TPS at CCMS recap and results, 7/31/04

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TEXAS PRO SEDANS OFFICIAL RACE RESULTS C.C. Motor Speedway

Race # 9 - July 31, 2004

 

Lalo Leal wins his 2nd TPS race at C.C. Motor Speedway

 

By: Neil Upchurch, Texas Pro Sedans – Race Director

 

Corpus Christi, Texas - The Texas Pro Sedans series contested one of their most competitive TPS races yet at the ¼ mile high banked asphalt, C.C. Motor Speedway.

 

The TPS touring series visited C.C. Motor Speedway for the second of three 2004 races on Saturday night, July 31st. The Texas Pro Sedans four cylinder stock cars played to a very large grandstand crowd with 15 of the 16 car field taking the green flag for the 30 lap TPS feature race.

 

The event consisted of 2 laps of Qualifying Time Trials which saw the fastest time posted by former TPS Champion and current point leader Donnie Moore of Hutto. He turned a 15.650 second lap in his VW Scirocco. His time was only .90 seconds ahead of Corpus Christi’s Lalo Leal who’s best lap was 15.810 in his Ford Mustang. Leal was the winner of the first C.C. Motor Speedway TPS race on May 29. At that event, he established the current TPS/CCMS 15.560 which remains unbroken.

 

In the 30 Lap Feature Race, Leal took the lead over Moore on turn two of the green flag lap. The two veteran TPS drivers dueled with their fast four cylinder race cars followed closely by Bill LaBarge in his BMW and an impressive Jamie Garner in his 2001 VW Sedan. Then Donnie Moore’s VW Scirocco brushed the wall on unlucky lap 13 of the “full moon racing night”. At the same time, Jamie Garner retired from the race with mechanical problems. The event was slowed four times by yellow caution periods. Following TPS rules, yellow flag laps were not scored to assure spectators a full 30-lap green-flag race. One of the yellows involved LaBarge who spun his BMW. Lalo Leal won the TPS race by a healthy margin of 6.60 seconds over the eventual runner-up Bill LaBarge.

 

A total of six Texas Pro Sedan drivers completed the race on the lead lap. Recording 30 laps were Mike Knotts in his VW Scirocco in third, Jesse Sandoval in his new Ford Pinto placed fourth, Sergio Hexsel of San Antonio was in fifth place in his new VW Rabbit. Rounding out in sixth place was Ariel Arredondo of Corpus Christi in his Ford Probe.

 

The TPS Championship Points closed ranks at the top of the standings list with Donnie Moore now leading Bill LaBarge by only seven points who leads Lalo Leal by only thirteen points going into the next Texas Pro Sedans race which will be held at Thunder Hill Raceway on Saturday night, August 7.

 

For further information regarding this Race Report, contact the TPS Office at 210/655-3222, or by Email message to: neilupchurch@sbcglobal.net

 

 

Finish, Car #, Driver, Hometown, Car Type, Engine CC, Best Lap, Laps

 

1 26 Lalo Leal, Corpus Christi Ford Mustang, 2338 15.810 30

2 27 Bill LaBarge, Bryan BMW, 2083 16.030 30

3 48 Mike Knotts, Universal City VW Scirocco, 1648 16.040 30

4 7 Jesse Sandoval, Corpus Christi Ford Pinto, 2338 16.340 30

5 20 Sergio Hexsel, San Antonio VW Rabbit, 2041 dnt 30

6 66 r Ariel Arredondo, Corpus Christi Ford Probe, 2338 16.200 30

7 8 r Pete Arce, Corpus Christi VW Rabbit PU, 1780 17.110 29

8 29 r Rico Guiterrez, Corpus Christi Ford Mustang, 2338 17.710 29

9 18 r Lanny Young, Kingsland VW Karmen Ghia, 2275 16.940 29

10 15 r Tom Johnson, Kingsland VW Rabbit ,1800 16.610 25

11 1 r Bryce Dishman, Devine Ford Mustang, 2338 16.480 23

12 70 Donnie Moore, Hutto VW Scirocco, 1710 15.650 13

13 33 Jamie Garner, San Antonio 2001 VW Sedan,1825 16.210 13

14 54m Bruce Mabritio, San Antonio VW Rabbit, 1648 18.280 12

15 88 Nellie Kelley, Corpus Christi Ford Mustang, 2338 18.670 6

16 72 Candy Hogan, Cedar Park VW Sedan, 2275 17.240 0

 

Margin of Victory 6.60sec.

Car #70 set fast time but did not break CCMS/TPS recd of 15.560.

Feature Race Leader car # 26 led laps 1-30

 

dnt-did not time

dns-did not start

r-eligible TPS "Rookie Of The Year" Award

 

TPS thanks sponsors: Donnelly & Sons Imprinted Concrete Design, Scooter Town, Hoosier Racing Tires Southwest, Johnny Guerra, Guerra's Lawn Service, Travelodge (Note: All Corpus Christi sponsors were coordinated by Lalo Leal)