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June 2, 2001

Troy Regier Wins 2001 Diamond Cup Title

By: Rob Dorris

(June 2)-Meridian, Idaho-Troy Regier from Dinuba California, won Saturday Night's final race of the 2001 Diamond Cup and Diamond Cup Title. Regier finished 5th on Friday Night, and when combined with Saturday's win, put him over the top. Boise's Davey Hamilton broke the all time track record with a time of 11.614. A total of seven cars broke the standing official Supermodified record of 12.001 set by Pat Quinn two years ago. (Quinn did have a lap in the 11.7's but it was erased when his car was declared illegal.) The other fast drivers and their times were Rick Veenstra-11.772, Troy Regier-11.824, Eric Silsby-11.873, Kirk Wartman-11.958, Mike Baisch- 11.969, and Jeff Russell-11.994.

Troy Regier Wins 2001 Diamond Cup Title

By Rob Dorris

(June 2)-Meridian, Idaho-Troy Regier from Dinuba California, won Saturday Night's final race of the 2001 Diamond Cup and Diamond Cup Title. Regier finished 5th on Friday Night, and when combined with Saturday's win, put him over the top. Boise's Davey Hamilton broke the all time track record with a time of 11.614. A total of seven cars broke the standing official Supermodified record of 12.001 set by Pat Quinn two years ago. (Quinn did have a lap in the 11.7's but it was erased when his car was declared illegal.) The other fast drivers and their times were Rick Veenstra-11.772, Troy Regier-11.824, Eric Silsby-11.873, Kirk Wartman-11.958, Mike Baisch- 11.969, and Jeff Russell-11.994.

The small ¼ mile track kept the racing close and tight with Mike Baisch, who started on the pole again, jumping into the lead moving ahead of Kirk Wartman. On lap 7, Troy Regier who had been running in third place, put aside his "wait and watch" driving and turned up the wick. Regier moved beside Wartman, putting 2nd and 3rd positions on the tail of our leader. Going into Turn 1, the trio caught up to a lapped car. Baisch went high into Turn 1 in an attempt go move around the slower car. With the extra speed Baisch was carrying into the turn, he went just high enough to get into the loose material in the corner. Baisch then spunout. Wartman and Regier somehow cleared the spinning Baisch and the lapped car. However, 5 cars were collected. This ended the night for Jim Birges, Scott Schmidt, and Bob Bigiogni. When the Green fell again Wartman was the leader. Regier kept the pressure on leaving inches between himself and Wartman. Around lap 12 Wartman seemed to begin running higher through Turns 1 and 2. Time after time Regier would stick his nose into the small gap, only to pull back. Finally on lap 23, Regier got his break when Wartman went high enough to slip in the marbles, allowing Regier to shoot past. At this point, the top 6 running order were Regier, Wartman, Silsby, Veenstra, Russell, and D. Hamilton.

On lap 33 the Yellow flag came out because of oil on the track. As the cars of Veenstra and D. Hamilton crossed the start/finish line, they came together. Veenstra was able to continue with the right front wing broken off. D. Hamilton was finished for the night. Veenstra of course was not the same and actually spun when he went high into Turn 1 on lap 37. The five cars on the lead lap at the checkered flag, in order were Regier, Wartman, Silsby, Gene LePire, and Veenstra. Ken Hamilton finished in 6th spot one lap down. K. Hamilton was the highest finishing of the local winged 360 Sprint Cars. K. Hamilton was driving the vintage 1968 "Pink Lady".