Written By: Matt "Night" Rider
Photos By: Fred Patton (www.fredericsphoto.com)
PERU, IN.- Threatening skies cleared way to a very fast, action-packed micro sprint racing, last night at Miami County Speedway. Crowds of people came to help celebrate Fan Appreciation Night, sponsored by Brandt's Harley-Davidson on Saturday. All proceeds from Saturday night went to the Ronald McDonald House of Indiana.
Drivers came into the grandstand to collect donations, and greet the crowd of spectators. It was an awesome scene at the Miami County Speedway. In all, MCS raised $1, 024.00 for the Ronald McDonald House of Indiana. Drivers collected $806.00 from fans during intermisson, while MCS donated it's portion ($218.00) to the cause.
"I'm so proud of our community, drivers, and fans for coming out and supporting the Ronald McDonald House," said MCS Co-Owner Julie Bailey. "We had a lot donated, and we want to thank everyone."
After the intermission concluded, it was time for micro sprint racing. The only B-Main of the night in the Wing Class was won by Brian Busz. Second went to Sharpsville, IN. racer Bob Bourff. Kylee Brown, Sam Kimmel, and Austin Mead closed out the top five that transferred into the Wing A-Main.
Delphi, IN. racer Kaleb Kinsler ran second, while third went to Kokomo, IN. native Kameron Butcher. Denver, IN. racer Seth Ireland came home fourth, while Jered Van Ness took fifth.
Next up was the Wing Class feature. The Front Row Challenge came calling, but Pole-sitter Brandon Williams nor Ben Taylor took the offer. The Challenge pot is up to $420 , and will head over to the Non Wing Class next weekend.
Indianapolis, IN. racer Tyler Courtney finished in second, with third going to Bloomington, IN. native Tyler Flynn. Kokomo, IN. native Logan Jarrett followed Flynn in fourth, while fifth went to Sharpsville's Bob Bourff.
Warsaw, IN. native Zach Shepler continued his good A-Main finishes in second. Jacob Eberly took the checkers in third. Fourth went to Deaven Bolton, while Gavin Taylor grabbed the fifth spot in Saturday's Restrictor A-Main.
Bourff came back after he flipped hard on the front stretch in the second Senior Class heat. After the crash, the medical staff got the car, and flipped it over. Then Bourff got out, with an injured knee. Let me tell you that I saw a racer on Saturday night. I thought Bourff was done racing for the night, but he surprised me.
"My crew chief Jason Wilson and my Dad Dave Bourff put the car back together," Bourff said after the hard fought night.
Keep in mind that Bourff also raced in the twelve lap Wing B-Main, where he got second to be able to advance into the Wing A-Main. In the Wing A-Main, Bourff raced his way to fifth. Then Bourff jumped back in his Senior Class micro sprint that he flipped, and drove from the back to win the twenty-five lap Senior A-Main. That takes a lot of heart from Bourff. I have never seen a driver come back from an injury like that, but I have to give major credit to Bourff and his entire crew for not throwing in the towel.
After a very hard fought Senior A-Main victory, Bourff said, "I thought I would never have a chance of winning."
"Being able to get the Senior A-Main with a tore up car wasn't bad," Bourff said.
Cory Angle ended his night in second place, while third went to Joe Taylor. Greg Baer came home fourth, while Clancey Hoch rounded out the top five finishers in Saturday's Senior Class finale.
"I was on the outside. I hit the gas coming out of Turn 4, hoping that it would work, and it did," Courtney explained.
"It feels pretty awesome winning tonight. It's been awhile, since I've been in victory lane, here at Miami County Speedway," Courtney added.
Amboy, IN. native Laine Hite took third, while Barbie Kimmel ended her night in fourth. Delphi, IN. racer Matt Johnson closed out the top five finishers in Saturday's Non Wing A-Main.
Miami County Speedway will resume micro sprint racing this Saturday, September 25th. This will be the final points night for drivers and classes.
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