Friday Night Results - January 13, 2006
Lonnie
Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 13, 2006) Two-time Chili Bowl king Cory Kruseman
outlasted P.J. Jones and a host of other challengers in Friday nights
hotly-contested 25-lap Warren CAT Qualifying night feature at Tulsa Expo Raceways 20th
Annual OReilly Chili Bowl Midget Nationals. In
a torrid feature event that included six official lead changes and numerous others from
one corner to another, Kruseman took command for keeps on the 21st round and
fought back the advances of Jones, Kasey Kahne, Sammy Swindell and Mike Goodman before a
crowd of 13,622. The
top-finishing quartet of Kruseman, Jones, Kahne and Swindell locked themselves into
Saturday nights prestigious finale along with Wednesday and Thursdays top four
finishers, which include Danny Lasoski, Jay Drake, Steve Kinser, Jon Stanbrough, Jerry
Coons, Jr., Garrett Hansen, Tim McCreadie and Steve Buckwalter. The balance of the 24-car main event will be
determined through Saturdays Chili Bowl championship feature events, which get under
way at 1:00 p.m. While
Friday nights feature was loaded with talent, it didnt include NASCAR Nextel
Cup champion Tony Stewart. Stewart, who
scratched from Wednesdays card after a flip in hot laps, flipped wildly down the
backstretch in his Friday night qualifying race after a heat race win. Shaken, the 2002 Chili Bowl winner was transported
to a local hospital where he was treated and released. For
the second night in a row, an Andy Bondio-owned entry raced its way to the pole position
of the feature event, with Kruseman earning the spot by virtue of an eighth to first
charge in his heat race and a sixth-to-second run in his qualifier. Racing
wheel-to-wheel through the first two corners at the drop of the green, Kruseman wrestled
the early lead away from fellow front row starter Jones.
But, setting what would become a trend for the balance of the race, Jones
raced underneath Kruseman down the backstretch on the second lap to take command. He (Jones) was definitely strong, there were times that he was the better car and it just kind of made a difference on who hit the right spot in the corner, Kruseman later commented. With
Jones fending off Kruseman for the point, fifth-starter Mike Goodman disposed of second
row starters Paul McMahan and Dave Darland for third by the fifth round. The first of several cautions flew moments later
for Brad Loyets turn four spin, with Darland surrendering fourth position under the
caution period due to a flat left rear tire. Darland
rejoined the chase after a quick tire change. McMahan
reported to the work area as well, also rejoining the field at the tail. After
wading through a pair of cautions, the battle for the lead intensified with Kruseman
racing past Jones on the 11th circuit. Jones
slid back underneath Kruseman in turns one and two on the 12th lap, only to
have the move negated by a Travis Berryhill spin. Not
to be denied, Jones once again raced underneath Kruseman to snare the point on the
restart. That lead was short-lived however,
as Kruseman returned the favor the next time around, with Jimmy Sills wild turn two
flip bringing out the caution with 13 laps in the books. On
the ensuing restart, third-running Goodman charged by both Kruseman and Jones in turns one
and two and led the way down the backstretch before slipping over the cushion in three and
four. Goodmans slip allowed Jones to
race into the lead on the 14th lap with Kruseman in second. According to Kruseman, The best thing for us was that the top was getting better and the bottom was getting worse, at least in my eyes, and it kinda was slowing P.J. up a little bit. But every time a yellow would come hed track back by me, so obviously it wasnt so true. With
Jones, Kruseman and Goodman engaged in a spirited battle for the lead, 14th-starter
Kahne and 15th-starter Sammy Swindell had quietly climbed into the top five by
the time a caution flew after 17 laps for a tangle involving Casey Shuman and Wally
