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Astros to be 'very careful' with injured Altuve

Published in Baseball
Saturday, 11 May 2019 16:16

Houston Astros star Jose Altuve wasn't in the team's lineup for Saturday's game against the Texas Rangers and will have his hamstring examined further, manager AJ Hinch said.

Altuve left Friday's game against the visiting Rangers in the first inning with discomfort in his left hamstring.

Before Saturday's game, Hinch said the initial diagnosis of Altuve's injury is a slight strain of the hamstring.

"I'm not optimistic that he's going to avoid the injured list," Hinch said Saturday of the 29-year-old second baseman.

He added: "[Altuve] was in good spirits today when I met with him and he didn't think it was a big deal, but we'll be very careful with this one."

Altuve, the 2017 American League MVP, is batting .243 with nine home runs and 21 RBIs this season.

Edwin Jackson set to play for record 14th team

Published in Baseball
Saturday, 11 May 2019 13:58

Right-hander Edwin Jackson is on track to set an MLB record by playing for his 14th team after being traded to the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Blue Jays acquired Jackson from the Oakland Athletics for cash considerations, the teams announced Saturday.

If Jackson is called up to the major league roster, he would break a tie with Octavio Dotel for the most franchises played for in MLB history. Jackson had been pitching in Triple-A before the trade.

The Blue Jays have four starting pitchers on the injured list, including right-handers Clay Buchholz (shoulder) and Matt Shoemaker (out for the season after knee surgery) and left-handers Ryan Borucki (elbow) and Clayton Richard (right knee).

Jackson previously spent less than a day with the Blue Jays in 2011, being traded twice on July 27 that year from the Chicago White Sox to Toronto and then to the St. Louis Cardinals.

He broke in with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2003 and pitched for Tampa Bay, Detroit, the White Sox, Arizona, St. Louis, Washington, the Cubs, Atlanta, San Diego, Miami, Baltimore and Oakland.

A 16-year veteran who has yet to pitch this season, Jackson went 6-3 with a 3.33 ERA in 17 starts for the Athletics last season.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

CHICAGO -- Cubs manager Joe Maddon's fate as the team's skipper will be decided six or seven floors above where his new business venture is about to open its doors.

Located adjacent to Wrigley Field -- and in the same building that houses the Cubs' front office -- the new restaurant, Maddon's Post, will welcome customers beginning next week, but it's what could happen months down the road that stands out. The 65-year-old is in the final year of a five-year deal, and the Cubs say they won't discuss his future until the end of the season.

"I don't believe the success of that place is dependent on me having to work for the Cubs," Maddon said recently. "I don't think that highly of myself."

Perhaps that's why Maddon teamed up with local, veteran restaurateurs including executive chef Tony Mantuano from Spiaggia, a Chicago hot spot. Maddon and his business partner, Michael Stewart, expect the restaurant to be a hit with Cubs fans whether Maddon is employed by the team or not.

"Of course, having Joe around is better, that is a given," Stewart said. "Joe is extremely smart, has great intuition, he thinks outside the box -- even with some of our entrees that he creates. Of course, having him here is a bonus.

"Having said that, I firmly believe Joe will be back. But, at some point, he will not. Whether it's next year or five years, or whenever. We knew that going into this project."

Stewart and Maddon say they conceived of the eatery at Wrigley Field even before he won the World Series with the Cubs in 2016. It has taken several years to come to fruition, as they've made sure it doesn't require Maddon's presence to be successful. It's the same attitude they had with Maddon's other restaurant, in Tampa, Florida. Ava opened in November 2014, just weeks after Maddon left the Rays for the Cubs.

"We always intended this to be about the food and experience," Stewart said. "This is not a sports bar. ... Right before we opened Ava, Joe took the Chicago job. Back then, people were asking the [same] question, 'What will we do?' What we did was built a restaurant around the food, the service, our staff, the location -- not around baseball and its ownership."

Ava has received favorable reviews, and Maddon's team is hopeful it'll be the same with his new place. As for the manager's other team, the Cubs played their way to the top of the National League Central standings after a 2-7 start. But that hasn't changed anything within the front office. Cubs officials say they're focused on the field, not what goes on behind kitchen doors. When asked just about the restaurant, general manager Jed Hoyer quipped, "I'm looking forward to the friends/family discount."

