Media Alert: Alvarado, DeVilbiss turn out the lights on EQ Cylinder Heads Wild West Modified Tour competition
News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 21, 2009 Alvarado, DeVilbiss turn out the lights on EQ Cylinder Heads Wild West Modified Tour competition VERNAL, Utah (May 16) - Ricky Alvarado and Zane DeVilbiss turned the lights off on the competition at Diamond Mountain Speedway, in the second doubleheader of the EQ Cylinder Heads <http://www.eqcylinderheads.com/> Wild West Modified Northern Tour season. Alvarado, the two-time defending IMCA <http://www.imca.com/> Modified series champion, topped the feature rescheduled from Friday after a power shortage left the track dark after six heats races were run. DeVilbiss had his hands full in capturing the second checkers, regaining the lead from Harvey Howard after midway and then holding off Alvarado. Both wins paid $1,250. Alvarado was already qualified for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot while DeVilbiss became vote eligible with his victory. Taking the initial green flag in the first feature from the fifth starting spot, Alvarado passed pole starter Zane DeVilbiss for the lead on just the third circuit. Kevin Wright passed 10 cars and ended in second. Justen Yeager, DeVilbiss and Bubba Alvarado rounded out the top five. Richard Anderson started 17th and finished sixth. Back on the pole for the second show of the twinbill, DeVilbiss saw Howard charge by on lap five and needed six laps to get the lead back. Ricky Alvarado made a strong bid to extend his series win streak, which dates from the last year, to six, but came up just short. Yeager, Don Baisch and Anderson followed. Colton Vanderherp impressed with a sixth place finish after starting last in the field of 24. Alvarado now owns 20 career tour wins, DeVilbiss a pair. The series is next at Desert Thunder Raceway in Price, Utah, for Friday and Saturday, June 12-13 shows. Results First feature - 1. Ricky Alvarado, Delta, Colo.; 2. Kevin Wright, Rock Springs, Wyo.; 3. Justen Yeager, Green River, Wyo.; 4. Zane DeVilbiss, Farmington, N.M.; 5. Bubba Alvarado, Kersey, Colo.; 6. Richard Anderson, Shelley, Idaho; 7. Jason Donnelly, Idaho Falls, Idaho; 8. Don Baisch, Rigby, Idaho; 9. Jeff Cooper, Riverton, Wyo.; 10. Jake Donnelly, Idaho Falls, Idaho; 11. Chase Hansen, Myton; 12. Casey Delp, Rock Springs, Wyo.; 13. Robert Gallegos, Cory, Colo.; 14. Josh Bertram, Idaho Falls, Idaho; 15. Harvey Howard, Price; 16. Troy McElroy, Grand Junction, Colo.; 17. Levi Pummell, Vernal; 18. Bill Dykes, Bluffdale; 19. Mickey Stubbings, Helper; 20. David Byington, Rigby, Idaho;21. Dusty Safley, Helper; 22. Brad Boyer, Monument, Colo.; 23. Shawn Reed, Casper, Wyo.; 24. Chuck Buchanan, Helper. 1st heat (top two) - 1. Cooper; 2. Yeager. 2nd heat - 1. Bertram; 2. Buchanan. 3rd heat - 1. Wright; 2. McElroy. 4th heat - 1. Ricky Alvarado; 2. Delp. 5th heat - 1. DeVilbiss; 2. Jason Donnelly. 6th heat - 1. Baisch; 2. Pummell. 1st "B" feature (top four) - 1. Bubba Alvarado; 2. Safley; 3. Jake Donnelly; 4. Stubbings. 2nd "B" - 1. Hansen; 2. Anderson; 3. Howard; 4. Gallegos. 3rd "B" - 1. Byington; 2. Reed; 3. Dykes; 4. Boyer. Second feature - 1. DeVilbiss; 2. Ricky Alvarado; 3. Yeager; 4. Baisch; 5. Anderson; 6. Colten Vanderherp, Ferron; 7. McElroy; 8. Kevin Wright; 9. Chase Ruble, Hotchkiss, Colo.; 10. Rick Spangler, Grand Junction, Colo.; 11. Rod White, Vernal; 12. Justin Wright, Rock Springs, Wyo.; 13. Bubba Alvarado; 14. Hansen; 15. Kelly Smith, Roosevelt; 16. Boyer; 17. Gallegos; 18. Jake Donnelly; 19. Howard; 20. Delp; 21. Reed; 22. Dykes; 23. Rusty Swank, Grand Junction, Colo.; 24. Safley. 1st heat (top two) - 1. Swank; 2. Bubba Alvarado. 2nd heat - 1. DeVilbiss; 2. Anderson. 3rd heat - 1. Baisch; 2. Ruble. 4th heat - 1. Ricky Alvarado; 2. Howard. 5th heat - 1. Dykes; 2. Reed. 6th heat - 1. Hansen; 2. Yeager. 1st "B" feature (top four) - 1. Kevin Wright; 2. Gallegos; 3. Delp; 4. Justin Wright. 2nd "B" - 1. Safley; 2. Spangler; 3. Jake Donnelly; 4. Smith. 3rd "B" - 1. McElroy; 2. Boyer; 3. White; 4. Vanderherp. Bill Martin-Director of Public Relations International Motor Contest Association 1800 West D Street Vinton, Iowa 52349 Phone: 319 472-2201, ext. 213 Fax: 319 472-2218 E-mail: bmartin@imca.com Web: www.imca.com For more information about EngineQuest, visit www.enginequest.com. For more information about IMCA, visit www.imca.com . ### Photo attached - Zane Devilbiss About EngineQuest (EQ) EngineQuest (EQ) is the engine parts division of AAEQ Manufacturers and Recyclers. EQ's product line includes new, remanufactured and reclaimed engine parts. EQ sources its cores from its sister company, AA Midwest, which maintains a huge inventory of over 150,000 engines, transmissions and internal parts cores. EQ specializes in manufacturing parts that either make one automotive core work in another application or replace a hard to find or hard to salvage part. 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