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