Maddon remains optimistic he'll be back, especially after taking the team to the playoffs four consecutive seasons. He could be 5-for-5 come October.

"I do anticipate managing the Cubs," Maddon said.

As much as the front office has a say in Maddon's future, so does he. He often has said that 2019 is his free-agent year. Asked if he has thought about the prospect of opening Maddon's Post and then leaving town to work elsewhere in baseball, Maddon responded: "Of course you do. You have to consider that could happen."

Like his managerial style this year, Maddon has had a hands-on approach with the menu and decor. It has been described as full of Maddon's childhood "likes and recipes," with a heavy accent on his Italian and Polish heritage. (If you want to order his favorite dish, try Mama K's Pappardelle.)

"It's not about me," Maddon said. "If we have a good product -- as we're going to -- plus Wrigley Field, we think people will come no matter what."

There is precedent in Chicago for a championship-winning coach to open a restaurant and then abruptly leave town. Mike Ditka won the Super Bowl in 1986, was fired by the Bears in 1993 and opened a restaurant in 1997 -- the same year he was hired to coach the New Orleans Saints.

"Nobody was really happy about it, on the business side," an employee of Ditka's back then said. "They just started looking for space in New Orleans."

Ditka's remains a popular Chicago steakhouse to this day. Maddon's Post is hopeful for a similar run, knowing the popular personality might not be around to eat there for more than a few more months.

"Ava was thriving after I left there," Maddon said. "I don't think that's the connection. The ballpark, the Cubs, the iconic nature of who we are, sells anywhere. ... We have sharp, wonderful people running it. Wherever I am -- hopefully it's here -- it will be a great place."

Maria Guadalupe Gonzalez handed four-year ban

Published in Athletics
Saturday, 11 May 2019 07:05

Olympic and world 20km race walk silver medallist tested positive for banned substance

Mexico’s Maria Guadalupe Gonzalez has been handed a four-year doping ban, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has announced.

The AIU listed the race walker’s violation as ‘Presence of a Prohibited Substance (Epitrenbolone)’ and ‘Use of a Prohibited Substance/Method (Trenbolone)’.

Gonzalez claimed the silver medal in the 20km race walk at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and then also secured silver at the London World Championships a year later.

Her four-year ban began on November 16, 2018, and she has also had her results from October 17 to November 16 of last year disqualified.

According to the AIU decision document, Gonzalez stated that “the only explanation for the Adverse Analytical Finding (“AAF”) was her consumption of contaminated meat”, with the athlete saying she had been advised by a doctor to increase her intake of green vegetables and meat after being diagnosed with ferropenic anaemia.

The decision document added: “In short, she explained that trenbolone is not prohibited for use or consumption on animals destined for slaughter in Mexico, but that it is authorised for use in livestock feedlotting by the Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development and Food (“SAGARPA”). The Athlete included in her letter a list of current pharmaceutical chemicals and identified three products permitted for use in cattle (IMPLEMAX, IMPLEMAX-H and IMPLIX-M) and, with reference to a list of pharmaceutical products with group registration one produced evidence that these products included trenbolone as an active ingredient. She also requested the analysis of the B sample.

“The Athlete also informed the AIU that on 14 October 2018, she had ingested approximately 200 grams of meat cut (steak); on 15 October 2018, beef filet with vegetables; on 16 October 2018, 5 tacos al pastor (marinated pork in chili sauce, with tortillas).”

Among the points in the AIU argument was: “The IAAF alleges that the evidence produced by the Athlete, i.e. information that trenbolone is used legitimately in meat production in Mexico (without producing any evidence of meat contamination with trenbolone in the country) and uncorroborated evidence that she ingested unspecified amounts of beef on 14 October 2018 and 15 October 2018, is not sufficient on the balance of probability.

“… In addition, the IAAF instructed Pentad Security to carry out an investigation to verify the veracity of the Athlete’s explanations. That investigation concluded that some documents had been forged and the Athlete’s explanations are moulded around those forged documents. The Pentad Report considers the hospital report submitted by the Athlete to have been forged if one takes into account the incorrect data included in the report, such as the doctor’s name or telephone number, and the fact that “diagnosis of ferropenic microcytic hypochromic anaemia is not supported by the [Hospital Report] and is not compatible with the hematological values in the [ABP]”, as concluded by Professor D’Onofrio.”

