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I can't remember who suggested I take a pic of the tote board where Mike tallied the racers' finishing positions, but by that time the camera was packed up. So I don't have everyone's position in the race for a starting position in the Shoot-Out.

The eight finalists were, in alphabetical order, Dave Crevie, Dave Fiedler, Chuck Gambo, Jay Guard, Paul Pfeiffer, Ken Swanson, Ralph Thorne, and Howie Ursaner.

If you haven't been paying attention, the Shoot-Out is raced on the flat track, with IRRA Can-Am cars.

Here's the starting line-up:

Red - Dave Fiedler
White - Ralph Thorne
Green - Howie Ursaner
Orange - Dave Crevie
Blue - Jay Guard
Yellow - Paul Pfeiffer
Purple - Chuck Gambo
Black - Ken Swanson



Heat #1:

Paul Pfeiffer - 32 laps
Jay Guard - 32
Howie Ursaner - 32 - fast lap of heat - 5.265 secs
Dave Fiedler - 32
Ken Swanson - 31
Chuck Gambo - 31
Ralph Thorne - 31
Dave Crevie - 30

Heat #2:

Howie Ursaner - 65 laps
Dave Fiedler - 65 - fast lap of heat - 5.109 secs
Jay Guard - 64
Ken Swanson - 64
Paul Pfeiffer - 63
Ralph Thorne - 63
Chuck Gambo - 62
Dave Crevie - 37 (broken lead wire)

Heat #3:

Dave Fiedler - 99 laps - fast lap of heat - 4.985 secs
Howie Ursaner - 97
Jay Guard - 95
Chuck Gambo - 95
Ken Swanson - 95
Ralph Thorne - 95
Paul Pfeiffer - 95
Dave Crevie - 67

Heat #4:

Dave Fiedler - 133 laps - fast lap of heat - 5.108 secs
Howie Ursaner - 128
Jay Guard - 128
Ralph Thorne - 127
Chuck Gambo - 127
Ken Swanson - 127
Paul Pfeiffer - 125
Dave Crevie - 98

Heat #5:

Dave Fiedler - 166 laps - fast lap of heat - 5.218 secs
Howie Ursaner - 161
Jay Guard - 161
Ralph Thorne - 160
Chuck Gambo - 159
Paul Pfeiffer - 157
Ken Swanson - 157
Dave Crevie - 130

Heat #6:

Dave Fiedler - 200 laps - fast lap of heat - 4.999 secs
Howie Ursaner - 193
Jay Guard - 192
Ralph Thorne - 190
Paul Pfeiffer - 190
Chuck Gambo - 190
Ken Swanson - 188
Dave Crevie - 158

Heat #7:

Dave Fiedler - 233 laps - fast lap of heat - 5.062 secs
Howie Ursaner - 226
Jay Guard - 223
Paul Pfeiffer - 222
Ralph Thorne - 222
Chuck Gambo - 222
Ken Swanson - 218
Dave Crevie - 187

Heat #8:

Dave Fiedler - 267 laps - fast lap of heat - 5.155 secs
Howie Ursaner - 257
Jay Guard - 256
Ralph Thorne - 255
Chuck Gambo - 254
Paul Pfeiffer - 253
Ken Swanson - 251
Dave Crevie - 218



So Dave "Sano" Fiedler retains his crown for another year. No one had anything for Dave on his home track, as the heat totals show. But there was some fantastic racing back in the pack.

The real stories of Sano II are the re-emergence of Howie Ursaner as a driver to be reckoned with, as well as the appearance of a new talent, Ralph Thorne. Then there's all them other fast guys who made this race something truly special, perhaps even historic.