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Brannon Captures ASA 100 at Charlotte County
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By Dave Sully
Drew Brannon (08) prepares to take the lead from Brian Blum (31) in the early going.
(Punta Gorda, Florida) Drew Brannon won the initial 2009 point race for the ASA Late Model South Series, edging Justin Martin in front of a large crowd at Charlotte County Motorsports Park on Saturday, March 14th.
Brannon, from Miami, took the lead on lap twenty-four in the rookie laden field (10 first year ASA drivers out of the sixteen car field), and held it the rest of the way, surviving a couple of late race restarts, to claim the checkers.
The race, named for track owner Bobby Diehl, had an inauspicious start as a four car spin on the opening circuit slowed the proceedings. When the race resumed the top three, polesitter Brian Blum (courtesy of the inversion of the top six time trialers), Casey Caudill, and Dustin Dunn, pulled out to a big lead as the other cars fought for position on the slick single-groove racing surface.
On lap twenty-two, Caudill (running second) spun coming out of turn four, setting up a restart which saw Blum leading Brannon, who had worked his way up from fifth, and Larson, who had gone off fourth. Brrannon was all over Blum when the race resumed and was able to wedge under him in turn one on lap twenty-four, taking Larson, from Clearwater, with him into second.
From there, Larson chased Bannon, and thanks to cautions on laps seventy-seven and eighty-four, was able to contend, but never able to get a run on the smooth running Bannon. At the line it was Brannon by three car lengths over Larson, with record fast timer Brandon Johnson nearby in third.
Dunn and Jeremy Gerstner, much further back, completed the top five. What appeared to be a good handling race car to the assemblage, was not, according to driver Brannon, replying to the announcer's comment about how well the car handled by saying, "I don't know what car you were looking at, but I was kind of having to drive it pretty hard there. The car was good, but we've got a lot of work to do."
 Regarding the final restart, he added, "I had a little bit in reserve, and I had to use it all up there at the end. If we'd have gotten another caution I don't think we could have held him (Larson) off." For his part, Larson commenting on the final restart, noted, "I knew I had to get him while I could, and he was just a little better than I was on the restarts. I needed the long runs and unfortunately we had a couple of yellow flags at the end. That hurt me, but he did a good job and was a little better than we were."
In other action, Ross Chastain, from Alva, prevailed in a highly forgettable 50 lap Fastruck race, which needed three starts to record a lap, five more cautions, being put on the clock, and counting caution laps, before the race was mercifully flagged after a failed attempt at a green-white-checker.
Korey Abbott, from Sanford, won his second straight Legends race in the three race weekend series, beating Alex Kemp, while Chase Fitzgerald made a late pass to beat his girlfriend, Tara Henderson, to win the Champ Kart feature.
Brian Scheerer came from 26th to finish third. Finally, twelve year old Shawn Hoven won the Bandolero feature.
NOTES: Brannon's victory in the ASA race was the first outing for the sixteen year old in the SS Green Light Racing Late Model fielded by three time National ASA champ Butch Miller. It follows a championship effort in the limited late model division at the World Series of Asphalt Racing at New Smyrna in February where the youngster won three of the eight races contested.
Wayne "the rocketman" Jefferson won the 50 lap Open Wheel race on Sunday, starting on the pole of the 17 car field.
Friday 3/13/09
Thunder Trucks
1. 69 Tom Pryor
2. 63 - ; Andy Pryor
3. 43 Richard Dupont
4. 77 β James Dellea
5. 2 Lance Sober
Road WWarriors
1. 32-Jeff Firestine
2. 32C β Jody Collins
3. 97 Chris Scott
4. &nnbsp; 18 Logan Leonard
5. 7 Blaine Baer er
6. 07 Scott Anderson
7. 2 β Jeff Pacheco
8. 29X Dawn Jericka
9.. 94 Bryan Boxell
10. 77- James Dellea
11. 23 Jeff Rumbold
12. 33 Chris Loney
Bandandoleroβs
1. 27- Shawn Hoovan
2. 17 Mark Hoovan 3. 06 Taylor McFadden
4. 60- Logan Allen
Legends
1. 5- Kory Abbott
2. 39- Gerald Campbell
3. 40 Tanner Berrryhill
4. 21 Devin McLeod
5. ; 1 Tommy Jordan
6. 7 Mike Ve Verhaagh
