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| SHERIDAN LEADS FINAL 21 LAPS
TO WIN HANFORD BANDIT ACTION by Gary Jacob |
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Bandit Sprint Cars, IMCA Modifieds and Hot Stocks |
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Hanford, CA -June 19, 1999--Third fast timer Danny
Sheridan from Santa Maria used just five laps to climb from his
outside front row starting spot into the lead in Saturday nights 25
lap Bandit unwinged 360 sprint car feature at Kings Speedway and the
defending series champion raced to a $750 win with Jerome Warmerdam
chasing him to the checkered flag. A wild last lap of action in the
IMCA Modified feature saw a checkered-red finish and Loren DeArmond
was awarded his first ever feature win in this class. Earlier this
season, DeArmond thought he had watched his season go up in smoke as
his trailer caught fire towing home. He was able to purchase Chris
Hamiltons car to finish the 1999 season and received many parts
donations. Shawn Fromme won his second 20 lap Hot Stock feature of
1999.
The Bandit sprint cars had a 14 car turnout and previous week Oildale winner Jarrett Chaney posted fast time honors at 16.055 as Larry Dietz ran a 16.270. Sheridan, who hopes to find sponsorship to advance into a Spec Truck program on pavement, was third fast at 16.285 as Warmerdam ran a 16.346. Heat winners were Sheridan and Gene Manhire. The invert six lineup at the front of the feature field put Manhire and division point leader Brenden Olsen on the front row with Warmerdam and Sheridan in row 2. Fast timers Chaney and Dietz started in row 3. Warmerdam and Olsen exchanged the lead three times over those first four rounds before the second and final caution flag of the race slowed the action. Sheridan took the lead from Warmerdam on this restart and was never headed. Warmerdam ran a strong second and Davey Pombo Jr was third ahead of Manhire, A J Burgin, Chaney, Olsen, Dietz and Matt Day. Josh Davis was a feature scratch. There were 25 IMCA Modifieds in the pits and they were divided into three heats. Heat victories went to the vastly improved Chad Patterson, Mike Johnson and Jimmy Reeves. DeArmond gained the lead on lap 8 and paced the field through lap 18. Jimmy Reeves took command at the white flag with Rodney Freitas into second ahead of DeArmond. Reeves had problems on that final round and DeArmond was slightly ahead of Merceds Rodney Freitas as they exited turn 4. They made contact and Freitas crashed hard into the front wall. Flagman Marty Verhoeven threw a red flag-checkered flag combination with DeArmond awarded the win ahead of Patterson, returning racer Lonnie Lacy Jr, Ray Arena, point leader Steve Smothermon, Bob Hotchkiss, Reeves and Ed Nichols as Freitas was awarded 13th. The race had 8 different yellow or red flag stops. The Hot Stocks had a 13 car turnout and heat victories went to Aaron Revious and returning racer Johnny Cardoza. Cardoza has been limiting himself to Tulares Thunderbowl Raceway, but they are in a long break in their schedule and he returned to Kings Speedway. Revious lined up on the pole for the feature and paced the first two laps, but heavy smoke billowing from his mount made for dangerous conditions and he was blackflagged off the track. Shawn Fromme raced to the win ahead of Cardoza, Dave Bush, his father Craig Fromme, J T Contente, Ron Hurt and Joaquin Contente. Both Tom Sagmiller and Richard Yarborough were feature scratches. Summary Hot Stock Heat 1-Aaron Revious, Dave Bush, Ron Hurt, Claudine Contente, J T Contente. Heat 2-Johnny Cardoza, Shawn Fromme, Craig Fromme, Joaquin Contente, Frank Reed. Main-S Fromme, Cardoza, Bush, C Fromme, J T Contente, Hurt, J Contente, Reed, C Contente, Delbert Turnmire, Revious. IMCA Modified Heat 1-Chad Patterson, Richard Vandersteen, Loren DeArmond, Steve Smothermon, Gerard Philipe. Heat 2-Mike Johnson, Bob Williamson, Eddie Stewart, Lonnie Lacy Jr, Rodney Freitas. Heat 3-Jimmy Reeves, Mike Cotta, Bob Hotchkiss, Ed Nichols, Don Garrett. Main-DeArmond, Patterson, Lacy, Ray Arena, Smothermon, Hotchkiss, Reeves, Nichols, Joe Chapman, Williamson, Larry Howland, Vandersteen, Freitas, Garrett, Tim Pilcher. Bandit Sprint Car Fast Time-Jarrett Chaney 16.055 Heat 1-Danny Sheridan, Davey Pombo Jr, Chaney, Brenden Olsen, Matt Day. Heat 2-Gene Manhire, Jerome Warmerdam, A J Burgin, Dave Knott, Larry Dietz. Main-Sheridan, Warmerdam, Pombo, Manhire, Burgin, Chaney, Olsen, Dietz, Day, Brian Schuler, Chad Gillihan, Jimmy Phelan, Knott. |
