April 3 2010

By Tom Blakeley

It was a beautiful night for racing and the fans got lots of action as the temperatures rise so does the action.  The 25 lap Truck feature race was amazing.  The first yellow did not fly until lap 19 when Brent Huber spun out.  From that point on it was like a different race.  On lap 23 the second yellow flag flew as Andrew Gipson hit the wall on the backstretch.  The final lap proved to be something to remember. 

Going into turn 4 the 48 truck of Bill Manfull pushed the 37 truck of young Nick Hernandez and sent him sideways, the trucks continued on towards the checkered flag and they again got into each other and crossed the finish line spinning and bouncing off the wall.  The fans went wild and the drivers made special hands signs to each other, but it was one great race.  The Truck results are as follows:

DS Pro TRUCKS -25Lap feature

Pos                                         Driver                                                    Car #

1                                              STEPHEN DARVALICS                                      41

2                                              BLAKE KOCH                                       34

3                                              BRENT HUBER                                    64

4                                              NICK HERNANDEZ                                            37

5                                              JIM REPPI SR                                      57

6                                              ANDREW GIPSON                                            64

7                                              DANNY ANDERSON                                         50

8                                              CHARLIE MONTGOMERY                                              12

9                                              BILL MANFULL                                   48

10                                           AL NEUMANN                                   4

DS TRUCKS – HEAT   1

Pos                                         Driver                                                    Car #

1                                              CHARLIE MONTGOMERY                                              12

2                                              DANNY ANDERSON                                         50

3                                              BILL MANFULL                                   48

4                                              ANDREW GIPSON                                            64

5                                              AL NEUMANN                                   4

DS TRUCKS – HEAT   2

Pos                                         Driver                                                    Car #

1                                              BLAKE KOCH                                       34

2                                              NICK HERNANDEZ                                            37

3                                              BRENT HUBER                                    64

4                                              STEPHEN DARVALICS                                      41

5                                              JIM REPPI SR                                      57

The Rock-em Sock-em boys had a great night with 14 cars in the field.  The bombers rubbed a little but ran a clean race that was fast and hard fought.  Visiting driver Jeff Firestine won the feature race with “The Mayor” John Stewart taking a very close second and Richie Shepherd Sr. driving to third.

Rock-em-Sock-em BOMBERS –  20L

Pos                                         Driver                                                    Car #

1                                              JEFF FIRESTINE                                  93

2                                              JOHN STEWART                                                02

3                                              RICHARD SHEPHERD SR.                                                30

4                                              DEAN BUTRUM                                 32

5                                              MICHAEL CROOKS                                           33X

6                                              DENNIS WILSON                                               4

7                                              JEROME WATLAND                                         31

8                                              ALLEN BRAGG                                   89

9                                              KEN (PAUL) SMITH                                          11

10                                           RICHARD NELSON                                            80

11                                           RICK GERMONY                                                8

12                                           TODD JACOBS                                    44

13                                           NEAL MARTIN                                   18

14                                           JEFF TAYLOR                                       70

BOMBERS – HEAT   1

Pos                                         Driver                                                    Car #

1                                              ALLEN BRAGG                                   89

2                                              MICHAEL CROOKS                                           33X

3                                              RICHARD NELSON                                            80

4                                              JEFF FIRESTINE                                  93

5                                              DEAN BUTRUM                                 32

6                                              KEN (PAUL) SMITH                                          11

7                                              TODD JACOBS                                    44

BOMBERS – HEAT   2

Pos                                         Driver                                                    Car #

1                                              RICHARD SHEPHERD SR.                                                30

2                                              JOHN STEWART                                                02

3                                              JEROME WATLAND                                         31

4                                              DENNIS WILSON                                               4

5                                              NEAL MARTIN                                   18

6                                              RICK GERMONY                                                8

7                                              JEFF TAYLOR                                       70

FLYIN 4s – FEATURE

Pos                                         Driver                                                    Car #

1                                              RANDY JOHNSON                                            73

2                                              BRITTANY BARR                                                81

3                                              ARTHUR DANIELSON                                      38

4                                              JESSICA OSTROVSKIS                                      91

5                                              TODD MOREY                                    36

6                                              AUSTIN CAVEY                                  20X

7                                              MARK MILTHALER                                           00

8                                              CRAIG JACKSON                                               53

9                                              WILLIAM CARLBERT JR                                   11

FLYIN 4s – HEAT   1

Pos                                         Driver                                                    Car #

1                                              RANDY JOHNSON                                            73

2                                              ARTHUR DANIELSON                                      38

3                                              TODD MOREY                                    36

4                                              JESSICA OSTROVSKIS                                      91

5                                              AUSTIN CAVEY                                  20X

FLYIN 4s – HEAT   2

Pos                                         Driver                                                    Car #

1                                              BRITTANY BARR                                                81

2                                              MARK MILTHALER                                           00

3                                              CRAIG JACKSON                                               53

4                                              WILLIAM CARLBERT JR                                   11

MAGIC 4S – HEAT 

Pos                                         Driver                                                    Car #

1                                              ZAC CAMPILONGA                                          30

2                                              KYLE BEST                                            3

3                                              SHANNA CLARK                                                44

4                                              DALLAS TROYER                                                01

5                                              JUSTINE CARLBERT                                          11

6                                              JOANN DANIELSON                                        38

MAGIC 4S – Feature

Pos                                         Driver                                                    Car #

