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Hunt Takes Madera CASA/USAC “Best in the West” Feature
By Glenn Hopper
7-7-07 – Madera, CA --- Defending CASA, USAC Western States, and “Best in the West” Series champion Tony Hunt hustled his maroon Alan Kaiser owned sprinter, with the big number one on the tail, into victory lane at Madera Speedway’s banked one-third mile paved oval after a hard fought run to the front of a scheduled 50 lap feature event. The event was called after 47 laps when rookie sprint car driver Richard Bailey took a hard tumble and vaulted over the fence in turn one. Bailey was transferred to a local hospital, treated and released but the delay caused race directors to call the race official at that point.
Bailey, by virtue of his best yet qualifying effort started on the front row and led lap one before being overtaken by Johnny Rodriguez on lap two. Rodriguez held the point until lap 10 when two-time CASA champ Nick Rescino took the top spot. Hunt took over on lap 18 and went on to post the win.
Heat races were won by CASA championship point leader Jo-Jo Helberg and Greg Anderson, and Hunt was fast qualifier in time trials.
Next up: CASA will co-sanction with USAC Western States for round 5 of the “Best in the West Series” when Altamont Motorsports Park hosts the pavement pounding sprinters at their ultra-fast half-mile on Saturday July 14th. For more information on CASA activity, visit www.casaracing.com
QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Tony Hunt 13.814
2. Ryan Kaplan 13.878
3. Tanner Swanson 13.906
4. Laura Hayes 13.951
5. Nick Rescino Jr. 13.958
6. Matt DeMartini 14.025
7. Richard Bailey 14.071
8. Johnny Rodriguez 14.078
9. Shauna Hogg 14.103
10. Greg Anderson 14.127
11. Jo-Jo Helberg 14.150
12. Jim Kaiser 14.351
13. Anthony Simone 14.380
14. Jessica Helberg 14.518
15. Eric Humphries 14.745
16. Scott Clough 15.209
17. Allen Harney 17.858
FIRST HEAT: (8 laps)
1. Jo-Jo Helberg
2. Hogg
3. Rescino
4. Hunt
5. Bailey
6. Swanson
7. Simone
8. Humphries
NT
SECOND HEAT: (8 laps)
1. Anderson
2. Kaplan
3. DeMartini
4. Rodriguez
5. Jessica Helberg
6. Hayes
7. Kaiser
8. Clough
NT
FEATURE: (50 laps – Halted after 47 due to accident)
1. Tony Hunt
2. Ryan Kaplan
3. Tanner Swanson
4. Greg Anderson
5. Shauna Hogg
6. Laura Hayes
7. Jim Kaiser
8. Matt DeMartini
9. Anthony Simone
10. Jo-Jo Helberg
11. Richard Bailey
12. Johnny Rodriguez
13. Eric Humphries
14. Nick Rescino Jr.
15. Jessica Helberg
16. Scott Clough
NT
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1 Bailey, Laps 2-9 Rodriguez, Laps 10-17 Rescino, Laps 18-47 Hunt.
CASA Point Standings as of 7/7/2007
1 Joe Helberg 216
2 Jim Kaiser 200
3 Scott Clough 180
4 Tony Hunt 177
5 Tanner Swanson 171
6 Matt DeMartini 149
7 Jessica Helberg 129
8 Kody Swanson 54
9 Alan Harney 50
10 Tony Iacobitti 46
2007 “Best in the West” Series Points as of 7/7/2007
Driver Points Change
1 Ryan Kaplan 234 0
2 Joe Helberg 223 0
3 Shauna Hogg 220 0
Greg Anderson 220 0
5 Jim Kaiser 208 0
6 Eric Humphries 201 +1
7 Nick Rescino, Jr. 195 +1
8 Scott Clough 189 +1
9 Tony Hunt 178 +1
10 Tanner Swanson 174 +1
11 Laura Hayes 163 +1
12 Brian Geiszler 154 -7
13 Richard Bailey 151 +1
14 Matt DeMartini 143 +2
15 Jessica Helberg 137 0
16 Brian McClish 108 -4
17 Anthony Simone 100 +5
18 Alan Harney 93 +3
19 Kody Swanson 60 -2
20 Jimmy Sills 55 -2
21 Evan Funk 51 -2
22 Dave Gilmore 50 -2
23 Johnny Rodriguez 49 NA
24 Tim Barber 46 -1
25 Garrett Peterson 45 -1
26 Tony Iacobitti 43 -1
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