NIENHISER WINS JACKSONVILLE; TIES ALL-TIME WINS RECORD
By Brendan Bauman – Jacksonville, Ill. (July 30, 2022) – It was a familiar face visiting victory lane on Friday Night at Jacksonville Speedway. Chapin, Illinois driver Paul Nienhiser pocketed the $3,000 payday in Friday’s A-Main during the inaugural running of #TheStandridge.
Zach Daum and Zach Hampton led the field to the green flag, with Daum upsetting his #31 McGarry Motorsports ride in the middle of the first corner, sliding him back to the fifth position as Hampton was able to pull away to a comfortable lead. The field entered lapped traffic by lap five and Hampton’s lead was shortened, allowing fifth-starting Paul Nienhiser to close in. Nienhiser was within four car lengths of Hampton, when the field slowed for a red flag on lap 8 when Brayton Lynch got upside down in turn one, collecting Austin Archdale. Both drivers were unhurt in the accident.
Returning to green flag action, Zach Hampton once again pulled away from the field. Nienhiser settled into second with Kyle Bellm, Ryan Bunton and Zach Daum running fifth. Shelby Bosie was quickly turning heads as the driver who started 11th had found some speed and was moving his way through the field, battling with Chris Urish for 7th, when once more the yellow flag was thrown over the field, stacking them up again for another restart. Fourth-running Ryan Bunton drew the caution with a left-rear flat tire. Bunton was able to rejoin the field and return to action.
Hampton’s lead extended again on the ensuing restart with the field racing in clean air. Piloting his #35 machine around the top shelf of Jacksonville Speedway with Paul Nienhiser in tow, the last thing that Hampton wanted to see again was a yellow flag as Zach Daum spun while running fourth on lap 15, setting up a restart with 10 laps remaining.
A ten lap shootout to determine the winner was about to commence. Hampton fired in the restart zone, but Nienhiser was quick on the draw as well, pulling alongside Hampton as the two flew down the backstretch. Shelby Bosie had moved forward from seventh, working past Trevin Littleton to battle with Kyle Bellm for third with a handful of laps remaining. Zach Hampton continued to lead, but quickly saw his reign come to an end as he collided with the turn one wall, ripping his right-rear tire away from his race car. Just as Hampton slowed in turn one, Slater Helt, who was running in 10th, got upside down in turn four to draw a red flag. Helt was uninjured in the rollover.
Inheriting the lead with seven laps remaining, Paul Nienhiser was looking for his first MOWA Sprints win of 2022, but it wasn’t going to be without a battle. Kyle Bellm was fighting back challenges from a hard charging Shelby Bosie, which in turn allowed Nienhiser to pull away from the rest of the field building a comfortable lead. Bellm and Bosie continued to battle for position with Trevin Littleton and Chris Urish waging war for the fourth spot. Nienhiser was working lap 22 as Caden Englehart slowed with a right-rear flat tire to re-rack the field for what was the final restart. Englehart rejoined the field after replacing his tire.
A single file restart with Nienhiser in front of the field, Bellm gained to set his sights on Nienhiser as he looked for his first career MOWA Sprints win. Nienhiser was able to fend off Bellm as he led the final three laps to pick up his first MOWA win of 2022. In doing so, he has tied Jerrod Hull with 22 all-time MOWA victories, tying him for the number one position. Kyle Bellm, Shelby Bosie, Trevin Littleton and Cory Bruns rounded out the top five. Further back in the field, Will Armitage drove his #7A machine to a 10th place finish after starting 21st, earning the BMRS Hard Charger Award.
Nienhiser exited his #9X in Victory Lane to a cheering crowd, with a big smile on his face. “This place is something special, this one has been a long-time coming as we are able to tie Jerrod at the top. It’s pretty neat as Scott (Bonar) is on the crew with me and he helped Jerrod win all of those races., said Nienhiser in Victory Lane.
The Morrow Brothers Ford MOWA Sprint Car Series makes their annual trip to Macon Speedway, in Macon, Illinois tonight, on July 30. All eyes will be on Paul Nienhiser as he now attempts to dethrone five-time champion Jerrod Hull at the top of the All-Time Wins List.
Fans can find out more information about Macon Speedway by visiting www.maconracing.com. To learn more about the Morrow Brothers Ford MOWA Sprint Car Series, visit www.midwestopenwheel.com.
