MERCED, Calif. — March 29, 2013 — Sammy Swindell continued his undefeated streak at Merced Speedway with his third straight victory at the third mile and his first of the season.
Championship points leader Daryn Pittman finished second and Tim Kaeding rounded out the podium. (CLICK FOR FULL RACE REPORT)
A-Main – (40 Laps) – 1. 1-Sammy Swindell [2] [$10,000]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [4] [$5,500]; 3. 83-Tim Kaeding [3] [$3,200]; 4. 63-Chad Kemenah [5] [$2,800]; 5. 51-Paul McMahan [9] [$2,500]; 6. 121-Shane Golobic [7] [$2,300]; 7. 71M-Joey Saldana [6] [$2,200]; 8. 21-Brian Brown [8] [$2,100]; 9. 15-Donny Schatz [16] [$2,050]; 10. 7S-Jason Sides [13] [$2,000]; 11. 6-David Gravel [11] [$1,500]; 12. 4-Cody Darrah [18] [$1,200]; 13. 88-Terry McCarl [20] [$1,100]; 14. 57-Kyle Larson [1] [$1,050]; 15. 21M-Jason Meyers [14] [$1,000]; 16. 11-Steve Kinser [15] [$900]; 17. W20-Greg Wilson [10] [$800]; 18. 7-Craig Dollansky [21] [$800]; 19. 83JR-Kyle Hirst [19] [$800]; 20. 77-Jac Haudenschild [12] [$800]; 21. OO-Jason Statler [22] [$800]; 22. 37-Matt Mitchell [23] [$800]; 23. O-Jonathan Allard [17] [$800]; 24. 77X-Wayne Johnson [24] [$800]. Lap Leaders: Kyle Larson 1-13, Sammy Swindell 14-40. KSE Hard Charger Award: 15-Donny Schatz [+7].
Qualifying – 1. 71M-Joey Saldana, 10.823; 2. 63-Chad Kemenah, 10.888; 3. 6-David Gravel, 10.979; 4. 9-Daryn Pittman, 11.039; 5. 83-Tim Kaeding, 11.051; 6. 1-Sammy Swindell, 11.070; 7. 77-Jac Haudenschild, 11.154; 8. 57-Kyle Larson, 11.160; 9. 121-Shane Golobic, 11.167; 10. 51-Paul McMahan, 11.192; 11. W20-Greg Wilson, 11.199; 12. 21-Brian Brown, 11.204; 13. 7S-Jason Sides, 11.217; 14. 21M-Jason Meyers, 11.234; 15. 11-Steve Kinser, 11.247; 16. 15-Donny Schatz, 11.258; 17. O-Jonathan Allard, 11.263; 18. 4-Cody Darrah, 11.295; 19. 83JR-Kyle Hirst, 11.297; 20. 88-Terry McCarl, 11.316; 21. 7-Craig Dollansky, 11.365; 22. 37-Matt Mitchell, 11.397; 23. 77X-Wayne Johnson, 11.435; 24. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 11.462; 25. 44W-Austen Wheatley, 11.470; 26. 24A-Rico Abreu, 11.499; 27. OO-Jason Statler, 11.565; 28. OOX-Cory Eliason, 11.569; 29. 29-Kerry Madsen, 11.590; 30. 88N-D.J. Netto, 11.607; 31. 21X-Carson Macedo, 11.705.
Heat 1 – (10 Laps – Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) – 1. 51-Paul McMahan [1]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [3]; 3. 77-Jac Haudenschild [2]; 4. 71M-Joey Saldana [4]; 5. 7S-Jason Sides [5]; 6. 83JR-Kyle Hirst [7]; 7. 21X-Carson Macedo [11]; 8. 15-Donny Schatz [6]; 9. OOX-Cory Eliason [10]; 10. 44W-Austen Wheatley [9]; 11. 37-Matt Mitchell [8].
Heat 2 – (10 Laps – Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) – 1. W20-Greg Wilson [1]; 2. 57-Kyle Larson [2]; 3. 83-Tim Kaeding [3]; 4. 63-Chad Kemenah [4]; 5. 21M-Jason Meyers [5]; 6. 88-Terry McCarl [7]; 7. O-Jonathan Allard [6]; 8. 24A-Rico Abreu [9]; 9. 29-Kerry Madsen [10]; 10. 77X-Wayne Johnson [8].
Heat 3 – (10 Laps – Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) – 1. 21-Brian Brown [1]; 2. 121-Shane Golobic [2]; 3. 1-Sammy Swindell [3]; 4. 4-Cody Darrah [6]; 5. 7-Craig Dollansky [7]; 6. OO-Jason Statler [9]; 7. 11K-Kraig Kinser [8]; 8. 11-Steve Kinser [5]; 9. 6-David Gravel [4]; 10. 88N-D.J. Netto [10].
Dash – (8 Laps, finishing order determined first 10 starting positions of A-feature) – 1. 57-Kyle Larson [1]; 2. 1-Sammy Swindell [2]; 3. 83-Tim Kaeding [3]; 4. 9-Daryn Pittman [4]; 5. 63-Chad Kemenah [5]; 6. 71M-Joey Saldana [6]; 7. 121-Shane Golobic [7]; 8. 21-Brian Brown [10]; 9. 51-Paul McMahan [8]; 10. W20-Greg Wilson [9].
B-Main – (12 Laps – Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) – 1. 6-David Gravel [1] [-]; 2. 11-Steve Kinser [2] [-]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz [3] [-]; 4. O-Jonathan Allard [4] [-]; 5. 37-Matt Mitchell [5] [-]; 6. 77X-Wayne Johnson [6] [-]; 7. 24A-Rico Abreu [9] [$200]; 8. 11K-Kraig Kinser [7] [$180]; 9. 44W-Austen Wheatley [8] [$175]; 10. 21X-Carson Macedo [13] [$160]; 11. 29-Kerry Madsen [11] [$150]; 12. 88N-D.J. Netto [12] [$150]; 13. OOX-Cory Eliason [10] [$150].
