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Samsula, Fla. (July 31, 2004) The
skies could not have been darker but the Rain Gods were
kind and totally skirted around New Smyrna Speedway.
Mark Vandevender had the pole for
the Open Wheel Modified feature but before a lap was
down, Max Moxley brought out the yellow as he spun off
turn 4 going to the green. The field was realigned with
Rob Underwood taking the lead followed by Vandevender,
Jerry Symons, Red Vann and Tank Tucker.
Symons, who has not seen Winner's
Circle very often this year, puts the pedal down and
passes Underwood althought he had to work for it and
takes over the point. The caution comes out for Mark
Vandevender who spins in turn 2 and Moxley retires to
the pits.
On the restart it is Symons, Underwood,
Vann, Tucker and Jimmy Britts in the top five. Tucker
brings out the caution as his sway bar has broken and
he has raced three laps with a broken sway bar causing
him to spin in turns 3 and 4. Symons holds the point
on the restart as Red Vann tries everything to pass
Underwood for second but Underwood is not budging. Britts
is all over Vann for third but Vann is not budging.
Symons takes the checkered for the win followed by Robert
Underwood, Red Vann, Jimmy Britts and Bobby Blake.
Tank Tucker and Jimmy Britts took
the heat wins.
Barry Parks had the pole for the Super
Stock feature but before a lap was down, Michael Williams
brings out the caution as he spins coming off 2 calling
for a total restart. Parks takes the point on the restart
but it is Josh Wronkowski who passes Parks and takes
over followed by Jason Foster, Ron Whaley, Jack Lenzen,
and Parks. Whaley passes Foster for second. The caution
comes out for Chuck Smith and Barry Parks who have gotten
together in turns 1 and 2. Both are sent to the rear
for the restart.
Wronkowski holds the point followed
by Whaley, Foster, Lenzen, and Jay Trocki. Trocki puts
the pedal down and passes Lenzen for fourth with Wronkowski
taking the checkered followed by Ron Whaley, Jason Foster,
Jack Lenzen, and Jay Trocki.
Jason Foster and Ron Whaley took the
heat wins.
Brian Bellaw had the pole for the
Mini Stock feature but it was hard for all the Mini
Stocks to focus after seeing Alli Owens and Chad Carpenter
both sent to the hospital from the heat race. Carpenter
spun in turns 1 and 2 with Owens hitting him with no
place to go. Owens is reported to be okay but with a
very sore neck and Carpenter has a very bruised foot
but not broken.
On the green for the feature, Bellaw
took the point followed by Ben Cutler Jr., Pug Puglisi,
Ted Vulpius and Rex Christensen. Vulpius makes his way
up to second but cannot pass Bellaw for the lead. Bellaw
takes the checkered followed by Ted Vulpius, Ben Cutler,
Jr., Rex Christensen, and Pug Puglisi. Bellaw was protested
after the race for his steering column and found illegal
giving Vulpius the win. Ben Cutler Jr. won the heat
race.
With only two Super Lates in the field,
the Super Lates and Lates ran together. On the pole
for the Super Lates was Shane Nichols and for the Lates
Troy Atkins. When the green was waved, it was David
Rogers and Shane Nichols for the Super Lates and Atkins,
Chuck Burkhalter, Alan Bruns, Don Hess and Randy Dye.
Atkins and Dye bring out the yellow as Atkiins spins
in front of Dye with Dye having no place to go in turns
1 and 2. Atkins continues but Dye retires to the pits.
Also retiring to the pits was Gig Smith and Mark Smith,
who does return.
Rogers holds the point for the Super
Lates on the restart followed by Nichols with Burkhalter
leading the Lates followed by Alan Bruns, Don Hess,
Sam Watts and Hank
Baker. Watts passes
Hess for third with Hess now in fourth. Brian Shubert
brings out the yellow when he spins cominig off turn
4 down the frontstretch. The race goes back green with
David Rogers taking the checkered over Shane Nichols
and Chuck Burkhalter taking the checkered over Alan
Bruns, Sam Watts, Don Hess and Hank Baker.
David Rogers won the first heat race
for the Super Lates and Randy Dye won the first heat
race for the Lates. Shane Nichols won the second heat
race for the Super Lates with Chuck Burkhalter winning
the second heat for the Lates.
Don Tracey had the pole for the Sportsman
feature but it was Mike Soukup who took the point on
the green followed by Randy Jones, Dale Clouser, John
Nusbaum and Donnie Williams. Clouser passes Jones for
second as Williams makes his move and passes Nusbaum
and then Jones for third with Jones in fourth and Nusbaum
in fifth. Soukup makes Clouser work for the pass but
coming off four, Soukup washes up high and Clouser dives
under for the lead. Williams tried but cannot pass Soukup.
Clouser takes the checkered followed by Mike Soukup,
Donny Williams, Randy Jones and John Nusbaum.
Dale Clouser won the heat race.
Travis Scott had the pole for the
Strictly Stock feature but it was Bruce McGonigal Jr.
who took the point on the green followed by Tim Logue,
Scott, Mike Dahm, and Todd Driscoll. Scott passes Logue
and takes over second with Driscoll coming along for
the ride in third and Logue in fourth. Driscoll then
puts down the pedal and passes Scott and takes over
second. The caution comes out for Chris Ridley who breaks
coming down the frontstretch and has to be pushed into
the pits.
On the restart, it is McGonigal Jr.,
Driscoll, Logue, Scott and Dahm. Kent Bruns now makes
his first appearance into the top five when he passes
Dahm for fifth. Driscoll passes McGonigal and takes
over the lead as Scott has problems and must retire
to the pits. Driscoll takes the checkered followed by
Bruce McGonigal Jr., Kent Bruns, Mike Dahm and Chris
Guidry.
In tech, Driscoll was disqualifed
for having driven a Super Stock last year and Bruns
was disqualified for failing to go to scales. The new
finishing order was Bruce McGonigal Jr., Mike Dahm,
Chris Guidry, Tim Logue, and Brian Shubert.
Todd Driscoll won the heat race.
Official Late Model Results
New Smyrna Speedway - July 31, 2004
1. #1X Chuck Burkhalter
2. #4b Alan Bruns
3. #73 Sam Watts
4. #64 Don Hess
5. #52 Hank Baker
6. #97 Ali Zarqaran
7. #05 Brian Shubert
8. #48 Mark Smith
9. #78 Mark Miller
10. #14 Troy Atkins
11. #43 Randy Dye
12. #02 Gig Smith
Reproduced
with permission.
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