Bloomington Speedway -- April 11, 2008 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 Note: Please excuse our delay in getting press release issued. We experienced what we hope will prove to be one time errors with a new software package. TDM\ !!! BRADY SHORT TAKES SEASON OPENER !!! HUMPHREY & HILLMAN FIND VICTORY LANE TOO BLOOMINGTON, IN (April 12, 2008) - The racers and fans turned out in large numbers last night at Bloomington Speedway. The racers were greeted by Mike Miles' usual well prepared track; and the fans were greeted a good field of cars in all three classes. SAFETY - KLEEN SPRINT CARS - In the first Safety-Kleen sprint car heat race, Ty Deckard drove from his sixth place starting position to win the opening race of the season. Jon Stanbrough, who won just about everything last season started inside of Deckard and finished second. Shawn Krockenberger, Brady Short, and Safety-Kleen Sprint Car Rookie of the Year candidate Jesse Cramer claimed the remaining three tickets to the feature. Defending Safety-Kleen Sprint Car champion Jeff Bland, Jr. started outside of the front row of the second heat race. He quickly pulled out to a commanding lead of more than half a lap only to have it called back by a yellow flag. When the race resumed with only a couple of laps to go, he again took the Danny Roberts owned sprinter to nearly as large a lead as he had had initially. Kenny Biro came home second followed by Kenny Carmichael, Sr., Kenny Carmichael, Jr., and Blake Fitzpatrick. Dickie Gaines also started on the outside of the first row of his heat. He took the early lead and held it until the checkered flag flew. Tony Reed who started on the pole through the luck of the draw held on to a strong second place finish ahead of Jon Sciscoe, Ricky Williams, and Ryan Tusing. The final five positions in the feature would come from the "B" Feature. Kevin Chambers and Shain Matthews started side by side on the front row. Matthews took the early lead and drove to the win. Bobby Stines started sixth and drove to a second place finish. Jimmy Light came home third trailed by Danny Holtsclaw and Chambers. The field was set for the first Safety-Kleen Sprint Car feature of the season. Dickie Gaines and Kenny Biro started side by side on the front row of the feature followed by Ty Deckard and Jeff Bland, Jr., Gaines led the first six circuits. By lap three Jeff Bland, Jr. was in second place and headed for the lead. In the same three lap Brady Short had made his way from tenth to sixth; and he had plenty of time left to get to the front. On lap seven Bland took the lead; and he was followed by Gaines, Biro, and Short. Stanbrough was two spots farther back. Of course, almost anyone who has found himself in a sprint car over the past couple of years knows, there is almost know lead over Stanbrough that is big enough. At the end of the first ten laps the running order was Bland, Short, Gaines, Deckard, and Stanbrough. On lap 14 Short passed Bland to take the lead; and 18th circuit Stanbrough passed Gaines to take third place. Although he was still running in third place, Stanbrough was gaining on Short and Bland. In the closing laps it was any of their race to win. But, Short held on to take the win; while Bland managed to hold onto second. Stanbrough was forced to settle for third. The sprint feature was one that will be fodder for bench racers for years to come. Over the off season the famous Fox Brothers sprinter had changed from white to black; and it was almost devoid of adornment. The emphasis had obviously been on getting the car on the track. Things like getting contingency sponsors' decals on the car would have to wait for another day. It is believed that the engine had not lit until it was pushed off in the pits last night. It seems pretty certain that the car will be much more ready to go the next time out. Another familiar face was missing from action last night. The white number five was absent from the pits. Dick Briscoe, however, was present; and he indicated that the Briscoe team had intended to compete; however, their motor was not returned