HELD SPINS, WINS IN SCCA RACE AT CALIFORNIA SPEEDWAY

Source: Lee Elder
Date: 01/29/2007

FONTANA, Calif. -- Joshua Held took a page from Danny Sullivan’s book and won the D Sports Racing portion of the SCCA national points event at California Speedway Sunday.

Held, a San Carlos, Calif. resident, spun as the field charged toward the third turn on the first lap of the 35-minute event, then worked through the field to win his class.

“I had to fight all the way through the field,” Held said. “The track was good and the Goodyear tires were excellent. Then I broke the throttle stop in the last few laps because I was pushing too hard on the gas pedal and I had to be easy on the throttle.”

It was Held’s first national points victory.

The other winners included the amazing Tom Eddleman of Orange, California. Driving a vintage Austin Healey, Eddleman won the H Production class. He is 90 years old.

Other national points winners, by class:

A Sedan: BillSchepergerdes (California), Chevrolet Camaro

Touring 2: C.J. Johnson (California), Nissan 350

Touring 3: Dennis Holloway (California), Mazda RX8

Showroom Stock B: Tim Brecht (California), Mini Cooper

Showroom Stock C: Dennis Howell (California), Acura RSX

GT1: Michael Lewis (California), Chevrolet Camaro

GT2: Evan Gardner (California), Mazda RX7

GT3: Wolfgang Maike (California), Toyota Tercel

GT Light: Bill Gilcrease (California), BMC Mini

E Production: David Lemon (California), Mazda RX7

H Production: Tom Eddleman (California), Austin Healey

Formula Atlantic: Paul Marciano Jr. (Arizona), Swift 008

Formula Continental: Greg Minium (California), Mygale F2000

Formula Mazda: Tom Barnette (Arizona), Mazda

C Sports Racing: Ken Davis (California), Ralt RT40

D Sports Racing: Joshua Held (California), Stohr WF1

Sport 2000: Michael Scully (California), Swift DB5

Spec Racer Ford: Ethan Shippert (California), Van Dieman

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