Late Models Ready for 100-lapper in May Daze Event at Ace Speedway

Track PR Report

Altamahaw, NC(May 15, 2012) — This Friday May 18th the premier division of racing at Ace Speedway returns to action, and to say the field will be stacked is putting it lightly.  The Dick Shirley Chevrolet-Late Models so far have raced three times in 2012 and each time out has seen a different winner.  This friday the Dick Shirley Chevrolet Late Models will race for 100 laps, their 2nd race of the Adams Towing & Recovery/AAA Triple Aces Series.

Friday May 18th, Ace Speedway will feature the 3rd annual May Daze Race presented by Universal Forest Products Friday at 8pm.  Racing includes the Dick Shirley Chevrolet Late Models, Chick-Fil-A Mini Stocks, Kings Auto Salvage Extremes, Street Stocks, and Southern Ground Pounders.

Ace Speedway, an ASA Member Track in Elon, NC has seen a different Late Model winner each time out.  On April 6th’s “Eggstravaganza” it was #27 Jeb Burton taking home the checkers, on April 13th’s “Worlds Collide” event it was #37 Speedy Faucette in Aquafina victory lane, and most recently on May 4th it was #88 Dustin Rumley who took home the checkerd flag.

This Friday’s 100 lap main event is shaping up to be yet another impressive race as the field looks to be one of the strongest of the year to date.

“Every week the Late Models race at Ace Speedway you know your going to see one heck of a race,” said Tyler Williams, Assistant to the General Manager at Ace Speedway.  “There’s a reason they’re called ‘The Most Exciting Show On Asphalt’, its an awesome field top top bottom filled with former track champions, a national champion, and a lot of grizzled veterans looking for their first win of 2012 .  The best advice I can give our fans is to hold on tight, cause these drivers are ready to put on another awesome show this friday night for 100 laps”.

The Late Model field will be full of contenders going for the win on May 18th, below are a few drivers to keep an eye on.

*”The McLeansville Missle” Dustin Rumley has got his 2012 season off to a red hot start, his last two races he has a win and a 2nd place finish.  Currently the driver of the #88 Bryant’s Landscape Supply/Rumley Enterprises/Country Hills Golf Course Chevrolet is tied for the points lead coming into May 18th’s 100 lap event.  Rumley, the 2010 Late Model champion and the youngest Late Model champion in track history will be looking for win #2 in 2012 this friday.

*Philip “Speedy” Faucette and his #37 King’s Auto Salvage/Southern Microscope/Beaver Creek Farms late model will be looking to rebound after a disapointing 8th place finish in his last race.  A two-time champion of the Dick Shirley Chevrolet Late Model Division (2003, 2009), Faucette’s first two races of 2012 featured a 2nd place run on April 6th, and a win on April 13th, he has qualified on the Sheetz Pole Award all three late model races this season.

*John Moore finds himself currently 3rd in the points standings after 3 races.  Moore’s #4 Moore’s Roofing/Moore’s Transmissions/Turk’s Bar & Grill/Arthur’s Jewelry late model has turned in finishes of 6th, 3rd, and 7th respectively in the three late model races in 2012.  Moore, the 2008 Strutmasters.com Limited-Late Model champion is still seeking his first career win in the Dick Shirley Chevrolet Late Models.

*Four-time and defending Late Model champion (1990, 1993, 1996, 2011) and defending ASA National Champion Barry Beggarly comes into this friday’s nights race 4th in the points standings 14 points behind Faucette and Rumley.  Beggarly and his #82 Alamance Mufflers/Stallings Collision Center Impala had its best run of 2012 on May 4th with a 3rd place finish.  After a 5 win season in 2011, Beggarly is eager to get back in Aquafina victory lane after a 2011 season where he scored 5 victories on his way to his 4th Dick Shirley Chevrolet Late Model Championship, he is tied for the most championships in Late Model history at Ace Speedway with Todd Massey (1991, 1994, 2000, 2001).

*2-time Dick Shirley Chevrolet Late Model champion Rodney Cook (2006, 2007) is also coming off his best finish of the season after a 2nd place finish on May 4th.  The Reidsville, NC native has recored finishes of 3rd, 13th and 2nd in the three late model races in 2012.  Cook and his #14 Burlington Honda/William Pickard Trucking late model will be seeking his first win of the season.

*Other driver’s expected to compete include the #31 Sheetz Chevrolet of “Flyin” Ryan Robertson; 2008 Late Model Champion driver of the #71 Trademark Roofing & Gutters/UFP/Quick Cash Pawn Chevrolet of Dean Fogleman; along with the return of R.D. Smith driver of the #23 Myrtle Beach Days/Smith Rentals Ford whom took home a win in a 30 lap Strutmasters.com Limited-Late Model this past friday May 11th.

Friday May 18th’s May Daze Race is presented by Universal Forest Products, and features a 100 lap main event for the Dick Shirley Chevrolet Late Models in the Adams Towing & Recovery/AAA Triple Aces series.  Also racing in the Chick-Fil-A Mini Stocks, Kings Auto Salvage Extremes, Street Stocks and Southern Ground Pounders.  Pit Gates open at 4:00pm, Grandstands Open at 5:30pm, Practice starts at 5:55pm, Driver’s Meeting at 7:00pm, Racing at 8:00pm.

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