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May 16 Fri Jr. Faskarts, Faskarts, Roadrunners, Hornets |
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GARRIGUS, ACREE, DIBBERN, SIZEMORE WIN ON SPEEDROME FRIDAY |
Indianapolis Speedrome
Indianapolis, Indiana
May 17, 2008
It was back to racing Friday at “the World’s Home of the Figure 8”
®. The Speedrome had glorious weather as it jumped back in the
saddle after a pair of Mother Nature dominated Friday’s. The drivers
were raring and ready to go in the Junior Faskarts, Indy Faskarts,
Hornets, and Roadrunners. Let’s get right to the action.
The Roadrunners made a rare Friday appearance and had a very strong
showing in race one of a doubleheader weekend. Kicking off the night
was a trio of heat races. Indiana Asphalt Shootout point leader Rex
Cox II, versatile Jeff A Smith, and rookie Justin Dibbern were
victorious in those preliminaries. The very accomplished feature
field saw a wild and wooly start as several top drivers tangled on
the backstretch. After that settled down, it was Justin Dibbern
bursting from the pack to romp to his first regular season victory
in the division. Smith got that last lap edge in traffic to take the
runner-up spot over third place Scott McKinney.
The Indy Faskarts had a stellar roster of winged warriors on hand
this second event of the 2008 campaign. The afternoon began with a
hotly contested qualification session that saw Josh McQueary on top
with a track record time of 15.357 seconds. Then Fall Festival champ
JD Blankenship, “the Big E” Elvin Acree, and newcomer Ryne Frederick
posted wins in the heat races. This main was a bumpy ride early on
as drivers were anxious after a two-week racing layoff. After
sorting out the thrills and spills, it was Elvin Acree grabbing the
feature trophy for the first time in 2008. Two-time defending
champion Jon Wilson came from the back for second with all-time wins
king David Plummer Jr taking third.
The seven to fifteen year old drivers in the Junior Faskarts came to
compete on this friendly Friday program. These youngsters set out
the day first with qualifying. Current Bandolero point leader Jack
Dossey III set the bar with a new track record lap of 15.660 second
in the time trials. This lined-up the pilots for a pair of heat
races which were won by opening round winner Mason Keller and rookie
Thomas Skiles. The feature affair saw Mason march to the front on
lap two looking for his sixth straight win dating back to 2007. That
streak ended a few laps later when his ride broke. Dossey went to
the lead and had a strong two-car battle with Jacob Garrigus. The
pair pushed through lapped traffic as Garrigus emerged for the
victory. Dossey was second with title contender Nick Keller third.
The Hornet Chase for the Cup season rolled on with the first in a
weekend twin bill. Preliminary heat race action saw title contenders
Jon Elkins Jr and Shayne Catt top the results at the finish. The
feature began with the field looking to de-rail the Chad Sizemore
express. The series point leader has three feature wins in the
season’s seven previous events. A valiant effort by race runner-up
Elkins and third place Nigel Peters was to no avail as Sizemore took
the checkered flag to victory lane.
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Indianapolis Speedrome
May 16, 2008
Hornets
Heat Winners Jon Elkins Jr., Shayne Catt
Feature
1. Chad Sizemore
2. Jon Elkins Jr.
3. Nigel Peters
4. Robert Eversole
5. Don Klein
6. David Coil
7. Melanie Coil
8. Cassidy Worden
9. Darryl Fields
10. Daniel Enlow
11. Shayne Catt
12. Kyle Byrd
13. Marhsall Emberton Jr.
14. Sam Steele
15. Ty Coleman
16. Lee Kleiner
Roadrunners
Heat Winners Rex Cox II, Jeffrey Smith
Feature
1. Justin Dibbern
2. Scott McKinney
3. Scott McKinney
4. Kevin Smith
5. Shane Brothers
6. David Lee Byrd
7. Junior Crabtree
8. William McClara
9. Richard Byrd
10. Donnie Ott
11. Herbie Conrad
12. Brandon Dye
13. Sean Bragg
14. Rex Cox II
15. Dustin Sapp
16. Donald Scurry
17. Marvin Owens Jr.
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Jr. Faskarts
Fast Qualifier Jack Dossey Jr. III 15.660 (New Track Record)
Heat Winners Mason Keller, Thomas Skiles
Feature
1. Jacob Garrigus
2. Jack Dossey Jr.
3. Nick Keller
4. Daniel Adams
5. Jarrett Alexander
6. Tyler Payne
7. Quentin Payne
8. Thomas Skiles
9. Savannah Grayson
10. Stephen Brooks
11. Jordan Frye
12. Skylour Hudson
13. Mason Keller
Faskarts
Fast Qualifier Josh McQueary 15.357 (New Track Record)
Heat Winners J.D. Blankenship, Elvin Acree, Ryne Frederick
Feature
1. Elvin Acree
2. Jon Wilson
3. David Plummer Jr.
4. Keith Sutphin
5. J.D. Blankenship
6. Jon Farina
7. Rex Timmons
8. Brian Timmons
9. Ron Taylor
10. Sabrina Feltner
11. Larry Keene
12. Josh McQueary
13. Ryne Frederick
14. Jerry Frederick
15. Tom Toole
16. Darwin Blankenship
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