Welcome Race Fans to the Thunderbird Speedway race recaps for the
week of 4/17/04. Let's get the action started with the IMCA Stock
Cars.
Heat Winners: Heat #1: Kevin Sustaire #87; Heat #2: Phillip Smith
#13; Heat #3: Jason Gore #021
Starting on the pole and leading the field to the green, were Michael
Thomas in the Thomas Racing Chassis #571 and Phillip Smith in his #13
Lucky 13 Racing IMCA Stock Car. Leading the first lap was the #29
car of Dane Fuller. He was followed by Phillip Smith, Michael
Thomas, Tim Hardman, and the fifth place car of Brandon Kirkland. On
Lap 3, Michael Thomas spun between Turns 1 & 2 and hit the front of
the #98 of Chris Davis. Also involved in the pileup, were the cars
of Jason Gore and Brent McKnight. All four drivers were unable to
continue. When the race resumed, Phillip Smith took the lead, but a
lap later, he would lose the lead to Tim Hardman. Smith would fall
into the third position behind Brandon Kirkland. Hardman and
Kirkland continued to run first and second at halfway, with Terry
Pritchett coming from a straightaway behind to move into third. The
top 3 would remain the same until Lap 19 when Pritchett catches
Kirkland and Hardman. Pritchett passed Kirkland coming out of four
to take the white flag. Kirkland would battle back and regain the
second position going into Turn 3. Coming out of Turn 4 and taking
the checkered flag for his first ever feature win, driving the #2 was
Tim Hardman. The rest of your Top 5 would be Brandon Kirkland in
second, Terry Pritchett, Randy Miller, and the fifth place finisher
Kevin Sustaire. The hard charger of the night was Kevin Sustaire who
was supposed to start on the pole, but chose to start at the rear of
the field. There were no claims, but the Top 5 were checked by IMCA
officials.

SIMS Modifieds:
Heat Winners: Heat #1: Harvey Jackson #13; Heat #2: Stan Kotwitz
#97

Starting on the pole and leading the field of 17 cars to the green
was Harvey Jackson driving the #13 Triple J Motorsports, Davis Race
Cars SIM Modified. On the outside of Jackson, was the #28 of Dustin
Sprouse. As the green flag flew, Jackson jumped out to the lead, but
would spin sideways in Turn 1 and knock the #17 of Tommy Davis into
the infield. Davis would continue on in fourth, but Jackson would
fall all the way back to 11th. With Jackson falling back, the lead
would be taken over by Dustin Sprouse. On Lap 2, Jackson would spin
completely out in Turn 2 and fall to last. Sprouse would retain the
lead followed by Tommy Davis in second. On Lap 6, the #82 of Max
Eddie Thomas would move up to second and begin to pressure Sprouse.
On Lap 10, the first lead change of the night would take place, when
Thomas passed Sprouse for the lead. Sprouse fell into second,
followed by Randy Miller in third. On Lap 12, Miller would overtake
Thomas for the lead but his lead was short-lived, as Thomas would re-
pass Miller with two to go. At the white flag, Thomas still lead,
and coming out of Turn 4 and taking his fifth win in a row, driving
the #82 Thomas Racing Chassis, Excel SIM Modified would be Max Eddie
Thomas. Finishing a close second, for the third time this season
would be Randy Miller in the #821, third was Tommy Davis, Sr. #17,
fourth was the #182 of Brian Stowers, and fifth place was Dustin
Sprouse #28. The hard charger of the night was Randy Miller who
moved from his starting position of 14th to finish second.

Mini Stocks:
Heat Winners: Heat #1: Robert Mayfield #6; Heat #2: Danny Pattat
#20; Heat #3: Leslie Garrison #92

Starting on the front row of the Mini Stock feature and leading the
field of 20 to the green was Robert Mayfield driving the #6 and
outside of him was the #96 car of Bob Morris. When the green flag
fell, Mayfield jumped out to the early lead, followed by John White
in the #68. On Lap 3, the first caution fell as the #911 of Billy
Crocker, Jr. stalled on the backstretch. On the restart, Mayfield
would jump out to the lead followed by Trent Dorman and Bobby
Ortega. Ortega would overtake Dorman for second on Lap 5, bringing
Danny Pattat along with him for third. On Lap 9, Dorman would spin
in Turn 1 while running fourth. On Lap 10, Mayfield leads but Ortega
gets alongside him going down the backstretch but Mayfield holds his
ground and retakes the lead at the white flag. Ortega challenges
Mayfield one more time coming out of two, but Mayfield holds on to
the lead. Coming out of Turn 4 and taking the checkered flag, would
be the #6 of Robert Mayfield, but after post-race inspection,
Mayfield would be disqualified for the second week in a row, handing
the win to Bobby Ortega #07. Finishing second was Danny Pattat #20,
third Jimmy Gore #21 (driving the #15), fourth was John White and
rounding out the Top 5 was the #95 of Randy Morris. The hard charger
for the Mini Stocks was Jimmy Gore who started last because his #21
car blew up in the heat race and he had a third place finish.

