Hello Race Fans and welcome to this weekend's race recaps for
Thunderbird Speedway 8/14/04. Let's get started:

IMCA MODIFIEDS
Your heat winners were: Heat 1: Tommy Davis, Jr. #17, Heat 2: Danny
Fields #8, Heat 3: Ronny Sigman #48

Leading the field of 24 to the green was Chaz Exum in the Exum
Motorsports #21x. Starting outside front row was Rick Wycough in the
#148. Starting this modified feature would prove to be a task, as it
would take 7 attempts and 25 minutes before the first lap would be
completed. On the first attempt, the #20 of Terry Pritchett would
spin and collect the #8 of Danny Fields, Jason Gore #22, Rodney Finch
#89, Chance Kimberling #34, Charlie Smith #516, and Albert Randall
#33. Gore and Kimberling would have to change tires, but both were
able to make it back before the race started. On the second attempt,
Rodney Finch #89 would make contact with another car and suffer a
flat tire. The third attempt would bring out a caution for the #33 of
Albert Randall and the #77 of Oran Lunsford. Under this caution, the
field would bottleneck at the flag stand. Tommy Davis, Jr. #17, Ronny
Sigman #48, and Rodney Spear #75 would all make contact. Sigman would
suffer a broken right front. He would go to the pits. Attempt number
four would see the #37 of Chris Bell bring out the caution as he
stalled on the backstretch. His night would be done. The fifth
attempt would see the #18 of Cody Smith and the #26 of Chad Deaver
spin coming out of Turn 4. Both would rejoin the field. On the sixth
attempt, the #17 of Tommy Davis, Jr. would be spun under the flag
stand by the #45 of Shane Killingsworth. The #26 of Deaver would spin
as he tried to miss Davis. Davis would show his displeasure and pull
up alongside Killingsworth under the yellow. Davis would rejoin the
field in last. Also, under this yellow, Ronny Sigman who went out on
the third attempt would rejoin the field after fixing his problems.
He would start on the rear. After six unsuccessful attempts, the
seventh attempt would prove to be the magic one, as Chaz Exum #21
would get the jump and take the early lead. On this lap, Davis would
go to the pits with a right rear flat caused from his spin. At Lap 3,
Jack Sartain #97 would pass Exum, and set his sights on the feature
win. At Lap 5, Sartain still leads with Max Eddie Thomas #82 passing
Exum for 2nd. Shane Killingsworth #45 is in 4th. On Lap 8, Sartain
still leads, but has pulled away by almost a straightaway. Thomas is
in 2nd, Killingsworth 3rd, and Exum is in 4th. Sartain leads at
halfway, with Thomas and Killingsworth 2nd and 3rd. Thomas Blackwell
#015 is in 4th. At Lap 12, Sartain is in heavy traffic which is
allowing Thomas and Blackwell to close in. At Lap 15, Sartain still
leads, but Thomas has closed the gap considerably. Blackwell is 3rd,
and Jason Gore #22 is 4th. At Lap 17, Sartain still leads, but Thomas
is on his bumper. Gore is 3rd and Ronny Sigman is 4th. With two to
go, Sartain leads. Gore passes Thomas for 2nd, and Thomas and Sigman
are battling for 3rd. Sartain leads at the white flag with Gore
closing in fast. Thomas and Sigman still battle for 3rd. Chad Deaver
#26 would spin and bring the yellow flag out before the field takes
the checkered. Due to the 30-minute time limit, the checkered flag
would be waved, and Jack Sartain #97 would take the feature win. The
rest of your top 5 are: 2nd-Jason Gore #22, 3rd-Max Eddie Thomas #82,
4th-Ronny Sigman, 5th-Thomas Blackwell. There were no claims. The
hardcharger of this race goes to Ronny Sigman #48 for coming from
24th to 4th after breaking a right front and getting it fixed.
Awesome job by his crew, and a great drive by Sigman.

