2 Nights of Racing Action at Miami County Speedway

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

PERU, IN.- This 4th of July weekend was a memorable one for Miami County Speedway. The Speedway hosted not one, but two nights of micro sprint racing action on Saturday and Sunday nights.  On Saturday, 127 cars signed in to race, with 63 cars racing on Sunday. The Speedway made up two big features in the Nonwing and Restrictor classes.

SATURDAY, JULY 3, 2010

Delphi, IN. native Matt Johnson (Pictured Left) took the checkered flag in the 25 lap Nonwing feature make-up.  After the big win, Johnson said, "It was awesome to win tonight. This was my first feature win in the Nonwing class. My Dad (Rob) won the Senior Salute to the Troops feature makeup. This is awesome to win it." Second place belonged to KC Hughes, while #08 Austin Brown came home third.

There were a total of four B-Mains raced on Saturday night, because of the large car count. Winning the first Nonwing B-Main was North Manchester, IN. racer #23L Jordan Lambert. Coming in second was the #17 of Joe Leek, while #88 Travis Ray took the checkers in third. In the second Nonwing B-Main, #33Z Zeke Lewis won from the pole. The #44T of Zach Taylor raced to a second place finish, while #2J Justin Moore took third.

In the first Wing B-Main, Tyler Courtney cruised to victory. John DeGood finished second, while third went to #4 Sam Kimmel. Taking the second Wing B-Main was the #11J of Jason Montel. The #305 of Randy Shilling raced his way to second, while third went to #62  Joe Taylor.

Denver, IN. racer Justin Harper (Pictured Right, red car) took the win in the Junior 25 lap A-Main on Saturday night. "It felt good to win tonight. This was my fourth Junior Class feature win of the season," Harper said. Kayaleb Bolton came home second, while Stanley Abbott ended his night with a good third place run.

Taking Saturday night's Wing Class A-Main was Indianapolis, IN. racer Zach Taylor (Pictured Left). After the big win, Taylor explained, "It felt great. I started fourth. Everyone was running the high side, but I was able to run the low side." Travis Ray came home second, while Kris Knox raced his way to a hard fought third place finish.

Mentone, IN. native Barbie Kimmel (Pictured Right) won Saturday night's 25 lap Restrictor A-Main from the pole. "It felt amazing to win tonight. I haven't won since last year, so it felt awesome to come back and do it again," Kimmel said. Dax Kendall finished right behind Kimmel in second, while Addison True took home third place honors.

Kendallville, IN. racer Ben Taylor (Pictured Left) raced his way to a hard fought win in Saturday night's Nonwing A-Main. "It felt good to win. It's been awhile since my last feature win," Taylor said. Peru, IN. native Brandon Rose picked up second place, while Tyler Courtney finished in third.

Delphi, IN. racer Rob Johnson (Pictured Right) raced his way to another big win in the Senior Class finale. After the exciting win, Johnson said, "It was super. It's a blessing when you get to win. It was what I came to do." Taking second place honors was Gary Miller. Mike Morock raced his way to a solid third place finish.

SUNDAY, JULY 4, 2010

Special night for Parker Price-Miller

First off I would like to wish everyone a Happy 4th of July! Second I would like to thank the many men and women of our United States Armed Forces, who continue to fight for our freedom!

On Sunday night, Kokomo, IN. racer Parker Price-Miller (Pictured Left and Right) did something that is rarely seen in the racing world. He won the make-up "Salute to the Troops" Restrictor Class feature, then went on to later win Sunday night's Restrictor Class feature! I want to congratulate Price-Miller on this awesome feat. After winning both Restrictor Class features, Price-Miller said, "It felt really good. It was hard to win 2 features in one night. We crashed last night, and wasn't for sure if we could race it tonight. The pit crew di a great job, getting the car back together. I want to thank my pit crew and family."

Taking second in Sunday night's Restrictor Class A-Main was Peru, IN. racer Braiden Black. Richard Dobbins took home a solid third place finish.

Another Kokomo, IN. racer, Kayaleb Bolton (Pictured Right) took the victory in Sunday night's 25 lap Junior Class feature. After the win, Bolton said, "It felt good to win tonight. I would like to thank Ryan, my Dad, my Grandpa and Grandma, my Uncle Jimmy, and all my sponsors for their support this season." Taking second behind Bolton was Jered Van Ness. Taking third place honors was Tate Andrew Price.

Kokomo, In native Andrew Peters (Pictured Left) bounced back from a flip in Saturday night's Wing A-Main, to take the win in Sunday night's Wing Class A-Main. Taking second place honors was North Manchester, IN.racer Jordan Lambert, while Tyler Courtney came home in third place.

North Manchester, IN. native Jordan Lambert (Pictured Right) raced his way to Sunday night's 25 lap Nonwing A-Main victory. After the big win, Lambert said, "It felt great to win tonight. The track felt good for the win. I would like to thank my Dad, Rodney Stealy, NAPA, and Shreoder Automotive for all their support this season." Taking the checkers in second place was Westfield, IN. racer Stephanie Mockler, while third belonged to Amboy, IN. native Laine Hite.

.Camden, IN. racer Tony Carlson (Pictured Left) took Sunday night's Senior Class A-Main.  After the Senior Class victory, Carlson said, "It felt good to finally win one (feature). I would like to thank John "Bubba" Banes and Nick Banes. They were my help tonight." Taking second place honors was Rob Parish, while third went to #53.

Micro sprint racing resumes at the Miami County Speedway this coming Saturday night, July 10th. Look for coverage of the 2010 Indiana Sprint Week, starting Friday, July 9th and all throughout this next week on Through the Gears.