OCTOBER 31, 2011
#77a Team Wraps Up Season with Cotton Pickin 100...
The Dylan Ames Racing team tackled the Magnolia Motor Speedway
in Columbus, Mississippi on October 28-29 for the 8th Annual
'Cotton Pickin 100.' The unsanctioned special event drew a stout
66 car field to "The Mag" and all eyes were fixated
on the $15,000 top prize. On Friday night, Dylan Ames timed
in twenty-fourth fastest in his group during qualifying and
later finished eighth in his loaded heat race. When Saturday
rolled around, Dylan wound up mid-pack in his consolation event,
which unfortunately kept him out of the 100-lapper.
OCTOBER 17, 2011
Dylan Ames Nabs First Super Late Model Win at NAS!
Dylan
Ames and the #77a team headed to the North Alabama Speedway
in Tuscumbia, Alabama on Saturday night, October 15 for a $1,000
to win Super Late Model race. Thirteen Supers hit the track
for hot laps and qualifying. Chris Ragan had been working with
the team on setup stuff during the last two NAS events and Ames
hit the track with some changes that turned out to work great.
Dylan qualified second quickest of the thirteen
car field. This turned out to be a blessing because when the
Supers hit the track for the feature, the top was the preferred
way around the track. Ames took the green flag and led the field
into turn one on the high side. Dylan worked his way through
lap traffic until the first caution flag flew on lap sixteen.
There were three more caution periods before the last circuit
of the 25-lap feature, but Dylan got a good jump on each restart
to lead the field from flag-to-flag to bring home his first
Super Dirt Late Model feature win! The Harvest, Alabama youngster
grabbed the $1,000 top prize over John Miller, Bradley Price,
Mark Dodson, and Brandon King!
SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
Ames Qualifies Well; Finishes Eleventh in Bama Brawl!
Dylan Ames, of Harvest, Alabama, traveled once again to the
North Alabama Speedway in Tuscumbia, Alabama on Saturday evening,
September 17 for the annual running of the 'Bama Brawl.' Dylan
timed in fifth quickest in his group of 14 competitors, which
locked him into the $4,000 to win feature event. After rolling
off from the inside of the fifth row in the A-Main, Dylan sported
a strong car early in the race before eventually sliding to
a respectable eleventh place finish. The #77a team was happy
to qualify so well and post a strong effort in the 'Bama Brawl'
with the exceptional field of cars on hand!
SEPTEMBER 12, 2011
#77a Team Returns to Action with Top 10 at North
Alabama!
After seeing nothing but rain recently, the Dylan Ames Racing
team made a last minute decision to invade the North Alabama
Speedway in Tuscumbia, Alabama on Saturday night, September
10. Dylan Ames came armed with a new setup in hopes of hitting
on something prior to the big $4,000 to win show at NAS on September
17. Despite missing the line during qualifying, Dylan still
timed in tenth fastest during the time trial session. After
starting tenth on the grid in the weekly main event, the Harvest,
Alabama native drove past four competitors with a good handling
racecar to finish in the sixth spot!
AUGUST 8, 2011
Dylan Ames Improves Ten Positions at Boyd's!
Dylan Ames and the #77a team traveled to the Boyd's Speedway
in Ringgold, Georgia on Friday night, August 5 for a $3,000
to win Southern Regional Racing Series (SRRS) showdown. Dylan
timed in fourth fastest in his group during the qualifying session
and later earned the fourth and final transfer spot through
his B-Main. After starting the 40-lapper from the twenty-fourth
position, Dylan blasted past ten competitors in the race to
score a fourteenth place finish. The $5,000 to win Southern
All Stars Dirt Racing Series (SAS) event on Saturday at the
Cleveland (TN) Speedway was then rained-out.
