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CAMPBELL, HOPKINSON WIN WALL LEGENDS WEEKEND
by Walter Elliott

WALL TWP., N.J. -- Malcolm Campbell, Jr., of Eatontown, won his first career INEX Legends Cars feature Saturday night and Derek Hopkinson, of Toms River, his second Sunday afternoon here at Wall Township Speedway.

Campbell ousted polesitter White Kowalczyk at Saturday's Scott Motor Coach Sales Night INEX Legends Cars feature's start and would lead all 21 of 25 scheduled laps. The Brice NAPA Kickin' Motorsports No. 5 600 Racing-Yamaha pilot was 1.736 sec. ahead of Dennis "D.J." Macri when WTS officials, citing time constraints, called the race four laps short. "I can't thank the Kickin' crew and sponsors enough," said Campbell.

"I've been with the team for a season and a half." Both Campbell and father, team owner Malcolm, Sr., denied that the No. 5 will be repainted to resemble the late Sir Malcolm Campbell's Bluebird Land Speed Record cars. They said that their's and the late 1930s British speedster's names are coincidental.

A Kickin team member did show the Campbell's teammate Robert Geibel., Jr. and former driver Jim Tomaino that the late Red Bank native Wally Campbell had won his last of four WTS NASCAR WAAS modified features Sept. 1, 1952. "The Tattooed Trentonian" was 1951 NASCAR Modified Champion, four times American Stock Car Racing Association titlist and a winner in AAA Sprint Cars before his death at Salem, Ind., July 17, 1954.

Although the actual racing time was five minutes, 31 seconds, nine cautions for assorted spins and crashes stretched race conduct over 28 minutes. The mishaps put out Mike Stull, Luke Marzano, Rob Vivona, Phil Fortuna, Tom Catanzaro, Dan Roslin and Francis Cottrell, among eight nonfinishers.

Campbell's victory cheered Matt, Jeff and Beth Smith, of Wall. Matt, 6, usually appears in the grandstand dressed like twice NASCAR Cup champion Tony Stewart and uses his set of starters flags. B. Smith said they started coming to WTS, a NASCAR Home Track, after watching Cup races on television.

Campbell, B. Roslin and Ron Poley split the three eight-lap qualifying heats. Hopkinson took a different approach to winning his second WSS Calabreeze Pools Legends feature. The P&H Racing No. 17 600 Racing-Yamaha driver came from 11th place to third while Karl Heisler ousted initial leader Jason Forrester on lap four. Hopkinson dived inside of Heisler on lap 10 to take the lead for good on the flat one-fifth-mile inner oval.

Hopkinson, who split the 10-lap heats with newcomer Jimmy Havelow, held off Heisler the remaining 10 laps. Joey Mattis, Danielle Ostrander and Havelow rounded out the top five of 12 finishers. Ryan Truex came from the rear of the 14 starters to take sixth place.

WSS drew Max Zachem, of Preston, Conn. Zachem, aboard the Foxwoods No. 20 600 Racing- Yamaha, started 13th and finished 11th. He intends to compete for Young Lions honors at the Lowes Motor Speedway at Charlotte this fall.

INEX LEGENDS CARS 9-1
Heat Winners (8 laps): Bruce Roslin, Malcolm Campbell, Jr., Ron Poley.
FEATURE (21 laps): MALCOLM CAMPBELL, JR., EATONTOWN; D. J. Macri, Bruce Roslin, Roger Coss, Steve Stull, Ron Poley, Don Neuls, Mike Fulton, Bob Baltera, Whitey Kowalczyk, John Hugate, Todd McCollum, Mike Kennedy, Francis Cottrell, Dan Roslin, Tom Catanzaro, Mark Tischler, Phil Fortuna, Bryan Gardella, Beth MacFarlane; (DNF) Rob Vivona, Robert Geibel, Jr., Luke Marzano, Mike Stull.

CALABREEZE POOLS LEGENDS CARS  9-2
Heat Winners (10 laps): Derek Hopkinson, Jimmy Heavalow.
FEATURE (20 laps): DEREK HOPKINSON, TOMS RIVER; Karl Heisler, Joey Mattis, Danielle Ostrander, Jimmy Heavalow, Ryan Truex, Jordan Adams, Jason Forrester, Bryan Spencer, Eddie McCarthy, Max Zachem, Joe DeGracia; (DNF) Tyler Pappas, Pat Johnson.

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