Haubstadt, IN - September 15, 2018 - Kevin Thomas Jr. put the Hoffman Auto Racing Mean Green Machine into the lead on lap 37 of the feature Saturday night at Tri-State Speedway and became the first driver to win a third Haubstadt Hustler main event. This was the 11th year for this annual event which pays $10,000 to win. The Cullman, AL, driver had won the Hustler last season and also in 2013.
Twenty-three MSCS and USAC sprint cars started the 40 lap co-sanctioned event. Kent Schmidt led the first lap from the pole.
C.J. Leary then grabbed the lead and would set a blistering pace to lead the majority of the race. Kevin Thomas Jr. took second on lap 4. K.T. kept pace with Leary lap after lap, completing a pass with just 4 laps to go to drop Leary to second.
Thomas was exuberant. “It was an awesome race! C.J. is so dominant here. The lapped cars were good race cars. It was tough to pass them. That is the unfortunate part about leading. It is so much fun to win races! This track is where I cut my teeth.â€
Newcomer Jason McDougal and veteran Dave Darland would move into contention during the race to finish third and fourth. McDougal adapted quickly to the demands of the speedway. It was the first appearance at the track for the Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, driver. MSCS Points leader Carson Short finished fifth. Short earned the Keizer Aluminum Wheels Hard Charger Award in improving upon a 15th starting position.
Tyler Courtney, Robert Ballou, Chase Stockon, Kyle Cummins, and Donny Brackett finished sixth to tenth in the feature. Stephen Schnapf was eleventh and received the Wilwood Tuff Brakes Award. Schnapf brought out the second yellow of the race after doing a 360. He restarted at the back and almost finished in the top ten. The first caution period placed Chris Windom’s car in the work area. He rejoined the race but found himself two laps down.
There was one red flag. That came out after Brady Bacon flipped on lap 13 of the feature. He was running fourth at the time. Earlier he had won the first heat race. The other three heats were won by Stephen Schnapf, Chris Windom, and Kevin Thomas Jr. The fastest overall time for the evening was set by Robert Ballou. His 13.810 seconds lap was the best in group qualifying.
Stan Beadles of Owensville, IN, won the 25 lap UMP Open Wheel Modified feature. It was his first feature victory at the track this season. He also set the overall fast time in group qualifying and finished third in his heat race.
Zach Fair finished second in the feature and he was followed by Matt Lane. The race produced 3 different leaders and also 3 caution flags. Dustin Beck, and Brandon McDowell rounded out the top 5.
Lance Foreman and Matt Lane took the 2 heat races.
Tri-State Speedway will be holding the last race of the season on Saturday night October 13. If a rain date is needed it will be on Sunday the 14th. This event is the annual Harvest Cup which pays
$5,000 to win for the sprint cars. The POWRi Sprints will be joining the MSCS Sprints this year to make this a co-sanctioned event. The UMP Open Wheel Modifieds will be running for $1,000 to win that night. In addition the MMSA Mini-Sprints will be racing to make it a triple header.
Provided as News and Information for MSCS and Tri-State Speedway.
SUMMARY
The Haubstadt Hustler, Tri-State Speedway, Haubstadt, IN September 15, 2018
MSCS & USAC SPRINT CARS (34 Entries):
Top Overall Qualifier - 12 Robert Ballou, 13.810 seconds First Heat - 99 Brady Bacon, 30 C.J. Leary, 3C Kyle Cummins, 4B Donny Brackett, _________ 10 Aric Gentry, 50 Tony DiMattia, 11P Chad Boespflug, 28 Brandon Mattox, _________ 20x Chayse Hayhurst Second Heat -61M Stephen Schnapf, 5K Kent Schmidt, 12 Robert Ballou,
_________ 52 Isaac Chapple, 5-o Daron Clayton, 56 Shawn Arriaga, 11H
Josh Hodges,
