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Joe Boyd wins the Racecar Engineering Hoosier Elite Super Late Model 75 Lap Feature at ASA Sanctioned Desoto Super Speedway
By Tom Blakeley
(June 27, 2009 Bradenton, Florida) It was one of the hottest nights of the year and the racing at ASA Sanctioned Desoto Super Speedway was hot too. The latest event of the Racecar Engineering Hoosier Elite Series was one that tested the heart of a man’s soul.
The driving seemed to be some of the toughest and roughest in a long time. There seemed to be no patience on the track as drivers drove up over the hoods of other cars and debris was everywhere. The track seemed to be very-very fast from the start. It also seemed that the yellow flag was waved more often than the green. And the guy that put the series together got a ride in an ambulance to Manatee Memorial Hospital where he was diagnosed with a broken bone in his lower back.
When we saw the #33 car fly air born and directly into the wall we all knew it could be very bad. We saw Steve Dorer get out of the car under his own power and there was a big sigh of relief, but Steve went to the ground and laid there for what seemed like an eternity. He was taken to the hospital and monitored for many hours, then released and taken to his home.
The prognosis is good for a full recovery, but he will be in a lot of pain for a while. Everyone at Desoto Super Speedway wishes Steve Dorer a speedy recovery and we look forward to seeing him at the track soon. He also deserves a huge Thank You for putting together the Racecar Engineering Hoosier Elite Series for the super late models.
The main event for the Racecar Engineering Hoosier Elite Series was the 75 lap Feature race. The winner was Tampa’s Joe Boyd in the great looking #5 car. Joe has been racing for over 15 years and started in go karts. He currently is the points leader at another track and came to ASA Sanctioned Desoto Super Speedway to be part of this Super Late Model Series.
Veteran Driver Jeff Scofield in the #21 S car took second and was charging hard the entire race. Third place was won by Brad Bischoff in the #53 car. Bischoff was in the race the whole way and came close to taking the lead on a restart, but the green did not drop and he wasn’t able to make the same move on the second restart. There were many cars that did not finish the race and either broke or got damaged and had to pit. Earlier in the evening the Super Late Models ran two heat races.
The first heat race was won by Robert Yoho in the #00 car. Marty Pierce took second in the #75 car. Third place belonged to Steve Dorer in the #33 car.
The second heat race was won by Anthony Campi in the #81 car with Daniel Webster in the #133 car taking second place. Third place was won by Brad Bischoff in the #53 car. This Series will return to ASA Sanctioned Desoto Super Speedway in August.
Rockem Sockem Bombers. The Bombers ran one heat race tonight. The heat race was won by John Stewart in the #02 car with Michael Crooks in the #33 car taking second. Third place was won by James Crawford Jr. in the #30 B Pops Thorbin memorial car. The feature race was a 20 lap event that was won by Michael Crooks in the #33 car. John Stewart in the #02 car took second place and third place was won by James Crawford Jr. in the #30 B car. The Bombers put on a great show and the race was very close with lots of side by side racing.
Flyin 4’s. The flyin 4’s ran one heat race which was won by Randy Johnson in the #01 silver bullet car. Rob Boos in the #21 car took second in the heat, and Alex Patten in the #13 car won third place. The feature race was 20 lap race that was a thriller and had the crowd on its feet. The winner of the feature was Rob Boos in the #21 car. Randy Johnson in the #01 car took second and Alex Patten won third place. This is becoming one of the fan’s favorite classes at the speedway. The class continues to improve and grow.
Magic 4’s. The Magic 4’s ran one heat race which was won by Joann Danielson in the #38 car. Joann just started racing half way through last year’s program and has been steadily improving. This was her first win ever! Congratulations to Joann for a fine race and victory. Taking second place in the heat race was Austin Cavey in the #20 car, and third place was won by Brittany Barr in the #81 car. The feature 20 lap race was won by Brittany Barr in the #81 car while Dallas Troyer in the #01 car took second. Winning third place in the feature was Austin Cavey in the #20 car who did a great job of driving after being sent to the rear. The Magic 4 class is a driver development class and it is a thrilling class to watch. The age of the drivers for this class is from 12 to 17 years old.
Modified Mini’s. The Modified Mini class ran one heat race with Brian Dorer in the #97 car winning it. Mike Birk Jr. in the #10 car took second and Chad Rose in the #0 car took third in the heat race. The 50 lap feature race was won by Brian Dorer in the #97 car. Mike Birk Jr. in the #10 car took second and Cad Rose in the #0 car won third. Brian Dorer is a crafty veteran driver that will be hard to beat this year he works long and hard on his car weekly and it shows. Mike Birk Jr. is coming on strong in this division. Mike has been driving for 12 years and has his roots in racing from his go kart days.
