2012 Season Race Results: Races 1-16

Race #1- Ice Brew 600, Northern Lights MotorDome, 3/4/2012

The highlight, or lowlight, was only 16 racers finshed the race out of the 43 starters. A crash on turn 13 collected 26 of the 42 racers with 18 unable to continue. Turn 23 saw another crash collecting 7 of 22 racers with 6 unable to continue.

Season Standings: 

1- Jack Ventura (63) — 46 pts

2- Chris Wynne (15) — 42 pts

3- Dave Lilly (23) — 41 pts

4- Everett Davis (39) — 40 pts

5- Francisco Segovia (56) — 39 pts

Race #2- Copper State 500, Desert Saguro SuperSpeedway, 3/11/2012

This race saw an early big crash shake things up with eventually 28 of 43 cars still running at the end. Turn 6 saw “the big one” collecting 24 of 43 racers with 8 unable to continue.

Season Standings: 

1- Francisco Segovia (56) — 75 pts

2- Billy Brett (1) — 72 pts

3- Stu Yurich (9) — 70 pts

3- Pete MacAtee (74) — 70 pts

5- Bobby McKinnon (36) — 69 pts

Race #3- Gulf Oil 500, Gulf Coast Motor Speedway, 3/18/2012

A crash in Turn 2 collected 8 racers, but all were able to repair and continue resulting in 37 of 43 drivers still going at the end of the race. 6 lead changes created the some excitement too as once more the driver who led the most turns couldn’t bring home the victory.

Season Standings: 

1- Pete MacAtee (74) — 116 pts

2- Vic Holder (6) — 107 pts

3- Stu Yurich (9) — 103 pts

4- Wayne Montana (99) — 102 pts

5- Everett Davis (39) — 88 pts

5- Kevin Pettis (68) — 88 pts

Race #4- Sun Coast Capital 400, Sun King Speedway, 3/25/2012

No big crashes as everyone seems to settle into the season. 7 lead changes in a 40 turn event kept it exciting.

Season Standings: 

1- Stu Yurich (9) — 140 pts

2- Pete MacAtee (74) — 122 pts

3- Vic Holder (6) — 120 pts

3- Levi Fox (10) — 120 pts

3- Bobby McKinnon (36) — 120 pts

Race #5- California Raisin 250, Ocean Pacific International, 4/8/2012

Whether it’s dirt tracks, superspeedways, or road courses, sometimes racing is just a bunch of cars driving in a loops. Dave Lilly qualified sixth, took the lead on Turn 7, and 21 Turns later took the checkered flag having never been passed. Young Denny Baker qualified for his first race and impressed with a top 5 finish too.

Season Standings: 

1- Stu Yurich (9) — 179 pts

2- Pete MacAtee (74) — 164 pts

3- Bobby McKinnon (36) — 149 pts

4- Wayne Montana (99) — 146 pts

5- Darren Schubert (51) — 145 pts

Race #6- Reliable Rental Car 500, Texas National Motor Raceway, 4/15/2012

Russ O’Casey led most of the first half of the race. However, the second half saw 8 lead changes, including the eventual winner taking the lead on the final turn!

Season Standings: 

1- Stu Yurich (9) — 225 pts

2- Darren Schubert (51) — 186 pts

3- Russ O’Casey (41) — 182 pts

4- Pete MacAtee (74) — 173 pts

5- Tom Rossi (92) — 168 pts

Race #7- Southern 600, Southern Super Speedway, 4/22/2012

This race was 60 turns of excitement! There were 14 lead changes and then the “big one” happened on Turn 53. 15 cars collected with 8 unable to finish. Along with some of the early action it left only 25 of 43 cars racing at the end.

Season Standings: 

1- Stu Yurich (9) — 228 pts

2- Russ O’Casey (41) — 220 pts

3- Pete MacAtee (74) — 214 pts

4- Darren Schubert (51) — 211 pts

5- Tom Rossi (92) — 208 pts

Race #8- Dot Cola 400, Dixie Regional Raceway, 4/29/2012

Qualifying only mattered for getting into the race. There are 60 racers, but only 43 starting spots. In turn 1, a big crash collected 18 racers completely shuffling the field. On the other hand, only 1 racer couldn’t continue racing, so it was just shuffling the deck, not wiping out the field. 10 lead changes, half in the last 10 turns kept things up in the air. Thus far in the 2012 season, 8 races, 8 different winners!

Season Standings: 

1- Stu Yurich (9) — 268 pts

2- Russ O’Casey (41) — 262 pts

3- Tom Rossi (92) — 255 pts

4- Pete MacAtee (74) — 239 pts

5- Kevin Pettis (68) — 228 pts

Race #9- Fast Cash Financial 600, Eastern Seaboard Speedway, 5/6/2012

A 30 turn race that saw 7 lead changes, the final lead change took place on turn 29 with Stu Yurich leading, he ends up having a mechanical issue that takes him out of the race to finish 39th. Pete MacAtee takes advantage of the Yurich’s bad luck to become the first 2-time winner this season.

