KENNY ADAMS CAPTURES FIRST O'REILLY USCS WIN OF 2006 AT FIVE FLAGS

March 11, 2006
PENSACOLA, FL - Kenny Adams of Malabar, Florida opened the 2006 O'Reilly Auto Parts United Sprint Car Series Asphalt Thunder Tour season with a victory Friday night in the 30-lap main event at Five Flags Speedway. Adams who started fourth had to hustle to get past two of the nations best young drivers and then a tough veteran. The Malabar Missile passed nineteen year old Danny “Hammer” Martin, Jr., from Sarasota, Florida and sixteen year old Matt Tiffany from Daytona Beach, Florida on lap ten before beating early race leader Terry Gray from Bartlett, Tennessee across the stripe on lap eleven. Adams led lead the rest of the way to capture his first win of the young season and ran his O’Reilly USCS career win total to ninety-four driving his #4A Don Ott powered Shaw car.

Two cautions in the first nine laps helped Adams who started fourth, stay in contention early while Gray, Tiffany and Martin battled for the point. Gray prevailed and appeared to be in command of the race until the second caution for Doug Berryman and Willie Stauffer on lap nine bunched the field behind him again. After the restart Adams got around Tiffany and Martin on the next lap and passed Gray one circuit later and raced home with the win. Gray followed in the runner-up spot and Martin got past Tiffany for his spot on the podium. Ryan Myers from Eldorado, Ohio completed the top five with his strongest run of the season.

Tom Winegardner, Jr. from Pierson, Florida rallied from his eleventh starting spot to finish an impressive sixth. Charlie Ladner from Brandon, Florida who missed time trials because of a fuel system problem drove Mac Steele’s #0 to a seventh place finish. Stephen Darvalics from Venice, Florida recovered from a practice session accident to finish eighth followed by Angola, Indiana veteran Hurryin’ Hank Lower in ninth and Jason Kemp from Mansfield, Ohio rounded out the top ten.

2005 O’Reilly USCS Rookie of the Year Bryn Gohn from Malabar, Florida brought out the first caution when he lost a driveline on lap four ending his night. Doug Berryman who started in the scratch position after failing to go to the scales after winning the Butlerbuilt Second Heat Race was victim of mechanical failures causing the lap nine caution and went to the infield for the balance of the race. Gohn was the recipient of the Weld Racing Hard Luck Award.

Adams who was the fastest qualifier with a lap of 14.905 around the half mile paved oval completed a sweep of the event with the feature win after capturing the Lucas Oil Power Dash and Engler Machine and Tool first eight-lap heat race as well. Martin was awarded the win in the ButlerBuilt second eight-lap heat race after Berryman’s failure to weight.

The O'Reilly USCS Asphalt Thunder Tour moves 80 miles down Interstate 10 to the West to Mobile International Speedway in Mobile, AL on Saturday night. Kenny Adams can pickup the $1000 gulf Coast Sprint Car Challenge bonus posted by the speedways if he captures Saturday night’s feature at Mobile. For ticket info and directions to Mobile International Speedway www.mobilespeedway.com call 251-957-2026.

SPEEDMART YOUNG GUN OF THE RACE: Danny Martin, Jr.
ROBISON RACING PRODUCTS ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Stephen Darvalics
HUGGINS CAMS HARD CHARGER: Tom Winegardner, Jr. started 11th and passed 5 cars
JE PISTONS TOP GUNS AWARD: Danny Martin, Jr. (3rd place)
K&N FILTERS 3RD-PLACE AWARD: Danny Martin, Jr.
BUTLERBUILT 4TH-PLACE AWARD: Matt Tiffany
OUTLAW DISC BRAKES TOP FIVE AWARD: Ryan Myers
SIMPSON SAFETY PRODUCTS 6TH-PLACE AWARD: Tom Winegardner, Jr.
FSR RACING PRODUCTS-7 TH-PLACE AWARD: Charlie Ladner
AIR FLOW RESEARCH 9TH-PLACE AWARD: Hank Lower
FSR TOP TEN AWARD : Jason Kemp
WELD RACING HARD LUCK AWARD: Bryn Gohn

