Bobby East of
year to claim victories in all
three USAC National racing series, winning Saturday night’s “Dominic’s of
International
Raceway.
East, the son of noted car builder
Bob East, led all but the first three laps of the 100-lap USAC Weld Racing
Silver Crown race at the 3/4-mile paved oval. He caught early leader Jason
McCord on lap four and held off repeated challenges from runner-up Brian Tyler
to put his Power Stroke Diesel/Ford Beast/Ford into victory lane. The win
followed previous 2004 USAC victories in National Sprint Car and Midget Car
competition.
Trailing East and Tyler at the
checkered flag were pole
starter Jerry Coons, Jr., McCord,
Bud Kaeding, Dave Steele, J.J. Yeley,
Eric
Gordon, Dave Darland and Dane Carter. Coons won the pole Friday with a speed of 130.574
mph.
Saturday night’s race was
interrupted six times by yellow
flags but there were no driver
injuries in any of the incidents.
Teddy Beach won Friday’s 15-lap
“qualifying race.”
1. (3) Bobby East, $15,800, 100,
56:28.288, 79.686 mph.
2. (9) Brian Tyler, $8,100, 100.
3. (1) Jerry Coons, Jr., $5,800, 100.
4. (2) Jason McCord, $4,200, 100.
5. (12) Bud Kaeding, $3,400, 100.
6. (8) Dave Steele, $2,875, 100.
7. (5) J.J. Yeley,
$3,075, 100.
8. (4) Eric Gordon, $2,400, 100.
9. (16) Dave Darland, $2,200, 100.
10. (6) Dane Carter, $2,000, 100.
11. (22) Aaron Fike,
$1,900, 100.
12. (11) Rich Tobias, Jr. $1,800, 100.
13. (18) Jimmy Kite, $1,700, 100.
14. (20) David Gough, $1,650, 100.
15. (19) Russ Gamester, $1,600, 100,
16. (10) Michael Lewis, $1,550, 100.
17. (27) Wayne Reutimann,
$1,500, 100.
18. (29) Tony Hunt, $1,400, 100.
19. (31) Tony Elliott, $645, Engine, 95.
20. (17) Tyler Walker, $1,294, Accident, 94.
21. (13) Boston Reid, $1,269, Accident, 94.
22. (25) Teddy Beach, $1,238, Lost Wheel,
88.
23. (24) Aaron Pierce, $1,213, Brakes, 88.
24. (28) Bobby Santos, $1,188, Handling, 86.
25. (23) Aaron Pollock, $1,146, RF Tire, 71.
26. (14) Ron Gregory, $1,115, Accident, 65.
27. (26) Lance Kobusch,
$1,076, Handling, 51.
28. (21) John Heydenreich,
$1,049, Brakes, 49.
29 (15) Chet Fillip, $10,36,
Lost Wheel, 36.
30. (7) Jay Drake, $1,017, Accident, 17.
31. (30) Mike Ling, $1,004, Fuel Leak, 4.
Average Speed: 79.686 mph
Time of Race: 56:28.288
Caution Flags: 6 for 46 laps.
Lead Changes: 2 among 3 drivers.
Lap Leaders: McCord 1-3, East 4-100.
Fastest Qualifier: Jerry Coons, Jr. 20.678 seconds 130.574 mph.
Consolation Race Winner: (15
laps): Beach, 2. Kobusch, 3. Reutimann,
4.
Capie, 10. Tony Elliott, 11. Dave Slawiak, 12. Johnny Parsons. 5:40.02
New USAC Weld Racing Silver Crown Series
Standings: 1-Steele-282; 2-McCord-199; 3-Kaeding-187; 4-Tyler-175;
5-Darland-168; 6-Tracy Hines-144; 7-Gamester-140; 8-Heydenreich-137;
9-Reid-135; 10-East-120.
Next Weld Racing Silver
Crown Race: July 3-4 Fountain, CO Pikes
Peak International Raceway
“Rocky Mountain Classic”