Terry Guest
Contributor
First Insurance sponsored a great Saturday night of racing at Saratoga Speedway. The Bomber cars, Old Timers, I.M.C.A Modifieds and Motorcycles were all on the card.
#9 Jim Deas had a great night in the Motorcycle division, dominating the field to win all three races. #44 Tim Openshaw and #92 Dano Bryant were involved in a big accident in the I.M.C.A Modifieds that broke Bryant’s rear axle. Openshaw got his car back together for the main event and dominated it, leading all 15 laps of the feature race.
Eight Old Timers showed up for their first appearence of the 2012 season. #71 James Miller was having an average night up until the main event. Miller found himself in first on lap seven and never looked back from there. #11 Duane Zeinstra was chasing him but he pulled off the track on lap 14 due to mechanical issues, giving the win to Miller.
#72 Stewart Lee came into Saturday with a 162-point lead in the Bomber car division. He qualified the fastest and won the reverse heat. Lee and #77 Travis Stevenson battled for first and second in the 30-lap main event, but Lee eventually got around Stevenson and never trailed from there, spreading his points lead even farther.
EXTRA LAPS This Saturday features the fourth annual Bikini Contest, with 20-30 girls expected to compete for the $1,000 grand prize … first runner-up will receive $500 and the second runner-up will receive $250 … also on the card is the second Crash to Pass boat race of the 2012 season along with the Hornet cars, Figure 8s and Roadrunners … the Wilroc Sprint cars will be making their last appearence the following weekend; these cars run lap times of 14-16 seconds, making them the fastest cars that race at Saratoga Speedway … the I.M.C.A Modifieds, Bomber cars, Dwarf cars and the Motorcycles will also be racing that night …
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