Thanks to Adam Smith and The Times-News for the following results and coverage from The Summer Sizzler at Ace Speedway:

RESULTS:

Late Models (100 laps): Rodney Cook, Barry Beggarly, Jason Payne, Bobby Griffin, Dean Fogleman, Brad Kurth, Dustin Rumley, Mike Chambers, Thomas Scott, Michael Lia, Rusty Gaspard, Kevin Parker, Scotty Warren.

Modifieds (25 laps): Richard Thomas, Randy Butner, Roy Cook, Don Cook, Gary Young Jr., Ronnie Austin, Jerry Scott.

First Limited Sportsman race (20 laps): Kenny Bost, Ziggy Zimmerman, Boo Boo Dalton, Luke Fleming, Patrick Coleman, Jim Shoaf, Dillon Bassett, Josh Lowder, Jacob Creed, Tony Ramsey, Steven Truell, Jason Turner, David Sell, Bethany Stovall, Brian Morgan.

Second Limited Sportsman race (20 laps): Luke Fleming, Ziggy Zimmerman, Jacob Creed, David Sell, Steven Truell, Patrick Coleman, Kenny Bost, Jim Shoaf, Tony Ramsey, Bethany Stovall, Josh Lowder, Boo Boo Dalton, Dillon Bassett, Jason Turner, Brian Morgan.

X-treme Cars (20 laps): Michael Neal, Keith Spake, Ben Walker, Jerry Kernodle, Zack Bralley, Richie Placer, Brandon Sharpe, Jake Edgley, Sandy Edgley, William Jones, Larry Isley Jr., Michael Myrick, Brian Hatch, Russell Casey, Andrew Schill, Jim Mitchem, David Jones, Tommy Porter, Harold Jones, Dustin Price, David King, Chase Hunt.

Street Stocks (25 laps): Bobby Grimes, Gary Ledbetter, Michael Worthington, Ruby Rudduck, Clyde Johnson, Richard Hayden, Chris Gray, Steven Worthington, Mark Glidewell.

Late Models qualifying: Dustin Rumley 15.703, Jason Payne 15.767, Brad Kurth 15.789, Scotty Warren 15.813, Barry Beggarly 15.821, Thomas Scott 15.926, Bobby Griffin 16.036, Dean Fogleman 16.096, Kevin Parker 16.125, Mike Chambers 16.504, Rusty Gaspard 17.280, Michael Lia 17.390.

Limited Sportsman qualifying: Ziggy Zimmerman 16.206, Dillon Bassett 16.315, Boo Boo Dalton 16.339, Kenny Bost 16.347, Jim Shoaf 16.371, Luke Fleming 16.408, Josh Lowder 16.448, Patrick Coleman 16.672, Jacob Creed 16.691, Steven Truell 16.729, Tony Ramsey 16.866, Jason Turner 16.920, Brian Morgan 16.944, David Sell 17.036, Bethany Stovall 17.509.

Two races in one: Cook hustles to retrieve backup car then wins again at Ace

By Adam Smith of The Times-News

ALTAMAHAW — By the time Rodney Cook climbed out in Victory Lane to the roaring embrace of his pumped-up fan base, he had won two races Friday night.

The first was a road trip waged against the clock, which went successfully and allowed him to return from his race shop in time to compete with a backup car in Ace Speedway’s main event.

Then came the payoff for that rush job as the Reidsville driver unleashed a comprehensive show of strength and seized victory in the track’s 100-lap Late Models feature.

Ultimately, Cook’s No. 14 Chevrolet charged from the rear, led the final 94 laps and stood up to every test while all sorts of situations popped off throughout the running order.

That car was pressed into duty amid a fit of necessity earlier in the night, when Cook’s primary No. 14 Ford suffered a broken water pump during pre-race practice sessions.

“I said if we pull this one off that just tells you what kind of luck we’ve got,” Cook said, recounting a conversation from the round trip of roughly 30 miles to retrieve the backup car. “I don’t play the lottery. I need to go buy a lottery ticket or something.”

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