Stewart Wins King Of 360s Opener At East Bay

Shane Stewart picked up the win Thursday night in the King of 360s opener at East Bay Raceway Park, beating out Terry McCarl for the victory. Photo courtesy eastbayracewaypark.com

Bixby, Oklahoma native Shane Stewart kicked off East Bay Raceway Park’s 14^th Annual “King of the 360s” Nationals in Tampa, FL by racing to victory lane in Thursday night’s 25-lap feature at the 36^th Annual Winter Nationals.

Stewart worked traffic on the 1/3-mile clay oval to his advantage by racing from third to first on the 11^th round en route to victory lane.

While Stewart gridded the feature field inside the third row, pole starter Lou Kennedy, Jr., outgunned fellow front row starter and 2006 “King of the 360’s” Terry McCarl for the lead at the drop of the green flag.

The Canadian racer paced the early circuits in front of McCarl, with Stewart moving past Crawley into third on the fourth round.  Kennedy, Jr., reached the tail of the field by the eighth circuit, with McCarl and Stewart closing in to pressure for the lead.

And, when Kennedy, Jr., got out of shape exiting turn four, Stewart took quick advantage by racing past McCarl off of four for second and then circling around the high side of Kennedy, Jr., in turns one and two to take command as McCarl moved into second.

“I was in the right place at the right time,” the two-time Lucas Oil ASCS National champion explained in victory lane.  “When the 21k (Kennedy) got out of shape, Terry got kind of choked down there and I was able to take advantage.”

With traffic still in play, McCarl kept the pressure on Stewart, nearly pulling alongside on several occasions before the race’s only caution flew after 21 laps when R.J. Johnson coasted to a stop in turn four.

With open track for the final four laps, Stewart breezed to the checkered flag in front of McCarl to put himself in prime position for Saturday night’s $10,000 winner’s share in the Ronald Laney Memorial.  The top six in combined points from Thursday and Friday will lock into Saturday’s 40-lap finale.

Crawley claimed the show position behind Stewart and McCarl, with Darren Long and Chuck Hebing rounding out the top five.  Kennedy, Jr., slipped to sixth after a lap 13 bobble in turns one and two, with T.J. Winegardner, Jason Sides, Danny Martin, Jr., and Dustin Morgan completing the top ten.

Morgan, R.J. Johnson, Crawley, Hebing and Stewart topped heat race action for Thursday night’s 42-car field, with Martin, Jr., and Alex Shanks winning the twin 12-lap “B” “Mains.

Fourteenth Annual “King of the 360s” action at East Bay Raceway Park’s 36^th Annual Winter Nationals continues with another full card of heat and feature events on Friday night, with the green flag flying at 7:00 p.m.

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King Of 360s
East Bay Raceway Park – Tampa, FL
A Main Feature – Feb. 23, 2012

1. 3g-Shane Stewart
2. 24-Terry McCarl
3. 24-Tim Crawley
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5. 45-Chuck Hebing
6. 21k-Lou Kennedy, Jr.
7. 11T-T.J. Winegardner
8. 7s-Jason Sides
9. 00-Danny Martin, Jr.
10. 2-Dustin Morgan
11. 41-Jason Johnson
12. 10-Terry Gray
13. 2m-Dallas Hewitt
14. 80-Morgan Turpen
15. 28h-Hud Horton
16. 3b-Brad Greer
17. 9-R.J. Johnson
18. 66-Alex Shanks
19. 20k-Thomas Kennedy
20. 3-Blake Feese

First Heat (8 Laps): 1. 2-Dustin Morgan, 2. 7s-Jason Sides, 3. 0-Dain Naida, 4. 24-Terry McCarl, 5. 94-Derek Hagar, 6. 67-Brian Thomas, 7. 40-Caleb Helms, 8. 01-Mikey Kruchka, 9. 52-Mark Broughman

Second Heat (8 Laps): 1. 9-R.J. Johnson, 2. 41-Jason Johnson, 3. 7-Darren Long, 4. 11T-T.J. Winegardner, 5. 3-Blake Feese, 6. 20-Frank Carlsson, 7. 8x-Chris Williams, 8. 38x-Ryan Moore, 9. 422-Etienne Girard

Third Heat (8 Laps): 1. 24-Tim Crawley, 2. 00-Danny Martin, Jr., 3. 28h-Hud Horton, 4. 66-Alex Shanks, 5. 3b-Brad Greer, 6. 2m-Dallas Hewitt, 7. F37-Kyle Moffit, 8. 3a-A.J. Maddox

Fourth Heat (8 Laps): 1. 45-Chuck Hebing, 2. 80-Morgan Turpen, 3. 20k-Thomas Kennedy, 4. 19-Klint Angelette, 5. 10-Terry Gray, 6. 4m-Michael Miller. DNS: 00-Jim Nier, 02-Gene Lasker

Fifth Heat (8 Laps): 1. 3g-Shane Stewart, 2. 21k-Lou Kennedy, Jr., 3. 13-Todd Fayard, 4. 38-Tony Agin, 5. 32m-Derek Hastings, 6. 82-Sport Allen, 7. 10-Jeff Cook, 8. 6s-Robbie Smith

First “B” Feature (12 Laps): 1. 00-Danny Martin, Jr., 2. 10-Terry Gray, 3. 28h-Hud Horton, 4. 3b-Brad Greer, 5. 0-Dain Naida, 6. 94-Derek Hagar, 7. 4m-Michael Miller, 8. 6s-Robbie Smith, 9. 8x-Chris Williams, 10. 67-Brian Thomas, 11. 10-Jeff Cook, 12. 38x-Ryan Moore, 13. 422-Etienne Girard, 14. 19-Klint Angelette. DNS: 02-Gene Lasker

Second “B” Feature (12 Laps): 1. 66-Alex Shanks, 2. 80-Morgan Turpen, 3. 2m-Dallas Hewitt, 4. 3-Blake Feese, 5. 38-Tony Agin, 6. 40-Caleb Helms, 7. 3a-A.J. Maddox, 8. 01-Mikey Kruchka, 9. 52-Mark Broughman, 10. F37-Kyle Moffit, 11. 32m-Derek Hastings, 12. 20-Frank Carlsson, 13. 13-Todd Fayard. DNS: 82-Sport Allen, 00-Jim Nier