Miami County Speedway Hosts Thrilling Racing

 Great night for Logan Jarrett
Written By: Matt "Night" Rider
Photos By: Fred Patton (www.fredericsphoto.com)

PERU, IN.- It was another great night of racing at the Miami County Speedway. The hot, muggy afternoon weather was replaced by clouds and cooler weather. This made for some thrilling racing on Saturday night.

Saturday night's racing at Miami County Speedway was also special, as the track welcomed the return of the Restrictor Class Special. The two Restrictor Class feature starters had the option of taking the Front Row Challenge. The Front Row Challenge is when the racer is given the option of starting the feature in last, but if they go on to win the 25 lap feature, they receive $180.00. Neither of the Restrictor Class starters took tonight's Front Row Challenge. 

Peru, IN. native Braiden Black (Pictured Left) drove to victory, winning Saturday night's Restrictor Class Special. "It felt good to win tonight. I would like to thank GRP Chassis (located in Peru, IN.) and my Dad for all their hard work." Columbus, OH. racer Lauren Longbrake came home with a hard fought second place finish in the Restrictor Class. After the race, Longbrake, "It was an exciting finish tonight. We worked really hard for 2nd place." Third place went to Pierceton, IN. native Brent Busz. "It was a hard fight out there. We did good with the laps we had left, but we just ran out of time," said Busz.

Kokomo, IN. racer Kayaleb Bolton (Pictured Right) brought home another impressive A-Main victory in the Junior Class division. After the win, Bolton said, "It felt good to win tonight. I would like to thank all my sponsors, along with my Grandma and Grandpa, my parents and brother, and the Mouser family for all their help." Taking second in the Jr. A-Main was Jared Van Ness, while Justin Harper raced his way to a third place finish.

Argos, IN. racer Travis Ray (Pictured Left) took the checkered flag, winning the 25 lap Nonwing A-Main on Saturday night. After the win, Ray said, "It felt pretty good to win tonight. The car was actually working for us." Second went to Zeke Lewis. Logan Jarrett raced his way to a hard fought third place finish.

Knightstown, IN. native Rob Parrish (Pictured Right) took home the Senior Class 25 lap feature win on Saturday night. "It felt good. I would like to thank the car owner Willard Frost," said Parrish. Mike Stahl came home second, while Brian Bitzel took third place honors in the Senior Class finale.  

Warsaw, IN. racer Stuart Hanft (Pictured Left) held off a hard-charging Andrew Peters to win Saturday night's 25 lap Wing Class feature. After the race, Hanft said, "It felt good to win tonight. I could feel Andrew Peter's engine screaming at me from behind. It was the longest five laps of my life." Andrew Peters started the race in sixth, but was caught up in a lap one spin. Peters restarted in the back of the field to roar his way through the field, taking home an impressive second. Third belonged to Logan Jarrett.