Season Standings: 

1- Tom Rossi (92) — 295 pts

2- Pete MacAtee (74) — 286 pts

3- Stu Yarich (9) — 274 pts

4- Darren Schubert (51) — 269 pts

5- Russ O’Casey (41) — 267 pts

Race #10- Pro Grip Power Tools 400, New England Colonial Speedway, 5/13/2012

This race had all sorts of excitement including a threat of rain for the last 3 turns, but they got all 40 turns in before the rain finally arrived. Two big crashes in the first third shuffled the racing order, but only knocked out one driver. Montana led the first 15 turns, but then there were 8 lead changes in the remaining 25 turns, with 4 changes in the last 8 turns!

Season Standings: 

1- Tom Rossi (92) — 335 pts

2- Pete MacAtee (74) — 327 pts

3- Kevin Pettis (68) — 307 pts

4- Stu Yurich (9) — 303 pts

5- Russ O’Casey (41) — 294 pts

Race #11- Giggles Fruit Candy 400, Heart of America Motor Speedway, 5/20/2012

Five lead changes in the first 10 turns promised an exciting raise, but instead things settled down with on one lead change through the middle 20 turns. As the checkered flag neared, the challengers resurfaced resulting in a couple more lead changes in the final turns to keep everyone guessing, but Yurich held off the final charges for his second win of the season.

Season Standings: 

1- Tom Rossi (92) — 371 pts

2- Stu Yurich (9) — 349 pts

3- Russ O’Casey (41) — 337 pts

4- Pete MacAtee (74) — 336 pts

5- Kevin Pettis (68) — 335 pts

Race #12- Hub Lite 500, Golden Gate International Speedway, 5/27/2012

The first half of this 50 turn event saw but one lead challenge. The action picked up in the second half of the race with 6 lead changes, including 3 in the final 5 turns. In the end Greco becomes the 3rd driver this season to notch two victories.

Season Standings: 

1- Stu Yurich (9) — 379 pts

1- Pete MacAtee (74) — 379 pts

3- Tom Rossi (92) — 374 pts

4- Russ O’Casey (41) — 370 pts

5- Kevin Pettis (68) — 350 pts

Race #13- Foursquare.com 400, Northwest Empire International Raceway, 6/3/2012

This race was chaos from start to finish, but without crashes. 38 of 43 racers were still running when the checkered flag drop. 9 lead changes in 40 turns, including a lead change on the last turn to produce a shocking winner. The other surprise was Vince Moore who was making just his 4th start of the season finished in the Top 5!

Season Standings: 

1- Tom Rossi (92) — 406 pts

2- Pete MacAtee (74) — 403 pts

3- Stu Yurich (9) — 399 pts

4- Dave Lilly (23) — 373 pts

5- Russ O’Casey (41) — 371 pts

Race #14- Burger Hut 400, Rocky Mountain Raceway, 6/10/2012

After numerous surprises in previous races, this was a quiet afternoon drive. The result was Stu Yurich’s 3rd trip to victory lane!

Season Standings: 

1- Stu Yurich (9) — 445 pts

2- Tom Rossi (92) — 434 pts

3- Dave Lilly (23) — 407 pts

4- Pete MacAtee (74) — 405 pts

5- Kevin Pettis (68) — 393 pts

Race #15- Mogro Farm 500, Northern Lights MotorDome, 6/17/2012

The season returns to the site of the mayhem at the Motordome in first race of the season. And the mayhem would continue. While the race was only 23 turns, there were 12 lead changes (including 2 on the final turn) and only 23 of 43 racers finished the race (7 more than in the first race). It started early with a big crash on turn 1 collecting 26 of the 43 racers with 12 ending their race without completing the first turn!

Season Standings: 

1- Stu Yurich (9) — 473 pts

2- Tom Rossi (92) — 466 pts

3- Dave Lilly (23) — 448 pts

4- Wayne Montana (99) — 432 pts

5- Craig Greco (61) — 428 pts

Race #16- Planatation 400, Dixie Regional Raceway, 6/24/2012

This race was the last of the first half of the season. This completed 16 of 32 races and marked the second trip to the Dixie Raceway. A race record for most cars still running was set as 40 of the 43 racers were still on the track at the checkered flag. It was a good, solid race without being the chaos of the previous event. The finishing order provided the real excitement as 3 drivers finished in the top 5 for the first time this season, including Dave Sanchez in just his 5th start of the season. In the end, the familiar face of Pete MacAtee grabbed his 3rd victory of the season.

Season Standings: 

1- Stu Yurich (9) — 502 pts

2- Tom Rossi (92) — 484 pts

3- Craig Greco (61) — 471 pts

4- Pete MacAtee (74) — 470 pts

5- Wayne Montana (99) — 467 pts

Season Standings: Top 10 Halfway through 2012 Season