CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- With an entrance to Crossville (TN) Raceway USA, Tuesday night Chris Smokey Madden removed all doubt that he’s slowing up his 2009 racing campaign. In just four (4) days the Gray Court, South Carolina based racer increased his lead over Casey Roberts by 170-points. At the beginning of Ray Cook’s SOUTHERN-NATIONALS tour it was all Roberts, then just like a changing of the guards, it was all Madden, who tallied two (2) WINS, a runner-up and a fourth place nod. Piloting his # 44 “Century Plastics, Cushman Paint & Body, Freeman Plumbing Co., Extreme Customs & Cycles” sponsored Bloomquist / Clements Racing Engines powered mount, Madden topped a pair of $3,500. to win mid-week shows in Tennessee before wrapping up the weekend with a pair of Top 5’s in the N.E. portion of the state Friday and Saturday. Randy THE DREAM Weaver was able to eek out a 3rd place run in Alabama Saturday as he chases the O’SAS crown, but it barely made a dent to Roberts, who commands a 85-points over the 3rd ranked Southern racer.

Congrats are well in order for ROCKETBOY Tommy Kerr, whom all by his lonesome, GUNNEDOWN Team Zero, Friday at the Gap. The 4T “Blount Excavating, Explosive Specialists, Turner Industrial Supply, Stowers CAT” sponsored Rocket collected five (5) Top 5 finishes on the two-week tour and leads the THUNDER series group heading into a busy August. Boaz, Alabama’s Tim Busha debuts the Southern RANKINGS big time with a Saturday night victory at his home track in Talladega. The $5,000. win, already places him higher (currently tied for 27th) in the standings than last season as he was ranked as the 44th best racer in the South in 2008. Other than Busha, young Austin Dillon, heir to the Childress Racing fortune, makes his debut in the Southern RANKINGS with his 3rd place nod at Fort Payne last a week ago Monday. This weekend Madden could easily take win # 9 as Cherokee Motor Speedway hosts a $4,000 to-WIN SAS-E event, although everyone in the Top 5 in the Southern RANKINGS has had positive success at THE PLACE YOUR MAMA WARNED YOU ABOUT.

Driver Car # Hometown Total
1 … Chris Madden # 44 of Gray Court, SC 530 PTS.
2 … Casey Roberts # 101 of Toccoa, GA 360 PTS.
3 … Randy Weaver # 116 of Crossville, TN 275 PTS.
4 … Jonathan Davenport # 6 of Blairesville, GA 265 PTS.
5 … Dennis Franklin # 2 of Gaffney, SC 260 PTS.
6 … Ray Cook # 53 of Brasstown, NC 225 PTS.
7 … Jeff Smith (NC) # 18 of Dallas, NC 225 PTS.
8 … Ricky Weeks # 25 of Rutherfordton, SC 215 PTS.
9 … Ivedent Lloyd # 21 of Ocala, FL 175 PTS.
10 … Chris Ferguson # 22 of Charlotte, NC 160 PTS.
11 … Tony Knowles # 26 of Tyrone, GA 150 PTS.
12 … Randle Chupp # 22 of Mooresville, NC 140 PTS.
13 … Tommy Kerr # 4T of Rockford, TN 130 PTS.
14 … Jeff Cooke # 99 of Spartianburg, SC 120 PTS.
15 … Tim Allen # 17 of Kannapolis, NC 115 PTS.
16 … Joe Armes # 77 of Petross, TN 110 PTS.
17 … Benji Cole # 121 of Canon, GA 105 PTS.
18 … Ronny Lee Hollingsworth # 18 of Northport, AL 100 PTS.
19 … Jake Knowles # 66 of Tyrone, GA 85 PTS.
20 … Billy Ogle Jr. # 201 of Knoxville, TN 80 PTS.
21 … Mark Whitener # 7 of Middleburg, FL 75 PTS.
22 … Petey Ivey # 88 of Union, SC 65 PTS.
23 … Mike Marlar # 157 of Winfield, TN 55 PTS.
24 … Dane Dacus # 54 of Arlington, TN 55 PTS.
25 … Johnny Collins # 5 of Jacksonville, FL 55 PTS.
26 … Neil Baggett # 21 of Shannon, MS 55 PTS.
27 … Skip Arp # 31 of Georgetown, TN 55 PTS.
28 … Vic Hill # 1 of Morristown, TN 50 PTS.
29 … Frank Ingram # F9 of Acworth, GA 50 PTS.
30 … Tim Busha # 15 of Boaz, AL 50 PTS.
31 … Chris Wall # 71 of Springfield, LA 50 PTS.
32 … Billy Mayo # 115 of Cleveland, TN 40 PTS.
33 … Shawn Beasley # 25 of Dublin, NC 40 PTS.
