| Name | Pts | Derby Wins | Heat Wins |
| Darryl Lozier | 111.5 | 3 | 2 |
| Scott Hutchens | 88 | 1 | 2 |
| Joe Ramage | 84 | 1 | |
| Will Murphy | 81 | 2 | |
| Will Thompson | 76 | 1 | 3 |
| Tom Gariepy | 70.5 | 1 | |
| Andy Bing | 67 | 2 | |
| Leo May | 59 | 3 | |
| Steven Redden | 44.5 | 1 | |
| Ben Hadsell | 43 | 1 | 3 |
| Jamie Eilers | 37 | 1 | |
| Rob Remaley | 34 | 1 | |
| Lynne Higgins | 30 | 1 | |
| John Ruiz | 29 | 1 | 2 |
| Chris Henton | 27 | 1 | 1 |
| Dick Garrett | 27 | 1 | |
| Norm Gibson | 25 | 1 | |
| Bobby Gallagher | 25 | 1 | |
| Darrell Andresen | 24 | 3 | |
| Randy Corson | 23 | 2 | |
| Bob Alexander | 20 | 2 | |
| Sam Harbin | 20 | ||
| John McCrory | 20 | ||
| Don Davis | 17 | 1 | |
| Danny Krol | 16 | 1 | |
| Timmy Barnes | 11 | 1 | |
| Ricky Grimes | 10 | ||
| Jess Yates | 9 | 1 | |
| Jason Ingle | 8.5 | ||
| Matt Welliver | 7 | 1 | |
| Randy Tondreau | 6 | ||
| Charlie Clayton | 5 | ||
| Philip Ruffin | 5 | ||
| Kenny Rose | 0 |
Showing posts with label Indy Nationals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Indy Nationals. Show all posts
Sunday, 17 February 2013
Controlled Chaos - Indy Nationals Standings
The sixth and third place finishes for Scott Hutchins and Steven Redden respectively bring about the only changes within the top ten as Darryl Lozier still has a handsome lead over his rivals, with the one-two finish of Andy Bing and Leo May at Speedway moving them closer to the top six.
Saturday, 16 February 2013
Controlled Chaos - Indy Nationals Final
Indy Nationals - Speedway, IN
Final
Norm Gibson, Steven Redden, Tom Gariepy, Leo May, Dick Garrett, John McCrory, Darrell Andresen, Andy Bing, Randy Corson, Will Thompson, Darryl Lozier, Scott Hutchins
All of the drivers and their vehicles looked well prepared for this one so it was a shame when Randy Corson was forced up onto a barrier at the start of the final and remained there for a last place finish, the two-time fifth place finisher at both Frostbite and Tampa going pointless in a second of his five finals, and Wisconsin Invitational winner Tom Gariepy lasted a few minutes longer before he too was sent home with just the two points for winning his heat.
Norm Gibson bounced his way through the pack and suffered for it with John McCrory responsible for two of the six hits on the Lobster Nationals champion, and that was followed by a quick exit of four more drivers. It seems a long time since he won the Arizona Derby but Will Thompson manages to finish outside of the top five for the fifth time in the last eight events, failing to qualify for two of the finals, and that was quickly followed up by the elimination of standings leader Darryl Lozier as he went to war with Scott Hutchins and was uncharacteristically blindsided twice for his worst finish in five events (15th Idaho Invitational).
Dick Garrett moves up a few spots in the standings with a seventh place finish, the five-time finalist stalling and was counted out with Leo May and Andy Bing circling for the kill, and Spring Fling winner and runner-up in the Big Apple Smash Up and Lobester Nationals Scott Hutchins takes over second place from the absent Joe Ramage thanks to his fifth straight points haul where he has amassed fifty-seven of his eighty-eight total points.
The last of the consolation heat qualifiers was next to go in fifth place, John McCrory (9th Tampa, 11th Valentine's Day Massacre, 3rd Seattle) taking heavy abuse from Leo May as the pack dwindled, and that started a chain reaction to bring about a quick ending to the eleven minute final.
Darrell Andresen ends his sixth final with a season high fourth place finish as he battles with Andy Bing and Scott Hutchins before getting his revenge on John McCrory for a very early blindside hit to leave three contenders for the big points.
