By Gary Costa

Santa Maria, Ca – May 5, 2008…Peter Murphy and Team Tarlton, made the trek on down to Santa Maria Speedway to race with the non-wing Bandit Sprint cars.

After qualifying The Tarlton & Son, Inc., Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, Kaeding Performance, Ridgeline Framing, Sharp Insurance, VMAC, BR Motorsports, Fresno First Bank, Pro Signs, #21 in the 4th spot, it was race time.

Peter, who is looking to extend his Bandit point's lead, drove cautiously in heat race #1, which would also be his first race on the evening. He eventually brought the Tom Tarlton owned Shark powered #21 Maxim home in the 2nd spot.

In the main event, Peter had his elbows up, and proceeded to get into an old fashioned slug fest with fellow competitors, Danny "Showtime" Sheridan, and fellow masher Albert Pombo.

These three drivers put on an absolute show for the fans, as they were swapping positions on every lap. 30-laps later, Peter crossed the line for a well fought 2nd place finish.

"I had an absolute blast!" Peter stated after the race. "It's really fun to be able to race side-by-side with these guys. I sure hope the fans enjoyed the show, because I know that I did!"

Next race for Peter Murphy will be May 10th at Bakersfield Speedway's 1/3 mile clay oval, for another round of exciting Bandit Sprint car action!