By: Sidra Moneyhun

Four weeks have passed since the last race for the CSA, everyone was able to take a short vacation, breathe a little easier and regroup for the next event. Twenty-one sprinters made the trip to Pike County this past weekend with a grim outlook on the weather. It had been threatening rain for the past week and Saturday was certainly no different.

I watched the radar the entire evening thinking there was no way we were going to get this race in. Thunderstorms were moving in from the west and we were getting a few stray rain drops here and there as well. But to no avail I kept checking the radar and the storms broke off… one went North of the track and the other just South of it. Looks like we were going to get lucky.

Shane Morgan took the first heat win of the night in his # 01. The # 9 of Lane Whittington took home heat win number two of the night but not before the # 7 of Marshal Yelverton won gold for the violent summersault he did off of turn four. No worries though he walked away from that crash unhurt, wish I could say the same for the car though.

The # 12 of Rusty Sanford who is no stranger to a sprint car captures heat win number three of the night. Congratulations Rusty, it’s good to have ya’ll back!

I’m sorry to say that the Cajun Sprinter drivers weren’t able to mingle with the fans Saturday night, but with the rain threatening like so it just left no choice. Sorry fans we will catch it next time.

Shane and Lane sat on the pole positions for the feature race with Rusty Sanford and Michael Herrington right behind. With the rain still lingering there was no telling what these guys had in mind.

Off to a quick start though was Lanes # 9 but Michael Herringtons # 7 wasn’t to be denied. These two battled the entire race. Whittington was loosing his nose wing and Herrington seemed to be gaining on him. Coming off of turn four Herrington made the pass but not before the caution came out. Whittington was just as determined after that move and didn’t take another one of those chances. The # 9 crossed the checkereds first with Herrington right in tow.

The feature finish is as follows…

1. #9 Lane Whittington

2. #7 Michael Herrington

3. #01 Shane Morgan

4. #31 John Craddock

5. #06 Jason Breeland

6. #15 Justin McKenzie

7. #K9 Robert Casada

8. #52 Roger Oakes

9. #19 Klint Angelette

10. #83 Herman Carrier

11. #36 Chris Hoyt

12. #143 Donald Parker

13. #0 Jerry Kennedy

14. #10 Tom Ebersole

15. #16 Moe Douroux

16. #93 Tim Dillon

17. #43 Ricky Beasley

18. #17 Adam Moneyhun

19. #12 Rusty Sanford

20. #09 Timmy Thrash

21. #7 Marshal Yelverton

　We would like to thank the staff at Pike County Speedway for preparing a fantastic track and look forward to returning in September.

Dupuy and Whittington "Duke" It Out Independence Day Weekend

By: Sidra Moneyhun

This year as our country celebrated its 232 year of independence, the CSA had a showdown at the 2 day event at Southern Speedway, Hattiesburg, Mississippi Friday night and then on to A-1 Speedway Lacombe, Louisiana Saturday night.

Both nights were lit up with bright firework skies and lots of racing action.

Friday night featured a full field of 23 cars coming out to enjoy the holiday.

Heat # 1 found # 01 of Shane Morgan in the winners circle and a close call for Adam Moneyhuns # 17, bouncing up on one wheel displaying the entire underside of that car but somehow maneuvering that sprinter back on all four wheels and finishing the race.

Heat # 2 saw our points leader Marshal Yelverton take his # 7 into the lead and never look back. Roger Oakes and his # 52 copied the # 17’s maneuver but wasn’t quite as lucky to put it back on all four wheels. Thank God no one was hurt though.

Heat # 3 held some contact during this race. I didn’t know sprint car racing was a contact sport. Dupuy and Whittington must have changed the rules of the game. The # 9 of Lane Whittington slipped under Dupuys # 3K and on to the checkered flag.

Heat # 4 found Jason Breelands # 06 in victory lane for a well earned win as well.

Twenty cars took the track for the feature event Friday night at Southern Speedway. The fireworks lit up the sky as they prepared to take the green.

The cars weren’t able to give the salute to the crowd but they sure managed to get three wide on the break. I just knew something was going to "break" seeing that happening. They were lucky though not the first car touched. I have to tip my hat to them for keeping it under control.

When it was all said and done though the # 9 came out on top. Lane Whittington climbed to the top wing and tossed his gloves into the crowd, not only to celebrate his own victory but our own country’s independence as well.

A-1 Speedway – Saturday Night

For the second night in a row we all found ourselves sitting at a racetrack wondering just what was in store for the night. Independence Day weekend held more surprises and fun than we could have ever imagined.

Heat winners of the night were # 7 Marshal Yelverton, # 9 Lane Whittington, and

# 3K Michael Dupuy.

The CSA had a surprise for the kids Saturday night. They managed to get in touch with Spiderman and asked him to come and visit with the fans. Well he did he came riding in on the back of a wagon throwing goodies and hugging "young uns".

