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Pursley Takes Clash Bash Victory At
Fayetteville Speedway, Franklin Grabs 2013 Clash
Championship
By Larry Long, FMS Press
The 14th Year Touring Carolina Clash Series closed
out it's 2013 season at Fayetteville Speedway on
this Saturday night with a tribute to Tim Allen
father Ben who passed away last week in
Kannapolis. NC. The Allen's have been a long time
supporter of the Carolina Clash Touring Series.
Clover, SC hot shoe Johnny Pursley won the pole
sitter spot with a lap of 17.431 to edge out
Greensboro's speed merchant Steve Blackburn who
had a 17.694 lap. Pursley took the point on the
green flag lap and would stay up front for all 40
laps with Blackburn never far off his rear bumper
all night long as the checkers waved on Pursley
for the second time this season in series action.
Blackburn settled for second, Franklin third in
the final rundown. 2013 Clash Champion and 9 time
Clash winner this year Dennis 'Rambo' Franklin of
Gaffney wins his third Clash title in the last
four season and he'll get the $10,000 payday at
the Clash Awards night set for the last of January
in Concord, NC. Scott Shirey of Swansea, SC turned
in another fourth place finish for the second time
in the Clash Series action.. Pine Level fireball
Dustin Mitchell finished fifth for Three Aces.
Gaffney's ace Mike Gault took the sixth spot
followed by Chris Blackwell of Grays Creek in the
Nichols Plumbing entry seventh. Allen finished
eight on a night driving with a heavy heart after
losing father last week. A pair of Hoke County
drivers ran ninth and tenth Shaun Harrell and
Shawn Beasley had good nights for the local
drivers along with Blackwell. 2013 Clash Rookie of
The Year Damon Kotke of Louisburg ran 11th and
Danbury's Veteran Gary Mabe was 12th.
Fayetteville's veteran Mike Parker ran 13th other
Cape Fear Region Drivers in the final tally was
Tim Neighbors 18th, Cody Shaw ran 19th and Scott
Neighbors was 22nd for the event. Franklin final
Clash points total was 1,197 and Pursley took the
runnerup spot in the Clash Chase with 1,172
followed by Allen third with 1,161. 5 time Clash
champion Ricky Week had 1.150 points for the
fourth spot in the Clash points and Mike Gault
took the fifth spot with 1,149 points. Damon Kotke
was sixth with 1,126 points followed by Rookie
Rival Kyle Pierce with 1,122 points. Michael
Marlowe of Mt. Olive SC was 8th with 1,119. 2012
Clash Champ Luke Roffers finished ninth with 1,109
and Ross Bailes rounds out the top ten in Clash
points with 1,064.
Results from Fayetteville Motor Speedway
1. Johnny Pursley
2. Steve Blackburn
3. Dennis Franklin
4. Scott Shirey
5. Dustin Mitchell
6. Mike Gault
7. Chris Blackwell
8. Tim Allen
9. Shaun Harrell
10. Shawn Beasley
11. Damon Kotke
12. Gary Mabe
13. Mike Parker
14. Kevin Wilson
15. Kyle Pierce
16. Michael Marlowe
17. Luke Roffers
18. Tim Neighbors
19. Cody Shaw
20. Ricky Weeks
21. Chuck Smith
22. Scott Neighbors
The Carolina Clash Series is sponsored by: JE
Pistons, Roush Yates Performance Products, Stock
Car Steel & Aluminum/SRI, American Racer, Hoosier
Racing Tires, VP Racing Fuels, Safety Kleen,
Collins Signs & Trophies, Performance Tees, Thomas
Clarke Performance Web Designs, The Carolina Auto
Racing Show (CARS), NASCAR Technical Institute,
Racing Electronics, Lee Furniture Company, Rock
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