Source: NSCS Media/Peter Moss
Date: 08/19/2007

ANDERSON, California -- Steven Gannon continued a family tradition, on Saturday night, winning the North State Challenge Series presented by Scottfeild Executive Hotels 100 lap event at Shasta Raceway Park. Piloting the familiar red on white Blaisdell Construction #75, formerly driven by his father Roger, the young Redding driver passed race-long leader David Miller on the 44th lap and fended off fast qualifier Randy Houston’s lap 74 bid for the lead. Houston got under Gannon and they went door to door for two laps before Houston spun to the infield, losing a lap before he could get restarted.

Mike Doss equaled his best career SRP finish of second, ahead of Howard Ford. Ford had passed Doss on lap 91 only to have the pass negated when the yellow flag flew and the running order reverted to the previous lap. Early leader Dave Miller was fourth and Junior Roddy came home fifth after struggling with an ill-handling car.

“We got lucky tonight,” said the happy winner. “We really had, probably, a second place car. Randy’s car was really fast! After he spun, I didn’t have to drive the car so hard. It was fun and I’m beat!” said Gannon, who did double duty, running the local late model 40-lapper immediately before the NSCS main event. He finished second in the late model main, ending his record streak of 10 consecutive wins.

“I kind of used up my car trying to get by him,” Houston said, “then I got on the brakes a little too hard and it went around! We had a good car tonight but I just didn’t get it done. Steven’s a good racer and it was his night.” Houston was scored eighth in the final rundown.

“I’m not going to complain about second,” said Doss, who scored his sixth top-five in seven races. “I had the best car I’ve ever had here and I made the dash so it was a pretty good night for us.”

“Our car was good but not great,” said point leader Ford, who lost one point to Doss in the championship chase. “I thought we had, at least, a second place car but I guess third isn’t too bad.” Ford leads Doss by 137 points with two races to go.

Next up for the NSCS is the Fall Spectacular at Redwood Acres Raceway on September 28th and 29th.

Fast Time – Randy Houston 15.904

Dash – Howard Ford, Mike Doss, Randy Houston, Steven Gannon

Main – Steven Gannon, Mike Doss, Howard Ford, David Miller, Junior Roddy, Dane Nissen, Riley Watson, Randy Houston, Jim Stillman Jr, Kent Black, Randy Stutesman, Sean Hays, Allen Gibney Jr, Hank Hilton, Keith Marson, Kyle Pope

See Also .:

• Shasta Raceway Park Track Page

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