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Topic: Bandit Sprint Car Series Finale Santa Maria- October 11th, 2008
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October 12, 2008 at
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BANDIT RESULTS SANTA MARIASPEEDWAYOCTOBER 11TH, 2008
(22 Cars) Qualifying Results: VMAC Quick-Time award 2F Jace VanderWeerd, 13.680 (VanderWeerd Construction) ; (2)17V "Hollywood" Dan Faria jr, Tipton,13.814 (Danny Faria jr); (3) 8M Jayson May, Taft,14.065 (May West Valley Crane); (4) oo7 Wes Gutierrez, San Martin, 14.095 (Styles Collision Centers); (5) 10 Richard VanderWeerd, Visalia, 14.120 (VanderWeerd Construction); (6) 49 Tyler Schmidt, Hollister,14.121 (Schmidt- Ty Style); (7) 8 Justyne Hamblin, Lemoore,14.163 (KB Motorsports); (8) 51 Rusty Carlile, Bakersfield,14.168 (Carlile- NTS Construction); (9) 11 Troy Rutherford, Ojai, 14.371 (TRR Motorsports); (10) 36B Kevin Barnes, Fresno, 15.505, (Barnes- B&K Towing); (11) 35 "Fast" Albert Pombo, Easton, 14.583, (Pombo- Evans Electric); (12) 5K Mike Knopf, Santa Maria, 14.607 (Knopf- Enforcer Engines); (13) 14 T.J. Smith, Visalia, 14.613 (Lemon Motorsports); (14) 35D Steve DeMott, Santa Maria, 14.655 (Renee DeMott); (15)16J "Awesome" Bill Jones, Santa Maria, 14.771 (Jones- Santa Maria Masonry); (16) 25 Jared Little, Hanford, 14.790 (Little- Little Chiropractic); (17) 21A Ryan Guy, Atascadero, 14.953 (Guy Motorsports); (18) 28 Davey Knott, Fresno, 15.078 (Knott- Fig Garden Golf Course); (19) Don Gansen, Rialto, 15.085 (Gansen Racing); (20) 19 "Slammin'" Brandon Thomson, Norwalk, 15.680 (Fred Thomson); (21) 4 Rick Eberhardt, Livermore, 15.409 (Ridgeline Framing); (22) 29 Hobie Conway, Ventura, 15.972 (Conway- Kruseman Driving School)
* Brandon Thomson withdrawl #19 post qualifying, entered #92 tagged heat race 4- motor issues.
SPINTECH MUFFLERS Heat 1: SMITH; R. VanderWeerd; J. VanderWeerd; Rutherford; Eberhardt; Guy
STAINLESS STORAGE SOLUTIONS Heat 2: FARIA jr; DeMott; Barnes; Schmidt; Conway, Knott
EXTREME MUFFLERS Heat 3: MAY; Hamblin; A. Pombo; Gansen; Jones
STAINLESS STORAGE SOLUTIONS Heat 4: KNOPF; Carlile; Gutierrez; Little; Thomson
30 Lap Feature: Gutierrez (7); R. VanderWeerd (6);Carlile (4); Barnes jr (3); Schmidt (13); J. VanderWeerd (10); Hamblin (5); DeMott (12); Thomson (22); Conway (21); Jones (15); Little (16); May (8); Smith (11); A. Pombo (2); Faria jr 9); Rutherford (14); Gansen (19); Knott (18); Eberhardt (20); Knopf (1); Guy (17)
iTi Performance Motorsports Award: Wes Gutierrez
BR Motorsports Rookie-of-the Race: Wes Gutierrez
BR Motorsports/ VMAC Runner-up Award: Richard VanderWeerd
Kaeding Performance Hard Charger Award: Tyler Schmidt
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October 13, 2008 at
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I really liked the mention of the car owner's name for your qualifying times. It makes things just that much more interesting. Thanks Pete!
"Ralphie, Senor, muchas gracias por una mas cerveza" -
Scott Daloisio @ the PAS
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October 13, 2008 at
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Just curious...hard charger..schmidt started 13 finished 5-8spots....thomsom started 22,finished 9-13 spots,conway started 21,finished 10-11spots.......New Math?
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October 13, 2008 at
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wondered that myself. how did vv practice go Dan?
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October 13, 2008 at
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Posted By: jeremyqueenerracin on October 13 2008 at 04:20:16 PM
wondered that myself. how did vv practice go Dan?
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practice at Victorville went well,overall about 50+ cars,only7/8 sprints.good mild weather,everyone played well together,but a guy did tear a midget up,someone rolled a dwarf and another dwarf windowed his motor....sooo just another day at the races...don't forget we're running again Sat. night,open comp. sprint cars...run what you brung.....
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October 13, 2008 at
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Brandon did a great job, he is a heck of a race car driver. Wasn't based simply on the math. This is why... Brandon was a lap down and made spots by simply finishing. He had problems and had to start in a back up car. All good for him.
Schmidt really did a great job. He was in the battle from the begining and was charging and passing cars which is what the award should be earned for, correct?
If it were based on numbers alone then yes...but it wasn't a positions gained award...it was a hard charger award.
That being said- Brandon could have earned a hard charger award in a dozen or more races this year.
