I-96 Speedway Contact: Mike Mouch For Immediate Release: 616-642-0555 Rich Neiser Claims Victory to $1500 Checkered Flag @ I-96 Lake Odessa, Michigan (Saturday June 15th, 2013): Members of the Michigan Auto Racing Fan Club made the trip to the I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa, MI on Saturday night. They watched the show headlined by the Allstar Performance Michigan Dirt Cup Late Model Tour presented by Lane Automotive featuring the best UMP Super Late Model drivers in the state. Joining them were the Rudd’s Septic Service UMP Street Stocks, and Smyrna Bar & Restaurant UMP Sport Compacts. There was also a special Motocross event for ages 16 & up. The Rudd’s Septic Service UMP Street Stocks made up the first main event of the night in a 20-lap showdown. 17 year old Carlind Forsythe and Derek Poland made up the front row. Poland would take the early lead, and stay there until lap 10. That was when defending track champion Josh Frye would make his way up front and take the lead and he would not be denied as he went on to be the winner. This was the third win of the year in three nights for the Coopersville, Michigan driver in his Driftwood Bar & Grill / Chevrolet. Jeremy Holman was the runner up. Third spot went to Sadie Klein, Marty French and Corey Phelps made up the top five. Mike Hotchkiss, Zach Graham, Andy Chilcote, and Ron Wiers rounded out the top ten. Poland, Frye, and Holman picked up the heat race victories. The Jud Night Auto Sales Pro Stocks were the next A-main to hit the track for 20-laps. They were brought out by the front row consisting of Jake Headley and Mike Huestead. Huestead would be the leader after lap 1. However Don Rohn would waste no time in getting to the lead as he would take it on the very next lap. Rohn went on to the win feature. This was the first win at I-96 speedway for the Sheridan, Michigan driver in his knight’s auto sales machine. Headley finished second, Cody Cavangaro, Blake Hollenbeck, and Mark Davis rounded out the top five. Rohn also won the heat race. Next it was the Smyrna Bar & Restaurant UMP Sport Compacts who battled in a 20-lap feature. Chuck Peterson and Nick Jenema made up the front row. Jenema would go right to work after the opening lap taking the lead. He would not have a challenger in his sights as he went on from there to victory, leading every circuit. This was the second win of the season for the Wyoming, Michigan driver in his Vision Ink Screen Printing / Saturn SC2. The runner up position was taken by Chad Tomczak. Randy Larabee was third, Gary Larabee, and Curtis Bennett capped off the top five. Randy Whitten, Rick Edsell, Rick Nic, Caleb Klotz, and Christian Wynbelt were the rest of the top ten. Randy Larabee and Jenema were the heat winners. Rich Neiser and Mark Andersen led the 21-car field of Allstar Performance Michigan Dirt Cup Tour drivers out for their 30-lap shootout. After the drop of chief starter Brett Farmer’s green flag Neiser took the early lead. He see the amount of challenges increase especially in the late stages of the race. However when it was all said and done Neiser was the driver heading to the P.A.T. Landscaping victory lane. Neiser picking his first victory both at I-96 and for the Dirt Cup tour in his Baker Engineering / Mastersbilt. Defending Michigan Dirt Cup, UMP DIRTcar racing series north region, and I-96 Speedway champion Brandon Thirlby had to settle for second. J.R. Hotovy, Ryan Vanderveen, and Phil Ausra completed the top five. Billy Bray, Sam Epling, Dan Vance, Pat Ehlert, and Alan Vochaska finished off the top ten. Ausra, Thirlby, and Vochaska won the heats. Next week I-96 Speedway will feature a very special two day race weekend. The first night will be next Saturday June 22nd which will be headlined by the first appearance by the USAC AmSoil National Sprint Car Series in over eighteen years on the big 1/2 (0.500) mile semi banked dirt oval. The sprints will be joined by the Carbon Green Bio-Energy UMP Modifieds, Rudd’s Septic Service UMP Street Stocks, and Smyrna Bar & Resturant UMP Sport Compacts. There will also be a special Motocross competition for ages 16 & up that will take place on the state of the art Motocross track. To reserve your seats for this show by pre ordering your tickets follow this link: showclix/event/3754591 Then, Next Sunday June 23rd the UMP DIRTcar Racing Series Summer Nationals Hell Tour will invade the grounds at I-96 Speedway for their ninth race of the 2013 campaign which features 31 races over the span of 39 days. This will be the first and ONLY stop in the state of Michigan for the tour some of the best drivers in the entire country as they take to the fast 3/8ths (0.375) mile high banked dirt oval. Also on the program will be the Summit Racing Equipment Modifieds nationals bringing the best Modifieds drivers to the wolverine state. The Rudd’s Septic Service UMP Street Stocks and Smyrna Bar & Restaurant UMP Sport Compacts will also be in action. Pre-Order your tickets for this show at the following link: showclix/event/3754934 I-96 Speedway is located at 3823 Portland Road in Lake Odessa, Michigan. For more information about the on-going 2012 racing season, please call: 1 (616) 642-0555 or visit the website at: i96speedway You can also follow along all season long by becoming a fan on the tracks Facebook Fan Page. Just go to: facebook/i96speedway and click on “Like” button. You can even follow us on Twitter as well, just go to: twitter/i96speedway and “Follow” us today.
Posted on: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 03:10:27 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015