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Ray
Cook Inherits $10,009 Bill and Frank Ingram Memorial Victory
 (April
19, 2024) Ray Cook, of Brasstown, North Carolina,
inherited the win in the 'Bill and Frank Ingram Memorial' on Saturday
night, April 13 at North Georgia Speedway in Chatsworth, Georgia!
After timing in sixth quickest in his group during the Southern
All Star Dirt Racing Series (SAS) qualifying session, Ray picked
up the victory in his heat race and later started fourth on the
grid in the 49-lap main event. The veteran driver known as the
"Tarheel Tiger," who was piloting a #85 Capital racecar
owned by Joe Denby and prepared by Richard Austin, then ran amongst
the leaders throughout the feature distance before crossing underneath
the checkered flag in the second spot behind only apparent winner
and good friend Dale McDowell. (Ducklens Photography)
After lengthy post-race discussions back and forth; however,
SAS officials ultimately disqualified McDowell for exceeding the
maximum tire allotment for the evening, which handed the win to
Cook. The 14th SAS triumph of his career was worth $10,009. Finishing
behind Cook in the official rundown was runner-up Heath Hindman,
David Payne, Dalton Cook, and John Ownbey. Complete results from
the 'Bill and Frank Ingram Memorial' can be located online at
www.sasdirt.com.
“Obviously that’s not how anyone wants the night
to end when you’re at the races - in a disqualification,”
stated Cook this week via telephone. “I feel bad for everyone
involved, but I’m proud of our little team that we put ourselves
in position to finish second to Dale (McDowell). He had the best
car and won the race, but I’m very proud to have run the
way we did. I have to thank Joe Denby, Richard Austin, Capital
Race Cars, American Racer South, and everyone that has a part
in our program!”
Ray and his team will take the upcoming April 19-20 weekend off
from racing competition, as Ray’s Schaeffer’s Oil
Spring Nationals Series presented by Coltman Farms Racing and
fueled by Sunoco tour will sanction a pair of events in the Bluegrass
State. Later tonight, the Spring Nationals will preside over the
$7,553 to win ‘Finn Watson Memorial’ at Ponderosa
Speedway in Junction City, Kentucky, while tomorrow’s annual
‘Johnny Wheeler Memorial’ at Lake Cumberland Speedway
in Burnside, Kentucky will shell out a $10,053 first place prize.
More information on the Ray Cook-promoted tour can be found online
by clicking on www.southernnationalsseries.com.
Ray Cook Racing would like to thank the following group of sponsors
for their continued support: Youngblood Concrete Special, Denby’s
J&J Construction, Vinson Sims Construction, Katschman Trucking,
Capital Race Cars, American Racer South, Schaeffer’s Racing
Oil, FK Rod Ends, Sunoco Race Fuels, Allstar Concrete, C&H
Paving, Interstate Welding, Jacky Jones Automotive Group, Stealth
Carburetors, Wiles Driveshafts, Collins Signs, SFP Performance
Systems, and Delph Communications.
For the latest news and schedule information concerning the #53
team, feel free to visit their official Internet home at www.RayCook53.com.
Media Contact: Ryan Delph - Delph Communications
www.DelphCommunications.com
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