Checkered Flags: Grandville's Tom Thomas rebounds from wreck to win following week

Checkered Flags: Grandville's Tom Thomas rebounds from wreck to win following week


By Steve Kaminski
The Grand Rapids Press MLive.com

(Courtesy Photo Randy Ellen Photography)
It has been checkers or wreckers so far for Tom Thomas. Thomas crashed hard in the April 23 Intimidator 100 at Kalamazoo Speedway. However, he bounced back strong to win this past Saturday's 50 lapper at Kalamazoo.

Five more drivers to salute this week. Keep those suggestions coming to stevekracer@aol.com.

Ray Clay, Zeeland
Clay held off Steve Needles to win Saturday night’s Late Model feature race at the Berlin Raceway in Marne. Clay has returned to Late Model racing after a three-year break.

Dustin Daggett, Portland
Daggett won Saturday night’s season-opening SOD Sprints on Dirt feature race at Crystal Motor Speedway. Daggett started ninth in the 25-lap main and took over the lead on lap 18.

Tommy Fedewa, Leslie
Fedewa grabbed the lead on the final lap of this past Friday night’s Sprint Car feature race at Spartan Speedway in Lansing. Fedewa was third heading into turn three before overtaking second place Taylor Ferns and leader Chris Hettinger.

Rusty Schlenk, Jackson
Schlenk, the 2010 UMP national champion, won Saturday night’s 20-lap Late Model feature race at I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa.

Tom Thomas, Grandville
Thomas won Saturday night’s 50-lap Outlaw Super Late Model feature race at Kalamazoo Speedway, one week after wrecking his car in the track’s Intimidator 100.