- Thanks to Adam Smith and The Times-News for results and coverage from Ace’s Father’s Day Special Night:

Results:

Late Models (75 laps): Rodney Cook, Dustin Rumley, Jason Payne, Brad Kurth, Bobby Griffin, Thomas Scott, Kevin Parker, Mike Chambers, Barry Beggarly, Dean Fogleman, Coy Hedrick, Michael Lia, Scotty Warren, Robert Turner.

First Modifieds race (20 laps): Richard Thomas, Todd Massey, Randy Butner, Gary Young Jr., Roy Cook, Barry Moize, Ronnie Austin, Don Cook, Phil Bryant, Eddie Robbins, Larry Cook.

Second Modifieds race (20 laps): Todd Massey, Randy Butner, Gary Young Jr., Richard Thomas, Roy Cook, Ronnie Austin, Barry Moize, Don Cook, Eddie Robbins.

Limited Sportsman (30 laps): Josh Lowder, Ziggy Zimmerman, Boo Boo Dalton, Jacob Creed, Patrick Coleman, Steven Truell, Jeff McCrary, Bethany Stovall.

Mini Stocks (25 laps): Michael Tucker, P-Nut Vernon, Mike Herron, Chris Breedlove, Phillip Wright, Ian Chandler, Willie Chilton, Tony Meadows, Chuck Wall.

Flathead Fords Modifieds (20 Laps): Randy Apple

Flarhead Fords Sportsman (20 Laps): Garland Rickets

Late Models qualifying: Dustin Rumley 15.787, Brad Kurth 15.841, Robert Turner 15.885, Jason Payne 15.928, Bobby Griffin 15.979, Thomas Scott 16.042, Scotty Warren 16.052, Barry Beggarly 16.092, Rodney Cook 16.121, Dean Fogleman 16.184, Mike Chambers 16.240, Kevin Parker 16.251, Coy Hedrick 16.311, Michael Lia 17.093.

Modifieds qualifying: Todd Massey 15.829, Richard Thomas 15.945, Gary Young Jr. 15.968, Randy Butner 16.041, Phil Bryant 16.137, Ronnie Austin 16.283, Roy Cook 16.362, Barry Moize 16.547, Don Cook 16.630, Eddie Robbins 17.302.

Tempers flare as Cook outslugs Rumley for intense win at Ace

By Adam Smith of The Times-News

ALTAMAHAW — Hard-core competition boiled over into full-scale combat.

Incensed men threatened to turn the angry post-race scene into a riot.

And when the dust finally settled, a Friday night churning with intensity had become an instant classic at Ace Speedway.

Rodney Cook chased down Dustin Rumley and unleashed bare-knuckles tactics to complete a somewhat remarkable rally that produced victory in the track’s 75-lap Late Models feature.

Then came the checkered flag and explosive aftermath that prompted the fans to pour out of the grandstands and press against the tall fence that lines the frontstretch.

Rumley, who had seemed poised to deliver a second winning performance in as many weeks, caught up to Cook on the backstretch and spun him out under post-race caution conditions, just as the celebration of Cook’s sixth victory this season was beginning.

So Cook brought his No. 14 Ford to Ace’s start / finish line — where the top three finishers always gather for their podium obligations — and shoved it nose-to-nose with Rumley’s No. 88 Chevrolet.

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