July 2nd, 2006 - Dick Barton Wins Robert’s
Trucking 50 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Feature
At Stateline Speedway
By Glenn Slocum
Busti, NY: The Robert’s
Trucking World of Outlaw 50 brought 50 Super Late Models to Stateline Speedway
on a beautiful summer evening. After time trials it was many time Stateline
Champion and current point leader Ashville’s Dick Barton set fast time. Last
years WOO winner John Blankenship was second fastest followed by Billy Moyer,
Shane Clanton, Mike Amell, Paul Briggs, Steve Francis, Eric Jacobson, Chad
Valone and Andy Boozel. Rich Gardner narrowly defeated Chub Frank the Budweiser
Super Late Model King of the Hill match race. The two veterans ran side by side
for the entire five laps. Andy Boozel. Billy Decker and Steve Halpainy
successfully qualified through the first World of Outlaw consolation and Rick
Eckert, Chub Frank and Josh Richards made it in the second. Rich Gardner, Scott
Gurdak, Ed Carrier and Garrett Durrett were provisional starters. The finale saw
Barton lead from the start to beat the invaders for his 206th Super
Late feature and his first World of Outlaw Series event.
Rain began to fall on the second lap of the E-Mod event
forcing management to cancel the final event of the night.
Jason Genco won a caution strewn Spectator feature for
his second win of the season. Di
Steve Francis and Shane Clanton won the World of Outlaw
heats.
Bob Hazzard won his third of the season passing early
leader Rusty Briggs with three laps complete.
Mike Moore passed Nathan Short with three laps
remaining to win his third Outlaw Cadet feature.
Twenty-six of the best Super Late Models in the country
were led to the speedway by Dick Barton and John Blankenship. Steve Francis and
Shane Clanton were in row two. Barton led lap one with Blankenship second and
Francis third. The race stayed green fir the first seven laps even though
several cars made early contact but were able to recover. Andy Boozel was the
victim in the first yellow and Paul Briggs left the speedway with a broken tie
rod. Barton, Blankenship, Francis, Darrell Lanigan and Clanton were the top five
for the restart. Barton controlled the restart and had a five car length lead by
lap ten. Laps ten through fifteen saw Barton begin to catch the rear of the
field with the top fifteen strung out single file behind him. Barton was in lap
traffic by lap twenty with Rich Gardner the first one put a lap down.
Blankenship was able to close with Barton as they worked lap traffic at the half
way point. Barton temporarily lost the lead to Blankenship but quickly recovered
to lead the lap just as the yellow appeared for a slowing Billy Decker. The top
five remained the same with Dave Hess Jr. sixth. Eck retired shortly after the
restart as Barton quickly built a five car length lead over Blankenship. It was
all Barton over the next five as the entire field was single file behind him.
With ten to go it looked like Barton’s race. Lap traffic would become a factor
over the final ten circuits. Barton was in heavy lap traffic with five to go.
Barton took the two to go, then the white with still no challenge from
Blankenship and that was how it ended. Barton was to win his 206th
Super Late Model feature and get his first World of Outlaw Late Model Series
win.
John Mease led the Spectator division to the green
then got into the turn one concrete to bring out the yellow before the first lap
could be completed. Ryan Seekings stopped up against the turn four wall on the
restart for the second yellow with no laps complete. The third attempted start
failed with Stan Davis and Berton Chapel tangled up in turn two. Aron Dascomb
finally led the first lap then the yellow appeared for Glenn Slaney. The restart
ended in another caution with John Galati, Shayne Erhard and Rick Thompson just
some of the cars involved. Gary Fisher, Jason Genco and Dascomb were the lap
three restart leaders. Genco led three with Fisher second. Dascomb spun and
stopped then went down one lap. Slaney retired with a flat. Genco was several
car lengths ahead of Fisher at the half way point with Thoms a distant third.
Dascomb spun once more with eleven laps complete collecting Thompson for the
sixth caution. One lap later Thoms, Dave McClenahan and Brian Bush brought
caution seven. The restart failed with Shayne Erhard, Bush and Mease hooked
together in turn one. After the single file restart Genco ran unchallenged
through the final laps.
