Saturday, April 28, 2012
Garvey Ends GRAC Win Streak at Five Flags
Garvey shows out in Papa John's 100
The multi-year GARC win streak at Five Flags Speedway has ended
Jim DeWitt , Z3 Sports
jim@z3sports.com
Friday, April 27, 2012
Mike Garvey and Goodson Racing have taken their second victory of 2012 and broken the dominance of GARC manufactured cars in The Buddy's Home Furnishings Blizzard Series. (Z3 Sports Photo)
PENSACOLA, FL -- A field of 30 Super Late Models rolled away from The Papa John's 100 starting grid just after 8:30 Friday night, led by Hayden, Alabama's Augie Grill. While Grill is the defending champion in The Buddy's Home Furnishings Blizzard Series, he didn't earn the top starting position by way of being the fastest driver in qualifying.
It was Georgia's Bubba Pollard who turned in the fastest time earlier in the day, but his luck with the giant inversion die wasn't as good as his luck on track. A six on the die put Pollard back to sixth and Grill in front of the field.
Grill wasted no time jumping out to a big lead, pulling Brandon Odom and TJ Reaid in tow.
The name Clay Alexander is usually synonymous with Pro Late Model racing and usually only in shows local to his Tennessee home. Friday, however, Clay Alexander was very much a Super Late Model driver. Within laps of the green flag Alexander was quickly headed back to the front, where he qualified before being sent to a fifth place start by the die roll.
A lap six caution put a halt to Alexander's progress. The spinning car of Gary Sullivan Jr., the culprit of the caution, drove away without damage and rejoined the field for the restart. That was only after Tony Clark was sent to pit road for an obvious fluid leak.
Remnants of oil dry filled the hot night air as Grill set sail again on the first restart, but again it was Alexander who brought the fans to their feet. The young Tennessean went to work on the fourth spot, then set his sight on Reaid for fourth. Just when that battle seemed it couldn't get any better, the second caution of the night slowed the field again on lap eight for a spinning car at the bottom of turn one. Again there was no contact and the race resumed quickly under the command of Race Director Dan Spence.
Odom lined up alongside Grill for the double file restart, but couldn't keep the No. 112 under wraps. Instead, Reaid muscled his way under Odom for second, with Casey Smith follwing Reaid through to third.
Within a single lap around the half-mile oval, Grill had a mirror full of the No. 99 Sealmaster machine of Smith.
Lap 13 belonged to Smith, followed by Grill and Reaid. Bubba Pollard had been handling his duties well while the competition ahead of him was distracted; he now ran fourth, with Alexander trailing.
Caution three of the night came for the spinning cars of Allen Karnes and Tyler Miles on lap 16.
Smith was off and running just the same on the restart, but Grill mounted a challenge to the outside through turns one and two. That effort was cut short for Grill as holding off TJ Reaid to his inside became the order of the day.
The damage free caution streak ended on lap 18 with a multi-car pile-up exiting turn four and extending all the way to the finish line.
"It looked like the 40 [of Tyler Miles] got into [turn] three a little hot," said Dwayne Buggay, whose car came to rest against the outside retaining wall after hard contact. "The two [of Donnie Wilson] and the 20 [of Anthony Sergi] got together and the 20 ran out of room and got into me and we just all went spinning. I broke some ribs a while back and re-aggravated that injury," Buggay said after being checked out by speedway emergency personnel.
Limping and seemingly disoriented, Buggay made his way back to the garage area to access the damage to his demolished Ford.
Buggay, Tyler Miles, Donnie Wilson, and Troy Grissaffi were all involved. Only Buggay's car needed assistance to get off the speedway.
Brandon Odom, who started the night strong in his first Super Late Model appearance in some time, found bad luck and couldn't get his No. 16 Royce Johnston Motorsports machine refired after the red flag.
Grill made a brief bid for the lead after the restart, but Smith again showed his hunger for a win. Pollard, however, took advantage of the double file restart and emerged third with some 80 laps still to run.
Clay Alexander brought out caution five with 25 laps in the books, looping his No. 84 to the inside of turn two. Hidden from drivers and spotters by the inside retaining wall, Allen Karnes and Danny Bagwell were unable to avoid each and Alexander both when they sped onto the scene. The two also spun, long after the caution flag flew, but gathered their machines up and rejoined the field. Alexander was also able to continue.
