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Area sports briefs: Charlotte teen wins Asheboro tourney; Caraway card wiped out

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ASHEBORO – Neel Ladde of Charlotte won the Junior Amateur golf tournament during the weekend at Asheboro Municipal Golf Course.

Ladde posted a total of 107 for 27 holes in the tournament that was reduced because of weather interfering. He had rounds of 36 and 71.

Second place went to Lexington’s Steele Fischer (38-78) with 116 and third place went to Eastern Randolph rising senior Connor Carter (41-76) with 117.

The 13-18-year-old age group had seven entrants, marking it the largest group in the tournament. Some golfers completed 12 holes before storms suspended play Saturday, so only the first nine holes were counted.

In the 9-11 tournament, Trace Fischer of Lexington won with 90 (52-38) as two nine-hole rounds were contested. Tucker McNeil of Seagrove was second with 107 (57-50).

The 6-8 class played four holes Saturday and five holes Sunday, with Anna Kathryn Skeen the winner (24-27) with 51 and Anika Ladde (26-29) next with 55.

U.S. SENIOR AMATEUR QUALIFYING: Steven Kidd of Liberty shot 81 in U.S. Senior Amateur qualifying last week at High Point Country Club’s Willow Creek course.

A 70 or better was needed to advance. The three advancing to the U.S. Senior Amateur from Aug. 27-Sept. 1 in Marion, Mass., are Ryan Fox of West End and Daniel Neveu of Pinehurst, both shooting 3-under 69s, and Hunter Rutter of Winston-Salem at 70.

Caraway Speedway card nixed by downpours

At Sophia, the “Crashin’ Hackett’s Night of Destruction” was called off Saturday night because of heavy rains, with the event rescheduled to be part of the Aug. 20 activities at the speedway.

Qualifying had started for Challengers when rain created issues. The racing card also was supposed to include Mini Stocks, UCARs, bus races and a demolition derby.

Rain checks from Saturday will be honored Aug. 20, which had been a scheduled off night at the track.

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Black snags two victories at Caraway

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SOPHIA – Tony Black won twice in the Late Models division in feature races Saturday night at Caraway Speedway.

Black finished ahead of runner-up Donnie Apple in both races.

It was a racing card stocked with twin features.

In 602 Modifieds, Carson Loftin won the first race and Cody Norman ended up second. The order among the top two spots was flipped in the second race, with Norman prevailing and Loftin taking second.

In Mini Stocks, Jimmy Crigger was the winner of the first race. In the other race in the division,

Rudy Hartley won at the track for the first time since mid-May, while runner-up Alex Higginson had his best finish of the season.

In Challengers, Josh Waldron won both races as he continued his identity as a substitute driver in the division. Runner-up positions were earned by Brian Rose in the first race and Bobby Salisbury in the second race.

The Legends race was a 25-lap national qualifier. Scotty Benford captured the victory ahead of Charles Parker.

Steven Collins claimed first place in both of the UCAR races.

Neal Dulin prevailed in a 15-lap Bandolero race.

The next racing card at the speedway is set for Aug. 6.

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Sanders shows stuff in Caraway return

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Josh Waldron and team members celebrate a weekend victory in the Challenger series at Caraway Speedway. (Courtsey photo)

SOPHIA – A.J. Sanders, past standout as a Caraway Speedway regular, was the winner in Saturday night’s Mini Stocks race at the track.

Sanders topped points leader Jimmy Crigger, who was second in the 40-lap event. Tommy Raino placed third.

Josh Waldron, a fill-in driver, claimed the race in the Challenger series.

Waldron was a substitute for Archie Adams Sr. as part of the “Caraway Strong” program.

Toby Lane placed second, followed by Raino.

Crigger and Raino had busy nights because they were first and second, respectively, in the Enduro/Any Car competition.

In the UCAR race, Alan Vance prevailed across the 20 laps. Steven Collins was second and Josh Phillips claimed third.

Caleb Allred and Jamie Vance posted victories in UCAR heat races.

The Bandolero race went to Phoenyx Kimball, who edged Bryson Brinkley.

In Legends, Charles Parker captured the victory. Kevin Yonker was the winner in the 10-lap Bootleggers race.

Rusty Harpe Memorial

The speedway’s busy stretch of action last week began with the Rusty Harpe Memorial, a rare midweek racing card.

Joey Coulter won the 99-lap by passing Bobby Labonte in the SMART Modifieds feature.

Coulter’s time of 1 hour, 53 minutes, 38.9 seconds was tops in a field that had 29 entries. Labonte, a former NASCAR Cup series champion, was in the 12th spot by the end.

Second place went to Caleb Heady, followed by Dennis Holdren, Kevin Orlando, Jeremy Gerstner and Troy Young.

Winston-Salem standouts Burt Myers (20th) and Jason Myers (24th) didn’t make impacts in the standings.

