THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, September 25, 1994 TAG: 9409250218
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C8 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY STAN CREEKMORE, CORRESPONDENT
DATELINE: MARTINSVILLE, VA. LENGTH: Short : 36 lines
Phil Warren, Langley Raceway's 1994 Late Model Stock champion, gazed at the overcast skies and said, ``I hope it stays like this all day long. If it doesn't, then my day might be too long.''
Warren, starting 23rd in the Goody's 200 Late Model Stock race, felt that his chances for victory depended on continued cool, overcast skies.
The weather remained to his liking, but a vibration with 50 laps to go was enough of a distraction to halt his charge to the front. He finished third, but with 10 laps to go, Warren finally was able to shake off his fears enough to battle Johnny Rumley for second.
``He (Rumley) got loose and I got into him a little bit but I still didn't have enough to get the job done,'' Warren said. ``We were down a little on engine here, but I believe I had the fastest car in the corners. We just couldn't do anything with them down the straightaways. I wish we could have won, but from where we started, I'll take a third any day.''
Barry Beggarly of Pelham, N.C., started on the outside pole and led all 200 laps for his second Late Model Stock victory at Martinsville. Rumley was second, Warren third, Tony McGuire fourth and Wayne Patterson fifth.
Danny and Greg Edwards of Poquoson finished seventh and 10th, respectively. Greg Edwards' deep-blue Pontiac took home the trophy for best-appearing and safest car among the 36 starters.
The start of the race was delayed two hours by a slow-moving rain shower.
After the race, McGuire, suffering from carbon monoxide exposure, was treated at the infield care center and released. by CNB