rebelracewriter Posted July 12, 2010 Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 Texas Thunder Speedway, 7/10/10 By J M Hallas Killeen, Tx.,(July 10th, 2010) Once again Texas Thunder Speedways ¼ mile high-banked dirt oval dodged Mother Nature being of one of only a couple tracks getting racing in Saturday night. The newly redone pit area was full with around 130 cars in seven classes that included an impromptu debut for the IMCA Hobby Stocks. The regular classes, IMCA Modifieds, Southern Sportmods and Stock Cars, Street Stocks, Dwarf Cars and Texas Twisters filled the remainder of the nights racing card. Despite all the heavy rains over the past two weeks, promoter David Goode had the surface groomed well and the track held together providing and promoting plenty of side by side racing action, quick lap times and exciting action. White hits it right for (another) IMCA Modified win Current National points leader, Keith White overcame early adversity, hit the set-up when it counted and “schooled” the field in the 20-lap IMCA Modified main. White, who was relegated to the B-main after breaking a fuel pump belt while leading his heat easily took the B-main checkers leaving him with the lucky 13th starting spot. The A-main saw White able to run around the bottom better than anyone else as he marched to the front. Once White got by leader GW Egbert school was out as he eased away to he checkers. The 20-car Modified Main got off to a rocky start with Allen Waltermire and GW Egbert jumping out front. Scooter Bates, Ben Ketteman and Benji Kirkpatrick tried three wide for third but Ketteman and Kirkpatrick hooked bumpers in turn 4. As Ketteman broke free he got sideways in front of the field causing a freeway back up that collected Justin Radcliff, Rick Green and Dewayne Grantham, among the many sustaining body damage. The second start was cleaner as Waltermire and GW Egbert battled side by side for the point. Waltermire edged ahead at the line to lead lap 1 with Kirkpatrick, Chase Jupe and Bates in tow. Bates nearly stopped in turn 3 on the first circuit with White grabbing an early top five spot. GW Egbert continued to challenge Waltermire for the lead, while White got along side and by Jupe for fourth on lap 4. Waltermire slipped high on lap 5 in turn 4 giving up the lead to GW. Egbert and falling back to fifth. White picked off second from Kirkpatrick on lap 7 and was quickly on GW Egbert for the lead. White dove inside GW Egbert and put a picture perfect slide job on the leader getting off turn 2 to get out front. The pass was negated when Robert Black got hung on the side of Ketteman to bring out the yellow. On the restart White again ducked low in turn 1 getting along side GW Egbert on the back stretch. White eased ahead coming to halfway with GW Egbert. Kirkpatrick, Jupe and Waltermire still holding the top five spots. Yellow also waved on lap 10 after Trevor Egbert, Doug Lorenz and Jimmy Don Summerour got tangled in turn 4 and Black rolled to a stop in turn 1. Once back to green White got a huge jump, while Kirkpatrick took a peek under GW Egbert for second. As they battled for the runner up spot White increased his advantage. With five to go White was cruising away from GW Egbert, Kirkpatrick and Jupe who had a gap to Waltermire, with Bates and Hardy Henderson swapping sixth. As White came to the white flag he had built a full straightaway margin over the second place scrum. Bates spun to the infield in his fight with Henderson falling out of the top ten. At the checkers it was White adding yet Texas Thunder trophy to his impressive collection piloting the Traceys Auto Sales, Braka Operating, TCI, Craftmasters Power Coating, Tubbs Paint & Body, D&S Painting, Belton Metals, Amsoil, Cen-Tex Motorsports powered Hughes Chassis “It's never easy,” replied White. “I thought I was going to have to pass GW(Egbert) a few more times. I figured he'd get his(car) to turn in better on the bottom after I got under that one time. After talking to him he was just too tight. I loosened mine up more because I knew the track as going to come to me on