Sarge Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 Texas Thunder Speedway Official Results 3-25-06 For immediate release Contact Pat Wilson 254-290-6262 pwilson1@hot.rr.com http://www.texasthunder.com The temperatures were cool, but the racing was flat out H-O-T, HOT!!!! The packed grand stand that was bundled up for the cool temperatures was treated some absolutely sizzling racing on the track as Texas Thunder Speedway, sponsored by Dodge Country, kicked off the 2006 racing season. The Kwik Kar Oil and Lube Street Stocks started off the night. Eighteen cars would take the track for the feature race. In the draw/redraw format, it was 2005 Street Stock Track Champion Robert Simmernam had a good draw and started on the pole. He would use that advantage to go on to take the first feature race checkered flag of the year. Kwik Car Street Stocks 1.1 Robert Simmerman 2.00 Joe Fuller 3.40 Albert Wininger, Jr 4.48 Mitch Tierney 5.69 Michael Legore 6.121 Tim Worthy 7.85 Corey Stepan 8.63 Danny Dunn 9.20 Trevor Sparkman 10. 82 Lee Chasse 11. 9 Carl Boettcher 12. 30 Kelvin Sears 13. 44 Jesus Dones 14. 7 Jeremy Adkins 15. 43 Gene Burnett 16. 84 Wayne Neff 17. 53 Robert VanRaalte 18. 26 Scott Wilson Next up on the racing program was the Corbin & Associates, Attys I. M. C. A. Stock Cars. Defending track champion, Cham Savage didn't have the good luck in the draw/redraw that Simmerman did in the Kwik Kar Street Stocks. Savage would have to start shotgun on the fourteen car field. His drive for a consecutive track championship took a hit when he broke late in the race as he was challenging for the second place. Jacob Dunn would hold off all challengers and started his 2006 season with a win. Second place finisher, Justin McGehee got fell one spot short of giving his new bride a feature win as a wedding present. They were married in the afternoon, and was racing that night! Corbin & Associates, Attys I. M. C. A. Stock Cars 1.93 Jacob Dunn 2.79 Justin McGehee 3.58 DJ MacWilliams 4.80 Bradley Sims 5.86z Zana Craig 6.51 Donald Lewis 7.44 Ron Simpson 8.43 Jessie James Cox Jr 9. 23 Shad Stevens 10. 84x Eric Jones 11. c4 Cham Savage Jr 12. 8 Vernon "Buck" Owens 13. 3 Robin Rasmussen 14. 318 Scott Bowles The Hertz I. M. C. A. Southern SportMods were the next class to take to the fast ¼ mile of dirt. Kenny Ware took home the top spot, but had a bunch of fast and furious drivers right on his heals Hertz I. M. C. A. Southern SportMods 1.83 Kenny Ware 2.424 Mike McDougal 3.11w Kevin West 4.63c Trace Crawford 5.14 Chuck Schoenfeld 6.15 William "Scotty" McKinney 7.27 Robert Carr 8.9 Olin Dillard 9.77 Larry Ware 10. 17w Billy White 11. 231 Shad Stevens The big boys of the race program would hit the tacky track next for their twenty lap feature race. The Dodge Country I. M. C. A. Modifieds started twenty-one cars. The race would go flag-to-flag, with the eventual winner finally tracking down and passing pole sitter Glen Dirks. PJ Egbert started twelfth and use about fifteen of the laps to get to the front. Egbert caught Dirks in traffic to make the winning pass. Dodge Country I. M. C. A. Modifieds 1.707 PJ Egbert 2.71 Glenn Derks II 3.63 Hardy Henderson 4.78 Trevor Egbert 5.44 Allen Waltermire 6.97 Douglas Lorenz 7.717 G.W. Egbert 8.27 Danny Gribble 9.4 David Hanusch 10. 66 Chuck Bayles 11. 19 George Lamphere Jr 12. 25 Dan Roberts 13. 555 Ken Old 14. 24 Gary Simmerman 15. 39 Paul Mullins 16. 7 J.D. Schiels 17. 247 “Wild” Bill Lecompte 18. 17m Rick Michael 19. 70 George Egbert 20. 15 Andrew Simmerman 21. 11 Wesley Hamilton Capping a thrilling night of racing would be the Cottman Transmissions Mini Stocks. Daniel Shipler started outside row one and took the early lead. He would hold off a very determined pack of 4 cylinder cars for half of the race. As the laps wound down the fight for the lead would go three wide as 2005 Rookie of the Year, Travis Zwiefelhofer would get under Shipler in turn four. Joining the fray, trying to shoot the gap in the middle was Eric Robbins Sr. Those three would almost make an entire lap three wide in a no holds barred race for the top spot. Zwiefelhofer would get the lead and wouldn't look back, even though Robbins pressured him to the checkered flag. Cottman Transmissions Mini Stocks 1.20 Travis Zwiefelhofer 2.39 Orie Shipler 3.9 Eric Robbins Sr 4.43 Joseph Gregoire 5.81 Michael Crandall 6.202 Julie "Kelly" Zwiefelhofer 7.4 Clinton Byrne 8.38 Daniel Shipler 9.1 Mike Autrey 10. 14 Ronnie Ellis Jr 11. 17 Billy White 12. 5 David Stewart 13. 44 Rickey Reid Pat Wilson, Promoter of Texas Thunder Speedway wants to thank all the hardy fans that showed up for opening night. He said, “I couldn't do anything about the temperature, but the on track action was as hot as we could make it.” Come join us on April 1st for another fantastic night of racing sponsored by Hertz. Joining the program will be the Jr. Mini Stocks in their first run of the season. This exciting and safe class is open to youngsters 13 to 15 years old. The judging for Best Appearing Car Award for the Jr. Mini Stocks will also take place. New for fans this year is the ability to purchase their tickets online with a credit card. Just go to the Texas Thunder Speedway web site, and click on the “Buy and Print Tickets” button. Also you can use your Visa or Master Card in the tracks souvenir and concession stands. Gates open at 6:00 PM and racing starts at 8:00 PM. Tickets are $10 for Adults, $3 for kids 6-12 and kids under 6 are free. Season passes are available as well. For all track information, weather, directions, and to purchase your tickets online, go to http://www.texasthunder.com. Texas Thunder Speedway is a 1/4 mile semi-banked oval dirt track. Races Every Saturday Night March through September! With Seven SUPER EXCITING classes of cars to entertain the entire family. Featured classes include; Dodge Country IMCA Modifieds, Corbin & Associates, Attys IMCA Stock Cars, Hertz IMCA SportMods, Street Stocks, Cottman Transmissions Mini Stocks, Jr Mini Stocks & Budweiser Racing Texas Twisters. Special Events designed especially for the kids as well as Powder Puff Races, Pit Crew Tire Contest and our all time crowd pleaser, the Demolition Derby. Come join the fun, at Texas Thunder Speedway Bill “Sarge” Masom Texas Thunder Speedway Co-Announcer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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