Lance Biggers needed only to finish eighth in the Grand American modified main event at Cajon Speedway to claim his first divisional title. So the second generation racer drove a conservative race for 15 rounds and then made his move and ended up winning both the 30-lap feature and the championship trophy on the 3/8 mile paved oval.
Biggers, who won for the seventh time this season, was seven car lengths in front of Bo Lemler, who also ended up second in points, when the checkered flag was displayed. Rounding out the top five were Scott Brown, Steve Luecht, and Dave Van Riper. Biggers is the son of former Cajon super stock driver Tim Biggers, whose best showing was a second place in the 1975 standings. Fittingly the son's championship came on his dad's 59th birthday and his parent's 37th wedding anniversary.
Richard Hinze led all 30-laps of the street stock season finale and Bill Holland did likewise in the 25-lap affair for bomber stocks. Billy Hoagland was victorious in the 25-lap pony stock Grand Prix. Rob Overman came home sixth in the event. He becomes the 11th different driver in as many seasons to win that division's championship. Overman had to borrow a ride from Ben Carver after he broke a motor in his own Mustang in qualifying and then a replacement motor had an oil leak. Biggers started fifth in the modified feature and slowly worked his way forward. Luecht led the opening five rounds before Lemler took over. Jimmy Dickerson, the third driver who had championship hopes, moved into the runnerup spot on lap 6 and Biggers gained third following a lap seven restart.
For the next several circuits Biggers was content to tail his title rivals. But it was clear he had the fastest car. He overhauled Dickerson on lap 13 and then slipped under Lemler three circuits later. Once in front he was never headed. Dickerson lost his third place finish when he was tapped from behind by Randy Nelson and spun on the 23rd round. Nelson was black flagged and not allowed to continue. That decision cost him the final spot in the top ten in the point standings. The street stock contest ran non-stop and as a result Hinze was able to set a track record for the 30-lap distance. Danny Gay came from 15th starting position and finished second. Gay ran side-by-side with Doug Carpenter four about six rounds before he was finally able to gain possession of the runnerup spot with just a few circuits remaining. Carpenter ended up third. Ivan Harrison moved past Eric Evans on the 26th lap to take fourth.
CAJON SPEEDWAY WINSTON RACING SERIES RESULTS
GRAND AMERICAN MODIFIED
Fast Time - Lance Biggers, Alpine, :16.482.
Dash (4 laps) - 1. Jimmy Dickerson, El Cajon; 2. Lance Biggers, Alpine; 3. Steve Luecht, Chula Vista; 4. Bo Lemler, Bonita, 1:07.00.
Main (30 laps) -
1 7 Lance Biggers 14:09.03
2 55 Bo Lemler
3 18 Scott Brown
4 47 Steve Luecht
5 24 Dave Van Riper
6 5 Harry Lockmann
7 0 Jody Lockmann
8 94 Randy Keatts
9 6 Mike Salm
10 61 Jimmy Dickerson
11 29 Jim Fram
12 31 Randy Nelson
13 72 Ron Nava
14 37 Mark Walton
15 13 Dean Kuhn
STREET STOCK
Fast Time - John Tipps, El Cajon, :17.720.
Dash (4 laps) - 1. John Tipps, El Cajon; 2. Jimmy Villa, El Cajon; 3. Bill Moyer, El Cajon, 4. Ivan Harrison, Santee, 2:33.07.
Main (30 laps) -
1 287 Richard Hinze 9:09.73 (record)
2 201 Danny Gay
3 236 Douglas Carpenter
4 295 Ivan Harrison
5 244 Eric Evans
6 281 Jason Pontsler
7 257 John Tipps
8 291 Rob Freeman
9 223 Bill Sanchez
10 261 John Ahrendt
11 212 Jimmy Villa
12 222 Doug Catania
13 270 Gordon Anderson
14 218 Scott Moses
15 233 Bill Moyer
16 205 Dave Arce
17 225 Robert Baker
18 277 John Nash
19 239 Don Lindberg
20 214 Bob Nies
PONY STOCK
Fast Time - Jimmy Kyte, Lakeside, :18.455.
Dash (4 laps) - 1. Douglas Wright Jr., El Cajon; 2. Billy Hoagland, Santee; 3. Hector Leon, San Diego; 4. Jimmy Kyte, Lakeside, 1:14.36 (record).
Semi (15 laps) - 1.Ralph Smith, Santee; 2. George Wolf, El Cajon; 3. Debi Urioste, Spring Valley, 11:17.25.
Main (25 laps) -
1 316 Billy Hoagland 11:41.23
2 307 Marty Schmidt
3 329 Neil Rodvold
4 313 Jimmy Kyte
5 360 Ralph Smith
6 389 Rob Overman
7 308 Ed Hale
8 333 Earl Downing
9 342 Brent Reynolds
10 305 Robert Parenteau
11 312 Hector Leon
12 325 Carol Kirby Williams
13 318 Debi Urioste
14 366 Bruce Hartsuyker
15 320 Mike Alford
16 398 Bob Cloke
17 364 Lee Slaughter
18 357 Andy Papp
19 394 Jon Sanitbanes
20 347 Dave Brown
21 356 Ken Wikoren
22 395 George Wolf
BOMBER STOCK
Fast Time - John Luecht, Chula Vista, :19.502.
Dash (4 laps) - 1. John Luecht, Chula Vista; 2. Rick Hagen, Alpine; 3. Mark Holland, Chula Vista; 4. Alex McKay, San Diego, 3:19.51.
Semi (15 laps) - 1.Jamey Long, Fallbrook; 2. Bob Wickey, Spring Valley; 3.Rodney Shaw, El Cajon, 5:02.41.
Main (25 laps) -
1 537 Bill Holland 18:09.85
2 518 Eric Evans
3 547 John Luecht
4 504 Rich Serrano
5 578 Joey Schneider
6 517 Brian Pusey
7 592 Bob Wickey
8 573 Jamey Long
9 521 Rick Hagen
10 511 Arne Knufman
11 595 Alex McKay
12 512 Rodney Shaw
13 523 Victoria Nies
14 572 Roy Felkner
15 513 Scott Youngren
16 527 Chris Boyer
17 543 Mark Holland
18 502 Pat Garity
19 553 Kelly Jernisan
20 529 Jay McKellep
21 555 Pat van den Bergh
DESTRUCTION DERBY - John Higgins
ATTENDANCE - 2687
