Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, September 6, 1994 TAG: 9409070112
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C-3 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Staff report
DATELINE: CALLAWAY LENGTH: Medium
Midway through, Frankie Pennington looked unbeatable. Rodney Cundiff started late, but overtook nearly everyone in the field a couple of times. And the leader at the start - and the finish - was Dudley Lawhorn.
Lawhorn, the points leader, won his third consecutive race, and second in three days. Like Saturday's race, Monday's counted double points and virtually assured Lawhorn of his second consecutive track championship.
But Cundiff made it interesting. Qualifying poorly, Cundiff started 10th in the 16-car field. He moved through the pack, all the way to second, before spinning out on lap 61. After pitting briefly, Cundiff fell to sixth place, but again climbed back into second, where he finished.
Steve Lynch, Todd Philpott and Harvey Harrison finished third through fifth. Pennington was 12th.
In other races Monday night:
Pole-sitter Jay Peery ran away from the other Pure Stock competitors, winning by a six-second margin over points leader Red Hartman. With the win, Peery moved past Mike Owens into second place in points. Tommy Dooley finished third.
Mike Elkins was the Street Stock winner for the fourth time in the last five races. David Smith continued his strong showing of late, finishing second, and Shari Minter placed third.
James Hunt was the Rookie race winner. It was his first victory this year. Points leader Mike Roberts and Tony Perdue finished second and third, respectively.
Tommy Dean was the Mini Stock winner. Twenty-time winner Steve Lam and three-time winner James Cox staged a furious battle for second, flip-flopping down the stretch. Lam finished a half-car length ahead.
Anthony Bailey was a first-time winner in the 10-lap Truck race, while Jimmy Floyd sloshed to victory in the Any Car finale, run on a wet track.
by CNB