24 entries
410 WING SPRINTS
A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 9X-Paul Nienhiser[5]; 2. 50K-Kyle Bellm[4]; 3. 3B-Shelby Bosie[11]; 4. 1T-Trevin Littleton[6]; 5. 44-Cory Bruns[12]; 6. 79J-Jacob Patton[16]; 7. 77U-Chris Urish[10]; 8. 6R-Ryan Bunton[3]; 9. 83-Colton Fisher[8]; 10. 7A-Will Armitage[21]; 11. 9-Tyler Duff[13]; 12. 31-Zach Daum[1]; 13. 71-Brent Crews[7]; 14. 9T-Dylan Tuxhorn[20]; 15. 10S-Jeremy Standridge[17]; 16. 71M-Caden Englehart[9]; 17. 17-Paul Haley[19]; 18. 35-Zac Hampton[2]; 19. 22S-Slater Helt[18]; 20. 29-Brayton Lynch[14]; 21. 2A-Austin Archdale[15]; 22. 357-Ryan Edwards[22]; 23. (DNS) 6-Corey Nelson; 24. (DNS) 42P-Preston Perlmutter
5d Speed Shop Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 1T-Trevin Littleton[1]; 2. 6R-Ryan Bunton[3]; 3. 71-Brent Crews[7]; 4. 9-Tyler Duff[2]; 5. 29-Brayton Lynch[5]; 6. 10S-Jeremy Standridge[6]; 7. 17-Paul Haley[8]; 8. 357-Ryan Edwards[4]
Collision Concepts Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 50K-Kyle Bellm[6]; 2. 9X-Paul Nienhiser[8]; 3. 77U-Chris Urish[1]; 4. 44-Cory Bruns[3]; 5. 3B-Shelby Bosie[7]; 6. 22S-Slater Helt[5]; 7. (DNS) 42P-Preston Perlmutter; 8. (DNS) 6-Corey Nelson
Walker Electric Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 35-Zac Hampton[1]; 2. 83-Colton Fisher[2]; 3. 31-Zach Daum[6]; 4. 71M-Caden Englehart[5]; 5. 2A-Austin Archdale[4]; 6. 79J-Jacob Patton[7]; 7. 9T-Dylan Tuxhorn[3]; 8. 7A-Will Armitage[8]
MODIFIEDS
A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 05-Dave Wietholder[1]; 2. 14-Rick Conoyer[2]; 3. 9C-Russ Coultas[8]; 4. 36-Kenny Wallace[4]; 5. 22B-Ryan Blakeman[13]; 6. 72A-Austin Lynn[5]; 7. 18-Jarrett Stryker[6]; 8. 98-Shawn Vaughn[17]; 9. 11B-Blake Bailey[9]; 10. 29B-Shane Allen[14]; 11. 4G-John Goveia[12]; 12. 66-Audrey Gerberding[7]; 13. 242-Brandon Bollinger[10]; 14. 5-Owen Steinkoenig[3]; 15. 10-Rick Standridge[11]; 16. 8R-Bryan Leach[16]; 17. 48-Casey Lappin[15]
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 05-Dave Wietholder[2]; 2. 5-Owen Steinkoenig[3]; 3. 72A-Austin Lynn[4]; 4. 66-Audrey Gerberding[5]; 5. 11B-Blake Bailey[9]; 6. 10-Rick Standridge[6]; 7. (DNF) 22B-Ryan Blakeman[1]; 8. (DNF) 48-Casey Lappin[7]; 9. (DNF) 98-Shawn Vaughn[8]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 14-Rick Conoyer[2]; 2. 36-Kenny Wallace[1]; 3. 18-Jarrett Stryker[3]; 4. 9C-Russ Coultas[5]; 5. 242-Brandon Bollinger[4]; 6. 4G-John Goveia[7]; 7. 29B-Shane Allen[6]; 8. 8R-Bryan Leach[8]
Qualifying 1: 1. 22B-Ryan Blakeman, 00:13.255[1]; 2. 05-Dave Wietholder, 00:13.504[6]; 3. 5-Owen Steinkoenig, 00:13.557[5]; 4. 72A-Austin Lynn, 00:13.645[4]; 5. 66-Audrey Gerberding, 00:14.027[9]; 6. 10-Rick Standridge, 00:14.137[3]; 7. 48-Casey Lappin, 00:14.190[7]; 8. 98-Shawn Vaughn, 00:14.422[2]; 9. 11B-Blake Bailey, 00:14.422[8]
Qualifying 2: 1. 36-Kenny Wallace, 00:13.166[1]; 2. 14-Rick Conoyer, 00:13.319[8]; 3. 18-Jarrett Stryker, 00:13.470[2]; 4. 242-Brandon Bollinger, 00:13.473[5]; 5. 9C-Russ Coultas, 00:13.801[3]; 6. 29B-Shane Allen, 00:14.343[7]; 7. 4G-John Goveia, 00:14.761[4]; 8. 8R-Bryan Leach, 00:18.075[6]
305 SPRINTS
A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 5H-Joey Moughan[2]; 2. 9X-Paul Nienhiser[1]; 3. 1-Trevin Littleton[3]; 4. 82-John Parker[4]; 5. 14T-Evan Turner[5]; 6. 41-Joe Jiannoni[9]; 7. 00-Matt Fair[12]; 8. 1T-Tyler Shoemaker[7]; 9. 7B-Bret Bunton[10]; 10. 8V-George Vaniter[11]; 11. ?-Patrick Ryan[8]; 12. (DNS) 99-Jarrett Weyant
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 9X-Paul Nienhiser[2]; 2. 99-Jarrett Weyant[1]; 3. 82-John Parker[5]; 4. ?-Patrick Ryan[3]; 5. 7B-Bret Bunton[4]; 6. 8V-George Vaniter[6]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 1-Trevin Littleton[1]; 2. 14T-Evan Turner[2]; 3. 5H-Joey Moughan[6]; 4. 1T-Tyler Shoemaker[4]; 5. 41-Joe Jiannoni[5]; 6. 00-Matt Fair[3]