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*Special Thanks to Jim Naylor, Cliff Morgan, and the Ventura Raceway Staff.
HEAT RACE 2
HEAT RACE 4 B-MAIN
A-MAIN (With Starting Positions) 32 Sprinters signed in to do battle on this night at Ventura Raceway. SCRA had the week off and veterans Gary W. Howard (in the Shoemaker #0) and Troy Rutherford (Kershaw #29) were among those on hand. Heat race victories went to Josh Ford, Tom Stansberry, Tony Dighera, and Gary W. Howard. Greg Taylor had to make the show from the semi, along with former track champion Kevin Kierce, Chris Tramel, and Santa Maria/Bandits regular Mike Knopf. Chris Wakim lead early and started to make his way through the back markers. Tony Dighera gave chase and closed in for the lead. The two cars got together, resulting in a flip for Dighera, and a stop for Wakim. Both had to tag the rear of the field, but Dighera lost a driveline under yellow ending his night. Tom Stansberry inherited the lead, followed by Gary W. Howard. The two were in a torrid battle and traded the lead several times. Stansberry took the white flag after putting some distance between himself and Howard. Then a yellow came out for a spun car. The restart had Stansberry, Howard, and Points Leader Jimmy Crawford in third. After the green, Crawford dove low and got under Howard. Stanberry drifted high, tagged the wall, saved it and continued on. Crawford won his first race of 2002, followed by Stansberry and Howard. A great race for those in attendance. |