The decision document added in part: “…the Athlete has not established on a balance of probabilities that the ADR was not intentional.”

The full AIU decision document can be found here.

Gonzalez has the right to appeal the decision at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Meanwhile, the AIU also handed a four-year doping ban to Nigeria’s Glory Onome Nathaniel and she looks set to be stripped of her 400m hurdles gold medal from the 2018 African Championships.

More on that AIU decision can be found here. Nathaniel also has the right to appeal the decision.

On Friday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that Ineta Radevica had been sanctioned for failing an anti-doping test at the London 2012 Games.

In a statement, the IOC said: “Ineta Radevica, 37, of Latvia, competing in the Women’s Long Jump event (Qualifications and Finals) in which she ranked 4th, has been disqualified from the Olympic Games London 2012.

“Re-analysis of Radevica’s samples from London 2012 resulted in a positive test for the prohibited substance Oxandrolone.”

The 2010 European long jump champion and 2011 world silver medallist resigned as president of the Latvian Athletics Association last November.

American athletes claim shuttle hurdles and 2x2x400m titles on day one in Yokohama, while Britain’s 4x100m men run a world lead

There were some thrills, spills and an impressive juggling act on the first day of the IAAF World Relays in Yokohama, with American teams claiming the two titles on offer.

Both the mixed shuttle hurdles and 2x2x400m were making a debut at the event, which was being held in Japan for the first time after three editions in The Bahamas.

As well as World Relays titles, athletes were also racing for IAAF World Championships qualification and Britain’s men’s 4x100m team plus the 4x400m squads all secured their spots for the global event taking place in Doha later this year.

On an evening dominated by heats, the 2x2x400m was the first final and it saw American 800m indoor record-holder Donavan Brazier team up with Ce’Aira Brown to clock 3:36.92 for victory ahead of Australia (3:37.61) and Japan (3:38.36).

The shuttle hurdles final brought the first evening of action to a close and after some exciting racing in the heats, the final ended up being a two-way battle for the win.

While the Jamaica team did not take to the starting line, Australia were disqualified for a false start, leaving an American quartet of Christina Clemons, Freddie Crittenden, Sharika Nelvis and Devon Allen to race against the host nation team of Ayako Kimura, Shunya Takayama, Masumi Aoki and Taio Kanai.

The event required each of the two male team members to race over 110m in one direction, handing over to one of their two female team-mates to hurdle back up the straight over 100m, running out an extra 10 metres at the end of their legs.

After a close start, a strong third leg by national indoor champion Nelvis made an impact and she handed over to 2016 Olympic 110m hurdles fifth-placer Allen, who crossed the line with 54.96 on the clock to win ahead of Japan’s 55.59.

Great Britain did not field teams in either of those events but of the five events the nation did contest on the first day of action, teams qualified for the world championships in four of them.

Ahead of the event CJ Ujah had told AW how the men’s 4x100m team was looking to “put down a marker” and they started strongly by running a world-leading time of 38.11 to win their heat.

Ujah was joined in the team by his fellow world gold medallists Adam Gemili and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, plus Harry Aikines-Aryeetey.

Brazil were second in that heat in 38.22, while other heat winners were Italy (38.29) and USA (38.34). The Jamaica team of Nesta Carter, Julian Forte, Rasheed Dwyer and Tyquendo Tracey just qualified for the final after running 38.51 for third behind GB.

“It was a cold night and we just wanted to get through,” said Gemili. “We wanted to be sensible so we were pretty safe with the check marks, relying on foot speed.

“Now we can play around with it tomorrow. But we have qualified for Doha and that is the main thing.”

There was disappointment for the GB women’s squad however as they were unable to get the baton around and will now look to secure a world championships place via world ranking at the end of the qualification period.

A late line-up change saw the withdrawal of Asha Philip, who had a tight hamstring, and Kristal Awuah replaced her on leg one. After she handed the baton to Desiree Henry, the changeover to Ashleigh Nelson did not go to plan and anchor Daryll Neita was left without the chance to run.

The US team went quickest in the heats with a world-leading 42.51, while Germany clocked 43.03, Brazil 43.07 and Jamaica 43.08.

The top 10 teams in the men’s and women’s 4x100m and 4x400m all secure world championships places for Doha, along with the top 12 teams in the mixed 4x400m.

