Arizona Derby - Mesa, Arizona
Heat 1
Timmy Barnes, Matt Welliver, Leo May, Tom Gariepy, Jess Yates, Chris Henton, Darrell Andresen, Rob Remaley, Ben Hadsell, Jamie Eilers, Charlie Clayton, Bobby Gallagher
The first heat started out with all twelve drivers involved in a barnstorming affair for over five minutes before the runner-up at Frostbite, Jamie Eilers, was eliminated. He had focused a lot of his attention on Clayton and May while trying unsuccessfully to avoid the pressure coming from Yates and Andresen.
Charlie Clayton and Tom Barnes wiped each other out with the former taking it from all sides and the latter being a three-time target for Leo May, and Tom Gariepy stalled after chasing Yates while avoiding the rest of the pack.
While Gariepy was unlucky in the way his derby ended, replacement driver Bobby Gallagher, who was not shy about hitting anyone, had even less luck after he was denied a place in the consolation heat, ruled out just seconds before May and Chris Henton were eliminated. May had Jess Yates as his nemesis and Henton survived two stalls but was overly aggressive in his approach, causing more damage to himself than others. They will enter the second chance race along with Yates and Frostbite winner Ben Hadsell as they crushed each other hard.
The three who would go on into the final were soon one as Rob Remaley was double-teamed, the attacks leaving Welliver stalled and a sitting duck for Darrell Andresen to finish off and claim his second heat win in two derbies.
Race Result
1. Darrell Andresen
2. Matt Welliver
3. Rob Remaley
4. Ben Hadsell
5. Jess Yates
6. Chris Henton
7. Leo May
8. Bobby Gallagher
9. Tom Gariepy
10. Timmy Barnes
10. Charlie Clayton
12. Jamie Eilers
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