KYLE HALL SQUEAKS OUT WIN AT SOUTHERN NATIONAL

Kyle Hall Takes Second Victory at Southern National

For Immediate Release
Lucama, North Carolina – April 26, 2008

Corey Strickland had thought he would be the car to beat Saturday night at Southern National Raceway Park.  Having the fastest qualifying lap, and taking the lead after two laps (thanks to a five car invert), Strickland was correct about having the car to beat.  A lap 41 caution would prove to be the thing it would take to put Strickland back in the grasp of the rest of the field.  SNRP rookie of the year candidate Kyle Hall took advantage, making the pass on lap 53, and holding on for the final 47 laps to win his second race in the past two attempts.

Strickland would eventually finish third, as Cliff Daniels would make a late pass for second place.  Doug Godsey and Michael Hardin would round out the top five.  After five races, Ryan Rhodes retains his points lead, only 12 points ahead of Sherman Davis Jr.  Corey Strickland is third, with Kyle Hall fourth and Doug Godsey fifth.  The separation between second and fifth currently stands at 29 points.

In Bobby Murray Chevrolet GM Performance Parts Limited Late Models, PJ Flowers led from lap five onward to win his first race of 2008.  Taylor Howard fell back early but would rally back for a strong second place finish.  Tom Holland Jr. would score third, his best finish of 2008.

Tracy Banks led only three laps in the Papa Jack’s Store and Grill Street Stocks, but they were the most important three laps as he’d win his second race in a row.  Kevin Benton led the majority of the race  but would settle for second, holding off Sonny Jay Fisher.

In 4 Cylinders, Wil Smith pushed John Whitley Jr. around the track for a lap before taking the lead on lap 5.  He’d check out on the field and win for the first time in 2008.  Kevin Pierce and Lee Kozikowski would finish second and third respectively.  The third place finish is Kozikowski’s worst finish of 2008.  In UCARs, Ronnie Jones would win his first ever stock car race, besting Jason Capps and John Vernon.

AJ Winstead bested Aubrey Thurston and Allen Marshall in the Rolling Thunder Modifieds race, and Craig Goess Jr. fended off a hard-charging Billy Gomez Jr. and Sparky West in INEX Legends.

Southern National Raceway Park returns this Sunday afternoon with a full slate of racing action.  The green flag flies at 3:00 PM with grandstands opening at noon.  Sunday’s action will feature twin 50 lap Late Model Stock races, as well as Bobby Murray Chevrolet GM Performance Parts Limited Late Models and Super Stocks, Papa Jack’s Store and Grill Street Stocks, 4 Cylinders and UCARs.  Admission is $12 for adults, $8 for kids 8-17, with children 7 and under free.  All military personnel is $10 with a valid military ID.  For more information call the track office at (919) 284-1114 or surf over to http://www.southernnational.net.