2016 ISCN Master Schedule beginning to take shape

With PRI now behind us we have begun to piece together the master schedules for 2016. As various series and tracks release their schedules we will continue to update. Until then, if you're new to the site please have a look around. It's nothing spectacular but you would be surprised by the amount of time it takes to compile the information found within the site.

Happy Holidays!

Driver of the Week (August 4-10)

For the 4th time this season this weeks Indiana Sprint Car News Driver of the Week award goes to Brady Short.

Short swept the double-header weekend at Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville adding two more feature wins to his tally for 2015. It's an impressive start to August for Short after a strong showing not only in July but the entire season thus far.

Short won his heat race on Friday and followed it up with a win in the feature. Saturday it was more of the same finishing second in his heat after a spirited battle with Jeff Bland Jr. and then going on to win the MSCS sanctioned feature event to complete the two night sweep.

With the win Brady Short moves into the lead in MSCS points by two points over Carson Short.

Gas City Results (July 31, 2015)

Although many drivers that fans are familiar with are currently taking part in either midget or Silver Crown action at the Belleville High Banks in Kansas there were still plenty of drivers on hand for last night's Indiana Sprint Car Series event at Gas City I-69 Speedway.

After some rain in the early evening the sun came out and it was a beautiful night for racing in Gas City. Robert Ballou was able to capture the win over a hard-charging Jon Stanbrough in the feature while Tyler Courtney captured the final position on the podium. Hunter Schuerenberg and Logan Jarrett rounded out the top five.

Gas City will finish out its season on September 4th for "Gas City Fall Fest". The ISCS will return to action on Sunday night at Kokomo.

Feature Results:

1. Robert Ballou
2. Jon Stanbrough
3. Tyler Courtney
4. Hunter Schuerenberg
5. Logan Jarrett
6. Thomas Meseraull
7. Casey Shuman
8. Chris Gurley
9. Tyler Hewitt
10. Max McGhee

Heat #1: Travis Hery
Heat #2: Robert Ballou
Heat #3: Chris Gurley

Car Count: 25

Indiana Sprint Week Video by Loudpedal

Driver of the Week (June 9-15)

Congratulations and happy birthday to the Indiana Sprint Car News Driver of the Week Bryan Clauson. Clauson who has spent more time in a winged sprint car this year than a non-wing returned to the Indiana non-wing scene this week as he also took part in Indiana Midget Week.

Clauson started his week off with a bang by beating 34 other competitors in the sprint feature at Gas City I-69 Speedway on Wednesday and followed it up with another win on Friday evening on the red clay of Bloomington Speedway, a track that has more or less been dominated by Brady Short in 2015.

We felt it was fitting to reward Clauson with the award this week and hope to see him back a few more times this season in a non-wing car. Happy birthday BC.

World of Outlaws @ Kokomo Preview

The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series returns to Indiana's baddest bullring on Wednesday evening. This will be the first time the series has been to Kokomo since they visited late in the season in 2014. During that race Donny Schatz, en route to another series title, bested Shane Stewart and Dale Blaney in a closely contested race. Also in action on Wednesday evening will be the Kokomo Speedway thunder cars. Grandstands will open at 4pm to fans.

Hot Laps: 6:30pm
Qualifying: 7pm
Racing: 7:30pm

 

Highlights from last years WoO event at Kokomo

Weekend Recap (May 29-31)

Rain got the best of us this weekend but Friday night did see Plymouth and Bloomington Speedways get their shows in.

May 29

Bloomington Speedway

Brady Short is still on a rampage, after winning last weekends events at Bloomington and Haubstadt he continued his winning ways Friday night by taking the checkers in the feature event once again on the red clay at Bloomington.

Short started the feature from tenth but fought his way to the lead to notch another victory in 2015. Short crossed the line ahead of Casey Shuman and Chase Briscoe who was suffering from brake issues. Nick Bilbee and Jeff Bland Jr. rounded out the top five.

Feature Finish:
1. Brady Short
2. Casey Shuman
3. Chase Briscoe
4. Nick Bilbee
5. Jeff Bland Jr.
6. Jordan Kinser
7. Kent Christian
8. Max McGhee
9. Brandon Morin
10. J.T. Stapp

Heat 1: Bilbee, Bland Jr, Shuman, Hampton, Morin
Heat 2: Stockon, Briscoe, Mattox, McGhee, Kinser
Heat 3: Short, Babcock, Christian, Dakus, Stapp

Car Count: 22

Plymouth Speedway

With the USAC midgets in action as well we saw multiple double-duty drivers in action on Friday evening at Plymouth as well as the debut of CJ Leary in his new ride, the Baldwin #5.

In the end it was Dave Darland taking the checkered flag followed by fellow double-duty driver Jerry Coons Jr in second as Leary rounded out the podium. Frank Flud and Matt Goodnight finished out the top five.

Feature Finish:
1. Dave Darland
2. Jerry Coons Jr.
3. CJ Leary
4. Frank Flud
5. Matt Goodnight
6. Josh Spencer
7. Shane Cottle
8. Cole Ketcham
9. Stuart Hanft
10. Cooper Clouse

Heat 1: Darland, Goodnight, Gurley, Flud, Cottle
Heat 2: Coons Jr, Ketcham, Hanft, Leary, Clouse

Car Count: 14

May 30

Lincoln Park Speedway

Rained out

World of Outlaws Rescheduled for Lawrenceburg

The World of Outlaws event that was postponed due to rain on Monday has been rescheduled for Friday the 16th of October, which is one day before the Outlaws are scheduled to run Plymouth Speedway.

Tickets sold for the May 25th program will be honored for the October 16th program. If you cannot attend the make-up race but have purchased tickets you can request a refund until June 15th.

Sprints Cancelled @ Salem Speedway

The Auto Value Sprints portion of Saturday evenings program at Salem Speedway has been cancelled. There is no scheduled makeup date.

67th Annual Pay Less Little 500 Starting Grid

Grid:

Row 1: Bobby Santos III, Kody Swanson, Caleb Armstrong
Row 2: Jacob Wilson, Kyle Hamilton, Jerry Coons Jr.
Row 3: Chris Windom, Chris Neuenschwander, Aaron Pierce
Row 4: Jo Jo Helberg, Shane Cottle, Tony Elliott
Row 5: Rex Norris III, Troy Decaire, Shane Hollingsworth
Row 6: Ryan Litt, Brian Tyler, Dave Steele
Row 7: Mickey Kempgens, Davey Hamilton Jr, Tyler Roahrig
Row 8: Scotty Hampton, Jimmy McCune, Jeff Bloom
Row 9: Travis Welpott, Ryan Burdett, Tony Main
Row 10: Jimmy Wysong, Doug Dietsch, Nick Hamilton
Row 11: Brian Vaughn, Mike Hall, Tom Paterson

Schedule:

4:00 PM		Front Gates Open
5:00 PM		All Cars Must Be In Infield and Pits Set-Up
5:15 PM		Warm Up Session (West End First, Then East)
6:00 PM		Driver Autograph Session (Mandatory in Tent Area)
6:15 PM		Cars Must Be Gridded On Track
7:00 PM		Pre Race Activities Begin
7:15 PM		Driver Introductions
7:53 PM		Invocation, Taps and National Anthem
8:00 PM		Command to Start Engines of 67th Pay Less Little 500 presented by UAW GM

Friday Recap (May 22)

Bloomington Speedway

Josh Burton Memorial

Feature Finish:
1. Brady Short
2. Nick Bilbee
3. Dave Darland
4. Chad Boespflug
5. Kevin Thomas Jr.
6. Casey Shuman
7. Jon Stanbrough
8. Robert Ballou
9. Kent Christian
10. Chris Babcock

Heat 1: McGhee, Darland, Thomas Jr, Babcock, Cummins
Heat 2: Bilbee, Short, Morin, Robbins, Hupp
Heat 3: Stanbrough, Shuman, Boespflug, Christian, Beauchamp
Heat 4: Cottle, Barrow, Ballou, Ligouri, Gurley

B Main 1: Cummins, Hupp, Bland Jr, Gaines
B Main 2: Beauchamp, Mattox, Hampton, Gurley

Car Count: 39

Plymouth Speedway

UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions

Feature Finish:
1. Dale Blaney
2. Rico Abreu
3. James McFadden
4. Cody Darrah
5. Logan Forler
6. Byron Reed
7. Cap Henry
8. Greg Wilson
9. Duane Zablocki
10. Gary Taylor

Tony Hulman Classic Rained Out

The Tony Hulman Classic scheduled for Wednesday night at Terre Haute Action Track has been cancelled due to rain. The event will not be rescheduled although the name will be assigned to a different USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car event later in the season at THAT.

