Lanier results 2004-08-14

Famous Racing Families in Victory Lane at Lanier National Speedway
Sieg, Sosebee, and Wood Winners at Lanier

Braselton, Ga. (August 14, 2004) -- Three drivers with ties to the upper tier of NASCAR racing visited victory lane Saturday on Akins Ford/Dodge Fan Appreciation Night at Lanier National Speedway.

Ryan Sieg, the younger brother of NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Shane Sieg, took the lead from Tony Bennett with 28 laps remaining then hung on to win the 50-lap Akins Ford Pro Late Model feature event.

Sieg managed to hold off Tony Bennett, Richey Etheridge and Dwayne Buggay following a late-race caution which bunched the field.

"This really means a lot," said Sieg, a 17-year old resident of Tucker and student at Lakeside High School. "I was trying different things in those last few laps to try to beat them."

Second-generation driver Brian Sosebee of Dawsonville made his first trip to the winner's circle after leading 24 of 25 laps in the Simpson's Trucking & Sportsman division.

Sosebee, son of the late NASCAR great Gober Sosebee, made the winning move on pole sitter J.L. Tullis on the second lap.

"My car handled sweet tonight," Sosebee said. "It was ideal and it ran good."

"I knew J.L. was right there on my bumper and I was trying to keep him off of me."

Keven Wood, son of NASCAR Nextel Cup car owner Len Wood, made his first trip to Lanier National Speedway a memorable one after leading the final 10 laps of the Commerce Dodge Legends Pro feature.

"This is an awesome track," Wood said. "We got here earlier today and didn't have a lot of grip and we thought this was going to be a disaster."

"But it cooled off, we got a lot of grip, and we hooked up and went."

Other winners were Rob Young in the Team Ford of Marietta Trucks, Kevin Eskew in Billy Howell Ford Modified Minis, Spanky Hicks in Garrison Racing Factor Fours, Brian Litwiler in Commerce Dodge Legends Semi-Pro, and Brian Weimer in Commerce Dodge Legends Masters.

USG presents the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series on Saturday August 21 at Lanier National Speedway. The evening will include an appearance from the Thunder Roadsters. Gates opens at 5 p.m. Pepsi qualifying starts at 6 p.m. Feature races begin at 7 p.m.

Lanier National Speedway is located off Interstate 85 just northeast of Atlanta. Visit www.lanierspeedway.com or call 770-967-8600 for more information.

<pre> Akins Pro Late Model -- 50 Laps 1. No. 39 Ryan Sieg 2. No. 42 Tony Bennett 3. No.46 Richey Etheridge 4. No. 45 Dwayne Buggay 5. No. 6 Clay Dale 6. No. 3 Shane Chastain 7. No. 12 Joey Senter 8. No. 43 David Watters 9. No. 37 Darren Armitage 10. No. 96 Jeff Embrey 11. No. 13 David Carr Jr. 12. No. 41 Corey Hendrix 13. No. 11 William Earnest 14. No. 2 Dennis Wilder Pepsi Fast Qualifier: Richey Etheridge 14.029 seconds

Team Ford of Marietta Trucks -- 30 Laps 1. No. 15 Rob Young 2. No. 19 Greg Motes 3. No. 36 Rodney Benefield 4. No. 1 Nick West 5. No. 38 Curt Britt 6. No. 91 Cohen Motes 7. No. 22 Larry Jordan 8. No. 68 Hans Prosser 9. No. 88 Joel Townsend 10. No. 5 Fran Eckart 11. No. 3 Stephen Raye 12. No. 26 Andy Gaddis

Simpson's Trucking & Grading Sportsman -- 25 Laps 1. No. 50 Brian Sosebee 2. No. 73 J.L. Tullis 3. No. 07 Jackie Daniel 4. No. 47 Mike Bruce 5. No. 21 Chris McKeehan 6. No.83 David Poole 7. No. 89 Jimmy Powell 8. No. 93 Richard Hill

Billy Howell Ford Modified Ministock -- 20 Laps 1. No. 90 Kevin Eskew 2. No. 00 Ty Stewart 3. No. 20 Thomas Ross 4. No. 55 Stoney Hamilton 5. No. 25 Scotty Beck 6. No. 99 Allen Maxwell 7. No. 12 Steve Hill 8. No. 6 Bill George 9. No. 111 Brian Black 10. No. 98 Tim Phillips 11. No. 2 Zack Minielly 12. No. 42 Donnie Duncan

Garrison Racing Factory Fours -- 20 Laps 1. No. 0 Spanky Hicks 2. No. 01 Marc Gallichotte 3. No. 11 William Earnest 4. No. 37 Chuck Cooper 5. No. 43 Bryce Stephan 6. No. 42 Chris Holbrook 7. No. 66 Ricky Cash 8. No. 81 Shannon Duck 9. No. 99 Robby Woockman 10. No. 60 Paul Cash 11. No. 3 Ken Blackburn 12. No. 8 Ronald Smith 13. No. 7 John Cooper 14. No. 10 James Gaines

Commerce Dodge Legends Pro & Masters -- 20 Laps 1. No. 20 Keven Wood 2. No. 25 Jason Reisman 3. No. 40 Brian Weimer 4. No. 24 Ben Stancill 5. No. 1 Tommy Threatt 6. No. 73 Dwight Pilgram 7. No. 12 Jeff Haynie 8. No. 14 Sam McCullough 9. No. 87 Larry Friddle 10. No. 1 Ryan Sparks 11. No. 47 Pete Horne 12. No. 01 Chris Lane 13. No. 39 Ronnie Poland Sr. 14. No. 77 Pete Horne IV 15. No. 02 Thad Lane 16. No. 57 Gary McClung 17. No. 4 Steve Sims DQ -- No. 8 Beau Slocumb

Commerce Dodge Legends Semi-Pro -- 20 Laps 1. No. 8 Brian Litwiler 2. No. 48 Shane Werner 3. No. 14 Matt McCullough 4. No. 41 Keith Breasbois 5. No. 40 Daryl Broome 6. No. 57 Sean Davis 7. No. 90 James Nealis 8. No. 26 Jay Cloud 9. No. 71 Ronnie Poland Jr. 10. No. 44 Michael Raboud 11. No. 2 Chris Schier 12. No. 05 Gene Redahan 13. No. 28 Ron Rigdon

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