By Steve Birmingham
Granite City, IL – The Seets juggernaut rolled on Saturday as the veteran Late Model chauffeur swept to his fifth straight qualifying heat and NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series wins.
Seets started along side second qualifying heat winner Tommy Seets, Jr. in the third row of the Late Model nightcap and watched as junior raced to the front behind Ken Johnson and Pat Ryan. One lap and enough is enough, the senior Seets must have thought, as he first disposed of his son and Ryan and two turns later passed leader Johnson. From then on it was all Seets, who cruised to a full straightaway lead at the checkers over Johnson, Ryan Seets, Jr., and Paul Raymond.
Defending ShorTrack Series champion Terry Chester finally loosed the albatross from his neck, rolling across the line five lengths ahead of hard-charging Bubb Mitchell, Bert Jacoby, Brian McCormick and Rick Squires for his first season win. Jacoby and Squires won the qualifiers.
Dustin Barks served notice on the Micro Sprint ranks Saturday, chewing up the competition in his qualifying heat and obliterating the field in the feature event. Barks led from green to checker in his qualifier with Brett Anderson and Tyler Robbins nipping at his heels. In the second qualifier, Jay Landolt showed points-leader Mark Gass his rear nerf bar for eight laps to take the checkers.
Robbins lead the first four turns of the night cap but once Barks got around it was all over but the crying. Barks breezed to a five-length lead over Landolt, Gass, Anderson and Tom Ritter.
Rick Huebner raced to his first career Street Stock win, besting Billy Liebe, Jim Laughlin, David Parker and Robbie Benson. Parker and Laughlin nabbed the qualifying heats.
Defending Modified champion Joe Dresch notched his third consecutive main event win of the season, charging across the line ahead of B.J. Seets, George Carroll, Steve Meyer, Jr. and John Stanton. Dresch and Meyer were the heat victors.
Ralph Bradford cruised to his second straight Factory Stock win, with Josh Porch, Alan Watson Mel Perkins and Todd Erickson trailing. Porch and Perkins took the heats.
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Granite City, IL – The Seets juggernaut rolled on Saturday as the veteran Late Model chauffeur swept to his fifth straight qualifying heat and NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series wins.
Seets started along side second qualifying heat winner Tommy Seets, Jr. in the third row of the Late Model nightcap and watched as junior raced to the front behind Ken Johnson and Pat Ryan. One lap and enough is enough, the senior Seets must have thought, as he first disposed of his son and Ryan and two turns later passed leader Johnson. From then on it was all Seets, who cruised to a full straightaway lead at the checkers over Johnson, Ryan Seets, Jr., and Paul Raymond.
Defending ShorTrack Series champion Terry Chester finally loosed the albatross from his neck, rolling across the line five lengths ahead of hard-charging Bubb Mitchell, Bert Jacoby, Brian McCormick and Rick Squires for his first season win. Jacoby and Squires won the qualifiers.
Dustin Barks served notice on the Micro Sprint ranks Saturday, chewing up the competition in his qualifying heat and obliterating the field in the feature event. Barks led from green to checker in his qualifier with Brett Anderson and Tyler Robbins nipping at his heels. In the second qualifier, Jay Landolt showed points-leader Mark Gass his rear nerf bar for eight laps to take the checkers.
Robbins lead the first four turns of the night cap but once Barks got around it was all over but the crying. Barks breezed to a five-length lead over Landolt, Gass, Anderson and Tom Ritter.
Rick Huebner raced to his first career Street Stock win, besting Billy Liebe, Jim Laughlin, David Parker and Robbie Benson. Parker and Laughlin nabbed the qualifying heats.
Defending Modified champion Joe Dresch notched his third consecutive main event win of the season, charging across the line ahead of B.J. Seets, George Carroll, Steve Meyer, Jr. and John Stanton. Dresch and Meyer were the heat victors.
Ralph Bradford cruised to his second straight Factory Stock win, with Josh Porch, Alan Watson Mel Perkins and Todd Erickson trailing. Porch and Perkins took the heats.
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