Haubstadt, IN – May 24 – Brady Short was the victor Sunday night at Tri-State Speedway in winning the combined MSCS and KISS feature for non-wing sprint cars. Fans watched in awe as the 30 lap feature produced one of the most exciting finishes ever. Short and Kyle Cummins crossed the finish line side by side. Short withstood Cummin’s last lap charge by a couple of feet.
It was a banner weekend for Short. “You know it was a really good weekend.” The Mitchell, IN, driver had also won the MSCS/KISS race at Bloomington on Friday night. “I was fortunate enough to get around those lapped cars. The win certainly helped our points lead.”
Brady Short continues as the points leader for both the MSCS and KISS series. The Maxim sprint is owned by Cam Potorff and powered by a Spec engine. Sponsors include Sipes Body & Glass, Indiana Stoneworks, and Bloomington Auto Colors.
Jeff Bland Jr. lead the first three laps after starting on the outside pole. He was the previous year’s winner for the Memorial Weekend Classic. Kyle Cummins then took over the lead and was already lapping cars by lap 8. Short who had started ninth was second by lap 9 and the race was on! Short cut into Cummin’s lead and made the pass on lap 21. But Kyle Cummin’s didn’t fade. He kept pace, watched the traffic, and worked to set up that last lap opportunity.
Robert Ballou was third. This was a remarkable drive also. He had started in the back of the feature field after being forced to the pits with a flat tire during his heat race. Then he was involved in a yellow flag incident on lap 2 of the feature. After restarting at the back, he passed twice as many cars as any of the other drivers to become the Keizer Aluminum Wheels Hard Charger of the Race.
Jeff Bland Jr. just missed a podium finish in finishing fourth.
Carson Short rounded out the top five. He was followed by Chad Boespflug, Jon Stanbrough, Chase Stockon, Max McGhee, and Kyle Robbins. James Lyerla was eleventh and was the recipient of the Wilwood Tuff Brakes Award.
The winners of the two qualifying heat races were Kyle Cummins and Jeff Bland Jr.
The top three finishers in each heat redrew for the first six feature starting positions. It did rain for a period or two following the heat races. But Tom Helfrich and the track crew reworked the track and the entire program of events was completed.
Trent Young of Madisonville, KY, won the 25 lap feature in the UMP Modified class. Young led Josh Harris, Dustin Beck, Brandon McDowell, and Matt Lane to the finish line. Matt Hines of Carmi, IL, won the B Main to transfer and turned that into a seventh place A finish. The three preliminary heat races concluded with Matt Lane, Josh Harris, and Trent Young winning.
The MMSA Mini Sprints made their first appearance of the year. Andy Bradley won their 20 lap feature event. Justin Lewis, Scott Bradley, Colin Ambrose, and Troy Fortune completed the top five. Eight of the
21 starting drivers finished on the lead lap. Colin Ambrose, Scott Bradley, Lynn Ambrose, and Troy Fortune also won their heat races.
Provided as News and Information for Tri-State Speedway and MSCS.
RACE SUMMARY
Tri-State Speedway
Haubstadt, IN
“Memorial Weekend Classic”
May 24, 2015
Hoosier Tire Midwest Sprint Car Series
and the King of Indiana Sprint Series:
(20 Entries)
First Heat – 3R Kyle Cummins, 2x Chase Stockon, 17m Max McGhee, 21 Carson Short, 11p Brady Short, 81 Jon Stanbrough, 24 Nate McMillin, 51B Joe B. Miller, 27 Brian Wallace, 71 Wayne Newlin
Second Heat – 04 Jeff Bland Jr., 66 Chad Boespflug, 11x James Lyerla, 17R Kyle Robbins, 4B Donny Brackett, 44 Dickie Gaines, 28 Brandon Mattox, 98 Brandon Morin, 12 Robert Ballou, 41 Jim Shelton DNS
A-Main (30 Laps) – 11p Brady Short, 3R Kyle Cummins, 12 Robert Ballou, 04 Jeff Bland Jr., 21 Carson Short, 66 Chad Boespflug, 81 Jon Stanbrough, 2X Chase Stockon, 17M Max McGhee, 17R Kyle Robbins, 11x James Lyerla, 28 Brandon Mattox, 4B Donny Brackett, 24 Nate McMillin, 51B Joe B. Miller, 27 Brian Wallace, 71 Wayne Newlin, 44 Dickie Gaines, 41 Jim Shelton, 98 Brandon Morin
UMP Open Wheel Modifieds:
(24 Entries)
Heat Winners – Matt Lane, Josh Harris, Trent Young
B Main – Matt Hines, Lance Foreman, Eric Goetter
Feature (25 Laps) – Trent Young, Josh Harris, Dustin Beck, Brandon McDowell, Matt Lane, Joel Jenson, Matt Hines, Lance Foreman, Josh Landers, John Wolfarth, Shawn Cates, Blaze Melton, Clayton Miller, Rusty Griffaw, Tyler Weiss, Stan Beadles, Eric Goetter, Bryce Jewell
MMSA Mini Sprints:
(21 Entries)
Heat Winners – Colin Ambrose, Scott Bradley, Lynn Ambrose, and Troy Fortune.
Feature (20 Laps) – Andy Bradley, Justin Lewis, Scott Bradley, Colin Ambrose, Troy Fortune, Lynn Ambrose, Colin Parker, Paul Davis, Travis Stickles, Collin Miller, Jake Hodge, Danny Gilbert, Glenn Davers, Jim Gardner, Mike McIntosh, Chris Baumeyer, Cindy Chambers, Cory Meadows, Alex Shipman, Frank Hartgraves, Lisa Raines