By Smash The Loud Pedal
87 cars took to the track in Round 3 of the 2003 EAST BAY Raceway Speedweeks under the direction of the RENEGADE Dirt Car Series with a $7,000.00 payday as the reward! Recording the fastest qualifying lap among the 87 entries was 2002 Speedweeks Dictator The Real Deal Don O'Neal turning the track with a lap of 14.296.
The first heat was won by Jackie Boggs over Terry English and O'Neal.
The second heat was topped by Earl Pearson over Rob Blair and Davey Johnson.
The third heat would see Steve Francis get the job done over NASCAR Winston Cup's elder statesman Ken Schrader and Chub Frank.
The fourth heat was captured by Billy Ogle over Steve Shaver and
Shannon Babb.
The fifth heat checkers flew over Dale McDowell ahead of Randall Chupp and Mike Balzano.
The sixth and final heat honors went to Rick Eckert over Donnie Moran and Tim Dohm.
The dash to determine the first three rows of the A-Main event was won by Pearson over Chupp, O'Neal, Eckert, Blair and English.
There were once again three consi races with the top two from each transferring to the A. The first consi was won by Ray Cook over Rod Conley, the second consi went to Brian Birkhofer over Scott Bloomquist with the third consi going to Dan Schlieper over Delmas Conley.
As the feature cars rolled out to the start of the main it appeared that Brian Birkhofer was the fastest car in the state of Florida as he chose to go with a harder tire choice, a decision that was made by only several other cars in the main event. As the cautions flew there was a dash to the pit area by a number of the competitors who realized their bad choice in compound selection, opting to take their mounts to the pits and change tires in order to have a chance to complete the race in a decent finishing position.
It also appeared that Birkhofer would be unchallenged as he built a decent lead with only several laps to go. Thats the point where CHUBZILLA began to really close the gap and work the 2002 World 100 winner in a serious fashion, applying pressure and finally overcoming Birky in the closing laps to take the point from Birkhofer and relegate him to the second position.
When the checkered flag fell, it was Chub Frank in the Corry Rubber Corporation, Nystroms Auto Sales, Hoosier Racing Tire, Ringers Gloves, Carerra Shocks, Weld Wheels, OUTLAW Disc Brakes, Rocket Race Cars #1 to victory lane to collect the $7,000.00 paycheck for his efforts in the 50 lap RENEGADE Dirt Car Series main event. Following Chub at the stripe were Birkhofer, O'Neal, Cook, McCreadie, Eckert, Pearson, Babb, Chupp and Rod Conley.
Tomorrow night the action continues with the second XTREME Dirt Car Series event of the year as the XTREME bunch take to the track for what is sure to be yet another exciting night of action.
Feature finish:
1. Chub Frank
2. Brian Birkhofer
3. Don O'Neal
4. Ray Cook
5. Timmy McCreadie
6. Rick Eckert
7. Earl Pearson
8. Shannon Babb
9. Randall Chupp
10. Rod Conley
11. Terry English
12. Jackie Boggs
13. Ken Schrader
14. Steve Shaver
15. Tim Dohm
16. Rob Blair
17. Dale McDowell
18. Rick Aukland
19. Steve Francis
20. Billy Ogle
21. John Mason
22. Keith Nosbich
23. Scott Bloomquist
24. Dan Schlieper
25. Davey Johnson
26. Donnie Moran
27. Delmas Conley
28. Mike Balzano
87 cars took to the track in Round 3 of the 2003 EAST BAY Raceway Speedweeks under the direction of the RENEGADE Dirt Car Series with a $7,000.00 payday as the reward! Recording the fastest qualifying lap among the 87 entries was 2002 Speedweeks Dictator The Real Deal Don O'Neal turning the track with a lap of 14.296.
The first heat was won by Jackie Boggs over Terry English and O'Neal.
The second heat was topped by Earl Pearson over Rob Blair and Davey Johnson.
The third heat would see Steve Francis get the job done over NASCAR Winston Cup's elder statesman Ken Schrader and Chub Frank.
The fourth heat was captured by Billy Ogle over Steve Shaver and
Shannon Babb.
The fifth heat checkers flew over Dale McDowell ahead of Randall Chupp and Mike Balzano.
The sixth and final heat honors went to Rick Eckert over Donnie Moran and Tim Dohm.
The dash to determine the first three rows of the A-Main event was won by Pearson over Chupp, O'Neal, Eckert, Blair and English.
There were once again three consi races with the top two from each transferring to the A. The first consi was won by Ray Cook over Rod Conley, the second consi went to Brian Birkhofer over Scott Bloomquist with the third consi going to Dan Schlieper over Delmas Conley.
As the feature cars rolled out to the start of the main it appeared that Brian Birkhofer was the fastest car in the state of Florida as he chose to go with a harder tire choice, a decision that was made by only several other cars in the main event. As the cautions flew there was a dash to the pit area by a number of the competitors who realized their bad choice in compound selection, opting to take their mounts to the pits and change tires in order to have a chance to complete the race in a decent finishing position.
It also appeared that Birkhofer would be unchallenged as he built a decent lead with only several laps to go. Thats the point where CHUBZILLA began to really close the gap and work the 2002 World 100 winner in a serious fashion, applying pressure and finally overcoming Birky in the closing laps to take the point from Birkhofer and relegate him to the second position.
When the checkered flag fell, it was Chub Frank in the Corry Rubber Corporation, Nystroms Auto Sales, Hoosier Racing Tire, Ringers Gloves, Carerra Shocks, Weld Wheels, OUTLAW Disc Brakes, Rocket Race Cars #1 to victory lane to collect the $7,000.00 paycheck for his efforts in the 50 lap RENEGADE Dirt Car Series main event. Following Chub at the stripe were Birkhofer, O'Neal, Cook, McCreadie, Eckert, Pearson, Babb, Chupp and Rod Conley.
Tomorrow night the action continues with the second XTREME Dirt Car Series event of the year as the XTREME bunch take to the track for what is sure to be yet another exciting night of action.
Feature finish:
1. Chub Frank
2. Brian Birkhofer
3. Don O'Neal
4. Ray Cook
5. Timmy McCreadie
6. Rick Eckert
7. Earl Pearson
8. Shannon Babb
9. Randall Chupp
10. Rod Conley
11. Terry English
12. Jackie Boggs
13. Ken Schrader
14. Steve Shaver
15. Tim Dohm
16. Rob Blair
17. Dale McDowell
18. Rick Aukland
19. Steve Francis
20. Billy Ogle
21. John Mason
22. Keith Nosbich
23. Scott Bloomquist
24. Dan Schlieper
25. Davey Johnson
26. Donnie Moran
27. Delmas Conley
28. Mike Balzano
