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DONNIE O MAKES IT TWO IN A ROW AT EAST BAY!!!
Tampa (Gibsonton),FL 2-6-01
For the second consecutive night at East Bay Raceway in Tampa
(Gibsonton),FL Don O'Neal of Martinsville,IN found himself in victory
circle after capturing the $7,000 to win Renegade STARS Racing Series
sanctioned "25th Silver Anniversary Late Model Winternationals". Aboard the
Indiana Department of Tourism/O'Neal Wood Products/C.J Rayburn Race
Cars/Rayburn Racing Engines Real Racing No. 71o Chevrolet Monte Carlo,
O'Neal blasted past early race leader Davey Johnson on lap 4 of the 75 lap
main event to take the lead only to lose the top spot to Steve Shaver on
lap 12. O'Neal, who started eighth, dogged Shaver for the next few laps
regaining the lead on lap 18 which he would never give up.
"I can't believe how well this C.J. Rayburn racecar is working", stated the
very happy winner. "All we've done since we unloaded yesterday is change
tires. This car is working so well it's almost unreal. The track surface
was really rough on equipment tonight but this car just kept working and
working".
Shaver held on for second with 12th starting Chub Frank finishing third
after passing Davey Johnson exiting the final corner and Jackie Boggs wound
up fifth from his 27th starting position. Rounding out the top ten were
Steve Francis, Bill Frye, 18th starting Shannon Babb (the last car on the
lead lap), Dennis Erb Jr. and Terry English.
Before the first lap could be completed Andy Fries lost the handle in turn
two to bring out the caution. On the restart pole sitter Johnson jumped
into the lead with Shaver, O'Neal, Brian Birkhofer and Francis trailing at
the end of the first lap. O'Neal shot past Shaver for second on lap 2 while
Francis grabed fourth from Birkhofer one lap later. Johnson used the
extreme inside groove of the track while O'Neal using the outside line shot
past Johnson for the lead exiting turn four on lap 4 with Frye taking fifth
from Birkhofer. Before lap 5 could be completed a multi-car tangle in turn
one brought out the caution. Two laps after going back to green John Gill
and Scott Bloomquist slowed and dropped from the race with damage suffered
in the lap 4 multi-car tangle.
Entering lapped traffic on lap 10 allowed Shaver to fly past Johnson for
second on lap 11 and then take the lead from O'Neal one lap later. Caution
again on lap 12 slowed the pace as Fries stopped with a broken front
suspension. Shaver and O'Neal went at it hard once the green replaced the
yellow with Frank breaking into the top five on lap 13. O'Neal kept using
the outside groove and worked his way back past Shaver for the lead on lap
18. Once in front O'Neal continued to open some distance on the field as
the laps went on.
By lap 30 O'Neal enjoyed a six car length advantage over Shaver with
Johnson third, Shannon Babb now fourth and Frank fifth followed by Boggs,
Frye, Rick Eckert, Erb Jr. and English. Ten laps later O'Neal's lead was
now ten car lengths with Babb now up to third. Cautions on laps 41, 52 and
73 slowed O'Neals relentless pace but Shaver could not do anything with
O'Neal on the restarts with O'Neal taking the win by five car lengths.
The $35,000 purse drew 91 cars to the semi-banked 1/3rd mile track with
Steve Francis demolishing the single-lap track record with a time of 14.198
seconds during CARRERA SHOCKS "Challenge the Clock" Time Trials. Heat race
wins were taken by Bill Frye, Don O'Neal, Dale McDowell, Rick Eckert, Steve
Shaver and Rick Aukland. The triple MASTERSBILT RACE CARS "B" Mains fell to
Matt Miller, Rodney Franklin and Steve Lucas while Davey Johnson earned the
feature pole with his win in the ISKY RACING CAMS Dash. The East Bay
Raceway "Invitational Dash" was won by Ed Dixon for the second straight
night.
