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Foos gets Fremont win but Kofoid wins track title; Roepke earns 305 victory with Ivy claiming championship, Brewer wins trucks while Valenti scores title

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Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019

Contact: Brian Liskai - liskai2x@roadrunner.com

By Brian Liskai

FREMONT, Ohio - DJ Foos did all he could to try and claim the Fremont Speedway 410 track title Saturday, Sept. 14. He won the his second straight feature but it wasn't enough to overtake Penngrove, California's Michael "Buddy" Kofoid for the track title. Because Foos scored the win, Kofoid had to finish third or better to lock up his first ever championship and he did just that...finished third, to take the title by two points on Fremont Federal Credit Union Night.

For Foos, his fourth victory of the season and 15th of his career at "The Track That Action Built" was tempered with the fact he just missed winning the track title, after already claiming the Attica Raceway Park and All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads/Kistler Racing Products Attica Fremont Championship Series Presented by the Baumann Auto Group championships.

"I gave it everything I had. We won the race...I knew if I won the race he (Kofoid) would have to take care of the rest. Hats off to the Linders and Buddy Kofoid. It feels good to win but man I really wanted that trifecta. We definitely have something to go off of for next year. Mikey had the car pretty good. I felt like I could go any where. I couldn't be more grateful for the opportunity this year the Burmeisters have given to me," said Foos beside his Jet Express/CR Juices/Crown Battery/Greer Automotive/Burmeister Trophy/KS Sales & Service/Kistler Racing Products/Kistler Engines/NAPA Auto Parts/Dave Story Equipment/Minor Customs/Berryman Shocks backed machine.

"I wish it didn't have to come down to being that close. It's stressful and I hate playing points like that. DJ and his crew have the best car at Fremont. We got a little bit better tonight in the slick. Hats off to DJ and his crew, they did all they could do. The 410 championship is pretty cool. I can't thank Ed Neumeister enough and Ray Brooks with Gill Construction and CK Plumbing and all the Linders and everyone who makes this car what it is," said Kofoid

Elmore, Ohio's Alvin Roepke took the lead with just five laps to go in the Fremont Federal Credit Union 305 feature and drove to his seventh career victory at Fremont Speedway.

With his fourth place finish, Fremont's John Ivy claimed his second straight 305 track championship. It is Ivy's eighth total track title as he has three 410 championships, four 305 titles and a dirt truck championship.

"Don't ever leave me an inch because I'll take a mile and he (Brandon Riehl) left just enough space in one for me to get under him. When track gets slick like this it's just patience, patience, patience. My brother has the car running pretty good and he and Chad make a big difference," said Roepke beside his NAPA Auto Parts/Crown Battery backed #99.

"We're still having fun! I'm glad Alvin and those guys finally got a win there. I was just kind of running around there. I think we should have kept the tire on we had in the heat race. We won some races this year. Last year we won the track championship and didn't win a race," said Ivy.

Fostoria, Ohio's Kent Brewer had to hold of a last lap charge by Brad Mitten to score his seventh career dirt truck feature win at Fremont Speedway. With his sixth place finish Fostoria, Ohio's Shawn Valenti wrapped up his second career track championship.

"It's been a long summer. Brad's been fast last couple of weeks. We finally got one done. I want to say thanks to everyone who comes out here every week and supports this speedway and everyone who works hard at this track and all my family and friends," said Brewer beside his Kent's Transmissions/Fremont Fence backed machine.

"We got behind the eight ball right from the get-go with a bad pill draw and a tough heat race. And all these guys are getting faster but it's pretty awesome to get another championship here. I have to thank the Babcocks for everything they do for me," said Valenti of his track title.

Caleb Griffith and Gary Taylor brought the field to green for the 30 lap Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 feature with Griffith gaining the advantage over Taylor, Foos, Craig Mintz, Kofoid and Nate Dussel. Following a lap two caution, Griffith once again pulled away as Taylor had his hands full with Foos who eventually took the runner-up spot two laps later.

While Griffith was glued to the bottom, Foos was able to make up ground quickly using the middle line and took the lead on lap nine. Kofoid used lapped traffic to take third on lap 13 just before the caution flew. With a clear track Foos pulled away on the restart over Griffith, Kofoid, Taylor, Mintz and Stuart Brubaker.

Foos built up a four second lead with 10 laps to go while Griffith held off Kofoid with Dussel closing. A final caution flew with five laps to go, but Foos was too strong on the restart to pull away for the win over Griffith, Kofoid, Dussel and Taylor.

In the 25 lap 305 feature, Brandon Riehl jumped into the early lead from his pole starting position with Valenti, Matt Foos, Ivy, Roepke and Steve Rando giving chase. Foos took second on lap two with Ivy grabbing third a circuit later. Roepke drove into third on lap five and closed quickly on Foos, taking the runner-up spot on lap eight.

Riehl had built a 1.7 second lead by lap nine but Roepke started to take big bites out of that advantage and raced to Riehl's outside as they encountered lapped traffic with 11 laps to go. Behind the battle for the lead, Foos and Ivy were going at it for third. With five laps to go Riehl slipped off the bottom every so slightly entering turn one and Roepke pounced to grab the lead. Foos drove into second with three to go but could not reel in Roepke who drove to the win. Riehl, Ivy and Valenti rounded out the top five.

Brewer jumped into the lead at the drop of the green for the 20-lap dirt truck feature with Jim McGrath, Dustin Keegan, Dan Hennig and Cory McCaughey giving chase. Keegan too second a lap later while McGrath, Hennig, McCaughey, Keith Sorg and 12th starter Mitten waged a war for third.

Following a couple of cautions with two laps scored, Brewer began to pull away once the green came back out, building his lead to 3.7 seconds with five laps to go. Meanwhile, Keegan now had his hands full with a closing Mitten as Hennig, McCaughey, McGrath continued to entertain with their battle for fourth.

With three laps to go Mitten had chocked a full second off of Brewer's lead when the caution flew. On the restart Mitten drove to Brewer's outside but could not make the pass. Coming to the checkers, Mitten gave it one last shot but Brewer held on to win by half a truck length, Keegan, Hennig and McGrath rounded out the top five.

Fremont Speedway will close out the season with a double-header, Friday and Saturday Sept. 20 and 21 for the 12th Annual Jim and Joanne Ford Classic featuring the FAST 410 Sprint Series. Friday night will reward the 410 feature winner $3,000 with the 305s going for $1,000 to win with the trucks also in action on All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Night. Saturday on Kear's Speed Shop Night, the 410 winner will take home $10,000 with the 305s once again battling for $1,000 to win with the trucks also in action.

For more information go to www.fremontohspeedway.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/FremontSpeedway or on Twitter https://twitter.com/FremontSpeedway.

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Fremont Federal Credit Union is not just another community financial institution. We are a financial cooperative made up of members sharing a common bond - membership is open to anyone who lives, works, worships or attends school in all of Sandusky and Ottawa Counties and parts of Seneca and Wood Counties. We've been around since 1946 and have steadily built a strong reputation in Sandusky County for great service, low loan rates, higher than market deposit rates and payroll deduction.

