Linny White wins rich Super Late Model
feature, Gay takes Modified win at Orange Show Speedway
SAN BERNARDINO (July 22, 2007) –
Linny White hadn’t raced at Orange Show Speedway for more than
three months, but the time away didn’t dull his memory of how
to drive the quarter-mile oval.
He proved that decisively Saturday night by taking
home the Hype Manufacturing Super Late Model main event and the $1,000
winner’s purse.
Then he joined a crowd of 5,828 in watching Danny
Gay of San Diego capture a wild Lucas Oil ASA Modified main event that
set the stage for the curtain-closing Demoliton Derby won by Felix Ortiz.
Eddie Secord, of Oak Hills, and Tony Dumont, of Irvine
, were the night’s other winners, in the ASA Pro 4 and Aflac Factory
Four features, respectively.
The crowd was the largest for the track at the National
Orange Show Events Center since Joe Ganino Jr. was named Director of
Racing in June of last year, and those in attendance were treated to
an extremely competitive night of racing.
White, 29, of Fontana , bested a field of 20 Super
Late Models by taking the lead from Ramona’s John Manke on the
17th of 40 laps and holding it the rest of the way.
White, who also set fast time and won one of the
three heat races, started his Chevrolet Monte Carlo on the outside of
the front row, alongside Manke and just ahead of class points leader
Rick Chavez. Those three set the pace throughout the early portion of
a race plagued by six yellow caution flags and two red flag stops.
Frankie Gould moved into second on lap 20, but never
challenged for the lead en route to a runner-up finish.
Gay, who started third in the 22-car field, said
after the race that he thought he might have broken a rear end during
one of the incidents that forced two restarts before a lap could be
completed and eliminated points leader Jason Patison from contention.
But if Gay did have a problem, it wasn’t evident. He dogged leader
Tim Morse until Morse made contact with a lapped car and broke on lap
27, then withstood almost constant pressure from Jimmy Dickerson, of
El Cajon , for the rest of the 75 laps.
It wasn’t all good news, however, because before
the races began Ganino announced two more disciplinary actions stemming
from last week’s controversial Late Model race and its aftermath.
Ron Daniel, who was spotting for driver Kevin James,
has been suspended for a year under Orange Show Speedway Rule 6-1.3
(5), which prohibits any physical contact with a track official or another
competitor. James has been fined $1,000 under Rule 6-1.1, which holds
the driver responsible for the actions of his crew. In addition, Cliff
Conklin, the crew chief and spotter for older brother Jim Conklin, has
been placed on probation for the rest of the season under Rule 6-1.3,
actions detrimental to the sport, and Jim Conklin has been fined $50
under Rule 6-1.1.
The suspension is retroactive to July 14.
ORANGE SHOW SPEEDWAY
Saturday, July 21, 2007
RACE RESULTS
LUCAS OIL ASA MODIFIEDS
Main event (75 laps) – 1. Danny Gay, San Diego
; 2. Jimmy Dickerson, El Cajon ; 3. Jim Mardis, Riverside ; 4. Billy
Johanneck, Phoenix ; 5. Mike Salm, Fallbrook.
Trophy dash winner – Tim Morse, Burbank. Fast
qualifier – Jason Patison, Corona .
HYPE MANUFACTURING SUPER LATE MODELS
Main event (40 laps) – 1. Linny White, Colton
, Chevrolet Monte Carlo ; 2. Frankie Gould, Woodland Hills, Chevrolet
Monte Carlo ; 3. Rob Kiemele, San Bernardino , Chevrolet Monte Carlo
; 4. Glen Cummings, Highland , Pontiac Grand Prix/Chevrolet; 5. Mark
Shackleford, Riverside , Chevrolet Monte Carlo .
Heat race winners – Dave Scheidecker, Rialto
, Pontiac Grand Prix; Travis Stockman, Highland , Chevrolet Monte Carlo;
White. Trophy dash winner – Gould. Fast qualifier – White.
ASA PRO 4
Main event (30 laps) – 1. Eddie Secord, Oak
Hills, Pontiac Grand Prix/Ford; 2. Rex Lockwood, Victorville, Chevrolet
Monte Carlo/Ford; 3. John Soares, San Bernardino , Ford Fusion; 4. Chuck
Becker II, Cabazon, Chevrolet Montre Carlo/Ford; 5. Bryan Glidewell,
Cerritos , Pontiac GTO/Ford.
Heat race winner – Glidewell. Trophy dash winner
– Lockwood. Fast qualifier – Secord.
ASA AFLAC FACTORY FOURS
Main event (30 laps) – 1. Tony Dumont, Irvine
, Mercedes Benz; 2. Spencer Samaro, San Bernardino , Toyota pickup;
3. Art Ramirez, Walnut, Toyota Celica; 4. Jeff Imbriani, San Bernardino
, Toyota pickup; 5. Gerritt Hodge, Moreno Valley , Honda CRX..
Heat race winners – Brandon Huizenga, Hemet
, Izusu pickup; Dumont . Trophy dash winner – Ramirez. Fast qualifier
– Martin Huizenga, Hemet , Nissan pickup.
Racing at Orange Show Speedway is sponsored by Lucas
Oil, Blackhawk Protection, Hype Manufacturing, Del Taco, Aflac Insurance,
KTTD radio (AM 1350), Leno’s Rico Taco, Soboba Casino, Budweiser,
Hoosier Racing Tires, Frank’s Radio Service, Torco Racing Fuels,
Parker Pumper/BSR West, Eibach Springs, JP Striping, Center Chevrolet,
Pepsi, Matich Coporation, L. Curti Truck and Equipment, One Stop Landscape
Supply, Extreme Exhibits & Logistics, Little Green Onions and the
San Bernardino County Sun.
For further information, contact Jim Short at 951-203-2649
or jimshort65@sbcglobal.net, call Orange Show Speedway at 909-888-6788,
X438, or visit the web site at www.nosevents.com.
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