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Pete, I want to thank you for the compliment and I had a great time, I felt comfortable with just about every car I raced with and must have battled side by side with Justyne for at least a dozen laps, if not more (I think the picture on the home page of www.santamariaspeedway.com shows it all). The whole staff at Santa Maria Speedway put on a great show and the only way I could have had more fun is if I passed four more cars. I was very fortunate to have my family there to support me and I really appreciate any help or support I receive from sponsors, family, and friends. I also wanna give a huge thanks to Danny Faria and his crew for helping me "dial in" my car under red flags. Thank you everybody who helps make my my dreams happen.
Tyler Schmidt #49
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October 13, 2008 at
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Posted By: Pete Curto on October 13 2008 at 06:18:12 PM
Brandon did a great job, he is a heck of a race car driver. Wasn't based simply on the math. This is why... Brandon was a lap down and made spots by simply finishing. He had problems and had to start in a back up car. All good for him.
Schmidt really did a great job. He was in the battle from the begining and was charging and passing cars which is what the award should be earned for, correct?
If it were based on numbers alone then yes...but it wasn't a positions gained award...it was a hard charger award.
That being said- Brandon could have earned a hard charger award in a dozen or more races this year.
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That makes perfect sence. Brandon had motor problems in the 19, then got caught up in the lap 2 wreck and bent every rod on the car. We were lucky to finish. Great night of racing, I really enjoyed the entire show.
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Posted By: tschmidt49 on October 13 2008 at 10:28:03 PM
Pete, I want to thank you for the compliment and I had a great time, I felt comfortable with just about every car I raced with and must have battled side by side with Justyne for at least a dozen laps, if not more (I think the picture on the home page of www.santamariaspeedway.com shows it all). The whole staff at Santa Maria Speedway put on a great show and the only way I could have had more fun is if I passed four more cars. I was very fortunate to have my family there to support me and I really appreciate any help or support I receive from sponsors, family, and friends. I also wanna give a huge thanks to Danny Faria and his crew for helping me "dial in" my car under red flags. Thank you everybody who helps make my my dreams happen.
Tyler Schmidt #49
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Hey Tyler, Since joining up with the Bandit Series, you all have done a great job, even coming within a whisker of a feature win!. You climbed into the top 10 in points. An awesome feat considering the competition.
I know that not everyone is always happy and satisfied with what goes on- but even though I get chewed on now and then thanks need to go out to all of the teams out there for making this one of the best and most satisfying seasons for me since taking on this job 5 years ago. But thank you specifically to you and your dad- as a family guy it was great to see the relationship you and your dad have and what you did with an army of two!
Looking forward to you guys moving forward next year. I know that you and your family made a lot of sacrifices to pull to and support events at Santa Maria, Kings, Bakersfield and Ventura all from Hollister (near San Jose). Your dad, mom and grand parents are great race fans as well as the number one Tyler Schmidt fans!
That is one of the things I love about this sport. What holds true for you is a commen thread in sprint car racing- it is a family deal which I will comment on further later on.
Pete Curto
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Posted By: jeremyqueenerracin on October 13 2008 at 10:37:36 PM
That makes perfect sence. Brandon had motor problems in the 19, then got caught up in the lap 2 wreck and bent every rod on the car. We were lucky to finish. Great night of racing, I really enjoyed the entire show.
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Were you there Jeremy? If that was you helping Brandon- you should have introduced yourself.
Brandon is a good kid and like my comments to Tyler, goes for Brandon- Granpa Fred and dad Jim are great people and a big part of what this deal is about. Brandon is not a cry baby nor is he a complainer- he is a racer who drives his heart out- does his deal and then heads on down the road! He is the same young man everytime I see him- grinning from ear to ear and strapping it on and putting on the best effort he can- first place or 10th place you know he put forth his best. He is not a stroker.
So as you can see is is one of my favorites...but then again I cannot name anyone who is not my favorite that is in a car... I love this deal and the people that race...
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Posted By: race88 on October 13 2008 at 05:09:58 PM
practice at Victorville went well,overall about 50+ cars,only7/8 sprints.good mild weather,everyone played well together,but a guy did tear a midget up,someone rolled a dwarf and another dwarf windowed his motor....sooo just another day at the races...don't forget we're running again Sat. night,open comp. sprint cars...run what you brung.....
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run what you brung.....
Any Engine, Any Fuel?
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October 14, 2008 at
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Posted By: new-parts on October 14 2008 at 04:25:23 PM
run what you brung.....
Any Engine, Any Fuel?
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No Tech.......you show up with anything you want under the hood,if you aren't allowed to run I'll load up in protest....ain't my show so thats the best I can do....love to see that 750 cu.in.twin turbo perform an that little 1/4 mi. clay oval...or save it for the Turkey Classic for the big bucks....
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October 14, 2008 at
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Edited results, scoring reversed Gansen and Eberhardt. Was corrected, figured I'd do the same on-line.
Don Gansen made the long trip and his night ended too soon! He was fast and we were happy to have him race with us. They are nice people and we hope to see him and his team again.
Rick Eberhardt tows all the way from Livermore to where ever the bandito's are running. He finished 9th in points. Not bad for a rookie...
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