ILVDIRT contributed an extra $1,109 to the winner of the Super Street Feature Saturday night and Kokomo’s Chris Hunter started on the pole and pocketed the cash.
Travis Wolford and David Short finished second and third but it seemed like all 20 starters took a turn at trying for the lead.
Early in the contest, Calvin Peek Jr. from his third starting spot was running on the bottom when he had car issues stacking up several cars behind and shuffling up the running order. The restart had cars faning out looking for a quick way to the front establishing two and three wide racing with Hunter out front out of the fray.
This same group of hard chargers will be running for $11,109 to win on July 13 in the ILVDIRT Throwdown at the Playground. Last year the event brought cars from all over the midwest and beyond for some of the best full fender racing the dirt track has seen. This year the stakes are higher expected the unexpected from these racers.
Elkhart’s Bruce Clay picked up his first feature win in the 600 Non Wing Micros followed by the Jesse Holt of Columbus Ind. Brenton Lamb beat older brother Blake Lamb to the stripe to finish third. The draw and some very competitive heat racing had the field starting with the top points leaders buried back in the pack. Ed Cleveland leads the class by a slim six points started 18th in the 20 car field picked up the hard charger finishing 10th. Second in points, Chad Hartzell started 14th moving too 8th at the checkers. This class goes into Saturday’s Mid Season Championship with ten cars within reach of a points championship.
Modifieds had some fresh faces on the podium with the always strong Zeke McKenzie capitalizing on some lap traffic to grab the lead and then he checked out with Michael Tarlton and Lima, Ohio’s Tony Anderson finishing second and third respectively.
This race had some fireworks on the track as Frank Marshall started on the pole and looked like he was on his way to running away with the race when he came up to the previously mentioned lapped traffic. Marshall was looking for a way around the soon to be lapped car which allowed McKenzie and points leader Derek Losh to catch up.
As Marshall worked to get around McKenzie was quick to respond to an opening low and slipped past. Next up was Losh as Marshall continued to run in the tracks of the lapped car. Losh and Marshall came together in turns 1 and 2 in an effort to get around Losh was ahead carried a slim lead over Marshall in turn three when Marshall got into the him hard causing both to spin.
Losh went to the rear of the 17 cars still racing and Marshall got a tow to the pits with broken front end parts.
Losh would go on to finish in fifth from his seventh starting spot but he had passed everyone on the track but McKenzie at least once. The fifth place finish protected his points lead especially with second place Marshall collecting a DNF but McKenzie made progress on both from third.
The CSR sprints race was a busy affair as cars where moving up and back as the early set up faded and allowed some that looked like they were out to lunch to make a run at the end.
New comer to the class Andrew Cockman started on the pole in his third feature since making the move from 600s. He lead several laps early but eventual winner Eli Lakin was able to make the top work and took the lead and the win. Kyle Gunkel, another racer from the 600 ranks, is getting thinks together with a strong second place finish over Lakeville’s Eric Saunders.
Saturday will feature more fireworks, this time in the night sky above the track. Mid Season Championship with all five classes in action and special Adult admission only $15 and race fans under 12 admitted free. It is also Autograph night with a chance to get all your favorite drivers autographs.
July 12 and 13 is the two night ILVDIRT Throwdown with Thunder Stocks racing for $1,109 on Friday with Non Wing 600s, front and rear wheel drive minis and Super Streets getting an opportunity for practice. Saturday, July 13 is the Saturday night main event with Super Streets racing for $11,109 to win, $500 to start. CSR Sprints and UMP Mods are also on the card. This event set attendance records last year, you will want to be here for these two night extravaganza.
This two night show is followed by another two night show the next week, Friday, July 19 and Saturday July 20. USAC Sprint Week visits the “Playground of Power” with their ground pounding, heart stopping 410 Non Wing Sprints. The Non Wing Sprints features such all stars as Dave Darland, Tyler Courtney, Kevin Thomas Jr. and Justin Grant just to name a few. Race fans will be here from all over the US and the world to take part in Indiana Sprint Week.
