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THE CHECKERED FLAG |
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November 2, 2006 Edition |
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GREEN FLAG |
“Rinker One Win Away From
Perfection”
Team AMSOIL looking for season sweep at finale
Savannah,
Ga. ~ Team AMSOIL powerboat driver Terry Rinker is
closing in on an historical season in the 2006 ChampBoat Series this weekend.
Rinker, who recently tied the world record for consecutive wins in a Formula 1
powerboat at six, is looking for his second consecutive series championship this
weekend in Savannah, Ga.
“The crew has worked exceptionally
hard all year long,” said Rinker. “We set up this AMSOIL/Rinker Boat to
perfection this season and we really want to end the season with a perfect
record and seven wins.”
Rinker, who won the ChampBoat Series
title in 2003 and 2005, will need to run one qualifying heat on Saturday to
secure his second straight championship. The Tampa, Fla. native has won all six
races on the ChampBoat Schedule in 2006. The ChampBoat Grand Prix Series of
Savannah will run practice and a qualifying heat on Saturday, November 4.
Sunday’s action will include a second qualifying heat and the final.
Shryock Snares Fall
Classic,
Modified driver takes control of “The Hunt”
Bolivar, Mo. ~
Events on Sunday afternoon at Bolivar Speedway USA could not have
unfolded any better for Kelly Shryock. Trailing Zack VanderBeek by two points in
‘The Hunt’ for the USMTS National Championship entering Sunday's O’Reilly Auto
Parts Fall Classic finale, Shryock needed a good finish coupled with some good
luck to regain control of his own destiny.
The good luck came in the form of a
flat tire by VanderBeek, forcing him to start in the back for the main event.
Shryock was one of only five cars in the main not to have a tire problem, and he
was able to go wire-to-wire to capture the checkered flag. The win was the 30th
of the season for Shryock and pushed him past VanderBeek by 22 points with just
one weekend of racing left on the USMTS schedule. Shryock is also on top of the
season long AMSOIL Lap Leader standings.
After 57 races at 33 tracks in nine
states, the USMTS road warriors will wrap their nine-month campaign with the 5th
Annual Pepsi/Mountain Dew Mid-America Nationals at the Pepsi Scotland County
Speedway in Memphis, Mo., on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 4-5.
Co-op Sponsorships
If you are a T-1 certified AMSOIL
Dealer looking to sponsor a local racer through the AMSOIL Co-op Race Program,
please fill out the G-2074 and send it the AMSOIL Racing Department. Teams who
were sponsored last year will need to fill out the form once again. Also,
please remember to send in your race results, as they will be included in the
Checkered Flag.
- Alex Amen Racing driver Alex Amen out of
Fort Morgan, Colo., finished the 2006 modified lites season in fourth
place overall with the Mod Lites of Colorado. It is his first year
racing "large" cars. Amen’s only other racing experience was two seasons
racing quarter midgets. He also won the Most Improved/Sportsman award.
The Mod Lites of Colorado raced at the I
-76 Speedway in Fort Morgan and at the Big Country Speedway in Cheyenne,
Wyo. At Big Country Speedway, the 16-year-old Amen earned one main event
win; two second-place finishes; three third-place finishes; two
fourth-place finishes. Amen also posted an unprecedented eight Fast Time
Qualifying wins in 10 events. At I - 76 Speedway, Amen finished in the
top 10 position eight times and once in the top five. Dealer Michael
Browne sponsors Alex Amen Racing.
- Medlin Motor Sports out of Easley, S.C.,
reports final season results for races at Cherokee Speedway in October.
In mid-September street stock driver Brad Jennings had trouble with his
car in the heat race and ended in fifth place. In the main event,
Jennings faced several caution flags throughout the race, maintaining
his position in the number three spot throughout the race before
finishing in fifth.
In the super stock division, Rob Medlin
held on in the heat race for a third place finish. In the main event,
Medlin was running in third place when he realized he had a tire going
down, but he continued to run and jockeyed to keep his car running in
third. Just before the finish line, Medlin was overtaken by another
driver to end the race in fourth place.
The final race of the season
for Medlin Motor Sports was at Cherokee Speedway on Sept. 30. In the
street stock division heat race, Jennings narrowly missed a crash with
another car and finished in fourth. In the main, Jennings was passing
his way to the front when he lost several positions on a restart. He
ended up in the sixth at the end of the race. He ended his season 18
points out of first place.
Although Medlin placed sixth in the super
stock final points race, he was able to clinch first place in points for
the season. Dealer Paul Johnson sponsors Medlin Motor Sports Racing.
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