By MICHAEL BOYLAN
mboylan@thecitizennews.com

Tony Durflinger of McDonough, recorded his first ever Late Model win Saturday night in the Alan Vigil Southlake Ford 50 at Senoia Speedway.

Durflinger took the lead with 24 laps remaining after a wreck that claimed eight cars shortly following the completion of the first lap. Budweiser Pole Award winner Chad Caldwell and the driver of the 54 car, Gabriel Corbitt, got loose between turns one and two and collected each other, along with eight other drivers.

“We knew we had a top five car,” said Durflinger, who drives a Lefthander/Chevrolet Monte Carlo sponsored by Ricky Sanders Racing/Oval Racing.com/Marks Paint & Body. “After the accident we really knew we had a top five car. We're going to take a win however we can get it, but I still think we would have been a contender at the end of this race what ever had happened.”

Finishing in second was McDonough's John Beach with Fayetteville's Shawn Cieutat in third. Senoia's Chad Caldwell returned to the track after extensive repair to finish fourth. Sharpsburg's Mike Bristol returned to competition after a long leave of absence from Senoia Speedway to finish fifth.

Also unable to finish the race after being collected in the scuffle were Sonny Pollard, Gabriel Corbitt, Scott Griffin, Scott Ellis, Marc Mitchell, B. J. Holley and Charlie Bagwell. Due to the lengthy caution needed to clean up the mangled cars, track officials cut the race to 25 laps.

Brooks' Andy Cash passed Senoia's Jon Bell midway through the Sportsman division race for the win, giving Cash his third win in a row. Darin Cronan finished second after Bell's car was demolished on the front straightaway, leaving him to finish third. Rounding out the field was Larry Pierce in the 32 car.

Due to three wins in a row, a bounty has been placed on Andy Cash by the Senoia Speedway management. Anyone who can break his winning streak will be able to claim the bounty in Saturday night's race.

Locust Grove's Robby Gober in the Sports Car Service Ltd./Pro-Blend/Dover Cylinder Head Inc. Chevy, continues to show why he is the dominant one at Senoia Speedway in the Street Stock Division. Gober led from the drop of the green flag to the checkered for his fourth win of the season. Finishing second was last week's winner Jason Turner of Griffin, who held off the third place car of Stan Barge in his first race of the 2000 season.

Finishing fourth in his highest finish of the season was Bubba Bales, with Newnan's Jim Van Riper returning to Senoia Speedway to finish fifth after an extensive absence.

A bounty on Jonesboro's Cary Hamilton was enough to bring four or five new competitors to the track Saturday night in the Mini Stock Feature at Senoia Speedway. However, nobody could withstand the heat put on by Hamilton as he took the lead from Troy French with nine laps remaining for his fourth consecutive win. French finished second ahead of Mike Chambers, who had his own battle going on with newcomer Jimmy Self. Chambers finished third with Self in fourth. Dan Oxenford took fifth, rounding off the top five.

The bounty placed by Senoia Speedway management on Cary Hamilton still exists and will be given to the driver who can upset Hamilton's winning streak in Saturday night's race.

Peachtree City's Reed Sorenson led from start to finish for his second win of the season in the Conkles Pro/Semi-Pro Masters Division at Senoia Speedway. Sorenson's win did not go without competition as Lovejoy's Doug Stevens, who also competed in the Allison Legacy Feature, filled Sorenson's mirror for the last half of the race.

Sorenson crossed the finish line with only half a car length to spare. Finishing third was Shane Upchurch with Jason Tidwell beating out David Reagan at the line for fourth.

Senoia's Bubba Pollard led every lap from his pole starting position for his second win in as many weeks at Senoia Speedway Saturday night. This brings Pollard to six wins this season in the Conkles Legends Young Lyons/Chargers Divisions. The battle for second was decided with seven laps to go as the 01 car, driven by Andy James, edged out a second place finish over Senoia's Scott Tinsley, who finished third by less than a car length at the finish line. Fourth and fifth place went to Matt McCullough and Cindy Anderson.

Senoia Speedway races each and every Saturday night through November. Pit gate opens at 4 p.m., grandstand opens at 5 p.m. with racing beginning at 7 p.m. For information on the 2000 racing season phone the track at 770-599-6161 or visit www.senoiaspeedway.com for the latest updates on track events, drivers and finishing results.

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