Saturday Recap (May 16)

Plymouth Speedway

Rain hampered multiple races around the state on Saturday but not Plymouth where the Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt were in action on the 3/8 mile oval.

28 cars were on hand for the Earl Gaerte Classic that saw a dominating performance by Jared Horstman to pick up his first SOD win of the season. Horstman and SOD points leader Ryan Ruhl started on the front row in the 25 lap feature event that saw multiple flips and red flag periods. Horstman jumped to the lead early and would never relinquish the spot as he became the first driver to beat Ruhl this season who had won the first two SOD events.

Behind Horstman and Ruhl was Dustin Daggett and Shawn Dancer. Andy Teunessen rounded out the top five. With his second place performance Ruhl continues to lead the series points standings.

Feature Finish:
1. Jared Horstman
2. Ryan Ruhl
3. Dustin Daggett
4. Shawn Dancer
5. Andy Teunessen
6. Devin Dobie
7. Randy Hannagan
8. Taylor Ferns
9. Gregg Dalman
10. Kyle Pitts

Heat 1: Ruhl, Teunessen, Ferns, Dobie
Heat 2: Ridenour, Horstman, Karazim, Smith
Heat 3: Daggett, Dalman, Hannagan, Lamberson
Heat 4: Dancer, Jones, Mann, Hull

B-Main: Steinebach, Rogers, Pitts, Chehowski

Car Count: 28

Friday Recap (May 15)

Gas City I-69 Speedway

The weather stayed away on Friday night in Gas City and the fans that made the trip to the track were treated to one of the more memorable races in recent history on the 1/4 mile.

Brady Bacon came away with a hard fought victory after battling with both Dave Darland and Thomas Meseraull. Bacon started his night out the right way qualifying 1st out of 28 cars in attendance. The heat races saw some close quarters, action-packed racing and were just a preview of what was to come.

Jon Stanbrough and Meseraull led the field to the green in the feature with Meseraull jumping out front early to a huge lead before a caution bunched the field back up. Just shy of the halfway mark "The People's Champ" Dave Darland went to the point. Another caution bunched the field back up and on the restart Bacon, who had been very strong on the high side, was eventually able to slide under Darland on lap 17. Bacon quickly made his getaway but battling traffic allowed Darland and Meseraull to catch him. During the battle for the lead Meseraull was able to get past Darland as he challenged for the lead. Meseraull then tried getting around Bacon in the closing laps but it was Bacon winning in the Hoffman #69 by less than a second.

Darland held on for third while Jon Stanbrough and a hard-charging CJ Leary, who started 16th, rounded out the top five.

In USAC points Robert Ballou remains in the lead by just 2 points over Chase Stockon after the two ran sixth and seventh respectively on Friday night. Dave Darland is third in points 15 points back of Ballou.

USAC is back in action Wednesday when they visit the Action Track in Terre Haute.

Feature Finish:
1. Brady Bacon
2. Thomas Meseraull
3. Dave Darland
4. Jon Stanbrough
5. CJ Leary
6. Robert Ballou
7. Chase Stockon
8. Tracy Hines
9. Shane Cottle
10. Kevin Thomas Jr.

Heat 1: Thomas Jr, Cottle, Bacon, Stanbrough, McGhee
Heat 2: Stockon, Robbins, Jarrett, Coons Jr, Shuman
Heat 3: Windom, Farney, Darland, Meseraull, Donelson
Heat 4: Simon, Ballou, Spencer, Leary, Grant

B-Main: Grant, Hines, Shuman, McGhee, Goodnight, Donelson

Car Count: 28

Driver of the Week (May 5-11)

This driver has had many strong runs this year and with another on Saturday night we feel he deserves our Indiana Sprint Car News Driver of the Week Award.

Thomas Meseraull made a pass for the lead a few times on Saturday night (the first was negated by a caution flag) and pulled away to win his second feature event at Lawrenceburg Speedway this season. With the win "T-Mez" stretched his points lead at Lawrenceburg to 65 points over the closest contender.

Meseruall currently leads every major statistical category this year at Lawrenceburg and has had strong runs at multiple other Indiana tracks. We expect all of this to continue since Meseraull is one of the hardest racing and most passionate drivers we know of on the Indiana sprint car circuit.

Weekend Recap (May 8-9)

It was certainly a busy weekend for sprint cars, not just in Indiana, but everywhere. Weather was an issue all weekend but we still managed to get in two of the three scheduled Indiana sprint car shows, here's a recap.

Friday May 8

Bloomington Speedway

One of the most consistent non-wing sprint car drivers in the state added another win to his tally on Friday night. Brady Short was able to drive his way through the field from his third row starting spot to get the checkers first on the red clay at Bloomington. Short used the aid of a few cautions in order to finally get past Nick Bilbee during the feature. Bilbee was able to hang on to second while Casey Shuman charged from his 9th place starting position to grab the final spot on the podium. Bloomington will be off next Friday but returns to action on May 22 for the Josh Burton Memorial.

Feature Finish:
1. Brady Short
2. Nick Bilbee
3. Casey Shuman
4. Bradley Sterrett
5. Michael Koontz
6. Ethan Barrow
7. Cole Smith
8. Chris Babcock
9. Jordan Kinser
10. Max McGhee

Heat 1: Short, Koontz, Babcock, Kinser, Underwood
Heat 2: Sterrett, McGhee, Christian, Gurley, Liguori
Heat 3: Barrow, Bilbee, Shuman, Cunningham, Smith

Car Count: 22

Saturday May 9

Lawrenceburg Speedway

Thomas Meseraull started off his weekend with a solid 4th place finish against a stout field at Eldora on Friday evening and he followed it up with a win at Lawrenceburg on Saturday night. "T-Mez" started from the fourth position and managed to get the lead around the halfway point but the pass was negated by a caution. On the restart Meseraull once again challenged for the lead and this time it stuck as he got around Lawrenceburg regular Joss Moffatt. From there Meseraull had it on cruise control as the Burg's points leader extended his margin over second place Jarett Andretti. As far as the finish is concerned Moffatt was able to hold off everyone else for second as Andretti, Nick Bilbee, and Kyle Robbins rounded out the top five.

Feature Finish:

1. Thomas Meseraull
2. Joss Moffatt
3. Jarett Andretti
4. Nick Bilbee
5. Kyle Robbins
6. Jordan Kinser
7. Garrett Abrams
8. Shawn Westerfeld
9. Justin Owen
10. Pat Giddens

Heat 1: Andretti, Moffatt, Owen, Westerfeld, Gindling
Heat 2: Meseraull, Robbins, Kinser, Bilbee, Abrams

Car Count: 15

Weekend Preview (May 8-9)

It's certainly a big weekend across the border to the east where both the AMSOIL USAC Nat'l Sprints and World of Outlaws will be in action at Eldora both Friday and Saturday but there is still plenty of action in Indiana on those nights too! Here is what's on tap.

