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Hanestad Wins Wingless Sprint Race at Chico
by Troy Hennig
CHICO, CA (5-12-06) - Former Gold Cup Champion Darrell Hanestad of Clayton won the wingless sprint main event in exciting fashion. After receiving the white flag in second spot, Hanestad drove under leader Terry Shank for the lead coming out of turn two. He led the final eighth-mile to get his first win of the year at Chico.

Coming into the night Danny Olmstead was the Joe Hunt Magnetos point leader of the division. It was a tough night for him as he had mechanical problems that forced him not to start the heat race or B main events.

Dennis Fraser led the 20 car-starting field to the green flag. On lap one he spun out in turn two and gave the lead to Justin Funkhouser. B.J. Martin was second followed by Shank. Shank moved into second on lap six and soon pressured Funkhouser for the lead. The young Funkhouser held his own and looked very impressive in leading this race. Shank soon found himself battling for the lead and took it away as the laps were winding down. Hanestad was just working around third place Matt Streeter with two laps remaining. He then passed Funkhouser going into turn three. As the white flag waived, he snuck under Shank in turn one and took the lead coming out of turn two. Shank finished second and Funkhouser was third. Bob Newberry battled up to fourth and will be the new points leader. Ryan McDaniel finished in the fifth spot. Jeremy Hawes came from 17th to sixth.

Jeremy Hawes won the 12-lap semi main. Taylor Simas came home in second. Dan Simpson and Jay Youngman finalized the transfers into the main event.

Matt Streeter won Nor Cal Performance heat one. Dave Hays Jr. led the field to the checkered in heat two. Ryan McDaniel won heat three. David Goodwill led all eight laps to win heat four.

Another strong showing of 31 wingless sprints entered round three of the Feather Falls Casino Friday night series. Fry’s Metals added an extra $200 for the win that went to Hanestad.

WINGLESS SPRINTS "A" Feature
Line Up Row Line Up   Finish Car# Driver Name Finish Car# Driver Name
18 1 7x 1 40 Darrell Hanestad 11 7t Taylor Simas
3h 2 36 2 2x Terry Schank Jr. 12 2m Jeff Meuch
5f 3 2x 3 5f Justin Funkhouser 13 9 Dave Hays Jr.
2 4 40 4 36 Bob Newberry 14 7x Brian Wright
14jr 5 9 5 10 Ryan McDaniel 15 XJ Jay Youngman
10 6 3g 6 01 Jeremy Hawes 16 50 Don Emery
2m 7 3 7 2 B.J. Martin 17 7c Richard Crumley
50 8 7c 8 14jr Matt Streeter 18 4s Dan Simpson
01 9 7t 9 3 R.C. Smith 19 18 Dennis Fraser
4s 10 XJ 10 3g David Goodwill 20 3h Ty Hawkins
WINGLESS SPRINTS "B" Feature
Line Up Row Line Up   Finish Car# Driver Name Finish Car# Driver Name
4s 1 95 1 01 Jeremy Hawes 8 31 Steve Fletcher
XJ 2 01 2 7t Taylor Simas 9 7 Charlie Marrs
76 3 7 3 4s Dan Simpson 10 95 Robert Ballou
16 4 7t 4 XJ Jay Youngman 11 17 Nathan Johnson
15 dns 5 31 5 76 Doug Butterfield 12 - -
63 6 7s dns 6 63 Kenny Webber 13 - -
17 7 11d dns 7 16 Jimmy Steward 14 - -
WINGLESS SPRINTS - NorCal Performance Heat #1
Line Up Row Line Up   Finish Car# Driver Name Finish Car# Driver Name
14jr 1 5f 1 14jr Matt Streeter 5 4s Dan Simpson
76 2 70 dns 2 5f Justin Funkhouser 6 76 Doug Butterfield
2m 3 15 3 18 Dennis Fraser 7 15 Bob Johnson Jr.
18 4 4s 4 2m Jeff Meuch 8 - -
WINGLESS SPRINTS - Heat #2
Line Up Row Line Up   Finish Car# Driver Name Finish Car# Driver Name
3 1 31 1 9 Dave Hays Jr. 5 95 Robert Ballou
7 2 7x 2 2x Terry Schank Jr. 6 7 Charlie Marrs
95 3 2x 3 7x Brian Wright 7 31 Steve Fletcher
9 4 17 4 3 R.C. Smith 8 17 Nathan Johnson
WINGLESS SPRINTS - Heat #3
Line Up Row Line Up   Finish Car# Driver Name Finish Car# Driver Name
63 1 50 1 10 Ryan McDaniel 5 XJ Jay Youngman
10 2 11d dns 2 2 B.J. Martin 6 16 Jimmy Steward
16 3 2 3 3h Ty Hawkins 7 63 Kenny Webber
XJ 4 3h 4 50 Don Emery 8 - -
WINGLESS SPRINTS - Heat #4
Line Up Row Line Up   Finish Car# Driver Name Finish Car# Driver Name
7s 1 01 1 3g David Goodwill 5 01 Jeremy Hawes
7c 2 3g 2 40 Darrell Hanestad 6 7t Taylor Simas
40 3 7t 3 36 Bob Newberry 7 7s Danielle Simpson
36 4 - 4 7c Richard Crumley 8 - -