Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, April 15, 1995 TAG: 9504170064
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-3 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Timothy Peters of Providence, N.C., has won all three races he has entered in this, his rookie season. In his first race on Charlotte Motor Speedway's special one-fifth mile track, he started fifth in his heat and came in third. In the Chargers Division feature event, he started third and won.
Then he moved on to Ace Speedway at Altamahaw, N.C., where he had to compete in the Semi-Pro class because there was not a Chargers division. Again, he started fifth in a heat and placed third. The youngster then started fifth in the feature event and two laps from the finish, he took the lead to record his second victory.
Last Saturday, the freshman at Bartlett Yancey High School scored his third straight decision when he led every lap to win at South Boston Speedway. He will be looking to keep his streak alive tonight when he goes against a strong field of cars on the biggest track he's raced on so far.
Peters had an impressive five-year career in the WKA karting competition, winning more than 200 races. He claimed six national titles and four grand national championships before moving up to the Legends Cars, where there is not an age limit to compete. He drives a '37 Chevrolet flatback sedan.
Tonight's race at NRVS will be for points in both the Tri-State and Quad-State regions, which includes parts of Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, North Carolina and Virginia. Between 30 and 40 cars are expected for the FM-94/Old Milwaukee 200.
Also on tap: a 100-lap race for the Late Model Stocks, 35 laps for the Limited Sportsman and 25 each for the Mini Stock and Pure Stocks. The Mod Mini drivers have the night off.
Gates open at 2 p.m., with practice at 4 and qualifying at 6. The first green flag falls at 8. Admission is $10 for adults and $1 for children 12 and under.
In other sports news in the region:
Todd Cunningham set a school record with two triples and also drove in three runs and scored four as Ferrum routed visiting Greensboro College 17-5 in a Dixie Conference baseball game.
John Poindexter went 3-for-4 with two RBI and Chad France was 3-for-5 with a solo homer and three RBI to power the Panthers (26-7 overall, 5-4 conference), who also got a solo homer from Jason Wilson. Jimmy Hamilton (7-3) picked up the victory, striking out six and walking four.
Greensboro's fell to 18-13, 4-5.
After getting shelled 9-1 by Methodist in a first round game of the Dixie Conference softball tournament, Ferrum bounced back with a 13-0 victory over Shenandoah in the consolation round to advance to today's semifinals against top-seeded North Carolina Wesleyan.
Shannon Jost led the Panthers by going 3-for-3, scoring three runs, and driving in a run. Julie Shiflett also went 3-for-3 with three RBI and a run scored, and Candy Brown went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored to lead Ferrum.
The Ferrum College women's tennis teams is in a three-way tie with Greensboro and Methodist for third place entering today's final round at the Dixie Conference women's tennis tournament at Greensboro, N.C.
Averett leads the team competition with 32 points and Christopher Newport is second with 26. Ferrum, Greensboro, and Methodist are tied at 12.
Ferrum has two players in the singles finals today. Cindy Jancso will face Amy Cross of Averett at No.4 singles. In No.6 singles, Marlo Ferguson-Jamison will take on Donna Walter.
At the men's tournament at Ferrum, Methodist leads the team competition with 32 points and Averett is second with 26. Ferrum, which is fifth with two points, does not have any singles players in the final round.
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