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CRA SPRINT CARS
Kings Speedway - Hanford, California
July 28, 1989 - Race #30
CAR COUNT: 39
FAST TIME:
Rip Williams (Wilkerson #11) - 15.633
TROPHY DASH:
Mitch Faccinto (Diaz #2X)
HEAT RACES:
1. Mike Kirby (Babbitt #6)
2. Wally Pankratz (Madden #15)
3. Alan Wexler (Stewart Racing #76)
4. Ron Shuman (Morales #2)
CONSOLATION:
Robbie Ferguson (Ferguson #93)
SEMI-MAIN:
Jerry Meyer (Bromme #3)
FEATURE:
1. Rip Williams (Wilkerson #11)
2. Ron Shuman (Morales #2)
3. Chuck Gurney (Fontana #43)
4. Mike Sweeney (Lewis #91)
5. Charlie Zabinski (Zabinksi #70)
PURSE: $11,750
Rip Williams, along with the warm night air, blistered the 3/8 mile oval to capture the 30 lap feature. Starting from the fast time position (8th), Williams slid the Wilkerson #11 under Charlie Zabinski out of turn four on lap 9 and cruised to his 3rd win of the season.
Despite a 15th lap yellow and lap 24 red, Ron Shuman and Chuck Gurney were unable to keep up with "The Ripper" and the two settled for 2nd and 3rd. Shuman did it with the Morales #2 while Gurney wheeled the Ford powered Fontana #43.
The feature had two red flag stoppers. Jerry Meyer rolled the Bromme #3 on lap 4 in the south turn while Ron DiDonato did it on the 24th lap in the same corner. Jerry's Bromme was termed "it's final roll" while Ron left the track hurting with a sore back.
Keith Nafzger (San Jose) drove his first "wingless" sprinter and paid the dues in time trials. Keith ripped through the chain-linked fencing and landed upside down in the third turn pits. Nafzger spent the better part of the night getting his broken collar bone treated.
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