Fremont Speedway

Fremont Federal Credit Union Night

Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019

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410 Sprints - Fort Ball Pizza Palace

Qualifying
1.1-Nate Dussel, 15.262; 2.11N-Buddy Kofoid, 15.511; 3.16-DJ Foos, 15.533; 4.14-Chad Wilson, 15.770; 5.09-Craig Mintz, 15.807; 6.8M-TJ Michael, 15.811; 7.1st-Gary Taylor, 15.824; 8.22B-Ryan Broughton, 15.859; 9.33W-Caleb Griffith, 15.910; 10.20I-Kelsey Ivy, 15.982; 11.35-Stuart Brubaker, 16.012; 12.2L-Landon LaLonde, 16.035; 13.2+-Brian Smith, 16.095; 14.066-Trey Jacobs, 16.147; 15.27W-Ty Williams, 16.235; 16.27K-Brad Lamberson, 16.600; 17.27X-Boston Mead, 16.624; 18.11E-Ed Neumeister, 16.824; 19.10S-Jay Steinebach, 17.082; 20.23X-Chris Andrews, 17.356; 21.23P-Darren Pifer, 99.990;

Heat 1 - (8 Laps)
1. 20I-Kelsey Ivy[1] ; 2. 1st-Gary Taylor[2] ; 3. 1-Nate Dussel[4] ; 4. 14-Chad Wilson[3] ; 5. 2+-Brian Smith[5] ; 6. 27K-Brad Lamberson[6] ; 7. 10S-Jay Steinebach[7]

Heat 2 - (8 Laps)
1. 35-Stuart Brubaker[1] ; 2. 09-Craig Mintz[3] ; 3. 11N-Buddy Kofoid[4] ; 4. 22B-Ryan Broughton[2] ; 5. 066-Trey Jacobs[5] ; 6. 23X-Chris Andrews[7] ; 7. 27X-Boston Mead[6]

Heat 3 - (8 Laps)
1. 16-DJ Foos[4] ; 2. 33W-Caleb Griffith[2] ; 3. 2L-Landon Lalonde[1] ; 4. 8M-TJ Michael[3] ; 5. 11E-Ed Neumeister[6] ; 6. 27W-Ty Williams[5] ; 7. 23P-Darren Pifer[7]

A-Main 1 - (30 Laps)
1. 16-DJ Foos[4] ; 2. 33W-Caleb Griffith[1] ; 3. 11N-Buddy Kofoid[5] ; 4. 1-Nate Dussel[6] ; 5. 1st-Gary Taylor[2] ; 6. 8M-TJ Michael[12] ; 7. 066-Trey Jacobs[14] ; 8. 09-Craig Mintz[3] ; 9. 35-Stuart Brubaker[8] ; 10. 27K-Brad Lamberson[16] ; 11. 2+-Brian Smith[13] ; 12. 22B-Ryan Broughton[11] ; 13. 20I-Kelsey Ivy[7] ; 14. 14-Chad Wilson[10] ; 15. 27X-Boston Mead[20] ; 16. 2L-Landon Lalonde[9] ; 17. 10S-Jay Steinebach[19] ; 18. 27W-Ty Williams[18] ; 19. 23X-Chris Andrews[17] ; 20. 11E-Ed Neumeister[15]

Hard Charger: 006-Trey Jacobs +7

305 Sprints - Fremont Federal Credit Union

Qualifying
1.99-Alvin Roepke, 15.874; 2.8-Bobby Clark, 15.917; 3.36-Seth Schneider, 16.028; 4.3V-Chris Verda, 16.058; 5.77I-John Ivy, 16.127; 6.19R-Steve Rando, 16.208; 7.8C-Matt Foos, 16.279; 8.7-Shawn Valenti, 16.327; 9.3X-Brandon Riehl, 16.334; 10.25-Jason Keckler, 16.335; 11.1H-Zeth Sabo, 16.349; 12.26-Jamie Miller, 16.350; 13.X15-Kasey Ziebold, 16.417; 14.7M-Brandon Moore, 16.438; 15.5Jr-Jimmy McGrath Jr, 16.480; 16.21-Larry Kingseed, 16.775; 17.X-Mike Keegan, 16.781; 18.4T-Jim Taddeo, 16.784; 19.10-Josh Harrison, 16.858; 20.5M-Mike Moore, 16.948; 21.9-Logan Riehl, 17.011;

Heat 1 - (8 Laps)
1. 25-Jason Keckler[1] ; 2. 8C-Matt Foos[2] ; 3. 99-Alvin Roepke[4] ; 4. 3V-Chris Verda[3] ; 5. X15-Kasey Ziebold[5] ; 6. 10-Josh Harrison[7] ; 7. 21-Larry Kingseed[6]

Heat 2 - (8 Laps)
1. 77I-John Ivy[3] ; 2. 7-Shawn Valenti[2] ; 3. 1H-Zeth Sabo[1] ; 4. 7M-Brandon Moore[5] ; 5. X-Mike Keegan[6] ; 6. 5M-Mike Moore[7] ; 7. 8-Bobby Clark[4]

Heat 3 - (8 Laps)
1. 26-Jamie Miller[1] ; 2. 19R-Steve Rando[3] ; 3. 3X-Brandon Riehl[2] ; 4. 36-Seth Schneider[4] ; 5. 4T-Jim Taddeo[6] ; 6. 5Jr-Jimmy McGrath Jr[5] ; 7. 9-Logan Riehl[7]

A-Main 1 - (25 Laps)
1. 99-Alvin Roepke[6] ; 2. 8C-Matt Foos[3] ; 3. 3X-Brandon Riehl[1] ; 4. 77I-John Ivy[5] ; 5. 7-Shawn Valenti[2] ; 6. 19R-Steve Rando[4] ; 7. 25-Jason Keckler[7] ; 8. 1H-Zeth Sabo[9] ; 9. 26-Jamie Miller[8] ; 10. 7M-Brandon Moore[11] ; 11. 36-Seth Schneider[12] ; 12. 3V-Chris Verda[10] ; 13. 5M-Mike Moore[17] ; 14. X-Mike Keegan[14] ; 15. 5Jr-Jimmy McGrath Jr[18] ; 16. 10-Josh Harrison[16] ; 17. 21-Larry Kingseed[19] ; 18. X15-Kasey Ziebold[13] ; 19. 4T-Jim Taddeo[15] ; 20. 9-Logan Riehl[21]

Hard charger: 99-Alvin Roepke +5

Dirt Trucks - Burmeister Trophy

Heat 1 - (8 Laps)
1. 17x-Dustin Keegan[5] ; 2. 32H-Dan Hennig[4] ; 3. 23m-Brad Mitten[7] ; 4. 5-Jim Mcgrath[3] ; 5. 1X-Brad Keckler[9] ; 6. 7X-Dana Frey[8] ; 7. 14T-Cody Truman[1] ; 8. 25-Bryce Black[6] ; 9. 5JR-Jimmy Mcgrath Jr[2]

Heat 2 - (8 Laps)
1. 88-Dan Roepke Jr[2] ; 2. 4s-Keith Sorg[9] ; 3. 16-Jim Holcomb[4] ; 4. 5s-Brad Stuckey[5] ; 5. 13-Len Benyak[3] ; 6. 2C-Calob Crispen[1] ; 7. P51-Paul Brown JR[8] ; 8. 26-Kyle Lagrou[7] ; 9. 83-Noah Wagner[6]

Heat 3 - (8 Laps)
1. 8KB-Kent Brewer[9] ; 2. 36M-Cory Mccaughey[1] ; 3. 33-Jeff Ward[2] ; 4. 32-Kevin Phillips[4] ; 5. 7B-Shawn Valenti[7] ; 6. 9-Curt Inks[5] ; 7. 1-John Brooks[8] ; 8. 75-Adam Dible[6] ; 9. 11-Austin Gibson[3]

