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It is linked incorrectly on the front page as of Monday morning, so here it is:

Meyers Trophy Cup Champion by Ron Rodda Tulare CA…Starting 23^RD due to being the 2^nd highest point car, Jason Meyers finished 2^nd after 50 laps and won the Trophy Cup by accumulating the highest point total.Entering the finale, Meyers trailed Shane Stewart by six points and with a five point drop per position, needed to finish two places ahead of Stewart

.From lap 10 until the end, Meyers had that needed cushion, one that reached 7 cars at one time. When Stewart was involved in a lap 35 incident, he restarted at the back and the only way Meyers was not going to win the title was if some issue struck the 21X entry.Once Stewart fell behind, there was no other driver with a reasonable chance of catching Meyers as long as no incident collected the Clovis driver.Meyers’ final point margin was 14, a relatively large gap compared to Trophy Cup results from past years.

While Meyers was in control of the Cup for most of the 50 laps, the race for the win was an entirely different story. Completely inverted by points, having the top car start 24^th means the first two rows are the B main transfers.Outside front row starter, Dominic Scelzi, drove way beyond his 16 years of age and minimum sprint car experience, thrilling the huge crowd with his top of the track and wall challenging run.

Jonathan Allard chased Scelzi until finding the unforgiving Thunderbowl wall in turn one and Daryn Pittman took up the chase on lap 4.Pittman ran 2^nd until overheating problems on lap 17 put Shane Golobic behind Scelzi.A lap later Tim Kaeding, driving with back pain after a heat race incident, took 3^rd on the back stretch.

The top trio remained unchanged until Golobic flipped off of the turn 4 wall and T. Kaeding was 2^nd ahead of Jayme Barnes.Kaeding dropped out a lap later with handling problems and Meyers was now 3^rd and 5 cars ahead of Stewart.Scelzi and Barnes ran a few furious laps in a great lead duel until a Barnes slider in turn 4 on lap 36 got him a brief one lap lead.

Contact a lap later in turn 4 as they raced side by side led to Barnes falling back two spots and then dropping out, elevating Meyers to 2^nd and Kyle Hirst into 3^rd with 13 laps remaining.Hirst used a turn 4 slider to take 2^nd from Meyers while Stewart struggled to come back from his trip to the back but trailed Meyers by 7 cars. On lap 42 Hirst raced under Scelzi into turn 3 and made what became the winning pass with the slider.A lap later Meyers moved into 2^nd while Scelzi dropped back and Rico Abreu, the Friday winner, was now 3^rd.

The last 7 laps belonged to Hirst and he claimed the win. Meyers raced with Abreu for 2^nd place honors and several attempts by Abreu came up just short and Meyers was 2^nd over Abreu, Paul McMahan, and Roger Crockett.Stewart hustled back up to 6^th after being 12^th on lap 36, but the 3 cars between himself and Meyers was two more than Meyers needed to take the title.Heat race results moved the top 20 cars in total points directly to the A main.

The evening started with a trio of D mains, moving the top 3 into the C main.Next up were six very tough heats as they are completely inverted by points from Friday.The six top point cars start 8^th in the 10 lap races and Stewart, Meyers, Jac Haudenschild, and Abreu all finished 3^rd for the best result.Heat points left the gap between them unchanged except Abreu was scored 6^th when a muffler fell off during his heat, resulting in a DQ. Stephen

Allard won the C main and was joined by Trevor Turnbull, Matt Peterson, and Brent Kaeding.The B main moved Jonathan Allard, Dominic Scelzi, Cory Eliason, and Greg DeCaires to the 50-lap finale.A race long battle for the final transfer spot had 5 cars racing together for the honor at one point.

The track taking rubber during the B main caused tire wear concern for the 50 lapper, but a track prep session improved conditions and only the planned fuel stop was needed. Jason Meyers, thanks to the generous sponsorship of Southwest Contractors of Bakersfield, received $20,000 overall for his Trophy Cup championship.The 24-car field that took the green in the Saturday main also share the point fund that guarantees $2,000 minimum for overall Trophy Cup earnings.

With 122 cars participating in the three nights at Tulare Thunderbowl Raceway, huge crowds, and the success of other activities connected to the Trophy Cup, the 19^th annual event was memorable.

The tentative dates for 2013 are October 17-19 with a Thursday nonwing night starting the event. Next year’s 20^th Annual Trophy Cup will award the winged champion with a check for $50,000.There are 87 car owners that will receive priority entries next May.If all return their forms on time, the 2013 Cup will be full and no additional entries will be accepted.

is there a full point/payout run down anywhere?