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Long and Gossard Repeat on Ladies Night
(Lima, OH) The first installment of the Bud Thunderstock Ladies Night was held this past Friday at Limaland Motorsports Park. Shar Siferd led start to finish to collect her second title. The ladies were joined by the Elwer Fence Sprints, Professional Computer Company Modifieds, and Bud Thunderstocks. In two divisions, early season front-runners were established.
The Bud Thunderstock feature had last week's winner, Kevin Gossard, and Mike Krueger leading the field to green. Gossard took the early lead and looked to be the car to beat. Problems for Tony Siferd (spin), Barney Craig (drive shaft), and the UNOH race team (spins) slowed the pace yet the running order rarely changed upfront. Gossard continued to keep a comfortable lead over Krueger and Earnie Woodard. Unfortunately, Krueger broke a front suspension piece and was eliminated from competition after showing his potential for 2008. Gossard grabbed his second win of the season and established his position as the man in the crosshairs for the 2008 Bud Thunderstock Championship.
Thirty-one Elwer Fence Sprints competed for the right to be in the main event. Jared Horstman and Mike Dunlap found themselves on the front row after a 12-car inversion. Horstman and Dunlap battled until Horstman clipped a tire in turn three. This caused front end damage and as he set his car in turn one, the front end dug in and he flipped his car. After a restart, another collision between Tim Allison and JR Stewart found Stewart gently tumbling just below the flag stand.
Meanwhile, Dunlap was looking very strong at the point during each restart. The next red flag was for an upside down Corey Seeling. It appeared that Seeling and Dain Naida had some contact which initiated the tumble. And, not to be outdone, a hard-charging Tim Allison made contact with the turn one wall and got his mount upside down for the fourth and final red flag on the sixteenth lap.
Dunlap was the car to beat until slight contact with the wall broke a front end piece and he started sliding backwards and ultimately caused a yellow for debris. Does it seem like the race lasted forever? It did, but the wait for the finish was worth double the price of admission. The lap twenty-one restart had Mike Brecht, Darren Long, Luke Hall, Mike Miller, and Dustin Daggett in the top five. Brecht held off Long until the last lap. As the two drivers began the last lap, Brecht committed to the high groove, Long to the bottom. When they rocketed off the final corner, Long surged to the lead and snagged his second last-lap victory in two weeks.
Terry Hull and Justin Matson led a stellar field of Professional Computer Company Modifieds to the green flag. Hull was looking to get his season righted after last week's issues. Several early spins shuffled the field but it was a familiar battle for the lead as Hull and Todd Sherman waged a spirited battle for the win. With just two laps to go, Tony Urbine spun in front of the leaders and Sherman had to get on the brakes to avoid being collected. Hull was given the lead as Sherman took is position at the back of the field. The final two laps were uneventful as Hull proved racing is about seizing the opportunity and he notched win number one for 2008.
This Friday, Limaland Motorsports Park will hold the 9th Annual Run for the Rabbit as we race in honor of Travis Miller. The EFI-NRA Sprint Invaders, Professional Computer Company Modifieds and Bud Thunderstocks will be on hand for the third event of the year. Gates open at 5:00 p.m. with hot laps beginning at 6:30 p.m. Racing begins promptly at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets for the 20th Annual Brad Doty Classic, featuring the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series, are on sale now. Call the ticket hotline at 419-998-3199 to order your tickets before they are sold out. Seating information, plus all the latest news and information about America's premier quarter-mile dirt track, can be found at www.limaland.com .
Elwer Fence Sprint B-main:
1) Ron Blair
2) Kent Wolters
3) Dwain Leiber
4) Dain Naida
5) Rick Boughan
6) Chad Gullett
7) Mark Hery
8) Pete Ischi
9) Andrew Bowsher
10) Bob Gehr Sr.
11) Aaron Moloney
12) Bob Gehr Jr
13) Brent Gehr
14) Ryan Ruhl
Professional Computer Company Modified B-main
1) Andy Bibler
2) Shane O'Connor
3) Bill Keeler
4) Nick Katterhenry
5) Tony Urbine
6) Shane Unger
7) Kevan Free
8) Brian Przepiora
9) Terry Stratton
Bud Thunderstock Feature:
1) Kevin Gossard
2) Earnie Woodard
3) Tony Siferd
4) Frank Paladino
5) Jim Post
6) Dave Hollon
7) Sam Bodine
8) Tony Anderson
9) Mark Hiatt
10) Logan Wyse
11) Mike Krueger
12) Jan Launder
13) Pete Zuppardo
14) Tim Bowen
15) Boo Klenke
16) Johnny Miller
17) Justin Long
18) Barney Craig
Professional Computer Company Modifieds Feature:
1) Terry Hull
2) Lenny Guyton
3) Jeff Babcock
4) Fankie Luchini
5) Jon Henry
6) Brian Post
7) Shane O'Connor
8) Casey Luedeke
9) Michael Tarlton
10) Tony Anderson
11) Darryl Banks
12) Bill Keeler
13) Nick Katterhenry
14) Todd Sherman
15) Justin Matson
16) Josh Scott
17) Zack Schroeder
18) Tony Urbine
19) Andy Bibler
20) Nick Rosselit
Elwer Fence Sprints Feature:
1) Darren Long
2) Mike Brecht
3) Luke Hall
4) Mike Miller
5) Dustin Daggett
6) Ron Blair
7) Scott Carter
8) Dwain Leiber
9) Dain Naida
10) Rick Boughan
11) Jeff Williams
12) Kent Wolters
13) Mike Dunlap
14) Tim Allison
15) Tim Norman
16) JR Stewart
17) Dennis Yoakam
18) Corey Seeling
19) Jared Horstman
20) Jim Stinson
Ladies Thunderstock Feature:
1. Shar Siferd
2. Shelli Craig
3. Bridget Brunk
4. Mindi Moleski
5. Devin Launder
6. Tiffany Hunt
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