Gillet Vet Super Late Models
The first segment was dominated by Gering Nebraska’s Rick Smith in the #31 Super Late Model as he led from flag to flag taking the win. Segment 1 had all the makings of an uneventful race until the very end when 2nd place car #84 Matt Zwingelberg spun in turn 3 in front of the field sending cars in all directions. Several cars could not avoid Zwingelberg and in the large pileup #22 Chris Eggleston (who was running 3rd), #12 Bruce Yackey, #6 Dominic Ursetta, #55 Jesse Runkle, and #51 of Eric Meisner all suffered damage. Only the car of Meisner was damaged so badly that it could not leave the track under it’s own power.
The break between the segments came at the perfect moment allowing crews to make repairs and adjustments to the cars.
The second segment was set to run after the Super Stock and Grand American Modified main events and Rick Smith would have the pole position with Eggleston along side. #27 Roger Avants and #66 Darren Bucklan occupied row 2.
Just as segment one ended Smith once again asserted himself out front at the drop of the green flag. The hard charger of the race was clearly the #11 of Darren Robertson who came from 14th starting spot to 7th in less than 10 laps.
The top 4 cars began to spread out a bit with Smith leading, Eggleston in 2nd, Yackey in 3rd, and Ursetta in 4th. Yet behind these cars was the best battle on the track between Bucklan, #7 Adam Deines, #08 Jace Hansen, and Robertson. Unfortunately for Darren his night ended with mechanical problems and was unable to continue to move up through the field.
Ursetta was reeling in Eggleston for 3rd and Yackey was reeling in Smith for the lead. Yet Rick Smith demonstrated he is a crafty veteran and was navigating lapped traffic to perfection not allowing Yackey to mount a serious challenge for the lead. Smith went on to win and therefore lead all 80 laps of the two segments. Yackey who now has a dominating 56 point lead on Smith in the season standings finished in 2nd place. Ursetta grabbed 3rd spot, Eggleston settled for 4th place, and an impressive finish for the #08 of Jace Hansen as he took home the final spot in the top 5.
SEG #1 (30 laps) FEATURE WINNER: #31 Rick Smith SEG #2 (50 laps) FEATURE WINNER: #31 Rick Smith FAST DASH: #11 Darren Robertson DASH: #12 Bruce Yackey QUICK TIME: #55 Jesse Runkle 16.259
SUNOCO Fuels Grand American Modifieds The first several laps of the Grand American Modified portion of the Coca-Cola Labor Day special featured a great 3 car battle for the lead between #21 Jeff Hunter, #77 Jeff Hansen, and 11r Darren Robertson. However, when the silver 95h of Jace Hansen began to pressure Jeff and Darren for position it allowed Hunter to build a large lead. With Hunter checking out up front all eyes were on the great battle for 2nd between the two Hansens and Darren Robertson. On the final lap Jeff and Jace Hansen made contact on the back straight sending the #77 of Jeff Hansen spinning into the infield. Hunter went on to take the win, Robertson was 2nd, #8 Dan Alamaa inherited 3rd, #18 Ed Veccharelli Jr. was 4th and #66 John Seely took the final spot in the top 5. Hunter now has a comfortable 37 point lead over Jeff Hansen in the season standings.
FEATURE WINNER: #21 Jeff Hunter FAST DASH: #21 Jeff Hunter DASH: #8 Dan Alamaa QUICK TIME: #95 Jace Hansen 17.047
NTC Logistics Super Stocks Just a couple of weeks ago #90 Kyle Patee had never won a single Super Stock feature event but now he looks like an unbeatable juggernaut taking home two consecutive features. Not only has Kyle won the last two main events but he has had to earn them passing some of the best Super Stocks drivers around.
The night started rough for the Super Stocks with several caution flags in the first few laps. Things went from bad to worse when Josh Parker in the 6x car dove under the #33 of Bear Lynch to make a pass and contact sent Bear spinning sideways in front of the entire field of cars. Like a pinball Bear’s car was batted around by at least a half dozen different vehicles. While there were no injuries in the crash Bear’s chances of winning the race had vanished in a heap of twisted metal.
On the restart #13 “racin” Jason Morris maintained his lead but was now being hounded by #46 “Lightning” Rick Lothert. Lothert found his way around Morris for the lead but now Patee was pestering Lothert for the position. It seemed that Lothert had the car to win the race and hold off Patee but as the laps wound down Lothert was drifting higher and higher coming out of turn 4. Patee used this to his advantage as he stuck his nose under Lothert. “Lightning” Rick was doing all he could to hold off the charging Patee yet on the very last corner of the last lap the #90 of Patee was able to sneak by Lothert and win the race by just a half of a car length.
With the win Kyle Patee also inherited the season points lead by a single point of 2nd place #3 Michael Cox. Bear’s bad luck dropped him to 3rd place in the season standings.
