Bruce "the moose" Yackey wins his third straight at CNS

Sunday, 12 August 2012 06:27

#12 Bruce Yackey battles #95m Cris Muhler for the lead (Starr photo)

(08-11-2012 Dacono CO) Not even Mother Nature could slow down Greeley Colorado's Bruce Yackey when he cruised to his third straight Gillett Vet Late Model main event victory after a long rain delay at Colorado National Speedway. When the rain finally stopped and the track was dried the fans were treated to great racing from the Supermodifieds, Legends, Super Stocks, Late Models and the Figure 8s.

Gillett Vet Late Models
Coming into the Rinnai Night at CNS the Gillett Vet Late Models had a three week break from the action and #12 Bruce "the moose" Yackey had won the pervious two feature events in the division. Yackey's point lead increased at the start of the main as bad luck hit 2nd place in points #31 Rick Smith. The leaders "checked up" in turn two causing a chain reaction which eventually collected Smith causing a fair amount of front end damage. #55 Jesse Runkle also sustained damage in the altercation, yet both Smith and Runkle continued racing minus large portions of their body work. A scary moment for #6 Dominic Ursetta on lap 13 when his right front tire blew and sent him hard into the turn 1 wall. Dominic was uninjured but his day was done. At the halfway point in the race Yackey was out front with #95m Cris Muhler pressuring him for the lead and last year's track champion #74 Dan "the savage man" Savage making his presence felt in 3rd place. When the checkered flag dropped it was Yackey claiming his third win in a row. Muhler held on for 2nd, Savage was 3rd, #7 Adam Deines came in 4th and #84 Matt Zwingelberg filled in 5th.

FAST DASH WINNER: #12 Bruce Yackey
DASH WINNER: #74 Dan Savage
QUICK TIME: #95m Cris Muhler 16.345

NTC Logistics Super Stocks
Michael Cox has been the car to beat in the NTC Logistics Super Stock division in 2012 and it didn't take the blue #3 long to jump out into the lead at the start of the 25 lap main event. Cox rode unchallenged until just passed the halfway mark when #46 Lightning Rick Lothert worked his way into 2nd place and began to reel in Cox. The racing behind the leaders was intense as #71 Harry Livermore Jr., #61 John Humphrey, #90 Kyle Patee, #6x Josh Parker and #13 Jason Morris were all trading paint while battling for position. The race ended in dramatic fashion as Lothert dove low on Cox grabbing the win. Humphrey also got by Cox to take 2nd position. Cox hung on for 3rd and Josh Parker took 4th, #90 Kyle Pattee rounded out the top 5.

FAST DASH WINNER: #61 John Humphrey
DASH WINNER: #02 Darrell Smith
QUICK TIME: #3 Michael Cox 19.712

RMLRA Legend Cars
Last years rookie of the year in the Legend division #85 Cole MacEwen paced the field for a 25 lap main event and his teammate #58 Kyle Ray was right along side. Yet on the first lap there was contact in turn 3 and several cars were involved in a minor altercation. Both MacEwen and the #21 of Ryan Jones suffered damage to their vehicles. The race was marred with several early caution flags and a rather large cleanup but once the race got going the drivers put on a good show for the fans. Clearly the most exciting aspect of the race was watching the #22 of Chris Eggleston as he blazed a trail up through the field after ending up at the rear of the field on one of the early yellow flags. Eggleston made daring passes high and low and amazingly grabbed an impressive 3rd place finish. Ray went on to win followed by #66 Kyle Clegg.

FAST DASH WINNER: #22 Chris Eggleston
DASH WINNER: #78 Brittany Duncan
QUICK TIME: #66 Kyle Clegg 18.842

ERA Supermodifieds
Late Model and Pro Truck ace Roger "the ice man" Avants surprised the CNS crowd as he hopped into the gorgeous #1 Supermodified and ran with the ERA Supermodifieds for the night. However it was his teammates #2 Richie Castor Jr. and #3 Harold Evans who amassed a huge lead on the field. Evans battled with Castor for a few laps but on this night it was all Richie Castor Jr as he expertly navigated slower traffic and took the checkered flag.

FAST DASH WINNER: #3 Harold Evans
QUICK TIME: #2 Richie Castor Jr. 14.529

A Comfort Shack Figure 8s
In what proved to be one of the more entertaining races of the night the Figure 8s thrilled there crowd with dozens of close calls in the X and a great race for the lead between #15 Jereme Wall, #24 Joe Martinez, and #90 John Johnson. On lap 12 Jereme Wall tried to hold off the charging Martinez and dove into turn 1 in dramatic fashion, Wall couldn't keep control of the car and spun which brought out the first caution and ended Jereme's chance at the win. After the restart 2nd place Johnson also spun and he found himself at the rear of the field on the subsequent restart. After the white flag flew #26 Nick Martinez dove low on #24 Joe Martinez and as they entered the turn there wasn't enough room for the two of them to make it through and Nick sent Joe spinning. Since the white flag had already been displayed the next flag has to be the checkered therefore #50 Juston Mackeachie was awarded the win after Nick Martinez was penalized for the maneuver. Johnson was 2nd, #20 Lance Proctor took third, #23 Al Duran was 4th and #17 Harry Livermore Jr. was 5th.

