NAPA Night at Gas City Speedway

Written By: Matt "Night" Rider
Photos By: Dave Merritt (http://www.davespitpassphotos.com/)

GAS CITY SPEEDWAY (GAS CITY, IN.)- It was a beautiful night for racing, as Gas City Speedway welcomed the "NAPA Night at the Races" on Friday night.

Lafayette, IN. racer Shane Hollingsworth (Pictured Left) passed Pone, CA. native Justin Grant to pick up the 25 lap Sprint Car feature A-Main.   "It feels good to win. I'm just relieved we got to race. There has been many rainouts this year, but it feels good to get race and win," Hollingsworth said.

After the race, second place finisher Justin Grant said, "It feels good to finish second.  The car was fast all night. I messed up on the restart. I let Shane (Hollingsworth) get by me. I'm happy to finish second tonight." Third went to Lincoln, IN. racer Dave Darland.  "It felt good. We had a good car tonight. It was a good night," Darland said.

New Castle, IN. native Kyle Robbins came away with a hard fought fourth place finish, while fifth went to Thomas Meseraull. Sixth was the No. 16 Nonwing Sprint of Billy Puterbaugh Jr. Finishing behind Puterbaugh Jr. was Kokomo, IN. native Josh Spencer. Steve Ott came home in eighth. Andrew Elson bounced back from an early flat right rear to finish nineth. Rounding out the top ten was Casey Riggs.

Andy Bishop took the victory in the 25 lap A-Main UMP Late Modified feature. Taking second was No. 188 Aaron Orr.  Jon Fosnaugh put together another solid run to finish third. Fourth belonged to No. 20 Scott Orr, while Zeke McKenzie rounded out the top five finishers.

Marion, IN. racer Ervin Turner raced to another impressive Street Stock A-Main victory. Landon Miller came home second in his No. OOM Street Stock. Finishing third is Brandon Roundtree. Jeff Baldauf took a strong fourth place showing in his No. 73 Street Stock. Caleb Nutter rounded out the top five in his 3N Street Stock.

Josh Owens roared from the back of the field to take the Thunder Car A-Main victory. DJ Holt finished second, while No. 001 Jerald Owens took third. Fourth belonged to No. 83 Travis Nichols. Jason Shrout raced his No. 50 Thunder Car to a hard fought fifth place finish.

The Gas City Speedway returns to action on Friday, July 2nd with their action-packed roster of Nonwing Sprints, UMP Late Modifieds, Street Stocks, and Thunder Cars! I'll be there, will you?

Exciting Racing Action at the 2010 Miami County Fair Race

Written By: Matt "Night" Rider
Photos By: Fred Patton (http://www.fredericsphoto.com/)

PERU, IN.- Wednesday's rain showers cleared just in time for some fun, action-packed micro sprint racing at the Miami County Speedway.  One hundred and twelve micro sprints took part in this year's running of the Miami County Fair Race.

Miami County Speedway ran the full weekly program of micro sprint classes.  These classes included the Nonwing, Wing, Restrictor, and the Senior.

"The Bullet" Bryan Clauson raced Joe Leek's black No. 17 Nonwing (Pictured Right) in this year's Fair Race. Clauson worked his way through the field, finishing the night, 4th in the 25 lap A-Main.

In the Junior Class, Tyler Duff cruised to the feature victory.  Kayaleb Bolton took a solid second place finish, while third went to Kaleb Wilkerson.  Jared Van Ness finished fourth, whle Justin Harper rounded out the top five Junior Class A-Main finishers.

Next up were the Restrictors.  The Restrictors had a B-Main, which #14C Cole Angle won.  Kokomo, IN. racer Parker Price-Miller (Pictured Left) led from green to checkers, winning the 25 lap Restrictor A-Main. After the big win, Price-Miller said, "It feels real good to win tonight. It was our night to win.  We started 1st and won.  I had a good setup from my Uncle Kacey Price."  Taking second place was Zach Hampton.  Mentone, IN. racer Barbie Kimmel came home third, while fourth belonged to Peru, IN. native Braiden Black.  Garrett Duff rounded out the top five in the Restrictor Class.

The other B-Main came in the Wing Class. Bob Bourff held off Cole Ketchum to win the Wing Class B-Main. McCordsville, IN. racer Wes McIntire (Pictured Right) won the 25 lap feature. McIntire said, "It felt good to win. I'm glad to be back. I've been racing sprints. It feels good to get a win here."  Tyler Courtney put together a solid run to finish second. Matt Johnson came home with a hard fought third place finish. Fourth went to Jason Montel, while Tyler Stump ended his night in fifth place.

