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3rd annual race is a winner for Hospice From staff reports May 22, 2002 - They raced for a good cause in east Lincoln Saturday. The 3rd Annual Lincoln County Hospice race attracted 100 race cars to pit areas of East Lincoln Speedway. But attendance was down because of the rain and cool temperatures, according to race promoter Terry Brotherton. “The football crowd will come out for a game in the rain and snow but bad weather can kill you for a racing crowd.” Still, there were probably 1,200 people or more at the speedway, Brotherton said. Jay Sessions of Charlotte won the 25-lap Late Model race. Lincoln County’s Donald Wilkes posted the fastest time in qualifying, but had to settle for second place. Billy Thompson was third, Rob McLaughlin fourth and Gary Wood fifth. Mike Walker, David Yandle, Jody Coffey, David Smith and Lee Roy Shelton completed the top ten. Winner of the Thunder and Lightning main event was Greg Brown, with late model driver Jay Sessions pulling second. Denver’s Tim Sigmon finished third, Ron Tornature, fourth, and Jeff Oates ,fifth. Mark Towell won the class of Super Stock V-8 competition. Troy McLaughlin, Kenneth Deese, Jesse Brannon and Dustin Mencus followed. Modified Four winner was Jerry Oliver, followed by Kent Perea, Scott Cook, James Brannon and Darrell McLaughlin. Damon Rice drove to victory in the Pure Stock Four action in front of Lincolnton’s Ronnie White, Dennis Kirk, Chris Bivens and Brad Williams. Luke Starcher won the Rookie Four feature with Josh Wright, James Wyatt, Ronnie Ward and Tony Paladine following. Tim Allen took top honors in the Micro-Sprint action. Brian Roseman was a close second followed by Kevin Senso, Charles Reece Jr. and Todd Hager. The Open Wheel Modified division introduced last season at East Lincoln Speedway has grown from fur course last season to 16 Saturday. Shawn Martin, Lee Beal, Tracy Hudnall, Brian Martin and Casey Smith finished in front of the pack in the main event. The event raised $1,200 for Hospice of Lincoln County, a private, non-profit agency which provides in-home care to terminally ill individuals and their families. “Everyone was a trooper for showing up and sitting there as it was really cold,” said Leslie Barlow, director of Hospice of Lincoln County. “They did so much work on it; it was really great.”
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