2004
Sportsman Division
Races #6 and #7

Saturday, May 29, 2004

The 6th and 7th races for the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Racing Series at Madera Speedway were exciting with twin 30-lap features and a battle between two past Madera Speedway Champions for the 2004 Track Championship.

Frank Borges, Jr. in his #99 2001Chevy Monte Carlo set the Madera Speedway Track Record in qualifying for the pole position. Frank started on the inside second row and placed 2nd with an almost photo finish in the 4-lap trophy dash that precedes the main events.

The first Main Event had an inverted start with Frank in the 8th position. The rows stayed side by side for three laps and then Frank started picking off cars one by one making his way towards the front of the pack. By lap 13 the #99 was in 4th place with only four more cars to pass to get to the front. In lap 27 Frank took the lead and raced to his second WIN of the season.

In the second Main Event with a four invert Frank moved his way up the pack to battle it out with the #9 at lap 12. This was exciting for the race fans to watch the #99 and #9 race side by side with no obstacles in front. On lap 25, the #9 car got loose coming out of the turn 4 and slid sideways in front of #99!

Frank just veered out of the way, making only light contact with his front right quarter panel. Both cars were sent to the back. Unfortunately, #99 sustained major steering damage and Frank had to gently coax the car to the finish line, ending up in 8th place.


Main #1 RESULTS
Place Car # Driver Event
1 99 Borges, Frank Main
2 54 Challgren, Dan Main
3 7 Herzog, Richard Main
4 9 Westmoreland, Justin Main
5 16 Bryan, John Main
6 62 Landers, David Main
7 77 Thompson, Rick Main
8 88S Skogland, Tim Main
9 20 Borelli, Tony Main
10 19 Woodward, George Main
11 41 Holden, Howard Main
12 8 Coppo, Ernie Main
13 4 Large, Donnie Main
14 48 Lay, Mike Main
Number of Drivers in Main Races 14
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Main #2 RESULTS
Place Car # Driver Event
1 7 Herzog, Richard Main
2 54 Challgren, Dan Main
3 77 Thompson, Rick Main
4 9 Westmoreland, Justin Main
5 8 Coppo, Ernie Main
6 62 Landers, David Main
7 88S Skogland, Tim Main
8 99 Borges, Frank Main
9 20 Borelli, Tony Main
10 41 Holden, Howard Main
11 19 Woodward, George Main
12 4 Large, Donnie Main
13 16 Bryan, John Main
14 48 Lay, Mike Main
Number of Drivers in Race 2 14
QUALIFYING RESULTS
Place
Car #
Driver Fast
1
99
Borges, Frank *15.480
2
9
Westmoreland, Justin 15.750
3
62
Landers, David 16.030
4
54
Challgren, Dan 16.040
5
41
Holden, Howard 16.041
6
16
Bryan, John 16.060
7
7
Herzog, Richard 16.110
8
20
Borelli, Tony 16.130
9
88S
Skogland, Tim 16.270
10
8
Coppo, Ernie 16.280
11
19
Woodward, George 16.340
12
77
Thompson, Rick 16.350
13
4
Large, Donnie 16.920
Average time of all qualifiers 16.139
*New Track Record

Updated on Wednesday June 2, 2004