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Dave Garber Goes Outside to Win

POST FALLS, IDAHO – April 29, 2007 – Dave Garber used his patented outside racing line to score the win for the Inland Northwest Super Stocks Series’ season opener Saturday night at Stateline Speedway. Garber bested a 17-car field to pull off the win.

Garber, notorious for his talent to dart to the outside racing groove when it is not favorable, started deep in field with John Mandere and Jeff Little on the front row. Stuck running fifth in a five car train, trapped on the bottom of the track, Garber pulled to his well-known outside line in chase of Mandere, the leader, near the half way point of the 100-lap race.

Garber’s decision to make the move to the front set off a fury of bumper tagging and fender rubbing behind him as other drivers jockeyed for position. Contact between quick qualifier Kevin Richards, Jack Morse, Andy Brown, and Jeff Fenton sent showers of sparks and body pieces flying off of cars as Garber pulled away.

Garber caught Mandere in a rush, passing him on the outside for the lead by lap 60. The first of two cautions flew on lap 63 for contact between Dan Garber and Steve Parrish in turn two and the second on lap 86 when contact between cars sent heat winner Jack Morse spinning around down the front stretch.

Fenton closed in on Garber near the end but Garber held on to win the race. Fenton finished second, Brown third. Montana’s Bodie Morton rallied to forth with Idaho’s Corey Allard cracking the top five.

After running up front a majority or the race, Mandere finished sixth, Morse second. The INSSA series returns to Stateline June 16th

Lewiston, Idaho’s Kevin McKeehan won the A dash, heat and the 35-lap lap main event for the Late Model 4’s. Chris Yokum finished second, Jeff Smyth third. Spokane’s Travis Allen recorded the win in the B dash and heats.

Ned Pennington, from Rathdrum, Idaho, won the season opening race for the Hobby Stocks after surviving a wild 25-lap main event over Ron Collison and Tyson Wilcox. Brian Husk set fast time and won the dash race. Casey Akers and Bob Flagor, in an ethanol fueled car, won heat races.

Racing continues next Saturday with the only appearance of the season for the Washington Midget Racing Association. Last year’s race winner Matt Stone of Snohomish, Washington is expected to appear along side a full field of midget cars.

Hobby Cars, Street Stocks and Early Stocks are also on the schedule making up for a rained out race in April. Events start at 6pm. Adults are $10, kids under 10 are free.

The International Drift Championship has canceled the May 6 drifting event.

The wild, wacky, unpredictable action of Wednesday Night Fever continues Wednesday at 6pm with the cars and superstars of the Road Runners, Fever 4’s, plus the wild and crazy Bump to Pass division. Adults are just $5.75; kids under the age of nine accompanied by adults are free.

For more information about Stateline Stadium/Speedway including upcoming events, promotions and participant updates log onto www.raceidaho.com or contact the event hotline at 208-773-5019.

Stateline Stadium/Speedway
Saturday Night – 4/28/07 Results

INLAND NORTHWEST SUPER STOCKS
Fast Time – Kevin Richards, 13.45. Trophy Dash -- A) Andy Brown; B) Steve Parrish. Heat – A) Jack Morse; B) Rusty Webb. Main -- 1) Cave Garber; 2) Jeff Fenton; 3) Brown; 4) Bodie Morton; 5) Corey Allard; 6) John Mandere; 7) Morse; 8) Kit Van Buskirk; 9) Jeff Little; 10) Dan Yonke.

LATE MODEL 4’s
Fast Time – John Jackson, 14.088. Trophy Dash -- A) Kevin McKeehan; B) Travis Allen. Heat – A) McKeehan; B) Allen. Main -- 1) McKeehan; 2) Chris Yokum; 3) Jeff Smyth; 4) Bob Winker; 5) Allen; 6) Ron Stocker; 7) Dan Bedwell; 8) Brad Carpenter; 9) Ron Rohde; 10) Paul McCarthy.

HOBBY CARS
Fast Time – Tysen Akers, 15.869. Trophy Dash – 1) Brian Husk. Heat – A) Casey Akers; B) Bob Flagor. Main – 1) Ned Pennington; 2) Ron Collison; 3) Tyson Wilcox; 4) Flagor; 5) Kyle Kennedy; 6) Dave Harrison; 7) Billy Swift; 8) C. Akers; 9) Husk; 10) T. Akers.