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The Crimson 125 Presented by FLF Racecars Photo Gallery Part One.Posted July
17th, 2007
Beau Slocumb (08) makes the winning pass on Brandon Johnson (41) on Lap 100
and would go on to win the Crimson 125 Presented by FLF Racecars on Saturday
July 14, 2007 at the Birmingham (AL) International Raceway. (Chuck Gonzalez
Photo)
By ASA Late Model Series
Lexington, Michigan (07/17/2007): The ASA Late Model Series Southern Division
Presented by GM Performance Parts’ fourth event of 10 Points Events, 11 Overall
of the 2007 Schedule is now complete. The historic 0.625 Mile Semi-Banked Paved
Oval of the Birmingham (AL) International Raceway in Birmingham, Alabama
served as hosts for the fourth race of the 2007 season; The Crimson 125
Presented by FLF Racecars.
In the extended distance 125-lap Feature, Beau Slocumb grabbed the lead from
race long leader, Brandon Johnson on Lap 100 and from there, the Juliette,
Georgia driver pulled away to win his second ASALMS Southern Division Feature
of the 2007 season in the Crimson 125 Presented by FLF Racecars.
Earlier in the season, the 22-year-old Peach State driver won the Watermelon Bowl
125 back on May 5, 2007 at his home track of the Watermelon Capital (GA)
Speedway in Cordele, Georgia. With the win in Birmingham, Alabama, Slocumb is
now two for two in extended distance 125-lap Features and his two feature wins
have come in just three starts after missing the 2007 season opener in Bronson,
Florida.
Please enjoy Photo Gallery Part One of Two total Galleries from the Crimson 125
Presented by FLF Racecars in Birmingham, Alabama courtesy of Chuck Gonzalez
of C.G. Photos, the Official Photographer of the ASALMS. The Crimson 125
Presented by FLF Racecars Photo Gallery Part Two will be posted later in the
afternoon hours of Tuesday July 17, 2007.
If you’d like to order any of these photos, please call; 1 (708) 418-5083 or you can
e-mail Mr. Gonzalez at; cgphoto@ameritech.net Finally you can also log onto his
website for more information and previous photo galleries at: C.G. Photos
Rookie competitors, Jeff Choquette and Brandon Johnson led the 25-car field to
the green flag to begin the 125-lap Feature on the huge 0.625 Mile Semi-Banked
Paved Oval in Birmingham, Alabama.
Things happened very quickly as at the drop of the green with the field heading
into Turn One, Brent Seeley got sideways and slammed the Turn One wall and
collected Jeremy Gerstner in the process! Both drivers were done already after
having only traveled roughly a few hundred yards!
As Chief Starter, Joey Aycock dropped the green flag again for the restart,
Johnson used the outside groove to his advantage and drove around pole-sitter
Choquette to take over the early lead in the ASALMS’ first ever appearance in the
state of Alabama while Choquette and the rest of the field quickly got into a single
file line around the still green race track.
In one of the hardest hits of the season in the entire ASALMS, 14-year-old Tyler
Townsend tried to follow Travis Wilson by Michael Seeright coming out of Turn Two
for the Fifth spot, Townsend got sideways, spun and after sliding in the still wet
grass, slammed backwards into the backstretch retaining wall! Townsend was
shaken but ok, and the car was destroyed!
In another extremely hard crash, Owensboro, Kentucky freshman, 16-year-old
Dakota Stroup lost control of his machine and slammed hard into the Turn One wall
at almost the identical spot that Seeley hit during the opening lap! Stroup’s car was
also done for the evening but the Blue Grass State teenager was ok!
Johnson continued to lead Choquette and the rest of the pack as several more
cautions for harmless spins slowed the action down. In the meantime, Beau
Slocumb has quietly worked his way up to Choquette’s back bumper and followed
him around the Birmingham, Alabama speed plant and was looking to make his
move for second when on Lap 83, Jimmy Lang found the Turn Three wall and his
night was over.
Eight laps later, Logan Dernoshek, who started 13th was battling for Sixth when he
lost control of his Pontiac Grand Prix and the Canonsburg, Pennsylvania driver
found the wall in between Turns 3-4 and was done for the night as well. By this
time, Slocumb had gotten around Choquette and was battling with Johnson for the
lead.
Slocumb wasted no time on the next restart as he looked high and low, trying to
figure out a way around Johnson, the winner of the last ASALMS South event at
the New Smyrna (FL) Speedway on June 23, 2007. Slocumb won the event before
at the Watermelon Capital (GA) Speedway way back on May 5, 2007 so the last
two feature winners in ASALMS South competition were running 1-2.
Finally on Lap 100, Slocumb made his move to the inside of Johnson and took over
the top spot. Fuel became a concern for the ASALMS Southern Division teams in
the extended distance 125-lap feature around the huge 0.625 Mile Semi-Banked
Paved Oval as drivers within the Top 12 began slowing due to running out of fuel!
16-year-old Dalton Zehr was the first victim and was followed by Travis Wilson, who
was running in Fifth when he lost power! Brian Blum followed. A Red Flag was
thrown in an effort to save fuel when Dustin Dunn smacked the Turn Two wall with
Six laps to go.
With the two laps to go signal, Johnson mustered up one final charge at Slocumb,
but that was denied as Chris Fontaine was the last victim to run out of gas and
couldn’t make it make to pit road, forcing the 12th and final caution of the evening
and setting up a Green-White-Checkered finish.