Friday May 8

Bloomington Speedway

Time: Hot laps @ 6:30pm Racing @ 7:30pm
Forecast: Hi 86/Lo 64 Chance of Rain: 50%

After taking last weekend off sprints are back in action in Bloomington on Friday evening. The last time 410s took to the track at Bloomington it was Brady Short picking up the win. With USAC in action at Eldora on Friday night as well look for a good turnout from anyone not making the trip over to Ohio. Also note that HARF members can get admission for $8 dollars on Friday.

Saturday May 9

Lincoln Park Speedway

Time: Hot laps @ 6pm Racing @ 7pm
Forecast: Hi 84/Lo 64 Chance of Rain: 90%

Chad Boespflug parked the Baldwin Brothers #5 at LPS last weekend but with the points leader running Eldora this weekend it gives others a chance to catch up this weekend. Austin Prock trails Boespflug by 17 points while Conner Donelson trails by 25. Mike Gass and Shelby VanGilder are also within striking distance, both trail by 33 points. If the weather holds off look for another great night of racing in beautiful Putnamville. Also in action will be modifieds, super stocks, and bombers.

Lawrenceburg Speedway

Time: Hot laps @ 6pm Racing @ 7pm
Forecast: Hi 87/Lo 63 Chance of Rain 50%

CJ Leary was dominant last weekend to retain his King of the Midwest title but Saturday is a new night of racing on the high banks of Lawrenceburg Speedway and look for plenty of action when the Kelsey Chevrolet sprint cars return to action. Thomas Meseraull continues to look strong at The Burg and leads the track points standings currently by 45 points over Jarett Andretti and 95 points over Joss Moffatt. 2014 track champion Shawn Westerfeld sits 4th in points followed by Garrett Abrams. It's college night at the track so bring a college student who just finished finals to the races and help grow the sport, just make sure he or she brings his college ID.

Driver of the Week (April 28-May 4)

There were plenty of drivers to choose from but this week's Indiana Sprint Car News Driver of the Week Award goes to Jon Stanbrough.

Stanbrough started his weekend by beating some of the toughest drivers in non-wing sprint car racing at Gas City I-69 Speedway on Friday evening. The victory was the 22nd KISS win of his career.

Saturday evening Stanbrough was with the MSCS at Montpelier where he picked up a heat win and was racing towards another victory before spinning during the feature with under five laps to go. However, he did race his way back up to a sixth place finish after tagging the tail on the restart. Stanbrough rounded out his weekend at Kokomo where he finished in the runner-up position in another KISS event.

Ending his weekend with finishes of 1st, 6th, and 2nd we thought Stanbrough deserved the award this week. Other contenders were Chad Boespflug, CJ Leary, Justin Grant, Dickie Gaines and Paul McMahan.

Stanbrough currently sits 4th in MSCS points and 6th in both USAC and KISS points.

(Photo courtesy of Braden Rouse Photography)

Sunday Recap (May 3)

Two of the best tracks in not only the state, but the country were in action on Sunday night. Here's what went down.

Kokomo Speedway 

It was certainly an exciting evening at Kokomo as the 30 lap feature event did not disappoint. Justin Grant got out to an early lead and ran away with the field far behind. However, Grant spun giving Brady Short the lead but was able to keep the Hery #40 going and gave chase. With just a few laps remaining Short's engine expired and Logan Jarrett also slowed. Grant was able to get away on the restart to take the win, with a broken right shock might I add.

Friday night's Gas City winner Jon Stanbrough finished second followed by "T-Mez" Thomas Meseraull in third. CJ Leary and the "Madman" Robert Ballou rounded out the top five.

The King of Indiana Sprint Series (KISS) is back in action on May 16 at Lawrenceburg.

Feature Finish:
1. Justin Grant
2. Jon Stanbrough
3. Thomas Meseraull
4. CJ Leary
5. Robert Ballou
6. Shane Cottle
7. Chad Boespflug
8. Jerry Coons Jr.
9. Kyle Robbins
10. Kevin Thomas Jr.

Heat 1: Cottle, Stanbrough, Ballou, Shuman, Farney
Heat 2: BShort, Grant, Darland, Boespflug, Gaines
Heat 3: Leary, Thomas Jr, Meseraull, Coons Jr, Robbins

Car Count: 22

Tri-State Speedway

For the first time in 2015 the World of Outlaws made an appearance in Indiana when they visited "The Class Track" Sunday night.

As is the case more times than not TSS provided great racing. Brady Bacon jumped out to the lead early in the 40 laps feature with Rico Abreu and Paul McMahan in tow. McMahan took over second when Abreu and Kerry Madsen tangled with Abreu ending up on his lid.

The race saw various cautions and red periods, the second to last being the most crucial. McMahan got a great restart and stalked Bacon through turns one and two before throwing a slider in three and four just inside of ten laps to go. Bacon, opting to try to block McMahan's risky slider, almost ended both cars nights however both were able to keep their cars in the race.

Bacon got one more crack at the win with three to go after yet another caution but McMahan got a solid jump on the start and was able to park his #51. Bacon would bring it home second followed by the "Brownsburg Bullet" Joey Saldana. Defending WoO champion Donny Schatz had an impressive drive finishing fourth after starting twentieth while Kraig Kinser rounded out the top five.

The win was the second in a row at TSS for McMahan after also taking the checkers there in 2014.

Feature Finish:
1. Paul McMahan
2. Brady Bacon
3. Joey Saldana
4. Donny Schatz
5. Kraig Kinser
6. Brad Sweet
7. Brad Loyet
8. Jason Sides
9. Gary Taylor
10. Paul May

Heat 1: McMahan, Schatz, Price-Miller, Bell, Sides
Heat 2: Bruns, Saldana, Loyet, Pittman, Taylor
Heat 3: Bacon, Veal, Gravel, Sweet, Kr. Kinser

Dash: Saldana, Bacon, McMahan, Abreu, Kr. Kinser,

B-Main: Stewart, Kaeding, Schuchart, Swindell, Schuerenberg

Car Count: 38

Friday & Saturday Recap (May 1 & 2)

Friday May 1

Gas City I-69 Speedway

Jon Stanbrough picked up the win on Friday as racing returned to Gas City I-69 Speedway. Stanbrough took the lead early on after getting around Logan Jarrett who started on the pole and never looked back dominating the feature.

Kyle Robbins, starting fourth, had a strong showing and came home in the runner-up position while Thomas Meseraull took the last spot on the podium in third. Dickie Gaines finished 4th and Robert Ballou rounded out the top five.

With his strong showing in second, Kyle Robbins took over the KISS points standings going into Sunday night's action at Kokomo Speedway.

Feature Finish:
1. Jon Stanbrough
2. Kyle Robbins
3. Thomas Meseraull
4. Dickie Gaines
5. Robert Ballou
6. Logan Jarrett
7. Kevin Thomas Jr.
8. Scotty Weir
9. Dave Darland
10. Chad Boespflug

Heat 1: Thomas Jr, Gaines, Hewitt, Weir
Heat 2: Meseraull, McGhee, Darland, Cottle
Heat 3: Donelson, Robbins, Ballou, Farney
Heat 4: Jarrett, Stanbrough, Grant, Gurley

B-Main: B. Short, Boespflug, Liguori, Flud, Hery, Goodnight

Car Count: 32

Saturday May 2

Montpelier Motor Speedway

A low car count did not result in a lack of action on Saturday night as the Midwest Sprint Car Series (MSCS) was in action in Montpelier.

Shane Cottle finally broke his string of bad luck and put the Paul Hazen #57 in victory lane. Stanbrough jumped to an early lead before Kevin Thomas Jr. flipped early in the feature. On the restart Stanbrough was able to break away as a handful of cars battled behind him. Cottle, locked in on the bottom, began reeling Stanbrough in but before that happened Stanbrough spun in the middle of turns one and two forcing him to the tail. Cottle was able to cruise to victory from there.

