Disaster in second feature                                                         5/16/2008 LEI Motorsports.com  A wild night of racing at Midlothian VA's Southside Speedway resulted in extensive damage to the # 89 Mozely Rose Chevy. Jenkins [89] would start the race in the second position immediately taking the lead from Wayne McGee [1]. After leading 16 laps, Jenkins would start to fade a bit eventually giving up the lead but holding ground within the top seven positions. " We were lose", said Jenkins. "I think we went a little to far on adjustments but I was just going to ride it out and see where we end up."
Credit: Jeff Rose

 Just before midway of the 50 lap feature, the caution flag was waved for an incident on the track. The field was set to go green with Doug Godsey in the lead. While leading the field to green, Godsey [05] brake checks the front of the field stacking up several cars nose to tail causing damage to many racecars, with the 89 of Jenkins catching the worst of it after getting in to Brandon Hendrick [55]. With damage, Jenkins continues down into turn one unaware of radiator damage from the previous incident. As Jenkins came out of turn two, he spins in his own water leaving oncoming traffic with nowhere to go resulting in a multi car crash blocking the entire corner of the track. Although Jenkins was OK after the incident, the car sustained major chassis and body damage as a result of the incident. "All of this started back in turn four at the start of the race," said Jenkins. " Brake checking belongs in Street Stocks, not Late Model racing." The race would continue with Chris Hopkins [43] eventually making contact with Doug Godsey [05] sending Godsey to the rear with Hopkins taking over the lead. Hopkins goes on the win the race with Shayne Lockhart [11], Russ Ellis [07], Wayne Patterson[16], and Roy Hendrick [39] rounding out the top-five. 

See links for more

http://www.southside-speedway.com/rtd051608.html

http://forums.stockcarracing.com/70/6736781/asphalt-racing/starstruck-report-southside-speedway-notes-may-162/index.html

 

                                                                                                                                                                                           

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