7. 9 Mitch Verhaagh
8. &nbbsp; 0 Darin Coker
9. 39X Jo Josh Williams
10. 89 Sean Shalvoy
11. 54 β Zack Harris
12. 38 Mike fazio
13. 55 ββ Conrad Molter
14. 61 Mark Hoovan
15. 999 Alex Ke mpf
Saturday 3/14/09
The Real Diiehl 100 Unofficial Results
1. 08 - Drew Brannon 100
2. 88 - Justin Larson 100
3. 93 - Brandon Johnson 100
4. 59 - Dustin Dunn 100
5.70 - Jeremy Gerstner 100
6. 11 - Austin Kirkpatrick 100
7. 61 - Cody Benoit 100
8. 33 - Casey Caudill 100
9. 90 - Rebecca Kasten 100
10. 60 - DJ Shaw 100
11. 9 - Rob Partelo 100
12. 51 - Stephen Nasse 100
13. 127 - Kyle Maynard 100
14. 78 - Ross Chastain 77 (mechanical)
15. 31 - Brian Blum 56 (Mechanical)
16. 8 - Michael Seeright 40 (Mechanical)
BANDOLEROβS
1. 17 Mark Hooven
2. 27 Shawn Hooven
3. 06 Taylor McFadden
4. 60 Logan Allan
FASTRUCKS
1. 36 Ross Chastain - Alva
2. 23 Mike Smith - Auburndale
3. 87 Keith Lilley - Lakeland
4. 6 Josh Williams - Port Charlotte
5. 29 Richie Henry - Hollywood
6. 30 Chris Huntoon - Port Charlotte
7. 28d T J Duke - Southwest Ranches
8. 64 Andrew Gibson - Bradenton
9. 69 Dustin Chisholm - Seminole
10. 40 Jessica Green - Lakeland
11. 53 Mario Romay - Coconut Creek
12. 05p Rick Partridge - Tampa
13. 45 Mike Wear - Fort Myers
14. 13 J R Garcia βThe Machineβ - Wimauma
15. 28x Mike Laplant - Tampa
16. 39 Tyler Laing - Southwest Ranchos
17. 72 Wally Warrick - Davie
18. 05 Cindarae Irish - Largo
19. 37 Jason Carr - Venice
20. 38 Ricky Moxley - West Palm Beach
21. 9 Rocky Reinhold - Tampa
22. 82 Steve Jones - Tampa
LEGENDS
1. 5 Kory Abbott - Apopka
2. 21 Devin McLeod - Zephyrhills
3. 99 Alex Kempf - Vero Beach
4. 40 Tanner Berryhill
5. 39 Gerald Campbell - Sebring
6. 9 Mitch Verhoagh - Bonita Springs
7. 0 Darin Coker - Palm Beach Gardens
8. 19 James Rodriguez - West Palm
9. 38 Mike Fazio - Davie
10. 7 Mike Verhoagh - Fort Myers
11. 61 Mark Hooven - Orlando
12. 89 Sean Shalvoy - Morrisville, NC
13. 55 Conrad Molter - Naples
14. 54 Zack Harris - Orlando
15. 6 Josh Williams - Port Charlotte
16. 1sc Tommy Jordan - Heartsville, SC
Desoto Champ Kart Series on March 14.
1) Chase Fitzgerald - Cutting Edge/Terror Grafix
2) Tara Henderson - Cutting Edge/Terror Grafix
3) Brian Scherrer - Cornwell Quality Tools
4) Phil Harp
5) Tim Simmons - Terror Grafix
6) Andy Whah
7) Dustin Chisholm
8 )Alan McKinney - PBS Sales and Service
9) Robin Pope Jr.
10) Scott Stevens - Digatron
11) JD Cordon - TS Racing Engines/Creative World
12) Romay Venta -Cutting Edge/J.Hite Exterminating
13) Mitchell Stevens - Ambassador Racing School
14) Scott Hailey
15) Ron Sanford
16) Kelli Burns
17) Tracy Wilson
18 )Jason Gallini
19) Kenner Brown III
20) Jerry Bedard
21) PJ Letourneau
22) Timmy Moore
23) Cody Allen
24) Vincent Crawford
25) Michael Burns
26) Paul Letournea - DNS
Sunday 3/15/09
Open Wheel Modified
1. 1- Wayne Jefferson
2. 70 Jeremy Gerstner
3. 19- Tommy Schnaderr
4. 61- Tony Carreno
5. 53 Doug Miller
6. 12 Eric Rudd
7. 999 Sean McLaughlin
8. 09 Don Skaggs
9R>9. 87 Keith Lilley
10. 71 L.B. Skaggs 11. 20 John Gerstner
12. 0 8 Kent Mclean
13. 3. 84- Bill Vandevnder
14. 2R-John Roger
15. 46- Doug Moff
16. 4- Cole Trickle
17. 14- Kevin Brickley
Legends
1. 99-Alex Kempf
2. 40- Tanner Berryhill
3. 89- Sean Shalvoy
4. 0- Darin Coker
5. 9- Mitch Verhaagh
6. 61- Mark Hooven
7. 38- Mike Fazio
8. 55- Conrad Molter
9. 37- David Amelotte
10. 99z-Zack Harris
11. 9- Gerald Campbell
12. 21- Devin McLeod
13. 7- Mike Verhaagh
Bandoleroβs
1. 27- Shawn Hooven
2. 17- Mark Hooven
3. 06- Taylor McFadden
4. 60-Logan Allen
Dwarf Cars
1. 42- Jonathan Guy
2. 82- Mike Belasar
3. 56- Larry Hubbard jr.
4. 4. Andy Prior
5. 27- Jason Stout
6.-21- Sammy Mancuso 7. 77- Larry Hubbard
8. 85- Roger Wolfe
9. 69-Tom Prior
10. 1a- John Atherton
11.-33- Roger Richmond
12. 83-Jeff Wolfe
Fab 4βs
1.18.- John Rizzo
2.88- Johnny Balzrarando
3.55-Vinnie Urbanowski
4.14.- Kevin Underwood
5.21-Jason Perkins
6.97- Josh Fiescher
7. 17.- Thomas Willis
8.22- Jeremy Perkins
9.7- Kyle Rice
10.353- Brent Null
11.01- Heath Bodge
12.21x-Janine Ellwell
13. 98- Aaron Hardgrove
Pro 4βs
1.85-David Amelotte
2.27- Derrick Horton
3.8- Kirk Risner
4.28-Dylan Bigley
5.86-John Pummel Jr.
6.82-Corey Bigley
7.97- Chuck Flesher
8.88- Bruce Gerdes
9.98- Cody Allen
10.24- Shane Moore
11.55-DNS
T.Q MIDGETS
1.30- Michael Beuisar
2.1- Jack Duffy
3.15- Michael Eder
4.7-Jamie Barnum
5.33-Kenny Busch
6.17- Ray Smith
7.6- Jay Stutz
8.26-Ted Durfer
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