Pankratz. The
lead quintet of Jones, Kruseman, Kahne, Swindell and Goodman raced in tight formation over
the next handful of laps, swapping spots continuously much to the approval of the capacity
crowd. Kruseman
finally charged into the lead for good upon the completion of the 21st lap, and
after a final caution that set up a two-lap dash to the checkered flag, beat Jones to the
stripe by two car-lengths. In search of a
third Golden Driller trophy, it marked Krusemans fifth Chili Bowl preliminary night
triumph aboard Andy Bondios Barnes-powered No. 47 Barnes Oil Pumps/Kennys
Components entry. Jones settled for runner-up honors aboard Mike Minariks Chevy-powered No. 17J K&C Drywall TCR. Jones commented, Im rusty in the dirt racing, Ive run one dirt race a year the last ten years and thats been here. Im probably not as sharp and on my game as somebody like Cory or Sammy, but it comes back to you fast. On
Jones rear bumper, NASCAR star Kahne edged four-time Chili Bowl champion Swindell
for the show position. Kahne
commented that, This is just a fun, exciting race to come to every year and Ive
got to come until I win the thing. According to Chili Bowl veteran Swindell, Ive been fortunate to finish a lot of races here and run up front a lot of times. I think there was a point here tonight where I was second, for maybe a second or two, then I kinda got a bad bounce there a time or two. Thats part of it, we were just trying to get what we could get and we came a long ways from where ever I started. Chili
Bowl rookie contender Goodman rounded out the top five, with 19th-starter Bryan
Clauson overcoming several miscues earlier in the night by charging to sixth. Teddy Beach snared seventh in front of 18th-starter
Shane Cottle and Rich Camfield, with two-time Chili Bowl champion Dan Boorse charging from
21st to tenth. Jones,
Pankratz, Alan Ballard, Kruseman, Swindell, Daniel Adler, Tony Stewart, Goodman, Joe
Boyles and Berryhill captured heat race victories for Friday nights 89-car field. Davey
Camfield, Matt Sherrell, Shuman and Damion Gardner posted Last Chance Race wins, with
Darland, Josh Wise, Goodman and Beach topping the Qualifying races. Loyet
and Cottle split victory honors in the twin B Mains. Sherrells
late move to win his Last Chance race aboard perhaps the oldest vehicle among this years
record 260 competitors earned a standing ovation from the appreciative crowd. Sherrells Jack Hitt-owned mount is the same
car in which Danny Frye, Jr., captured a preliminary feature win in Second Annual Chili
Bowl Midget Nationals of 1988. Friday's Warren CAT
Qualifying Night Results from the 20th Annual O'Reilly Chili Bowl Midget Nationals: Heats (Top
40 in passing points to Four A Qualifiers; Balance to Four Last Chance Races) Heat 1 (8
Laps): 1. 17J P.J. Jones, Torrance, CA; 2. 5A Shon Deskins, Waddell, AZ; 3. 12C Rick
England, Wichita, KS; 4. 98 Curtis Bailey, Bartlesville, OK; 5. 24E Bill Eslick, Burleson,
TX; 6. 9B Ryan Beechler, Anna, TX; 7. 37X Casey Shuman, Tempe, AZ; 8. 14AZ Danny Sheridan,
Santa Maria, CA; 9. 10V Ron Kuhn, Lees Summit, MO Heat 2 (8
Laps): 1. 8 Wally Pankratz, Orange, CA; 2. 20W Josh Wise, Riverside, CA; 3. 73 Josh Ford,
Oxnard, CA; 4. 15 Scott Hatton, Roscoe, IL; 5. 73F Foster Landon, Collinsville, OK; 6. 14
Tony Rossi, Westminster, CO; 7. 86X Daron Clayton, Sikeston, MO; 8. 17X Audra Sasselli,
Fresno, CA; 9. 11X Steve Newman, Lakewood, CO Heat 3 (8
Laps): 1. 36 Alan Ballard, Bakersfield, CA; 2. 11W Dave Darland, Lincoln, IN; 3. 93 Dustin
Morgan, Collinsville, OK; 4. 125 Teddy Beach, Donnelsville, OH; 5. 11R Ryan Cole, Porter,
OK; 6. 35 Mat Neely, Robinson, IL; 7. 74 Ernie Bartley III; 8. F1 French Grimes, Madison,
VA; 9. 69M Mike Marfia, Rio Rancho, NM Heat 4 (8
Laps): 1. 47 Cory Kruseman, Ventura, CA; 2. 87C Rich Camfield, Decatur, IL; 3. 67 Bryan
Clauson, Noblesville, IN; 4. 5H Doug Hunting, Sacramento, CA; 5. 21S Bob Shreffler,
Plainfield, IL; 6. 55 Tony Everhart, El Cajon, CA; 7. 86C Davey Camfield, Decatur, IL; 8.
