holder and big-race dominator had been a marked man all week, and 38 bounty hunting Mississippi State Championship Challenge Super Late Models rolled into town gunning for the wildly popular black #70 1/2. A packed house in the grandstands and 142 total cars in the pits showed not only that the Super Late Model drivers were itching for a shot at Rushing, but that fans and drivers alike wanted to see who could knock off the man who has officially been the "fastest man at Columbus" for the past few years.

Columbus Speedway fans have become accustomed to Pole Qualifying being much like a thrill show and this night would be no different with cars riding the walls, tempting the zone, and all out testosterone driven bonsai runs against the clock. The crowd would not be disappointed as they stood and watched the “Kosciusko Kamikaze” lay down his prototypical assault on the Columbus Speedway high banks and they got what they came to see. Rushing quickly served notice that it was not going to be an easy night for the competition when he shattered his own official track record set just weeks ago, blasting around the high banks with an amazing 13.47-second lap that resulted in a huge roar from the stands. The final part of the script was written as 7-time Mississippi State Champ Mike Boland of Cuba, Alabama joined Rushing on the front row with his own impressive 13.88, and "The Ragin' Rebel" David Breazeale found his "mojo" once again at Columbus, timing in with a 13.94 as the first of only three drivers to break the 14-second barrier. After two B-Mains to complete the 22-car MSCC field, the stage was finally set. It was Showtime.

More important business took precedent before the feature event, as drivers passed their helmets around the grandstands to collect money for 11-year-old Danielle Nolan, suffering from Cystic Fibrosis and scheduled to undergo a double lung transplant. $2737 was taken up on the grandstand side alone (not counting pitside donations), and several drivers, including Mike Boland and MSCC points leader Scott Slay, pledged to donate a portion of their winnings to help this worthy cause.

Boland stated in pre-race ceremonies that it would be a drag race to turn one, and as it turned out, he would be the one to win that drag race when the green flag fell. He was forced to make a repeat performance after a huge first-lap mishap led to a restart, with contender "the Pontotoc Pirate" Steve Russell forced to leave the race. Boland took the lead again, with Rushing falling in behind after trying to pass low, while Breazeale and Jason Cliburn went door-to-door for 3rd ahead of a wild, 4-wide pack of cars and “it was on” as wholesale passing and multi groove racing would ensue for the duration of the high intensity “Battle Royale.”

Rushing would try another low move to no avail on Boland after a lap 2 caution claimed Mark Sartain, and then Rushing would scratch and claw to keep up with the warp-speed pace of Boland sparking off of the wall in the process as the field mixed up in a crazed, jumbled mess of racing machines behind them. Another caution on lap 5 brought the field to a crawl as Robert Utz went "over the zone" in turn 4. Boland continued to lead on the restart, while Cliburn and Breazeale dueled wildly and "Lugnut" Rodney Wing began to creep into the picture on his first of several marches to the front. Boland and Rushing appeared to be quickly moving away from the rest of the field when another caution fell on lap 12 for Anthony Burroughs' crippled #121 machine.

Cliburn, Breazeale, and 11th-starting Darrin Dorsey went 3-wide for third place when action resumed, as Rushing continued chasing Boland around the extreme rim of the track out front. Wing moved into the picture, going around Dorsey for 6th as Breazeale went toe-to-toe with Cliburn until a lap 16 caution. Wing would run to the pits with a flat left rear, and return to the rear of the pack. Breazeale would snatch third place from Cliburn shortly after the restart, and David Earl Gentry put his #56 on the hub and began making his way around cars and into the wild action near the front as the chase continued for the lead far ahead of the pack.

Lap 21 brought another caution, and Breazeale showed his speed by running off with Boland and Rushing on the restart, challenging Rushing for 2nd place at times. Gentry continued passing cars on the bottom, moving into 5th place and going to work on Dorsey, while "Mr. Spectacular" Scott Dedwylder, Cliburn, and "Fast" Eddie Rickman fanned out in a three-wide battle behind them. Wing, who wasted no time blasting his way back through the field, soon joined the three-way melee, but the unbelievable action was cut short at the halfway point when Rushing, still wildly chasing Boland, hit the turn 4 exit wall, got up on two wheels momentarily, and rode down the front stretch wall, coming to a rest in turn 1. Rushing's night was over, as were Boland's (and all other drivers, for that matter) chances of taking home an extra $1,000 bounty.

Boland flew ahead on the restart, and Darrin Dorsey went around Breazeale for second, with Gentry following suit and grabbing 3rd place. Breazeale, reeling, would quickly rebound and jump back in the action-packed race for 2nd place, while Wing and Cliburn went side-by-side in their own battle behind the trio. Gentry and Dorsey got a bit physical, and Gentry would grab the second spot on lap 30 after having to come up from the rear after an early race caution as Wing, who had charged from the back as well, moved back into 5th place. Breazeale darted around Dorsey to regain 3rd and chase Gentry, and Wing pulled inside Dorsey for what would be a drawn-out series of side-by-side laps in a battle for 4th, eventually won by Wing. Meanwhile Boland, all alone out front, was moving into lapped traffic far ahead of the competition.

Breazeale caught Gentry and the two went to war again, with Wing closing in on the double-wide duo. Wing would soon be right there and vying for the runner-up spot as the trio went three-wide around the high banks for a series of laps. The madness was interrupted when Robbie Starnes met the turn 2 exit wall, bringing out a lap 42 caution.

