Drivers' Championship
Series Race 6
2010 Race 46
Nov. 20, 2010
Riverside Raceway
A pair of 4WD races at Michael Smalley's Riverside Raceway saw a mix of top finishers.
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Driver's Championship--Meet 24,
Round 39: 20 November 2010
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Smalley's Riverside Raceway
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3 Min Heats: Clockwise 13v
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Lane1
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Lane2
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Lane3
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Lane4
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Rank
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Driver
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Car
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Yellow
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Blue
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White
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Red
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Total
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Rank
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Points
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SMALLEY,
Michael
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25.3
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26.5
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25.4
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25.1
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102.3
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1
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20
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SHORER,
Eddie
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24.4
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24.7
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25.5
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25.4
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100.0
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2
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18
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DELUY,
Christophe
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24.6
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24.7
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24.6
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24.8
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98.7
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3
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16
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BECK, Bob
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23.6
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24.9
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24.6
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25.1
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98.2
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4
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15
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SCOTT,
Bob
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25.4
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25.1
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22.8
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24.4
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97.7
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5
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14
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WILLIAMSON,
Craig
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23.6
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25.4
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24.4
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23.8
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97.2
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6
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13
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GIESE,
Tom
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23.9
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23.7
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24.3
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24.7
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96.6
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7
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12
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LAUFFENBERGER,
Thomas
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23.7
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23.4
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24.3
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25.1
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96.5
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8
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11
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POLAKOW,
Bill
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23.7
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23.3
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23.8
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23.5
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94.3
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9
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10
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BRACHER,
Russell
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22.5
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24.0
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22.9
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24.0
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93.4
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10
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9
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WOODS,
Gary
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21.6
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22.8
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24.4
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24.5
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93.3
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11
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8
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RICK,
Nigel
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21.1
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24.0
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23.6
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24.4
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93.1
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12
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7
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CHAN,
Chris
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22.5
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24.1
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23.1
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23.2
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92.9
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13
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6
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FARR-JONES,
Stephen
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20.9
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23.6
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24.3
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23.2
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92.0
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14
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5
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SMITH,
Stan
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23.7
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21.8
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22.9
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22.6
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91.0
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15
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4
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MOON,
Roger
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22.2
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22.4
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22.6
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21.4
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88.6
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16
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3
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BARNES,
Opel
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20.9
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22.8
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22.3
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22.5
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88.5
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17
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2
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SLAGG,
Harold
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20.6
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22.6
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22.7
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21.6
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87.5
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18
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1
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JOHNSON,
Fingers
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20.6
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23.4
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21.2
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22.1
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87.3
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19
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0
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PAWL,
Mike
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21.8
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21.1
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22.4
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21.6
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86.9
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20
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0
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RODRIGUEZ,
Richard
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19.7
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20.7
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22.8
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20.6
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83.8
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21
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0
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CHABRAJEZ,
Richard
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19.1
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20.7
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21.7
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21.1
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82.6
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22
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0
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JALBUENA,
Robert
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18.4
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22.5
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20.4
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21.1
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82.4
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23
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0
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NELSON,
Ryan
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19.3
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21.3
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19.7
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21.3
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81.6
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24
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0
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NELSON,
Nigel
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17.1
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21.8
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19.1
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20.2
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78.2
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25
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0
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Porsche
959
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Ford RS
500
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Lancia
Delta S4
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Audi
Quattro
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Drivers' Championship
Series Race 3
2010 Race 16
Apr. 17, 2010
Silverlake Speedway
Another set of Le Mans cars took the track for the next race, this time a mixed batch of cars from the late seventies and early eighties Group 5 class. Given the grippiness of the previous race, we were at a total loss as to how these would perform. Once we got going, the answer was clear: variable!! The outers were a bit tippy, and the orange loaner was just flat-out evil (see the table for car-lane assignments.) Over all the grousing, Michael Smalley returned to the top flight of the podium, followed by Terry DLS and Craig Williamson.
