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CNS is Happy’s Place for the Season Opener
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#1 Happy Ferree finds the perfect line around the 3/8 mile track at Colorado National Speedway, taking a well deserved main event win.Early on, #1 Happy Ferree and #07 Chris Leaf had a tight battle for the top spot. After an intense fender to fender bout, Happy pulled ahead for the lead, just barely holding off the ever approaching Leaf.
Through one yellow flag and more than a few field thinning black flags, Happy pushed the envelope and took a commanding lead. Leaf and #7 Adam Deines dueled heatedly for second.
LOOKING BEHIND AT 2008; LOOKING FORWARD TO 2009
COLORADO NATIONAL SPEEDWAY: A SEASON IN REVIEW (2008)
BY: GEOFF BRIGGS
The 2008 season for Colorado National Speedway (CNS) was one that will go in the record books as a huge success. The season got off with some changes in the office 2 days before the first practice session, as Scotty Backman took over as Track Manager and hung up his helmet for most of the season. The car counts in 2008 grew, and they can only get better in 2009.
Bruce Yackey claimed his fifth Colorado National Speedway ableplanet Late Model track championship, tying him with Roger Avants for the most Late Model track championships at CNS. Yackey used 4 wins, 17 top 5’s and 19 top 10’s to claim the honor by 116 points over Ronnie Hults. Tyler Chrisinger used 2 top 5’s and 10 top 10’s to claim the rookie title. The other drivers to win main events were: Ronnie Hults (5), Rick Smith (5), Roger Avants (3), and Darren Crocker (2).
Bruce Yackey wins the 2008 Late Model Championship
1. 22 Joe Matlock, Aurora
2. 26 Nick Martinez, Denver
3. 23 Al Duran, Lakewood
4. 90 John Johnson, Golden
5. 17 Harry Livermore Jr, Lafayette
6. 15 Jereme Wal, Commerce City
7. 25 Phil Taylor, Leadville
8. 89 Eddie Garcia, Littleton
9. 24 Joe Martinez, Centennial
10. 11 Joe Gastineau, Denver
11. 52 Jared Wall, Denver
12. 10 Frank Gastineau, Thornton
13. 7 Randy Grubb, Denver
14. 4 Stephen Webb, Henderson
15. 66 John Martello, Denver
16. 75 Harvey Webb Jr, Thornton
17. 05 Buddy Hohn Jr, Denver
18. 81 Dave Smith, Englewood
19. 50 Justin McKeachie, Denver
Read more: Bruce Yackey wins the 2008 Late Model Championship
YACKEY WINS THE COLORADO FALL CLASSIC
Bruce Yackey took the lead on lap 22 of the 75-lap USLMA feature during the Colorado Fall Classic at Colorado National Speedway. Happy Ferree bounced back and claimed the Snap-On Tools Pro Truck feature, and Rich Bubak claimed the CARC Modified Coupe feature. Jared Wall claimed the Loveland Goodyear Figure 8 main, Nick Haygood took another ERA Super Modified feature and Jace Hansen claimed another RMLRA Legend Car main event.
Josh Lewis took off in the ERA Super Modified feature with Bryan Gossel, Craig Moore, George Wetzel and Nick Haygood. Haygood stormed to second on lap 9 with Gossel now leading. Haygood stormed to the lead on lap 15 and he was gone. Gossel hung on for a strong second place finish over Harry Stone, Matt Gilbert and Johnny Pickard. The entire race ran caution-free.
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