The feature that most of the crowd was waiting for was the 25 lap Nonwing feature.  North Manchester, IN. native Jordan Lambert (Pictured Left) won the 25 lapper. "It feels pretty good to win tonight. I'm a little tired, but I'm glad we won," said Lambert. Finishing right behind Lambert was Camden, IN. racer Chris Miller.  Third belonged to Peru, IN. native Brandon Rose.  "The Bullet" Bryan Clauson raced his way to a strong fourth place finish, while Tyler Stump grabbed a fifth place finish.

The final feature run during the Miami County Fair Race was the Senior Class.  Logansport, IN. racer Tom Corcoran took the checkered floag in the Senior Class A-Main.  "It's been a long time since I've won.  My Dad raced for 40 years and won a lot of features. I let my kids run a few years. This was the year I said I'm going to race, and it feels good to get back to victory lane," said Corcoran. Mike Stahl was right behind Corcoran in second. Jim Ray raced hsi way to a solid third place showing., while fourth belonged to Gary Klein.  Rob Johnson rounded out the top five Senior Class finishers.

Miami County Speedway returns to action during July 4th weekend, when they race a big two night program Friday and Saturday, July 3rd and 4th.  I'll be there, will you?

Racers Prepare for Exciting Fair Race

Written By: Matt "Night" Rider
Photos By: Fred Patton (http://www.fredericsphoto.com/)

PERU, IN. - Miami County Speedway (Pictured Left) will be the place for fast racing on Thursday night, as the track welcomes back the Miami County Fair Race.  This is a special race in many ways. First, Noblesville, IN. native and current USAC National Mopar Midget Series points leader "The Bullet" Bryan Clauson will be racing a micro sprint on Thursday night.  Thursday's race will welcome Miami County fair goers and will feature the full program of micro sprint racing action.   Here is a rundown of the racing action on Thursday night.

First up is the Junior Class. The Junior Class is the smallest class run at MCS, but they are really fun to watch. Kayeleb Bolton (Pictured Right) is politing his #X purple junior sprint. MCS racers start in the Junior Sprint Class then work their way up to the Nonwing or Wing Class.

The picture to the left is one of #20 Chris Miller, as he races the Nonwing Class during a previous night of racing. Miller races only in the Nonwing Class at MCS. Peru, IN. racer Brandon Rose also races only in the Nonwing Class.  You often have drivers who race both the Nonwing and Wing Classes, using the same car. Some of the many racers who race both the Wing and Nonwing Classes are #19 Ben Taylor, #52 Stephanie Mockler, and #88 Travis Ray.

Tyler Courtney (Pictured Right #23) is a very talented, upcoming racer at MCS. In this picture, he is racing in the Wing Class. He also races in the Nonwing Class at MCS. The Senior Class is often run at MCS, when the full race program is run. The black #85 Senior Class micro sprint of Gary Miller (Pictured Upper Left) is among the many Senior Class racers that put on a great show for the MCS fans.

The final class of racing at MCS is the Restrictor Class feature. Warsaw, IN. racer #29H Braxton Hanft is among the many talented Restrictor Class racers at MCS.  Hanft is pictured left, racing his #29H Restrictor Class micro sprint, in a race earlier this season.

The Miami County Fair Race on Thursday will be a very special race, so don't miss it! The race event is sponsored by Wooten Power. Admission is only $5.00 for adults and children 12 years and under get in for free. Hot laps are scheduled to start at 6:00 PM with action-packed micro sprint racing following at 7:00 PM.  I will be there, will you?

Spectacular Finish to Indiana Midget Week

Kuhn, Hines win Indiana Midget Week

Written By: Matt "Night" Rider
Photos By: Dave Merritt (http://www.davespitpassphotos.com/)

KOKOMO SPEEDWAY (KOKOMO, IN.)- Avon racer Brad Kuhn (#17B Pictured Left) won a hard fought 30 lap feature in the final night of Indiana Midget Week action.  By winning the 30 lapper, Kuhn claimed a share of the 2010 IMW title with New Case, IN. native Tracy Hines (#24 Lower Right), who finished fifth.

Early on, Shane Cottle flipped coming out of four. He bounced back to race  #10E sprint car later that night in sprint car feature. Other than that it was a pretty caution free, but hard fought race.

