Angola, IN (July 26, 2008) - Williamsport, IN
driver Larry Matillo has won a number of dirt track races, and was a
sportsman car track champion on dirt, but Saturday night at Angola
Motor Speedway Matillo was able to do something he had never done
before, a burnout after a win. Matillo started on the outside of the
front row and led every lap of the Croxton & Roe Insurance 75 for his
first CRA Street Stock Series victory.
"I have to thank my car owner and sponsors for
getting me here this week." Matillo stated. "I got out
front and just drove a good line, although there at the end I tried to
go a little lower
because
I saw them coming and I was losing a little too much in the turns, but
it worked out."
The battle for second was intense with several
different drivers holding on to that spot for at least a few laps
before being passed in very spirited racing. Jason Thompson won the
battle for second place, with Jacob Owens third, Bret Miles, Jr.
fourth and Danny Acrey II fifth.
Matillo was just happy to be on the track at the
end. "We had to set the toe-in after we unloaded it before practice.
We worked all week to get it back to together after the wreck last
week." Matillo said. "We were not good in practice or qualifying, but
after that we switched the rear springs and that made a big
difference."
The Season Points race tightened up with Miles,
entering the day only 23 points behind Joe Beaver. Beaver had a tire
go flat in the early going and lost three laps in the pits and
finished the day in 12th. After the days events Miles
will
be within 10 points of the lead.
Carl Muffley was driving a car borrowed from Cindy
Stremme after he broke his practicing on Friday night. Cindy is NASCAR
Nationwide Series regular David Stremme’s Mother. While she was
watching David race at Indianapolis, his father Lou loaned the car to
Muffley, not telling Cindy. Muffley moved up 11 positions to win the
TCI Automotive Hard Charger Award.
Katie Jackson received the Shively HP Hard Luck
Award with Larry Matillo taking the Pro Shocks Award and Jason
Thompson won the Taylor Cable Award.
The next event for the CRA Street Stocks is
Saturday, August 9th at Anderson Speedway for the Anderson
100 a part of the Anderson 400 night, racing with the CRA Super
Series. For more information see
www.craracing.net.
Miles,
Overhosler,
Muffley
Win
Heats
Bret
Miles,
Jr.,
Michael
Overhosler
and Carl
Muffley
won
their
respective
heat
races at
Angola
Motor
Speedway
on the
Croxton
& Roe
Insurance
night.
Heat
Race
Results
Weisenauer
On The
Pole
Tommy
Little
drew the
highest
number
for the
invert
and was
scheduled
to start
12th
putting
John
Weisenauer
on the
pole and
Larry
Matillo
on the
outside
of the
front
row.
After
the draw
Angola
Motor
Speedway
announced Croxton
& Roe
Insurance
had offered
Little a
bonus of
$200 if
he went
all the
way to
the tail
and won
the
race.
Little
accepted
and will
drop to
the tail
at the
start of
the
feature.
"I did
not know
what to
do, but
I was
going to
start
right in
the
middle
of the
pack and
I hope
this
will
maybe
this
will
keep me
out of
trouble."
Little
commented.
Feature
Lineup
Tommy
Little
Sets
Fast
Time in
Qualifying
Tommy
Little
set fast
time for
Croxton
& Roe
Insurance
75 with
a lap
time of
16.255
seconds.
Joe
Beaver
was
second,
Jason
Thompson
third,
Bret
Miles,
jr.
fourth
and
Danny
Acrey II
fifth.
Qualifying
Results
Heat
Lineup
Tommy
Little
Leads
Practice
Angola
Motor
Speedway
regular,
Tommy
Little
led
practice
CRA
Street
Stocks
first
ever
visit to
Angola
Motor
Speedway
for the
Croxton
& Roe
Insurance
75 with
a time
of
16.358
seconds.
Jacob
Owens
was
second,
Jason
Thompson
third,
Bret
Miles,
Jr
fourth
and Joe
Beaver
fifth.
Practice
Results
