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Atlanta Dragway Results
RACE DATE: September 21, 2002FROM: Tim Glover EVENT: Last Summit ET Series race at Atlanta Dragway ALL TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS DETERMINED. BUT ONE, AT FINAL ATLANTA DRAGWAY SUMMIT ET SERIES POINTS RACE (September 21, 2002) Rain won again for the second week in a row, but not before two rounds of competition had been completed in the final 2002 Summit ET Series points race held at Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, GA. Some of the points leaders were hoping for a rainout, which did happen, but only after two rounds were in the books. The 8-12 year old Jr. Dragster points chase featured the most drama. Eleven year old "Mad Matt" Gillen and 11 year old rookie Lauren Turner have swapped and shared the points lead in that class for several months. Turner came into the last race with a 10 point lead (one round win) over Gillen. After round two, Gillen had tied with her again, and as luck would have it, they drew each other for round three, which would have settled the championship. Now, because of the rain, their parents have to endure two more weeks of anxiety until the final showdown, which is scheduled to be at the Phillips Motorsports Second Annual Fall Classic. Thomas Davis-Cox, 13, came in third at 560, and Bradley Myers, 13, came in fourth with 510. Kyle Denton, 12, finished out the top five with 470 points. In 13-17 year old Jr. Dragster competition, Kelly Gray, 15, had all but locked up the championship coming in to today, with a 60 point lead. After the race was called, Gray was crowned champion with 570 points. Her closest competitor, Heath Snelgrove, 14, finished with 530 points. Fifteen year old Kelly Moore was next, with 500, followed by Kristen Neal, 17, with 490. Fifteen year old Alton Clements III and Lauren Turner's brother, Johnny Turner, 13, finished the year tied for fifth place with 480 points. Super Pro champion "John Boy" Smith was considering doing a rain dance today, because he had a 30 point lead over Jim McKelvey, even though he had missed two races earlier this year. "I wanted this bad, it's my first championship. I've had a lot of torque converter problems this year, and a few small ones the last couple of weeks," said Smith. He finished the evening with 560 points. Former Jr. Dragster "grad" Jeremy "Hollywood" Hancock and Jim McKelvey tied for second with 520 points. Mike Ramsey was next with 490, and Brad Howard took over fifth place tonight with 480. Incidentally, Smith's championship dragster may be up for sale now. He said he's considering looking for a door car to race next year. Former Sportsman champ Jacob Rutledge had already locked up first place in Sportsman, leaving the battle for second up for grabs. Rutledge finished his year with 720 points. Cindy Williams stepped up and tied for second place with another former champ, Rob Hogue. Both had 610 points. Joe Haddon was next with 570. Mack Everett came in fifth, with 510. Brian Harris dominated Trophy Street this year, knocking down 620 points. Derek Anderson was next, with 550. Mark Hefley was third, with 510, and Steve Marcum finished fourth, with 480. Former champ Mardy Kennedy came in fifth with 460. Jay Rhyne added another Motorcycle championship to his resume with 390 points. Another former champ, Joey Rutledge, finished in second with 100.
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