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HUNT TAKES MADERA, EYES AUG. 21
"TRIGUEIRO CLASSIC" |
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AUGUST 9, 2004...Tony Hunt of Fair Oaks, Calif. tuned up for the August
21 "Trigueiro Classic" by winning Saturday night's 50-lap USAC Western
Sprint Car race at the Madera (Calif.) Speedway. The series returns in two weeks
for a 100-lapper honoring the Trigueiro family, who ironically fielded Hunt's
winning car in Saturday's race. Hunt, won won the 2001 Western Sprint Car title, moved into contention for the 2004 title with his initial victory of the season in the Western Speed Racing Team ASE/Red Line Oil Eagle/Wesmar. He now trails new point leader Michael Lewis by just four points going into the August 21 Madera race. Hunt caught Lewis on lap 43 of Saturday night's race and led the final eight laps to beat Greg Taylor, Tim Barber, Rick Hendrix and Lewis. Barber led the first 14 laps and Lewis led the next 28 before Hunt took over. Brad Bumgarner, who led the series standings entering the race, finished 14th and now ranks third, only six behind Lewis, the defending series champion. USAC VALVOLINE WESTERN SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 7, 2004 - Madera, California - Madera Speedway QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Tony Hunt, 60, Western Speed-13.49; 2. Michael Lewis, 40, Western Speed-13.63; 3. Brad Bumgarner, 88, Bumgarner-13.79; 4. Nick Rescino, 11, Rescino-13.82; 5. Tim Barber, 14, Pierson-13.87; 6. Rick Hendrix, 97, Hendrix-13.87; 7. Mike Murgoitio, 19, Murgoitio-13.88; 8. Greg Taylor, 47, Taylor-13.92; 9. Robert Beck, 03, Beck-13.94; 10. Greg Anderson, 2, Anderson-14.02; 11. Michael Trimble, 15, Trimble-14.08; 12. Brian McClish, 80, Western Speed-14.15; 13. Shauna Hogg, 5, Hogg-14.28; 14. Alan Kaiser, 45, Kaiser-14.43; 15. Anthony Simone, 10, Simone-14.47; 16. Lee Brewer, 3, Finkenbinder-14.60; 17. Jared Consani, 4J Consani-14.72; 18. Marvin Mitchell, 68, Mitchell-14.77; 19. Craig Smith, 32, Hamblin-14.85; 20. Destiny Hays, 28, Hays-15.64. FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Beck, 2. Hendrix, 3. McClish, 4. Smith, 5. Brewer, 6. Bumgarner, 7. Simone. NT SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Trimble, 2. Taylor, 3. Barber, 4. Lewis, 5. Kaiser, 6. Consani, 7. Hays. NT THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Anderson, 2. Rescino, 3. Hunt, 4. Hogg, 5. Murgoitio, 6. Mitchell. NT FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Tony Hunt, 2. Greg Taylor, 3. Tim Barber, 4. Rick Hendrix, 5. Michael Lewis, 6. Robert Beck, 7. Nick Rescino, 8. Mike Murgoitio, 9. Anthony Simone, 10. Shauna Hogg, 11. Marvin Mitchell, 12. Michael Trimble, 13. Greg Anderson, 14. Brad Bumgarner, 15. Lee Brewer, 16. Brian McClish, 17. Jared Consani, 18. Craig Smith, 19. Alan Kaiser, 20. Destiny Hays. NT -------------------------------------- FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-14 Barber, Laps 15-42 Lewis, Laps 43-50 Hunt. NEW WESTERN SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Lewis-416; 2-Hunt-412; 3-Bumgarner-410; 4-McClish-350; 5-Trimble-332; 6-Hogg-323; 7-Anderson-317; 8-Murgoitio-292; 9-Taylor-278; 10-Beck-266. NEXT WESTERN SPRINT CAR RACE: August 21 - Madera (CA) Speedway |
