Haubstadt, IN – July 18, 2015 – Saturday night Tri-State Speedway held the finale for Indiana Sprint Week. The 30 lap feature for the AMSOIL United States Auto Club Sprint Cars quickly turned into a three act, high speed performance followed by an encore of special award presentations. A winner’s circle ceremony to conclude the evening and the long week of racing included the top three drivers for the feature just completed and the top five drivers in points for the seven race speed week.
Twenty-two cars started the feature for the USAC Sprints. The driving was superb throughout the field and the green stayed out. Chris Windom grabbed the lead from the outside pole position. Kevin Thomas Jr. picked up the chase. Windom lead the first 15 laps. Act two saw Thomas move into the lead and the Alabama driver kept the point for six laps. The race wasn’t over yet. The final act was to be Brady Short’s. He took the lead on lap 22 and captured the feature victory.
Short had started on the pole but fell back to fourth early in the event.
Brady Short led Thomas, Windom, Robert Ballou, and Chase Stockon across the finish line to complete the top five. The second five included Josh Hodges, Kyle Cummins, Justin Grant, Jon Stanbrough, and C.J. Leary. Brady Bacon was 11th.
Brady Short’s victory was his third at Tri-State Speedway this season but his first with USAC in a few years. This time out he had the car and the drive. “I could get back on the throttle a lot quicker than everybody else…I stepped up my game tonight.” He also continued to keep the throttle down to override one concern. “It got hot the last five laps.” Short races for Potorff/Short Racing and is sponsored by Sipes Body & Glass and Indiana Stoneworks.
Robert Ballou was awarded the Indiana Sprint Week Championship award.
His fourth place finish was high enough to give him a 17 point final lead over Kevin Thomas Jr. The prize money, trophy, and rocking chair was Ballou’s. Brady Bacon, Dave Darland, and Hunter Schuerenberg rounded out the top five in points. Bacon had a narrow three point lead going into the Tri-State race.
Kyle Cummins returned to the seat of the 3C for this event. The local driver moved up from a 16th starting position to finish seventh and thus earned the B & W Auto Mart Hard Charger Award. Justin Grant set fast time with a 13.421 second lap for the 34 cars assembled.
Dave Darland, Aaron Farney, Brady Short, and Dakota Jackson won the heats. C.J. Leary took the Semi feature. Donny Brackett flipped in turn three of the second heat.
Zach Fair won the UMP Open Wheel Modified feature in dominating fashion. The confident Petersburg, IN, driver led all 25 laps after starting on the pole. “The car was dialed in. It was like we were on cruise control.” The victory was his first of the season at the speedway. The Budweiser 1 car he drivers is also sponsored by Faith Oil and Runion Oil Production.
Dave Beck was the runner-up in the feature. Beck made a run late in the feature. Tyler Weiss finished third despite some contact with the wall. Brandon McDowell moved up from 18th to finish fourth.
That drive rewarded with an extra $100 for being the Hard Charger.
Dustin Beck prevailed in the battle for fifth. Fair, Weiss, and Dave Beck won the three heat races.
The next event scheduled at Tri-State Speedway will be on Saturday August 1st. The MSCS Sprints will compete in the Hoosier Sprint Nationals which pays $5,000 to win. The UMP Modifieds will also be on the program as usual. And this year the POWRi Midgets have been added to the program’s line-up to make the night a triple header.
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SUMMARY
“Indiana Sprint Week Finale”
Tri-State Speedway
Haubstadt, IN
July 18, 2015
United States Auto Club Sprint Cars:
(34 Entries)
Top Qualifier – 5 Justin Grant, 13.421 seconds
First Heat – 71p Dave Darland, 17rw Kevin Thomas Jr., 66 Chad Boespflug,
5 Justin Grant
Second Heat – 15F Aaron Farney, 12 Robert Ballou, 74x Josh Hodges,
21x Chris Windom
Third Heat – 11p Brady Short, 32 Chase Stockon, 04 Jeff Bland Jr.,
2E Hunter Schuerenberg
Fourth Heat – 3 Dakota Jackson, 3c Kyle Cummins, 69 Brady Bacon,
81 Jon Stanbrough
Semi Feature – 30 C.J. Leary, 4 Tyler Courtney, 11 Scotty Weir,
18 Jarett Andretti, 92 Jake Swanson, 39 Thomas Meseraull
Feature (30 Laps) – 11p Brady Short, 17 rw Kevin Thomas Jr,, 21x Chris Windom,
12 Robert Ballou, 32 Chase Stockon, 74x Josh Hodges,
3c Kyle Cummins, 5 Justin Grant, 81 Jon Stanbrough,
30 C.J. Leary, 69 Brady Bacon, 71p Dave Darland,
11 Scotty Weir, 18 Jarett Andretti, 2E Hunter Schuerenberg,
04 Jeff Bland Jr., 15F Aaron Farney, 66 Chad Boespflug,
39 Thomas Meseraull, 4 Tyler Courtney, 3 Dakota Jackson,
92 Jake Swanson
UMP Open Wheel Modifieds:
(20 Entries)
First Heat – 1 Zach Fair, 16c Josh Harris, 75 Dustin Beck, 84 Stan Beadles
Second Heat – 50 Tyler Weiss, 57 Matt Hines, 81 Mark Cole, 42k Neal Kramer
Third Heat – 71x Dave Beck, 14 Shawn Cates, 14m Willie Madison, 28 Paul Miles
Feature (25 Laps) – 1 Zach Fair, 71x Dave Beck, 50 Tyler Weiss, 18 Brandon McDowell,
75 Dustin Beck, 16c Josh Harris, 10 Matt Lane, 14 Shawn Cates,
28 Paul Miles, 41 Lance Foreman, 57 Matt Hines, 4 Rob Starkey,
42k Neal Kramer, 81 Mark Cole, 84 Stan Beadles,
54 Josh McPherson, 14m Willie Madison, 72m Mike Beatty