Ventura Raceway
May 5, 2001
46 Cars on Hand
FAST QUALIFIER
Mike English - 12.165
HEAT RACE WINNERS (with starting positions)
Greg Taylor (2nd)
Troy Rutherford (6th)
Mike Kirby (1st)
Charles Davis Jr. (1st)
PASSING MASTERS DASH
Alex Grigoreas (3rd)
C-MAIN
Michael Hinrichsen (2nd)
B-MAIN
Cory Kruseman (5th)
A-MAIN - 30 Laps
1. Cory Kruseman (12th)
2. Tony Jones (6th)
3. Troy Rutherford (3rd)
4. Richard Griffin (4th)
5. Rodney Argo (7th)
Notes:
Heat 2
Rip Williams broke tangled with a another sprinter in turn 1 and bent his
right nerf bar. Before the restart, the nerf bar was loose and came off while
he was leaving the track. He had also lost his brakes and came back on the
track through the entrance, running over the entrance gate. Around lap 6, Cory
Kruseman broke the car's front end while battling for the lead and he had to
exit.
Heat 3
Chris Wakim and Jack DeArmond tangled on the front stretch, with Wakim turning
over and DeArmond had front end damage. Both drivers ok.
Heat 4
Before start, Danny Sheridan biked in turns 1/2 and popped rear tire and
perhaps with other damage. He did not start.
Passing Masters
Dash
Greg DeCaires tangled with Alex Grigoreas while battling for the lead in turn
1. DeCaires suffered front end damage, flipped and did not finish.
B-Main
Marc Hart and Jack DeArmond got together on front straight. DeArmond was done
and Hart continued on. On lap 2 restart, Jarrett Chaney climbed over Hank
Winter while battling for last transfer. There were multiple spins and Marc
Hart, Jarrett Chaney, Shane Hollick (61X) were finished due to 2 stops.
A-Main
Rickie Gaunt parked in turn 3/4 while in the lead on lap 1 and collected
Richard Griffin and Rip Williams. All 3 restarted at the back. On lap 3,
Rodney Argo spun, collected Rip Williams and Rickie Gaunt. Gaunt and Williams
were done due to 2 stops and Argo continued. Tony Jones lead early, followed
by Kruseman. Steve Ostling spun on lap 14, shortening Jones' lead and Kruseman
took the lead on the restart. On lap 19, Troy Rutherford does a slide job on
Jones in turn 2 for 2nd. Cory wins going away.
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