Brady Short came home in the runner-up position followed by Robert Ballou. Dave Darland and Dickie Gaines finished out the top five. Jon Stanbrough recovered from his spin to finish sixth.

The MSCS now takes a few weeks off until May 22 when they are in action at Bloomington.

Feature Finish:
1. Shane Cottle
2. Brady Short
3. Robert Ballou
4. Dave Darland
5. Dickie Gaines
6. Jon Stanbrough
7. Carson Short
8. Cooper Clouse
9. Matt Goodnight
10. Logan Jarrett

Heat 1: B. Short, Ballou, Cottle, Gaines, Goodnight
Heat 2: Stanbrough, Darland, C. Short, Thomas Jr, Jarrett

Car Count: 15

Lawrenceburg Speedway

CJ Leary defended his title as the "King of the Midwest" taking home the win in Saturday night's 25 lap feature on the high backs at Lawrenceburg Speedway.

Leary took the lead away from Justin Grant on lap five and never looked back capping off a dominating night where he also took home a heat race win. Thomas Meseraull finished second while Nick Bilbee finished third. Jarett Andretti and Landon Simon rounded out the top five.

"T-Mez" Thomas Meseraull is your current points leader at The Burg followed by Jarett Andretti, Joss Moffat, and Shawn Westerfeld.

Feature Finish:
1. CJ Leary
2. Thomas Meseraull
3. Nick Bilbee
4. Jarett Andretti
5. Landon Simon
6. Joss Moffat
7. Garrett Abrams
8. Chris Babcock
9. Logan Hupp
10. Shawn Westerfeld

Heat 1: Leary, Grant, Babcock, Westerfeld, Hery
Heat 2: Abrams, Stapp, Bilbee, Applegate, Gnat
Heat 3: Meseraull, Andretti, Simon, Owen, Moffat

Car Count: 21

Lincoln Park Speedway

Chad Boespflug put the Baldin Brothers #5 back in victory lane Saturday night at LPS. Boespflug dominated the feature that also saw Max McGhee take a scary ride. McGhee walked from his car but went to be checked out at the hospital.

Boespflug was joined on the podium by Mitch Wissmiller and Austin Prock. Spencer Bayston and Conner Donelson rounded out the top five.

Feature Finish:
1. Chad Boespflug
2. Mitch Wissmiller
3. Austin Prock
4. Spencer Bayston
5. Conner Donelson
6. Shelby VanGilder
7. Mike Gass
8. Bub Cummings
9. Braxton Cummings
10. Scott Hampton

Heat 1: Bland Jr, Hampton, Mattox, Bayston
Heat 2: Barrow, Donelson, VanGilder, Prock
Heat 3: Christian, Sterrett, McDonald, O'Neal
Heat 4: Wissmiller, Boespflug, McGhee, Cummings

B-Main: Morin, Gass, Hughes, Cummings, Smith

Car Count: 29

Chandler Motor Speedway

We don't have a lot of news coming out of CMS from last night. As probably expected they had a low car count with everything else going on. It appears Aric Gentry picked up the win with only 6 sprints on hand. He was followed on the podium by Anthony Leohr and Chet Williams.

Feature Finish:
1. Aric Gentry
2. Anthony Leohr
3. Chet Williams
4. Patrick Budde
5. Dave Peperak
6. Brian Wallace

Heat: Williams, Gentry, Wallace, Leohr, Budde, Peperak

Car Count: 6

Weekend Preview (May 1-3)

A huge weekend for 410s in Indiana both of the wing and non-wing variety. Here's what we have on tap:

Friday May 1

Gas City I-69 Speedway

Time: Hot Laps @ 6:45pm Racing @ 7:30pm
Forecast: Hi 67/Lo 46 Chance of Rain: 20%

After much anticipation racing returns to Gas City on Friday night as it hosts the second leg of the King of Indiana Sprint Series. Brady Short picked up the win in the first KISS race of the season Sunday night at Terre Haute but look for a good field of drivers and cars to challenge for the win Friday in round two. With the season cut short in 2014 the track opens this year under new management and looks to feature great racing in six events in 2015.

Saturday May 2

Montpelier Motor Speedway

Time: Hot Laps @ 6pm Racing @ 7pm
Forecast: Hi 70/Lo 51 Chance of Rain: 0%

It doesn't happen often but non-wing sprint cars return to Montpelier on Saturday night, this time when the track hosts the Midwest Sprint Car Series (MSCS). This will be the first of multiple times sprints make an appearance this year at Montpelier and the first time since 2001 that the MSCS tackles the 1/4 mile clay oval. Carson Short enters Saturday leading MSCS points after four events followed by Brady Short and Kyle Cummins.

Lincoln Park Speedway

Time: Hot Laps @6pm Racing @ 7pm
Forecast: Hi 72/Lo 52 Chance of Rain: 0%

After rain caused last Saturday's show to be cancelled drivers look to get back in the swing of things on Saturday night at LPS. So far in 2015 Chad Boespflug and Chase Stockon have both tallied victories in Putnamville with Casey Shuman still searching for his first victory after finishing in the runner-up position in both non-wing shows. Also in action at LPS that evening will be modifieds, super stocks, and bombers.

Lawrenceburg Speedway

Time: Hot Laps @ 6pm Racing @ 7pm
Forecast: Hi 73/Lo 49 Chance of Rain: 10%

As was the case at LPS, nature had other plans for last Saturday's evening of racing at The Burg but drivers look to get back on track this Saturday night on the high banks. The Kelsey Chevrolet sprints will be in action along with UMP modifieds, stocks, and hornets as is the case on most Saturday nights in Lawrenceburg. Thomas Meseraull is the most recent winner at Lawrenceburg Speedway taking home the checkers two weeks ago.

Chandler Motor Speedway

Time: Hot Laps @ 7pm Racing @ 7:30pm
Forecast: Hi 76/Lo 54 Chance of Rain: 10%

For the first time in 2015 Chandler Motor Speedway will also host sprint cars this weekend. Saturday will be the first of three scheduled sprint car events on the 3/8 mile oval. The track has undergone numerous much needed improvements and looks to provide good racing for drivers and owners who may not want to travel far this weekend in that part of the state. Also in action at CMS Saturday will be UMP modifieds and stocks.

Sunday May 3

Kokomo Speedway

Time: Hot Laps @ 6pm with racing to follow
Forecast: Hi 74/Lo 57 Chance of Rain: 60%

Kokomo Speedway hosts it's first race since the Kokomo Grand Prix Sunday night when it will host round three of the King of Indiana Sprint Series. CJ Leary took home the win back on April 11, the only action at Kokomo so far this season. However expect great racing Sunday as always at Kokomo. Sunday will be the second of two KISS races this weekend, the first being at Gas City on Friday evening. Also in action will be street stocks, thunder cars, and hornets.

Tri-State Speedway

Time: Qualifying @ 5:30pm Racing @ 6:30pm
Forecast: Hi 79/Lo 59 Chance of Rain: 20%

"The Greatest Show on Dirt" the World of Outlaws return to Indiana on Sunday night as they take on the "The Class Track" in Haubstadt. The race will be the third of the weekend for WoO as they swing north from last weeks Texas Outlaw Nationals. The most recent winner at TSS with the series was Paul McMahan in 2014. Sunday's race will be the first of four visits Indiana will get from the Outlaws this year. They are also slated to run Lawrenceburg, Kokomo, and Plymouth.

Sunday Recap (April 26)

Although rain won the day on Saturday there was still plenty of sprint car racing to be had around the state on Sunday, here's a recap.

Terre Haute Action Track

Brady Short was able to follow up his victory at Bloomington on Friday night with another win on Sunday evening in MSCS & KISS action at The Action Track's season opening Spring Fling.

