 CHRIS FAIRCHILD JUST MISSES IN 2ND; TORRENTE 3RD!
BAY CITY, Michigan – Sunday, June 28, 2009 – Tim Seebold driving his Dobson Industrial sponsored Seebold boat led from start to finish to win for the first time this season and climb into fourth place in the drivers championship at the 22nd Annual Dow Bay City River Roar at the Third Round of the 2009 F1-ChampBoat Series in front of tens of thousands of race fans in downtown Bay City, Michigan.
It was the third time that the driver from Osage Beach, Missouri has won on the rough Saginaw River edging Illinois driver Chris Fairchild who was driving his Italian built DAC boat. Chris, charged up from the eighth starting position off the dock finishing by just eight tenth's of a second behind at the end of the 50 lap event.
“Bay City is always a real challenge and winning for the third in five
years its something special,” said Tim. “We have moved up to fourth in
the drivers championship and still have a chance to take our sixth
title before the season closes out.”
F1 ChampBoat Series Point Totals
| Boat # |
Name |
Hometown |
Port Neches |
Evansville |
Bay City |
Penalty |
Total |
| 42 |
Shaun Torrente |
Homestead, FL |
582 |
593 |
526 |
|
1701 |
| 10 |
Terry Rinker |
Tampa, FL |
569 |
569 |
539 |
|
1677 |
| 16 |
Tim Seebold |
Osage Beach, MO |
485 |
426 |
592 |
|
1503 |
| 17 |
Brian Venton |
Bowmanville, ON Canada |
516 |
497 |
466 |
|
1479 |
| 62 |
Chris Fairchild |
Paw Paw, IL |
498 |
478 |
536 |
50 |
1462 |
| 72 |
Lynn Simbuger |
Elsah, IL |
491 |
471 |
484 |
|
1446 |
| 21 |
Jose Mendana |
Miami, FL |
414 |
508 |
455 |
|
1377 |
| 41 |
Randy Rinker |
Syracuse, IN |
456 |
442 |
455 |
|
1353 |
| 28 |
Mike Schubert |
Richmond, TX |
491 |
457 |
345 |
|
1293 |
| 38 |
Jeff Shepherd |
Woodlawn, TN |
0 |
517 |
433 |
|
950 |
| 11 |
Ahmad Al Hameli |
Abu Dhabi, U.A.E |
0 |
54 |
512 |
|
566 |
| 18 |
Mark Johnson |
Jaffrey, NH |
0 |
0 |
428 |
|
428 |
| 34 |
David Brabham |
Charleston, SC |
141 |
0 |
0 |
|
141 |
While Seebold was dictating the race for most of the event, the real
battle was behind him with points leader Shaun Torrente driving his
Tallon Boats/Speedmaster Marine Gran Prix boat holding off for much of
the race Fairchild, Terry Rinker and Ahmad Al Hameli for the final
spots on the podium. After Shaun almost lost control late in the event
spinning out going into the first turn, Fairchild was able to make the
pass and finish second after the 50 lap event.
Torrente retains his points lead with 1701, twenty-four ahead of
Rinker who came home fourth after struggling with a fuel pump in his
Amsoil boat and forcing a red flag by the officials that stopped the
race on the 31st lap as his sat on the race line going into turn three
on the north side of the one mile (1.62 kilometer) four turn race
course.
Rookie driver Ahmad Al Hameli on the Sea-Way Marine Racing Team started
fourth and came home fifth in his OMC Johnson powered DAC boat that
fought a weight penalty all weekend as the driver from Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates left a good impression finishing his first race in
North America coming over from Team Abu Dhabi from the U.I.M. F1 H2O
World Championshp Tour.
Sixth was Illinois driver Lynn Simburger who finished his third
straight event in the top six this season in his El Mexicano/Great
Lakes Pain Consultants boat with Canadian driver Brian Venton seventh
in his Jenkinson Telecom Gran Prix boat.
Randy Rinker from Indiana was eighth in his Amsoil hull with rookie
driver Jose Mendana Jr. ninth and another rookie Mark Johnson of
Jaffrey, New Hampshire rounding out the top ten. Jeff Shepherd of
Woodlawn, Tennessee and Mike Schubert of Richmond, Texas failed to
finish the event.
The F1-ChampBoat Series now is off until mid-August when it heads to
Nashville, Tennessee on the 15th and 16th of August for the first time
in it's 25 year history. Shaun Torrente continues to lead the drivers
table as he looks for his first title but four time defending champion
Terry Rinker is closing in now just 24 points back, while Chris
Fairchild is third 109 points behind and still with a great chance to
win the title for his first time as well.
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