Steven
Blakesley
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509-7049
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TARLTON LEADS OCEAN SPRINTS BACK TO WATSONVILLE AFTER TULARE WIN
WATSONVILLE,
CALIFORNIA (May 3, 2011) - Easton’s Tommy Tarlton topped a 19 car field to claim the victory in
Saturday night’s Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo feature at the Tulare
Thunderbowl to assume the poins leader.
The win
marked Tarlton’s second straight victory at Tulare after he won the ASCS SoCal opener
the previous weekend.
Tarlton,
who finished second in the season opening race at Ocean Speedway on April 15,
will look to pick up his first Ocean Speedway win as the series returns to Watsonville on Friday night.
Talrton
claimed the Ray Scheidt’s Electric fast-time award ($75) over Tulare newcomer Nick Green, with Ronnie
Day, Justin Sanders, and Trey Starks rounding out the top-five qualifiers.
Sanders,
the 18 year-old sensation from Prunedale, Calif., was fresh off a runner-up finish with
King of the West and led the first 15 laps of the feature.
After a red
flag, Sanders left rear tire began to go down and he relinquished the lead a
few laps later to Tarlton on the front-stretch.
Peter
Murphy masterfully drove from ninth on the grid to second by lap 22.Murphy made a strong charge towards Tarlton
but ran out of laps to complete the move.
Tarlton
ripped underneath the checkered flag followed by Murphy, Cory Eliason, Day, and
Sanders.Kevin Pylant drove from 14th
to sixth to earn the DDNi Hard Charger Award worth $100.Tarlton donated half of his winnings to the
Wounded Warrior Foundation.
With the
Ocean Sprints looking towards Friday night’s race, Tarlton has a 13 point lead
over Day in the standings with Pylant moving up to third in the tally.“Cowboy” Craig Smith has flown under the
radar through two events for fourth in the standings with Sanders rounding out
the top-five.
Full
results are available at www.oceansprints.com
or at www.mylaps.com
The Ocean
Sprints presented by Taco Bravo will race this Friday night with American
Stocks, Wingless Sprints, and Dwarf cars also scheduled.Adult tickets are just $17 with seniors 65+
$15, and kids ages 6-12 are $12.The
family pass for two adults and two children is value priced at just $50.Racing will get underway at 6 p.m. with fan gates opening at 4:30
p.m.
For more
information on the Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo, log onto to www.oceansprints.com and for more on
the Ocean Speedway visit www.oceanspeedway.com
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