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Tracy, Ca. Aug.16...Pat Ariaz of Manteca held
off Scott Holloway's persistant pressure
in Saturday night's Holloway Brothers sponsored feature, leading
wire to wire in another awesome caution free race on Altamont
Raceway Park's fun 1/2 mile paved track. This was Ariaz's third
feature win in his Steve's Construction sprinter at Altamont, and
his third sweep in the pavement series action of the NCMA traveling
club. While Ariaz leads in the
asphalt points competition, TBS's Scott Holloway is a close second,
and continues to lead the point battle in both the dirt track and in
overall combined points. With the next four scheduled races being
double point races, the competition will be exciting to watch.
Fast qualifier Scott Holloway won the first
8 lap heat race in another quick caution free race, followed by
RPM's Russ Wullenwaber and Western Tile's Keith Shipherd. Pat Ariaz
won the second heat with "Dr." Don Hicks and the
"Flying Farmer" Ed Amador close behind. Tonight featured
the first return to pavement racing this season by veteran racer
Leon Holloway, who ran smoothly all night in his "old
blue", and fittingly this race was sponsored by his grandsons
Joey, Manuel, and Michael, who added another $200 to the purse.
In a quick glimpse behind the scenes before
tonight's race, the Holloway team was busy replacing a broken rear
end, the Shipherd team after a motor change the week before, spent
hours removing a broken bolt in front of the crank, and the
Wullenwabers were in the midst of a move to a new house and were
barely able to locate racing gear. Kudos to the dedicated crews who
help them all during the week in the garage as well as on race days!
With a pleasant summer breeze cooling everyone
off, the feature began with Pat Ariaz on the pole and Scott Holloway
right beside him. At the green the pair rocketed off side by side
with Ariaz inching ahead coming out of turn four. TBS's Scott
Holloway pressured relentlessly, but Ariaz held fast. Ed Amador
maintained a solid third with several close challenges being made by
Don Hicks. At the checkers, it was Steve's Construction Ariaz, TBS's
Holloway, Ed Amador, Don Hicks, and RPM's Wullenwaber in the top
five. Congratulations to all for another fun, clean and safe night
of racing.
On a more personal note, all of the NCMA teams would like to
convey their heartfelt sympathy to the family of Buddy Cox. Buddy,
the Chief Steward at Chowchilla Speedway, passed away last week, and
we mourn the loss of one of our racing family. The NCMA will be
racing again on Friday, August 22 at Chowchilla Speedway. Have fun,
drive safe, and take care.
Summary:
Fast Time: Scott Holloway 18.696
Trophy Dash: Ariaz, Wullenwaber,S. Holloway, Ed Amador
Heat 1: Scott Holloway, Russ Wullenwaber, Keith Shipherd, Leon
Holloway
Heat 2: Pat Ariaz, Don Hicks, Ed Amador, Burt Siverling, John Fenton
Main: Ariaz, Scott Holloway, Ed Amador, Don Hicks, Russ Wullenwaber,
Keith Shipherd, Burt Siverling, Leon Holloway, John Fenton
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