Breazeale tried to make a move on Boland at the restart, but Boland casually shrugged off Breazeale and fired around the turns 3 and 4 rim down the front stretch. Gentry moved up to challenge Breazeale, still on the bottom and clawing for Boland, and the two made contact, with Breazeale winding up in the turn 1 wall and out of the once again caution-halted race. Wing would go after Gentry on restart, but Dorsey would make contact with Wing's inside quarter with Wing ending up stopped on the track, bringing out a caution and forced to make another trip to the pits and to the rear of the field.

Boland tossed aside Gentry's effort to take the lead on the restart just as he had thrown off every challenge of the night to that point but Wing, on a mission, passed 4 cars in one lap and began to tear his way back to the front yet again. Cars could be seen going 5-wide in wild form in turn 4 as drivers jockeyed for position with the race coming to a close, and Dorsey would soon go inside Gentry, the two running side-by-side for a few laps until Dorsey took 2nd away on lap 46 as Cliburn and "The Prowler" Shawn Edwards dueled behind them in the same fashion. Dedwylder pulled up to join the battle for 4th, and to the delight of the fans, Wing, pawing the ground, joined the battle after a third mad dash back into contention. Cliburn would take the high side of the track; Wing would go to the hub, other drivers from top to bottom. Edwards, Wing, Cliburn, and Dedwylder battled each other in what resembled a barroom brawl as the lap counter ticked quickly down, while Boland continued to flat-foot his way around the rim in the famed #222 unchallenged.

Boland would take his Lester’s Body Shop/Ware Construction sponsored Brown Engineering-powered, American Racer-shod GRT Grand Prix to the checkers and earn the $3,000 winner's share (of note, Boland's pledged 10% of his winnings to support Danielle Nolan), with Gentry in his Brown powered Warrior racecar finding his way back around third finishing Dorsey at the very end to claim second place. Cliburn and Shawn Edwards somehow scratched by in an incredible 4-car drag race to the finish line to complete the top five. Dedwylder, Wing, Rickman, Dennis Duncan, and Columbus points leader "The WeirWolf" Tombo Callahan finished out the top ten. Wing earned the $100 Muffler Magic Hard Charger award for starting 19th, and going to the pits twice, and still coming home 7th.

THE 4TH ANNUAL JAMES NICKOLES MEMORIAL SUMMARY

Mississippi State Championship Challenge Super Late Models
$3000 to win 50 Laps - 38 Entries

Midsouthracing.com Top Qualifier-Anthony Rushing 13.47 – New Track Record

B-Main winners: Richey Cauthen and Anthony Burroughs

Provisional Starters: Dennis Duncan and Rick Rickman

Muffler Magic Hard Charger Award: Rodney Wing

Pos - Name - Started

1. Mike Boland (2) 2. David Gentry (7) 3. Darin Dorsey (11) 4. Jason Cliburn (4) 5. Shawn Edwards (9) 6. Scott Dedwylder (10) 7. Rodney Wing (19) 8. 68 Eddie Rickman (15) 9. Dennis Duncan (21) 10. Tombo Callahan (5) 11. Byron Michael (6) 12. Scott Slay (14) 13. David Breazeale (3) 14. Robbie Starnes (16) 15. Anthony Rushing (1) 16. Marcus Minga (13) 17. Rick Rickman (22) 18. Anthony Burroughs (18) 19. Richey Cauthen (17) 20. Robert Utz (12) 21. Mark Sartain (20) 22. Steve Russell (8)

Greg Wilhite took the initial lead over a fine 27-car field in the attrition-filled Open-wheel Modified feature event, with Tony Gray and Brian Rickman dueling behind him after Rickman dissipated tough-running Jeremy Shaw. Rickman, driving like a madman wherever his car would take him, would fight his way around Gray and capture the lead on lap 3, never giving the spot back up. Three- and four-wide action throughout the pack translated into a few hairy situations, and the action behind Rickman heated up as well as Gray, "The Wanted Man" Lee Ray, "Midnight Rider" Matt Price, and "Mr. Untouchable" Jason Hollis fought for position. Hollis would fall back and David Eaton would move into the fight on the hub as the race came to a close. Rickman took the win, with Wilhite, Gray, Ray, and Price completing the top five.

Newcomer Billy Cook and Mike Shaw dueled early in the Pro Street feature for the lead, with Shaw capturing the spot after a lap 6 caution sorted the field out. Mike Langford, forced to go to the rear at one point, moved back through the field and challenged Cook for second at the end as Shaw went on to victory. Cook held on to the runner-up spot over Langford, and Steven Putney led Brad May to the line to complete the top five.

Terry Kelley led the Street Stock "Late Night Club" around the track early on as T.K. King and Scott Stripling battled behind the #00 as a huge field of 31 Street Stock pilots were on hand to wage war. A wild flip on the backstretch by Eddie Boykin halted the action, and Chad Nickoles moved into the battle only to wind up in another spread of destruction on the backstretch later in the race. Jason Hollis would then go after and around Kelley and lead the race until "Big Money" David Honeycutt drove around and to victory with only a lap and a half left to race. Hollis, Marvin Beard, Kelley, and Jeremy Glasgow earned top-five honors.