Britain’s Zoey Clark, Laviai Nielsen, Amy Allcock and Emily Diamond finished second in their 4x400m heat with 3:28.31 to qualify for the final and Doha as third-fastest overall behind the US team (3:25.72 WL) and Poland (3:28.05), while the GB’s men’s 4x400m team of Rabah Yousif, Dwayne Cowan, Cameron Chalmers and Martyn Rooney ran 3:03.11 to finish third in their heat and sixth overall to also advance and qualify for Doha.

The American squad clocked 3:02.06 to go quickest overall in the men’s heats ahead of world champions Trinidad and Tobago with 3:02.49.

“It was hard, I felt rusty,” said Rooney. “It is early in the season and I think our guys need a couple more races and we would be winning heats like this.

“The Czech guy [Michal Desenský] ran in front of me and I had to take a step inside. I am not very good at stop start running any more. It was enjoyable and I enjoyed having a go.”

The GB mixed 4x400m quartet of Alex Haydock-Wilson, Finette Agyapong, Anyika Onuora and Jamal Rhoden-Stevens missed out on a place in the final after running 3:20.49 but that time placed them 12th overall to secure a spot for Doha.

Poland were quickest in the heats with 3:15.46 from the USA (3:16.01) and Italy (3:16.12).

There was great support for the host nation in the Yokohama International Stadium but among the most talked-about performances was an impressive, but illegal, baton change between Yuki Koike and Yoshihide Kiryu in their men’s 4x100m heat.

In a great position approaching the final bend, the two athletes were unable to get a smooth changeover and ended up juggling the baton, with Kiryu somehow managing to catch it to allow them to finish, though they were later disqualified.

Flud Keeps Rolling In NOW 600 Action

Published in Racing
Saturday, 11 May 2019 03:58

SAPULPA, Okla. — The Lucas Oil National Open Wheel 600 Series presented by Tel-Star Technologies championship point leader in all three premier divisions was victorious on Friday evening at Creek County Speedway.

Frank Flud (Richard Bales photo)

Frank Flud extended his lead in the championship standings in both the Stock Non-Wing and Winged ‘A’ Class divisions by virtue of his trips to Victory Lane and Ryan Timms added to his Restricted ‘A’ Class points lead thanks to another triumph.

Flud captured his fourth straight NOW600 Series Stock Non-Wing win and his second of the season at Creek County Speedway. Timms placed second with Chase Randall third, Justin Patocka fourth and Seth Shebester fifth.

Flud also continued his dominance in the Winged ‘A’ Class division by posting his seventh win in eight NOW600 Series races this season. Randall earned a runner-up result with Gage Laney third, Cole Roberts fourth and Timms fifth.

Timms scored his series-leading fifth Restricted ‘A’ Class triumph. Rees Moran edged Laplante for the second-place position with Elizabeth Phillips fourth and Timothy Watson III fifth.

Sanders Stars At Ocean Speedway

Published in Racing
Saturday, 11 May 2019 04:00

WATSONVILLE, Calif. — Justin Sanders won his first Taco Bravo 360 Sprint Car Series feature of the season at the Ocean Speedway on Friday night.

Sanders led all 30 laps in his familiar yellow No. 17 after starting on the front row.

A surprised Koen Shaw finished in the runner-up spot followed by two-time feature winner Bud Kaeding. Shaw started in the next to the last row of the 14-car field and took full advantage of a lap-28 caution to advance thru the field surprising both Kaeding and polesitter J.J. Ringo Jr.

Ringo had his best performance of the season by winning his heat race and then the dash, putting him on the pole for the main event. But it was Sanders who used a cross over move going into the first turn who would take command of feature and surviving a late-race caution.

Sanders showed why he is a master of the Santa Cruz Fairgrounds track, building up a comfortable lead until the race’s only caution with just two laps to go, would slow the field. Jason Chisum and Jayson Bright had an issue in the first turn.

Chisum had a fine run going after making the dash putting him in the third starting spot for the feature. His night would end however as he was towed off the track.

With a green-white-checkered restart, it was Shaw who would move past both Ringo and Kaeding to take a surprising second-place finish.

It was Sanders who was the last of 14 cars to qualify, who set fast time.

The 20-lap midget feature was won by David Prickett, his second win of the season at Ocean.

