Photo Courtesy of PBO Media Productions
Salem, IN - June 27, 2010 - A strong afternoon thunderstorm and 90
degree weather couldn't keep the International Outlaw Figure 8 Series
(IOFS) from inaugurating the new short track at Salem Speedway Sunday
afternoon.
The legendary high-banked .555 mile oval in southern Indiana featured Figure 8 racing
for the first time in the tracks sixty-three year existence. A new .250
mile oval track with a Figure 8 coarse was constructed over the
off-season and saw its first-ever event Sunday with the calling of the
IOFS Outlaw Figure 8's.
A nice crowd braved humid 90 plus degree temperatures and a rain delay early in the day to witness history
as Rich Fenwick captured his first IOFS event win. Fenwick becomes
the first winner on Salem Speedway's Figure 8 track with his triumph in
the 50 lap IOFS main event.
Dane Laster was the first car to hit the track during qualifying and for a brief moment held the new track record.
Gary Bedell ultimately ended up with the EDCO Welding Fast Qualifier
award with a lap of 19.798 seconds around the new track. Heat races
were won by Butch Winters, Jeff Swinford, and Tony Anderson.
Attrition played a huge role in the outcome of the fifty-lap
feature as Rich Fenwick survived a late race charge from RJ Norton Jr.
as the duo worked through traffic the final twenty laps in a caution
filled event. Norton Jr. and 2009 champion Doug Greig
rounded out the top three. Daniel Glover was the 'Brad Dawg' award
winner and Chuckie Hargraves was the AMSOIL Hard Charger award winner
presented by authorized dealer Elmer Schaeffer.
SALEM SPEEDWAY IOFS 50 LAP FEATURE RESULTS JUNE 27, 2010
1. Rich Fenwick
2. RJ Norton Jr.
3. Doug Greig
4. Charlie Hargraves
5. Jesse Tunny
6. Chris Green
7. Johny Magee
8. Dane Laster
9. Chuckie Hargraves
10. Tony Anderson
11. Jeff Swinford
12. Richard Dickens
13. Daniel Glover
14. Ben Tunny
15. Butch Winters
16. Corey Turner
17. Nick Moore
18. John Lord
19. Jeff Hizer
20. Kenny Boggs
21. Jimmy Vincent
22. Gary Bedell
23. Robert Brumback
24. Andy Sherley DNS
Note: Photo above is of Bowling Green, KY. driver Richard "Doodle" Dickens
