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Jim Pluhar
SANTA MARIA, Calif (May 10) - Late Model Stocks, D&S Automotive IMCA Modifieds, Factory Stocks and Mini Stocks brought the 1/3-mile oval to life Saturday night at Santa Maria Speedway.
Brad Pounds, of Bakersfield, started outside the third row in the 30-lap Late Model Stock main event and went on to out-duel point leader Steve Drake, of San Luis Obispo, for his first career feature victory. Nick Bartels, of El Segundo, came home third ahead of Bakersfield's John Lowrey and Buena Park's Billy Griffin. Drake, Griffin and Rob Sanders, of Bakersfield, won the 8-lap heat races and Drake set fast time of 14.115 seconds.
Danny Lauer, of Santa Maria, captured his first 25-lap feature victory of the season to displace Nipomo's Kenny Kirkpatrick as the IMCA Modified point leader. Kirkpatrick had his worst run of the year, to date, placing 18th. April 26 main event winner Clay Daly, of Watsonville, placed second, followed by Rich Denman, of Coalinga; Chad Weber, of Arroyo Grande; and, Sean Minor of Bakersfield. The 8-lap heat races were taken by Bakersfield drivers Shane Jones and Steve Ayler and Santa Maria's Doug Thornton.
Will no one end Theo Van De Sande's winning streak in the Factory Stock class? The Carpinteria driver notched his third straight victory in the 20-lap feature event. Point leader Kirk Morgan, of Santa Maria, managed a second place finish against the streaking Van De Sande but his point lead shrank to a mere 3 markers. Arroyo Grande's Kevin Linson, Atascadero's Charlie Scovell and Terra Bella's Ray Pezzi rounded out the top-five. Morgan and Goleta's Matt Marchiando scored 8-lap heat race wins.
Another first time season winner cropped up in the 20-lap Mini Stock main when Santa Maria's Frank Nyback outgunned Lompoc's Mike Weigel for the victory. Third place Jeremy Heroux, of Nipomo, finished in front of point leader Justin Marsh, of Nipomo, and Ben Caswell of Santa Barbara. Arroyo Grande's Justin Crockett, Nipomo's Chris Larsen and Heroux claimed 8-lap heat race victories.
Next Saturday night Western Allstars Late Model Stocks will make their debut at Santa Maria Speedway with 30 plus cars expected to make an appearance. D&S Automotive IMCA Modifieds and Mini Stocks will make up the remainder of the program. Spectator gates will open at 3:00 p.m., with qualifying at 5:15 p.m. and racing at 6:00 p.m. Admission prices will be $20.00 for adults, $16.00 for seniors (65+), $5.00 for children six to twelve, five and under free. Credit cards are not accepted. SMS is located 1/4-mile north of the 101/166 interchange on Hutton Road.
RACE SUMMARIES
Late Model Stocks: Fast Time - Steve Drake, 14.116.
Heat 1 - Drake, Brad Pounds, Ron Meyer, Dave Childress, Johnny Malcolm, Mike Corwin, Mike Riccardi.
Heat 2 - Rob Sanders, Devin Crockett, Bill Bartels, John Lowrey, Chet Buckley, Willy Oathout.
Heat 3 - Billy Griffin, Nick Bartels, Dana Beattie, Dick Stevens, A. J. Kirkpatrick, Anthony Barket.
Main Event - Pounds, Drake, N. Bartels, Lowrey, Griffin, Meyer, Beattie, Sanders, B. Bartels, Corwin, Oathout, Kirkpatrick, Riccardi, Crockett, Barket, Childress, Malcolm, Stevens, Buckley.
IMCA Modifieds:
Heat 1 - Shane Jones, Jimmy Reeves, Rich Denman, David Addamo, Chad Weber, Jared Domingos, Jake Jones.
Heat 2 - Steve Ayler, Paul Terrones, Danny Lauer, Josh Vogt, Randy Brown, Ken Kehs, Joey Mantis.
Heat 3 - Doug Thornton, Clay Daly, Sean Minor, Keith McIndoe, Kenny Kirkpatrick, Cory Simoneau.
Main Event - Lauer, Daly, Denman, Weber, Minor, Thornton, Reeves, Brown, Simoneau, Addamo, Terrones, S. Jones, McIndoe, Kehs, Vogt, Ayler, Mantis, Kirkpatrick, Domingos, J. Jones.
Factory Stocks:
Heat 1 - Matt Marchiando, Charlie Scovell, Theo Van De Sande, Kevin Linson, Tim Bennett, Robert Read, Bill Spratlin, Dale Sylvester, Brandon Brickey, Sr.
Heat 2 - Kirk Morgan, Ray Pezzi, Mike Leland, Glen Sparks, Pete Lethcoe, Michael Frazier, Derek Todd, Jim Ford, Danny Sutton.
Main Event - Van De Sande, Morgan, Linson, Scovell, Pezzi, Sparks, Bennett, Frazier, Read, Ford, Todd, Spratlin, Sylvester, Brickey, Leland, Marchiando.
Mini Stocks:
Heat 1 - Justin Crockett, Robby Cervantes, Rob Gilbertson, Wade Bognuda, Phillip Sewell, Walker Irwin, Greg Noah.
Heat 2 - Chris Larsen, Justin Marsh, Jeff Biggs, Matt Sweeney, Kenny Smith, Bill Jewell, Mike Weigel.
Heat 3 - Jeremy Heroux, Aaron Cervantes, Chuck Weber III, R.J. Shoemaker, Daylan Coffey, Frank Nyback, Ben Caswell.
Main Event - Nyback, Weigel, Heroux, Marsh, Crockett, Caswell, Biggs, Sweeney, Noah, R. Cervantes, Bognuda, A. Cervantes, Shoemaker, Gilbertson, Jewell, Larsen, Irwin, Smith, Weber, Coffey, Sewell.
POINT STANDINGS
Late Model Stocks
1. Steve Drake, 100 2. John Lowrey, 84 3. Billy Griffin, 82 4. Devin Crockett, 78 5. Dana Beattie, 77.
IMCA Modifieds
1. Danny Lauer, 112 2. Doug Thornton, 105 3. Kenny Kirkpatrick, 100 4. Rich Denman, Clay Daly, 99.
Factory Stocks
1. Kirk Morgan, 144 2. Theo Van De Sande, 141 3. Kevin Linson, 124 4. Michael Frazier, 122 5. Glen Sparks, 120.
Mini Stocks
1. Justin Marsh, 142 2. Jeremy Heroux, 133 3. Justin Crockett, Frank Nyback, 131 5. Matt Sweeney, 116.
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