Out of the remaining trio only Andy Bing had won an event before (Idaho Invitational) and this held him in good stead as he just let Steven Redden and Leo May go at it. Both were in their sixth final with the former finishing joint runner-up in the VDM and the latter finishing no higher than fourth before today; those results coming in the two invitationals at Wisconsin and Idaho. Bing stayed patient until Redden was eliminated before finishing off May with a pair of tough hits and claims his second title of the year; only Darryl Lozier has more with three.
Race Result
1. Andy Bing
2. Leo May
3. Steven Redden
4. Darrell Andresen
5. John McCrory
6. Scott Hutchins
7. Dick Garrett
8. Darryl Lozier
9. Will Thompson
10. Norm Gibson
11. Tom Gariepy
12. Randy Corson
Final
Norm Gibson, Steven Redden, Tom Gariepy, Leo May, Dick Garrett, John McCrory, Darrell Andresen, Andy Bing, Randy Corson, Will Thompson, Darryl Lozier, Scott Hutchins
All of the drivers and their vehicles looked well prepared for this one so it was a shame when Randy Corson was forced up onto a barrier at the start of the final and remained there for a last place finish, the two-time fifth place finisher at both Frostbite and Tampa going pointless in a second of his five finals, and Wisconsin Invitational winner Tom Gariepy lasted a few minutes longer before he too was sent home with just the two points for winning his heat.
Norm Gibson bounced his way through the pack and suffered for it with John McCrory responsible for two of the six hits on the Lobster Nationals champion, and that was followed by a quick exit of four more drivers. It seems a long time since he won the Arizona Derby but Will Thompson manages to finish outside of the top five for the fifth time in the last eight events, failing to qualify for two of the finals, and that was quickly followed up by the elimination of standings leader Darryl Lozier as he went to war with Scott Hutchins and was uncharacteristically blindsided twice for his worst finish in five events (15th Idaho Invitational).
Dick Garrett moves up a few spots in the standings with a seventh place finish, the five-time finalist stalling and was counted out with Leo May and Andy Bing circling for the kill, and Spring Fling winner and runner-up in the Big Apple Smash Up and Lobester Nationals Scott Hutchins takes over second place from the absent Joe Ramage thanks to his fifth straight points haul where he has amassed fifty-seven of his eighty-eight total points.
The last of the consolation heat qualifiers was next to go in fifth place, John McCrory (9th Tampa, 11th Valentine's Day Massacre, 3rd Seattle) taking heavy abuse from Leo May as the pack dwindled, and that started a chain reaction to bring about a quick ending to the eleven minute final.
Darrell Andresen ends his sixth final with a season high fourth place finish as he battles with Andy Bing and Scott Hutchins before getting his revenge on John McCrory for a very early blindside hit to leave three contenders for the big points.
Out of the remaining trio only Andy Bing had won an event before (Idaho Invitational) and this held him in good stead as he just let Steven Redden and Leo May go at it. Both were in their sixth final with the former finishing joint runner-up in the VDM and the latter finishing no higher than fourth before today; those results coming in the two invitationals at Wisconsin and Idaho. Bing stayed patient until Redden was eliminated before finishing off May with a pair of tough hits and claims his second title of the year; only Darryl Lozier has more with three.
Race Result
1. Andy Bing
2. Leo May
3. Steven Redden
4. Darrell Andresen
5. John McCrory
6. Scott Hutchins
7. Dick Garrett
8. Darryl Lozier
9. Will Thompson
10. Norm Gibson
11. Tom Gariepy
12. Randy Corson
Friday, 15 February 2013
Controlled Chaos - Indy Nationals, Consolation Heat
Indy Nationals - Speedway, IN
Consolation Heat
Sam Harbin, Jamie Eilers, Jess Yates, Ben Hadsell, Ricky Grimes, Charlie Clayton, Dick Garrett, Scott Hutchins, John McCrory, Will Murphy, Bambi Rogers, Timmy Barnes
A quick dash for the last three final places started with Charlie Clayton (7th Frostbite) missing out on a fourth final of the year due to eight hits against in less than three minutes, Ricky Grimes laying a hat-trick on him, and Bambi Rogers continues to search for a way into her first ever final after taking four hits.
