Check it Out!!!
Speed Partz New Newsletter - New Parts, Accessories and Stories
|CLICK HERE|

Looking for some great photos of the Twas the Midgets before Christmas Race
|click here|

          | Back to Mini Sprint Racer Home Page |

Weekend Wrap-Up June 5th &6th
News from AMSA, MMSA, Waynesfield, 35 Raceway and Bakersfield Raceway Park

AMSA
 

Harvey 2 out of 2 in AMSA features at Lawrenceburg!

6-06-09

Don Harvey  traveled all the way from New York this weekend to race at the high banked Lawrenceburg Speedway to race alongside the  World of Outlaws.  He wouldn’t leave disappointed as he swept the weekend features at The Burg.

22 AMSA mini-sprints were set to do battle in the 20 lap feature event.  Scott Fasse started from the pole and took the lead hoping to win for the second time in his AMSA career. The race was competitive as Ryan Braughton also took a turn running up front.  While the leaders were battling, Don Harvey was patiently working his way through the field, and took the lead on lap 13, but the caution came out, and Harvey was placed back in second for the restart.  When the green flew again, Harvey wasted no time moving around Braughton to take the lead on lap 14 and ran away with the  win.  Braughton finished second followed by Fasse, Beau Stewart, and Jeff Barnhart.

Heat race winners were Harvey, Barnhart, and Braughton.

 The AMSA mini-sprints return to Lawrenceburg on Saturday June 13.

FEATURE

1 - 44 Don Harvey   2 - 22 Ryan Braughton   3 - 8f Scott Fasse  4 - 27 Beau Stewart  5 - 2B Jeff Barnhart  6 - 92 Sam Ashworth  7 - 4R Kevin Roberts, Sr.  8 - 5 Drew Pollock  9 - 26 Howard McCormick  10 -  51 Brent Burrows  11 - 53  Ian Beveridge  12 - 22R  Kevin Roberts, Jr.  13 - 29K Keith Bradley  14 - 18 Seth Wilkerson  15 - 29 Rusty Strausbaugh  16 - 4 Carl Cruse  17 - 42 John Race  18 - 35  Merrill Calvert  19 - 18E Evan Gindling  20 - 55 James Willis  DNS - 1  Nick Roberts  DNS - 37 Justin Roberts

Harvey Beats AMSA for Win at Lawrenburg

6-05-09

Heat 1 (top 5 transfer)
 1. 44 Don Harvey   2. 22 Ryan Braughton   3. 2b Jeff Barnhart   4. 8f Scott Fasse   5. 27 Beau Stewart   6. 1h Herschel Wills   7. 53 Ian Beveridge   8. 29 Rusty Strausbaugh   9. 26 Howard McCormick  10. 67 Nathan Mensendiek
        
Heat 2  (top 5 transfer)
 1. 92 Sam Ashworth  2. 51 Brent Burrows  3. 66w Mike Willis  4. 35 Merrill Calvert  5. 11 Stormy Steinhauer  6. 22w Mike Weber  7. 42 Jiohn Race  8. 4 Carl Cruse  9. 23 Adam Meier-dns 10. 77 Tony Rose-dns
        
Heat 3  (top 5 transfer)
 1. 28 Rod Henning  2. 4r Kevin Roberts Sr.  3. 5 Drew Pollock  4. 3d Dave Dorsett  5. 22r Kevin Roberts Jr.  6. 37 Justin Roberts  7. 18 Seth Wilkerson 8. 55 James Willis  9. 1 Nick Roberts 10. 747 Joe Baston
        
B Main  (top 5 transfer)
 1. 42 John Race  2. 29 Rusty Strausbaugh  3. 1 Nick Roberts  4. 67 Nathan Mensendiek  5. 4 Carl Cruse  6. 22w Mike Weber  7. 18 Seth Wilkerson  8. 1h Herschel Wills  9. 53 Ian Beveridge 10. 26 Howard McCormick
        
Feature
 1. 44 Don Harvey  2. 27 Beau Stewart  3. 92 Sam Ashworth  4. 28 Rod Henning  5. 2b Jeff Barnhart  6. 51 Brent Burrows  7. 22r Kevin Roberts Jr.  8. 8f Scott Fasse  9. 67 Nathan Mensendiek 10. 29 Rusty Strausbaugh 11. 11 Stormy Steinhauer 12. 22 Ryan Braughton 13.  42 John Race 14. 3d Dave Dorsett 15. 4 Carl Cruse 16. 4r Kevin Roberts Sr. 17. 35 Merrill Calvert 18 1 Nick Roberts 19. 66w Mike Willis 20. 5 Drew Pollock

Waynesfield Motorsports Park

The 600cc winged mini-sprints had a 17 car field to race for their share of tonights purse. Rod Henning is a weekly competitor at Waynesfield with his mini-sprint. Henning has won a feature race in the past but that has been a few years ago. The young man's crew has recently made some changes to his car and that would help return him to victory lane tonight. Henning quickly made his way to the front and left the other mini-sprint drivers in his dust to fight for 2nd. He drove his way thru the lapped traffic like a professional and seemed to extend his lead as the race went on. Front row started Gary Loney was able to hold off last weeks winner Devon Dobie to finish in 2nd place. Henning and Loney claimed the heat race wins for the mini-sprints earlier in the night.
 

