Live Updates: Georgia State Outlaw Championships Night 1

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Nov 17, 2017 by Dan Beaver

Live Updates: Georgia State Outlaw Championships Night 1

Bookmark this page for LIVE Updates from the Georgia State Outlaw Championships at Screven Motor Complex.

Fastrak A-Main

Benji Hicks will lead the field to green. If he finishes 6th or better, he locks up the championship. Travis Pennington is on the front row with him.
Benji gets a good slider and leads the field early.
Eddie Morris gets into the turn 1 wall tyo bring out the caution on lap 5.
Jensen Ford's difficult night continues. Her spins on the lap five restart. Matthew Nance spins to avoid.
On this restart, Hicks gets passed by Pennington.
Halfway home and Pennington has a good lead over Hicks as the leaders hit traffic. Cla Knight is challenging for the runnerup spot.
Ches Chester takes over 3rd.
Travis Pennington wins. Benji Hicks finishes second and clinches the Championship!
Chester completes the podium with Cla Knight and Rambo Franklin rounding out the top top 5.

Fastrak B-Main

Only eight cars made the call and all eight will transfer.
Two more cars - including Jordy Nipper - come out late, so two of these drivers won't make the show.
Matthew Nance wins over Dustin Morris in David Smith's backup. Then Smith is 3rd in his primary, with Jordan Feidler and John Henderson rounding out the top five. Philip Thompson finishes 6th.
Jim Manka makes up two spots on the last lap to climb to 7th bringing Garrett SAhurling with him in the 8th and final spot.
Nick Schalger is the first driver on the outside looking in. His night is done.

Fastrak Heats

Four cars transfer - all others into the B-Main and then eight will transfer from there for a 24-car A-Main.

Heat 4: Shane Riner leads Austin Mintz, Cody Overton, John Henderson, and Joshua Bishop.
After some early carnage, we're down to four cars in this heat.
They are Overton, Riner, Bishop, and Eddie Morris - who came from the back, but stayed out of trouble. Henderson sustained damage on the final restart and pulled off the track.

Heat 3: Will be led to the green by Parker Herring, Cla Knight, Brandon Umberger, Colby Cannon, , and Garrett Shurling.
Knight gets the win over Umberger, and Cannon - but the real battle was for the final transfer spot. Herring took it at the line in a squeaker over Phillip Thompson - who was not very happy with the finish.

Heat 2: Travis Pennington leads the field over Matthew Nance, Ches Chester, Walker Arthur and Rambo Franklin.
Matthew Nance gets jacked up on the start - then stops, draws the caution and gets another start.
Travis Pennington gets the win over Chester, Rambo, and Arthur. Jordy Nipper 1st on the outside and will go to the B.

Heat 1: Ben Faircloth leads them to green over Benji Hicks, Corey Gordon, Jordon Feider, and Jensen Ford. Our two points contenders battle head to head.
Hicks gets a great jump on 3rd start and leads - but Faircloth keeps his nose under the No. 55.
Top 4 lock in to to A-main. They are Hicks, Faircloth, Gordon, and Ford.

There has been a change to the schedule: Fastrak Heats are up next because the series has added a B-Main.

Fastrak Qualifying

Jensen Ford is having a hard go of it. He spun in Hot Laps and again in his qualification group.
Ben Faircloth ended up fastest in Group 1 of qualification with a 15.729.
Group 2 had the fastest overall with a 15.524 for Travis Pennington.

Group 1 Qualifying:
Ben Faircloth (15.729)
Parker Herring
Benji Hicks
Cla Knight
Corey Gordon
Brandon Umberger
Jordon Feider
Colby Cannon
Jensen Ford
Garrett Shurling
Nick Schalger
Kerry Gibbons
David Smith
Phillip Thompson
Dustin Morris

Group 2 Qualifying:
Travis Pennington
Shane Riner
Matthew Nance
Austin Mintz
Ches Chester
Cody Overton
Walker Arthur
John Henderson
Dennis Franklin
Joshua Bishop
Jordy Nipper
TJ Salango
Jim Manka
Eddie Morris
Elliott Sanders

Super Street Heats

Heat 1: Andy Sewart wins over Monk Gulledge, J Hendricks, John Brantley, and Johnnie Tucker Jr.
Heat 2: Dusty Collins wins over Robbie Disher, Luke Scott, Jimmy Maness, and Lee Harris round out the top five.

Street Stock V8s Heats

Street Stock V8s are running their Heats. And the action in Heat 1 is furious. This sets the inside row for for the Saturday feature. Heat 2 lines up the outside row.

Heat 1: Andy Stewart wins over Brian Barnes, Matt Davis, Josh Potts, and Dillon Crowby rounding out the top five.
Heat 2: Joe Sullivan, Cameron Tribble, Bobby Edge, Mike Rancho, and Andrew Abstance roudning out the top fie.

Tyler Millwood is running his Crate Late Model tonight; all he needs to do Saturday night to lock up the championship is basically start.

Hot Laps are next up. The Fastrak stars are off and running. Using the new format, Hot Laps are happening in Groups as well to get them accustomed to the

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The pits are beginning to fill up for the first of two nights in the Georgia State Outlaws Championship and we are standing by to stream both nights. On Friday, there will be a ton of practice for the Late Models and SCDRA. The featuree event tonight will be the 30-lap Fastrak A-main.