Beatrice Speedway's Spring Nationals.......
originally scheduled as a fri.-sat. show, but shortened to Fri., Mar. 26th, due to the weather.....In the IMCA Modified portion, first & second place drivers Johnny Saathoff & Jay Noteboom got together in turn three on the last lap, collected a few more drivers, sent others diving for a clear lane........and allowed Ricky Alvarado of colorado to pick up the win. Belleville's Darrick Klima benefitted from the scramble, notching a fourth place finish, the Jet recovered for eighth, & Concordia's Brandon Blochlinger rounded out the top ten.
Belleville's Tyler Frye lead the IMCA Sport Mod feature under the white flag, but the defending national champion, Jesse Sobbing, got around Frye in the last corner to pick up the win. Tyler settled for the runner-up spot, and Washington's Greg Metz ran fifth in the feature.
Junction Motor Speedway's USMTS Nebraska Spring Thaw......
again rain-shortened, 19-yr old Ryan Gustin outran the field to pick up the winner's check, besting Jon Tesch & Tommy Myer. Those three were part of the pack that avoided a 12-car pile-up on the second lap of the race. The undercard victory went to the stock car of Cory Yeigh.
On April 2nd @.......
McCook Speedway, Tyler Frye did pick up the win, dominating the IMCA sport mod feature. Bryan Herrick was the runner-up. Also noteable was the fact that David Murray, Jr did NOT win the IMCA modified feature. He did register a second place finish, behind Colorado's Will Brack.
Jordan Grabouski claimed the checkers @ Eagle Raceway in Lincoln, Ne on Friday nite in Lincoln, Nebr. Grabo outran the 2009 IMCA National champion, Dylan Smith, in the feature. Craig Preble, who has run with the NCRA here on the HighBanks, won the late model feature, while Les Siebert placed sixth.
Sat., April 3rd @........
Eagle Raceway hosted the season opener for the Lucas Oil / MLRA Late Model series. Omaha's John Anderson put his name in the books as 2010's first winner on the tour, but Coffeyville's Al Purkey dogged him the majority of the race. Terry Phillips was third, while Kyle Berck finished eighth. Jay Noteboom took the modified victory , and Jason Wilkinson snared the hobby stock checkers.
Looking ahead, JMS will host their opening night of point racing on April 17th......
Minneapolis Raceway is having their playday this Saturday, April 10th, with opening night a week later......
Beatrice Speedway has a playday this Saturday, with their opener on Fri, April 16th
REMINDER ::: first race of the 100th year of racing at the Belleville High Banks is just two months away. The NCRA & MARS Late model series kick off the season on Sunday nite, June 6th, with the Mod-lite racers dicing on the short track.
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