The Great Lakes Super Sprints made their second appearance this season at Plymouth Speedway Saturday Aug. 4. Thirty winged sprint cars from Indiana, Michigan and Ohio along with a couple from Ontario, California and Florida were on hand for an exciting 25 lap feature.
Twenty cars took the green flag with Danny Sams III starting on the pole with Kyle Poortenga along side. A relatively green flag race with just one incident lead to a lot of side by side racing for the lead and through the field. The 24D of Sams lead early with the 17 of Jared Horstman and 28 of Phil Gressman making steady progress up to the second and third spot from their eight and sixth starting spots when the yellow flag came out. The restart put Horstman and Gressman on Sams bumper with no lapped traffic in-between. Right from the restart Horstman slid past into the lead in the first set of turns with Gressman following through. When the checkers fell that is how they finished Horstman, Gressman and Sams on the podium.
The UMP modifieds featured 15 cars in the Main with Micheal Thayer on the pole. Devin Wright started outside in the front row with Derek Losh behind him in fourth. Losh didn’t waste anytime in getting to the front and running away from the field. Wright, Thayer, Frank Marshall and Zeke McKenzie were left to battle it out for second.
On the original start Thayer had difficulty coming up to speed and dropped like a rock through the field getting hit several times before coming to a stop on the track. On the second restart with the field readjusted with Thayer out Losh got to the lead and was gone lapping up to the eighth position before a yellow lined the field back up. The battle for second through fifth was a spirited back and forth with Wright finishing in second and McKenzie grabbing the last spot on the podium.
Losh has a 271 point lead over Matt Mitchell with Dylan Woodling 81 points behind Mitchell.
Full fender Thunder Stocks lined up 21 cars for the feature with eight taking the time shortened checkers. Kevin Kerlin started on the pole and finished on top of the podium with Austen Hubbard in second. Chad Mclean started 14th but through a combination of green flag passes and a lot of attrition he finished in third.
600 Mini-Sprints had two A Features, the second being a make-up race from the opening night of Sprint week that was rained out as the class lined up for their Feature.
The first feature race started 20 with Austin Turner and Brenton Lamb on the front row. Andrew Cockman started fifth got into the lead early in the event and ran a near flawless race keeping Brenton Lamb at bay on the restarts. Lamb was able to keep a hard charging Cody Williams, who started eleventh, battling with Nick Schaefer with Chad Hartzell lurking in fifth looking for an opening.
In the make up feature the field was slightly different with Kyle Gunkel starting on the pole with Cockman on the front row looking to make it two features in one night.
Gunkel and Cockman battled for several laps back and forth until Cockman broke a front end part and ended up falling through the field until he expired a couple of laps later.
Garrett Wagoner took advantage of this battle at the field to make big gains through the field from his 15th starting spot. Wagoner, Gunkel and Cody Williams went on to trade positions amongst themselves racing hard with each other. When the checkers flew Wagoner was in the lead followed closely by Gunkel and Williams.
Riley Children’s Hospital Night is Saturday, Aug. 11 featuring the five points classes with the added feature of Front Wheel Drives. The Kenny Wallace Driving Experience will be at the track Sunday Aug. 12 offering an opportunity to turn laps in a dirt car.
Saturday, Aug. 18 is the Championship Night the final points night.
Photos Attached: Photos By Greg Hildebrand
Horstmanpass.jpg – Jared Horstman, of Cloverdale, Ohio, driving the 17 gets past Danny Same III, of Englewood, Fla. on his way to winning the Great Lakes Super Sprint feature at the Plymouth Speedway.
SprintPodium.jpg – Standing on the podium at the end of the 25 lap Great Lakes Super Sprint feature was, left to right, Phil Gressman, of Helena, Ohio, in second. Holding his daughter was the winner Jared Horstman, of Cloverdale, Ohio. Danny Same III, of Englewood, Fla., finished in third place after starting on the pole and leading laps early.
LoshWrightKettnich.jpg – Derek Losh in the 21 splits the 37 of Devin Wright and Michael Kettnich in the 19 in the first turn on the the first lap to take the lead which he would hold until the checkers.
