Pressley takes victory, points lead
By Reese Fant • CONTRIBUTING WRITER
SundaY, May 9th 2008

Coleman Pressley wasn't the top qualifier in Friday's special race at Greenville-Pickens Speedway, but he took advantage of being in front to lead start to finish for his second win here this season.

Pressley was lucky enough to draw the top starting spot, and used the inside front row start to stay in control while a handful of top drivers fought it out behind him.

Ralph Carnes also had a front row starting spot, and stayed right there in second, while David Roberts and Marty Ward put on a mighty battle for third, which Roberts won.

The win, on a double-points night, gives Pressley the lead by two over Roberts.

"It's pretty cool to race here, where my father was champion, and my grandfather raced, and be kind of competitive with them," Pressley said. "I've never been in the points lead before, but we are only two months into the season. We've got seven more months to go, and we will just have to wait and see what happens during the season."

The top five rundown had Pressley in front, with Carnes, Roberts, Ward and Porter in the top five.

Kenneth Headen took sixth, with Anthony Anders seventh. John Lewis Hightower was eighth, as Randy Hawkins and Dan Van Saun completed the top ten.

Randy Ballew led from start to finish in the Sportsman main event, with Chris Chastain hanging on to second for much of the race but having to settle for third as Tim Lollis got by in the last third of the race. Stephen Horton raced his way to fourth and C.M. Knight worked his way up to fifth.

In the first Charger main event, Zachery Pressley led from start to finish for his first win, and Tyler Stephens, who started second, also finished right there. Andy Norris was third, with Tim Crowe fourth and Ricky Stephens fifth.

Chuckie Greer won the second Charger main, with Michael Headen second and Scott Mann in third. Les Mahaffey finished fourth and Michael Mote was fifth.

One of the highlights of the evening came in the second Renegade race, when Malibu Monica Blount drive her hot-pink Chevrolet to victory.

Blount took command from the pole position when the green flag fell, and she jumped out to a 20-car-length lead. She stayed right there as Percy Proctor and Freddy Hale, Jr., fought it out for second place.

As Blount came across underneath the checkered flag, Late Model Stock driver and good friend Amanda Lynch was jumping up and down on pit road, yelling and waving her arms. Lynch was the first person to her door in victory lane, and her win was the first, ever, by a female in the Renegade division.

Zane Jannelli was fourth and Richard Davenport fifth.

In the first Renegade race, Matt Hale came up from fifth to take the win as pole sitter Jackie Manley faded to eighth. David Cepek took second, with Tony Leslie third, Dale Walker fourth and Jeremy Drummond fifth.

 

Results for Greenville Pickens Speedway -

May 9, 2008

 

Pole Position:

David Roberts

20.787

sec./

86.59258

mph

Late Model Stock

1.

Coleman Pressley

Asheville , NC

2.

Ralph Carnes

Anderson , SC

3.

David Roberts

Simpsonville , SC

4.

Marty Ward

Marietta , SC

5.

Randy Porter

Greenville , SC

6.

Kenneth Headen

Piedmont , SC

7.

Anthony Anders

Greenville , SC

8.

John Lewis Hightower

Travelers Rest, SC

9.

Randy Hawkins

Travelers Rest, SC

10.

Dan Van Saun

Hendersonville , NC

11.

Dale Dove

Simpsonville , SC

12.

Jeremy Burns

Simpsonville , SC

13.

Jimmy Mann, Jr.

Greenville , SC

14.

Anthony Cordell

Greenville , SC

15.

Brad Sams

16.

Neil Meredith

Anderson , SC

17.

Jared Stokes

Six Mile , SC

18.

Grant McGinnis

Chesnee , SC

19.

Travis Allen

Greenville , SC

20.

Jody McDonald

21.

Chris Black

Fountain Inn , SC

22.

Amanda Lynch

Greenville , SC

23.

Michael Kriz

Duncan , SC

24.

Mitchell Mote

Easley , SC

25.

Michael Burt

Belton , SC

26.

Barry Boggero

Greenwood , SC

27.

Chris Vanadore

 

Sportsman

1.

Randy Ballew

Easley , SC

2.

Tim Lollis

Greenville , SC

3.

Chris Chastain

Pelzer , SC

4.

Stephen Horton

Greenville , SC

5.

C. M. Knight

Simpsonville , SC

6.

Chris Francis

7.

Bob Root

8.

Brian Lindsay

9.

Eric Stokes

10.

Rick Kelley

Greenville , SC

11.

Jamie Altop

12.

Chris Meinders

Liberty , SC

13.

Daryl Culbertson

14.

Robert Horton

Greenville , SC

 

Charger 1

1.

Zachary Pressley

Greenville , SC

2.

Tyler Stephens

Greenville , SC

3.

Andy Norris

Greer , SC

4.

Tim Crowe

Greenville , SC

5.

Ricky Stephens

Greenville , SC

6.

Mike Hughes

Greenville , SC

7.

Chris Headen

8.

Byron Mabery

Greenville , SC

9.

Mike Mote

Easley , SC

 

Charger 2 – This race is UNOFFICIAL pending post race inspections.

1.

Chuckie Greer

Greenville , SC

2.

Michael Headen

Easley , SC

3.

Scott Mann

Easley , SC

4.

Les Mahaffey

Easley , SC

5.

Michael Mote

Easley , SC

6.

Whitey Suttles

Greenville , SC

7.

Walt Anders

Easley , SC

8.

Chad Haney

9.

Chris Francis

Piedmont , SC

 

Renegade 1

1.

Matt Hale

Greenville , SC

2.

David Cepek

Easley , SC

3.

Tony Leslie

4.

Dale Walker

Greenville , SC

5.

Jeremy Drummond

6.

Scott Padgett

Easley , SC

7.

Randall Jennings

8.

Jackie Manley

9.

Dale Stancil

10.

Tyrone Anglin

 

Renegade 2

1.

Monica Blount

Easley , SC

2.

Percy Proctor

Hardcharger

3.

Freddy Hale, Jr

Greenville , SC

4.

Zane Janelli

5.

Richard Davenport

West Union , SC

6.

Bradley Mabery

7.

Jerre Lewis

8.

Jimmy Mullinax

9.

Alvin Stokes

Central, SC

 

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