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NCMA At Altamont
By Sharyn Bragg

June 28, 2006...Jimmy Lavelle gave an outstanding performance today as he swept past the man who had held the lead for twenty eight of the thirty lap main event to claim the victory.

Northern California Modified (sprint car) Association tried to have a go at Altamont last Sunday for their first showing of the season on the newly refurbished half mile, but Mother Nature took the win as the on-again, off- again showers kept  any racing from happening that day.

Fast forward one week and qualifying began.  Michael Zarevich set fast time in his Performance Machine of Manteca sprinter.  Rancho Cordova ’s Bobby Bankson was second quick in his Bankson Family Sponsored #43 Mopar racer, and Jeff Burrows, from Manteca , in his sophomore season was third quick time.

Two heats were run with Antioch ’s Jeff Kindt the front runner in his Mike Rose Autobody Machine in heat one and Lavelle of Brentwood picking up the win for the second heat.

 Dash time and the four quick guys headed for the trophy.  Scott Holloway driving Dave Jensen’s sprint car snatched that trophy.  Zarevich was second, Burrows, also of Manteca and sponsored by Valley Motorcycle Training, was third and Bankson rounded out fourth position.

Thirty laps of main event action ready to roll and more than a dozen NCMA sprints hit the asphalt.  Zarevich, who has been showing some pretty exciting headway this season, led the pack for twenty eight action packed laps.  These guys are true racers, no cautions, no wrecks but plenty of passing and just plain fun to watch them run.  When it looked like Zarevich had it in his pocket, “Gentleman Jim” Lavelle, who shares ownership of his car with Dave and Pam Guillaume, proved that a little more experience can save the day.  With two laps remaining he took the outside of the track and made it around Zarevich. Lavelle is not a stranger to Altamont as he was the 1996 All-American division champion. Zarevich tucked right in and finished in second spot.  Gary Koster from Woodland who likes people to know him as a race car driver and banjo player proved that race car driver is still number one this week as he came in third. Morgan Hill ’s Rob Hammond picked up fourth for his sponsor, Absolute Graphics and Kindt finished in the top five.

Three names generally seen at the front end of main events had problems today as Pat Ariaz, Ed Amador and Scott Holloway all had mechanical problems of some sort before the day was finished.

The NCMA Asphalt division will be competing again on the renewed Altamont half mile on June 10.  See you there!

Summary:

Heat I-Kindt, Dan Gonderman, Koster, Zarevich, Burrows, Burt Siverling, Hammond .

Heat II-Lavelle, Bankson, Amador, Holloway, Steve Amador

Dash-Holloway, Zarevich, Burrows, Bankson

Main- Lavelle, Zarevich, Koster, Hammond , Kindt, Gonderman, Burrows, Bankson, Siverling, E. Amador, Holloway, S. Amador, Ariaz.

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