Bruns wins exciting MOWA Bloomington Speedway stop Popular 1/4 mile hosts 28 winged sprint cars for series’ first stop at track By Dewain Hulett MOWA Media BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (June 20, 2014) — The much anticipated first ever appearance for the Midwest Open Wheel Association Sprint Car Series presented by Casey’s General Stores at Bloomington Speedway, Bloomington, Ind., did not disappoint, Friday, as A.J. Bruns picked up the feature win.
A field of 28 cars made the first stop with the series, which is in its 4th season. For Bruns, it was his second win of the 2014 season.
Bruns started outside the front after picking up the dash win, and led every lap of the feature event en route to the win. He didn’t come by it easily, however, as he had to survive a big time slide job by Paul Nienhiser as the pair worked through turns 1 and 2 at the drop of the green flag.
After starting second, Nienhiser stayed close to the backside of Bruns’ Maxim for much of the event, and worked beside him in lapped traffic as the second caution came out with six laps in the books.
A good jump on the restart gave Bruns a nice cushion, as he worked to reel in lapped traffic. The race was slowed for the final time when Carson Short’s motor expired on the backstretch, which collected Tom Busch, and sent them both to the infield and out of the event.
As the field came back to green, it was Bruns with the lead, Nienhiser in second, but a hard charging Jamie Veal had moved to third. When Nienhiser jumped the cushion in turn three, he fell to fifth, only to do it again two laps later, eventually falling to seventh. Veal closed on Bruns as the final two laps rolled by, and threw it in deep the final time in turn three but didn’t have enough to take the win.
Critter Malone, driving the Fox 53, picked up the third spot. Kevin Swindell, who started fourth, went to the back of the line-up after spinning in front of the field on the initial start. He was able to battle back to the fourth spot at the finish.
Kody Kinser had his best run of the season with the MOWA Sprint Car Series presented by Casey’s General Stores, as he moved from 12th to fifth.
Bruns, Danny Smith and Swindell each won heat races, while Jerrod Hull picked up the B-main win.
Racing action for the MOWA Sprint Car Series presented by Casey’s General Stores continues, Saturday, with the group’s second appearance at Tri-State Speedway, Haubstadt, Ind. For more information about the event visit www.tristatespeedway.com.
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RESULTS
Feature: 1. A.J. Bruns, 2. Jamie Veal, 3. Critter Malone, 4. Kevin Swindell, 5, Kody Kinser, 6. Danny Smith, 7. Paul Nienhiser, 8. Jerrod Hull, 9. Korey Weyan, 10. Joey Moughan, 11. Jeremy Standridge, 12.
Jake Blackhurst, 13. Tom Busch, 14. Carson Short, 15. Chris Babcock, 16. Cale Thomas, 17. Jeff Bland, Jr., 18. Chris Urish, 19. Jimmy Light, 20. Logan Faucon.