Donnie Moore sweeps both Races

[NeilTPS]

Donnie Moore sweeps both Races at SAS

 

San Antonio, Texas – April 15, 2006 – By Neil Upchurch – TPS Race Director

 

For the first time in the historic racing record of the Texas Pro Sedans, two Feature races were contested on the same race night.

 

The first and the second 20 lap Feature races were won by Donnie Moore in the familiar #70 VW Scirocco which is owned by George Merrell and headquartered in Kingsland, Texas. Moore led all laps in the “Twin Features” event. The win marks his third consecutive victory in the new 2006 season in which three races have been held.

 

The second 20 lap Feature race was a “barn burner” at the finish line as the grandstand spectators were treated to a near five way tie for positions two through six as Brice Dishman, Randy Larsen, Tom Johnson, Jesse Sandoval and Jack Dishman were all trading paint at the finish line. It was the most hotly contested runner-up battle in the more than 30 years of TPS racing history.

 

The Texas Pro Sedans was the largest class at SAS on April 15. In the TPS driver’s meeting, USRA Owner and President and SAS track operator Terry Dickerson told the drivers that “TPS is the largest touring series in Texas”. The event sported an entry list of 26 cars. 23 cars signed in at the SAS pit gate. Kevin Hallman crashed and John Leonard’s blew an engine in practice. The first feature race presented a starting field of 21 TPS four cylinder stock cars. The second Feature race had a reduced starting field of 19 Texas Pro Sedans due to attrition from the first Feature race.

 

By contesting two races on the same date, the TPS driver point standings were shuffled like a deck of cards. With his performance in each of the Twin Features races, Donnie Moore extends his lead in the 2006 Texas Pro Sedans driver championship points chase.

 

Defending Champion Sergio Hexsel placed third in the first feature but sees his TPS points standings slip by not competing in the second 20 lap Feature race at San Antonio Speedway. His #20 VW Rabbit experienced engine failure at the finish line in race one and could not make it to the starting grid for race two. He is now 7th in TPS points.

 

The San Antonio based Texas Pro Sedans touring series will return to the Alamo City and San Antonio Speedway on July 15. That event will again feature the TPS four cylinder stock cars in another Twin Feature race format.

 

The next Texas Pro Sedans race will be at Thunder Hill Raceway on Saturday, April 29.

 

Following is complete Results on both Feature Races and Up-To-Date Points Standings:

 

San Antonio Speedway - TPS 2006 Race #2 - April 15, 2006

 

Feature Race #1:

 

Finish Car # r Driver Hometown Car Type Engine CC Start Pos Laps

 

1 70 Donnie Moore/Hutto, TX VW Scirocco/1690 1 20

2 2 Jack Dishman/Devine, TX Ford Mustang/2060-svo 2 20

3 20 Sergio Hexsel/San Antonio, TX VW Rabbit/1984 5 20

4 1 Bryce Dishman/Devine, TX Ford Mustang/2349-svo 8 20

5 33 Jamie Garner/San Antonio, TX 2005 VW Sedan/1649 3 19

6 4 r Joshua Tuttle/San Antonio, TX Chevrolet Cobalt/2000 13 19

7 53 Randy Larsen/Wimberley, TX VW Sedan/2165 7 19

8 27 E r Frank Eggers/College Station, TX BMW/2085 26 19

9 48 Mike Knotts/Universal City, TX VW Scirocco/1648 6 19

10 19 Lloyd Hart/San Antonio, TX Honda CRX/1834/4-Valve 11 19

11 29 G Rico Guterrez/Corpus Christi, TX Ford Mustang/2338 10 18

11 11 Chip Harmon/Portland, TX Ford Mustang/2338-arca 19 17

13 7 Jesse Sandoval/Corpus Christi, TX Ford Pinto/2338-arca 18 17

14 94 Harlon Hatcher/Converse, TX VW Rabbit/1784 16 17

15 38 Dave Parks/San Antonio, TX 2001 VW Sedan/1588 9 16

16 22 Harry Osburn Jr./San Antonio, TX Ford Mustang/2338 14 16

17 84 r D. J. Roggenkamp/Lumberton, TX Ford Taurus/2030 15 15

18 15 Tom Johnson/Kingsland, TX VW Rabbit/1816 4 9

19 23 r Harry J.J. Osburn III/San Antonio, TX Ford Pinto/2338 12 1

20 71 Bruce Mabrito/San Antonio, TX VW Scirocco/1648 17 1

21 72 Candi Hogan/Cedar Park, TX Datsun 510/1800 21 1

22 89 L John Leonard/Universal City, TX VW Rabbit/1816 dns 0

23 97 Kevin Hallman/Cibolo, TX Ford Mustang/2338 dns 0

24 01 Eddie Orr/Weatherford, TX Ford Thunderbird/2030 dna

25 66 Ariel Arredondo/Kingsville, TX Ford Probe/2338 dna

26 07 Mike O'Connor/Weatherford, TX Ford Fusion/2030 dna

 

Feature Race #1 -Margin of Victory 7.35 seconds. Race leaders: car # 70 led laps 1-20

dna - did not arrive dns - did not start Feature Race # 1,

r - eligible for 2006 TPS "Rookie Of The Year" Award

 

