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| Anderson Keeps On Winning | by Jane Smith
Day one could have not been more perfect for the fans of short track racing. Every where you looked were smiling faces and hard working crews. Drivers from Busch North, Re/Max Challenge, Florida Pro and Florida Sunbelt, ASA, and even Busch Grand National were in the pits. And, of course, the alltime favorite Featherlite Modifieds and S/K Mods were on hand. This division alone is worth the entrance fee for the night.
Jr. Hanley took off in the Super Lates with Florida driver Michael Williams of the South Forty team right behind him. Hanley and Williams kept trading a little paint and a few bumps but ended up in the rear after Williams saw Hanley go around him on the front stretch. This left the field open for Dick Anderson, known all thru the country for his driving talent, to take the lead and NEVER look back again. But this was only day one and with such drivers as Jr. Hanley, Louie Mechalides, David Rogers, B. J. McLeod, Shelby Howard, Justin Drawdy, Bill Zardo, Sammy Graham, James Schuler, Dennis Demers and Ted Christopher handing in there, the next win could be anyone's.
For many, it is the Featherlite Modifieds and the S/K Mods that bring fans to New Smyrna year after year. These big block, fast running and oh-so-loud engines can make even the most "non fans of round track racing" stand-up and watch. No one cannot watch these guys push and help each other around the track the way they do here in Florida. With drivers like Charlie Pasteryak, Ted Christopher, Jamie Tomaino, George Kent, Eric Beers, Jr. Hanley, John White in the line-up, you better watch out. It was nice to see some young, new drivers also in the line-up one of which is Jamie Tomaino's son and Nevin George. Seems like racing, no matter what kind, gets passed down to our next generation of names.
Michael Williams, driving the #9 car owned by Bobby Sears, showed the Late Models what racing was all about. Williams had the lead from the beginning and kept it with Larry Osteen, David Logan, George Murphy and Sammy Graham following him around the track. But watch out Florida boys, we have a number of out-of-staters that could knock you off that pedestal so don't get cocky. The trophy is not your's yet and eight more days still linger. Also in the Late Model division was Brad May, the l997 Hooter Cup Rookie of the Year and also Bobby Gill's teammate for awhile, in the line-up. It was nice to see May back in his #l0 Late Model again.
Jerry Symon, 2000 SARA Open Wheel Modified Champion, is well known in his division. But giving Symon a run for the win was the #60 of Jeff Lane from Indiana who just built this car and last night was more or less the first night of racing for it. Lane passed Tom Root, Ricky Wood and Jason Boyd to take second place and give the Florida boys something to think about. The crew of the #60 left today for Columbia Motorsports Park and the l00 lap race there but will return on Monday along with the other Indiana cars at that race. Then watch out because modified action will be tight this year and good.
Robbie Yoakam in the #lx gave the fans something to standup for in the Mini-Stock division. The #3 of Steve Griffin was making his way to the front when engine problems put him off the track. J. D. Smith in the #32 made Yoakam work for the win and the fifth place winner was a truck (mini of course) driven by Frank Welch. Johnny Smith (good name) in the #7 took second with an unknown driver in the #l8. Also in the field were some mini-stock favorites like Ted Vulipus, Conrad Grenier, Tim McPhail, Tim and Wayne Clark. Also Rick Sirmans was in the field.
Night two will add Super Stocks to the racing field and of course the Super Lates, Lates, Featherlite Mods and S/K Mods, IMCA Mods, Mini-Stocks and a full program on some great short track racing action.
-Jane Smith
RESULTS
SUPER LATE MODELS
1 11 DAVID ROGERS
2 66 JR HANLEY
3 92 DICK ANDERSON
4 37X JASON SCHULER
5 01 WAYNE WILLARD
6 34 RICKY CARLTON
7 27X MIKE GOOD
8 72 SCOTT HANTZ
9 9 MATT HAGANS
10 40G MICHAEL WILLIAMS
11 09 RANDY GENTRY
12 10 ERIC BLACK
13 29 LARRY GELINAS
14 13 TED CHRISTOPHER
15 86 DENNIS DEMERS
16 7 RICH BOHER
17 40H SHELBY HOWARD
18 46 BILL ZARDO
19 77 ROBBIE DEAN
20 18 JOHN BENDER
21 18X BRUCE GOWLAND
22 1 SAMMY GRAHAM
23 44 JOEL KAUFMANN
24 53 BILL RODGERS
25 96 MIKE WALLS
26 12X STEVE WEAVER, JR.
