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on September 27, 2009, 4:19 am
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The Renegade Sprint Car Series took to the track for the final time in 2009 on Griffin’s Propane Night at the Speedway with the Vista Serena Homes Limited Late Models and Car Parts Machine Xtreme Modifieds also closing out their 2009 racing seasons as the Rick’s Performance Center Street Stocks and the Hornets look forward to the Season Finale next Saturday night.
The Vista Serena Homes Limited Late Models would start the nights A-Mains with the 4t of Don Thomas showing the way early on with Mike Hudson running second but on the move, the 911 of Cliff Hansen would make the pass into second. Further back in the field, the battle for sixth would see Roger Owens with a great move as the battle up front heated up as Christy Georges would make the run up to second before the caution waved. Back underway, Georges wasted no time getting the race lead as she drove by the 4t of Don Thomas and began to pull away. With the 44 showing the way, the battle for third would now be a good side by side battle with the 7x of Rick Gallardo getting the run on the 911 of Cliff Hansen to steal the spot then going into second as the 7x worked to try and run down Christy Georges but by a full straight the 44 of Georges was checking out on the field as the 5m of Eric McNutt ran down the 7x of Gallardo; brining the 10 of Roger Owens with him as the 5m would move up to second. Georges to the white flag and over a straight-a-way advantage as the 44 cruised to the win and the 2009 Vista Serna Homes Limited Late Model Championship. Eric McNutt would grab second at the line over Rick Gallardo with Sherman Barnett and Roger Owens rounding out the top five.
The Hornets would again bring a full field of cars to the show as John Montoya led the field early on but would quickly be challenged by the 69 of Jason Pearson as Pearson moved up in the field early to grab second as the 88 of Cory Brownwood and the 888 of Mark Mays starting to make their way up thought the field. In slower traffic, Montoya and Pearson would continue to run in a good battle for the race lead as the race quickly became a five car battle for the race lead as Bilodeau would make a run, Pearson would make a run, Kleine would make a run, and Brownwood would also make a run as the 7 of Montoya would not be able to hold the top spot as Cory Brownwood would eventually make the pass for the race lead. Just past half way and the battle for the lead would now see the 888 of Mark Mays make the run for the race lead; dropping Brownwood to second as the field would get stacked up and the debris would begin to pile up with Brian Kleine nearly spinning in turns three and four after contact with Amber Krynitz. With the white flag waving, Mark Mays would take the win with Cory Brownwood second, Jason Pearson third, George LeRose fourth, and John Montoya splitting the spinning cars to round out the top five.
The Car Parts Machine Xtreme Modifieds and it was a night for champions as the 52 of Paddy Rush looked to earn his second of the 2009 season but he would have to survive twenty laps of racing first. As the green flag dropped, Dickie Gorham was scheduled to go from the pole position but after a wild crash involving Wes Benson during the Trophy Dash, neither driver would start the A-Main as the field would go three wide for third , Jonathan Burton was on the move early as the 18 would quickly grab second and would then challenge for the race lead as Austin Adams would make the pass to second, moving early race leader Josh Gallardo to third. Further back in the field, the 82 of Sherman Barnett was on the move but the caution would bunch the field up just as the 82 of Barnett had made his way up to second. Back to green flag racing, the 82 would waste no time as Barnett would move up to second with Jonathan Barnett continuing to show the way. Back in the field, the battle for fifth was a good one as the 52 of Rush looked to steal the position away from Austin Adams as the caution waved. On the restart, the 82 of Sherman Barnett would try high and low for six straight laps of racing but a the checkered flag waved, Jonathan Burton would hold on to win with Barnett second, James Fleming third, Paddy Rush fourth, and Austin Adams rounding out the top five with Paddy Rush taking the 2009 Car Parts Machine Xtreme Modified Championship at the Speedway.
The Rick’s Performance Center Street Stocks would get underway with the 00 of Stevie Rey Gutierrez grabbing the early race lead as the battle for second would go three wide early with Ozzie Lopez grabbed the spot and began to run down the 00. Side by side for the race lead, the 00 of Gutierrez would slow up as one car would get sideways on the low line, handing the lead to the 24z of Lopez but on the move, the 2 of Tyler Jackson would grab second and then the race lead as the young driver ran the high line and began to pull away as the caution waved. On the restart, the 35 of Miles Widmer would drive it in deep as he would make his way up to second and begin to run down Jackson as the caution waved yet again for the 1s of Sal Gomez. With fourteen laps to go, the green flag would wave and the battle further back in the field as Vanessa Robinson and Donovan Flores would pick off four cars as the two drivers ran side by side with the 07 of Flores grabbing the spot over Robinson to run third and then second as the 07 would make the pass on Miles Widmer. With less than ten laps to go, the 2 of Tyler Jackson continued to the way but Flores was on the move as the 07 pulled side by side with the 2 of Jackson with Flores making the pass for the race lead. As the 07 looked to be on his way, the battle for third was now between the 14 of Robinson and the 8n of Nicky Rivera with Rivera making the pass and quickly going after Tyler Jackson for second as Donovan Flores would nearly spin from a flat tire, handing the lead to Jackson but not for long as Rivera would finally complete the pass to pick up the win with Tyler Jackson second, Vanessa Robinson third, Miles Widmer fourth, and Mercedes Harris rounding out the top five.
For the final time in the 2009 season, the Renegade Sprint Car Series would go four wide in their salute to the race fans as two champions were set to be crowned when the checkered flag fell. As the green flag waved, the 99 of Chuck Jackson would show the way but not for long as the 19 of Wes Wofford would make the pass to show the way, leaving Jackson to battle for second as the field would go four wide off of turn four with Royal Jones making the pass from fifth to second in one shot. On the move, the 131 would quickly run down the 19 of Wofford as the 131 would waste no time grabbing the race lead. In slower traffic, Jones would stick to the low line as the 131 flew by lapped traffic, quickly building a full straight-a-way advantage over the 19 of Wes Wofford who also held an impressive advantage over the 16 of Brandon Schure who ran in third as the battle for fifth heated up between the 7c of Carney and the 3s of Carney II with John Carney II making the pass and going to work on Sonny Holden who sat in fourth. With the green flag still waving, Jones continued to show the way with now over a straight-a-way advantage over Wes Wofford as Carney II worked on running down the 16 of Brandon Schure with now less than five laps to go. The wave of the white flag as Jones raced by to the one lap signal but as Jones was cruising the victory in the non-stop 30 lap A-Main for the Renegade Sprint Car Series, Brandon Schure would be collected by a slower vehicle but somehow, both drivers would roll away but it would cost Schure a podium finish as the 3s of Carney would make his way by as Royal Jones took the final checkered flag of the 2009 season for the RSCS. Wes Wofford would take second with John Carney II, Brandon Schure, and John Carney rounding out the top five but it would be Kyle Sager claiming the 2009 SNM Speedway track championship, his first in a Wing Sprint Car, and John Carney II taking the Renegade Sprint Car Series Championship.
Only 1 week remains in the 2009 season as the DIRTcar West Modifieds look to close the year on October 3, 2009 during the SNM State Fair. Admission the Fair is $10 and will get you into the races all night long.
www.snmspeedway.com
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