Wednesday Night Results - January 5, 2005
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (January 5, 2005) The 19th edition of the
OReilly Chili Bowl Midget Nationals kicked off at Tulsa Expo Raceway Wednesday night
with Californias Josh Ford scoring an impressive wire-to-wire triumph in the 25-lap
Creek Nation Casino Qualifying Showdown.
Ford was chased to the line by Wisconsin shoe Chad DeSelle, Missouris Danny Lasoski
and Arizonas Casey Shuman, each of whom locked themselves into Saturday nights
50-lap OReilly Chili Bowl Midget Nationals championship main event.
I was just two laps away from my first USAC Sprint win here at Tulsa Fairground
Motorplex in September and I cut a tire and lost that race, so I guess Tulsa just paid me
back, Ford quipped afterward. Man, Keith (Kunz) and those guys gave me a great
car, that thing was awesome.
This plaque means a lot to me, its the biggest thing Ive won. Keith Kunz
and Pete Willoughby are so on and as long as I stay focused, I just seem to keep doing
better and better. Well have a good chance on Saturday night but theres gonna
be a lot of good guys, if it works your way you might get it. But as he (Danny Lasoski)
knows sometimes it doesnt work your way and you might end up second or third, we all
want that Golden Driller so were gonna give it all weve got, Ford
concluded.
Ford earned the pole position for Wednesday nights Creek Nation Casino Qualifying
Showdown by virtue of racing from seventh to win the third of the evenings dozen
heat races. Ford was joined on the front row by ninth heat race winner Mike Welker as
Steve Buckwalter and Dustin Morgan made up the second row.
Ford outgunned Welker at the drop of the green and led fifth-starter Jon Stanbrough,
seventh-starter DeSelle and Buckwalter across the stripe to complete the first lap. The
caution flew moments later when Welker looped his mount in turn two, collecting several
cars in the process. On the ensuing restart, Welker toppled his mount in the same corner,
bringing an early end to his night.
Ford set the pace on the restart with Stanbrough and DeSelle dicing for the second
position just three car-lengths back. DeSelle soon took command of second from Stanbrough
while Buckwalter and Brandon Waelti vied for fourth.
After a lap seven caution for a three-car tangle involving Sparky Howard, Levi Jones and
Critter Malone, Waeltis strong run was cut short when he spun down the front stretch
after making contact with Stanbrough as the pair raced for fourth.
The final 18 rounds were run in non-stop fashion, with Ford piloting the Keith Kunz-owned
Esslinger-powered No. 73 Vital Express/Temecula Valley Pipe Supply Bullet flawlessly to
capture the biggest win of his young career.
After earning 2004 Chili Bowl Wildcard Award honors, DeSelle held second the rest of the
way to lock himself into Saturdays finale aboard James Fiscus
Esslinger-powered RFS Advanced Fastening System No. 6d Buzzard.
Meanwhile, Lasoski had advanced from his twelfth starting position into sixth by the final
caution on lap seven, then had moved up to fourth by the tenth lap. Lasoski then put the
pressure on young Shuman, who had taken over third on the ninth round after starting the
feature in ninth. Lasoskis persistence paid off as he snared the show position
aboard Jerry Russells Mopar-powered Bass Pro Shops No. 20L on the 23rd lap, with
Shuman keeping A.J. Felkers Pontiac-powered Main Street Billiards/Pro Shocks No. 37x
Stealth in the final transfer position to Saturdays main event.
Stanbrough settled for a fifth place finish, with Paul White racing from 17th to claim
sixth. Buckwalter crossed the line in seventh, with veteran Chili Bowl prankster Kevin
Olson racing from 23rd to snare eighth. Mike Spencer was ninth, with Cole Carter
completing the top ten.
Heat race winners for Wednesday nights 83-car field included Tyler Brown,
Stanbrough, Ford, Carter, Buckwalter, Shuman, Spencer, Joey Montgomery, Welker, Nick
Lundgreen, Waelti and Dan Boorse. J.J. Yeley topped the 10-lap D Main, with Cody Weisensel
and Bob Harr claiming victory honors in the twin C Mains. White and Montgomery
were both victorious in B Main action.
