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SCOTT TAKES O’REILLY
USA
ED MARTIN 50
07.07.07…Anderson,
IN…Rodney Scott, driving the Circle Track Nationals, Kar Korner
sponsored modified, took home the win in the USA Ed Martin 50 at
Anderson Speedway Saturday night. “My motor was starting to
overheat and I was out front in the clean air….. we are lucky to
be here, and I’m not sure what happened to Nester.” Exclaimed
Scott. A good crowd braved the heat and high humidity to see
some great racing action on the quarter mile high banks of Rick
Dawson’s Anderson Speedway.
First up
would be qualifying, and with practice times being only in the
thirteen’s on the sun baked track, the track record would not be
threatened this day. Early qualifier Brian Nester seem to have
fast time rapped up with a 12.922 when the last qualifier of the
day, “Young Gun” Scotty Tomasik, ran a 12.888, taking fast time
from Brian.
In the
preliminary events it would be New Castle,
IN
native Rodney Scott taking the “Six Lap Dash”. Mike Hadley Jr.
would hold off “Zero Hero” Tony Dager and Harold Scott for the
heat race win and Lincoln Electric Rookie Jonathon Martin would
pick up his first win of ’07, claiming victory in the B-main
over Jamie Brickley and Jon Beach.
With the sun
starting to set and things cooling off just a bit, things were
about to get heated up with the start of the O’Reilly USA Ed
Martin 50. The draw for the feature would start second and third
place qualifiers on the front row…. Rodney Scott pole, Brian
Nester outside pole. Fast qualifier, Scotty Tomasik would start
third, Mike Hadley fourth. At the drop of the green Scott and
Nester ran side by side, neither giving, until Nester finally
prevailed from the outside. His lead was short lived, coming off
of turn two he slowed drastically causing a chain reaction and
cars spinning everywhere. Nester night was done with a broken
left rear wheel. Damon Breedlove was also caught up in the wreck
and unable to continue. As the race continued Scott would build
a commanding lead over second place Scotty Tomasik and Tony
Dager in third. The yellow would fly on lap 12 when Chris
Neuenschwander spun in turn three, ending his night with engine
troubles. With the field closed up this would be Tomasik’s
chance at the lead, but Rodney Scott built another commanding
lead and won the “O’Reilly USA Ed Martin 50” on the famed
quarter mile High Banks of Anderson Speedway.
Scotty
Tomasik was second, Tony Dager third, Jeff Weston fourth, and
Mike Hadley Jr. rounded out the top five.
The O’Reilly
USA Modified Series will next see action on July 21st
at Kalamazoo Speedway for the first annual “King of the Mods”
$2500 to win race.
For more
information go to
www.usamodifieds.com
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