Pair A Dice Interior Finishes Late Models #17 Paul Deines and #19 Scott Miller set the pace for the Late Model feature event and the quick Deines grabbed an early lead. After a minor crash involving #41 Dale Reeder stopped the race #98 Lee Kemmit took the lead from Deines on the restart. Deines was fast in the low groove and muscled his way by Kemmit to regain the lead. Deines’s lead was short-lived however as Kemmit followed suit and went low to get by Deines. The great battle for the lead had the fans on the edge of their seat and it wasn’t long until #8 Jeff Walbaum joined the battle. Unfortunately for Kemmit he had to pull off the track under caution for repairs and joined the field at the back of the pack. Deines was on the inside where he was comfortable but Walbaum found something up high and grabbed the lead from Deines just in time to bring home the win. Deines settled for 2nd and #3 Wade Grove finished an impressive 3rd. #46 Eric Blackard was 4th and Scott Miller hung on for 5th.
FEATURE EVENT: #8 Jeff Walbaum FAST DASH: #98 Lee Kemmit DASH: #99 Nic Brinlee QUICK TIME: #8 Jeff Walbaum 17.643
SUNOCO FUELS Grand American Modifieds
In qualifying for the Grand American Modifieds #77 Jeff Hansen set quick time with a 17.088 yet the fastest car in the DASH was clearly the #21 Jeff Hunter who appeared to be the car to beat in the feature. Hunter elected to start at the rear of the feature confident that he could work his way to the front. #44 Justin Case grabbed the early lead in the feature with #95 Dave Finely close behind. Both Hunter and Hansen were working their way up through the field when a red flag came out when Hansen was involved in a crash with #55 Dean Olsen, and #66 John Seely. With Hansen out of the picture it was up to Hunter to catch the leaders. Finley had found his way around Case and began to put some distance on the field and by the time Hunter had moved into 2nd place he just wasn’t able to pass the silver #95 of Finley who found a perfect groove and went on to win a well deserved victory. Hunter settled for 2nd, Case finished 3rd, #0 Ron O’Neil took home 4th and #8 Dan Alamaa rounded out the top 5.
CARC Mod Coupes The Mod Coupe feature event was marred by one of the scariest crashes in recent memory at CNS when #90 Frank Denning was passing the #33 of Chet Graham entering turn 3, Denning’s car got loose and then jerked hard right sending Frank head-on into the wall. Safety crews were on the scene quick tending to Denning who was just shaken up but his night was through as his car had extensive damage.
It was wingless night for the coupes and the retro look of the coupes had the CNS crowd remembering days of old at Lakeside and Englewood Speedway. Apparently #95 Cris Muhler felt comfortable without the wing as he set quick time, won the FAST DASH, and took home the feature win. #3 Kyle Ray appeared to be quicker than Muhler in the final stages of the race as he was clearly reeling in Muhler but there wasn’t enough time for Ray to make the pass and Muhler was able to complete the sweep of the night’s events.
FEATURE EVENT: #95 Cris Muhler FAST DASH: #95 Cris Muhler DASH: #80 Scott Rhoades QUICK TIME: #95 Cris Muhler 16.575
Art’s Septic Figure 8s The Figure 8 main event was dominated by #17 Harry Livermore Jr. who lead from start to finish. Try as they might #26 Nick Martinez and #50 Justin McKeachie could not catch the black and hot pink #17 who was the class of the field and brought home the trophy. The race wasn’t without drama as #10 Frank Gastineau spun into the infield, hit the DEMOX jump and rolled over putting a scare into the audience. Thankfully Frank was uninjured and was determined to finish the race but his roll cage was compromised during the crash therefore he was unable to continue. The top five finishers consisted of Livermore Jr. Martinez, McKeachie, #2 Lance Proctor, and #23 Al Duran.