It was a three way battle for the win. Grassland Valley, CA. native Brad Sweet and "The Bullet" Bryan Clauson were both gaining on Kuhn.  In the late stages of the race, Sweet motored past Kuhn, but the yellow flag flew, and the field was inverted back to a lap earlier, giving the lead back to Kuhn. Sweet finish right behind Kuhn in second, while Clauson came home in third.

After the hard fought win, Kuhn said, "It feels really go to win the race, and take a share of the Indiana Midget Week Championship.  It was a little scary holding em' off at the end because our motor was deading."

After his solid second place finish, Sweet said, "It was a good battle with Kuhn. A couple of yellows didn't go our way, but we are happy to finish 2nd."

Following a strong third place showing, Clauson said, "It was good to finish 3rd. It was a good points night. We just didn't have enough for the front two."

Fourth place went to Darren Hagen, while Tracy Hines came home fifth. With his fifth place finish, Hines claimed a share of the title with Kuhn.  Brad Loyet took the checkers in sixth, while seventh belonged to Jerry Coons Jr. Chad Boat came home with another top ten finish in eighth. Thomas Meseraull ended his night in nineth. "The Fastest Man Alive" Shane Hmiel rounded out the top ten finishers on Sunday.

On a quick side note, Hmiel is often called "The Fastest Man Alive" because he ran the fastest lap ever recorded in a midget at 149 MPH at Iowa Speedway.

Finishers outside the top ten include; the Australian Matt Smith in 11th; "The Dauminador" Zach Daum in 12th; TSR racer Levi Jones in 13th; Chase Barber in 14th; and Mario Clouser in 15th. Finishing 16th was Henry Clarke "W. Griswald", while Brownsburg, IN. racer Bobby East in 17th. Steve Buckwalter ended his night in 18th. Kent Schmidt finished behind Buckwalter in 19th. The 20th finishing spot belonged to "The People's Champ" Lincoln, IN. native Dave Darland.  Caleb Armstrong came home in 21st, while 22nd went to Shane "The Throttle" Cottle.

Now the Mopar National Midget series sets it's eyes on Burlington, IA. and the 34 Raceway for their next race on Saturday, June 26th.

On a side note, "The Bullet" Bryan Clauson will be racing in the always exciting Miami County Fair Race at the Miami County Speedway on Thursday, June 24th. Come out and watch Clauson and many other up and coming racers in the fair race! I'll be there, will you?

Hines Finds Victory Lane in Big Win at Lawrenceburg

Written By: Matt "Night" Rider
Photos By: Dave Merritt (www.davespitpassphotos.com)

LAWRENCEBURG SPEEDWAY (LAWRENCEBURG, IN.)- New Castle, IN. native Tracie Hines (Pictured Left) put his #24 USAC Mopar Midget in front and stayed there, winning the 30 lapper on Saturday night. The win put Hines in the lead for the 2010 Indiana Midget Week crown, heading into the Sunday's finale at Kokomo Speedway. The USAC Mopar Midget National points leader Bryan Clauson had a very strong run to finish in 2nd. Jerry Coons Jr. ended his night in third place. Brad Loyet raced with the front runners, finishing fourth, while fifth went to Lincoln, IN. racer Dave Darland.

Finishing just outside the top five was Avon, IN. native Brad Kuhn, while Zach Daum finished seventh. Chase Barber came home eighth, while Gas City winner Steve Buckwalter took the checkers in nineth place.  Rounding out the top ten finishers on Saturday night was Caleb Armstrong.

Other finishers outside the top ten include; Mario Clouser in 11th; Shane Hmiel in 12th; Henry Clarke "D. Griswald" in 13th; Levi Roberts in 14th; while Brian Postle finished in 15th.  Finishing 16th was Murray Erickson, while 17th belonged to Kent Schmidt. Brownsburg, IN. racer Bobby East came home 18th, while "The Hawk" Darren Hagan ended his night in 19th.  Chad Boat took the checkers in 20th place, while 21st was occupied by Kellen Conover.  Kasey Kahne racer Brad Sweet finished 22nd.

In the 2010 Indiana Midget Week standings, Hines holds an eight point advantage over second place Steve Buckwalter, who has 221 points. Kuhn sits third with 218 points, while Sweet is just one point behind Kuhn with 217 points. Clauson is currently fifth in the IMW points race with 206.

This sets up quite a spectacular finale on Sunday night at the Kokomo Speedway in Kokomo, IN. I'll be there, the only question is will you?

