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June 16, 2006...Justin
Funkhouser pulled off the win at Silver Dollar Speedway this evening as he
grabbed the lead in a restart with only three laps remaining in this NCMA Select
Series race. The 22 year old
sophomore sprint driver was running second to NCMA’s David Goodwill throughout
the entire race and was able to gain the lead with just a few laps remaining.
The evening started with almost forty 360 sprints trying to get into the main event. Four heats were held. Heat I had Gary Koster, Danny Olmstead, David Goodwill, and B.J. Martin making their way to the “A” Main. Heat II had Tony Richards, Charlie Marrs, Justin Funkhouser, and Steve Stein to the “A” Main. Heat III found Dan Simpson, Dave Hayes, Jr., Scott Holloway, and Greg Higgenbotham claim their spots for the main and Heat IV had Jeremy Hawes, Bob Newberry, James Postell and Terry Schank, Jr. secure their positions. With that accomplished, the “C” main brought Sean King, Taylor Simas, Larry Nelson, and Dennis Fraser for a run in the “B”. This turned into a real run for the money as everyone wished to transfer and racing was even tougher than anything seen previously in the evening. Before the end of that event, David Neutze, Jr. was having a hot time at the “ole” track as he got spun around and his fuel line came loose. Even before the human eye can see the flame, anyone around an alcohol fire can feel it, Neutze was outta there in a New York minute and the crew at Silver Dollar Speedway reacted perfectly. They put out and cleared away the problem quickly and racing resumed. The first five, Richard Crumley, Kenny Bair, John Anderson, Jay Youngman and Don Emery assumed their positions and the Main event got underway. After very few cautions and David Goodwill leading most of the race, Funkhouser got the best of a restart and finished the last three laps in the lead. B.J. Martin was second, Danny Olmstead third, Goodwill finished fourth. Speaking to Goodwill after the race he said,”We just didn’t lunge forward on the restart.” And Bob Newberry rounded out the top five. NCMA will be racing at Chowchilla Speedway Saturday, June 24 and at Placerville Speedway for another Select Series race on July 8. Please check the website at NCMARacing.com for any further information. |
