158 IMCA Modifieds pre-entered for Duel In The Desert special at Las V

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158 IMCA Modifieds, 11 Stocks pre-entered

for Duel In The Desert special at Las Vegas

 

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (Nov. 6) – Early entries for the final event of the

2008 IMCA race season now number 169.

 

Las Vegas Motor Speedway has pre-entries from 158 IMCA Modified

drivers and another 11 IMCA Sunoco Stock Car drivers in hand for its

11th annual Duel In The Desert special Thursday through Saturday,

Nov. 13-15.

 

The Modified main event pays $5,000 to win and a minimum of $500 to

start. Stocks will run for $750 to win and a minimum of $50 to start

in their first-ever appearance on the ½-mile Dirt Track at LVMS.

 

Eddie Martin will be back to defend his 2007 Duel title. Other former

Modified feature winners among the early entries are Johnny Saathoff,

David Murray Jr. and Joe Antonetti.

 

Listed alphabetically, Modified drivers from 17 states and four

Canadian provinces on the most recent entry list include:

 

Chris Abelson, Sioux City, Iowa; Chris Alcorn, Lincoln, Neb.; Mark

Allison, Las Vegas; Ricky Alvarado, Delta, Colo.; Richard Anderson,

Shelley, Idaho; Joe Antonetti, Santa Cruz, Calif.; Trevor Arnold,

Idaho Falls, Idaho; Steve Arpin, Fort Frances, Ont.; Jerry Bailey,

Pocatello, Idaho; Don Baisch, Rigby, Idaho; John Barber, Swift

Current, Sask.; and Aaron Barnell, Merced, Calif.

 

Sherman Barnett, El Paso, Texas; Jason Beaulieu, Campbell River,

B.C.; Monte Bolton, Lubbock, Texas; Roger Bonneville, Calgary, Alb.;

Steve Boucher, Susanville, Calif.; Matt Brack, Mead, Colo.; Will

Brack, Mead, Colo.; Randy Brown, Chowchilla, Calif.; Scott Brown,

Meriden, Kan.; Chuck Buchanan, Helper, Utah; Jerry Buesig Jr.,

Pahrump; and Chris Burk, Friend, Neb.

 

Bryan Burnes, Lemoore, Calif.; Dale Burwick, Dickinson, N.D.; Nate

Caruth, Ames, Iowa; Kellen Chadwick, Oakley, Calif.; Joel Chavez,

Atwater, Calif.; Rowene Chavez, Blackfoot, Idaho; Robbie Chiles,

Hooper, Colo.; Tim Christiansen, Rock Springs, Wyo.; Chris Clark,

Wilson, Wyo.; Bryce Clements, Chino Valley, Ariz.; Jerry Clements,

Chino Valley, Ariz.; and Reese Coffee, Hinton, Iowa.

 

Jeff Conner, Panora, Iowa; Claudine Contente, Hanford, Calif.; Graham Cook, Port Hardy, B.C.; Jeff Cooper, Riverton, Wyo.; Fritz Croy,

Prescott, Ariz.; Glen Davis, Salt Lake City, Utah; Junior Dawson,

Soquel, Calif.; James Delaney, Winnemucca; Casey Delp, Rock Springs,

Wyo.; Jimmy Digiovanni, Morgan Hills, Calif.; Ryan Dimick, Price,

Utah; and Chad Dolan, Gibbon, Neb.

 

Jake Donnelly, Idaho Falls, Idaho; Jason Donnelly, Idaho Falls,

Idaho; Paul Donnelly, Great Falls, Mont.; Scott Drake, Garden City,

Kan.; Ricky Durica, North Las Vegas; Dennis Durmas, Whitewater,

Colo.; Davin Emmel, Estevan, Sask.; Tommy Fain, Abilene, Texas;

Jeremy Frenier, Fort Morgan, Colo.; George Fronsman, Chino Valley,

Ariz.; Robert Gallegos, Cory, Colo.; and Christy Georges, El Paso,

Texas.

 

Albert Gill, Central Point, Ore.; Dustin Greenwood, Elko; Billy

Griffin, Buena Park, Calif.; Tyson Groves, Orchard, Colo.; Don Hagan,

McCook, Neb.; Robby Haines, Benkelman, Neb.; Chase Hansen, Myton,

Utah; Mike Hansen, Alton, Iowa; Joe Haresky, Phelan, Calif.; Chance

Harms, Hot Sulphur Springs, Colo.; Matt Harms, Hot Sulphur Springs,

Colo.; Tim Helms, North Las Vegas; and Zach Hensley, Green River, Wyo.

 

Todd Hermosillo, Watsonville, Calif.; Troy Heupel, Williston, N.D.;

Cole Hodges, Ogallala, Neb.; Jake Holland, Calpine, Calif.; Joe Hood,

Spring Creek; Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.; Perry Huszarik, Blackie,

Alb.; Jon Jensen, Pahrump; Tony Kinkade Jr., Hesperia, Calif.; Jason

Kirkpatrick, Mosca, Colo.; Derek Kopp, Montrose, Colo.; Paul Lach,

Sunriver, Mont.; and Ryan Larimer, Merced, Calif.