Time for the feature came, the track displayed a spectacular firework show that left the track full of smoke. The guys had to make a few extra laps around the track to help clear out the smoke so the race could go on.

When the smoke cleared after the feature, Dupuy had the win. Whittington was close behind but didn’t quite have enough to catch Dupuy at the end.

It was a great weekend of racing for all. Friends, family and a great sport that brings everyone together especially for a holiday weekend.

We would like to thank both tracks for inviting us to spend the holiday with them and are eager to return for another event.

Two In A Row For Wild Thang Whittington

By: Sidra Moneyhun

The points race for the Cajun Sprinters is getting interesting, very

interesting. Not only has Lane Whittington and his # 9 brought home two feature

wins in two weeks, but Marshall Yelverton has the points run in his sights as well. It

looks to be a close run and we aren’t even half way through the season!

Let’s see… Saturday night 20 sprinters gathered to "duke" it out at A-1

Raceway in Lacombe, Louisiana. We had a new driver with us this weekend. His

first night as a Cajun driver was 15 year old Klint Angelette proudly driving his

dads # 19, former Cajun Sprinter points champion Kelly Angelette. We are just

ecstatic having them racing with us. Welcome back!

Heat race one…have you ever seen a sprint car turn over on the first lap of

the FIRST heat race? Well, Justin McKenzie did it Saturday night. He turned his

# 15 right on over, changed the tire on that baby and came back to finish second.

Herman Carrier in the # 83 slipped away with the first heat win for the CSA of the

night.

Heat race two… Wild Thang Whittington in the # 9 grabbed another heat

win. How many is that now? Too many for me to keep up.

Heat race three… John Craddock came all the way from Pensacola, FL to

race and it paid off, he walked away with the third heat of the night.

Heat race four…this is no stranger to the winners circle Shane Morgan in

the # 01 brought it home for the final heat win of the night.

The Cajun drivers will always love to mingle with their fans, they moseyed

on over to the grandstand to pass out some giveaways and sign autographs. I think

everyone enjoyed it. We had to run the drivers out of the stands for their own

feature race. We promise to have more cups next time around.

Mr. Ronnie was kind enough to give the drivers an introduction before the

feature event, it’s always nice to be welcomed so warmly.

The feature race was going to be a shoo in. Whoever made it to the turn

first was going to have the advantage. It was Whittington that came out of the turn

first and he set sail with it. The closest challenge was Mike Herrington’s # 7 and

he had to give it his all to even get close to Whittington. But in the end Whittington

was still on top and brought home his second feature win two weeks in a row.

We would like to thank the staff at A-1 Raceway for preparing a great track for

us to race on.

Heat One Heat Two Heat Three Heat Four

83 9 31 01

15 7H 16 09

06 42 19 7

93 32 10 17

8X 8 0 52

# 9 Lane Whittington

# 7H Michael Herrington

# 09 Timmy Thrash

# 15 Justin McKenzie

# 83 Herman Carrier

# 06 Jason Breeland

# 42 Joe Gillentine

# 7 Marshall Yelverton

# 93 Tim Dillon

# 01 Shane Morgan

# 32 Hunter Phillips

# 0 Jerry Kennedy

# 10 Tom Ebersole

# 19 Klint Angelette

# 17 Adam Moneyhun

# 8 Darrel Bond

# 52 Roger Oakes

# 31 John Craddock

# 16 Moe Douroux

# 8X Billy Gunter

One of the best races took place in Loxley Al. on Saturday night in front of some amazing fans. The feature race was the perfect gumbo for a sprint car race. We started with major drama then filled in the middle with some of the best driving of the year and ended with the infamous flips known around the world in sprint car racing.

First every team and official with the Cajun Sprinters would like to publicly apologize for the unsportsmanlike conduct displayed by one of our team drivers on the front stretch of the speedway. The action displayed by this driver DOES NOT represent the Cajun Sprinters or any of our other teams. We strive to put on the best show you have ever seen every time we touch the track. We can not exist without the wonderful fans and those amazing children who look up to these drivers as role models. All the guys are looking forward to coming back to make the next show a true spectacle for the wonderful crowd and track promoters.

Speaking of track promoters, we would like to thank Mr. Bill Webb and Mark Joiner for giving us an awesome surface. The track was super fast and we proved it with our average pace for the feature running in the low 15 second bracket. Now let’s get to the action,

In heat one we had some big guns in a field loaded with talented drivers. As the checkered flag fell we had the #9 of WILD THANG Lane Whittington crossing first followed by THE BILOXI BANDIT #01 of Shane Morgan second followed closely by the #09 of Timmy Thrash crossing third. The #93 of Tim Dillon and the #10 and #0 of Tom and Jerry rounded out the finishing order.

