IT'S TIME TO RACE!!

June 19, 2005 FSCR Tommy King tops FASTRUCKS at Hialeah Speedway by Marty Little HIALEAH, Fla. - Veteran Tommy King had it all his way Saturday night at Hialeah Speedway as he set fast time and then led all 75 laps in winning the Fastruck Pro feature event on the flat third-mile oval. King, a previous winner here, had no cake walk as he was shadowed most of the way by former track regular Tim Shaffner. On the final lap Shaffner made a bold move for the lead but bobbled with both Sean Bass and Mike Powers able to get past for second and third places respectively. Shaffner crossed the stripe in fourth with Charlie Worth, another one time track regular, rounding out the top five. The big incident of the night was a wild flip on the front straight by truck pilot Curt Haywood. The veteran's Ford F-150 got turned sideways and barrel rolled three times just past the flag stand, ending up straddling the wall with a minor carburetor fire. Despite heavy damage to the truck, a sore Haywood crawled from his mount with a wave for the crowd. Spencer Taylor won the companion 25 lap truck run for the Fast Kids with a good drive Drew Brannon, Patrick Staropoli, David Wilson and John Kidwell. Always steady Joe Franssen captured his first street stock 25 lap feature of the season. Points leader Buddy Ryan took the lead from T.C. McElyea on lap nine but four laps later he retired with engine woes. Franssen took command at that point and was never headed. McElyea, Stephen Kahleel and Clayton Williams were next to the stripe. S.C. Klinger's Toyota mini stock was finally able to shake the mechanical ills as he paced all 15 laps to claim his second victory of the season. Steve Lotts claimed second money ahead of Jamie Chambers and point leader Ricky Thorpe. Robert Seymour was the top dog in the 25 lap cyclone event and he paced the run in wire to wire fashion. Tommy Styer gave chase but settled for second money ahead of Tony Crowder, David Dielmann and Zane Reid. Have an opinion on this story? Post a message on our Message Board! news@karnac.org or send a letter to the editor!