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17-Year-Old Blake Childers Wins First Pro Late Models Feature In Two Seasons |
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Written by Matt Prieur
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Saturday, 24 July 2010 00:00 |
 Birch Run, Michigan (Friday, July 23, 2010): Up first on Eastern Michigan Food Bank Night at the Races was on the fast 4/10s (0.400) mile progressively banked d-shaped paved oval and it was the 30-lap Feature for the Speedway Grafix Pro Late Models as they were led to Chief Starter, Todd Setterington’s green flag by Three-Time Defending Track Champion, Ed Doutre Jr., and 17-year-old Blake Childers.
Right off the bat, trouble ensued when the field bunched up forcing several drivers to take evasive action. The end result saw Doutre Jr., Fast Qualifier Mark Welch, and Current Rookie Points Leader, 17-year-old Jimmy Novak amongst others, all suffering damage to their machines. All three returned, but Novak and Welch eventually dropped out due to their damage and Doutre Jr., returned but was several laps down.
On the ensuing restart, Childers moved over to the pole position with Current Points Leader Tony Hoose along-side of the teenager and it would be Childers beating Hoose to the first corner after several restarts, to take the early advantage. Soon, 2004 Track Champion Jay Reinbold maneuvered his way up to the second position and quickly chased down Childers.
Several more cautions plagued the event and on each double file restart, Childers was able to fend off Reinbold and Hoose on each of those restarts. When all was said and done, Childers, the 2008 Rookie of the Year would fight off those challenges and the 17-year-old Flushing, Michigan driver in his Motor City Builders Chevrolet would go on to win his first Feature since his freshman year!
Reinbold settled for second with Hoose, Marty England, and Adam Rowe finishing off the Top Five. 16-year-old Hanna Christensen, the 2009 Rookie of the Year, finished a career high sixth as another 16-year-old Josh Hobson was seventh. Todd Barlass was eighth as Julian Fluty and Chet Allen completed the Top 10.
Earlier in the afternoon, Welch won his fourth Speedway Grafix Fast Qualifier Award of the year with a lap measured at a 16.308 while Barlass and Novak collected Heat Race wins.
  
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TRACK: Dixie Motor Speedway |
DIVISION: Speedway Grafix Pro Late Models |
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DATE: Friday, July 23, 2010 |
EVENT: Eastern Michigan Food Bank Night |
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Start |
Car # / Driver / Hometown |
Sponsor / Make |
Laps |
Status |
| 1 |
2 |
33C Blake Childers / Flushing, MI |
Motor City Builders / Chevrolet |
30 |
Running |
| 2 |
5 |
11R Jay Reinbold / Frankenmuth, MI |
Feinhauer Farms / Chevrolet |
30 |
Running |
| 3 |
3 |
1 Tony Hoose / Linden, MI |
Wal-Built Performance / Chevrolet |
30 |
Running |
| 4 |
8 |
33 Marty England / West Branch, MI |
Towne Club Party Store / Chevrolet |
30 |
Running |
| 5 |
10 |
68 Adam Rowe / Davison, MI |
All-Tech Performance / Chevrolet |
30 |
Running |
| 6 |
12 |
39 Hanna Christensen / Clio, MI |
Kim Christensen's Octane Beauty Studio / Chevrolet |
30 |
Running |
| 7 |
7 |
10 Josh Hobson / Birch Run, MI |
Dome Corporation of North America / Ford |
30 |
Running |
| 8 |
16 |
29 Todd Barlass / Port Huron, MI |
Driveway Grading by S-L Services / Chevrolet |
30 |
Running |
| 9 |
13 |
40 Julian Fluty-R / Fenton, MI |
All-Tech Performance / Chevrolet |
30 |
Running |
| 10 |
9 |
X71 Chet Allen-R / Saginaw, MI |
Allen Contracting Services / Chevrolet |
30 |
Running |
| 11 |
15 |
12W Jim Wirsing-R / Clio, MI |
Wirsing Welding and Fabricating / Chevrolet |
29 |
Running |
| 12 |
1 |
73 Ed Doutre Jr. / Swartz Creek, MI |
Outdoor Adventures R.V. Resorts / Chevrolet |
24 |
Running |
| 13 |
14 |
17 Kevin Manson / Avoca, MI |
Allenton Collision and Expert Towing / Ford |
20 |
Mechanical |
| 14 |
11 |
11 Al Jacobson / Waterford, MI |
Storage Maxx / Chevrolet |
13 |
Handling |
| 15 |
6 |
53 Jimmy Novak-R / Dryden, MI |
Novak's Supply and Equipment / Chevrolet |
6 |
Mechanical |
| 16 |
4 |
00 Mark Welch / Fenton, MI |
Scooter's Bar and Grill / Chevrolet |
1 |
Accident |
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| Lap Leaders: 73 Ed Doutre Jr. POLE, 33 Blake Childers 1-30 |
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| Cautions: 9 for 0 Laps |
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| Time of Race: 40 Minutes 31.203 Seconds |
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| DID NOT START: NONE |
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Qualifying Results |
Heat 1 Results |
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1 |
00 Mark Welch 16.308 |
1. 29 Todd Barlass |
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1 Tony Hoose 16.337 |
2. 68 Adam Rowe |
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11R Jay Reinbold 16.423 |
3. 40 Julian Fluty-R |
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33C Blake Childers 16.476 |
4. 12W Jim Wirsing-R |
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73 Ed Doutre Jr. 16.477 |
5. 39 Hanna Christensen |
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53 Jimmy Novak-R 16.507 |
6. 11 Al Jacobson |
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10 Josh Hobson 16.611 |
7. 17 Kevin Manson |
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33 Marty England 16.863 |
8. X71 Chet Allen-R |
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X71 Chet Allen-R 16.889 |
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68 Adam Rowe 16.893 |
Heat 2 Results |
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11 Al Jacobson 16.966 |
1. 53 Jimmy Novak-R |
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12 |
39 Hanna Christensen 16.998 |
2. 73 Ed Doutre Jr. |
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40 Julian Fluty-R 17.152 |
3. 33 Marty England |
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17 Kevin Manson 17.164 |
4. 00 Mark Welch |
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12W Jim Wirsing-R 17.178 |
5. 11R Jay Reinbold |
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29 Todd Barlass 17.199 |
6. 33C Blake Childers |
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7. 1 Tony Hoose |
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8. 10 Josh Hobson |
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Last Updated on Monday, 26 July 2010 07:56 |
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