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TIMKAEDINGWINSFIRSTOCEAN SPRINTS FEATURE OF 2011
WATSONVILLE,
CALIFORNIA (April 16, 2011) – Tim Kaeding kicked off the 2011 Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo
by winning the 30 lap feature after passing Tommy Tarlton for the lead in the
lapped traffic.The win marked Kaeding’s
second of 2011 after winning the ASCS National Tour race at Tulare in February.
“It was
Tommy’s race to loose.He was running a
good pace, but he just couldn’t get by lapped traffic,” Kaeding said.“It was definitely one of those things where
Watonsville traffic always comes into play.”
Tarlton,
the 2010 series champion, led the 22 car starting field out of the gate and a
series of yellows slowed action early.James Bondurant, Jeremy Chisum, and Steve Osborne all had early spins to
bring out cautions.
On lap
four, business picked up for the lead when 2010 King of California Kyle Larson
charged to the inside of Tarlton into turn one.Tarlton and Larson made contact causing Larson to slow
dramatically.Fast-time qualifier Shane
Golobic had nowhere to go, sending Larson for a spin.
All cars
involved were able to continue, with Larson going on a torrid run from the
back.Kaeding moved up into second past
Golobic on lap seven.
A series of
cautions by lap 13 saw Prundale’s Justin Sanders crack the top-five, but on the
restart he slowed with a power steering failure.
By lap 19,
Larson had used the outside to move all the up to seventh place while Kaeding
began to reel in Tarlton.The move for
the lead came on lap 21 when Kaeding passed Tarlton on the bottom coming out of
turn two.
“We had a
good race car, but we didn’t have a great race car,” Kaeding said.“So we kinda just tipy-toed around and Tommy
just missed the bottom enough so I could get down into the moisture where I was
good.Tommy is always good here and fast
wherever he goes, but traffic always gets people.”
Kaeding
also credited his victory from what he learned watching the Wingless Sprint
main event.After a series of heat races
where the top was the fast way around the track, the complexion changed in the
feature as evidenced by Adam Kaeding’s run on the bottom to win the wingless
main.
Larson
continued his strong charge through the field by passing Mason Moore for fifth
on lap 28, while Golobic made a late race charge after Tarlton.
Kaeding
took the victory followed by Tarlton, Golobic, Ronnie Day of Salinas, and Larson.“Cowboy” Craig Smith won the DDNi Hard Charger
award after qualifying 18th and finishing ninth in the feature.
Golobic’s
fast lap of 12.002 seconds came during the new group qualifying format at Ocean
Speedway, which Golobic credited for the pole.
“I like
this new qualifying technique as I had something in front of me kinda like a
carrot to chase after,” Golobic said.“It felt good to start the year off with a good qualifying run with how
bad we’ve qualified in the past.”
The
fast-time paid $75 from Ray Scheidt’s Electric and a $50 KSE gift certificate
from Kaeding Performance.
Heat race
wins went to Kaeding, Larson, and San Jose’s Ryan Rusconi who was a surprise
scratch for the feature.
The Ocean
Sprints presented by Taco Bravo will return to action on April 30 at Tulare
Thunderbowl with their next race at Ocean Speedway scheduled for May 6.
Full
results are available on www.oceanspeedway.com or at
mylaps.com
For more
information on the Ocean Sprint Cars presented by Taco Bravo, including post-race
interviews, log onto http://www.oceansprints.com
For more on
the Ocean Speedway visit http://www.oceanspeedway.com
www.stevenblakesley.com
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