Posted by Russ on September 7, 2009, 7:50 pm
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Edmiston celebrates earliest title-clinching and
third straight Pony Stock crown at Orange Show
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (Sept. 7) – Jim Edmiston celebrated another first in his racing career Saturday night at Orange Show Speedway.
The 48-year-old Highland resident clinched his third straight JAM Sportswear Pony Stock championship by finishing second to Robby Hornsby in a 35-lap main event.
That means that when the others in the class assemble for their final race of the season on Oct. 3, Edmiston can take the night off if he chooses.
“I’ve never won one this early. I’ve always had to at least start the (final) race before,” Edmiston said after claiming his fifth Pony Stock title and his sixth track championship overall. He got his first Pony Stock crown in 1996, won that class again in 2005, took Sport Truck honors in 2006, and has dominated the Pony Stock division since 2007.
Since 2005, Edmiston has won 20 of the 55 Pony Stock races and finished in the top three an incredible 46 times. He has five victories and three seconds this season in his Clearwater Pipeline/StickShift Transmissions/Kidd Racing Engines Ford Pinto, and he has finished lower than third just once in the past two years – a fourth on Aug. 9, 2008.
The pipeline foreman has a good memory, too, because every title since 2005 has been won on the final night. But he promised he’d still show up on Oct. 3.
There won’t be any title clinching this Saturday (Sept. 12), when the Super Late Models, Street Stocks, Pro Fours, Stock Car USA Figure 8s and a Demolition Derby are on the schedule. But the Pro 4 championship will be decided between Don Minut, Keith Blomgren and David Glidewell in the last of the six races for the class.
Minut will go into the race 4 points ahead of Blomgren, who won the most recent event on Aug. 29, and 14 ahead of Glidewell, a winner on June 27.
Spectator gates will open at 4 p.m., with an on-track autograph session from 6 to 6:40 p.m. and the first race at 7 p.m.
Tickets are priced at $10 for general admission and $8 for seniors (60 and older), students 11 to 18 and military personnel with valid identification. Children 10 and under are admitted free. A Family Pack, good for admission for four plus a hot dog and small soft drink for each person, is priced at $40.
Parking is $5, with entry through Gate 4 off Mill Street.
For information on sponsorship and promotional opportunities, please contact Best in the West Racing by telephone at 909-885-9000 or visit the web site at http://www.BestInTheWestRacing.com.
For all other information, please contact Jim Short by telephone at 951-203-2649 or by e-mail at jimshort65@sbcglobal.net.
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