Thunderhill Raceway Racing Action And Fiery Stunts Keep Fans On Edge

KYLE, June 6, 2010: Saturday night (June 5) was the Kyle Chamber of Commerce Night at the Races at Thunderhill Raceway (THR) in Kyle, TX, and the racing action kept the fans on edge – featuring nine classes of feature events and the Daredevil Stunts Spectacular presented by Dr. Danger and performed by the TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls.

Charles Aikin claimed his first TSRS Allison Legacy win this year. Aikin started in fourth and took the lead on Lap 20 of the 25-lap race. Andy Taylor won the 27-lap NasKart race, and Joey Tschoerner was awarded the trophy in the 20-lap Thunder Stock race after Bryon Reed was given a post-race technical infraction for ride height.

Terry James claimed victory in the 15-lap SportMod race after passing former TSRS Late Model driver, Teresa Gural, for the lead on the second lap.

The caution-filled ASA A-Line Super Stock race became a matter of survival for the 12 drivers who took the green flag. Brent Reeves started on the pole and lead the first four laps until the first caution was thrown. Clint LaFont, who is the current leader in the ASA National Championship standings, started near the back of the field and was working his way to the front. However, LaFont, Shawn Paul Lehman and JC Pilcher tried to go three-wide in Turn 3 on Lap 7, and Lehman and LaFont tangled. LaFont sustained severe front-end damaged and was towed to the pits. Mason Teague, who was the 2009 THR Thunder Stock Champion, took the lead on the restart and held on for the checkered flag. LaFont was officially scored with an 8th place finish.

After turning in the fastest qualifying time for the TSRS Late Models, Bobby Teer, Jr., drew the pole position. He held off hard charges by Robert Barker and Austin Self and managed to maintain the lead until the end of the 35-lap feature race. Teer was excited about his second consecutive career win.

Rounding out the night were the feature events for the Mini Stocks, Pro Trucks and Grand Stocks.

Brandon Spreen, who is the current points’ leader in the Mini Stocks, started out in the 12th position and quickly worked his way up through the field in the 20-lap feature event. On Lap 4, he grabbed the lead from Taylor Wright and held on for the win.

Cary Stapp continued his domination in the Pro Trucks. After turning in the fastest qualifying time, Stapp started the 30-lap feature race in the second position. He passed pole-sitter Jim Albert for the lead on Lap 4 and claimed his third consecutive win at Thunderhill Raceway.

In the Grand Stocks, Brandon Gaither started on the pole and battled with Mike Farish for some close side-by-side racing for several laps. After taking the lead on Lap 12, Farish was unable to maintain control coming out of Turn 4 on the outside and hit the front straightway wall, almost head-on, to bring out the red flag. Marcia Moore then took over the challenge for the lead, but Gaither held on to the front position until the end of the 20-lap feature race. It was Gaither’s first feature win, and the victory will move him up to second place in the points’ race, behind Moore.

Four fiery stunts were presented by Dr. Dangers throughout the evening and awed the fans – including a Redneck Ring O’Fire, 50-Yard Flash, Suicide Car Explosion and an Explosive Car Jump (into a travel trailer).

The racing action will return to Thunderhill Raceway on Saturday, June 19, with double-feature events for the ASA A-Line Super Stocks.

The complete results for all of the June 5 racing events at Thunderhill Raceway are shown below.

Thunderhill Raceway is a 3/8-mile, D-shaped asphalt oval track that’s located at 24801 IH-35, on the access road just north of San Marcos (TX) near Yarrington Road (Exit #210). Information on Thunderhill Raceway may be found on the track website at www.thunderhillraceway.com.