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Date
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Speedway
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Size
(Mile)
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Start
|
Finish
|
Comment
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May
1
|
Lincoln
|
3/8
|
4th
|
WIN
|
All
the cars lined up for the wingless feature and as the green flag
flew Ray had the lead before the end of the first lap. He never
looked back despite a late charge from Steve Lenig on the last few
laps. Ray's car started to get pretty hot and slow down, but he
kept it in front to take his first victory of the 2004 season.
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May
1
|
Lincoln
|
3/8
|
12th
|
2nd
|
Ray
started 12th in this winged feature and quickly headed toward the
front. He had to battle Steve Craig, Tracy Miller & Ed Stimely
to get up to the front. While he was working his way through the
field Mike Miller to charge and gained a lot of distance on the
rest of the cars. Ray finally got into second and Ray gave Mike
Miller one heck of a run for his money. At the end of the 20 laps
it was Mike Miller, Ray and then Don Trent. What a great night.
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May
14
|
Williams
Grove
|
1/2
|
RAIN
|
OUT
|
A
vicious thunderstorm pounded the speedway minutes before the gates
opened for the evening's events.
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May
21
|
Dixieland
|
3/8
|
10th
|
WIN
|
Ray
had to battle with drivers like Steve Lenig and Ed Stimely Jr. to
make his way to the front to win the wingless event.
|
|
May
21
|
Dixieland
|
3/8
|
12th
|
WIN
|
Ray
got a great start in the winged event and was able to take over
the lead by lap #6 and never looked back! This was Ray's first twin
twenty's sweep.
|
|
June
4
|
Knoxville
|
1/2
|
7th
|
7th
|
Ray
was in the very last heat race. Hhe qualified for the A-main even
though he was already a guranteed starter. He then ran the King
Doodlebug Race. He started 7th, faded a little and came back up
to finish 7th.
|
|
June
5
|
Knoxville
|
1/2
|
17th
|
10th
|
Saturday,
the team got really busy on the car and got it straigtened out.
Ray started 17th in the A-Main and after the first few laps he made
a hard charge for the front by about half way he was in 4th and
looked for 3rd. He looked really fast. Then as the laps went on
he seemed to fade a little and he lost about 2 spots on the last
laps to end up 10th.
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|
June
12
|
New
Egypt
|
1/2
|
10th
|
WIN
|
Bull
took the lead from Stimely on Lap 5 and never looked back. The photo
finish showed Bull edging Buckwalter by mere inches. ‘This
is dedicated to Hank (Genzler) and Walt (Chernokal),’ said
Bull, ‘they are watching over us and will be missed.’
|
|
June
12
|
New
Egypt
|
1/2
|
12th
|
WIN
|
With
Bull waiting in the wings, he took the lead on lap 5. Bull pulled
away from the field for a few laps, and then Buckwalter began to
real him in. Buckwalter took second place away from his car owner
Mike Miller on lap 15. Inching ever closer to Bull, Buckwalter would
be denied when a lapped car took his line. ‘It is too close
not to win it,’ said Buckwalter who was disappointed with the
evening’s events.
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|
June
16
|
Attica
|
|
7th
|
15th
|
Ray
Started 7th in the Feature and apparantly Tom Hessert (I believe)
Spun in front of him and he had no where to go and hit him head
on. He then went to the rear of the field and restarted. The track
was very rough and rutty and he only could get back up to 15th.
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|
June
17
|
Fremont
|
|
-
|
-
|
Rained
Out
|
|
June
18
|
Lima
|
|
17th
|
9th
|
Ray
finished 6th in the heat race then went on to win the B main and
transfered into the show. Ray raced to a top 10 after starting deep
in the field of 23 starters. 40 cars were on hand to qualify for
the event.
|
|
June
27
|
Grandview
|
1/3
|
10th
|
14th
|
Ray
raced from 7th to 3rd in his heat to qualify for the A Main. After
a good start Ray was among the leaders. Under yellow about halfway,
Ray was forced to retire the car because he lost a bolt in the front
axle which would allow him to turn the car anymore. He was very
fast and had a very good shot at the win until the mechanical failure.
|
|
June
29
|
Bridgeport
|
1/4
|
10th
|
WIN
|
Ray
Bull traveled to Bridgeport Speedway on Tuesday night to claim feature
honors. Bull led 18 laps in the 25 lap wingless event on the 1/4
mile oval. Bull started his quest in the tenth place starting position
and passed rookie teammate Dave Shirk for the lead on lap 7. This
marks Bull's sixth feature win of the season. In his first appearance
at Bridgeport Speedway , Bull was impressed with the tracks shape
and condition. 'It was pretty good, you could run the top and bottom,'
said Bull who spent a few laps hovering around the center trying
to stay out of trouble on the small track.Prior to the feature Bull
found the track to his liking and was able to travel a preferred
line as many.
