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Shaffer Makes it Two-for-Two in ASCS Rebel Action at East Bay
Lonnie Wheatley, TAMPA, Fla. (February 26, 2010) – Tim Shaffer made it two wins in as many
nights of “Kings” competition at East Bay Raceway Park’s 34th Annual Winter Nationals by
charging to the winner’s circle in Friday night’s 25-lap American Sprint Car Series Rebel Region
preliminary main event.
The veteran Aliquippa, PA, hotshoe solidly established himself as a favorite for Saturday night’s
$14,500 to win Ninth Annual Ronald Laney Memorial with his second win in a row aboard the
Kistler-powered C&H Motorsports No. 83 J&J.
And for the second night in a row, it as Canadian Lou Kennedy, Jr., that Shaffer chased down for
the lead. But, after a late move on Thursday night, Shaffer needed just four laps to race from his
fifth starting position into the lead on Friday night.
While traffic was a factor much of the way after the race’s lone caution appeared after seven laps,
it did little to deter Shaffer’s winning pace. “The car was so good, I could move around where they
weren’t.”
Shaffer was ultimately chased to the stripe by defending Ronald Laney Memorial winner Jesse
Hockett, who took second away from Kennedy at the midway point.
Danny Smith claimed the show position, with Tony Bruce, Jr., and Mark Smith rounding out the
top five.
Travis Rilat was sixth, with Kennedy, Gary Wright, Tommy Worley, Jr., and Wayne Johnson
completing the top ten.
Shaffer, Kennedy, Tony Bruce, Jr., Rilat and Hockett topped Friday night’s heat race action, with
Glenn Styres, Chris Williams and J.D. Johnson winning the “B” Mains.
With two nights of ASCS Rebel Region action in the books at East Bay Raceway Park, Shaffer
stands undefeated with two heat race wins and two main events leading into Saturday night’s
Ninth Annual Ronald Laney Memorial.
The originally posted winner’s share of $10,000 has been boosted to $14,500. An extra $7,000
has been added to the purse by the Laney family, with an extra $4,000 to first, $2,000 to second
and $1,000 to third. C&B Mushroom Farms has also added an extra $500 to the top spot, with an
extra $500 bonus available for Shaffer as the winner of both prelims. Thus, if Shaffer takes
Saturday’s top spot, he would collect $15,000.
(Mike Horne photo)
American Sprint Car Series Rebel Region Friday Night Results from East Bay Raceway Park's
34th Annual Winter Nationals:
Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 83-Tim Shaffer, 2. 0x-Wayne Johnson, 3. 8x-Chris Williams, 4. A12-Tommy
Worley, Jr,. 5. 3b-Brad Greer, 6. 00-Michael Dupuy, 7. 17b-Ryan Bickett, 8. 82-A.J. Maddox, 9.
11-Carl Zaniboni.
Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 21k-Lou Kennedy, Jr., 2. D12-Danny Smith, 3. 98x-J.D. Johnson, 4. 7m-
Mark Smith, 5. 3g-Darren Long, 6. 12-Tim Kelly, 7. 48-David Brown, 8. 47-Caleb Helms, 9. 83-
Bob Auld.
Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 2. 9x-Gary Wright, 3. 33-Stewart Friesen, 4. 24-Jeff
VanDusen, 5. 21T-T.J. Luedke, 6. 20k-Thomas Kennedy, 7. W20-Greg Wilson, 8. 02-Gene
Lasker.
Heat Four (8 Laps): 1. 29-Travis Rilat, 2. 6s-Jessica Zemken, 3. 98-Joe Ramaker, 4. 81-Sport
Allen, 5. 0-Glenn Styres, 6. 2b-Frank Beck III, 7. 35-Jared Zimbardi, 8. 20-Frank Carlsson.
Heat Five (8 Laps): 1. 75-Jesse Hockett, 2. 6-Mike Schroeder, 3. 92-Matt Kurtz, 4. 09-Timmy
Thrash, 5. 88-Shane Kreidler, 6. 4m-Michael Miller, 7. 11T-T.J. Winegardner, 8. 22d-Bruce
DeWick.
First "B" Feature (12 Laps): 1. 0-Glenn Styres, 2. 3g-Darren Long, 3. 6s-Jessica Zemken, 4. 24-
Jeff VanDusen, 5. 11T-T.J. Winegardner, 6. 2b-Frank Beck III, 7. 20-Frank Carlsson, 8. 83-Bob
Auld. DNS: 20k-Thomas Kennedy, 02-Gene Lasker.
Second "B" Feature (12 Laps): 1. 8x-Chris Williams, 2. 3b-Brad Greer, 3. W20-Greg Wilson, 4. 12-
Tim Kelly, 5. 48-David Brown, 6. 21T-T.J. Luedke, 7. 82-A.J. Maddox, 8. 47-Caleb Helms. DNS: 6-
Mike Schroeder.
Third “B” Feature (12 Laps): 1. 98x-J.D. Johnson, 2. 92-Matt Kurtz, 3. 17b-Ryan Bickett, 4. 35-
Jared Zimbardi, 5. 00-Michael Dupuy, 6. 88-Shane Kreidler, 7. 11-Carl Zaniboni, 8. 22d-Bruce
DeWick. DNS: 4m-Michael Miller.
“A” Feature (25 Laps): 1. 83-Tim Shaffer, 2. 75-Jesse Hockett, 3. D12-Danny Smith, 4. 18-Tony
Bruce, Jr., 5. 7m-Mark Smith, 6. 29-Travis Rilat, 7. 21k-Lou Kennedy, Jr., 8. 9x-Gary Wright, 9.
A12-Tommy Worley, Jr., 10. 0x-Wayne Johnson, 11. 33-Stewart Friesen, 12. 98x-J.D. Johnson,
13. 8x-Chris Williams, 14. 98-Joe Ramaker, 15. 0-Glenn Styres, 16. 81-Sport Allen, 17. 3g-Darren
Long, 18. 09-Timmy Thrash, 19. 92-Matt Kurtz, 20. 3b-Brad Greer.
ASCS Rebel Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Tim Shaffer 100, 2. (tie) Lou Kennedy, Jr. and Mark
Smith 91, 4. Danny Smith 90, 5. (tie) Travis Rilat and Tony Bruce, Jr. 88, 7. (tie) Gary Wright and
Jesse Hockett 87, 9. J.D. Johnson 75, 10. (tie) Darren Long, Wayne Johnson and Sport Allen 74.
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