April 28, 2001

April 28, 2001, Race Results

White and O'Neal Record Second Wins

Mesquite, TX (April 28, 2001) - George White became the first two time feature winner in USA sprints at Devil’s bowl this season, and Skip O'Neal was the first late model repeat winner. Tom Lorenz became the seventh different driver to win a USA modifieds feature at Devil's Bowl this season. Mike Walls claimed the street stock victory after Richard Miller was disqualified in a post race tech inspection.

Keith Walker took off and left the USA sprint car field early in the 20-lap feature. Close racing for second between Rodney Brown and Jeff Shaddock kept a lot of cars close together, but Walker had everyone covered. In the tight traffic Kevin Ramey’s car was damaged. White had seen Ramey pull to the bottom of turn four to pass several cars. When the race resumed after a seventh lap caution, White worked his way up to third. A lap later Matt Clevenger tried to get past Brown entering turn one. The two made contact, sending Clevenger into a violent end over end and cartwheeling flip. He was able to walk away from the crash. Adjustments under the red flag helped several drivers, including White. He moved to second in the Builders Electric / Swofford Electric Supply Nr. 1X a lap after the restart and on the next trip around the half-mile clay oval he got a run off the bottom of turn four to slide ahead of Walker in turns one and two. Bob Ewell made use of his experience at Devil’s Bowl to climb to second after starting 15^th on his first night this season. He had a couple runs on White, but had to back out as they lapped a slower car. A 17^th lap caution slowed the race. White was perfect on the restart and charged to the victory. Ewell could not find traction to pass and had to settle for second, with Jerry Pinckard third. Brian Harvill nipped Glen Stubblefield, Jr. for fourth by inches at the checkered flag. Walker, Clevenger and Shaddock won the heat races.

Skip O’Neal has had an up and down season. He has only finished two features in four nights of racing, but he won both. That point average put the Urban Fire Protection / Wes Lockridge Contracting Nr. 8 on the outside fo the third row as 18 late models took the green flag for the 15-lap feature. Chuck Beusch has plenty of laps around the Devil’s Bowl oval, and knew exactly how to pull away as the green flag fell. O’Neal ran the top, but had to battle with Britt Ables for third in the opening circuits. Ronnie Long also found room at the top of turn two to join the battle. By the sixth lap it was Beusch out front with O’Neal and Long rapidly closing. On the ninth lap, O’Neal was side by side with Beusch and took the top spot as the leaders had to dodge a lapped car in turn three a lap later. Beusch dropped out a couple laps later as Stephen Manning and Long battled for second. O’Neal claimed his second win of the season, with Long taking second on the last lap. Manning was third, followed by Darren Ellis and Ables. Beusch and Ron Lane won the two late model heat races.

Three cautions before the first lap was complete jumbled the USA modified field. Tom Lorenz avoided early trouble while Dave Peoples kept taking the lead only to have the yellow force the race back to a complete restart. Peoples finally led one lap under green, but his car faltered a lap after the restart for another caution. Joe Nevoit took over the top spot while Lorenz was 12^th after starting 15^th. With everyone trying to crowd through the bottom, Lorenz had the top to himself and the Smiley’s Racing Products Nr. 84 flew past much of the field. Two laps of green flag racing put him fourth, and a lap later he took the lead on the outside of turn three. The fifth caution flag of the race flew on the eighth lap. Lorenz ran solidly out front, avoiding lapped cars and holding his position straight to the checkered flag. Due to winning his heat and the trophy dash, along with the feature, Lorenz took home a $100 bonus from Park Auto Sales for the sweep. Richard McGibboney earned the TimberWolf Hard Charger award with his run from 18^th to second. He slipped ahead of Rick McCommas on the last lap for the runner-up spot. Nevoit was fourth with Tony Batt fifth. Marc Madison was not injured when his USA modified flipped while leading his heat race. Along with Lorenz, Peoples, Nevoit and Batt won heat races. McGibboney and Kevin Rowland won the twin B mains.

Walls victory came after a hard race which include at least one crash that damaged his Lone Star Lubrication / Jiffy Lube Nr. 38. Shayne Gatlin set the pace from the green flag while Walls was mired back in the pack. A mid-race collision with another car damaged Walls’ car, but he was able to continue. Though the damage looked severe, it did not slow Walls on his way to his first win this year. He was in 12^th place halfway through the 12-lap feature only to climb into the top five after a ninth lap crash. After Richard Miller took the lead from Gatlin on the 11^th lap, Walls avoided Gatlin’s spinning car a half-lap later and moved up to second. Miller’s car beat Walls across the finish line, but did not pass a post race technical inspection. With Walls taking the victory, Ricky Wycough was second, followed by Chuck Hall, Tim McManus and Gary Whitaker in the top five. Thomas Weeks, Gatlin and Hall won the heat races.

