Hi race fans. Welcome to the race recaps for this weekend's races
at Thunderbird Speedway on 4/3/04. Well, let's get started with:


IMCA STOCK CARS
Your heat winners were: Heat #1 Matt Bagley #32, Heat #2 Brandon
Kirkland #42, Heat #3 Jeff Turner #044. Now on to the Feature.

Starting on pole and leading the field of 25 to the green flag was
Matt Bagley, driving the #32 Bagley Racing Stock Car. Starting
outside of him was Ricky Worthington in the #00 Ricky's Towing,
Worthington Racing Monte Carlo Stock Car. The green flag flew and
Bagley would jump out to the early lead, followed by Ricky
Worthington. On Lap 2, Bagley would get his first challenge for the
lead as Tommy Davis, Jr. in the #17 would look low in Turn 1. Bagley
would hold Davis off until Lap 3, when Davis passed Bagley for the
lead coming out of Turn 2. Bagley fell into 2nd, followed by Brandon
Kirkland in the 3rd position. Tommy Davis, Jr.'s brother, Chris
Davis, who started 7th in his #98 would be on the move. Chris Davis
would take 3rd place from Bagley, after Kirkland had passed Bagley
for 2nd. The first caution flew on Lap 5, when Kevin Sustaire in the
#87 Thoroughbred Chassis Stock Car would get spun in Turns 3 & 4 and
stall. Sustaire would continue on, but would have to start at the
back of the pack. When the green flew again, Davis would continue
where he left off and remain in the lead. In 2nd place was Brandon
Kirkland, Chris Davis in 3rd, and Terry Pritchett in 4th. On Lap 7,
a battle for 3rd would begin between Chris Davis and Pritchett.
Going into Turn 3, Pritchett would run hard into the turn and hit
Davis in the left rear quarter-panel and knock Davis up the track.
Davis would fall in 6th place. The second caution of the race would
come out when the #41 of Chad Norris would get spun going into Turn
1. Behind the crash, the #87 of Kevin Sustaire would get spun into
the tractor tire. Both drivers' night would be done. The green flag
would fly on Lap 9 with Davis Jr. still leading. Your Top 4 at
halfway would be Tommy Davis, Jr., Brandon Kirkland, Terry Pritchett
and Randy Miller, who had moved up from his 11th place starting
position. On Lap 13, a battle for second would ensue as Pritchett
starts pressuring Kirkland in Turn 1. Going into Turn 3, Pritchett
dives low, bouncing through the infield and hitting Kirkland in the
driver's door and taking second place. Davis Jr. was still the
leader. On Lap 15, Randy Miller takes 3rd place from Kirkland.
Kirkland falls into the 4th position, as a battle for 6th place
ensues with Jeff Sustaire #872 pressuring the #98 of Chris Davis.
Sustaire bumps Davis down the backstretch and passes Davis in Turn
4. With 3 to go, Davis Jr. leads, but is followed closely behind by
Terry Pritchett and Randy Miller. Going into Turn 3, Pritchett hits
Davis in the left-rear quarter-panel and forces him up the track to
take the lead. The field is given the two to go signal. As the
leaders head into Turn 1, Davis dives low under Pritchett, but is
tapped by Miller and forced into Pritchett, knocking Pritchett up the
track. Miller dives under Davis and takes the lead. Davis falls
into second, as Pritchett falls back to last. The white flag falls
with Miller and Davis battling for the win. Going down the
backstretch, Pritchett slows and waits for the field. As the leaders
pass, Pritchett forces Davis off the backstretch and Kirkland takes
over second. Coming to the checkered flag, your winner, driving the
#66 D&D Racing Stock Car, Randy Miller, who was making his first
start of the 2004 season. The rest of your Top 4 were Brandon
Kirkland #42 in second, third was Tommy Davis, Jr. #17, and fourth
goes to Jason Gore #021, your Thunderbird Speedway points leader.
Rounding out the Top 5 was the #044 of Jeff Turner. After the race,
Pritchett and Davis exchanged words in the infield, but both drivers
calmed down and went to the pits. The hard chargers were Randy
Miller 11th to 1st and J.D. Berryhill going from 16th to 6th. No
claims.