Following a seemingly unfriendly exchange of bumper tags under caution between TJ Reaid and Mike Garvey, the green flag signaled Casey Smith to hammer down again, and the Texan did just that.
Garvey and Reaid, respectively, worked their way into fourth and fifth, all the while still bouncing off of each other. Grill worked to hold off a hard charging Pollard in the second and third spots.
Fan focus shifted the the battle for third at lap 35. Pollard held it; Garvey wanted it. Numerous charges to the inside of Pollard proved unsuccessful at the current stage of the race.
Six more circuits were recorded before Garvey pulled off a move to the inside of Pollard down the back straightaway.
Smith's astounding three second lead was cut down somewhat as he began working the tail end of the field at the halfway mark. The No. 99 continued to hold a solid lead as Smith threaded his way flawlessly through slower traffic.
Turn two was little more challenging for the leaders on lap 63. A pile off racecars rendered the speedway nearly impassible as Smith motored through the corner. He would come to a complete stop to avoid disaster, while Grill miraculously drove through the mess. With the caution flag flying, Smith would retain the lead for the restart.
Kyle Benjamin made his way to pit road for a right front tire after contact with the wall. Daniel Webster made his way to pit road after being involved as well. Also involved were Clay Alexander, Danny Bagwell and Jeremy Pate.
Grill found his groove when the green flag flew again, driving into the lead. Smith wouldn't let him get away for several laps, but finally the No. 112 of Grill began to open up some comfort room.
Snowball Derby runner-up DJ VanderLey made a run at the top five with thirty to go, but settled into sixth and faded to eighth before the seventh caution of the night occurred on lap 73. Grant Enfinger went around inturn four and backed lightly into the outside wall รข€“ the result of hard racing between most cars still on track.
Other cars involved included Danny Bagwell, Clay Alexander, Allen Karnes and Michael Lance.
Enfinger received a stern warning from race control after making what appeared to be purposeful contact with DJ VanderLey under caution, after righting his car.
A handful of laps clicked off before caution number nine flew for the spinning cars of Kyle Benjamin, Daniel Webster, Anthony Sergi and, again, Clay Alexander.
This time, Alexander received damaged and got a tow back to the garage area.
With 26 laps left to go when the green flag flew, the tone of the race was significantly changed when Casey Smith came to pit road under caution. The 99 stopped only briefly before speeding away to set his sights on a long trip back to the front.
Pollard lined up alongside Grill on the outside for the restart. He would contend for the point briefly, before new Pensacola resident Mike Garvey hit the inside groove and motored past them both. Garvey took command with 25 to go. Pollard would slide back to fourth after drag racing the leader on the restart, but Grill was the real loser this time around; shuffling all the way back to eighth.
Garvey checked out on new second place runner David Rogers with 20 to go. TJ Reaid ran third, over Pollard and Donnie Wilson. The only lapped car still running was Anthony Sergi.
Augie Grill's day made a final turn for the worse with three to go. A flat right front tire on the 112 brought about a caution and a trip to pit road.
Pollard made a valiant effort to advance on the restart, but ended up right back in fourth, single file. Any improvement would have been for naught anyway; caution 11 brought fans to attention as smoke and fire encompassed a ball of cars spinning down the front straightaway. Michael Lance was battered even further in an already mangled car. DJ VanderLey, Daniel Webster and Josh Hamner were also entangled.
DJ VanderLey was parked and told to report to officials after the event, following a post-caution incident between himself and Grant Enfinger, extending a feud that began earlier in the night. According to series officials, Enfinger was attempting to climb from his damaged racecar when VanderLey slammed into the door of Enfinger's No. 82 BRG Ford.
Another attempt at declaring a winner failed when caution 12 flew on lap 98. Augie Grill backed hard into the outside turn four wall. Danny Bagwell was involved and spun his Ford as well.
The restart was anything but pretty, but it was flawless for Mike Garvey. The McDonough, Georgia driver claimed his second win of the season and a cash bonus for any team who could put an end to Grand Aamerican Racecars' dominance of The Buddy's Home Furnishings Blizzard Series.