8/4/2018 at Plymouth Speedway
360 Sprints – Winged | Great Lakes Super Sprints
A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 17-Jared Horstman, 05:50.959[8]; 2. 28-Phil Gressman, 05:53.032[6]; 3. 24D-Danny Sams III, 05:53.189[1]; 4. 22H-Randy Hannagan, 05:53.910[10]; 5. 49T-Gregg Dalman, 05:56.429[3]; 6. 85-Dustin Daggett, 05:57.938[5]; 7. 10-Mitch Brown, 06:00.510[4]; 8. 19-Brett Mann, 06:01.825[11]; 9. 7-Joe Swanson, 06:06.517[17]; 10. 20A-Andy Chehowski, 06:09.190[20]; 11. 11R-Chase Ridenour, 06:05.049[13]; 12. 84-Kyle Poortenga, 06:07.049[2]; 13. 18-Micheal Summers, 06:11.928[14]; 14. 23G-Joe Geibe, 06:13.700[9]; 15. 110-Jake Brown, 06:15.042[12]; 16. 27-Brad Lamberson, 06:15.415[15]; 17. 24-Kobe Allison, 06:02.310[19]; 18. 70-Eli Lakin, 08:55.309[16]; 19. 27X-Jared Lamberson, 05:42.979[7]; 20. 5-Andy Teunessen, 05:23.719[18]
B Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 7-Joe Swanson, 02:45.450[6]; 2. 5-Andy Teunessen, 02:48.987[2]; 3. 24-Kobe Allison, 02:50.751[1]; 4. 20A-Andy Chehowski, 02:52.064[3]; 5. 11-Trey Smith, 02:53.022[5]; 6. 28M-Connor Morrell, 02:53.369[7]; 7. 3-John Gurley, 02:55.196[9]; 8. 19J-Linden Jones, 02:58.512[11]; 9. 48-Nicholas Hull, 04:14.711[8]; 10. 4-Tyler Fitzpatrick, 02:52.535[4]; 11. 91L-Alexis Adgate, 03:01.570[10]; (DNS) 5M-Max Stambaugh, 03:01.570; (DNS) 2F-Matt Foos, 03:01.570
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 27X-Jared Lamberson, 01:50.050[1]; 2. 24D-Danny Sams III, 01:50.115[3]; 3. 23G-Joe Geibe, 01:51.196[2]; 4. 11R-Chase Ridenour, 01:51.729[8]; 5. 24-Kobe Allison, 01:52.635[5]; 6. 11-Trey Smith, 01:53.356[7]; 7. 5M-Max Stambaugh, 01:53.356[4]; 8. 2F-Matt Foos, 01:53.356[6]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 17-Jared Horstman, 01:46.653[1]; 2. 10-Mitch Brown, 01:48.807[2]; 3. 22H-Randy Hannagan, 01:49.625[4]; 4. 18-Micheal Summers, 01:51.233[6]; 5. 5-Andy Teunessen, 01:53.705[3]; 6. 7-Joe Swanson, 01:54.087[5]; 7. 3-John Gurley, 01:55.850[7]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 28-Phil Gressman, 01:50.186[3]; 2. 49T-Gregg Dalman, 01:50.495[4]; 3. 19-Brett Mann, 01:50.856[2]; 4. 27-Brad Lamberson, 01:53.213[1]; 5. 20A-Andy Chehowski, 01:53.757[5]; 6. 28M-Connor Morrell, 01:54.560[6]; 7. 91L-Alexis Adgate, 01:57.995[7]
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 84-Kyle Poortenga, 01:50.726[1]; 2. 85-Dustin Daggett, 01:51.302[3]; 3. 110-Jake Brown, 01:52.867[4]; 4. 70-Eli Lakin, 01:54.239[2]; 5. 4-Tyler Fitzpatrick, 01:56.316[5]; 6. 48-Nicholas Hull, 01:56.475[7]; 7. 19J-Linden Jones, 01:57.903[6]