Story by Reggie Fields

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RACE RESULTS - Devil=s Bowl Speedway - Saturday, April 28, 2001

USA SPRINT CARS - First Heat Race: 1. #52W, Keith Walker, Irving, TX; 2. #8H, Rawdy Hull, Kennedale, TX; 3. #1X, George White, Fort Worth, TX; 4. #5, Jerry Pinckard, Coppell, TX; 5. #19, Bob Ewell, Forney, TX; 6. #2, Eric Payne, Garland, TX; 7. #39, Paul White, Temple, TX; 8. #3, Scott Blackman, Dallas, TX

Second Heat Race: 1. #31, Matt Clevenger, Flower Mound, TX; 2. #65, Skip Wilson, Garland, TX; 3. #R23, Rodney Brown, Wichita Falls, TX; 4. #9, Greg Young, Wichita Falls, TX; 5. #2L, Jimmy Goodwin, Garland, TX; 6. #99, Rick Summers, Mesquite, TX; 7. #21, Jeff Liles, Mesquite, TX

Third Heat Race: 1. #12, Jeff Shaddock, Rowlett, TX; 2. #42, Dennis Welch, Roanoke, TX; 3. #7M, Kevin Ramey, Fort Worth, TX; 4. #31B, Brian Harvill, Irving, TX; 5. #44, Glen Stubblefield, Jr., Irving, TX; 6. #40, Ronnie Burke, Jr., Houston, TX; 7. #9C, Chad Cavett, Rockwall, TX

A FEATURE: 1. #1X, George White, Fort Worth, TX; 2. #19, Bob Ewell, Forney, TX; 3. #5, Jerry Pinckard, Coppell, TX; 4. #31B, Brian Harvill, Irving, TX; 5. #44, Glen Stubblefield, Jr., Irving, TX; 6. #9, Greg Young, Wichita Falls, TX; 7. #12, Jeff Shaddock, Rowlett, TX; 8. #3, Scott Blackman, Dallas, TX; 9. #2L, Jimmy Goodwin, Garland, TX; 10. #8H, Rawdy Hull, Kennedale, TX; 11. #52W, Keith Walker, Irving, TX; 12. #40, Ronnie Burke, Jr., Houston, TX; 13. #21, Jeff Liles, Mesquite, TX; 14. #31, Matt Clevenger, Flower Mound, TX; 15. #R23, Rodney Brown, Wichita Falls, TX; 16. #65, Skip Wilson, Garland, TX; 17. #7M, Kevin Ramey, Fort Worth, TX; 18. #99, Rick Summers, Mesquite, TX; 19. #42, Dennis Welch, Roanoke, TX; 20. #39, Paul White, Temple, TX; Did not start - #2, Eric Payne, Garland, TX; Did not start - #9C, Chad Cavett, Rockwall, TX

LATE MODELS - First Heat Race: 1. #3, Chuck Beusch, Red Oak, TX; 2. #8, Montie O'Neal, Midlothian, TX; 3. #28, Ronnie Long, Dallas, TX; 4. #77, Stephen Manning, Rowlett, TX; 5. #29, Danny Tobin, Terrell, TX; 6. #7, Mike Nelson, Rowlett, TX; 7. #92, Harry Hronas, Sunnyvale, TX; 8. #24, Bubba Sterry, McKinney, TX; 9. #5, Joe Edwards, Grand Prairie, TX

Second Heat Race: 1. #55, Ron Lane, Bedford, TX; 2. #19, Jeff McGibboney, Dallas, TX; 3. #2, Darren Ellis, Royse City, TX; 4. #51, Britt Ables, Wylie, TX; 5. #21, Steve Trevathan, Forney, TX; 6. #97, Christopher Drewry, Ben Wheeler, TX; 7. #12, Mike Jones, Dallas, TX; Did not start - #88, Keith Darrow, Mesquite, TX; Did not start - #11X, Brad Zimmerman, Mesquite, TX

