Field Set for Pay Less Little 500; Baumgartner
Fastest on Day Two
ANDERSON, Ind. (May 28, 2010) – What a difference
a day made for Pay Less Little 500 rookie Dave Baumgartner.
Baumgartner, from Ottawa Lake, MI, lost the 22nd quickest time
during “Pole Day” qualifying for the 62nd running of
the Pay Less Little 500 on Thursday when he failed to report for
technical inspection after his run.
But on Friday, Baumgartner posted the fastest time on “Bump
Day” at 46.450 seconds to claim the 21st starting position
in tonight’s race at Anderson Speedway starting at 8 p.m.
“I was very disappointed,” Baumgartner said of his
mistake on Thursday. “On a scale of one-to-ten, it was a
15. The guys were waving to me when I came off the track and I
turned the wrong way.”
The team, owned by Dave Durnwald, was confident the car would
make the field.
“I’ve always wanted to run the Little 500,” he
said. “I would like to win it for him (Durnwald).
Been racing since I was four, started in quarter-midgets and go
karts.”
Fellow rookie Tim Jedrezek, Ohio, turned the single fastest lap
of the day at 11.540 seconds and a four-lap time of 46.455 seconds
to claim the 22nd spot.
Spiceland driver Rex Norris III rode the bubble for most of the
final hour with his time of 47.074 seconds for four-laps posted
on Thursday holding up to make the starting field.
Florida veteran Stan Butler will start 29th and Anderson driver
Jim Sheets will make his first Little 500 start in the 25th position.
It was a tough day for two Little 500 veterans, Illinois driver
Tim Cox and Fountaintown’s Brett Berry. Both drivers were
bumped from the field, momentarily got back into the show and were
then bumped a second time.
Two other veterans of the race Mike Ling and Todd Kane were bumped
from the field and unable to find enough speed to make the race.
While veterans were having a bad day rookie driver Scott Hampton
found Lady Luck smiling on the team. Hampton was listed as the
first alternate, but when Jason Blonde withdrew it put the Greenfield
driver in the field.
“We put a lot of hours of work in the car,” he said. “This
is my first time on pavement, I’ve run about 30 laps. If
it hadn’t been for car owner Jerry Powell, I wouldn’t
be here.
“I had a little luck with Blonde withdrawing,” Hampton
said. “There is a lot of prestige and respect for the Little
500. I want to run as many laps as I can.”
Five rookies made the starting field with Utah driver Ryan Burdett
starting on the inside of the eleventh row and Michigan’s
Derek Snyder starting in the middle of the last row.
Yorktown’s Adam Schuyler was unable to find enough speed
on his first run and on a second attempt made contact with the
turn three wall which ended his day.
Tickets are available for the historic 62nd Pay Less Little 500
at $27 for reserved seating. For more information, contact the
Anderson Speedway Ticket Office at (765) 642-0206.
For additional information on Anderson Speedway, visit www.andersonspeedway.com
or contact Anderson Speedway at (765) 642-0206.
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