After winning the nights twelfth heat race, two-time Chili Bowl winner Boorse exited
the feature after 14 rounds with a cut right front tire.
Yeley, who suffered a broken radius rod in his heat race, struggled in his C
Main after the D Main triumph and exited before the checkered flag. Yeley, who
advanced 69 positions by racing from an F Feature to third in the 2004 edition
of the OReilly Chili Bowl Midget Nationals, will find himself mired deep in the
alphabet soup of Saturdays features for the third year in a row.
There were in excess of a dozen flip victims in Wednesdays action, with R.J.
Johnson, Zach Chappell and Matt Michaels taking the wildest of the rides. There were no
injuries.
The five-lap Scott Performance Wire/Rocket Chassis Late Model Chili Bowl Challenge
featuring Rick Eckert, Bart Hartman, Tim McCreadie and Jeep Van Wormer was postponed to
Friday night due to time constraints.
Results for Heat races (10 laps) Wednesday night
(top 16 in passing points to A; next 28 to two B Mains; next 28 to two C Mains; rest to D
Main)
Heat 1: 1. #34 Tyler Brown, Norco, CA; 2. #93 Dustin Morgan, Owasso, OK; 3. #79 Damion
Gardner, Concord, CA; 4. #19 Chris Wagner, Colorado Spring, CO; 5. #22J Jasiel Randolph,
Tulsa, OK; 6. #2 Mark Bush, Cumming, GA; 7. #8A Matt Hummel, Brownsburg, IN.
Heat 2: 1. #25 Jon Stanbrough, Danville, IN; 2. #1W Paul White, Temple, TX; 3. #84 Nelson
Stewart, Avon, IN; 4. #74 Eddie Sauer, Loves Park, IL; 5. #12J Jay Mounce, Downs, IL; 6.
#90 Mark Lightfoot, Springfield, MO; DNS #97 Patrick Bruns, Champaign, IL.
Heat 3: 1. #73 Josh Ford, Ventura, CA; 2. #12H Rick Hendrix, Canoga Park, CA; 3. #74K Brad
Kuhn, Avon, IN; 4. #6R Bill Rose, Plainfield, IN; 5. #81 Shane Carson, Yukon, OK; 6. #32F
Dave Fuhrman, Avon, IN; 7. #24L Roy Larkin, Tulsa, OK.
Heat 4: 1. #007 Cole Carter, Brownsburg, IN; 2. #3 Tracy Miller, Reading, PA; 3. #42B
Garratt Boyden, Santa Cruz, CA; 4. #14B Kevin Battles, Collinsville, OK; 5. #51J R.J.
Johnson, Phoenix, AZ; 6. #05 Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills, MO.
Heat 5: 1. #5B Steve Buckwalter, Royersford, PA; 2. #6D Chad DeSelle, Sun Prairie, WI; 3.
#27C Sparky Howard, Santa Rosa, CA; 4. #7A Doug Elliott, Port Orange, FL; 5. #32P Randi
Pankratz, Atascadero, CA; 6. #51Z Zach Chappell, Talala, OK; 7. #11OS J.J. Yeley,
Stilesville, IN.
Heat 6: 1. #37X Casey Shuman, Chandler, AZ; 2. #10 Greg Lueckert, Kansas City, MO; 3. #25X
Jerome Rodela, El Monte, CA; 4. #71 Jay Drake, Val Verde, CA; 5. #31 Donnie Lehmann,
Springfield, IL; 6. #1P Conner Pullen, Amarillo, TX; 7. #39X Lee Beckwith, Joliet, IL.
Heat 7: 1. #50M Mike Spencer, Temecula, CA; 2. #20L Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO; 3. #10C
Chris DArcy, San Jose, CA; 4. #20W Cody Weisensel, Sun Prairie, WI; 5. #1AZ Adam
Young, Phoenix, AZ; 6. #31S Evan Sewell, Jenks, OK; 7. #15T Michael Trimble, San Jose, CA.
