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By Mike CearleyGazette Sports ReporterGASTONIA — The track speed record was shattered Wednesday night as Scott Bloomquist won the Hav-A-Tampa qualifier in alast-lap.dual against Mike. Duvall at Carolina Speedway.Bloomquist took the lead early in the race and never trailed, while Duvall came from the rear6 * * * A * V i « i bof the field in three laps and was on Bloomquist’s bumper after a caution with only five laps remaining in the 50-lap main event14last,” said Bloomquist, who claimed his fourth victory and $3,000 in the touring series, which is the fourth richest in dirt-track racing.Bloomquist and Charlie Swartz broke the-track record in-qualifying, starting side-by-side on the front row. The opening laps of the race were turned at more than 86 mph as approximately 3,000 fans watched. Swartz and Bloomquist fought for the lead until Swartz retired with mechanical problems after 13 laps.There were 14 cautions in the We saved something for the race, which put Bloomquist, BuckSimmons and Duvall running in the top three for most of the race. Simmons, who entered the race as the points leader in the Hav-A-Tampa series, dropped out on lap 42.One l?p later. Duvall cut-a right rear tire and hit the track’s banking, bringing out a caution. That allowed him to get the tire changed but forced him to the rear of the field. That didn’t last. Duball charged through traffic easily and moved into second in just three laps but never could pass Bloomquist for the victory.Clint Smith finished third, followed by local favorite Buster May and Mark Miner.In an earlier Limited Late Model race, Buddy Smith snapped Lynn Mercer’s unbeaten streak at the track this season, leading all 20 laps. Mercer finished second, followed by Roger rtamrick and Bill Rush.' The Hav-A-Tampa series will run tonight at 1-85 in Greer, S.C., at Charlotte’s Sunset Speedway on Friday night and at Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, S.C., on Saturday night
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The Gaston Gazette
Gastonia, North Carolina, US
Thu, Apr 15, 1993
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