Racerchaser
07-05-2009, 10:05 PM
The caution was out before the first lap was in the books for the 15-lap Crate Model feature when Clint Chalabala and Kelly Putz crashed hard into the inside wall on the back straight. Chalabala was shaken but not injured.
Matt Hill led the first lap but spun in the second turn to bring out the yellow. Ryan Walls was the new lead with Chris Hitchens running a close second. Four more cautions in the first half of the race would keep the field tightly bunched. At the halfway point the top five were Walls, Hitchens, Tyler Reed, Amanda Whaley and Justin Breeding.
The second half of the race was caution free. Hitchens kept the pressure on Walls who lost his power steering with three to go. Hitchens mad a smooth pass on the bottom side of turn two to take the lead with one to go. Mike Wilson made a late race charge and got by Whaley for third.
Hitchens took the checkered flag but the post race inspection found that a wire had come off on his two stage ignition resulting in his disqualification. Walls, in his R&J Poultry/Warrior would get the win. Wilson finished in second with Whaley posting a person best in third. Fourth went to Skip Syester (also a personal best) and Darin Henderson recovered from an early race spin to finish in fifth. Fourteen year old Amanda Whaley set fast time in qualifying.
Crate Late Model Feature:
1. RYAN WALLS; 2. Mike Wilson; 3. Amanda Whaley; 4. Skip Syester; 5. Darin Henderson; 6. Jeff Swartz; 7. Gus Economides; 8. Tyler Reed; 9. Nick Davis; 10. Roy Hassler; 11. Michael Wilkins; 12. Randy Given; 13. Richard Harden; 14. Justin Breeding; 15. Russell Dadds; 16. Matt Hill; 17. Joe Warren; 18. Kelly Putz; 19. Clint Chalabala; DQ: Chris Hitchens; DNS: Dale Cohee.
Matt Hill led the first lap but spun in the second turn to bring out the yellow. Ryan Walls was the new lead with Chris Hitchens running a close second. Four more cautions in the first half of the race would keep the field tightly bunched. At the halfway point the top five were Walls, Hitchens, Tyler Reed, Amanda Whaley and Justin Breeding.
The second half of the race was caution free. Hitchens kept the pressure on Walls who lost his power steering with three to go. Hitchens mad a smooth pass on the bottom side of turn two to take the lead with one to go. Mike Wilson made a late race charge and got by Whaley for third.
Hitchens took the checkered flag but the post race inspection found that a wire had come off on his two stage ignition resulting in his disqualification. Walls, in his R&J Poultry/Warrior would get the win. Wilson finished in second with Whaley posting a person best in third. Fourth went to Skip Syester (also a personal best) and Darin Henderson recovered from an early race spin to finish in fifth. Fourteen year old Amanda Whaley set fast time in qualifying.
Crate Late Model Feature:
1. RYAN WALLS; 2. Mike Wilson; 3. Amanda Whaley; 4. Skip Syester; 5. Darin Henderson; 6. Jeff Swartz; 7. Gus Economides; 8. Tyler Reed; 9. Nick Davis; 10. Roy Hassler; 11. Michael Wilkins; 12. Randy Given; 13. Richard Harden; 14. Justin Breeding; 15. Russell Dadds; 16. Matt Hill; 17. Joe Warren; 18. Kelly Putz; 19. Clint Chalabala; DQ: Chris Hitchens; DNS: Dale Cohee.