the bottom.” “I was lucky the belt broke on the last lap of the heat, not the first lap in the feature. I really thought my car would be better than most if they tightened theirs up too much. I could get in(the corner) better than they could. So if there was 'a plan' that was probably it.” “In the national points battle both (David) Murray and I have our 30 races in. So that comes into play now. I only get two races a week in and he can get four or five so it comes down now to wins. He has 20 and I have 16. No doubt he's tough and fast. He's come down here and blasted us at Boyd and Kennedale.” Dodge Country IMCA Modifieds 1 Keith White 717 GW Egbert 47 Benji Kirkpatrick 303 Chase Jupe 555 Allen Waltermire 63 Hardy Henderson 3j Brad Jordan 9 Pat McGuire 23c Chris Elliott 97 Doug Lorenz 20 Mike McCarthy 115 Jimmy Don Summerour 52 Ken Old 37 Ben Ketteman 29 Keith Tibbetts 12 Scooter Bates 78 Trevor Egbert 07 Robert Black 11j Justin Radcliff 82 Rick Green 27g Dewayne Grantham IMCA Modified B-main(Top 8 to A-Main) 1 Keith White 20 Mike McCarthy 63 Hardy Henderson 52 Ken Old 115 Jimmy Don Summerour 23c Chris Elliott 82 Rick Green 27g Dewayne Grantham 19 George Lamphere 69 Kirk Martin 44s Joe Spillman 29 Keith Tibbetts 63j Jake Henderson 43m Steven MacIsaac 247 Bill Lecompte IMCA Modified heats(Top 3 to A-Main) Heat #1 47 Benji Kirkpatrick 78 Trevor Egbert 9 Pat McGuire 20 Mike McCarthy 43 Steven MacIsaac 52 Ken Old 27g Dewayne Grantham Heat #2 12 Scooter Bates 97 Doug Lorenz 11j Justin Radcliff 19 George Lamphere jr 247 Bill Lecompte 29 Keith Tibbetts 23 Chris Elliott Heat #3 555 Allen Waltermire 717 GW Egbert 3j Brad Jordan 63 Hardy Henderson 15 Jimmy Don Summerour 63j Jake Henderson 69 Kirk Martin Heat #4 37 Ben Ketteman 303 Chase Jupe 07 Robert Black 1 Keith White 82 Rick Green 44s Joe Spillman Painter posts Sportmod victory in final lap thriller Veteran Don Painter again showed his versatility taking his third IMCA Southern Sportmod win on dirt. Painter ,who also has wins this season at Thunder Hill Raceway(Kyle) a 3/8 mile, semi-banked paved track, got the lead from Albert Wininger early then held off a late charge from Sid Kiphen to grab the win in the Browning Auto Parts, CCR of Texas, Bennett Automotive, Big Chief Chassis As green waved on the 14-car IMCA SSM main Albert Wininger got a big jump into turn 1 to lead the opening circuit with Wade White and Painter wheel to wheel for second. In the pack National points leader, Keith White was in a three wide battle with Mark McDaniel and Benny Fajkus for sixth. Painter got the spot on lap 1 and was pressuring Wininger for the lead on lap 2, while McDaniel moved up to fourth. Painter snared the point on lap 3 with McDaniel getting by W. White for third and Sid Kiphen following to fourth. Wininger slowed and pitted just as the yellow waved for debris off K. White's car, who was charged with the caution and sent to the tail. Painter got a good restart leaving McDaniel and Kiphen side by side for second which Kiphen got on lap 6. At halfway it was Painter,Kiphen, McDaniel, Randy Doyle and W. White in the top five, with Doyle, W. White, Sarah Goode and Ronnie Welborn all scrapping it out for fourth. Kiphen ran down Painter for the lead and the fight was on. Kiphen took several looks on Painter, but to no avail. On the final lap Painter and Kiphen came up on traffic. Painter was forced high, Kiphen chose low as they split the slower cars. Painter, with the momentum up top, held off Kiphen to eke out the win by maybe two feet at the line.