Joey Montgomery – Kirby Laws photo

Kasey Nations – Kirby Laws photo

Eddie Gross – Kirby Laws photo

Robbie Williams – Kirby Laws photo

Kevin Worley – Kirby Laws photo

Race Recap for Saturday, July 18th, 2015
It started off as a cloudy morning, but as the day progressed, the clouds broke up and it became sunny and HOT, and made for another exciting night at The Fastest Bullring in Missouri! Burch Fencing Night at the Races!! 83 cars in the pits!!

We had a special guest with us this week. 5 year old Braxton Gross joined us for a night at the races! For those who don’t know Braxton, he was recently diagnosed with Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, which is a rare cancer-like disease which it treated by weekley chemotherapy and steroids. What an awesome young man full of life and fun, and we were so blessed to have him join us! More on him in a minute…

How ‘bout a little “Blast from the Past” to take you back to the good ol days of yesteryear! 18 Vintage Cars rolled in to SFCR to put on a show that reminded us of how far our sport has progressed throughout the years. Some of the old drivers we all remember are still wheeling these cars today, and some young newer drivers have joined the fleet. One of the coolest things about this class is that many of these cars have 2 seats, and bring passengers along for the race!

Klay Buckley and his #37 car picked up the win in the first of 3 heat races. He was followed by the #35 of Rich Wolfmeier and the #25 of Randy Horton, Jr.

The #8 1957 Chevy of Tim Eaves carried the checkers for Heat Race 2, with the #75 of John Self finishing 2nd and the #65 of Cliff Hensley finishing 3rd.

Driver of the familiar #87 Sprint Car, Kent Buckley, hurt his motor a few weeks ago, but for this race, he jumped in one of the many Buckley family-owned vintage race cars, the Tubby Black Tribute #1 and picked up the win in the 3rd and final heat race, beating the #14 of uncle Kary Buckley and the #5 of Brian Wolfmeier to the finish line.

Kevin Worley got the win the rest of the guys wanted, parking his #28 in Victory Lane at the end of the Feature Event. He was followed by the #1 of Kent Buckley, the #5 of Brian Wolfmeier, the #75 of John Self, and Dustin Adams, who was pulling double-duty, rounded out the top 5 in the family-owned #66 car.

I suppose the Pure Streets had booked a day at the lake to beat the heat, and 8 of them decided to come and race. Travis Goodman drove his #76g to a win over the 43x of Robbie Williams and the 34 of Ryan Williams. Robbie would power his way up to get the Feature win and park his 43x in the winners circle, with the 34 of Ryan Williams finishing 2nd and the 94 of Jason Neel 3rd.

Billy “The Kidd” Smith brought out the bosses car once again for some more testing, and picked up the first Heat Race win in the Kenny Wallace owned Toyota/JEGS/ UNOH #36 Lethal Chassis, with the 26j of Jeff Frowhitter finishing 2nd and the 56 of Jeff Asher and his new Team GRT car finishing 3rd.

The 227 of Bobby Despain won the 2nd Heat Race over the 53 of Matt Eaton and the 26 of Kasey Nations.

Nations would come back and win the Dash, giving him front row poll starting position in the A-Main. Frowhitter finished 2nd making it a battle of the 26’s for the front row starting spots. Eaton finished 3rd, with Despain 4th, Smith 5th and Asher 6th.

When the green dropped, Nations was on the loud pedal and not looking back. Nations drove his #26 to the Feature Win over Smith, Eaton, Despain, and the 45 of Matt Dotson.

The temperature wasn’t the only thing hot, and it seemed as if some tempers were beginning to get hot as well. The Sprint Cars started out the night with what appeared to be a wheelie-fest, with the #5 of Kory Bales the #20 of Steven Russell, the 14t of Jimmy Bridgeman, and many others standing them up and getting the crowd excited! Not so much a good thing for the drivers, as it’s impossible to steer with your front tires in the air. Looks really cool though!

Keith Burch won the first of 3 Heat Races over the 12x of Joey Montgomery and “The Twister” Tommy Worley, Jr in the 97.

Kevin Petty’s luck was finally improving. Starting the season out with motor issues and fuel issues, it looked as if the “Black Cloud” would finally blow away, and at the end of the 2nd Heat Race, it was Petty in the Liquid Nitro #72 carrying the checkered flag. Steven Russell was 2nd in car #20, and Joe B. Miller 3rd in the Peanuts Campbell owned #7C.