IMCA Stock Cars

Your heat winners were: Heat 1: Tommy Davis, Jr. #17, Heat 2: Terry
Pritchett #112, Heat 3: James Watson #86

Leading the field of 20 cars to the green was James Watson in the
Davis Race Cars, Tommy's Towing, Arrow Signs, T&W Tires #86. Starting
outside Watson was Michael Thomas in the Thomas Racing, Gatlin Motors
#571. Thomas would get the jump on Watson. Watson would fall back to
5th place because of his bad start. Jason Wisel #830 is 2nd, David
White #31 is 3rd, and Justin McGlocklin #15 is 4th. At Lap 3, Thomas
still leads with White in 2nd, Brent McKnight #83 in 3rd, and J.D.
Berryhill #34 in 4th. At Lap 5, White would pass Thomas for the lead.
Berryhill is running 3rd, and Randy Miller #66 is 4th. At Lap 8,
White still leads, while Berryhill passes Thomas for 2nd, and Miller
is still 4th. White leads at halfway followed by Berryhill, Terry
Pritchett #112, and Miller in 4th. At Lap 12, White still leads.
Pritchett passes Berryhill for 2nd and Miller is still in 4th
position. At Lap 13, Pritchett begins to pressure White for the lead.
At Lap 14, Pritchett makes the pass and sets his sights on his third
win in a row. At Lap 16, Pritchett leads and Berryhill passes White
for 2nd. Miller continues in the 4th spot. With two to go, Pritchett
still leads but by a straightaway followed by Berryhill, Jason Gore
#021, and Miller. Pritchett leads at the white flag. Gore passes
Berryhill for 2nd and brings Miller with him. Coming out of Turn 4
and taking his third win in a row and fifth win of the 2004 season is
Terry Pritchett in the Pearson Plumbing, Hobby Horse Embroidery, Fast
Graphics #112. The rest of the top 5 are: 2nd-Jason Gore #021, 3rd-
Randy Miller #66, 4th-J.D. Berryhill #34, 5th-David White #31. There
were no claims. The hard charger goes to Jason Gore #021 who started
17th and finished 2nd.

Street Stocks

Your heat winners were: Heat 1: Ricky Spindle #79, Heat 2: Mike
Nabors #28, Heat 3: Clint Frideley #82.

Leading the field of 25 to the green was Michael Kent in the Kent
Racing #451. Outside of Kent was Bobby Morgan, Jr. in the Morgan
Racing #42. As the green flew, Kent gets the jump, but there is a
caution in Turn 3. The #63 of Bobby Morphis and the #67 of Joe
Shugart would make contact and spin. Also involved in the crash were
the #141 of Mike Miller and Darrell Turner #4. All cars were done for
the night, and the #179 of Ricky Rogers would also go to the pits. On
the complete restart, Morgan would get the jump on Kent. Ricky
Spindle #79 would be 3rd and Phillip Smith #94 in 4th. At Lap 3,
Morgan still leads followed by Spindle, Kent, and Clint Frideley #82
in 4th. At Lap 5, Morgan leads Spindle, while Frideley passes Kent
for 3rd. At Lap 6, your 4th and 5th place runners Michael Kent and
Tommy Davis, Jr. #17 would get hung together coming out of Turn 4.
The drivers would finally get unhooked coming out of Turn 2, and both
would continue in the same spots. At Lap 8, Morgan leads Spindle.
Going into Turn 3, your 3rd place runner, Frideley and 4th place
runner, Davis would make contact. Davis would get spun between turns
3 and 4 and bring the yellow out. Davis rejoins the field in last,
but under the yellow, his right rear tire would go flat. His night
would be done. On the restart, Spindle gets the jump on Morgan, both
would race hard down the front stretch, with the end result being
Morgan in the wall in Turn 1. His night would be done. On the
restart, Spindle would get the jump with Frideley in 2nd, Aron
Bressler #55 in 3rd, and Mike Nabors #28 in 4th. At Lap 12, Spindle
still leads Frideley. Bressler and Nabors remain 3rd and 4th. At Lap
13, Frideley slides up the hill and allows Bressler, Dave Emmons #23,
and Nabors all to pass him. With two to go, Spindle leads followed by
Bressler, Emmons, and Nabors. Spindle leads at the white flag, while
Bressler and Emmons battle for 2nd. Coming out of Turn 4, and taking
his first win of the 2004 season is Ricky Spindle #79. The rest of
the top 5 are: 2nd-Aron Bressler #55, 3rd-David Emmons #23, 4th-Mike
Nabors #28, 5th-Clint Frideley #82. The hard chargers go to Aron
Bressler #55 who started 13th and finished 2nd, Jay Edmonds #99 who
went from 21st to 10th, and Guy Lambert #25 who went from 25th to
13th. See, I was watching you Guy, and Jay, you got your name
mentioned. Good job guys.