 

Mike Learn, Vallejo, Calif.; Tim Leiker, Garden City, Kan.; Michael

Loveridge, Boulder, Mont.; Bill Lundock, Wiggins, Colo.; Jimmy Lust,

Mariposa, Calif.; Greg Mancebo, Tulare, Calif.; Lance Marp, El

Centro, Calif.; Eddie Martin, Amarillo, Texas; Dustin Massey,

Olivehurst, Calif.; Tony Massey, Olivehurst, Calif.; Kevin Mayo, Las

Vegas; and Dwain McCarty, Delta, Colo.

 

Ryan McDaniel, Olivehurst, Calif.; Troy McElroy, Grand Junction,

Colo.; Bill McIntosh, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.; Les McLenehan,

Estevan, Sask.; Jeff Mead, Watsonville, Calif.; Travis Metz,

Blackfoot, Idaho; Jeremy Mills, Garner, Iowa; Stacey Mills, Webb,

Iowa; Perry Misner, Fort Mohave, Ariz.; Bob Moore, Sioux City, Iowa;

Richard Mueller, Jackson, Wyo.; and David Murray Jr., Oberlin, Kan.

 

Joel Myers, San Rafael, Calif.; Jack Norris, Great Falls, Mont.;

Lawrence O’Connor, Port Hardy, B.C.; Travis Panko, Florence, Mont.;

Mike O’Patik, Fort Morgan, Colo.; Paul Peterson, Rock Springs, Wyo.; Jason Pike, Pahrump; Joey Price, Great Falls, Mont.; Bryan Prouty,

Carlsbad, N.M.; Levi Pummell, Vernal, Utah; Tom Purcell, Carson City;

and Devon Raynard, Benson, Sask.

 

Jimmy Reeves, Hanford, Calif.; Ryan Roath, Surprise, Ariz.; John

Rogers, Lovelock; Russell Rosario, Truckee, Calif.; Chase Ruble,

Hotchkiss, Colo.; Johnny Sathoff, Beatrice, Neb.; Dusty Safley,

Helper, Utah; Cory Sample, Winnemucca; Randy Schweitzer, Bakersfield,

Calif.; Alan Sharpensteen, Amarillo, Texas; Kelly Shaw, Idaho Falls,

Idaho; and Jeff Sheppard Jr., Golden Valley, Ariz.

 

Todd Shute, Des Moines, Iowa; Cory Simoneau, Mohave Valley, Ariz.;

Kevin Smith, El Centro, Calif.; Alex Stanford, Chowchilla, Calif.;

Garrett Steitz, Los Banos, Calif.; Ricky Stephan, South Sioux City,

Neb.; Paul Stone, Winton, Calif.; Jon Stringfellow, Helper, Utah;

Mickey Stubbings, Helper, Utah; Troy Sweeten, Green River, Utah;

Terry Taylor, Hurricane, W.V.; and Wade Taylor, Spring Creek.

 

Todd Thompson, Reno; Randy Thornell, Apple Valley, Calif.; Danny

Truman, Blackfoot, Idaho; Colten VanderHerp, Ferron, Utah; Terry

Vicente, High River, Alb.; Mike Villanueva, Atwater, Calif.; Joshua

Vogt, Santa Maria, Calif.; Ronnie Wallace, McCook, Neb.; Keith White,

Academy, Texas; Kevin Wright, Rock Springs, Wyo.; Tyrone Yazzie,

Farmington, N.M.; and Justen Yeager, Green River, Wyo.

 

Stock Car drivers pre-entered are Dean Abbey, Comanche, Texas; J.T.

Contente, Hanford, Calif.; Loren DeArmond, Lemoore, Calif.; Jon Dias,

Riverdale, Calif.; Toby Miller, Boyd, Texas; Angel Munoz, Lamar,

Colo.; Troy Patee, Hanford, Calif.; Jimmy Reeves, Hanford, Calif.;

Mike VanGenderen, Newton, Iowa; and Mike Wadel and Trevor Wadel, both

of Garden City, Kan.

 

Sixteen heat races and a qualifying feature are now sched uled on

opening night for the Modifieds, with eight “B” races and a qualifier

on Friday. Six last-chance features, lined up by points earned

Thursday and Friday, will complete the starting grid for Saturday’s

40-lap feature.

 

Heat races and a 15-lap qualifying feature for the Stock Cars will be

run on Friday. Saturday’s main event will be 25 laps.

 

The Saturday program will also feature a special Shootout open to

drivers finishing in the EQ Cylinder Heads Wild West Tour top 20

standings.

Both the Modified main event and the WWMT Shootout will be qualifiers

for next year’s Fast Shafts All-Star invitational bal lot.

 

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