by Larry MacMillan

(Inverness, FL. 11/6/04) The second leg of the Triple Crown race saw the Anderson – Scofield battle tighten up for the final race for the Governor’s Cup Saturday night at Citrus County Speedway. Anderson found the groove early in the evening with a fast qualifying time of 13.654 seconds on the 3/8ths mile oval over the 19 car field.

Locals Jim Smith and Daniel Webster qualified second and third followed by Jeff Scofield and 2004 Citrus Late Model Champion Herb Neumann Jr. On the pill draw Anderson drew the 9 inversion putting David Pollen Jr. on the pole with Scotty Crockett on the outside of the first row.

When the green dropped Crockett won the race to the point off turn two and led the race with Pollen Jr., Mike Franklin in pursuit and a side by side race between Herb Neumann Jr. and Chris Hooker in the race for fourth. The first of 7 caution flags came out in lap fifteen when Neumann hooked up with Mike Franklin in the race for third sending them both to the year.

Meanwhile Scotty Crockett got caught on the outside lane and watched as Anderson and Jeff Scofield worked on the young guns Jim Smith, Daniel Webster and Chris Hooker taking advantage of their inexperience when the door opened on the low side they moved up to challenge for the lead. Scofield took the lead with Anderson in pursuit when Wayne found the outside working to his advantage he made the pass on the back chute and never looked back.

When the checkers flew Wayne Anderson reversed the finish for the top two at Bronson with Jeff Scofield right in his tire tracks at the line. Young Daniel Webster had a third place finish in the biggest race in his young career followed by Mike Franklin and Herb Neumann Jr. who had to come back through the entire field in 110 laps of heavy battling for position. It looks like an Anderson Scofield shootout at New Smyrna Speedway on November 20th for the Governor’s Cup.

OFFICIAL RESULTS
CITRUS COUNTY SPEEDWAY - NOVEMBER 6, 2004

1. #84 Wayne Anderson, Wildwood
2. #07 Jeff Scofield, Plant City
3. #1x Daniel Webster, Brooksville
4. #97 Mike Franklin, Ocala
5. #96x Herb Neuman, Invernes
6. #6 Dwayne Dempsey, St. Pete
7. #1 Fain Skinner, Live Oaks
8. #96 Danny Johnson, Crystal River
9. #17 Perry Lovelady, Lakeland
10. #0 Rich Pratt, Anthony
11. #28 Scotty Crockett, Land O'Lakes
12. #32 Jim Smith, Inverness
13. #9 Darren Jackson, Lakeland
14. #47 Chris Fontaine, Lakeland
15. #74 Jay Middleton, Lake City
16. #5 Daniel Keene Jr., Weekiwachee
17. #81 Chris Hooker, Inverness
18. #88 David Pollen, Jr., Tampa
19. #98 Wayne Morris, Mulberry