SIMS Modifieds:
Your heat winners were: Heat #1: Tommy Davis, Sr. #17 and Heat #2:
Brian Stowers #182.

Feature:
The green flag would fly on the field of 14 with Randy Miller #821
taking the early lead. Your point leader and feature winner for the
past 2 weeks, Max Eddie Thomas, who started deep in the field, would
begin his charge for his 3rd win in a row. By Lap 5, Thomas would be
in 3rd position. Randy Miller still leads, closely followed by the
#182 of Brian Stowers. At halfway, Max Eddie Thomas makes his move
and passes Randy Miller on the outside for the lead. Thomas would
take the lead for good. With 5 to go, Miller spins in 3 & 4, but
cuts through the infield and falls into the third position in front
of the #37 of Richard Strain and the #17 of Tommy Davis, Sr. With 2
to go, Thomas leads by half a straightaway. At the white flag, with
Thomas still leading, Stowers and Miller battle for second. Coming
to the checkered, taking his third win in a row, Max Eddie Thomas,
driving the #82, Thomas Racing Chassis, Excel SIM modified. Rounding
out the Top 5 were the second place finisher, Brian Stowers #182,
third and making a sweep of the Top 3 for Thomas Racing Chassis was
the #821 of Randy Miller, fourth place went to Richard Strain in the
#37 and fifth position belonged to Tommy Davis, Sr. #17. Thomas gets
the hard charger award and hard luck award of the week after flipping
5 times the previous night at GPS and coming back to win his third
feature in a row.

Mini Stocks:
Your heat winners are: Heat #1: Danny Pattat #20, Heat #2: Trent
Dorman #36

Feature:
Leading the field of 20 to the green, starting on the pole was the
#115 of Ronnie Bradley. Starting outside of Bradley, in the Davis
Race Cars, McCully Racing #18 was Rider McCully. When the green
flew, Bradley takes the lead with McCully second. The #07 of Bobby
Ortega follows close behind. The first caution of the race would
fall as the #115 of Ronnie Bradley spins coming out of Turn 2 and is
hit hard by #36 Trent Dorman. Jimmy Gore #21, spins and hits
Dorman. Both Gore and Dorman's night would be done. Ortega takes
the lead on Lap 2. Bradley falls into second. Moving up fast, your
current mini stock points leader, who started 10th, Danny Pattat
would be in 4th on Lap 3. On Lap 4, the second caution flew as the
#911 of Billy Crocker, Jr. would tap the #18 of Rider McCully in the
left rear quarter-panel and spin him out in Turn 3 in front of the
field. McCully would get clipped in the left-front tire and break
the left front spindle. His night would be done. As the race
resumed, Ortega jumps out into the lead with Pattat taking over
second. Moving up to third would be the #6 of Robert Mayfield, who
started 16th. At halfway, Pattat takes the lead and sets sail.
Ortega falls into second, followed closely behind by Mayfield. With
2 to go, Pattat still leads. Ortega and Mayfield continue to battle
for second. The checkered flag falls and once again, taking the win
is the #20 of Danny Pattat. The second place finisher is Bobby
Ortega #07. Finishing third, but later DQ'ed was the #6 of Robert
Mayfield, which moved the #747 of Tommy McManus into third. Your
fourth place finisher was the #47 of Chris Kent and Jessica Wetzel
#16 rounded out the Top 5. Danny Pattat, the current points leader,
is also the hard charger recipient of the week, after starting 10th
and winning the feature.

IMCA Modifieds:
Your heat winners are: Heat #1: Cody Smith #18, Heat #2: Ronny
Sigman #48, Heat # 3 Terry Pritchett #20, Heat #4: Chance Kimberling