B-Main 1 - (10 Laps)
1. 1-John Brooks[6] ; 2. 7X-Dana Frey[1] ; 3. 83-Noah Wagner[11] ; 4. 14T-Cody Truman[4] ; 5. 2C-Calob Crispen[2] ; 6. 11-Austin Gibson[12] ; 7. 25-Bryce Black[7] ; 8. 75-Adam Dible[9] ; 9. 26-Kyle Lagrou[8] ; 10. 9-Curt Inks[3] ; 11. P51-Paul Brown JR[5] ; 12. 5JR-Jimmy Mcgrath Jr[10]

A-Main 1 - (20 Laps)
1. 8KB-Kent Brewer[1] ; 2. 23m-Brad Mitten[12] ; 3. 17x-Dustin Keegan[3] ; 4. 32H-Dan Hennig[4] ; 5. 5-Jim Mcgrath[2] ; 6. 7B-Shawn Valenti[15] ; 7. 36M-Cory Mccaughey[6] ; 8. 4s-Keith Sorg[7] ; 9. 33-Jeff Ward[5] ; 10. 32-Kevin Phillips[10] ; 11. 16-Jim Holcomb[11] ; 12. 1X-Brad Keckler[13] ; 13. 88-Dan Roepke Jr[9] ; 14. 7X-Dana Frey[17] ; 15. 5s-Brad Stuckey[8] ; 16. 14T-Cody Truman[19] ; 17. 13-Len Benyak[14] ; 18. 83-Noah Wagner[18] ; 19. 2C-Calob Crispen[20] ; 20. 1-John Brooks[16]

Hard Charger: 23M-Brad Mitten +10

Seavey Wins Midget Feature at Macon

By BZ

(Macon, IL) The POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series filled the pits at Macon Speedway for the first time this season. After being scheduled three other times with rain dominating those weekends, a delightful Saturday afternoon with nothing but sunshine and late summer temperatures allowed the final scheduled visit to be completed.

Logan Seavey from California got into his midget racecar and stepped on the gas. After a solid side-by-side race for the lead, Seavey put the hammer down on the bottom groove and ran away with the feature. After two cautions prior to the first lap being completed under green flag, the entire 30-lap feature race was ran under green flag conditions. Seavey's ability to run from the bottom gave his car extra bite and increased his lead through every turn. Weaving in and out of lapped traffic also made the way for the feature leader and winner to grow his lead and pull away. Seavey was the leader midway through the race and picked up an additional $100 thanks to Macon Speedway in the Phil Sargent Memorial Bonus.

Chad Elliott was prepared for a test which he passed with flying colors. The pole sitter raced strong and stayed ahead of the rest of the field as he claimed his first POWRi checkered flag with a win in the Engler Machine & Tool Micro Sprint series, presented by Bailey Chassis.

Jeremy Nichols has won many races over his time at Macon Speedway but the annual John Osman Memorial has been elusive for the former Archer's Alley Street Stock feature winner. In 2019, Nichols, racing Bobby Beiler's B26 car, got out to the lead and ran up the top side. It appeared the top was going away from Nichols, who was pacing himself for the 47-lap, $2,000-to-win main event. Nick Justice and Beiler claimed the lead while Nichols looked to begin fading. Justice and Beiler stayed true to the bottom. During the caution-plagued race, Nichols shot out of the top groove like a cannon with 15 laps to go and regained the momentum, the lead and then winner's glory. This event doesn't feature just any trophy but a WWE-style championship belt. Nichols hoisted the belt and drapped it across his shoulder as he posed for a picture with fellow Street Stock competitor and son of John Osman, Greg Osman.

Rob Timmons won his second Neal Tire & Auto Pro Modified feature, his first since Memorial Day when Timmons scored the Lite Beer Twin 50s win. Timmons got the pole position and trailed Willy Myers in the first few laps before a lapped car slowed Myers and Timmons pulled ahead. Regular winner and points leader Tim Hancock, Sr. was in the battle for the lead but couldn't get around Timmons or Myers until after Timmons was well ahead. Hancock did pass Myers on his way to a second place finish.

Archer's Alley as well as 98.1 GRIZ-FM were in attendance as the lead sponsors for the night's show. The John Osman Memorial race was sponsored by Steve Nelson with Triple R Performance Engines. Macon Speedway ramps back up with a full show next Saturday with the Hall of Fame Drivers Reunion Night. Seven racing divisions will make up the show featuring the Pro Late Models in a Midwest Big Ten Series race. Modifieds, Street Stocks, Pro Modifieds, Hornets and Micro Sprints will also be part of the evening. A visit from the Vintage Racing of Illinois crew will also be on hand.

Archer's Alley Street Stocks--1. Jeremy Nichols (Lovington), 2. Bobby Beiler (Blue Mound), 3. Nick Justice (Decatur), 4. Tanner Sullivan (Pontiac), 5. Terry Reed (Cerro Gordo), 6. Josh Griffith (Charleston), 8. Andy Zahnd (White Heats), 7. Timmy Dick (Monticello), 8. Darrell Dick (Monticello), 10. Michael Schomas (Ottawa)

Neal Tire & Auto Pro Modifieds--1. Rob Timmons (Centralia), 2. Tim Hancock, Sr. (Mt. Olive), 3. Willy Myers (Collinsville), 4. Billy Knebel (Pocahontas), 5. Ryan Timmons (Centralia), 6. Brian Deavers (Bloomington), 7. Nick Justice (Decatur), 8. Greg Logue (Warrensburg), 9. Tim Riech (Petersburg), 10. Roy Magee (Springfield)

POWRi Midgets--1. Logan Seavey, 2. Jake Neuman, 3. Cannon McIntosh, 4. Tanner Carrick, 5. Zach Daum, 6. Jesse Colwell, 7. Holley Hollan, 8. Andrew Felker, 9. Austin Brown, 10. Austin Odell

POWRi Micro Sprints--1. Chad Elliott, 2. Harley Hollan, 3. Luke Verardi, 4. Frank Galusha, 5. Gunner Ramey, 6. Joe B. Miller, 7. Christopher Townsend, 8. Bryant Wiedeman, 9. Kurt Westerfield, 10. Adam Johnson

Haubstadt Hustler at Tri-State Speedway BRANDEIS Results:

Heat Race Winners:
CJ Leary
Dustin Christie
Kyle Cummins
Tyler Courtney

Feature Results:
Kyle Cummins
Tyler Courtney
CJ Leary
Kendall Ruble
Chris Windom
Critter Malone
Chase Stockon
Bradley Bacon
Brady Short
Josh Hodges
Stephen Schnapf
Max Adams
Carson Short
Kevin Thomas Jr.
Donny Brackett
Kent Schmidt
Dustin Christie
Jason McDougal
Brian Karraker
Chayse Hayhurst
Dakota Jackson
Justin Grant
Issac Chappele
Collin Ambrose
Shane Cottle

Couldn’t Start:
Brian VanMeveren
Aric Gentry
Scotty Weir
Sam Scott
Eric Perrott
Ryan Bond

Zach Blurton Wins Soderberg Memorial Again as Clay Sellard, Blaine Walt, Chris Oliver and Tathan Burkhart take DCRP Wins as Well!