2001 Renegade STARS Racing Series Race Report for 2-6-01
Race No. 2-2001 Season-"25th Silver Anniversary Late Model Winternationals"
East Bay Raceway-Tampa (Gibsonton),FL-1/3rd Mile Oval
$7,000 To Win-$35,000 Purse-75 Lap Feature
(Showing Finish Pos.,Start Pos.,Car #,Driver,Laps Completed,Reason Out (if
any) and Purse Money Won
1. (8) #71o Don O'Neal 75 Running $7,000
2. (2) #30 Steve Shaver 75 Running $4,080
3. (12) #1* Chub Frank 75 Running $2,500
4. (1) #1J Davey Johnson 75 Running $1,600
5. (27) #4B Jackie Boggs 75 Running $1,400
6. (4) #15 Steve Francis 75 Running $1,350
7. (7) #66F Bill Frye 75 Running $1,200
8. (18) #18 Shannon Babb 75 Running $1,100
9. (15) #28 Dennis Erb Jr. 74 Running $1,000
10. (13) #96 Terry English 74 Running $900
11. (25) #71R Rod Conley 73 Running $800
12. (14) #E1 Mike Balzano 73 Running $700
13. (9) #17M Dale McDowell 51 Handling $650
14. (21) #5 Steve Lucas 50 Handling $640
15. (10) #24 Rick Eckert 41 Suspension $550
16. (26) #2J Mike Johnson 41 Handling $540
17. (23) #00K Randy Korte 31 Engine $490
18. (11) #12 Rick Aukland 30 Handling $400
19. (3) #15B Brian Birkhofer 30 Handling $460
20. (22) #00 Freddy Smith 16 Handling $440
21. (5) #55 Jeep VanWormer 14 Handling $440
22. (28) #27 Ray Tucker 12 Handling $400
23. (24) #82 Andy Fries 11 Suspension $440
24. (17) #S9 Dan Schlieper 6 Suspension $400
25. (16) #75 John Gill 6 Rear-End $400
26. (6) #0B Scott Bloomquist 6 Rear-End $435
27. (20) #1CJ Rodney Franklin 4 Accident $440
28. (19) #7 Matt Miller 4 Accident $440
Time Of Race: 57 Mins.
Yellow Flags: Nine-Laps 0,4,6,12,26,32,41,52,73
Red Flags: None
Lap Leaders: Three-Davey Johnson 1-3,Don O'Neal 4-11,Steve Shaver 12-17,Don
O'Neal 18-75
TEAM SIMPSON RACING "Lucky Seven" Award: None
OUTERWEARS CO. "Hard Charger of the Race": None
ROCKET CHASSIS "Rookie of the Race": None
Provisional Starters: Rod Conley,Mike Johnson,Jackie Boggs,Ray Tucker
Car Count: 91
CARRERA SHOCKS "Challenge the Clock" Time Trial Award: Steve Francis 14.198
secs. (Track Record)
Heat Race Winners: Bill Frye,Don O'Neal,Dale McDowell,Rick Eckert,
Steve Shaver,Rick Aukland
SCOTT PERFORMANCE WIRE Heat Race Bonus Winner: None
MASTERSBILT RACE CARS "B" Main Winners: Matt Miller,Rodney Franklin,Steve
Lucas
ISKY RACING CAMS Dash Winner: Davey Johnson
SUMMARY - CARRERA SHOCKS "Challenge the Clock" Time Trials:
1. #15 Steve Francis Ashland,KY 14.198 (New Single-Lap Track Record)
2. #0B Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg,TN 14.345
3. #4B Jackie Boggs Grayson,KY 14.409
4. #55 Jeep VanWormer Pinconning,MI 14.493
5. #30 Steve Shaver Parkersburg,WV 14.507
6. #1J Davey Johnson Greensburg,PA 14.549
7. #2J Mike Johnson Imperial,PA 14.560
8. # 7 Matt Miller Toledo,OH 14.569
9. #15B Brian Birkhofer Muscatine,IA 14.575
10. #27 Ray Tucker Greensboro,NC 14.588
11. #28 Dennis Erb Jr. Carpentersville,IL 14.607
12. # 5 Steve Lucas Charleston,WV 14.635
13. #66F Bill Frye Greenbriar,AR 14.636
14. #96 Terry English Benton,KY 14.644
15. #17M Dale McDowell Rossville,GA 14.648
16. # 0 Booper Bare Rockbridge Baths,VA 14.652
17. #21 Billy Moyer Batesville,AR 14.688
18. #12 Rick Aukland Zanesville,OH 14.711
19. #1* Chub Frank Sugar Grove,PA 14.730
