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Peters Tops Field at Lincoln County
NORTH PLATTE,
Neb. (Aug. 24, 2007)
– Veteran Mike Peters led most of the 25
laps at Lincoln County Raceway Friday to win
his first race of the season in the O’Reilly
NCRA Sprint Car Series, presented by
ICM/Ethanol.
Peters started the feature on the pole with
Bob Schaeffer to his outside. Schaeffer
stayed on top and took the lead in the first
turn with Peters in second. Toby Chapman and
Jon Freeman started third and fourth, and
fell in line in that order. Brian Brown
rounded out the top five.
Schaeffer held the lead until a slight
bobble through Turns 3 and 4 on the ninth
lap allowed Peters to slip underneath and
move in front at the flag stand.
On a lap 14 restart, Schaeffer looked to the
inside of Peters but bobbled again, this
time coming off Turn 2 onto the back
straight. Schaeffer got out of the gas and
lost three spots, pulling back into line
fourth behind Chapman and Freeman. That
allowed Peters to move away from the others.
Another caution bunched the field for lap 17
but Peters got the jump on Chapman and again
pulled away. Chapman closed late in the race
but wasn’t able to get close enough to try
for a pass as Peters collected his 13th
career NCRA 360 sprint car victory.
Chapman held
on for second while Freeman finished third,
Brown fourth and Mike Chadd fifth.
Two-time
defending series champion Garry Lee Maier
had won the series two previous visits to
North Platte
The point
battle behind Maier and Peters tightened up.
Entering the night, Don Droud Jr. was third,
J.D. Johnson and Stu Snyder fifth, all
separated by 50 points. On the evening,
Droud was eighth, Snyder ninth and Johnson
10th in the feature.
Freeman was sixth in points, 105 behind
Snyder, and finished third in the feature.
Heat #1:
1. (51) Mike
Peters,
Wichita ,
Kan. ;
2. (4) Mike Chadd,
Lincoln ,
Neb. ;
3. (11x) Garry Lee Maier,
Cimarron ,
Kan. ;
4. (2d) Stu Snyder, Waverly,
Neb. ; 5. (16)
Scott Cochran,
Arvada ,
Colo. ,
6. (1x) Don Droud Jr.,
Lincoln ,
Neb. ;
7. (43) A.J. Selenke,
Wichita ,
Kan. ;
8. (14) Jeff Hefner,
Denver ; 9. (8)
Brett Ream ,
Colorado
Springs,
Colo.
Heat #2:
1. (93x)
Bob Schaeffer,
Glenwood Springs ,
Colo. ;
2. (11)
Chad Corken,
Denver ; 3. (81)
Jon Freeman,
Salina ,
Kan. ;
4. (18) Jeremy Herbst,
North Platte ,
Neb. ;
5. (74) Zach Merritt,
Denver ; 6. (32)
Jamie Turnpin,
Bassett ,
Neb. ;
7. (98) J.D. Johnson,
Goddard ,
Kan. ;
8. (6) Mark Walinder,
Wheat Ridge ,
Colo.
Heat #3:
1. (84) Toby Chapman,
Lincoln ,
Neb. ;
2. (24A) Brian Brown,
Grain Valley ,
Mo. ;
3. (9m) Ricky Montgomery,
Denver ; 4.
(45x) C.J. Johnson, Quinter,
Kan. ; 5. (71)
Keith Rauch,
Thornton ,
Colo. ;
6. (44k) David Kubart,
North Platte ,
Neb. ;
DNS: (77) Mark Sweet,
Rock Springs ,
Wyo. ;
(31x) Josh Flood,
Denver .
B feature:
1. (1x) Don Droud Jr., 2. (16) Scott Cochran, 3. (71)
Keith Rauch, 4. (98) J.D. Johnson, 5. (43) A.J. Selenke,
6. (74) Zach Merritt, 7. (14) Jeff Heffner, 8. (32)
Jamie Turpin, 9. (31x) Josh Flood, 10. (6) Mark Walinder,
11. (44k) David Kubart, 12. (8) Brett Ream, DNS: (77)
Mark Sweet.
A feature:
1.
(51) Mike Peters, 2. (84) Toby Chapman, 3. (81) Jon
Freeman, 4. (24A) Brian Brown, 5. (4) Mike Chadd, 6.
(45x) C.J. Johnson, 7. (11x) Garry Lee Maier, 8. (1x)
Don Droud Jr., 9. (2d) Stu Snyder, 10. (98) J.D.
Johnson, 11. (71) Keith Rauch, 12. (18) Jeremy Herbst,
13. (43) A.J. Selenke, 14. (14) Jeff Heffner, 15. (32)
Jamie Turpin, 16. (16) Scott Cochran, 17. (9m) Ricky
Montgomery, 18. (93x) Bob Schaeffer, 10. (74) Zach
Merrit, 20. (11)
Chad Corkin.