Lonnie Wheatley, DODGE CITY, Kan. (September 14, 2019) – Zach Blurton notched his third career Soderberg win by racing to victory lane in Saturday night’s 25-lap Precise Racing Products DCRP Sprint Car vs. United Rebel Sprint series that capped the night’s Seventh Annual Jerry Soderberg Memorial Championship event atop the 3/8-mile Dodge City Raceway Park clay oval.

While Blurton finished out the regular season with his first DCRP win of the year, other Soderberg winners included Clay Sellard in IMCA Modifieds, Blaine Walt in IMCA Sport Modifieds, Chris Oliver in IMCA Stock Cars and Tathan Burkhart in IMCA Hobby Stocks.

In the 25-lap DCRP Sprint Car vs. URSS feature event, Great Bend’s Zach Blurton made the most of his first outing aboard Jeff Stefonick’s J&K Trucking No. 11c Sprint Car. It was third Soderberg win and second in a row.

Blurton gunned into the lead from the pole position and led throughout to finish off his URSS championship campaign. Blurton kept Luke Cranston at bay all the way as Ness City native Cranston finished off his 2019 DCRP Sprint Car championship aboard the Myers-powered Mid-America Millwright No. 49x Schnee.

Behind the lead duo, several drivers held down the show position along the way including Ty Williams in the early going and then Taylor Velasquez briefly before Fairview, Oklahoma’s Jake Martens took command of the position at the midway point and held it the rest of the way.

In his first DCRP start since a grinding crash on May 4, Colorado’s Buddy Tubbs climbed from tenth to capture fourth with Jordan Knight rounding out the top five. Ray Seemann raced from 14th to sixth with Steven Richardson, Aric Sooter, J.D. Johnson and Jeremy Huish completing the top ten.

The feature event was interrupted twice by red flag stoppages. The first occurred when early contender Ty Williams got upside down after a dozen laps with the other flying two circuits later when Jed Werner got upside down in a melee that also eliminated Kade Hagans, Brian Herbert and Kris Moore.

Williams, Hagans and Cranston topped heat race action with Herbert wining the “B” Main.

In the 20-lap IMCA Modified main event, Bucklin’s Clay Sellard needed just a handful of laps to race from seventh into the lead en route to his fourth DCRP score of the year.

It was enough to eliminate William Nusser’s lead in the title chase as the Larned racer took the championship by 16 points over Sellard.

While Sellard cruised out front, Brendon Gemmill worked into second but was unable to mount a challenge. His father, Troy Gemmill, rallied from 14th to claim third with Brandon Conkwright and Daniel Gottschalk rounding out the top five.

The 20-lap IMCA Sport Modified feature resulted in another racer scoring his first DCRP win of 2019 as Collyer’s Blain Walt made what proved to be the race-winning pass as the white flag flew.

While Walt became the seventh Sport Modified winner of the season at DCRP, Woodward’s Jeff Kaup finished off his sixth track championship in seven years with a sixth-place finish.

After racing from the tail to win his heat race, Walt had his work cut out for him when he got collected in an opening round of the 20-lapper.

With Walt restating deep in the pack, Shannon Maughlin gunned into the lead from the front row outside and led the way for more than 18-and-a-half laps only to have Walt work by on the middle of the track exiting turn four with the white flag in sight.

Walt went on to take the checkered ahead of Maughlin with Mike Lunow, Kyle Wiens and Brian May in the top five.

Like Blurton in the Sprint Cars, Ulysses native Chris Oliver made it two Soderberg wins in a row by topping the 20-lap IMCA Stock Car feature and he had to make the race-winning move on two separate occasions.

After starting fifth, Oliver got to third as Troy Burkhart and Angel Munoz battled side-by-side for the lead. Oliver made a slick move into the lead on the bottom exiting turn four on the 13th round only to have the pass negated by a caution.

Oliver bounced right back, recapturing the lead on the 15th lap and then fending off the Bauer duo of Will and Dalton for the win. Lamar, Colorado’s Angel Munoz finished off his championship season with a fourth-place finish while Ondre Rexford rounded out the top five.

Hays’ Tathan Burkhart raced from eighth to capture his sixth IMCA Hobby Stock win in the 20-lap main event.

After Dion Priddy led the early circuits, Burkhart emerged from a five-car duel to take command a dozen laps and then held off Reagan Sellard to secure the win. Sellard earned his third consecutive track championship with the runner-up finish with Duane Wahrman, Matt O’Hair and Brian Stitch also among the top five.

After Sunday’s eighth and final round of Little DCRP action featuring Micro Sprint and Karts on the 1/7-mile clay oval that gets under way at 4:00 p.m., Dodge City Raceway Park wraps up the 2019 season with next weekend’s World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars “Boot Hill Showdown” atop the 3/8-mile clay oval on Friday and Saturday (September 20-21).

Dodge City Raceway Park – Seventh Annual Jerry Soderberg Memorial Championship Night

September 14, 2019 Results:

Precise Racing Products DCRP Sprint Cars vs. United Rebel Sprint Series (URSS):

Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 911-Ty Williams, 2. 10-Jordan Knight, 3. 9d-Lance Davis, 4. 11c-Zach Blurton, 5. 0-Steven Richardson, 6. 88J-Jeremy Huish, 7. 98-J.D. Johnson, 8. 13-Alexander Ort, 9. 24-Cody Hays.

Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 17x-Kade Hagans, 2. 224-Aric Sooter, 3. 51r-Ross Essenburg, 4. 50-Jed Werner, 5. 21x-Taylor Velasquez, 6. 97-Brian Herbert, 7. 45x-Kyler Johnson, 8. 1x-Cody Lampe, 9. 29-Dalton Webb.

Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 49x-Luke Cranston, 2. 48-Jake Martens, 3. 95-Buddy Tubbs, 4. 49-Kris Moore, 5. 72-Ray Seemann, 6. 11k-Tyler Knight, 7. 17-Todd Plemons, 8. 74v-Howard Van Dyke.

“B” Main (12 Laps): 1. 97-Brian Herbert, 2. 72-Ray Seemann, 3. 98-J.D. Johnson, 4. 88J-Jeremy Huish, 5. 45x-Kyler Johnson, 6. 51r-Ross Essenburg, 7. 11k-Tyler Knight, 8. 13-Alexander Ort, 9. 17-Todd Plemons, 10. 29-Dalton Webb, 11. 74v-Howard Van Dyke, 12. 24-Cody Hays, 13. 9d-Lance Davis, 14. 1x-Cody Lampe (DNS).

“A” Main (25 Laps): 1. 11c-Zach Blurton, 2. 49x-Luke Cranston, 3. 48-Jake Martens, 4. 95-Buddy Tubbs, 5. 10-Jordan Knight, 6. 72-Ray Seemann, 7. 0-Steven Richardson, 8. 224-Aric Sooter, 9. 98-J.D. Johnson, 10. 88J-Jeremy Huish, 11. 45x-Kyler Johnson, 12. 11k-Tyler Knight, 13. 13-Alexander Ort, 14. 21x-Taylor Velasquez, 15. 17x-Kade Hagans, 16. 97-Brian Herbert, 17. 50-Jed Werner, 18.49-Kris Moore, 19. 911-Ty Williams, 20. 51r-Ross Essenburg.

IMCA Modifieds:

Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 66d-Dylan Sherfick, 2. 24c-Brandon Conkwright, 3. 27-Grant Florence, 4. 27n-Angel Munoz, 5. 721-Troy Gemmill, 6. 7s-David Solberg, 7. 3h-Ryan Heger, 8. 87-Rich Tegethoff, 9. K17-Ryan Keller.

Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 57-Joel Lane, 2. 1n-Nick Link, 3. 7n-William Nusser, 4. 88J-Jack Kirchoff, 5. 22T-Trent Gray, 6. 98-Danny Keller, 7. 3c-Casey Joe Gemmill, 8. D14-Derek Dechant, 9. 94-Jim Graves.

Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 85c-Clay Sellard, 2. G3-Brendon Gemmill, 3. 25-Tom Beavers, 4. 2L-Tracy Link, 5. 16-Kevin Gray, 6. 3d-Daniel Gottschalk, 7. 201-Nate Ginest, 8. 01-Jesse Smith.

“B” Main (12 Laps): 1. 3d-Daniel Gottschalk, 2. 721-Troy Gemmill, 3. 201-Nate Ginest, 4. 22T-Trent Gray, 5. 3h-Ryan Heger, 6. 16-Kevin Gray, 7. 01-Jesse Smith, 8. 7s-David Solberg, 9. 98-Danny Keller, 10. 94-Jim Graves, 11. 87-Rich Tegethoff, 12. K17-Ryan Keller, 13. D14-Derek Dechant, 14. 3c-Casey Jo Gemmill.

“A” Main (20 Laps): 1. 85c-Clay Sellard, 2. G3-Brendon Gemmill, 3. 721-Troy Gemmill, 4. 24c-Brandon Conkwright, 5. 3d-Daniel Gottschalk, 6. 7n-William Nusser, 7. 66d-Dylan Sherfick, 8. 27n-Angel Munoz, 9. 201-Nate Ginest, 10. 25-Tom Beavers, 11. 01-Jesse Smith, 12. 16-Kevin Gray, 13. 3h-Ryan Heger, 14. 22T-Trent Gray, 15. 7s-David Solberg, 16. 57-Joel Lane, 17. 88J-Jack Kirchoff, 18. 1n-Nick Link, 19. 2L-Tracy Link, 20. 27-Grant Florence.

IMCA Sport Modifieds:

Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 14w-Blaine Walt, 2. 44-Mike Lunow, 3. 37-Bart Baker, 4. 9-Monty Nordyke, 5. 8-Brian May, 6. 10-Alex Wiens, 7. 28k-Ryan Kirchoff.

Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 17m-Shannon Maughlin, 2. 92-Jeff Kaup, 3. 01-Kent Lampe, 4. 18-Kyle Wiens, 5. 56m-Mike Appel, 6. 9jr-Brendyn Nordyke, 7. 22ss-Shay Simoneau.

“A” Main (20 Laps): 1. 14w-Blaine Walt, 2. 17m-Shannon Maughlin, 3. 44-Mike Lunow, 4. 18-Kyle Wiens, 5. 8-Brian May, 6. 92-Jeff Kaup, 7. 9jr-Brendyn Nordyke, 8 18-Kyle Wiens, 9. 22ss-Shay SImoneau, 10. 28k-Ryan Kirchoff, 11. 56m-Mike Appel, 12. 01-Kent Lampe, 13. 37-Bart Baker, 14. 9-Monty Nordyke (DQ).

IMCA Stock Cars:

Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 2m-Angel Munoz, 2. 57-Dalton Bauer, 3. 16-Will Bauer, 4. 54p-Kyle Pfeifer 5. 89-Gregg Schell, 6. 20m-Perry Misner, 7. 11-Ron Rich, 8. 97x-Ondre Rexford.

Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 25x-Troy Burkhart, 2. 3-Chris Oliver, 3. 95-Tyler Tipton, 4. F0-Anthony Finch, 5. 22-Donald Kaup, 6. 33-Marlin Hogie, 7. 21-Josh Siebert, 8. 25p-Mike Petersilie.

“A” Main (20 Laps): 1. 3-Chris Oliver, 2. 16-Will Bauer, 3. 57-Dalton Bauer, 4. 2m-Angel Munoz, 5. 97x-Ondre Rexford, 6. 25x-Troy Burkhart, 7. 20m-Perry Misner, 8. 11-Ron Rich, 9. 22-Donald Kaup, 10. 33-Marlin Hogie, 11. F0-Anthony Finch, 12. 21-Josh Siebert, 13. 54p-Kyle Pfeifer, 14. 89-Gregg Schell, 15. 95-Tyler Tipton, 16. 25p-Mike Petersilie.

IMCA Hobby Stocks:

Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 17w-Duane Wahrman, 2. 2m-Matt O’Hair, 3. 250-Tathan Burkhart, 4. 21-Brian Stitch, 5. 57-Chad Kelley, 6. 24b-Sheri Berger, 7. 5s-Derrick Sprott, 8. 83-Ryan Swinney.

Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 2s-Reagan Sellard, 2. D68-Dion Priddy, 3. 81-Skeets Salazar, 4. 18m-Austin Meis, 5. 7-Tom Reed, 6. 22-David Burrow, 7. 19-Brett Copeland.

“A” Main (20 Laps): 1. 250-Tathan Burkhart, 2. 2s-Reagan Sellard, 3. 17w-Duane Wahrman, 4. 2m-Matt O’Hair, 5. 21-Brian Stitch, 6. D68-Dion Priddy, 7. 18m-Austin Meis, 8. 7-Tom Reed, 9. 57-Chad Kelley, 10. 24b-Sheri Berger, 11. 19-Brett Copeland, 12. 81-Skeets Salazar, 13. 5s-Derrick Sprott, 14. 83-Ryan Swinney (DNS), 15. 22x-David Burrow (DQ).

BRIDGEPORT CHAMPIONS CROWNED AS WATT, SHERBY, DIRKES & ALLEN CLAIM FEATURE WINS

The Bridgeport Speedway crowned their 2019 Champions on Bike Night sponsored by Sunbelt Rentals. All three divisions - the Spirit Auto Center Big Block Modifieds, the South Jersey Overhead Door 602 Crate Sportsman and the Sunbelt Rental Outlaw Stocks - all contributed to a very exciting night of racing on the 5/8th mile speedway.

Billy Pauch had already claimed the 2019 Spirit Auto Center Big Block Modified title one week ago but that in no way detracted from the show put on by the Big Block Modifieds!

Pete Visconti led the way through lap ten when Dominick Buffalino made the pass for the lead. Buffalino had the Horton No. 76 out in front and looked like he was on his way to his second win of the 2019 season. With five laps to go, Buffalino had pulled ahead of Ryan Watt in lapped traffic as they raced ahead of Matt Stangle, Pete Visconti and Wade Hendrickson. Brett Ballard slowed on the track with mechanical issues with just four laps to go, bringing out the caution and setting up a single file restart.

Buffalino took off at the wave of the green and kept a car length or two between himself and defending track champion, Watt. Buffalino took the white flag and started to make his final trip around the 5/8th. Watt challenged as the leaders hit the final two corners. It was a drag race to the checkered with Buffalino on the inside and Watt on the outside drove to the finish. They were side by side as they headed to Ken Golden's checkered flag with Watt about a half of a car length in the lead. "When you have a track like this," Watt explained, "you have great racing. There was a top, a bottom and a middle - you could race anywhere!"

Watt picked up the win over Buffalino, Stangle, Hendrickson and Pauch who broke into the top five in the closing laps. Visconti finished sixth followed by Jim Britt, Richie Pratt, Jr., Neal Williams and David Hunt.