OFFICIAL FINISHES
Late Models Pos No. Name Class Laps Total Tm Diff Gap Points 1. 8 Jeff Walbaum Late Model 30 31:04.8 40 2. 17 Paul Deines Late Model 30 31:05.1 0.28 0.28 38 3. 3 Wade Grove Late Model 30 31:05.8 1.06 0.78 36 4. 46 Eric Blackard Late Model 30 31:07.7 2.899 1.839 34 5. 19 Scott Miller (R) Late Model 30 31:08.0 3.227 0.328 32 6. 24 Joe Martinez (R) Late Model 30 31:08.3 3.504 0.277 30 7. 84 Bruce Borchardt Late Model 29 31:10.5 1 Lap 1 Lap 28 7. 5 Trent Phillips Late Model 30 31:10.2 5.465 1.961 28 9. 98 Lee Kemmit Late Model 30 31:12.7 7.949 2.484 26 10. 99 Nick Brinlee Late Model 30 31:13.1 8.342 0.393 24 11. 72 Gary Cagle Late Model 30 31:14.0 9.264 0.922 22 12. 67 Stephanie Brown Late Model 30 31:14.0 9.266 0.002 20 13. 7 Ethan Penrod (R) Late Model 30 31:15.0 10.217 0.951 18 14. 58 Jeff Webb Late Model 30 31:15.5 10.73 0.513 16 15. 28m Tim Mein(R) Late Model 30 31:16.3 11.526 0.796 14 16. 27 Wendi Lewis Late Model 29 31:25.6 1 Lap 15.074 10 17. 29M Lyle Mein (R) Late Model 26 31:12.7 4 Laps 3 Laps 8 18. 49 Dennis Pobanz Late Model 20 16:01.2 10 Laps 6 Laps 6 19. 7 Gary Lee Dickard Jr (R) Late Model 20 16:02.3 10 Laps 1.144 4 20. 41 Dale Reeder Late Model 6 02:04.4 24 Laps 14 Laps 2 21. 30 Jan Oxley Late Model 2 52.343 28 Laps 4 Laps 2
Grand American Modifieds Pos No. Name Hometown Car Info 1. 95 Dave Finley Brighton CO 12 Dodge 2. 21 Jeff Hunter Brighton CO 13 Dave Garmin Corvette 3. 44 Justin Case Brighton CO 4. 0 Ron O’Neil (R) Colorado Springs CO 13 Moon Stealth 5. 8 Dan Alamaa Colorado Springs CO 95 Modified 6. 52 Jared Wall (R) Commerce City CO 86 Chevy 7. 2 Willard Nash Grand Lake CO Chevy 8. 55 Dean-O Olson Canon City CO 57 Bel Air 9. 77 Jeff Hansen Berthoud CO 08 FSR/5 10. 66 John Seely Parker CO 12 Impala
Mod Coupes Pos No. Name Hometown Car Info 1. 95 Cris Muhler Brighton CO 33 Ply 2. 3 Kyle Ray (R) Littleton CO 33 Pierce Vickie 3. 80m Scott Rhoades Westminster CO 4. 24 Chad Guilford Highlands Ranch CO 5. 87 Joseph St Peter 6. 55 Gary Land Littleton CO 32 Chevy Coupe 7. 21 Jeremy Barclay (R) Henderson CO 31 Ford 8. 33 Chet Graham Kiowa CO 34 Wilson Ford 9. 57 Greg McLaughlin Brighton CO 33 Ford 10. 43 Matthew Pierce Platteville CO 32 GAM 11. 12 Jaime Bubak Arvada CO 31 Wilson Ford 12. 71 Jim Bredeson Arvada CO 30 Ford 13. 90 Franklin Denning Golden CO 13 Wilson Ford 14. 34 Randy Whitman Fort Lupton CO 15. 29 Dave Johnson Lakewood CO 33 Chevy DNS 44 Ray Daniels (R) Centennial CO 13 Wilson Ford
Figure 8s Pos No. Name Hometown Car Info 1. 17 Harry Livermore Jr Englewood CO 77 Nova 2. 26 Nick Martinez Denver CO 03 Howe Monte Carlo 3. 50 Justin McKeachie Aurora CO 4. 2 Lance Proctor Arvada CO 03 Monte Carlo 5. 23 Al Duran Lakewood CO 03 Monte Carlo 6. 40 Michael Mercer Thornton CO 75 Nova 7. 00 James Naranjo(R) Denver CO 75 Chevy Nora 8. 69 Tammy Totos Commerce City CO 74 Camaro 9. 99 Ryan Raley(R) Thornton CO 08 Chevy Monte Carlo 10. 33 Bobby Hutchings (R) Denver CO 78 Camaro 11. 75 Mike Jensen Northglenn CO 12. 10 Frank Gastineau Denver CO 64 Chevy 13. 14 James Donaldson Arvada CO 99 Monte Carlo