A FEATURE: 1. #8, Montie O'Neal, Midlothian, TX; 2. #28, Ronnie Long, Dallas, TX; 3. #77, Stephen Manning, Rowlett, TX; 4. #2, Darren Ellis, Royse City, TX; 5. #51, Britt Ables, Wylie, TX; 6. #55, Ron Lane, Bedford, TX; 7. #12, Mike Jones, Dallas, TX; 8. #92, Harry Hronas, Sunnyvale, TX; 9. #11X, Brad Zimmerman, Mesquite, TX; 10. #24, Bubba Sterry, McKinney, TX; 11. #7, Mike Nelson, Rowlett, TX; 12. #5, Joe Edwards, Grand Prairie, TX; 13. #29, Danny Tobin, Terrell, TX; 14. #97, Christopher Drewry, Ben Wheeler, TX; 15. #88, Keith Darrow, Mesquite, TX; 16. #3, Chuck Beusch, Red Oak, TX; 17. #21, Steve Trevathan, Forney, TX; 18. #19, Jeff McGibboney, Dallas, TX

USA MODIFIEDS - First Heat Race: 1. #11, Dave Peoples, Royse City, TX; 2. #K2, Kevin DeLashaw, Hendrix, OK; 3. #79R, Darrell Hathcock, Dallas, TX; 4. #6L, Jody Mayne, Grand Saline, TX; 5. #12W, Dale Wester, Red Oak, TX; 6. #19J, Jeff Welborn, Princeton, TX; 7. #18, Frank Rose, Mesquite, TX; 8. #17, Charles Lasater, Garland, TX; 9. #12C, Kevin Hazelip, Kemp, TX

Second Heat Race: 1. #97, Joe Nevoit, Kennedale, TX; 2. #20, Ronnie Welborn, Princeton, TX; 3. #22B, David Booze, Mesquite, TX; 4. #77, Randy Kirkland, Mesquite, TX; 5. #19, Richard McGibboney, Dallas, TX; 6. #64, Rick Preddy, Little Elm, TX; 7. #7, Darby Shelby, Mesquite, TX; 8. #88, Clyde Dunn, Jr., Sunnyvale, TX; 9. #50D, David Gailley, Mesquite, TX

Third Heat Race: 1. #84, Tom Lorenz, Balch Springs, TX; 2. #105, Cody Smith, Watauga, TX; 3. #39, Rick McCommas, Balch Springs, TX; 4. #50, Steve Sickles, Rowlett, TX; 5. #68, George Howard, Mesquite, TX; 6. #10B, Aaron Booze, Mesquite, TX; 7. #9, Ken Weaver, Dallas, TX; 8. #98, Marc Madison, The Colony, TX; 9. #29, Tim Ables, Royse City, TX

Fourth Heat Race: 1. #27, Tony Batt, Plano, TX; 2. #50X, Rowdy Starnes, McKinney, TX; 3. #5B, Billy Fronterhouse, Wylie, TX; 4. #6P, Jerry Cowart, Mesquite, TX; 5. #199, Tad Kimbrough, Wylie, TX; 6. #41, Kevin Rowland, Midlothian, TX; 7. #69, Bobby Freeman, Ovilla, TX; 8. #34, Jay Miller, Terrell, TX

Trophy Dash: 1. #84, Tom Lorenz, Balch Springs, TX; 2. #105, Cody Smith, Watauga, TX; 3. #27, Tony Batt, Plano, TX; 4. #50X, Rowdy Starnes, McKinney, TX; 5. #97, Joe Nevoit, Kennedale, TX; Did not start - #11, Dave Peoples, Royse City, TX; Did not start - #K2, Kevin DeLashaw, Hendrix, OK; Did not start - #20, Ronnie Welborn, Princeton, TX

First B Main: 1. #41, Kevin Rowland, Midlothian, TX; 2. #19J, Jeff Welborn, Princeton, TX; 3. #68, George Howard, Mesquite, TX; 4. #7, Darby Shelby, Mesquite, TX; 5. #64, Rick Preddy, Little Elm, TX; 6. #12W, Dale Wester, Red Oak, TX; 7. #88, Clyde Dunn, Jr., Sunnyvale, TX; 8. #199, Tad Kimbrough, Wylie, TX; Did not start - #10B, Aaron Booze, Mesquite, TX; Did not start - #34, Jay Miller, Terrell, TX

