| Florida Drivers Get Aquainted With ASA Late Model Racing | By John Barker
 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - The 2nd annual Quality Pre Owned Cars and Trucks Alamo 200 ASA Late Model Series race was won by Texas driver Colt James as he pocketed $11,000 for his victory with cold windy temperatures in the 39 degree range.
Chris Fontaine of Lakeland, FL finished 17th in the 31 car ASA late model starting field during this 16 caution flag race that ate up 72 laps. Competing drivers represented 14 different states.
“We had multiple race handling problems and didn’t even practice well,” said Fontaine. I’m really disappointed in our efforts. We’re looking ahead to competing in the Bronson Speedway race on March 17th.
The Lone Star State driving Colt had his gun out early as this Buda, Texas driver also won the ARP Bodies/Aluminum Racing Products Fast Qualifier Award with a time of 18.480 seconds with an average speed of 97.403 mph on the one-half mile high banked oval. James then took the lead from Eddie Hoffman on lap 52 recording his biggest feature win.
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Hoffman of Wheaton, IL settled for second in the caution plagued race as Peter Cozzolino of Indianapolis, IN finished third, Sean Murphy of Ft Lauderdale, FL was fourth and Andy Hanson of Ramsay, MI was fifth.
The next event for the ASALMS will be the Southern Division 2007 Season Opener on Friday and Saturday March 16-17, 2007 at Bronson (FL) Motor Speedway, located West of Gainesville in Bronson, Florida for the Gator 100 Presented by Pennzoil.
Pos. Start Car #/Driver Laps Status
1. 9 015 Colt James 200 Running
2. 2 8 Eddie Hoffman 200 Running
3. 1 11 Peter Cozzolino 200 Running
4. 3 32 Sean Murphy-R 200 Running
5. 4 08 Andy Hanson-R 200 Running
6. 16 13 Charlie Menard 200 Running
7. 5 12 Michael Annett 200 Running
8. 18 27 Tom Smith-R 200 Running
9. 12 22 Tommy Grimes 200 Running
10. 8 89 Travis Dassow 200 Running
11. 15 45 Michael Simko-R 200 Running
12. 11 81 Jesse Smith 200 Running
13. 17 09 John Wes Townley 199 Running
14. 20 28 Jack Smith 199 Running
15. 29 61 Chris Archer-R 199 Running
16. 7 5 Derek Thorn-R 193 Flat Tire
17. 25 47 Chris Fontaine-R 193 Running
18. 31 77 Brian Campbell 171 Running
19. 19 114 Jim Ross 170 Accident
20. 6 15 Kris Stump 141 Accident
21. 30 111 Tom Grothues 125 Mechanical
22. 14 35 Keeton Hanks 109 Running
23. 22 18 Cody Smith-R 104 Accident
24. 13 131 Ryan Lawler 101 Accident
25. 10 93 Kyle Sirizzotti-R 100 Accident
26. 23 36 Ryan Durst-R 85 Mechanical
27. 27 115 Lloyd Alexander-R 51 Mechanical
28. 24 14 Brent Seeley-R 32 Accident
29. 21 3 Bill Tomlinson 31 Accident
30. 28 16 Austin Siebert-R 0 Accident
31. 26 20 Kyle Eastham-R 0 Accident
DID NOT START: 4 Thor Anderson-R, 24 Bryant Goldsmith-R, 71 Danny Ouderkirk
Lap Leaders: 11 Peter Cozzolino-Pole, 8 Eddie Hoffman 1-51,
015 Colt James 52-200.
Cautions: 16 for 72 Laps
Time of Race: 2 Hours 14 Minutes 05.626 Seconds
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