Kemmit, Leaf, Lynch, and Evans, victorious on night one of the CNS Memorial Day race

Saturday, 26 May 2012 22:22

(05-26-2012 - Dacono, CO) Lee Kemmit in the #98 Dodge won yet another main event maintaining his stranglehold on winner's circle for the Sportsman division. In the Pro Trucks #07 Chris Leaf landed in winner's circle as did #33 Bear Lynch in the Super Stocks. #3 Harold Evans piloted his supermodified to the win in the first ERA event of the season at CNS.

Pair-A-Dice Interior Finishes Sportsman
Grant Simpson from Pueblo Colorado in the beautiful black and yellow #45 Sportsman led the first portion of the Pair-A-Dice Interior Finishes Sportsman main event, yet #8 Jeff Walbaum who had set quick time began to  track down Simpson and had pulled up on his bumper by lap 10. Last years track champion #98 Lee Kemmit was third and was also pressing for the top spot. A great race for 4th position between the four cars of #3 Wade Grove, #84 Bruce Borchardt, #6 Tommy Roe and #7 of Ethan Penrod brought the huge CNS crowd to the edge of their seats. Back up front Simpson ran a smooth and clean race and did everything in his power to hold off the charging Kemmit but with just 5 laps to go both Kemmit and Walbaum were able to go around the outside of Simpson. When the checkered flag flew Lee Kemmit had won yet another Sportsman feature making him one of the most dominate drivers in any division on the 3/8ths paved oval of CNS. Walbaum finished 2nd, Simpson was an impressive 3rd, #3 Wade Grove took 4th and rookie Ethan Penrod in the #7 car finished 5th.

FAST DASH WINNER: #84 Bruce Borchardt
DASH WINNER: #97 Adam Gastineau
QUICK TIME: #8 Jeff Walbaum 17.770

Snap-On Tools Pro Trucks
4 time track champion "spiffy" Chris Leaf in the #07 started the Pro Truck main event on the pole and dominated the first half of the main event as #31 truck and FAST DASH winner Justin Simonson was several truck lengths behind in 2nd place. #27 Roger Avants caught Simonson and took control of 2nd place and began to track down Leaf for the lead. Avants could only get within a couple of truck lengths behind Leaf who took the win as Avants settled for 2nd place. #31 Simonson was third while #5 Troy Witthar & #34 Rudy Vanderwal finished 4th and 5th respectively.

FAST DASH WINNER: #31 Justin Simonson
DASH WINNER: #34 Rudy Vanderwal
QUICK TIME: #07 Chris Leaf 17.002

NTC Logistics Super Stocks
Late Model and Pro Truck driver Bear Lynch jumped in the #33 Super Stock and promptly won the Super Stock FAST DASH sending notice to the rest of the field he was the car to beat in the feature. And in one of the most entertaining races of the night it was Lynch who jumped out to the lead in the Super Stock main event. Yet the familiar yellow and green #46 of "lightning" Ric Lothert pulled up on Lynch's bumper and began to battle for the lead. Lothert eventually pulled up next to Lynch on the inside and the two of them began to work past lapped traffic remaining side-by-side thrilling the large CNS crowd. #3 Michael Cox had assumed the third spot yet had his hands full with #13 Jason Morris and #61 John Humphrey. Impressive rookie #6x Josh Parker was running 6th who was just a few feet behind Humphrey. A late race caution flag brought out a 3 lap sprint to the finish. Lothert and Lynch banged doors and crossed the line in a near photo finish. At the line it was Lynch winning by inches over Lothert. #3 Michael Cox, #13 Jason Morris, and #61 John Humphrey rounded out the top five.

FAST DASH WINNER: #33 Bear Lynch
DASH WINNER: #02 Darrell Smith
QUICK TIME: #3 Michael Cox 19.735

ERA Supermodifieds
The ERA Supermodfieds had a wild start to the evening when on the second lap of the FAST DASH #02 Johnny Pickard spun down the back straight and then flipped upside down and slid all the way into turn three. Thankfully Johnny was uninjured in the crash but his car suffered damage causing him to retire from the night's events. In the main event team cars #3 Harold Evans and #2 Richie Castor Jr. dominated the field and finished the race in first and second positions.

