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Jim
Perry Jr. Wins Night One of Non-Wing Spec Nationals at Chico |
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(Chico, CA 10-14-05)...Concord driver Jim Perry Jr. won the
opening night of the inaugural Non-Wing Spec Sprint Nationals at Silver Dollar
Speedway Friday night. An exciting opening night of racing saw 57 drivers sign
into the pit area of John Padjen's Silver Dollar Speedway. Perry Jr. won the
20-lap main event over Darrell Hanestad. The night started off with Livermore driver Chuck Gurney Jr. setting the quickest lap in qualifying. Gurney Jr. turned a 14.839 and it will serve as the all-time track record because this division of cars had never qualified at the speedway. It also was impressive to watch Gurney Jr. get quick time because it marked his first time in a non-wing sprint car. Twenty-two drivers started the main event. Merced's Steven Williams led the first few laps of the race. A few cautions and a red flag slowed the early part of the main event. On a lap three restart, David Goodwill drove around Williams in turn one and took the lead. Goodwill survived three restarts as the leader but on lap 12 he drifted a little high allowing Clayton's Darrell Hanestad to pass for the lead. Going into the next turn Goodwill ran up and over Hanestad's tire. It caused Goodwill to lose three positions. This moved Perry Jr. into the second spot. For the next three laps Hanestad and Perry Jr. raced sided-by-side in what was one of the most fiercely contested three laps of racing that was seen all season at Chico. On lap 15, Perry Jr. was able to take sole possession of the lead. Another driver in the mix was Matt Streeter of Lathrop. Streeter actually moved along side of Hanestad when the two banged wheels. Streeter got the short end of the stick and spun around. He did not finish the race. Perry Jr. led the final two laps to win the $1,000 main event. Hanestad finished second. Goodwill came back to finish third. Fast time qualifier Gurney Jr. finished fourth. Early leader Williams finished fifth. Gurney Jr. won the B main event. Gurney led all 12 laps for the win. Gurney was placed in the B after a magneto failed in his earlier heat race and he did not start. Herman Klein of Sacramento finished second. Paradise driver Justin Funkhouser was third. Concord's Bill Macedo was fourth. Chris Magoon led all 10 laps to win the C main event. Scott Holloway finished second. Holloway won the D main event, which was eight laps, and then raced through the C main to get the transfer. Heat race winners included Korey Lovell, Hanestad, Bob Newberry and Patrick Russum. Results Fast Time: Chuck Gurney Jr. - 14.839 Heat 1: Korey Lovell, Doug Brewer, Douglas Butterfield, Jeremy Hawes, Sean King Heat 2: Darrell Hanestad, Tony Richards, Steven Williams, Ken Fredenburg, Mike Funkhouser Heat 3: Bob Newberry, Matt Streeter, Jim Perry Jr., Ryan McDaniel, Justin Funkhouser Heat 4: Patrick Russum, David Goodwill, Randy Lathrop, Dave Press, Ralph Cortez D Main: Scott Holloway, Kevin Lovell, Quinton Sall, Phil Pedlar, Jerry Cisco, Josh Jacobo, Tony Silveria C Main: Chris Magoon, Holloway, Mike Funkhouser, Charles Williams, B.J. Martin, Jay Youngman, Joey Santos, Steve Fletcher, David Larabee, Daryl Moore, Rob Worthington, Greg Higginbothom, Blain Varneer Jr., Sean King, Kevin Lovell B main: Gurney Jr., Herman Klein, J. Funkhouser, Bill Macedo, Brian Fraser, Magoon, Jimmy Steward, Mike Funkhouser, Holloway, Jake Serven, Williams, Roy Fisher, Fletcher, Dave Ellis, Kenny Bair, Cortez A Main: Perry Jr., Hanestad, Goodwill, Gurney Jr., Williams, Russum, Lovell, Newberry, Funkhouser, Lathrop, Fredenburg, McDaniel, Brewer, Butterfield, Magoon |