Heat 8: 1. #52C Joey Montgomery, Fredericktown, MO; 2. #6J Levi Jones, Olney, IL; 3. #42
Bugs Norbury, Prescott Valley, AZ; 4. #16 Tiffany Wyzard, Williamsville, IL; 5. #96 Cody
Brewer, Choctaw, OK; 6. #41 Matt Sherrell, Tulsa, OK; 7. #7 Shannon McQueen, Bakersfield,
CA.
Heat 9: 1. #22 Mike Welker, Peoria, AZ; 2. #5 Davey Ray, Davenport, IA; 3. #11A Brett
Anderson, Belleville, IL; 4. #2H Bob Harr, Arvada, CO; 5. #51N Mike Nigh, Brownsburg, IN;
6. #9M Matt Michaels, Choctaw, OK; 7. #19N Nick ONeal, Wagoner, OK.
Heat 10: 1. #40 Nick Lundgreen, Indianapolis, IN; 2. #73E Jason Yount, Fresno, CA; 3. #14M
Jason Meyers, Clovis, CA; 4. #61A Toby Brown, Carthage, MO; 5. #77U Chris Urish, Elkhart,
IL; 6. #71BG Mike Leslie, Peoria, AZ DNS - #17M Austin Martin, Brownsburg, IN.
Heat 11: 1. #3W Brandon Waelti, Sun Prairie, WI; 2. #25P Frank Polimeda, Fort Lee, NJ; 3.
#99 Kyle Rayburn, Pueblo West, CO; 4. #6C George Aimone, Gardner, IL; 5. #85X Jordan
Noblitt, Columbus, IN; 6. #48 Jimmy Miller, Parowan, UT; 7. #95J Rik Forbes, Omaha, NE.
Heat 12: 1. #88 Dan Boorse, Milwaukee, WI; 2. #10B Thomas Briggs, Anna, OH; 3. #6M Kevin
Olson, Rockford, IL; 4. #21 Steve Stroud, St. Charles, MO; 5. #1C Chad McDaniel,
Concordia, KS; 6. #03 Kirk Kubik, Long Beach, CA; 7. #2M Dave Shirk, Mohnton, PA.
D Main (10 Laps) - top 4 to Twin C Mains
D Main: 1. #11OS J.J. Yeley, Stilesville, IN; 2. #8A Matt Hummel, Brownsburg, IN; 3. #7
Shannon McQueen, Bakersfield, CA; 4. #15T Michael Trimble, San Jose, CA; 5. #97 Patrick
Bruns, Champaign, IL; 6. #2M Dave Shirk, Mohnton, PA; 7. #19N Nick ONeal, Wagoner,
OK; 8. #39X Lee Beckwith, Joliet, IL.
C Mains (12 Laps) - top 2 to Twin B Mains
First C Main: 1. #20W Cody Weisensel, Sun Prairie, WI; 2. #32P Randi Pankratz, Atascadero,
CA; 3. #51J R.J. Johnson, Phoenix, AZ; 4. #31S Evan Sewell, Jenks, OK; 5. #77U Chris
Urish, Elkhart, IL; 6. #7 Shannon McQueen, Bakersfield, CA; 7. #48 Jimmy Miller, Parowan,
UT; 8. #85X Jordan Noblitt, Columbus, IN; 9. #12J Jay Mounce, Downs, IL; 10. #05 Brad
Loyet, Sunset Hills, MO; 11. #6C George Aimone, Gardner, IL; 12. #96 Cody Brewer, Choctaw,
OK; 13. #1P Conner Pullen, Amarillo, TX; 14. J.J. Yeley, Stilesville, IN. DNS - #90 Mark
Lightfoot, Springfield, MO; #9M Matt Michaels, Choctaw, OK.
