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 Amador Captures Win at Merced
 by Debbie Shipherd

Merced, Ca. June 7... Ed Amador of Modesto claimed his first feature win of the 2003
season at Merced Speedway from a 5th starting position, after also winning his heat race. The "Flying Farmer" Amador became the 7th main event winner in 8 NCMA races this season, demonstrating how competitive this traveling club is. He attributed his his 10 years of racing experience at Merced's 1/4 mile dirt track to helping him find the perfect set up for tonight's races.TBS's Scott Holloway continues his point lead with a 2nd place finish, followed by Pizza Factory's Doug Gandy, Western Tile's Keith Shipherd,and OCR's Burt Siverling.

       Front row starter Gandy took the lead at the green, followed closely by Shipherd, Holloway, and "RPM man" Russ Wullenwaber. A caution flew on lap 2 for a spun car and Jim Janssen unfortunately got collected. On the restart Gandy led and Holloway and Shipherd ran cleanly side by side for 4 exciting laps in the battle for second. Amador rocketed to the lead on lap 8 and never looked back. Last season's Rookie of the Year Wullenwaber started in 4th, spun out and made a complete 360 which dropped him to the rear, and climbed back up to finish 6th. Rookie drivers Mike Zarevich and Cargill's Welding John Fenton both drove smoothly and held their lines.

     Amador scored the first heat race win with Wullenwaber and Shipherd close behind him. Holloway made a last lap pass on Gandy to take the second heat race win. George Terry's bad luck continued, discovering a bad fuel pump in hot laps that prevented him from running his heat race and thus starting in the back for the main. Terry generously loaned his other car to driver Pat Ariaz, whose mount was still being repaired.

    With a late track schedule change, we were grateful for the opportunity to race at Merced, and give special thanks to Matt & Glass who made it possible. NCMA returns to the fast 1/2 mile asphalt track at Altamont Speedway next week on Saturday, June 14.

SUMMARY
NCMA Sprint Cars

Heat1-
Amador, Wullenwaber, Shipherd, Janssen, Siverling, Fenton

Heat 2-
Holloway, Gandy, Ariaz, Felver, Zarevich

Main- 
Amador, Holloway, Gandy, Shipherd, Siverling, Wullenwaber,Felver,
Terry, Fenton, Ariaz, Zarevich, Janssen


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