FAST DASH WINNER: #26 Nick Martinez
DASH WINNER: #90 John Johnson

OFFICIAL FINISHING ORDER

Late Models
Pos No. Name Hometown Car Info
1. 12 Bruce Yackey Greeley  CO 12 Impala
2. 95M Chris Muhler Morrison  CO
3. 74 Dan Savage Aurora  CO 08 SS
4. 7 Adam Deines Longmont  CO 97 Cutlass
5. 84 Matt Zwingelberg Aurora  CO
6. 66 Darren Bucklan Greeley  CO 11 Monte Carlo
7. 27 Roger Avants Littleton  CO 2010 Monte Carlo
8. 91 Chris Atkinson Cheyenne  WY
9. 75h Larry Hunter # 
10. 33 Emett Grazier Wheatridge  CO Monte Carlo
11. 31 Rick Smith Gering  NE 08 Monte Carlo
12. 4 Bradley Tilton Cheyenne  WY
13. 51 Eric Meisner Brighton  CO 06 Camry
14. 14 Mark Bybee Littleton  CO
15. 55 Jesse Runkle Lakewood  CO 08 Monte Carlo
16. 6 Dominic Ursetta Arvada  CO 10 Victory Circle
DNS 39 Jack Nugent Lafayette  CO 05 Impala

Super Stocks
1. 46 Richard Lothert Loveland CO 78 Nova
2. 61 John Humphrey Cheyenne  WY 79 Monte Carlo
3. 3 Michael Cox Littleton  CO 84 Grand Nat'l
4. 6X Josh Parker  Broomfield  CO 79 Malibu
5. 90 Kyle Patee Thornton  CO 75 Chevelle
6. 71s Harry  Livermore Denver  CO 85 Monte Carlo
7. 13 Jason Morris Lakewood CO 77 Nova
8. 02 Darrell Smith Littleton  CO 85 Caprice
9. 88 David Rothrock Golden  CO 82 Caprice
10. 99 Ryan Raley Thornton  CO 77 Monte Carlo
11. 33 Bear Lynch 
12. 83 Greg Wohlcke Westminster  CO 83 Monte Carlo
13. 25W Jared Wally Wall 
14. 25 Kathy Calkins Denver  CO
15. 77 Kevin Keller Englewood  CO 79 Nova
16. 31 Kyle Quintrall # 


Legends
1. 58 Kyle Ray Littleton  CO 34 Ford
2. 66 Kyle Clegg Westminster  CO
3. 06 Mike Gallegos Wheatridge  CO Chevy
4. 34 Chris Simons-Cooper Frederick  CO
5. 3 Wayne Barlock Superior  CO 37 Ford
6. 5 Ryan Gaylord 
7. 6 Scotty Scott Arvada CO
8. 7 Corey Seip Littleton  CO 34 Ford
9. 13 Peter Dellarco Highlands Ranch  CO 34 Sedan
10. 47 David Hondel Cheyenne  WY
11. 78 Brittany Duncan 
12. 21 Ryan Jones Arvada CO 34 Ford Coupe
13. 36 Josh Richard Peyton  CO
14. 84 Mike Webber Erie  CO 37 Chevy
15. 07 Bill Seip Parker  CO
16. 25 Adam Pechman Morrison  CO 37 Sedan
17. 22 Chris Eggleson Erie  CO
18. 87 Billy Blevins Arvada CO 37 Sedan
19. 11 Jessica Savage Aurora  CO 37 Sedan
20. 60 Adam Kasick # 
21. 26 Christopher Brunker Lakewood CO
22. 85 Cole MacEwen Fort Collins  CO 37 Chevy Sedan
23. 31 Tim Mein# 
24. 19 Larry Pachello Wheatridge  CO
25. 46 Zach Witherwax Lakewood CO
26. 77 Brandon Moore Colorado Springs  CO

Figure 8s
1. 50 Justin McKeachie Aurora CO
2. 90 John Johnson Golden  CO 79 Chevy
3. 20 Lance Proctor 
4. 23 Al Duran Lakewood CO
5. 17 Harry  Livermore Jr Englewood  CO 77 Nova
6. 15 Jereme Wall Commerce City  CO 72 Chevy
7. 24 Joe Martinez Centennial  CO 08 Monte Carlo
8. 26 Nick Martinez Denver  CO
9. 69 Tammy Totos 
10. 40 Michael Mercer # Thornton  CO 75 Nova
11. 10 Frank Gastineau Denver  CO 64 Chevy
12. 81 Dave Smith Englewood  CO
13. 52 Jared Wall 
14. 03 Luke Zike Morrison  CO
15. 86 Shirley Thompson Northglenn  Co 77 Camaro
16. 19 Bruce Wall Commerce City  CO 84 Cutlass
17. 44 Buddy Hohn Jr. 

Supermodifieds
1. 2 Richard Castor Jr 
2. 3 Harold Evans 
3. 33 Chris Sheil 
4. 51 Joe Priselac 
5. 88 Matt Griffin 
6. 61 Danny McBride 
7. 58 Jason Castor 
8. 1a Roger Avants