RACING RESULTS: 4/04 - 4/06/2014

Ethan, and his Sudden Impact/CSM Graphics Bando, posted another great weekend of racing.  Well into his first full season driving, Friday night he finished 6th out of 12 again, with another smooth, consistent run.  He had an outstanding night Saturday, and now leads the Rookie Points Standings thru this weekend.  He is learning to search around the track for new racing lines, and finding out what his Bandolero needs to go faster.

After starting 6th in a field of 9 cars on Saturday night Ethan used his head, running high and low until he found what made his car drive the best.  He then drove up to 6th but could not complete the pass prior to the checkered flag.  We could not have been prouder of a 9-year-old using his head, searching for speed and learning all the time.  Way to go, Ethan!

Joe, driving the Sudden Impact/Whal Traction/CSM Graphics/Horn Industries Modified, was 2/10 faster than the field of 12 cars on Friday and Saturday until the left front shock broke during qualifying Saturday, slowing the car by 4/10, for 3rd fastest time.  Wahl Traction replaced the shocks and we were fast again.

With the invert of 4 cars, Joe started outside Row 1.  On the start of the race the Pole sitter was too fast entering the corner and went up the track with no place for Joe to go but to follow him up, allowing 3rd and 4th to pass on the bottom.  Joe dropped behind the Pole Sitter for 4th, until the yellow came out.

On the restart, Joe beat the inside car off Turn 2 and took off, chasing down the leaders.  He had caught the leaders when another yellow flew.  Restarting, this time on Row 2 (3rd) - when they went green, the Pole Sitter missed a shift and Joe drove down into Turn 1, taking the lead and racing side by side with 2nd for 2 laps.  At that point, the 3rd place car caught us and drove into the back of Joe’s car, crashing both Joe & 2nd place, and damaging our car.  Unable to continue, his next race is on the Modified Tour in Blythe, CA.

BANDO, SATURDAY RESULTS:

12-lap IAPMO/Silver Star Plumbing/LasVegasTool.com Bandolero Bandits Feature - 1. Mason Sargent; 2. Dezel West; 3. Kyle Keller; 4. Tye O’Hanley; 5. R.J. Smotherman; 6. Austin Snyder; 7. Ethan DeGuevara; 8. Gianna Marretti; 9. Brody Warren.

MODIFIED RESULTS:

40-lap Modified Feature - 1. Jason Irwin; 2. Kyle Cline; 3. Doug Hamm; 4. Scott Osborne; 5. Pat Petrie; 6. Jerry Toporek; 7. Hayden Smith; 8. Marty Deluca; 9. Tom Pfundstein; 10. Joe DeGuevara; 11. Steve Durbin; 12. Jim Rogel.