The finish:

Justin Sanders, Koen Shaw, Bud Kaeding, J.J. Ringo, Brad Furr, Jake Andreotti, Kurt Nelson, Jeremy Chisum, Kyler Shaw, Jayson Bright, Keith Day Jr. Jason Chisum, Richard Fajardo, Chris Nelson

Hoffman Scores In Grundy Co. Opener

Published in Racing
Saturday, 11 May 2019 04:13

MORRIS, Ill. — Illinois stock car veteran Eddie Hoffman captured the 30-lap late model feature race at the Grundy County Speedway Friday night, which highlighted the 49th season-opening program at the northern Illinois raceway.

Hoffman, the speedway’s defending late model track champion, wheeled his Feece Oil Co./Advanced Generator /Ronco Trailer Sales-sponsored Mustang to the victory. A five-time late model titlist and the winningest late model driver in the speedway’s history, Hoffman scored his 135th career feature win at the third-of-a-mile paved fairgrounds oval.

Hoffman got by early leader Nathan Kelly as the race approached the half-way mark with Hoffman stretching his lead to a 1.211-second advantage at the checkered flag.  David Einhaus, Scott Koerner, James Gregait and fastest qualifier Keith Tolf were chasing the leading duo at the finish.

“I was going to try and take my time (to take the lead),” said Hoffman. “There were a lot of laps left.  He (Kelly) was actually pretty fast, but he had to really drive it. We were able to be fast and not kill the car. He ran real well, but bobbled in turn four. It’s not the easiest track to get a hold of on a cool, damp night. My car was really good. I haven’t been this happy with a car in a while.”

The night featured for the first-time late model racing on the smaller, treaded, Hoosier D800 series tire – compared to the wider, 10-inch, slick Hoosier tires used in the past.  After the race, Hoffman commented about the new tire rule, “The tire seemed fine to me.  They’re a little slower and they don’t look like the normal tire that we’ve run forever.  My car was good on them.  Personally, I don’t have any complaints (about the tires).  I’m fine with the tire, but it’s easy for the guy in victory lane to say that.”

Aaron Shelton won the 25-lap Mid-American sportsman feature race, which was slowed by numerous caution flags. Shelton worked his way by Luke Baldwin for the top spot with Baldwin and fast qualifier Kevin Murphy tangling up, bringing out a caution flag as they battled for second place. Last year’s division champion, Chad Proctor finished second, followed by John Ventrello, Ted Diangikes and Tristen Batson.

Matt Chester did “double duty” and came home a “double winner” during the night as he won both the street stock and four-cylinder division feature races.

In the 25-lap street stock headliner, Chester held off the challenges of defending division titlist John Senerchia to pick up the win. Finishing behind the top two were Randy Weese, Seth Blommaert and James Dean. Chester closed out the evening of racing by winning the 15-lap four-cylinder division main event.

McClelland Masters ASCS Sooner Field

Published in Racing
Saturday, 11 May 2019 04:20

SAPULPA, Okla. — Laying down a dominating performance on Friday night, Sean McClelland led non-stop at Creek County Speedway for his 18th career victory with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products.

Trailing through the first start, the caution flew for the No. 2c of Wayne Johnson to bring the field side by side. Getting the better of Tucker Doughty on the next attempt, McClelland stuck to the cushion at both ends of the Creek County Speedway unless traffic forced a change in a line.

Keeping a consistent straightaway ahead of the runner-up spot, that positions changed hands in the closing laps as Sam Hafertepe Jr. rolled by the No. 2x of Tucker Doughty and made up a full second on the D&E Supply No. 22, but it was not enough as the checkered flag fell with McClelland winning by 4.142 seconds.

Hafertepe was trailed by Tucker Doughty to make the night’s podium. Alex Sewell crossed fourth with Steven Shebester making up five spots to finish fifth.

