DRAKE DOMINATES IN WEST COAST SHOOTOUT LATE MODEL MAIN AT SANTA MARIA SPEEDWAY

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SANTA MARIA, Calif. (April 25) - Former track champion Steve Drake of San Luis Obispo took the lead at the drop of the green flag from his pole position and never looked back en route to a $2,000 West Coast Shootout Super Late Model victory in the 2009 season opener for the Chris Kearns promoted Santa Maria Speedway. Mike Johnson of Lompoc finished second followed by Bobby Hogge of Salinas, Mike Kirby of Torrance and Hollister's Andy Obertello to round out the top five.

32 super late models checked in for the second round of the Bakersfield - Santa Maria six-race Series. Drake, Hogge, Johnson and Dino Napier of Corona took heat race wins. Bakersfield entries John Lowrey topped the B-Main while Robert Sanders captured the trophy dash. Corona's Johnny Malcolm posted the fastest qualifying time at 15.676.

West Coast Shootout
Super Late Models
Santa Maria Speedway
April 25, 2009

A-Main
1 1 11X Steve Drake San Luis Obispo, CA $2,000
2 3 2J Mike Johnson Lompoc, CA 1,000
3 4 2 Bobby Hogge Salinas, CA 800
4 5 5K Mike Kirby Torrance, CA 700
5 12 29 Andy Obertello Hollister, CA 600
6 8 15B Brad Pounds Bakersfield, CA 575
7 18 32S Chris Shannon Merced, CA 550
8 11 3 Johnny Malcolm Corona, CA 540
9 13 10N Robert Sanders Bakersfield, CA 535
10 19 32 Chet Buckley Lompoc, CA 530
11 10 21 Devin Crockett Arroyo Grande, CA 525
12 17 8 John Lowrey Bakersfield, CA 520
13 20 77 Bill Bartels Marina Del Rey, CA 515
14 14 12 Ron Bartels El Segundo, CA 510
15 6 29B Phil Barrow Camarillo, CA 500
16 2 5X Dino Napier Corona, CA 500
17 7 75 Tommy Malcolm Corona, CA 500
18 9 7 Billy Griffin Buena Park, CA 500
19 15 58 Jim Giardina Riverside, CA 500
20 16 4 Jerry Stewart Bakersfield, CA 500


Heat #1 
1 5 11X Steve Drake San Luis Obispo, CA 16.165
2 3 5K Mike Kirby Torrance, CA 16.056
3 1 7 Billy Griffin Buena Park, CA 15.926
4 2 10N Robert Sanders Bakersfield, CA 16.044
5 4 8 John Lowrey Bakersfield, CA 16.129
6 6 32S Chris Shannon Merced, CA 16.167
7 7 111 Logan Drake San Luis Obispo, CA 16.462
8 8 78 Kevin Nichols Bakersfield, CA 17.012
   
Heat #2 
1 1 5X Dino Napier Corona, CA 16.181
2 3 29B Phil Barrow Camarillo, CA 16.380
3 4 21 Devin Crockett Arroyo Grande, CA 16.733
4 2 12 Ron Bartels El Segundo, CA 16.319
5 6 77 Bill Bartels Marina Del Rey, CA 16.865
6 8 30 Donnie Hampel Atascadero, CA 17.515
7 7 96 Carla Laney Torrance, CA 16.930
8 5 1F Zach Forster Bakersfield, CA 16.755
   
Heat #3 
1 2 2J Mike Johnson Lompoc, CA 15.814
2 3 75 Tommy Malcolm Corona, CA 16.340
3 1 3 Johnny Malcolm Corona, CA 15.676
4 5 58 Jim Giardina Riverside, CA 16.727
5 7 14 Willy Oathout Santa Maria, CA 17.754
6 4 32 Chet Buckley Lompoc, CA 16.467
7 6 57 Dana Beattie Santa Maria, CA 16.888
dns 8 66 Mike Riccardi Santa Maria, CA 17.873
   
Heat #4 
1 2 2 Bobby Hogge Salinas, CA 16.089
2 4 15B Brad Pounds Bakersfield, CA 16.214
3 3 29 Andy Obertello Hollister, CA 16.160
4 1 4 Jerry Stewart Bakersfield, CA 16.073
5 5 27 Nick Bartels El Segundo, CA 16.538
6 7 59 Anthony Barkett Santa Maria, CA 17.352
7 8 12K AJ Kirkpatrick Castroville, CA 17.489
dns 6 54 Ron Sherman Arroyo Grande, CA 16.981

B-Main
1 8 John Lowrey Bakersfield, CA *
2 32S Chris Shannon Merced, CA *
3 32 Chet Buckley Lompoc, CA *
4 77 Bill Bartels Marina Del Rey, CA *
5 27 Nick Bartels El Segundo, CA
6 30 Donnie Hampel Atascadero, CA
7 1F Zach Forster Bakersfield, CA
8 96 Carla Laney Torrance, CA
9 66 Mike Riccardi Santa Maria, CA
10 78 Kevin Nichols Bakersfield, CA
11 111 Logan Drake San Luis Obispo, CA
12 59 Anthony Barkett Santa Maria, CA
13 12K AJ Kirkpatrick Castroville, CA
14 54 Ron Sherman Arroyo Grande, CA
15 58 Jim Giardina Riverside, CA
16 14 Willy Oathout Santa Maria, CA
(unofficial finish)

Dash
1 10N Robert Sanders Bakersfield, CA
2 2J Mike Johnson Lompoc, CA
3 7 Billy Griffin Buena Park, CA
4 4 Jerry Stewart Bakersfield, CA
5 3 Johnny Malcolm Corona, CA
5K Mike Kirby Torrance, CA

Qualifying Results
1 3 Johnny Malcolm Corona, CA 15.676
2 2J Mike Johnson Lompoc, CA 15.814
3 7 Billy Griffin Buena Park, CA 15.926
4 10N Robert Sanders Bakersfield, CA 16.044
5 5K Mike Kirby Torrance, CA 16.056
6 4 Jerry Stewart Bakersfield, CA 16.073
7 2 Bobby Hogge Salinas, CA 16.089
8 8 John Lowrey Bakersfield, CA 16.129
9 29 Andy Obertello Hollister, CA 16.160
10 11X Steve Drake San Luis Obispo, CA 16.165
11 32S Chris Shannon Merced, CA 16.167
12 5X Dino Napier Corona, CA 16.181
13 15B Brad Pounds Bakersfield, CA 16.214
14 12 Ron Bartels El Segundo, CA 16.319
15 75 Tommy Malcolm Corona, CA 16.340
16 29B Phil Barrow Camarillo, CA 16.380
17 111 Logan Drake San Luis Obispo, CA 16.462
18 32 Chet Buckley Lompoc, CA 16.467
19 27 Nick Bartels El Segundo, CA 16.538
20 58 Jim Giardina Riverside, CA 16.727
21 21 Devin Crockett Arroyo Grande, CA 16.733
22 1F Zach Forster Bakersfield, CA 16.755
23 77 Bill Bartels Marina Del Rey, CA 16.865
24 57 Dana Beattie Santa Maria, CA 16.888
25 96 Carla Laney Torrance, CA 16.930
26 54 Ron Sherman Arroyo Grande, CA 16.981
27 78 Kevin Nichols Bakersfield, CA 17.012
28 59 Anthony Barkett Santa Maria, CA 17.352
29 12K AJ Kirkpatrick Castroville, CA 17.489
30 30 Donnie Hampel Atascadero, CA 17.515
31 14 Willy Oathout Santa Maria, CA 17.754
32 66 Mike Riccardi Santa Maria, CA 17.873