FEATURE WINNER: #90 Kyle Patee FAST DASH: #3 Michael Cox DASH: #0 Andrew Muse QUICK TIME: #33 Bear Lynch 19.660
XTreme Trucks A late race pass over the dirt bumps and jumps sent Damion Layor to winner’s circle in his rock crawler in the Xtreme trucks. FEATURE WINNER: #111 Damion Layor
OFFICIAL RESULTS
Super Late Models
SEGMENT 1 (30 laps) 1. 31 Rick Smith 2. 22 Chris Eggleston 3. 27 Roger Avants 4. 66 Darren Bucklan 5. 12 Bruce Yackey 6. 55 Jesse Runkle 7. 6 Dominic Ursetta 8. 08 Jace Hansen 9. 7 Adam Deines 10. 23 Davin Fisbeck 11. 51 Eric Meisner 12. 84 Matt Zwingelberg 13. 39 Jack Nugent 14. 11 Darren Robertson 15. 91 Chris Atkinson 16. 21 Odie Robertson
SEGMENT 2 (50 laps) Pos No. Name Hometown Car Info Best Tm 1. 31 Rick Smith Gering NE 13 Chevy SS 16.701 2. 12 Bruce Yackey Greeley CO 12 Port City Impala 16.821 3. 6 Dominic Ursetta Arvada CO 2013 Port City Impala SS 16.872 4. 22 Chris Eggleston Thornton CO 13 Lefthander Chevy 16.775 5. 08 Jace Hansen Evans CO 17.051 6. 66 Darren Bucklan Greeley CO 13 Lefthander Chevy 17.107 7. 7 Adam Deines Longmont CO 97 Cutlass 17.004 8. 91 Chris Atkinson Cheyenne WY 11 Lefthander Monte Carlo 17.060 9. 84 Matt Zwingelberg Aurora CO SS Fusion 17.063 10. 23 Davin Fisbeck Thornton CO 07 Pathfinder 17.189 11. 27 Roger Avants Littleton CO 2010 Monte Carlo 17.148 12. 55 Jesse Runkle Lakewood CO 11 Howe 17.131 13. 21 Odie Robertson 17.217 14. 51 Eric Meisner Brighton CO 13 Howe Toyota Camry 17.430 15. 11 Darren Robertson Westminster CO 13 Victory Circle Chevy Impala 16.948 DNS 39 Jack Nugent Lafayette CO Lefthander
Grand American Modifieds Pos No. Name Hometown Car Info Best Tm 1. 21 Jeff Hunter Brighton CO 13 Dave Garmin Corvette 17.208 2. 11R Darren Robertson 17.336 3. 8 Dan Alamaa Colorado Springs CO 95 Modified 17.508 4. 18 Ed Veccharelli Jr 17.496 5. 66 John Seely Parker CO 12 Impala 17.607 6. 95H Jace Hansen 17.363 7. 4 Mark Sopr Cheyenne WY 17.707 8. 0 Ron O’Neil (R) Colorado Springs CO 13 Moon Stealth 17.671 9. 55 Dean-O Olson Canon City CO 57 Bel Air 17.797 10. 88 Jeff Walbaum (R) Brighton CO 2012 Dodge 17.693 11. 16 Shawn Trackwell Greeley CO 17.951 12. 77 Jeff Hansen Berthoud CO 08 FSR/5 17.358 13. 52 Jared Wall (R) Commerce City CO 86 Chevy 18.100
Super Stocks Pos No. Name Hometown Car Info Best Tm 1. 90 Kyle Patee Thornton CO 86 Grand Prix 19.869 2. 46 Richard Lothert Loveland CO 78 Nova 19.843 3. 3 Michael Cox Englewood CO 84 Grand Nat’l 19.816 4. 13 Jason Morris Lakewood CO 77 Nova 19.963 5. 0 Andrew Mues Arvada CO 78 Seville 20.048 6. 10T Taylor Bellomy (R) Brighton CO 90 Caprice 20.099 7. 61 John Humphrey Cheyenne WY 79 GAM 20.117 8. 6X Josh Parker Broomfield CO 79 Malibu 20.066 9. 98 Tony Dugan (R) Commerce City CO Monte Cutlass 20.168 10. 23 George Gallegos 20.441 11. 24 David Coblentz Wellington CO 78 Pontiac 20.735 12. 02 Darrell Smith Littleton CO 85 Caprice 20.366 13. 77 Kevin Keller Englewood CO 79 Nova 21.626 14. 8 David Gee (R) Loveland CO 76 Nova 20.133 15. 11 Nick Tabor (R) Cheyenne WY 81 Monte Carlo 20.881 16. 72 Hans Brewster Henderson CO 20.471 17. 33 Bear Lynch Denver CO 80 Malibu M-80 19.979 18. 88 David Rothrock Jr Golden CO 82 Caprice 20.482 19. 18 Josheph Prante (R) Denver CO 83 Regal 20.527 20. 97 Chris Muhler 20.462 21. 99 Michael Navarro (R) 20.507
XTreme Trucks FEATURE WINNER: #111 Damion Layor