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Mason Moore ready for Chico & Placerville point openers following Silver Cup
By Gary Thomas
Chico, CA – March 31, 2009…Competing at the 28th annual Silver Cup Race of Champions this past weekend Princeton, CA's Mason Moore had a likely top 10 finish taken away by a flat tire late in the going during the final night of the double-header program.
The two-night 360 sprint car event at the Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico saw Moore in action aboard the F&F Racing No. X1 machine for the second time this season, as the previous weekend's scheduled Civil War opener was cancelled due to rain.
A strong 37 car field was on hand for opening night of the 28th annual Silver Cup and Moore began the evening on a good note by qualifying fourth fastest, but didn't get quite the start he wanted in his heat race and ended the 10 lap contest one spot shy of a transfer, putting him into the semi-main.
At the waving of the green in the last chance race the 18 year-old jumped into the lead and quickly found the high side to his liking. He would hang onto the top spot for a couple of laps before a fast moving Herman Klein and Brad Furr were both able to get by, relegating the X1 sprinter to third in the running order. Moore would cross the line in third to transfer into the main event where he would eventually finish in 15th after starting from the last row in the short 20 lap contest.
Saturday featured very different racing conditions with a much drier surface due to the strong winds that were present in the Chico area. Moore got a late draw in qualifying and with the drying track his best lap 13.000 put him 23rd quick. It was good enough for a front row starting spot in his heat race and the driver known as "Primetime" would claim a second place finish to transfer him directly into the evening's main event.
By feature time the speedway had become visibly slick and "rubber-down" making racing conditions very difficult and creating an event that saw tire wear become extremely crucial in the final outcome. Moore lined-up from the very last row in the main event for the second night in a row and was able to make his way up to the top 10, until like many others lost a right rear tire leaving him with a 15th place finish in the final rundown.
Silver Dollar Speedway 410 season opener this Friday & Placerville Speedway 360 opener Saturday-
Next up for "Primetime" Mason Moore will be this coming Friday's opening Feather Falls Casino 410 Point Race at the Silver Dollar Speedway. The 18 year-old driver will take to the track in the Rolling Hills Casino, Moore Insurance Services, Withrow's Motorsports No. 22 hoping to kick off his third season of weekly competition at the track with a strong performance.
Last season saw Moore finish third in the final Silver Dollar Speedway point standings, behind only veterans Andy Forsberg and Sean Becker, who have both won track titles in the past. The '07 Silver Dollar Speedway Rookie of the Year also picked up a pair of wins last season during weekly action, including the inaugural Bill Brownell Memorial and also tallied 12 top-ten finishes in 16 Friday night starts.
On Saturday night Moore will then jump back behind the wheel of the Friends & Family Racing No. X1 sprinter to kick off the Placerville Speedway 360 point season at the high-banked red-clay bullring. Last September the youngster drove the Steve Tuccelli/Alan Bradway owned machine to a fifth place finish in the main event at Placerville, during what was the California Sprint Car Civil War Series season finale.
On Friday night at Silver Dollar Speedway the front gate will open at 6pm with adult tickets costing $11. Saturday at the Placerville Speedway will see the front gate open at 5 with adult tickets being $12. More info on both events can be found at http://www.silverdollarspeedway.com and http://www.placervillespeedway.com
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Princeton's Mason Moore will kick off the Silver Dollar Speedway 410 point season this Friday night at the helm of the Rolling Hills Casino, Moore Insurance Services, Selover's Paint & Body, Mike Clarke wrenched No. 22 sprint car. Photo courtesy http://www.graphxdesigns.com
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