By: Larry Jewett
5/22/2010
The East Bay Sprints faced double features which brought some exciting action as Tim George and Rocky Sullivan notched their first wins of the year. Altogether, four drivers scored first wins of the year as motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bomber winner Troy Dittebrand and Outlaw 4 winner Chris Zimmerman joined the group.
The red flag flew often on Saturday night, coming out on three occasions. Alex Boerner did a flip and a half in the Limited Late Model feature. George Handy did a half roll in a motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bomber heat. Gene Lasker flipped his Sprint while leading after contact with a lapped car.
Tim Gay doubled up in Limited Late Models with a convincing victory. Taking the lead from polesitter John Bradley by the second lap, Gay had to hold off Forrest Gough for the victory. Trailing Gough were Jason Pope, point leader J.R. Prather Jr., and Bradley. Prather and Gough claimed heat wins.
The Outlaw 4s saw new winner Chris Zimmerman avenge some bad luck from a few weeks previous. Zimmerman went wire-to-wire, keeping point leader Matthew Haynes behind him as the two proved to be the class of the field. Amanda Rogers saw a strong run yield a third place finish, ahead of Cecil Martin and Billy Howard. Zimmerman and Brian Danforth won heats.
Thomas Pratt notched his fifth win of the 2010 season by claiming the win in the Precision Kia Street Stocks. His twin brother Clarence worked his way through the field for a career best second place finish. Thomas Pratt took the lead after early leader Eric Moon suffered a tire issue on lap 13. Buck Woodhouse scored third with Jarod Gay and James Hook fourth and fifth. Point leader Donnie Reed, who had picked up a heat win, fell out at the midpoint. John Clark took the other heat.
The East Bay Sprint make-up feature from April 17 saw 16 cars return. Former track champion Tim George powered his way to the win over point leader Gene Lasker, Billy Boyd, Danny Jones and Rocky Sullivan. In the main event, Lasker rocketed from his fourth starting spot to grab the lead in the backstretch. Lasker had checked out, but tangled with a lapped car and flipped in turn one. The mishap gave Sullivan the lead with George chomping at a chance to double up. Sullivan could not be caught with George settling for second. Tony Agin crossed third with Keith Butler charging from 16th to fourth. Danny Jones added a second top five for the day. Clint Reynolds was disqualified for an illegal carburetor, wiping out a top five finish.
An exciting late race pass by Troy Dittebrand vaulted him from third to first and he successfully defended to gain his first win in the motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bomber main. Point leader Kever Raulerson survived some last lap tangles to cross the line second. Heat winner Darrell Taylor finished third. Early race leader Richard Humfeld scored his first top five with a fourth. Patrick Fiore rounded out the top five. Johnnie Alexander and John Detamore joined Taylor with heat wins.
Tommy Zwally put his Ford-powered 1937 Ford in front of the Florida Old Time Modified field for a 10-lap victory. Don Land prevailed in the heat.
ASA sanctioned racing returns to East Bay Raceway Park on Saturday, May 29, 2010. Action for Racecar Engineering Late Models, Limited Late Models, Gagel’s Auto Parts Open Wheel Modifieds, Precision Kia Street Stocks and Outlaw 4s will fill the bill. For more information, go to www.eastbayracewaypark.com or call the track office.