Heat two boasted a little of everything. We had the #36 of Chris Thornton taking the checkers first and the two young guns #06 Jason Breeland and the #32 of Hunter Phillips. Then we had the Veteran of Michael Herrington in his 7H machine and the #15 of Justin Mckenzie rounding the field out. A note of interest in this heat was the great driving by the #32 of Hunter Phillips holding of the multi champion of Michael Herrington for 3^rd. Phillips fought back several times and didn’t back down from this fight. I look forward to seeing him in winners circle.

The final heat of the night was filled with veteran sprint car drivers. I would hate to have had to add the years of experience within this field and the veterans did not disappoint with a great race. After the dust settled we had the #31 of John Crash Cradock crossing first with the current CSA president #83 of Herman THE HERMANATOR Carrier close behind in second and Mr. Consistency himself the #7 of Marshall Yelverton in third. The #c4 machine of Tracy Hinds was 4^th and the #42 of Joe Gillentine rounding the field. The #42 is a new team for the Cajun Sprinters but the driver Joe Gillentine is no stranger to sprint car racing. After this teams get the bugs worked out of this machine this will be a contender every weekend.

After the drivers and fans got to spend some true quality time together during intermission the clocked ticked down to zero and the battle was on. After all the drama, great racing, and a flip ended we had the #9 of Lane Whittington taking home the big check and bragging rights for the week. He was followed by the #01 of Shane Morgan, and #31 of John Crash Craddock rounding out the top three. The #7 machine of Marshall Yelverton and #7h of Michael Herrington rounded out the top five. In finishing order we had #09 of Timmy Thrash, #06 of Jason Breeland, #83 of Herman Carrier< #32 of Hunter Phillips, the k9 of, the c4 of Tracy Hinds, the #10 and #0 of Tom and Jerry, then the #15 of Justin Mckenzie ,#36 of Chris Tim Thornton,the #93 of Tim Dillonand the #42 of Joe Gillentine closing the field out.

Just a note the #52 of Roger oaks and the #16 of Moe Doureaux was not able to start due to mechanical failures during hot laps.

Our next show will be at A1 Speedway in Lacombe Louisiana. We expect a huge field so expect a great show. We hope to see you there!!!!

By: Randy Wallace

WOW!!!

By: Sidra Moneyhun

The Cajun Sprinters Association made their way to Deep South Speedway in Loxley, AL this past weekend. Nineteen cars made the trip and it was well worth it.

Michael Herrington in his # 7 took command during heat number one and never looked back. The # 31 of John Craddock took 2^nd , Justin McKenzie’s # 15 in 3^rd , Jerry Kennedy’s # 0 in 4^th , Tom Ebersole’s # 10 in 5^th , Hunter Phillips # 32 in 6^th , and Jason Breeland’s # 06 in 7^th ,

Herman Carrier took the "Spidey Mobile" to heat win number two of the night. With Robert Casada’s # K9 in 2^nd , Roger Oakes # 52 in 3^rd , Timmy Thrash’s # 09 in 4^th , Michael Ward’s # 8W in 5^th , and Nick Engle’s # 98 in 6^th.

Todd Fayard grabbed heat win three of the night, with Shane Morgan’s # 01 in 2^nd , Marshall Yelverton’s # 7 in 3^rd , Darrel Bond’s # 8 in 4^th , Casey Hinds # C4 in 5^th , and Chris Thornton’s # 36 in 6^th .

The dash held yet another surprise when Michael Herrington brought his # 7 from 5^th to 1^st to win the dash and earn him the pole position for the feature. That would be win # 2 of the night for him. But it wasn’t over just yet.

Nineteen Cajuns took the track for the feature line-up going four wide for the "salute to the fans" while at the same time a fantastic fireworks show was being shot just for the CSA.

When the green flag dropped Herrington took the lead and never looked back.

There was some excitement that brought out the red flag when the # 01 of Shane Morgan lost his left rear wheel sending cars scrambling to get out of the way, the # K9 of Robert Casada took the worst of it anyway after trying to stay out of the commotion, putting him on his top.

The # 98 of Nick Engle took a wild ride also after hitting a rut and bicycling turning him over too.

After all was said and done though, Herrington wouldn’t be denied the feature and also his 3^rd win of the night.

The feature finish is as follows:

1. # 7 Michael Herrington

2. # 15 Justin McKenzie

3. # 31 John Craddock

4. # 52 Roger Oakes

5. # 7 Marshall Yelverton

6. # 09 Timmy Thrash

7. # 06 Jason Breeland

8. # 32 Hunter Phillips

9. # 36 Chris Thornton

10. # 8W Michael Ward

11. # 0 Jerry Kennedy

12. # 98 Nick Engle

13. # 83 Herman Carrier

14. # C4 Casey Hinds

15. # K9 Robert Casada

16. # 01 Shane Morgan

17. # 10 Tom Ebersole

18. # 8 Darrel Bond

19. # 2 Todd Fayard

The Cajun Sprinters Association would like to thank the staff at Deep South Speedway for providing a great racetrack for us to race on and will be looking forward to returning in May.

