Kurt Taylor Gets Top Gun Win At East Bay
May 17, 2009
Kurt Taylor Gets Top Gun Win At East Bay
The Top Gun Sprint Car Series made its first of two scheduled appearances. With strong support from the East Bay Sprints, 23 cars set up three heats, won by point leader Ryan Partin, East Bay point leader Paulie Milum, and Frank Beck. After the field’s salute to the fans, Beck spun, costing him the pole position. On the initial start, Partin spun and went to the back.

New pole sitter Shane Kreidler used his good fortune to vault out into the lead. Keith Butler, from the seventh row, moved to third, taking second on lap 4.

Butler’s challenge ended with mechanical issues on lap 14, giving the runner-up spot to Kurt Taylor, who was using a borrowed top wing after his airfoil was damaged in the heat.

No one had anything for Kreidler on the track, but the tech man had an issue at the scales as Kreidler turned up light. T

hat gave the win to Taylor with Milum, series regular Mike Schroder, Tim George, and Tony Agin in the top five.

1 – Kurt Taylor 20
2 – Paulie Milum 42
3 – Mike Schroeder 6
4 – Tim George 1*
5 – Tony Agin 38
6 – Rick Byerly 50
7 – Clint Reynolds 07
8 – Troy Knowles 27
9 – Ryan Partin 14
10 – Christine Auld 83
11 – Dennis Long Jr.
12 – Danny Jones 99
13 – Keith Butler 19
14 – DJ Peeples Jr. 30
15 – Alexis Beagle 47B
16 – Amanda Ferguson
17 – Mark Rule Jr. 83
18 – Rich Alexander 8
19 – Frank Beck 51
20 – Shane Kreidler 16