Picking up his 13th career victory with the Built Ford Tough Midwest Open Wheel Association Sprint Car Series Delivered by Morrow Brothers Ford, Inc., Paul Nienhiser did so in dominating fashion. Originally scheduled for Friday, April 6th, to be the season opening event for the MOWA Sprint Cars, Mother Nature decided otherwise, thus shifting to Sunday.
19 cars signed in to compete for the Sunday afternoon event at Jacksonville Speedway, in Jacksonville, Illinois. A three heat format was used for the afternoon’s program, automatically transferring all cars to the 25-Lap A-Main event.
Joe B. Miller, a well-known name in the POWRi Speedway Motors Outlaw Micros, captured the win in the first of three heat races. Jeremy Standridge was able to finish second, ahead of Paul Nienhiser, Dylan Tuxhorn and 2019 MOWA Rookie contender, Kyle Schuett, who rounded out the top five.
In the second heat race, Austin O’Dell took advantage of his 2nd-place starting spot to record the win over Bill Balog, Steve Short, Jacob Patton and Brayden Fox, who finished fifth.
The final heat race of the event saw names familiar with non-wing sprint car racing in the likes of Korey Weyant and Carson Short. Weyant outlasted battles from Short and Logan Faucon to pick up the heat win. Short, a first-time winner with the MOWA Sprints at 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa, last night, crossed the line in second. Logan Faucon, Jason Keith and Bret Tripplett filled out the top five.
Paul Nienhiser and Logan Faucon led the field to the green flag, with Nienhiser getting the early jump over the field. He was able to stretch his lead over the field, only to be slowed by yellow flags and one red-flag period, which saw Austin O’Dell collide with the turn three wall before landing on his wheels. Nienhiser ripped around the top side of the 1/4 –mile bullring to pick up his thirteenth career win with the MOWA Sprint Car Series. 2016 Series Champion Parker Price-Miller started 16th and finished second, while Korey Weyant, Jeremy Standridge and Robbie Standridge completed the top five. Jacob Patton, the 2018 Champion, finished sixth, Logan Faucon, Brayden Fox, Kyle Schuett and Steve Short rounded out the top ten.
The Built Ford Tough MOWA Sprint Car Series Delivered by Morrow Brothers Ford returns to action this Friday night, April 12 at Tri-City Speedway, in Granite City, Illinois.
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Full Results: (Starting Position in Parentheses)
Heat 1: 1 – Joe B Miller 51B(1), 2 – Jeremy Standridge 10S(2), 3 – Paul Nienhiser 9X(6), 4 – Dylan Tuxhorn 9T(3), 5 – Kyle Schuett 9K(5), 6 – Parker Price-Miller 96(7), 7 – Brady Barker 007(4),
Heat 2: 1 – Austin ODell 97(2), 2 – Bill Balog 50(5), 3 – Steve Short 8S(1), 4 – Jacob Patton 79J(3), 5 – Brayden Fox 53(4), 6 – Robbie Standridge 17*(6),
Heat 3: 1 – Korey Weyant 99W(1), 2 – Carson Short 21(3), 3 – Logan Faucon 52F(6), 4 – Jason Keith 28(5), 5 – Bret Tripplett 83(4), DNS – Tyler Shoemaker 1T(2),
A-Main Results
1 – Paul Nienhiser 9X (1), 2 – Parker Price-Miller 96 (16), 3 – Korey Weyant 99W (3), 4 – Jeremy Standridge 10S (5), 5 – Robbie Standridge 17* (17), 6 – Jacob Patton 79J (12), 7 – Logan Faucon 52F (2), 8 – Brayden Fox 53 (14), 9 – Kyle Schuett 9K (13), 10 – Steve Short 8S (10), 11 – Brady Barker 007 (18), 12 – Joe B Miller 51B (4), 13 – Bill Balog 50 (8), 14 – Austin ODell 97 (7), 15 – Jason Keith 28 (9), 16 – Tyler Shoemaker 1T (19), 17 – Dylan Tuxhorn 9T (11), 18 – Carson Short 21 (6), 19 – Bret Tripplett 83 (15),
600cc Winged Outlaw Mini Sprint feature results
1. 42 Emerson Axsom
2. 82 Gabe Verardi
3. 65e Chad Elliott
4. 9T Tyler Duff
5. 33M Ryan Mueller
6. 52 Jason Harms
7. 12 Corbin Gurley
8. 82H Hunter Pruitt
9. 38E Shane Gilliam
10. 80B Darin Johnson
11. 8B John Barnard
12. 44X Jacob Stewart
13. 44 Trevin Littleton
14. 28 Luke Verardi
Heat 1 Results 600cc Winged Outlaw Micro Sprints
1.65E Chad Elliott
2. 44 Trevin Littleton
3. 9T Tyler Duff
4. 80B Darin Johnson
5. 52 Jason Harms
6. 12 Corbin Gurley
7. 7A Will Armitage
8. 33M Ryan Mueller
Heat 2 Results 600cc Winged Outlaw Micro Sprints
1.82 Gabe Verardi
2. 28 Luke Verardi
3. 82H Hunter Pruitt
4. 38E Shane Gilliam
5. 44 Jacob Stewart
6. 8B John Barnard
7. 42 Emerson Axsom
8. 21S Blake Stolleis
DIRTcar UMP Hornet Feature results
1. 21 Tommy Eskew
2. 15 David Lauritson
3. WHO2 Eldon Hemken
4. 22 Tom Bunch
5. 41 Danny Oates
6. 66D Carson Dart
7. D7 Carter Dart
8. 6 Chuck Johnson
9. 21D Josh Dove
10. 11T Kelley Bunch
11. 26A Michael McKay
12. 36 Morgan Green
Heat 1 Results DIRTcar UMP Hornets
1. 22 Tom Bunch
2. 15 David Lauritson
3. 41 Danny Oates
4. 26A Michael McKay
5. 66D Carson Dart
6. 11T Kelley Bunch
Heat 2 Results DIRTcar UMP Hornets
1. 21 Tommy Eskew
2. WHO2 Eldon Hemken
3. D7 Carter Dart
4. 36 Morgan Green
5. 21D Josh Dove
6. 6 Chuck Johnson
DIRTcar UMP Stock Car (Street Stock) Feature Finish
1. 1 Robert Cottom
2. T5 Terry Reed
3. 17B Braden Bilger
4. 89 Mike Jackson
5. 44J Jeremy Madsen
6. 2Z Andy Zahnd
7. 67R Rudy Zaragoza
8. 46 Chad Myers
9. 4M David Mowry
10. 52 Jacob Bowen
11. 72C Chet Peek
Heat 1 Results DIRTcar UMP Stock Cars (Street Stocks)
1. 17B Braden Bilger
2. 1 Robert Cottom
3. 4M David Mowry
4. 67R Rudy Zaragoza
5. 2Z Andy Zahnd
6. 72C Chet Peek
Heat 2 Results DIRTcar UMP Stock Cars (Street Stocks)
1. 89 Mike Jackson
2. 44J Jeremy Madsen
3. 46 Chad Myers
4. 52 Jacob Bowen
5. T5 Terry Reed