17C Chris Windom, Canton, IL; 9. 57 Brian Gard, Kelseyville, CA Heat 5 (8
Laps): 1. 1 Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN; 2. 12 Trey Robb, Newcastle, OK; 3. 2L Luke
Icke, Littleton, CO; 4. 25 Nick Knepper, Belleville, IL; 5. 10B Brandon Knupp, Sidney, OH:
6. 33M Marc Arnold, Peru, IN; 7. 15P Alex Pruett, Carefree, AZ; 8. 16 Tom Bigelow,
Winchester, IN; 9. 4AZ Chris Edwards, Buckeye, AZ Heat 6 (8
Laps): 1. 50 Daniel Adler, East Carondolet, IL; 2. 67K Paul McMahan, Nashville, TN; 3. 05
Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills, MO; 4. 21M Andy Martin, Gordonville, PA; 5. 55X Matt Sherrell,
Tulsa, OK; 6. 6 Damion Gardner, Concord, CA; 7. 12H Rick Hendrix, Canoga Park, CA; 8. 32K
Kirk Kubik, Long Beach, CA; 9. 31X Joe Walker, Harrisonville, MO Heat 7 (8
Laps): 1. 20 Tony Stewart, Columbus, IN; 2. 85 Shane Hollingsworth, Indianapolis, IN; 3.
71H Keith Rauch, Thornton, CO; 4. 51H Joe Roe, Pleasant Prairie, WI; 5. 44C Shane Cottle,
Kokomo, IN; 6. 17W Mike Woodruff, Satanta, KS; 7. 34J Jon LeJeune, Decorah, IA; 8. 48 Mike
Welker; Peoria, AZ; 9. 19B Cameron Beard, Atwater, CA Heat 8 (8
Laps): 1. 11M Mike Goodman, Tulsa, OK; 2. 35X Korey Weyant, Springfield, IL; 3. 9 Kasey
Kahne, Enumclaw, WA; 4. D33 Jeff Davis, Pittsburg, IL; 5. 88 Dan Boorse, Milwaukee, WI; 6.
5D Gary Taylor, Wheat Ridge, CO; 7. 73I Aaron Pierce, Muncie, IN; 8. 5L Leighton Crouch,
Lubbock, TX; 9. 4L Doug Lippincott, Minden, NV Heat 9 (8
Laps): 1. 7B Joe Boyles, Greenwood, MO; 2. 27 Josh Richards, Shinnston, WV; 3. 54 Ralph
Cortez, Sacramento, CA; 4. 19 Chris Wagner, Colorado Springs, CO; 5. 93S Evan Sewell,
Jenks, OK; 6. 13 Chris Shoulders, Dallas, TX; 7. 27X Bobby Boone, Bakersfield, CA; 8. 27B
Todd Kimmel, Avon, IN; 9. 6J Jesse Hockett, Warsaw, MO Heat 10 (8
Laps): 1. 11Z Travis Berryhill, American Canyon, CA; 2. 8S Jimmy Sills, Elverta, CA; 3. 3
Tracy Miller, Reading, PA; 4. 17M Doug McCune, Fort Worth, TX; 5. 7X Brian Mater, Pueblo,
CO; 6. 87 Harley Slotten, Menasha, WI; 7. 52R Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Olive Branch, MS; 8.
17Z Ryan Ratliff, Tulsa, OK Last Chance
Races (Top 2 in each to back of respective A Qualifier) Last Chance
1 (Top 2 to back of Qualifier No. 1 10 Laps): 1. 86C Davey Camfield, Decatur, IL;
2. 14 Tony Rossi, Westminster, CO; 3. 73I Aaron Pierce, Muncie, IN; 4. 93S Evan Sewell,
Jenks, OK; 5. 10V Ron Kuhn, Lees Summit, MO; 6. 19 Chris Wagner, Colorado Springs,
CO; 7. 74 Ernie Bartley III, El Cajon, CA; 8. 10B Brandon Knupp, Sidney, OH; 9. 32K Kirk
Kubik, Long Beach, CA; 10. 17W Mike Woodruff, Satanta, KS; 11. 5L Leighton Crouch,
Lubbock, TX; 12. 4AZ Chris Edwards, Buckeye, AZ; DNS Jesse Hockett, Warsaw, MO Last Chance
2 (Top 2 to back of Qualifier No. 2 10 Laps): 1. 55X Matt Sherrell, Tulsa, OK; 2.
