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JUNE 6TH
Full Show
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IMCA Special, Kids Night &
Pure Stock 4 Cyl Pit Stop Race!
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(ELMIRA-5/23)
by Mike Mathu
After chilly
weather for opening night, much milder conditions prevailed
this past Saturday at Northern Michigan Speedway.
The Pure Stock
4-Cylinder class finished up the second half of their two
week special event. Where last week’s feature was completed
caution-free, this marathon was halted for accidents on four
occasions. Eventually Dale Britting captured the lead after
a restart on lap-5 then held off Eric Burke until Burke
surged to the front with just two laps to go. After two
aborted restart attempts, Burke suddenly dropped out with
mechanical problems. Britting kept Alicia Vanniman at bay
for the final circuits to claim the win, and by the slimmest
of margins also took the two week challenge title.
Corey Ward
led the first two laps of the 30-lap Factory Stock main
until Nathan Embree and Robby Johnston made a simultaneous
pass for first and second coming out of turn two. Embree
held off the night’s fast qualifier until the Flushing
driver stormed his Camaro to the front on lap-13. Johnston
went on to win during his first visit to the track with
Embree staying ahead of Ward for second. Johnston also won
the dash. Nick Kanazziz took the heat.
Brad Leach
and Keith Ronk paced the field over the first nine laps of
the 30-lap Pure Stock V8 headliner, but when Jim DuBois
notched second at the halfway mark the chase was on. DuBois
overtook Leach on lap-16 and then went on to post his second
feature win in a row. Leach held firm for second. Ronk was
third and won the heat. DuBois also won the dash. A bonus
two driver race was won by DuBois and John Clawson with Ed
and Chantelle Paquette finishing second.
John Clawson
passed Mick Pieri on lap-6 of the 15-lap Limited Late Model
headliner and went on to win. Joe Noeske was third.
Clawson also took the dash and heat.
The 15-lap
Pro Stock 4-Cylinder feature went to Jim DuBois. Derek
Ferry briefly led on lap-11 but DuBois resecured the front
spot on the following lap with Ferry dropping out just one
lap later. DuBois also won the dash and heat.
Racing action
continues Saturday night. Time trials begin at 5 p.m. with
racing at 7 p.m.. Tickets are $10. Seniors are just $8,
children 5-to-12 are $5, and under 5 are free. N.M.S. is
located 8 miles west of Gaylord on M-32, then 4.5 miles
north on Camp Ten Road at Huffman Lake Road.
Results from
May 23
15-Lap LTD
LATE MODEL Feature: 1.John Clawson,Rudyard;
2.Mick
Pieri,Sault Ste Marie; 3.Joe Noeske,Vanderbilt.
Heat:
Clawson. Dash: Clawson. Time: Clawson(14.74).
30-Lap
FACTORY STOCK Feature: 1.Robby Johnston,Flushing;
2.Nathan
Embree,Vanderbilt; Corey Ward,Topinabee.
Heat: Nick
Kanazziz,Bellaire. Dash: Johnston. Time: Johnston(16.06).
15-Lap PRO-4
Feature: 1.Jim DuBois,Indian River; 2.Derek Ferry,Gaylord.
Heat: DuBois. Dash: DuBois. Time: Ferry(16.35).
25-Lap PURE
V8 Feature: 1.Jim DuBois,Indian River; 2.Brad
Leach,Wolverine; 3.Keith Ronk,Burt Lake.
Heat: Ronk.
Dash: DuBois. Time: DuBois(17.23).
20-Lap
STOCK-4 Feature: 1.Dale Britting,Gaylord;
2.Alicia
Vanniman,Bellaire; 3.George Finney,Bellaire.
Heat: Finney;
Jeff Blanzy,Gaylord. Dash: Vanniman.
Time: Daniel
Loshaw,Vanderbilt(18.61*track record)
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