34 … Ed Basey # 4 of Evans, GA 35 PTS.
35 … Bub McCool # 57j of Vicksburg, MS 35 PTS.
36 … Ronnie Johnson # 5 of Chattanooga, TN 30 PTS.
37 … Jody Knowles # 66 of Tyrone, GA 30 PTS.
38 … Jamie Perry # P4 of Ringgold, GA 30 PTS.
39 … David McCoy # 57 of Franklin, NC 30 PTS.
40 … James Ward # W3 of Lettsworth, LA 25 PTS.
41 … Travis Pennington # 01 of Winston, GA 25 PTS.
42 … Rick Rogers # 44 of Knoxville, TN 25 PTS.
43 … Ricky Arms # 4 of Moss, TN 25 PTS.
44 … Jason Fitzgerald # 7 of Jacksonville, FL 25 PTS.
45 … Scott Autry # 1 of Fayetteville, NC 25 PTS.
46 … Dillon Wood # 26 of New Symrna Beach, FL 25 PTS.
47 … Anthony White # 2X of Clinton, TN 25 PTS.
48 … Ben Faircloth # 27 of Swainsboro, GA 25 PTS.
49 … Johnny Pursley # 9 of Clover, SC 15 PTS.
50 … Dewayne Johnson # 45 of Phenix City, AL 15 PTS.
51 … Brent Dixon # 1 of Elberton, GA 15 PTS.
52 … Dingus Griffin # 49 of Alexandria, AL 15 PTS.
53 … Bruce Taylor # 8 of Toccoa, GA 15 PTS.
54 … Chad Ogle # 10 of Sevierville, TN 15 PTS.
55 … Robert Gant # 22 of Flatrock, AL 15 PTS.
56 … Dan Breuer # 2D of Mooresville, NC 15 PTS.
57 … Mike Head # 54 of Ellenwood, GA 15 PTS.
58 … Luther Jenkins # 3 of Woodstock, GA 15 PTS.
59 … Mark Whitener # 7 of Middleburg, FL 15 PTS.
60 … Jamie Oliver # 38 of Murphy, NC 15 PTS.
61 … Austin Dillon # 3 of Lewisville, NC 15 PTS.
62 … Brandon Kinzer # 18 of Allen, KY 15 PTS.
63 … Tyler Ivey # 47 of Tallahassie, FL 10 PTS.
64 … Eric Turner # 99T of Springfield, MO 10 PTS.
65 … Justin Labonte # 44 of Trinity, NC 10 PTS.
66 … Ray Tucker # 0 of Greensboro, SC 10 PTS.
67 … Dana Eiland # K9 of Phenix City, AL 10 PTS.
68 … Derek Ellis # 99 of Chatsworth, GA 10 PTS.
69 … Frankie Beard # 21 of Toccoa, GA 10 PTS.
70 … Freddy Smith # 00 of Seymour, TN 10 PTS.
71 … Jimmy Cliburn # 88c of Star, MS 10 PTS.
72 … Dane Burns # 10 of New London, NC 10 PTS.
73 … Darrell Padgett # 46P of Jacksonville, FL 10 PTS.
74 … Ethan Hunter # 101 of Tiger, GA 10 PTS.
75 … Furman Parton # 6P of Union Mills, NC 10 PTS.
76 … G.R. Smith # 54 of Mooresville, NC 10 PTS.
77 … Royce Bray # 21 of Hull, GA 10 PTS.
78 … Ty Dillon # 2 of Lewisville, NC 5 PTS.
79 … Jeff Henry # 15H of Brunswick, GA 5 PTS.
80 … Stacy Holmes # H2 of Anniston, AL 5 PTS.
81 … David Payne # 8 of Murphy, NC 5 PTS.
82 … Doug Sanders # 42 of Springwood, NC 5 PTS.
83 … Todd Morrow # T1 of Cleveland, TN 5 PTS.
84 … John Pursley # 9 of Clover, SC 5 PTS.
85 … David Crabtree # 5 of Maryville, TN 5 PTS.
86 … Billy Moyer Jr. # 21JR of Batesville, AR 5 PTS.
87 … Anthony Burroughs # 121 of Athens, AL 5 PTS.
89 … Adam Bendenbaugh # 26 of Lake City, FL 5 PTS.
90 … Jeremy Faircloth # 4 of Swainsboro, GA 5 PTS.
91 … Richard Ferry # 7 of McClenney, FL 5 PTS.
92 … Danny Ledford # 4 of Warne, NC 5 PTS.
93 … Ross Bailes # 87 of Blacksburgs, SC 5 PTS.
94 … Justin Rattliff # 16c of Campbellsville, KY 5 PTS.
95 … David Payne # 8 of Murphy, NC 5 PTS.
96 … Stacy Boles # 11B of Knoxville, TN 5 PTS.