Bradenton, Fl. With nine features, which included two powder puff races on the schedule the weather loomed heavy over the staff and competitors of “The South’s Fastest Short Track”.
The qualifying for the 100 lap Turner Tree and Landscape Limited Late Model feature was completed but as the DeSoto Pro Truck series were attempting to get their times in the skies opened up sending fans scattering for cover.
The rains continued for several hours but with help from the drivers in the pits the track was dried and the racing was under way just after 9:30 pm.
Manatee Lumber Bombers
“The Punisher” Michael Crooks went old school and hung it on the outside to take the lead and eventually the win the in the 25 lap Bomber feature that saw plenty of three wide, bumpin and bangin racing.
“Radical” Rick Germony held off “the Mayor” John Stewart for the second spot, fourth went to Scott Dawley, and in fifth Steve Elder
Pos Driver Car # 1 MICHAEL CROOKS 33 2 RICK GERMONY 8 3 JOHN STEWART 02 4 SCOTT DAWLEY 74 5 STEVE ELDER 42 6 DEAN BUTRUM 32 7 JEFF TAYLOR 70 8 SHANE YODER 1Y 9 CLIFF MITCHELL 17 10 LOU RUSSELL 3 11 MARK BOXELL 88 12 HARVEY TUCKER 57X 13 DONNIE BATHJE 36 14 KEN SMITH 11 15 JEFF FIRESTINE 93
DeSoto Pro Trucks
At the half way mark of 50-lap truck race the skies opened up again halting the action on the track. Once again the persistence of the track crew, the racers and fans the green flag dropped for the second half of the Pro Truck series.
Nick King led the way to the checkers holding off “Hard Chargin” Charlie Montgomery. Finishing third and fourth was first and second in the points Travis Roland and Gary Foxworth. Rounding out the top five was Patrick Staropoli.
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Pos Driver Car # 1 NICK KING 3 2 CHARLIE MONTGOMERY-R 12 3 TRAVIS ROLAND- 01 4 GARY FOXWORTH 25 5 PATRICK STAROPOLI 97 6 STEPHEN DARVALICS 41 7 DANNY ANDERSON 50 8 TIMOTHY SHAFFNER 29 9 KYLE MUSSELMAN O7 10 STEPHEN NASSE 69 11 BLAKE KOCH 33 12 BRENT HUBER 64 13 AL NEUMANN 4 14 MAXX BENNETT 1X 15 TYLER LAU 51 16 WILLIAM CARLBERT JR 11X 17 TATE LINDSAY 1 18 JOHN LINDSAY 17 19 GARY DEEMER 18 20 JIM REPPI SR 57 21 KEITH LILLEY 87 22 BILL MANFULL 48 23 MARK GILL 75
Turner Tree and Landscape Limited Late Models
A.J.Curreli not only took his first fast time at DeSoto but also blistered the field as he dominated the 100-lap feature. Joe Winchell crossed the stripe in second, third went to A.J. Isbister, fourth was Jessie Dutilly and fifth Drew Brannon.
Pos Driver Car # 1 A.J. CURRELI 2X 2 JOE WINCHELL 15 3 A J ISBISTER 81X 4 JESSE DUTILLY 30 5 ANDREW BRANNON 08 6 ANTHONY CAMPI 81C 7 LONNY MILLER 98 8 DUSTIN CHISHOLM 7 9 STEVE GILL 5 10 RAYMOND FOLWELL 03 11 KEVIN BOYKIN 80 12 TIM GROGAN 63 13 GUS COORSSEN 41 14 DOUG MOFF 46 15 CORY COLLUM 23X
Manatee Lumber Pure Stocks
Pos Driver Car # 1 ROBERT CRISP 38 2 TYLER LAU 1 3 JOHN BROWN 6 4 DARRIN ELLIS 71 5 GEORGE BARTIMAC 21X 6 TROY MEREDITH 75 7 ALLEN BRAGG 89 8 JAMES CRAWFORD JR 34 9 RANDY JOHNSON 73 10 ANTHONY EASTON 90 11 SCOTT MCKAY 35X 12 KEVIN SHEPHERD JR 0 13 DANNY ANDERSON 4 14 TERRY PRICE 3X 15 DAVID DAVIS 6X 16 MARK PICKLESIMER 07 17 KEITH THORBIN 30 18 PHIL SCHRYVER 47 19 DAVEN QUERY 44 20 WILLIAM SLACK 44X
International Contractors Street Stocks
Pos Driver Car # 1 GREGORY KROM 35 2 JOEY BARNES 19 3 CHARLES "CHUCKY" RAMSEY 99 4 WAYNE DOVE 18 5 SHAWN MULLET 29 6 CASEY HALL 11X 7 JAMES NANNEY 6 8 DENNIS WILSON 42 9 ALEX ABBOTT 17
Powder Puff Bombers
Pos Driver Car # 1 DONNA LOWE 3 2 DEBBIE 70 3 ANGIE GRANT 02 4 SHERRY KROM 1Y 5 SUSAN BASS 88 6 DAPHNIE WILSON 57X 7 LORI 17 8 TIFFANY SHEPHERD 11 9 DIANE 36
Powder Puff Pure Stocks
Pos Driver Car # 1 SYNDEE BROWN 90 2 JACKIE 21 3 CINDY COORSEN 62 4 MAURENE TRAYLOR 89 5 BRANDI DUTILLY 71 6 CHRISTINA CRAWFORD 34 7 HARRIETT ANDRIES 38 8 COURTNEY ANDRIES 30 9 MARY ANNE DAVIS 6X 10 OLGA BROWN 6 11 KRISTEN SHEPHERD 0 12 TIFFANY 4 13 CHELSEA LAU 1 14 SUSAN SLACK 44X 15 KRYSTAL 44
Mod Minis
Pos Driver Car # 1 GLENN KELLEY 16 2 RICK PARTRIDGE 0 3 RICK SIRMANS 05 4 MASON LOVE 70X 5 MITCHELL WEBB 6 6 MIKE KERRIVAN 45 7 CHARLES "CJ" FISHER 5X
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Pos Driver Car # 1 RICHARD SHEPHERD 30 2 MARK NELSON 11 3 BRUCE RIGGIO 75 4 RALPH BOWMAN 2 5 BRYAN ROGERS 77
