Saturday, July 31, 2010

Orleans Raceway Winners Circle July 30th

Orleans Raceway Heat & Feature WINNERS 7/30/2010

Heat winners

4 cyl. Mini stock RWD
1st #37 Ed Kruger
2nd #53 Bob Kleibush
3rd #56 Rod McCausey
4th #610 Blaine Hendrick
5th #38 Dean Klase
6th ##10 Tony Campbell
7th #69 Carl Cooper

4 cyl. Super Street FWD
1st #?Austin Bean
2nd # 48 Lee Zahm
3rd #799 Nick Corder
4th #88(2) Brandon Bush
5th #73 Austin Wiley
6th #52m David Marsh
7th #93M Nathaniel Marsh

Pro Stock
1st # 17 Gary Snyder
2nd #88 Todd Bush
3rd#11 Dave Parker
4th #44 Blake Hollenbeck
5th #3Rod Heikkla

Hobby Stock
Heat #1
1st #5s Frank White
2nd #68 Ron Harper
3rd #54 Randy Acker
4th #32 Bob Town
5th #3m Mark Mathis
6th #3 Gerald Marsh

Heat #2
1st #7m Shorty Marsh
2nd #21 George Wease
3rd #2 Justin Ogden
4th #5 Joe Fields
5th #96 Dustin Stang
6th #63 Terry Ogden

Feature Winners

4 cyl. Mini stock RWD
1st #37 Ed Kruger
2nd #56 Rod McCausey
3rd #53 Bob Kleibusch
4th #610 Blaine Hendrick
5th #38 Dean Klase
6th #69 Carl Cooper
7th #10 Tony Campbell

4 cyl. Super Street FWD
1st # 48 Lee Zahm
2nd #?Austin Bean
3rd #73 Austin Wiley
4th #93M Nathaniel Marsh
5th #799 Nick Corder
6th #88(2) Brandon Bush
7th #52m David Marsh

Pro Stock
1st #88 Todd Bush
2nd #17 Gary Snyder
3rd#3Rod Heikkla
4th #44 Blake Hollenbeck
5th #11 Dave Parker

Hobby Stock
1st #7m Shorty Marsh
2nd #21 George Wease
3rd #54 Randy Acker
4th #68 Ron Harper
5th #32 Bob Town
6th #5 Joe Fields
7th#5s Frank White
8th #2 Justin Ogden
9th #3m Mark Mathis
10th #96 Dustin Stang
11th #63 Terry Ogden
12th #3 Gerald Marsh NS

Winston Speedway Winners Circle: July 30th

Late Models: #21 Tom Sprague Jr
Modifieds: #88 Greg Smith
Sportsman: #96 Mike Lynn
Bombers: #72 Bill May
Mini Stocks: #21 Bradon Tramper
Warriors: #13 Dan Reimersma
Young Guns: #34 Sean Sobers

Complete Results

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Changes at Berlin Raceway

General manager Kevin Striegle's departure among changes at Berlin Raceway

Steve Ungrey
The Grand Rapids Press


The largest short-track raceway in West Michigan will have a new race director in time for its 60th anniversary.

Berlin Raceway on Tuesday announced general manager Kevin Striegle has left the track, effective immediately.

The departure was Striegle's choice. He is moving to the Carolinas with the hope of latching on to a racing group.

"Kevin has a couple cousins in that area, and they've been able to get jobs in motorsports," Berlin owner and promoter Mike Blackmer said. "This hurts. It's going to leave a huge void because he's very knowledgeable. He did so much for us."

Striegle's responsibilities included lineups on race days, designing banners around the track and design work on the raceway's website.

Nick Caudle, who previously was involved in promotions and sales, temporarily will handle some of the business operations.

Blackmer also announced he is stepping aside from race day operations to focus more on behind-the-scenes aspects.

Blackmer, who owns Boyne Machine, still will be visible on Saturdays, but he won't be in charge of the races.

"I have a lot on my plate and I wanted to step back and take a look at what needed to be fixed," Blackmer said. "I had to make some changes. Racers will see some major changes in the next couple weeks behind the scenes.

"The biggest thing for me was bringing the stress during the week from Boyne and was I being fair to the competitors."

Jason Hoogerhyde, a 16-year employee at Boyne and a former racer, has been named Berlin's new director of race day operations and vice president of general operations.

"I started working last year behind the scenes, dealing with the racing end and tech crew," said Hoogerhyde, who raced in Pro Stock for four seasons.

"I've never dealt with keeping the show moving along and being in the pit area, but the drivers all know me and I know almost everyone out there. Mike will still be watching the races and seeing what's going on."

Double Header Weekend at I-96 Speedway



Friday July 30th - Night of Massive Destruction
Featuring West Michigan Off Road Derby
This will also include a Gauntlet Race,
Trash Can Bowling and School Bus Racing

Admission is $10 for Adults, $5 for kids 6-12, 5 and under are FREE!
Pit Gate opens at 4pm, Grandstands at 5pm, Racing at 7:00pm

Saturday July 31st -
UMP Late Models, UMP Modifieds,
Street Stocks and 4 cylinders,
and Faster Pastor Races, kids will also
have a chance to ride on race cars!

Admission is $12 for Adults, $8 for Seniors, $5 for kids 6-12
Pit Gate opens at 4pm, Grandstands at 5pm, Hotlaps at 6pm, Racing at 7:30pm

Winston Speedway: Vinnie Homan Memorial



This Friday will be the Vinnie Homan Memorial for Street Stocks. $400 to win. A portion of ticket sales will go to charity. This race will be a good tune up for the 100 lap, Super Street Nationals August 6th. Any questions call 231-206-1566.