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*Special Thanks to Jim Naylor, Cliff Morgan, and the Ventura Raceway Staff.
VRA SPRINT CARS
VENTURA RACEWAY
MAY 11, 2002
37 CARS
HEAT RACE 1
1. Tom Downing, 2. Ronnie Case, 3. Tony Dighera, 4. Steve Chulahoff,
5. A.J. Reyer, 6. Richard Terry, 7. Jeff Wilson, 8. Bill Welch, 9. Renee
Boudreau. 10. Steve Gresham
HEAT RACE 2
1. Oren Prosser Jr., 2. Jimmy Crawford, 3. Steve Hess, 4. Ron Bach,
5. Chris Tramel, 6. Jake Ford, 7. Larry Lloyd, 8. Ron Rector, 9. Eric Severson
HEAT RACE 3
1. Chris Wakim, 2. Gary W. Howard, 3. Mike Davis, 4. Luis Espinoza,
5. John Wright, 6. Bill Camarillo, 7. Ryan Devitt, 8. Max McNutt, 9. Bill
Bates
HEAT RACE 4
1. Greg Taylor, 2. Josh Ford, 3. Jeff Heaton, 4. Russell DeBlauw, 5.
David Sinsley, 6. Allan Ballard, 7. John Geyer, 8. Ron Butler, 9. Larry Lee
B-MAIN #1
1. John Wright, 2. Bill Welch, 3. Bill Camarillo, 4. Ryan Devitt, 5.
Richard Terry, 6. A.J. Reyer, 7. Renee Boudreau, 8. Bill Bates, 9. Steve
Gresham- DNS, 10. Jeff Wilson - DNS, 11. Max McNutt- DNS
B-MAIN #2
1. David Sinsley, 2. Allan Ballard, 3. Ron Butler, 4. Chris Tramel,
5. Jake Ford, 6. Eric Severson, 7. Ron Rector, 8. Larry Lee, 9. Larry Lloyd,
10. John Geyer- DNS
A-MAIN (With Starting Positions)
1. Josh Ford (1st)
2. Jimmy Crawford (2nd)
3. Chris Wakim (5th)
4. Tony Dighera (9th)
5. Ronnie Case (4th)
6. Russell DeBlauw (16th)
7. Ron Bach (13th)
8. John Wright (17th)
9. Steve Hess (11th)
10. Allan Ballard (20th)
11. David Sinsley (18th)
12. Mike Davis (10th)
13. Luis Espinoza (15th)
14. Steve Chulahoff (14th)
15. Greg Taylor (8th)
16. Jeff Heaton (12th)
17. Tom Downing (7th)
18. Oren Prosser Jr. (6th)
19. Bill Welch (19th)
Gary W. Howard (Started 3rd and crossed the line in 4th) was DQ'd for
illegal Engine Block Modification.
The VRA Sprint Cars returned to action at Jim Naylor's Ventura Raceway after a
one week hiatus. Tony Dighera was looking for his second win in a row over the
37 car field.
With the SCRA Sprints at Manzanita, "World Famous"
Tom Downing and Gary W. Howard (in the Buzz Shoemaker #0) were on hand to try
their luck. Downing made the most of the opportunity, as he won Heat 1.
Heat 4 had a spirited charge late in the race by points leader
Greg Taylor as he nipped Josh Ford at the line by a front bumper.
Defending Champion Gary Howard and his teammate Rob Kershaw
were missing form tonight's action.
VRA/SCRA Driver David Sinsley took the checkered flag in the
2nd B-Main.
The main event had Jimmy Crawford take the early lead. He
started to stretch his lead as he entered lapped traffic. Josh Ford and Greg
Taylor gave chase and eventually passed Crawford. Ford had his hands full of
Taylor's slide jobs and caught a break. Jeff Heaton flipped and during the
ensuing yellow/red- Taylor's car suffered front end damage- which ended his
night. Ford crossed the line ahead of Jimmy Crawford and Chris Wakim.
The VRA Sprints and Senior Sprints will be in action next
weekend at Ventura Raceway.
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