20. #71o Don O'Neal Martisnville,IN 14.734
21. #75 John Gill Mitchell,IN 14.744
22. #24 Rick Eckert York,PA 14.750
23. #71C R.J. Conley Wheelersburg,OH 14.760
24. #1C Eddie Carrier Jr. Leburn,KY 14.776
25. #98 Pete Broughton Wimauma,FL 14.791
26. #6T Tim Dohm Charleston,WV 14.803
27. #77B Barry Bragdon Wheelersburg,OH 14.814
28. #21H Jack Hewitt Troy,OH 14.816
29. #50 Ed Dixon Washington,MO 14.843
30. #18 Shannon Babb Decatur,IL 14.856
31. #32 Greg Lucas Whitesburg,KY 14.860
32. #69 Terry Eaglin Versailles,IN 14.884
33. #00K Randy Korte Highland,IL 14.903
34. #E1 Mike Balzano Parkersburg,WV 14.914
35. #S9 Dan Schlieper Pewaukke,WI 14.934
36. #28B Dick Barton Ashville,NY 14.975
37. #00 Freddy Smith Knoxville,TN 14.984
38. #W7 Thomas Ware Cynthiana,KY 15.011
39. #17D Charlie Duncan Millersburg,OH 15.019
40. #66 Joey Izzo LaSalle,IL 15.064
41. #32C Vic Coffey Lieceister,NY 15.065
42. #53 Ray Cook Brasstown,NC 15.095
43. #28M Jimmy Mars Elk Mound,WI 15.096
44. #33 Al Purkey Coffeyville,KS 15.099
45. #42 Todd Andrews Eldred,PA 15.117
46. #B12 Kevin Weaver Gibson City,IL 15.142
47. #82 Andy Fries Mercersburg,PA 15.151
48. #26 Steve Boley West Liberty,IA 15.151
49. #1P Earl Pearson Jr. Jacksonville,FL 15.180
50. #6M Wendell Wallace Batesville,AR 15.233
51. #19Y Tim Yeager Harrodsburg,KY 15.272
52. #19M Mark Mears Decatur,AL 15.291
53. #10P Pete Parker Kaukauna,WI 15.324
54. #77 Bill Bartels Marina Del Rey,CA 15.354
55. #71R Rod Conley Wheelersburg,OH 15.355
56. #31 Skip Arp Georgetown,TN 15.377
57. #89 Marshall Green White,GA 15.390
58. #24B Roy Deese Jr. Odenton,MD 15.408
59. #27J Danny Johnson Phelps,NY 15.433
60. #56 Gary Webb Blue Grass,IA 15.433
61. #00H Chuck Harper Beverly,WV 15.436
62. #21D Dan Stone Thompson,PA 15.481
63. #64 Ryan Dauber Tonica,IL 15.483
64. # 3 Steve Smith Powell,TN 15.492
65. #19 Jeremy Miller Littlestown,PA 15.600
66. # 2 Anthony White Clinton,TN 15.615
67. #5M Tony Marks Napolean,OH 15.635
68. #14 Corey Conley Wellsburg,WV 15.635
69. #97 Greg Walters Portlan,OR 15.663
70. #1CJ Rodney Franklin White Post,VA 15.746
71. # 1 Sammie Halcomb Bluffton,OH 15.783
72. #2C Clint Coffman Clermont,FL 15.809
73. # 6 Richard Jenkins Huntington,WV 15.963
74. #21M Jason Montgomery Jackson,OH 15.968
75. #1K John Anderson Omaha,NE 16.028
76. #12C Cortney Clewell Cambridge,OH 16.031
77. #11 Ace Ihm Hazel Green,WI 16.113
78. #32S Ronnie Smith Waco,KY 16.197
79. #D2 Nolan Dalton Morgantown,WV 16.238
80. #7N Bill Pearson Portola,CA 16.254
81. #99H Sherri Heckenast Orland Park,IL 16.304
82. #j0 J.O. Nobles Nahunta,GA 16.331
83. #007 Jeff Weber Clayton,GA 16.425
84. #45K John Kresser Jr. Chicago,IL 16.553
85. #35P Wayne Parson Quincy,KY 16.600
86. #28G Davey Sanders Ironton,OH 16.756
87. #71M Lance Matthees Winona,MN NT
88. #10 Dennis Lamb Front Royal,VA NT
89. #99 Donnie Moran Dresden,OH NT
90. #17 Frank Smith Mechanicsville,MD NT
91. #71 Delmas Conley Wheelersburg,OH NT
Heat Race #1: Frye,Frank,Francis,F. Smith,M. Johnson,Broughton,G.
Lucas,Mars,E. Pearson Jr.,Harper,Jenkins,Rd. Conley,NS-Marks,Dalton,
Parson,Matthees (Top 3 advance to feature)
SCOTT PERFORMANCE WIRE Heat Race #2: O'Neal,English,
Bloomquist,M. Miller,Dohm,Purkey,Ware,Wallace,Stone,Sanders,Eaglin,C.
