Thunder Raceway Aug 15th, 2009
NADCAR Points Race #13

8/15 - With rain on Friday, a lot of prep was put into the Thunder Raceway Track and it paid off with a glass smooth racing surface on Saturday night. The draw for the trophy dash posted George Cooke, Steve Dunn, Frank Phillips, and Randy Deines. Local boy Frank Phillips jumped out into the lead for the 4 lap dash with Dunn moving past Cooke for 2nd. As Dunn searched for a way around Phillips, Cooke muscled his way back into 2nd just as the white flag came out. Phillips wins!

Heat one was a stacked event and John Ogden continued with his recent front running drives and lead flag to flag with Tim Cotherman and Mike Williams in tow. Steve Dunn, Butch Dunn, and Heather Henesey battled for the final invert finishing in order.

Heat two saw Frank Phillips leading again and Pat Henesey hounding him all the way to the checkered. Rookie driver AJ Breu with another good drive to third.

Heat three saw some action with early leader Melanie Williams spin into the infield and leaving Mike and Mike to decide who wanted the top spot. Mike Dunn reeled off the last few laps in front with Matt Decker and Helen Henesey following. Mike Witt pulls the last invert position with 4th.

By the main event there was a definite blue groove formed. With the first start being called back, Helen Henesey in her pretty Blue Iron Horse Coatings 40 Ford Pickup took the lead and held on through the first couple cautions. Meanwhile, Mike Dunn found the bottom line to make his way past Helen by the 1/2 way mark. Mike Williams was chasing with Steve Dunn sticking his nose in and searching for a way around to get to his brother. Mike Dunn stuck to the bottom like a catfish and making all challengers look to the high line. Helen Henesey still hanging in fourth and Butch Dunn with another charge to fifth. Just as the white flag flew, Steve Dunn mounted his last lap effort and climbed the back straight wall and triggered a chain of events that left himself, Dad Butch, and two other cars sideways and stopped in turn 3. Just prior to that, another car spun in turn 2 that caused the caution leaving Mike Dunn to finish with waving checkered and yellow flags.

Thunder Raceway revised the finish results based on a protest filed by a member. The official results are posted.

 

JBJ Trucking Trophy Dash

1st	Frank Phillips #1
2nd	George Cooke #64
3rd	Steve Dunn #65
4th	Randy Deines #90

Heat #1

1st	John Ogden #6
2nd	Tim Cotherman #43
3rd	Mike Williams #2
4th	Steve Dunn #65
5th	Butch Dunn #02
6th	Heather Henesey #11
7th	Rick Hasse #90x (R)

Heat #2

1st	Frank Phillips #1
2nd	Pat Henesey #12
3rd	AJ Breu #93 (R)
4th	Neil Etter #22 (R)
5th	Scott Cardella #24
6th	Randy Deines #90

Heat #3

1st	Mike Dunn #67
2nd	Matt Decker #18
3rd	Helen Henesey #10
4th	Mike Witt #13
5th	Melanie Williams #39
6th	George Cooke #64

Main Event

1st	Mike Dunn #67
2nd	Mike Williams #2
3rd	Steve Dunn #65
4th	Helen Henesey #10
5th	Butch Dunn #02
6th	Frank Phillips #1
7th	Heather Henesey #11
8th	Matt Decker #18
9th	Randy Deines #90
10th	Rick Hasse #90x (R)
11th	Neil Etter #22
12th	Scott Cardella #24
13th	AJ Breu #93 (R)
14th	Melanie Williams #39
15th	Mike Witt #13
16th	John Ogden #6
17th	Tim Cotherman #43
18th	Pat Henesey #12

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