Shane Cottle lead early in the 25 lap feature event which saw several reds and cautions. Cottle's Hazen #57 slowed with issues giving the lead to Brady Short who would not relinquish the lead for the remainder of the event grabbing his 2nd win of the weekend.

Jerry Coons Jr. finished in the runner-up position while Carson Short continued with his recent success on the Indiana sprint car circuit with a solid third place finish. Kyle Robbins came home fourth while last week's winner at Twin Cities, Mitch Wissmiller, rounded out the top five.

With both Chase Stockon and Robert Ballou on the road with USAC this weekend, Carson Short took command of the MSCS points lead after 4 of 20 scheduled events. Brady Short is now second trailing Carson by 9 points with Kyle Cummins in third.

Feature Finish:
1. Brady Short
2. Jerry Coons Jr.
3. Carson Short
4. Kyle Robbins
5. Mitch Wissmiller
6. Chris Babcock
7. Max McGhee
8. Dickie Gaines
9. Aric Gentry
10. Ethan Barrow

Heat 1: Mattox, Hines, Gaines, Morin
Heat 2: B. Short, Cottle, Boespflug, Cockrum
Heat 3: Coons Jr, Babcock, Beauchamp, Gentry

Car Count: 24

Anderson Speedway

Aaron Pierce took home his fourth Glen Niebel Classic win on Sunday, the most ever, at Anderson Speedway.

Starting from the fourth position Pierce made contact with leader Donnie Adams Jr. with just over a 5th of the laps completed in the 100 lap event. Pierce would take over the lead with Adams Jr's day ending due to the incident.

Pierce did face a challenge from 2014 USAC Silver Crown champion Kody Swanson before his car slowed with 30 laps to go with engine issues. Pierce did not receive anymore serious challenges for the lead as he cruised to victory.

The defending race champion, Caleb Armstrong, finished second as Jimmy McCune, Billy Wease, and Jason Fuller rounded out the top five.

Feature Finish:
1. Aaron Pierce
2. Caleb Armstrong
3. Jimmy McCune
4. Billy Wease
5. Jason Fuller
6. Tyler Roahrig
7. Matt Goodnight
8. Brian Vaughn
9. Tony Main
10. Kody Swanson

Car Count: 13

Rain causes multiple cancellations on Saturday

Mother Nature has won the battle against all three tracks scheduled to run sprint cars this evening in Indiana. Plymouth Speedway, Lincoln Park Speedway, and Lawrenceburg Speedway have all cancelled their events for Saturday, April 25.

However, MSCS/KISS action at the Action Track in Terre Haute and the Glen Niebel Classic at Anderson Speedway are still slated to go on as scheduled on Sunday. See the previously posted weekend preview for details on those two events.

Bloomington Recap (Fri. April 24)

Although many of the names were are normally accustomed to seeing were in Nebraska tonight for USAC action, Bloomington Speedway was not short of any drama in the sprint car portion of their Friday evening show. Brady Short came away victorious at the end of the 25 lap feature event Friday at Bloomington, his first win of the year at the famed red clay quarter mile.

The night did not start well for Chad Boespflug as he went bottom up in the first heat race of the evening, which would set the tone for last week's feature winner at LPS. It was also a rough evening for Chris Gurley who loaded up his car early with mechanical issues. Shane Cottle, Michael Koontz, and Brady Short would collect heat race wins with every car advancing to the 25 lap feature event with only 20 cars on hand for the evening.

Shane Cottle and Michael Koontz led the field to the green in the feature which quickly saw the red flag displayed as Boespflug found himself upside down, for the second time on the evening. Following the restart and throughout most of the feature Shane Cottle, driving the familiar Hazen #57, paced the field. Inside five laps to go Brady Short saw an opportunity and used it to his advantage to take the top spot from Cottle in order to cruise to the checkered flag for the evening. Cottle would hang on for second as Chase Briscoe rounded out the podium. Jeff Bland Jr. and Max McGhee rounded out the top five for the evening.

Feature Finish:
1. Brady Short
2. Shane Cottle
3. Chase Briscoe
4. Jeff Bland Jr.
5. Max McGhee
6. Ethan Barrow
7. Jordan Kinser
8. Michael Koontz
9. Josh Cunningham
10. Braxton Cummings

Heat 1: Cottle, Bland Jr, Morin, Kinser
Heat 2: Koontz, Briscoe, McGhee, Babcock
Heat 3: Short, Barrow, Cunningham, Smith

Car Count: 20

Glen Niebel Classic moved to Sunday April 26

With the forecast calling for cold temperatures and rain on Saturday, Anderson Speedway has moved its USSA Sprint Car Glen Niebel Classic to Sunday April 26. Qualifications for the 100 lap event as well as the ARCA/CRA late model 125 lap event will begin at 1:30 Sunday afternoon with racing beginning at 3pm.

Weekend Preview (April 24-26)

USAC sprints are heading west this weekend but that does not mean there won't be plenty of action here in Indiana. Here's whats on tap.

Friday April 24

Bloomington Speedway

Time: Hot laps @ 6:30pm Racing @ 7:30pm
Forecast: Hi 62/Lo 46 Chance of Rain: 0%

Sprint action returns to the world's fastest red clay quarter mile on Friday night. This week's race comes on the heels of Bryan Clauson's USAC/MSCS win at the track last week which was the first race of the season at Bloomington. Friday night's race will be the only sprint action in the state that night so fans can expect a good turnout. The American Modified Series as well as stocks and hornets will also be in action.

Saturday April 25

Lincoln Park Speedway (This event has been cancelled due to inclement weather)

Time: Hot laps @ 6pm Racing @ 7pm
Forecast: Hi 53/Lo 42 Chance of Rain: 100%

If the weather cooperates LPS hosts sprint cars yet again on Saturday evening. Chad Bosepflug won last weeks 25 lap feature. 2014 track champion Casey Shuman still looks to get into victory lane this season at LPS after finishing in the runner-up position in the first two races of the season in Putnamville.

Lawrenceburg Speedway (This event has been cancelled due to inclement weather)

Time: Hot laps @ 6pm Racing @ 7pm
Forecast: Hi 55/Lo 41 Chance of Rain: 90%

As is the case for Lincoln Park, weather may be an issue for the Kelsey Chevrolet Sprints at the The Burg on Saturday night. If the weather cooperates expect another solid car count this weekend at the Battleground as there have been 22 cars in attendance the last two Saturdays. Thomas Meseraull picked up the win on the high banks last Saturday night. Also in action Saturday night at Lawrenceburg: modifieds, stocks, & hornets.

Plymouth Speedway (This event has been cancelled due to inclement weather)

Time: Hot laps @ 6pm Racing @ 7pm
Forecast: Hi 51/Lo 37 Chance of Rain: 70%

The northern part of the state finally gets some relief in the form of 410 non-wing action as Plymouth Speedway opens up its 2015 with it's Cabin Fever event. The track crew have made numerous improvements during the offseason, most notably a new track surface that should provide for some great racing this season.

Sunday April 26

Terre Haute Action Track

Time: Hot laps @ 5pm Racing @ 6:30pm
Forecast: Hi 63/Lo 40 Chance of Rain: 10%

THAT will kick off its 2015 season on Sunday with their Spring Fling event that will not only be sanctioned by MSCS but will also be race #1 of seven King of Indiana Sprint Car Series (KISS) events in 2015. Also in action will be UMP modifieds. This will be the first of seven events at the Action Track this season.

Anderson Speedway

Time: Qualifying @ 1:30pm Racing @ 3pm
Forecast: Hi 61/Lo 38 Chance of Rain: 10%

If pavement sprint car racing is your thing then you will want to be at Anderson Speedway on Sunday afternoon for the 15th annual Glen Niebel Classic. Originally slated for Saturday the USSA Sprint Car Challenge Series will open up its campaign on Sunday now due to mother nature. Caleb Armstrong is the defending race champion. Also in action at Anderson Saturday night will be the ARCA/CRA late models.

