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OSTLING BREAKS-OUT OF BRIDESMAID ROLE IN PAS
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PERRIS, CA, OCTOBER 31, 2002 - After seven runner-up finishes this season, Steve
Ostling finally made it to the top of the podium thanks to a wire-to-wire 20 lap
preliminary win to kickoff the 7th Annual Temecula Valley Pipe & Supply /
Budweiser Oval Nationals Thursday at the Perris Auto Speedway. "We had a lot of seconds and it was time to win one," Ostling said after his Halloween night win. "We needed a win bad because I've been taking a lot of ribbing from everyone asking me every week when I'm going to win one. Any win is good, but it's nice to win on a night when there was over 60 cars in the pits and guys from everywhere, and a lot of real good shoes." Driving the Fischer Motorsports / Stress Relief Engineering No. 29 Okie, Ostling started on the outside of the front row next to pole-sitter Mike Faria. Getting the lead at the drop of the green flag, Ostling was followed by Faria, Richard Griffin, Damion Gardner, Rickie Gaunt and J.J. Yeley at the completion of the opening lap. While Faria was under attack from the Ron Chaffin / Madra Produce No. 50 Jon Boy driven by Griffin, his brother, Danny Faria, Jr., was involved in an incident that resulted in a flip exiting turn four. Tony Jones and Cary Faas were also involved. Happily, there were no injuries. There were more problems for the Faria family on the lap-two restart, after Mike bicycled in turn three before falling to the eighth position. The seventh place car driven by Texan Travis Rilat lost its hood two laps later, creating a caution period. Gaunt had just moved his Alexander Truck No. 4 Stinger ahead of Gardner for third when the caution flag flew on lap 15 for a tangle that involved Tracy Hines, Faria and Brent Kaeding in turn two. Once racing resumed, the power steering problem Gardner had been fighting since the fifth lap, lead to other mechanical problems that resulted in a premature end to a promising evening during which he broke Gaunt's one-lap track record with a time of 15.954. From there, Ostling pulled away from Griffin and went on to score a comfortable win. Gaunt finished third ahead of Yeley and rookie sensation Josh Wise. "My car was a rocket tonight. I think if I would have ever been able to run full throttle, that I would have done a wheelie the entire length of the straightaway. Every once in a while you get a car that's so fast you don't feel like anyone has a chance to catch you, and that's the way I felt tonight. ," Ostling said after notching his second Non Winged World Championship (NWWC) win. OVAL NATIONALS - PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY, PERRIS, CA Date of Race: 10/31/02 TIME TRIALS 1. Damion Gardner, Concord CA, Gardner 20, 15.954 (New Track Record) 2. J.J. Yeley, Phoenix AZ, G.T. Racing 76, 16.120 3. Troy Rutherford, Ojai CA, Priestley 7, 16.133 4. Richard Griffin, Silver City NM, Chaffin 50, 16.135 5. Josh Wise, Riverside CA, Argo. 19A , 16.180 6. Rickie Gaunt, Torrance CA, Alexander 4, 16.208 7. Rip Williams, Yorba Linda CA, Jory 3, 16.224 8. Steve Ostling, Corona CA, Fischer Mtrspts 29, 16.230 9. Mike English, Norwalk CA, Jory 6, 16.245 10. Mike Spencer, Temecula CA, Engstrom 44, 16.329 11. Danny Faria, Jr., Tulare CA, Hasebe Mtrsprts 2H, 16.355 12. Mike Faria, Tipton CA, Faria 4F, 16.357 13. Tony Jones, Garden Grove CA, Vermeer/Jones 87, 16.372 14. John Scott, Hesperia CA, Scott Mtrsprts 83, 16.386 15. Cory Kruseman, Ventura CA, Willis 1, 16.400 16. Tony Elliott, Kokomo IN, BWB Racing 26, 16.400 17. Cary Faas, Yorba Linda CA, Faas 37, 16.441 18. Casey Shuman, Tempe AZ, Pratt 12, 16.481 19. Charles Davis, Jr, Buckeye AZ, Davis 94, 16.500 20. Travis Rilat, Texas City TX, Minks X, 16.522 21. Jeremy Sherman, Phoenix AZ, Ellis 21X, 16.537 22. Adam Mitchell, Escondido CA, Mitchell 99, 16.542 23. Levi Jones, Olney IL, Crossno 38, 