Bryan Ester and Ben Burgess were on the front row for
the Super Sportsman feature. Hank Francis led the first seven laps and gave way
to Rusty Briggs on lap eight. Ester brought out the yellow with five laps
remaining then again one lap later. Briggs, Mike Kosinski and Francis were the
restart leaders. Burgess spun for the third yellow. Bob Hazzard became a factor
after the restart stealing the lead from Briggs with three remaining. Kosinski
moved up to challenge Briggs for second and nearly made it happen at the
checkers. Hazzard won his third of the season.
Leonard Enos led the first two laps of the Outlaw Cadet
feature then gave way to Nathan Short on lap three. Enos lost the handle with
four laps complete for the first yellow. Short, Steve Moynihan and Mike Moore
were the lap five restart leaders. Debris brought out the caution on lap six.
Moore used the restart to gain the second spot. The leaders made contact with
five laps remaining. With three to go Moore used the high side to pass Short for
the lead and held on to easily win the event.
Spectators:
Feature: Jason Genco, Gary Fisher, Bill Reeves, John
Britt, Brian Graham, Rodney Thoms, Stan Davis, Jermin Strickland, Rick Thompson,
Aron Dascomb
Outlaw Cadets:
Feature: Mike Moore, Nathan Short, Steve Moynihan,
Lester Shoff, Kelly Frederes, Troy Dorman, Eugene Bevil Jr., Cliff Lanphere,
Paul Himes, Paul Norman Jr.
Budweiser Super Sportsman:
Feature: Bob Hazzard, Mike Kosinski, Rusty Briggs, Hank
Francis, Kelly Frederes, Bob Van Arsdale, Chris Kuschel, Aaron Robinson, Tim
Nocero, Ben Burgess
World of Outlaw Late Model Series:
Heat 1: Dick Barton, Dave Scott, Chad Valone, Tim
McCreadie, Billy Decker, Jeff Hoffman, Mike Arnell, Scott Gurdak, Kirk Ryan Jr.,
Tony Morris, Garrett Durrett, Dave Lyon
Heat 2: John Blankenship, Paul Briggs, Dave Hess Jr.,
Dale McDowell, Andy Boozel, Steve Halpainy, Rich Gardner, Eddie Carrier, Ward
Schell, Dutch Davies, Chris Hackett, Dave Tackett
Heat 3: Steve Francis, Billy Moyer, Doug Eck, Clint
Smith, Paul Davis, Josh Richards, Keith Barbara, John Lobb, Darrell Bossard, Ted
Kosinski, Pete Alspaugh, Kirk Bradley
Heat 4: Shane Clayton, Darrell Lanigan, Eric Jacobsen,
Matt Urban, Rick Eckert, Chub Frank, Scott Johnson, Ron Davies, Bump Hedman,
Mike Knight, George LaBarbera, Jim Mazur
Dash : Dick Barton, John Blankenship, Steve Francis,
Shane Clanton
Consi 1: Andy Boozel, Billy Decker, Steve Halpainy,
Scott Gurdak, Jeff Hoffman, Rich Gardner, Mike Arnell, Chris Hackett, Dave Lyon,
Eddie Carrier Jr., Dutch Davies, Tony Morris, Todd Andrews, Ward Schell, Kirk
Ryan Jr., Dave Tackett, Garrett Durrett
Consi 2: Rick Eckert, Chub Frank, Josh Richards, Scott
Johnson, Paul Davis, John Lobb, Darrell Bossard, Ron Davies, Bump Hedman, Ted
Kosinski, Mike Knight, Kirk Bradley, Jim Mazur, Pete Alspaugh, Shane Tenace,
Keith Barbara, George LaBarbera
Feature: Dick Barton, John Blankenship, Darrell
Lanigan, Steve Francis, Billy Moyer, Dave Hess Jr., Shane Clanton, Eric
Jacobsen, Dale McDowell, Clint Smith, David Scott, Tim McCreadie, Rick Eckert,
Josh Richards, Chub Frank, Scott Gurdak, Garrett Durrett, Eddie Carrier Jr.,
Andy Boozel, Billy Decker, Chad Valone, Doug Eck, Steve Halpainy, Rich Gardner,
Matt Urban, Paul Briggs