Feature:
Leading the field of 24 to the green driving the #44 Town East Ford,
Z&Z Motorsports Modified was Jason Troutman. Starting outside Row 1,
driving the Hometown Plumbing, Smith Racing #18 was Cody Smith. The
green flag falls and Troutman jumps out to the early lead, followed
by Smith. The first caution would fly on Lap 3 when the #8 of Danny
Fields would spin in Turn 2 and stall. On the restart, Troutman
jumps out to lead again followed by Smith and Oran Lunsford. Your
points leader, and Week 1 feature winner, Ronny Sigman, driving the
#48 Town East Ford, Z&Z Motorsports, Enduro PowerCoating, McGibboney
Chassis car would start 11th and would be working hard trying to get
to the front, but would be held up by traffic. On Lap 5, a battle
for the lead heats up as Cody Smith starts pressuring Troutman for
the lead in Turn 1. For two weeks in a row, Troutman's quest for a
win would be brought to an end yet again as he was spun in Turn 3 by
Smith. The yellow would fly, not for Troutman, but for a spin in
Turn 1 by the #8 of Danny Fields. Troutman would have to restart in
20th position. Smith leads the field to green with a slow restart.
The field bunches up behind him and the #72 of Richard Wray would hit
the car in front of him when Wray stopped, the #01 of Charles
Spangler would hit Wray, and both would spin and bring the yellow
back out. Spangler and Wray would both continue. On the restart,
Smith leads followed by the #516 of Charlie Smith and the #22 of
Jason Gore, who was quickly moving to the front. Sigman is mired
back in 8th place. Your 2003 track champion, Max Eddie Thomas' bad
luck would continue, as he would spin in Turn 1. He would; however,
continue. At halfway, Cody Smith still leads with Jason Gore taking
over second place and fast approaching. Charlie Smith would fall
into third, and Terry Pritchett runs 4th. The final caution would
fall on Lap 15, when Danny Fields would get the hat trick as he spins
his #8 in Turn 3. His night would be over as he takes his car to the
pits. On the restart, Cody Smith still leads followed by Gore. With
two to go, Charlie Smith, tries to pass Gore on the high side, but
can't, and he falls back into third. At the white flag, Smith leads
by 5 car lengths. Coming out of Turn 4 and taking the checkered flag
in the Hometown Plumbing #18 modified, was Cody Smith. Jason Gore
#22 would be second and third would go to last week's winner, Charlie
Smith #516 and fourth would go to #34 Chance Kimberling. Rounding
out the top 5 would be Ronny Sigman #48. Your hard charger award
goes to #22 Jason Gore who started 10th and finished 2nd. Gore's
second place finish moves him into a tie for the points lead with
Ronny Sigman. No Claims.
Street Stocks:
Your heat winners: Heat #1: Tommy Davis, Jr. #17, Heat #2: Michael
Gilliam #37, Heat #3: Clint Frideley #82

Feature:
Bringing the field of 24 cars to the green, driving the #17 Davis
Race Cars, Tommy's Towing, RCP, Marshall's RV, Canton Paint & Body,
Arrow Signs Street Stock was Tommy Davis, Jr. Starting outside front
row, was the #37 of Michael Gilliam. The green flag falls and Davis
and Gilliam battle for the lead. Both drivers run side by side down
the backstretch, with Davis taking the lead in Turn 3. Gilliam falls
into 2nd, followed by Ricky Joe Spindle. On Lap 3, Davis still leads
with Spindle 2nd, and moving up fast through the field and taking 3rd
position would be the #025 of Keith Jackson. At Lap 5, Davis still
leads, but a battle for second heats up as Jackson starts to pressure
Spindle for the second spot. Going into Turn 3 on Lap 6, Jackson
passes Spindle for 2nd. At halfway, Davis leads by a straightaway,
and Jackson is stuck behind lap traffic. Moving into third, is the
points leader, #82 Clint Frideley, who started 11th. On Lap 15,
Davis still leads but Jackson clears lap traffic and starts his hunt
for the lead. Jackson's attempt would fall short. Davis takes the
White flag and leads by a straightaway. Cody Sample moves into 4th
place. Coming out of Turn 4, taking the checkered flag for his first
win of the season, driving the Davis Race Cars, Tommy's Towing, RCP,
Marshall's RV, Canton Paint & Body, Arrow Signs Street Stock was
Tommy Davis, Jr., your 1998 and 1999 Track Champion. Finishing
second, was the #025 of Keith Jackson in his Davis Race Car. Clint
Frideley #82, current points leader, would finish third, followed by
the fourth place car of Cody Sample #20, and the #79 of Ricky Joe
Spindle rounds out the Top 5. Your hard charger goes to David
Montgomery #87 who started 16th and finished 6th.

Yet another great night of racing. See you all next week (4/10/04).
Gates open at 6 and races begin at 8. Hope you all enjoyed.

Donnie & Kristi