"The Throttle" Wins at Bloomington

Written By: Matt "Night" Rider
 Photos By: Dave Merritt

BLOOMINGTON SPEEDWAY (BLOOMINGTON, IN.)- Kokomo racer Shane "The Throttle" Cottle (Pictured Right) passed New Castle, IN. native Tracy Hines on Lap 5 and never looked back, winning the 30 lap feature in the 3rd night of USAC Mopar "Indiana Midget Week.

Hines finished right behind Cottle in 2nd.  Third went to "The Bullet" Bryan Clauson. Lincoln Park  feature winner Brad Sweet put together another consistent run to finish fourth. Gas City feature winner Steve Buckwalter rounded out the top five finishers in Friday's feature.

Lincoln, IN. native Dave Darland finished the night in sixth. Seventh place went to the always exciting Jerry Coons Jr. Brent Beauchamp came home in eighth, while Thomas Meseraull took the checkers in nineth place. Tenth place belonged to Avon, IN. native Brad Kuhn.

 TSR racer Levi Jones came home in 11th, while  Brad Loyet raced his way to a 12th place finish. Matt Smith finished right behind Loyet in 13th. Billy Pauch Jr. finished the night in 14th, while Shane Hmiel ended the night in 15th. Don Droud Jr. finished right behind Hmiel in 16th.  Henry Clarke "D. Griswald" took the checkers in 17th, while 18th went to "The Hawk" Darren Hagen.  Matt Westfall ended the night in 19th, while Brownsburg racer Bobby East came home in 20th place. Finishing 21st was Davey Ray, while Caleb Armstrong ended his night in 22nd.

With his fourth place finish tonight, Kasey Kahne racer Brad Sweet is the leader of the USAC Mopar "Indiana Midget Week" points race with 198. Sitting in second is Buckwalter with 182. Kuhn is third with 162. Hines is just 2 points behind Kuhn with 160. With his big feature win at Bloomington, Cottle sits in fifth with 149.

Hagan and East will look to bounce back, as the USAC Mopar "Indiana Midget Week" sets it's sights on the always exciting Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg, IN.

Sweet Wins at Lincoln Park

Written By: Matt "Night" Rider

PUTNAMVILLE, IN. (LINCOLN PARK SPEEDWAY)- On Thursday night, Kasey Kahne racer Brad Sweet (Pictured Left) grabbed the top spot in qualification and never looked back, winning the 30 lap A-Main in the second night of Indiana Midget Week. 

Taking a strong second place finish was Kokomo native Shane "The Throttle" Cottle.  Third went to "The Hawk" Darren Hagan. Brad Kuhn finished fourth, while Wednesday night's winner Steve Buckwalter hung on to finish the night in fifth.

Bobby East stayed the front runner to finish sixth.  Another solid run gave Tracy Hines a seventh place run. Caleb Armstrong finished eighth, while Matt Smith took nineth. Jerry Coons Jr. was right behind Smith, finishing tenth.

After Coons Jr, it was Thomas Meseraull in 11th, Brad Loyet in 12th, Shane Hmiel in 13th, Henry Clarke "W. Griswald" in 14th, and Davey Ray in 15th.

Chad Boat finished 16th, while Levi Jones finished 17th. Finishing 18th was Sean Dodendoff, while current Mopar Midget points leader Bryan Clauson ended his night in 19th. Zach Daum took 20th, while Dave Darland ran 21st. Billy Pauch Jr. finished 22th, while Alex Bowman came home 23rd.

Brad Sweet is now third in the USAC Mopar National points standings.  Sweet is the current leader of the Indiana Midget Week" points race with 139. Buckwalter is second with 126. Kuhn is third with 121.  East currently sits fourth with 108, while "The Hawk" Darren Hagen is fifth with 99 points.

The USAC "Indiana Midget Week" is racing Friday night at the Bloomington Speedway in Bloomington, IN.  

Big Night for Buckwalter

Written By: Matt "Night" Rider
Stanbrough Photo By: Dave Merrit (Dave's Pit Pass Photos- http://www.davespitpassphotos.com/

GAS CITY SPEEDWAY (GAS CITY, IN.)- Royersford, PA. native Steve Buckwalter (Pictured Right) took his very first USAC National Mopar Midget feature checkered flag to kick off the 2010 USAC Mopar Midget festivities.  After the big win, Buckwalter said, "We've been trying to win one of these (Mopar Midget feature) for about four years.  I came close to winning at Lawrenceburg, but we got a flat and it dropped us to a 3rd place finish. It feels great to finally win."

