Post by jkelly57 on Nov 20, 2007 18:09:58 GMT -6
Night Two Duel qualifying feature honors go to Martin
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (Nov. 16) – A late charge landed night two honors at
> Las Vegas Motor Speedway’s Duel In The Desert special for an IMCA
> Modified driver from the Sooner State.
>
> Oklahoma veteran Eddie Martin won Friday’s 20-lap qualifying feature,
> pocketing $300 and earning the outside row one starting spot in the
> $5,000 to win main event on Saturday.
>
> The top eight finishers in the qualifier advanced to the big show.
> Alan Sharpensteen and Richard Papen hausen both ran at the front of
> the pack before finishing right behind Martin. Conner Pullen, Jeep
> Berry, Ryan McDaniel, Paul Stone and Robby Haines also secured
> Saturday night spots.
>
> Berry made the biggest move, all the way from the 24th and final
> starting position. Christy Georges crossed the finish line fourth but
> was disqualified in post-race tech inspection for stud girdles.
>
> Sharpensteen led the first three circuits before giving way to
> Papenhausen. Martin stayed close to the front pair before finding his
> way by with four laps left.
>
> One new entry on Friday nudged the record Modified car count for the
> 10th annual special to 185; the top two finishers from each of six
> last-chance races will complete the starting grid for the 40-lap main
> event.
>
> Seven states and one Canadian province are now represented, with six
> of the 16 drivers already qualified coming from California.
>
> Top 20 finishers in the EQ Cylinder Heads Wild West Tour square off
> in a special 15-lap Shootout that sports a $3,000 purse. Winners of
> both the Shootout and the Duel In The Desert feature will be added to
> the ballot for the 2008 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational.
>
> Fifty-five late models saw their first action Friday, with Brad
> Pounds topping the qualifying feature for that class. He’d already
> raced his way into the Modified main during Thursday’s opening night
> program.
>
> Results
> 1st heat (top three) – 1. Leland Hibdon, Las Vegas; 2. Keith Brown
> Sr., Pittsburg, Calif.; 3. Bill Smith III, Sparks.
> 2nd heat – 1. Alan Sharpensteen, Amarillo, Texas; 2. Tony Kinkade
> Jr., Hesperia, Calif.; 3. Will Brack, Mead, Colo.
> 3rd heat – 1. Gene Kay, Yerington; 2. Paul Stone, Winton, Calif.; 3.
> Chad Dolan, Gibbon, Neb.
> 4th heat – 1. Conner Pullen, Amarillo, Texas; 2. Ryan McDaniel,
> Olivehurst, Calif.; 3. Chase Hansen, Myton, Utah.
> 5th heat – 1. Christy Georges, El Paso, Texas; 2. Dan Fitzgerald, Las
> Vegas; 3. Jimmy Reeves, Laton, Calif.
> 6th heat – 1. Derek Kopp, Montrose, Colo.; 2, Robby Haines,
> Benkelman, Neb.; 3. Ricky Alvarado, Delta, Colo.
> 7th heat – 1. Richard Papenhausen, Chico, Calif.; 2. Gary Dutton,
> Bakersfield, Calif.; 3. Ray Laird, Mon trose, Colo.
> 8th heat – 1. Eddie Martin, Stillwell, Okla.; 2. Bryan Burnes,
> LeMoore, Calif.; 3. Jeep Berry, Grand Junction, Colo.
> Qualifying feature – 1. Martin; 2. Sharpensteen; 3. Papenhausen; 4.
> Pullen; 5. Berry; 6. McDaniel; 7. Stone; 8. Haines; 9. Kay; 10.
> Dolan; 11. Hansen; 12. Burnes; 13. Dutton; 14. Fitzgerald; 15.
> Alvarado; 16. Laird; 17. Reeves; 18. Hibdon; 19. Kopp; 20. Kinkade;
> 21. Smith; 22. Brown; 23. Brack
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (Nov. 16) – A late charge landed night two honors at
> Las Vegas Motor Speedway’s Duel In The Desert special for an IMCA
> Modified driver from the Sooner State.
>
> Oklahoma veteran Eddie Martin won Friday’s 20-lap qualifying feature,
> pocketing $300 and earning the outside row one starting spot in the
> $5,000 to win main event on Saturday.
>
> The top eight finishers in the qualifier advanced to the big show.
> Alan Sharpensteen and Richard Papen hausen both ran at the front of
> the pack before finishing right behind Martin. Conner Pullen, Jeep
> Berry, Ryan McDaniel, Paul Stone and Robby Haines also secured
> Saturday night spots.
>
> Berry made the biggest move, all the way from the 24th and final
> starting position. Christy Georges crossed the finish line fourth but
> was disqualified in post-race tech inspection for stud girdles.
>
> Sharpensteen led the first three circuits before giving way to
> Papenhausen. Martin stayed close to the front pair before finding his
> way by with four laps left.
>
> One new entry on Friday nudged the record Modified car count for the
> 10th annual special to 185; the top two finishers from each of six
> last-chance races will complete the starting grid for the 40-lap main
> event.
>
> Seven states and one Canadian province are now represented, with six
> of the 16 drivers already qualified coming from California.
>
> Top 20 finishers in the EQ Cylinder Heads Wild West Tour square off
> in a special 15-lap Shootout that sports a $3,000 purse. Winners of
> both the Shootout and the Duel In The Desert feature will be added to
> the ballot for the 2008 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational.
>
> Fifty-five late models saw their first action Friday, with Brad
> Pounds topping the qualifying feature for that class. He’d already
> raced his way into the Modified main during Thursday’s opening night
> program.
>
> Results
> 1st heat (top three) – 1. Leland Hibdon, Las Vegas; 2. Keith Brown
> Sr., Pittsburg, Calif.; 3. Bill Smith III, Sparks.
> 2nd heat – 1. Alan Sharpensteen, Amarillo, Texas; 2. Tony Kinkade
> Jr., Hesperia, Calif.; 3. Will Brack, Mead, Colo.
> 3rd heat – 1. Gene Kay, Yerington; 2. Paul Stone, Winton, Calif.; 3.
> Chad Dolan, Gibbon, Neb.
> 4th heat – 1. Conner Pullen, Amarillo, Texas; 2. Ryan McDaniel,
> Olivehurst, Calif.; 3. Chase Hansen, Myton, Utah.
> 5th heat – 1. Christy Georges, El Paso, Texas; 2. Dan Fitzgerald, Las
> Vegas; 3. Jimmy Reeves, Laton, Calif.
> 6th heat – 1. Derek Kopp, Montrose, Colo.; 2, Robby Haines,
> Benkelman, Neb.; 3. Ricky Alvarado, Delta, Colo.
> 7th heat – 1. Richard Papenhausen, Chico, Calif.; 2. Gary Dutton,
> Bakersfield, Calif.; 3. Ray Laird, Mon trose, Colo.
> 8th heat – 1. Eddie Martin, Stillwell, Okla.; 2. Bryan Burnes,
> LeMoore, Calif.; 3. Jeep Berry, Grand Junction, Colo.
> Qualifying feature – 1. Martin; 2. Sharpensteen; 3. Papenhausen; 4.
> Pullen; 5. Berry; 6. McDaniel; 7. Stone; 8. Haines; 9. Kay; 10.
> Dolan; 11. Hansen; 12. Burnes; 13. Dutton; 14. Fitzgerald; 15.
> Alvarado; 16. Laird; 17. Reeves; 18. Hibdon; 19. Kopp; 20. Kinkade;
> 21. Smith; 22. Brown; 23. Brack