1999 OVDCA/Ohio Caverns Touring Series Results
Saturday, May 29, 1999
Jackson Speedway
Jackson, Ohio
Jackson Feature Goes to Fritter
by Shawn Sell
The Ohio Valley Dwarf Car Association�s second visit to Jackson Speedway produced the first win of 1999 for Zanesville�s Tracy Fritter. 26 cars filled the pits, easily the OVDCA�s largest showing to date. On the track, Fritter was able to hold off rookie Jason Eddy along with Greg Watson to take his first win since last September at Attica. Eddy came home in second place, followed by Watson, Wayne Fitzpatrick and Mark Jamison rounding out the top 5. Filling out the top 10 were Bill Hostetler in 6th place, Jason Glick, Mark Bernard, Jacky Morgan and Bob Miller, who came from the tail after finishing 4th in the B-Main.
Four heats were held on this evening to accommodate the large car count. The first heat produced a battle between Bernard and Mike Sell. Bernard took the lead from the pole and led until the last lap when Sell made a move to the inside in turn four to take the win. Taking the final two transfer spots from heat one were Shane Simmons and Randy Ankrum. Heat two was saw Fritter take the win over the rookie Eddy, West Virginia�s Dave Full and Jamison. Heat three went to Glick as he held off Fitzpatrick, Hostetler and Mike Rector for the win. In the evening�s final heat, Watson picked up his first heat win of the season. Also taking transfer spots for the feature were Morgan, Chet Baldridge and Don Meek.
The season�s first B-Main of the season turned into a win for West Liberty�s Keith Bailey. Max Evans, Tom Rannoee and Bob Miller followed Bailey across the line.
Another strong run by Eddy keeps him firmly in first place in the OVDCA point standings. Fitzpatrick is in second, followed by Hostetler, Watson and Evans in 5th. Bailey, Sell, Rick Brown, Bernard and Rector hold down positions six through ten. The dwarfs return to action on June 12 with a return visit to Jackson.
Heat 1: Sell, Bernard, Simmons, Ankrum, Rannoee, Evans, Thompson.
Heat 2: Fritter, Eddy, D. Full, Jamison, B. Miller, S. Miller.
Heat 3: Glick, Fitzpatrick, Hostetler, Rector, G. Full, Bailey.
Heat 4: Watson, Morgan, Baldridge, Meek, Parks, Counts, Wallace.
B-Main: Bailey, Evans, Rannoee, B. Miller, S. Miller, Counts, G. Full, Thompson, Parks.
Feature: Fritter, Eddy, Watson, Fitzpatrick, Jamison, Hostetler, Glick, Bernard, Morgan, B. Miller, Baldridge, Bailey, Ankrum, Rannoee, Evans, Simmons, Meek, D. Full, Sell, Rector.