Conley,B. Pearson,Montgomery,Lamb,Arp (top 3 advance to feature)
Heat Race #3: McDowell,Birkhofer,Gill,Bragdon,Korte,Andrews,Moran,
Anderson,Dauber,Duncan,Green,Walters,Heckenast,Boggs,NS-Yeager (Top 3
advance to feature)
Heat Race #4: Eckert,Balzano,VanWormer,Franklin,Weaver,Izzo,Deese
Jr.,Clewell,Nobles,Bare,Mears,F. Smith,Tucker,Hewitt,S. Smith (Top 3
advance to feature)
Heat Race #5: Shaver,Erb Jr.,Schlieper,R.J. Conley,Fries,J. Miller,Dixon,
Coffey,Dny. Johnson,D. Conley,Ihm,Weber,Moyer,Halcomb,NS-Parker (Top 3
advance to feature)
Heat Race #6: Aukland,Dvy. Johnson,Babb,Carrier Jr.,S. Lucas,Barton,
Boley,Cook,Webb,White,Kresser Jr.,R. Smith,Coffman,Bartels (Top 3 advance
to feature)
MASTERSBILT RACE CARS "B" Main #1: M. Miller,F. Smith,Purkey,M.
Johnson,C. Conley,Montgomery,E. Pearson Jr.,Eaglin,Broughton,Lamb,
Parson,Mars,Stone,Ware,Arp,G. Lucas,Wallace,Matthees,Dohm,NS-
Harper,Sanders,Jenkins,Rd. Conley,Marks,Dalton (Top 2 advance to feature)
MASTERSBILT RACE CARS "B" Main #2: Franklin,Korte,Andrews,
Duncan,Bare,B. Pearson,Dauber,Anderson,Clewell,Green,Izzo,Nobles,
F. Smith,Deese Jr.,Weaver,Heckenast,Bragdon,Moran,NS-Mears,Walters,
Tucker,Boggs,Hewitt,Yeager,S. Smith (Top 2 advance to feature)
MASTERSBILT RACE CARS "B" Main #3: S. Lucas,Fries,J. Miller,R.J.
Conley,Barton,Carrier Jr.,D. Conley,Cook,Webb,Halcomb,Dny. Johnson,
Kresser Jr.,Coffey,R. Smith,Bartels,Dixon,White,Parker,Boley,Ihm,NS-
Weber,Moyer,Coffman (Top 2 advance to feature)
ISKY RACING CAMS Dash: Dvy. Johnson,Shaver,Birkhofer,Francis,
VanWormer,Bloomquist (Finish determines first three rows of feature)
East Bay Raceway "Invitational Dash": Dixon,G. Lucas,Moran,D. Conley,
Dauber,Webb,Bartels,Nobles,Parson,C. Conley,E. Pearson Jr.
2001 Renegade STARS Racing Series Point Standings (after 2-6-01)
1. #71 Don O'Neal Martinsville,IN 600
2. #1J Davey Johnson Greensburg,PA 540
3. #30 Steve Shaver Parkersburg,WV 530
4. #1* Chub Frank Sugar Grove,PA 500
5. #E1 Mike Balzano Parkserbsurg,WV 390
6. #4B Jackie Boggs Grayson,KY 380
7. #71R Rod Conley Wheelersburg,OH 350
8. #21 Billy Moyer Batesville,AR 320
9. #96 Terry English Benton,KY 300
10. #15 Steve Francis Ashland,KY 290
11. #24 Rick Eckert York,PA 290
12. #71 Delmas Conley Wheelersburg,OH 270
13. #28 Dennis Erb Jr. Carpentersville,IL 260
14. #2J Mike Johnson Imperial,PA 250
15. #32 Greg Lucas Whitesbueg,KY 250
16. #66 Bill Frye Greenbrier,AR 230
17. #12 Rick Aukland Zanesville,OH 220
18. #71C R.J. Conley Wheelersburg,OH 220
19. # 5 Steve Lucas Charleston,WV 210
20. #75 John Gill Mitchell,IN 150
21. #W7 Thomas Ware Cynthiana,KY 150
22. #99 Donnie Moran Dresden,OH 150
23. # 0 Booper Bare Rockbridge Baths,VA 100
24. # 1 Eddie Carrier Jr. Leburn,KY 100
25. #69 Terry Eaglin Versailles,IN 100
26. #17 Charlie Duncan Millersburg,OH 100
27. #53 Ray Cook Brasstown,NC 100
28. #00H Chuck Harper Beverly,WV 100
29. #19 Jeremy Miller Littlestown,PA 100
30. # 1 Sammie Halcomb Bluffton,OH 100
31. #21 Jason Montgomery Jackson,OH 100
