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| Stephen charges at Ocean/Locks into Johnny Key Classic |
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Stephen Allard charges from rear to 5th at Ocean Speedway
By Gary Thomas
Watsonville, CA – August 18, 2008…Chico’s Stephen Allard put on the charge Friday night at the Ocean Speedway in Watsonville to score a top five finish and in doing so locked himself into the running of the 48th Johnny Key Classic to be held on August 29.
For this most recent Wright One Construction 360 Series event Allard climbed back aboard the Wayne Cox Gunite, David Key Trucking No. 86 sprinter in hopes of claiming one of the remaining guaranteed starting spots for the Johnny Key Classic.
Allard’s previous 360 sprint car start in the black No. 86 machine netted him a fifth place finish during the Mark Forni Classic at the Placerville Speedway on July 12 and he hoped to duplicate that performance this past Friday at the Ocean Speedway.
The defending Silver Dollar Speedway track champion began the event on Friday by clocking the 10th fastest lap out of 28 cars in qualifying, but issues during his heat race forced him into running the B-main. Starting 10th in the semi Allard carved his way forward to bring home the sixth and final transfer spot into the main event.
“SA” then started way back in the 22nd starting position for the feature and charged his way forward on the slick surface that had began to take rubber in spots. Allard used his veteran experience to move up through the field and cross under the checkered flag in the fifth position to cap off a strong run.
Using the momentum from this past weekend’s race Allard will look to breakthrough for his first win of the season at the upcoming Johnny Key Classic on Friday night August 29. Allard has been quick in his appearances at the Ocean Speedway this season while driving the Wayne Cox Gunite No. 86 and should be a threat to take home the Key, in what should be a talent filled field of sprintcars.
More news on Chico, California’s Stephen Allard can be found at http://www.stephenallard.com
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Stephen Allard will look to put the 86 machine up front on August 29 during the 48th running of the Johnny Key Classic at the Ocean Speedway in Watsonville. Photo by L & J Photography
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Posted by gary - Monday, August 18 @ 14:53:12 MST
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| Stephen finishes 8th in Chico on Friday |
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Stephen Allard drives Main Motorsports No. 35a to 8th place finish on Friday with GSC
By Gary Thomas
Chico, CA – July 29, 2008…An eighth place finish on Friday night at the Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico highlighted the final weekend of the Golden State Challenge Series season for defending track champion Stephen Allard.
For the very last weekend of the GSC season Allard hopped back aboard the H.A.M. Construction, JP’s Paint & Body No. 35a sprinter to do battle against an extremely talented field of race cars.
Opening night on Friday was sponsored by Specialized Parts Planet and saw 39 cars on hand for the next to last race of the King of California season. Allard came out early in the order on Friday and ripped off the fourth fastest lap of the night in qualifying. He then started sixth in his heat race and was running in a transfer spot until the final lap when he got into the turn two cushion and fell to fifth putting him in the B-main.
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Posted by gary - Monday, July 28 @ 19:20:36 MST
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| Stephen charges in Placerville |
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Stephen Allard charges from 14th to 5th in third annual Mark Forni Classic
By Gary Thomas
Placerville, CA – July 14, 2008…Chico’s Stephen Allard competed in his first Placerville Speedway start of the season this past Saturday night and made the most of it by carving his way through the field and finishing in the fifth spot during the $5,000 to win Mark Forni Classic.
The 35 year-old racer sat behind the wheel of the David Key Trucking, Wayne Cox Gunite No. 86 for the event that pays tribute to Mark Forni, who was a big contributor to the Placerville Speedway and was also a member of El Dorado County Fair Board until his passing three years ago.
Allard started off the night by coming out ninth in the qualifying order and timing in 21st fastest out of 31 sprint cars. He then regrouped and found speed in his heat race to bring home a victory from the pole position, transferring him into the main event where started from the outside of the seventh row.
