Bloomington Speedway -- June 24, 2005 Results
BLOOMINGTON SPEEDWAY P.O. Box 239 Clear Creek, IN 47426-0239 Contact: Tim McKinney, 812-372-3936 email: redclay@bluemarble.net www.bloomingtonspeedway.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE !!! KELLY KINSER WINS !!! HOBBS & HILLMAN SCORE TOO BLOOMINGTON, IN (June 25, 2005) - For the first time in a couple of years winged sprint cars raced on the red clay of Bloomington Speedway. The fans turned out in big numbers; and Mother Nature cooperated by providing us with an ideal night to go racing. It was admittedly pretty warm when the fans started arriving and staking out their preferred vista for the evenings racing. However, as the sun dropped lower in the sky, temperatures began to moderate and conditions became near perfect for the assembled race fans. Kelly Kinser Wins In Front of His Home Town Crowd - Winged sprint car racing has pretty much become the province of traveling like the World of Outlaws, the All Star Circuit of Champions, and the Mid-American Sprint Series (MASS). To give the Bloomington Speedway fans a little variety, Mike Miles attempts to schedule at least one winged race each season. This season he chose the Mid-American Sprint Series. After the show that they gave our fans, it was clear that Mike had made a good choice. The home town favorite was, of course, Kelly Kinser. Kelly has become a real rarity in the world of winged sprint car racing - a racer with a day job. There are hundreds of non winged sprint car racers who race on the weekends and hold down a regular job during the week. However, few winged sprint car racers operate that way. Most winged races are either veterans who have figured out how to pay the bills with their sprint cars or young drivers who are trying to prove that they can make a career out of racing. Of course, they hope to catch the eye of Roger Penske, Chip Ganassi, Jack Roush, etc. who they hope will them a ticket to the world of private jets and million dollar motor coaches. Most of the latter group, of course, spend a lot of money figuring out that the holy grail is not all that accessable. They then either find a series within their means and race for fun or they give it all up for golf and bass fishing. Kelly is apparently more adroit than most of his fellows and is able to race and win on the weekends and still work. It may well be that Kelly could have made a successful career in winged sprint car racing but simply didn't want to live out of a suitcase ten months a year. In any event, Kelly is a favorite to win anytime the 4K rolls off of the trailer. And, when he makes a rare appearance on the red clay, he has a little extra incentive. Kelly had a little trouble in qualifying; but, after that, the night pretty much belonged to Kelly. He won his heat race and followed that up by winning his dash to earn a front row starting position for the feature. When the green flag dropped on the feature, Critter Malone, who was making a rare winged appearance, jumped into the lead. Critter led the first eleven laps. However, on the 12th lap they found themselves in traffic; and Kelly's many years of experience paid off in a big way as he slipped by Critter into the lead. Cameron Dodson has been making a name for himself in winged sprint car racing on pavement; and last night he proved that he can do pretty well on dirt as well. He clawed his way from a mid-pack starting position to a strong second place finish. Todd Kelly, Critter Malone, and Brad