FAST DASH WINNER: #3 Harold Evans
QUICK TIME: #2 Richie Castor Jr. 14.467

Witthar Racing Trains
In one of the wildest and most entertaining Train races in several years the #67 Scooby Doo Train took home the trophy but the real story was the wild action that thrilled the fans on every lap of the main event. 7 Trains started the main event and since each train consists of three cars that means there were 21 actual vehicles on the track, with a total of 84 wheels and tires spinning and burning rubber. Yet by the end of the race after several spins, crashes, and flurries of sparks, there was about 63 wheels and tires still functioning leaving a trail of parts and pieces littering the CNS track.

 

Sportsman

 

 

Pos No. Name   Hometown   Car Info
1. 98 Lee Kemmit Thornton  CO 08 Charger
2. 8 Jeff Walbaum Brighton  CO 03 Impala
3. 45 Grant Simpson Pueblo  CO 
4. 3 Wade Grove Thornton  CO '08 Impala
5. 7 Ethan Penrod # Thornton  CO '03 Grand Prix
6. 6 Tommy Roe Thornton  CO 03 Pontiac Grand Prix
7. 84 Bruce Borchardt Lafayette  CO 03 Grand Prix
8. 58 Jeff Webb Arvada CO Monte Carlo
9. 53 Joshua Meranda # Laramie WY 78 Camaro
10. 67 Stephanie Brown  
11. 47 Jan Oxley Ft Lupton  CO 03 Monte Carlo
12. 28 Alan Carter Commerce City  CO '10 Monte Carlo
13. 29 Rayshawn Carter # Commerce City  CO '92 Monte Carlo
14. 12 Gerry Gardner  
15. 85 Kaden Webb # Arvada  CO 03 Grand Prix
DNS 21 Jack Malick Sterling  CO Ford
DNS 97 Adam Gastineau Aurora  CO 03 Monte Carlo

 

Pro Trucks

1. 07  Chris Leaf Kersey  CO 
2. 27 Roger Avants Littleton  CO 
3. 31 Justin Simonson Wheatridge  CO 
4. 5 Troy Whittar Eastlake  CO 04 Chevy Silverado
5. 34 Rudy Vanderwal LaSalle  CO 99 Ford F150
6. 2 Todd Hunter # Centennial  CO
7. 0 Billy Harkins Lakewood  CO 2010 GMC Sierra
8. 29 Matthew Brunker # Lakewood  CO 2000 Truck
9. 11 Steve Johnson Windsor  CO 
DNF 16 Scott Rhoades # Westminster  CO 
DNF 36 Matt Burton Englewood  CO 08 Silverado
DNF 17 Jeremy Barclay # Henderson  CO

Super Stocks

 

1. 33 Bear Lynch  
2. 46 Richard Lothert Loveland CO 78 Nova
3. 3 Michael Cox Littleton  CO 84 Grand Nat'l
4. 13 Jason Morris Lakewood CO 77 Nova
5. 61 John Humphrey Cheyenne  WY 79 Monte Carlo
6. 6X Josh Parker # Broomfield  CO 79 Malibu
7. 95 Todd Finley Brighton  CO 78 Nova
8. 02 Darrell Smith Littleton  CO 85 Caprice
9. 75 Emilio Abeyta Denver  CO 80 Caprice
10. 90 Kyle Patee Thornton  CO 75 Chevelle
11. 25W Jarrod Wally Wall  
12. 83 Greg Wohlcke # Westminster  CO 83 Monte Carlo
13. 77 Kevin Keller Englewood  CO 79 Nova
14. 42 David Witzke  
15. 76 Russell Darnell Dacono  CO 78 Grand Prix
16. 82 Paul Green Arvada  CO 82 Regal
DNF 99 Ryan Raley Thornton  CO 77 Monte Carlo
DNS 18 Billy Nealon # Arvada  CO

 

ERA Super Modifieds
1. 3 Harold Evans  
2. 2 Richard Castor Jr  
3. 51 Joe Priselac  
4. 88 Matt Griffin  
5. 58 Jason Castor  
DNF 7 Stevie Gallegos  
DNF 1 Joe Gallegos  
DNS 33 Chris Sheil