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Topic: Sheridan Edges Murphy and Pombo, Wins Santa Maria - Results
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Bandit Results Santa Maria Speedway May 3, 2008
Qualifying: 10 R. VanderWeerd 13.992; 51 Carlile 14.021; 88V J. VanderWeerd 14.092; 21 Murphy 14.132; 11 Bragg 14.161; 35 A. Pombo 14.238; 32 Logan 14.246; 18 Sheridan 14.264; oo7 Gutierrez 14.272; 88W Wade 14.495; 4 Eberhardt 14.903; 25 Little 14.988; 27 Iturriria 15.460; 35D DeMott 15.787; 16J Jones 15.915; 8 Hamblin N/T
Heat 1: Ron Wade, Peter Murphy, Richard VanderWeerd, Jonathon Logan, John Iturriria
Heat 2: Danny Sheridan, Rusty Carlile, Greg Bragg, Steve DeMott, Rick Eberhardt
Heat 3: Wes Gutierrez, Jace VanderWeerd, Albert Pombo, Bill Jones, Jared Little
Feature: Sheridan, Murphy, Pombo, R. VanderWeerd, Carlile, Bragg, Wade, Gutierrez, Iturriria, DeMott, Little, Jones, J. VanderWeerd, Logan, Eberhardt (DNS), Hamblin (DNS)
Unofficial Points as of 05/03/08
Pos. Car# Driver Points
1) 21 Peter Murphy 242
2) 32 Jonathon Logan 191
3) 51 Rusty Carlile 188
4) 35A Albert Pombo 180
5) 8 Justyne Hamblin 164
6) 10 Richard VanderWeer <R> 160
7) 4 Rick Eberhardt <R> 151
8) 36B Kevin Barnes 144
8) 27 John Iturriria 144
10) 88V Jace VanderWeer <R> 137
11) 28 Davey Knott 135
12) 51T Jeff Gardener 115
13) 25 Jared Little <R> 114
14) 62 Adam Frith-Smith 112
15) 007 Wes Gutierrez <R> 107
16) 22 Newt Price <R> 105
17) 87 Ricky Kirkbride <R> 104
18) 8M Jayson May 93
19) 21T Michael Faccinto <R> 91
20) 9 John Niggli 84
21) 88W Ron Wade 82
22) 23 Jerry Wise Jr. 69
23) 17V Danny Faria Jr. 61
24) 11 T.J. Smith <R> 60
25) 93 Steven Williams 58
26) 18 Danny Sheridan 54
27) 71M Jessie Mack 42
28) 11 Greg Bragg 41
29) 27 Davey Pombo Jr. 38
30) 35D Steve DeMott 37
31) 97 Matt Day 35
32) 16J Bill Jones 34
32) 2K Dave Clarke 34
34) 32X Rocky Hodges 32
35) 71C Jeff Culver 26
36) 1K Austin Mero 25
<R> Denotes Rookie Status
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One thing is for sure, Mr. Sheridan can drive a 360. Did I count right? Only 16 cars at Santa Maria last night? That's rough for a series that was much hyped at the beginning of the year. What's going on with the Bandits Pete Curto?
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Good morning Rad,
It was a fantastic race and I am proud of all of these guys. They put on a show that had the crowd on their feet for whole show. Danny did a great job but he had to earn his win because Peter Murphy, "Fast Albert" Pombo and Greg Bragg made interesting up front. All through the field there was great racing. Rusty Carlile and Richard VanderWeerd dropped back and worked their way back to the front and Wes Gutierrez and Ron Wade had their battles going on too. John Itturriria, Steve DeMott, and Jared Little mixed it up too. Jonathon Logan, Jace VanderWeerd and Bill Jones had their runs shortened by mechanical troubles.
Rick Eberhardt did not start because of damage from a heat race crash. Justyine Hamblin hit the wall hard in qualifying and the damage to her and the car was significant. Justine IS a tough racer and the crash bent her seat up, it was a very hard impact. I know she is sore but we all hope she has a speedy recovery.
Why wouldn't I be hayped? These racers are great all 36 of them! 16 Cars isn't necessarily indicitive of anything negative with these racers. We have 36 teams who have earned points not counting the VRA teams that raced at the first grand slam. Not bad is it? Take into account the travel costs, some that cannot race because of work and some that damaged motors/equipment are going to keep out for a time. And we have more cars coming, but it may be a more transiatory group. And the way this deal is set up there is something for the teams that limit the radius of travel, local Championships as well as the Series Championship as well as the Grand Slam. There is and was some forsight and respect for varying conditions that allow teams to participate. This is working well!
Like I said, these teams make me proud for them. And I'd like to welcome home Steve DeMott from Iraq, he came home Friday night and was racing Saterday night. More later...
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Posted By: Pete Curto on May 05 2008 at 09:34:27 AM
Good morning Rad,
It was a fantastic race and I am proud of all of these guys. They put on a show that had the crowd on their feet for whole show. Danny did a great job but he had to earn his win because Peter Murphy, "Fast Albert" Pombo and Greg Bragg made interesting up front. All through the field there was great racing. Rusty Carlile and Richard VanderWeerd dropped back and worked their way back to the front and Wes Gutierrez and Ron Wade had their battles going on too. John Itturriria, Steve DeMott, and Jared Little mixed it up too. Jonathon Logan, Jace VanderWeerd and Bill Jones had their runs shortened by mechanical troubles.
Rick Eberhardt did not start because of damage from a heat race crash. Justyine Hamblin hit the wall hard in qualifying and the damage to her and the car was significant. Justine IS a tough racer and the crash bent her seat up, it was a very hard impact. I know she is sore but we all hope she has a speedy recovery.
