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February 15, 2001

FSCR

Saldana Big Winner In Opening All Star Sprint Show

Joey Saldana captured his second checkered of the season Wednesday night at East Bay Raceway in the All Star sprint 25-lap feature.

It was night one of the 25th annual East Bay Sprint Nationals and a great field of 62 cars was on hand, with Saldana outrunning Danny Lasoski and Danny Smith for the $4,000 win.

Saldana passed fellow Indiana driver and race long leader Smith following a restart with five laps remaining to secure the win. "I rolled the top of the track pretty well," Saldana stated, standing beside his Hemsaw and National Roadside Assistance sponsored machine on Hoosier Tires.

"I ran the 360 show here, Volusia and back here tonight and haven’t changed a torsion bar yet," said Saldana. "The car was perfect."

Smith started on the pole with Rodney Duncan alongside and Saldana and Jeff Shepard in row two. Smith grabbed the initial lead, followed by Saldana and Duncan. Smith remained on top as the leaders entered lapped traffic on lap seven with the order Saldana in second, followed by Shepard, Danny Lasoski, Ronald Laney, Jason Johnson, Greg Hodnett and Tim Shaffer. Following a lap 13 yellow for a Jason Sides and Travis Rilat twin spin, Smith continued to pull away, and held a four car length lead over Saldana and Lasoski, who were waging a war for the runner-up spot.

Saldana lost second to Lasoski just as a yellow appeared on lap 20 for a Sammy Swindell left rear flat. The caution negated Lasoski’s pass, so for the restart it was Smith, in the John Baker Excavating machine with Shaver power on Hoosier tires, ahead of Saldana and Lasoski. When the race resumed, Saldana blew by Smith on the outside in turn one. Lasoski got by on the outside also, but couldn’t pass Saldana, and that’s how they finished, with Laney fourth behind Smith. Shepard was sixth, followed by Hodnett, Shaffer, Gary Wright, up from 12th starting spot, and Johnson.


"These guys are tough," Lasoski recalled after finishing second. "I hand my hands full here tonight."

The K-T Equipment heat went to Lasoski, the JB Enterprise Racing Products heat to Wright, the Crown Battery Heat to Craig Dollansky, the Engler Machine & Tool heat to Wayne Johnson and the final two heats to Paul McMahan and Terry McCarl. Todd Gracey won the Georgia Marketing & Promotions C Main while Jeff Shepard was the B Main winner. Mark Keegan crashed hard in the B, riding the top of the turn one outside wall and flipping. He was okay. Greg Hodnett won the Haulmark fast Dash and Brian Ellenberger pocketed $1,000 in the Strawberry Dash.

Listen to All Star Drivers From East Bay Raceway Wednesday night from the KARNAC.com Racin' Talk Radio Show.

