Savage and Kemmit extend their point leads

Saturday, 01 October 2011 00:00

(Dacono, CO - 10-01-2011) Sportsman points leader Lee Kemmit proved once again he is the car to beat in 2011 winning yet another main event. And while Rick Smith won the late model feature, point leader Dan Savage gained valuable ground on second place Bruce Yackey.

GILLETT VET CLINIC LATE MODELS
The championship points battle in the Late Model division has been close all year and with only a few races left #74 Dan Savage holds a small lead over #12 Bruce Yackey making each race monumentally important. Early in the race #31 Rick Smith grabbed the lead but the "savageman" Dan Savage had already worked his way into 2nd and was battling Smith for the lead. To Savage's delight Yackey was back in 5th struggling to pass #27 Roger Avants and #7 Adam Dienes. Multi-time main event winner this season (and also 3rd place in the points chase) Rick Smith held on for the win by just a few feet over Savage who gained valuable points in his championship quest. In 3rd place it was #27 Roger "the iceman" Avants, 4th went to impressive rookie #7 Adam Deines and rounding out the top 5 was #66 Darren Bucklen. #12 Bruce Yackey finished a disappointing 6th place hurting his chances at catching Savage for the title. When all the dust settled Savage holds a mere 23 point lead over Yackey.

Qualifying race winners: #31 Rick Smith & #27 Roger Avants


PAIR-A-DICE INTERIOR FINISHES SPORTSMAN
#98 Lee Kemmit led every lap of the Pair-A-Dice Interior Finishes Sportsman main event extending his points lead even further on his teammate #6 Tommy Roe. After a mid-race spin by rookie #9 Dalton Hewitt, #8 Jeff Walbaum did what almost no driver has been able to do all year when he stayed within striking distance of Kemmit, for the remainder of the race. Lee Kemmit in his GTI Dodge grabbed yet another main event win extending his dominating season. In 2nd place was #8 Jeff Walbaum, #6 Tommy Roe came in 3rd, #41 Dale reeder finished an impressive 4th, and #43 Stan Griffin rounded out the top 5.

Qualifying race winners: #98 Lee Kemmit & #46 Eric Blackard


SNAP-ON TOOLS PRO TRUCKS
Truck #34 Rudy Vanderwal and #32 Mark Neff ran side by side for several laps at the start of the Pro Truck main event thrilling the loyal CNS fans. Yet after Neff secured the lead he began to run away from the rest of the field. Vanderwal couldn't keep up with Neff and started to get pressure from #09 Justin Simonson for 2nd place. The "ice man" Roger Avants was hot on the heels of Simonson in his beautiful orange and blue #27 Pro Truck. #36 The "pebble" Matt Burton was on the bumper of Avants making the 4-way battle for second place extremely exciting. In the end Neff won by a straightaway, Vanderwal held off Simonson for 2nd. Avants finished 4th and Burton came in 5th.

Qualifying race winners: #32 Mark Neff & #34 Rudy Vanderwal


RMLRA LEGENDS
Another great field of RMLRA Legend cars showed up for night One of FALLFEST at CNS and a pair of Kyle's made up the front row. #58 Kyle Ray had the pole and #66 Kyle Clegg was on the outside which made things interesting as those two drivers are also the top two in the championship points chase. Ray was clearly the car to beat on this night and he built a large lead that Clegg couldn't overcome. Ray cruised to the win followed by Clegg, #8 Jon Krizman finished a strong 3rd, #06 Mike Gallegos came in 4th coming from a 15th place starting spot. Rounding out the top 5 was car #34 Chris Cooper. With Ray's win only a mere 10 points separate him from Clegg in the battle for the CNS Legends season championship.

Qualifying race winners: #58 Kyle Ray & #66 Kyle Clegg


WITTHAR RACING TRAINS
Train #0 the "Steel Dragon" showed up and beat the other 6 Witthar Racing Trains in a wild race that featured the typical sparks, smoke, and near disaster in the center of the "X".