By: Sidra Moneyhun

Twenty Cajun Sprinters made the short haul to Pike County for the first

scheduled race there of the season. It was a busy day for everyone with radio shows and car shows presenting and also promoting the Cajun Sprinters Association.

Heat race one saw Timmy Thrash’s # 09 grab a well awaited win, with Whittington’s # 9 coming up just a tad bit short in second. Following were Justin McKenzie’s # 15 in 3^rd , Marshall Yelverton’s #7 in 4^th , Chris Thornton’s # 36 in 5^th, Robert Casada’s # K9 in 6^th , and Jerry Kennedy’s # 0 in 7^th.

Shane Morgan’s # 01 took heat win two of the night with Jason Breeland’s # 06 in 2^nd , John Craddock’s # 31 in 3^rd , Todd Fayard’s # 2 in 4^th , Roger Oakes # 52 in 5^th , Matthew Pollitt’s # 78 in 6^th , and Nick Klein’s # 74 in 7^th .

Herman Carrier’s # 83 took a much needed win in heat # 3 with Hunter Phillip’s # 32 in 2^nd , Moe Douroux’s # 16 in 3^rd , Ricky Beasley’s # 43 in 4^th , Mike Beasley’s # 143 in 5^th , and Tom Ebersole’s # 10 in 6^th .

The feature finish is as follows:

The Cajun Sprinters Association rolled into South Mississippi Speedway March 22 for the first race of the 2008 season. Twenty- three sprinters pulled into the pits, all eager for the evening to kick off after a long season off.

Heat race 1 got things going with a fast but furious group of cars. Justin McKenzie in the # 15 "caught some air" when he pulled one heck of a wheel stand. The entire bottom of that car was showing. He was "shooting for the stars." But to no avail the # 9 of Lane Whittington was charging hard and took the first heat win of the night.

Moe Douroux and his # 16 with its "new do" took heat win number two without much effort.

Heat race 3 was a feature race in itself. Herman, Chris, Lincoln, Crash, Timmy, and Marshall all lined up for # 3. And a fast race it was. But he Chris Thornton’s # 36 wouldn’t be turned down. He took heat win # 3.

Todd Fayard and his # 2 sprinter took the last heat win of the night with a hard charging # 01 of Shane Morgan close behind.

The CSA drivers had their first dash of the 2008 season. The top earning point’s drivers from each heat race pulled a number to line up in a dash that determined the line up for the feature. Where ever they finished in the dash is where they start in the feature. And did I mention they only had 5 laps to get it done? The 8 fastest cars of the night all lined up and what a DASH! Lane Whittington came out on top once again putting him on the pole position for the feature.

Twenty – three sprinters lined up for the first feature race of the 2008 season. With Lane & Shane bringing them around they gave the "salute to the fans" thanking them for spending their Easter holiday weekend with us.

When the green fell it was all business. Lane Whittington’s # 9 had jumped out into an early lead with the # 01 of Shane Morgan in hot pursuit. Lap after lap the two battled back and forth for the lead. More than enough cautions came giving the # 01 chance after chance at catching the # 9. When the white flag dropped, Morgan’s patience was up. It paid off though. Morgan slid by the # 9, coming across the line sideways to take the first feature win of the 2008 season. Morgan got a standing ovation when he climbed from the sprinter after the win to be greeted by none other than Lane Whittington for a hand shake and race well run.

The finishing order for the feature is as follows: 1. # 01 Shane Morgan, 2. # 9 Lane Whittington, 3. # 31 John Craddock, 4. # 52 Roger Oakes, 5. # 7 Marshall Yelverton, 6. # 83 Herman Carrier, 7. # 32 Hunter Phillips, 8. # 0 Jerry Kennedy, 9. # 143 Mike Beasley, 10. # 15 Justin McKenzie, 11. # 16 Moe Douroux, 12. # 38 Lincoln Gatwood, 13. # 17 Adam Moneyhun 14. # 2 Todd Fayard, 15. # 00 Matt Reed, 16. # 43 Ricky Beasley, 17. # 06 Jason Breeland, 18. # 09 Timmy Thrash, 19. # 36 Chris Thornton, 20. # 10 Tom Ebersole, 21. # 78 Nick Engle, 22. # 98 Jeff Pollitt, 23. # 74 Nick Klein.

The Cajun Sprinters Association would like to thank the staff at South Mississippi Speedway for preparing a fantastic racetrack for us to race on. Thank you for sharing your Easter weekend with us. We look forward to returning to South Mississippi Speedway in June.