Extreme Sports Team
Carolina Vintage Stock Car Racing Association
2010 Race #6
CVSC return to Tri-County Motor Speedway on July 16th.
Race Video:
20 lap Feature Official Results:
| 1. |
67 |
Susan Kimel |
'65 Comet |
V-8 |
Pinnacle, NC |
V-8 Winner |
| 2. |
550 |
Joe Evans |
'57 Chevy |
6-Cyl. |
Anderson, SC |
6-Cyl. Winner |
3. |
3 |
Wayne Hearne |
'56 Chevy |
V-8 |
Mt. Pleasant, NC |
|
4. |
28 |
Doug Howell |
'65 Chevelle |
V-8 |
Huntersville, NC |
|
5. |
98 |
Howard Scruggs |
'51 Hudson Hornet |
6-Cyl. |
Kings Mountain, NC |
|
6. |
7 |
Wayne Poplin |
'56 Ford |
6-Cyl. |
Finger, NC |
|
| 7. |
8 |
Rick Earnhardt |
'60 Falcon |
6-Cyl. |
Mt. Pleasant, NC |
|
| 8. |
97 |
Ed Ritchey |
'65 Impala |
V-8 |
Mooresville, NC |
DNF- Cut Tire |
| 9. |
41 |
Randy Robertson |
'63 Galaxy |
V-8 |
Cooleemee, NC |
DNF |
| 10. |
44 |
Jim Ivey Jr. |
'55 Ford |
V-8 |
Jonesville, SC |
DNF- Overheating |
| 11. |
45 |
Jim Ivey Sr. |
'65 Galaxy |
V-8 |
Jonesville, SC |
DNF- Throttle trouble |
| 12. |
$ |
Hutch Holiday |
'55 Chevy |
V-8 |
Shelby, NC |
DNF- Tire rub |
At Tri-County Motor Speedway the CVSC had the most cars at this event than any other events thus far this season.
There were two new cars that arrived for the race for the first time this year.
Rick Earnhardt returned to the track with his freshly built 1962 Ford Falcon powered by a 6-Cyl. engine. Rick ran the whole race to finish in 7th place. After a few adjustments and a new paint job, this Falcon should resemble the #8 Falcon run by Dale Earnhardt in his first years in racing.
This 1955 Chevy powered by a V8 engine made its debut on the track piloted by Hutch Holiday, a first time racer. The car resembles a car driven by a local racer in the Shelby, NC area. This car had a tire rub and was unable to complete the entire race.
2010 Race #5
CVSC return to Hickory Motor Speedway for second race, June 26th
2nd Annual Banjo Mathews Memorial race funding memorial scholarship.
Race Video:
25 lap Feature Official Results:
| 1. |
97 |
Ed Ritchey |
'65 Impala |
V-8 |
Mooresville, NC |
V-8 Winner |
| 2. |
67 |
Fuzzy Bogue |
'65 Comet |
V-8 |
Pinnacle, NC |
|
3. |
28 |
Doug Howell |
'65 Chevelle |
V-8 |
Huntersville, NC |
|
4. |
550 |
Joe Evans |
'57 Chevy |
6-Cyl |
Anderson, SC |
6-Cyl. Winner |
5. |
41 |
Randy Robertson |
'63 Galaxy |
V-8 |
Cooleemee, NC |
|
6. |
44 BLK |
Jim Ivey Jr. |
'55 Ford |
V-8 |
Jonesville, SC |
|
| 7. |
44 RED |
Raymond Sams |
'49 Ford |
6-Cyl |
Shelby, NC |
|
| 8. |
3 |
Wayne Hearne |
'56 Chevy |
V-8 |
Mt. Pleasant, NC |
DNF- Rear-end Trouble |
| 9. |
45 |
Jim Ivey |
'65 Galaxy |
V-8 |
Jonesville, SC |
DNF- Overheating |
| 10. |
7 |
Wayne Poplin |
'56 Ford |
6-Cyl |
Finger, NC |
DNF- Gas pickup problems |
| 11. |
98 |
Howard Scruggs |
'51 Hudson Hornet |
6-Cyl |
Kings Mountain, NC |
DNF- Blew Engine |
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V-8 Winner
Finally Ed Ritchey in his '65 Impala wins for the first time of his CVSC career. After four years of racing, Ed powered to the front and battled to stay in the lead and held back Fuzzy Bogue in the #67 '65 Comet substituting for Susan Kimel. During the race, Ed and the leaders had to maneuver through the lap traffic and dodged ailing cars for 25 laps.
