Chad Schug wins thrilling Legends race
while Tom Smith stays perfect at Orange Show Speedway
SAN BERNARDINO (Aug. 12, 07) –
Tom Smith stayed perfect and Chad Schug got the perfect ending to the
best race of the night Saturday at Orange Show Speedway.
Smith, 31, of Lakewood , overcame two early spins
and the strong car of Jay Henson to win his 11th race of the season
in the Lucas Oil Outlaw Figure 8 class. Schug, 20, of Oak Hills, won
his second straight Legends Cars main event and third of the season
when Gary Scheuerell bobbled exit Turn 4 on the final lap after a terrific
six-lap duel between the two.
Scheuerell, 51, of Murrieta, had taken the lead on
lap five of the 30-lap feature while Schug was working his way up from
13th on the starting grid. Schug accomplished that when he took second
away from points leader Bree Brewer on lap 20.
Schug got the bumper of his Yamaha-powered 1937 Ford
replica in front briefly with three laps to go, but Scheuerell quickly
reclaimed the top spot and was in position for his second win of the
season. But when he slid high exiting the final turn on the final lap,
Schug charged through for the win and Brewer moved up a spot to finish
second.
Smith, who started the evening by being the fast
qualifier for the eighth time, won his heat race, but saw his main event
win streak in jeopardy after spinning on each of the first two laps.
It was his good fortune, however, that other in the seven-car field
blew engines, broke parts and brought out numerous cautions.
That gave Smith time to overtake Henson and then
pull away to win comfortably.
Brian Malone, of Grand Terrace, and Steve Smith,
of San Bernardino, waged a race-long, 30-lap battle for the win in the
BSR West Late Models with Malone holding on despite constant pressure
from Smith, who had won here two weeks ago. Smith inadvertently bumped
Malone twice, but never was able to get in position to attempt a pass.
It was the fourth win of the season for Malone, 39.
Jim Mardis got his third win of the season and his
19th in the past 35 races by running away with the 30-lap ASA Stock
Pony feature. Mardis, who also set fast time, took the lead from points
leader Jim Edmiston on lap 14 and drove away from the field.
There was a three-way tie for the Street Stock points
lead when their 30-lap main got under way, but none of the three –
Cliff Conklin, John Reiman and Bobby Desarov – were factors in
the outcome after early spins forced Conklin to pit for a flat tire
and left Reiman back in the pack. Hemet ’s Jesse Cottrell came
out of the caution-filled event with the victory and Desarov, of Palm
Desert , came out with a 4-point lead in the standings after finishing
fourth to Reiman’s sixth and Conklin’s seventh.
ORANGE SHOW SPEEDWAY
Saturday, August 11, 2007
RACE RESULTS
LUCAS OIL OUTLAW FIGURE 8
Main event (30 laps) – 1. Tom Smith, Lakewood
, Chevrolet; 2. Jay Henson, Oak Hills, Chevrolet; 3. Robert Snyder II,
Sun City , Chevrolet; 4. Jason Roper, Redlands, Chevrolet; 5. Harry
Kuenninger, San Bernardino , Chevrolet.
Heat race winner – Tom Smith, Lakewood , Chevrolet.
Trophy dash winner – Rusty Stewart, Long Beach , Chevrolet. Fast
qualifier – Smith.
BSR WEST LATE MODELS
Main event (30 laps) – 1. Brian Malone, Grand
Terrace, Chevrolet Monte Carlo ; 2. Steve Smith, San Bernardino , Dodge
Intrepid/Chevrolet; 3. Jameel Saied, Sun Valley, Chevrolet Monte Carlo
; 4. Dave Arce, Santee , Pontiac Grand Prix/Chevrolet; 5. Jimmy Rouse
Jr., San Bernardino , Ford Thunderbird/Chevrolet.
Heat race winners – Rouse Jr.; Saied. Trophy
dash winner – Malone. Fast qualifier – Saied.
ASA STOCK PONY
Main event (30 laps) – 1. Jim Mardis, Riverside
, Ford Pinto; 2. Jim Edmiston, Highland , Ford Pinto; 3. Ryan Bragdon,
Beaumont , Ford Pinto; 4. Adrianne Murlin, Corona , Ford Pinto; 5. Jim
Gebhart, Yucaipa , Ford Pinto.
Heat race winners – Richard Boker, Phelan,
Ford Pinto; Murlin. Trophy dash winner – Matt Goodwin, Wildomar,
Ford Pinto. Fast qualifier – Mardis.
STREET STOCK
Main event (30 laps) – 1. Jesse Cottrell, Hemet
, Chevrolet Camaro; 2. Nathan Gruwell, Yorba Linda , Chevrolet Camaro;
3. Kyle Meyer, Highland , Chevrolet Nova; 4. Bobby Dezarov, Palm Desert
, Chevrolet Camaro; 5. Mike Stone, Fontana, Chevrolet Camaro.
Heat race winner – Cottrell. Trophy dash winner
– Tony Forfa Jr., San Bernardino , Chevrolet Camaro. Fast qualifier
– Cliff Conklin, Big Bear, Chevrolet Camaro..
LENO’S RICO TACO LEGENDS CARS
Main event (30 laps) – 1. Chad Schug, Oak Hills,
’37 Ford/Yamaha; 2. Bree Brewer, Riverside , ’34 Ford/Yamaha;
3. Gary Scheuerell, Murrieta, ’37 Ford/Yamaha; 4. Darren Amidon,
Santee , ’34 Ford/Yamaha; 5. Austin Murphy, Lancaster , ’34
Ford/Yamaha.
B main winner – Fred Chavez, Alpine, ’37
Ford/Yamaha. Heat race winners – Josh White, Las Vegas , ‘37
Chevrolet/Yamaha; Scheuerell; Chad Schug. Trophy dash winner –
Ryan Schug, Hemet, ’37 Ford/Yamaha. Fast qualifier – Amidon.
For further information, contact Jim Short at 951-203-2649
or jimshort65@sbcglobal.net, call Orange Show Speedway at 909-888-6788,
X438, or visit the web site at www.nosevents.com.
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