Josh Peacock Dominates Racecar Engineering Late Models Feature Event

By:  Jason Loughren

09/18/2010

The skies were clear as four classes of cars were at the track ready to rock and roll for an exciting night of racing at the Clay by the Bay.

The Outlaw 4’s Mathew Haynes took the win after a wild final lap.  Shirlene Hammond and Chris Zimmerman were running nose to tail as they came off of turn 4 on the last lap.  Zimmerman and Hammond got together and they both spun right in front of the flag stand.  Haynes took the win which was his 6^th of the season.  Travis Staats started 16^th and finished 2^nd after a strong run.  Jason Russell finished 3^rd.  Brittany Yates picked up her first top-5 of the year with a 4^th place finish.  Jesse Brown rounded out the top-5.  Billy Howard and Zimmerman won the heats.

In the  Q Auto and Injury Limited Late  Models Forrest Gough led flag to flag to pick up his second feature win of the season.  Gough held off the charge of Tim Powers on multiple restarts.  Powers captured a 2^nd place finish.  John Bradley finished 3^rd.  Roger Crouse started deep in the field and finished 4^th.  Waylan Haynes rounded out the top 5 with a 5^th place finish.  Scotty Williams and and Gough won the heat races.

In the Racecar Engineering Late Models Josh Peacock dominated the caution marred event for the win.  The win was Josh Peacock’s 6^th win of the season.  David Schmauss finished 2^nd.  Philip Cobb ran strong and finished 3^rd.  John Koller started 10 and finished 4^th.  Ted Erskine started 5^th and finished 5^th.   Cobb,  Schmauss and Wallace Peacock were victorious in the heats.

In the Motorstats.com 4 cylinder bombers Roberto Morfin, Sr. started on the pole and led all the way to take the checkered flag for his second win of the year.  Points leader Kever Raulerson appeared to have finished in second place but was DQ’d in post race inspection.  Mathew Odell finished 2nd after starting 9^th.  Mike Lacey finished 3^rd.   Troy Dittebrand and Brett Calonge rounded out the top-5.  Morfin, Sr.,  Chuck Mathias, and Raulerson won the heats.

Johnnie Alexander won the B  Feature Event.

 ASA Sanctioned racing returns to East Bay Raceway Park on Saturday, September 25^th,  ²⁰¹⁰ with the Racecar Engineering Late Model’s, East Bay Sprints, Precision Kia Street Stocks,  Motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers and the Dirt Daubers.  The Old Time Mods will also compete.   For more information go to www.eastbayracewaypark.com or call the track office.