RAUCCI RACING TEAM RESULTS

RAUCCI RACING TEAM RESULTS

Results from Saturday Sept. 13, 2008

Mario Opipari claimed his second Charger feature of the 2008 season, Matt Johnson was second across the finish line and Vinny Raucci was third. Phil Goodwin finished fourth following an early-race mishap and clinched the 2008 championship, his third at the Bullring.

25-lap Charger feature: 1. Mario Opipari, 2. Matt Johnson, 3. Vinny Raucci, 4. Phil Goodwin, 5. Mike Heck, 6. Matt Cunningham, 7. Chuck Burgess, 8. Becky Torbergson, 9. Jerry Gentry, 10. James Lauk, 11. Michael Riefler.

12-lap Bandolero Bandits feature: 1. Jonathan Eakin, 2. Ian Anderson, 3. Jacob Tilton, 4. Nicholas Thigpen, 5. Christian Warren, 6. Vincent Raucci Jr., 7. Kayli Barker, 8. Michael Morris, 9. Austin Blair, 10. Christian Glass.

Results from Sat. Sept. 6, 2008

25-lap Charger feature: 1. Phil Goodwin, 2. Mario Opipari, 3. Matt Johnson, 4. Vinny Raucci, 5. Matt Cunningham, 6. Chuck Burgess, 7. Jerry Gentry, 8. James Lauk, 9. Chad Mattos.

Bandolero’s were off!!!

Results from Saturday Aug. 16, 2008

The 25-lap Charger feature was won by Phil Goodwin, his eighth of the season. Mario Opipari was second and Matt Cunningham finished third.

20-lap Charger feature: 1. Phil Goodwin, 2. Mario Opipari, 3. Matt Cunningham, 4. Matt Johnson, 5. Vinny Raucci, 6. Chuck Burgess, 7. Chad Mattos, 8. Becky Torbergson, 9. Jerry Gentry.

12-lap Bandolero Bandits feature: 1. Jacob Tilton, 2. Giles Thornton, 3. Jonathan Eakin, 4. Christian Warren, 5. Michael Morris, 6. Nicholas Thigpen, 7. Trent Kassik, 8. Ian Anderson, 9. Vincent Raucci Jr., 10. Christian Glass, 11. Kayli Barker.

Results from Sat. Aug. 9, 2008

Phil Goodwin of Henderson went to war on the Charger division on Military Appreciation Night at the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and to the victor went the spoils. Goodwin took the lead on the fourth lap of the first 20-lap Charger feature and went on to win ahead of teammate Mario Opipari and Mike Heck.

The starting line-up was inverted for the second 20-lap Charger feature and pole-sitter Vinny Raucci left the field in his wake, trailed by Mike Heck. Although Goodwin started at the rear after winning the first feature, he charged up to third place by lap 3. Goodwin moved past Heck for second place on lap 6 and took off after Raucci. Phil drove to the inside of Raucci on lap 13 in Turn 3 and raced into the lead. Seven laps later, he scored his second win of the night - and his eighth of the season. Utah's Mike Heck finished second and Raucci was third.

Chargers

First 20-lap Charger feature: 1. Phil Goodwin, 2. Mario Opipari, 3. Mike Heck, 4. Matt Cunningham, 5. Fred Kiser Jr., 6. Matt Johnson, 7. Chuck Burgess, 8. John Wright, 9. Chad Mattos, 10. James Lauk, 11. Vinny Raucci after a cut tire caused by the #17 car.

Second 20-lap Charger feature: 1. Phil Goodwin, 2. Mike Heck, 3. Vinny Raucci, 4. Mario Opipari, 5. Fred Kiser Jr, 6. Matt Cunningham, 7. Chuck Burgess, 8. Matt Johnson, 9. John Wright, 10. Chad Mattos, 11. James Lauk.

Bandoleros

12-lap Bandolero Bandits feature: 1. Jonathan Eakin, 2. Jacob Tilton, 3. Nicholas Thigpen, 4. Ian Anderson, 5. Christian Warren, 6. Kayli Barker, 7. Michael Morris, Vincent Raucci Jr.

Results from Saturday August 2, 2008

Mario Opipari was leading the Charger feature when the race was halted on lap 6 for a five-car accident on the front chute. Involved in the wreck were Joe Finger, Dan Schools, Chad Mattos, Jerry Gentry and Chuck Burgess. No one was injured but at least three cars were eliminated from competition. Opipari held the lead on the restart, followed closely by points leader Phil Goodwin and Matt Cunningham. Opipari won his first Charger feature of the 2008 campaign, followed by Goodwin and Cunningham.

Matt Johnson won the first Charger heat race by a nose over Vinny Raucci and Mario Opipari. Matt Cunningham won the second Charger heat race.

Chargers

25-lap Charger feature: 1. Mario Opipari, 2. Phil Goodwin, 3. Matt Cunningham, 4. Vinny Raucci, 5. Matt Johnson, 6. Becky Torbergson, 7. James Lauk, 8. Chuck Burgess, 9. Chad Mattos, 10. Joe Finger, 11. Jerry Gentry, 12. Dan Schools.

