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JACOBSEN, KAEDING, NOTT AND REED SCORE $500 KINGS CLASH WINS
by Gary Jacob

Dirt Late Models, Bandit Unwinged 360 Sprint Cars,
 Dirt Modifieds and Hot Stocks

Hanford, CA.....Oct 24.......First night action at the 9th Annual Western Dirt Track Nationals sponsored by Texaco Express Lube saw the top qualifiers in each of the four division square off in $500 to win Kings Clash races. Electing to go with Mike Johnson's car setup for the first time, Eric Jacobsen from Seacliff scored easy wins in both his heat race and the Kings Clash for the dirt late models. Jacobsen won by a quarter lap over Santa Maria champion Devin Crockett as CarQuest point runnerup Phil Barrow ran third. Sorting out a new car for the upcoming Nationals in Perris, Bud Kaeding won his Bandit unwinged 360 sprint car heat race from last starting, then took the lead from sixth starting in just 4 laps to score the $500 win in the Kings Clash for that class. Bandit season champion Greg Porte ran second ahead of A J Burgin. The dirt modifieds had the biggest car turnout with 51 cars in action. Watsonville Speedway regulars took the top three spots in the Kings Clash with Kenny Nott Jr winning for a second straight year. Bobby Hogge IV ran second ahead of Jim Pettit II. The Hot Stocks also had a huge turnout with 43 cars in action. Bakersfield Speedway point runnerup Lloyd Reed from Shafter drew the pole and won the 10 lap Kings Clash for a $500 payday. Some hectic late race action found Tim Randolph second ahead of Paul Pelletier. The four Kings Clash events paid $500 to win and $50 to the other entrants and were sponsored by Western Speed and Fuel.

         The dirt late models had a 24 car turnout, but both Shawn DeForest and Doug Thompson broke motors in hot laps. The cars were divided into three 10 lap heat races lined up by a draw. The top five finishers earned the right to redraw for their starting order in the $2500 to win, 30 lap A Main on Saturday night. Outside front row starter Jacobsen won heat 1 with 4th starter Scott Pounds second. Bobby Hogge IV debuted the car that he purchased out of Colorado this summer with a Hendren built engine and he ran a strong third ahead of Bart Reid. Seventy four year old Larry Damitz turned a front row start into a win in heat 2 over travelmate Nick Perivolaris and CarQuest point runnerup Phil Barrow. Riding his hot streak, Mike Johnson came from 7th starting to 2nd only to break an axle. He was able to limp to a 5th and will be in the draw for those first 15 starting spots. Santa Maria's Randy Claborn won heat 3 from third starting as Chad Reichenbach ran second ahead of late arrival Crockett and Dana Nelson. The top two finishers in each heat moved into the $500 to win Kings Clash. Again, a draw was used to line up the 10 lapper with Crockett and Hogge drawing the front row ahead of Perivolaris, Jacobsen, Damitz and Pounds. Jacobsen took a quick lead over Crockett and Hogge. A big turn 1 incident ended the race for both Perivolaris and Pounds with Hogge pitting with a flat tire while circling under the caution. Jacobsen pulled away from Crockett over the final 9 green flag laps to win by a quarter-lap as Crockett ran second ahead of Barrow, Damitz, Claborn and Reichenbach.

         There were 32 Bandit unwinged 360 sprint cars divided into four heat races and USAC star Bud Kaeding came from 8th starting to win heat 1 over pole starter Richard Harvey Jr and Josh Ford. Sporting a new former Beefpackers car, Davey Pombo Jr claimed the final transfer after Chris D'Arcy had spun out of third. In this class, the top four from each heat moved into the Saturday night $2,500 to win 30 lap feature and the top 2 from each heat moved into the Kings Clash. Outside front row starter Andy Forsberg won heat 2 by a half lap over 7th starting Porte and pole starter Terry Shank Jr. Josh Davis edged Jason Montgomery for the final transfer. Petaluma Speedway regular Norm Johns won heat 3 from the pole and fifth starter Gene Manhire ran second ahead of John Burnett and Jim Richardson. Top runner Josh Wise had a flat riding in third and superstar Brent Kaeding dropped out after running off the end of the track with steering woes. A J Burgin won heat 4 from the pole with fellow front row starter Aaron Chaney second ahead of NCMA champion Scott Holloway and Rick Williams. Jake Ford escaped unhurt after a big engine fire. Again, the top 8 from the heat action redrew for their starting order in the Kings Clash with Burgin and Porte drawing the front row ahead of Manhire and Forsberg. Bud Kaeding started 6th and Manhire was sent to the rear for passing the pace truck as the field warmed up. Porte led the first 3 laps with Bud Kaeding into fourth on lap 1. Bud Kaeding was 2nd on lap 3 and took the lead from Porte on lap 4 as Forsberg broke an engine. Bud Kaeding won ahead of Porte, Burgin, Johns and Manhire.

