Area sports digest 7/7/05

Mack wins two races over holiday weekend

Joey Mack won two more auto races over the Fourth of July weekend, capturing events at Malden Speedway in Malden, Mo., and I-44 Speedway in Lebanon, Mo., to bring his total number of victories to seven for the season.

Mack, from Benton, won the dash event Friday at Malden, bringing in an $800 payday.

On Saturday at Lebanon, Mack pocketed $1,500 with his feature win. He finished second in his heat race and earned a spot on the front row for the feature. He led every lap of the feature and overcame a deflating tire in the last five laps.

"We were very lucky to finish the race at Lebanon on Saturday, but I am sure glad we did," said Mack, whose car also had a broken brake caliper. "We had trouble with our oil pump all night and then fought tire and brake caliper problems in the feature. Everything went our way for once."

Mack races in Stacker2 Mid-America Racing Series action this weekend with a stops Friday at Bolivar Speedway in Bolivar, Mo., and Saturday at I-44 Speedway. Mack is 10th in the circuit's points standings.

Breys, Whites top Friday night couples

The team of Jerry and Judi Brey and Bill and Janet White Sr. placed first in Cape Girardeau Country Club Friday Night Couples action.

The team of Ron and Priscilla Kirby and Frank and Mary Ellen Bean finished second. The team of David and Kathy Morris and Roger and Deb Mealy finished third.

-- From staff reports