Thunder rolls out of Atlanta Motor Speedway

Thunder

rolls out of Atlanta Motor Speedway

Thursday Thunder's

ten-week summer run concluded with six clear-cut division

champions and one tie. Possibly the highlight of the

night was the major upset in the Celebrity Legends Race

between Hit Country's Y106 midday personality Dallas

McCade and the station's Vanna in the Van.

Popular

music personality Dallas McCade won her grudge match over

Vanna, leading from start to finish. The win was a

major upset over the previously unbeaten Vanna.

McCade was able to cruise home in the final lap after

Vanna's last try to pass, coming out of turn two,

resulted in a spinout.

Reed

Sorenson of Peachtree City won for the fifth time in the

last six weeks in the Jet Food Stores Semi-Pro division.

The win solidified the season championship for

Sorenson. Oliver Gentry of Madras, Ga. finished the

race in third place and closed out the season as the

division runner-up.

Steve Dale

became the second driver to hail from Peachtree City to

claim a Thursday Thunder season championship. Dale won

his fifth race of the year on his way to earning the

Computer Concepts Masters title. John East from Dallas,

Ga. worked his way up from a 12th place starting spot to

take home a season-best second place finish. Randy

Thornton from Conyers held onto his second place spot in

the points race, despite a season-low ninth place

finish.

Brandon

McElroy from Newnan won his second race of the year in

the Cintas Young Lions division. McElroy's season-ending

effort was still not enough to take the season title.

Walt

Brannen of Elko, Ga. saw his four-race win streak come to

an end, had a large enough lead over McElroy to offset

his season-worst finish of ninth and took home the season

crown.

Griffin's

Blake Powers recorded a season-best second place finish

and took third place for the season.

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