6-Cyl. Winner
Joe Evans in his '57 Chevy wins another 6-Cyl trophy at the famous Hickory Motor Speedway. So far this season Joe has a perfect record, taking home all of the 6-Cyl wins. Are there any contenders out there?
The 25 lap feature saw many cars have trouble and had to retire early. Howard Scruggs blew a hole in the side of his origin Hudson Hornet engine on lap 5. On lap 10, Wayne Poplin in the '56 Ford pulled in due to fuel pickup problems, report is that the foam in the fuel cell was deteriorating and clogging up the fuel filter. Later on lap 17, Jim Ivey in the '65 Galaxy stopped due to overheating. On lap 21, Wayne Hearne parked his '56 Chevy after laps of burning up his rear-end.
2010 Race #4
CVSC at North Wilkesboro Speedway in Wilkes County, NC, May 15th
Grand Re-opening of the Historic North Wilkesboro Speedway.
Race Video:
20 lap Feature Official Results:
| 1. |
67 |
Susan Kimel |
'65 Comet |
V-8 |
Pinnacle, NC |
V-8 Winner |
| 2. |
28 |
Doug Howell |
'65 Chevelle |
V-8 |
Huntersville, NC |
|
3. |
97 |
Ed Ritchey |
'65 Impala |
V-8 |
Mooresville, NC |
|
4. |
550 |
Joe Evans |
'57 Chevy |
6-Cyl |
Anderson, SC |
6-Cyl. Winner |
5. |
27 |
Rick Earnhardt |
'64 Chevelle |
V-8 |
Mt. Pleasant, NC |
|
6. |
3 |
Wayne Hearne |
'56 Chevy |
6-Cyl |
Mt. Pleasant, NC |
|
| 7. |
44 |
Jim Ivey Jr. |
'55 Ford |
V-8 |
Jonesville, SC |
|
| 8. |
7 |
Wayne Poplin |
'56 Ford |
6-Cyl |
Finger, NC |
Pole Position DNF- Over heating |
| 9. |
98 |
Howard Scruggs |
'51 Hudson Hornet |
6-Cyl |
Kings Mountain, NC |
DNF- Oil Leak |
| 10. |
41 |
Randy Robertson New Driver |
'63 Galaxy NEW CAR |
V-8 |
Cooleemee, NC |
DNF- Clutch Problems |
| 11. |
45 |
Jim Ivey |
'65 Galaxy |
V-8 |
Jonesville, SC |
DNF- Over Heating |
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V-8 Winner
Susan Kimel wins the first race back at North Wilkesboro since its closure in 1996. Susan holds a mounted piece of the Junior Johnson Grandstand as a memorable trophy of the race track. She raced at North Wilkesboro Speedway in the 90's in special street stock fall invitation races.
6-Cylinder Winner
2010 Race #3
CVSC at Tri-County Motor Speedway in Hudson, NC, April 16th.
Photo by Drew Hierwarter
Here's three Fords ready for practice in the late afternoon.
Photo by Drew Hierwarter
This little rat rod paces the field at the start.
Race Videos (click on the addresses below)
Ritchey runs out like a rabbit. Hildebran goes up in a blaze of glory on lap 12.
Kimel in the MERCURY runs down Ritchey for her second win of 2010.
