For the first time in the history of the Enduro Series,
the drivers took practice laps and qualified.
Rick McColl set fast time and rolled an 8 for the inversion. Early leader Jeff Metdepenningen gave way to
McColl in the early stages, while Rayce Metdepenningen, Jeff’s son, took up the
battle for the lead with McColl. The duo
would swap the lead back and forth several times after the half-way point,
setting up the finish. Rick was able to
stay out front to take the win, with Rayce second, Bobby Hugo third, Jeff
Metdepenningen fourth and Troy Brehmer fifth, followed by Dave Bennett, Derrick
Sheppard, Danny Bennett, Jeff Braun and Arnold Kirsch.
30 cars started the contest. A lap 56 red flag stopped action when Glenn
Cunningham apparently had the throttle stick in his car, sending him head-on
into the turn 1 wall.
Toledo resident David Katafiasz had a tough night, but
had enough of a cushion to still win his first-ever ARCA 4 Cylinder title,
which combined the points for the class between both Flat Rock and Toledo
Speedways. In the 20 lap championship
race, Arnold Kirsch nosed by David Price with 5 laps to go to take the win. Price was second, Brad Turner third, Joe
Appel fourth and Eric Fitzpatrick fifth, followed by Katafiasz and Mike
Berschback. Katafiasz had a right front
wheel lock up on his machine early in the event.