Chris Eggleston sweeps Ride 9-11 night at CNS
Saturday, 27 August 2011 00:00
(Dacono, CO - 08-27-2011) On a special night that honored those lost on September 11, 2001, NASCAR up and coming star Chris Eggleston dominated the action on the track. Chris won his heat race and main event in BOTH the Gillett Vet Late Models as well as the RMLRA Legends division.
Gillett Vet Clinic Late Models
#22 Chris Eggleston started up front in the 40 lap Gillett Vet Late Model main event and quickly built a 10 car length lead over 2nd place #66 Darren Bucklen. #11 Darren Robertson and #27 Roger the "ice man" Avants battled for 3rd place yet eventually Robertson secured that spot and began to hunt down Bucklen. Last weeks main event winner #31 Rick Smith dove inside Robertson to move into 3rd place as Eggleston extended his lead to over a straightaway. By the end of the race Eggleston simply coasted to the finish as he had a massive 5 second lead over Bucklen who took second. Rick Smith was 3rd, Darren Robertson was 4th and #27 Roger Avants grabbed the final spot in the top five.
Qualifying race winners: #66 Darren Bucklen & #22 Chris Eggleston
Pair A Dice Interior Finishes Sportsman
At the start of the Sportsman main event the question on everyone's mind was… can anyone beat #98 Lee Kemmit? Kemmit has dominated the sportsman division this season in his GTI Dodge. By lap 3 Kemmit grabbed the lead from teammate #6 Tommy Roe. There were some new names up front this week as both #45 Grant Simpson and #9 Dalton Hewitt both looked fast and ran near the front for the bulk of the main event. Yet once again Lee Kemmit took home the trophy and extended his point lead. #6 Tommy Roe finished 2nd, #84 Bruce Borchardt was 3rd, #46 Eric Blackard came in 4th and #45 Grant Simpson rounded out the top five.
Qualifying race winners: #46 Eric "Blackie" Blackard & #6 Tommy Roe
Picture: As the Figure 8 division lined up for the trophy dash the track was filled with motorcycle riders from the annual Ride 9-11 bike ride that honors those lost on 9-11.
ERA SuperModifieds
The rocket-fast ERA supermodifieds treated the CNS fans to a great open wheel feature event. #02 Johnny Pickard and #33 Chris Sheil battled for the lead with #2 Richie Castor Jr and #3 Harold Evans right behind. There was a scary moment when #26 Brian Pacheco got sideways in turn three and spun into the infield narrowly missing hall of fame photographer Joe Starr. Yet on the track nobody could catch Pickard who won the race. Chris Sheil finished 2nd, Castor 3rd, and Evans was 4th.
RMLRA Legends
24 Legend cars lined up for the Ride 9-11 main event, #22 Chris Eggleston and #06 Mike Gallegos filled out the front row. It was clear that Eggleston was hungry to get back in victory circle as he jumped out to an early 5 car length lead. With 15 laps to go the crowd moved to the edge of their seat as 4th place car #14 Terry Plummer spun in turn 2 and the entire field scrambled to avoid him. When the race resumed #22 Chris Eggleston and #58 Kyle Ray battled for the lead with Eggleston maintaining his position. After several cautions and one red flag the race had to finish with a green, white, checker. Eggleston won the race with Kyle Ray on his tail. #66 Kyle Clegg started the race in the last row but worked his way all the way to the front to grab 3rd place. #8 Jon Krizman was 4th and #3 Wayne Barlock Jr. took 5th.
Qualifying race winners: #22 Chris Eggleston & #06 Mike Gallegos
A Comfort Shack Figure 8's
A great field of Figure 8's thrilled the crowd with near miss after near miss at the center of the "X". Nick Martinez in the bright blue #10m jumped out to an early lead over #24 Smokin' Joe Martinez. Third place was occupied by #15 Jereme Wall but unfortunately left the race with mechanical problems halfway through. As the battle for the lead heated up between the Martinez brothers #03 Luke Zike hesitated and then entered the X just as the leaders came through, Nick Martinez dove low to avoid Zike but clipped the 03 and Martinez got airborne. Nick was okay but sadly his night was over. The best battle on the track was for third place between #52 Wally Wall, #50 Justin Mckeachie, #17 Harry Livermore Jr., #28 Vic Johnson and #81 Dave Smith. Yet in the end it was point leader "Smokin" Joe Martinez who cruised to the win followed by #23 Big Al Duran.
Qualifying race winners: #10m Nick Martinez & #17 Harry Livermore Jr.