Sweet made up the balance of the top five. Leading up to the big feature Marty Perovich of Sidney Australia who was making his first visit to Bloomington Speedway set quick time. Jared Fox, Kelly Kinser, and Cameron Dodson won the heat races while Critter Malone and Kelly Kinser took the dashes. Chad Blonde got upside down in his heat race; but he rallied to win the "B" feature. Hillman Powers to Super Stock Feature Win - Thirteen was a luck number for Chris Hillman last night. It had obviously not been a perfect night for Chris Hillman last night. If it had been, he probably wouldn't have been starting 13th in the feature. Hillman's last feature win at Bloomington Speedway came just over a year ago on June 11, 2004. It is almost certain that he felt that he was long overdue for another win; however, it is also likely that, after he took the final transfer spot from his heat race, he felt like the odds were against him getting that next win last night. Greg Amick won his heat race and then took the Tire & Wheel Center super stock dash. It looked like he was well on his way to winning his first Bloomington Speedway feature event. He led the first 22 laps before giving up the lead to Hillman. Kent Robinson moved around Amick into second place on the 24th circuit; but he had nothing for Hillman. Amick held on to finish third ahead of Ben DuBois and Terry Arthur. In preliminary Tire & Wheel Center super stock action Terry Arthur, Roy Bruce, Jr., and Greg Amick won the heat races while Ben DuBois won the "B" feature. Hobbs Wins O'Neal Wood Products/Monroe County Pizza Dept. Feature - Lee Hobbs was the 2002 O'Neal Wood Products/Monroe County Pizza Dept. champion; however, the first race of the 2003 season was his last modified feature win. To say that Lee was ready for another Bloomington Speedway win would be one of the world's biggest understatements. However, last night was his night; and his win came at the end of one of the best races of season so far. Jesse Cramer, Ray Humphrey, Matt Boknecht, and Jim Hume started their evening by winning their heat races. Jesse Cramer won the dash to earn the right to start the feature on the pole. Shelby Miles won the "B" feature and the stage was set for one of the best features ever for the modified division. When the green flag dropped to start the feature, it looked like it might turn out to be a battle to the end between two of the best modified chauffeurs around. Jesse Cramer and Ray Humphrey were starting side by side on the front row. Humphrey's car smoked heavily in each corner; but it didn't seem to slow him down much. As if that weren't enough power up front, Matt Boknecht and Jim Hume were right behind them. Humphrey led the first lap; but Cramer took the lead on the second circuit and held it until the 20th lap. Lee Hobbs started eighth; but at the end of the second lap he was running fifth. On the fourth lap he passed Gary Barrow for fourth. Three laps later he went past Matt Boknecht to take third. On the 13th lap he slipped past Humphrey to take second. From that point on, it was Cramer, Hobbs, Boknecht and Humphrey in a clustered. The advantage passed from one to another; but it was certain that it was still anybody's race. On the 24th lap Hobbs took the lead again. And, as they crossed the finish line, Matt Boknecht passed Cramer and took second place by a matter of inches. It's hard to remember a feature in which the first four cars ran so close together for so long. COMING EVENTS - July 1 July 4th