TJ Reaid crossed the line second, followed by David Rogers, Bubba Pollard and Austin Theriault.
Stay with Z3Sports.com for more on the developing story surrounding the controversy between Dj VanderLey and Grant Enfinger, including any forthcoming penalties.
The next round of The Buddy's Home Furnishings Blizzard Series goes green at Five Flags Speedway on May 25, but the Sunoco Gulf Coast Championship action continues tomorrow at Mobile (AL) International Speedway with The Miller Lite Series Miller Lite 100. Z3Sports.com will have live Virtual Ticket coverage of the event from start of finish.
The multi-year GARC win streak at Five Flags Speedway has ended
Jim DeWitt , Z3 Sports
jim@z3sports.com
Friday, April 27, 2012
Mike Garvey and Goodson Racing have taken their second victory of 2012 and broken the dominance of GARC manufactured cars in The Buddy's Home Furnishings Blizzard Series. (Z3 Sports Photo)
PENSACOLA, FL -- A field of 30 Super Late Models rolled away from The Papa John's 100 starting grid just after 8:30 Friday night, led by Hayden, Alabama's Augie Grill. While Grill is the defending champion in The Buddy's Home Furnishings Blizzard Series, he didn't earn the top starting position by way of being the fastest driver in qualifying.
It was Georgia's Bubba Pollard who turned in the fastest time earlier in the day, but his luck with the giant inversion die wasn't as good as his luck on track. A six on the die put Pollard back to sixth and Grill in front of the field.
Grill wasted no time jumping out to a big lead, pulling Brandon Odom and TJ Reaid in tow.
The name Clay Alexander is usually synonymous with Pro Late Model racing and usually only in shows local to his Tennessee home. Friday, however, Clay Alexander was very much a Super Late Model driver. Within laps of the green flag Alexander was quickly headed back to the front, where he qualified before being sent to a fifth place start by the die roll.
A lap six caution put a halt to Alexander's progress. The spinning car of Gary Sullivan Jr., the culprit of the caution, drove away without damage and rejoined the field for the restart. That was only after Tony Clark was sent to pit road for an obvious fluid leak.
Remnants of oil dry filled the hot night air as Grill set sail again on the first restart, but again it was Alexander who brought the fans to their feet. The young Tennessean went to work on the fourth spot, then set his sight on Reaid for fourth. Just when that battle seemed it couldn't get any better, the second caution of the night slowed the field again on lap eight for a spinning car at the bottom of turn one. Again there was no contact and the race resumed quickly under the command of Race Director Dan Spence.
Odom lined up alongside Grill for the double file restart, but couldn't keep the No. 112 under wraps. Instead, Reaid muscled his way under Odom for second, with Casey Smith follwing Reaid through to third.
Within a single lap around the half-mile oval, Grill had a mirror full of the No. 99 Sealmaster machine of Smith.
Lap 13 belonged to Smith, followed by Grill and Reaid. Bubba Pollard had been handling his duties well while the competition ahead of him was distracted; he now ran fourth, with Alexander trailing.
Caution three of the night came for the spinning cars of Allen Karnes and Tyler Miles on lap 16.
Smith was off and running just the same on the restart, but Grill mounted a challenge to the outside through turns one and two. That effort was cut short for Grill as holding off TJ Reaid to his inside became the order of the day.
The damage free caution streak ended on lap 18 with a multi-car pile-up exiting turn four and extending all the way to the finish line.
"It looked like the 40 [of Tyler Miles] got into [turn] three a little hot," said Dwayne Buggay, whose car came to rest against the outside retaining wall after hard contact. "The two [of Donnie Wilson] and the 20 [of Anthony Sergi] got together and the 20 ran out of room and got into me and we just all went spinning. I broke some ribs a while back and re-aggravated that injury," Buggay said after being checked out by speedway emergency personnel.
Limping and seemingly disoriented, Buggay made his way back to the garage area to access the damage to his demolished Ford.
Buggay, Tyler Miles, Donnie Wilson, and Troy Grissaffi were all involved. Only Buggay's car needed assistance to get off the speedway.
Brandon Odom, who started the night strong in his first Super Late Model appearance in some time, found bad luck and couldn't get his No. 16 Royce Johnston Motorsports machine refired after the red flag.
