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ROBERTSON WINS FORD FOCUS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!
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Sunday, 14 October 2007
Anderson, Ind.......James Robertson of Indianapolis, Ind. is the 2007 USAC National Ford Focus Champion. Robertson passed Andy Nock on the second lap of Sunday's 30-lap race at the Anderson Speedway and led the last 29 laps in Gregg Steele's Lucas Oil - Robertson Drywall Beast. Alison MacLeod came on late in the race to finish a strong second ahead of third-place Tanner Swanson, the point leader in USAC's Carolina Ford Focus Series. Sunday's main event was halted four times by red flags and slowed once by a late yellow. The reds and yellows forced several cars from competition and driver Mike Mohelski was taken to a local hospital for observation after hitting the fourth-turn wall during a multi-car accident on lap four. Robertson also posted Sunday's fastest qualifying time and won his heat race. The two 25-lap prelims were won by MacLeod and Jordan Pennington. "This is a tremendous honor," said Robertson in victory lane. "To win four USAC titles in my first three years is pretty special. I was struggling a little with the car at the start but the car was good enough to stay in front. I really didn't know Alison was closing at the end but I knew she was second because I could see the leader board. I knew I had to be consistent at the end to win it." Jacob Thompson of Franklin, Ind. led all 25 laps to win the accompanying USAC Kenyon Midget special event in his A-Trophy Business Yamaha.
USAC NATIONAL FORD FOCUS CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: October 14, 2007 - Anderson, Indiana - Anderson Speedway
QUALIFICATIONS: 1. James Robertson 1, Steele-12.295; 2. P.J. Stergios, 57, Stergios-12.330; 3. Tanner Swanson, 2, Trotter-12.344; 4. Michael Sboro, 24, Sboro-12.349; 5. Chett Gehrke, 93, Gehrke-12.415; 6. Chris Lamb, 19L, Lamb-12.448; 7. Alison MacLeod, 4, East-12.452; 8. Craig Haack, 8, Haack-12.467; 9. Andy Nock, 51, RPN-12.477; 10. Ryan Osborne, 38, Osborne-12.522; 11. Casey Riggs, 37, Indiana Underground-12.551; 12. Steven Intravaia, 73, Intravaia-12.584; 13. Caitlin Shaw, 89, Shaw-12.595; 14. Tyler Irwin, 21, Irwin-12.597; 15. Mario Clouser, 6, Clouser-12.606; 16. Michael Mohelski, 12x, Mohelski-12.630; 17. Robby Parish, 1T, Steele-12.683; 18. Eric Fehrman, 67, Fehrman-12.785; 19. Bill Kriegbaum, 12, Kriegbaum-13.316; 20. Jacob Moore, 03, Stigall-13.344; 21. Paul Crafton, 41, Griffith/Horn-14.566; 22. Scott Hunter, 44 Brown/Miller-NT; 23. Steven Mathews, 88, Mathews-NT; 24. #11 Trotter-NT. (Pennington, 55, Pennington-12.311 -Time Disallowed).
FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Robertson, 2. Nock, 3. Shaw, 4. Gehrke, 5. Parish, 6. Crafton. NT
SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Fehrman, 2. Irwin, 3. Stergios, 4. Lamb, 5. Osborne, 6. Hunter. NT
THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Clouser, 2. Swanson, 3. MacLeod, 4. Riggs, 5. Kriegbaum, 6. Mathews. NT
FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Haack, 2. Pennington, 3. Intravaia, 4. Sboro, 5. Mohelski, 6. Moore. NT
FIRST "A MAIN": (25 laps) 1. MacLeod, 2. Robertson, 3. Nock, 4. Swanson, 5. Clouser, 6. Gehrke, 7. Shaw, 8. Parish, 9. Riggs, 10. Kriegbaum, 11. Crafton. NT
SECOND "A MAIN": (25 laps) 1. Pennington, 2. Fehrman, 3. Intravaia, 4. Sboro, 5. Stergios, 6. Lamb, 7. Mohelski, 8. Moore, 9. Irwin, 10. Haack, 11. Hunter. NT
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. James Robertson, 2. Alison MacLeod, 3. Tanner Swanson, 4. Andy Nock, 5. P.J. Stergios, 6. Steven Intravaia, 7. Scott Hunter, 8. Steven Mathews, 9. Chris Lamb, 10. Bill Kriegbaum, 11. Caitlin Shaw, 12. Tyler Irwn, 13. Eric Fehrman, 14. Robby Parish, 15. Paul Crafton, 16. Jordan Pennington, 17. Jacob Moore, 18. Michael Sboro, 19. Chett Gehrke, 20. Casey Riggs, 21. Mario Clouser, 22. Michael Mohelski, 23. Craig Haack. NT
Anderson, Ind.......James Robertson of Indianapolis, Ind. is the 2007 USAC National Ford Focus Champion. Robertson passed Andy Nock on the second lap of Sunday's 30-lap race at the Anderson Speedway and led the last 29 laps in Gregg Steele's Lucas Oil - Robertson Drywall Beast. Alison MacLeod came on late in the race to finish a strong second ahead of third-place Tanner Swanson, the point leader in USAC's Carolina Ford Focus Series. Sunday's main event was halted four times by red flags and slowed once by a late yellow. The reds and yellows forced several cars from competition and driver Mike Mohelski was taken to a local hospital for observation after hitting the fourth-turn wall during a multi-car accident on lap four. Robertson also posted Sunday's fastest qualifying time and won his heat race. The two 25-lap prelims were won by MacLeod and Jordan Pennington. "This is a tremendous honor," said Robertson in victory lane. "To win four USAC titles in my first three years is pretty special. I was struggling a little with the car at the start but the car was good enough to stay in front. I really didn't know Alison was closing at the end but I knew she was second because I could see the leader board. I knew I had to be consistent at the end to win it." Jacob Thompson of Franklin, Ind. led all 25 laps to win the accompanying USAC Kenyon Midget special event in his A-Trophy Business Yamaha.