Celebration - 20th Annual Ariel Fireworks Display sponsored by Bloomington Powersports - Karton King Discount Night ($3.00 Discount Coupons available at Karton King stores while supplies last) - Sprint Cars - O'Neal Wood Products/Monroe County Pizza Dept. modifieds - Tire & Wheel Center super stocks - General Admission $10 -- Pit Admission $25 July 8 Modified Wolfpack Challenge -- $1000 to win and $125 to start for the O'Neal Wood Products/Monroe County Pizza Dept modifieds - Plus sprint cars and Tire & Wheel Center super stocks ($600 to win with proper decals) - General Admission $10 - Pit Admission $25 July 15 18th Annual Valvoline Indiana Sprint Week - USAC Sanctioned Sprint Cars -- $4000 to win - Plus O'Neal Wood Products/Monroe County Pizza Dept. Modifieds ($600 to Win with proper decals) - General Admission $20 - Pit Admission $25 Other Indiana Sprint Week events are scheduled for Twin Cities Raceway Park (July 14), Lincoln Park Speedway (July 16), Tri-State Speedway (July 17), Gas City I-69 Speedway (July 21), Lawrenceburg Speedway (July 22), and The Terre Haute Action Track (July 23) July 22 United Midget Racing Association (UMRA) TQ Midgets - O'Neal Wood Products/Monroe County Pizza Dept Modifieds - Tire & Wheel Center Super Stocks - General Admission $10 - Pit Admission $20 RESULTS: MID-AMERICAN SPRINT SERIES WINGED SPRINT CARS: Qualifications: 1. Marty Perovich, 17AU (9.794), 2. Chad Blonde, 5B (9.857), 3. Cameron Dodson, 37 (10.053), 4. Brad Sweet, 1 (10.076), 5. Critter Malone 7 (10.118), 6. Tom Busch 4B (10.147), 7. Todd Kelly, 1H (10.172), 8. Ron Blair 35 (10.197), 9. Brandon Martin 11 (10.202), 10. Jared Fox 56 (10.233), 11. Kurt Winker 48H (10.264), 12. Patrick Haynes 5 (10.265), 13. Curt Trainer 36 (10.273), 14. Chuck Wilson 31 (10.282), 15. Dick Gaines II 70 (10.306), 16. Ty Deckard 11x (10.333), 17. Bruce Robernalt 98 (10.334), 18. Kelly Kinser 4k (10.349), 19. Joss Moffatt 5J (10.419), 20. Kyle Thomas 19 (10.472), 21. Kevin Briscoe 5x (10.549), 22. Jeff Davis 33 (10.671), 23. Steve Rone 9R (10.698) 24. Scott Williams 17w (10.723), 25. Tyler Pearce 26 (10.856), 26. Ed Lynch 29 (NT) Hoosier Tire Heat 1: 1.(3) Jared Fox, 2.(5) Brad Sweet, 3.(4) Todd Kelly, 4.(3) Chuck Wilson, 5.(7) Kyle Thomas, 6.(1) Bruce Robernalt, 7.(6) Marty Perovich, 8.(8) Steve Rone XYZ Machine 2: 1.(1) Kelly Kinser, 2.(2) Dick Gaines II, 3.(5) Critter Malone, 4.(3) Patrick Haynes, 5.(7) Kevin Briscoe, 6.(4) Ron Blair, 7.(8) Scott Williams, 8.(6) Chad Blonde Performance Metals Heat 3: 1.(6) Cameron Dodson, 2.(4) Brandon Martin, 3.(2) Ty Deckard, 4.(5) Tom Busch, 5.(7) Jeff Davis, 6.(1) Joss Moffatt, 7.(8) Tyler Pearce, 8.(3) Curt Trainer Engler Machine & Tool Dash #1: 1.(5) Critter Malone, 2.(2) Chuck Wilson, 3.(3) Jared Fox, 4.(4) Todd Kelly, 5.(1) Ty Deckard, 6.(6) Cameron Dodson Engler Machine & Tool Dash #2: 1.(1) Kelly Kinser, 2.(2) Dick Gaines II, 3.(5) Tom Busch, 4.(6) Brad Sweet, 5.(3) Patrick Haynes, 6.(4) Brandon Martin Gaerte Engines "B" Feature: 1.(2) Chad Blonde, 2.(1) Marty Perovich, 3.(3) Ron Blair, 4.(5) Bruce Robenalt, 5.(4) Curt Trainer, 6.(8) Scott Williams, 7.(6) Joss Moffatt, 8.(7) Steve Rone, 9.(9) Tyler Pearce Mid American Sprint Series Feature: 1.(2) 4k Kelly Kinser, 2.(11) 37 Cameron Dodson, 3.(7) 1H Todd Kelly, 4.(1) 7 Critter Malone,. 5.(8) 1 Brad Sweet, 6.(4) 70 Dick Gaines II, 7.(12) 11 Brandon Martin, 8.(3) 31 Chuck Wilson, 9.(10) 5 Patrick Haynes, 10.(13) 17AU Marty Perovich, 11.(9) 11x Ty Deckard, 12.(15) 36 Curt Trainer, 13.