Bloomington Speedway -- May 27 and June 6 Racing Programs

BLOOMINGTON, IN (May 21) - After having rained out two weeks in a row, Bloomington Speedway's fans are more than ready for the action to begin on the red clay.

Going into this Friday's action Jon Sciscoe and Dick Gaines II remain at the top of the sprint car points. If Gaines is able to run with us every Friday night, he will, of course, be a strong contender for the championship. Sciscoe's best finish last season was sixth; but this season he already has a third and a tenth. The third was in the Elliottbrand Clash where he competed against many of the best sprint cars in the state and a few from out of state. He obviously has good equipment and it is clear that he has a handle on what to do with it. The season is still young; but if Sciscoe can keep up his current pace, he'll certainly be a contender for the championship.

Of course, it isn't like the battle for the sprint car championship is down to these two. Only four points separate the top five contenders for the sprint car championship. Kevin Besecker, Kevin Briscoe, and Kent Christian are immediately behind Gaines and Sciscoe.

Jesse Cramer has two feature wins in a row. That means that he will start the next feature no better than tenth. With the level of the competition in our O'Neal Wood Products/Monroe County Pizza Dept. modified class, winning from that far back will be tough. That is not to say that Jesse can't do it. Whether he can do it or not, it will be fun to watch him try. Gary Barrow, J.P. Hume, Shelby Miles, and John DeMoss make up the balance of the top five.

Danny Harris leads the Tire & Wheel Center super stock division trailed by Brad Cummings, Steve Sutliff, Randy Howe, and Ben DuBois. Harris is 18 points ahead. While it is very difficult to gain that many points, it's pretty easy to lose them.

Pit gates will open at 4:30 PM, the grandstand gates will open at 5:30 PM, hot laps will start at 6:30 PM, and racing will begin at 7:30 PM. General admission is $10 for this event (children are admitted free to the grandstand when accompanied by a paying adult); and pit admission is $20. Coolers are permitted; but glass containers aren't. Overnight camping is also permitted.

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June 3, 2005

WHCC 105.1 NIGHT

Sprint Cars - O'Neal Wood Products/Monroe County Pizza Dept Modifieds - Tire & Wheel Center Super Stocks

BLOOMINGTON, IN (May 22) - By now we should have six shows in the books. However, due to some particularly unkind treatment by the weatherman, we only have two shows completed. By now we should have a pretty clear picture of where the points races are going. However, as it is, we've only had a brief glimpse of the season to come.

The good folks from WHCC 105.1 will be with us on June 3. We're never quite sure what that will bring; but it's always fun.

This will be the last race before the 17th Annual Sheldon Kinser Memorial, and it is likely that a lot of top sprint car racers will show up for a final tune-up before the big race.

In addition to sprint cars, we will have the O'Neal Wood Products/Monroe County Pizza Dept. modifieds and the Tire & Wheel Center super stocks In competition.

Some of the best racers anywhere compete just about every Friday night on the red clay of Bloomington Speedway, The points leaders now are Dick Gaines II and Jon Sciscoe tied for the lead in the sprint car division, Jesse Cramer in the modified division, and Danny Harris in the super stock division. However, the competition at Bloomington Speedway is much deeper than that there are potential feature winners all of the way through the feature.

Bloomington Speedway will feature sprint cars, O'Neal Wood Products/Monroe County Pizza Dept. modifieds, and Tire and Wheel Center super stocks. All three classes typically show up in force every Friday night. The full pits that are a trademark of Bloomington Speedway insure a lot of racing. A typical program includes 12 heat races, 3 B features, and 3 features. At some tracks, a program like that could run to the wee hours of the morning. However, Mike Miles and his able staff do everything in their power to keep the program moving. And, the competitors know that when it's their time to race, they'd better be in the staging area and ready to go. Consequently, most are there when they need to be.