Opinion: To go, or to go home?

While making my morning rounds on IndianaOpenWheel.com this morning I noticed some fans debating whether or not ALL of the cars present for last night's USAC/MSCS Spring Showdown at Tri-State Speedway should have started the 30 lap feature event. For those unaware there were 24 cars in attendance in Haubstadt for a race that allowed for 22 starters. Therefore two cars were forced to load it up early following the B-Main.

The question: On a night like this should all 24 cars be allowed to start the feature although the rules specified only 22 cars were to start? My opinion: No.

Rules and regulations are in place for a reason. As a fan I pay my hard-earned money to go watch a great race, much like the one provided by Brady Bacon and Robert Ballou at TSS on Saturday night. What I'm not paying for is to see cars on track and in the way for a feature event that they probably don't deserve to be in. That being said I have no problem with the two drivers that did not go to the feature last night. However, both cars did qualify in the final two positions on Saturday, they both finished last in their respective heats and in the final two spots in the B-Main. Why would a fan believe they deserved to start the feature event?

I understand the thought process of some that believe racers need the experience and sending them home early is not a way to do that. My problem with the people that say that is this: Last night there were 4 tracks in action, (TSS, LPS, Lawrenceburg, and Twin Cities) if a driver is looking for experience I would hardly recommend going to the track that's going to have the stiffest competition. (Not saying the other tracks did not feature talented drivers. Meseraull, Cottle, Boespflug, Coons Jr, etc all raced somewhere other than TSS last night, but I would hope you understand where I'm going with that.)

Additionally what is the advantage of having much slower cars in the field that will not be competitive? I can recall watching Kyle Larson leading a World of Outlaws race a few years ago at Kokomo. Larson was long gone in his 1K when he clipped a much slower car as he navigated lapped traffic. Larson spun, did a 360, and managed to keep the car going but Tim Kaeding got by and ultimately won the race. When slower cars are virtually handed a free pass to the feature that's what can happen. Now, that's not what happened in that World of Outlaws race that night at Kokomo but I'm almost certain that type of incident is more likely to happen when we allow undeserving cars to start a feature.

People seem to forget we feature B-Mains, C-Mains, and so on for a reason. If a driver can't hang in one of those races why on earth would you believe they deserve to be in the feature?

My conclusion is this: If an event says they are starting a certain number of cars than that is the number that should start, it should make no difference whether there is only 1 more car than that specified number or 100 cars more. You don't see IndyCar starting 34 cars in the Indy 500 or NASCAR starting 44 cars in the Daytona 500, why should USAC (which is much better racing by the way) be any different?

Opinions are my own, I'll address various topics during the course of the season.

Weekend Recap

Friday April 17

Bloomington Speedway

Friday evening at Bloomington Speedway's opener we saw a great group of cars take to the track for the first USAC/MSCS co-sanctioned event of the year. In the feature event Carson Short used his front row starting position to his advantage to lead the first 12 laps of the 30 lap race. Bryan Clauson, in his Priority Aviation #7, charged from the third row using the aid of an early caution as well to the steal the lead away from Short on lap 13 and immediately started to stretch the gap to 2nd place. On the final lap Clauson jumped the cushion and nearly gave the race away to a charging Jon Stanbrough, however he was able to recover to take the victory. Stanbrough finished 2nd followed by Chase Stockon. Tracy Hines as Brady Bacon rounded out the top five.

Feature Finish:
1. Bryan Clauson
2. Jon Stanbrough
3. Chase Stockon
4. Tracy Hines
5. Brady Bacon
6. Carson Short
7. Brady Short
8. Robert Ballou
9. Shane Cottle
10. Dave Darland

Heat 1: Bacon, Cottle, Cummins, C. Short
Heat 2: Darland, Ballou, Tr. Hines, Boespflug
Heat 3: Stockon, Clauson, Grant, McGhee
Heat 4: Cockrum, Simon, B. Short, Leary
B-Main: Thomas Jr, Jarrett, Stanrbough, Briscoe, Coons Jr.

Car Count: 35

Saturday April 18

Tri-State Speedway

For the second time in as many nights USAC and MSCS came together to co-sanction an event. This time the Spring Showdown at TSS. In the feature event Tracy Hines and Kyle Cummins used their front row starting positions to both lead laps early however a very fast Brady Bacon got around both to capture the lead early and began a dominant run to the finish. A very quick Robert Ballou, coming from the 7th starting position, was able to get to 2nd and was applying heavy pressure to Bacon before a top 5 running Kevin Thomas Jr. clipped a lapped car and brought out the races only caution. On the restart Bacon was able to get away from the ever present Ballou to get the win. Ballou finished as the runner-up followed by Kyle Cummins, Brady Short, and Chase Stockon. A very consistent Stockon, who collected another pair of top 5's this weekend continues to lead USAC points after this weekends action.

Feature Finish:
1. Brady Bacon
2. Robert Ballou
3. Kyle Cummins
4. Brady Short
5. Chase Stockon
6. Tracy Hines
7. Dave Darland
8. Kevin Thomas Jr.
9. CJ Leary
10. Carson Short

Heat 1: Ballou, Darland, Jarrett, Farney
Heat 2: B Short, Leary, Bland Jr, Tr. Hines
Heat 3: Bacon, Brackett, Cummins, Stockon
B-Main: Grant, C Short, Stanbrough, Lyerla, Ted Hines

Car Count: 24

Lawrenceburg Speedway

For the second time in as many weeks 22 cars were on hand to battle it out on the high banks of Lawrenceburg Speedway. The feature had plenty of drama as "T-Mez" Thomas Meseraull and Joss Moffatt had a great battle for the top position while Jarett Andretti looked to get into the mix at times. When the checkered flag flew it was Meseraull who claimed the top spot followed by Moffatt who put in an impressive drive. Andretti came home in the 3rd spot while 2014 track champion Shawn Westerfeld finished 4th. Max McGhee collected the final spot inside the top 10.

Feature Finish:
1. Thomas Meseraull
2. Joss Moffatt
3. Jarett Andretti
4. Shawn Westerfeld
5. Max McGhee
6. Garrett Abrams
7. Matt Goodnights
8. Evan Gindling
9. Mike Miller
10. Michael Fischesser

Heat 1: Moffatt, McGhee, Fischesser, Abrams
Heat 2: Owen, Goodnight, Brenton, Little
Heat 3: Andretti, Westerfeld, Meseraull, Miller

Car Count: 22

Lincoln Park Speedway

After getting a good car count on a night in which we found 4 Indiana tracks in actions as far as sprints are concerned it was a Chad Boespflug vs. Casey Shuman battle at LPS in Putnamville on Saturday night. Boespflug starting from the 5th position in the 25 lap feature event was able to fight his way to the front of the pack to take the win while pole position starter Casey Shuman finished 2nd. Tyler Hewitt, who started 3rd, finished 3rd followed by Shane Cottle in the Hazen #57 and Jerry Coons Jr to round out the top five.

Feature Finish:
1. Chad Boespflug
2. Casey Shuman
3. Tyler Hewitt
4. Shane Cottle
5. Jerry Coons Jr.
6. Cole Smith
7. Austin Prock
8. Justin Peck
9. Conner Donelson
10. Brandon Morin

Heat 1: Cottle, Hewitt, Prock, Morin
Heat 2: Boespflug, Babcock, Beldin Jr, Underwood
Heat 3: Coons Jr, Shuman, Smith, Newlin

Car Count: 20

Twin Cities Raceway Park

Did not have a ton of information coming out of TCRP as sprints returned to the track for the first time in 2015. What we do know is there were 16 cars in action and there was apparently some drama concerning Logan Hupp and Jake Scott during the 25 lap feature event. Mitch Wissmiller picked up the victory on the evening followed by Jake Scott while Jordan Kinser rounded out the podium.

