Ocala, FL, June 3, 2000 - The heat of the day melted into the cool of the evening, making Ocala Speedway the place to be for racing fans and familes.

The Coca Cola Four Cylinder Bombers had Joey Durbin on the pole. As the second lap was starting, several cars tangled on the front stretch and Todd Roberts found himself upside down resting against the turn one wall after sliding down the front stretch. Roberts was out of his car, uninjured, and the safety crew quickly righted the car. The worst damage appeared to be a flat front tire, so crew members quickly replaced the flat and Roberts rejoined the race. Starting from second position, Johnston made a good jump and took the lead. She fought off Joey Durbin, and then battled Marlon Durbin until he claimed the lead on the fifth lap. Marlon Durbin took the checkered flag follwed by Chauna Johnston, Ric Fort, Neal Durbin and Alan Lumpkin. As a special note Todd Roberts worked his way back up through the pack to finish sixth after his "upside down" ride at Ocala Speedway.

Dave Dinhart had the pole for the WTRS Pure Stocks. The first few rows of cars were still together as the first lap was being completed, and Kenny Abney held the lead by a nose. On the next lap, Dinehart took the lead and John Betts moved up into second follwed by Mark Mitchell. A yellow flag flew after lap four when Richard McGlashen and Moose Alderman tangled on the front stretch. Racing was clean for the rest of the feature and Dave Dinehart fought off every hard challenge to take the checkered flag. John Betts finished second follwed by Mark Mitchell, Kenny Abney and Rick Hart.

The Dave's Towing Street Stocks were next on the track with Charles Kopach on the pole. The first start was bad as the leaders jumped the flag. On the restart, Eddie Kilbury took the lead and Kopach settled into second. The feature ran clean, but the battles were hard fought. Mike Wilson kept the pressure on Kopach, hoping for a hole to appear. Wilson found that hole on the last lap to take second position. Eddie Kilbury held on to claim the win, and Mike Wilson finished second. Charles Kopach, Glenn Baum and Chris Fadling rounded out the top five finishers. Kilbury and crew retained title as the official winners after a tech teardown after the race.

The Budweiser Modifieds filled the track tonight with Conrad Marcum on the pole. After a first lap restart Marcum took the lead with David Baxley in second. On the fourth lap, Marcum appeared to have a momentary loss of power, and Red Vann took advantage of the confusion to take the lead. Baxley continued in second followed by Gary Sexton. A final yellow flag was thrown on the last lap when Johnny Newsome spun in turn three. Red Vann added another win to his record, and Dave Baxley finished second.

The Outlaw Winged Sprints came to town tonight. Doug Heveron had the pole and Ernie Teed sat on the outside. Teed jumped first and took the point Sport Allen was driving hard and moving up to take second on lap four. On lap eight, Allen also claimed the point from Teed. The only yellow flag of the feature was thrown a lap later when Teed spun through turn four. Allen retained his lead, but behind him, Jim Childers was on the move. By lap eleven, Childers was in second place. Allen held him off until the last lap. Jim Childers moved by Allen to take the checkered flag followed by Sport Allen, Wayne Reutimann, Doug Heveron and Brad Davis.

The Stephen A. Bagen Late Model Sportsman division had Tim Wright on the pole with David White on the outside. After a couple of foul starts and a spin in turn three Roger Damron grabbed the lead. Damron ran hard and Kelly Charles was chasing him just as hard. Charles put on a great race as he looked for chinks in Damron's armor. The honest racing kept the yellow flag at bay. It could have been a different race if Charles hadn't lost power about the thirteenth lap and slipped back in the ranks. Ronald Lentz was also racing hot tonight and after keeping up with Damron and Charles in early racing, he was now in second place. Roger Damron raced to the wire for the checkered flag and Ronald Lentz finished a very close second. John Shelnut came in third followed by David White and Wolf Bowers.

By Diana Brake



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