After helping to dismiss Clayton it was Jess Yates (8th Arizona, 7th Jersey) who became the focus of multiple drivers to take him out in tenth place, and Jamie Eilers, runner-up of both the Frostbite and Ides of March events, is now hanging on to his top ten position in the championship standings after a stall saw him counted out.
Ben Hadsell struck three of the four drivers who were already eliminated, Eilers the one who got away, but the champion of the Frostbite Winter Nationals will not make it three finals in a row (10th Big Apple, 9th Lobster), John McCrory delivering the final blow. Then both eight-time finalist Will Murphy and Timmy Barnes (12th Spring Fling, 4th Big Apple Smash Up) were ejected as the former lost a fight with Ricky Grimes, and Barnes battled with Sam Harbin before Scott Hutchins and Dick Garrett came at him.
Harbin (2nd Arizona), the final qualifier from heat three and five-time finalist, lost a head-on collision with Dick Garrett, and then Ricky Grimes (11th Spring Fling, 3rd Jersey) could not escape the attentions of Garrett to cost him a third final appearance of the season.
That means Dick Garrett is in his third straight final after finishing seventh at the Big Apple Smash Up before winning the Lobster Nationals. Joining him are Scott Hutchins, who sits third in the standings with seven finals already to his name, and Hutchins' favourite target John McCrory appearing in his fourth final.
Race Result
Q. Dick Garrett
Q. Scott Hutchins
Q. John McCrory
4. Ricky Grimes
5. Sam Harbin
6. Timmy Barnes
7. Will Murphy
8. Ben Hadsell
9. Jamie Eilers
10. Jess Yates
11. Bambi Rogers
12. Charlie Clayton
Consolation Heat
Sam Harbin, Jamie Eilers, Jess Yates, Ben Hadsell, Ricky Grimes, Charlie Clayton, Dick Garrett, Scott Hutchins, John McCrory, Will Murphy, Bambi Rogers, Timmy Barnes
A quick dash for the last three final places started with Charlie Clayton (7th Frostbite) missing out on a fourth final of the year due to eight hits against in less than three minutes, Ricky Grimes laying a hat-trick on him, and Bambi Rogers continues to search for a way into her first ever final after taking four hits.
After helping to dismiss Clayton it was Jess Yates (8th Arizona, 7th Jersey) who became the focus of multiple drivers to take him out in tenth place, and Jamie Eilers, runner-up of both the Frostbite and Ides of March events, is now hanging on to his top ten position in the championship standings after a stall saw him counted out.
Ben Hadsell struck three of the four drivers who were already eliminated, Eilers the one who got away, but the champion of the Frostbite Winter Nationals will not make it three finals in a row (10th Big Apple, 9th Lobster), John McCrory delivering the final blow. Then both eight-time finalist Will Murphy and Timmy Barnes (12th Spring Fling, 4th Big Apple Smash Up) were ejected as the former lost a fight with Ricky Grimes, and Barnes battled with Sam Harbin before Scott Hutchins and Dick Garrett came at him.
Harbin (2nd Arizona), the final qualifier from heat three and five-time finalist, lost a head-on collision with Dick Garrett, and then Ricky Grimes (11th Spring Fling, 3rd Jersey) could not escape the attentions of Garrett to cost him a third final appearance of the season.
That means Dick Garrett is in his third straight final after finishing seventh at the Big Apple Smash Up before winning the Lobster Nationals. Joining him are Scott Hutchins, who sits third in the standings with seven finals already to his name, and Hutchins' favourite target John McCrory appearing in his fourth final.
Race Result
Q. Dick Garrett
Q. Scott Hutchins
Q. John McCrory
4. Ricky Grimes
5. Sam Harbin
6. Timmy Barnes
7. Will Murphy
8. Ben Hadsell
9. Jamie Eilers
10. Jess Yates
11. Bambi Rogers
12. Charlie Clayton
Thursday, 14 February 2013
Controlled Chaos - Indy Nationals, Heat Three
Indy Nationals - Speedway, IN
Heat Three
Will Thompson, Bobby Gallagher, Will Murphy, Bambi Rogers, Sam Harbin, Lynne Higgins, Randy Corson, Matt Welliver, Andy Bing, Billy Edgington, Timmy Barnes, Rob Remaley
Over five minutes action led into five minutes of eliminations with Billy Edgington taking five big hits, four-time finalist Matt Welliver (6th Big Apple Smash Up) riding six shots that resulted in a catastrophic stall, and Bobby Gallagher (3rd Wisconsin Invitational) leading the way with seven hits against; all three out for the remainder of the derby.