Bandoleros

12-lap Bandolero Bandits feature: 1. Jonathan Eakin, 2. Nicholas Thigpen, 3. Jacob Tilton, 4. Christian Warren, 5. Al Simpson, 6. Kayli Barker, 7. Christian Glass, 8. Ian Anderson, 9. Michael Morris, 10. Vincent Raucci Jr.

Results from Saturday June 14, 2008

Chargers

Phil Goodwin took the lead on lap 3 of the 25-lap Charger feature and went on to win, followed by Mario Opipari and Vinny Raucci.

25-lap Charger feature: 1. Phil Goodwin, 2. Mario Opipari, 3. Vinny Raucci, 4. Matt Cunningham, 5. Matt Johnson, 6. Chad Mattos, 7. James Lauk, 8. Chuck Burgess, 9. Jerry Gentry, 10. Joe Finger, 11. Fred Kiser.

Bandoleros

12-lap Bandolero Bandits feature: 1. Jacob Tilton, 2. Nicholas Thigpen, 3. Ian Anderson, 4. Michael Morris, 5. Christian Warren, 6. Kayli Barker, 7. Vincent Raucci Jr., 8. Christian Glass, 9. Jonathan Eakin.

June 7, 2008 Results

Chargers

Phil Goodwin won the 25-lap Charger feature, his fifth of the 2008 season. Utah's Mike Heck led the first 11 laps before Goodwin made the winning pass on the back straightaway. Goodwin held off Heck on a late-race restart and went on to win. Don Sargent finished third. After the race, Heck's car was disqualified when it failed to pass post-race technical inspection.

25-lap Charger feature: 1. Phil Goodwin, 2. Don Sargent, 3. Joe Finger, 4. Matt Cunningham, 5. John Wright, 6. Chad Mattos, 7. Matt Johnson, 8. Becky Torbergson, 9. Vinny Raucci, 10. Chuck Burgess, 11. Mario Opipari, 12. Jerry Gentry, 13. Mike Heck (disqualified).

Bandoleros

12-lap Bandolero Bandits feature: 1. Jacob Tilton, 2. Giles Thornton, 3. Jonathan Eakin, 4. Michael Morris, 5. Kayli Barker, 6. Nicholas Thigpen, 7. Ian Anderson, 8. Christian Warren, 9. Christian Glass, 10. Vincent Raucci Jr.

Saturday May 31, 2008

Chargers were off!!!

12-lap Bandolero Bandits feature: 1. Jacob Tilton, 2. Nicholas Thigpen, 3. Christian Warren, 4. Kayli Barker, 5. Jonathan Eakin, 6. Michael Morris, 7. Ian Anderson, 8. Christian Glass, 9. Vincent Raucci Jr.

Saturday night's stock car racing program at the Bullring was cancelled due to weather, will be rescheduled
Saturday, May 24, 2008

(May 24) Tonight's stock car racing program at the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway has been cancelled due to weather. The annual Keith Danser Candy Toss will be rescheduled to a later date on the 2008 racing calendar.

"The Bullring was hit with two rainstorms this morning and tonight’s forecasts all call for more rain," said Chris Blair, LVMS’ vice president of racing operations. "The rain, coupled with wind and low temperatures caused us to make this decision. We are cancelling at 12:30 p.m. in order to allow our fans and race teams to make other plans."

Saturday May 17, 2008 Race Results

Chargers were off

Bandolero Bandits

12-lap Bandolero Bandits feature: 1. Christian Warren, 2. Jonathan Eakin, 3. Michael Morris, 4. Giles Thornton, 5. Ian Anderson, 6. Jacob Tilton, 7. Kayli Barker, 8. Nicholas Thigpen, 9. Vincent Raucci Jr., 10. Christian Glass.

Saturday May 10, 2008 Race Results

Chargers

Vinny Raucci led the first lap of the Charger feature, only to see the caution flag fly for a twin spin in Turn 4 involving Becky Torbergson and John Wright. Utah's Mike Heck took the lead on the restart, followed by Mario Opipari. Opipari grabbed the lead on lap 2 and began to pull away from the pack as Phil Goodwin battled with Heck. Opipari's lead was erased when Chuck Burgess spun on the front chute. The restart was a familiar sight: Opipari battling Goodwin. Goodwin, who arrived late at the track after having to change the engine in his car, motored past Opipari on the inside on lap 8 for the lead. Goodwin went on to win, followed by Opipari and Heck. Raucci and Don Sargent completed the top five.

25-lap Charger feature: 1. Phil Goodwin, 2. Mario Opipari, 3. Mike Heck, 4. Vinny Raucci, 5. Don Sargent, 6. John Wright, 7. Matt Cunningham, 8. Chuck Burgess, 9. Becky Torbergson, 10. James Lauk, 11. Travis Boyle, 12. Jerry Gentry, 13. Chad Mattos.

