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Elliott grabs pole position at MACS Big Kahuna VIII

October 4, 2008, 11:14 am

By Matt Felten

Allegany County Speedway

CUMBERLAND, Md. (Oct. 3) — Two-time race winner Ricky Elliott of Seaford, Del., sits in the driver's seat to claim his third Big Kahuna win following Friday's preliminary events at Allegany County Speedway. More than half the starting field was set Friday after qualifying and heat races for the Mid-Atlantic Championship Series season finale at the 5/8-mile oval known as The Rock.

While the $12,000-to-win event is using a single-feature format instead of the double-feature format of recent years, Elliott has claimed main event victories each of the past two years. He'll start on the pole position of Saturday's main event.

Fast qualifier Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., driving the Ernie Davis-owned No. 25, will start alongside Elliott in the front row. Sixteen drivers are locked in through the heat events Pennsylvania drivers Boom Briggs of Bear Lake, Davey Johnson of Latrobe, Matt Lux of Franklin and Rick Eckert of York winning heat races.

Notes: Sixth-fastest qualifier Jason Covert of York, Pa., holds a 155-point lead on Doug Horton of Bruceton Mills, W.Va., in gunning for his third consecutive MACS championship. ... Nick Dickson piloted Jack Pencil's backup car, duct-taping a No. 17 over the No. 14. ... In Friday's Limited Late Model action at Cumberland, track champ Matt Sponaugle of Wiley Ford, W.Va., picked up where he left off in the regular season by claiming a $1,000 victory in a 20-lap feature. Sponaugle took the lead from polesitter Jerry Bard and led the final 14 laps. Bard and D.J. Troutman chased Sponaugle to the checkered flag.

Friday's heat race winners

First heat: 1. Boom Briggs, 2. Josh Richards, 3. Gary Stuhler, 4. D.J. Troutman, 5. Gregg Satterlee, 6. Keith Barbara, 7. Jeff Rine, 8. Doug Horton, 9. Russ King, 10. Ray Davis Jr., 11. Ron Delano.

Second heat: 1. Davey Johnson, 2. Tim McCreadie, 3. Jason Covert, 4. Jared Miley, 5. Tyler Armstrong, 6. Mark Banal, 7. Devin Friese, 8. Chuck Harper, 9. Wayne Johnson, 10. Nick Dickson, 11. Scott Cross.

Third heat: 1. Matt Lux, 2. Mike Balzano, 3. Jeremy Miller, 4. Ricky Elliott, 5. Waylon Wagner, 6. Scott Rhodes, 7. Coleby Frye, 8. Chuck Clise, 9. Mike Lupfer, 10. Scott Haus, 11. Greg Fetters

Fourth heat: 1. Rick Eckert, 2. Steve Francis, 3. Randy Burkholder, 4. Brian Booze, 5. Jim Yoder, 6. Alan Sagi, 7. Jack Pencil, 8. Rod Conley, 9. Bob Gordon, 10. Scott LeBarron, 11. Kirk Ryan Jr.

Friday's time trials

MACS qualifying results for the Big Kahuna VII at Allegany County Speedway's 5/8-mile oval:

1. Josh Richards (25), Shinnston, W.Va.,19.663 seconds

2. Tim McCreadie, (39m), Watertown, N.Y., 19.712

3. Jeremy Miller, (24), Gettysburg, Pa., 19.772

4. Steve Francis, (19), Ashland, Ky., 19.781

5. Gary Stuhler (90), Greencastle, Pa., 19.805

6. Jason Covert (43A), York Haven, Pa., 19.820

7. Ricky Elliott (45), Seaford, Del., 19.823

8. Rick Eckert (24), York, Pa., 19.980

9. Boom Briggs (99), Bear Lake, Pa., 19.987

10. Davey Johnson (17dj), Latrobe, Pa., 19.997

11. Matt Lux (21), Franklin, Pa., 20.089

12. Brian Booze (B2), Greencastle, Pa., 20.097

13. Gregg Satterlee (22), Rochester Mills, Pa., 20.107

14. Tyler Armstrong (84), St. Thomas, Pa., 20.123

15. Mike Balzano (E1), Parkersburg, W.Va., 20.153

16. Randy Burkholder (77), Chambersburg, Pa. 20.187

17. D.J. Troutman (7j), Hyndman, Pa., 20.210

18. Mark Banal (T8), St. Clairsville, Ohio, 20.252

19. Coleby Frye (F1), Dover, Pa., 20.255

20. Scott Lebarron (8L), Dover, Pa., 20.285

21. Jeff Rine (92), Danville, Pa., 20.297

22. Jared Miley (H1), South Park, Pa., 20.375

23. Greg Fetters (39), Everett, Pa., 20.393

24. Jim Yoder (27y), Selinsgrove, Pa., 20.408

25. Keith Barbara (17B), South Park, Pa., 20.412

26. Devin Friese (12), Chambersburg, Md., 20.413

27. Chuck Clise (5), Frostburg, Md., 20.506

28. Bob Gordon (31G), Keyser, W.Va., 20.510

29. Doug Horton (46), Bruceton Mills, W.Va., 20.542

30. Chuck Harper (00), Beverly, W.Va., 20.562

31. Scott Haus (33), Hamburg, Pa., 20.564

32. Jack Pencil (14), Bedford, Pa., 20.565

33. Ron Delano (0), Stoystown, Pa., 20.669

34. Nick Dickson (17), Lewistown, Pa., 20.715

35. Mike Lupfer (06), Shermansde, Pa., 20.734

36. Alan Sagi (8A), Hagerstown, Md., 20.802

37. Russell King (56), Bristolville, Ohio, 20.842

38. Wayne Johnson (17j), Hancock, Md., 20.858

39. Waylon Wagner (5w), McVeytown, Pa., 20.887

40. Rod Conley (71r), Wheelersburg, Ohio, 20.904

41. Ray Davis Jr. (84d), Millersboro, Del., 20.970

42. Scott Cross (07c), Centreville, Va., 20.988

43. Scott Rhodes (83r), Somerset, Pa., 21.007

44. Kirk Ryan Jr. (5k), Lewisberry, Pa., 21.072

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