Grill made a brief bid for the lead after the restart, but Smith again showed his hunger for a win. Pollard, however, took advantage of the double file restart and emerged third with some 80 laps still to run.
Clay Alexander brought out caution five with 25 laps in the books, looping his No. 84 to the inside of turn two. Hidden from drivers and spotters by the inside retaining wall, Allen Karnes and Danny Bagwell were unable to avoid each and Alexander both when they sped onto the scene. The two also spun, long after the caution flag flew, but gathered their machines up and rejoined the field. Alexander was also able to continue.
Following a seemingly unfriendly exchange of bumper tags under caution between TJ Reaid and Mike Garvey, the green flag signaled Casey Smith to hammer down again, and the Texan did just that.
Garvey and Reaid, respectively, worked their way into fourth and fifth, all the while still bouncing off of each other. Grill worked to hold off a hard charging Pollard in the second and third spots.
Fan focus shifted the the battle for third at lap 35. Pollard held it; Garvey wanted it. Numerous charges to the inside of Pollard proved unsuccessful at the current stage of the race.
Six more circuits were recorded before Garvey pulled off a move to the inside of Pollard down the back straightaway.
Smith's astounding three second lead was cut down somewhat as he began working the tail end of the field at the halfway mark. The No. 99 continued to hold a solid lead as Smith threaded his way flawlessly through slower traffic.
Turn two was little more challenging for the leaders on lap 63. A pile off racecars rendered the speedway nearly impassible as Smith motored through the corner. He would come to a complete stop to avoid disaster, while Grill miraculously drove through the mess. With the caution flag flying, Smith would retain the lead for the restart.
Kyle Benjamin made his way to pit road for a right front tire after contact with the wall. Daniel Webster made his way to pit road after being involved as well. Also involved were Clay Alexander, Danny Bagwell and Jeremy Pate.
Grill found his groove when the green flag flew again, driving into the lead. Smith wouldn't let him get away for several laps, but finally the No. 112 of Grill began to open up some comfort room.
Snowball Derby runner-up DJ VanderLey made a run at the top five with thirty to go, but settled into sixth and faded to eighth before the seventh caution of the night occurred on lap 73. Grant Enfinger went around inturn four and backed lightly into the outside wall รข€“ the result of hard racing between most cars still on track.
Other cars involved included Danny Bagwell, Clay Alexander, Allen Karnes and Michael Lance.
Enfinger received a stern warning from race control after making what appeared to be purposeful contact with DJ VanderLey under caution, after righting his car.
A handful of laps clicked off before caution number nine flew for the spinning cars of Kyle Benjamin, Daniel Webster, Anthony Sergi and, again, Clay Alexander.
This time, Alexander received damaged and got a tow back to the garage area.
With 26 laps left to go when the green flag flew, the tone of the race was significantly changed when Casey Smith came to pit road under caution. The 99 stopped only briefly before speeding away to set his sights on a long trip back to the front.
Pollard lined up alongside Grill on the outside for the restart. He would contend for the point briefly, before new Pensacola resident Mike Garvey hit the inside groove and motored past them both. Garvey took command with 25 to go. Pollard would slide back to fourth after drag racing the leader on the restart, but Grill was the real loser this time around; shuffling all the way back to eighth.
Garvey checked out on new second place runner David Rogers with 20 to go. TJ Reaid ran third, over Pollard and Donnie Wilson. The only lapped car still running was Anthony Sergi.
Augie Grill's day made a final turn for the worse with three to go. A flat right front tire on the 112 brought about a caution and a trip to pit road.
Pollard made a valiant effort to advance on the restart, but ended up right back in fourth, single file. Any improvement would have been for naught anyway; caution 11 brought fans to attention as smoke and fire encompassed a ball of cars spinning down the front straightaway. Michael Lance was battered even further in an already mangled car. DJ VanderLey, Daniel Webster and Josh Hamner were also entangled.
DJ VanderLey was parked and told to report to officials after the event, following a post-caution incident between himself and Grant Enfinger, extending a feud that began earlier in the night. According to series officials, Enfinger was attempting to climb from his damaged racecar when VanderLey slammed into the door of Enfinger's No. 82 BRG Ford.
