POINTS SYSTEM DOESN'T BOTHER CROMSIGT.Byline: Steve Ramirez Gerrit Cromsigt has been the dominant competitor in 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. Late Model division at Irwindale Speedway Irwindale Speedway is a motorsports facility located in Irwindale, California. It features banked, paved 1/2 and 1/3 mile oval tracks. It is mainly used for USAC sprint car and regional NASCAR races. thus far. You couldn't tell that by looking at the track point standings, which before Friday night's event showed the Pine Mountain Pine Mountain may refer to:
He played for the amateur Bohemians during his career in Ireland. Hooper was a top player in his era and his best goalscoring season came in 1901/02 when he scored 20 goals in all competitions from just 19 games. . Cromsigt, who has won three of the first four Late Model features at Irwindale, doesn't seem to mind the system that scores 50 points for first place, 48 for second and so on. ``The points system is fair,'' Cromsigt said. ``It rewards everyone who gets in the race. But if you miss a race . . . that's where it really hurts you. As long as you get in the race and finish the race, you're doing OK. It's quite fair because something could happen to you, and that could be the deciding factor. ``Maybe it shouldn't be that way. I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. . Maybe wins should be worth more, but (the point system) seems fair to me. It's been that way forever.'' It also gives someone like Simi Valley's Dusty McDonald, who is basically starting from scratch, a chance to stay in the hunt. McDonald, who is in his first season running on a half-mile track, began Friday night's event third in points, a mere 18 points off the leaders. ``We're getting a lot closer,'' said McDonald, who had the top qualifying lap Friday. ``My car had never raced a half-mile track until it came here. Cromsigt has been on a half-mile for the past three years. It's going to take us a little time for us to get caught up. Our car is sharp in qualifying and we're not doing anything different than what we're doing in the main events. We just got to get the car where it will handle right the whole main event and not go away on us towards the end.'' Holding on: Rod Johnson For the former soccer player, see Rod Johnson (footballer) Rod Johnson is an American public address announcer for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association. will try hold on to his points lead in one division and make ground in another when the NASCAR Super Late Models and Grand American For sports car racing association formed in 1999, see . Grand American was a NASCAR sanctioned series of pony car stock cars. The series ran from 1968 until 1971. The series was sometimes called the Baby Grand series. Modified classes return to Irwindale Speedway tonight. Johnson, a resident of Canyon Country, has been a steady competitor in Super Late Model, considered the elite division in the NASCAR sportsmen Winston Racing series. He has won one feature and comes into tonight's event with a 30-point advantage over second-place A.J. Dimarzo of Saugus. Others who could contend in the Super Late Model feature include Duarte's Dennis Arena, who is fifth in points, and Chino Chino (chē`nō), city (1990 pop. 59,682), San Bernardino co., S Calif.; founded 1887, inc. 1910. It is the business and processing center of a diversified farming (notably dairying) area. Hills' Tim Woods, who has won one race and ranks 10th in points. Johnson is on the other side of the points chase in Grand American Modifieds. |
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