Late Models
1 #31 Rick Smith, Gering, NE, 07 Monte Carlo
2 #74 Dan Savage, Aurora, CO, Fusion
3 #27 Roger Avants, Littleton, CO, 2010 Monte Carlo
4 #7 Adam Deines, Longmont, CO, 97 Cutlass
5 #66 Darren Bucklan, Greeley, CO, Monte Carlo
6 #12 Bruce Yackey, Greeley, CO, 07 Monte Carlo
7 #78 Darren Crocker, Brighton, CO, 11 Impala
8 #84 Matt Zwingelberg, Aurora, CO
9 #6 Trent Phillips, Hemingford, NE, 09 Monte Carlo
10 #39 Jack Nugent, Lafayette, CO, 03 Impala
11 #99B Nicholas Brimlee, Broomfield, CO
DNF #2V Rudy Vanderwal

Sportsman
1 #98 Lee Kemmit, Thornton, CO, 03 Pontiac
2 #8 Jeff Walbaum, 03 Monte Carlo
3 #6 Tommy Roe, Thornton, CO, 03 Pontiac Grand Prix
4 #41 Dale Reeder, Westminster, CO, 08 Charger
5 #43 Stan Griffin, Strasburg, CO, 03 Monte Carlo
6 #46 Eric Blackard, Lakewood, CO, 03 Monte Carlo
7 #02 Rick Hunt, Arvada, CO, Chevy
8 #84 Bruce Borchardt, Lafayette, CO, 03 Grand Prix
9 #9 Dalton Hewitt, Fort Morgan, CO, 81 Camaro
10 #67 Stephanie Brown, Littleton, CO, 03 Chevy
11 #29 Jan Oxley, Fort Lupton, CO, 03 Grand Prix
12 #37 Ethan Hunter, Pueblo, CO
13 #44 Randy Mossman, Johnstown, CO, 08 Taurus
14 #28 Alan Carter, Commerce City, CO
15 #3 Wade Grove, Thornton, CO, Chevy
DNS #48 Harry Livermore Jr

Pro Trucks
1 #32 Mark Neff, Eaton, CO
2 #34 Rudy Vanderwal, LaSalle, CO, 99 Ford F150
3 #09 Justin Simonson, Wheatridge, CO, 06 Chevy
4 #27 Roger Avants, Littleton, CO
5 #36 Matt Burton, Englewood, CO, 08 Silverado
6 #06 Adam Hilton, Erie, CO
7 #5 Troy Whittar, Eastlake, CO, 04 Chevy Silverado
8 #0 Billy Harkins, Lakewood, CO, 2010 GMC Sierra
9 #11 Steve Johnson, Windsor, CO
10 #53 Jeff Stevens, Denver, CO
11 #79 John Jacob, Strasburg
DNF #60 Jonathan Lindberg

Legends
1 #58 Kyle Ray, Littleton, CO, 34 Ford Coupe
2 #66 Kyle Clegg, Westminster, CO, 34 Ford Coupe
3 #8 John Krizman
4 #06 Mike Gallegos, Wheatridge, CO, 34 Ford Coupe
5 #34 Chris Simons-Cooper, Frederick, CO, 34 Ford
6 #03S Darrell Stewart
7 #7 Corey Seip
8 #77 Brandon Moore, Colorado Springs, CO
9 #6 Scotty Scott
10 #85 Cole MacEwen, Fort Collins, CO, 34 Ford Sedan
11 #14 Terry Plummer
12 #29 Scott Griffith, Colorado Springs, CO, 37 Chevy
13 #1 Eric Stedman, Woodland Park, CO, 34 Ford Coupe
14 #13 Peter Dellarco, Highlands Ranch, CO
15 #52 Eric Hipkins, Woodland Park, CO, 34 Ford Coupe
16 #84 Mike Webber, Erie, CO, 37 Chevy Sedan
17 #44 Kevin Kurtz, Brighton, CO, 37 Sedan
18 #07 Bill Seip
19 #78 Brittany Duncan, Aurora, CO, 37 Ford Sedan
20 #96 Rick Rusk, Aurora, CO, 34 Chevy Coupe
21 #46 Zach Witherwax
22 #25 Adam Pechman, Morrison, CO
23 #81 Rayshawn Carter, Commerce City, CO
24 #23 Michael Morris, Colorado Springs, CO, 37 Ford Sedan
DNS #3 Wayne Barlock

Trains
0, 86, 43, 22, 52, 67, 37