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|
July
4
|
Latrobe
|
1/2
|
Rain
|
Out
|
Race
to be rescheduled
|
|
July
9
|
Penn
Can
|
3/8
|
12th
|
17th
|
Ray
started 6th and his heat and won it and then he started 12th in the
feature and Was running about 6th or 7th I guess when ge hit a spun
Donnie Trent in turns 3&4 and was unable to continue. The track
was so dry and dusty that he never even saw him sitting there. He
hit him pretty hard and there is a lot of damage to the car. He is
fine. |
|
July
24
|
Mercer
Raceway Park
|
3/8
|
2nd
|
WIN
|
Wingless
Feature: Due to Ray's recent misfortune at the two previous races
he started 2nd in the wingless feature. He took the lead on the
first lap and never looked back.
|
|
July
24
|
Mercer
Raceway Park
|
3/8
|
12th
|
WIN
|
Winged
Feature - Ray passed about 5 cars on the first lap and then picked
his way to the lead by the half way mark. He lead all the way to
the checkers.
|
|
July
31
|
Five
Mile Point
|
1/4
|
Rain
|
Out
|
Mother
Nature steals the 6 division show
|
|
July
31
|
Five
Mile Point
|
1/4
|
Rain
|
Out
|
-
- - - -
|
|
August
14
|
Trail-Way
|
3/8
|
Rain
|
Out
|
Rain
out - rescheduled for September 25th
|
|
August
20
|
Brewerton
|
3/8
|
12th
|
3rd
|
Ray
started 12th in the feature and at the drop of the green he started
to pick his way to the front. Mike Miller started in front of Ray
and got to the front pretty quickly. Ray worked his way past several
cars at a time. Through several yellows and restarts with at times
5 lapped cars between him and the leader he managed to finish 3rd
in the 25 lap main event. Mike Miller took the win with Steve Buckwalter
in 2nd.
|
|
August
21
|
Fulton
|
3/8
|
9th
|
WIN
|
Ray
started in the last row of the heat race and charged his way to the
front to take the win. He then started 9th in the feature. He picked
his way through the cars in front of him and had the lead by about
the 7th lap. He held off charges from both Steve Buckwalter &
Mike Miller to get the win. |
|
August
27
|
Linda's
|
1/4
|
12th
|
WIN
|
On
the first lap a couple of cars got together ahead of him in turn
#2 but he was able to get passed them without a scratch. He then
began his charge to the front. By lap 6 he had taken over the lead
from Ed Stimely and began to gain some distance from him. Around
lap 12 or 13 he ran it in a little high and tagged the wall in turns
3&4. You could hear the entire grandstand go "uuhhh"
but he bounced off then wall like a bullet and kept the lead even
though Eddie caught right up to him. He then led the remaining laps
to take the 30 lap main event.
|
|
September
11
|
Little
Valley
|
1/2
|
7th
|
2nd
|
Wingless
Feature: Ray began to develop motor problems about half way through
the race and so he started to baby it a little to make sure that
he would be able to run the second feature.
|
|
September
11
|
Little
Valley
|
1/2
|
11th
|
WIN
|
Winged
Feature: Ray had to work his way to the front and battle Ed Stimely
for the lead. While still experiencing motor problems he was able
to gain quite a lead and take the win.
|
|
September
25
|
Trail-way
|
3/8
|
12th
|
2nd
|
For
20 consecutive laps, the ARDC Midget contenders delivered a fast-paced,
heart-pounding race. Four cars, including Trent, Miller, Lenig and
ARDC Drivers Champion Ray Bull were battling for the lead when the
caution flew for Miller. Miller's car spun in turn 4 bringing out
the first and only caution of the 25-lap feature. Back under green
flag conditions Don Trent floored his No. 18 entry with the intention
of out-running Bull and maintaining the lead on the restart.
Ray Bull concluded the season with a runner-up feature finish. He
clenched his fifth consecutive ARDC Drivers Championship at Little
Valley Speedway earlier in September. His Mega Motorsports team
would also earn their second consecutive Owners Championship title
in 2004.
Both the No. 18 of Trent and Mega Motorsports car No. 22 were teched
by an independent source. Both cars were found to be legal. (copy
from ARDC press release)
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