UKIAH, Calif. – Last Saturday night was another hot night at the Ukiah Speedway.
There were six divisions that competed in the inaugural TNT Towing Bomber Bash.
The bomber bash was put together in honor of Wayne Hunt at TNT Towing in appreciation of everything that he does for Ukiah Speedway.
Promoter David Furia and staff would like to send a big “thank you” to Hunt. The track would not be the same without him and his crew.
The Jammers started out the night with the Jr Jammer heat race won by David Rank and the Pro Jammer heat race won by Wayne Young.
In the main event rookie Kyle Moore took the honors of the pole with David Rank on the outside.
Moore took the early lead and led the field until Chance Smith passed him on lap number nine.
Young was working his way up through the pack to take the lead on lap number 14. He never looked back and took the win for the Pro Jammers followed by Smith, Blocher and Strugnell.
In the Extreme Outlaws Kyle Tellstrom took the fast time once again with a 13.580. Sierra Furia took home the win in the heat race.
In the main event Shelby Helm and Sean Sweeney were on the front row. Helm took the early lead over Sweeney. With Sweeney on the outside and not a lot of traction on the outside row he was unable to battle back.
Tellstrom took the lead from Helm on lap number seven. When everyone thought that the race was over, with Tellstrom in the lead, a red flag came out due to an oil leak on Tellstrom's car, causing his car to catch fire.
Once he slowed the fire extinguished itself, but since the red was brought out for Tellstrom he had to start in the back.
In the end it was not enough time for Tellstrom to regain the lead. Helm took the win with Tellstrom in second.
By the end of the race the fire on Tellstrom’s car flared up again, causing the officials to follow him into his pit to make sure it was totally out.
In the Legends the fast time went to Bill Kistenmacher with a 14.618. Kistenmacher also won the heat race.
In the main event Mark Miller and Bob Kistenmacher led the field to the green flag. Bob Kistenmacher took the early lead but it wasn’t long before Bill Kistenmacher was up to the front battling.
The one to watch was Jim Sturgess, as he was coming up to battle for the lead. In the end Sturgess took the win followed by Bill Kistenmacher, Bob Kistenmacher and Miller.
In the Bandolero division a new track record was set by Frankie Pickrell with a 14.095. Kolby Berry went on to win the heat race.
In the main event Berry and Dylan Washburn set the pace for the green flag. Berry took the early lead but it was not long before the new track record holder took the lead and didn't look back. In the end it was Pickrell taking the win followed by Berry and Washburn.
David Lyndall took the fast time in the Modified Division with a 13.323. The heat races were won by Charlie Collins and Richie Potts.
Potts and Mike Neilson set the pace for the field to the green flag in the main event. Potts took the early lead over Neilson, with Potts continuing to fight off the rest of the pack until lap number 13, when Andy Vanderveer took the lead away and went on to win, followed by Potts, Collins, and Lyndall.
Visiting driver Erick Ray from Roseville took fast time in the Bomber division with a 14.700. The heat race wins went to Terry Pittman and Charlie Collins.
With the heat races being a qualifier for where the bombers will be starting it put Collins on the inside and Pittman on the outside, both with very fast cars.
Collins took the early lead over Pittman. It took Ray, starting in the fourth row inside, a few laps to catch up to Collins.
Collins and Ray fought for a very long time but on lap number 17 Ray finally was able to take the lead position.
Forrest Kuecker started in the back of the 20-car field because he hadn't finished his heat race. By lap number 28 Kuecker had worked his way up to the position just behind Ray.
The two of them put on one heck of a show but in the end Ray took home the win and the $800 followed by Kuecker, Duke and Collins.
The Bomber Battle continues this weekend at the Lake County Fair on Friday at 7:30 p.m. This is the finale of the four race mini-series and a champion will be crowned after the race.
Don’t miss out on the exciting end of the series.
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