2009 STATISTICS
|
Winner |
|
Ricky Alvarado |
TOP 20 CANDIDATES:
|
Car # |
Driver |
Hometown |
|
J87 |
Clay Daly |
Watsonville, California |
|
WW1 |
Ricky Alvarado |
Delta, Colorado |
|
0 |
Jimmy Reeves |
Hanford, California |
|
11 |
Robert Gallegos |
Cory, Colorado |
|
11X |
Tyrone Yazzie |
Farmington, New Mexico |
|
18 |
Bill Meyer |
Bullhead City, Arizona |
|
18D |
Richard Anderson |
Shelley, Idaho |
|
18X |
Zane DeVilbiss |
Farmington, New Mexico |
|
19SB |
Lance Mari |
El Centro, California |
|
21 |
Phil Penney |
Percival, Iowa |
|
25 |
Joshua Vogt |
Santa Maria, California |
|
29S |
Don Baisch |
Rigby, Idaho |
|
33Y |
Justen Yeager |
Green River, Wyoming |
|
57M |
Troy McElroy |
Grand Junction, Colorado |
|
66P |
Paul Stone |
Winton, California |
|
72H |
Harvey Howard |
Price, Utah |
|
77B |
Brad Boyer |
Monument, Colorado |
|
87N |
Dan Fitzgerald |
Las Vegas, Nevada |
|
96M |
Mickey Stubbings |
Helper, Utah |
|
98 |
Sonny Wahl |
Mohave Valley, Arizona |
TOP
20 SHOWDOWN STORY:
The
third year was a charm as Ricky Alvarado tried for the past two
years to win the Top 20 Showdown and would win in his third try at
the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada during the twelfth
annual IMCA Duel in the Desert. Justen Yeager and Jeep Berry took
the wins the past two years. The 2009 WWMT Top 20 Showdown was a
little different than years past as the Top 20 in the Northern
Series would just have their own shootout but this year they added
the Southern Series. That made the race harder to make because only
10 drivers from both series would compete together. Ricky Alvarado
made both series top 20 in points so he had two chances to qualify
through the heats. The top five finishers in each heat race advanced
to the showdown. Ricky Alvarado dominated the event from his sixth
starting spot in the showdown after winning his heat on Friday
night. Lance Mari took the lead early in the race but Alvarado found
away around Mari. Lance then had to hold off a hard charging Paul
Stone for second but Stone got around Mari in the end. Alvarado had
extended his lead before Stone could charge him down. Bill Meyer,
Dan Fitzgerald, and Sonny Wahl qualified but did not start in the
showdown. Northern Series heat one winner, Harvey Howard pulled off
the track early. Later on Justen Yeager and Zane DeVilbiss had
pulled their rides into the infield. Troy McElroy then was seen
turned around in turn two with five laps left but no caution came
out. Mari, Tyrone Yazzie, and Jimmy Reeves rounded out the top five.
Thursday night heat races seen Harvey Howard and Clay Daly take the
checkers and transferring to the Showdown. Howard held off Troy
McElroy, Don Baisch, Justen Yeager, and Mickey Stubbings for the
win. Chase Hansen would finish sixth after starting from the pole
due to a bad battery. Two-time WWMT Northern Series feature winner
Aaron Spangler also did not make it through. As well as Idaho
drivers, Kelly Shaw, Jason and Jake Donnelly. Clay Daly won the
Southern Series heat over Tyrone Yazzie, Joshua Vogt, Sonny Wahl,
and Bill Meyer. 2009 WWMT feature winner at Mohave, Tim Ward missed
the transfer by one spot. Jay Foster, Keith Smith, Joe Parmeley, and
John Uccelini did not make it through as well. Friday night heat
races seen Two time WWMT Northern Series champion, Ricky Alvarado
and 2009 WWMT Southern Series champion Paul Stone take the
victories. Ricky would beat Zane DeVilbiss who started in the last
row. Along with Ricky and Zane, Brad Boyer, Richard Anderson, and
Robert Gallegos transferred. Gallegos blew a motor the next day so
he ran the Chase Hansen machine in the Showdown. Missing the
transfer by one was Shawn Reed. Colten Vanderherp had a flat so he
was unable to transfer. Jeff Cooper, Dennis Durmas, and Troy Sweeten
III did not make it as well. Paul Stone won the WWMT Southern Series
heat race number two. By doing that he had to beat Phil Penney, Dan
Fitzgerald, Lance Mari, and Jimmy Reeves who also made the showdown.
Shane Jones who was the WWMT South contingency points champion
finished sixth. Harry Anderson, Duane Rogers, Ricky Alvarado (won
the heat race for the North), and Jeffry Sheppard Jr. did not make
it in the showdown. Sixth place in each heat race ended up taking
3000 watt generators home from Wild West Modified Tour Southern
Series title sponsor.
RESULTS
|
Pos. |
Start |
Car # |
Name |
|
1 |
6 |
WW1 |
Ricky Alvarado |
|
2 |
11 |
66P |
Paul Stone |
|
3 |
4 |
19SB |
Lance Mari |
|
4 |
15 |
11X |
Tyrone Yazzie |
|
5 |
16 |
0 |
Jimmy Reeves |
|
6 |
19 |
25 |
Joshua Vogt |
|
7 |
14 |
21 |
Phil Penney |
|
8 |
20 |
18D |
Richard Anderson |
|
9 |
1 |
29S |
Don Baisch |
|
10 |
9 |
11 |
Robert Gallegos |
|
11 |
2 |
96M |
Mickey Stubbings |
|
12 |
8 |
77B |
Brad Boyer |
|
13 |
18 |
J87 |
Clay Daly |
|
14 |
10 |
57M |
Troy McElroy |
|
15 |
13 |
18X |
Zane DeVilbiss |
|
16 |
17 |
33Y |
Justen Yeager |
|
17 |
5 |
72H |
Harvey Howard |
|
18 |
3 |
98 |
Sonny Wahl |
|
19 |
7 |
87N |
Dan Fitzgerald |
|
20 |
12 |
18 |
Bill Meyer |
|
Pole Winner |
|
Don Baisch |
|
Lap Leaders |
|
Ricky
Alvarado 17 |
|
Cautions |
|
0 |
|
Cars Finished |
|
13 |
GAINED/LOST
|
Pos. |
+/- |
Car # |
Name |
|
1 |
13 |
25 |
Joshua Vogt |
|
2 |
12 |
18D |
Richard Anderson |
|
3 |
11 |
0 |
Jimmy Reeves |
|
4 |
11 |
11X |
Tyrone Yazzie |
|
5 |
9 |
66P |
Paul Stone |
|
6 |
7 |
21 |
Phil Penney |
|
7 |
5 |
WW1 |
Ricky Alvarado |
|
8 |
5 |
J87 |
Clay Daly |
|
9 |
1 |
19SB |
Lance Mari |
|
10 |
1 |
33Y |
Justen Yeager |
|
11 |
-1 |
11 |
Robert Gallegos |
|
12 |
-2 |
18X |
Zane DeVilbiss |
|
13 |
-4 |
77B |
Brad Boyer |
|
14 |
-4 |
57M |
Troy McElroy |
|
15 |
-8 |
29S |
Don Baisch |
|
16 |
-8 |
18 |
Bill Meyer |
|
17 |
-9 |
96M |
Mickey Stubbings |
|
18 |
-12 |
87N |
Dan Fitzgerald |
|
19 |
-12 |
72H |
Harvey Howard |
|
20 |
-15 |
98 |
Sonny Wahl |