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Driver's Championship--Meet 8,
Round 15: 17 April 2010
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Craig's Silverlake Speedway
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4 Min Heats: Clockwise 13v
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Lane1
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Lane2
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Lane3
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Lane4
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Driver
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Car
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Red
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White
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Green
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Orange
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Total
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Rank
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Points
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SMALLEY,
Michael
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79.0
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74.1
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77.8
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70.5
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301.4
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1
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20
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SHORER,
Eddie
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75.6
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78.3
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77.3
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69.8
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301.0
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2
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18
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WILLIAMSON,
Craig
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71.7
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75.5
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79.0
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66.3
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292.5
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3
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16
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DE LOS
SANTOS, Terry
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74.2
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79.3
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77.5
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58.9
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289.9
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4
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15
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DELUY,
Christophe
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73.9
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76.0
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74.5
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64.8
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289.2
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5
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14
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LAUFFENBERGER,
Thomas
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70.9
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74.9
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72.8
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61.7
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280.3
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6
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13
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NELSON,
Ryan
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63.4
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69.3
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60.2
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57.7
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250.6
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7
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12
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RODRIGUEZ,
Richard
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63.9
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70.4
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59.3
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56.9
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250.5
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8
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11
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NELSON,
Nigel
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56.3
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66.7
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61.8
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53.5
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238.3
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9
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10
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BMW 320i
Turbo
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Lancia
Beta Montecarlo
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DeTomaso
Pantera
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Porsche
935
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Drivers' Championship
Series Race 2
2010 Race 8
Mar. 6, 2010
Nigelstone
A blast from the past was the selection for this round of the Driver's Championship-2-wheel-drive SCX models from various forms of racing (mainly GT1 racing); our old friend, the Porsche 911 with the stubby rear wheels made its comeback, along with a Lancia Rally 037, BMW M1, and a Ferrari F40. The first few heats could have stood some heat, as they slipped and slid all over, handicapping some of the top drivers; once they started to bite, they delivered better totals for all. Michael Smalley had a particular problem with the race in that, due to the seeding of the entrants (based on last year's results), he had two heats with some, shall we say, "animosity"; racers with whom he has had issue (Terry DLS and, ahem, moi) flanked him during those heats. As of heat 11, Smalley had leapfrogged Terry and Eddie for first place; now he had to sweat it out as those with one more round to go challenged for another upset, or at least a spot on the podium. Oddly enough, the sweat turned cold as Daniel Snipes completed a rare double for him, edging Michael by a mere 0.2 laps. Terry DLS managed third (so nature, though slightly altered, was not violated), with Eddie Shorer fourth and new suspect-in-training Tom Giese fifth; with this class, the century club only extended down to seventh, claimed by Craig Williamson in the last heat.
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Driver's Championship--Meet 5,
Round 9: 6 March 2010
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Nigelstone
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4 Min Heats: Clockwise 13v
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Lane1
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Lane2
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Lane3
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Lane4
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Driver
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Car
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Red
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Green
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Yellow
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Blue
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Total
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Rank
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Points
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SNIPES,
Daniel
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27.7
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24.6
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25.6
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26.1
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104.0
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1
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20
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SMALLEY,
Michael
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26.5
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25.4
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26.5
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25.4
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103.8
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2
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18
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DE LOS
SANTOS, Terry
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25.2
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24.8
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26.3
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26.8
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103.1
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3
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16
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SHORER,
Eddie
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26.3
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23.7
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25.9
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25.8
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101.7
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4
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15
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GIESE,
Tom
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25.9
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23.3
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25.8
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26.6
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101.6
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5
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14
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LAUFFENBERGER,
Thomas
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25.3
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24.8
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24.5
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26.0
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100.6
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6
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13
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WILLIAMSON,
Craig
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26.1
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24.6
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25.3
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24.1
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100.1
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7
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12
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SMITH,
Stan
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25.4
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24.4
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25.6
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24.3
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99.7
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8
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11
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RICK,
Nigel
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25.8
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23.5
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24.1
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24.6
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98.0
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9
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10
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WOODS,
Gary
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25.5
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22.4
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24.1
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24.9
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96.9
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10
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9
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DELUY,
Christophe
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25.3
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22.3
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23.6
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24.6
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95.8
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11
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8
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TUNSTILL,
Alvin
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23.1
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22.1
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24.4
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23.7
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93.3
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12
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7
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WESTON,
Tim
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23.9
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22.9
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22.8
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23.1
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92.7
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13
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6
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EWING,
J.R.
