By: Larry Jewett
10/9/2010
The Top Gun Sprint Series returned to east Bay raceway Park and an exciting duel between Danny Martin and Sport Allen had the fans on their feet. In the end, Martin prevailed for the victory.
Martin set the early pace from the front row with Rich Pratt in early pursuit. Allen slipped past Pratt, who ended up with mechanical problems, dropping out on lap 10. Martin and Allen set off for a two-man showdown, facing constant lapped traffic. With two laps to go, Allen was able to vault by with a lapped car in the middle to grab the lead. The next time the duo entered lapped traffic, Martin slipped past and held on for the win. Allen was second, ahead of Keith Butler, Gene Lasker and Tim George. Heat winners were Bruce Durden, Butler and Pratt
The Florida Mini Sprint Association brought 33 cars to the East Bay pit. Brett O’Donnell, Rea Lynn Moss, Tommy Bowden and Eddie Moss claimed heat wins to set the stage for the planned 15-lap main. As the action started, Chris Pacetti opened up a lead, but mechanical woes put him in the infield, giving the lead to point leader Brett O’Donnell. The new leader had challenges from John Craddock and Gavin Thomas, but O’ Donnell scored his sixth win of the season. Thomas settled for second after a heat race incident had led to a lot of pit work. Third in the main, which ran 11 laps due to the time limit, went to Craddock, followed by Steve Crabtree and Tim O’Donnell, father of the winner.
Q Auto & Injury Attorney Limited Late Model action put Daniel Woody in Victory Lane for the second time this season. Woody’s wire-to-wire win put him ahead of John Bradley, Forrest Gough, Dan Darnell and Alex Boerner. Woody and Darnell started the night with heat wins.
Lars Amundsen notched the Florida Old Time Modified win with a late race pass of Tommy Zwally, who was second. Roger Herbach, Jamie Frankland, and don Land claimed the rest of the top five. Herbach took a win in the heat.
The motorstats.com 4 Cylinder Bombers offered up 35 cars, bringing the need for a B feature. The preliminary main was won by Robert Purcell, moving four cars into the 24-car A. Raymond Vann went start to finish to claim his fourth win. Johnnie Alexander and Michael eaton sparred for second with Alexander claiming it. Kever Raulerson ran a steady fourth and Bubba Puyear picked up fifth when Gene Gross was DQed for a missing muffler. Jim Baker, Puyear and Raulerson took top honors in the heat action.
Steve Olone was best in the Dirt Dauber 12-lap feature.
ASA sanctioned racing returns to East Bay Raceway Park on Saturday, October 16, 2010. The Gagel’s Auto Parts Open Wheel Modifieds, Q Auto & Injury Attorney Limited Late Models, Precision Kia Street Stocks, Outlaw 4s and motorstats.com 4 cylinder Bombers will provide the action. For more information, go to www.eastbayracewaypark.com or call the track office.