1988 Redwood Acres Raceway 100
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| 1988 Redwood Acres Raceway 100 | ||||||||
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| July 31, 1988 | ||||||||
| Fin | Driver | Make | Laps | |||||
| 1 | Mike Chase (RES) | Chevrolet Camaro | 100 | |||||
| 2 | Ken Pedersen (RES) | Pontiac Firebird | 100 | |||||
| 3 | Roger Gannon (RES) | Chevrolet Camaro | 100 | |||||
| 4 | Ron Hornaday, Jr. (RES) | Pontiac Grand Prix | 100 | |||||
| 5 | Jim Walker (RES) | Chevrolet Camaro | 100 | |||||
| 6 | Randy Olson (RES) | Chevrolet Camaro | 100 | |||||
| 7 | Troy Beebe (RES) | Buick Regal | 100 | |||||
| 8 | Mike Hood (RES) | Chevrolet Camaro | 100 | |||||
| 9 | Ron Strmiska (RES) | Chevrolet Camaro | 99 | |||||
| 10 | Mark Reed (RES) | Chevrolet Camaro | 99 | |||||
| 11 | Jim Thirkettle (RES) | Chevrolet Camaro | 99 | |||||
| 12 | Roger Avants (RES) | Pontiac Firebird | 99 | |||||
| 13 | Loran Kelley (RES) | Pontiac Firebird | 99 | |||||
| 14 | Doug George (RES) | Ford Thunderbird | 97 | |||||
| 15 | Ray Hooper, Jr. (RES) | Pontiac Firebird | 96 | |||||
| 16 | Roman Calczynski (RES) | Chevrolet Camaro | 95 | |||||
| 17 | Paul Dorrity, Jr. (RES) | Pontiac Grand Prix | 95 | |||||
| 18 | Vic Blanc (RES) | Chevrolet Camaro | 91 | |||||
| 19 | Rick Schuldt (RES) | Chevrolet Camaro | 84 | |||||
| 20 | Rob Hansen (RES) | Chevrolet Camaro | 76 | |||||
| 21 | Angelo Marcelli (RES) | Chevrolet Camaro | 51 | |||||
| 22 | René Bourgois (RES) | Chevrolet Camaro | 27 | |||||
| 23 | Mike Opperman (RES) | Chevrolet Camaro | 19 | |||||
| 24 | David Jansen (RES) | Pontiac Firebird | 8 | |||||
The 1988 Redwood Acres Raceway 100 was a Southwest Tour event held at Redwood Acres Raceway on July 31, 1988. It was the inaugural Southwest Tour event held at the facility. Mike Chase won the 100 lap affair over Ken Pedersen and Roger Gannon. Ron Hornaday, Jr., Jim Walker. The lead was changed three times between Chase and Pederson. Chase lead the starting portion of the race, while Pederson led the middle portion. Chase regained the lead in the waining stages of the event for the victory.
Local driver Jim Walker won the four-lap trophy dash over Jim Thirkettle, Troy Beebe and Roman Calczynski. Another local hero, Angelo Marcelli won the first heat over David Jansen and Paul Dorrity, Jr. Rob Hansen continued the trend of local winners with a victory in the second heat race ahead of Rick Schultz and Mike Hood. Hornaday took the third heat over Chase and Pederson.
24 cars started the event. Fast qualifier Calczynski was relegated to the 10th starting position due to the inversion rule. This allowed Hornaday to start on the pole with Chase on his outside.