(.082 was the official margin of victory) “The track was good and fast tonight,”explained Painter. “We hit the set up just right. This car is part of it too. This new Big Chief Chassis has been fast since I got it” “I knew I had to go hard with all good competition, like Keith(White) and Randy(Doyle) out there behind me. I really don't look or worry about who's coming behind me until they get there. I just try to hit my line. Running my line almost got me in trouble at the end.” “I knew someone was behind me near the finish, but didn't know who it was. I could hear them back there and saw the bumper. That lapped car was tough to pass. I think my momentum on top was what helped me. I was just trying to get to the line first. The bottom was good and you could pass down here, but I think the top was better.” Danny's Transmissions IMCA Southern Sportmods 10D Don Painter 58 Sid Kiphen 11 Mark McDaniel 65 Randy Doyle 68 Wade White 13g Sarah Goode 20 Ronnie Welborn 8 Jared Rady 2 Benny Fajkus 05 Dennis Purrington 31 Robert Garcia 1 Keith White 40 Albert Wininger 224 Mike McDougal IMCA SSM heats Heat #1 65 Randy Doyle 20 Ronnie Welborn 10D Don Painter 13g Sarah Goode 2 Benny Fajkus 31 Robert Garcia Heat #2 11 Mark McDaniel 58 Sid Kiphen 40 Albert Wininger 1 Keith White 68 Wade White 8 Jared Rady 05 Dennis Purrington “Good ol' Mr. Wilson” with wire to wire I-Stock win It was short people to the front(inside joke) as former Texas Thunder promoter Pat Wilson took his second IMCA Stock Car win of the year. Wilson, who started on the front row, lead every circuit of the 20-lapper holding off a late charge from teammate Jason Batt to sweep the I-Stock evening driving the Kwik Kar Oil & Lube, Reds BBQ, Hoffmans Fabrication, Anytime Childcare, Brenda Wilson-Caldwell Banker, Fred Garvin Machine Shop, homemade chassis. Wilson out-gunned the polesitter for the lead as green flew on the 19-car field. Mark Dean, Richard Valentine and Mike McCarthy along side Daniel Shipler followed Wilson on lap 1. As Dave Meadows ran side by side with Shipler for fifth, Robin Rasmussen-Batt, Jason Batt and Matt Guillaume were three wide for ninth. After J. Batt got the position, Eric Jones moved in keeping them three wide for tenth. Valentine got inside Dean, while McCarthy got hung behind a slower car giving way to Meadows for fourth. J. Batt, on his way to the front, then got beside McCarthy for fifth. At the crossed flag it was Wilson, Dean and Valentine side by side for second, J. Batt, Meadows, with Jones and McCarthy door to door for sixth. J. Batt got by Dean and Valentine as Jones moved in on Meadows. Valentine checked up in turn 3 and got tagged by Meadows who had nowhere to go, both motored on without caution. J. Batt methodically closed in on Wilson for the lead giving him a tap on the bumper with five to go. Behind the lead duet, Jones and McCarty had their own fight for third. J. Batt showed Wilson the nose on a couple occasions but Wilson held him off. On the last lap J. Batt gave Wilson one final look, while Jones finally got third from McCarthy. At the line it was Wilson by a car length over J. Batt for the win. “I got out front at the start,” said the always humorous Wilson. “I know I started up there, but still. I saw him(Jason Batt) and that blue fender down there. I knew he'd cut me a little slack, but I wasn't going to give him anything so I knew I was going to win it. Jason is/was leading the nation in points and I kicked his butt! So there. That's all I have to say about that.” “We go racing to have a good time. Even when I go to another track I'm just another driver, not former promoter. I don't get any preferential treatment, unless it's maybe negative. They love to put a dent in the promoters car. ” “The track now is totally different than when I was doing it. He(David Goode) has done a lot with this track to make it nicer. It's better than when I had it. I may have gotten a lot of laps on this track, but it was on the grader not in a racecar. I can beat anyone in a grader on this track. A racecar is a different deal.” Dan Corbin & Assoc. IMCA Stock Cars 7 Pat Wilson 9 Jason Batt 84x Eric Jones 20 Mike McCarthy 69 Kirk Martin 99d Mark Dean 74 Dave Meadows 24d David Dunn 88 Brian Mendenhall 3 Robin Rasmussen-Batt 20 Trevor Sparkman 50 Matt Guillaume 98 Peter Delevan 96 Richard Valentine 29 Ray Tinkey 4 Ken Plonsky 43 Jesse James Cox jr 555 Taylor Merritt 38 Daniel Shipler IMCA Stock Car heats Heat #1 7 Pat Wilson 74 Dave Meadows 88 Brian Mendenhall 4 Ken Plonsky 20 Trevor Sparkman 29 Ray Tinkey Heat #2 3 Robin Rasmussen-Batt 9 Jason Batt 96 Richard Valentine 20 Mike McCarthy 43 Jesse James Cox 555 Taylor Merritt Heat #3 38 Daniel Shipler 99D Mark Dean 50 Matt Guillaume 24d David Dunn 98 Peter Delevan 69 Kirk Martin Sodek sweeps inaugural Hobby Stock honors Nathan Sodek took both the heat and feature wins in the first ever IMCA Hobby Stock feature at Texas Thunder. Sodek got the top spot from early leader Jaron Shahan then had to fend the charge from Andy Roller late in the 15-lap event. Thirteen cars took the historic green for the Hobby Stock feature with Shahan beating Roller into turn 1 for the lead. Sodek moved along side on lap 1 with the duo door to door for the lead on lap 2 followed by Roller, Billy Taylor and Michael Votaw. Sodek edged past Shahan for the point on lap 3 while Dustin Mims moved past Taylor for fourth. Roller got under Shahan for second on lap 4 getting the spot on lap 5 and looking under Sodek for the lead. Quentin Noel brought out the only yellow on lap 6 with a solo spin. On the restart Sodek left Roller and Shahan side by side for second. Roller secured the spot with Mims getting third from Shahan on lap 8. Taylor and Shahan then ran side by side for fourth while Votaw and Michael Gaunet were door to door for sixth. With five to go Roller turned up the heat on Sodek showing the nose inside coming off turn 4. Roller then moved up top coming off turn 2 getting along Sodek. Sodek held off that challenge after two laps of side by side action. Roller then dove back to the bottom and gave Sodek his best shot on the final lap. Sodek, in the Quality Tile, Donut Designs, Mikes Muffler, Cen-Tex Motorsports, Terry Butler, X-Factor Race Engines, Destroyer Chassis held off Roller to score the win “I really have to thank Keith(White),” commented Sodek. “He was the one that helped let me know which line to run. He's got thousands of laps around here so I took his advice, ran the bottom and it took me to Victory Lane. We used our Kennedale set up on the car and it seemed to work real good.” “I saw Andy(Roller) on the inside and outside a couple times. My power steering pumped out all the fluid so I had to drive without power steering since the second lap. I wasn't planing on coming down tonight but Donut(Kenneth Drake) talked me into it. I'm glad we did now.” IMCA Hobby Stocks 60 Nathan Sodek 63 Andy Roller 818 Dustin Mims 33j Jaron Shahan 29 Michael Votaw 25 Michael Gaunet 33c Charles Cosper 32 Joe Williams 46 Billy Taylor 63z Zach Henson 3x Quentin Noel 18 Jeremy Hendrix 23 Michael Hilliard 25 Michael Gaunet IMCA Hobby Stock heats Heat #1 60 Nathan Sodek 32 Joe Williams 63 Andy Roller 33j Jaron Shahan 18 Jeremy Hendrix 33c Charles Cosper Heat #2 46 Billy Taylor 25 Michael Gaunet 3x Quentin Noel 818 Dustin Mims 29 Michael Votaw 63z Zach Henson 23 Michael Hilliard Carmen captures another Street Stock scramble Tony McPherson sr. was first into turn 1 to lead the 20-car, 20-lap Street Stock feature. In the pack Kevin Ashley and Gary Norman got hooked but broke free in the infield. Following McPherson sr. were Gene Burnett, Tim Fasano, Dennis Simmons and Duane Toyne. Paul Kohl and Tim Carmen jr. got fifth and sixth from Toyne on lap 3. A pair of side by side battles were going up front with Simmons and Fasano for third, as Kohl and Carmen went at it for fifth. Simmons got the spot with Carmen on his tail for fourth. That duo then charged by Burnett for second and third , but a straightaway behind the leader, McPherson sr. Burnett, Fasano and Gary Norman tangled in turn 4 on lap 8, with Burnett going around in turn 2 on lap 9 collecting teammates, Toyne and Terry Tschoerner to bring out a yellow. On the restart Carmen wasted little time powering by both Simmons and McPherson sr. for the lead coming to halfway. As Carmen began to distance himself from the field Simmons, McPherson sr. Norman and Kohl battled for second. Simmons picked off second from McPherson sr on lap 13 followed by Norman to third. In the pack Tschoerner was working his way back up taking sixth from Kevin Finsley then fifth from Danny Dunn. McPherson sr. gave up a top five spot when he spun from fourth on lap 16, but continued without caution. With Carmen comfortably out front