Mower racer Mike Hamm takes it hard into a turn during last Saturday night's CarQuest Spring Mowdown at the Alleghany Fairgrounds.

First mower race of season draws 1,200

The Alleghany Mower Racing Association held its first points race of the 2008 season for the Tarheel Lumber Racing Series. The race, the CarQuest Spring Mowdown, was held last Saturday at the Justice Carlisle Higgins Agricultural Fairgrounds.

A field of 151 mowers competed in 13 divisions, representing a large turnout for the first race of the season. An estimated crowd of 1,200 spectators turned out to see the show, according to AMRA spokesperson April Choate.

"We think the crowd was down because it was raining in parts of the county and people were calling in to see if it was raining here," said Choate. "We had good weather, and we had 151 mowers, so we had a good night."

Choate offered thanks to all the volunteers who helped put on the race and "put in a full day on Saturday."

Race Results

The results of the race are as follows:

Stock – first, Steven Wagoner; second, Samantha Wagoner; third, Jeremiah Wagoner; fourth, Cody Roten; fifth, Joe Wagoner Jr.

Stock – first, Ethan Baker; second, Daniel Caudill; third, Scott Wagoner; fourth, Benny Bolen; fifth, Matthew Johnson.

Super Stock – first, Joe Perry; second, Robert Cyrus; third, Chris Allen; fourth, Wayne Belcher; fifth, Jerry Bowman.

Stock Flathead – first, Jason Kelly; second, Darrell Edwards; third, Ricky L. Caudle; fourth, Jonathan Blevins; fifth, Jason Jarvis.

Stock Flathead – first, Roger Choate; second, Kevin Royal; third, Robert Cyrus; fourth, Tim Wood; fifth, Roger Blevins.

Modified Flathead – first, Cody Griffin;

 

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