Mickey McAlpin had the Mini Stock feature well under control early as Mike Minor moved up through the field, battling by Greg Glover, Tommy Dove, and Buddy Glover by lap 5. Dove and Glover battled door-to-door until lap 6 caution, and McAlpin pulled to the infield before the restart, leaving Minor out front. Minor would go on to grab the win over Buddy Glover, Robert Sanders, Dove, and Scott Gable.

Tommy Barton and Lee Ray teamed up to lead every lap of Two-Person Cruiser competition and take the win. The #69 car driven by Jeremy Robertson took home second with a late race pass over the big ultra large cubic inch Cadillac of the Joe Fondren team. The Glasgow and Glover team was fourth with the Shelton family duo rounding out the top five.

Coming this Saturday night August 30th is a Full Racing Program for the Columbus Speedway Weekly racing Series. All local divisions will be in action. Coming in a short two weeks is Fan Appreciation Night 2003 featuring Topless Twin 20’s for the Super Late Models paying $1,000 to win each plus bicycle races for the kids and all divisions will be in action.

Event information for this Saturday night August 30th has grandstand gates opening at 5pm with action at 8:00pm. Adult grandstand admission is only $10 with children ages 10 and under admitted free. Pit gates open at 4pm. Further information can be obtained by calling Johnny Stokes at 662-574-2572 during the day or at 662-327-3047 in the evenings. Additional Columbus Speedway information can be found on the Columbus Speedway Internet home hosted at www.midsouthracing.com or by calling the Columbus Speedway event hotline at 662-241-5004.

Super Late Models * 50 Laps * $3,000 to win! + $1,000 Bounty on Anthony Rushing = $4,000 Possible to win!
Photo by Thomas Hendrickson

COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI-Bounty hunters from across the region are expected to converge on the Columbus Speedway highbanks this Saturday night as a huge $1,000 one night bounty is riding on the “Kosciusko Kamikaze” Anthony Rushing. The bounty sits on top of the sizeable purse already in place for the event as the Mississippi State Championship Challenge (MSCC) Super Late Models are in town for the 4th Annual James Nickoles Memorial this Saturday night. The Bounty rules are simple, if Rushing wins he collects his own bounty, any other drivers will collect the bounty if they win the race and Rushing is racing at the finish of the 50 lap event. The bounty sponsored by Nickoles Dirt Construction was placed on Rushing after winning the last two special events at Columbus Speedway while also lowering his previous track record in July. Rushing is also the reigning James Nickoles Memorial Champion. The James Nickoles Memorial is main event of the evening paying $3,000 to win for the 50-lap Championship event for the Mississippi State Championship Challenge Super Late Model pilots plus the $1,000 bounty on the “Kosciusko Kamikaze” Anthony Rushing making for a handsome $4,000 possible to win evening at “The Baddest Bullring in the South”!.

All the Columbus Speedway Weekly Racing Series local divisions and talented drivers will be in action as well including Open Wheel Modifieds, Street Stocks, Mini Stocks, Pro Street, and Cruisers.

Event information for the 4th Annual James Nickoles Memorial this Saturday night August 23rd has grandstand gates opening at 5pm with action at 7:30pm. Adult grandstand admission is only $15.00 with children ages 10 and under admitted free when accompanied by an adult. Lawn chairs and coolers are welcome. Pit gates will open at 3pm with pit passes are only $25. Additional Columbus Speedway information can be found on the Columbus Speedway Internet home hosted at www.midsouthracing.com or by calling the Columbus Speedway event hotline at 662-241-5004.

Mississippi State Championship Challenge News
“The 4th Annual James Nickoles Memorial”

The 3rd year of the Mississippi Super Late Model State Championship Challenge has very good points battle, as a recent surge by Clinton’s Scott Slay including winning three races in a row, has the Jackson area driver sitting atop the MSCC standings with a 60 point lead over Jackson’s Dennis Duncan who is in second. Richey Cauthen of Byram resides in third after leading much of the season as Cauthen is coming off a recent MSCC win this month at Simpson County Motorsports Park. The “Ragin’ Rebel” David Breazeale has moved up into 4th place as the Four Corners based driver has seen plenty of past success at Columbus Speedway and is always a threat. Completing the top five in points is Star, Mississippi driver Jimmy Cliburn. Other drivers that may be possible attendees include Lewisburg, Tennessee’s David Gentry who is in sixth followed closely by Pearl’s Darin Dorsey along with Jason Cliburn in eighth. Completing the top 10 in MSCC points are Marty Hardy of Jackson and Mark Sartain of Corinth residing in 10th.

A strong contingent of Columbus Speedway frequent visitors are possible entries for this Saturday night including Eddie and Rick Rickman, Shawn Edwards, Tombo Callahan, Josh Fuller, Mark Stokes, Steve Russell, Ronny Lee Hollingsworth, recent Jackson MSCC winner Scott Dedwylder, Anthony Rushing plus many more from across the Twin State region.

All the high energy and exciting Columbus Speedway local divisions and talented drivers will be in action as well including Open Wheel Modifieds, Street Stocks, Mini Stocks, Pro Street, and Cruisers.