27 15 JOSEPH PIAZZA
28 12 JUSTIN DRAWDY
29 29X BRIAN KESELOWSKI
30 47X LOUIE MECHALIDES
31 138 DUSTY WILLIAMS
32 37 JAMES POWELL III
33 94 DONNIE VARCOL
34 88 TRENT SNYDER
NASCAR TOUR TYPE/SK MODIFIEDS
FINISHING POSITION CAR NUMBER DRIVER
1 00 TED CHRISTOPHER
2 16 GEORGE KENT
3 9 ERIC BEERS
4 99 JAMIE TOMAINO
5 12 BOBBY GEGETSKAS
6 80 MIKE MCMANIS
7 15 ZACH SYLVESTER
8 8 BOBBY GEIGER
9 10 JOHN CAMBRA
10 28 RYAN SEAMEN
11 82 DALE HOLDRIDGE
12 33 JR HANLEY
13 1 JAMIE TOMAINO, JR.
14 7 TERRY ZACHARIAS
15 94 ADAM HORWITH
16 14 ROB SUMMERS
17 19 JOHN JENSEN
18 97 JON MANNIS
19 72 JUNIOR HANLEY
20 11 NEVIN GEORGE
21 29 GEORGE BOCK
22 52 DAVE MAHER
23 73 RONNIE MULLEN
24 56 RICH BERGONON
25 5 CHARLIE PASTERYAK
26 75 JOEY CARRACHIA
27 46 TOM WHITE
28 62 JIM WILLIS
29 55 MIKE BRENNEN
30 27 JOHN WHITE
31 17 GLEN JENSON
32 26 CHUCK WINSLOW
33 38 BRIAN BIDWELL
LATE MODELS
FINISHING POSITION CAR NUMBER DRIVER
1 15 JASON BOYD
2 63 CHRIS LAWRENCE
3 9 MICHAEL WILLIAMS
4 5 SAMMY GRAHAM
5 4 DON THOMASON, JR.
6 3 EARL BECKNER
7 40 GEORGE MURPHY
8 22 LARRY OSTEEN
9 19 T. C. MCELYEA
10 01 DONNIE WILIAMS
11 97 RICKY WOOD
12 67 CHAD ALLMAN
13 16 TYLER HOYLT
14 80 JONATHAN SMITH
15 5A JERRY ARLUSO
16 43 RANDY DYE
17 63X LARRY LONG
18 87 EDDIE RICK
19 1 DAVID LOGAN
20 22X JACK BATEMAN
21 38 KICK HOOKER
22 3X PHIL LEHL
23 23 JERICK JOHNSON
24 10 BRAD MAY
FLORIDA MODIFIED
FINISHING POSITION CAR NUMBER DRIVER
1 2X JASON BOYD
2 19 TOM ROOT
3 66 JERRY SYMONS
4 1 MIKE FITCH
5 66X TOMMY SYMONS
6 80 CHRIS DEAN
7 31 DONALD FLEMING, JR.
8 00 JEREMY FITCH
9 47 STEVEN LUECHT
10 53 SCOTT MOYER
11 7 MARK VANDEVENDER
12 75 BOBBY BLAKE
13 68 STEVE ROLLINS
14 9 RICHARD FINCHER
15 15 TANK TUCKER
16 88 PAUL DUNCAN
17 81 RICKY WOOD
18 67 DARREN GOULD
19 11 BRAD CALLISON
20 47X LARRY CHALMERS
21 01 STEVE MOULDER
22 69 FRANK ALBERSON
23 10 BUD PERRY
24 71B BART CORLIETO
25 5 JOEY PLETKA
MINI-STOCK
FINISHING POSITION CAR NUMBER DRIVER
1 96 FRANK WELCH
2 55 RICK TUMEY
3 7X TIM MCPHAIL
4 71 TED VULPIUS
5 32 J. D. SMITH
6 01 CONRAD GRENIER
7 85 REX HOLLINGER
8 6 DAVID CASTELLO
9 15 WAYNE CLARK
10 30 CHAD PIERCE
11 15X DOUG HOPPER
12 9 MICKEY LETH
13 04 TOM MEYER
14 08 ROGER LARSON, SR.
15 6 SCOTT REEVES
16 80 ROGER LARSON, JR.
17 05 RICK SIRMANS
18 19 STEVE ARNOLD
19 25 TIM CLARK
20 8 JAMIE MCCAGUE
21 31 CHAD CARPENTER
22 9X DALE CASTEEL
23 7 JOHNNY CRAWFORD
24 V3 REX CHRISTENSEN
25 3 STEVE GRIFFIN
26 4 RON DUBEAU
SUPER STOCK
FINISHING POSITION CAR NUMBER DRIVER
1 13 JIM WINTERSTEIN
2 17 RICH CLOUSER
3 7 BOB WINES
4 12
5 57 JOE EVANS
6 48 GEORGE SPEARS
7 67 BILL LOOMIS
8 32 BILL STACY
9 L3 LEONARD STORY
10 19 DALE CARVIBEE
11 50 STEPHAN DEMBINSKY
12 33 KELLY LUDILL
13 24 BEAVER DAUGHTREY
14 92 BOBBY SIMCOX
15 52 JOHN CLOUSER
16 8 PAUL LENTZ
17 21 BECKY DYSON
18 56 TOM ROOT
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