ELSTON WINS NIGHT ONE OF THE REBEL IN FREEPORT
Miller and Harris battle for runner-up spot in WDRL race
By Bucky Doren
WORLD Dirt Racing League

FREEPORT, Ill. (Sept. 7, 2007) - Tommy Elston was fast Friday night from the time he unloaded his car and won his heat race and the Iowa Illinois Taylor Insulation Pole Dash, putting him on the pole for night one of The Rebel here at the Freeport Raceway Park. Elston started on the pole of the WORLD Dirt Racing League-sanctioned race, but it was a hot and heavy battle for the lead.

On the second lap of the race, Brian Harris worked his number 21H underneath the polesitter and took the lead. Harris looked like he had the field covered with a tight battle going on for second place between Elston and Darren Miller.

But the yellow would tighten the field with just 11 laps left in the race. On the restart, Harris went to the bottom and Elston passed him on the high side going into the number one corner and held on for the win.

Elston said that when he saw Harris go to the bottom, he thought he'd take a chance on the outside so he went in hard and it stuck.

Miller and Harris then fought a fantastic battle for second place. When the dust settled, Elston was in the AMSOIL Victory Lane. Miller had finished second, and Harris was third.

For more information on WDRL or the latest PolyDome Late Model Series schedule, check out the WORLD Dirt Racing League's Web site, www.worldraceleague.com.


RACE REPORT
FREEPORT RACEWAY PARK
FREEPORT, ILL.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 7, 2007


Night 1 of The Rebel


POLYDOME QUALIFIER 1:
Tommy Elston, Adam Hensel, Dan Shelliam, Curt Martin, Andrew McKay, Craig Jacobs, Darren Mish, Scott Lemke, Greg Wagner.


POLYDOME QUALIFIER 2:
Rick Hanestad, John Kaanta, Brian Harris, Denny Eckrich, Justin Fegers, Ed Williams, Tim Isenberg, Ronald Klein.


POLYDOME QUALIFIER 3:
Ace Ihm, Chris Simpson, Eric Pember, Mike Fryer, Matt Furman, Bob Bollon, Jody Metzger, Rob Moss.


POLYDOME QUALIFIER 4:
Darren Miller, Jeff Larson, Dave Eckrich, Nick Anvelink, Justin Mitchell, Lyle Zanker, Jerry Pitts, Rich Bell.


CONSOLATION:
Fegers, McKay, Jacobs, Zanker, Lemke, Mish, Williams, Metzberg, Klein, Isneberg, Pitts, Wagner, Bollon, Bell.


IOWA-ILLINOIS TAYLOR INSULATION POLE DASH:
Elston, Miller, Harris, Ihm, Simpson, Kaanta, Hanestad, Larson.


THE REBEL FEATURE EVENT: Night One
1. Tommy Elston,
2. Darren Miller,
3. Brian Harris,
4. Chris Simpson,
5. Nick Anvelink,
6. Dave Eckrich,
7. Ace Ihm,
8. Justin Fegers,
9. Adam Hensel,
10. Eric Pember,
11. Denny Eckrich,
12. Matt Furman,
13. Curt Martin,
14. John Kaanta,
15. Andrew McKay,
16. Mike Fryer,
17. Craig Jacobs,
18. Scott Lemke,
19. Justin Mitchell,
20. Tim Isneberg,
21. Dan Shelliam,
22. Darren Mish,
23. Lyle Zanker,
24. Rick Hanestad.