IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY: KANKE'S FORTUNES CHANGE FOR THE BETTER.Byline: Tim Haddock Staff Writer IRWINDALE - M.K. Kanke said he needed a change of luck before the NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. Elite Division, Southwest Series race at Irwindale Speedway on Saturday night. Boy did his luck ever change. Kanke led every lap but one in the Stock Building Supply 150 and won his first race of the year. The driver from Frazier Park saw his fortunes change for the better when he found himself starting on the front row after posting the ninth-fastest qualifying time for the race. The 10 fastest drivers in qualifying were inverted inverted reverse in position, direction or order. inverted L block a pattern of local filtration anesthesia commonly used in laparotomy in the ox. to start the race. That put Dan Holtz of Pacific Palisades Palisades, cliffs along the west bank of the Hudson River, NE N.J. and SE N.Y., extending from N of Jersey City, N.J., to the vicinity of Piermont, N.Y., with a general altitude of from 350 ft to 550 ft (107–168 m). , who posted the 10th-fastest time in qualifying, in the pole position. Kanke, who had the ninth-fastest qualifying time, was second and on the front row, next to Holtz. Despite his lackluster qualifying time, Kanke said he was confident his car would perform come race time. ``The car's been good all day,'' Kanke said. ``It's been consistently fast.'' The driver of the No. 33 Chevrolet Monte Carlo The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American mid-size car. Originally introduced by Chevrolet for the 1970 model year (as competition with the Ford Thunderbird), it has gone through six generations as of 2007. jumped out to an early lead, passing Holtz on the first lap. Kanke fell back to second on the second lap, then retook re·took v. Past tense of retake. retook the lead on the third lap and never looked back. ``I've needed some luck for the last five races,'' said Kanke, a Kennedy High graduate. ``I needed a good run tonight.'' His bad luck started in June during the first Southwest Series race at Irwindale Speedway. He broke a carburetor in that race. A broken transmission followed at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma. Then a broken motor at Pikes Peak International Raceway Pikes Peak International Raceway was a one mile oval Auto Racing track located in Fountain, Colorado, south of Colorado Springs and north of Pueblo. Capacity: 42,000 Grandstand seats, 20,000 Infield capacity. in Colorado and a broken shock at Colorado National Speedway last weekend. Through it all, Kanke managed to stay in the top 10 in points and remain eligible for the Toyota All-Star Showdown The Toyota All-Star Showdown is a nonpoints, all-star race that brings together the top drivers in NASCAR's lower-level series. It was inaugurated in 2003, and all three events so far have been held at Irwindale Speedway in suburban Los Angeles. at Irwindale Speedway in November. The top 10 drivers in the Southwest Series will be entered in the All-Star Showdown, which pits the top drivers from the four Elite Divisions across the country. Tim Haddock, (818) 713-3715 timothy.haddock(at)dailynews.com |
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