Second C Main: 1. #2H Bob Harr, Arvada, CO; 2. #1AZ Adam Young, Phoenix, AZ; 3. #81 Shane
Carson, Yukon, OK; 4. #21 Steve Stroud, St. Charles, MO; 5. #8A Matt Hummel, Brownsburg,
IN; 6. #1C Chad McDaniel, Concordia, KS; 7. #32F David Fuhrman, Avon, IN; 8. #51N Mike
Nigh, Brownsburg, IN; 9. #41 Matt Sherrell, Tulsa, OK; 10. #31 Don Lehmann, Springfield,
IL; 11. #22J Jasiel Randolph, Tulsa, OK; 12. #2 Mark Bush, Cumming, GA; 13. #71BG Mike
Leslie, Peoria, AZ; 14. #97 Patrick Bruns. DNS - #51Z Zach Chappell, Talala, OK; #03 Kirk
Kubik, Long Beach, CA.
B Mains (15 Laps) - top 4 to A Main
First B Main: 1. #1W Paul White, Temple, TX; 2. #6J Levi Jones, Olney, IL; 3. #27C Sparky
Howard, Santa Rosa, CA; 4. #6M Kevin Olson, Rockford, IL; 5. #14M Jason Meyers, Clovis,
CA; 6. #6R Bill Rose, Plainfield, IN; 7. #32P Randi Pankratz, Atascadero, CA; 8. #20W Cody
Weisensel, Sun Prairie, WI; 9. #42 Bugs Norbury, Prescott Valley, AZ; 10. #74K Brad Kuhn,
Avon, IN; 11. #14B Kevin Battles, Collinsville, OK; 12. #73E Jason Yount, Fresno, CA; 13.
#10 Greg Lueckert, Kansas City, MO; 14. #42B Garratt Boyden, Santa Cruz, CA; 15. #99 Kyle
Rayburn, Pueblo West, CO; 1. #11A Brett Anderson, Belleville, IL.
Second B Main: 1. #52C Joey Montgomery, Fredericktown, MO; 2. #79 Damion Gardner, Concord,
CA; 3. #71 Jay Drake, Val Verde, CA; 4. #25P Frank Polimeda, Fort Lee, NJ; 5. #61A Toby
Brown, Carthage, MO; 6. #12H Rick Hendrix, Canoga Park, CA; 7. #16 Tiffany Wyzard,
Williamsville, IL; 8. #19 Chris Wagner, Colorado Springs, CO; 9. #1AZ Adam Young, Phoenix,
AZ; 10. #2H Bob Harr, Arvada, CO; 11. #10C Chris DArcy, San Jose, CA; 12. #7A Doug
Elliott, Port Orange, FL; 13. #25X Jerome Rodela, El Monte, CA; 14. #74 Eddy Sauer, Loves
Park, IL; 15. #84 Nelson Stewart, Avon, IN; 16. #40 Nick Lundgreen, Indianapolis, IN.
A Main (25 Laps) - top 4 transfer to Saturday A feature; others to Saturday B & C
features
A Main: 1. #73 Josh Ford, Ventura, CA; 2. #6D Chad DeSelle, Sun Prairie, WI; 3. #20L Danny
Lasoski, Dover, MO; 4. #37X Casey Shuman, Chandler, AZ; 5. #25 Jon Stanbrough, Jamestown,
IN; 6. #1W Paul White, Temple, TX; 7. #5B Steve Buckwalter, Royersford, PA; 8. #6M Kevin
Olson, Rockford, IL; 9. #50M Mike Spencer, Temecula, CA; 10. #007 Cole Carter, Brownsburg,
IN; 11. #79 Damion Gardner, Concord, CA; 12. #71 Jay Drake, Val Verde, CA; 13. #25P Frank
Polimeda, Fort Lee, NJ: 14. #27C Sparky Howard, Santa Rosa, CA; 15. #3W Brandon Waelti,
Sun Prairie, WI; 16. #88 Dan Boorse, Milwaukee, WI; 17. #5 Davey Ray, Davenport, IA; 18.
#52C Joey Montgomery, Fredericktown, MO; 19. #6J Levi Jones, Olney, IL; 20. #22 Mike
Welker, Peoria, AZ; 21. #10B Thomas Briggs, Anna, OH; 22. #93 Dustin Morgan, Owasso, OK;
23. #34 Tyler Brown, Norco, CA; 24. #3 Tracy Miller, Reading, PA.
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