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22.9
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23.0
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22.4
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24.0
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92.3
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14
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5
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RODRIGUEZ,
Richard
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23.3
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21.1
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21.5
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22.0
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87.9
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15
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4
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SLAGG,
Harold
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21.6
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20.4
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21.2
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21.1
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84.3
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16
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3
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BRACHER,
Russell
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23.8
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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23.8
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17
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2
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NICHOLS,
Roger
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0.0
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0.0
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21.4
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0.0
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21.4
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18
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1
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Drivers' Championship
Series Race 1
2010 Race 1
Jan. 16, 2010
Riverside Raceway
Round 1-Driver's Championship (60s Monogram NASCAR)
Dan Gurney, A. J. Foyt, Ned Jarrett and Junior Johnson renewed their virtual rivalry on the ghost road of yesterday as we recreated the 1965 Motor Trend 500 at the famed Riverside Raceway; A. J. was probably less fond of the memory, as it was this race in which he broke his back when his throttle stuck open heading into Turn 9 (the banked turn), sidelining him for a while. (While recovering, he had a similar incident at Atlanta Motor Speedway, but had a much less dramatic ending; in that same race, A. J. took over Marvin Panch's car when he took ill and won it for him.) In our version, Terry DLS got a hot start on blue (heats 5 and 6 were good all around, with everyone over 30 laps), only to be overtaken by (who else? It's his track) Michael Smalley, with the other usual suspects in hot pursuit. They ended up sweeping the podium like usual, with new suspect-in-training Eddie Shorer a mere tenth off in fourth. (Due to size, the table for Round 1 will be shown after the Round 2 account.)
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Driver's Champ.--Meet 1, Round 1:
16 January 2010
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Smalley's Riverside Raceway
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4 Min Heats: Clockwise 13v
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Lane1
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Lane2
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Lane3
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Lane4
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Driver
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Car
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Yellow
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Blue
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White
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Red
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Total
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Rank
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Points
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SMALLEY,
Michael
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32.3
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30.1
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33.4
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32.9
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128.7
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1
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20
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DE LOS
SANTOS, Terry
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32.2
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33.1
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31.1
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31.6
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128.0
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2
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18
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SNIPES,
Daniel
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31.0
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31.8
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30.7
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32.8
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126.3
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3
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16
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SHORER,
Eddie
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31.2
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32.7
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30.5
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31.8
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126.2
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4
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15
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BECK, Bob
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30.1
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31.6
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31.8
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31.8
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125.3
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5
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14
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CHAN,
Chris
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31.2
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30.3
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31.1
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30.8
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123.4
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6
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13
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SCHNIEDEWIND,
Bill
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30.3
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31.7
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28.7
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31.8
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122.5
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7
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12
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GIESE,
Tom
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28.8
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31.4
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31.4
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30.9
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122.5
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7
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12
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RICK,
Nigel
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29.9
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31.1
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30.9
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29.5
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121.4
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9
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10
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DELUY,
Christophe
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27.9
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32.1
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30.8
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30.6
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121.4
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9
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10
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LAUFFENBERGER,
Thomas
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29.7
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30.0
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30.3
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31.1
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121.1
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11
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8
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OZANNE,
Nick
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30.2
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30.9
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28.3
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30.5
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119.9
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12
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7
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WILLIAMSON,
Craig
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29.1
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28.5
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30.8
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31.1
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119.5
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13
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6
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SMITH,
Stan
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29.4
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29.5
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29.0
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31.4
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119.3
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14
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5
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WOODS,
Gary
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29.4
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31.1
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27.8
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30.2
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118.5
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15
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4
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EWING,
J.R.
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27.5
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31.1
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29.1
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28.8
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116.5
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16
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3
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BRACHER,
Russell
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28.5
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28.6
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29.2
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30.1
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116.4
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17
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2
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POLAKOW,
Bill
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29.3
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29.3
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28.1
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29.6
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116.3
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18
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1
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FARR-JONES,
Stephen
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28.9
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30.3
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26.1
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30.3
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115.6
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19
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0
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WESTON,
Tim
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28.2
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27.2
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29.8
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25.6
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110.8
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20
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0
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BARNES,
Opel
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27.2
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27.9
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27.3
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26.6
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109.0
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21
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0
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RODRIGUEZ,
Richard
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26.4
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27.1
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25.8
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28.8
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108.1
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22
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0
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HAWKINS,
John
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25.3
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24.7
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26.7
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24.1
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100.8
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23
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0
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NELSON,
Ryan
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20.6
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24.6
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23.3
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21.8
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90.3
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24
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0
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