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| The Mini Stock Battle Continued at LCS | By Sharon Fancher & Shirley Lynch
As the rain was coming down every where, Lake City Speedway was spared for what turned out to be great night of racing. All eye's were on the Mini Stocks as the battle continued with all the drivers eager to break the winning streak of Jeff Stalnaker, Sr.. Heats got underway and seen a couple new faces finishing on top in the first heat race as the # 63 of Spencer Buzbee from Eastbay finished 1st, followed by the "Pac Attack Team Member" Jeff Stalnaker, Jr., the # 10 for 2nd, and Greg Meredith in the # 63X for 3rd also out of Eastbay. Heat number two showed the "Pac Attack Team" were ready to get down to business as Jeff Stalnaker, Sr., his brand new # 11 ride out on the track. Stalnaker, Sr., the win, followed by his team member in # 03 of Curtis Clark, and the #54 of Karla Phipps former Putnam County Speedway racer.
The feature was about to start when the # 84 of Don Strosahl, Jr., out of turn for to take the green when Strosahl car suddenly burst into flames bringing out the caution. Track rescue personnel responded immediately, and Strosahl escaped with no injuries. Racing resumed and seen a heated battle between the "Pac Attack Team Members" Stalnaker, Sr., Stalnaker Jr.and Clark for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. Second was short lived for Jr. as Clark got under Jr. between turns one and two. Bumper to bumper pursuit ensued as Clark challenged Stalnaker, Sr., the 20 lap Feature getting a half track lead on the field. Coming out of turn four seen Clark jump to the outside of Sr. challenging him one last time. As the checkered dropped Jeff Stalnaker, Sr., the # 11 won by a mere front bumper, followed by # 03 of Curtis Clark, # 10 of Jeff Stalnaker, Jr., 3rd, Karla Phipps in the # 54 finishing 4th and # X of Jacob Antis rounded out the top five.
Mini Stock Top 10 Results:
1. # 11 Jeff Stalnaker, Sr.
2. # 03 Curtis Clark
3. # 10 Jeff Stalnaker, Jr.
4. # 54 Karla Phipps
5. # X Jacob Antis
6. # 1 Joe Waldron
7. # 2 Al Sawyer
8. # 55 Kevin Thompson
9. # 01 Chris antis
10. # 63X Greg Meredith
The Street Stock heat was all the #31 of Shane Taylor as he led all six laps to win the heat. The 32B of Kevin Bedenbaugh stayed glued to his bumper, but couldn't make a pass and finished 2nd. #44 of Dean Sands finished 3rd. The Street Stock Feature took advantage of a light car count to put on an exciting race. Taylor took the lead as the #32B of Kevin Bedenbaugh challenged and made a pass on lap 3. Lap 4 saw a caution come out as Bedenbaugh and Taylor got together and Taylor was charged with the caution and sent to the rear. As Bedenbaugh took the lead on the restart, the #44 of Dean Sands made a serious challenge to take over the 1st place spot. On Lap 8, the #43 of Tommy Merrill came charging from the rear to blow past Sands and take the lead away from Bedenbaugh on lap 9. Merrill steadily pulled away to open up a straight-away lead over the field. Merrill's domination ended when he failed post race technical inspection and the win was given to the #44 of Dean Sands who had made a pass on Bedenbaugh on lap 13 to take the 2nd position. The #32B of Kevin Bedenbaugh finished 2nd, #007 of Oliver Hughes finished 3rd, #31 of Shane Taylor took 4th and #29 of Marvin Hassell finished 5th.
Street Stock Results:
1. # 43 Tom Merrell, Jr.
2. # 44 Dean Sands
3. # 007 Oliver Hughes
4. # 31 Shane Taylor
5. # 29 Marvin Hassell
The Modified heat saw #18 of Derek Crawford draw the pole and never look back. A valiant effort by the F1 of Kyle Owen proved futile as they finished in the order they started with Crawford taking the heat race win and Owen following close behind. The Modified Feature event was history repeating itself as #18 Crawford got the jump on Kyle Owen and Owen found himself once again chasing down the #18. Derek Crawford took the win with F1 Kyle Owen finishing 2nd, #01 of Kenny Blair taking 3rd, and #29 Bill Johnson 4th.
Modified Results:
1. # 18 Derek Crawford
2. # F1 Kyle Owen
3. # 01 Kenny Blair
4. # 29 Bill Johnson
Jacksonville Late Model Sportsman driver #18 Michael Lloyd won the heat race after beating the #37 of Gary Palmer to the 1st turn. Palmer stayed in 2nd position for 3 laps, when he exited the race with a blown motor. The #35 of Charles Sealy charged from the rear to take 2nd. In the Late Model Sportsman Feature race Michael Lloyd led flag to flag to take the win. The #35 of Charles Sealy held off #28 Everett Phillips to take 2nd. Phillips finished 3rd, #33 of Gene Ross was 4th and #79 of Lloyd Davis was 5th.
Late Model Results:
1. # 18 Michael Lloyd
2. # 35 Charles Sealy
3. # 28 Everett Phillips
4. # 33 Gene Ross
5. # 79 Lloyd Davis
Last on the list for the night was the Pure Stock Class whom always turn out a good field of cars. Three heats proved necessary for the twenty-seven car field. Winners of the three heat races were Mike Havard in the 65J first heat winner, C.J. Pappa #7 in second heat winner and Jack Mosley #04 topped the third heat.The Pure Stock Feature provided plenty of action as once again the entire field tried to get to turn one at the same time, causing a pile up and two restarts. Cooler heads prevailed after the 2nd restart and the business of racing got started. The #65J of Mike Havard took the lead followed by the #04 of Jack Mosley. Another caution on lap 5 put the #24J of Jason Price in front and the #65J in the pits. The #73 of Bubba Watson held off the #0 of Nevin Gainey to finish 2nd. 3rd went to #0 Gainey. #17 of Gene O'Steen finished 4th and the #65 of Coleman Jandle III took 5th.
Pure Stock Results:
1. # 24J Jason price
2. # 73 Bubba Watson
3. # 0 Nevin Gainey
4. # 17 Gene O'Steen
5. # 65 Coleman Jandle III
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