A Great Turnout for the 2011 Miami County Fair Race

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

PERU, IN.- A rain shower couldn't dampen the spirits of race fans and drivers alike, as Miami County Speedway hosted another memorable night of micro sprint racing last Thursday, during the 2011 Miami County Fair Race festivities.

Hot laps and heat races were run with heavy cloud cover. Then an hour delay, set up for a fast track, as Miami County Speedway raced up until the 11:30 PM curfew, running four out of the five features last Thursday night.

The first feature of the night came from the always exciting Junior Class. Royal Center, IN. racer Garrett Jameson (Pictured Left) collected his first feature win of his young career on Thursday night. "It feels awesome to finally get a feature win. This is really sweet," Jameson explained after he took his first checkered flag.

Jadon Rogers took second place honors, while Kokomo, IN.'s Jared Van Ness put together another solid feature run to finish third. Denver, IN. racer Seth Ireland ended the night with a fourth place finish, while Jacob Bigger took the final top five spot in the 20 lap Junior Class A-Main.

Camden, IN. native Chris Miller (Pictured Right) returned to victory lane, winning Thursday's 20 lap Nonwing A-Main. "It felt great to come back to MCS and win this big Non Wing feature. This is my first feature win in my Hyper Chassis," Miller said.

Delphi, IN.'s Matt Johnson took second place, while Westfield, IN. racer Stephanie Mockler returned to Miami County Speedway, racing a Parker Price Miller Motorsports Non Wing entry to a strong third place showing. Mentone, IN. native Sam Kimmel raced his way through the field to pick up a fourth place finish. Kokomo, IN. racer Parker Price Miller rounded out the top five finishers in the Non Wing finale.

Fort Wayne, IN. racer Dakota Busche (Pictured Left) swept the night, winning both the second Restrictor heat race and the A-Main. After his big night of racing Busche said, "It felt great to come win again at MCS. We won up at Jackson, Michigan, but this is our first feature win in Indiana. I wanted to let everyone know that my Restrictor race car is for sale," Busche explained. If anyone is interested, you can call the Busches at (260) 341-1754.

Kokomo, IN. natives Deavan Bolton and Dalton Walker took second and third respectively in Thursday's Restrictor A-Main. Callie Wolstiffer turned in another solid showing, finished fourth, while fifth belonged to Hallie Feuquay.

The fourth feature came in the Senior A-Main. Logansport, IN. racer Dennis Corcoran (Pictured Right) raced the #22C Senior Non Wing to a second consecutive checkered flag in the Miami County Fair Race last Thursday night. "This is the second straight Fair Race win for us. My brother Tommy Corcoran raced the #22C to the Senior A-Main in last year's Miami County Fair Race. It feels great to double up like this. We have been really fast here at Miami County Speedway," Corcoran explained.

The fifth feature wasn't run, because of the 11:30 PM curfew. The Wing feature will be made up on Saturday,  July 9th.

Next Saturday, July 2nd will be a very busy, but awesome night for Miami County Speedway. MCS will race both the Senior and Non Wing A-Mains from the June 11th rain out. MCS will begin racing an hour earlier than usual. Along with the two feature make ups, MCS will be racing the always exciting five feature A-Main micro sprint racing program.

The pits will be opening at 1:30 PM, with the driver draws closing at 3:45 PM. Racing will start at 5:30 PM. For more information on times and schedules, please check out the official website for the Miami County Speedway at www.miamicountyspeedway.com. Come out and take part in a fun-filled night of micro sprint racing action at Miami County Speedway. I'll see you there!