Going into the final night of point racing, Eric Kormann led Matt Peck by just two points and Wayne Weaver by eleven points. It would all come down to the finish at the end of twenty laps.

Tom Sherby left little doubt about who the feature winner would be as he put the No. 257 out in front on lap one and just never looked back. Two early cautions brought about a second complete restart but Sherby was ready as he pulled ahead of Jim Gallagher, Jr. and Matt Peck. Peck took over second on a lap two restart with Kormann up to third with five laps scored.

A two car incident on the backstretch on lap ten had the field realigned for a double file restart. Sherby held the lead with Peck in second as Steve Kemery was on the move, taking third over Gallagher and Wayne Weaver. Kormann lost several positions on the restart.

That's the way Sherby led them to the checkered flag with Peck finishing second and capturing the 2019 title. Kemery finished third followed by Gallagher and Weaver. Kormann finished sixth with Bobby Bracall, Jesse Hill, Rich Wegner, Jr. and Howard Huepfel rounding out the top ten.

The 2019 season was a year to remember for Peck who came up through the DA's Auto Body and Repair Rookies. Peck won his first heat race, his first feature and now his first championship all during the 2019 season.

of the feature event. Lap ten saw the leader under a lot of pressure as six time feature winner, Rich Stinson challenged as the field headed on the backstretch. Contact was made between Joslin and Stinson, bringing out the caution. Allen was the race leader on the restart as Joslin and Stinson restarted from the rear.

Jeff Dirkes chased Allen through the final laps. As the leaders headed to the checkered flag, Dirkes went to the outside of Allen as the two raced to the checkered flag, side by side. Both drivers were credited with the win in the photo finish. Brian Ludwig finished third followed by Tom Wills, Jr. and Stinson who raced back into the top five in the final laps.

Tom Wills, Jr. was declared the 2019 Champion - his second title in three years.

The Bridgeport Speedway will return to action at the end of the month with the two day, King of the Big Block event. The Small Block Modifieds and Outlaw Stocks will compete in a double header show on Friday night. There will be open practice sessions on Friday night as well as the competition prepares for the fourth running of the King of the Big Blocks. Racing gets underway at 7:30 pm. On Saturday, all eyes will be on the Big Block Modifieds and the 602 Crate Sportsman with the green flag waving at 6:30 pm.

BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY

Saturday, September 7, 2019

SPIRIT AUTO CENTER SPEEDWAY BIG BLOCK MODIFIEDS (25 laps) –

1. Ryan Watt, 2. Dominick Buffalino, 3. Matt Stangle, 4. Wade Hendrickson, 5. Billy Pauch, Sr., 6. Pete Visconti, 7. Jim Britt, 8. Richie Pratt, Jr., 9. Neal Williams, 10. David Hunt, 11. Roger Manning, 12. Travis Hill, 13. Tommy Beamer, 14. Stan Frankenfield, 15. Jeramy Doerr, 16. Don Cogdill, III, 17. Brett Ballard, 18. Jim Bobbitt, 19. Bobby Firth, 20. J.R. Burritt, 21. Ricky DiEva, 22. Ron Roberts, DNS – Joe Puzzella, Bob Sarkisian, Mike Franz.

SOUTH JERSEY OVERHEAD DOOR 602 CRATE SPORTSMAN (20 laps) –

1. Tom Sherby, 2. Matt Peck, 3. Steve Kemery, 4. Jim Gallagher, 5. Wayne Weaver, 6. Eric Kormann, 7. Bobby Bracall, 8. Jesse Hill, 9. Rich Wegner, Jr., 10. Howard Huepfel, 11. Pete Serra, 12. Scott Hulmes, 13. Billy Chester, 14. Tom Holding, 15. Eric Mattson, 16. Roger Gaskill, 17. David Hartman, 18. Jim Cheesman, 19. Tom Moore, Jr., 20. Jonathan Swift.

SUNBELT RENTALS OUTLAW STOCKS (15 laps) –

1. Jeff Dirkes/Lee Allen (tie), 3. Brian Ludwig, 4. Tom Wills, Jr., 5. Rich Stinson, 6. Gary Klimeczak, 7. Paul Donahue, 8. Nick Sandone III, 9. Andrew Joslin, 10. Darren Cox, 11. Ken Moren, 12. Justin Nowlen, 13. Steven Land, 14. Kevin Conaway, 15. John Parker, 16. Mike Creamer, 17. Mike Hughes, DNS – David Kramer

POINT LEADERS ARE VICTORIOUS IN FRIDAY NIGHT ACTION AT SPIRIT SPEEDWAY

Matt Smith, Alex Swift and Dave McCullough earned Friday night victories in Spirit Speedway action, getting one step closer to winning titles on the Bridgeport quarter mile this season with just one more event left in the 2019 Championship season.

Eddie Barber III and Nick Sapp lined up side by side on the front row of the Ace Overhead Door Company 600 Micro Sprint feature with Sapp quickly moving out in front of the field. Jon Keller took over second on lap two. Smith, who started in seventh, was up to fourth on lap four.

Sapp led the way through five over Keller, Gary Bozowski, Smith and Barber. Luke Thomas took over fourth on lap eight but it was Sapp who led the way through the crossed flags over Bozowski, Smith, Thomas and Barber.

Smith, who was behind the wheel of the Wayne Lesher/Ryan Greth owned No. 4 for the second week in a row, went to the outside and found a line to his liking. On lap fourteen, Smith took over second with a pass by Bozowski and one lap later, he challenged for and took the lead from Sapp. With five to go, Smith led Sapp, Thomas, Bozowksi and Kyle Spence.

There was plenty of action behind the leader in the final laps. Thomas took over second followed by Sapp, Spence and Tim Buckwalter who broke into the top five during the final two laps. Bozowski finished sixth followed by Keller, Jay Hartman, Wayne Scott Jr. and Steve Bracall.

Alex Swift and Billy Gray led the field of JS Weld-Rite/Mongoose Chassis 270 Micro Sprints to the green flag with Swift immediately putting the John Blanda No. 15 out in front. Gray won the battle with Kyle Weiss for second after multiple incidents slowed the race time and again during the first five laps.

Swift began to click off the green flag laps as he led Gray, Lee Reinhardt, Weiss and John Wagner, Jr. through halfway.

Swift headed to the checkered flag after leading all twenty laps followed by Gray, Reinhardt, Weiss and Wagner, Jr. Nick Walton raced home in sixth followed by Deanna Cogdill, Ken Andreas, last week's feature winner, Shea Wills and Jon West,

Defending Slingshot Champion, Dave McCullough picked up his first Spirit victory of the 2019 season in his flag to flag victory. Ryan Davey chased McCullough throughout the twenty lap feature to finish second followed by Ryan Harris, Joseph Hansen and Dave Morrell.

Jason Dunkelberger took the lead from Tucker Gordner on lap three of the Mini Late Model feature and went on to capture the win in the fifteen lap main event. It was Dunkleberger's fourth win of the season.

Dustin Dunkelberger finished second with Gordner taking third.

The Spirit Speedway will be idle this weekend while the Monster Truck Throwdown comes to the Bridgeport Speedway. Action returns on Friday, September 20 for the final night of points with the 270 and 600 Micro Sprints and Slingshots and the first qualifiers for the upcoming Skyscraper Weekend.