Street Stocks. The Street Stock class ran one heat race tonight and then a 20 lap feature race. The racing in this class is intense and close. The cars are so evenly matched that anyone can win on any given night. The heat race was won by Dennis Wilson in the black #42 car. Winning second place was James Nanney in the blue #6 car and third belonged to Derek Lucas in the orange #88 car. The feature race was won by Robert Haygood in the blue #84 car while James Nanney placed second in the #6 car and Dennis Wilson in the #42 car took third place.
Join us Saturday July 4th for Crash and Bash with fireworks and lots of other fun events. Desoto Super Speedway is located just 9 miles East of I-75 on SR#64 in Bradenton, Fl. Please check us out on the web at www.desotosuperspeedway.com or call us at 941-7487131 The entire staff takes great pride in trying to provide great service and help in any way we can. We look forward to welcoming you to Desoto Super Speedway.
BOMBERS - BOMB 20L Pos Driver Car # 1 MICHAEL CROOKS 33 2 JOHN STEWART 02 3 JAMES CRAWFORD JR 30B 4 STEVE ELDER 42 5 TODD MOREY 5 6 JODY COLLINS 32C 7 TODD JACOBS 44
BOMBERS - HEAT Pos Driver Car # 1 JOHN STEWART 02 2 MICHAEL CROOKS 33 3 JAMES CRAWFORD JR 30B 4 JODY COLLINS 32C 5 TODD JACOBS 44 6 STEVE ELDER 42 7 TODD MOREY 5
FLYIN 4s - FEATURE Pos Driver Car # 1 ROB BOOS 21B 2 RANDY JOHNSON 01 3 ALEX PATTEN 13 4 JESSICA OSTROVSKIS 91 5 ROBERT KISSAM 911 6 DALTON EPPS 69 7 PATRICK TABB JR. 03 8 ANDREW MOON 31 9 DALTON BALDWIN 4 10 TODD KISSAM 07 11 ARTHUR DANIELSON 38
FLYIN 4s - HEAT Pos Driver Car # 1 RANDY JOHNSON 01 2 ROB BOOS 21B 3 ALEX PATTEN 13 4 DALTON BALDWIN 4 5 JESSICA OSTROVSKIS 91 6 ANDREW MOON 31 7 ARTHUR DANIELSON 38
HOOSIER ELITE - HEAT 1 Pos Driver Car # 1 ROBERT YOHO 00 2 MARTY PIERCE 75 3 STEVE DORER 33 4 JOE BOYD 5 5 JEFF SCOFIELD 21S 6 CASEY CAUDILL 33Z 7 NORBERT GOESTL 6 8 DWAYNE DEMPSEY 39
HOOSIER ELITE - HEAT 2 Pos Driver Car # 1 ANTHONY CAMPI 81 2 DANIEL WEBSTER 133 3 BRAD BISCHOFF 53 4 BOBBY GOOD 19 5 RICHARD SAPP JR 44 6 SCOTT HOLLY 1 7 BRANDON ANDERSON 21 8 JESSICA MURPHY 26
HOOSIER ELITE - HOOSIER ELITE Pos Driver Car # 1 JOE BOYD 5 2 JEFF SCOFIELD 21S 3 BRAD BISCHOFF 53 4 DANIEL WEBSTER 133 5 MARTY PIERCE 75 6 BRANDON ANDERSON 21 7 BOBBY GOOD 19 8 ROBERT YOHO 00 9 CASEY CAUDILL 33Z 10 ANTHONY CAMPI 81 11 JESSICA MURPHY 26 12 SCOTT HOLLY 1 13 DWAYNE DEMPSEY 39 14 RICHARD SAPP JR 44 15 NORBERT GOESTL 6 16 STEVE DORER 33
MODIFIED MINIS - HEAT Pos Driver Car # 1 BRIAN DORER 97 2 MIKE BIRK JR 10 3 CHAD ROSE 0 4 DENNIS COLLETTI 4 5 ANDY FISCHER 21 6 RICHARD NELSON 80
MODIFIED MINIS - MM FIFTY LAP Pos Driver Car # 1 BRIAN DORER 97 2 MIKE BIRK JR 10 3 CHAD ROSE 0 4 DENNIS COLLETTI 4 5 RICHARD NELSON 80 6 ANDY FISCHER 21
STREET STOCKS - HEAT Pos Driver Car # 1 DENNIS WILSON 42 2 JAMES NANNEY 6 3 DEREK LUCAS 88 4 ROBERT HAYGOOD 84
STREET STOCKS - SS 20L 19 OR LESS Pos Driver Car # 1 ROBERT HAYGOOD 84 2 JAMES NANNEY 6 3 DENNIS WILSON 42 4 DEREK LUCAS 88