to them in time. It is probable that Kevin's son will be ready to assume his rightful position in the cockpit of a sprinter before long - perhaps as a part of a two car team. Tire & Wheel Center Super Stocks: The Tire & Wheel Center Super Stock division picked up a little luster over the off season as UMP is now awarding points for super stock races as they do in modified division. This will give their drivers the opportunity to earn recognition over a much wider geographic area. When it was time to run the Tire & Wheel Center Super Stock feature Jack Frye, Clayton Perry, Troy Clark, Nathan Patman, Chris Hillman, and Lee Hobbs populated the first three rows. Jeremy Hines, the track champion for 2006 and 2007, was starting ninth. And, there were drivers all through the balance of the field who were capable of scoring a feature win. When the green flag dropped to start the feature, Jack Frye charged into the lead; and it looked as if he might be able to lead the feature flag to flag. However, Chris Hillman had started fifth. On lap 8 Hillman took second place when Troy Clark spun. On lap 19, Hillman slipped past Frye to take the lead. On the following lap Brad Cummings who had started seventh, passed Frye to take second place. Jeremy Hines moved into fifth place on lap eight; and three laps later he took fourth place. He would have to settle for that. Clayton Perry salvaged a fifth place finish for his effort. While it might seemed as if Hillman was making a leisurely trip to victory lane; that certainly wasn't the case. During the final circuit a broken front suspension very nearly prevented him from finishing the race. Since the rules required the driver to report to the scales following the race, it was necessary to tow the car to the scales and back to victory lane with a wrecker. However, that was merely an inconvenience. He had won the race. That was the important thing. In preliminary Tire & Wheel Center Super Stock action Jack Frye, Troy Clark, and Chris Hillman won the heat races while Joe Lucas prevailed in the "B" Feature. O'NEAL WOOD PRODUCTS MODIFIEDS: The competition for an O'Neal Wood Products feature win is always fierce; and Friday night's show was no exception. Two of the best, Lee Hobbs and Kent Robinson, were on the front row with Matt Boknecht, Shelby Miles, Ray Humphrey, etc. close at hand. When the feature got underway Lee Hobbs took the point with Robinson, Boknecht, Josh Eads, and Ralph Groomer on his tail. Ray Humphrey had started seventh; but, on the sixth circuit, he passed Kent Robinson to take second place. Hobbs held the lead until lap 16 when Humphrey passed him to take over the point. Hobbs continued to fade with apparent power steering problems. However, Humphrey still had Robinson, Boknecht, and a number of other top modified pilots to deal with before he would make his way to victory lane. However, Humphrey did win, by the narrowest of margins, but he won. Robinson held on to finish second; and Boknecht, Hobbs, and John DeMoss rounded out the top five. Kent Robinson, Lee Hobbs, and Ralph Groomer won the heat races while John DeMoss won the "B" feature. COMING EVENTS - April 18 ABC Supply Company & Indiana Stoneworks, Inc. present Bonus Night Safety-Kleen $1700 to win; O'Neal Wood Products Modifieds $800 to win with proper decals; Tire & Wheel Center Super Stocks $700 to win with proper decals -- General Admission $12 -- Pit Admission $25 April 25 SPRING CLASH - Safety-Kleen Sprint Cars ($3000 to win and $300 to start plus lap money) Tire & Wheel Center stocks ($600 to win with proper decals); O'Neal Wood Products Modifieds ($700 to win with proper decals) - General Admission $15 - Pit Admission $30 May 2 HARF - DARF Night Presented by: Shannon in the morning with Deb www.theoldieschannel.com - Safety-Kleen Sprint Cars ($1300 to win); O'Neal Wood Products Modifieds ($600 to win with proper decals); Tire & Wheel Center Super Stocks ($500 to win with proper decals) - General Admission $12 - Pit Admission $25 (HARF & DARF members will be admitted to the grandstand for half price with a valid membership card) RESULTS: SPRINT CARS HEAT 1: 1.