Davidson rolls on with 5th victory

By David Green on May 30, 2009 5:56 AM | 1 Comment
Thumbnail image for PIR_052909 002.jpgTrophy winners Friday night at PIR were (back row, from left) Josh Throgmorton, Chad Fritsche, Brian Steele and feature winner Dave Davidson, plus Pat Halvorson, who won his first KVRA victory in the first heat. (KVRA Photo)

PADUCAH, Ky. - Dave Davidson led from start to finish to win the Kentucky Vintage Racing Association feature Friday night at Paducah International Raceway.

It was the fifth KVRA win of the season for Davidson, of Henderson, Ky., and his second in a row.

Counting an unsanctioned race May 23 at Soggy Bottom Raceway in Morgantown, Ky., it was the sixth win in eight races this year for Davidson and the quick No. 16 1933 Plymouth sedan.

Josh Throgmorton, who won in the series' last appearance at the 3/8-mile PIR oval May 15, finished second and Weaver Racing teammate Brian Steele was third. Chad Fritsche was fourth and Mark Moore rounded out the top five.

Throgmorton, who got past Steele for second with two laps to go in the 10-lap chase, had his best chance when the second of two yellow flags waved just moments later. The top three cars went into Turn 1 nose to tail, but Davidson protected the low line and then sped away out of Turn 2.

"That's the way it works," Throgmorton said. "I couldn't keep going off the corner."

Steele echoed those sentiments. "He (Davidson) had better forward bite than anybody," he said. "He made it look easy."

"It was coming off the corners," Davidson agreed. "Somehow we've got it to working, and it makes it look easy."

In the first of two heat races, Pat Halvorson, of Paducah, scored his first career victory, with James Scott second and Richard Hall third. Steele won the second heat over Davidson and Throgmorton.

Joe Beard, Richard Hall, Kenny Brannon, Matt Moore and Halvorson rounded out the top 10.

The series moves on to Thunderhill Raceway in Summertown, Tenn., tonight.

 

 

SUMMARY:

PADUCAH, Ky. -- Results of KVRA Race No. 8, May 29, 2009, Paducah International Raceway, with car number in parentheses, driver's name and hometown, car, laps completed and reason out:

 

FEATURE (10 laps)

  1. (16) Dave Davidson, Henderson, Ky., 1933 Plymouth, 10, running.
  2. (W4) Brian Steele, Sturgis, Ky., 1947 Plymouth, 10, running.
  3. (W3) Josh Throgmorton, Providence, Ky., 1947 Chevrolet, 10, running.
  4. (40) Chad Fritsche, Puryear, Tenn., 1940 Chevrolet, 10, running.
  5. (33) Mark Moore, Murray, Ky., 1934 Chevrolet, 10, running.
  6. (38) Joe Beard, Newburgh, Ind., 1938 Chevrolet, 10, running.
  7. (55) Richard Hall, Murray, Ky., 1938 Plymouth, 10, running.
  8. (88) Kenny Brannon, Paducah, Ky., 1939 Pontiac, 10, running.
  9. (37) Matt Moore, Murray, Ky., 1937 Pontiac, 10, running.
  10. (61) Pat Halvorson, Paducah, Ky., 1941 Ford, 10, running.
  11. (3) James Scott, Murray, Ky., 1936 Chevrolet, 10, running.
  12. (C8) Neal Ford, Paducah, Ky., 1941 Buick, 10, running.
  13. (35) Mike Moore, Newburgh, Ind., 1935 Plymouth, 10, running.
  14. (C9) Richard Cook, Paducah, Ky., 1932 Chevrolet, 5, differential.
  15. (11) Jim Segars, Creal Springs, Ill., 1948 Chevy, DNS, engine.

 

Margin of victory: four car lengths.

Leaders: Davidson 1-10.

Caution flags: 3 (lap 4, 3 spin T4; lap 8, 3 spin Turn 4).

 

FIRST HEAT (6 laps): 1. Pat Halvorson; 2. James Scott; 3. Richard Hall; 4. Matt Moore; 5. Kenny Brannon; 6. Mike Moore; 7. Jim Segars; 8. Neal Ford; 9. Richard Cook.

 

SECOND HEAT (6 laps): 1. Brian Steele; 2. Dave Davidson; 3. Josh Throgmorton; 4. Mark Moore; 5. Beard; 6. Chad Fritsche.

1 Comment

Maddog Mike Halvorson Missoula Montana | May 30, 2009 3:08 PM | Reply

Congrats to Pat (Walter T. NoNeck) Halvorson for winning the Heat race from his Brother Mike Halvorson in Montana

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