SPIRIT AUTO CENTER SPEEDWAY

Friday, September 6, 2019

ACE OVERHEAD DOOR CO 600CC MICRO SPRINTS (20 laps) –

1. Matt Smith, 2. Luke Thomas, 3. Nick Sapp, 4. Kyle Spence, 5. Tim Buckwalter, 6. Gary Bozowski, 7. Jon Keller, 8. Jay Hartman, 9. Wayne Scott, Jr. 10. Steve Bracall, 11. Mike Rutherford, 12. Cole Neibert, 13. Brandon Pavel, 14. Carl Locuson, 15. Colin Bustard, 16. Lavar Scott, 17. Mark Landwher, 18. Alex Funari, 19. Rebecca LaMothe, 20. Wayne Scott, Sr., 21. Billy Calvert, 22. Ed Barber, III, 23. Jermain Godshall, 24. Travis Hill, DNQ – Matt McDaniel, Jim Tippin

J S WELDRITE/MONGOOSE CHASSIS 270CC MICRO SPRINTS (20 laps) –

1. Alex Swift, 2. Billy Gray, 3. Lee Reinhardt, 4. Kyle Weiss, 5. John Wagner, Jr., 6. Nick Walton, 7. Deana Cogdill, 8. Ken Andreas, 9. Shea Wills, 10. Jon West, 11. R.J. Witcraft, 12. Connor Sheffield, 13. Steve Coslop, 14. Tyler Grau, 15. Luke Fogg, 16. Jason Swavely, 17. Chris Locuson, 18. Junior Ramer, 19. Sarah Napora, 20. Johnny Trendler, 21. Jonathan John, 22. Tom Landwher.

SLINGSHOTS (20 laps) –

1. Dave McCullough, 2. Ryan Davey, 3. Ryan Harris, 4. Joseph Hansen, 5. Dave Morrell, 6. Ashley Therien, 7. Charles Palmucci, DNS - Tomas Mowery

MINI LATE MODELS (15 laps) –

1. Jason Dunkelberger, 2. Dustin Dunkelberger, 3. Tucker Gordner, 4. Chris Pascoe

McClain, Pope Claim Big Feature Wins At Lake View

For Immediate Release

LAKE VIEW, SC (September 7) – Brandon McClain led flag-to-flag to claim the TriboDyne Lubricants Carolina Sprint Tour win Saturday night at Lake View Motor Speedway, while veteran Ron Pope dominated to score a victory in the $1,000 to win Limited Sportsman feature.

When the green flag fell on the 25-lap Carolina Sprint Tour feature, McClain got the advantage over heat one winner, Sean Vardell, as they entered turn one. The first caution of the race would wave on lap 3 when Ben McCall went for a spin in turn one. The racing was fast and exciting as the Carolina Sprint Tour machines navigated three grooves of racing from the top to the bottom of the 4/10-speedway. At the checkers, McClain took home an emotional win, his first in 16 years of racing. Defending series champion Steve Surniak was second, ahead of Nick Tucker, Vardell, and Spring, Lake View winner, John Karklin. Rounding out the top ten were Jake Karklin, Jacob McClain, Frank Peters, Terry Peters, and Stanton.

Erwin, NC's Ron Pope set fast time with a lap of 18.778 seconds in qualifying and dominated to take home the $1000 to win Limited Sportsman feature. On the initial start, Stevie Reeves and Jefffery Johnson made contact and slammed the inside guardrail hard entering turn one. After a red flag to make repairs to the guardrail, David Royal and Johnny Moore spun down the backstretch while battling for fourth on the restart. The hard racing continued when Cameron Norris, IV went for a spin in turn one with eight laps to go following contact with Michael Freeman. Following Pope to the checkered flag were Chris Powers, Freeman, Royal, and Benji Thompson.

Dean Bowen of Whiteville, NC started on the pole and led every lap to take his #15 car to the Late Model win. Outside polesitter Colby Jenerette spun in turn three on lap two, while leading 2019 winner, Johnny Pridgen, fell from contention with motor problems on lap six. Following Bowen to the checkered flag were Johnathon Ward, Dustin Perritt, Chris Miller, and Zachary Cox.

A strong field of SportMods were on hand at Lake View as former Limited Sportsman competitor, Greg Cain, held off all challengers for his first win in the division. Willie Robson was eliminated after slamming the frontstretch wall on lap three. Matthew Lewis appeared to have one of the fastest cars on the track, but fell out after hard contact with the frontstretch wall while trying to hold on to second place late in the race. Behind Cain at the checkered flag were Case Daniels, Eric Bentley, Cameron Norris, III, and Chris Clendenin.

Dillon, SC's Joey Wilkes got around pole sitter Tom Lovett on lap two and held on to win the Renegade feature. Wilkes and Lovett battled lap after lap for the lead without making contact in one of the most competitive races of the season. Following Wilkes and Lovett at the finish were Chandler Fowler, Jeffrey Batten, and Buck Causey.

Derek Kemper took the lead from the pole and led every lap for the win in the Stingerz division. Tonya Jordan and Jerry Johnson, Jr, crashed hard on lap one, but after some tense moments attending to the drivers, both escaped with minor injuries. Following Kemper at the finish were points leader, Kyle Jenks, Andrew Rabon, Jaden Locklear, and Jason Brown.

Lake View Motor Speedway will be in action again next Saturday night, September 14th when the Blue Ridge Outlaw Late Models return for the second time this year, along with Limited Sportsman, Renegades, SportMods, Stingerz, and Sharp Mini Late Models. Be sure to “Like” Lake View Motor Speedway on Facebook and go to @LakeViewDirt on Twitter to keep up on all that’s going on in 2019 or visit lakeviewmotorspeedway.com.

Hancock Sweeps Modifieds Races at Macon Speedway

By BZ

(Macon, IL) Tim Hancock, Sr. has been dominating the scene in the Neal Tire & Auto Pro Modified class for the the last few years and now he has been entering his Pro Modified in the BillingsleyRewards.com Modified class and racing double duty for the last two seasons. Hancock has been able to score top five finishes in that car during those races and even captured the checkered flag in surprising twists. Many race fans and drivers have figured out that he's just a great driver who takes advantage of opportunity. Saturday night during the final month of the 2019 season, Hancock pulled the double duty feat again and scored two checkered flags because of it.

Starting on the pole position of both features, Hancock steered his 0 machine through the turns and avoided contact as best he could as well as the lapped traffic. During the Neal Tire & Auto Pro Modified feature, Rob Timmons was primed to take a solid lock on the lead but lapped traffic changed those events as Timmons bounced off the lapped car and towards the concrete wall and that allowed Hancock the advantage to grab the lead and stay ahead of Timmons, who was puffing smoke for the duration of the race. From midway on, Hancock reigned supreme.

With Hancock finishing the Pro Modified feature, a race between his next adventure allowed him to refuel and just rest up. He made no changes to the racecar and just trusted himself and his car to keep him out of trouble. Little did he know that it was also putting him in victory lane. Gliding ahead of Rodney Standerfer and Alan Crowder, Hancock used his bottom groove to pull ahead and through and while incidents were going on behind him, Hancock stayed the course and locked up the double checkered flag.

Few drivers have scored two feature wins on the same night. Most recently, Kyle Logue in the Late Models and Modifieds and Mike Pickering in the Sportsman and Street Stocks but those wins are few and far between. Hancock continues to re-write the record books when he comes to Macon Speedway.