IMCA Modifieds:
Heat Winners: Heat #1: Cody Smith #18; Heat #2: Ricky Haney #23;
Heat #3: Shane Killingsworth #45; Heat #4: Max Eddie Thomas

Leading the field of 24 to the green was Shane Killingsworth in the
#45 Killingsworth Racing Modified. Starting outside Row 1 was the
#44 Town East Ford, Z&Z Motorsports Modified of Jason Troutman. As
the green flag flew, Killingsworth would jump out to the lead
followed by Troutman. On Lap 3, Troutman would lose second place to
Max Eddie Thomas. The first caution would be on Lap 3 when Charlie
Smith #516 would spin and be hit by the #777 of Kevin Long. Both
drivers' nights would be done. On the restart, Killingsworth, Thomas
and Troutman would still be the Top 3. On Lap 7, the second caution
would come out as the #11 of B. Franklin would spin in Turns 1 and 2
and stall. On the restart, Killingsworth takes the lead followed by
Thomas and Troutman. At halfway, Killingsworth still leads with
Thomas in second. A battle for third would ensue going into Turn 3
with Jason Troutman and Ronny Sigman. Sigman dived under Troutman,
but Troutman goes to block and there was contact between the two
cars. Troutman's left rear was cut, and he spun off of Turn 3 and
goes to the pits. His night was over. On Lap 11, Thomas passes
Killingsworth for the lead and brings Sigman with him. On Lap 12,
Sigman takes the lead from Thomas and begins to check out. At Lap
15, Sigman still leads Thomas, but now by half a straightaway. With
two to go, Sigman has gained a straightaway lead over Thomas. Sigman
takes the white flag but is in heavy, heavy lap traffic. Thomas
closes in a little bit, but it is not enough. Coming out of Turn 4,
taking the checkered flag for his second feature win of the year
driving the #48 Z&Z Motorsports, Town East Ford, Enduro Power
Coating, City Motor Supply, McGibboney Chassis Modified was Ronny
Sigman. Rounding out the Top 5 were Max Eddie Thomas in second,
third was Shane Killingsworth #45, Cody Smith #18, and the #20 of
Terry Pritchett takes fifth. As Sigman celebrates in the Town East
Ford Racing Victory Lane, we see the first motor claim of the 2004
Racing Season as the #34 of Chance Kimberling claims the #18 of Cody
Smith. The hard charger of the night was Ronny Sigman who started in
8th position and won the feature.

Street Stocks:
Heat Winners: Heat #1: Cody Sample #20; Heat #2: Justin Strain
#64; Heat #3: Matt Deaver #1; Heat #4: Ricky Spindle #79

Bringing the field of 24 cars around to the green was the #1 of Matt
Deaver. Outside of Deaver was the #64 of Justin Strain. As the
green flag dropped, Deaver jumps out the lead, followed by the fast-
moving Ricky Spindle and Dave Emmons. On Lap 4, the first yellow
would fall for the #25 of Guy Lambert. Lambert's night would be done
as he takes the #25 to the pits. On the restart, Deaver would jump
back out into the lead followed by Spindle and Mike Nabors #28. On
Lap 7, the second caution would fly as the #971 of David Phillips
would spin in Turn 2 and stall which would kill Tommy Davis, Jr.'s
bid for the lead. Davis who had just taken the lead wuold be moved
back to third on the restart. On the restart, Deaver retakes the
lead, followed by Spindle and the fast approaching Tommy Davis, Jr.
On Lap 10, a hard battle for second would begin as Spindle and Davis
would battle for the position. On Lap 12, Davis would finally
overtake Spindle and begin his hunt for the lead. On Lap 13, Davis
takes his #17 to the high side of Deaver and begins his hunt for the
lead. Deaver leads with 2 to go as Davis still follows closely
behind. Davis looks high once again going into Turn 3 and gets
alongside Deaver but Deaver regains the lead, and leads at the white
flag. Deaver leads out of two, but Davis looks high for his third
and final time and passes Deaver coming out of 4. Deaver gets a good
bite also, and both would drag race to the finish line, and taking
the checkered flag by a bumper for his first win of the season,
driving the #1 Deaver Racing Chassis street stock would be Matt
Deaver. Finishing a close second, Tommy Davis, Jr. #17, third was
the #79 of Ricky Spindle, fourth was Cody Sample #20 and fifth was
your points leader Clint Frideley #82, who won the B-Main and started
13th in the field. Your hard charger would be Tommy Davis, Jr.
driving the #17 Davis Race Cars, Arrow Signs, Tommy's Towing,
Marshall's RV, RCP, Canton Paint & Body, Pro Trak Street Stock.
Davis finished second for the third time this season.

Another exciting night of racing. See you again next Saturday night
4/24/04 for another action-packed night of racing at Thunderbird
Speedway. Racing starts at 8. Hope you enjoyed.