Bandolero Bandits

12-lap Bandolero Bandits feature: 1. Michael Morris, 2. Jacob Tilton, 3. Christian Warren, 4. Jonathan Eakin, 5. Kayli Barker, 6. Ian Anderson, 7. Nicholas Thigpen, 8. Vincent Raucci Jr.

Results from Saturday May 3, 2008

Chargers were off. Next race Saturday May 10, 2008

Bandoleros

12-lap Bandolero Bandits feature: 1. Jacob Tilton, 2. Michael Morris, 3. Nicholas Thigpen, 4. Ian Anderson, 5. Vincent Raucci, 6. Christian Warren, 7. Jonathan Eakin, 8. Kayli Barker.

Charger’s Saturday April 26, 2008

Mario Opipari took the lead on the second circuit of the 25-lap Charger feature and appeared to have everything going his way until teammate Phil Goodwin began challenging him at the halfway point. Goodwin raced under Opipari on lap 12 to grab the lead. The pair raced thorough lapped traffic in the closing laps of the feature but Goodwin built up a comfortable lead and scored the win. Opipari finished second and Utah's Mike Heck finished third. New York City's Vinny Raucci and Henderson's Darren Rollins completed the top five.

Charger heats were won by Vinny Raucci and Joe Finger.

Charger

Finishing Results: Saturday April 26, 2008

25-lap Charger feature: 1. Phil Goodwin, 2. Mario Opipari, 3. Mike Heck, 4. Vinny Raucci, 5. Darren Rollins, 6. Joe Finger, 7. Travis Boyle, 8. Steve Dessormeau, 9. Matt Cunningham, 10. Chad Mattos, 11. Tim Maserang, 12. Jerry Gentry, 13. Chuck Burgess, 14. James Lauk, 15. John Wright, 16. Rick Morales.

Bandolero Bandits finishing results Saturday April 26, 2008

12-lap Bandolero Bandits feature: 1. Christian Warren, 2. Jacob Tilton, 3. Jonathan Eakin, 4. Nicholas Thigpen, 5. Kayli Barker, 6. Ian Anderson, 7. Sullivan Winesett, 8. Michael Morris, 9. Nicholas Huggins, 10. Christian Glass, 11. Vincent Raucci.

Saturday April 19, 2008

Frontrunners Mario Opipari and Phil Goodwin were involved in a four-car spin with just two laps remaining in the Charger feature. All four cars were sent to the rear of the field, handing the lead to Utah's Mike Heck on the restart. Heck held off New York City's Vinny Raucci #69 to score his first win of the 2008 season. Eight-lap Charger heat races were won by Phil Goodwin and Mario Opipari.

25-lap Charger feature: 1. Mike Heck, 2. Vinny Raucci, 3. Tim Maserang, 4. Matt Cunningham, 5. Chad Mattos, 6. Travis Boyle, 7. Mario Opipari, 8. Drew Dixon, 9. Jerry Gentry, 10. Phil Goodwin, 11. Chuck Burgess, 12. Rick Morales, 13. Becky Torbergson.

As for Junior the #911 Bandolero he blew his clutch on the first lap of the heat race…..we’ll get them next time.

April 5, 2008

Charger Division

On Saturday night April 5^th, we had our 2^nd race week out at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Bullring. During the charger heat race the #69 took 2^nd place behind the #98 of Travis Boyle. During the 25 lap Budweiser Charger feature race the #69 started on the inside pole, after a quick run to the front #35 Phil Goodwin took the lead. The #69 was then passed by Mike Heck who waived the #53 car of Mario Opipari by. The #69 finished with a respectable 4^th place finish. If we would have had more time we might have been able to catch the #8 Mike Heck and then the #53 Mario Opipari, but Phil #35 had the race in the bag by this point. Maybe in the next race on Saturday April 19, 2008.

25-lap Budweiser Charger feature: 1. Phil Goodwin, 2. Mario Opipari, 3. Mike Heck, 4. Vinny Raucci, 5. Travis Boyle, 6. Matt Cunningham,7. John Wright, 8. Drew Dixon, 9. Jerry Gentry, 10. Chad Mattos, 11. Steve Dessormeau, 12. Tim Maserang, 13. James Lauk, 14. Joe Finger, 15. Don Sargent.

Bandolero Bandit Division

As for the #911 car, he finished the heat race and the feature race in 12^th, but brought the car home in one piece and gained a lot more needed experience and track time.

12-lap Bandolero Bandits feature: 1. Jonathan Eakin, 2. Christian Warren, 3. Jacob Tilton, 4. Nicholas Huggins, 5. Sullivan Winesett, 6. Nicholas Thigpen, 7. Giles Thornton, 8. Ian Anderson, 9. Michael Morris, 10. Kayli Barker, 11. Christian Glass, 12. Vincent Raucci.

To Our Fans:

We would like to thank all the fans that stopped by the cars for the autograph session. Sorry we ran out of cards. Stop by our pits after the races if you want an autograph picture card.

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