5/4/2007 Run For The Rabbit Results

Darren had a better outing than his first but he is still working out some mechanical issues with his car that had him covered in oil after the race. However, he had a strong car in the heat races and it is just matter of time before he puts it all together.

Friday, May 4, 2007 - LimaLand Motorsports Park $2000 Win Run For The Rabbit Results/Recap:

EFI-NRA Sprints B-Main
1) Rick Boughan 2) Kent Wolters 3) Ryan Grubaugh 4) John Hawk 5) Mark Hery 6) Andrew Bowsher 7) Brent Gehr 8) Bob Gehr 9) Dallas Hewitt 10) Ron Hammons 11) Kyle Conaway 12) Randy Fusi

EFI-NRA Sprints Feature
1. Phil Gressman 2. Mike Dussel 3. Tim Allison 4. Mike Brecht 5. Dennis Yoakam 6. Jeff Williams 7. JR Stewart 8. Dain Naida 9. Rick Boughan 10. Mike Miller 11. Ron Blair 12. Luke Hall 13. Mike Dunlap 14. Scott Carter 15. Kent Wolters 16. Ryan Grubaugh 17. Jared Horstman 18. Darren Long 19. John Hawk 20. Mark Hery

Phil Gressman Wins The Run For The Rabbit
(Lima, OH) The EFI-NRA Sprint Invaders began their 2007 championship season in grand fashion at Limaland Motorsports Park. Twenty-nine of the best 360 sprint car teams lined up to chase one of the most coveted annual events at the famed quarter-mile bullring. The 8th Annual Run for the Rabbit featured side-by-side racing and a dominating performance by veteran sprint car driver, Phil Gressman. Travis The Rabbit Miller logged a lot of laps around Limaland Motorsports Park and endeared himself to thousands of race fans and peers. His memory is honored each year by the Lima Auto Mall and Limaland; a testament to the respect that Travis earned. The heat race action was frenetic as usual and Jeff Williams, Tim Allison, and Phil Gressman found themselves on the point as the checkered flag waved in their respective heat races. Gary Richard, Todd Sherman, and Casey Luedeke took top honors in the Professional Computer Company Modified heats while Tim Rostorfer, Tony Siferd, and Barney Craig took care of business in the Bud Thunderstock heats. When the green flag waved to start the 25-lap, $2000.00 to win, Run for the Rabbit feature, Mike Dussel and Dennis Yoakam saw a blue and white bullet, with the number 83 on it, scream by them and take the lead. A lap-four red flag for Mark Hery’s flip exiting turn four bunched the cars back up but the dominance of Gressman was already obvious. Dussel, Yoakam, and Tim Allison began a spirited battle with Dussel and Allison taking turns mounting assaults on the tail tank of Gressman. Three yellow flag periods allowed the challengers to regroup to try and rattle the cagey veteran. But, in the end, Gressman showed why he will be a serious contender for the EFI-NRA Sprint Invaders season championship as he placed his name in hallowed company as the winner of the 8th Annual Run for the Rabbit.