The 3rd Heat Race was won by the #3 of Dustin Adams, who was driving double-duty with his Sprint and in the Vintage class. Adams was followed by the #88 of Jeff Wurst and the #14t of Jimmy “Tank” Bridgeman.
Joey Montgomery (12x) won the dash, followed by Adams, Russell, Wurst, Petty, and Burch.

Montgomery led every lap of the A-Main and parked the Reddick Motorsports #12x in Victory Lane. Worley, Russell, Burch, and Wurst were your Top 5. There was a lot going behind Montgomery during those 25 laps. A lot of cars fighting for position, and it seemed as if some tempers maybe were starting to ignite between the #2 of Keith Burch and the #97 of Tommy Worley, Jr. Another on-track mishap between the #72 of Kevin Petty and the #14T of Jimmy Bridgeman ended Petty’s run. Bridgeman was able to fight back to a 10th place finish. #itsjustracin and #itsalwaysjustracin seemed to be a couple common hashtags on Sunday and Monday.

The B-Modifieds looked a little different this week. The Topless 20 race paid $1,000 to the winner. No they weren’t driving half naked…. They took the roofs and sail panels off their race cars. Why? Why not… Removing the roofs and Sail Panels takes away some downforce and some of the handling of the cars. And, it’s pretty cool to be able to see them inside the car working the steering wheel. They also got to Qualify, which was also a first for this class at SFCR. Burch Fencing put up added money to the purse, and a $100 bonus to the 8th fastest qualifier.

21 cars signed in, and when Qualifying was over, it was the 13 of Kodi Savage who set a fast time of 14.978 seconds around the bullring. He was the only car in the 14 second range. The R7 of Randy Forster was 8th fastest and collected the $100 bonus.

Eddie Gross in car #4g won the first Heat Race over the 29 of Dusty Homan and the 13 of Kodi Savage.

The 147 of Kyle Stolzer won Heat Race 2 over the 10x of Kyle Jarrett and the 4m of Scott Jarrett.

Lou Driemeier (3D) was the winner of Heat Race 3, beating the 99 of Chuck Adams and the 1 of Shane Blair to the line.

Feature time was special. Not just because these guys were about to race for a sweet $1,000 paycheck… It was special for a couple reasons. You see, there was a special checkered flag up in the flag stand that would be waved at the end of this race. Even more special was the little guy that was going to present the winner of this race with the famous “Cowboy Hat”. Remember at the start of this when we were talking about Braxton? This was all about him. Throughout the night, a brand new authentic checkered flag made it’s way through the pit area collecting autographs from as many drivers as possible. That flag was taken to the flag stand and was to be used one time and one time only – for this race.

The field rolls out for the Topless 20, the cars line up, and the green flag flys. At the end of the 20 Laps, it was the 4G of Eddie Gross who found the winners circle, followed by the 13 of Kodi Savage, and the 1 of Shane Blair. Kyle Jarrett finished 4th in the 10x and Mark Crady 5th in car 70.

The Flagman rolled up the “Special” checkered flag and passed it down to victory lane. Braxton found a seat on the hood of Eddie Gross’s car, and presented Eddie with the Cowboy Hat. Eddie is well known for being a heck of a good guy with a huge heart, and at this particular time, the win didn’t seem to matter to him very much. Eddie presented Braxton with a “Gross 4G” T-Shirt and the race trophy and they talked and took some pictures together. And when the celebration photos were done, the “Special” Autographed checkered flag was given to Braxton to take home with him. Jaden Helvey also gave him an autographed race helmet visor that she had won earlier in the night.

So, it was a great night at The Bullring. For info on events coming up for Braxton, go to “Be Brave For Braxton” on Facebook. Lots of stuff coming up.

Make plans to join us this week, Saturday July 25th, as the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series and the POWRi Speedway Motors Outlaw Micro Series joins our regular classes for what’s going to be an AWESOME night of racing! Also, 410 Sprints will be racing for $2,000 to Win! This is going to be a HUGE, Action Packed night at The Fastest Bullring in Missouri! You don’t want to miss it!!

General Admission – $15, kids 12 & under FREE!