After reaching seven finals, and finishing in the top ten in all of them, it was a surprise to see Rob Remaley mistime so many of hits that led to his downfall in ninth place, and Lynne Higgins is really going through a dry spell as the three time top five finisher misses a fifth consecutive final with three of the nine hits against came from Sam Harbin, including the eliminating shot.
Timmy Barnes was happy to share the contact with five hits on as many different vehicles but Randy Corson took him out in seventh place with the first hit stalling Barnes and the second finishing the job. The final three qualifiers for the consolation heat are Will Murphy, who was slammed repeatedly by Andy Bing after becoming entangled on a barrier, Sam Harbin, who after dealing with Higgins fell afoul of Will Thompson, and finally Bambi Rogers who just missed out on her debut final thanks to Thompson again getting involved after Rogers had stalled.
Randy Corson will compete in his first final since the Idaho Invitational, his fifth of the year, as he carved through the field helping take down Welliver and, later, suffering some heavy pressure from Harbin before a hit on Andy Bing resulted in his own elimination. Fifth in the championship standings, Will Thompson proved rather adept at avoiding trouble through the heat to reach a tenth final, all the while dishing out no less than eleven hits on eight different drivers before running into the heat winner Andy Bing.
Idaho Invitational champion and now seven-time finalist Bing's second heat win of the season comes as a result of repeat custom with two hits on both Remaley and Murphy, and another three each on Corson and Thompson, all this as half of the starting field came calling on him throughout the contest.
Race Result
1. Andy Bing
2. Will Thompson
3. Randy Corson
4. Bambi Rogers
5. Sam Harbin
6. Will Murphy
7. Timmy Barnes
8. Lynne Higgins
9. Rob Remaley
10. Bobby Gallagher
11. Matt Welliver
12. Billy Edgington
Heat Three
Will Thompson, Bobby Gallagher, Will Murphy, Bambi Rogers, Sam Harbin, Lynne Higgins, Randy Corson, Matt Welliver, Andy Bing, Billy Edgington, Timmy Barnes, Rob Remaley
Over five minutes action led into five minutes of eliminations with Billy Edgington taking five big hits, four-time finalist Matt Welliver (6th Big Apple Smash Up) riding six shots that resulted in a catastrophic stall, and Bobby Gallagher (3rd Wisconsin Invitational) leading the way with seven hits against; all three out for the remainder of the derby.
After reaching seven finals, and finishing in the top ten in all of them, it was a surprise to see Rob Remaley mistime so many of hits that led to his downfall in ninth place, and Lynne Higgins is really going through a dry spell as the three time top five finisher misses a fifth consecutive final with three of the nine hits against came from Sam Harbin, including the eliminating shot.
Timmy Barnes was happy to share the contact with five hits on as many different vehicles but Randy Corson took him out in seventh place with the first hit stalling Barnes and the second finishing the job. The final three qualifiers for the consolation heat are Will Murphy, who was slammed repeatedly by Andy Bing after becoming entangled on a barrier, Sam Harbin, who after dealing with Higgins fell afoul of Will Thompson, and finally Bambi Rogers who just missed out on her debut final thanks to Thompson again getting involved after Rogers had stalled.
Randy Corson will compete in his first final since the Idaho Invitational, his fifth of the year, as he carved through the field helping take down Welliver and, later, suffering some heavy pressure from Harbin before a hit on Andy Bing resulted in his own elimination. Fifth in the championship standings, Will Thompson proved rather adept at avoiding trouble through the heat to reach a tenth final, all the while dishing out no less than eleven hits on eight different drivers before running into the heat winner Andy Bing.
Idaho Invitational champion and now seven-time finalist Bing's second heat win of the season comes as a result of repeat custom with two hits on both Remaley and Murphy, and another three each on Corson and Thompson, all this as half of the starting field came calling on him throughout the contest.
