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Press Release
Santa Maria, CA - June 30, 2007
*Davey Pombo, of Kerman, left nothing to doubt as he swept the
board in the Bandit Sprint Car division setting fast time (14.028
seconds), winning an 8-lap heat race and the 30-lap "A" main event. It
took Pombo eight laps to catch and pass early leader Dwayne Marcum of
Fresno. From there it became a three car race between Pombo, point
leader Jesse Mack, of Visalia, and Davey's cousin Albert Pombo of
Easton. Albert held onto third place until seven laps from the end when
John Niggli, of Tulare, slipped by. At the checkers it was Davey Pombo
in front, Mack second, Niggli third, Albert Pombo fourth and Jimmy
Thompson, of Grover Beach, fifth to move to second in points. Other
heat race winners were: Joey Layman, of Atascadero; Mike Knopf, of
Santa Maria; and, Marcum. The 10-lap "B" main event went to Zak
Hawthorne of Los Angeles.
Bandit Sprint Cars:
Fast Time - Davey Pombo, 14.028.
Heat 1 - Pombo, Brandon Thomson, John Niggli, Jeff Fiscus, Jeff Culver, Bruce Douglass, Cole Milton.
Heat 2 - Joey Layman, Jesse Mack, Greg Porte, Ron Tjaarda, Zak Hawthorne, Mike Larson, Ryan Guy.
Heat 3 - Mike Knopf, Rusty Carlile, Albert Pombo, Gordie Edwards, John Iturriria, Austin Mero.
Heat 4 - Dwayne Marcum, Jimmy Thompson, Davey Knott, Dennis Rodriguez, Jr., Nick Boxwell, Bill Jones.
"B" Main - Hawthorne, Mero, Boxwell, Culver, Jones, Iturriria, Guy, Milton, Larson, Douglass.
"A" Main - D. Pombo, Mack, Niggli, A. Pombo, Thompson, Thomson, Marcum,
Porte, Rodriguez, Knopf, Culver, Fiscus, Carlile, Knott, Layman,
Iturriria, Mero, Boxwell, Edwards, Tjaarda, Hawthorne, Jones.
POINT STANDINGS
Bandit Sprint Cars: 1. Jesse Mack - 342, 2. Jimmy Thompson - 253, 3. Joey Layman - 249, 4. Bill Jones - 216, 5. Jayson May - 202.
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