Qualifying 1 (2 Laps): 1. 28M-Connor Morrell, 00:13.640[29]; 2. 19J-Linden Jones, 00:13.810[28]; 4. 5M-Max Stambaugh, [6]; 5. 22H-Randy Hannagan, [5]; 6. 24D-Danny Sams III, [4]; 7. 10-Mitch Brown, [12]; 8. 27X-Jared Lamberson, [9]; 9. 49T-Gregg Dalman, [18]; 10. 23G-Joe Geibe, [1]; 11. 17-Jared Horstman, [14]; 12. 24-Kobe Allison, [3]; 13. 7-Joe Swanson, [2]; 14. 2F-Matt Foos, [8]; 15. 5-Andy Teunessen, [11]; 16. 28-Phil Gressman, [17]; 17. 85-Dustin Daggett, [27]; 18. 18-Micheal Summers, [7]; 19. 19-Brett Mann, [23]; 20. 27-Brad Lamberson, [16]; 21. 84-Kyle Poortenga, [19]; 22. 110-Jake Brown, [21]; 23. 20A-Andy Chehowski, [26]; 24. 11-Trey Smith, [13]; 25. 70-Eli Lakin, [24]; 26. 3-John Gurley, [15]; 27. 4-Tyler Fitzpatrick, [22]; 28. 91L-Alexis Adgate, [25]; 29. 48-Nicholas Hull, [20]; (DNS) 11R-Chase Ridenour, 00:13.810
Modifieds
A Feature 1: 1. 21-Derek Losh, [4]; 2. 37-Devin Wright, [2]; 3. 24-Zeke McKenzie, [8]; 4. 28M-Frank Marshall, [5]; 5. 10-Bradley Jameson, [6]; 6. 0-Garrett Jameson, [7]; 7. 2M-Matt Mitchell, [9]; 8. 08-DJ Streeter, [10]; 9. 00-Cameron Head, [13]; 10. 21R-Richard Shirey, [15]; 11. 48X-Kurt Allison, [11]; 12. 19-Michael Kettnich, [3]; 13. 16W-Dillon Nusbaum, [14]; 14. 14-Michael Thayer, [1]; 15. B14-Zach Brubaker, [12]
Heat 1: 1. 10-Bradley Jameson, [2]; 2. 37-Devin Wright, [5]; 3. 19-Michael Kettnich, [1]; 4. 0-Garrett Jameson, [7]; 5. 2M-Matt Mitchell, [8]; 6. 48X-Kurt Allison, [3]; 7. 00-Cameron Head, [6]; 8. 21R-Richard Shirey, [4]
Heat 2: 1. 21-Derek Losh, [2]; 2. 28M-Frank Marshall, [4]; 3. 14-Michael Thayer, [1]; 4. 24-Zeke McKenzie, [3]; 5. 08-DJ Streeter, [5]; 6. B14-Zach Brubaker, [6]; 7. 16W-Dillon Nusbaum, [7]
600 Open
A Feature 1: 1. 0C-Andrew Cockman, [5]; 2. 21-Brenton Lamb, [2]; 3. 26-Cody Williams, [11]; 4. 6-Nick Schaefer, [4]; 5. 57-Chad Hartzell, [15]; 6. 76-Zack Clark, [13]; 7. 10-Garrett Wagoner, [16]; 8. 35-Noah Miller, [17]; 9. 3L-Mike Landis, [14]; 10. 18A-Kyle Gunkel, [12]; 11. 89-Doug Nichols, [6]; 12. 12-Jacob Ruppe, [10]; 13. 45-Ed Cleveland, [20]; 14. 18B-Austin Turner, [1]; 15. 21F-Kevan Free, [8]; 16. 7-Parkur Dalrymple, [19]; 17. 38-Brian Kunze, [18]; 18. 71-Garrett Saunders, [3]; 19. 15-Andy Hall, [7]; 20. 7A-Tyler Chalk, [9]
B Feature 1: 1. 10-Garrett Wagoner, [2]; 2. 35-Noah Miller, [8]; 3. 38-Brian Kunze, [4]; 4. 7-Parkur Dalrymple, [5]; 5. 45-Ed Cleveland, [6]; 6. 5-Sam Bird, [3]; 7. 29-Kayla Cleveland, [9]; 8. 27J-Joseph Irons, [11]; 9. 17-Shawn Bone, [1]; 10. 28H-Austin Helm, [7]; 11. 7K-Kyle Lasley, [10]; 12. 69-Blake Lamb, [13]; (DNS) 18-Maddy Kinzer, ; (DNS) 33-Brandon Bibler,