16.556 24. Jerry Coons, Jr, Tucson AZ, Smiley 2, 16,561 25. Tracy Hines, Greenfield IN., Morales 27, 16.574 26. Peter Murphy, Sacramento CA, McMillian 10, 16.583 27. Bobby Cody, (R) Costa Mesa CA, Cody 41, 16.595 28. Jay Drake, Val Verde CA, BWB Racing 62, 16.605 29. Rodney Argo, Gardena CA, Argo 19, 16.647 30. Jack DeArmond, Jr., Corona CA, DeArmond, Jr. 24, 16.657 31. Mike Kirby, Torrance CA, Geurin 5, 16.668 32. Brent Kaeding, Campbell CA, BK Racing 69, 16.673 33. Dave Darland, Kokomo IN, Witherill 61, 16.698 34. Richard Harvey, Jr, Hanford CA, Kettle 6K, 16.724 35. Bud Kaeding, Campbell CA, BK Motorsports 29K, 16.795 36. Bobby Graham, Riverside CA, DiDonato 57, 16.795 37. Jason York, Chico CA, York 25N, 16.855 38. Cory Witherill, Santa Monica CA, Witherill 61X, 16.903 39. Danny Sheridan, Santa Maria CA, Dorathy 21, 16.932 40. Brian Venard, Tustin CA, Venard. 47, 17.025 41. Alan Ballard, Bakersfield CA, Ballard 94X, 17.037 42. Jarrett Chaney, Clovis CA, Robison Mtrspts 42, 17.037 43. Billy Pauch, Frenchtown NJ, Deskovich 7K, 17.070 44. Jonathan Vennard, Vincennes IN, Chaney 21J, 17.070 45. Josh Ford, Camarillo CA, Ford 73, 17.085 46. Ed Carpenter, Jr., Indianapolis IN, Sala 19S, 17,204 47. Andy Forsberg, Auburn CA, Forsberg 92, 17.208 48. Tom Downing, Lakewood CA, Downing 90, 17.376 49. Rick Becker, Highland CA, Becker 67, 17.423 50. Mel Murphy, Woodcrest CA, Murphy 62X, 17.490 51. Mark Heidenreich, (R) Upland CA, Heidenreich 22, 17.526 52. Mike Boat, Glendale AZ, Minks XX, 17.662 53. Will Perkins, Victorville CA, Perkins 3X, 17.665 54. Nicholas Lima, Industry CA, Lima 30, 17.720 55. Dan Tedrick, Hesperia CA, Tedrick 88, 17.770 56. Dennis Rodriguez, Camarillo CA, Downing. 90X, 17.930 57. Ronnie Clark, Tucson AZ, Clark 33, 18.050 58. Steve Venard, Silverado CA, Glover 49, 18.243 59. Seth Wilson, San Clemente CA, Racing Optics 17, 25.600 60. Lance Gremett, San Marcos CA, Gremett 85, No Time 61. Keith Williamson, Pomona CA, Williamson 95, No Time HEAT 1 1. Mike Kirby, 2, Damion Gardner, 3. Bobby Graham, 4. Rickie Gaunt, 5. Tony Elliott, 6. Peter Murphy, 7. Danny Faria, Jr., 8. Jeremy Sherman, HEAT 2 1. Brent Kaeding, 2. J.J. Yeley, 3. Mike Faria, 4. Jason York, 5. Bobby Cody, 6. Adam Mitchell, 7. Cary Faas, 8. Rip Williams, HEAT 3 1. Dave Darland, 2. Tony Jones, 3. Levi Jones, 4. Steve Ostling, 5. Troy Rutherford, 6. Jay Drake, 7. Cory Witherill, 8. Casey Shuman, HEAT 4 1. Rodney Argo, 2. Richard Harvey, Jr, 3. Charles Davis, Jr, 4. Richard Griffin, 5. John Scott, 6. Jerry Coons, Jr, 7. Danny Sheridan, 8. Mike English, HEAT 5 1. Bud Kaeding, 2. Cory Kruseman, 3. Tracy Hines, 4. Travis Rilat, 5. Josh Wise, 6. Mike Spencer, 7. Jack DeArmond, Jr., 8. Brian Venard, C FEATURE 1. Ed Carpenter, Jr,, 2. Jarrett Chaney. 3. Alan Ballard, 4. Jonathan Vennard, 5. Mike Boat, 6. Seth Wilson. 7. Rick Becker. 8. Mark Heidenreich, 9. Billy Pauch, 10. Tom Downing. 11, Andy Forsberg. 12. Lance Gremett, 13. Mel Murphy, 14. Steve Venard, 15, Dennis Rodriguez. 16, Nicholas Lima. 17. Dan Tedrick, 18, Ronnie Clark. 19. Josh Ford, B FEATURE 1. Tony Elliott. 2. Josh Wise. 3. Danny Faria, Jr., 4. Cary Faas. 5. Peter Murphy. 6. Jerry Coons, Jr. 7. John Scott. 8. Bobby Cody. 9. Jack DeArmond, Jr. 10. Ed Carpenter, Jr.. 11. Cory Witherill. 12. Rip Williams, 13. Jonathan Vennard. 14, Adam Mitchell. 15. Casey Shuman. 16. Alan Ballard. 17. Brian Venard. 18. Troy Rutherford. 19. Mike Spencer, 20. Jay Drake. 21. Jarrett Chaney. 22. Jeremy Sherman. 23. Mike English. A FEATURE (20 Laps) 1. Steve Ostling. 2. Richard Griffin. 3. Rickie Gaunt. 4. J.J. Yeley. 5. Josh Wise. 6. Charles Davis, Jr. 7. Bud Kaeding. 8. Cory Kruseman. 9. Tony Jones. 10. Dave Darland. 11. Tony Elliott. 12. Rodney Argo. 13. Levi Jones, 14. Brent Kaeding. 15. Bobby Graham. 16. Richard Harvey, Jr. 17. Mike Faria. 18. Jason York. 19. Damion Gardner. 20. Tracy Hines. 21. Mike Kirby. 22. Cary Faas. 23. Travis Rilat, 24. Danny Faria, Jr. Laps Led: Ostling 1-20 |
