**26th Annual Stick Elliott Memorial Saturday at Cherokee**
Ghosts, Goblins, Racecar drivers and fans of all ages will be on hand for the Halloween Eve edition of the 26th Annual Stick Elliott Memorial at Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, S.C. this Saturday night. Dennis ‘Rambo’ Franklin, Chris ‘Smokey’ Madden and Southern All Stars EAST series point leader Casey Roberts all plan of winning ‘the Stick’ (as many race fans call it) and joining local legend ‘Flintstone Flyer’ Mike Duvall as the only 3 time race winner. Franklin won in ’04 & ’05 while Roberts took the honors in ’06 & ’07. Chris Madden will attempt to become the first driver to win this prestigious race 3 times in a row- if he can successfully defend his ’08 & ’09 Stick Elliott Memorial victories.
Born Gene Daves and known to most as Stick Elliott, this race honors the Shelby NASCAR and dirt track star. Elliott competed against the likes of Ralph Earnhardt, Dale Earnhardt, and Billy Scott on the Carolina clay. Stick collected over 400 career feature victories, with 106 of them from 1967-69 while driving for Toy Bolton. He drove a Ralph Earnhardt-owned car in 1973, winning 18 straight races. Carolina legend has it that Stick tutored Dale Earnhardt on how to race on dirt, while stacking up 9 track championships at Metrolina Speedway in Charlotte, NC. He had 93 NASCAR’ starts from 1962-71. 'Stick Elliot' lost his life to Cryptococcal Meningitis on November 1st, 1981. “’Stick’ Elliott was one of the hardest drivers to ever come out of this area. He was an icon to the sport,” said Cherokee Speedway announcer Kevin Wray. “Stick’s family will be in attendance and we are looking for a big car count and a great race. We are also planning a special kids Trick or Treat for 7 PM, and both Cherokee Speedway & EAST Officials will all adorn the color PINK in support of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.”
Speedway Grandstands will open at 5:00 Saturday, with the Driver’s meeting scheduled for 7:00 PM and racing to begin promptly at 8 PM. The SAS EAST Super Late Model Series will run a complete show featuring qualifying, heat racing & 40 lap main event paying $4,000 to the winner. Support divisions racing for increased purses will include the City Crate Late Models, Limited Sportsman, Crate Sportsman, Stock 4, Extreme 4(fwd) and Vintage Cars.
Cherokee Speedway is conveniently located off of I-85 exit 96 in Gaffney, SC. Track phone is (864) 489-1969. More info can be found online at www.cherokee-speedway.com and www.trackforums.com.
Top 10 in the SAS East Points:1) Casey Roberts 834 2) Johnny Pursley 830 3) Zach Mitchell* 720 4) Mike Gault 714 5) Jim Ramsey 672 6) Ross Bailes* 654 Travis Leake* 654 8) Johnny Pursley 578 9) Chris Ferguson 576 10) Jeff Smith 564
Remaining 2010 SOUTHERN ALL STARS EAST SCHEDULEOct 30th- Cherokee Speedway -Gaffney, S.C- $4,000 (Stick Elliot Memorial)
Nov 21st- Cherokee Speedway- Gaffney, S.C- $10,000 (Blue Gray 100)
For schedule, point standings and more information on the Southern All Stars EAST Racing Series please visit online at www.southernallstareastseries.com or email contact jammer50@charter.net.
The SAS EAST Series thanks our partners and sponsors: Bailes Construction, Cruise of Champions, Hoosier Tire South, Dominator Race Products, Bearden Oil Co., Turbo Blue Racing Fuels, Carolina Drive Line, R&R Web Designs, Big A’s Custom Graphics, Cherokee Speedway, Droppin’ the Hammer, and Bradley’s of Shelby.
Prepared by JCRacing Promotions
