Front Row for the Florida 400 - STEELE WINS!

[Rick Anges]

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Brian Gingras, Dave Steele, and Bobby Santos III


STARTING LINEUP
1. 99 Brian Gingras
2. 91 Dave Steele
3. 98 Bobby Santos III
4. 66 Troy Decaire
5. 14 Tim Barber
6. 5 Shane Butler
7. 11 Jacob Wilson
8. 99x Tim Buchanan
9. 66 Tony Elliott
10. 2 Scott Adema
11. 41 Steve Heisler
12. 100 Tom Patterson
13. 56 Jeff Vandusen
14. 99 Charlie Schultz
15. 81 Daryl Smith
16. 39 Charles Ladner
17. 18 Stan Butler
18. 55 Dave Baumgartner
19. 121 Jim Alvis Sr.
20. 11t TJ Winegardner
21. 21t Johny Gilbertson
22. 78 Shane Miller
23. 79 David Slawiak
24. 11x Lee Cipray
25. 46 Jim Swain
26. 11b Jimmy Riddle
27. 19 Keith Butler
28. 0 Danny Martin Jr.
29. 37 Mike Koss
30. 21r Richard Kessinger
31. 79 Dakota Stephens
32. 11r Brian Riddle
33. 2c Curtis Carter

[Frasson118]

When was the last time Jimmy Riddle was behind the wheel. Must be 10 years or more.
What happened to Eric Gordon? Thought he was entered.

[usa1bowtie]

I also thought Eric was entered.What kin are the 2 Riddle's to Frank ? Anyone know ?

[USAMedia]

Dave Steele leading at lap 200 in the Florida 400.

[admin]

Top three finishers in the Florida 400:
David Steele
Bobby Santos
Jacob Wilson

[Frasson118]

I predicted 2 of the top 3... and the 3rd (Eric Gordon) never showed up!

I see Steele was in the 91 car. What happened to "Puglio sold all his cars" when he became President of the TBARA?

Jimmy and Frank Riddle are brothers for whoever asked that question. Frank is sadly no longer with us. Last I knew of Jimmy, he was a car owner of the #111 car that Jimmy Childers ran a while back. That car was a rocket, but it seems both owner and driver decided to slide into retirement.

And who is Jacob Wilson? Is he part of the Jam-It-In Storage team? Last I knew, they were behind Dave Darland, and always brought top-notch equipment with them... although I know NOTHING about Jacob. Apparently he knows how to drive a Sprint car pretty well though.

[Gary J]

Tim Barber was real fast.he got crashed while leading.Gingras lost a wheel and crashed out.Shane Butler had a fast 410 car and finished well.

[USAMedia]

Jacob Wilson along with Santos will be on Real Racin USA Live! on Tuesday 7-10 PM...:musik010:

[Fritz Racing]

The car Lenny used for the 400 is a USAC car not TBARA car

[Gary J]

Who? I think one of the 11 cars was Frank Riddle's car from the 70's.looked like Barber could win til he had misfortune .

[HaudFan]

#14 was Tim Barber from California. He was fast and got taken out by a lapped car. Hope to see him at OSW this Friday.

The #11 Jeff's Jam It In was Jacob Wilson. He ran Kenyon Midgets in the Midwest this season. That is top notch equipment he was in (Beast chassis with a 410). Other than tapping Dave Baumgartner early in the race he kept his nose clean and his right foot planted. The kid impressed! Passed Steele a couple times! I'm guessing you'll see him at PRI this Friday. I thought I heard them say that his dad is the car owner.

I knew Troy DeCaire was pretty good, but he impressed me even more Saturday night. He was fast and very good in traffic. If it weren't for long pit stops he would have been a top 3 runner. If ever there was a young talent that needed to move on to a USAC ride, its him!

Also have to give a big hand to TJ Winegardner. He dropped to the tail at the start and steadily worked his way into the top 5. I think they had a Don Ott 410 in the thing. He was sailing on the outside with what looked like either a J&J or Shaw chassis. They had a mechanical failure or it would have been fun to watch him stay at the front.