Virginia Sprint Series
Race #1 Saturday April 12th 2014
IMCA RaceSaver Mid-Atlantic division
Shenandoah Speedway Shenandoah, Va.

by Jim Haines

Jerald Harris Goes on a Roman Holiday

As a pilot of the North of Rome Farms sprinter Jerald Harris raced his way to the front taking the opening race of the pavement season for the Virginia Sprint Series. Heats kicked off the night with French Grimes and Jerald Harris taking wins on a great spring evening at Shenandoah. Chris and Charlie Ware paced the field with Charlie out first on lap one and Brian lawson taking up the chase.

Lawson went around Ware in to the lead. Lawson was leading with Tom Humphries now in second and French Grimes, Jerald Harris and Anthony Linkenhoker all along at the front. Lawson still lead at half way after a quick caution for a slowing car. Lawson took off but Harris was on a charge and got to third and two laps later he was on Humphries.

Harris likes the high line and made his move as the laps clicked away moving around Humphries and a lap later shot to the front by Lawson bring Humphries along. Lawson was now under pressure from Grimes and a lap later Grimes was to third.

Laps were running out and Jerald was still out front as the top five were now all right together with the white flag waving but Harris went alittle to high and was side ways off turn four. Harris gathered it up but now Humphries was on his bumper but held on Jerald Harris flashing under the checkered flag first.

At the line it was Jerald Harris, Tom Humphries, French Grimes, Brian Lawson, Anthony Linkenhoker, Chris Ware, Charlie Ware and Carl Simmonds.

The dirt season kicks off next Friday night April 18th at Eastside Speedway
in Waynesboro, Va.