Why wouldn't I be hayped? These racers are great all 36 of them! 16 Cars isn't necessarily indicitive of anything negative with these racers. We have 36 teams who have earned points not counting the VRA teams that raced at the first grand slam. Not bad is it? Take into account the travel costs, some that cannot race because of work and some that damaged motors/equipment are going to keep out for a time. And we have more cars coming, but it may be a more transiatory group. And the way this deal is set up there is something for the teams that limit the radius of travel, local Championships as well as the Series Championship as well as the Grand Slam. There is and was some forsight and respect for varying conditions that allow teams to participate. This is working well!
Like I said, these teams make me proud for them. And I'd like to welcome home Steve DeMott from Iraq, he came home Friday night and was racing Saterday night. More later...
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I too was wondering Mr Curto about the car count......There seems to be a few names such as Greg Porte and Jimmy Thompson and a few others that are missing....Any word on them that you know of ???...
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Posted By: Pete Curto on May 05 2008 at 09:34:27 AM
Good morning Rad,
It was a fantastic race and I am proud of all of these guys. They put on a show that had the crowd on their feet for whole show. Danny did a great job but he had to earn his win because Peter Murphy, "Fast Albert" Pombo and Greg Bragg made interesting up front. All through the field there was great racing. Rusty Carlile and Richard VanderWeerd dropped back and worked their way back to the front and Wes Gutierrez and Ron Wade had their battles going on too. John Itturriria, Steve DeMott, and Jared Little mixed it up too. Jonathon Logan, Jace VanderWeerd and Bill Jones had their runs shortened by mechanical troubles.
Rick Eberhardt did not start because of damage from a heat race crash. Justyine Hamblin hit the wall hard in qualifying and the damage to her and the car was significant. Justine IS a tough racer and the crash bent her seat up, it was a very hard impact. I know she is sore but we all hope she has a speedy recovery.
Why wouldn't I be hayped? These racers are great all 36 of them! 16 Cars isn't necessarily indicitive of anything negative with these racers. We have 36 teams who have earned points not counting the VRA teams that raced at the first grand slam. Not bad is it? Take into account the travel costs, some that cannot race because of work and some that damaged motors/equipment are going to keep out for a time. And we have more cars coming, but it may be a more transiatory group. And the way this deal is set up there is something for the teams that limit the radius of travel, local Championships as well as the Series Championship as well as the Grand Slam. There is and was some forsight and respect for varying conditions that allow teams to participate. This is working well!
Like I said, these teams make me proud for them. And I'd like to welcome home Steve DeMott from Iraq, he came home Friday night and was racing Saterday night. More later...
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Thanks for the quick response Pete, I sure do apprecitate it. Hey Pete, I posted a question to you a couple of weeks ago regarding the Victorville Open Comp. race on May 31st. I will post it again here:
According to an earlier post, every other series is dark on the evening of May 31st. Why can't the Bandits and Kings Speedway do the same thing they are doing this weekend, move their race to Friday night. I seem to recall Daveyboy writing that the reason for this change was to give the Bandit drivers the chance to race at other race tracks on Saturday night. Why not do the same here? This would give the Teams in the Bandit series an opportunity to participate in the Victorville Open Comp. race, and win some big money.
I would sure like to see the likes of Peter Murphy at Victorvill on the 31st. Are there any chances of this happening Pete?
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Posted By: FerrinMotorsport on May 05 2008 at 12:15:10 PM
I too was wondering Mr Curto about the car count......There seems to be a few names such as Greg Porte and Jimmy Thompson and a few others that are missing....Any word on them that you know of ???...
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I am told Greg was busy with work and getting his car together. He'll be back soon. It takes alot of money to race and he is looking for sponsors if you know anyone who'd like to help his cause.
Jimmy Thompsons car owner Joey Eames of Eames Trucking is currently focusing on business concerns that the market has presented. He wants to race but first things first. Perhaps a few nights later this season or if someone wants to sponsor a champion.
These two talented drivers account for a combined 6 championships
so I agree, they are missed.
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Posted By: RadRobinlb on May 05 2008 at 06:22:33 PM
Thanks for the quick response Pete, I sure do apprecitate it. Hey Pete, I posted a question to you a couple of weeks ago regarding the Victorville Open Comp. race on May 31st. I will post it again here:
According to an earlier post, every other series is dark on the evening of May 31st. Why can't the Bandits and Kings Speedway do the same thing they are doing this weekend, move their race to Friday night. I seem to recall Daveyboy writing that the reason for this change was to give the Bandit drivers the chance to race at other race tracks on Saturday night. Why not do the same here? This would give the Teams in the Bandit series an opportunity to participate in the Victorville Open Comp. race, and win some big money.
I would sure like to see the likes of Peter Murphy at Victorvill on the 31st. Are there any chances of this happening Pete?
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Simply put it takes great effort to cancel or rescheule a race. I can appreciate your concern though. That is something for promoters to work out at say the RPM deal in Reno in December, not when others have made plans and commitments.
Also as we have seen, there are those who limit their travel because of the danged fuel costs. It is a free country and drivers/teams are free to race where and when they choose. I would never hold anyone back that wished to participate in any event. That being said, I do love to all of our teams and drivers. I am a fan of all of them and hope Sheridan and Pombo and any of the other Bandito racers go and take home the money and the glory.
But we are still racing on the 31st with these great people. Best of luck in Victorville, any successful program benefits the community at large.
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