Race Results July 18, 2015
PURE STREETS
HEAT 1
1. 76G TRAVIS GOODSON
2. 43X ROBBIE WILLIAMS
3. 34 RYAN WILLIAMS
4. 00 DAVID BAKER
5. 81H MIKE HURST
6. 94 JASON NEEL
7. 32 ROBERT HICKS
8. 18R RODNEY GREENWALT

FEATURE
1. 43X ROBBIE WILLIAMS
2. 34 RYAN WILLIAMS
3. 94 JASON NEEL
4. 00 DAVID BAKER
5. 32 ROBERT HICKS
6. 81H MIKE HURST
7. 18R RODNEY GREENWALT
8. 76G TRAVIS GOODSON(NF)

BMODS
QUALIFYING RESULTS
1.13 KODI SAVAGE 14.978
2. 147 KYLE STOLZER 15.007
3. 99 CHUCK ADAMS 15.190
4. 4G EDDIE GROSS 15.275
5. 70 MARK CRADY 15.302
6. 1 SHANE BLAIR 15.303
7. 05 MIKE SAVAGE 15.347
8. R7 RANDY FORSTER 15.364
9. 3D LOU DRIEMEIER 15.540
10. 19C AARON CANTERBERRY 15.548
11. 10X KYLE JARRETT 15.589
12. 99B BOBBY BURROWS 15.908
13. 24 MATT DENOYER 15.950
14. 4M SCOTT JARRETT 16.054
15. 27W JEREMY WELBORN 16.273
16. 2 ERIC SARAKAS 16.850
17. 12 KALEB JONES 16.894
18. 63 DOUG BREWSTER 17.316
19. 29 DUSTY HOMAN 17.557
20. 77T JIMMY THURMAN 17.812
21. 42 LARRY BAKER 18.496

HEAT 1
1. 46 EDDIE GROSS
2. 29 DUSTY HOMAN
3. 13 KODI SAVAGE
4. 19C AARON CANTERBERRY
5. 24 MATT DENOYER
6. 05 MIKE SAVAGE(NF)

HEAT 2
1. 147 KYLE STOLZER
2. 10X KYLE JARRETT
3. 4M SCOTT JARRETT
4. 70 MARK CRADY
5. 77T JIMMY THURMAN (NF)
6. R7 RANDY FORSTER(NF)
7. 12 KALEB JONES (NF)

HEAT 3
1. 3D LOU DREIMER
2. 99 CHUCK ADAMS
3. 1 SHANE BLAIR
4. 27W JEREMY WELBORN
5. 99B BOBBY BURROWS
6. 42 LARRY BAKER
7. 63 DOUG BREWSTER (NF)

FEATURE
1. 4G EDDIE GROSS
2. 13 KODI SAVAGE
3. 1 SHANE BLAIR
4. 10X KYLE JARRETT
5. 70 MARK CRADY
6. 24 MATT DENOYER
7. 2 ERIC SARAKAS
8. 12 KALEB JONES
9. 77T JIMMY THURMAN
10. 3D JOU DERIMIER(NF)
11. 27W JEREMY WELBORN(NF)
12. 4M SCOTT JARRETT(NF)
13. 63 DOUG BREWSTER(NF)
14. 19C AARON CANTERBERRY(NF)
15. 147 KYLE STOLZER(NF)
16. 29 DUSTY HOMAN(NF)
17. 42 LARRY BAKER(NF)
18. 05 MIKE SAVAGE(NF)
19. 99 CHUCK ADAMS (NF)
20 R7 RANDY FORSTER (NF)
21. 99B BOBBY BURROWS(NS)

AMODS
HEAT 1
1. 36 BILLY SMITH
2. 26J JEFF FORHWITTER
3. 56 JEFF ASHER
4. 45 MATT DOTSON
5. 717 TIM NASH
6. 6 JUSTIN REANDO
7. 51 DEAN RESINGER
8. 47 CHUCK HUFF (NS)

HEAT 2
1. 227 BOBY DESPAIN
2. 53 MATT EATON
3. 26 KASEY NATIONS
4. 15 DANNY RESINGER
5. 2 DREW HENDERSON
6. 69 KENNY HARRIS
7. 97 JOHN RETHGEBER

DASH
1. 26 KASEY NATIONS
2. 26J JEFF FROHWITTER
3. 53 MATT EATON
4. 227 BOBBY DESPAIN
5. 36 BILLY SMITH
6. 56 JEFF ASHER(NF)

