|
|
|
|
Bad
start still leads to Southern All-Stars championship
|
|
November 19,
2011 - Heading into the season finale of the Southern All-Stars
Series at Cleveland Speedway, Billy Ogle Jr. led William Thomas
by 2 points. It was anybody's championship.
The night
got off to a bad start for Billy. In qualifying, he hit a wet
spot on the track going into turn 1 and hit the turn 1 wall. It
looked as though the night was going to be a long one. The crew
went to work on the car to repair it and found the car was not
damaged as badly as was feared. With another car wrecking in qualifying
in the same spot, series officials elected to give Billy his second
lap at the end of qualifying. He turned in the 10th fastest lap.
Thomas was 6th in qualifying, there was still work to do.
Knowing he
had to at least finish one spot behind Thomas to win the title,
Billy got by a few cars in the opening laps of the race. He found
himself in 7th, one spot behind Thomas. On a late restart, Billy
saw and took advantage of the opportunity to pass Thomas and insuring
himself the title. Billy finished in 6th and claimed the Southern
All-Stars championship. Billy will honored at the series banquet
in January.
|
|
First
win at Dixie Speedway
|
|
November 5,
2011 - Score another first for Billy Ogle Jr. Given how long Billy
has been racing, finding firsts is a rare feat. But Billy did
just that at Dixie Speedway, scoring his first feature win at
the Georgia track. Billy won the Fall Classic 50 over a good field
of drivers. The win was worth $5,000.
Billy's next
race will be the Southern All-Stars finale at Cleveland Speedway
on November 19. Billy will try to win the series title. He holds
a narrow points lead over William Thomas.
|
|
A
win, 3rd place finish in SRRS action
|
|
October 15,
2011 - The Southern Regional Racing Series came to East Tennessee
with a pair of races at Boyd's Speedway and Smoky Mountain Speedway.
On Friday
night at Boyd's, Billy jumped out to the lead over Vic Hill. Hill
dogged Billy through the early laps. By the mid-point of the race,
Hill pressured Billy for the lead. The duo raced side-by-side
for a number of laps until Hill finally took the lead. A few laps
later, Ogle returned the favor and reclaimed the lead. Billy held
off Hill to win the race.
On Saturday
night at SMS, it was Hill that came out on top leading every lap.
Billy started 8th and moved up to second place. It looked as though
Billy would have a shot at Hill when a late caution came out.
But Skip Arp took second on the restart. Billy went on to finish
3rd.
|
|
Pair
of top 15 finishes highlight Georgia trip
|
| October
9, 2011 - The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series was making its annual
trip through Georgia with races at Dixie Speedway and Rome Speedway.
Billy struggled in his heat race, but did make the field for the
race. He posted a 13th place finish where passing was difficult.
At Rome, Billy posted a 11th place finish. |
|
Another
SAS win at Smoky Mountain
|
|
September
24, 2011 - The Southern All-Stars series cranked back up with
a return to Smoky Mtn. Speedway in Maryville, TN. When the night
was over, Ogle was the King of the Mountain.
Billy started
the 50-lap race from the 10th starting spot. The track was racey
and he had a good car. At the drop of the green, Billy quickly
moved his way to the front. By lap 17, Billy found himself trailing
race leader Skip Arp. Billy then took the lead on lap 19 and never
looked back. William Thomas finish second. Billy now leads Thomas
by 2 points heading into the series finale in November.
|
|