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Posted by gary - Monday, July 14 @ 17:39:16 MST
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| Hard crash ends Calistoga run for Stephen |
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Crash ends Calistoga Civil War event for Stephen Allard
By Gary Thomas
Calistoga, CA – June 16, 2008…Chico’s Stephen Allard escaped a scary front stretch accident at the Calistoga Speedway on Saturday night that destroyed the race car and left him a bit shaken up. The 35 year-old was racing from the back of the field at the time of the incident and was trying his best to charge forward on the high-speed track.
Allard began the annual Calistoga Cup 360 event by qualifying the H.A.M. Construction, JP’s Paint & Body JEI No. 35a seventh fastest in the 38 car field. The defending Silver Dollar Speedway track champion then put together a very impressive performance in his heat race after getting loose in the first set of corners and falling back.
“SA” put the Main Motorsports machine on the ragged edge and drove the wheels off the car to get by a few cars to finish the heat in the fourth and final transfer spot. It set Allard up to start in the fifth spot for the 20 lap Civil War Series main event, but a collision on the opening lap forced him to restart at the rear of the field.
While he was attempting to drive back through the field, a couple cars up front got together and created a chain reaction, which resulted in Allard making contact with someone and flipping wildly in turn one. After a few seconds he emerged to a roar from the crowd and walked away shaken and sore, but otherwise ok.
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Posted by gary - Monday, June 16 @ 09:22:51 MST
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| Stephen gets another top 5 with GSC |
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Stephen Allard sets fast time & finishes 5th in GSC feature at Ocean Speedway
By Gary Thomas
Watsonville, CA – May 31, 2008…Chico’s Stephen Allard got back behind the wheel of the David Key Trucking No. 86 sprinter and drove the car to a quick time effort and a top five finish in the main event this past Friday night at Watsonville’s Ocean Speedway. The Golden State Challenge King of California Series sanctioned event was Allard’s sixth start of the season with the traveling 410 tour.
The defending Silver Dollar Speedway track champion went into this past Friday night’s event fresh off a fourth place finish during the Golden State Challenge Series’ previous event a couple weekend’s ago at the Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial. Allard has also run strong in a couple of starts at the Ocean Speedway with the Wright One Construction 360 Series, including a runner-up finish at the track on April 18.
The Ocean Speedway saw a well prepared track put together on Friday and made for some good racing during the night. Allard came out 12th in the qualifying order and ripped off an 11.586 second lap, giving him his first fast time effort of the season. The 35 year-old then transferred through his heat race and scored fifth in the dash to put the Wayne Cox Gunite, Surfside Pools No. 86 in the third row for the main event.
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Posted by gary - Sunday, June 01 @ 15:17:13 MST
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| Civil War Sunday Report |
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Late race spin relegates Stephen Allard to 15th place finish in Chico
By Gary Thomas
Chico, CA – May 27, 2008…Chico’s Stephen Allard was giving it his all to record a top five finish in Civil War Series competition on Sunday night and very nearly got it done until a late spin took away his chances at that bid.
This past Sunday’s special California Civil War Series event at the Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico marked Allard’s first time competing with the traveling 360 circuit this season. The annual Memorial Day event at the track is also always part of the Silver Dollar Fair and makes it a fun weekend for everyone around the Chico area.
Driving the H.A.M. Construction, JP’s Paint & Body No. 35a Allard did the best he could to charge forward in the main event on the tricky/thick cushion that had developed on the outer portions of the speedway. The 35 year-old came into the night fresh off a fourth place finish the previous week during the prestigious Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial.
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Posted by gary - Tuesday, May 27 @ 09:37:52 MST
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| Stephen takes 4th at Bradway Memorial |
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Stephen Allard tallies 4th place finish at Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial
By Gary Thomas
Chico, CA – May 17, 2008…Competing on a slick and racy surface Saturday night at the Silver Dollar Spedway Chico’s Stephen Allard drove the Main Motorsports No. 35a to a career best fourth place finish in the Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial.
The double header event at Silver Dollar Speedway marked Allard’s third weekend at the helm of the H.A.M. Construction, JP’s Paint & Body, Medi-Pro Billing sponsored sprinter. In the first couple outings aboard the car this season he has shown a lot of speed, which was highlighted by a runner-up finish at the Bill Brownell Memorial in April.