RACE RESULTS

Time Trials: 1. Danny Lasoski, Stewart 20, 12.404 seconds; 2. Jason Johnson, Row 41, 12.471; 3. Jeff Shepard, Daugherty 7r, 12.479; 4. Chad Kemenah, Harble 15k, 12.541; 5. Joey Saldana, Saldana 17, 12.543; 6. Rodney Duncan, Harrison 22, 12.593; 7. Danny Smith, Baker 4, 12.612; 8. Tim Shaffer, Shaffer 45, 12.642; 9. Greg Hodnett, Apple 12, 12.646; 10. Ron Laney, Laney 52, 12.671; 11. Scott Bonnell, Bonnell 3b, 12.682; 12. Sean Michael, Zemaitis 1z, 12.682; 13. Blake Feese, Mulligan 3, 12.712; 14. Gary Wright, Wright 9, 12.714; 15. Jason Sides, Rhodes 7s, 12.754; 16. Danny Wood, Woodburn 21w, 12.758; 17. Paul McMahan, Johnson U2, 12.778 ; 18. Terry McCarl, Holbrook 8h, 12.798; 19. Ed Lynch Jr., Lynch 2L, 12.805; 20. Len Thompson, Thompson 10T, 12.846; 21. Craig Dollansky, Karavan 7, 12.875; 22. Wayne Johnson, Threatt 29J, 12.878; 23. Brook Weibley, Weibley 32, 12.898; 24. Lance Dewease, Harz 88, 12.930; 25. Larry Pinegar, Pinegar 11L, 12.954; 26. Sammy Swindell, Swindell 1, 12.978; 27. Kenny Jacobs, Jacobs/Honecker 6, 12.987; 28. Byron Reed, B&S 5, 12.995; 29. Kevin Huntley, Ashworth 92, 13.018; 30. Mark Keegan, Steinbrick 92x, 13.032; 31. Travis Rilat, Archer U2w, 13.069; 32. Brian Ellenberger, Ellenberger 20, 13.087; 33. Ryan Flynn, Flynn F1, 13.111; 34. Kurt Winker, Winker 10w, 13.113; 35. Mike Walter, Walter 88, 13.147; 36. Mike Wagner, Wagner 55, 13.170; 37. Todd Gracey, Cooper 25, 13.171; 38. Curt Trainer, Trainer 29T, 13.189; 39. Steve King, King 88k, 13.195; 40. Jerrod Hull, Webb 51, 13.286; 41. Raymond Shank, Shank 7x, 13.306; 42. Billy Pauch, J&M 55, 13.320; 43. Joe Roe, Roe 61, 13.332; 44. David Waltman, Waltman 10, 13.351; 45. Kelly Kinser, Kinser 4k, 13.355; 46. Kim Mock, Mock/Osburn 1m, 13.383; 47. Greg Wilson, Hampshire 63, 13.407; 48. Dean Jacobs, Elden 22e, 13.422; 49. Terry Pletch, Pletch 29p, 13.546; 50. Byron Brown, Smith 2s, 13.621; 51. Jim Nier, Nier 00, 13.717; 52. Spud Gustin, Gustin 10g, 13.803; 53. Tom Busch, Busch 4b, 13.961; 54. Tim Montgomery, Montgomery 32, 13.977; 55. Joe Bustillos, Bustillos 37, 14.092; 56. Howie Gleason, Gleason 21G, 14.412; 57. Doug Day, Day 2D, 14.633; 58. Chris Borgman, Borgman 6c, 14.937; 59. Kenny Hart, Hart 4H, 14.970; 60. John Sauermill Jr., Sauermill 51J, 15.329; 61. Jeff Jansma, Jansma 4J, no time; 62. Jeremy Campbell, Campbell 10c, no time.

K-T Equipment Rental Heat (8 laps): 1. 20L Danny Lasoski; 2. 2L Ed Lynch Jr.; 3. 3 Blake Feese; 4. 4 Danny Smith; 5. U2w Travis Rilat; 6. 25 Todd Gracey; 7. 61 Joe Roe; 8. 11L Larry Pinegar; 9. 37 Joe Bustillos; 10. 29P Terry Pletch; DNS - 10c Jeremy Campbell.

JB Enterprise Racing Products Heat (8 laps): 1. 9 Gary Wright; 2. 1S Sammy Swindell; 3. 10T Len Thompson; 4. 45 Tim Shaffer; 5. 41 Jason Johnson; 6. 29T Curt Trainer; 7. 20 Brian Ellenberger; 8. 2s Byron Brown; 9. 10 David Waltman; DNS - 21G Howie Gleason; 4J Jeff Jasma.

Crown Battery Heat (8 laps): 1. 7 Craig Dollansky; 2. 7s Jason Sides; 3. 12 Greg Hodnett; 4. 7R Jeff Shepard; 5. 6 Kenny Jacobs; 6. F1 Ryan Flynn; 7. 4K Kelly Kinser; 8. 00 Jim Nier; 9. 88K Steven King; 10. 2d Doug Day.

Engler Machine & Tool Heat (8 laps): 1. 29 Wayne Johnson; 2. 52 Ronald Laney; 3. 21W Danny Wood; 4. 15K Chad Kemenah; 5. 51 Jerrod Hull; 6. 5 Byron Reed; 7. 1M Kim Mock; 8. 10W Kurt Winker; 9. 10G Spud Gustin; 10. 6c Chris Borgman.

