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Minich, Wood, Charles and Biesemeyer Win at Baer
Field
Photo Gallery
Ft. Wayne, IN (May 25, 2009)
– The Howe CRA Late Model Sportsman Series, CRA Street Stocks, Vore’s
Welding & Steel CRA FWD Compacts and Mini-stocks charged onto Baer
Field Speedway for the CRA Memorial Day 200. They provided the crowd
with tight racing, many lead changes, and fender to fender action with
over 80 cars at the track for four features.
Steve Minich, Jr. and Bobby Blount fought for the
lead for the last 10 laps of the
 50
lap Howe CRA Late Model Sportsman Series feature at Baer Field
Speedway with Minich coming out on top to win his first race of the
2009 season and third win in his CRA career. During the middle
of the race Blount worked lap after lap for over 15 laps to get past
Charlie Hanna who was working the outside lane of the track to keep
just ahead of Blount.
Adam Hudson started on the outside of the front row
with Hanna on the pole. Hudson took the early lead with Hanna running
by to the take the lead on the third lap, he held the lead until Billy
Hutson drove past on lap 17. Hutson ran out to the lead, but during a
caution his car was found to be leaking rear end grease and was sent
to the pits for repair. Blount inherited the lead but could only hold
it one lap before Hanna reclaimed it.
Hanna's car seemed to do best on longer runs, but
due to several cautions Blount was able to get beside Hanna several
times, and finally get past him on the 42nd lap, bringing several cars
with him. He and Minich then battled for several laps with
Minich getting around Blount on the 46th lap, never getting far away,
but stayed ahead, just far enough away to earn a hard fought win.
Blount finished second, Tommy Cook third, Keith
Sterkowitz fourth and Phil Bozell fifth.
Howe CRA
Late
Model Sportsman Official Results
Winston Wood started on the inside of the second row
of the CRA Street Stock 50 lap race at Baer
Field and hung on to win a close race over Jason Thompson. Wood
chased Danny Acrey II from the first lap until he was able to drive
past Acrey on the 22 lap. He also pulled a few cars with him,
cars that chased him until the end. Thompson could get beside
Wood, but could not get around him with Wood hanging on just ahead of
Thompson to the end. Joe Beaver finished third, Bret Miles, Jr.
fourth, and Tom Little fifth.
"Thank you Dad!" Exclaimed an excited Wood in
Victory Lane. "You (CRA fans) are the best fans for street stocks in
the nation!"
CRA Street Stock Official
Results
Bill Charles was in fourth
place and
 watching
a battle for the lead take place in front of him in the Vore’s Welding
and Steel FWD Compacts 50 lap feature. Steve Christman and Jeff
Williams traded the lead (and paint) for several laps, with six lead
changes in six laps, when they came together and spun. Both cars went
to the rear on the 46th lap, putting Nathan Thomas in the lead,
Charles wasted no time getting to the lead and staying there the final
three laps. Steve Christman came from the rear on the restart to
finish second, Tim Dilg third, Blaine Miller fourth and Nathan Thomas
fifth.
Williams won the first Vore's Welding & Steel CRA
FWD Compacts heat race with Charles close behind. Veteran racer
Christman won the second heat with Steven Deroin second. Greg De St.
Jean, who just got a transmission back in his car this week after
problems at Winchester, won the final heat with Blain Miller second.
Vore's
Welding
and
Steel
CRA
FWD
Compacts
Official Results
Vore's
Welding
and
Steel
CRA
FWD
Compacts
Heat
Results
Vore's Welding and Steel CRA FWD Compacts Feature Lineup
David
Biesemeyer started on the tail and charged to the lead on the 19th lap
 to
win the 25 lap Mini Stock Challenge. Todd Bennett finished second,
Kameron Lindlag third, Ryan Wilson fourth after he worked his way up
toward the front but had handling problems that caused him to spin
twice and Brian Folkerson fifth.
Biesemeyer set fast time for the Mini Stock
Challenge with a time of 18.529. Todd Bennett was second, with Kameron
Lindlag third. Biesemeyer also won the Mini Stock heat race.
Mini Stock Challenge Feature Results
Mini Stock Challenge Qualifying Results
Mini Stock Challenge Heat
Race Results
The CRA
Street Stocks will be in action again Saturday, May 30 at Anderson
Speedway with the Anderson 75. Plymouth Speedway will be the site of
the next Howe CRA Late Model Sportsman Series event, also on Saturday,
May 30. The Vore’s Welding & Steel CRA FWD Compacts will run at
Winchester Speedway on Friday, June 5th and possible $1000
to win race Saturday June 6th with the USARacing Pro Cup
Series. For more information about these series and future events go
to www.craracing.net.
Miles,
Jr.
Leads
Street
Stock
Qualifiers
With a
time
of
17.576
Bret
Miles,
Jr.
set
fast
time
for
the
CRA
Street
Stocks,
Angola
native
Tom
Little
was
second
at
17.621,
Carl
Muffley
third,
Larry
Matillo
fourth
and
Robbie
Henderson
fifth.
Miles
drew a
12 to
put
Danny
Acrey
II on
the
pole.
CRA
Street
Stock
Qualifying
Results
Tony
Dager
Quick
Qualifier
Tony
Dager
Set
fast
time
with a
lap of
18.776
for
the
Howe
CRA
Sportsman.
Tommy
Cook
was
second,
Keith
Sterkowitz
third,
Steve
Minich,
Jr.
fourth
and
Jeremy
Wallen
fifth.
Howe
CRA
Sportsman
Qualifying
Results |
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