Volume III

November 26 & 27, 1993
Bakersfield Speedway, Bakersfield, CA

Dave Sanborn
by Ken Wagner.

Dave Sanborn lost his life in a racing incident at Ascot Speedway in 1990. He and wife Kathy were major race fans during their 21 year marriage, and started out as fans of Duane Feduska. When Feduska left TQ's to run Sprint cars, Dave and Kathy followed him on to Ascot. Dave wanted to get involved more so they joined the CRA in 1980. Two years later he went into the pits as he wanted to get out of the grandstands and help. By 1984 he became a fireman and worked very hard for the club.

In 1987 he became the fourth turn flagman and later switched to turn three. It was there that he met his untimely death, doing what he loved best. He loved racing and dreamed of owning his own sprint car someday, and even had a desire to drive one of the powerful machines.

He was a friendly, outgoing and happy guy, always willing to pitch in to help wherever needed. He was loved and respected by all those who knew him.

The Dave Sanborn Classic was run in his honor during the last days of the CRA.

Mike Kirby runs Danny P's #4 car hard at Bakersfield. (42K)

Rickie Gaunt running the #4G Drake during qualifying. (50K)

Erik Rossi came from Northern California to run with CRA at Bakersfield. (44K)

#5 Richard Harvey, Jr. and #8 Michael Pivovaroff race closely at Bakersfield. (47K)

"The Gan Man" Richard Griffin backs the Pepper Fite Ford into turn one. (44K)

Richard Griffin shows the a full side shot of the well-prepared Fite Ford #7. (41K)

Jimmy Sills enjoys some conversation in the pits prior to CRA's Dave Sanborn Classic. (25K)

Jimmy Sills puts Don Berry's #7 car through its paces during his qualifying effort. (35K)

Grayden Cross qualifies the #8C car, wheels to the locks! (39K)

Jim Richardson, who calls the logging community of Graeagle home, puts his own #8 car through its qualifying run. (49K)

Dale Cross leans the #9 car into turn one. (43K)

Troy Cline runs one of three Danny P cars during qualifying. (44K)

#10 Troy Cline and #24 Troy Newsome go wheel-to-wheel through turn three. (50K)

Ron Shuman drives the Wilkerson #11 car through turn one. (40K)

Rodney Argo slides the #14 car into the turn during qualifying. (40K)

Stephan Allard, a regular in Northern California, steers the #15W car through turn one. (48K)

Charles Davis, Jr. pitches the Bergman #17 car into turn one during his qualifying effort. (43K)

Bobby Michnowicz accepts the $2,000 check for winning the 3rd Annual Wagsdash from "Mrs. Wags", Terry Wagner. On the far left is Ken Wagner himself, and on the far right, Wagner's "right-hand man", Norm Bogan. (45K)

Troy Newsome steers the #24 KLX Trucking car out of Visalia. (44K)

Scott Burns in his own #26 car during qualifying. (42K)

Jerry Meyer in his own #28 sprinter during qualifying. (44K)

Norm Johns made the trip from Northern California to run the Dave Sanborn Classic at Bakersfield Speedway. (42K)

Rip Williams in the Jan Gaffney #47. (41K)

Ron Didinato qualifies the #57 car. (49K)

Verne Sweeney pilots Elgin Freeman's #67 car during qualifying. (46K)

Gary Howard puts the front wheels to the locks as he powers Steve Kelly's #75 sprinter into turn one during qualifying. (41K)

Gary Howard is interviewed by Chris Holt as he cradles the Lafond Jar, part of his winnings for his Wagsdash "Best Passing Job". Ken Wagner of Wagtimes and Wagsdash fame, looks on. (41K)

#77 Mike Sweeney and #91 Rick Ziehl search for traction as they race side-by-side through turn four. (48K)

Dennis Stewart steers the colorful #84 car through turn one. (48K)

Johnny Kaiser is the driver of the Jones #86 car. (45K)

#4 Eric Rossi and #91 Lealand McSpadden do battle through turn three and four. (45K)

All photos © 1993 Tear-Off Heaven Fotos.

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