#11 Aug 9, 2013
Crashin His Way to Victory
that in is; with myallquestion can hen you talked Moix what hasof been S the owner CertiW about Demolition some the best local Plumbing make Derbies in years past at fied of Five Flags Speedway, it was just common nature to think of names such as Neilsen or Merritt. Not so much lately as a new name comes to mind and it’s Ronnie “King of Krunch” Smith. You all remember him from his Modified and Late Model years here at the speedway, but after retiring a few years ago Smith decided to try his hand at the Demo Derby just for fun.
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un is just what he’s had too; as he has taken home the trophy and $2,000.00 first place money in the last two Demos’. Might I add he has only participated in two and he is batting a thousand? Check this out..he did it in the same car. Never can I remember anyone doing that. The cars normally go to the crusher afterwards. Welcome to our out of town drivers tonight .
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Jeff Adams, of Smyrna Baptist in Paul Mathis’ # 13; Wayne Butts our track chaplain in Derek Long’s #5; Shane Freeman of Beulah Baptist in Bubba WInslow’s # 12 Gordon Godfrey of Marcus Pointe Baptist in Corey PIttman’s # 34: Nate Wheeler of Liberty Church North in James Beall’s # 99; Gene Wooten of Beulah Free Will Baptist in Michael Couture’s # 27
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A 17-year age gap separates Brandon Burks and Gary Goodwin. On the track, though, ”Burks and Goodwin have been, to use familiar racing jargon, “hooked up” for a few years now. The last few seasons their see-saw battles for checkered flags in the Butler U-Pull-It Bombers Series was the stuff of legends, fitting for a short track with as much pageantry as Pensacola’s historic banks. Sure, oftentimes their rivalry got more overheated than the crate motors under their hoods, but cooler heads prevailed and a mutual admiration society developed between the pair. This year, as both left the friendly confines of the Bombers to jump to the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Sportsman Division, Burks and Goodwin remain nose-to-tail. Heading into Friday night’s Double Purse feature, Goodwin sits one point ahead of Burks for fourth in the season standings. Not that either seems concerned about any finishes other than victories. Read all of this story on our web site
“We wanna get that feature win,” said Goodwin, 38, who won the last two Bombers track championships. “Each week it gives us something to work for. We’re not interested in points. I hope we can get a win before the year’s up.” Wins are in the crosshairs for both Burks and Goodwin. Despite some struggles at the beginning of the season, both former Bombers drivers have posted a pair of top-five finishes in recent weeks at Five Flags. In fact, it was a podium sweep for former Bombers drivers at the last Sportsman feature July 26. Kenny Williams, who raced the “crunch bunch” as well last year, collected the win with Burks second and Goodwin rounding out the top three.“It felt like a win, to be honest,” said Burks, 21, who had his share of growing pains earlier this season. “It was pretty cool to see Kenny Williams and Gary Goodwin up there.
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