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Bobby Baldwin Wins the Open Wheel Modified Feature Race at ASA Sanctioned Desoto Super Speedway
By Tom Blakeley
April 18, 2009, Bradenton FL Bill Davis makes his return to Desoto Super Speedway tonight in the #15 Open Wheel Modified car. Bill has won many championships at Desoto and other tracks in Florida. In 1996 he won the Modified Championship at Desoto. A huge year for Bill was 2002 in which he won three championships including the Modified Cars, Trucks, and SAMS Truck traveling series. Bill went Pro Cup racing in 2005 and 2006 and was crew chief at the time. Today Bill is teamed up with ARCA Champ and Craftsman Truck Series participant Mario Gosslin who was in the pits tonight with him and helping set the #15 car up. Bill loves Desoto Super Speedway and everything about it. He thinks the track is great, the ownership is great and the staff and people are great. Bill is a real positive person and thinks that attitude is everything. Sponsors of Bill’s #15 car are: James Carter Attorney of Bradenton, Trimmers Holiday Décor of Sarasota, Steadam Ford of Fort Meade, Leonard McCue of Q Auto and Injury Attorneys, and Chapman Fruit Company. Bill believes that you need to be the same person in good times and bad. Bill is one of the nicest drivers you’ll ever meet.
Before the races started, some of the drivers had plenty to say about Desoto Super Speedway. Randy Spicer driver of the Bomber #83 car said “Desoto has put the fun back into racing for me this year.” Steve Elder in the bomber #42 car said that “Fun is the real reason for racing and he has tons of fun racing with good friends.” Robert Crisp said he loves Desoto because he can really run fast on this track. Red Thorbin said that Desoto is a great facility because it is not a bull ring and there is plenty of room to pass. Jody Collins driver of the 32C car said he has been coming to Desoto Super Speedway for 27 years (sine he was 4 years old) and it is his home track. Zac Campilonga, Magic 4 car #30 driver said he has been coming to Desoto since he was 9 months old and in an umbrella stroller. He loves the track because you can really put on a great show and it is fast. He considers Desoto Super Speedway not just his home track but his HOME.
Magic 4’s. The Magic 4’s ran 2 Heat Races tonight. The first Heat Race was won by Brittany Barr in the #81 car. The second Heat Race was won by Dallas Troyer in the #01 car. A case of motor oil was awarded to Amy Gamache in the #85 car as she was the 4th place winner of the Feature Race. The oil was given by Dave Cazemiro and Parts Depot. The Feature Race was won by Brittany Barr in the #81 car. Second place belonged to Austin Cavey in the #20 car while Kyle Best in the #3 car took third. Zac Campilonga lead the first 5 laps before breaking down.
Rockem Sockem Bombers. The bombers ran two Heat Races and winning the first was Jody Collins in the #32C car. Winner of the second Heat Race was Steve Elder in the #42 car. The Feature Race was won by Todd Jacobs in the #44 car in his first ever win in the Bomber class. Second Place was won by Jody Collins in the #32C car and third was Steve Elder in the #42 car. What a race, there were 4 cars running side by side and bumper to bumper the whole race but Todd Jacobs drove a great race and won it. This was one awesome race tonight.
Modified Mini’s. The Modified Mini’s ran two Heat Races tonight and winning the first Heat Race was Glenn Kelley in the #16 car. The second Heat Race was won by Marty Niekens in the #70 car. The Feature Race was also won by Marty Niekens in the #70 car. Second place was won by Chad Rose in the #0 car and third was taken by Dennis Colletti in the #22 car. The race was shortened due to the number of cars that broke or got damaged.
Pure Stocks. The Pure Stocks ran two Heat Races with Robert Crisp in the #2 car winning the first Heat Race and Billy Carlbert Jr. in the #47 car winning the second Heat Race. The Feature Race was won by Robert Crisp in the #2 car and he came from last place to win. Billy Carlbert Jr. took second place and coming in third was Troy Theim in the #18 car. Ken Smith in the #11 car was DQed for throwing his helmet at the #17 car’s windshield after the race in the infield.
Street Stocks. There were two Heat Races for the Street Stock Class tonight. The winner of the first Heat Race was Duane Best in the #3 car and the winner of the second Heat Race was Dennis Wilson in the #42 car. In the Feature Race James Nanney was DQ ed for throwing objects and trying to fight with Jonathan Heidenthal in the #27 car, after Nanney had hit the wall very hard. Going to Victory Circle was Dennis Wilson in the #42 car who started dead last and drove a great race. Taking second was Duane Best in the #3 car and third belonged to Joey Barnes in the #66 car.
Flyin 4’s. The Flyin 4’s ran three Heat Races. Winning the first Heat Race was Randy Johnson in the #01 car. The winner of the second Heat Race was Jessica Ostrovskis in the pink #91 car. Winning the third Heat Race was Mike LeMaster in the 8L car. The Feature Race was won by veteran driver Randy Johnson in the #01 car. Jessica Ostrovskis in the #91 pink bullet took a solid second place and on her bumper the entire way was Alex Patten in the #13 car who won third place.
Open Wheel Modified’s. The winner of the Open Wheel Modified Heat Race was Pat Nanney in the #60 car . Winner of the Feature Race was Bobby Baldwin in the #4 car. Taking second place was Pat Nanney in the #60 car and winning third was Bill Davis in the #15 car.
Outlaw Modified’s. The Outlaw Modified class ran two Heat Races with three time champion Doug Hopper in the #15 car winning the first Heat Race. Winner of the second Heat Race was Cliff Steinman in the #21 car. Winning the Feature race was Doug Hopper in the #15 car. Second place was won by Cliff Steinman in the #21 car and Billy Campbell in the #11 car took third place. Three cars tangled on the back stretch and had to be towed to the pits.
