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Sweeps At Altamont by Debbie Shipherd |
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Tracy, Ca June 14... Pat Ariaz captured the heat race, trophy dash, and feature wins in tonight's "Father's Day 50" at Altamont Raceway Park's fast 1/2 mile paved track, grabbing his first dash victory in almost 15 years. Ariaz, a former Nevada Sprint 100 champion, came from his 2nd row starting position to take the lead on lap 2 from Western Tile's Keith Shipherd, and continued to power it home for a flag to flag 20 lap victory. TBS's Scott Holloway challenged Ariaz repeatedly and took 2nd, with the hard charging RPM Russ Wullenwaber coming from a last row start to finish 3rd. The "Flying Farmer" Ed Amador and Western Tile/CC Auto Parts Shipherd rounded out the top five. Along with our NCMA
sprints, ten of the new CASA injected sprints division appeared for
tonight's special Father's Day program. Ed Amador's son, Steve,
debuted his Amador Ranch #7, but mechanical bugs prevented him from
competing. Last year's NCMA asphalt champion Dan Gonderman also came
out to race, but met with some unfortunate motor problems. One of
the best parts of tonight's racing besides the Ariaz Ariaz started on pole in the 1st heat race and quickly took the lead, with E.Amador and Shipherd behind him. Amador challenged him in the low groove, and on lap 4 S.Amador slowed then pitted, with Ariaz taking the win, followed by E.Amador, Shipherd, and Mike Zarevich. Ray's Automotive Wullenwaber was scheduled to line up in the 2nd row in heat 2, but a blown engine for Gonderman had Gonderman scratch and placed Wullenwaber on the front row. Wullenwaber led for the entire fast 8 laps to take the win, followed by Holloway and OCR's Burt Siverling. Ariaz led the dash with Holloway challenging, but unable to overtake him, and at the trophy presentations, the NCMA donated 2 club t-shirts for a treat to the fans in the stands. The scheduled 30 lap main was shortened to a 20 lapper, but still ran flag to flag for some fast and spectacular racing action. Alum- Line's Ariaz took the lead from Shipherd on lap 2 , with TBS's Holloway grabbing 2nd on lap 4, followed by Western Tile's Shipherd, Amador, and Wullenwaber. By lap 8 Wullenwaber had powered up to 3rd, and Shipherd held off Amador's attempts for 4th. Holloway challenged, trying the low groove on several attempts to pass Ariaz, and Amador made a last lap pass to take 4th. At the checkers, it was Ariaz, Holloway, Wullenwaber, Amador, Shipherd, Siverling, and Zarevich. Mike Zarevich's smooth and steady improvement was rewarded tonight with the removal of his rookie flag. We thank Amador Farms for sponsoring tonight's races at Altamont Raceway Park, and also our families and fans who braved the cold winds and visited us in the pits for a special Father's Day race. Next week the NCMA sprints travel to Twin Cities Speedway in Marysville on June 21st. Drive safe, have fun, and take care, Summary: Fast time: Russ Wullenwaber 18.771 |