5D Gary Taylor, Wheatridge, CO; 3. 15P Alex Pruett, Carefree, AZ; 4. 27X Bobby Boone,
Bakersfield, CA; 5. 55 Tony Everhart, El Cajon, CA; 6. 17M Doug McCune, Fort Worth, TX; 7.
24E Bill Eslick, Burleson, TX; 8. 14AZ Danny Sheridan, Santa Maria, CA; 9. 48 Mike Welker,
Peoria, AZ; 10. 52R Rickey Stenhouse Jr., Olive Branch, MS; 11. 31X Joe Walker,
Harrisonville, MO; 12. 11X Steve Newman, Lakewood, CO Last Chance
3 (Top 2 to back of Qualifier No. 3 10 Laps): 1. 37X Casey Shuman, Tempe, AZ; 2. 35
Mat Neely, Robinson, IL; 3. 17X Audra Sasselli, Fresno, CA; 4. 27B Todd Kimmel, Avon, IN;
5. 19B Cameron Beard, Atwater, CA; 6. 13 Chris Shoulders, Dallas, TX; 7. 73F Foster
Landon, Collinsville, OK; 8. 7X Brian Mater, Pueblo, CO; 9. F1 French Grimes, Madison, VA;
10. 69M Mike Marfia, Rio Rancho, NM; 11. 33M Marc Arnold, Peru, IN. DNS 12H Rick
Hendrix, Canoga Park, CA Last Chance
4 (Top 2 to back of Qualifier No. 4 10 Laps): 1. 6 Damion Gardner, Concord, CA; 2.
88 Dan Boorse, Milwaukee, WI; 3. 11R Ryan Cole, Porter, OK; 4. 86X Daron Clayton,
Sikeston, MO; 5. 16 Tom Bigelow, Winchester, IN; 6. 9B Ryan Beechler, Anna, TX; 7. 17C
Chris Windom, Canton, IL: 8. 87 Harley Slotten, Menasha, WI; 9. 4L Doug Lippincott,
Minden, NV; 10. 34J Jon LeJeune, Decorah, IA; 11, 57 Brian Gard, Kelseyville, CA; 12. 17Z
Ryan Ratliff, Tulsa, OK A
Qualifiers (Top 16 in combined passing points with the heats to A Main; Balance to Twin B
Mains) A Qualifier
1 (10 Laps): 1. 11W Dave Darland, Lincoln, IN; 2. 47 Cory Kruseman, Ventura, CA; 3. 11Z
Travis Berryhill, American Canyon, CA; 4. 71H Keith Rauch, Thornton, CO; 5. 7B Joe Boyles,
Greenwood, MO; 6. 51H Joe Roe, Pleasant Prairie, WI; 7. 25 Nick Knepper, Belleville, IL;
8. 98 Curtis Bailey, Bartlesville, OK; 9. 14 Tony Rossi, Westminster, CO; 10. 3 Tracy
Miller, Reading, PA; 11. 5A Shon Deskins, Waddell, AZ; 12. 86C Davey Camfield, Decatur,
IL. Note: 3 Tracy Miller was penalized a position for hitting the restart cone. A Qualifier
2 (10 Laps): 1. 20W Josh Wise, Riverside, CA; 2. 8S Jimmy Sills, Elverta, CA; 3. 17J P.J.
Jones, Torrance, CA; 4. 05 Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills, MO; 5. 44C Shane Cottle, Kokomo, IN;
6. 2L Luke Icke, Littleton, CO; 7. 5D Gary Taylor, Wheatridge, CO; 8. 73 Josh Ford,
Oxnard, CA; 9. 36 Adam Ballard, Bakersfield, CA; 10. D33 Jeff Davis, Pittsburg, IL; 11.
21M Andy Martin, Gordonville, PA; 12. 55X Matt Sherrell, Tulsa, OK A Qualifier
3 (10 Laps): 1. 11M Mike Goodman, Tulsa, OK; 2. 87C Rich Camfield, Decatur, IL; 3. 85
Shane Hollingsworth, Indianapolis, IN; 4. 9 Kasey Kahne, Enumclaw, WA; 5. 37X Casey
Shuman, Tempe, AZ; 6. 12C Rick England, Wichita, KS; 7. 50 Daniel Adler, East Carondolet,
IL; 8. 35 Mat Neely, Robinson, IL; 9. 12 Trey Robb, Newcastle, OK: 10. 5H Doug Hunting,
Sacramento, CA; 11. 93 Dustin Morgan, Collinsville, OK; 12. 15 Scott Hatton, Roscoe, IL A Qualifier
4 (10 Laps): 1. 125 Teddy Beach, Donnelsville, OH; 2. 67K Paul McMahan, Nashville, TN; 3.
