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Gressman, Hull, and Babcock Win on Anniversary Night
(Lima, OH) Limaland Motorsports Park celebrated its 72nd Anniversary on Friday night and the usual suspects in each division battled for the big checks and commemorative belt buckles. By night's end, a new chapter was written in the storied history of the famous quarter-mile bullring.
Terry Hull, by virtue of the invert, found himself on the pole for the Professional Computer Company Modified feature. Hull had a spirited battle with Andy Holderman first and then Gary Richards. Holderman appeared to suffer mechanical woes by mid-race while Hull found himself down on horsepower due to a dropped cylinder. But, the lack of horsepower appeared to help Hull in controlling his tire spin and he won convincingly.
Tim Allison grabbed the lead from polesitter, Ron Blair, on lap one of the EFI-NRA Sprint Invaders feature race. Allison appeared to have the car to beat until Mike Brecht slid by on the low side just past half way. The final 11 laps saw the emergence of Phil Gressman and Mike Dussel. Gressman cleared traffic quickly and set out after Brecht and Allison. Dussel took a couple laps longer to work his way past and eventually ran out of time. Gressman passed Brecht with 7 laps to go and was never challenged again.
Jeff Babcock said he was having a typical Jeff Babcock year; win some - wreck some. Regardless, his fellow Bud Thunderstock competitors know it's never good when Babcock starts on the front. From the drop of the green, Babcock was the car to beat as he distanced himself from the intense battle for second between Tony Anderson and Earnie Woodard. The buckle went to Babcock while Anderson, the current point leader, finished with a solid second place run.
Your next chance to be part of the celebration of 72 years of racing action is next week when Limaland Motorsports Park welcomes the lady Thunderstock drivers back for their second shootout of the year. Rain won round one, but the ladies are ready to do battle along with the Professional Computer Company Modifieds and Elwer Fence Sprints on Ohio's Quarter-Mile of Thunder. Gates open at 5:00 p.m. and racing on America's premier quarter-mile begins at 7:30 p.m.
NRA Sprint Invaders B-Main
1) Dwain Leiber
2) Mike Miller
3) Jeff Williams
4) Bob Gehr Jr.
5) Nate Dussel
6) Brent Gehr
7) Bob Gehr Sr.
8) Randy Fusi
Professional Computer Company Modified B-main:
1) Justin Matson
2) Andy Bibler
3) Jon Henry
4) Doug Adkins
5) Ryan Ordway
6) Brian Post
7) Kevin Free
8) Casey Luedeke
9) Brandon Vaughan
10) Brad Powley
11) Buzz Jacobs
12) Michael Tarlton
13) Jake Conley
14) Mike Romaker
Bud Thunderstock B-main:
1. Mark Hiatt
2. Jacob Hardesty
3. Brad Conover
4. Eddie Shaner
5. Kyle Brandewie
6. Josh Greber
7. Wyatt Back
8. Stacey Gazarek
Bud Thunderstockade Feature:
1) Jeff Babcock
2) Tony Anderson
3) Earnie Woodard
4) Nick Rosselit
5) Tim Rostorfer
6) Kyle Brandewie
7) Mark Hiatt
8) Eddie Shaner
9) Jacob Hardesty
10) Jim Post
11) Frank Paladino
12) Boo Klenke
13) Brad Conover
14) Jan Launder
15) Jason Jimison
16) Sam Bodine
17) Andy Holderman
18) Tim Bowen
19) Jason Kinney
20) Mike Krueger Jr.
Professional Computer Company Modifieds Feature:
1) Terry Hull
2) Frankie Luchini
3) Gary Richard
4) Darryl Banks
5) Todd Sherman
6) Josh Scott
7) Jon Henry
8) Jerry Bowersock
9) Tony Anderson
10) Doug Adkins
11) Doug St. Myers
12) Andy Bibler
13) Kyle Brown
14) Zack Schroeder
15) Brent Hole
16) Jason Jimison
17) Andy Holderman
18) Justin Matson
19) Shane O'Connor
20) Nick Rosselit
EFI-NRA Sprint Invaders Feature:
1. Phil Gressman
2. Mike Dussel
3. Mike Brecht
4. Dennis Yoakam
5. Dale Blaney
6. Tim Allison
7. Darren Long
8. Ron Blair
9. Kent Wolters
10. Mike Miller
11. JR Stewart
12. Rick Boughan
13. Jeff Williams
14. Luke Hall
15. Scott Carter
16. Dwain Leiber
17. Jared Horstman
18. Bob Gehr Jr.
19. Nate Dussel
20. Mike Dunlap
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