_________ 17gp Stevie Sussex, 36 Collin Ambrose
Third Heat - 5 Chris Windom, 36D Dave Darland, 32 Chase Stockon, 5cb Carson Short, _________ 38 Chet Williams, 3 Dakota Jackson, 90 Patrick Budde, 45 Eric Perrott Fourth Heat - 69 Kevin Thomas Jr., 71P Jason McDougal, 4 Justin Grant, __________ 7bc Tyler Courtney, 17K Kendall Ruble, 7C Critter Malone, __________ 27 Brian Wallace, 11 James Lyerla B Main - 5-o Daron Clayton, 10 Aric Gentry, 38 Chet Williams, 17K Kendall Ruble, _______ 7C Critter Malone, 50 Tony DiMattia, 3 Dakota Jackson, 11H Josh Hodges, _______ 11P Chad Boespflug, 28 Brandon Mattox, 11 James Lyerla, 90 Patrick Budde, _______ 56 Shawn Arriaga, 20x Chayse Hayhurst, 45 Eric Perrott, 27 Brian Wallace, _______ 17gp Stevie Sussex Feature (40 Laps) - 69 Kevin Thomas Jr., 30 C.J. Leary, 71P Jason McDougal, _______________ 36D Dave Darland, 5cb Carson Short, 7BC Tyler Courtney, _______________ 12 Robert Ballou, 32 Chase Stockon, 3C Kyle Cummins, _______________ 4B Donny Brackett, 61M Stephen Schnapf, 52 Isaac Chapple, _______________ 38 Chet Williams, 99 Brady Bacon, 7C Critter Malone, _______________ 17K Kendall Ruble, 5 Chris Windom, 5-o Daron Clayton, _______________ 4 Justin Grant, 50 Tony DiMattia, 28 Brandon Mattox, _______________ 5K Kent Schmidt, 10 Aric Gentry
UMP OPEN WHEEL MODIFIEDS (18 Entries):
Top Overall Qualifier - 84 Stan Beadles, 15.943 seconds First Heat - 41 Lance Foreman, 95z Zach Fair, 5B Don Brantley, 25c Clay Lane, _________ 62K Joel Jenson, 2X Levi Kissinger, 91K Jason Kibby, 81C Chris Cole, _________ 18 Brandon McDowell Second Heat - 32 Matt Lane, 81 Mark Cole, 84 Stan Beadles, 35s Matthew Smith,
____________75 Dustin Beck, 87 Samatha Beadles, 15 Brandon Justus,
____________270 Cody Downs, 71 Ricky Frasure Feature (25 Laps) - 84 Stan Beadles, 95z Zach Fair, 32 Matt Lane,
________________75 Dustin Beck, 18 Brandon McDowell, 41 Lance Foreman, ________________62K Joel Jenson, 2X Levi Kissinger, 91K Jason Kibby, ________________35s Matthew Smith, 15 Brandon Justus, 71 Ricky Frasure, ________________ 81 Mark Cole, 25C Clay Lane, 87 Samatha Beadles, ________________ 81C Chris Cole, 270 Cody Downs, 5B Don Brantley
Twenty-three MSCS and USAC sprint cars started the 40 lap co-sanctioned event. Kent Schmidt led the first lap from the pole.
C.J. Leary then grabbed the lead and would set a blistering pace to lead the majority of the race. Kevin Thomas Jr. took second on lap 4. K.T. kept pace with Leary lap after lap, completing a pass with just 4 laps to go to drop Leary to second.
Thomas was exuberant. “It was an awesome race! C.J. is so dominant here. The lapped cars were good race cars. It was tough to pass them. That is the unfortunate part about leading. It is so much fun to win races! This track is where I cut my teeth.â€
Newcomer Jason McDougal and veteran Dave Darland would move into contention during the race to finish third and fourth. McDougal adapted quickly to the demands of the speedway. It was the first appearance at the track for the Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, driver. MSCS Points leader Carson Short finished fifth. Short earned the Keizer Aluminum Wheels Hard Charger Award in improving upon a 15th starting position.
Tyler Courtney, Robert Ballou, Chase Stockon, Kyle Cummins, and Donny Brackett finished sixth to tenth in the feature. Stephen Schnapf was eleventh and received the Wilwood Tuff Brakes Award. Schnapf brought out the second yellow of the race after doing a 360. He restarted at the back and almost finished in the top ten. The first caution period placed Chris Windom’s car in the work area. He rejoined the race but found himself two laps down.
There was one red flag. That came out after Brady Bacon flipped on lap 13 of the feature. He was running fourth at the time. Earlier he had won the first heat race. The other three heats were won by Stephen Schnapf, Chris Windom, and Kevin Thomas Jr. The fastest overall time for the evening was set by Robert Ballou. His 13.810 seconds lap was the best in group qualifying.
Stan Beadles of Owensville, IN, won the 25 lap UMP Open Wheel Modified feature. It was his first feature victory at the track this season. He also set the overall fast time in group qualifying and finished third in his heat race.
Zach Fair finished second in the feature and he was followed by Matt Lane. The race produced 3 different leaders and also 3 caution flags. Dustin Beck, and Brandon McDowell rounded out the top 5.