USAC NATIONAL FORD FOCUS CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: October 14, 2007 - Anderson, Indiana - Anderson Speedway
QUALIFICATIONS: 1. James Robertson 1, Steele-12.295; 2. P.J. Stergios, 57, Stergios-12.330; 3. Tanner Swanson, 2, Trotter-12.344; 4. Michael Sboro, 24, Sboro-12.349; 5. Chett Gehrke, 93, Gehrke-12.415; 6. Chris Lamb, 19L, Lamb-12.448; 7. Alison MacLeod, 4, East-12.452; 8. Craig Haack, 8, Haack-12.467; 9. Andy Nock, 51, RPN-12.477; 10. Ryan Osborne, 38, Osborne-12.522; 11. Casey Riggs, 37, Indiana Underground-12.551; 12. Steven Intravaia, 73, Intravaia-12.584; 13. Caitlin Shaw, 89, Shaw-12.595; 14. Tyler Irwin, 21, Irwin-12.597; 15. Mario Clouser, 6, Clouser-12.606; 16. Michael Mohelski, 12x, Mohelski-12.630; 17. Robby Parish, 1T, Steele-12.683; 18. Eric Fehrman, 67, Fehrman-12.785; 19. Bill Kriegbaum, 12, Kriegbaum-13.316; 20. Jacob Moore, 03, Stigall-13.344; 21. Paul Crafton, 41, Griffith/Horn-14.566; 22. Scott Hunter, 44 Brown/Miller-NT; 23. Steven Mathews, 88, Mathews-NT; 24. #11 Trotter-NT. (Pennington, 55, Pennington-12.311 -Time Disallowed).
FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Robertson, 2. Nock, 3. Shaw, 4. Gehrke, 5. Parish, 6. Crafton. NT
SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Fehrman, 2. Irwin, 3. Stergios, 4. Lamb, 5. Osborne, 6. Hunter. NT
THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Clouser, 2. Swanson, 3. MacLeod, 4. Riggs, 5. Kriegbaum, 6. Mathews. NT
FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Haack, 2. Pennington, 3. Intravaia, 4. Sboro, 5. Mohelski, 6. Moore. NT
FIRST "A MAIN": (25 laps) 1. MacLeod, 2. Robertson, 3. Nock, 4. Swanson, 5. Clouser, 6. Gehrke, 7. Shaw, 8. Parish, 9. Riggs, 10. Kriegbaum, 11. Crafton. NT
SECOND "A MAIN": (25 laps) 1. Pennington, 2. Fehrman, 3. Intravaia, 4. Sboro, 5. Stergios, 6. Lamb, 7. Mohelski, 8. Moore, 9. Irwin, 10. Haack, 11. Hunter. NT
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. James Robertson, 2. Alison MacLeod, 3. Tanner Swanson, 4. Andy Nock, 5. P.J. Stergios, 6. Steven Intravaia, 7. Scott Hunter, 8. Steven Mathews, 9. Chris Lamb, 10. Bill Kriegbaum, 11. Caitlin Shaw, 12. Tyler Irwn, 13. Eric Fehrman, 14. Robby Parish, 15. Paul Crafton, 16. Jordan Pennington, 17. Jacob Moore, 18. Michael Sboro, 19. Chett Gehrke, 20. Casey Riggs, 21. Mario Clouser, 22. Michael Mohelski, 23. Craig Haack. NT
James Robertson of Indianapolis and USAC official Eric Bunn hold the
permanent trophy for winning the USAC Ford Focus Nationals Sunday afternoon.
Robertson led all 30 laps of the championship event to win the title. The trophy is a replica of one presented to Henry Ford for winning his first automobile race.
Ford used his winnings to found the Ford Motor Company. Photo by Jim Morrison
permanent trophy for winning the USAC Ford Focus Nationals Sunday afternoon.
Robertson led all 30 laps of the championship event to win the title. The trophy is a replica of one presented to Henry Ford for winning his first automobile race.
Ford used his winnings to found the Ford Motor Company. Photo by Jim Morrison