Slocumb was up to the challenge on the final restart as the Juliette, Georgia driver
withstood one last battle with Johnson to give his new team, Brothers Racing Team,
their first career ASALMS Feature win and for Slocumb, who now steers a Zaxby’s
Real Chicken/Ford Fusion, his second win of the 2007 season and third of his
career, tying him for the all-time lead in ASALMS Southern Division Feature Wins
with Landon Cassill and Bo Miller!
Johnson, who led the first 99 laps, held off a late charge from Choquette for
second while Choquette himself had to fight off ASALMS Southern Division Overall
and Rookie of the Year Points Leader as well as ARP Bodies/Aluminum Racing
Products Fast Qualifier, Sean Bass. 19-year-old Travis Cope picked up his first
career Top Five by finishing Fifth.
17-year-old John Wes Townley, Slocumb’s teammate within the Brothers Racing
Team finished Sixth ahead of Wayne Morris, Travis Wilson after running out of gas,
Kevin Macy, and Michael Seeright, who would complete the Top 10.
Earlier in the afternoon in ARP Bodies/Aluminum Racing Products Qualifying, Bass
won his second consecutive Fast Qualifier Award of the season as the Orlando,
Florida freshman steered his Dodge Charger around the Yellowhammer State oval
at a 20.566, which measures out to a fast 109.404 MPH.
The next event for the ASALMS Southern Division will be on Saturday August 11,
2007 at the Orange County (NC) Speedway as the 0.375 Mile High-Banked Paved
Oval located just South of the Virginia/North Carolina border and North of
Raleigh/Durham in Rougemont, North Carolina is the site for the running of Race
Number Five on the 2007 Calendar; The Orange County 125.
Joining the ASALMS Southern Division contingent in the lone Tar Heel State
appearance of the season will be the OCS weekly divisions of Limited Late Model
Stock Cars, Grand Stocks, Southern Ground Pounders, and Street Stocks. The
Entry Form for the Orange County 125 will be available beginning on Thursday
July 26, 2007.
For more information about the ongoing 2007 seasons within all three divisions of
the ASALMS, You can call the ASALMS home offices during normal business hours
Monday through Friday 9:00am-5:00pm (EST) at: 1 (800) 385-2503.
You can also log onto any of the three websites for more information concerning
the 2007 season. For the Challenge Division, go to: ASALMS Challenge Division
For the Northern Division, log in at: ASALMS Northern Division and finally for the
Southern Division click on: ASALMS Southern Division
Crimson 125 Presented by FLF Racecars UNOFFICIAL Results
Pos,,Start,,Car #/Driver,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Laps,,,Status
1,,,,,,5,,,,,,,,08 Beau Slocumb,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,125,,,,Running
2,,,,,,2,,,,,,,,41 Brandon Johnson-R,,,,,,,,125,,,,Running
3,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,170 Jeff Choquette-R,,,,,,,,,,,125,,,,Running
4,,,,,,9,,,,,,,,28 Sean Bass-R,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,125,,,,Running
5,,,,,,3,,,,,,,,26 Travis Cope-R,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,125,,,,Running
6,,,,,,6,,,,,,,,09 John Wes Townley,,,,,,,,,,125,,,,Running
7,,,,,,14,,,,,,56 Wayne Morris-R,,,,,,,,,,,,,,125,,,,Running
8,,,,,,8,,,,,,,,62 Travis Wilson,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,125,,,,Running
9,,,,,,19,,,,,,19 Kevin Macy-R,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,125,,,,Running
10,,,,4,,,,,,,,8 Michael Seeright-R,,,,,,,,,,,,125,,,,Running
11,,,,10,,,,,,3 Brian Blum-R,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,125,,,,Running
12,,,,20,,,,,,16 Tommy King-R,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,125,,,,Running
13,,,,22,,,,,,93 Rob Partelo-R,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,125,,,,Running
14,,,,11,,,,,,47 Chris Fontaine-R,,,,,,,,,,,,,,125,,,,Running
15,,,,15,,,,,,33 Dillon Oliver,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,125,,,,Running
16,,,,17,,,,,,119 Dalton Zehr,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,112,,,,Running
17,,,,21,,,,,,59 Dustin Dunn-R,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,105,,,,Accident
18,,,,13,,,,,,10 Logan Dernoshek,,,,,,,,,,,,,,97,,,,,,Accident
19,,,,18,,,,,,86 Jimmy Lang-R,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,83,,,,,,Accident
20,,,,12,,,,,,75 David Odell-R,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,64,,,,,,Rear End
21,,,,25,,,,,,147 Dakota Stroup-R,,,,,,,,,,,,,47,,,,,,Accident
22,,,,23,,,,,,06 Dennis Wilder-R,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,44,,,,,,Mechanical
23,,,,7,,,,,,,,12 Tyler Townsend-R,,,,,,,,,,,,11,,,,,,Accident
24,,,,16,,,,,,14 Brent Seeley-R,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,Accident
25,,,,24,,,,,,70 Jeremy Gerstner-R,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,Accident
DID NOT START: 98 Zach Taylor-R
Lap Leaders: 170 Jeff Choquette-R Pole, 41 Brandon Johnson-R 1-99, 08 Beau
Slocumb 100-125.
Cautions: 12 for 0 Laps.
Time of Race: 1 Hour, 49 Minutes, 44.012 Seconds
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