Grassland Valley, CA racer Brad Sweet put together another solid run, coming home in second place. "It feels good to get 2nd.  The track changed a lot as the night went on.  It was good to get track position and a top three finish," Sweet said.  Avon, IN. native Brad Kuhn finished the night in third place.

Brownsburg, IN. racer Bobby East worked his way through the field to take home a solid fourth place finish. The current USAC Mopar Midget points leader Bryan Clauson finished fifth.  Clauson set the fast time for qualifying earlier in the night, with a fast lap of 12.562 seconds, which is now a new track record at the Gas City Speedway.  New Castle, IN. native Tracy Hines came up through the field to finish sixth. Seventh place belonged to Zach Daum, while eighth went to Caleb Armstrong.  Shane Hmiel finished nineth, while Henry Clarke battled back from an early evening breakdown to take a tenth place feature finish.

Alex Bowman came home 11th.  Riverside, CA. racer Darren Hagan in 12th.  Ryan Smith finished the night in 13th.  Phoenix, AZ. native Chad Boat in 14th.  Finishing behind Boat in 15th was Lincoln, IN. racer Dave Darland. Kody Swanson took the checkers in 16th. Tony Stewart Racing's Levi Jones finished 17th.  Matt Westfall (18th), Brent Beauchamp (19th), Kokomo, IN. racer Shane Cottle (20th), and Jerry Coons Jr. (21st) rounded out the feature finishers.

Thomas Meseraull finished the 30 lapper in 2nd, but his midget didn't pass tech inspection, so he was unfortunately disqualified giving second place to Kasey Kahne racer Brad Sweet.

Avon, IN. racer Jon Stanbrough (Pictured Left) held off Kokomo, IN. native Shane Cottle to win another Sprint Car feature at Gas City Speedway.  Andrew Elson put together a solid run to pick up third.  Chris Windom took fourth, while Thomas Meseraull rounded out the top five finishers. 

Hunter Schuerenberg finished just outside the top five in sixth.  Brandon Petty had a solid race to finish seventh. Matt Westfall finished eighth, while Ted Hines took home nineth.  Rounding out the top ten finishers was Kyle Robbins.

The next stop on the 2010 Mopar Midget Week will be tonight at Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville, IN. Then the Mopar Midgets head to southern Indiana to race at the Bloomington Speedway on June 18th. The Mopar Midgets close out the 2010 Midget Week Series with stops at Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg, IN. on June 19th, and Kokomo Speedway in Kokomo, IN on Father's Day (Sunday, June 20th).  You can catch all the 2010 Midget Week Series action here on "Through the Gears".

The Gas City Speedway welcomes the A.M.A "Grand National" Motorcycle Races on Saturday, June 19th.

Big Storms Rain Out Area Racing

 Written By: Matt "Night" Rider

GAS CITY, IN.-  The Gas City Speedway rained out once again from their regular four class program last Friday night. The next schedule racing action for Gas City Speedway is this Wednesday, June 16th when the USAC National Midgets and Regular Non-Wing Sprints hit the dirt. The action-packed racing event will feature a $1400.00 winners purse for the winner of the Regular Non-Wing Sprints. On Saturday, June 19th, the A.M.A. "Grand National" Motorcycle Races come to the Gas City Speedway for an exciting, special night of racing.

PERU, IN.- On Saturday, June 12th, the rain clouds went away for a little while. The humid made the air feel like 200 degrees, but racers and their families came to race. Miami County Speedway was ready to fire up the micro sprints after several delays as they celebrated 25 years of action packed racing.  When hot laps started for the 113 car field, the rain looked like it was going to stay out of the way of the high-flying racing action. After hot laps concluded, the junior sprints hit the dirt for heat races.  The #X junior sprint, driven by Kayeleb Bolton won the first heat race, while #75 Devan Myers took the second junior sprint heat race victory.

Then focus shifted to the Wing Class.  Every wing class racer had their eye on the $500 winners purse, as it was the Wing Class Special on Saturday night.  No. 91 Ryan Kline held off a hard charging Bob Bourff for the first wing heat race win, as lightning was visible to my right. Unfortunately, toward the end of the second heat, the storm hit and everyone ran to their cars.  MCS is off the next few Saturdays because of the Miami County Fair activities, but will be back in action for the always exciting Miami County Fair Race on Thursday, June 24th. MCS will run it's regular program that night, so be there! I know I will be, will you?