20 lap Feature Official Results:
| 1. |
67 |
Susan Kimel |
'65 Comet |
V-8 |
Pinnacle, NC |
V-8 Winner |
| 2. |
97 |
Ed Ritchey |
'65 Impala |
V-8 |
Mooresville, NC |
|
3. |
28 |
Doug Howell |
'65 Chevelle |
V-8 |
Huntersville, NC |
|
4. |
3 |
Wayne Hearne |
'56 Chevy |
V-8 |
Mt. Pleasant, NC |
|
5. |
550 |
Joe Evans |
'57 Chevy |
6-Cyl |
Anderson, SC |
6-Cyl. Winner |
6. |
44 |
Raymond Sams |
'49 Ford |
6-Cyl. |
Shelby, NC |
|
7. |
72 |
Don Moore |
'54 Ford |
6-Cyl |
Spartanberg, SC |
|
| 8. |
44 |
Jim Ivey |
'55 Ford |
V-8 |
Jonesville, SC |
|
| 9. |
98 |
Howard Scruggs |
'51 Hudson |
6-Cyl |
Kings Mountain, NC |
|
| 10. |
07 |
John Hildebran |
'57 Chevy |
V-8 |
Concord, NC |
DNF- Engine Let Go in a Blaze-Of-Glory |
| 11. |
45 |
Jim Ivey Jr. |
'65 Galaxy |
V-8 |
Jonesville, SC |
DNF- Over Heating |
Winners
Susan Kimel- V-8 Winner
She had to run hard to catch Ed Ritchey and pass him in the closing laps of the race. Sons Jessi and Bryan celebrate under the flag stand with their mom.
Joe Evans- 6-Cyl. Winner
Joe had to make his way from the back of the pack to another 6 cylinder win.
2010 Race #2
CVSC at Dillon Motor Speedway in Dillon, SC, April 3rd.
20 lap Feature Official Results:
|
1. |
John Hildebran | '57 Chevy |
V-8 |
Concord, NC |
V-8 Winner |
|
2. |
Doug Howell |
’65 Chevelle |
V-8 |
Huntersville, NC |
|
|
3. |
Ed Ritchey |
’65 Impala |
V-8 |
Mooresville, NC |
|
|
4. |
Joe Evans |
’57 Chevy |
6-Cyl. |
Anderson, SC |
|
|
5. |
Wayne Poplin |
’65 Ford |
6-Cyl. |
Finger, NC |
|
|
6. |
Howard Scruggs |
’51 Hudson |
6-Cyl. |
|
|
|
7. |
Wayne Hearne |
’56 Chevy |
V-8 |
|
|
The '57 Chevys take the checkers at Dillon.
John Hildebran
V-8 Winner
Leads all laps and wins from the pole.
Joe Evans
6-Cyl. Winner
2010 Race #1
CVSC at Hickory Motor Speedway in Hickory, NC, March 14th.
20 Lap Feature Official Results:
|
1. |
Susan Kimel |
'65 Comet |
V-8 |
Pinnacle, NC |
V-8 Winner |
|
2. |
Wayne Hearne |
’56 Chevy |
V-8 |
Mt. Pleasant, NC |
|
|
3. |
Joe Evans |
’57 Chevy |
6-Cyl. |
|
6-Cyl. Winner |
|
4. |
Ed Ritchey |
’65 Impala |
V-8 |
|
|
|
5. |
Rick Earnhardt |
’64 Chevelle |
V-8 |
Mt. Pleasant, NC |
|
|
6. |
Raymond Sams |
’49 Ford |
6-Cyl. |
|
|
|
7. |
Howard Scruggs |
’51 |
6-Cyl. |
|
|
|
8. |
Doug Howell |
’65 Chevelle |
V-8 |
|
DNF-Broken Hub- lap 17 |
|
9. |
Wayne Poplin |
’56 Ford |
6-Cyl. |
Finger, NC |
DNS- Distributor gear |
Hickory Motor Speedway Winners
Susan Kimel in the winner circle with her nice trophy.
Her family race team had to borrow a truck just to make it to the race. That's dedication!!
Joe Evans wins 6-Cyl. trophy in the seasons first race and burns up a rearend to go with it.
