Gray Matters
Six-Time Champion Takes Two
Friday
CROSSVILLE, Tenn. — Terry Gray and Steven Lines were the winners Friday of the twin 20-lap O’Reilly USCS Southern Thunder features at Crossville Raceway.
Gray, a six-time USCS National Champion, won the first twin from the outside of the front row, beating polesitter Lines to the first corner and surviving a couple of restarts for the victory. Ronnie Blair passed Lines for second on lap 11. Lines settled for third ahead of Jon Stinson and Johnny Bridges.
In the second twin, Lines started seventh, but charged to the lead by lap six. Lance Moss finished second ahead of Gray in third. Bridges was fourth and Blair finished fifth.
The finish:
Feature No. 1: Terry Gray, Ronnie Blair, Steven Lines, Jon Stinson, Johnny Bridges, Garry Bell, Lance Moss, Clint Weiss, Jake McLain, Wayne Reutimann, Jr. Michael Craddock, Brad Wickham.
Feature No. 2: Steven Lines, Lance Moss, Terry Gray, Johnny Bridges, Ronnie Blair, Wayne Reutimann, Jr., Jon Stinson, Jake McLain, Clint Weiss, Brad Wickham, Michael Craddock, Garry Bell.
Saturday
BULLS GAP, Tenn. — Terry Gray’s first visit to Volunteer Speedway included a new track record and a trip to victory lane after Saturday night’s 30-lap O’Reilly USCS Southern Thunder feature.
Gray set a new qualifying record of 11.67 seconds around the four-tenths-mile oval, topping the 16-month-old mark of 11.690 seconds set by Joey Saldana.
Ronnie Blair finished second to Gray for the second time in as many nights, while Johnny Bridges finished third. Steven Lines finished fourth and Brad Wickham was fifth.
The finish:
Terry Gray, Ronnie Blair, Johnny Bridges, Steven Lines, Brad Wickham, Jon Stinson, David Adkins, Clint Weiss, Jake McLain, Bronzie Lawson IV, Bronzie Lawson III, Tom Selhorst, Michael Craddock, Nick Bashford.