OFFICIAL RESULTS OF ROUND 1 AT FIVE FLAGS SPEEDWAY IN PENSACOLA, FL ON 3/10/06:

POS	STRT	CAR #	DRIVER	HOMETOWN	LAPS	$ WON
1.	4	4a	Kenny Adams	Malabar, FL	30	$2,100
2.	1	10	Terry Gray	Bartlett, TN	30	$1,200
3.	3	00	Danny Martin Jr	Sarasota, FL	30	$800
4.	2	19T	Matt Tiffany	Daytona Beach, FL	30	$700
5.	9	56	Ryan Myers	Eldorado, OH	30	$600
6.	11	11T	Tom Winegardner Jr	Pierson, FL	30	$550
7.	10	0	Charles Ladner	Tampa, FL	30	$500
8.	13	32	Stephen Darvalics(R)	Venice, FL	29	$480
9.	5	37	Hank Lower	Angola, IN	28	$460
10.	8	7X	Jason Kemp	Mansfield, OH	28	$450
11.	14	11	Tom Winegardner, SR.	Pierson, FL	28	$440
12.	6	30	Dave Mader III	Irvington, AL	28	$430
13.	15	8	Nick Manikis	Tampa, FL	28	$420
14.	12	31	Willie Stauffer	Winter Park, FL	28	$410
15.	16	1r	Doug Berryman	Fremont, OH	28	$400
16.	7	4b	Bryn Gohn	Malabar, FL	27	$400

ENTRIES:   16
PROVISIONAL:  None
LEAD CHANGES:   One
LAP LEADERS:   Gray 1-10, Kenny Adams, 11-30
CAUTIONS:   2
K&N POLE AWARD:   Terry Gray

SPEEDMART YOUNG GUN OF THE RACE: Danny Martin, Jr.
ROBISON RACING PRODUCTS ROOKIE OF THE RACE:  Stephen Darvalics
HUGGINS CAMS HARD CHARGER:  Tom Winegardner, Jr. started 11th and passed 5 cars
JE PISTONS TOP GUNS AWARD: Danny Martin, Jr. (3 rd place)
K&N FILTERS 3RD-PLACE AWARD:   Danny Martin, Jr.
BUTLERBUILT 4TH-PLACE AWARD:   Matt Tiffany
OUTLAW DISC BRAKES TOP FIVE AWARD: Ryan Myers
SIMPSON SAFETY PRODUCTS 6TH-PLACE AWARD: Tom Winegardner, Jr.
FSR RACING PRODUCTS 7TH-PLACE AWARD:  Charlie Ladner
AIR FLOW RESEARCH 9TH-PLACE AWARD: Hank Lower
FSR TOP TEN AWARD : Jason Kemp
WELD RACING HARD LUCK AWARD: Bryn Gohn

LUCAS OIL POWER DASH – 5 Laps:  1. Adams; 2. Gray; 3. Tiffany; 4. Martin; 5. Myers; 6. Winegardner, Jr.

HEAT RACES:

ENGLER TOOL AND MACHINE 1ST HEAT:   1Adams; 2. Lower; 3. Tiffany; 4. Kemp; 5. Myers; 6. Winegardner, Jr.; 7. Darvalics; 8. Manikis.

BUTLERBUILT 2ND HEAT:   1. Martin; 2. Gray; 3. Mader; 4. Gohn; 5. Ladner; 6. Stauffer; 7. Tom Winegarner, Jr. 8. Doug Berryman (failed to weight after winning)

NATIONAL POINT STANDINGS TOP TEN AS OF 3/10/06

Pos.	Driver Name	Points
1.	Terry Gray	430
2.	Danny Martin Jr.	406
3.	Kenny Adams	402
4.	Tom Winegardner Jr	398
5.	Matt Tiffany	388
6.	Ryan Myers	378
7.	Bryn Gohn	354
8.	Steven Darvalics (R)	350
9.	Tom Winegardner Sr	330
10.	Jason Sides	296