Miami County Speedway Celebrates 25 Years

Written By: Matt "Night" Rider
Photo By: Fred Patton

PERU, IN.- This will be a very special weekend of racing for the Miami County Speedway.  MCS is celebrating it's 25th anniversary this Saturday, June 12th.

 The special night of exciting micro sprint racing action will include the Wing Class Special "Rumble in the Dirt", which is $500.00 to win.

Along with the Wing Class Special, MCS will race the regular program of Juniors, Restrictors, Non-Wings, and Senior classes.  The sponsors for this event include C&D Racing Supply and OSR Bikes, whose the sponsor for the Hard Charger.

 Gates open at 2:30 PM.  Pit passes are $25.00.  Admission is only $5.00 for adults with children 12 year old or younger get in for free. The Driver Draws close at 4:30 PM with the Driver's Meeting following at 4:45 PM. Hot laps follow the Driver's Meeting.  The green flag drops at 6:00 PM! See you at the races!!!

Johnson Captures "The Dream" at Eldora

Written By: Matt "Night" Rider

ROSSBURG, OH.- Once a year, the best racers from NASCAR, IZOD Indy Car, NHRA...etc. gather at the Big E, Eldora Speedway to run the Prelude to the Dream. This year, "The Dream" was captured by 4-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Jimmie Johnson. 

It wasn't easy for the 4-time NASCAR Champion though. The only FMX racer to ever land a Double Backflip (Travis Pastrana) and 16-time AMA Supercross Champion Ricky Carmichael hit the Eldora dirt in hopes of adding their name to the list of past Prelude winners. 

The first two heats were won by Kasey Kahne and South Bend, IN. native Ryan Newman.

 Johnson and Kyle Busch paced the field in the Dream's 30 lap A-Main. Pastrana took a spun in the Eldora dirt.  Then Carmichael and Macros Ambrose got together.  A third pile up involved "TK" Tony Kanaan and Bobby Labonte.

Johnson hot roded his way through the field, but his pace was slowed when Ray Everham took a ride in turn 2. Prelude rookie Justin Allgaier's motor gave way, followed by a second spin from AMA Supercross legend Ricky Carmichael.

In the late stages of the race, Busch wasn't able to keep up with Johnson, finishing the night in fourth. Clint Bowyer put together a solid effort to finish second, while the always exciting Carl Edwards rounded out the top three finishers.

Fifth belonged to Busch's JGR teammate Denny Hamlin, who flew through the field, passing late models left and right, gaining a total of twenty spots. Tony Stewart came from the last starting spot to take a sixth place showing.

The Prelude to the Dream will only get bigger as the years goes by. I'm excited to see what's up for next year's running of the Prelude!

Another Exciting Season Heads to Gas City Speedway

Written By: Matt "Night" Rider

GAS CITY, IN- The Gas City (I-69) Speedway has supplied great racing memories for racers and race fans alike for many years.  This season will be one to remember. 

Gas City Speedway offers race fans a variety of different types of racing. From the always exciting 410 sprints to the thunder cars, there is always action packed racing at Gas City Speedway throughout the summer months.

Kokomo native Shane "The Throttle" Cottle will look to defend his track Championship in the 410 Sprints division.  Cottle won't have it easy.  Billy Puterbaugh, Andrew Elson, Blake Fitzpatrick and company are strong comtenders for the 410 Sprint crown in 2010.

The UMP Modifieds return to Gas City Speedway in 2010 with a vengence.  Marion native Scotty Orr won the overall track Championship last year.  There will be a competitive group of UMP Modified racers that will try to grab the title in 2010.  This competitive group includes Bub Patrtick, Andy Bishop and John Fosnaugh.

In the Street Stocks division, Marion racer Ervin Turner dominated the 2009 campaign and will look to stay on top in 2010.  Rob Draper, Kaleb Nutter, and company will look to dethrown Turner in 2010.  Thinking back on 2009, I remember Turner won 2 Street Stock features in one of the first races I covered at Gas City Speedway.  The Street Stock feature was rained out the last weekend, so there was two Street Stocks features in one action packed night of racing. Like I said, both were won by Turner.

The last of the four weekly divisions that run at the Gas City Speedway are the thunder cars. Last season, Josh Owens took home the crown, but this year there will be a variety of thunder car racers, who will contend for the Championship in the Thunder Car division at the Gas City Speedway.

Look for some very exciting racing throughout the summer at the Gas City Speedway. You can find more information about the race schedule and more from Gas City Speedway, by logging onto their website at http://www.gascityi69speedway.com/.