The pole award for the Modifieds went to Brian Loftin with a fast time of 16.189 seconds.

The Late Models race, which included 16 cars, was captured by defending champion Dylan Ward.

Heath Causey was second, with Coy Beard next followed by fast qualifier Trevor Ward, Justin Hicks, Boo Boo Dalton and Gary Causey.

In the 602 Modifieds was won by Paul Hartwig III. Carson Loftin was second.

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Postrace inspections alter Caraway Speedway results

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SOPHIA – Twice the first driver across the finish line didn’t end up the winner during Caraway Speedway’s slate of racing Saturday night.

In the Challenger division, Fletcher Whaley was the first-race winner after Nathan Bess, who was first to cross the line, was disqualified via a postrace inspection.

In the UCAR class, Josh Phillips prevailed courtesy of front runners Josh Williams and Troy Ring disqualified in postrace inspections.

Other races had more conventional outcomes during the double-points racing that included select classes.

Gary Ledbetter Jr. captured the first place in the 50-lap Mid-Atlantic Street Stocks feature. Jeff Sparks was the runner-up and Kyle Lynch placed third.

Tyler Bush posted the victory in the 20-lap Mini Stocks division, edging points leader Jimmy Crigger.

In the special Allison Legacy Series race, Justin Oplinger claimed the victory in the 25-lapt even that involved 14 entries.

A special midweek card is slated for June 29 with the Rusty Harpe Memorial. There will be twin 99-lap races in Late Models and SMART Modifieds along with the biggest regular-season action for 602 Modifieds with a 71-lap race and $2,000 going to the winner.

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Apple pulls off Caraway surprise

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Donnie Apple claimed the checkered flag by winning a feature Saturday night at Caraway Speedway. (Photo courtesy of Caraway Speedway)

SOPHIA – Donnie Apple turned back the clock and won a Late Models feature Saturday night at Caraway Speedway.

Apple, 60, tied in qualifying with points leader Coy Beard. Apple won a coin toss for the coveted top starting spot and went on to win the 35-lap race. Beard placed second.

Ross Dalton, who was third in the first race, captured the second feature while holding off Tony Black. Beard was third in that race.

There was a familiar tone to the Modifieds feature, with Cody Norman capturing his fourth consecutive victory in the first of the two 20-lap races.

Jaxson Casper ended Norman’s streak by winning the second feature for his first win the Modifieds division. Norman took second.

In Mini Stocks, Jimmy Crigger won in a six-car field in the first 10-lap event, with Tony Black the runner-up. In the division’s second race, Crigger prevailed again.

In the Challenger division, Brian Rose won the first 20-lap features and Nathan Bess claimed the second 20-lapper. Both drivers were the runner-up in the races they didn’t win among 16 drivers.

In the UCAR class, Troy Ring was declared the winner of the first 10-lap race after Brandon Collins was disqualified. Corey Rose was seventh in the first race but took the victory in the second race.

The next regular racing card at the speedway is set for June 18, though Late Models and Modifieds won’t be in action again at the track until a special mid-week card June 29.

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Causey comes from back to capture Caraway victory

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Heath Causey, left, celebrates his Late Models victory Saturday night at Caraway Speedway. (Courtesy photo)

SOPHIA – Heath Causey emerged at the front at the right time to win Saturday’s Late Models feature at Caraway Speedway.

Causey was at the back of the 15-car field before making his moves.

Garrett Campbell, Coy Beard and Justin Hicks all held the lead at some point during the 75 laps.

Beard ended up second and Chase Murphy turned in his best finish at the track in third place, followed by Tristian McKee and Ronnie Riggs.

In the Mini Stocks race, Rudy Hartley roared to the victory as he avoided a wreck on the final lap.

Jimmy Crigger and Alex Whatley appeared poised to race to the finish line before Criggers got off line and crashed and Whatley had to stay out of the way. That allowed Hartley to move to the front.

Crigger gained a form of satisfaction by claiming the trophy in the Enduro 50-lapper.

In the Challengers, Brian Rose was the winner in the 35-lap feature. Top qualifier Fletcher Whaley was the runner-up, with Tony Housman, Anthony Bennett and Bobby Salisbury in the next three spots.

Justin Smith, bidding to repeat as UCAR champion, was the winner in that division’s 15-lap race for front-wheel drive cars. Teammate Daniel Hughes placed second.

Mason Vance and Josh Phillips were winners in the five-lap UCAR qualifying heats.

Clay Rogers rekindled memories at the speedway in the Grand National Super Series, winning a pair of 50-lap races in the new touring division. A.J. Henrickson was second in both races.

Rogers last won at Caraway Speedway in 1997 in the Hooters ProCup series. The Grand National Super Series will return to the track Sept. 10.

This week, there will be Carolina Monster Truck Madness on Friday and Saturday nights at the speedway. The next regular racing night at the track comes June 4.