Nick Macklin got help from lapped traffic to win the Archer's Alley Street Stock feature event. Rudy Zaragoza was fast but was slowed down coming toward the final straightaway to the flags and that allowed Macklin to put the pedal to the floor and speed by for the feature win.

Trevin Littleton was well behind Riley Goodno during the Micro Sprint feature race but a caution midway through the action allowed Littleton to close the gap and then pull ahead with the restart. Goodno could not close the distance between him and Littleton and the Jacksonville driver scored another feature win.

Aaron Heck has had a successful season in the Pro Late Model class. The Mt. Vernon driver hasn't faired well in Macon, however, but things changed Saturday night when he stormed by Roben Huffman and kept his distance from Blaze Burwell to lock up the Decatur Building Trades Pro Late Model feature. With the win, he believes to have also locked up the UMP National Championship for the division. Heck was very excited with screams from the car after the race and into the postrace interview.

Dennis Vandermeersch blew by the group in the Sportsman division as he got another feature win. Vandermeersch led all 15 laps en route to the win.

The evening was capped off with the annual Hornet World Championship race, a 20-lap race for $300-to-win. Clinton's Erik Vanapeldoorn started third and thanks to some bumping between leader Matt Mackey and second place car Brady Reed, Vanapeldoorn moved up and took off with the lead. Mackey tried to get back into it but was not able to regain the lead.

The evening's action was sponsored by Skeff Distributing as well as the Taylorville Chamber of Commerce and businesses from Taylorville such as the Funky Monkey Bar, Taylorville Tire & Auto, Palomino Club, Rosati's Pizza and NCP Speed & Machine.

The evening also housed the Spectator Races in which four drivers participated in racing their personal cars around the 1/5th mile track. Jim Eades from Clinton won two one-lap races to win the trophy for the night.

Macon Speedway returns next Saturday with its final visit from the POWRi Midgets & Micro Sprints in the POWRi Fall Nationals event. Neal Tire & Auto Pro Modifieds will be part of the action as will the Street Stocks in the 5th Annual John Osman Memorial race with $2,000-to-win and $100-to-start.

Neal Tire & Auto Pro Modifieds--1. Tim Hancock, Sr. (Mt. Olive), 2. Rob Timmons (Centralia), 3. Billy Knebel (Pocahontas), 4. Nick Justice (Decatur), 5. Tim Hancock, Jr. (Mt. Olive), 6. Tim Riech (Petersburg), 7. Roby MaGee (Springfield), 8. Greg Logue (Warrensburg), 9. Brady Lynch (Hillsboro), 10. Brian Offer (Springfield)

BillingsleyRewards.com Modifieds--1. Tim Hancock, Sr. (Mt. Olive), 2. Cory Daugherty (Blue Mound), 3. Curt Rhodes (Taylorville), 4. Shaun Horstmann (Highland), 5. Rodney Standerfer (Summerfield), 6. Tim Hancock, Jr. (Mt. Olive), 7. Jeff Graham (Stonington), 8. Joe Strawkas (Buffalo), 9. Josh Thomas (Edinburg), 10. Alan Crowder (Elwin)

Archer's Alley Street Stocks--1. Nick Macklin (Argenta), 2. Rudy Zaragoza (Jacksonville), 3. Jaret Duff (Maroa), 4. Bobby Beiler (Blue Mound), 5. Darrell Dick (Monticello), 6. Nick Justice (Decatur), 7. Jeff Hartzell (Genoa), 8. Andy Zahnd (White Heath), 9. Brian Dasenbrock (Decatur), 10. Greg Brewer (Bement)

Micro Sprints Presented by Bailey Chassis--1. Trevin Littleton (Jacksonville), 2. Riley Goodno (Knoxville, IA), 3. Larry Drake (Terre Haute, IN), 4. Michael Brummitt (Mt. Zion), 5. Molly Day (Atwood), 6. Jeff Beasley (Urbana), 7. Hayden Harvey (Warrensburg), 8. Daryn Stark (Springfield), 9. John Barnard (Sherman), 10. James Koenigseein (New Athens)

Decatur Building Trades Pro Late Models--1. Aaron Heck (Mt. Vernon), 2. Blaze Burwell (Mt. Vernon), 3. Cody Maguire (Carlinville), 4. Blake Damery (Macon), 5. Roben Huffman (Midland City), 6. Donny Koehler (Macon), 7. Devin McLean (Mt. Vernon), 8. Storm Beiler (Decatur), 9. Tony Harter (Sherman), 10. Curt Rhodes (Taylorville)

Sportsman--1. Dennis Vandermeersch (Springfield), 2. Wes Odell (Springfield), 3. Phil Moreland (Assumption), 4. Scott Landers (Taylorville), 5. Randy Huffman (Maroa), 6. Tim Bedinger (Taylorville), 7. Stefan Bedinger (Taylorville), 8. Bobby Beiler (Blue Mound)

Hornets--1. Erik Vanapeldoorn (Clinton), 2. Matt Mackey (Delavan), 3. Jimmy Dutlinger, 4. Danny Oates (Pekin), 5. Steve Stine (Stonington), 6. Mike Eskew (Springfield), 7. Marty Sullivan (Decatur), 8. John Lewis (Cerro Gordo), 9. Cook Crawford (Lincoln), 10. Jeremy Reed (Decatur)

CASE GRABS FLAT ROCK ENDURO CROWN

Flat Rock, MI-September 7, 2019:

Ed Case captured the 2019 Vault Antiques and Treasures Enduro title Saturday night at Flat Rock Speedway as the track closed out its racing schedule for the season. The title is Ed's first in his career. Ethan Stadniczuk took the 250 lap contest, while David Liaeff took the ARCA DTS Drive Train Specialists Street Stock feature.

Stadniczuk took the lead from early leader Jacob Thomas and set a torrid pace as the race was completed in 64 minutes of non-stop action. The win was his second Enduro victory of the season for the Temperance, MI resident. Kyle Metdepenningen was second, Thomas was third, Case fourth and Nathan Sprotberry fifth, followed by Rayce Metdepenningen, Robb Remick, James Rae, Tom LaFollette and Dale Buttrey. Troy Brehmer, David Rumble, Matt Ringger, Tony Rumble, Justin Chamberlin, Derrick Sheppard, Frank Trupiano and Herbie King completed the finishing order. Remick posted fast time at 13:838.

David Liaeff wrapped up his season with a win in the 25 lap ARCA DTS Drive Train Specialists Street Stock feature. David set fast time (13:257), finished second in his pursuit race and took the lead from race leader Collin Barron on his way to the win. Greg Studt was also in the mix as that trio battled up front. Barron, in his first run of the season, took second, Studt third, Lonnie York fourth and Trevor Farmer fifth, followed by Rob Moore Jr., Austin Thiel, Clarity Patton, Brian Kirksey, Jerry Farmer, Anthony Camilli, Doug Litogot, LJ Farmer, Joe Rozek, Mike Miller and Aaron Greathouse.

Pursuit races took the place of the heats, with Patton and Litogot taking the wins. Rookie Litogot's checkered flag was his first-ever.

The speedway will be the site of the Flat Rock Historical Society Flea Market Sunday, October 6 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free to the grounds. Vendor spaces are $40 each for a 20 x 20 space, and setup begins at Midnight. No pets are allowed. Spaces are on a first-come, first-serve basis. There are no advance reservations for spots.

For additional information, please call 734-782-5220.

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