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Bates Wins At Cayuga County — And He’s In The Rite Aid 200
Weedsport, NY – October 6, 2006 – By Chris Dolack, DIRTcar Racing PR
Kevin Bates held off hard charging Alan Johnson on Saturday night at Cayuga County Fair Speedway to earn the final spot in the Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series Rite Aid 200 at the New York State Fairgrounds.
Intensity was high with a qualifying spot open for the $50,000-to-win Super DIRT Week highlight event on the line. Drivers deep in the 24-car field looked for any advantage at the start, going three- and four-wide off of Turn 4, but when pole-sitter Pierre Dagenais brought out the fourth caution of the night in the early going, Bates moved to the point and fought off Johnson through heavy traffic to the checkered flag.
When rain forced the rest of the Twin 25 program to be called off for the night, Bates was declared the winner of the qualifying spot.
“I’ve been around him a long time. We’re really good friends. It’s fun when the two of us get to race like that. I figured he’d be coming. I didn’t know how long it’d take. I’ve watched him a long time, I know where he runs. I just tried to block the groove I figured he was going to try. Definitely in lapped traffic I thought he’d be coming. I thought he’d be getting through a little better than I was. I was having some problems. I couldn’t steer through the turns very well. I figured for sure he’d take a shot at me but I guess he was having the same problems.
“It wasn’t bad. It was decent no matter where. I’m happy with it. We got a fresh motor under the hood and I’ll tell you it really seems to run.”
The rain that started falling shortly after the first modified feature intensified after the BRP Late Models began their feature. Don Newton was in front after three laps when the action was halted.
There were 31 Big Block Modifieds entered and 37 BRP Late Models.
Big Block Modifieds; Cayuga County Fair Speedway ; Oct. 6, 2007
Heat 1 (8 laps, top 6 finishers transfer to feature)
1) 9 Pierre Dagenais
2) 99b Chuck Bower
3) 26 Rich Richner
4) 518 Kyle Sheldon
5) 13 Greg Monica
6) 82S Roy Shields
7) 176 Garth Tonkin Jr.
8) 17c Pete Cosco
9) 54J Roger Chrysler
10) 14R Ryan Odasz
Heat 2 (8 laps, top 6 finishers transfer to feature)
1) 1K Robert King
2) X Chad Phelps
3) 14J Alan Johnson
4) 10E Richie Eurich
5) 999 Charlie Donk
6) 56 Vinnie Vitale
7) 44v Phil Vigneri
8) 8 Tim O’Brien
9) 347 Skip Fox
10) 25 Paul Haback
Heat 3 (8 laps, top 6 finishers transfer to feature)
1) 42B Kevin Bates
2) 45m Mike Ward
3) 21K Randy Chrysler
4) 4k Jasmine Levieille
5) 93 Richie Vinson
6) 17 Elmo Reckner
7) 02 Roy Bresnahan
8) 94 Roy Hoard
9) 13 Brett Tonkin
10) 1F Fred Carleton
11) B2 Bob Henry Jr.
Consolation (8 laps, top 6 transfer to feature)
1) 44v Phil Vigneri
2) 176 Garth Tonkin Jr.
3) 02 Roy Bresnahan
4) 8 Tim O’Brien
5) 94 Ray Hoard
6) 13 Brett Tonkin
7) B2 Bob Henry Jr.
8) 1F Fred Carleton
9) 17C Pete Cosco
10) 54J Roger Chrysler
11) 14r Ryan Odasz
Feature (25 laps)
1) 42B Kevin Bates
2) 14J Alan Johnson
3) 99b Chuck Bower
4) 1K Robert King
5) X Chad Phelps
6) 93 Richie Vinson
7) 94 Ray Hoard
8) 02 Roy Bresnahan
9) 8 Tim O’Brien
10) 56 Vinnie Vitale
11) 13T Brett Tonkin
12) 4k Jasmine Levielle
13) 13 Greg Monica
14) 45m Mike Ward
15) 518 Kyle Sheldon
16) 17 Elmo Reckner
17) 82S Roy Shields
18) 21k Randy Chrysler
19) 10E Richie Eurich
20) 176 Garth Tonkin
21) 44v Phil Vigneri
22) 26 Rick Richner
23) 9 Pierre Dagenais
24) 99 Charlie Donk
BRP Late Models; Cayuga County Fair Speedway ; Oct. 6, 2007
Heat 1 (Top 5 finishers advance)
1) Jeremy Wonderling
2) Mike Williams
3) Scooter Pangrazio
4) Randy Hall
5) Carl Shetler
6) Jason Knowles
7) Justin Chaddock
8) Rick Hale
9) Bob Babbitt
10) Ron Baker
Heat 2 (Top 5 finishers advance)
1) Larry Knowles
2) T.J. Newton
3) Dave DuBois
4) Brian Kotarski
5) Quinn Sutherland
6) Matt Cobb
7) Junior Green
8) Bryce Davis
9) Paul Grigsby
Heat 3 (Top 5 finishers advance)
1) Bruce Miller
2) Mikey Wonderling
3) Don Newton
4) Steve Dixon
5) Glenn Whritenour
6) Jeff Daymon
7) Mike Smith
8) Greg Young
9) John Waters
Heat 4 (Top 5 finishers advance)
1) Jon Rivers
2) Jeff Chesebro
3) Bob Buomo
4) Jim Johnson
5) Rick Baker
6) Dan Dunham
7) Bob Bartlett
8) Neil Patterson
9) Ron Hurd
B-Main #1 (Top 2 finishers advance)
1) Paul Grigsby
2) Jason Knowles
3) Rick Hale
4) Bob Babbit
5) Bryce Davis
6) Justin Chaddock
7) Matt Cob
8) Junior Green
9) Ron Baker
B-Main #2 (Top 2 finishers advance)
1) Bob Bartlett
2) Rick Daymon
3) Mike Smith
4) Dan Dunham
5) Neil Patterson
6) Greg Young
7) John Waters
8) Ron Hurd |
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