Skip Arp of Georgetown won the Southern Regional Racing Series “Hot August Nights” race Friday night at Boyd’s Speedway after a stirring duel with Chattanooga’s Ronnie Johnson. Johnson, who has won eight times this year, retook the lead from Arp with just over 12 laps to go in the 40-lap event but lost his driveshaft with five laps left. Brandon Kinzer of Allen, Ky., finished second with William Thomas of Phenix City, Ala., third; David Payne of Murphy, N.C., fourth; and Randy Weaver of Crossville fifth. “We were lucky tonight,” Arp said after his third SRRS win of 2010. Craig Burrows of Chickamauga won the Crate Late Model feature with Jason Welshan, David Tindell, Kayne Hickman and Jimmy Webb completing the top five, and Gene Dover, Alvin Sewell and James Dykes won in A-Hobby, B-Hobby and FWD with Roger Dickson, Mike Chapman and Brad Cross their runners-up. Boyd’s has a full regular program scheduled for this Friday and “Sprint Car Mania” set for Sept. 3 with the USCS Outlaw sprint cars and Georgia mini sprints.
Volleyball
* JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Lee University opened its 2010 volleyball Saturday by defeating NCAA Division II member Carson-Newman 25-18, 25-14, 28-30, 30-16. “It was a good way to open the season,” said Lee coach Andrea Hudson, praising Kayla Carlisle’s and Valquiria Caboclo’s play in the middle and Arlene Ferreira’s offense. The Lady Flames, ranked fourth in the NAIA, host Lindsey Wilson at 7 p.m. Monday.
* Sophomore Heather Parman from GPS made 15 kills and senior setter Bailee Chastain from Red Bank had 29 assists and 11 digs as the Blue team downed the Gold 25-17, 25-17, 25-19 in the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s volleyball preseason scrimmage Saturday at Maclellan Gymnasium. Junior libero Dakota Davis recorded 17 digs for the Blue squad. Parman had seven of her kills in the final set. Jennifer Kuroski and Courtney Barnes had nine and six kills and 10 digs apiece and freshman Tess Kosycarz had 19 assists for the Gold group. The Lady Mocs open their season Friday against Virginia Tech in the University of Tennessee tournament.
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