Race Result
1. Andy Bing
2. Will Thompson
3. Randy Corson
4. Bambi Rogers
5. Sam Harbin
6. Will Murphy
7. Timmy Barnes
8. Lynne Higgins
9. Rob Remaley
10. Bobby Gallagher
11. Matt Welliver
12. Billy Edgington
Wednesday, 13 February 2013
Controlled Chaos - Indy Nationals, Heat Two
Indy Nationals - Speedway, IN
Heat Two
Steven Redden, Randy Tondreau, John McCrory, John Ruiz, Jason Ingle, Ed Smith, Leo May, Jess Yates, Tom Gariepy, Danny Krol, Charlie Clayton, Dick Garrett
Before the second heat could get underway officials went out to inspect Jason Ingle's car and discovered something amiss with the gas tank, leading to a disqualification for Ingle. The starting field of eleven then got to work, but Ed Smith's struggle was short lived when Leo May crushed him on one of the biggest hits of the year.
The remaining entrants then looked to team up on specific drivers as Steven Redden and Randy Tondreau both worked over John McCrory, and three-time finalist Danny Krol (4th Jersey) was battered by a four car pack led by McCrory with Tom Gariepy putting in the elimination hit.
After reaching three in a row (18th Idaho, 8th Seattle, 10th Jersey) John Ruiz will miss his third straight final as McCrory turned his sights onto the Ides of March winner, and Randy Tondreau's long running battle against McCrory ultimately led to both being eliminated; Tondreau suffering two hits from Redden, and McCrory sneaking into the consolation heat after a double-team from Clayton and Garrett.
After being hounded by Tondreau, Jess Yates freed himself from a precarious position on the barriers and chased hard after Charlie Clayton before Leo May eliminated him, while Clayton and Dick Garrett were sent to the second chance race by Gariepy and Redden respectively.
Steven Redden laid out nine hits on just four drivers with McCrory and Tondreau the recipients of three each but he was unable to tackle the problem of two experienced drivers ganging up on him and so ended his heat in third spot to qualify for his sixth final.
Out of the remaining two it was Tom Gariepy who was really on the ball when, after helping take down Redden, quickly got behind his final opponent and proved to be a tricky customer for Leo May to avoid which led to the attacker earning his second heat victory of the year. Both men enter their fifth final this season with Gariepy finishing in the top five in all of his so far, winning the Wisconsin Invitational, and May earning a fourth place at both the Wisconsin and Idaho Invitationals.
Race Result
1. Tom Gariepy
2. Leo May
3. Steven Redden
4. Dick Garrett
5. Charlie Clayton
6. Jess Yates
7. John McCrory
8. Randy Tondreau
9. John Ruiz
10. Danny Krol
11. Ed Smith
12. Jason Ingle (DNS)
Heat Two
Steven Redden, Randy Tondreau, John McCrory, John Ruiz, Jason Ingle, Ed Smith, Leo May, Jess Yates, Tom Gariepy, Danny Krol, Charlie Clayton, Dick Garrett
Before the second heat could get underway officials went out to inspect Jason Ingle's car and discovered something amiss with the gas tank, leading to a disqualification for Ingle. The starting field of eleven then got to work, but Ed Smith's struggle was short lived when Leo May crushed him on one of the biggest hits of the year.
The remaining entrants then looked to team up on specific drivers as Steven Redden and Randy Tondreau both worked over John McCrory, and three-time finalist Danny Krol (4th Jersey) was battered by a four car pack led by McCrory with Tom Gariepy putting in the elimination hit.
After reaching three in a row (18th Idaho, 8th Seattle, 10th Jersey) John Ruiz will miss his third straight final as McCrory turned his sights onto the Ides of March winner, and Randy Tondreau's long running battle against McCrory ultimately led to both being eliminated; Tondreau suffering two hits from Redden, and McCrory sneaking into the consolation heat after a double-team from Clayton and Garrett.
After being hounded by Tondreau, Jess Yates freed himself from a precarious position on the barriers and chased hard after Charlie Clayton before Leo May eliminated him, while Clayton and Dick Garrett were sent to the second chance race by Gariepy and Redden respectively.
Steven Redden laid out nine hits on just four drivers with McCrory and Tondreau the recipients of three each but he was unable to tackle the problem of two experienced drivers ganging up on him and so ended his heat in third spot to qualify for his sixth final.
