Friday, May 16, 2006
Pickard, Sprague and Sternberg Take Top Honors at Winston Speedway
Repeat main event winners headlined the racing action Friday May 18th at Winston Motor Speedway. The Late Model, Modified and Sportsman division all saw their first repeat winners of the season. The weather was great and so was the racing action.In the Integra Racing Shocks & Springs late models Matt Pickard drove his #55 Late Model to his second win in the past three weeks. Pickard made his way from his sixth place starting position to the front by working the low groove of the track. Once Pickard made his way by then leader Kevin Nelson on lap eight he pulled away from the field. Tom Sprague Jr battled his way from eighth to finish in the runner-up spot. The battle for third was exciting as Dale Sheehy, Nelson, and Rich Neiser raced three abreast for the majority of the last three laps. Sheehy earned third position as he nipped Neiser and Nelson who completed the top five. Eddie Reyes and Scott Wenell earned the transfer spots from the Consolation Feature while Bill McCormick was credited with the win. Wenell and Mick Latch won heat races. Sprague Jr swept the Dash and Qualifying events.
Modified Fast Qualifier Randy Whitten drew a two chip that put Andy Sprague on the pole for the Integra Racing Shocks and Springs Modified feature. Sprague led every lap to take his second win of the season. It was not easy as John McCaul put on the pressure until lapped traffic came into play. With seven to go Sprague and McCaul were left guessing which way to get around a lapped car. Sprague guessed right and was able to pull away while McCaul was left bottlenecked and settling for second. Dan Dykman, Greg Smith and Derek Poland rounded out the top five. Heats were won by Brandon Gunia and Rich Neiser. Sprague won the Dash.
The Port City Racing Sportsman division continues to be to the liking of the Sternberg family. This week it was Ralph Sternberg leading every lap to take the win over his brother Rob Sternberg. Ralph’s win backed up his brothers win last week and was his second of the season. Mike Welch claimed the third spot. Chad Weinrick held on to the fourth spot after contact with a spinning Stand Dodds and Kyle Borgman. Dodds was credited with the fourth spot while Borgman was placed as the last finisher on the lead lap. Jared Guinn won his first race of the season claiming a Heat Race win along with Weinrick. Ralph Sternberg won the Dash.
Jamie Lorenze garnered the win in the Port City Racing Bomber Division. Lorenze went from fifth to first in two laps and held off a hard charging Tony Weinrick. Devin Vanderstelt was third followed by Robert Erickson and Dave Sayas. Heats were won by Weinrick and Erickson. Lorenze also won the Dash event.
The return of Mark Farber to the Spragues Auto Parts Mini Stock class did not go unnoticed. Farber swept every event of the night for the four-cylinder class claiming the Dash, Heat and Main events. Don Keech chased Farber to a second place in the feature followed by Adam Spencer, Jerry Meyering, and Jason Hullett.Young Gun Driver Seth Moody topped a four-car field picking up his second feature win of the season. Moody also won the Heat race. Glen Parker took the checkered flag in the Dash event.
Next week Integra Racing Shocks & Springs will be sponsoring a $750 to win UMP Modified Invitational to headline the night’s event. Combine this with five other classes of racing an Winston Speedway will be the place to be for all of your racing action. For the best in Family Entertainment along the Lakeshore make your way to Winston Speedway.
