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IT'S
TIME TO RACE!!
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Matthews Wins at Orange County Raceway with new Car
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The Florida Mini Sprint Association came back to Orange County Raceway with 21 cars strong.
The 1st. Heat Race started out with the #1 of Harold Matthews taking the early lead with the #74 of Rick Herrero moving into the 2nd. Spot. The #88 of Andy Griffin made it past the #18 of Jody McKenzie for the 3rd. place. Harold would lead the field till on Lap 5 when the #55 of Allen Craig would spin in turn 1&2 bringing out the 1st. caution. On Lap the #1m of Eddie Moss and the #8 of Eddie Moss Jr. would get together to bring out the caution. Harold would go on to win the 1st. Heat Race with the #74 of Rick Herrero in 2nd. and the #18 of Jody McKenzie rounding out the top 3.
The 2nd. Heat Race started with the #19T of Matt Tiffany getting the jump on the start to take the lead.
The #86 of Russ Heider moved into the 2nd. position with the #33 of Tom Wilson in 3rd. The #71 of John Craddock past the #33 for the 3rd. spot and the caution would come out for the #2 of Steve Crabtree that would spin in turn 2. The #71 of John Craddock made it past the #86 of Russ Heider for the 2nd. position on Lap 7. The #19T of Matt Tiffany Dominated the Heat Race to Win with the #71 of John Craddock in 2nd. and the #86 of Russ Heider finishing 3rd. The #33 of Tom Wilson along with the #7 of Jesse Teed and the #3 of Alex Mills would be battling it out for the 4th. position for last 3 Laps with the #3 of Alex Mills taking the 4th. place.
The Feature Event started with the #1 of Harold Matthews taking the lead on the outside from the 4th. starting position. The #2 of Steve Crabtree would follow in 2nd. and the #3 of Alex Mills in the 3rd. place. The #19T of Matt Tiffany got by the #3 for the 3rd. spot on Lap 3. The #71 would move into the 4th. place with the #7 of Jesse Teed following in 5th along with the #74 of Rick Herrero following a close 6th.The caution would fly on Lap 7 for the #3 of Alex Mills as he spins in turn 2.
The #1 of Harold Matthews would restart the field with the caution coming out again as the #11 of Cory Spencer and the #86 of Russ Heider get together on the back stretch. After the next restart the #71 would get by the #2 for the 3rd. spot with the #1 of Harold Matthews leading the field till the #55 of Alan Craig came to a stop in the front stretch.
The #1 of Harold Matthews in his new Black Stealth MT-3 Bailey Chassis sponsored by (Aggressive Signs, Durden Surveying, ESR and Extreme Motorsports) would dominate the feature to take his 2nd. Win of the 2004 FMSA Dirt Series. The #19T of Matt Tiffany would lose a lot of ground coming out of turn 2 as the #71 of John Craddock got by for 2nd. and the #2 of Steve Crabtree would get by in turn 3&4 for the 3rd. place. Tiffany would finish 4th. with the #7 of Teed in 5th. and the #74 of Rick Herrero finishing his best 6th. place.
Heat 1 Heat 2 Feature
1 19T 1
74 71 71
18 86 2
07 3 19T
1M 7 7
55 2 74
19 33 3
80 4F 69
88 69 33
8 11 4F
07
18
1M
19
8
86
10
55
11
88
80
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