Event information for the 4th Annual James Nickoles Memorial this Saturday night August 23rd has grandstand gates opening at 5pm with action at 7:30pm. Adult grandstand admission is only $15.00 with children ages 10 and under admitted free when accompanied by an adult. Lawn chairs and coolers are welcome. Pit gates will open at 3pm with pit passes are only $25. Additional Columbus Speedway information can be found on the Columbus Speedway Internet home hosted at www.midsouthracing.com or by calling the Columbus Speedway event hotline at 662-241-5004.

MSCC Fast Facts:

Saturday Night August 23rd - 8pm

Columbus Speedway-Columbus, MS

3/10 mile High Banked Clay Oval

The 4th Annual “James Nickoles Memorial”

50 Laps - $3,000 to win $300 to start

1-$3,000 2-$1,500 3-$1,000 4-$900 5-$800 6-$700 7-$600 8-$550 9-$525 10-$500 11-$475 12-$450 13-$400 14-$350 15-22-$300

NON-QUALIFIERS FROM B-MAIN RECEIVE $50. ENTRY FEE $100

$1,000 Bounty on Anthony Rushing.*

*Rushing must finish for bounty to be collected.

*Rushing collects his own bounty if he wins.

Plus local divisions in action.

Format: Pole Qualifying: Lock in top 16: B-Mains: 2 Provisionals. Main event

Grandstand Adult admission: $15 Children 10 and under admitted free.

Pit Passes: $25

For additional event info call:

Columbus Speedway: Johnny Stokes at 662-574-2572. Track Phone: 662-241-5004

2003 MSCC Points:

(1) Scott Slay-1409 (2) Dennis Duncan-1341 (3) Richey Cauthen-1336 (4) David Breazeale-1277 (5) Jimmy Cliburn-1235 (6) David Gentry-1150 (7) Darin Dorsey-1128 (8) Jason Cliburn-1057 (9) Marty Hardy-1043 (10) Mark Sartain-906 (11) Mike Boland-852 (12) David Molpus-844 (13) Randy Little-763 (14)Brock Wester-676 (15) Lucky Keeton-572

2003 MSCC Event Winners:

3/29: Jackson Motor Speedway-Duke Whiseant

4/18: Hattiesburg Speedway-David Gentry

4/19: South Mississippi Speedway-Lucky Keeton

4/26: Queen City Speedway-Anthony Rushing

5/2: Pine Ridge Speedway-Mike Boland

5/3: Columbus Speedway-Duke Whiseant

5/16: Simpson County Motorsports Park – Dennis Duncan

6/7: Queen City Speedway – Marty Hardy

6/27: Simpson County Motorsports Park – Scott Slay

7/12: South Mississippi Speedway – Scott Slay

7/25: Hattiesburg Speedway – Scott Slay

8/8: Simpson County Motorsports Park – Richey Cauthen

8/9: Jackson Motor Speedway – Scott Dedwylder

The “WeirWolf” Howls at Columbus Speedway!
Green and Sheltons Take Championship Honors!

COLUMBUS, MS- A strong late season field of 116 race cars filled the Columbus Speedway pit area and a fine cheering section of fans filed in Saturday night to witness the "BASHMasters Classic", featuring Summer Championship races for Pro Street and Two-Person Cruisers as well as Weekly racing Series events for the Super Late Models, Open-Wheel Modifieds, and other local division action. A wild and crazy night of racing action was in store as the drivers put on a show on the high-banked speedplant in all divisions while having all activities in a timely manner.

Mike Shaw's 16.07 would be the fast time of the night in Pro Street qualifying, but a "4" pill draw inversion would put Tommy Gore on the pole for the $500-to-win, 20-lap feature event. Wesley Green took the lead from the outside front row at the drop of the green flag, with Mike Langford diving beneath Gore in a challenge for second place that lasted until lap 4, both drivers going door-to-door all the way around the track until the position was finally claimed. The 25 of Paul Robinson moved up to 4th on lap 5 and would then challenge Shaw for the 3rd spot.

Gore would catch Green by lap 6, as the leader's #Ninety-5 machine came up on lapped traffic, but Langford would soon move back in on the #44 and the two would race side-by-side once again, while Shaw went after Robinson behind them. Gore dispatched Langford and drove under Green in turn 3, and the two blasted around the turn and down the front stretch stride-for-stride until Green dove down to cut off Gore entering the first turn.

After cautions on lap 14 and 15, Langford again battled Gore for the runner-up spot as Green cruised to victory. Gore held on ahead of Langford, with Chase Christian and Robinson rounding out the top five.

Two-Person Cruiser action was unconventional and downright crazy, with the car both qualifying and racing clockwise (versus the normal counterclockwise direction) in the $300-to-win special event. Tommy Barton and Phillip Glasgow's lap of 20.10 set the pace, but drawing a "4" pill meant that Wayne Sudduth and Shane Glasgow would sit up front beside Tony Shelton and Tony Shelton, Jr.

Shelton and son took off in their Mopar machine at the start, with Sudduth/Glasgow and Barton/Glasgow falling in line. Benji Jones and Curt Smith challenged Jeremy Glasgow and Buddy Glover for fourth, until Glasgow/Glover decided to go after the #24 for 3rd and Jeremy Robertson and Alan Hall moved in to battle the #K6 for fifth place.

The wild action continued as the leaders quickly found lapped traffic, and Glasgow/Glover capitalized by grabbing the top spot from Shelton and son. Their stand was short lived, and the Sheltons took over once again, only to be boxed in by lapped cars again. This time the #38 survived, and it was the #24 Torino that was caught in traffic as the white flag waved. The Shelton duo took the checkers ahead of Glasgow/Glover, Robertson/Hall, Barton/Glasgow, and Sean Lytle/Mike Harris.

