| Gingras Claims Second TBARA Win of 2007 | By BJ Cavin
 The last two times that the TBARA Winged Sprints appeared at Ocala Speedway they raced green to checkers without a caution. The third time was NOT the charm, as right off the bat several cars had contact and the caution flew to pick up a few pieces.
That forced a complete restart as Charlie Ladner led the field to the green, but Tommy Nichols quickly jumped in front and seemed to be ready to dominate the race.
But on lap 10 things somehow came unglued as D.J. Hoelzle's car spun into the infield and a host of problems arose for a couple of other cars.
Both Nichols and Larry Jay Brazil Jr. developed mechanical woes that forced them to bow out, and Brian Gingras assumed the lead at that point.
Gingras was not to be denied as he maintained that lead to take the win, but he was followed closely in the end by a hard charging Troy DeCaire who probably could have passed him had there been a couple more laps in the race.
Stan Butler, who won the last TBARA race at Ocala, made his way to a third place finish, and Ben Fritz and Michael Smith came home 4th and 5th, respectively.
TBARA -- Ocala Speedway, June 15, 2007
FEATURE
1) 99 Brian Gingras; 2) 68 Troy DeCaire; 3) 18 Stan Butler; 4) 16 Ben Fritz.; 5) 9X Michael Smith; 6) 51 Mark Gimmler; 7) 66 Kipp Beard; 8) 19 Keith Butler; 9) 52 Joey Aguilar; 10) 29 Gary Gimmler ; 11) 0 Dude Teate; 12) 10 Matt Mercer; 13) 80 Wendy Mathis; 14) 47 Richard Waddell; 15) 14 Shane Butler (DNF); 16) 15 D.J. Hoelzle (DNF); 17) 11T T.J. Winegardner (DNF); 18) 55 Tommy Nichols (DNF); 19) 21B Larry J Brazil Jr (DNF); 20) 33 David Slawiak (DNF); 21) 75 Curtis Sutton (DNF); 22) 39 Charles Ladner; (DNF)
The 1 car driven by Steven Bradley, the 41 car driven by Steve Heisler, the 21 driven by Jim Alvis and the 3Y driven by David Shotsberger did not make the start of the feature race.
HEAT 1
1) 15 D.J. Hoelzle
2) 51 Mark Gimmler
3) 47 Richard Waddell
4) 18 Stan Butler
5) 29 Gary Gimmler
6) 14 Shane Butler
7) 11T T.J. Winegardner
8) 75 Curtis Sutton
41 Steve Heisler - DNS
HEAT 2
1) 21B Larry Brazil Jr.
2) 68 Troy DeCaire
3) 66 Kipp Beard
4) 55 Tommy Nichols
5) 80 Wendy Mathis
6) 52 Joey Aguilar
7) 33 David Slawiak
8) 1 Steven Bradley
21 Jim Alvis - DNS
HEAT 3
1) 39 Charles Ladner
2) 99 Brian Gingras
3) 16 Ben Fritz
4) 9X Michael Smith
5) 10 Matt Mercer
6) 19 Keith Butler
0 Dude Teate - DNS
3Y David Shotsberger - DNS
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