BRADENTON, Fla. — Dave Steele charged to the lead at the mid-point of Saturday’s 30-lap Tampa Bay Area Racing Ass’n contest at Desoto Superspeedway and was never headed en route to his third victory of the 2008 season.
Shane Butler came in second and Troy DeCaire finished third, while Blaze Martin was fourth. Heat winners Tommy Nichols and Sonny Hartley finished fifth and sixth, respectively.
The finish:
Dave Steele, Shane Butler, Troy DeCaire, Blaze Martin, Tommy Nichols, Sonny Hartley, Larry Brazil, Mark Gimmler, Dude Teate, Mickey Kempgins, Joe Ligouri, David Retzlaff, Wendy Mathis, Dakotah Stephens, Steve Darvalies, D.J. Hoelzle, Johnny Gilbertson, Steve Heisler, Brian Gingras, Nick Manikis, Jim Alvis, Michael Smith, Ben Fritz, Stan Butler