For the second consecutive week, "Marvelous" Mark Stokes out timed the 23-car Super Late Model field in MidsouthRacing.com pole qualifying, this week blasting around the rim to the tune of a 14.15-second lap. Stokes would draw the lucky "0" pill, putting his #X machine on the pole inside of Weekly Racing Series points leader "The WeirWolf" Tombo Callahan.

Callahan took the high road on the start, with Stokes going to the inside in turns 1 and 2 as "The Prowler" Shawn Edwards moved in under "Fast" Eddie Rickman as the cars took the back straightaway. Edwards would then dive-bomb both Stokes and Callahan, leading the field at the exit of turn four, as Callahan, Stokes, and Rickman went three-wide for second place. Callahan then recaptured the lead from Edwards and the two dueled once again, with Stokes and Rickman going door-to-door behind them. Stokes would claim third place outright when Rickman left the track with apparent mechanical problems.

Danny Christian, who started 7th on the grid, began to make his presence known up front by going under and around Ronny Lee Hollingsworth and taking fourth place, then running down Stokes in traffic. Christian took third place on the back stretch as the leaders all raced in tight formation navigating lapped cars, and soon both black #5 machines of Edwards and Christian were dog fighting for position behind the leading #20 car. Christian was unable to find his way around Edwards, and Stokes would move back in to challenge for third once again as Edwards tried to run down Callahan. Edwards finally caught the #20 in traffic and would go to the inside, but any attempt at taking the lead Edwards may have made was cut short by the race's only caution as Robbie Harvey nosed into the turn four/frontstretch wall.

Callahan of Weir, in his Brown-powered, Hoosier-shod GRT, would win the ensuing two-lap dash to victory ahead of Edwards, and Stokes and Christian went side-by-side both laps with Christian holding on by mere inches to keep third place at the line. Anthony Burroughs would complete the top five. Callahan's victory helped his cause as he continues to lead in the Weekly Racing Series point standings, but Edwards' second place finish keeps the 2001 Track Champ in the hunt and solidly in second place overall. The local Super Late Model drivers seem to be in fine form awaiting the upcoming $3,000 to win, 50 lap main event for the Mississippi State Championship Challenge Super Late Models as the headliner in the 4th Annual James Nickoles Memorial Saturday night August 23rd.

"Flyin" Brian Rickman came out of a three-wide drive through turns 1 and 2 to take the early lead in Open-Wheel Modified action and would never look back as he soared around the rim. Tony Gray made early attempts to unseat Rickman using the hub of the speedway, but would fall short, and soon the #90 was out front and firmly in charge as the battle raged behind him. Jeremy Shaw and Bryan Brock dueled side by side behind them, with Lee Ray poking his nose in using the middle line at times.

Jason Hollis wasted little time moving into position, going under and around Brock and then setting up a drawn-out battle with Ray that lasted until the #5 took third place away on lap 10. By then, Shaw's engine had "gone out with a bang" and Rickman was far ahead of the field. Hollis moved around Gray on the low side on lap 12, with Shay Knight quickly going to war for the second position with the #5. Gray would reclaim third as Knight fell back into a battle with Ray for fourth, but Rickman sailed on to take the checkered flag far ahead of the pack. Hollis, Gray, Ray, and Knight all came home in the top five.

"Big Money" David Honeycutt and Chad Nickoles put on a show up front at the beginning of the caution-free Street Stock feature, going door-to-door for a series of laps without breaking stride as is their custom. The two separated from the rest of the field as T.K. King moved low and fought his way into a battle with Marvin Beard for third. Honeycutt would take command of the top spot and cruise on to win over Nickoles, while the King/Beard battle continued with King coming home third over the #22. Scott Stripling completed the top five.

Mike Minor took the lead at the start of the Mini Stock feature, with Scott Gable holding second place as Mickey McAlpin moved around Robert Sanders for third. Gable's engine gave up on lap 4, and soon McAlpin had crept up on Minor and was challenging for the lead. After running 3/4 of the way around the track side by side, McAlpin took the lead out of lap two and ran ahead to take the win. Minor, Sanders, Tommy Dove, and Stanley Busbin gained top-five honors.

Coming this Saturday night August 23rd is the 4th Annual James Nickoles Memorial highlighted by the Mississippi State Championship Challenge Super Late Models vying for a $3,000 to win top prize in their 50 lap main event plus a $1,000 bounty on “The Kosciusko Kamikaze” Anthony Rushing making it a $4,000 possible to win event. All local divisions will be in action as well as a full house is expected to be on hand for the “top shelf” event.

Event information for this Saturday night August 23rd has grandstand gates opening at 5pm with action at 8:00pm. Adult grandstand admission is only $15 with children ages 10 and under admitted free. Pit gates open at 3pm. Further information can be obtained by calling Johnny Stokes at 662-574-2572 during the day or at 662-327-3047 in the evenings. Additional Columbus Speedway information can be found on the Columbus Speedway Internet home hosted at www.midsouthracing.com or by calling the Columbus Speedway event hotline at 662-241-5004.

West Takes “Summer Slam 2003” Honors at Columbus Speedway!