27 Josh Richards, Shinnston, WV; 4. 1 Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN; 5. 8 Wally Pankratz,
Orange, CA; 6. 6 Damion Gardner, Concord, CA; 7. 88 Dan Boorse, Milwaukee, WI; 8. 35X
Korey Weyant, Springfield, IL; 9. 54 Ralph Cortez, Sacramento, CA; 10. 21S Bob Shreffler,
Plainfield, IL; 11. 67 Bryan Clauson, Noblesville, IN; 12. 20 Tony Stewart, Columbus, IN B Mains
(Top 4 Advance to Preliminary A Main) B Main 1
(15 Laps): 1. 05 Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills, MO; 2. 67 Bryan Clauson, Noblesville, IN; 3. 88
Dan Boorse, Milwaukee, WI; 4. 35 Mat Neely, Robinson, IL; 5. 12C Rick England, Wichita,
KS; 6. 51H Joe Roe, Pleasant Prairie, WI; 7. 2L Luke Icke, Littleton, CO; 8. 5H Doug
Hunting, Sacramento, CA; 9. 54 Ralph Cortez, Sacramento, CA; 10. 3 Tracy Miller, Reading,
PA; 11. 73 Josh Ford, Oxnard, CA; 12. 14 Tony Rossi, Westminster, CO; 13. 25 Nick Knepper,
Belleville, IL; 14. 6 Damion Gardner, Concord, CA. DNS 55X Matt Sherrell, Tulsa,
OK; 35X Korey Weyant, Springfield, IL B Main 2
(15 Laps): 1. 44C Shane Cottle, Kokomo, IN; 2. 37X Casey Shuman, Tempe, AZ; 3. 36 Alan
Ballard, Bakersfield, CA; 4. 8 Wally Pankratz, Orange, CA; 5. 12 Trey Robb, Newcastle, OK;
6. 50 Daniel Adler, East Carondolet, IL; 7. 15 Scott Hatton, Roscoe, IL; 8. 5D Gary
Taylor, Wheatridge, CO; 9. D33 Jeff Davis, Pittsburg, IL; 10. 86C Davey Camfield, Decatur,
IL; 11. 98 Curtis Bailey, Bartlesville, OK; 12. 21S Bob Shreffler, Plainfield, IL; 13. 21M
Andy Martin, Gordonville, PA; 14. 93 Dustin Morgan, Collinsville, OK. DNS 20 Tony
Stewart, Columbus, IN; 5A Shon Deskins, Waddell, AZ A Main (Top
4 to Saturdays 50-Lap Championship A Main) A Main (30
Laps): 1. 47 Cory Kruseman, Ventura, CA; 2. 17J P.J. Jones, Torrance, CA; 3. 9 Kasey
Kahne, Enumclaw, WA; 4. 1 Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN; 5. 11M Mike Goodman, Tulsa, OK;
6. 67 Bryan Clauson, Noblesville, IN; 7. 125 Teddy Beach, Donnelsville, OH; 8. 44C Shane
Cottle, Kokomo, IN; 9. 87C Rich Camfield, Decatur, IL: 10. 88 Dan Boorse, Milwaukee, WI;
11. 27 Josh Richards, Shinnston, WV; 12. 11W Dave Darland, Lincoln, IN; 13. 05 Brad Loyet,
Sunset Hills, MO; 14. 37X Casey Shuman, Tempe, AZ; 15. 36 Alan Ballard, Bakersfield, CA;
16. 71 Keith Rauch, Thornton, CO; 17. 8 Wally Pankratz, Orange, CA; 18. 20W Josh Wise,
Riverside, CA; 19. 67K Paul McMahan, Nashville, TN; 20. 7B Joe Boyles, Greenwood, MO; 21.
8S Jimmy Sills, Elverta, CA; 22. 85 Shane Hollingsworth, Indianapolis, IN; 23. 11Z Travis
Berryhill, American Canyon, CA; 24. 35 Mat Neely Robinson, IL |
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