KYLE HALL SQUEAKS OUT WIN AT SOUTHERN NATIONAL

Kenly, NC (April 12, 2008) – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The drive home from Kenly to Bushwood, MD must have seemed much shorter than the drive to Kenly for Kyle Hall.  For the first few races of the season, Hall had been knocking on the door of the lead, but had yet to lead a lap.  At the end of Saturday night’s action, he had led exactly one lap, but it was the one that mattered.

Qualifying had been cancelled due to rain, so the field in the Nascar Whelen All-American Series Late Model division was set by points, putting Ryan Rhodes and Corey Strickland on the front row.  Rhodes would lead from the opening flag all the way to lap 27, when Richmond, VA’s Doug Godsey would move to the point.  Godsey looked like he had it in the bag, when the 69 machine of Hall would make it to Godsey’s bumper.  Going into turn three on the last lap, Hall made the pass to win his first race at Southern National Raceway Park.  Godsey would finish .07 seconds behind Hall for second, with Sherman Davis Jr. third, Ryan Rhodes fourth and Michael Hardin fifth.

After four races, Ryan Rhodes leads in points by 22 over Sherman Davis Jr.  Third is Corey Strickland, who falls back from second after losing a rear axle in Saturday’s race.  Kyle Hall moves up to fourth after winning, with Doug Godsey taking fifth in points.

Taylor Howard would lead the first 21 laps of the Bobby Murray Chevrolet GM Performance Parts Limited Late Model race, until Adam Murray made his way by to lead the final 29 and take his first win of 2008.  PJ Flowers would finish second, and Howard third.  In the Bobby Murray Chevrolet GM Performance Parts Super Stock division, Kevin Benton made a mid-race pass on Duane Walker to win, with Keith Edwards finishing third.

Kevin Pierce won from the pole in 4 Cylinders, besting Jeremy Bohne and Lee Kozikowski.  Tracy Banks made a pass on lap 11 of the Papa Jack’s Store and Grill Street Stock race to best Sonny Fisher and Kevin Benton.  In UCARs, Jason Capps won his second race in two tries, with Albert Lamont and Ronnie Devera taking second and third respectively, and Travis Miller bested Cecil Lynn Waller and Duane Walker in V6 UCARs.

The USAC Mopar National Midget Car Series came into Southern National Raceway Park, and saw Kody Swanson win from the pole, leading all 40 laps in their main event.  Dakota Armstrong held tight but couldn’t do anything with Swanson despite a last-lap dive into turn three.  Cole Whitt finished third.

Southern National Raceway Park is off this weekend, but will return Saturday, April 26 featuring 100 laps of Nascar Whelen All-American Series Late Models.  Also on the schedule are the Bobby Murray Chevrolet GM Performance Parts Limited Late Models and Super Stocks, Papa Jack’s Store and Grill Street Stocks, 4 Cylinders, Mod-4s, V6 UCARs and UCARs, as well as the INEX Legends and Rolling Thunder Modified series making their first trip into SNRP for the 2008 season.  Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for military, $8 for children 8-17, and kids 7 and under are free.  For more information call the track office at (919) 284-1114, or surf to http://www.southernnational.net.