By Bruce Crowley and Teri Kellum

Elko, NV…Wrong Way Corrigan had nothing on local stock car driver Brian Thorp. Corrigan, who was a pilot decades ago, landed at the wrong airfield. Thorp did one better Saturday night at Summit Raceway. While pursuing current point leader George Quintana for the lead in the Pro stock main event, he was finally able to close the gap on the final lap when Quintana quickly lost air pressure in his right rear tire. To the delight of the crowd, the two rounded turn 3 neck-and-neck, with Thorp on the outside. A second victory in as many races looked within Thorp’s grasp, when Quintana suddenly veered into him, spinning Thorp’s Camaro around 180 degrees, mere yards from the finish. As Quintana tried to regain the lead, he nudged Thorp under the checkered flag, giving Thorp the win by a tail as the crowd roared. Quintana finished second, Marnie Thorp third, and Bernie Sethaler fourth. As a result, Thorp picked up one point on Quintana for the quest for the track championship. The earlier heat race was won by Quintana, and John Levi took the trophy dash.

In Pure stock competition, Spring Creek teen James Lister led the entire feature, from the green flag until the checkered… almost. Lister had to slow down slightly for a lapped car ahead of him, allowing Dustin Greenwood to wedge his way between the two. The drivers went three wide through turn three, with Greenwood emerging victorious, marking his third win of the season. By winning, Greenwood increases his lead to four points over Sethaler in this division. Second went to Lister, with Jay McLeod finishing third and Valerie McLeod fourth. The heat race was won by Lister.

It was all Elko’s Cody Maier in the Gen-X division, as he won his heat race and also led 19 out of 20 laps of the feature. He took the lead from Neil Wadford on the second circuit of the main event and never looked back. For Maier, it was only his second feature win this season at Summit, although he did win at both Battle Mountain Raceway and Winnemucca Regional Raceway earlier this year. Runner up in the feature was Wadford, with point leader Geoffrey Bullock finishing third. Heat races were won by Maier and Wadford. Bullock still has a 14- point advantage over Maier, with only four races remaining.

Lamoille’s Dennis Pruitt continued his winning ways in Mini Modified action, sweeping the heat and main event. He led all 20 laps of the feature over defending champion Mike Fietzek, winning by a commanding half lap lead. Fietzek and Lee Bosch now trail Pruitt by four points and 11 points, respectively.

Nevada IMCA point leader Chad Farstveet from Winnemucca won his second feature in as many days Saturday night as he beat Summit Raceway point leader Wade Taylor in the feature race. From his third row inside starting position, Farstveet mowed through the twelve car field. It took him only six laps to pass early leaders Jimmy Lester and Winnemucca point leader Cory Sample, and after that, it was “Katie bar the door”. Going into the feature, Taylor was leading Farstveet by 17 points for the track crown. The two started side by side at the beginning of the main event, and after just 12 laps, Taylor was right behind the leader. On lap 16, a yellow was out for a clash between Taylor and Sample, relegating Sample to the pit area, and sending Taylor to the rear of the field. The beneficiary of the yellow was Cliff Hagan, who was now in second following Farstveet. After the restart, Taylor was on the move once again. With 10 to go in the race, Taylor trailed only Farstveet, Dan Basanez, and Hagan. Using a bonsai move, he passed both Hagan and Basanez on the 21^st go-around. With only five cars on the track, the race was shortened by four laps as Farstveet won his second race of the weekend. Second was Taylor, followed by Basanez, Hagan, James McCoy, Ray Thompson, and IMCA Rookie of the Year point leader Tracy Greenwood. Heat races were won by Taylor and Sample. Pro stock driver George Quintana debuted his new IMCA modified and is working the bugs out before being competitive.

PIT NOTES: Only two more weekends of racing remain at Summit Raceway: Friday and Saturday, August 31 and September 1, and the annual Gold Rush, which ends the season on Friday and Saturday, September 21 and 22. The races in Winnemucca will end this Friday, August 24, while 4 races remain in Battle Mountain: August 25, September 8, and the annual Silver Cup, September 14 and 15.

SUMMIT RACEWAY RACE RESULTS AUGUST 18, 2007 Race 12 of 16

IMCA MODIFIEDS

Heat One: Wade Taylor, Ray Thompson, Jimmy Lester, James McCoy, Scott Moorhead

Heat Two: Cory Sample, Bobby Steensen, Chad Farstveet, Cliff Hagan, Tracy Greenwood

Feature: Chad Farstveet, Wade Taylor, Dan Basanez, Cliff Hagan, James McCoy,

Ray Thompson, Tracy Greenwood, Scott Moorhead, Cory Sample, Bobby Steensen,

George Quintana, Jimmy Lester

ECAR PRO STOCKS

Heat: George Quintana, Mathew Mashburn, Bernie Sethaler, John Levi, Marnie Thorp,

Trophy Dash: John Levi, George Quintana, Mathew Mashburn, Bernie Sethaler

Feature: Brian Thorp, George Quintana, Marnie Thorp, Bernie Sethaler, Mathew Mashburn,

John Levi, Terry Lister

ECAR MINI MODS

Heat: Dennis Pruitt, Jack Hammond, Lee Bosch, Mike Fietzek, Andrea Prahl

Feature: Dennis Pruitt, Mike Fietzek, Jack Hammond, Lee Bosch, Andrea Prahl

ECAR GEN-X

Heat One: Cody Maier, Heather Bame, Jennifer Fietzek, Tanner Rocha

Heat Two: Neil Wolford, Shalynn Guthrie, Geoffrey Bullock, Brian Bullock

Feature: Cody Maier, Neil Wolford, Geoffrey Bullock, Heather Bame, Jennifer Fietzek

Brian Bullock, Shalynn Guthrie

ECAR PURE STOCKS

Heat: James Lister, Valerie McLeod, Jay McLeod, Dustin Greenwood, Richard Scow

Feature: Dustin Greenwood, James Lister, Jay McLeod, Valerie McLeod, Richard Scow

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