(6) Ty Deckard, 2.(5) Jon Stanbrough, 3.(1) Shawn Krockenberger, 4.(7) Brady Short, 5.(8) Jesse Cramer, 6.(2) Kevin Chambers, 7.(9) Jimmy Light, 8.(3) Chris Babcock, 9.(10) Danny Holtsclaw, 10.(4) John Paynter HEAT 2: 1.(2) Jeff Bland, Jr., 2.(6) Kenny Biro, 3.(5) Kenny Carmichael, Sr., 4.(4) Kenny Carmichael, Jr., 5.(7) Blake Fitzpatrick, 6.(3) Shain Matthews, 7.(8) Arin McIntosh, 8.(1) Eric Edwards, 9 (9) Kevin Studley HEAT 3: 1.(2) Dick Gaines II, 2.(1) Tony Reed, 3.(5) Jon Sciscoe, 4.(3) Ricky Williams, 5.(4) Ryan Tusing, 6.(6) Bub Cummings, 7.(7) Bobby Stines, 8.(9) Drew Ikerd, 9.(8) Eric KrockenbergerBrady Short, 10.(5) Steve Rone 'B" FEATURE: 1.(2) Shain Matthews, 2.(6) Bobby Stines, 3.(4) Jimmy Light, 4.(9) Danny Holrsaclaw, 5.(1) Kevin Chambers, 6.(3) Bub Cummings, 7.(7) Chris Babcock, 8.(5) Arin McIntosh, 9.(10) Kevin Studley, 10.(8) Eric Edwards, 11.(11) Drew Ikerd, 12.(12) Eric Krockenberger, 13.(13) John Paynter FEATURE: 1.(10) 36 Brady Short, 2.(4) 21s Jeff Blands, Jr., 3.(5) 53 Jon Stanbrough, 4.(1) 11P Dickie Gaines, 5.(3) 48 Ty Deckard, 6.(9) 7 Jon Sciscoe., 7.(13) 12T Jesse Cramer, 8.(16) 67 Shain Matthews, 9.(2) 22 Kenny Biro, 10.(12) 11w Ricky Williams, 11.(14) 10 Blake Fitzpatrick, 12.(17) 9 Bobby Stines, 13.(18) 23 Jimmy Light, 14.(11) 92c Kenny Carmichael, Jr., 15.(6) 8 Tony Reed, 16.(15) 16 Ryan Tusing, 17.(19) 3 Danny Holtsclaw, 18.(7) 21k Shawn Krockenberger, 19.(20) 18 Kevin Chamber, 20.(11) 92 Kenny Carmichael Lap Leaders: Dickie Gaines (1-6), Jeff Bland, Jr. (7-13), Brady Short (14-25) TIRE & WHEEL CENTER SUPER STOCKS: HEAT 1: 1.(2) Jack Frye, 2.(2) Clayton Perry, 3.(4) Brad Cummings, 4.(3) Mike Jones, 5.(8) Chris Deweese, 6.(5) Kevin Arthur, 7.(7) Joe Lucas, 8.(9) Steve Hollars, 9.(10) Travis Todd, 10.(6) Cullen Goodman HEAT 2: 1.(6) Troy Clark, 2.(3) Nathan Patman, 3.(2) Travis Howe, 4.(7) Jerry Donica, 5.(4) Gerald Todd, 6.(5) Roy Bruce, Jr., 7.(8) Bobby Griffiths, 8.(9) Rob Paris, 9.(1) Travis Butler HEAT 3: 1.(2) Chris Hillman, 2.(1) Lee Hobbs, 3.(6) Jeremy Hines, 4.(3) Marty Cooper, 5.(4) Tom Ault, 6.(7) Winston Howe, 7.(9) Jason Clark, 8.(8) Tami Lawson,. 9.(5) Isaac Trimble "B" FEATURE: 1.(4) Joe Lucas, 2.(3) Winston Howe, 3.(1) Kevin Arthur, 4.(2) Roy Bruce, Jr., 5.(7) Steve Hollars FEATURE: 1.(5) 11 Chris Hillman, 2.(7) 71 Brad Cummings, 3.(1) 2 Jack Frye, 4.(9) 5H Jeremy Hines, 5.(2) 43c Clayton Perry, 6.(16) 3J Joe Lucas, 7.(10) 70 Mike Jones, 8.(15) 1A Tom Ault, 9.(11) 8 Jerry Donica, 10.(18) 74 Kevin Arthur, 11.(13) 21 Chris Deweese, 12.(14) 51T Gerald Todd, 13.(12) 00 Marty Cooper, 14.(3) 13c Troy Clark, 15.(17) 81 Winston Howe, 16.(20) 18 Steve Hollars, 17.(4) 29 Nathan Patman, 18.(19) 63 Roy Bruce, Jr., 19.(8) 0 Travis Howe, 20.(6) H0 Lee Hobbs0 Lap Leaders: Chris Hillman (1-25) O'NEAL WOOD PRODUCTS MODIFIEDS HEAT 1: 1.(2) Kent Robinson, 2.(4) Matt Boknecht, 3.(3) Ray Humphrey, 4.(5) Brady Short, 5.(6) Nathan Voorhies, 6.(9) Dustin Christie, 7.(7) Matt Hamilton, 8.(8) Matt Bex, 9.(10) Devin Gilpin, 10.(1) Justin Bex HEAT 2: 1.(1) Lee Hobbs, 2.(3) Josh Eads, 3.(4) Jacoby Hines, 4.(8) Clint DeMoss, 5.(5) Ryan Thomas, 6.(10) John DeMoss, 7.(9) Chase Sterrett 8.(6) Brandon Short, 9.(2) Adam Hamilton, 10.(7) Greg Amick HEAT 3: 1.(1) Ralph Groomer, 2.(4) Shelby Miles, 3.(6) Kenny Carmichael, Sr, 4.(8) Bradley Sterrett, 5.(3) Michael Sterrett, 6.(7) Chad Combs, 7.(5) Derek Groomer, 8.(9) Bennie Smith, 9.(2) David Lawson "B" Feature: 1.(2) John DeMoss, 2.(1) Dustin Christie, 3.(7) Matt Bex, 4.(6) Derek Groomer, 5.(4) Matt Hamilton FEATURE: 1.(7) 1H Ray Humphrey, 2.(2) 7R Kent Robinson, 3.(4) 22 Matt Boknecht, 4.(1) H0 Lee Hobbs, 5.(16) 79d John DeMoss, 6.(14) T9 Ryan Thomas, 7.(11) 78c Clint DeMoss, 8.(10) 36 Brady Short, 9.(9) 12G Kenny Carmichael, Sr., 10.(18) 31 Matt Bex, 11.(12) 90 Bradley Sterrett, 12.(5) 46E Josh Eads, 13.(13) 67 Nathan Voorhies, 14.(6) 76 Shelby Miles, 15.(19) D48 Derek Groomer, 16.(15) M21 Michael Sterrett, 17.(8) 15 Jacoby Hines, 18.(20) 9H Matt Hamilton, 19.(3) 48 Ralphe Groomer, 20.(17) 75 Dustin Christie Lap Leaders: Lee Hobbs (1-15), Ray Humphrey (16-25) END