BOMBERS - BOMB 20L Pos Driver Car # 1 TODD JACOBS 44 2 JODY COLLINS 32C 3 STEVE ELDER 42 4 MICHAEL CROOKS 33 5 LOU RUSSELL 3 6 JOHN STEWART 02 7 DUSTIN STROTT 12 8 RANDY SPICER 83
BOMBERS - HEAT 1 Pos Driver Car # 1 JODY COLLINS 32C 2 MICHAEL CROOKS 33 3 JOHN STEWART 02 4 DUSTIN STROTT 12
BOMBERS - HEAT 2 Pos Driver Car # 1 STEVE ELDER 42 2 LOU RUSSELL 3 3 RANDY SPICER 83 4 TODD JACOBS 44
FLYIN 4s - FEATURE Pos Driver Car # 1 RANDY JOHNSON 01 2 JESSICA OSTROVSKIS 91 3 ALEX PATTEN 13 4 MIKE LeMASTER 8L 5 WILLIAM CARLBERT JR 11 6 DALTON BALDWIN 4 7 JOSEPH WELDEN 40 8 MICHAEL GAMACHE 85 9 PATRICK FIORE 2X 10 BRAD STEGER 2 11 ADAM CROSS 55 12 PAUL HUFFSTUTLER 74 13 CHRISTOPHER JAMES 60 14 ANDREW MOON 31 15 ARTHUR DANIELSON 38 16 DILLON CRAMER 50X 17 GENE MCCLOUGH 41 18 ROB BOOS 21B
FLYIN 4s - HEAT 1 Pos Driver Car # 1 RANDY JOHNSON 01 2 ROB BOOS 21B 3 WILLIAM CARLBERT JR 11 4 MICHAEL GAMACHE 85 5 PATRICK FIORE 2X 6 GENE MCCLOUGH 41
FLYIN 4s - HEAT 2 Pos Driver Car # 1 JESSICA OSTROVSKIS 91 2 JOSEPH WELDEN 40 3 ALEX PATTEN 13 4 BRAD STEGER 2 5 DILLON CRAMER 50X 6 CHRISTOPHER JAMES 60
FLYIN 4s - HEAT 3 Pos Driver Car # 1 MIKE LeMASTER 8L 2 DALTON BALDWIN 4 3 ARTHUR DANIELSON 38 4 ADAM CROSS 55 5 PAUL HUFFSTUTLER 74 6 ANDREW MOON 31
MODIFIED MINIS - HEAT 1 Pos Driver Car # 1 GLENN KELLEY 16 2 CHAD ROSE 0X 3 DENNIS COLLETTI 22 4 GREG VALDEZ 60 5 RICK SIRMANS 05
MODIFIED MINIS - HEAT 2 Pos Driver Car # 1 MARTY NEIKENS 70 2 MIKE BIRK JR 10 3 DENNIS COLLETTI SR. 21X 4 RICHARD NELSON 80
MODIFIED MINIS - MM FIFTY LAP Pos Driver Car # 1 MARTY NEIKENS 70 2 CHAD ROSE 0X 3 DENNIS COLLETTI 22 4 GREG VALDEZ 60 5 RICHARD NELSON 80 6 GLENN KELLEY 16 7 DENNIS COLLETTI SR. 21X 8 MIKE BIRK JR 10 9 RICK SIRMANS 05
OPEN WHEEL MODIFIED - HEAT Pos Driver Car # 1 PAT NANNEY 60 2 BOBBY BALDWIN 4 3 DAVID GROGAN 101 4 BILL DAVIS 15 5 JOHN SHIELDS 37 6 RANDY FOOTE 65
OPEN WHEEL MODIFIED - OWM 50L Pos Driver Car # 1 BOBBY BALDWIN 4 2 PAT NANNEY 60 3 BILL DAVIS 15 4 RANDY FOOTE 65 5 DAVID GROGAN 101 6 JOHN SHIELDS 37
PURE STOCKS - HEAT 1 Pos Driver Car # 1 ROBERT CRISP 2 2 RICHARD SHEPHERD SR. 30A 3 TROY THIEM 18 4 NICK ANDRIES 30 5 CHELSEA LAU 13
PURE STOCKS - HEAT 2 Pos Driver Car # 1 WILLIAM CARLBERT JR 47 2 KEN (PAUL) SMITH 11 3 MARK PICKLESIMER 17 4 RICHARD McCLOUGH 14 5 ROBERT YOHO 75X
PURE STOCKS - PS 20L 19 OR LESS Pos Driver Car # 1 ROBERT CRISP 2 2 WILLIAM CARLBERT JR 47 3 TROY THIEM 18 4 RICHARD SHEPHERD SR. 30A 5 MARK PICKLESIMER 17 6 RICHARD McCLOUGH 14 7 ROBERT YOHO 75X 8 CHELSEA LAU 13 9 NICK ANDRIES 30 10 KEN (PAUL) SMITH 11
STREET STOCKS - HEAT 1 Pos Driver Car # 1 DUANE BEST 3 2 JAMES NANNEY 6 3 JONATHAN HEIDENTHAL 27X 4 DEREK LUCAS 88 5 MARK LAU 13
STREET STOCKS - HEAT 2 Pos Driver Car # 1 DENNIS WILSON 42 2 JIMMIE BEST 67 3 JAMES BRENNER 57 4 JOEY BARNES 66
STREET STOCKS - SS 20L 19 OR LESS Pos Driver Car # 1 DENNIS WILSON 42 2 DUANE BEST 3 3 JOEY BARNES 66 4 JONATHAN HEIDENTHAL 27X 5 JAMES BRENNER 57 6 MARK LAU 13 7 DEREK LUCAS 88 8 JIMMIE BEST 67 9 JAMES NANNEY 6
