Danny Johnson Scores Big At Delaware Diamond State '50' Tonight
1-5 Results Were:
1. Danny Johnson # 27 2nd Track Fast Lap: 19.695 Seconds and 91.394 MPH on lap 1
2. Jimmy Horton # 901
3. H. J. Bunting # 1W Track Fast Lap: Set by Barry Voss 555 19.435 Seconds and
4. Craig Mullins # 2 92.616 MPH on lap 21
5. Beau Wilkins # 85M
Remaining Field Follows:
Jimmy Chester 44, Gary Simpson 12, Kenny Brightbill 19, Tom Curtis* 57, Rich Scagliotta 8, Robert Dutton 888, Craig VonDohren DR1, Barry Voss 555, Ricky Johnson 69, Billy Pauch, Jr. 86, Billy Pauch, Sr. 1, Chuck Tucker 39W, Donny Radd 15R, Jamie Mills 30, Mark Byram 55B, Jimmy Horton, IV 9D, Ricky Elliott 85, Scott Smith 55, Dale Hawkins* 83, DNS: Duane Rust 396, Steven Downs, II 12D, Norman Short 8M, Rodney Cordrey 20.
Heats: 1 ST: D. Johnson 27, with Track Fast Lap: 19.432 seconds and 92.631 MPH on lap 7, B. Pauch, Sr. 1, C. VonDohren DR1, R. Scagliotta 8, S. Smith 55, J. Mills 30. 2 ND: C. Mullins 2 with Track Fast Lap: 19.324 seconds and 93.148 MPH on lap 3, H. J. Bunting 1W, R. Johnson 69, T. Curtis* 57, C. Tucker 39, D. Hawkins* 83. 3 RD: R. Elliott 85 with Fast Track Lap: 19.466 seconds and 92.469 MPH on lap 5, K. Strickler 86, J. Horton 901, R. Dutton 888, B. Wilkins 85M, J. Chester 44.
A consi was scheduled, with the remaining 10 cars left to qualify to take 6 cars, however, there were only 5 cars that were able to make it to starting line, all cars qualify.
The 5 cars to round out the field were G. Simpson, Brightbill, Voss, Pauch, Jr., Radd.
For Qualifying Time Trials Fastest Lap By :
1st timed heat: D. Johnson 19.648 seconds and 91.612 MPH on lap2
2nd timed heat: C. Mullins 19.491 seconds and 92.350 MPH on lap 6
3rd timed heat: R. Elliott 19.504 seconds and 92.289 MPH on lap4
Not making the field or Problem in heat: 29 cars
S. Downs, II - was in a wreck in D. Rust had spool break in axle or near that, and jump out from him that caught Downs. Downs had headers and a lot more wrong.
N. Short - They were not really sure what it was one thought was a piece of porcelain from the spark plug broke off.
B. Pauch, Jr. - Motor
D. Rust - wrecked in heat
R. Cordrey - not sure but not able to run
K. Brightbill - had jack shaft break in heats but got it fixed for feature.
D. Radd - had water pump break in half but got it fixed, however had another problem with only 7 laps in.
Kyle Strickler injured his hand between heats and the feature when a tire he was putting air in exploded. He had to have medical attention and was forced not to race. Kyle had a 6th place start too. Billy Pauch, Jr. (Another JD3 Young Gun) jump in to drive the # 86 and finished 15th.
Jimmy Horton, IV jumped in the Jason Daliessio 9D tonight finished 21st.
Doctor D. Johnson started in the pole and was strong all night, the power steering was out but not sure which lap it started. On the start car got around so new start, this time coming out of turn 2 Mullins got into Elliott's knocking the front left wheel off the car sending Elliott straight into the back wall and making a slower roll over. Smith comes out of turn 2 and has no time to react and clips Elliott, both out. The 85 looked pretty rough, Elliott okay. Lap 2 Horton, IV leaking fluid on the track but no officials see it, Mullins came off turn 4 and had a boggle, but everyone else just start to cover the fluid. One more circuit and Horton, IV out, and Byram heads to pits as well.
5 laps in Johnson, Mullins, Bunting, CVD, Horton, good battle with Bunting and Mullins going on. Lap 8 yellow out with Radd rolling to stop in turn 2. Restart battle with Mullins and Bunting continues for 2nd and battle with Horton and CVD for 3rd. Lap 9 Pauch, Sr. heads to pits when yellow for Curtis slowing on the track just outside turn 2. This time on the restart Bunting gets good run and grabs 2nd. Lap 10 R. Johnson shoots to the inside of turn2 picks up 4th from Horton, but in turns 3 & 4 Horton takes it back. Lap 13 R. Johnson shot up turn 2 and then down like something broke ending his night and Horton just stole 3rd from Mullins. Restart Pauch, Jr. stops on back stretch, lap 17 CVD starts smoking. Lap 21, Voss to infield, lap 23 CVD to infield, at half way it was D. Johnson, Bunting, Horton, Mullins, and Wilkins. Also, Scagliotta is smoking now and lap 28 heads to infield.
Lap 28 starting to get in lap traffic, Horton catching Bunting and catches Bunting on lap 31 with good wheel to wheel action, and lap 32 Horton grabs 2nd. Laps 37 noticed little smoke in leaders’ car, but seem to make no difference. Lap 42 Horton dialing in Johnson, but lap cars in the way, then gains after getting by lap cars. Horton reaches Johnson with metal to metal wheels on last lap to the flag stand with only 0.055 of a second difference.