           The big field of dirt modifieds were split into six heat races with just the top 2 finishers in each moving into the $2000 to win Saturday night 30 lapper. Pettit won the first heat from the pole with his Cobra as Chico's Dustin Jenks ran second ahead of Kenny Neu. Brady Bell escaped unhurt in a spectacular flip off turn 3 after an entertaining duel with Pettit for the top spot. 2002 track champion Brian Cass won heat 2 from the pole in a spectacular four way duel with runnerup Bobby Scott Jr, Bakersfield youngster Brad Pounds and Elma WA special winner Kellen Chadwick. Nott turned an outside front row start into a win in heat 3 as third starter Bobby Hogge ran second ahead of Antioch youngster Steve Noack. Nott also announced that he has purchased the Ron Martin Rayburn dirt late model from the famed Medford car owner. Track regular Lonnie Lacy Jr won heat 4 from the pole as Scott Busby ran second ahead of Petaluma's Charley Campbell. A late yellow flag allowed last starter Bobby Hogge IV to reel in heat 5 leader Bryan Burnes and Hogge was able to take the lead at the white flag and win ahead of Hanford champion Burnes and Don Camili. Another strong Hanford racer, Jimmy Reeves won heat 6 from fifth starting as fellow third row starter Paul Stone ran second ahead of Las Vegas long tow Mark Allison. Gary Dutton broke leading early in this race. With the six heat format, only the heat winners qualified for the Kings Clash as Nott and Hogge IV drew the front row ahead of Cass and Lacy. Nott traded the lead with Hogge IV on the opening round, but ended up leading all 10 laps. Hogge IV ran second ahead of last starting Pettit and Cass.

        The Hot Stocks used a five heat format with the top 3 from each moving into Saturday night's $1500 to win 30 lapper and the top 2 from each qualifying to race in the Kings Clash. Santa Maria regular Joey Silva beat Coalinga's Paul Pelletier and Mike Slaney in heat 3. Fernley champion Craig Eubanks broke early in heat 1. Another Santa Maria regular Kenny Kirkpatrick won heat 2 from 4th starting ahead of pole starter Glen Hughes and Raymond Noland, who was wheeling the Bill Little car. Santa Maria regulars actually won all five heat races as Tim Randolph took heat 3 from the pole ahead of Hanford champion Rich Denman and Johnny Cardoza. Elton Shaffer turned an outside front row start into a win in heat 4 over Reed and Watsonville titlest Dennis Pelphrey. Third starter Billy Simkins won heat 5 over Steitz Freedom Series champion Chris Messmer, who ran the whole race with his hood up in front of his view. Another Watsonville Phillip Priddy nipped Darren Thomas for third. J T Contente lost a wheel in this event. With a ten car field, the draw for the starting order in the Kings Clash was vital and Reed drew the front row alongside Silva as Pelletier and Shaffer shared row 2. Reed took a quick lead over Silva and Shaffer with Pelletier spinning out of fourth on lap 2. Shaffer took second from Silva on lap 4, but spun in turn 4 on lap 8 and was hit hard by Messmer. Denman joined Messmer on the sidelines. On the restart, Silva was spun out of 2nd by Tim Randolph and Reed took the $500 win ahead of Tim Randolph, Pelletier, Simkins and Silva.

Summary 

Hot Stocks
Heat 1-Joey Silva, Paul Pelletier, Mike Slaney, Rick Henderson, Toby Randolph. 
Heat 2-Kenny Kirkpatrick, Glen Hughes, Raymond Noland, Charlie Dowdy, Eddie Dale.
Heat 3-Tim Randolph, Rich Denman, Johnny Cardoza, Keith Heaslet, Frank Molthen.
Heat 4-Elton Shaffer, Lloyd Reed, Dennis Pelphrey, Darrell Hughes, Steve Noland.
Heat 5-Billy Simkins, Chris Messmer, Phillip Priddy, Darren Thomas, Tony Contente.
Kings Clash-Reed, Tim Randolph, Pelletier, Simkins, Silva, Kirkpatrick, Shaffer, Denman, Messmer, Hughes. 

Dirt Modifieds
Heat 1-Jim Pettit II, Dustin Jenks, Kenny Neu, Jim DiGiovanni, Tommy Bottini. 
Heat 2-Brian Cass, Bobby Scott Jr, Brad Pounds, Kellen Chadwick, Cory Turner. 
Heat 3-Kenny Nott Jr, Bobby Hogge, Steve Noack, Billy Griffin, Billy Wilker. 
Heat 4-Lonnie Lacy Jr, Scott Busby, Charley Campbell, Bob Williamson Sr, Jeffrey Priddy. 
Heat 5-Bobby Hogge IV, Bryan Burnes, Don Camilli, Ray Mayer, Donnie Range Jr. 
Heat 6-Jimmy Reeves, Paul Stone, Mark Allison, Todd Hermosillo, Don Shelton. Kings Clash-Nott, Hogge IV, Pettit, Cass, Reeves, Lacy. 

Bandit Unwinged 360 Sprint Cars
Heat 1-Bud Kaeding, Richard Harvey Jr, Josh Ford, Davey Pombo Jr, Greg Taylor. 
Heat 2-Andy Forsberg, Greg Porte, Terry Shank Jr, Josh Davis, Jason Montgomery. 
Heat 3-Norm Johns, Gene Manhire, John Burnett, Jim Richardson, Jonathan Logan. 
Heat 4-A J Burgin, Aaron Chaney, Scott Holloway, Rick Williams, Ronnie Case. 
Kings Clash-Bud Kaeding, Porte, Burgin, Johns, Manhire, Harvey, Chaney, Forsberg.

Dirt Late Models 
Heat 1-Eric Jacobsen, Scott Pounds, Bobby Hogge IV, Bart Reid, Jeff Decker. 
Heat 2-Larry Damitz, Nick Perivolaris, Phil Barrow, Pete VanIderstine, Mike Johnson.
Heat 3-Randy Claborn, Chad Reichenbach, Devin Crockett, Dana Nelson, Tom Johnson.
Kings Clash-Jacobsen, Crockett, Barrow, Damitz, Claborn, Reichenbach, Hogge, Pounds, Perivolaris.

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