Shannon Smith had her own idea of Fireworks this 4th of July!!

Photos courtesy of Jim Young - Race Songs Productions

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Press release written and released by Denise Smith - Hamlin Speedway and S&S Speedways

July 5, 2008: The “Firecracker 100” and the 270cc Micro Sprint Twin 20s brought an explosive show for the packed grandstands of racing fans to Hamlin Speedway! Stormy weather surrounded the area, for the second week in a row, but did not stop the racing action!Sponsored by Ron Brown Hauling - The “Firecracker 100, $1500 to win” event brought 34 hungry drivers to race double heats, a Dash for Cash, and a 100 lap feature for a grand total of nearly 150 laps of wheel to wheel racing!After 6-heats in the books earning the pole starting position was the #23 of Shannon Smith with the #1r of Kyle Rohner on the outside. At the drop of the green – the Pink #23 took the lead never to look back, setting fast time of 14.213, but had continuous challenge from the #1r of Rohner. Serious racing battles in the top 10 between #13x of Ben Whitaker, up from the 13th starting spot to 3rd, #112 of Nunzi Allegrucci in 4th, #37 of Nate Christman (broke), #23c of Bill Clark to 5th from the 20th starting spot, and #32 of Brett Bieber from the 19th starting spot to 6th at the checkered flag! Mechanical problems struck the #37 of Christman while racing in the top 5 and #87 of Steven Intravaia, invading with the Clark Garage sponsored car. At the end of the 100 laps the Dash for Cash winner of the #04 of Bill VanInwegen Sr. finished 7th with the #327 of Zach O’Connell in 8th, #12 of Marc Daniels in 9th, and the #5s of Dale Kober in 10th from the 21st starting spot. The 6 heats were won by 6 different drivers including the invader of Rodney Kistler in the #551 from the Legends division! The winner #23 Shannon Smith was awarded for the “Firecracker 100” $1500 to win plus lap sponsor money totaling $1535! A total of $500 of lap sponsorship money was given out throughout the field, lottery style, to spread the monies to all drivers! Thanks to all lap sponsors for this benefit! Total purse for the “Firecracker 100” was $4365 plus lap sponsorship money!Heat Winners: #23b Billy VanInwegen Jr, #13x Ben Whitaker, #04 Bill VanInwegen Sr., #551 Rodney Kistler, #112 Nunzi Allegrucci, #23 Shannon Smith Hard Charger: #23c Billy ClarkTotal cars: 34