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Swindell wins 5th

Frank Polimeda of Fort Lee, N.J., crashes on the front straight during theChili Bowl on Saturday at Expo Square. STEPHEN HOLMAN/Tulsa World

By JOHN RITTENOURE World Correspondent
Published: 1/18/2009 2:22 AM
Last Modified: 8/20/2009 9:17 AM

Sammy Swindell made history Saturday night at the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals. The veteran sprint car driver from Germantown, Tenn., became the first driver to win the event five times.

A crowd of 15,751 watched Swindell cap a perfect weekend as he won five out of five races and earned $10,000 for his efforts. 2005 winner Tracy Hines drove his Tony Stewart-owned midget to second after briefly leading and Brad Kuhn passed pole sitter Jerry Coons Jr. on the final lap for third.

The 50 lap event started with Coons out front, followed by Hines and Swindell. But Swindell fell to fourth after 15 laps and Hines took over the lead after Hines pushed out of turn four on lap 21. But Swindell started to move climbing into second on lap 27. Swindell saw his chance on lap 34 and slipped under Hines for the lead. Swindell got stronger at the race wore on.

In B feature, Josh Ford made his pole starting position stand in the opening 20-lapper while Casey Shuman took away the lead from Owasso driver Daryn Pittman with two laps left to win the second B.

Ford, of Oxnard, Calif., quickly moved out to a two-turn lead over Shane Cottle of Kokomo, Ind., after six laps in the first B. Cottle fell to third on the final lap.

NASCAR Sprint Cup star Kasey Kahne saw his night come to an end when he tangled with another car on lap 12 while running fifth. That would have been good enough to transfer into the B feature, but Kahne restarted on the rear of the race and only finished 11th.

In the second C feature, after the checkered waved, Frank Polimeda of Fort Lee, New Jersey took a wild ride down the front stretch. He was racing for sixth when he tangled with another car and flipped at least eight times. He was shaken and transported by EMSA to a hospital

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Results

A FEATURE: 1, Sammy Swindell. 2, Tracy Hines. 3, Brad Kuhn.

B FEATURE 1: 1, Josh Ford, Oxnard, Calif. 2, Cole Whitt, Alpine, Calif. 3, Shane Cottle, Kokomo, Ind. B FEATURE 2: 1, Casey Shuman, Tempe, Ariz. 2, Daryn Pittman, Owasso. 3, Gary Taylor, Sapulpa.

C FEATURE 1: 1, Jason Leffler, Long Beach, Calif. 2, Kevin Swindell, Germantown, Tenn. 3, Bryan Clauson, Noblesville, Ind.

C FEATURE 2: 1, Mat Neely, Robinsn, Ill. 2, Johnny Rodriguez, Galt, Calif. 3, Zach Daum, Pocahontas, Ill.

D FEATURE 1: 1, Jason Meyers, Clovis, Calif. 2, Matt Streeter, Galt, Calif. 3, Cory Kruseman, Ventura, Calif. D FEATURE 2: 1, Cole Carter, Brownsburg, Ind. 2, Billy Wease, Noblesville, Ind. 3, Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, Mo.

E FEATURE 1: 1, Chad Boat, Phoenix, Ariz. 2, Chad McDaniel, Concordia, Kans. 3, Billy Pauch Jr., Frenchtown, NJ.

E FEATURE 2: 1, Jeff Bland, Jr., Bloomington, Ind. 2, R.J. Johnson, Phoenix, Ariz. 3, Cody Brewer, Choctaw.

F FEATURE 1: 1, Critter Malone, Speedway, Ind. 2, Tony Roney, Herculaneum, MO. 3, Josh Richards, Shinnston, W.Va.

F FEATURE 2: 1, Garrett Hansen, Manhattan Beach, Calif. 2, Davey Ray, Loves Park, Ill. 3, Brent Camarillo, Camarillo, Calif.

G FEATURE 1: 1, Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow. 2, Danny Stratton, Indianapolis, Ind. 3, Cap Henry, Bellevue, Ohio.

G FEATURE 2: 1, Matt Mitchell, Yorba Linda, Calif. 2, Shannon McQueen, Bakersfield, Calif. 3, Travis Berryhill, American Canyon, Calif.

H FEATURE 1: 1, Rick England, Wichita. 2, Danny Stratton, Indianapolis, Ind. 3, Fran Flud, Pryor.

H FEATURE 2: 1, Joe Cleveland, Delphos, Kans. 2, Henry Clarke, Villa Park, Calif. 3, Shane Golobic, Fremont, Calif.

I FEATURE 1: 1, Dave Camfield, Jr., Decatur, Ill. 2, Evan Sewell, Tulsa. 3, Kevin Bayer, Bixby.

I FEATURE 2: 1, Will Pierce, Lees Summit, MO. 2, Jonathan Hendrick, Fortville, Ind. 3, Eddie Martin, Stilwell.

J FEATURE 1: 1, Chad DeSelle, Sun Prairie, Wis. 2, Kevin Bayer, Bixby. 3, Wayne Modjeski, Oak Creek, Wis.

J FEATURE 2: 1, Brock Lemley, Bellingham, Wash. 2, Eddie Martin, Stilwell. 3, Stephen Arnold, Seymour, Ind.

K FEATURE 1: 1, Kevin Bayer, Bixby. 2, Jessica Zemken, Sparkers, NY. 3, Todd McVay, Lees Summit, Mo.

K FEATURE 2: 1, Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, Calif. 2, Floyd Alvis, San Carlos, Calif. 3, John Lowrey, Bakersfield, Calif.

L FEATURE 1: 1, Cody Kershaw, Oak Park, Calif. 2, Tim Crawley, Little Rock, Ark. 3, Brent Swift, Norman.

L FEATURE 2: 1, Dusty Heistand, Manheim, PA. 2, Julee Jamison, Littleton, Colo. 3, Justin Grosz, Hawley, Pa. By JOHN RITTENOURE World Correspondent

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