COLUMBUS, MS- Columbus Speedway drivers and fans came out more than ready for action Saturday night after a two week hiatus from racing for the running of the much-anticipated "Summer Slam 2003" $1000-to-win Street Stock event along with Super Late Models, Open-Wheel Modifieds, and all other local divisions. A strong field of 134 race cars including 41 "Hardcore Heavy Metal" Street Stocks filled the pits ready to be turned loose on the high banks. Fans would be treated to a wild and crazy evening of dirt track racing that would make up for two weeks without local action.

Street Stock Summer Slam action began with midsouthracing.com Pole Qualifying as T.K. King bested the field and would start the feature on the second row after drawing a "4" inversion pill, putting Scott Stripling and Terry Mosley on the front row. Mosley took the lead on the first lap, with Stripling looking inside as "Big Money" David Honeycutt crept into the picture, soon grabbing second place after the leaders went 3-wide on turn four. Stripling began to fade into the field, being overtaken by King and then "Mr. Untouchable" Jason Hollis, and the top five began to spread out a bit until caution fell on lap 6 as Stripling limped off the track.

Honeycutt began looking inside Mosley after the restart, with King often catching the leaders and attempting his patented slide jobs to no avail. On lap 15, mayhem unfolded as the leaders were caught up in heavy lapped traffic, and after Mosley and Hollis both found themselves parked at the bottom of turn 3, King's personal plague of late struck again and he would lose yet another wheel, and David Honeycutt was also forced to retire. The top four cars were out of the race, Richard West would take over the top spot.

West held on to the lead as Marvin Beard and Jeremy Glasgow battled behind him as would go on to take the big $1,000 check home for the Columbus racer. Glasgow took second ahead of Beard, while Lee Ray and Chip Chism battled their way around to the line to finish 4th and 5th, respectively. Danny Gable, Kyle Rutledge, Johnny Smith, Craig Barham, and Phillip Glasgow would collect top-ten honors.

"Marvelous" Mark Stokes made a statement in MidsouthRacing.com Super Late Model pole qualifying, topping the field with 14.34 blast around the Speedway. A "4" inversion by pill draw would place Columbus winner's circle regulars "The Pontotoc Pirate" Steve Russell and "Ravishing" Rick Rickman on the front row for the feature event.

After nearly a fell lap under green with no clear leader, Rickman was able to beat Russell off of turn 4 to take charge of the field, as Stokes and "Fast" Eddie Rickman followed. On lap 5, Stokes and the elder Rickman would both pile into the parked/stuck machine of Late Model first-timer Chris McElhenney, ended both drivers' nights and leaving Stokes' car engulfed in flames. McElhenney was somehow able to continue with heavy sheet metal damage, and the race restarted with Rick Rickman once again in the lead, followed very closely by Russell, both drivers soaring around the rim while "The WeirWolf" Tombo Callahan worked the inside of Shawn Edwards in the battle for 3rd.

Josh Fuller, working the hub of the track from his eighth starting spot, began to make strides, moving into 5th around Callahan on lap 11 while Robbie Harvey, also making use of the bottom groove, fought to work his way into position. It was at this time, with the leaders in heavy traffic, that Rickman was caught in a bind in turns 3/4 and Russell took advantage, rocketing into the lead and rolling away from the white #68.

As Rickman began to reel the #72 back in, Fuller would take 4th place briefly from Clint Hardin, but Hardin, a relative newcomer to Columbus who seems to make new strides each week, wasted little time fighting his way back around Fuller and reclaiming the position. Rickman would be in close quarters with Russell after a caution on lap 18 and would begin to look inside, but Russell continued around the speedway smoothly and consistently, holding on to the lead while Fuller and Hardin continued to swap spots for brief periods.

Rickman's last two challenges for the lead came on lap 22, when he and Russell would blast side-by-side through turns 3 and 4, and on lap 25, when the #68 would once again move inside the #72 and come up short. Russell would then pull away and ride to the checkers, followed by Rickman, Edwards, Hardin, and Fuller. Russell, driving his Spec-powered machine, would be awarded a $100 bonus by Robert Brown for winning with a Brown Engineering power-plant. Callahan, Harvey, Mark Dodson, Tim Couch, and Alan Jaynes would round out the top ten.

Jeremy Shaw would rocket into the lead from the pole in Open-Wheel Modified action, followed by a heavily smoking Randy Mayfield. "The Deerslayer" Chris Glenn would move inside Jason Williams in the battle for third before caution fell on lap 2. Action resumed with Shaw once again alone and in charge out front.

"Midnight Rider" Matt Price would soon move into position in the crowded field of cars up front and go under Mayfield looking for second place, while Glenn tried to grab 4th from Shaw Knight as David Eaton waited in the wings. Mayfield retired shortly after a lap 4 caution. As the action resumed, Shaw remained the leader as Knight held off Glenn and went after Price, and Eaton would move in to challenge the #66 while Tony Gray soared around the top side above them looking for a position to take away.

Shaw ran away from Price, and soon all of the top five would separate from each other. Eaton would close in on Glenn and move to the inside as the laps wound down, bit it was Shaw enduring and taking an impressive win. Price, Knight, Glenn, and Eaton rounded out the top five spots.