Second B Main: 1. #19, Richard McGibboney, Dallas, TX; 2. #18, Frank Rose, Mesquite, TX; 3. #69, Bobby Freeman, Ovilla, TX; 4. #12C, Kevin Hazelip, Kemp, TX; 5. #17, Charles Lasater, Garland, TX; 6. #9, Ken Weaver, Dallas, TX; 7. #29, Tim Ables, Royse City, TX; Did not start - #50D, David Gailley, Mesquite, TX; Did not start - #98, Marc Madison, The Colony, TX

A FEATURE: 1. #84, Tom Lorenz, Balch Springs, TX; 2. #19, Richard McGibboney, Dallas, TX; 3. #39, Rick McCommas, Balch Springs, TX; 4. #97, Joe Nevoit, Kennedale, TX; 5. #27, Tony Batt, Plano, TX; 6. #6L, Jody Mayne, Grand Saline, TX; 7. #19J, Jeff Welborn, Princeton, TX; 8. #22B, David Booze, Mesquite, TX; 9. #18, Frank Rose, Mesquite, TX; 10. #50, Steve Sickles, Rowlett, TX; 11. #79R, Darrell Hathcock, Dallas, TX; 12. #69, Bobby Freeman, Ovilla, TX; 13. #68, George Howard, Mesquite, TX; 14. #77, Randy Kirkland, Mesquite, TX; 15. #50X, Rowdy Starnes, McKinney, TX; 16. #K2, Kevin DeLashaw, Hendrix, OK; 17. #6P, Jerry Cowart, Mesquite, TX; 18. #11, Dave Peoples, Royse City, TX; 19. #20, Ronnie Welborn, Princeton, TX; 20. #5B, Billy Fronterhouse, Wylie, TX; 21. #105, Cody Smith, Watauga, TX; 22. #41, Kevin Rowland, Midlothian, TX

STREET STOCKS - First Heat Race: 1. #5X, Thomas Weeks, Quinlan, TX; 2. #48, Ricky Wycough, Richardson, TX; 3. #37, Mike Meeks, Jr., Mesquite, TX; 4. #70, Chet Chambers, Scurry, TX; 5. #00X, Michael Grubbs, Sachse, TX; 6. #27, Chuck Hooks, Mesquite, TX; 7. #5, Mark Reedy, Mesquite, TX; 8. #25, Steve Porter, Mesquite, TX

Second Heat Race: 1. #30, Shayne Gatlin, Mesquite, TX; 2. #21, Michael Murphy, Ferris, TX; 3. #39, Pat Walls, Frisco, TX; 4. #16, Johnny Points, Balch Springs, TX; 5. #38, Mike Walls, Flower Mound, TX; 6. #88K, James Kaye, Dallas, TX; 7. #84, Frank Shafer, Balch Springs, TX

Third Heat Race: 1. #7, Chuck Hall, Mesquite, TX; 2. #10, Trandel White, Balch Springs, TX; 3. #29, Tim McManus, Dallas, TX; 4. #26, Brandon Leopolos, Seagoville, TX; 5. #62, Gary Whitaker, Quinlan, TX; DQ - #34X, Richard Miller, Terrell, TX; Did not start - #22, Butch Rymers, Mesquite, TX

A FEATURE: 1. #38, Mike Walls, Flower Mound, TX; 2. #48, Ricky Wycough, Richardson, TX; 3. #7, Chuck Hall, Mesquite, TX; 4. #29, Tim McManus, Dallas, TX; 5. #62, Gary Whitaker, Quinlan, TX; 6. #25, Steve Porter, Mesquite, TX; 7. #00X, Michael Grubbs, Sachse, TX; 8. #30, Shayne Gatlin, Mesquite, TX; 9. #39, Pat Walls, Frisco, TX; 10. #16, Johnny Points, Balch Springs, TX; 11. #70, Chet Chambers, Scurry, TX; 12. #27, Chuck Hooks, Mesquite, TX; 13. #5X, Thomas Weeks, Quinlan, TX; 14. #21, Michael Murphy, Ferris, TX; 15. #37, Mike Meeks, Jr., Mesquite, TX; 16. #10, Trandel White, Balch Springs, TX; 17. #5, Mark Reedy, Mesquite, TX; DQ - #34X, Richard Miller, Terrell, TX; Did not start - #26, Brandon Leopolos, Seagoville, TX; Did not start - #84, Frank Shafer, Mesquite, TX; Did not start - #88K, James Kaye, Dallas, TX; Did not start - #22, Butch Rymers, Mesquite, TX

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