6/22/2019 at Plymouth Speedway
600cc Non Winged Micros
A Feature 1: 1. 4-Bruce Clay, [1]; 2. 22E-Jessee Holt, [3]; 3. 21-Brenton Lamb, [5]; 4. 69-Blake Lamb, [2]; 5. 26-Cody Williams, [8]; 6. 11H-Abby Hohlbein, [7]; 7. 6-Nick Schaefer, [11]; 8. 57-Chad Hartzell, [14]; 9. 12-Jacob Ruppe, [10]; 10. 45-Ed Cleveland, [18]; 11. 83-Garett Goodwin, [4]; 12. 38-Billy Briscoe, [12]; 13. 15-Andy Hall, [17]; 14. 99-Zachary Clark, [13]; 15. 35-Noah Miller, [6]; 16. 89-Doug Nichols, [16]; 17. 29-Kayla Cleveland, [15]; 18. 18-Maddy Kinzer, [19]; 19. 49-Brian Kunze, [20]; 20. 23H-Kevin Hapner, [21]
Heat 1: 1. 21-Brenton Lamb, [1]; 2. 83-Garett Goodwin, [4]; 3. 11H-Abby Hohlbein, [2]; 4. 12-Jacob Ruppe, [5]; 5. 99-Zachary Clark, [3]; 6. 89-Doug Nichols, [6]; 7. 18-Maddy Kinzer, [7]
Heat 2: 1. 35-Noah Miller, [1]; 2. 22E-Jessee Holt, [6]; 3. 26-Cody Williams, [2]; 4. 6-Nick Schaefer, [4]; 5. 57-Chad Hartzell, [3]; 6. 15-Andy Hall, [7]; 7. 49-Brian Kunze, [5]
Heat 3: 1. 69-Blake Lamb, [6]; 2. 4-Bruce Clay, [7]; 3. 347-Dalton Richards, [1]; 4. 38-Billy Briscoe, [4]; 5. 29-Kayla Cleveland, [3]; 6. 45-Ed Cleveland, [2]; 7. 23H-Kevin Hapner, [5]
Super Sports
A Feature 1: 1. 67-Chris Hunter, [1]; 2. 48-Travis Wolford, [4]; 3. 15D-David Short, [5]; 4. 8-David Hurst, [6]; 5. CR15-Bob McLean, [8]; 6. 12-Kody Conner, [11]; 7. 19-Ron Wilkes, [2]; 8. 99K-Jerrad Krick, [15]; 9. 71-Justin VanDrunen, [12]; 10. 1-Michael Clark, [10]; 11. 14T-Chris Tippit, [16]; 12. 14-Adam Williams, [20]; 13. 15-Owen Wells, [17]; 14. 1T-Tommy Sutton, [19]; 15. 79-Mike Fincher, [13]; 16. 83S-Tyler Sweat, [18]; 17. 1A-Kyle Anderson, [14]; 18. 23A-Andrew Funk, [9]; 19. 88-Calvin Peek Jr, [3]; 20. 20X-John Rhoads, [7]
B Feature 1: 1. 99K-Jerrad Krick, [2]; 2. 14T-Chris Tippit, [3]; 3. 15-Owen Wells, [1]; 4. 83S-Tyler Sweat, [6]; 5. 1T-Tommy Sutton, [5]; 6. 14-Adam Williams, [10]; 7. 68-jason mitchell , [7]; 8. 37-Lance Evans, [8]; 9. 7B-Bryan Banta, [12]; 10. 33-Zakary Banta, [9]; 11. G14-Greg Marlow, [11]; 12. 91-Shane Pendleton, [13]; 13. 42G-Austin Garrett, [15]; 14. 25-Dustin Pruitt, [4]
Heat 1: 1. 15D-David Short, [7]; 2. 67-Chris Hunter, [1]; 3. 20X-John Rhoads, [2]; 4. 23A-Andrew Funk, [8]; 5. 71-Justin VanDrunen, [10]; 6. 15-Owen Wells, [5]; 7. 25-Dustin Pruitt, [9]; 8. 68-jason mitchell , [4]; 9. 14-Adam Williams, [6]; 10. 91-Shane Pendleton, [3]
