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| North Dominates Speedfest at USA International | By Mark Chisum
Lakeland, Florida- The Indiana-based Champion Racing Series
dominated Speedfest 2005 at USA International Speedway Saturday night,
taking the top three positions in the 200-lap event. The event brought
together drivers from five series from around the nation including the
Champion Racing Series, Florida Sunbelt Series, Pro All Star Series,
Southern All Stars, and United States Racing Association.
The Sunbelt Series led the way in qualifying, with six drivers in the top ten. Justin Drawdy led the way with a 20.847 second lap around the ¾ mile oval. 1.222 seconds separated the 44 cars that maid qualifying runs.
Charlie Menard took the lead from Southern All Stars driver Bubba
Pollard on lap 135 and went on to take the win over northern
counterparts Eddie Hoffman and Pat Kelly. Pollard maintained his second place position before losing oil pressure on lap 163, finishing 23rd.
Once past Pollard, Menard built and maintained a comfortable
lead for the remainder of the race. Mike Rowe made the long haul from
Turner, Maine but went home with a fourth place finish. Sunbelt driver
Jay Middleton rounded out the top five.
David Hole was the top finishing Southern All Star driver. Hole
finished 13th. Other All Star drivers were Ronnie Sanders 17th, Johnny
Brazier 18th, Josh Hamner 24th, and Ryan Foster 28th.
Charlie Bradberry was involved in a hard crash in Thursday’s
100–lap race. The car was damaged beyond repair for the weekend.
Bradberry was scheduled to drive Sanders back up car on Saturday, but
engine problems ended his weekend.
The O’Reilly Southern All Stars will open its 2005 season with the annual Earlybird 100 at Birmingham International Raceway, February 25-27. For more information, contact the series at (256) 539-4484, or visit the series’ web site at www.southern-allstars.com/
Results
Thursday-100 laps
1. Mike Fritts
2. Mario Gosselin
3. Jeff Choquette
4. Dwayne Dempsey
5. Wayne Anderson
6. Ryan Mathews
7. Mike Rowe
8. Brian Finney
9. Jack Landis
10. Chris Fontaine
11. Charlie Menard
12. Eddie Hoffman
13. Johnny Allen
14. Ronnie Sanders
15. Charlie Bradberry
16. Dave Jackson
17. Pat Kelly
18. Johnny Brazier
19. DeWayne Bryan
20. Ryan Foster
21. Chris Gabehart
22. Jeff Scofield
23. Justin Drawdy
24. Jacob Warren
25. Ted Christopher
26. Sean Murphy
27. Eddie Massengill
28. Greg Davidson
29. Scott Hantz
30. Fain Skinner
31. Ben Rowe
32. Chuck Barnes Jr.
33. Eddie Van Meter
34. Josh Hamner
Saturday- 200 laps
1. Charlie Menard
2. Eddie Hoffman
3. Pat Kelly
4. Mike Rowe
5. Jay Middleton
6. Justin Drawdy
7. Ted Christpher
8. Travis Kittleson
9. Chuck Barnes Jr.
10. Wayne Anderson
11. Eddie Van Meter
12. Billy Bigley Jr.
13. David Hole
14. Mack Johnson
15. Ryan Mathews
16. Mike Cope
17. Ronnie Sanders
18. Johnny Brazier
19. Jeff Choquette
20. Eddie Massengill
21. Robert Yoho
22. Jacob Warren
23. Bubba Pollard
24. Josh Hamner
25. Brian Finney
26. Johnny Allen
27. Chris Fontaine
28. Ryan Foster
29. Mike Fritts
30. Bill Rodgers
31. DeWayne Bryan
32. Dwayne Dempsey
33. Mario Gosselin
34. Chris Davidson
35. Jack Landis
36. Ben Rowe
37. Chris Gabehart
38. Ted Musgrave Jr.
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