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Gary Sokola Classic Results - March 16th |
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Phoenix, AZ (March 16) After a record breaking performance in Saturday night's Gary Sokola Classic at Manzanita Speedway they won't be calling Jeremy Sherman "Lucky" anymore. Instead he will take his place alongside the very best in non winged sprint car racing and maybe a new nickname—"Speedy" Sherman did call on lady luck in winning the preliminary feature Friday night but it was all skill and a well prepared Mark Priestly owned Stealth that carried him to his second major championship in a row on the famed Manzy half mile dirt track. Sherman stretch his Manzanita win streak to four as he won both his preliminary race and then the feature in last October's Western World Championships and was undaunted in facing a field that included many of the top drivers in the nation including six from the prestigious United States Auto Club in the Sokola Classic. That competition just seemed to inspire him as he came out of the third row to pass last year's Sokola Classic winner Tony Jones on the eighth lap and then lapped almost half the field in running the fastest 40 laps ever at Manzanita. His time was 14:08.37 for an average speed of 85.71 miles per hour. Only a hard charging Steve Ostling who started 14th could even stay close. He was about four seconds behind Sherman when he finally broke into second and closed to within 1.12 seconds but fell back in heavy traffic and was 2.47 seconds back at the checkered flag. Jones crossed the line third just ahead of Troy Rutherford with the Sprint Car Racing Association champion Cory Kruseman in fifth. Richard Griffin, a three time SCRA titlist was sixth, first year non winged driver Damion Gardner seventh, former Arizona champion Bob Ream, Jr. eighth, National Open champion Bud Kaeding ninth and two time USAC champion Tony Elliott tenth. Unlike the Friday night races, Saturday night's
program was accident free with the only yellow flag of the night coming midway
through the semi main for a harmless spin. Elliott won the semi with heats going
to Rutherford, who was also the night's fastest qualifier, Cal Smith, J.J. Yeley
and Kevin Doty. Mike Spencer won a special Don Greenfield Memorial Rookie's
trophy dash and Kruseman, for the second straight night, captured the pole by
winning the Passing Masters dash. B-main: (12 laps–no time) 1. Tony Elliott 2. Steve Ostling 3. Bob Ream, Jr. 4. Bud Kaeding 5. Charles Davis Jr. 6. Bobby Graham 7. Charlie Ekiss 8. Fred Bryan 9. Mike Spencer 10. Dan Hillberg 11. Bobby Cody 12. Mark Nation 13. Adam Mitchell 14. Glenn Crossno 1st heat: (10 laps–Time, 3:30.50)1. Troy Rutherford 2. Paul Norbury 3. John Scott 4. Damion Gardner 5. Bud Kaeding 6. Charles Davis, Jr. 7. Bobby Cody 8. Adam Mitchell 2nd heat: (10 laps–Time: 3:28.29) 1. Cal Smith 2. Mike English 3. Levi Jones 4. Derek Davidson 5. Tony Elliott 6. Dan Hillberg 7. Charlie Ekiss 8. Paul Beregszaszy 3rd heat: (10 laps–Time: 3:26.89) 1. J.J. Yeley 2. Jack DeArmond, Jr. 3. Rip Williams 4. Michael Hinrichsen 5. Steve Ostling 6. Bob Ream, Jr. 7. Fred Bryan 8. Glenn Crossno 4th heat: (10 laps–Time: 3:28.77) 1. Kevin Doty 2. Tracy Hines 3. Jerry Coons, Jr. 4. Rickie Gaunt 5. Mike Spencer 6. Mark Nation 7. Troy Rutherford Rookie trophy dash: (4 laps–Time: 1:23.69)) 1. Mike Spencer 2. Michael Hinrichsen 3. Charlie Ekiss 4. Glenn Crossno Passing Masters dash: (6 laps–Time: 2:03.70) 1. Cory Kruseman 2. Richard Griffin 3. Tony Jones 4. Rip Williams 5. Jeremy Sherman 6. Damion Gardner 7. Tracy Hines 8 .Troy Rutherford Fast Time: Troy
Rutherford: 19.721 |