1                                              KYLE BEST                                            3

2                                              DALLAS TROYER                                                01

3                                              ZAC CAMPILONGA                                          30

4                                              JOANN DANIELSON                                        38

5                                              SHANNA CLARK                                                44

6                                              JUSTINE CARLBERT                                          11

MODIFIED MINIS – HEAT 

Pos                                         Driver                                                    Car #

1                                              ROBBIE STORER                                                9

2                                              MITCHELL WEBB                                               6

3                                              RANDY STORER                                 19

4                                              JARED ALLISON                                 92

5                                              MIKE BIRK JR                                      10

6                                              DENNIS COLLETTI                                             4

MODIFIED MINIS – Feature

Pos                                         Driver                                                    Car #

1                                              JARED ALLISON                                 92

2                                              ROBBIE STORER                                                9

3                                              MITCHELL WEBB                                               6

4                                              MIKE BIRK JR                                      10

5                                              RANDY STORER                                 19

6                                              DENNIS COLLETTI                                             4

The Open Wheel Modified race was such a great race the “Godfather” claimed it was “The kind of race the fans come to see”.  Who wants to argue with the Godfather??   The race was won in the last three laps as Wayne Jefferson lead for 32 laps, then Teddy Nelson went by him coming out of turn 2 and was off the charts fast.  Ralph Bowman in the #2 car got loose and slid up and skinned the wall in lap 21.  David Grogan in car #101 spun out on his own in lap 28.  The finishing order is as follows:

OPEN WHEEL MODIFIED – HEAT 

Pos                                         Driver                                                    Car #

1                                              TEDDY NELSON                                 94

2                                              TRAVIS ROLAND                                               01

3                                              WAYNE JEFFERSON                                         1

4                                              MASON LOVE                                    29

5                                              DAVID GROGAN                                               101

6                                              DEVIN KYLE                                         2X

7                                              DALTON BALDWIN                                          4

8                                              RALPH BOWMAN                                             2

OPEN WHEEL MODIFIED – Feature

Pos                                         Driver                                                    Car #

1                                              TEDDY NELSON                                 94

2                                              WAYNE JEFFERSON                                         1

3                                              TRAVIS ROLAND                                               01

4                                              MASON LOVE                                    29

5                                              DAVID GROGAN                                               101

6                                              DALTON BALDWIN                                          4

7                                              DEVIN KYLE                                         2X

8                                              RALPH BOWMAN                                             2

The Pure Stocks were in fine form tonight as they put on an incredible show.   Duane Best passed the #71 of Darrin Ellis on lap 6 and held the lead to win the race. That is the end of the good news for the Best Boys tonight. Jimmie Best in the #67 car got tangled up with the #89X of Joshua Todd in turn 1 and Troy Meredith in the #00 went head first into the wall.  Then on lap 18 with the # 88 Jamie Wilson sliding sideways and getting tangled with the #89 of Todd and the #67 of Jimmie Best again; but this time Best went into the wall hard.  Rumor has it the beautiful #67 car of Jimmie Best is junk and that is bad news as the Best brothers will have to start over on a car.  

PURE STOCKS – HEAT   1

Pos                                         Driver                                                    Car #

1                                              JIMMIE BEST                                      67

2                                              JOSHUA TODD                                   89X

3                                              TROY MEREDITH                                               00

4                                              BEN KELLY                                           57

5                                              TYLER LAU                                           1

PURE STOCKS – HEAT   2

Pos                                         Driver                                                    Car #

1                                              ROBERT CRISP                                   30

2                                              DUANE BEST                                      3

3                                              DARRIN ELLIS                                     71

4                                              WILLIAM CARLBERT JR                                   11

5                                              JAMIE WILSON                                  88

PURE STOCKS – PS 20L 19 OR LESS

Pos                                         Driver                                                    Car #

1                                              DUANE BEST                                      3

2                                              DARRIN ELLIS                                     71

3                                              ROBERT CRISP                                   30

4                                              JOSHUA TODD                                   89X

5                                              WILLIAM CARLBERT JR                                   11

6                                              JAMIE WILSON                                  88

7                                              JIMMIE BEST                                      67

8                                              BEN KELLY                                           57

9                                              TROY MEREDITH                                               00

10                                           TYLER LAU                                           1

STREET STOCKS – HEAT 

Pos                                         Driver                                                    Car #

1                                              JONATHAN HEIDENTHAL                                              27X

2                                              DEREK LUCAS                                     88

3                                              JOSHUA TODD                                   89X

4                                              WILLIAM GOULD                                              17

5                                              JAMES BRENNER                                              57

6                                              WILLIAM CARLBERT JR                                   11

7                                              IAN ROBB                                            23

8                                              LEVI PARSONS                                   396

STREET STOCKS – Feature

Pos                                         Driver                                                    Car #

1                                              JONATHAN HEIDENTHAL                                              27X

2                                              DEREK LUCAS                                     88

3                                              WILLIAM CARLBERT JR                                   11

4                                              WILLIAM GOULD                                              17

5                                              LEVI PARSONS                                   396

6                                              IAN ROBB                                            23

7                                              JOSHUA TODD                                   89X

8                                              JAMES BRENNER                                              57

Nest Saturday is CAR WARZ at Desoto Super Speedway.  There will be filming of the event for a national TV reality racing series.  The action will be plentiful as there will be a car rolling contest, an appliance race, boat trailer races and much, much more.  Join us at 7:30 pm as the fun begins.  We are located just 9 short miles East from I 75 on State Road #64 in Bradenton Florida.  Check us out at   www.Desotosuperspeedway.com or give us a call at 941-748-7131.  The entire staff at Desoto Super Speedway is dedicated to making your night of racing FUN and SAFE.