The finish:

Feature (30 Laps): 1. 22-Sean McClelland, [2]; 2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, [5]; 3. 2X-Tucker Doughty, [1]; 4. 8-Alex Sewell, [4]; 5. 22S-Steven Shebester, [10]; 6. 23X-Grady Chandler, [6]; 7. 15D-Andrew Deal, [11]; 8. 11G-Mike Goodman, [14]; 9. 47-Seth Bergman, [18]; 10. 52-Blake Hahn, [19]; 11. 50Z-Zach Chappell, [17]; 12. 2C-Wayne Johnson, [8]; 13. 7F-Noah Harris, [12]; 14. 26M-Fred Mattox, [7]; 15. 20G-Jake Greider, [9]; 16. 2-Joseph Miller, [16]; 17. 90-Lance Norick, [20]; 18. 31-Casey Wills, [13]; 19. 53-Brett Wilson, [3]; 20. 17W-Harli White, [15]

Ryan Missler Is Attica LM Ace

Published in Racing
Saturday, 11 May 2019 04:40

ATTICA, Ohio — Ryan Missler defended the home turf Friday at Attica Raceway Park.

The Bellevue, Ohio, driver — a five time Attica track champion — scored the biggest win of his career, besting the American Ethanol Late Model Tour to nab the $4,000 payday in the Buckeye 40 on Stillwater Metal/Bazell Race Fuels Night.

Missler battled with Doug Drown early in the 40-lap affair and then had to deal with Greg Satterlee as well later on. With 14 laps to go, Missler used lapped cars to his advantage and charged from third to first and drove to his 14th career victory at Attica, placing him in a three way tie for third on the track’s all-time win list for the UMP late models.

“After the restart (on lap 13) I thought, ‘Oh crap the car isn’t firing the way it was before.’ But as the laps went on the car kept getting better and better and better and I was so comfortable in that thing…it was awesome. The car just picked where it wanted to go and it was good anywhere I wanted to put it. I have to thank all my guys. Matt Carmody for putting this thing together…it’s his birthday and his wife’s birthday on the same day…how about that for a present? This is the biggest race I’ve ever won. We’ve only ever won a $2,000 to win race. We defended our home turf,” said Missler.

Satterlee would hold off Drown for the runner-up finish, though blaming himself for “making too many mistakes.”

“Drown and Missler were both really good. I just made too many mistakes. Drown pushed off the corner there once and needed to take advantage and had made a bad corner myself and I let him get back by me. I got to where I was hanging at the end and just couldn’t go near as hard as I could the first 25 laps. It’s a step in the right direction. We haven’t had a real good season so far. It was a lot of fun and and an awesome race track tonight,” said Satterlee.

Drown came home third.

“I just cruised too long. I was looking over my shoulder and saw them and they were down on the bottom and normally on the bottom you will wear out a tire so I was just cruising. Ryan had a good car and could maneuver anywhere,” said Drown.

Kyle Capodice was in the right place at the right time to capitalize when early race contenders suffered mechanical woes in the Fremont Fence 305 sprint feature. For much of the 25 laps main event it looked like the race would come down to Jamie Miller or Kyle Peters but first Peters retired with mechanical problems and then Miller suffered the same fate with just six laps remaining and Capodice drove to the win, the fourth of his career at Attica.

“We were better on the long runs and I just really wanted to win. We went through a drought last year and I can’t thank Franlin Sanitation, Greber Racing Components, Barnes Nursery, Fred Wolf, Rob Butts and Lynette Lawless, Burns Electric, my fiancee Kylie, my Dad and Tyler Crump who isn’t here tonight because he just became a dad,” said Capodice.

Shawn Valenti knows a great race vehicle when he drives one and his dirt truck was unstoppable at Attica as he drove to a dominating feature win, the 16th of his career in the division at the track.

The finish:

Feature (40 laps):  1. 50-Ryan Missler[2] ; 2. 22-Gregg Satterlee[7] ; 3. 12-Doug Drown[1] ; 4. M14-Brandon Thirlby[11] ; 5. 51-Devin Shields[8] ; 6. 17-Zack Dohm[5] ; 7. 5M-Ryan Markham[10] ; 8. 87M-David Mielke[6] ; 9. 77-Steve Kestter[3] ; 10. 27-Eric Spangler[14] ; 11. CJ1-Rusty Schlenk[15] ; 12. 21B-Rich Bell[17] ; 13. 2S-Travis Stemler[20] ; 14. 21A-Logan Arntz[21] ; 15. RH21-Gregg Haskell[9] ; 16. X3-Dan Wallace[13] ; 17. 44-Matt Shipley[4] ; 18. 79-Nick Kurtz[19] ; 19. C9-Steve Casebolt[16] ; 20. 42-Chad Finley[12] ; 21. 36-Matt Irey[18]

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