| By Bruce Crowley
Elko, NV…Veteran driver Jimmy Delaney won his second
feature race this season at Summit Raceway, as he grabbed the 30-lap IMCA
Modified during Saturday night racing events. Plagued by engine problems in
the early stages of the new season, Delaney was ready for bear on Saturday.
Starting 18th, and last place, on the grid, the 32-year old
Winnemucca ace was in the right time at the right time on the 13th
go-a-round, when the leader of the race gave him an early Christmas present.
That was when former three-time track champion Corey Steensen developed
engine woes and ducked into the pit area, after leading the event for
10-laps. Steensen returned to the race but decided to park his car for the
remainder of the night. Up to that point, Steensen, Nevada point leader Chad
Farstveet and early race leader Ray Thompson were involved in a tight race.
In fact, Farstveet and Thompson looped out in turn 3-4 to cause a yellow
flag to fly on lap 11, turning second place over to Mr. Delaney, thank you
very much. Delaney put the hammer down on the restart, as Wells driver Steve
Pruitt and The Ryndon Rocket Joe Rigsby resumed the chase for the lead.
Pruitt, who won an earlier Dash-for-cash race, looked smooth over the final
20 laps, although opening night winner Wade Taylor of Elko beat him out for
second. After Delaney, Taylor and Pruitt at the checkered it was
Winnemucca’s Cory Sample, who started the feature as the track point leader.
Delaney won his first race here this season two weeks
ago, however it was not in the Modified car, but, rather he stepped in for
team mate Dave Jenkins in his Pro Stock.
Jenkins was a no show again this past Saturday but
defending Pro Stock champion Brian Thorp did. The Spring Creek ace led from
the get go in the feature, even though George Quintana ran away from the
field. Quintana, a winner two weeks ago, was able to run then, although he
had replace a part to be able to race this past week; he did not, but was
able to run without points and prize winning. Thorp was the winner, his
fourth on the circuit this year. Terry Lister finished in the runner-up
spot, while Marnie Thorp was third. Elko’s John Levie won the heat race, his
first outing of the season.
Two weeks ago, defending Mini Mod champion Mike
Fietzek won both feature races in the division, but Dennis Pruitt was trying
to get close enough to him in each of those races to try to pass. Pruitt
retired early in both, one with overheating problems and another malfunction
in the other. This past Saturday it was all good for Dennis. The Lamoille
driver put it all together, as he recorded a wire-to-wire victory over
Fietzek. No one else came close to Pruitt during his 20-lap route. Third
went to Jack Hammond and Lee Bosch was fourth; Fietzek captured the earlier
heat race.
During the opening weekend races, Elko’s Geoffrey
Bullock won his first feature in the Gen-X class; he must have like it so
much, that he repeated it Saturday. Defending champion Teri Kellum ran out
of laps chasing the young man, but settled for second place. Third was Cody
Maier, while Shalynn Guthrie finished in the four spot. Kellum picked-up the
heat race win. In the Pure Stocks, Spring Creek teen-ager James Lister has
now two feature victories in a row, as he beat Bernie Sethaler and Dustin
Greenwood to the checkered flag.
The next race here at Summit will be Saturday night
May 26 at 6:30 p.m.
SUMMIT RACEWAY results May 12, 2007 race 3 of 16
IMCA MODIFIEDS
Heat one: Dan Basanez, Cory Sample, Joe Hood, Cliff
Hagan, Eric Morehead
Heat two: Joe Rigsby, Chad Farstveet, Craig Maestretti,
Mike Dorning, Ray Thompson
Hear three: Bobby Steensen, Corey Steensen, Steve
Pruitt, Tracy Greenwood, W. Taylor
Dash 4 Cash: Steve Pruitt, Tracy Greenwood, Cliff
Hagan, Wade Taylor
Feature: Jimmy Delaney, Wade Taylor, Steve Pruitt, Joe
Rigsby, Cory Sample
Tracy Greenwood, Cliff Hagan, Mike Dorning, Chad
Farstveet, Ray Thompson
Craig Maestretti, Jimmy Lester, Joe Hood, Dan Basanez,
Eric Morehead
Corey Steensen, Bobby Steensen, Chris Steensen
ECAR PRO STOCKS
Heat: John Levie, Brian Thorp, Marnie Thorp, Terry
Lister
Feature: Brian Thorp, Terry Lister, Marnie Thorp,
Bernie Sethaler, John Levie
ECAR MINI MODS
Heat: Mike Fietzek, Dennis Pruitt, Lee Bosch, Jack
Hammond, Andrea Fietzek
Feature: Dennis Pruitt, Mike Fietzek, Jack Hammond,
Lee Bosch, Jay McCloud
Andrea Fietzek
ECAR GEN-X
Heat: Teri Kellum, Cody Maier, Tanner Roche, Geoffrey
Bullock, Heather Bame
Feature: Geoffrey Bullock, Teri Kellum, Cody Maier,
Shalynn Guthrie, Heather Bame
Jennifer Fietzek
ECAR PURE STOCKS
Heat: Valerie McCloud, Brad Green, James Lister,
Bernie Sethaler
Feature: James Lister, Bernie Sethaler, Dustin
Greenwood, Valerie McCloud
Brad Green
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