RAMIE STONE CLINCHES IMCA CHAMPIONSHIP WITH 13TH WIN

In the IMCA Modified Main Event, R. Stone charged to the front quickly from eighth starting. He ran strong in the lead as Bob Williamson found his way into second. Despite some mid race pressure from Williamson, R. Stone prevailed at the checkered. Williamson settled for second in his L&L Toy sponsored D&M Performance Chassis ahead of 14th starter Troy Stone. Second place point contenders Garrett Steitz and Bill Saltzman rounded out the top five. Steitz leads Saltzman by just seven points in the battle for second. Steitz and Marsh won eight lap heat races, while Ray Mayer claimed four lap Trophy Dash honors. Ricky Thatcher set the early pace in the Street Stock feature as Ragsdale and Brewer charged into second and third. Ragsdale made his move around Thatcher for the lead on lap seven, and Thatcher surrendered second to Brewer on lap 13. Brewer challenged Ragsdale briefly, but Ragsdale was not to be denied his division leading eighth victory. Brewer settled for second as Phillip Lust made a late move for third. 2002 champion John Clarke also got by Thatcher, who settled for fifth. Clarke won the four lap Trophy Dash and Brewer won the six lap heat race. Ragsdale leads Brewer by 30 points in the close championship battle. Taking advantage of a front row start, Hamilton raced into the lead at the start of the Hobby Stock feature. After a hard crash at Chowchilla Friday night, Marshall Weaver borrowed the Dan Stephens car and was an early challenger for Hamilton. However, Welch had other ideas as he took second during the second half of the race. Welch could only chase Hamilton, who scored a much needed victory. Point leader Andrew Krumm made a late pass on Weaver to finish third. Weaver and Russ Wells rounded out the top five finishers. Six lap heat race wins went to Welch and Lester Beavers, and Welch continued a good night with a four lap Trophy Dash win. Hoping to grab his second win of the season, Rob Schropp set the early pace in the California Sportsman Main Event, but when he got out of shape in Turn 4, Freitas made his move for the lead. From there, Freitas pulled away to nearly a half lap lead for his 13th victory. Tim Goodson would grab the second place finish ahead of Gary Tucker as Tucker challenges Schropp for second in the standings. Schropp won the six lap heat race with Freitas the four lap Trophy Dash winner. Within five laps, Holcomb had a huge lead in the Pure Stock Main Event. Aaron Widick soon found himself in second, but the lack of caution flags played in point leader Holcomb's favor as he cruised to his eighth feature win. Last week's winner, Donald Davis, finished third. Widick won the six lap heat race, while Holcomb scored the four lap Trophy Dash victory. Van Zant's Mini Outlaw feature win came ahead of James Williams and Chowchilla Super 4 Mini Stock point leader Ron Martinez.

H 1-Garrett Steitz, Tim Porter, Ramie Stone, Aaron Barnell, Jim DiGiovanni. H 2-Robert Marsh, Ivan Scorsvr, Ray Mayer, Jimmy Lust, Bob Williamson. DASH-Mayer, Scorsvr, Ray Lasswell. MAIN EVENT-R Stone, Williamson, Troy Stone, Steitz, Bill Saltzman, DiGiovanni, Keith Van Houten, Mike Gillard, Lust, Tony Hornyak, Mayer, Silva, Barnell, James Wilson, Porter, Marsh, Lasswell, Scorsvr, George Nevatt.

H 1-Randy Brewer, Ricky Thatcher, John Clarke. DASH-Clarke, Phillip Lust, Brewer. MAIN EVENT-Tim Ragsdale, Brewer, Lust, Clarke, Thatcher, Ty Shelton, Frank Machado Jr., Gary Filpula, Mark Funkhouser.

H 1-Andy Welch, Mike Stockton, Mike Hamilton, Jeff Christenson. H 2-Lester Beavers, Marshall Weaver, Garrett Steitz, Dave Parker. DASH-Welch. MAIN EVENT-Hamilton, Welch, Steitz, Weaver, Russ Wells, Parker, Christenson, Beavers, Stockton.

HEAT-Rob Schropp, Kevin Freitas, Gary Tucker. DASH-Freitas, Tim Goodson, Schropp. MAIN EVENT-Freitas, Goodson, Tucker, Jason Belton, Schropp. PURE STOCK HEAT-Aaron Widick, Don Davis, Dan Holcomb. DASH-Holcomb, Davis, Jim Ford. MAIN EVENT-Holcomb, Widick, Davis, Ford.

Ramie Stone 1097 Garrett Steitz 984 Bill Saltzman 977 Bolb Williamson 952 Troy Stone 942 Mike Gillard 913 Aaron Barnell 848 Jack Stanford 649 Johnnie Baptista 574 Tim Porter 548

Tim Ragsdale 794 Randy Brewer 763 Phillip Lust 632 Ricky Thatcher 608 John Clarke 586 Buddy Thatcher 380 Jack Chapman Jr. 277 Frank Machado Jr. 262 Willie Livingston 255 Mark Frankhouser 217

Andrew Krumm 933 Marshall Weaver 787 Andy Welch 782 Garrett Steitz 678 Lester Beavers 658 Mike Hamilton 494 Raul Rodriguez Sr. 373 Russ Wells 344 Mike Stockton 335 Scott Van Gelder 270

Kevin Freitas 685 Rob Schropp 571 Gary Tucker 553 Tim Goodson 538 Jason Belton 470 Brad Goodson 315 Tim Leidich 300 Bill Mattos 43 Mario Neido 18 Mike Friesen 0

Dan Holcomb 977 Jim Ford 940 Aaron Widick 892 Shane Hausmann 804 Dean Sherrell 488 Donald Davis 262 Raul Rodriguez Jr. 228 Jake Ebersole 56 Donmald Dumm 50 Donmald Dumm 21

Denise Clay 193 Sheryl Stone 180 Karen Dickerson 162 Pauline Rodriguez 145 Cathy Carvajal 136 Dana Daniels 108 Lorraine Mounce 54 Patricia Hausmann 46 Susie Watson 22 Rhonda Smith 22 ####

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Article posted by RacingWest.com staff on 09/22/2003. http://www.racingwest.com