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| ADAMS BACK ON TOP IN EAST BAY SPRINTS | by Ken Sands
Kenny Adams of Malabar has not had a lot of luck lately at East Bay, being involved in wrecks his last 3 times he was here. As a result the former champion started outside the front row in the 25 lap SPRINT CAR main. Adams and Brandon Dover brought the 23 car starting field to Kenny Marshall's green flag, and by the time they reached turn 1 it was Adams out front and the rest as they say, is history.
Adams went virtually unchallenged although he never really pulled to a more than a 4 car length lead on the field, the real battle was for the runnerup spot between Casey Johnson, Sport Allen and Greg Leonard. When the checker fell it was Allen claiming the runnerup spot, Greg Leonard crossed the stripe in third, but was DQ'd for illegal tires, giving third to Casey Johnson. Johnny Gilbertson and Robbie Smith rounded out the top 5.
In LATE MODELS, Donnie Tanner and David Schmauss battled side by side for many laps, swapping the lead on each trip around the 1/3 mile dirt oval. With just one lap to go Schmauss went to dive under Tanner in turn 3 and spun, giving the hard fought battle to Tanner for his second win in a row. Jerry Rogers crossed the line in second, but was DQ'd for an illegal carb, giving second to Bob Peterson, followed by Tex Erskine, Ted Erskine and Frank Erskine Sr.
The LIMITED LATE MODEL main went to Roger Crouse over Raymond Rogers, Jeff Mathews, Jerry Rogers and David Simpson.
The Fast Lane OPEN WHEEL MODIFIED main went to Wayne Hammond over Jeff Mathews, John Bradley, Bobby Dixon and Bruce Watkins.
Devin Dixon and Scotty Williams battled side by side down to the last lap in the MINI STOCK main with Dixon taking the win over Williams, William Hampton, Scott Howard and Greg Pae.
The STREET STOCK A main went to Terry Bronson over Steve Johnson, Danny Paris, Timmy Bronson and Bryson Ryker. The STREET STOCK B Main went to Ron Pope over Eric Teal and Chad Smith. Pope and Teal were both deemed illegal, giving the win to Chad Smith over Tony Jackson and Chris Bookwalter. The holdover STREET STOCK B main went to Timmy Bronson over Gary Sheffield and Mike Gamache.
The C. T. Earle Fastest man on foot dash went to Greg Leonard over Kenny Adams.
In a special note, a BIG CONGRATULATIONS to track announcer Jack Miller on his induction into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Iowa.
SUMMARY
-SPRINTS
Heat 1-Red Stauffer
Heat 2-Kenny Adams
Heat 3-Casey Johnson
MAIN-Kenny Adams,
Sport Allen,
Casey Johnson,
Johnny Gilbertson,
Robbie Smith,
Taylor Andrews,
Brian Maddox,
Brandon Dover,
Danny Martin Jr.,
Darrin Miller,
Roland Johnson,
Frank Carlsson Jr.,
Bubba The Love Sponge,
Randy Carr,
Tim George,
Jess Fordyce,
Danny Smith,
Sheldon Kinser Jr.,
Tim Holston,
Red Stauffer,
Tom Winegardner,
Ronnie Smith, G
reg Leonard
LATE MODELS
Heat 1-David Schmauss
Heat 2-Jerry Rogers
MAIN-Donnie Tanner,
Bob Peterson,
Tex Erskine,
Ted Erskine,
Frank Erskine Sr.,
J R Austin,
David Schmauss,
Roger Crouse,
Trevor Merrill,
Bill Howard,
Mark Haase,
Bobby Alexander Jr.,
Stev Mathis,
Dan Darnell,
Bobby Alexander Sr.,
Philip Cobb
LIMITED LATE MODELS
Heat 1-Roger Crouse
Heat 2-Raymond Rogers
MAIN-Roger Crouse,
Raymond Rogers,
Jeff Mathews,
Jerry Rogers,
David Simpson,
Phillip Brower,
Forrest Gough,
Jerry White,
Ricky Land,
Tom Zalys,
Jeremy Simpson,
Mark Alderman,
John Norris,
JR Garcia,
Terry Gay,
Randy Sheilds Jr.,
Kim Norris,
Marty Wilson,
Paul Samson,
Jeremy Zeigler
OPEN WHEEL MODIFIEDS
Heat 1-Wayne Hammond
Heat 2-Jeff Mathews
MAIN-Wayne Hammond,
Jeff Mathews,
John Bradley,
Bobby Dixon,
Bruce Watkins,
Roger Crouse,
Greg Reutimann,
Dean Varnadore,
David Simpson,
Robbie Barris,
Ike Walker,
Rick Martin,
Randy Tyler
MINI STOCKS
Heat 1- Devin Dixon
Heat 2-William Hampton
MAIN-Devin Dixon,
Scotty Williams,
William Hampton,
Scott Howard,
Greg Pae,
Jason Buzbee,
Jimmy Waldrop,
Dustin Perez,
Chad Rose,
Brian Debore,
Casey Murphy,
Chris Livernois,
John Misculzi,
Larry Gandy,
Mike Innman,
Timmy Odell,
Robert Douglas,
Andy Kelley,
Jason Cannon,
Ryan Mitchell,
Kenny Rutledge,
Rich Livernois,
Forrest Gough
STREET STOCKS
Heat 1-Bruce Ponti
Heat 2-Terry Bronson
Heat 3-Bruce Harvey
MAIN-Terry Bronson,
Steve Johnson,
Danny Paris,
Timmy Bronson,
Bryson Ryker,
Bruce Ponti,
Allie Bessette,
Jeff Stewart,
Jim Greenwood,
Jason Bronson,
Wayne Hays,
Richard Peacock,
Gary Sheffield,
Mike Gamache,
Charlie Wiberg,
Jack Rowland,
Jason Dyal,
Tim Hunt,
Mac Kersey,
Bruce Harvey,
John Borders,
Tim Spencer,
Eric Johnson, W
ayne Hodges.
B MAIN-Chad Smith,
Tony Jackson,
Chris Bookwalter
Holdover B Main-Timmy Bronson,
Gary Sheffield,
Mike Gamache.
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