32. #12 Cortney Clewell Cambridge,OH 100
33. #D2 Nolan Dalton Morgantown,WV 100
34. #02 Keith Nosbisch Valrico,FL 50
2001 ROCKET CHASSIS "Rookie of the Year" Point Standings (after 2-6-01)
1. # 1 Sammie Halcomb Bluffton,OH 100
2001 CARRERA SHOCKS "Challenge the Clock" Time Trial Point Standings (after
2-6-01)
1. #15 Steve Francis Ashland,KY 192
2. #2J Mike Johnson Imperial,PA 191
3. #4B Jackie Boggs Grayson,KY 185
4. #30 Steve Shaver Parkersburg,WV 185
5. #1J Davey Johnson Greensburg,PA 183
6. #12 Rick Aukland Zanesville,OH 179
7. #71C R.J. Conley Wheelersburg,OH 177
8. # 5 Steve Lucas Charleston,WV 175
9. #71 Don O'Neal Martinsville,IN 175
10. #96 Terry English Benton,KY 170
11. #32 Greg Lucas Whitesburg,KY 170
12. #21 Billy Moyer Batesville,AR 169
13. #24 Rick Eckert York,PA 163
14. #1* Chub Frank Sugar Grove,PA 158
15. #75 John Gill Mitchell,IN 155
16. # 0 Booper Bare Rockbridge Baths,VA 151
17. #28 Dennis Erb Jr. Carpentersville,IL 145
18. #E1 Mike Balzano Parkersburg,WV 144
19. #69 Terry Eaglin Versailles,IN 131
20. #53 Ray Cook Brasstown,NC 122
21. #00H Chuck Harper Beverly,WV 120
22. #W7 Thomas Ware Cynthiana,KY 119
23. # 1 Eddie Carrier Jr. Leburn,KY 118
24. #71R Rod Conley Wheelersburg,OH 116
25. #17 Charlie Duncan Millersburg,OH 113
26. #71 Delmas Conley Wheelersburg,OH 98
27. #42 Todd Andrews Eldred,PA 96
28. #66 Bill Frye Greenbriar,AR 88
29. #19 Jeremy Miller Littlestown,PA 86
30. #D2 Nolan Dalton Morgantown,WV 82
31. # 1 Sammie Halcomb Bluffton,OH 67
32. #21 Jason Montgomery Jackson,OH 57
33. #02 Keith Nosbisch Valrico,FL 49
34. #12 Cortney Clewell Cambridge,OH 37
35. #99 Donnie Moran Dresden,OH 36
2001 MASTERSBILT RACE CARS "B" Main Point Standings (after 2-6-01)
1. # 0 Booper Bare Rockbridge Baths,VA 300
2. #42 Todd Andrews Eldred,PA 250
3. # 1 Eddie Carrier Jr. Leburn,KY 220
4. #69 Terry Eaglin Versailles,IN 200
5. #17 Charlie Duncan Millersburg,OH 180
6. #12 Cortney Clewell Cambridge,OH 170
7. #19 Jeremy Miller Littlestown,PA 150
8. #71C R.J. Conley Wheelersburg,OH 130
9. #21 Jason Montgomery Jackson,OH 120
10. #53 Ray Cook Brasstown,NC 100
11. #71 Delmas Conley Wheelersburg,OH 100
12. # 1 Sammie Halcomb Bluffton,OH 70
13. #02 Keith Nosbisch Valrico,FL 60
14. #00H Chuck Harper Beverly,WV 50
15. #W7 Thomas Ware Cynthiana,KY 30
16. #32 Greg Lucas Whitesburg,KY 10
17. #99 Donnie Moran Dresden,OH 10
2001 ROCKET CHASSIS "Pass Master" Point Standings (after 2-6-01)
1. #71R Rod Conley Wheelersburg,OH 25
2. #1* Chub Frank Sugar Grove,PA 24
3. #4B Jackie Boggs Grayson,KY 22
4. #1J Davey Johnson Greensburg,PA 17
5. #2J Mike Johnson Imperial,PA 17
6. #71C R.J. Conley Wheelersburg,OH 14
7. #30 Steve Shaver Parkersburg,WV 13
8. # 5 Steve Lucas Charleston,WV 7
9. #71 Don O'Neal Martinsville,IN 7
10. #E1 Mike Balzano Parkersburg,WV 7
11. #21 Billy Moyer Batesville,AR 6
12. #96 Terry English Benton,KY 3
13. #12 Rick Aukland Zanesville,OH 3
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