On a night when Gulf Coast race fans welcomed Hall of Fame racing legend Red Farmer to the high-banks of Deep South Speedway, it was Ricky Haugen who stole the show to score on the track.  Haugen, from Pace, Florida, had started from the rear of the field in his qualifying heat race and would work his way to the front with a rousing run through the high speed traffic on the lightning fast oval.  The victory was Haugen's second of the season in GM Performance Late Model action at Deep South Speedway, and it took everything that Haugen could muster in order to hold off repeated challenges for the lead by Stephen Brantley and Ryan Little.   Farmer, at seventy-eight years of age brought the crowd to their feet early in the evening as he rallied to finish second in his qualifying heat, closed in on the leaders in the closing laps of the main event to score a fourth place finish and was followed to the stripe by Tom Lohr round out the top-five.

Fans from across the Gulf Coast region turned out to get a chance to meet Red Farmer, and watch the Hueytown, Alabama legend battle with the young guns on the track.  Prior to his strong top-five run at Deep South Speedway, Farmer made a special promotional appearance at the Bass Pro Shops location in Spanish Fort, Alabama, where crowds turned out to meet Alabama Gang leader whose sixty years as a leading race champion also earned him the honor as one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers of All-time.  Farmer was given a rousing standing ovation when Deep South Speedway presented him with a special award and commerative plaque in appreciation for his visit to the racing facility in Loxley, Alabama.

All divisions provided the fans who packed hillside terrace at Deep South Speedway plenty of excitement with side-by-side battles and sparks throughout the evening.  Another classic Open Wheel Modified duel between Gulfport, Mississippi ace Ron Tubbs and Molino, Florida talent Greg Hopkins saw Tubbs prevail for the win.  The race to the checkered flag intensified during the final three laps as Tubbs felt the pressure of the oncoming Hopkins trying to take the top spot.  Tubbs prevailed with Hopkins in second as Nathan Ingersoll, Randy Booker and Aaron Perritt finished third through fifth, respectively.  The Super Hobby division main event saw Allen Taylor survive a wild and wooly affair to score another big win over Greg Tuberville.  Scott Albritton was third with Terry Iknor and John Godwin crossing the stripe in fourth and fifth.

Jaime Mozingo of Grove Hill, Alabama was the winner in the Stinger feature with Robertsdale's Derrick Johnson taking the win in Hobby Stock action.  The Vintage Racecar main event was won by Pensacola's Ansel Reed and Bret Henderson of Foley, Alabama roared to the win in the Limited Sportsman feature.

 

This Saturday night, September 20th, the Super Late Models return to the home of the Saturday Night Special as the Mississippi State Championship Challenge Series rolls into Deep South Speedway for a sanctioned event plus the final championship racing points event of 2008 in all other divisions.  Gates open at 4:00 with the racing action set to take the green flag at 7:00 p.m.  An open practice session is set for Friday at 7:00 p.m.  Additional event information is available online at www.deepsouthspeedway.com

As part of the continuing racing and special entertainment events at Deep South Speedway, Saturday night October 4th Deep South Speedway will host world famous motorcycle stunt artist Bubba Blackwell, The American DareDevil, in a featured attempt to jump a world record-breaking fifty-two cars in a death defying leap on his XR-750 Harley-Davidson motorcycle.  Check out the Deep South Speedway web site for additional special event announcements and detailed event information on upcoming events continuing into December.

Deep South Speedway offers one of the most exciting slates of racing in the Southeast, showcasing the best racing action in the Gulf Coast this season!  Deep South Speedway is located on Alabama Hwy 59, just four miles North of Interstate 10 (Exit 44) and north of Loxley; or just 15 miles South of I-65 (Exit 37).  The track is situated halfway between Pensacola, Florida and Mobile, Alabama and just twenty-five miles north of the resort areas of Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, Alabama.  The modern facility has fast become the location of choice for race fans, family fun and motorsports competitors each Saturday night and offers a wide selection of amenities for fans and competitors alike, including a VIP Hospitality and Entertainment events and a state-of-the-art tower complex along great selection of food and beverage items.  Grass terraced grandstand seating and even air-conditioned restrooms for the Grandstand spectators await visitors to Deep South Speedway.

Deep South Speedway Results from Saturday September  l3, 2008 - (Loxlel, Ala)

Top-Five Finishers in Each Division

GM PERFORMANCE LATE MODELS
Winner - RICKY HAUGEN (Pace, Fla)  2.Steven Brantley (Monroeville, Ala)  3.Ryan Little (Satsuma, Ala)   4.Red Farmer (Hueytown, Ala)  5.Tom Lohr (Pensacola, Fla)
HOBBY STOCK

Winner - DERRICK JOHNSON (Robertsdale, Ala)  2.Ronnie Vick (Summerdale, Ala)   3.Keith Presnall (Satsuma, Ala)  4. Steven Allday (Citronelle, Ala)  5.Junior Vick (Summerdale, Ala)

LIMITED SPORTSMAN
Winner -  BRET HENDERSON (Foley, Ala)   2.Sean Goodwin (Stockton, Ala)  3.Brad Busby (Irvington, Ala)  4.Michael Rhodes (Molino, Fla)  5.Chuck Moore (Fairhope, Ala)

STINGER
Winner - JAMIE MOZINGO (Grove Hill, Ala)  2.Wes McAdams (Gulf Shores, Ala)  3.Roger Kight  (Spanish Fort, Ala)  4.Michael Gollott (Pensacola, Fla)  5.Gary Watson (Spanish Fort, Ala )

SUPER HOBBY
Winner - ALLEN TAYLOR (Saraland, Ala)  2. Greg Tuberville (Robertsdale, Ala)  3.Scott Albritton (Citronelle, Ala)  4.Terry Iknor  (Semmes, Ala)  5.Chuck Moore (Fairhope, Ala) 

OPEN WHEEL MODIFIED
Winner - RON TUBBS (Gulfport, Miss)  2.Greg Hopkins (Molino, Fla)  3.Nathan Ingersoll (Robertsdale, Ala)  4.Randy Booker (Repton, Ala)  5.Aaron Perritt (Pace, Fla)
VINTAGE RACECARS
Winner -  ANSEL REED (Pensacola, Fla)  2.Jody Beech (Stapleton, Ala)  3.Billy Boothe (Citronelle, Ala)  4.Brandon Buhler (Livingston, La)  5.Jay Coleman (Cantonment, Fla)