SAN BERNARDINO, California — Reigning champion Mark Shackleford inherited the lead during the sixth yellow caution flag of the race and held it through three more caution periods and 10 laps to win the 50-lap ASA Super Late Models main event in Orange Show Speedway’s 64th anniversary program Saturday night .
Shackleford, of Riverside (Ca.), started sixth in the 20-car field and was running third when leaders Brett Edwards and Jake Engle got together in Turn 4 with 11 laps to go. In short-track racing, those involved in incidents are sent to the rear of the field. That double demotion gave Shackleford’s yellow No. 10 Chevrolet the lead, with Barry Karr second and David Ross, of Colton (Ca.), third in pursuit of his third straight win at the ASA Member Track.
Shackleford had to hold off Karr on four restarts, however, each time using a better drive off Turn 2 to build an advantage and finally took the checkered flag 1.7 seconds ahead of Karr, with Edwards third.
Ross, who had won the first two Super Late Model races, spun on the next-to-last lap this time and finished eighth.
Robby Hornsby Jr., of Yucaipa (Ca.), ran his winning streak to three races in the 35-lap Team Too Pony Stock main event by charging from ninth and beating past champion Jim Mardis by 2.7 seconds. Cary Cecil, of Corona (Ca.), won his second straight Interstate Batteries Factory Four feature over a late-charging Kim Marzullo, and Nevada Chovan, an 11-year-old from Ontario (Ca.), won the 20-lap Stock OHV Kart main event.
Randy Bylsma, of San Bernardino (Ca.), closed the anniversary program by winning the 20-lap Trailer race over six rivals.
| ASA Super Late Models (64 laps) |
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| 1. Mark Shackleford, Riverside, Chevrolet Monte Carlo; 2. Barry Karr, Redlands, Chevrolet Monte Carlo; 3. Brett Edwards, Yucaipa, Chevrolet Monte Carlo; 4. Richie Altman, Riverside, Chevrolet Monte Carlo; 5. Jimmy Rouse Jr., San Bernardino, Chevrolet Monte Carlo; 6. Toni McCray, Highland, Chevrolet Monte Carlo; 7. Jeremy Edwards, Yucaipa, Chevrolet Monte Carlo; 8. David Ross, Colton, Chevrolet Impala; 9. Tony Edwards, Mentone, Chevrolet MonteCarlo; 10. Dee Cable, Santee, Chevrolet Monte Carlo; 11. Jered King, Victorville, Chevrolet Monte Carlo; 12. Andre Prescott, La Quinta, Chevrolet Monte Carlo; 13. Jake Engle, La Mesa, Chevrolet Impala; 14. Jack Madrid, Ladera Ranch, Chevrolet Monte Carlo; 15. Ron Esau, El Cajon, Chevrolet Monte Carlo; 16. Glen Cummings, Highland, Chevrolet Monte Carlo; 17. Josh Evans, San Bernardino, Chevrolet Monte Carlo; 18. Kendall Scheidecker, Highland, Chevrolet Monte Carlo; 19. Gary Stockman, Highland, Chevrolet Monte Carlo; 20. Rip Michels, Mission Hills, Chevrolet Monte Carlo. Margin of victory – 1.718 seconds. Average speed – 13.161 mph. Trophy Dash winner – T. Edwards. Leading qualifier – B. Edwards, 12.891 seconds (record; old record was 12.915 seconds by Rob Kiemele on July 18, 2009). |
| Team Two Pony Stocks (35 laps) |
| 1. Robby Hornsby, Yucaipa, Ford Pinto; 2. Jim Mardis, Moreno Valley, Ford Pinto; 3. Adrianne Murlin, Corona, Ford Pinto; 4. Jeremy Perez, Chino, Ford Mustang; 5. Richard Boker, Phelan, Ford Pinto; 6. Eddie Collins, Desert Hot Springs, Ford Pinto; 7. Larry Hile, Redlands, Ford Pinto; 8. Jim Gebhart, Yucaipa, Ford Pinto; 9. Erik Spring, Beaumont, Ford Pinto; 10. Bud Smith, Orange, Ford Pinto; 11. Evan McCray, Riverside, Ford Pinto; 12. Kevin Meador, San Bernardino, Ford Pinto; 13. Jeff Imbriani, San Bernardino, Ford Pinto; 14. Jack Hughes, Beaumont, Ford Pinto; 15. Josh Hodges, Adelanto, Fords Pinto; 16. Lucas McCray, Corona, Ford Pinto; 17. Billy Cottrell, Highland, Ford Pinto. Margin of victory – 2.780 seconds. Average speed – 34.019 mph. Trophy Dash winner – Murlin. Leading qualifier – Hornsby, 14.553 seconds. |
| Interstate Batteries Factory Fours (35 laps) |
| 1. Cary Cecil, Corona, Toyota truck; 2. Kim Marzullo, San Bernardino, Toyota truck; 3. Andy Reed, Bloomington, Toyota truck; 4. Tony Forfa IV, Redlands, BMW 318i; 5. Dwayne Blay, Riverside, Toyota truck; 6. Victor Garcia, San Bernardino, Toyota truck; 7. Gary Mendoza, Bloomington, Honda Prelude; 8. Dan French, Claremont, Chevrolet truck; 9. Josh Evans, San Bernardino, Honda Prelude; 10. Dan Gutierrez, Redlands, Toyota truck; 11. Nick Davis, Bloomington, Ford Escort; 12. Jason McKenzie, Perris, Izusu truck; 13. Greg Barnett, Hemet, Nissan 200SX; 14. Gil Everhart, Bloomington, Toyota truck; 15. Tony Forfa III, Redlands, Ford Courier; 16. Gary McLaughlin, Garden Grove, Toyota sedan. Margin of victory – 0.408 seconds. \ Average speed – 18.486 mph. Trophy Dash winner – Cecil. Leading qualifier – Cecil, 16.212 second |
| Stock OHV Karts (20 laps) |
| 1. Nevada Chovan, Rialto, Phantom/Clone; 2. Bob DeVine, Phantom/Briggs & Stratton; 3. Steven Larson, Fontana, GRC/Honda; 4. Steve Juillerat, Whittier, Shadow/Honda; 5. Vernon Helbig, Long Beach, CRG/Honda; 6. Joe Haytas, Upland, CRG/Honda; 7. John Gudmestad, Crestline, Predator/Honda; 8. Angelo Rotellini, Fontana, Legend/Honda. Margin of victory – 3.915 seconds. Average speed – 45.959 mph. Trophy Dash winner -- Chovan. Leading qualifier – Chovan, 15.369 seconds (record; old record was 15.413 seconds by John Gudmestad on April 10, 2010). |