Norman was challenging Simmons for second. Norman squeezed by on the last lap while Carmen in the Hanks Tire & Muffler, TTD Bookkeeping, Nightmare Graphics, Stacy Carmen, Hallmark, sponsored Chevy snagged the victory. Goode Towing Street Stocks 0 Tim Carmen jr 3 Gary Norman 83 Dennis Simmons 96 Paul Kohl 01 Terry Tschoerner 1 Kevin Finsley 84 Tony McPherson sr. 45 Chris Cockrell 48x Duane Toyne 28 Donald Merritt 27 Tim Fasano 97 Andrew Richards 96v Tony McPherson jr 2 Kevin Ashley 63 Danny Dunn 22 Ron Mendenhall 43 Gene Burnett 23 Leon Mendenhall 42j Jacob Wininger J33 James Haynes Street Stock heats Heat #1 43 Gene Burnett 1 Kevin Finsley 0 Tim Carmen jr 45 Chris Cockrell 01 Tracy Tschoerner 23 Leon Mendenhall Heat #2 48x Duane Toyne 83 Dennis Simmons 84 Tony McPherson sr. 2 Kevin Ashley 97 Andrew Richards 69 Jesse Johnson ---DNS 6 Allen Morgan---DNS Heat #3 3 Gary Norman 27 Tim Fasano 96 Paul Kohl 63 Danny Dunn j33 James Haynes 28 Donald Merritt 22 Ron Mendenhall In the Dwarf Car feature Michal Dion got the early lead with GW Egbert, James Tanner and Joseph Snow on his tail. GW Egbert got by Dion for the lead on lap 4 . GW Egbert began to inch away while Snow got past Tanner for third. Snow then passed Dion for second on lap 7 and closed in on GW Egbert for the lead. Snow powered by GW Egbert on lap 10 for the top spot with Tanner spinning on lap 11 to bring out a yellow. On the restart Snow and GW Egbert pulled away, but Tanner slowed to bring the yellow back out on lap 12. Snow got a good jump on the restart, while Trevor Egbert got fourth from Peter Simpson. Snow slipped high on lap 13 with GW Egbert retaking the lead and Billy White grabbing second. GW Egbert held off White on the final lap to get the win in the E&E Collision, 121 Towing, NAPA of Killeen, The Car Shop sponsored Dwarf Car. Reds BBQ Dwarf Cars 717 GW Egbert 17 Billy White 07 Michael Dion 41 Trevor Egbert 01 Joseph Snow 3c Bryan Scheible 33 Shandy Price 4 Peter Simpson 3 Paul Hendricks 7T James Tanner Zach Riley got the early lead of the Texas Twister feature but was challenged by Daniel Reed. Reed snuck by on lap 2 while Riley made contact with Daniel Wade sending him hard into the front stretch wall to bring out a red flag. Wade was extricated by paramedics complaining of low back pain, but otherwise alright. Once back to green, Reed inched away with Jacob Sakhnini, Kelvin Harper and Tommy Hultz getting by Riley. Harper and Hultz then got by Reed with Harper on the point and Austin Smith making his way to third. The top three ran nose to tail on lap 4 with Smith getting around Hultz on lap 5 for second. Smith and Harper then were forced three wide splitting a lapped car giving the top spot to Smith on lap 8. A lap 9 caution for debris was the races only yellow. Once back to racing Smith began to stretch out his margin while Shelby Elsworth moved in to battle Harper and Hultz. Elsworth got past Harper for third on lap 13 and was on Hultz' bumper for second. Smith took the white flag with almost a full straightaway on the second place battle. As Smith was taking the checkers in the Smith Construction, Cullen-Dixon Trucking, Custom Transmissions, Grayson Trucking sponsored car, Elsworth snuck by Hultz for second. Budweiser Texas Twister(Top 12 in points locked in) 313 Austin Smith 151 Shelby Elsworth 51 Tommy Hultz 15 Kelvin Harper 52 Rick Smith 28 Jeffery Hunter 01 Bo Duke 11 Colby Krahn 77y Kevin Yagalla 11a Austin Witt 114 Ryan Ellis 55 Erin Wood 5 Mark Webb jr 55t Logan Tatum 56 Jacob Sakhnini 20 Jackie Ashlock 110 Zach Riley 17 Don Krahn 56s Shelly Sakhnini 84 Daniel Reed 911 Daniel Wade 151 Shelby Elsworth and 15 Kelvin Harper both were claimed, both sold Twister B-Main(Top 8 to A-Main) 51 Tommy Hultz 01 Bo Duke 15 Kevin Harper 11 Colby Krahn 52 Rick Smith 10.5 Brooke Whitener 114 Ryan Ellis 55T Logan Tatum 5 Mark Webb jr 11a Austin Witt 07x Brain Bagent Keith White took the SLIDER JackPot worth $260 in the Mods and also earned the SLIDER Hard Charger Award! Don Painter won the SLIDER JackPot worth $140 in the SSMs! 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