Out of the remaining two it was Tom Gariepy who was really on the ball when, after helping take down Redden, quickly got behind his final opponent and proved to be a tricky customer for Leo May to avoid which led to the attacker earning his second heat victory of the year. Both men enter their fifth final this season with Gariepy finishing in the top five in all of his so far, winning the Wisconsin Invitational, and May earning a fourth place at both the Wisconsin and Idaho Invitationals.
Race Result
1. Tom Gariepy
2. Leo May
3. Steven Redden
4. Dick Garrett
5. Charlie Clayton
6. Jess Yates
7. John McCrory
8. Randy Tondreau
9. John Ruiz
10. Danny Krol
11. Ed Smith
12. Jason Ingle (DNS)
Tuesday, 12 February 2013
Controlled Chaos - Indy Nationals, Heat One
Indy Nationals - Speedway, IN
Heat One
Jamie Eilers, Phillip Ruffin, Reggie Banks, Norm Gibson, Darryl Lozier, Ben Hadsell, Ricky Grimes, Chris Henton, Bill Malbrough, Scott Hutchins, Bob Alexander, Darrell Andresen
Phillip Ruffin was a magnet at the start of the heat as he took six hits in the opening four minutes, but he was able to ride it out unlike Bill Malbrough who was nailed five times with the blindsider from Bob Alexander his undoing. Reggie Banks was next to fall, counted out on a long stall at the five minute mark, but then came a cavalcade of eliminations with the remaining ten vehicles lasting no more than another four minutes.
Spring Fling Derby winner Chris Henton continues to be a streaky driver after missing the first six finals, reaching three in a row, now missing his fourth on the trot, and Bob Alexander (3rd Lobster Nationals) would not reach back-to-back finals as he barely re-fired from a lengthy stall before a trio of hits from Eilers, Hutchins and Andresen took him out of the race.
Ruffin finally succumbed to all of the heat that was on him through the early stages of the derby, his contact on Ricky Grimes a hit too far, and the first driver to qualify for the consolation heat was Grimes (11th Spring Fling, 3rd Jersey) who laid six hits on six different cars; Andresen the one who took revenge by eliminating his rival.
Jamie Eilers will also have to go through the second chance race in order to reach a fifth final of the year after failing to hound Norm Gibson into submission,. He is joined by Scott Hutchins, who had very little contact with championship leader Darryl Lozier, and Ben Hadsell who eliminated Hutchins before Gibson-Lozier tag team ended his hopes of a guaranteed third final in a row.
That left two in-form drivers, Norm Gibson and Darryl Lozier, fighting out the heat win with five-time finalist but with just thirteen points to his name Darrell Andresen. Both Gibson and Andresen initiated contact nine and ten times respectively on eight and nine different vehicles, the former hitting the latter once in their only interaction.
Gibson's third straight final comes after ten absences to start the season as he just breaks down after finishing off Hadsell, and then Andresen got to Darryl Lozier first and tied the standings leaders WIll Thompson, Leo May and Ben Hadsell with three heat victories each.
Race Result
1. Darrell Andresen
2. Darryl Lozier
3. Norm Gibson
4. Ben Hadsell
5. Scott Hutchins
6. Jamie Eilers
7. Ricky Grimes
8. Phillip Ruffin
9. Bob Alexander
10. Chris Henton
11. Reggie Banks
12. Bill Malbrough
Heat One
Jamie Eilers, Phillip Ruffin, Reggie Banks, Norm Gibson, Darryl Lozier, Ben Hadsell, Ricky Grimes, Chris Henton, Bill Malbrough, Scott Hutchins, Bob Alexander, Darrell Andresen
Phillip Ruffin was a magnet at the start of the heat as he took six hits in the opening four minutes, but he was able to ride it out unlike Bill Malbrough who was nailed five times with the blindsider from Bob Alexander his undoing. Reggie Banks was next to fall, counted out on a long stall at the five minute mark, but then came a cavalcade of eliminations with the remaining ten vehicles lasting no more than another four minutes.
