Kevin Glover sweeps Stars qualifying; Doug Boyer in good condition after injury COLORADO SPRINGS, CO (June 7, 2002) - Doug Boyer, 16, of Munster, Indiana was in good condition at Memorial Hospital after a freak accident during qualifying severed part of his right ring finger. Boyer was just going out on his qualifying run in the KRT/Boyer Construction kart in the ICA class when he apparently reached over to his engine for an adjustment. Boyer's finger became entangled in the kart's chain drive, instantly severing the finger at the first joint. Boyer was alert and conversational the entire time and was in remarkably good spirits, even asking who got pole in ICA. "We never like to see injuries, and one such as Doug suffered is troubling," said Stars Operations Director Paul Zalud. "We hope he makes a rapid recovery and is back racing with us soon." Teammate John Zartarian, who races in the ICC shifter class, replaced Boyer and will run in both races today. Canadian Kevin Glover took pole positions for the Saturday races in both Intercontinental A (ICA) and Intercontinental C (ICC shifter) classes in Stars of Tomorrow action. Glover put his Genesis Racing CRG/Maxter/Vega tires kart on pole in the ICA class with a time of 38.549 seconds on the half-mile road course in the beautiful Colorado countryside. Johnny Amba of Valley Villiage, California, set an early time good enough for outside of row one, running a Gillard chassis with a Vortex motor. "Coming into the weekend I was hoping for pole in ICA and a top-three qualifying for ICC," said Glover, from Burnaby, British Columbia. "From the race at Buttonwillow until now I realized I needed to do a few things to prepare myself and the team a little more. A little bit more physical fitness and mental preparation. So far it seems to have made a big difference." The remainder of the ICA field produced some interesting stories. Some of the front runners from April's race at Buttonwillow struggled a bit. Chris Giumarra and Landon Yee for TNR Kartsports struggled with gearing on the tight, challenging CRE track and qualified 11th and 16th, respectively in the 18 kart field. JM Racing's Andrew Alfonso, who along with Giumarra won in this class in April, starts seventh. Alfonso was not concerned, considering he qualified 19th at Buttonwillow. "We just had the race setup on the Avanti kart for qualifying, so I think we'll be fine," said the driver from Danville, California. In ICC qualifying, Jason Bowles came up just short of pole in his CRG kart with TM power, 0.017 seconds longer than Glover's 37.759. "I knew Glover was fast in practice. I came in after setting my fast time and no one was quicker in our session. I didn't want to use my tires up. I relied on that time, knowing I'd get in the top two rows for sure. He just got me by a few hundredths," said the driver from Ontario, California. Nicholas Halen of Carson City, Nevada qualified third while John Zartarian and J.D. Howell completed the top five for ICC. Notable drivers still challenged by the Colorado track are Bowles' teammate Alan Sciuto in sixth, Billy Johnson in eighth, and Seth Ingham in 15th. Michael Abbate had an engine problem and did not complete a lap at speed. Rotax qualifying found Clark Sanchez-Figueras claiming another pole position at 41.099. Sanchez-Figueras is also making his first run in the ICA class, where he will grid 13th. Bret Galegor and Dane Buckley round out the top three. Miles Maroney from Topanga, California took pole in the Grand Products Cadet class with a time of 45.560 over Ben Whetstone and Brendan Langlois. In Junior Superbox, Patrick Barrett was fastest with a time of 43.455 while Matt Kistler claimed the first spot in 80cc Junior shifter at 41.395. Pre-finals and main events will run this afternoon as well as a complete race day on Sunday. 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