Heat 2: 1. 19-Ron Wilkes, [5]; 2. 88-Calvin Peek Jr, [7]; 3. CR15-Bob McLean, [1]; 4. 1-Michael Clark, [6]; 5. 79-Mike Fincher, [3]; 6. 99K-Jerrad Krick, [8]; 7. 1T-Tommy Sutton, [4]; 8. 37-Lance Evans, [10]; 9. G14-Greg Marlow, [2]; 10. 111-Kirby Trent, [9]
Heat 3: 1. 48-Travis Wolford, [3]; 2. 28-Joe Spiewak, [4]; 3. 8-David Hurst, [7]; 4. 12-Kody Conner, [8]; 5. 1A-Kyle Anderson, [9]; 6. 14T-Chris Tippit, [2]; 7. 83S-Tyler Sweat, [5]; 8. 33-Zakary Banta, [1]; 9. 7B-Bryan Banta, [6]; 10. 42G-Austin Garrett, [10]
UMP Modifieds
A Feature 1: 1. 24-Zeke McKenzie, [3]; 2. 17T-Michael Tarlton, [6]; 3. 22T-Tony Anderson, [2]; 4. 65-Todd Sherman, [5]; 5. 21-Derek Losh, [7]; 6. 49S-Darek Snyder, [9]; 7. 10-Bradley Jameson, [10]; 8. 11H-Mike Hohlbein, [8]; 9. 16W-Dillon Nusbaum, [16]; 10. 2M-Matt Mitchell, [15]; 11. 42-Justin Gregory, [13]; 12. 0-Garrett Jameson, [12]; 13. 1W-Larry Witt Jr, [18]; 14. 08-DJ Streeter, [14]; 15. R19-Ryan Ramseyer, [17]; 16. 25M-Brian Mcfeeters, [20]; 17. 22-Will Bennett, [19]; 18. 28M-Frank Marshall, [1]; 19. K67-Ian Keller, [11]; 20. 00-Cameron Head, [4]
B Feature 1: 1. 16W-Dillon Nusbaum, [1]; 2. R19-Ryan Ramseyer, [3]; 3. 1W-Larry Witt Jr, [10]; 4. 22-Will Bennett, [6]; 5. 25M-Brian Mcfeeters, [8]; 6. 45-Tanner Gregory, [11]; 7. 84-Tom Grall, [5]; 8. 4-Tyler Teegardin, [2]; 9. 01-Bric Barry, [4]
Heat 1: 1. 28M-Frank Marshall, [1]; 2. 24-Zeke McKenzie, [3]; 3. 21-Derek Losh, [4]; 4. 10-Bradley Jameson, [2]; 5. 42-Justin Gregory, [7]; 6. 16W-Dillon Nusbaum, [8]; 7. 01-Bric Barry, [6]; 8. 91-Michael Clark, [5]; 9. 1W-Larry Witt Jr, [9]
Heat 2: 1. 65-Todd Sherman, [2]; 2. 17T-Michael Tarlton, [3]; 3. 11H-Mike Hohlbein, [1]; 4. K67-Ian Keller, [4]; 5. 08-DJ Streeter, [8]; 6. 4-Tyler Teegardin, [6]; 7. 84-Tom Grall, [5]; 8. 25M-Brian Mcfeeters, [9]; 9. 45-Tanner Gregory, [7]
Heat 3: 1. 00-Cameron Head, [1]; 2. 22T-Tony Anderson, [3]; 3. 49S-Darek Snyder, [4]; 4. 0-Garrett Jameson, [6]; 5. 2M-Matt Mitchell, [8]; 6. R19-Ryan Ramseyer, [2]; 7. 22-Will Bennett, [7]; 8. 3H-Jim Henson, [5]
Winged Crate Sprints
A Feature 1: 1. 70-Eli Lakin, [2]; 2. 75-Kyle Gunkel, [3]; 3. 349-Eric Saunders, [4]; 4. 99-Jack James, [5]; 5. 3G-John Gurley, [6]; 6. 0C-Andrew Cockman, [1]; 7. 37-David Gross, [7]
Heat 1: 1. 70-Eli Lakin, [2]; 2. 349-Eric Saunders, [6]; 3. 0C-Andrew Cockman, [3]; 4. 99-Jack James, [4]; 5. 3G-John Gurley, [7]; 6. 75-Kyle Gunkel, [5]; 7. 37-David Gross, [1
By Greg Hildebrand
