The race season of 2006 has officially begun with the “Cruiser Nation”
Hangover 100 on January 1. There were 44 teams on hand to compete for
the $1,000 prize.
After the teams ran a six-lap heat race to
determine the starting field, the teams had 15 minutes to get the car
ready for the 100 lap race. The 100 laps would be divided into two 50
laps. A red flag would be waved after the lead car reached 50 laps. So
all the teams could go in for a fuel up and check the car over.
The
cars started the 100-lap race with three cars wide through the field.
There were numerous lead changes in the first 50 laps. The Shipman team
looked like they were going to go far in the race until they had a few
problems. The Hauserman team finished the first 50 laps in the lead.
The
second 50 laps started off on a good foot with the Hausermans in the
lead. They had some problems with the car smoking and then started
slowing down. The Wonders team got the lead and never looked back; they
had a good two laps on everybody on the track.
With the Wonders winning the race, out of 44 teams starting the race there were only 13 teams finishing the race.
After
the race, the top five winners parked their car on the front stretch to
be put up for sale. If a team refused to sell their car they were
immediately disqualified and lost the prize money. The OOPs team of
Justin Montgomery and partner Chuck Northrup refused to sell their car
after they finished second. So that moved the father-son team of
Kralicek’s up to second place.
Don’t forget, the 2005 awards will be held on January 28 at the Cotillion Ballroom.
An Archive Of Haysville History