In Pro Street action, Mike Langford started from the pole and grab the early lead. Bobby Nickoles would mount a late charge and go inside of Langford looking to take over the lead, while Mike Shaw and Thomas McReynolds went head-to-head behind them, often running door-to-door for laps at a time. Langford would hold off Nickoles to take the win, with Shaw, McReynolds, and Chase Christian finishing in the top five.

Buddy Glover claimed the initial lead in Mini Stock action over his brother Greg, with Scott Gable and Mike Minor battling behind the duo up front. Gable slowed and fell out of contention after a few laps, and Greg Glover would soon be battling side-by-side with his brother for the top spot while Mike Minor moved in. Minor would grab second place and go after the #48, but misfortune struck when the two leaders were hung together at the bumpers entering turn 3, allowing Greg Glover to slip by and into the lead before they managed to separate.

Though Buddy Glover was all over the bumper of the #8 Pinto until the checkers fell, Greg Glover held on relentlessly for the win. Buddy Glover, Minor, Robert Sanders, and Mickey McAlpin filled out the top five positions.

Brent Burns and Ashley Herron led in the initial stages of "Chaotic Cruiser" feature action, but the powerful duo of Jeremy Glasgow and Buddy Glover worked their way into the position and went on to win the demolition-derby-with-laps style event. Jeremy Robertson and Allen Hall filled out the podium, coming in third.

Coming this Saturday night August 16th will be a big night of racing as the 3rd Annual BASHMasters Classic will be held with a Summer Championships for the Heavy Metal Pro Street division and the wild 2-Person Cruiser class plus a Super Late Model competing in a 30-lap main event plus all the exciting local divisions in action.

A quick look at the future has the 4th Annual James Nickoles Memorial for the Mississippi State Championship Challenge Super Late Models coming on August 23rd. The 50-lap Championship event will pay $3,000 to win along with the announcement that a $1,000 bounty has been placed on the “Kosciusko Kamikaze” Anthony Rushing making it a $4,000 possible to win event. Rushing has won the last two special events at Columbus as well as setting a new track record in July, not to mention being the defending James Nickoles Memorial Champion.

Event information for this Saturday night August 16th has grandstand gates opening at 5pm with action at 8:00pm. Adult grandstand admission is only $10 with children ages 10 and under admitted free. Pit gates open at 4pm. Further information can be obtained by calling Johnny Stokes at 662-574-2572 during the day or at 662-327-3047 in the evenings. Additional Columbus Speedway information can be found on the Columbus Speedway Internet home hosted at www.midsouthracing.com or by calling the Columbus Speedway event hotline at 662-241-5004.

Dates Set for $20,003 to Win
14th Annual Magnolia State 100 at Columbus Speedway

COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI-The dates and purse have been announced for the 14th Annual Magnolia State 100 to be held at the high banked 3/10’s mile Columbus Speedway in Columbus, Mississippi on October 3rd and 4th. The event name will remain the same due to the name association of the annual event but the Super Late Model main event will once again be 60 laps paying a handsome $20,003 top prize for the attractive win and title. Saturday night October 4th will see B-Mains and the 60-lap Super Late Model Main Event unfold at one of the South’s most prestigious and prominent racing spectacles. The 60-lap event will also allow for the various engine combinations prevalent in the region such as the SUPR/SAS Spec engines to be used in a competitive fashion and allow the preferred use of alcohol for fuel, and also keeping the continuity and drama of the race intact by not having a fuel stop.

The premier racing happening of the year in Mississippi has seen tremendous success at its new home at Columbus Speedway. The event has drawn a very large field Super Late Models at each of the last two races since moving to Columbus Speedway including a standing room only, overflow, and record crowd at last year’s race which saw Billy Moyer of Batesville, Arkansas claim his seventh Magnolia State 100 title out of the thirteen years the event has been run. Event promoter Dewitt Singleton of Meridian, Mississippi is once again expecting strong support from the state of Mississippi and the regional racers along with a packed grandstand to be on hand for the fourteenth version of what many consider to be one of the biggest races in the South at one of the most exciting short tracks in America.

Magnolia State action gets underway on Thursday October 2nd with an optional practice session that will be held from 7pm until 10pm. Competition begins on Friday night October 3rd with Super Late Model Pole Qualifying and Super Late Model Qualifying races to determine the majority of the starting grid for the 24-car starting field. Columbus Speedway local divisions will also be in action with Qualifying Races as well for their first night in competing for Magnolia State Championship purses, titles, and trophies.

The final act of the major event on Saturday night October 4th will consist of an expected three Super Late Model B-Mains to complete the 24-car starting field plus local division B-Mains as needed. The evening will be culminated with Magnolia State Championship races in all divisions, highlighted by the 60-lap and $20,003 to win Magnolia State assault on the Columbus Speedway high banks for the Super Late Models.

Additional Magnolia State information is available by calling Dewitt Singleton at 601-917-1500 days or 601-635-4300 in the evenings. Johnny Stokes can be contacted at 662-574-2572 and complete Columbus Speedway and Magnolia State information can be found on the Columbus Speedway website hosted at www.midsouthracing.com .

“Summer SLAM 2003” Postponed Due to Rain!
Street Stocks $1,000 To Win Main Event on August 9th!

