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grew with each passing lap as the seven"
second laps whisked away.
Further back, Mike Kunsman and
Jason Stefani were putting equal pressure on Brad Spencer, and when
Spencer bobbled on the eighth lap, both
riders blasted by him. Kunsman then
used the clear track in front of him to
catch the lead pair and create a threerider ba ttl.e for the lead. The order
remained unchanged until the whiteflag lap when Kunsman got a run on
Iwanaga and stuffed it under him for
second place at the firiish, earning $70
for his efforts.
"I was trying to do what I could to get
up front," Kunsman said. "Once I had a
clear track, then I could move up. It's
hard to pass on this little track, but it's
just real fun coming back and seeing all
myoid friends from racing."
The 23-year-old Hlebo scored the win
and earned $240.
"That was a good little race," Hlebo
said. "I was geared so low that I knew I
would be able to get from corner to corner real good. Then Paul started showing
me a wheel on the outside, so I moved
up a little. But Kunsman started trying to
go low on me, so it was like, 'Ahhhh!'
Both of those guys had a real good middle line."
Iwanaga held on for third over Stefani
and Spencer. Iwanaga did not go away
empty handed, however, as he won the
Vet Expert main event during the night.
A similar barn banger took plaC!! in
the Formula 100 (0-16) Junior class as
Jesse Vankol and Chris Canepa went at it
for the fu1l12 laps. Vankol ran the low
line to perfection while Canepa vainly
attempted to make an outside pass on
the leader by broadsliding the turns from
the cushion.
The crafty Canepa managed to draw
Vankol far enough off the pole to open
up room on the inside of the track, and
that's exactly where Canepa headed as
the pair hit turn three on the last lap.
The two riders then collided as they
came off the fourth turn, and they were
. locked together as they took the checkered flag, but Canepa managed to pull
off the pass and take the win by less
than a wheel.
Other class winners on the night
included Ronnie Dominguez and Mark
Carrillo in the Pee Wee, Novice and
Junior ranks, respectively. Gary Plaalje
won the Over 16 Junior main while
Louis Canepa won the Vet Junior feature.
All in all, it was a good opening night
for Nye and the Barn Burner Series. Nye
expects the attraction to grow for fairly
simple reasons.
"This is entry-level racing," Nye says.
"And it draws guys from a lot of different facets - from Kenny Roberts to the
guy down the street. Where else can you
come and race with guys like Roberts or'
Chris Carr on a level playing field? Here
you can do that."
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P/W NOV: 1. RonNe DonUnguez; 2. Brent Tooman; 3.
Anthony Hom; 4. Emmi}Joniak; 5. Lauren Canepa.
P/W JR: 1. Mark Carrillo; 2. Shaun Andrews; 3. Bruce
Paulson.
60: 1. Sam Clark; 2. Matthew DeCamp; 3. Chria
Touchatt; 4. Kyle Kent.
80: 1. Rod Spencer Jr.; 2. Matthew JenIcins; 3. Trevor
Doniak; 4. Derrick Swanson; 5. Matthew Kent.
F·l00 (0016) NOV: 1. Brad Spencer Jr.; 2. Eric Carrillo;
3. Chad Tomlinson; 4. Trevor Moore;
F·l00 (1&+) JR: 1. Ouis Canepa; 2. J.... Vanko~ 3.
Frank Nye Jr.
F·l00 (16+) NOV: 1. Tony Rooe; 2. Ryan Chamberlin;
3. Clarence Jones; 4. Richard Dayton; 5. Ouis Neece.
F·ll1O (16+) JR: 1. Cary Plaolje; 2. Tim AIacon; 3.
Louis Canepa; 4. DorTey Ingoglia; 5. Mark Chaves.
F-t00 V£I' JR: 1. LoWs Canepa; 2. Jeff CuruUngham;
3. Ouis Rudy; 4. Tim AJacon; 5. Dennis Cameron.
F·l00 V£l'EX: J. Paullwanaga; 2. Mike Kunsman; 3.
Kenv Puccio; 4. Troy DeHerrera; 5. Brad Spenver Sr.
f·l00 PIlO: 1. John HIebo W; 2. Mike Kunsman; 3.
P.uIlwanaga; 4. Jason SleIarU; 5. Brad Spencer Sr.
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