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Live from the Powell Memorial
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| Posted by: Joe VanHoose |
6/8/2007 6:49 AM |
Check here for live updates from Ocala Speedway
Wayne Anderson leads the last 12 laps to win his 6th Powell Memorial. Patrick Williams comes home second with Tim Russell, Scott Grossenbacher and Kurt Jett rounding out the top 5. Interviews will follow shortly.
Lap 120 -- Wayne Anderson begins to pull away en route to his 6th Powell win.
Lap 113 -- Anderson gets underneath Webster, who cuts a tire, to take the lead. But Williams is right on Anderson's bumper. Webster heads to the pits.
Lap 110 -- Robbie Smith spins right in front of the leaders, but everyone gets by unscathed as the caution comes out. Anderson looks faster than Webster and is working feverishly to get by because the team cars of Williams and Russell are closing.
Lap 103 -- Williams muscles his way past Grossenbacher and brings Russell with him. They run third and fourth.
Lap 99 -- Scott Grossenbacher has 10 cars lined up behind him, and the chain reaction ran its course. Kevin Durden got turned in turn 4 as everyone checked up to miss Scott Millar, who got knocked out of the groove again.
Lap 89 -- Scott Millar gets knocked out of line and gets passed by Williams and Russell. Going into turn 1, Sieg and Millar tangle going for the same real estate, sending Millar spinning and Sieg to the rear of the field.
Lap 85 -- Anderson hounds Webster around every turn, as Webster's car appears to be a little tight in the corners. The two have pulled away by three seconds over the third-place battle.
Lap 75 -- Top 10 (still under caution, caution laps don't count)
1. Daniel Webster
2. Wayne Anderson
3. Scott Grossenbacher
4. Scott Millar
5. Patrick Williams
6. Tim Russell
7. Ryan Sieg
8. Kurt Jett
9. Blake Lehr
10. Mike Franklin
Lap 72 -- Keith Zavrel gets tagged again and plows into the backstretch wall, destroying the front end of his car. Scott Grossenbacher continues to feel pressure from Scott Millar, Patrick Williams and Tim Russell. This will be a lengthy caution to clean up fluid that spilled out of Zavrel's mangled car.
Lap 61 -- After a lap 60 restart, Edward Allen spins again in turn 4 but continues as the caution flag flies.
Lap 56 -- Jim Smith gets dumped and turn 4 and bounces nose-first off the wall. He heads to the pits for repairs as the top five remains the same.
Lap 50 -- Steve Dorer pulls into the infield with suspension problems. Webster has stretched his lead to 15 car-lengths.
Lap 45 -- Webster and Anderson have broken away from a furious fight for third. Grossenbacher has it, Millar wants it, and Williams wants by them both.
Lap 39 -- Fain Skinner heads to the pits.
Lap 20 -- Edward Allen gets out of the groove and spins down the backstretch untouched. The third caution comes out with Webster, Anderson, Grossenbacher, Millar and Williams in the top 5.
Restart, Lap 17, and Wayne Anderson goes to work on Daniel Webster.
Lap 12 -- Jeremy Gerstner loses an engine in a huge cloud of smoke. The track appears to be clean but the caution flag is out.
Restart, lap 10, with Steve Dorer in the back for causing the lap 6 accident.
Lap 6 -- Keith Zavrel gets turned coming out of turn 4 and slides across the track, collecting Rich Pratt and Cody Pitts. Pitts and Pratt sustain significant damage and head to the pits while Zavrel continues.
Top 5 -- Webster-Anderson-Grossenbacher-Millar-Zavrel
Lap 1 -- Daniel Webster leads the first lap as Wayne Anderson shoots to second.
10:30 -- The Powell Memorial is underway.
Top 10 Starters
1. Dan Webster
2. Keith Zavrel
3. Wayne Anderson
4. Scott Grossenbacher
5. Cody Pitts
6. Scott Millar
7. Steve Dorer
8. Rich Pratt
9. Jim Smith
10. Patrick Williams
10:20 -- MIke Stalnaker wins a crash-filled Street Stock feature. Shelby Mather came from the back of the pack but ran out of laps, finishing fifth. The Powell Memorial is next.
10 p.m. -- Josh Brown wins the spin-filled Thunder Stock feature by three seconds. The Street Stock feature will follow.
9:45 -- Two more features will be run before the Powell Memorial, and the field of drivers is ready.
Pre-race notes
Pole-sitter Steve Dorer -- "I surprised myself a bit with that run, but we'll have to see what happens with the inversion."
Rich Pratt starts 8th -- "I've got a real good feeling about the race. We've got a great car."
Kurt Jett, who crashed in practice -- "We were up 'til 6:30 this morning putting this thing back together. It's as good as it was though. It's raceable."
Dan Webster, on the pole -- "We're where we need to be. It will be all about survival, but we've got the best view."
9:15 --Steve Dorer went out last in qualifying and stole the pole, posting a fast lap of 14.58 seconds.
Fast Qualifiers
1. Steve Dorer
2. Patrick Williams
3. Rich Pratt
4. Daniel Webster
5. Tim Russell
6. Wayne Anderson
8:30 --Tommy Roberts returned to Ocala Speedway and brought back old times, winning the Pure Stock feature, and Brandon Elwood edged his brother, Justyn, in the 4-cylinder bomber feature. Qualifying for the Powell Memorial is next.
The format has moved to features only for the regular classes to make time for the Powell Memorial.
7:50 -- After a two hour rain delay, late models are on the track taking hot laps. Qualifying has been pushed back to the bottom of the hour, and the race should begin around 10 p.m.
6:20 -- Rain continues to fall at the track, but officials say the weather outlook is good and we will race tonight.
5:40 -- Rain falls at Ocala Speedway causing action on the track to stop.
5:15 -- James Powell III leaves the racetrack to be with his wife, who should give birth to their daughter this evening. Mike Fritts will drive Powell's car. |
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Re: Live from the Powell Memorial |
By Roger on
6/8/2007 6:41 PM |
| Keep us informed. Some of us could not make the race, Glad you are doing this. roger aka Doodewamp |
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aka Doodewamp |
By Roger Mills on
6/8/2007 6:51 PM |
If you see Rich Pratt, tell him I said Good Luck & GO RICH PRATT.
Roger aka Doodewamp |
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Doodewamp |
By Roger on
6/8/2007 7:03 PM |
Keep me informed. Rich Pratt is my favorite. Let me know what is going on.
Roger |
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Re: Live from the Powell Memorial |
By Roger on
6/8/2007 7:23 PM |
You see who is qualified 3rd. My Guy RICH.
Roger |
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Re: Live from the Powell Memorial |
By RealRacinUSARick on
6/8/2007 8:03 PM |
| Good job bro e-mail me rick_anges@yahoo.com |
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Re: Live from the Powell Memorial |
By Kevin Finney on
6/8/2007 8:36 PM |
| This guy posting this stuff is good! I recommend him as short track reporter of the year! You do a good job keeping up with the info! |
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Re: Live from the Powell Memorial |
By roughrider3 on
6/8/2007 8:42 PM |
This is awesome for us stuck at home. Great Job!!!
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Re: Live from the Powell Memorial |
By JoeVanHoose on
6/8/2007 11:33 PM |
| Thanks for all the kind words. All in all, a pretty good race with a familiar finish. Take care. |
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