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Ricky Weeks takes the 11th annual Skyler Trull Memorial Race at Carolina Speedway

Ricky Weeks was able to outrun 32 of the best super late models in the southeast Saturday evening at Carolina Speedway for the 11th annual Skyler Trull Memorial. "The Trulls are great people and winning this race means a lot to me" said Ricky Weeks in victory lane after the feature. "It was a hard fought win tonight with such good competition here".

Ross Bailes was able to beat out the 32 drivers in attendance Saturday evening to sit on the pole for the 40 lap feature race. Bailes would choose to start the event on the outside pole and used it to his advantage by taking the early lead. The first major caution came on lap 10 when six cars tangled in turn 1 with everybody but Furman Parton being able to resume the race. On lap 17, the Carolina Clash defending Rookie of the Year had problems and went pitside to never return. Defending Carolina Clash Series Champion, Dennis Franklin also had his own troubles during the feature bringing out three different cautions in a span of 10 laps.

The worst wreck of the night accorded on lap 28 restart when Jay Sessoms slammed the outside frontstretch wall and spun down the track into oncoming traffic collecting Mike Huey and Scott Shirey. All three cars were unable to continue.

During the last few laps, Weeks had been taking a look to the outside lane, dusting it off somewhat to make a move and plotting where he would take over the lead cars.

On lap 32, Petey Ivey would also slam the outside wall ending his night. On the restart, Weeks made his move passing Ferguson on the high side of turns 3 and 4 and on the very next lap, he would take over the lead in a true show of power passing Bailes in turn 4.

With Weeks running the high side, Ferguson decided it was time to make his move as he also followed in Weeks tracks and passed Bailes on the outside of turn 4 on lap 37. Ferguson was making ground up on Weeks but ran out of time.

Ricky Weeks would lead the final few laps in route to a special win. Chris Ferguson would cross the line in second followed by Ross Bailes, Mike Gault, and Luke Roffers rounding out your top five.

Final Rundown

1. Ricky Weeks
2. Chris Ferguson
3. Ross Bailes
4 Mike Gault
5. Luke Roffers
6. Dan Breuer
7. Tim Allen
8. Dustin Mitchell
9. Chad Paxton
10. David Taylor
11. Dennis Franklin
12. Craig Shuffield
13. Petey Ivey
14. Doug Sanders
15. Kenny Compton
16. Mike Huey
17. Jay Sessoms
18. Scott Shirey
19. Johnny Stovall
20. Dean Bowen
21. Furman Parton
22. Chris Meadows
23. Jeff Smith
24. Brent Robinson

Heat race #1 (Top 5 Transfer) Tim Allen, Chris Meadows, David Taylor, Mike Huey, Mike Gault, Harold Redman, Chad Paxton, Robbie Bailey, Arlene Pittman, Jimmy McCormick, Jeff Smith.

Heat race #2 (Top 5 Transfer) Furman Parton, Dennis Franklin, Brent Robinson, Doug Sanders, Johnny Stovall, Scott Shirey, Craig Shuffield, Travis Yow, Justin Labonte, Brian Ledbetter, Michael Marlowe.

B Main (Top 2 Transfer) Chad Paxton, Scott Shirey, Justin Labonte, Travis Yow, Arlene Pittman, Jeff Smith, Harold Redman, Robbie Bailey, Brian Ledbetter, Jimmy McCormick, Craig Shuffield, Michael Marlowe.

XS Power Racing Batteries Fastest Qualifier- Ross Bailes

Collins Signs First Man Out Award- Chris Meadows

R2C Performance Heat Race Winners- Tim Allen and Furman Parton

Comp Cams Feature Winner- Ricky Weeks

Keizer Wheels Runner up Award- Chris Ferguson

Shell Racing Solutions 3rd place finisher- Ross Bailes

ATL Fuel Cells 4th place finisher- Mike Gault

Cool Shirts Top 5- Ricky Weeks, Chris Ferguson, Ross Bailes, Mike Gault, & Luke Roffers

NASCAR Technical Institute 10th place finisher- David Taylor

FK Rod Ends Last Car Running Award- David Taylor

Ohlins Shocks Last but not Least Award- Brent Robinson

Safety Kleen Hard Charger of the Race- Mike Gault

Klotz Lubricants Rookie of the Race- Chad Paxton

Klotz Lubricants Hard Luck Award- Jeff Smith

Klotz Lubricants 15th place finisher- Kenny Compton Jr.

The Carolina Clash would like to thank the following sponsors for their contributions to the series in 2011: American Racer Tire, Heintz Brothers Performance, VP Racing Fuels, Comp Cams, Keizer Aluminum Wheels, Shell Racing Solutions, ATL Racing Fuel Cells, Shafer Enterprises Cool Shirts, NASCAR Technical Institute, Safety Kleen, Excel Racing Solutions, R2C Performance, XS Power Racing Batteries, Next Level Graphics, Collins Signs, www.lockoutforums.com . , Dirt Trax Motorsports, Performance Tee's, Racing Electronics, Mike's Custom Tanks, Lincoln Electric, Ohlins Advanced Suspension Technology, Klotz Synthetic Lubricants, Firethorn Marketing,Raceiver, and Luvracin.com.

Now that the finish order of this race has changed due to the outcome of "CHEATING" drivers, when will a rule be in place to stop this kind of problem from happening ??? Drivers know better than to try this in the first place ! I think the entire main event field should be subjected to mandatory tire sample inspections upon completion of a race and any driver with tires found to be not legal should not only be DQ'd but also fined an amount to cover the testing process. The treating of tires with dangerous chemicals can become a serious health hazard for not only the other drivers racing but also the spectators & crews that are exposed. Something needs to be done soon !!!!