SIMS

Your heat winners were: Heat 1: Richard Strain #37, Heat 2: Chris
Davis #171, Heat 3: Stan Kotwitz #97

Leading the field of 20 the to green was Charles Garza in the Madres
Cocina #71. Starting outside of Garza was T.J. Sonntag in the Eckert
Racing #44. Garza would get a bad start and Michael Martin #31 would
take the early lead. Sonntag is 2nd, Garza 3rd, and Chris Davis #171
is 4th. On Lap 3, Martin still leads Sonntag, but the 3rd place
runner, Garza, would spin. Also involved were the #90 of Bobby Morgan
and the #010 of Gary Blackwell. All would rejoin the field in the
back. On the restart, Martin gets the jump with Sonntag in 2nd, Cody
Smith #311 in 3rd, and Dustin Sprouse #28 is 4th. At Lap 6, Martin
still leads, Sonntag is 2nd, Smith is 3rd, and Richard Strain #37 is
4th. At Lap 10, Martin still leads, but the yellow comes out for the
#58 of Adam Wilcox. On the restart, Martin gets the jump, but we have
our 3rd yellow as the #28 of Dustin Sprouse, the #117 of Jason
Sartain, and the #010 of Gary Blackwell would all be involved in the
caution. Blackwell and Sartain were able to continue, but Sprouse's
night would be done. On the restart, Martin gets the lead with
Sonntag, Smith, and Strain still running 2nd, 3rd, and 4th,
respectively. At Lap 13, Martin still leads followed by Sonntag,
Strain, and Randy Miller #821 in 4th. Behind this, a hard battle for
9th between the #90 of Bobby Morgan and the #171 of Chris Davis would
end with Davis in the tire coming out of Turn 2. His night would be
done due to a broken left front spindle. On the restart, Martin gets
the lead, with Sonntag, Strain and Smith battling for 2nd. Martin
leads at the white flag. A battle for 3rd would end as the #311 of
Cody Smith would make contact with the #37 of Richard Strain. The end
result would be Smith getting blackflagged and Strain spinning.
Coming out of Turn 4 and taking his first career SIMS Modified
feature win was Michael Martin in the J.M. Martin Construction #31.
The rest of your top 5 were: 2nd-T.J. Sonntag #44, 3rd-Max Eddie
Thomas #82, 4th-Randy Miller #821, 5th-Brian Stowers #182. No claims.
The hard charger goes to Rickey Haney #99 who went from 17th to 6th.

Other Classes:

Jr. Bombers: Heat Winner: James Riddle #14; Feature: Clint Jones #821

Jr. Minis: Heat Winner: Tommy McManus, Jr. #747; Feature: Mark
Bullock, Jr. #27

Bombers: Feature: 1. Jimmy (Porky) Fitch #97, 2. Chad Mims #50, 3.
Tracy Pittmon #9, 4. Brandon Heizer #48, 5. Don Watson #51

Mini Stocks: Your heat winners were: Jeff Turner #227 and Chris Kent
#47. Leading the field of 16 to the green was Ronnie Bradley in the
McGlocklin racing #115 and starting outside Bradley was Grady Tucker
in the Arrow Signs, Tommy's Towing #08. This ended up being a very
good race with Danny Pattat #20 taking his third feature win of the
2004 season at Thunderbird. The rest of the top 5 were: 2nd-Chris
Kent #47, 3rd-Jimmy Gore #21, 4th-Allen Montemagno #555, 5th-Tommy
McManus #747. The hard chargers were Tommy McManus #747 who went from
11th to 5th and Jimmy Gore #21 who went from 10th to 3rd. Good Job
Guys.

Another great night of racing. Congrats to all of the kids bicycle
races winners and to the winners of the two bicycles raffled off by
Town East Ford. Remember, this weekend, 08/21 is the Women's Powder
Puff Races. Races start at 7:30 and gates open at 5. Hope you
enjoyed, and see you this weekend.