Feature Finish:
1. Mitch Wissmiller
2. Jake Scott
3. Jordan Kinser
4. Dickie Gaines
5. Scott Hampton
6. Drew Abel
7. Ethan Barrow
8. Braxton Cummings
9. Logan Hupp
10. Ron Combs

Heat 1: Scott, Combs, Phillips, Link
Heat 2: Wissmiller, Hupp, Kinser, Abel

Car Count: 16

Weekend Preview (April 17-19)

Another great weekend of racing is on tap, here's what we have to look forward too.

Friday April 17

Bloomington Speedway

Time - Hot laps @ 6:30pm Racing @ 7:30pm
Forecast - Hi 75/Lo 54 Chance of Rain: 10%

Both USAC and MSCS return to action as they will co-sanction the sprint car portion of Bloomington Speedway's opener on Friday night. If the weather cooperates cars from both series will run a 30 lap feature event with a $5,000 check going to the winner. Chase Stockon comes into Friday night's event leading not only MSCS points after winning the first event last weekend but also the USAC points. Trailing Stockon in AMSOIL USAC Nat'l Sprint Car Series points is Robert Ballou (-11) followed by Dave Darland (-24).

Saturday April 18

Tri-State Speedway

Time - Hot laps @ 6:30pm Racing @ 7:30pm
Forecast - Hi 78/Lo 62 Chance of Rain: 20%

The MSCS and USAC will team up once again Saturday night as TSS hosts the Spring Showdown and the winner will once again take home $5,000 after yet another 30 lap feature event. As will be the case Friday at Bloomington, Saturday will also be the season opener at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt. This will be the 4th edition of the Spring Showdown at TSS with "The Modern Day Cowboy" Daron Clayton taking home the win in the event in 2014.

Lincoln Park Speedway

Time - Hot laps @ 6pm Racing @ 7pm
Forecast - Hi 76/Lo 57 Chance of Rain: 0%

LPS returns to action on Saturday evening with its weekly show one week removed from an exciting opener that saw Chase Stockon win the first MSCS event. Casey Shuman is the defending champion at LPS which will also feature UMP modifieds, super stocks, and bombers on Saturday night.

Twin Cities Raceway Park

Time - Hot laps @ 5:30pm with racing to follow
Forecast - Hi 78/Lo 56 Chance of Rain: 0%

For the first time of the season Twin Cities will host 410 non-wing sprint cars. Saturday evening's race will be the first of nine sprint car events this season at TCRP. A lot of people within the racing community have come together to make this one possible so if you don't have plans Saturday night and are close then North Vernon is where you want to be race fans. TCRP will also host TQs, hornets, and modifieds on Saturday evening.

Lawrenceburg Speedway

Time - Hot laps @ 6pm Racing @ 7pm
Forecast - Hi 78/Lo 54 Chance of Rain: 0%

The Kelsey Chevrolet Lawrenceburg Speedway sprint cars are in action again Saturday night on the high banks of "The Burg". Brady Bacon went wire-to-wire last weekend en route to the win but with USAC and MSCS in action at TSS on Saturday night look for the Lawrenceburg regulars to get back into victory lane. Defending track champion Shawn Westerfeld was 5th last weekend. Also in action at Lawrenceburg Saturday night: UMP modifieds, stocks, and hornets.

Saturday Night Recap

3 races around the state on Saturday night and none of them disappointed, here's a review.

Kokomo Speedway

With only 14 sprint cars in attendance one might think it would be a slow night, however it was anything but at Kokomo Speedway Saturday night. After Kyle Robbins came to a stop after 14 laps of the 25 lap feature event Justin Grant bounced through turn 1 on the restart allowing CJ Leary to make the pass for the lead, the two of which had battled intensely for the lead over the opening laps. Leary then had to navigate lapped traffic to take the win. Kevin Thomas Jr. finished in the runner-up position while Justin Grant recovered to round out the podium. Fan favorite Dave Darland finished 4th while Jerry Coons Jr. made a late pass to steal 5th away from last weeks winner at Lawrenceburg, Logan Jarrett.

Feature Finish:
1. CJ Leary
2. Kevin Thomas Jr.
3. Justin Grant
4. Dave Darland
5. Jerry Coons Jr.
6. Logan Jarrett
7. Zach Daum
8. Chris Gurley
9. Josh Spencer
10. Jamie Fredrickson

Heat 1: Grant, Thomas Jr, Darland, Daum, Robbins
Heat 2: Leary, Jarrett, Coons Jr, Spencer, Cottle

Car Count: 14

Lincoln Park Speedway

A solid car count Saturday night in Putnamville as the Midwest Sprint Car Series kicked off their 2015 campaign. The racing was great as well as treacherous as drivers battled the track at times during the feature event. In the end it was Chase Stockon taking the checkers after a battle with Casey Shuman for the top spot. Robert Ballou was fun to watch after having to make his way into the feature from the B-Main after he and Brady Short took a nasty tumble in their heat race. Ballou worked his way through the field to take the final spot on the podium while Brent Beauchamp and Daron Clayton rounded out the top five.

Feature Finish:
1. Chase Stockon
2. Casey Shuman
3. Robert Ballou
4. Brent Beauchamp
5. Daron Clayton
6. Chad Boespflug
7. Max McGhee
8. Jon Stanbrough
9. Shane Cockrum
10. Aaron Farney

Heat 1: Shuman, CShort, McGhee, Morin
Heat 2: Stanbrough, Clayton, Farney, Beauchamp
Heat 3: Stockon, Bland Jr, KCummins, Gaines
B-Main Transfers: Boespflug, Ballou, Brackett, Wissmiller

Car Count: 28

Lawrenceburg Speedway

The race Saturday evening at The Burg was in honor of Lauren Hill, a Lawrenceburg High School graduate who passed away on April 10 following her battle with terminal cancer.

In the feature event Brady Bacon went wire-to-wire leading all 25 laps in the Hoffman #69 to take the win in dominating fashion. Landon Simon also had a strong showing in 2nd while "TMez" Thomas Meseraull finished third. Jarrett Andretti and 2014 track champion Shawn Westerfeld rounded out the top five.

Feature Finish:
1. Brady Bacon
2. Landon Simon
3. Thomas Meseraull
4. Jarrett Andretti
5. Shawn Westerfeld
6. Justin Owen
7. Joss Moffatt
8. Michael Fischesser
9. Garrett Abrams
10. Matt Goodnight

Heat 1: Simon, Abrams, Meseruall, Owen, Moffatt
Heat 2: Bacon, Westerfeld, Andretti, Hupp, Gnat
Heat 3: Gardner, Hewitt, Goodnight, Fischesser, Liguori

Car Count: 22

Weekend Preview (April 10-12)

Our first true big weekend of sprint car racing is this weekend with 3 tracks across the state hosting 4 shows. Here is what's on tap for this weekend.

Friday April 10

Kokomo Speedway (This race has been cancelled and will not be made up)

Time - Hot laps @ 6pm with racing to follow
Forecast - Hi 61/Lo 37 Chance of rain: 10%

Kokomo Speedway will be the place to be on Friday evening when sprint cars return to one of the premier tracks in not only Indiana but in the country. With the USAC Midgets in action for the Kokomo Grand Prix sprints will also be in action. Notable drivers who have announced they will be taking part in the action include Shane Cottle who makes his 2015 debut in the Paul Hazen #57 as well as Kevin Thomas Jr. If you don't have plans for Friday night we can sum it up for you with one popular hashtag from Twitter....#GYATK.