Columbus, MS-Rain prevented the running of the 3rd Annual “Summer Slam 20” for the Street Stock division along with a Full Racing Program at Columbus Speedway Saturday night. The “Summer Slam 20” paying $1,000 to win for the Street Stockers will be held this coming Saturday night August 9th plus a Full Racing Program. A super strong field of Street Stocks exceeding 35 cars were already on hand when the rain ended the evening before racing action got underway and should provide for what will be a “don’t miss” event next Saturday night. A fine contingent of race cars is expected to be on hand in all divisions to participate in another wild night of racing at “The Baddest Bullring in the South” as part of the Columbus Speedway “August Assault.”

All Columbus Speedway Weekly Racing Series divisions will also be in action including a 30-lap main event for the Super Late Models, plus the Mississippi Modifieds, Mini Stocks, Pro Street, and the wild Cruiser cars.

Event information for this Saturday night August 9th has grandstand gates opening at 5pm with action at 7:30pm. Children ages 10 and under admitted free when accompanied by an adult. Lawn chairs and coolers are welcome. Additional Columbus Speedway information can be found on the Columbus Speedway Internet home hosted at www.midsouthracing.com or by calling the Columbus Speedway event hotline at 662-241-5004.

“Summer SLAM 2003” This Saturday Night!
Street Stocks $1,000 To Win Main Event!

COLUMBUS, MS- Coming this Saturday night August 2nd will be another wild night of racing action for the Columbus Speedway Weekly Racing Series. The Columbus Speedway “August Assault” will be unleashed in style with the biggest Street Stock event of the year on the Columbus high banks. All Columbus Speedway divisions will be in action. The big show will feature the 3rd annual “Summer Sizzler SLAM 20” for the Street Stocks paying a hefty $1,000 to win along with a Full Racing Program with all divisions in action.

The main event of the evening will be a 20-lap $1,000 to win Championship for the Street Stocks. The annual event drew a huge field of 43 Street Stocks last year and another fine field of the top Street Stock racers in the region is expected to be on hand. The popular division continues to thrill the fans week after week and this event is expected to be another thriller with many drivers capable of taking the win and “getting’ it on” in the normal 2 and 3 wide Street Stock fashion.

Top Street Stock chauffeurs expected to be in action include current division points leader “Big Money” David Honeycutt of Columbus as Honeycutt earned his moniker by virtue of winning his fair share of the increased purse events in the Street Stock ranks. Also expected to be in action are the King family led by New Hope teen sensation TK King and veteran Columbus racer Terry King. Recent winner Chad Nickoles and perennial front runner Scott Stripling will surely be in the hunt for the win along with other potent drivers such as Danny Gable, Marvin Beard, and the Glasgows. Other drivers expected include top ten point racers Terry Kelley and Mike Barton plus many more.

All Columbus Speedway Weekly Racing Series divisions will also be in action including a 30-lap main event for the Super Late Models, plus the Mississippi Modifieds, Mini Stocks, Pro Street, and wild Cruiser cars.

Columbus Speedway will also host an open practice Friday night from 7pm until 10pm with free grandstand admission.

Event information for this Saturday night August 2nd has grandstand gates opening at 5pm with action at 7:30pm. Children ages 10 and under admitted free when accompanied by an adult. Lawn chairs and coolers are welcome. Additional Columbus Speedway information can be found on the Columbus Speedway Internet home hosted at www.midsouthracing.com or by calling the Columbus Speedway event hotline at 662-241-5004

Rushing Stands Ground at Columbus Speedway!

COLUMBUS, MS-The short history of the John L. Cliett Tribute at Columbus Speedway, has seen only two drivers visit Victory Lane. "The Kosciusko Kamikaze" Anthony Rushing swept the first two events, with Mike Boland taking the win in the 2002 installment. It was only fitting that the two past champions would find themselves sitting together on the front row in front of the packed grandstands for the fourth running of the prestigious 59-lap, $5000-to-win Super Late Model event honoring one of the most beloved and colorful figures in dirt racing history.

Rushing, the customary pacesetter in Columbus qualifying, put his machine on top of the field early in qualifying with a 14.23 lap during Midsouthracing.com Pole Qualifying and would remain atop the leader-board until Boland sped around the rim with an impressive 14.17 run to take the pole position over the potent 33-car field for the feature race as well as the $159 Fast Time Award presented by Fortitude Logistics/Behind the Wheel. The top 12 qualifiers were locked into the main event with two B-mains filling out the 24-car field, won by David Earl Gentry and "The Southern Gentleman" Freddy Smith.

After a "missing man" pace lap to honor "The One and Only" John L. Cliett, Rushing would blast into the lead using the high groove at the green flag with Boland taking second place ahead of "The Ragin' Rebel" David Breazeale. Drivers would fan out all across the high banks, with Steve Russell and Byron Michael both taking their machines to the hub and heading for the leaders. While Russell would move up to the rim, Michael would continue running the extreme lower groove to move under Greg Skinner, also running close to the bottom. Duke Whiseant, Ronny Lee Hollingsworth, and Eddie Rickman were the main attraction in the early laps though, as the three would go three-wide around the track for a handful of laps battling for the 4th spot until Breazeale's machine gave up and caution flew on lap 9.

Boland dove to the hub in turn three on the restart and would stay inside high-flying Rushing for three laps as Michael began to make his presence known before Ronny Hollingsworth brought out a second caution after going nose-first into the turn 1 wall. Boland would again go low on Rushing on the restart, but this time the many-time Mississippi State champ had company on the hub as Michaels was there to challenge the