ALDERMAN GRABS SATURDAY DUEL WIN

Source: Stateline Speedway Media/ss
Date: 08/04/2008

Alderman grabbed the lead from pole sitter Dylan Caldwell in the opening laps and quickly paced ahead of the field as fast cars worked their way to the front after the 20-car invert.

Cautions for spins and contact allowed fast time driver Dave Garber, sent to the rear of the field twice for involvement in spins, Tom Hill and Craig Bell to close the gap in the final laps.

A spin with four laps to go by dash winner Bobby Latham allowed Hill and Garber one last chance at Alderman on the restart but were unable to make a pass.

The win was Alderman’s first in the series. Hill finished second followed by Garber, Bell, Canada’s Darrel Midgley. Eleven cars finished on the lead lap.

Travis Monett won a dash. Garber, Andy Brown and John Dillon won heats.

Grabbing provisional’s by point standings for Sunday’s race are Garber, Bell, Hill, Alderman, Midgley and John Newhouse.

Those drivers join Kevin Richards, Agni Howell, Jim Wulfenstein, Shelby Thompson, Bodie Morton, and Mike Obrist with guaranteed starting spots in the Idaho 200.

The NAPA Auto Parts Idaho 200 concludes Sunday with the 9th running of the 200-lap event. Qualifying starts at 1pm with racing at 2pm.

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Stateline Stadium/Speedway 8/2/08 Results

RMCS NAPA AUTOCARE DUEL FOR THE 200 Fast Time – Dave Garber, 13.495. Trophy Dash -- A) Bobby Latham III; B) Travis Monett. Heat – A) Dave Garber; B) Andy Brown; C) John Dillon. Main Event – 1) Thane Alderman; 2) Tom Hill; 3) Dave Garber; 4) Craig Bell; 5) Darrell Midgley; 6) John Newhouse; 7) Jim Wulfentstein; 8) Dan Koyle; 9) Bobby Latham III; 10) Rick Taylor; 11) TJ Woodhall; 12) Steve Jones; 13) Travis Monett; 14) John Dillon; 15) Dave Minegar; 16) Dylan Caldwell; 17) Wade Frey; 18) Andy Brown; 19) Joe Miller; 20) Mitch Dickenson; 21) Rusty Webb; 22) Jay Sauls; 23) Quint Whitman; 24) Agni Howell.

OUTLAW COMPACTS Fast Time – Andrew McKee, 15.364. Trophy Dash – A) Rich Hatton; B) Treven Tarr. Heat – A) Les Billings; B) Ken Stricklin.

NORTHWEST PRO 4 TRUCKS Fast Time – Jeff Hector, 15.053. Trophy Dash – A) Pete Brady; B) Carl Scheffler. Heat – A) Bobby Baker; B) Jim Jones.

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