Pictures of Our Recent Practice Day
What a great day in the fall to run an old stockcar!
Line'em up guys and gals!...Let's see what you got....
Coming out of turn two with sun in their eyes... just keep'em straight and coming on!
That really is two Hudson Hornets out there on the track in the year 2009.
They were very popular back in the fifties on the sands of Daytona too!
Notice: A suspect hopped into this 49 Ford and took off like he stole it.
This male is believed to hale from Cleveland County, NC and favors the former GN driver remembered as Tiny Lund.
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2009 Race #6
CVSC traveled to Dillon Motor Speedway despite the threat of rain; Dillon, SC, Sept. 26th. No rain, but it was the blue cars that took home the trophies.
15 laps- Official Results:
1) Susan Kimel '65 Mercury Comet V8 Pinnacle, NC - V8 Winner
2) Wayne Hearne '56 Chevy V8 Mt. Pleasant, NC
3) Doug Howell '65 Chevelle V8 Huntersville, NC
4) Joe Evans '57 Chevy 6 Cyl. Anderson, SC - 6 cyl. Winner
5) Raymond Sams '49 Ford Coupe 6 Cyl. Shelby, NC
6) Howard Scruggs '51 Hudson Hornet 6 Cyl. Kings Mountain, NC
Here's the winners:
Susan Kimel wins V8 trophy!
Joe Evans takes the 6 Cylinder win at Dillon!
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2009 Race #5
CVSC at Caraway Speedway for Fan Appreciation Nite in Asheboro, NC, August 15th.
20 laps- Official Results:
1) Doug Howell '65 Chevelle V8 Huntersville, NC - V8 Winner
2) Wayne Hearne '56 Chevy V8 Mt. Pleasant, NC
3) Rick Earnhardt '64 Chevelle V8 Mt. Pleasant, NC
4) Howard Scruggs '51 Hudson Hornet 6 Cyl. Kings Mountain, NC - 6 cyl. Winner
5) Wayne Poplin '56 Ford 6 cyl. Finger, NC
Doug Howell gets the spoils of his third trophy win of the year.
Howard Scruggs gets the 6 cylinder win in his '51 Hudson Hornet. Here he is getting an interview, telling all he knows about his original racecar, that he located in a salvage yard after returning from service.
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2009 Race #4
CVSC at Tri-County Motor Speedway in Hudson, NC, August 7th
1) Doug Howell '65 Chevelle V8 Huntersville, NC - V8 Winner
2) Raymond Sams '49 Ford Coupe 6 Cyl. Shelby, NC - 6 Cylinder Winner
3) Wayne Hearne '56 Chevy V8 Mt. Pleasant, NC .
4) Rick Earnhardt '64 Chevelle V8 Mt. Pleasant, NC
5) Joe Evans '57 Chevy 6 Cyl. Anderson, SC
6) Wayne Poplin '56 Ford 6 cyl. Finger, NC
7) Howard Scruggs '51 Hudson Hornet 6 Cyl. Kings Mountain, NC
Rick Earnhardt in the #27 Chevelle took the early lead from the pole. Joe Evans in the #550 got around Rick about lap 2 and lead several laps with Earnhardt in second and Doug Howell's #28 Chevelle running right behind in third. Evans pulled away a couple car lengths from Earnhardt opening up the door for Howell to move into 2nd. Several more laps pass with Evans getting side by side challenges with Howell . Then on lap 14, Evans in the lead, spun out in turn 1 in from of Howell bringing.out the first caution flag of the season for the Carolina Vintage Racers. During the caution, Evans was able to restart at the rear of the field while drivers Earnhardt and Raymond Sams in the #44 Ford Coupe were able to pull right up for the restart. When the green flew for the final six laps, Evans was coming hard to try for that 6 cylinder trophy. On the last lap Howell was just ahead of Earnhardt on the low side and Sams on the high side. Evans made a bonzi move under Earnhardt (three wide) in turn 4 almost on the flat part of the track. Earnhardt doesn't see him down low and fenders and quarter panels come together with Earnhardt and Evans turned and stopped on the track as the checker flag falls to Howell with Sams second, for his best finish in CVSC racing
Raymond Sams from Shelby, NC gets his first trophy in Vintage racing winning the 6-cylinder class in his '49 Ford Coupe.