FEATURE
1 26 KASY NATIONS
2. 36 BILLY SMITH
3. MATT EATON
4. 227 BOBBY DESPAIN
5. 45 MATT DOTSON
6. 717 TIM NASH
7. 26J JEFF FROHWITTER
8. 56 JEFF ASHER
9. 6 JUSTIN REANDO
10. 69 KENNY HARRIS
11. 97 JOHN RETHGEBER
12. 2 DREW HENDERSON(NF)
13. 15 DANNY RESINGER(NF)
14. 51 DEAN RESINGER(NF)
15. 47 CHUCK HUFF (NS)

SPRINTS
HEAT 1
1. 2 KEITH BURCH
2. 12X JOEY MONTGOMERY
3. 97 TOMMY WORLEY
4. 606 JOHN EPPERSON
5. 90 PATRICK BUDDE
6. 21P ADAM PARMLEY
7. 19X JEFFERY MASSON
8. 99 TIM TAYLOR

HEAT 2
1. 72 KEVIN PETTY
2. 20 STEVEN RUSSELL
3. 7C JOE B. MILLER
4. 5 KORY BALES
5. 32 TIMMY MONTGOMERY
6. 9X BRAD YODER
7. 55 KEVIN TODD

HEAT 3
1. 3 DUSTIN ADAMS
2. 88 JEFF WURST
3. 14T JIMMY BRDGEMAN
4. 67 JOEY BOYD
5. 16G SCOTTIE GRETZMACHER
6. 17 JAMES SCOTT(NS)
7. 11K KASEY BURCH

DASH
1. 12X JOEY MONTGOMERY
2. 3 DUSTIN ADAMS
3.20 STEVEN RUSSELL
4. 88 JEFF WURST
5. 72 KEVIN PETTY
6. 2 KEITH BURCH

FEATURE
1.12X JOEY MONTGOMERY
2. 97 TOMMY WORLEY
3. STEVEN RUSSELL
4. 2 KEITH BURCH
5. 88 JEFF WURST
6. 16G SCOTTIE GRETZMACHER
7. 7C JOE B. MILLER
8. 67 JOEY BOYD
9. 90 PATRICK BUDDE
10. 14T JIMMY BRIDGEMAN
11. 21P ADAM PARMLEY
12. 19 JEFFERY MASSON
13. 9X BRAD YODER
14. 99 TIM TAYLOR
15. 55 KEVIN TODD
16. 3 DUSTIN ADAMS(NF)
17. 72 KEVIN PETTY (NF)
18. 606 JOHN EPPERSON(NF)
19. 32 TIM MONTGOMERY (NF)
20. 17 JAMES SCOTT(NS)
21. 5 KORY BALES(NS)

VINTAGE
HEAT 1
1. 37 KLAY BUCKLEY
2. 35 RICH WOLFMIERE
3. 25 RANDY HORTON
4. 33 CHERYL WOLDMEIER
5. 76 JIMMY MALY
6. 68 SCOTT BOURLAND

HEAT2
1. 8 TIM EAVES
2. 75 JOHN SELF
3. 65 CLIFF HENSLEY
4. 91 JOW HAUCK
5. 28 KEVIN WORLEY
6. 81 JEFF GIBSON (NS)

HEAT 3
1 KENT BUCKLEY
2. 14 KARY BUCKELY
3. 5 BRIAN WOLFMEIER
4. 66 DUSTIN ADAMS
5. 3 KEVIN BUCKLEY
6. 4 JOE BUCKLEY

FEATURE
1. 28 KEVIN WORLEY
2. 1 KENT BUCKLEY
3. 5 BRIAN WOLFMEIER
4. 75 JOHN SELF
5. 66 DUSTIN ADAMS
6. 25 RANDY HORTON
7. 8 TIM EAVES
8. 65 CLIFF HENSLEY
9. 91 JOW HAUCK
10. 4 JOW BUCKLEY
11. 35 RICH WOLFMEIER
12. 33 CHERYL WOLFMEIER
13. 68 SCOTT BOURLAND(NF)
14. 76 JIMMY MALY (NF)
15. 37 KLAY BUCKLEY(NF)
16. 81 JEFF GIBSON(NS)
17. 14 KARY BUCKELY(NS)
18. 3 KEVIN BUCKLEY (NS)