CHAVEZ EXTENDS SUPER LATE MODEL POINTS LEAD WITH SECOND WIN AT O


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ORANGE SHOW SPEEDWAY

Source: Orange Show Speedway Public Relations
Date: 06/02/2007

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CHAVEZ EXTENDS SUPER LATE MODEL POINTS LEAD WITH SECOND WIN AT ORANGE SHOW SPEEDWAY SAN BERNARDINO, California -- Rick Chavez overcame 13 rivals and seven caution flags to capture his second Hype Manufacturing Super Late Model main event of the season Saturday night at Orange Show Speedway.

Chavez, 46, a trucking company owner from Santee, went into the sixth of the series’ 15 races with a large lead in the point standings and made it even more comfortable with his sixth straight top four finish. He is the only Super Late Model driver to finish in the top five in every event.

He started fourth after setting fast time in his RC Trucking/Lyle Hunter Tax Service Ford. He moved into third on the third lap of the quarter-mile paved oval when the first incident of the night sidelined defending champion Glen Cummings, who got together with Chavez while fighting for third on the front straightaway.

Nine laps later, leaders John Manke and Frankie Gould got together and Chavez inherited a lead he never relinguished during the remainder of the 40-lap contest.

Mark Shackleford of Riverside got second and Wade Riddering of San Bernardino was third. Manke and Gould recovered to finish fourth and fifth, respectively, in front of a crowd of 1,219. That finish enabled Chavez to extend his lead over Gould from 26 to 34 points.

Eddie Secord of Oak Hills led all 30 laps of the ASA Pro 4 main event for his fourth straight win and fifth in six races in the Fiesta Village Pontiac Grand Prix. He has won every race he’s started, but is third in the standings because he missed the March 31 feature due to mechanical problems.

Jim Edmiston of Highland held off Matt Goodwin of Wildomar to win the best race of the evening, the 35-lap Stock Pony main. It was the fourth win in six starts for Edmiston, 46, the 2005 class champion.

Jered King of Phelan, in a BMW 318i, led all 25 laps of the ASA Factory Fours main event and Cliff Conklin of Big Bear had his Chevrolet Camaro in front throughout a Street Stock main event that was trimmed 25 laps to 15 due to a number of collisions.

Orange Show Speedway Race Results -- 06/02/2007

Hype Manufacturing Super Late Models

Main event (40 laps) – 1. Rick Chavez, Lakeside, Ford Taurus/Chevrolet engine; 2. Mark Shackleford, Riverside, Chevrolet Monte Carlo; 3. Wade Riddering, Highland, Chevrolet Monte Carlo; 4. John Manke, Ramona, Chevrolet Monte Carlo; 5. Frankie Gould, Woodland Hills, Chevrolet Monte Carlo.

Heat race winners – Toni McCray, Highland, Chevrolet Monte Carlo; Shackleford. Trophy dash winner – Glen Cummings, Highland, Pontiac Grand Prix/Chevrolet. Fast qualifier – Chavez.

ASA Pro 4

Main event (30 laps) – 1. Eddie Secord, Oak Hills, Pontiac Grand Prix/Ford engine; 2. Rex Lockwood, Victorville, Chevrolet Monte Carlo/Ford; 3. Chuck Becker II, Cabazon, Chevrolet Monte Carlo/Ford; 5. Keith Blomgren, La Quinta, Dodge Intrepid/Ford; 5. Randy Davidhizar, Yucaipa, Chevrolet Monte Carlo/Ford..

Heat race winner – Secord. Trophy dash winner – Secord. Fast qualifier – Bryan Glidewell, Cerritos, Pontiac GTO/Ford.

ASA Stock Pony

Main event (35 laps) – 1. Jim Edmiston, Highland, Ford Pinto; 2. Matt Goodwin, Wildomar, Ford Pinto; 3. Bill Hoagland, El Cajon, Ford Mustang; 4. Jim Gebhart, Yucaipa, Ford Pinto; 5. Ryan Bragdon, Beaumont, Ford Pinto.

Heat race winners – Richard Boker, Phelan, Ford Pinto; Edmiston. Trophy dash winner – Goodwin. Fast qualifier – Hoagland.

ASA Factory Fours

Main event (25 laps) – 1. Jered King, Phelan, BMW 318i; 2. Tony Dumont, Irvine, Mercedes Benz; 3. Spencer Samaro, San Bernardino, Toyota pickup; 4. Jeff Imbriani, San Bernardino, Toyota pickup; 5. Martin Huizenga, Hemet, Nissan pickup.

Heat race winners – Art Ramirez, Walnut, Toyota Celica; Dumont. Trophy dash winner – King. Fast qualifier – Dumont.

Street Stocks

Main event (15 laps) – 1. Cliff Conklin, Big Bear, Chevrolet Camaro; 2. Lou Gamache, Colton, Chevrolet Camaro; 3. Ted Reich, Riverside, Cadillac Eldorado/Chevrolet engine; 4. John Reimann, Rosamond, Chevrolet Camaro; 5. Will Cottrell, Palmdale, Chevrolet Camaro.

Heat race winners – Tom Gilstrap, Riverside, Chevrolet Camaro; Conklin. Trophy dash winner – Mike Meyer, Highland, Chevrolet Nova. Fast qualifier – Conklin.

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