| Repeat winners, repeat 
                  wrecks highlight wild racing
 By Bill PoindexterRecord Staff Writer
 Published Sunday, June 6, 2004
 
                   STOCKTON -- Pete 
                  Anderson Jr., #5, of Stockton won another main event, and John 
                  Moore, #27, of  Granite Bay took another wild ride Saturday night at Stockton 
                  99 Speedway. 
                  
                   Moore, whose car 
                  slid along the front stretch atop the hood of Guy Guibor's car 
                  last weekend, rode the wall in the backstretch this time, to 
                  the alarm of 985 fans. Anderson and 
                  Moore were battling for the lead on lap 25 of the 30-lap main. 
                  Moore clipped the wall, his right tires then climbed the wall, 
                  and Moore rode it all the way out the exit gate in turn 3.
                   "Another exciting 
                  night at Stockton," he said. "All I can say is, if you're in a 
                  jet boat and you head for the rocks, that's what it felt 
                  like." 
                  
                   Moore said he 
                  felt he was clear of Anderson's car and that Anderson "just 
                  turned into me. I had the faster race car." Anderson, who 
                  also won the trophy dash, didn't share Moore's opinion. 
                   "There was 
                  nothing I could do," said Anderson, who led all the way. "I 
                  think he thought he had us cleared. I hit the brakes as fast 
                  as I could, but it was too late."  Anderson said his 
                  car "wasn't very good. We kind of got a bad set of tires."
                   He still 
                  qualified third behind Mike Garcia, #57, of Lodi and rookie Eric 
                  Humphries, #32, of Chowchilla and won the trophy dash.  Guibor finished a 
                  career-best second, and Humphries was third.  GAM 
                   
 Jason 
                  Kerby, #2, of Galt overcame two early trips to the infield 
                  pits to win his fifth 30-lap main of  the season. Kerby, the points 
                  leader, had his left front tire go flat after tangling with 
                  Ted Montague IV of Newark for the lead on the opening laps. 
                  Montague won that duel and led the next six laps, but Kerby 
                  led at the end. He passed Mike Regelman of Ripon for the lead 
                  on lap 19 and raced to his 18th career victory.  Regelman was 
                  second and Butch Basto of Lockeford third.  Pure Stock
                   
 Johnny 
                  Cordoza, #40, of Manteca had his first trophy dash and 
                  main-event victory taken away  when he was disqualified because 
                  of an illegal carburetor. That gave the win 
                  to Kannai Scantlen, #8 of Stockton, (right), his first this season and the 
                  third of his career.  Cordoza hadn't 
                  been to the track in several weeks. He went into the program 
                  with 13 points, 35th out of 37 drivers who 
                  
                   have scored this 
                  season. But he resembled the frontrunners by qualifying second 
                  and winning the dash and 30-lap main.  Cordoza passed 
                  Dave Ball, #29, of Stockton for the lead on lap 12 and maintained a 
                  full second of cushion over Scantlen in the final 10 laps.
                   Pro 4 Truck
                   
 Reigning 
                  track champion Carrie Miller, #27, of Saratoga led from start 
                  to finish to win the 25-lap  feature. It was her second victory 
                  this season and the sixth of her career. Miller's brother 
                  and teammate, Chris Drysdale of San Jose, had a track-record 
                  qualifying lap of 15.523 seconds taken away because "he failed 
                  to follow procedure" regarding carburetor inspection after the 
                  record run, according to chief steward John Weimer. 
                   Legends
                   
 A 
                  caution flag saved Chuck Scott once but not twice.  Jeremy Wood, 
                  #22w, (and 99 Legend track record holder at 15.593, set in 
                  2003), of Tracy passed Scott for the lead on lap 19 and then 
                  held off Ryan Mosher of Cupertino at the finish to win the 
                  30-lap main.  Wood passed 
                  Scott, of Elk Grove, on the inside in turn two on lap 17, but 
                  Scott retained the lead when a spinout produced a caution 
                  flag. Wood passed Scott with a similar move two laps later.
                   
 * To reach 
                  assistant sports editorBill Poindexter, phone
 (209) 546-8289 or e-mail
 bpoindex@recordnet.com
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