Saturday April 11

Lincoln Park Speedway

Time - Hot laps @ 6pm, Racing @ 7pm
Forecast - Hi 63/Lo 42 Chance of rain: 0%

Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville also kicks off it's season this weekend when it will host the season opener for the Hoosier Tire Midwest Sprint Car Series on Saturday night for IndianaOpenWheel.com Racin' Fest. The winner of Saturday night's 30 lap feature will collect a $4,000 pay check with 3 other classes also taking the track that evening. The defending MSCS champion is 4-time champion Kyle Cummins with Brady Short taking the runner-up position for the MSCS in 2014.

Lawrenceburg Speedway

Time - Hot laps @ 6pm, Racing @ 7pm
Forecast - Hi 64/Lo 37 Chance of rain: 0%

A week removed from an exciting USAC show in which Logan Jarrett picked up his first win in that series, the high banks at Lawrenceburg will once again have sprints in action when the Lawrenceburg Kelsey Chevrolet sprints take the track. Shawn Westerfeld was the track champion in 2014 with Joss Moffatt coming home in the runner-up position. There will also be three other classes in action at The Burg on Saturday evening.

Kokomo Speedway

Time - Hot laps @ 6pm with racing to follow
Forecast - Hi 61/Lo 40 Chance of rain: 0%

For the second night in a row sprints will be in action at Kokomo in conjunction with night two of the USAC Midgets Kokomo Grand Prix. Once again it should be an exciting night of racing with many familiar names pulling double duty. The defending track champion at Kokomo is Bryan Clauson. We should be in attendance both nights to give you updates on Twitter @INSprintCarNews.

USAC Results from Lawrenceburg Speedway

It was an underdog type night as Kokomo, Indiana native Logan Jarrett picked up his first ever USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series win Saturday night after a dominating performance in the 30 lap feature event at Lawrenceburg Speedway. An outcome not many fans probably predicted.

Logan Jarrett went to the lead on lap 1 and never looked back leading all 30 laps on the high banked oval in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Jarrett and Kyle Robbins led the field to the green with Jarrett quickly jumping out front as Robbins faded as the race progressed. Jarrett in his #29 Claxton powered J&J Trucking car were able to build a huge lead as the "Madman" Robert Ballou and "The People's Champ" Dave Darland gave chase before Jarrett's lead was erased with a caution inside of 10 to go. However after multiple restarts after Landon Simon stopped on a restart and another caution was called for debris Jarrett was able to get back out front cleanly to win his first USAC sprint car race with plenty of exciting racing behind him.

A hard charging CJ Leary was able to finish second after starting deep in the field in 17th while Robert Ballou finished 3rd. Kevin Thomas Jr. finished in 4th and Dave Darland rounded out the top five.

Edit: KTJ was disqualified for not reporting to scales post-race.

Feature Finish:
1. Logan Jarrett
2. CJ Leary
3. Robert Ballou
4. Kevin Thomas Jr. (DQ'd for not reporting to scales, slide everyone up one spot)
5. Dave Darland
6. Jon Stanbrough
7. Chase Stockon
8. Brady Bacon
9. Tracy Hines
10. Justin Grant

Heat 1: Thomas Jr, Farney, Leary, Courtney, Stanbrough
Heat 2: Grant, Ballou, Bacon, Darland, Stockon
Heat 3: Jarrett, Coons Jr, Simon, Hupp, Clauson
Heat 4: Clayton, Robbins, Andretti, Hery, Abrams
B-Main Transfers to A-Main: Stockon, Stanbrough, Shuman, Clauson, Boespflug, Cummins

Car Count: 36

Weekend Preview (April 3-5)

With the Indiana sprint car season about to hit full stride we give you the first of many weekend previews to come this season. This weekend we only have 1 race on tap but it should do anything but disappoint.

Lawrenceburg Speedway - April 4, 2015

Time - Hot Laps @ 6pm, Racing @ 7pm
Forecast - Hi 56/Lo 37 Chance of Rain: 0%

This will be the first time USAC has been in action since the final week of February in Florida however do not expect that to hinder the on-track action Saturday night on the high banks of "The Burg".

Robert Ballou comes into Saturday night with the hot hand having won Sunday nights No Way Out 40 at Brownstown along with taking 2 races in Florida during Winter Dirt Games. Kevin Thomas Jr. also comes in hot having finished in the runner-up position on Sunday and having also picked up a victory in Florida. Other drivers to watch on Saturday include the 2014 USAC Sprint Car champion Brady Bacon and fan favorite Dave Darland, both of which picked up victories at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Florida. Chase Stockon leads series points entering Saturday at a track at which he gained his first ever USAC win in 2012.

No Way Out 40 Results from Brownstown Speedway

The rain held off and Robert Ballou joined an elite list of winners on Sunday evening by taking the win at Brownstown Speedway and a $7500 pay check in the No Way Out 40. Ballou, who started from the third row, was able to steal the lead from the 17RW of Kevin Thomas Jr. just before the halfway point and from there was able to navigate traffic and pull away for the victory. The podium was rounded out by Kevin Thomas Jr. in 2nd and Jeff Bland Jr. in 3rd. There were 28 cars entered in Sunday's show.

Feature Finish:
1 - Robert Ballou
2 - Kevin Thomas Jr.
3 - Jeff Bland Jr.
4 - Brady Short
5 - Jon Stanbrough

Heat 1 Finish: Bland Jr, Stockon, Darland, Babcock, Sterrett
Heat 2 Finish: Thomas Jr, Shuman, Leary, Cummins, C. Short
Heat 3 Finish: B. Short, Ballou, Stanbrough, Robbins, Fischesser
B-Main Transfers to A-Main - Koontz & Morin

No Way Out 40 Rescheduled

The No Way Out 40 at Brownstown Speedway will now take place on Sunday March 29. Gates open at noon and hot laps begin at 3:30 with qualifying and racing to follow. All purse and admission prices remain the same.

2015 Dirt Schedule Update

Update to the master schedule for 2015 include three events at Chandler Motor Speedway in Chandler, IN. Two dates in May on the 2nd and 15th and one in July on the 10th. Information about CMS can be found on the Track Information page.

No Way Out 40 Information

We are only two weeks away from the first Indiana sprint car event of the season, the No Way Out 40 at Brownstown Speedway on March 28. The show will be paying $7,500 to the winner and $400 to start the feature. Hot laps will begin at 6pm with racing to follow. Admission for the evening will be $25 and an additional $15 for a pit pass.

Previous winners of the event include: Christopher Bell, Dave Darland, Thomas Meseraull and defending champion Bryan Clauson among others.

For first time visitors Brownstown Speedway is located on Highway 250 at the Jackson County Fairgrounds just 1 mile southeast of Brownstown, Indiana.

Follow us on Twitter on race day for updates from the track @INSprintCarNews

All Star Circuit of Champions Schedule

ASCoC has released their revised schedule under it's new ownership. Their schedule includes a single Indiana race date which is May 22, 2015 at Plymouth Speedway in Indiana. Check out their full schedule here.

http://www.allstarsprint.com/schedule/

Baer Field Speedway in 2015

Baer Field Speedway located in Fort Wayne will be open for racing this Summer after closing mid-season in 2014. The track will be releasing its full schedule along with a new website on March 2nd. However, we do know that there will be sprint car racing at BFS when they host the Auto Value Bumper to Bumper Super Sprints there on Saturday August 15th.

http://www.baerfieldspeedwayin.com/ 

2015 Pavement Schedule Update

Update to the 2015 master schedule for pavement includes multiple races featuring the United States Speed Association Sprint Car Challenge Series at Anderson Speedway.

2015 Dirt Schedule Update

Update to the dirt schedule includes (9) 410 non-wing shows at Twin Cities Raceway Park located in North Vernon. They also have an open practice on March 13 from 5pm to 8pm. Track information can be found on the track information page.

Welcome to Indiana Sprint Car News

A new blog to keep you up to date with anything related to sprint cars in the state of Indiana.

We will try to keep you updated with results and news from all the tracks around Indiana, both dirt & pavement, wing and non-wing.