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Brindle Bags Fort Payne UCRA Cash

Fort Payne, AL (8/19/17) --- Chip Brindle of Dalton/Chatsworth, Georgia won his third United Crate Racing Alliance main event of the season, Saturday night at Fort Payne (AL) Motor Speedway. Turning back local favorite Kasey Hall of Geraldine, "Chipper" won the $2,500 / 40 lap feature race, while halting Hall's two-race series win streak. Brindle in his Team 17/Hill Motorsports "Beyea Custom Headers, Advance Tufting, FK Rod Ends, Garrison Automotive, BDR Loopers & Clips" sponsored Racetek powered machine won by 3.183 seconds ahead of Hall and reigning/defending and current UCRA points champion Rusty Ballenger of Seymour, Tennessee. Nine of the 14 starters finished completed all 40 laps. Runner up Hall won two previous UCRA stops at Fort Payne this season and was leading Crossville (TN) Speedway main event in July before mechanical problems ended his night prematurely. There have been six different winners in 10 series races this season. (Ronnie Barnett photo)

Brindle has three series wins, while Hall and Anthony White have two wins each. Crossville, TN's Jesse Lowe had a streak of five consecutive runner-up finishes in UCRA competition going into Fort Payne Saturday. That run came to an end with a 7th place finish for the Rookie of the Year contender.

Performance Race Enginges Inc Fast qualifier Rusty Ballenger earned a bonus $100 setting Fast Time: 14.415 seconds in qualifying. Thirteen year old Sam Seawright and Brindle won their heats to earn the front row start. Seawright led the first two laps and gave up the position on lap 3 before heading pit-side. Ross White of Karns, TN and Perry Delaney of Crossville, TN made their debut at Fort Payne both in their second ventures with UCRA competition.

Fort Payne Motor Speedway - August 19, 2017 Results
Summer Blowout

Chip Brindle
Kasey Hall
Rusty Ballenger
Shane Tankersley
Kyle Courtney
Sam Seawright
Jesse Lowe
Larry Higgins
Robert Gant
Rod Carroll
Ross White
Ryan Law
Perry Delaney
Bobby Pruitt

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