Pennington And Davenport On Front Row For OSP Showdown In Savannah

SAVANNAH, GA – Travis Pennington of Stapleton, GA earned the pole position for Saturday night’s $10,000-to-win 19th Annual Showdown In Savannah at Oglethorpe Speedway Park. Pennington won the first of four eight-lap heat races on Friday night to earn the inside front row starting spot for the big show.

Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, GA will start the Showdown In Savannah on the outside of the front row on Saturday night after winning the second eight-lap heat race on Friday night. Fastrak Pro Late Model Series World Champion Dennis Franklin of Gaffney, SC won the third eight-lap heat race on Friday night and starts the Showdown In Savannah on the inside of row two.

Hunter Carter of Blackshear, GA starts the 19th Annual Showdown In Savannah on Saturday night from the outside of the second row after winning the fourth eight-lap heat race on Friday night. Carter opened Friday night’s action by out-timing the 29-car field with a lap around the ½-mile dirt oval in 20.331 seconds in qualifying.

The top five finishers in each of the four heat races transferred into the $10,000-to-win 19th Annual Showdown In Savannah. Joining Pennington out of the first heat were the defending race winner Cecil Eunice of Blackshear, GA, Kyle Bronson of Brandon, FL, Casey Barrow, and Keith Tuten.

Making the show along with Davenport out of the second heat race were Ben Faircloth of Swainsboro, GA, the Fastrak Pro Late Model Southeastern Region and Mid-Ohio Valley Region Champion Cla Knight of North Augusta, SC, Donnie Bazemore Jr. of Brooklet, GA, and Colby Jenerette.

Transferring out of the third heat race with Franklin were former Showdown In Savannah winner Mark Whitener of Middleburg, FL, Robert Diekemper of Bloomingdale, GA, Joshua Bishop of Statesboro, GA, and Jason Fitzgerald of Middleburg, FL. Joining Carter into the big show out of the fourth heat race were Russell Brown, Jordan Feider, Branden Yawn, and Garrett Shurling.

Four spots remain open for the starting line-up of Saturday night’s $10,000-to-win 19th Annual Showdown In Savannah. The top two finishers of the ten-lap B-Main Race to be contested before the main event on Saturday night will line-up in the 21st and 22nd starting spots for the feature race. Starting positions 23 and 24 will be for Provisional starters to be announced after the B-Main.

On Saturday, gates open at 4:30 p.m., with Hot Laps at 6:20 p.m. and Racing scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Pit passes are $40 for Adults and $20 for Children 12 and younger. The Grandstand ticket prices are $20 for Adults, $18 for Seniors and Military, and $5 for children 12 and under.

Oglethorpe Speedway Park is located Northwest of Savannah, GA at 200 Jesup Road, Pooler, GA 31322, or three miles east of I-95 at Exit 102 on U.S. Highway 80. For more information call 912-964-8200, or visit them online at www.ospracing.net. You can also like their Facebook page at Oglethorpe Speedway Park.

PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE SHOWDOWN IN SAVANNAH AT OGLETHORPE SPEEDWAY PARK IN SAVANNAH, GA ON 12/2/16:

GROUP QUALIFYING:

GROUP 1:
POS CAR # DRIVER TIME
1. 01 Travis Pennington 21.222
2. 22 Cecil Eunice 21.224
3. 57 Keith Tuten 21.412
4. 40b Kyle Bronson 21.424
5. 4m Stanton Mills 21.648
6. 16 Casey Barrow 22.397
7. 12 Eric Register 22.406
8. 99 Larry Drawdy Jr. 23.301

GROUP 2:
POS CAR # DRIVER TIME
1. 42 Cla Knight 20.582
2. 49 Jonathan Davenport 20.820
3. 18 Ben Faircloth 20.953
4. 10c Ryan Crane 21.158
5. 28 Donnie Bazemore Jr. 21.505
6. 15 Colby Jenerette 21.794
7. 44 Eddie Morris 22.105

GROUP 3:
POS CAR # DRIVER TIME
1. 2 Dennis Franklin 20.658
2. 48 Robert Diekemper 20.789
3. 5w Mark Whitener 20.874
4. J1 Joshua Bishop 20.937
5. C2 Jason Fitzgerald 21.345
6. 8 Wayne Harbin 22.172
7. 33 Tommy Gandy 22.743

GROUP 4:
POS CAR # DRIVER TIME
1. 52 Hunter Carter 20.331
2. 00 Russell Brown 20.697
3. G4 Garrett Shurling 20.820
4. 11 Brandon Yawn 21.080
5. 24 Robbie Cowart 21.459
6. 02 Jordan Feider 21.486
7. 5 Tom Eigner 22.359

HEAT RACES (8 Laps – Top 5 Transfer To Main Event):

1ST HEAT: 1. Pennington; 2. Eunice; 3. Bronson; 4. Barrow; 5. Tuten; 6. Mills; 7. Drawdy; 8. Register.

2ND HEAT: 1. Davenport; 2. Faircloth; 3. Knight; 4. Bazemore; 5. Jenerette; 6. Morris; 7. Crane.

3RD HEAT: 1. Franklin; 2. Whitener; 3. Diekemper; 4. Bishop; 5. Fitzgerald; 6. Harbin; 7. Gandy.

4TH HEAT: 1. Carter; 2. Brown; 3. Feider; 4. Yawn; 5. Shurling; 6. Cowart; 7. Eigner.

SATURDAY LINE-UPS:

B-MAIN (10 Laps – Top 2 Transfer To Main Event):

4m Stanton Mills – 44 Eddie Morris
8 Wayne Harbin – 24 Robbie Cowart
99 Larry Drawdy Jr. – 10c Ryan Crane
33 Tommy Gandy – 5 Tom Eigner
12 Eric Register

FEATURE RACE TOP 20:

01 Travis Pennington – 49 Jonathan Davenport
2 Dennis Franklin – 52 Hunter Carter
22 Cecil Eunice – 18 Ben Faircloth
5w Mark Whitener – 00 Russell Brown
40b Kyle Bronson – 42 Cla Knight
48 Robert Diekemper – 2 Jordan Feider
16 Casey Barrow – 28 Donnie Bazemore Jr.
J1 Joshua Bishop – 11 Branden Yawn
57 Keith Tuten – 15 Colby Jenerette
C2 Jason Fitzgerald – G4 Garrett Shurling