Late Model
1 #22 Chris Eggleston, Erie, CO, 09 Chevy
2 #66 Darren Bucklan, Greeley, CO, Monte Carlo
3 #31 Rick Smith, Gering, NE, 07 Monte Carlo
4 #11 Darren Robertson
5 #27 Roger Avants, Littleton, CO, 2010 Monte Carlo
6 #12 Bruce Yackey, Greeley, CO, 07 Monte Carlo
7 #74 Dan Savage, Aurora, CO, Fusion
8 #78 Darren Crocker, Brighton, CO, 11 Impala
9 #55 Jesse Runkle, Lakewood, CO
10 #7 Adam Deines, Longmont, CO, 97 Cutlass
11 #83s Jim Sikes Jr
12 #91 Chris Atkinson, Cheyenne, WY, 08 Monte Carlo
13 #54 Joe James Jr, Denver, CO, 08 Monte Carlo
14 #84 Matt Zwingelberg, Aurora, CO
15 #23 Davin Fisbeck, Thornton, CO, 07 Monte Carlo
Sportsman
1 #98 Lee Kemmit, Thornton, CO, 03 Pontiac
2 #6 Tommy Roe, Thornton, CO, 03 Pontiac Grand Prix
3 #84 Bruce Borchardt, Lafayette, CO, 03 Grand Prix
4 #46 Eric Blackard, Lakewood, CO, 03 Monte Carlo
5 #45 Grant Simpson, Pueblo, CO
6 #41 Dale Reeder, Westminster, CO, 08 Charger
7 #8 Jeff Walbaum, 03 Monte Carlo
8 #9 Dalton Hewitt, Fort Morgan, CO, 81 Camaro
9 #3 Wade Grove, Thornton, CO, Chevy
10 #29 Jan Oxley, Fort Lupton, CO, 03 Grand Prix
11 #28 Alan Carter, Commerce City, CO
DNF #67 Stephanie Brown, Littleton, CO, 03 Chevy
DNF #00 Steve Maas, Longmont, CO
Legends
1 #22 Chris Eggleson, Erie, CO
2 #58 Kyle Ray, Littleton, CO, 34 Ford Coupe
3 #66 Kyle Clegg, Westminster, CO, 34 Ford Coupe
4 #8 John Krizman
5 #3 Wayne Barlock
6 #33 Trip Gaylord
7 #6 Scotty Scott
8 #13 Peter Dellarco, Highlands Ranch, CO
9 #7 Corey Seip
10 #07 Bill Seip
11 #84 Mike Webber, Erie, CO, 37 Chevy Sedan
12 #44 Kevin Kurtz, Brighton, CO, 37 Sedan
13 #77 Brandon Moore, Colorado Springs, CO
14 #78 Brittany Duncan, Aurora, CO, 37 Ford Sedan
15 #37 David Richard, Peyton, CO, 34 Chevy Coupe
16 #25 Adam Pechman, Morrison, CO
DNF #85 Cole MacEwen, Fort Collins, CO, 34 Ford Sedan
18 #96 Rick Rusk, Aurora, CO, 34 Chevy Coupe
DNF #1 Eric Stedman, Woodland Park, CO, 34 Ford Coupe
20 #34 Chris Simons-Cooper, Frederick, CO, 34 Ford
DNF #06 Mike Gallegos, Wheatridge, CO, 34 Ford Coupe
DNF #14 Terry Plummer
DNF #71 Craig Coughlin, Westminster, CO, 37 Chevy Sedan
DNF #81 Rayshawn Carter, Commerce City, CO
Figure 8
1 #24 Joe Martinez
2 #23 Al Duran
3 #50 Justin McKeachie
4 #28 Vic Johnson
5 #17 Harry Livermore Jr
6 #81 David Smith
7 #52 Jared Wall
8 #66 John Martello
9 #05 Jerome Hohn
10 #5 Dennis Summers
11 #19 Bruce Wall
12 #10M Nick Martinez
13 #03 Luke Zike
14 #15 Jereme Wall
15 #95 Eddie Floyd Jr
Super Modified
1 #02 John Pickard
2 #33 Chris Sheil
3 #2 Richard Castor Jr
4 #3 Harold Evans
5 #14 Joe Gallegos
6 #51 Joe Priselac
7 #26 Brian Pacheco
8 #58 Matt Griffin
9 #1 Stevie Gallegos
DNS #54 Matt Gilbert
DNS #7 Ian Tolen
