August 30, 2010 Hendersonville, NC

Poole Dominates UARA-STARS at Dillon

On a warm August night in Dillon S.C. Brennan Poole has accomplished what no other driver has been able to do in 2010 and that is to capture more than one win. Poole collected his fifth UARA victory of the season and he did it in style.

The Four Cylinders were the first feature of the night. Kevin Jackson and Gregg Whitley battled all night long and kept the fans on the edge of their seats. Jackson led the first 20 laps until Whitley passed him on the low side going down the backstretch. Whitley never look back as he won his sixth race of the year and a $500 check. Jackson had to settle for second, and Emory Herring finished third after making repairs on his car all day. Leon Vinson finished fourth, and Brian Owens rounded out the "top five."

UARA Rookie contender Clint King had to retire from the race before it even started. His team worked furiously to fix a failed rear end, but could not finish in time for the race.

Garrett Campbell collected his third Sunoco Pole of 2010 at 16.368 with R.A. Brown on the outside at 16.368. The scoring computer breaks down lap times beyond the thousandths and thus Campbell was on top of the list. It is amazing that two drivers could have such very, very close times.

Campbell would take the lead in the beginning but not without serious pressure from Poole. On lap 11 caution one would fly as Michael Rouse spins coming out of turn two. The field will go back to green but caution two will fly once again for Rouse as his car comes down the front stretch with blazes pouring out from under the rear end on lap 24. The car will blaze all the way to the backstretch where Rouse will bring it to a halt and to the attention of the track/fire crew.

On a night of bizarre circumstances during the cautions, during the middle of caution two Julia Dawson comes to a stop on the frontstretch with apparent problems on the front suspension of the car. Julia will head to the pits to the attention of the Don Satterfield led crew for repairs and return to the track to bring home a tenth place finish.

When the green flies Campbell sets the pace and still feels the pressure of Poole. Brown who had been running third up until this point is slowing and will end his night on lap 42 in the pits. Poole will continue his quest for the lead and gain it on lap 47 with the field in pursuit.

Caution three flies on lap 49 as the car of Tyler English erupts in a cloud of smoke. During this caution the Campbell car comes to a stop in turn four. It is determined that Campbell has suffered a broken ball joint and his night will end on lap 55 under the caution. Campbell will bring home the ARbodies Hard Luck Award for this race.

Poole sets a blistering pace that no other driver seems to be able to keep and heads out into the horizon. As Poole is on his journey Coleman Pressley, Kyle Grissom Lee Tissot, Matt Kurzejewski, Scott Turlington, Robert Johnson, Logan Bunning, J.J. June and Ronnie Basset Jr. are the remainder of the top ten and all fighting for positions.

Kurzejewski will head to the pits with a engine problems on lap 84. The fans are thrilled as a battle royal is going on with Turlington and Johnson. Lap after lap these two young men are aiming for the same piece of real estate. Johnson will finally take the spot from Turlington on lap 96. Johnson's good run will earn him his 5th Rookie of the Race honor for 2010 much to the pleasure to his beaming mom Lisa and dad Junior. Johnson would also capture the G Force Shift of the Race having gained 8 positions from his 13th place start.

Poole is still taking what appears to be a Sunday drive out front as Pressley and Grissom heat things up battling for second position. They will be nose to tail, side by side for many laps and Grissom will take the spot on lap 114 leaving Pressley in his wake. Grissom will have his eyes set on Poole and the pedal to the metal.

Poole says no way friend as he will end the night with a good lead over Grissom. Pressley, Tissot and Johnson round out the top five.

Local Dillon Rookie contender Logan Bunning would bring home an impressive 6th place finish in his first UARA start.

Kevin Blanks will be the Comp Cams Engine Builder of the race for the fourth time of 2010 for the powerhouse he prepared for the Poole car.

The Street Stock feature was the last race of the night, but had a thrilling finish. Chad Lockamy led the first lap before being passed by Randy Hall. Randy Hall and AJ Hyatt fought each other all night. Hall led 20 laps and Hyatt led 9 laps. On Lap 22, the two drivers made contact in turn four as they battled for the lead. With only eight laps to go, Hall charged through the pack to finish second. AJ Hyatt won his first career as he was welcomed to Victory Lane with a shower of Gatorade. Hyatt also received a $500 check. Ricky Locklair rounded out the "top three", and Ken McClary finished fourth. Chad Webster finished fifth.


The UARA issues many thanks to Bobby Hawkins for the Titan generator loaned to us for the event.

UARA-STARS Dillon Finish
1. Brennan Poole
2. Kyle Grissom
3. Coleman Pressley
4. Lee Tissot
5. Robert Johnson
6. Logan Bunning
7. Scott Turlington
8. J.J. June
9. Ronnie Bassett Jr.
10. Julia Dawson
11. Matt Kurzejewski
12. Garrett Campbell
13. Tyler English
14. R.A. Brown
15. Randy Hawkins
16. Michael Rouse
17. Clint King - DNS


The UARA-STARS will be in action again at Greenville Pickens Speedway September 25, 2010

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Press Release by: Wink Bodenhamer & Hunter Thomas