Heat #5: 1. U2 Paul McMahan; 2. 32W Brook Weibley; 3. 17 Joey Saldana; 4. 3s Scott Bonnell; 5. 92 Kevin Huntley; 6. 63 Greg Wilson; 7. 88F Mike Walter; 8. 7x Raymond Shank; 9. 4B Tom Busch; 10. 4H Kenny Hart.

Heat #6: 1. 8H Terry McCarl; 2. 88 Lance Dewease; 3. 22 Rodney Duncan; 4. 1 Sean Michael; 5. 92x Mark Keegan; 6. 55W Mike Wagner; 7. 22E Dean Jacobs; 8. 55 Billy Pauch; 9. 32M Tim Montgomery; 10. 51J John Sauermill Jr.

Haulmark Dash: 1. 12 Greg Hodnett; 2. 20L Danny Lasoski; 3. 17 Joey Saldana; 4. 22 Rodney Duncan.

Strawberry Dash: 1. 20e Brian Ellenberger; 2. 63 Greg Wilson; 3. F1 Ryan Flynn; 4. 11L Larry Pinegar; 5. 29T Curt Trainer; 6. 10W Kurt Winker; 7. 88F Mike Walter; 8. 37 Joe Bustillos; 9. 7x Raymond Shank; 10. 4H Kenny Hart.

Georgia Marketing & Promotions C-Main: 1. 25 Todd Gracey; 2. 55W Mike Wagner; 3. 55 Billy Pauch; 4. 22E Dean Jacobs; 5. 1M Kim Mock; 6. 88K Steven King; 7. 88F Mike Walter; 8. 32M Tim Montgomery; 9. 29T Curt Trainer; 10. 7x Raymond Shank; 11. 61 Joe Roe; 12. 63 Greg Wilson; 13. 2s Byron Brown; 14. 00 Jim Nier; 15. 4B Tom Busch; 16. 4H Kenny Hart; 17. 37 Joe Bustillos; 18. 21G Howie Gleason; 19. 51J John Sauermill; 20. 6c Chris Borgman; 21. 2d Doug Day; 22. 10 David Waltman; 23. 4K Kelly Kinser; 24. 10g Spud Gustin; DNS - 51 Jerrod Hull; 29P Terry Pletch; 10c Jeremy Campbell; 4J Jeff Jasma.

B-Main: 1. 7R Jeff Shepard; 2. 41 Jason Johnson; 3. 45 Tim Shaffer; 4. 4 Danny Smith; 5. 6 Kenny Jacobs; 6. 5 Byron Reed; 7. 1 Dean Michael; 8. U2w Travis Rilat; 9. 25 Todd Gracey; 10. 22E Dean Jacobs; 11. 20E Brian Ellenberger; 12. 1F Ryan Flynn; 13. 55W Mike Wagner; 14. 11L Larry Pinegar; 15. 15K Chad Kemenah; 16. 92 Kevin Huntley; 17. 10W Kurt Winker; 18. 3s Scott Bonnell; 19. 92x Mark Keegan; 20. Billy Pauch.

A-Main (25 laps): 1. 17 Joey Saldana; 2. 20L Danny Lasoski; 3. 4 Danny Smith; 4. 52 Ronald Laney; 5. 7r Jeff Shepard; 6. 12 Greg Hodnett; 7. 45 Tim Shaffer; 8. 9 Gary Wright; 9. 41 Jason Johnson; 10. 8H Terry McCarl; 11. U2 Paul McMahan; 12. 1 Sean Michael; 13. 22 Rodney Duncan; 14. 21W Danny Wood; 15. 29 Wayne Johnson; 16. 5 Byron Reed; 17. 1s Sammy Swindell; 18. 3 Blake Feese; 19. 6 Kenny Jacobs; 20. 2L Ed Lynch Jr.; 21. 88 Lance Dewease; 22. 32W Brook Weibley; 23. U2w Travis Rilat; 24. 7s Jason Sides; 25. Len Thompson; 26. 7 Craig Dollansky.

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