Heat 1: 1. 6-Nick Schaefer, [4]; 2. 71-Garrett Saunders, [7]; 3. 15-Andy Hall, [3]; 4. 12-Jacob Ruppe, [9]; 5. 76-Zack Clark, [8]; 6. 17-Shawn Bone, [1]; 7. 38-Brian Kunze, [10]; (DNS) 28H-Austin Helm, ; (DNS) 7K-Kyle Lasley, ; (DNS) 69-Blake Lamb,
Heat 2: 1. 21-Brenton Lamb, [1]; 2. 0C-Andrew Cockman, [2]; 3. 21F-Kevan Free, [3]; 4. 26-Cody Williams, [8]; 5. 3L-Mike Landis, [9]; 6. 10-Garrett Wagoner, [6]; 7. 7-Parkur Dalrymple, [4]; 8. 35-Noah Miller, [10]; 9. 27J-Joseph Irons, [7]; 10. (DNF) 18-Maddy Kinzer, [5]
Heat 3: 1. 89-Doug Nichols, [1]; 2. 18B-Austin Turner, [2]; 3. 7A-Tyler Chalk, [3]; 4. 18A-Kyle Gunkel, [9]; 5. 57-Chad Hartzell, [8]; 6. 5-Sam Bird, [7]; 7. 29-Kayla Cleveland, [5]; 8. 45-Ed Cleveland, [4]; 9. 33-Brandon Bibler, [6]
600 Open Make Up Feature from July 20
A Feature 1: 1. 10-Garrett Wagoner, [15]; 2. 18K-Kyle Gunkel, [1]; 3. 26-Cody Williams, [6]; 4. 6-Nick Schaefer, [4]; 5. 57-Garrett Saunders, [7]; 6. 28H-Austin Helm, [8]; 7. 35-Noah Miller, [3]; 8. 07-Tyler Chalk, [17]; 9. 69-Blake Lamb, [16]; 10. 21-Brenton Lamb, [13]; 11. 12-Jacob Ruppe, [5]; 12. 27J-Joseph Irons, [18]; 13. 17-Shawn Bone, [14]; 14. 0C-Andrew Cockman, [2]; 15. 29-Kayla Cleveland, [12]; 16. 3L-Mike Landis, [9]; 17. 18-Austin Turner, [10]; 18. 45-Ed Cleveland, [11]
Thunder Stocks
A Feature 1: 1. 34-Kevin Kerlin, [1]; 2. 114-Austen Hubbard, [5]; 3. 12-Chad McLean, [14]; 4. 14A-RJ Akers, [21]; 5. 21-jacob Kolwyck, [9]; 6. 11-Rodney Allen, [20]; 7. 99-Steven Neeley, [13]; 8. 333-Jonathan Zieglar, [6]; 9. 5-Shane Sanders, [8]; 10. 69M-James Mulkey Jr., [16]; 11. 45-Rodger Dillon, [17]; 12. 22-Ralph Neeley, [4]; 13. 65-Wally Kerst, [7]; 14. 9-Nate Payton, [2]; 15. 5C-Tim Craig, [18]; 16. 7B-Bryan Banta, [3]; 17. 9A-Gregg Tarr, [10]; 18. 28-Brenden Hartman, [11]; 19. 8BALL-Clint Hall, [12]; 20. 48C-Wade Clemmons, [15]; 21. 7L-Randy Lambert, [19]
Heat 1: 1. 22-Ralph Neeley, [1]; 2. 9-Nate Payton, [2]; 3. 333-Jonathan Zieglar, [4]; 4. 65-Wally Kerst, [9]; 5. 21-jacob Kolwyck, [3]; 6. 28-Brenden Hartman, [8]; 7. 99-Steven Neeley, [10]; 8. 48C-Wade Clemmons, [7]; 9. 45-Rodger Dillon, [11]; 10. 7L-Randy Lambert, [5]; 11. (DNF) 14A-RJ Akers, [6]
Heat 2: 1. 114-Austen Hubbard, [2]; 2. 34-Kevin Kerlin, [3]; 3. 7B-Bryan Banta, [4]; 4. 5-Shane Sanders, [9]; 5. 9A-Gregg Tarr, [5]; 6. 8BALL-Clint Hall, [1]; 7. 12-Chad McLean, [6]; 8. 69M-James Mulkey Jr., [7]; 9. 5C-Tim Craig, [8]; 10. 11-Rodney Allen, [10]
