Rebkart Racing Series

Summary: A record nine cautions in the Garris Motorsport 50 punctuated with the first time a kart has turned over was the story in race 2 of Series 16. Three drivers led with Chris Garris leading lap one before Jerry Garris led three laps. Craig Garris and Jerry swapped the lead before Craig took over on lap ten to lead the remainder of the event. Jamie Prevette worked his way to second when Jerry suffered chain troubles. Chris blew out another tire in the debut of his new #81 Ford. Two first time drivers, Keith Church and Tim Childress, finished third and sixth respectively and they each spun three times. Church took advantage of attrition to grab a top three finish in his first race. Chris Garris, who had taken over the driving chores for Jerry Garris in the #80 on lap 35, took a nasty tumble off turn 2 when he, Church and Wesley Harrold got together. The kart went over onto its side and was pushed a short distance. Chris suffered several bruises and was burned by the exhaust pipe. Wesley Harrold spun three times to contribute to the yellow flags, but had a fourth place finish to be only one point out of second place in the point standings. Jerry Garris has a very fast kart this series but chain troubles have ruined his finishes.

Summary:Jamie Prevette announced that his kart is back with the muscle that is expected from him with a pole-winning lap of 7.64 seconds. However, on lap 2 the engine went sour and he finished laps down. Craig Garris was strong and reliable continuing his dominating run this series as he led 49 laps of the Lowes 50. Continuing a good series is Wesley Harrold with a second place finish, this time in the #6 RealTree Chevrolet. Claiming his second straight third place finish is Tiger Racing's rookie driver, Keith Church. Fourth was Jamie and fifth was Chris Garris in the #81 Ford, who had chain trouble.

Summary:Craig Garris claimed his fourth and most impressive win thus far in Series 16 on October 2nd. Jamie Prevette set a new track qualifying record of 7.58 seconds in the Tyson Chevrolet but never led a lap as Garris beat him to the front. Prevette followed him closely until the last five laps when Garris pulled away a few karts length. Prevette lost the handle as the tires overheated late in the race. The record for most consecutive wins is five, which Jamie Prevette holds and has stood since 1995. Garris will be trying to equal the feat and also score his 50th career win in the NiteWatch 50 on October 15th. The RealTree Chevy of Wesley Harrold who came into the event second in points suffered heavy damage in turn 2 after spinning by himself into the path of Keith Church. Church almost turned over but was able to continue. Church had already lost several laps after front end damage had to be repaired in a collision with Jerry Garris. Jerry lost time when his coil wire came off under green. Chris Garris had a fairly uneventful race driving the #81, but was lackluster in a third place run having been lapped under green for the first time in many, many years. Will the Valvoline #6 return in the next race?