Thanks to Adam Smith of The Times-News for the following coverage from The Quick Cash Pawn & Mega Plumbing Mid-Summer Classic on July 16th:

RESULTS:

Late Models (75 laps): Dustin Rumley, Rodney Cook, Jason Payne, Barry Beggarly, Scotty Warren, Thomas Scott, Bobby Griffin, Dean Fogleman, John Moore, Kevin Parker, Matt Bowling, Kevin Anderson, Brad Kurth, Mike Chambers.

Modifieds (35 laps): Randy Butner, Richard Thomas, Bob Wallace, Ronnie Austin, Larry Cook, Barry Moize, Jason Cook, Don Cook, Roy Cook, Phil Bryant.

Limited Sportsman (30 laps): Ziggy Zimmerman, Boo Boo Dalton, Tommy Neal, Patrick Coleman, Jacob Creed, Steven Truell, Tony Ramsey, Bethany Stovall.

First Mini Stocks race (15 laps): Michael Tucker, Randy Freeze, Chuck Wall, P-Nut Vernon, Chris Breedlove, Mark Wilburn, Bob Hayes, Mike Herron, Willie Chilton, Michael Bennett, Phillip Wright, Amber Baldwin, Mike Lowery, Tony Meadows, Melvin Tucker.

Second Mini Stocks race (20 laps): Michael Tucker, Mike Herron, P-Nut Vernon, Chuck Wall, Randy Freeze, Mike Lowery, Mark Wilburn, Chris Breedlove, Phillip Wright, Bob Hayes, Willie Chilton, Melvin Tucker, Amber Baldwin, Michael Bennett.

X-treme Cars (15 laps): Keith Brame Jr., Jerry Kernodle, Richie Placer, Richard Hatch, Jake Edgley, Larry Isley, Sandy Edgley, Keith Spake, Michael Myrick, Zack Bralley, Harold Jones, Donald Jarvis, David Jones, Russell Casey, Brandon Sharpe, Michael Neal, William Jones, Jeremy Crouch, Robert Archie, Tommy Porter, Ben Walker (disqualified), Barry Wilson (disqualified), Brian Hatch (disqualified), Jeff Thomas (disqualified).

Mini Trucks (10 laps): Bobby Smith, Tony Black, Junior Chriscoe, Anthony Bennett, Wesley Farmer, Kyler Wowens, Rudy Ruddock, Blake Turner, Ron Thayor, Rodney Gibbey, Ray Chriscoe.

Late Models qualifying: Dustin Rumley 15.843, Brad Kurth 15.883, Barry Beggarly 15.888, Jason Payne 15.920, John Moore 15.994, Rodney Cook 16.011, Bobby Griffin 16.033, Scotty Warren 16.040, Matt Bowling 16.094, Dean Fogleman 16.200, Thomas Scott 16.310, Mike Chambers 16.343, Kevin Anderson 16.435, Kevin Parker 16.590.

Mini Stocks qualifying: Michael Tucker 18.31, P-Nut Vernon 18.46, Randy Freeze 18.50, Mike Herron 18.56, Chuck Wall 18.61, Chris Breedlove 18.62, Mike Lowery 18.85, Mark Wilburn 18.97, Phillip Wright 19.24, Melvin Tucker 19.31, Bob Hayes 19.43, Willie Chilton 19.84, Tony Meadows 20.90, Michael Bennett 22.50, Amber Baldwin 50.46.

Rumley never flinches, repels Cook in shootout ending at Ace

By Adam Smith of The Times-News

ALTAMAHAW — Less than two laps shy of rolling in with a well-earned win, a sudden caution flag meant that a menacing shootout-style ending now was staring down Dustin Rumley.

He never blinked.

The McLeansville young gun capped an unwavering performance by coolly handling the fiery pressure of a green-white-checkered conclusion and emerged victorious in the 75-lap Late Models feature Friday night at Ace Speedway.

Rumley led every lap and withstood the double-file fury of six caution periods and subsequent restarts to secure his second victory of the season in the track’s premier racing classification.

“It really just got better as I went,” he said of his No. 88 Chevrolet. “Them restarts just killed me. It pushed real bad on the restarts. Shoot, if I could’ve just settled in and hit some marks I believe it would’ve gotten better every lap.”

Roughed up and knocked out of the lead position in recent weeks, the 20-year-old Rumley stood tall during the most critical stages to repel his nemesis, Rodney Cook.

Reidsville’s Cook, who has ruled Victory Lane here, quickly rose from the rear of the 14-car field and challenged Rumley on the outside. He chose the cone and jumped to the high side during a pair of early restarts.

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