Lance Foreman and Matt Lane took the 2 heat races.
Tri-State Speedway will be holding the last race of the season on Saturday night October 13. If a rain date is needed it will be on Sunday the 14th. This event is the annual Harvest Cup which pays
$5,000 to win for the sprint cars. The POWRi Sprints will be joining the MSCS Sprints this year to make this a co-sanctioned event. The UMP Open Wheel Modifieds will be running for $1,000 to win that night. In addition the MMSA Mini-Sprints will be racing to make it a triple header.
Provided as News and Information for MSCS and Tri-State Speedway.
SUMMARY
The Haubstadt Hustler, Tri-State Speedway, Haubstadt, IN September 15, 2018
MSCS & USAC SPRINT CARS (34 Entries):
Top Overall Qualifier - 12 Robert Ballou, 13.810 seconds First Heat - 99 Brady Bacon, 30 C.J. Leary, 3C Kyle Cummins, 4B Donny Brackett, _________ 10 Aric Gentry, 50 Tony DiMattia, 11P Chad Boespflug, 28 Brandon Mattox, _________ 20x Chayse Hayhurst Second Heat -61M Stephen Schnapf, 5K Kent Schmidt, 12 Robert Ballou,
_________ 52 Isaac Chapple, 5-o Daron Clayton, 56 Shawn Arriaga, 11H
Josh Hodges,
_________ 17gp Stevie Sussex, 36 Collin Ambrose
Third Heat - 5 Chris Windom, 36D Dave Darland, 32 Chase Stockon, 5cb Carson Short, _________ 38 Chet Williams, 3 Dakota Jackson, 90 Patrick Budde, 45 Eric Perrott Fourth Heat - 69 Kevin Thomas Jr., 71P Jason McDougal, 4 Justin Grant, __________ 7bc Tyler Courtney, 17K Kendall Ruble, 7C Critter Malone, __________ 27 Brian Wallace, 11 James Lyerla B Main - 5-o Daron Clayton, 10 Aric Gentry, 38 Chet Williams, 17K Kendall Ruble, _______ 7C Critter Malone, 50 Tony DiMattia, 3 Dakota Jackson, 11H Josh Hodges, _______ 11P Chad Boespflug, 28 Brandon Mattox, 11 James Lyerla, 90 Patrick Budde, _______ 56 Shawn Arriaga, 20x Chayse Hayhurst, 45 Eric Perrott, 27 Brian Wallace, _______ 17gp Stevie Sussex Feature (40 Laps) - 69 Kevin Thomas Jr., 30 C.J. Leary, 71P Jason McDougal, _______________ 36D Dave Darland, 5cb Carson Short, 7BC Tyler Courtney, _______________ 12 Robert Ballou, 32 Chase Stockon, 3C Kyle Cummins, _______________ 4B Donny Brackett, 61M Stephen Schnapf, 52 Isaac Chapple, _______________ 38 Chet Williams, 99 Brady Bacon, 7C Critter Malone, _______________ 17K Kendall Ruble, 5 Chris Windom, 5-o Daron Clayton, _______________ 4 Justin Grant, 50 Tony DiMattia, 28 Brandon Mattox, _______________ 5K Kent Schmidt, 10 Aric Gentry
UMP OPEN WHEEL MODIFIEDS (18 Entries):
Top Overall Qualifier - 84 Stan Beadles, 15.943 seconds First Heat - 41 Lance Foreman, 95z Zach Fair, 5B Don Brantley, 25c Clay Lane, _________ 62K Joel Jenson, 2X Levi Kissinger, 91K Jason Kibby, 81C Chris Cole, _________ 18 Brandon McDowell Second Heat - 32 Matt Lane, 81 Mark Cole, 84 Stan Beadles, 35s Matthew Smith,
____________75 Dustin Beck, 87 Samatha Beadles, 15 Brandon Justus,
____________270 Cody Downs, 71 Ricky Frasure Feature (25 Laps) - 84 Stan Beadles, 95z Zach Fair, 32 Matt Lane,
________________75 Dustin Beck, 18 Brandon McDowell, 41 Lance Foreman, ________________62K Joel Jenson, 2X Levi Kissinger, 91K Jason Kibby, ________________35s Matthew Smith, 15 Brandon Justus, 71 Ricky Frasure, ________________ 81 Mark Cole, 25C Clay Lane, 87 Samatha Beadles, ________________ 81C Chris Cole, 270 Cody Downs, 5B Don Brantley
