It looked as

if last year's Bandoleros champion Matt Peeples would not start the season

opener at Senoia Speedway Saturday night after making hard contact with

the outside wall in a practice heat, tearing up his front and rear of

his car. "We call it 200-mph duct tape," commented Ruth Peeples

when asked how the number three team was able to bring Peeples to Victory

Lane.

In second was

Hampton's Chris Dilbeck with Justin South finishing third. Chris Cable

and Brandon Jackson took the fourth and fifth place positions with Gary

Maude and Matt Cox finishing sixth and seventh. In eighth was Sharpsburg's

Marcia Bristol, trailed by Marcia Prosser and Trent Mayo in ninth and

tenth.

Moreland's

Nick Hill took the Legends Young Lions Division's first race of the season

Saturday night at Senoia Speedway as he led every lap from start to finish.

In second was Bobby East with Ron Johnson close in third. Doug Ludwig

and Jimmy Felt finished fourth and fifth.

In the Legends

Pro Division, Williamson's Chris Vaughan took the lead in lap 20 during

Saturday night's opening race for the win. Trailing closely was Lizella's

Jason Tidwell with Senoia's Scott Tinsley close behind in third. Roy Brooks

finished fourth while Josh Phillips rounded out the top five finishers.

Pole starter

Cary Hamilton of Jonesboro, Ga. took the lead in lap 13 of the Mini Stock

race and held on to take the checkered flag during Saturday night's season

opener. Ty Stewart led the first 12 laps and finished in second. Shawn

Mormon placed third with Keith Adams and Steve Adams fourth and fifth.

Robby "Go-Go"

Gober of Locust Grove, Ga. took the win during the Street Stock season

opener. Gober in his Chevy Malibu was untouched from the start to the

finish. Following in second was Larry Pierce with Stan Barge in third.

Ted Willingham and Sammy Barge finished fourth and fifth.

Senoia Speedway

opens its gates at 5 p.m. and races start at 7 p.m. The Big 8 Pro Late

Model Series kicks off this Saturday, March 31. For information phone

770-599-6161, or check out the Web site at www.senoiaspeedway.com .

Tickets will be available at the gate and season passes can be purchased

online at the Web site.

In other racing

news, Joey Clanton and the number 83 Zaxby's/Steve Dale Motorsports Chevrolet

Monte Carlo finished fourth in this past weekend's Florida 200 at the

USA International Speedway in Lakeland, Fla.

After starting

the Florida 200 in the 16th position, Joey Clanton and the Steve Dale

Motorsports team showed their tenacity by climbing 12 spots during the

race to finish in the fourth spot when the checkered flag flew.

The fourth

place finish was a welcome boost to Clanton and the Steve Dale Motorsports

team in the chase for the American Speed Association Series Championship.

The solid finish at Lakeland put Clanton and the number 83 into the third

position in ASA Series points, just 70 points behind the leader.

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