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2004
All FlatOut Team Honors Rahmer, Bull, Others
ST. CLOUD, MN (January 3, 2005) The votes are in and the people have
spoken. Throughout the month of December, visitors to the new website
associated with FlatOut Magazine, www.flatoutxr.com, were invited to
vote candidates onto the All FlatOut Team. Five members were nominated
in the categories of 410 Sprint, 360 Sprint, Midget and Non-Wing Sprints
and ten drivers were pooled into a wild card category. The top vote
getter in each category, including the Wild Card winner, was placed
on the first team.
Surprisingly, a pair of Pennsylvania drivers, Fred Rahmer and Ray Bull,
beat out Steve Kinser and Bobby East in the 410 and Midget polls, respectively.
Although Kinser and East may have had statistically superior years,
web visitors were more impressed with Rahmer‚s 34 wins, including
wins at eight tracks and against the World of Outlaws and the All Stars.
Bull, for his part, scored 11 ARDC Midget wins en route to his fourth
consecutive championship. In 360 voting, another 20 plus win season
with victories against USCS, TBARA, URC and KARS for Kenny Adams impressed
voters enough that he edged out Gary Wright.
Meanwhile, on the non-wing charts, Cory Kruseman beat out his Tony Stewart
stablemate Jay Drake for first team honors. A pair of Indiana Sprintweek
victories, the Oval Nationals title at Perris, and a Hulman Classic
score at Terre Haute highlighted Kruseman‚s season. In the wild
card race, Greg Hodnett‚s final season in the Apple 12 car netted
him enough votes to edge out Shane Stewart. Hodnett quietly won 18 features
in 2004, including the Tuscarora 50, the Selinsgrove Open, two Pennsylvania
Speedweek shows and seven races at Williams Grove.
Be sure to check out www.flatoutxr.com
to participate in other polls and the interactive community of race
fans. FlatOut Magazine is published six times annually, and subscriptions
can be ordered through the website.
First Team All FlatOut
410 Sprints: Fred Rahmer
Non-Wing: Cory Kruseman
360: Kenny Adams
Midget: Ray Bull
Wild Card: Greg Hodnett
Second Team All FlatOut
410 Sprints: Steve Kinser
Non-Wing: Jay Drake
360: Gary Wright
Midget: Bobby East
