Bernhardt Wins Second Consecutive Feature Event in Racecar Engineering Late Models at East Bay

By:  Jason Loughren

06/05/2010

It was another great Saturday night for racing at the Clay by the Bay.  The heat index was around 100 degrees and there were around 100 cars signed in ready to race.  With the start of June comes the summer stretch of racing where points championships can be won or lost.  There were 4 great classes of racing on hand for the festivities. 

The Outlaw 4’s hit the track first.  Billy Howard used a last lap pass to take the win from Mathew Haynes.  The win was Howard’s third win of the season.  Haynes finished 2^nd.  Jessie Brown earned his second top-5 of the season with a 3^rd place finish.  Larry Stepp and  Steven Hohlbaugh rounded out the top-5.  Howard and Chris Zimmerman won the heat race.

In the Gagel’s Open Wheel Modified 15 lap feature event John Bradley started on the front row and dominated the feature event leading from flag to flag.  The win was Bradley’s 2^nd in a row and 2^nd of the season.  Austin Sanders had a strong run and battled to a 2^nd place finish.  Roger Crouse started 3^rd and finished 3^rd.  Bobby Dixon finished 4^th.  Garret Stewart started 10^th and finished 5^th.   Sanders and Dixon were victorious in the heat races.

In the Racecar Engineering Late Models Brian Bernhardt won his second Racecar Engineering Late Model Feature event in a row.  Bernhardt started back in the 10^th place and quickly made his way using the outside line to the lead.  David Schmauss started 6^th and finished 2^nd.  Travis Varnadore started 10^th and finished 3^rd.  Steve Miller finished 4^th.    Paul Gibbs rounded out the top-5 with a strong run.  Bernhardt, Jimmy Waldrop and Schmauss won the heats.

The Motorstats.com 4 cylinder bombers were back in action after a weekend off as 28 cars took the green flag in their 15 lap feature event.   Patrick Tabb, Jr. held off Troy Dittebrand for the what appeared to be a win in exciting fashion.  Tabb, Jr. and Dittebrand were DQ’d in post race inspection for not having owner manuals with their vehicles.  The DQ’s gave the win to Mathew Odell which was his first of the year.    Kever Raulerson was a credited with 2^nd place.  Robert Purcell started 27^th and finished 3^rd.  Darrell Taylor finished 4^th.  Jimmy Odell rounded out the top-5.  Dittebrand, Darrell Taylor and Johnnie Alexander won the heat races.

Steve Ashmore won the Fan Participation Races at intermission.

ASA Sanctioned racing returns to East Bay Raceway Park on Saturday, June 12^th, 2010 with the Racecar Engineering Late Models, East Bay Sprints, Limited Late Models, Kia of Wesley Chapel Street Stocks, Motorstats.com 4 cylinder bombers and the wet and wild Dirt Daubers.  For more information go to www.eastbayracewaypark.com or call the track office.