Spring Fling Derby winner Chris Henton continues to be a streaky driver after missing the first six finals, reaching three in a row, now missing his fourth on the trot, and Bob Alexander (3rd Lobster Nationals) would not reach back-to-back finals as he barely re-fired from a lengthy stall before a trio of hits from Eilers, Hutchins and Andresen took him out of the race.
Ruffin finally succumbed to all of the heat that was on him through the early stages of the derby, his contact on Ricky Grimes a hit too far, and the first driver to qualify for the consolation heat was Grimes (11th Spring Fling, 3rd Jersey) who laid six hits on six different cars; Andresen the one who took revenge by eliminating his rival.
Jamie Eilers will also have to go through the second chance race in order to reach a fifth final of the year after failing to hound Norm Gibson into submission,. He is joined by Scott Hutchins, who had very little contact with championship leader Darryl Lozier, and Ben Hadsell who eliminated Hutchins before Gibson-Lozier tag team ended his hopes of a guaranteed third final in a row.
That left two in-form drivers, Norm Gibson and Darryl Lozier, fighting out the heat win with five-time finalist but with just thirteen points to his name Darrell Andresen. Both Gibson and Andresen initiated contact nine and ten times respectively on eight and nine different vehicles, the former hitting the latter once in their only interaction.
Gibson's third straight final comes after ten absences to start the season as he just breaks down after finishing off Hadsell, and then Andresen got to Darryl Lozier first and tied the standings leaders WIll Thompson, Leo May and Ben Hadsell with three heat victories each.
Race Result
1. Darrell Andresen
2. Darryl Lozier
3. Norm Gibson
4. Ben Hadsell
5. Scott Hutchins
6. Jamie Eilers
7. Ricky Grimes
8. Phillip Ruffin
9. Bob Alexander
10. Chris Henton
11. Reggie Banks
12. Bill Malbrough
Monday, 11 February 2013
Controlled Chaos - Indy Nationals Preview
Things continue to get worse for Joe Ramage who has failed to score a single point in four straight events - his eleventh place finish at the Lobster Nationals his only final in that time - and now must negotiate some new sponsorship as a result of his poor form; Bobby Gallagher (8th Valentine's Day Massacre, 3rd Wisconsin Invitational, 19th Illinois Invitational) his replacement.
Idaho Invitational winner Andy Bing and Ed Smith, who continues to hunt for his elusive debut final appearance, have both recovered from their respective injuries they picked up in Jersey and the Big Apple Smash Up. Two-time finalist and twelfth place finisher Kenny Rose makes way along with Tommy Miller, another final hunter.
Event thirteen of thirty-two starts out with championship leader Darryl Lozier going up against third place man Scott Hutchins, but the next closet rivals are ninth place Ben Hadsell (1st Frostbite) and tenth place Jamie Eilers (2nd Frostbite, 2nd Ides of March). Lobster Nationals winner Norm Gibson also features in the opening heat.
The second heat has sixth place Tom Gariepy, looking to get back on form after missing two straight finals, and five-time finalist Leo May who currently sits eighth in the standings. They will be joined by comeback driver Ed Smith.
The final heat has three drivers from the top ten who combine for twenty-two final appearances and fourteen top five finishes. Will Murphy, Arizona Derby winner Will Thompson, and champion of the Idaho Invitational Andy Bing are going to battle it out together.
Idaho Invitational winner Andy Bing and Ed Smith, who continues to hunt for his elusive debut final appearance, have both recovered from their respective injuries they picked up in Jersey and the Big Apple Smash Up. Two-time finalist and twelfth place finisher Kenny Rose makes way along with Tommy Miller, another final hunter.
Event thirteen of thirty-two starts out with championship leader Darryl Lozier going up against third place man Scott Hutchins, but the next closet rivals are ninth place Ben Hadsell (1st Frostbite) and tenth place Jamie Eilers (2nd Frostbite, 2nd Ides of March). Lobster Nationals winner Norm Gibson also features in the opening heat.
The second heat has sixth place Tom Gariepy, looking to get back on form after missing two straight finals, and five-time finalist Leo May who currently sits eighth in the standings. They will be joined by comeback driver Ed Smith.
The final heat has three drivers from the top ten who combine for twenty-two final appearances and fourteen top five finishes. Will Murphy, Arizona Derby winner Will Thompson, and champion of the Idaho Invitational Andy Bing are going to battle it out together.
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