ROOKIE DRIVER WINS SUPER LATE MODEL MAIN EVENT AT ORANGE SHOW SPEEDWAY

Source: OSS Media Relations/js
Date: 05/20/2007

SAN BERNARDINO, California -- Rookie Travis Stockman got his first main event win Saturday night (May 19), holding off a quartet of talented veterans in the final stages of the Hype Manufacturing Super Late Model race at Orange Show Speedway.

Stockman, 20, started on the pole for the 40-lap race and never relinquished the lead despite almost constant pressure from points leader Rick Chavez and fast qualifier Charles Price. The Chevrolet of Price was gone after 15 laps of the quarter-mile oval, however, due to a malfunctioning transmission. But his place in the pursuit was taken by Frankie Gould and defending class champion Glen Cummings and 2005 champion John Manke.

In addition to the veteran challengers, Stockman had to quiet his nerves during six restarts after yellow caution flags, the final one with 10 laps remaining.

Chavez, who has one win this season, got inside Stockman several times, but never far enough under him to make a pass, and in the final three laps Stockman pulled away slightly. Gould raced in third throughout. Cummings and Manke charged from 11th and 10th, respectively, after being sent to the rear of the field following a collision with 18 laps to go. Cummings had won the past two main events.

Eddie Secord continued his mastery of the Pro 4 division by setting fast time and winning for the fourth time in five races in his Fiesta Village Pontiac Grand Prix. The Oak Hills driver took the lead from points leader Rex Lockwood on lap 4 and the two ran in that order to the finish of the 30-lap contest.

Tony Dumont of Irvine had a perfect evening in the Factory Fours class, setting fast time in qualifying, winning the trophy dash and a heat race, then taking the 25-lap main event in his black Mercedes Benz.

Jimmy Rouse Jr. made some interesting dinner table conversation likely by beating his step-mother, Michelle Rouse, in the 25-lap Stock Cars USA main event and putting them in a tie for second four races into the season. Division leader Mark Whitson, who had won the first three races, started last in the 10-car field and finished fourth. He leads the Rouses by eight points.

In the opening main event of the night, a 15-lap contest for the Jr. Mini StocKars, Benjamin Mahan, 11, of Hesperia won his fourth race of this year and his 12th in a row over two years. Mahan stalked Tony Forfa IV, 9, until the next-to-last lap, then took the lead and pulled away.

ORANGE SHOW SPEEDWAY

Saturday, May 19, 2007

RACE RESULTS

SUPER LATE MODELS

Main event (40 laps) – 1. Travis Stockman, Highland, Chevrolet Monte Carlo; 2. Rick Chavez, Santee, Ford Fusion/Chevrolet engine; 3. Frankie Gould, Woodland Hills, Chevrolet Monte Carlo; 4. Glen Cummings, Highland, Pontiac Grand Prix/Chevrolet; 5. John Manke, Ramona, Chevrolet Monte Carlo.

Heat race winners – Ryan Becker, San Jacinto, Chevrolet Monte Carlo; Charles Price, Redlands, Chevrolet Monte Carlo. Trophy dash winner – Gould. Fast qualifier – Price.

PRO 4s

Main event (30 laps) – 1. Eddie Secord, Oak Hills, Pontiac Grand Prix/Ford engine; 2. Rex Lockwood, Victorville, Chevrolet Monte Carlo/Ford; 3. Bryan Glidewell, Cerritos, Pontiac GTO/Ford; 4. Chuck Becker II, Cabazon, Chevrolet Monte Carlo/Ford; 5. Tim Carruthers, Yucaipa, Ford Mustang.

Heat race winners – Brian Becker, Cabazon, Ford Taurus; Secord. Trophy dash winner – Becker II. Fast qualifier – Secord.

FACTORY FOURS

Main event (25 laps) – 1. Tony Dumont, Irvine, Mercedes Benz; 2. Spencer Samaro, San Bernardino, Toyota pickup; 3. Martin Huizenga, Hemet, Nissan pickup; 4. Jeff Imbriani, San Bernardino, Toyota pickup; 5. Art Ramirez, Walnut, Toyota Celica.

Heat race winners – Gerrit Hodge, Moreno Valley, Honda CRX; Dumont. Trophy dash winner – Dumont. Fast qualifier – Dumont.

STOCK CARS USA

Main event (25 laps) – 1. JimmyRouse Jr. San Bernardino, Chevrolet Nova; 2. Michelle Rouse, San Bernardino, Chevrolet Chevelle; 3. Justin Good, San Fernando, Chevrolet Nova; 4. Mark Whitson, Riverside, Chevrolet Chevelle; 5. Harry Michaelian, El Camino Village, Plymouth Roadrunner.

Heat race winners – Michaelian; Rouse Jr. Trophy dash winner – Whitson. Fast qualifier – Rouse Jr.

JR. MINI STOCKARS

Main event (15 laps) – 1. Benjamin Mahan, Hesperia, Ford Fusion/Honda engine; 2. Tony Forfa IV, Redlands, Chevrolet Monte Carlo/Honda; 3. Marissa Henson, Oak Hills, Chevrolet Monte Carlo/Honda; 4. Steve Remley Jr., Long Beach, Chevrolet Monte Carlo/Honda; 5. Alexander Bissett, Hemet, Chevrolet Monte Carlo/Honda.

Heat race winner – Mahan. Trophy dash winner – Forfa IV. Fast qualifier – Mahan.

Racing at Orange Show Speedway is sponsored by Lucas Oil, Blackhawk Protection, Hype Manufacturing, Del Taco, Aflac Insurance, KTTD radio (AM 1350), Leno’s Rico Taco, Soboba Casino, Budweiser, Hoosier Racing Tires, Frank’s Radio Service, Torco Racing Fuels, Parker Pumper/BSR West, Eibach Springs, JP Striping, Center Chevrolet, Pepsi, Matich Coporation, La Salle Medical Associates, L. Curti Truck and Equipment, One Stop Landscape Supply, Extreme Exhibits & Logistics, Little Green Onions and the San Bernardino County Sun.

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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