Mini Sprints

Heat #1
47 - Gary Loney
06 - Shane Hayslett
23 - Devon Dobie
4L - Roger Unverferth
22B - Brad Racer
328 - Becca Stiefel
7T - Tyler Hesson
24P - Jamie Paul
8T - Trevor Helmlinger


Heat #2
26 - Rod Henning
10J - Jarrod DeLong
24L - Lee Underwood
5 - Max Stambaugh
00 - Mikey Helterbran
29 - Vince Coleman
31 - Bob Owens
4S - Chris Smalley

A-Main
26 - Rod Henning
47 - Gary Loney
23 - Devon Dobie
24L - Lee Underwood
10J - Jarrod DeLong
4L - Roger Unverferth
5 - Max Stambaugh
06 - Shane Hayslett
24P - Jamie Paul
29 - Vince Coleman
00 - Mikey Helterbran
31 - Bob Owens
7T - Tyler Hesson
8T - Trevor Helmlinger
328 - Becca Stiefel
22B - Brad Racer

4S - Chris Smalley - Did Not Start A-Main
 

Ambrose Picks Up Third MMSA Win

Twin Cities Raceway Park, North Vernon, IN. Saturday Night, June 6, 2009

Seventeen mini sprint drivers showed up for the 1000cc Midwest Mini Sprint Association's race at Twin Cities.  The night was warm and the track was dry.  As usual, promoter, Mason Fleetwood, and his staff did an excellent job of preparing the track and keeping the racing on schedule.

Heat One had nine cars entered and Heat Two had eight cars. All 17 cars transferred to the "A" Main so there was no "B" Main. The MMSA purse is based on car count. 20 cars or over pays $1000 to win. Under 20 cars, the payout is $600 to win. All features pay $100 to start, $50 to the Hard Charger, and $50 to the top finishing 600cc car. All cars not making the start of the "A" Main receive at least $40 if they started their heat race.

Heat Race Results - ( ) Denotes Starting Order

Heat One
1st  #86 Andy Bradley (1)   2nd  #1  Lynn Ambrose (2)   3rd  #1X Scott Bradley (4)   4th  #14 Nathan Hughes (3)   5th  #68 Steve Bradley (6)   6th  #10 John Harrison (8)   7th  #25P Colin Parker (7)   8th  #9C Zack Clark (9)   9th  #37 Lynsey Tilton (5)

Heat 2

1st  #11 Alex Shipman (2)   2nd #22  Collin Ambrose (5)  3rd  #99K Kerry Kinser (4)  4th  #3 Gina Lowe (1)  5th  #67  Nathan Mensendick (8)  6th  #7 Josh Garris (3)  7th #44 Seth Motsinger (7)  8th  #25 JD Parker (6)

The feature race was full of excitement.  Steve Bradley #68, father of Andy and Scott, took another hard crash on the second lap of the feature.  Last week, Steve totaled out a car and tonight he bent the frame and broke the front axle on the family backup car.  This wreck also took out #9C, Zack Clark.  On lap 15, Andy Bradley #8, had an oil cooler line come loose which caused a huge oil fire as he was attempting to pass his brother, Scott, #4 for second place.  Once Andy got the car stopped in turn 3, he bailed out. The fire went out without further damage to the car but Any was out of the race. Lynsey Tilton #37 put on another sensational drive to earn the $50 Hard Charger Award.  Lynsey started in 17th position and finished 6th. Gine Lowe, who started 8th in her #3 car, drove all the way up to the third spot.  Gina finished 4th as young Nathan Mensendick #67 passed her to get third.

"A" Main

1st  #22 Collin Ambrose  2nd  #1X Scott Bradley  3rd  #67 Nathan Mensendick  4th  #3 Gina Lowe  5th  #11 Alex Shipman  6th  #37 Lynsey Tilton  8th  #7 Josh Garris  9th  #25 JD Parker  10th #14 Nathan Hughes  11th #10 John Harrison  12th #25P Colin Parker  13th #1 Lynn Ambrose  14th #86 Andy Bradley  15th #99K Kerry Kinser  16th #9C Zack Clark  17th #68 Steve Bradley

Colin Ambrose has now won three of the four MMSA races this season.

35 Raceway Park

600 Outlaw Mini Sprints
Heat Winner: Herschel Wills
Feature:  Kevin Wills, Herschel Wills, Jesse McCreary, Chris May, Bill Malone, Todd Wills

Resources
Getting Started in Mini Sprint Racing (The Mini Sprint Book)
 

| Racing News | Calendar | Tracks | Drivers | Racer's Mall | Racing Clubs | Classifieds | Message Boards | Links |