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2009 Race #3
Carolina Vintage Stock car club made it's first trip to Dillon Motor Speedway Sat. night July 11th for "Classic Vintage Night". It was a hot afternoon but the track got tacky after the sun went down. Club members were impressed with the smoothness of the banks.The Dillon track personel could not have been any better host. If you missed it, we will be back at Dillon on Sept. 26th, 2009.
20 lap Finish:
1. Keith Creswell (V-8 Winner) 2. Susan Kimel
3. Doug Howell 4. Joe Evans (6 Cylinder Winner) 5. Wayne Hearne 6. Rick Earnhardt
7. Howard Scruggs 8. Wayne Poplin
Thanks to Jim Wilmore for bringing his black '37 Chevy Coach to show the fans up close how it was way back when. Wayne Poplin made his first run in the #7 '56 Ford Sponsered by Lums Ford. Now it's back home for a driveshaft fix.
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2009 Race #2
The Carolina Vintage Stock cars unloaded at Caraway Speedway Saturday night, June 13th, on "Faster Paster Nite" to run their 20-lap feature.
Trouble started early for Wayne Hearne's '56 Chevy, when his motor started to seize up during one of the practice sessions. Wayne had to sit out for the feature, knowing that he couldn't keep his winning streak going from two wins there last year.
A first-timer for Vintage racing, Black Cat Racing brought out a quality-built Mercury Comet for driver Susan Kimel from Pinnacle, NC. After some issues were found in practice, the #67 Comet was ready to pounce on the competion.
Howard Scruggs had some oiling problems on his Hudson Hornet but was able to run for the six cylinder trophy after dark.
Rick Earnhardt from just up the road in Mt. Pleasant drew the pole for night with the '49 Ford Coupe of Raymond Sams from Shelby along side.
Starting lineup:
1st row: Rick Earnhardt '64 Chevelle #27 Raymond Sams '49 Ford Coupe #44
2nd row: Joe Evans '57 Chevy Belair #550 Howard Scruggs '51 Hudson Hornet
3rd row: Susan Kimel '65 Mercury Comet #67 Doug Howell '65 Chevelle #28
Wayne Hearne '56 Chevy 210 #3 (DNS)
After a quick start to make sure that distant weather would not play a part in the night's racing, Rick Earnhardt led the first two circuits before the two V8's starting at the back came thru the pack to battle back and forth for the lead. The group ran green to checkers, with Susan Kimel in the lead, when lapped cars on the last lap kept Doug Howell from making one last attempt at the win. With not even a tire mark on her new car, Susan, the Kimel family and Black Cat Racing crew all celebrated in Victory Circle on their first night out.
Joe Evans outlasted the other 6 cylinders in his original '57 Chevy #550, "Bessie," to grab another trophy for his collection.
Finish: 1. Susan Kimel 2. Doug Howell
3. Joe Evans 4. Rick Earnhardt
5. Raymond Sams 6. Howard Scruggs
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2009 Race #1
CVSC at Tri-County Motor Speedway in Hudson, NC, May 1st.
view the 20 lap race here-
Official Results:
1) Doug Howell '65 Chevelle V8 Huntersville, NC - V8 Winner
2) Wayne Hearne '56 Chevy V8 Mt. Pleasant, NC
3) Howard Scruggs '51 Hudson Hornet 6 Cyl. Kings Mountain, NC -6 Cyl. Winner
4) Raymond Sams '49 Ford Coupe 6 Cyl. Shelby, NC
5) Keith Creswell '62 Chevy II V8 Laurens, SC - Driveshaft trouble
6) Joe Evans '57 Chevy 6 Cyl. Anderson, SC -DNS, Motor trouble
Last updated 7/18/10 at 8:30 pm.
