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Updated: 12:36 p.m. Monday, July 31, 2006 | Posted: 12:35 p.m. Monday, July 31, 2006

Rhodes and McGarvey add to points leads at Thunder Valley

Point and 2006 win leader Scott Rhodes added to each total Saturday night at Thunder Valley as he won his 4th Late Model event of the season. Shawn McGarvey continued his Limited dominance with his own fifth win of the season. Patrick McDonough won the Street Stock event while dominating Tom Warren took his seventh pure Stock race of the season. The twin 4 cylinder events, each featuring a wild crash, were won by Rob Prinkley and John Bailey.

Shawn Claar started on the Late Model pole and looked sharp as he led the first four laps holding off a wild four car group. Rick Singleton was second behind Claar but he let the door open and Rhodes took that spot on lap three. Rhodes got by Claar one lap later and was alone at the front. Singleton got by Claar on the next lap and D J Myers got by on lap 6.

Myers got by Singleton on a lap 16 restart and set out after Rhodes. Although he was able to close down the distance at the end, he settled for second at the finish. Singleton was third, followed by Ron Delano, Claar, Chad McClellan, Jeff Miller, Darrell Dick, Gene Kain and Troy Shields. Jason Covert was a strong fourth on the last lap when his car let him down in turn three. Claar started off his fine evening by winning his heat. Myers won the other.

With a flair for the damatic Shawn McGarvey rushed from his seventh starting spot to claim the Limited win. Pole sitter Donnie Hedge led the first few laps until Doug Hardy arrived from eighth. Hardy swept by on lap 5 but McGarvey arrived only one lap later. After three laps of battle, McGarvey took over the lead on lap 9 and set off from the field. Hardy headed for the pits on lap 10, leaving Randy Smithley to chase McGarvey, which he did to the finish. Jim Sayler finished third, followed by Dan Lee, Bill Krause, Hedge, Bill Burns, Scott Daniels, Bill Pluta and Tim Snare. McGarvey and Yvette Hahan won the heats.

It was a wild Street Stock event as Dave Whetstone held off a ten car pack for several laps. Billy McClelland got by on lap three and held the point until McDonough got by on lap six. McDonough held on for the win, followed by McClellan, Greg Cornell, Matt Hayman, Ashley Barrett, Steve lowery, Dave Sheetz, Whetstone, Jason Breegle and Kristin Etling. Barrett and Sheetz won the heats.

Tom Warren has dominated the Pure Stock division this season and this time made it dramatic as he won by two feet after a last turn move. In an event that went the 15 lap distance all green, Dale Wilt led lap one before Jason Vangilder got by. VanGilder led easily until Warren shook free from the pack and ran him down. Warren caught VanGilder but could not get by as they ran together to the end. Coming off the last turn for the win, VanGilder chose to go to the outside and Warren ducked to the bottom in lapped traffic. In the drag race to the line Warren eeked out the win. VanGilder settled for second, followed by Jeff Benson, Jamie Kohan, Don Lybarger, Charlie Field, Wilt, Bobby Noel, Russ Hartman and Justin Vaughn. Benson and VanGilder won the heats.

Rob Prinkley won the first 4 cylinder event leading almost the entire distance ahead of John Bailey, Chris Booher and John Sayler. That event featured a wild flip in turn three by Jeff Brown. Prinkleys night went downhill from there as he was involved in the wild crash of the second event. Bailey won that event, followed by Booher, Cindy ShaulisJohn Burns and Mike Lauffer.

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