by Steve Birmingham
Granite City, IL -- With 105 race cars jamming the pits for the inaugural Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers Racing Series, Terry James won the Ironman Late Model feature Saturday at Tri-City Speedway. James survived an eight car pilup as the bunched field raced into the first corner but aftrer the restart dogged Vince Grondski for nine laps before taking the lead for good. Following James was Grondski, Pat Ryan, Ed Purcell and Lenny Garson.
The inaugural Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers Racing Series was full of career firsts with Tim Gaerter winning the Mountain Dew Sportsman, Bobby Martintoni the Budweiser Modified, Ken Johnson, Jr, the Domino's Street Stock and Pat Harper the Auto Trader Factory Stock mains events.
Next Saturday, April 10 is "Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Poster Night" with the first 500 adults with a paid admission receiving a free Dale Earnhardt, Jr., poster. Spectator gates open at 6 p.m.with racing at 7 p.m.
www.tricitymotorsports.com
Ironman Late Model
Feature:
1. Terry James
2. Vince Grondski
3. Pat Ryan
4. Ed Purcell
5. Len Garson
6. Chris Winters
7. Kevin Lee
8. Shannon Kuhn
9. Justin Anderson
10. Wade Glover
11. Ken Johnson
12. Joe Garson
Bud Modifieds
Feature:
1. Bobby Martintoni
2. Jim Lafferty
3. Wayne Downing
4. Ed Lenhardt
5. Tommie Seets Jr
6. Tim Hancock
7. STeve Meyer, Jr
8. Andy Anderson
9. Anthony Brannan
10. Tony Walker
11. Jay Hughes
12. Don Jacobs
13. Dennis Wernle
14. Clark Roack
15. Ryan Tischauser
16. Dean Vickers
17. Ricky Huebner
18. Greg Wade
Granite City, IL -- With 105 race cars jamming the pits for the inaugural Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers Racing Series, Terry James won the Ironman Late Model feature Saturday at Tri-City Speedway. James survived an eight car pilup as the bunched field raced into the first corner but aftrer the restart dogged Vince Grondski for nine laps before taking the lead for good. Following James was Grondski, Pat Ryan, Ed Purcell and Lenny Garson.
The inaugural Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers Racing Series was full of career firsts with Tim Gaerter winning the Mountain Dew Sportsman, Bobby Martintoni the Budweiser Modified, Ken Johnson, Jr, the Domino's Street Stock and Pat Harper the Auto Trader Factory Stock mains events.
Next Saturday, April 10 is "Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Poster Night" with the first 500 adults with a paid admission receiving a free Dale Earnhardt, Jr., poster. Spectator gates open at 6 p.m.with racing at 7 p.m.
www.tricitymotorsports.com
Ironman Late Model
Feature:
1. Terry James
2. Vince Grondski
3. Pat Ryan
4. Ed Purcell
5. Len Garson
6. Chris Winters
7. Kevin Lee
8. Shannon Kuhn
9. Justin Anderson
10. Wade Glover
11. Ken Johnson
12. Joe Garson
Bud Modifieds
Feature:
1. Bobby Martintoni
2. Jim Lafferty
3. Wayne Downing
4. Ed Lenhardt
5. Tommie Seets Jr
6. Tim Hancock
7. STeve Meyer, Jr
8. Andy Anderson
9. Anthony Brannan
10. Tony Walker
11. Jay Hughes
12. Don Jacobs
13. Dennis Wernle
14. Clark Roack
15. Ryan Tischauser
16. Dean Vickers
17. Ricky Huebner
18. Greg Wade