(16) 98 Bruce Robernalt, 14.(6) 4B Tom Busch, 15.(20) 33 Jeff Davis, 16.(21) 17W Scott Williams, 17.(18) Kyle Thomas, 18.(14) 35 Ron Blair, 19.(5) 56 Jared Fox, 20.(19) 5x Kevin Briscoe, 21.(17) 5J Joss Moffatt, 22.(22) 5B Chad Blonde O'NEAL WOOD PRODUCTS/MONROE COUNTY PIZZA DEPT MODIFIEDS -- Sons of the American Legion Heat 1: 1.(2) Jesse Cramer, 2.(6) Gary Barrow, 3.(4) Ryan Lawrence, 4.(3) Jack Taylor, 5.(8) Shelby Miles, 6.(5) Brian Diveley, 7.(7) Ryan Thomas, 8.(1) Josh Boller Southside Storage Heat 2: 1.(2) Ray Humphrey, 2.(5) Rodney Harris, Jr., 3.(7) Josh Eads, 4.(8) J.P. Hume, 5.(6) Ralph Groomer, 6.(4) Brian Lake, 7.(DNS) Dale Hollifield, 8.(DNS) Jerry Crane Buck -n- Dollar Store Heat 3: 1.(2) Matt Boknecht, 2.(7) Jeff Bland, Jr., 3.(4) Greg Deckard, 4.(1) Jason Sims, 5.(5) Michael Sterrett,. 6.(3) Ron Fedor, 7.(6) Joe Gilbert, 8.(8) Wendell Wisley Heat 4: 1.(1) Jim Hume, 2.(5) Lee Hobbs, 3.(3) Clint DeMoss, 4.(6) John DeMoss, 5.(4) Chad Combs, 6.(7) Gary Ricketts, 7.(8) Brad Brown, 8.(2) Glenn Thompson Dash for Cash: 1.(1) Jesse Cramer, 2.(2) Ray Humphrey, 3.(3) Matt Boknecht, 4.(4) Jim Hume Bell's Exhaust "B" Feature: 1.(1) Shelby Miles, 2.(2) Ralph Groomer, 3.(5) Brian Diveley, 4.(9) Ryan Thomas, 5.(11) Joe Gilbert, 6.(13) Josh Boller, 7.(16) Glenn Thompson, 8.(15) Wendell Wisley, 9.(4) Chad Combs, 10.(3) Michael Sterrett, 11.(6) Brian Lake, 12.(12) Brad Brown, 13.(7) Ron Fedor, 14.(8) Gary Ricketts Black Lumber/AMVETS Post 2000 Feature: 1.(8) H0 Lee Hobbs, 2.(3) 22 Matt Boknecht, 3.(1) 12T Jesse Cramer, 4.(2) 1H Ray Humphrey, 5.(5) 14 Gary Barrow, 6.(12) 78c Clint DeMoss, 7.(16) 79s John DeMoss, 8.(17) 76 Shelby Miles, 9.(9) 8L Ryan Lawrence, 10.(18) 48 Ralph Groomer, 11.(19) 11D Brian Biveley, 12.(7) 0x Jeff Bland, Jr.,. 13.(14) 5H J.P. Hume, 14.(10) 46 Josh Eads, 15.(11) 5 Greg Deckard, 16.(6) 9H Rodney Harris, Jr., 17.(15) 1 Jason Sims, 18.(14) 5H Jim Hume, 19.(13) 30T Jack Taylor, 20.(20) T9 Ryan Thomas TIRE & WHEEL CENTER SUPER STOCKS -- Tree Expert Tree Service Heat 1: 1.(2) Terry Arthur, 2.(1) Kent Robinson, 3.(4) Gerald Todd, 4.(5) Danny Harris, 5.(10) Chris Hillman, 6.(6) Ben DuBois, 7.(8) Tony Arthur, 8.(7) Derek Groomer, 9.(3) Steve Bowlen, 10.(9) Harold Kendall Traildust Heat 2: 1.(1) Roy Bruce, Jr. 2.(2) Kim Blevins, 3.(4) Travis Howe, 4.(7) Chris Deweese, 5.(5) Kevin Arthur, 6.(8) Randy Howe, 7.(6) Mike Jones, 8.(3) David Lawson, 9.(DNS) Lee Hobbs Avers Pizza Heat 3: 1.(5) Greg Amick, 2.(2) Steve Hollars, 3.(4) Troy Clark, 4.(6) Tom Ault, 5.(9) Anthony Walker, 6.(8) Joe Whisler, 7.(1) Winston Howe 8.(3) Travis Todd, 9.(7) Jeremy Hines Dash for Cash: 1.(3) Greg Amick, 2.(1) Terry Arthur, 3.(2) Roy Bruce, Jr. Raintree 500 Muffler Shops B Feature: 1.(1) Ben DuBois, 2.(2) Randy Howe, 3.(12) Jeremy Hines, 4.(3) Joe Whisler, 5.(5) Mike Jones, 6.(9) Travis Todd, 7.(4) Tony Arthur, 8.(8) David Lawson, 9.(10) Steve Bowlen, 10.(13) Harold Kendall, 11.(7) Derek Groomer K &S Rolloff Feature: 1.(13) 11 Chris Hillman, 2.(4) 7R Kent Robinson, 3.(1) 27A Greg Amick, 4.(16) 55) Ben DuBois, 5.(2) 5 Terry Arthur, 6.(14) 74 Kevin Arthur, 7.(18) 5H Jerry Hines, . 8.(17) 43 Randy Howe, 9.(10) 19 Danny Harris, 10.(19) 21x Joe Whisler, 11.(20) T15 Travis Todd, 12.(9) 13c Troy Clark, 13.(12) 1A Tom Ault, 14.(8) 0 Travid Howe, 15.(6) 18 Steve Hollars, 16.(15) 56 Anthony Walker, 17.(3) 63 Roy Bruce, Jr., 18.(20) 70 Mike Jones 19.(11) 21.Chris Deweese, 20.(5) 44 Kim Blevins END --------------------------------------------------------------------------------