weekend of august 14,15,16

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Weekend of August 14-15-16« Thread Started on Aug 16, 2009, 11:19am »

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By: BRANDON ULTSCHAfter what seemed like a LONG race weekend, I can officially say I am exhausted.I first headed to M40. I didn't write down heat race results because I didn't know how late I was, turns out I only missed the slow Pure Stock heat, oh well.The first feature of the night was the Pure Stock B feature. Rookie Andrew Wrigley lead many of the opening laps, but it wasn't long before "Slick" Rick Reed was the new leader. Reed went on to take the win.It was then on to the Pure Stock A feature. Tim Thurston, Tony Stewart, and Randy Pressler all were out of the race early. Bernie Arnett just didn't seem to be as fast as he has been the last few weeks. Travis Rozner lead early on, but a wreck took him out early. Josh Highbaugh also looked to have his car hooked up, but that same wreck took away a lot of his momentum. Josh Taylor's #3 went on to win.It was then on to the Pro Stock feature. Rodney Smith is the points leader with a fast racecar driver behind him in Brandon Zachary. Smith and Zachary were moving through the field fast early on, but Smith lost all momentum and appeared to have car problems. Brandon was soon the leader. Some of the top contenders were out early, like Mickey Cornwell and Steve Smith. Brandon Zachary went on to win, with Rodney Smith finishing back of the pack. Be sure to keep an eye on this points battle.It was then on to the "Big Cars, and the Big Stars", the LATE MODELS!!!!I had never seen the black #11 car before Friday night, but it's a car I wont forget. It wasn't long at all before he was the leader and he opened a HUGE lead on the fast field in Jones, Michigan. The only car who had a chance to catch him was points leader Jeff Ganus, but he was having troubles moving through the field. Ganus went on to finish 2nd, passing Roger Northrop in the final 3 laps. #11 took the checkered flag.It was then on to the Plymouth Speedway for the final appearance in 2009 of the International Outlaw Figure-8 Series.Brandyn Ross and Drew Davis, in an exciting one, were the Mini-Stock heat winners, with Steven Woods and Greg Gifford, in a great race, take the Sportsman wins. Doug Grieg and Jeff Shackleford were the IOFS winners. Kelton Kakley was the winner in a short field of FWD's, he was The fast qualifier.Darin Harrell has had his car hooked up the last several weeks, and that has to worry points leader Michael Mast. Harrell survived on his way to the front making his way through cars going 3 and 4 wide down the backstretch. Harrell ended up taking, I believe, his 3rd straight feature win, with points leader Michael Mast taking home 3rd. Keep an eye on this points battle.Do you want to take a guess at who the Sportsman Fast Qualifier was? Odds are, your right. Derrick Griffin was once again the fastest car in the field. Rodney Spencer beat Derrick to the front, but that didn't really matter as Griffin quickly made his way around Spencer. Someone is going to have to really find a groove to beat the #95 machine. Griffin took the win.Kelton Kakley took the FWD feature win and the sweep of the night.It was then on to the wild and crazy, IOFS SERIES!!!!It was announced before the race that #23 Eddie Van Meter had the biggest sideboard in North America. He was also Fastest in qualifying.When the green flag dropped it was the man who builds many of the IOFS chassis in the lead., Rich Fenwick. Fenwick lead many of the opening laps, but Eddie Van Meter was making his way through the field. Van Meter forcefully took the 2nd position and was quickly reeling in Fenwick. It was not long before the tallest sideboard in North America, was the new leader. Van Meter opened up a big lead, and went on to win the race.This really is a great series. They have close calls in the chute all race long and really keep the fans on the edge of their seats. Another great thing about the series is the look of the cars. Some of them are really a thing of beauty with the big sideboards and all the other things they have to do to make their machines turn not only left, but right as well.Bobby Schischler took the win over in New Paris for the Flagger Boy 50. It was his 17th attempt to win the race and he finally took the 2009 edition. Also at New Paris, JR and Tyler Roarhig, the father and son duo, finished 1-2 in the 5th race of the M40-NP Challenge Series. Track favorite Ty Hayes took 3rd, while points leader Bobby Stremme wrecked out.Corky Knight is putting on a clinic in Mottville taking his 7th feature win of the season, in limited appearances. Word on the street is that Corky is looking to make Mottville his home track. Knight is the points leader at Mottville, with another race up there tonight, we will see if he can make it 8.Steve Needles took the win at the legendary Kalamazoo Klash, in what I heard was a great race.Coming up next week at Plymouth is the 3rd and last Leg of the Triple Crown . Mt. Lawn is looking to put on a great show with the CRA boys in town, you can check out the details for that event here http://stockcarextreme.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=86&t=5144Pictures are up in the photo section.By: BRANDON ULTSCH