San Antonio Speedway - TPS Race #3 - April 15, 2006

 

Finish Car # r Driver Hometown Car Type Engine CC Start Pos Laps

 

1 70 Donnie Moore/Hutto, TX VW Scirocco/1690 3 20

2 1 Bryce Dishman/Devine, TX Ford Mustang/2349-svo 1 20

3 53 Randy Larsen/Wimberley, TX VW Sedan/2165 6 20

4 15 Tom Johnson/Kingsland, TX VW Rabbit/1816 17 20

5 7 Jesse Sandoval/Corpus Christi, TX Ford Pinto/2338-arca 12 20

6 2 Jack Dishman/Devine, TX Ford Mustang/2060-svo 2 20

7 33 Jamie Garner/San Antonio, TX 2005 VW Sedan/1649 4 20

8 11 Chip Harmon/Portland, TX Ford Mustang/2338-arca 11 20

9 48 Mike Knotts/Universal City, TX VW Scirocco/1648 8 20

10 4 r Joshua Tuttle/San Antonio, TX Chevrolet Cobalt/2000 5 19

11 29 G Rico Guterrez/Corpus Christi, TX Ford Mustang/2338 10 19

12 71 Bruce Mabrito/San Antonio, TX VW Scirocco/1648 18 18

13 22 Harry Osburn Jr./San Antonio, TX Ford Mustang/2338 15 18

14 84 r D. J. Roggenkamp/Lumberton, TX Ford Taurus/2030 16 17

15 38 Dave Parks/San Antonio, TX 2001 VW Sedan/1588 14 13

16 72 Candi Hogan/Cedar Park, TX Datsun 510/1800 19 13

18 27 E r Frank Eggers/College Station, TX BMW/2085 7 10

18 94 Harlon Hatcher/Converse, TX VW Rabbit/1784 13 10

19 19 Lloyd Hart/San Antonio, TX Honda CRX/1834/4-Valve 9 2

20 20 Sergio Hexsel/San Antonio, TX VW Rabbit/1984 20 0

21 23 r Harry J.J. Osburn III/San Antonio, TX Ford Pinto/2338 21 0

22 89 D Rick Dawdy/San Antonio, TX VW Rabbit/1816 22 0

23 97 Kevin Hallman/Cibolo, TX Ford Mustang/2338 23 0

24 01 Eddie Orr/Weatherford, TX Ford Thunderbird/2030 24 dna

25 66 Ariel Arredondo/Kingsville, TX Ford Probe/2338 25 dna

26 07 Mike O'Connor/Weatherford, TX Ford Fusion/2030 26 dna

 

Feature Race # 2 - Margin of Victory 10.60 seconds. Race leaders: car # 70 laps 1-20

dna - did not arrive dns - did not start Feature Race # 2

r - eligible for 2006 TPS "Rookie Of The Year" Award

 

TPS thanks sponsors TPS Race # 2 & 3: Instant Imprints, Oval Components of SA, GEMCO of Kingsland . TPS thanks SA for hosting this first "Twin Features" race.

 

 

TPS Points thru: Race # 2 & 3 - April 15, 2006

 

Position Car # r Driver Hometown - Point Total

 

1, 70 Donnie Moore/Hutto, TX - 50 points

2, 2 Jack Dishman/Devine, TX - 35 points

3, 1 Bryce Dishman/Devine, TX - 28 points

4, 33 Jamie Garner/San Antonio, TX - 25 points

5, 15 Tom Johnson/Kingsland, TX - 23 points

6, 53 Randy Larsen/Wimberley, TX - 23 points

7, 20 Sergio Hexsel/San Antonio, TX - 22 points

8, 48 Mike Knotts/Universal City, TX - 17 points

9, 4 r Joshua Tuttle/San Antonio, TX - 15 points

10, 38 Dave Parks/San Antonio, TX - 13 points

11, 29 G Rico Guiterrez/Corpus Christi, TX - 12 points

12, 19 Lloyd Hart/San Antonio, TX - 12 points

13, 22 Harry Osburn Jr./San Antonio, TX - 12 points

14, 84 r D. J. Roggenkamp/Lumberton, TX - 12 points

15, 27 F Todd Farris/College Station, TX - 11 points

16, 23 r Harry J.J. Osburn III/San Antonio, TX - 11 points

17, 94 Harlon Hatcher/Converse, TX - 11 points

18, 71 Bruce Mabrito/San Antonio, TX - 10 points

19, 11 Chip Harmon/Portland, TX - 9 points

20, 97 Kevin Hallman/Cibolo, TX - 8 points

21, 72 Candi Hogan/Cedar Park, TX - 8 points

22, 7 Jesse Sandoval/Corpus Christi, TX - 7 points

23, 27E r Frank Eggers/College Station, TX - 5 points

24, 89L John Leonard/Universal City, TX - 3 points

25, 89D r Rick Dawdy/San Antonio, TX - 3 points

26, 01 Eddie Orr/Weatherford, TX - 0 points

27, 66 Ariel Arredondo/Kingsville, TX - 0 points

28, 07 Mike O'Connor/Weatherford, TX - 0 points

 

r - eligible for 2006 TPS "Rookie Of The Year" Award