Friday night’s Feather Falls Casino weekly 410 event at the Chico bullring saw Allard win the opening heat race, before driving to a sixth place finish in the 25 lap main event. The weekend was all about Saturday’s Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial however, and Allard proceeded to put together a very strong night en route to picking up his career best finish in the event. To begin the evening there was an amazing amount of money on the line in qualifying thanks to a number of different people and businesses.
A total of $1,500 was on the line to the driver that set fast time and $750 was up for the second fastest driver. A strong field of 43 winged sprint cars was on hand for the Bradway Memorial and Allard was the very first driver to hit the speedway in qualifying. His fastest lap of 12.049 was good enough to hold up for second quick at the end of qualifying, behind only brother Jonathan.
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Posted by gary - Sunday, May 18 @ 15:52:47 MST
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| Stephen shows speed/Bradway Preview |
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Broken shock slows Stephen Allard in Chico before scoring top 10 in Tulare on Saturday
By Gary Thomas
Chico, CA – May 11, 2008…Competing aboard the H.A.M. Construction No. 35a for the second time this season defending Silver Dollar Speedway track champ Stephen Allard looked to be on his way to a great run before a shock issue put an end to his bid at victory. On Saturday he then made the long haul to Tulare’s Thunderbowl Raceway and gutted out the main event for a ninth place finish.
Allard and the Main Motorsports team used this past Friday’s Feather Falls Casino event at the Silver Dollar Speedway as a tune-up for next weekend’s Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial. The Chico racer drove the 35a JEI sprinter to a second place finish during his first outing in the car last month and looked to be on his way to another strong finish once again.
The 35 year-old driver began the sixth Silver Dollar Speedway point race by qualifying seventh fastest in the field and finishing second in his heat race to transfer the JP’s Paint & Body, Medi-Pro Billing No. 35a machine into the main event. Starting seventh on the grid Allard looked very fast right from the get go as he was one of only a few drivers who could run the high side and make it work.
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Posted by gary - Sunday, May 11 @ 12:55:52 MST
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| Stephen finishes 5th in Chico |
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5th place finish in Chico highlights weekend for Stephen Allard
By Gary Thomas
Chico, CA – April 26, 2008…Defending Silver Dollar Speedway 410 track champion Stephen Allard sat behind the wheel of the 1m Racing sprint car on Friday night for the first time since early March and promptly went out and recorded a top five finish in the 25 lap main event.
The fourth Feather Falls Casino point race of the season at Silver Dollar Speedway featured 24 winged sprint cars in competition during Withrow’s Motorsports & JP’s Paint & Body Works night. Allard hadn’t competed aboard the 1m Racing machine since the Mini Gold Cup and his first night back in the car saw him time in 11th fastest in qualifying.
Allard then brought home a third place finish in his heat race to lock him into the main event where he started from the inside of the sixth row. The Silver Dollar Speedway bullring was prepared to perfection as multiple grooves of racing were seen and the Chico driver was up on the wheel during the 25 lap contest.
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Posted by gary - Sunday, April 27 @ 14:57:41 MST
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| Stephen finishes 2nd at Chico |
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Stephen Allard drives to 2nd place finish at Bill Brownell night
By Gary Thomas
Chico, CA – April 11, 2008…During his first night behind the wheel of the Main Motorsports No. 35a machine, defending Silver Dollar Speedway champion Stephen Allard picked up a solid second place finish during the inaugural Bill Brownell Memorial.
Allard was unable to compete in last Friday’s Feather Falls Casino point series opener at the Silver Dollar Speedway, but was back at the track last night in his first evening behind the wheel of the Harold Main owned, H.A.M. Construction, A.R.T. Enterprise, JEI wrenched by Lee Watson.
The 35 year-old driver began the evening by timing in sixth fastest among the talented 34 car field of winged 410 sprint cars. Allard, who won three main events last year in point action at Silver Dollar Speedway, then went on to bring home a fourth place finish in his heat race and transfer into the $3,000 to win Bill Brownell Memorial main event.
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Posted by gary - Saturday, April 12 @ 11:53:20 MST
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