Another attempt at declaring a winner failed when caution 12 flew on lap 98. Augie Grill backed hard into the outside turn four wall. Danny Bagwell was involved and spun his Ford as well.
The restart was anything but pretty, but it was flawless for Mike Garvey. The McDonough, Georgia driver claimed his second win of the season and a cash bonus for any team who could put an end to Grand Aamerican Racecars' dominance of The Buddy's Home Furnishings Blizzard Series.
TJ Reaid crossed the line second, followed by David Rogers, Bubba Pollard and Austin Theriault.
Stay with Z3Sports.com for more on the developing story surrounding the controversy between Dj VanderLey and Grant Enfinger, including any forthcoming penalties.
The next round of The Buddy's Home Furnishings Blizzard Series goes green at Five Flags Speedway on May 25, but the Sunoco Gulf Coast Championship action continues tomorrow at Mobile (AL) International Speedway with The Miller Lite Series Miller Lite 100. Z3Sports.com will have live Virtual Ticket coverage of the event from start of finish.
Friday, April 27, 2012
Berlin Raceway Postpones April 28th Events
MARNE — Due to low temperatures and possibilities for rain and snow, the events for April 28th at Berlin Raceway have been postponed.
Originally on tap for this Saturday was the Coors Light Super Late Models, Engine Pro Super Stocks, Model Coverall Modifieds, Kerkstra Services Sportsman and Burnips Equipment 4 -Cylinders. There will only be a make up for the Coors Light Super Late Models.
The original $1 beer and hot dog promotion has been moved to Saturday, May 5 for our big lap 100 Port City Racecars / Great Lakes Helicopter Outlaw Late Model night.
Since the opener of the Coors Light Super Late Model division has been postponed they will run twin 75-lap features on Saturday, May 19th, which will also feature a full night with $1 beer and hot dogs! Both 75-lap features will be points events.
"In an effort to not freeze out the fans and competitors we have decided to go ahead and postpone the events for this weekend," stated Berlin Raceway General Manager Mike Bursley. "We have an action-packed schedule and some higher paying events with some drivers traveling a few hours to get here. Between those drivers, their travel time and expenses and our local drivers and fans freezing out we decided it was the right choice to make. On the bright side, next week's temperatures are already looking up for next week's races."
Back in action next week Berlin Raceway will kick off the month of May with $1 beer and hot dogs featuring a 100 Lap Port City Racecars / Great Lakes Helicopter Outlaw Late Model feature event. Also seeing action May 5 will be the Engine Pro Super Stocks, Model Coverall Service Modifieds, Kerkstra Services Sportsman and Burnips Equipment 4 -Cylinders.
Originally on tap for this Saturday was the Coors Light Super Late Models, Engine Pro Super Stocks, Model Coverall Modifieds, Kerkstra Services Sportsman and Burnips Equipment 4 -Cylinders. There will only be a make up for the Coors Light Super Late Models.
The original $1 beer and hot dog promotion has been moved to Saturday, May 5 for our big lap 100 Port City Racecars / Great Lakes Helicopter Outlaw Late Model night.
Since the opener of the Coors Light Super Late Model division has been postponed they will run twin 75-lap features on Saturday, May 19th, which will also feature a full night with $1 beer and hot dogs! Both 75-lap features will be points events.
"In an effort to not freeze out the fans and competitors we have decided to go ahead and postpone the events for this weekend," stated Berlin Raceway General Manager Mike Bursley. "We have an action-packed schedule and some higher paying events with some drivers traveling a few hours to get here. Between those drivers, their travel time and expenses and our local drivers and fans freezing out we decided it was the right choice to make. On the bright side, next week's temperatures are already looking up for next week's races."
Back in action next week Berlin Raceway will kick off the month of May with $1 beer and hot dogs featuring a 100 Lap Port City Racecars / Great Lakes Helicopter Outlaw Late Model feature event. Also seeing action May 5 will be the Engine Pro Super Stocks, Model Coverall Service Modifieds, Kerkstra Services Sportsman and Burnips Equipment 4 -Cylinders.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Busy off-season means big changes at I-96 Speedway this season
Busy off-season means big changes at I-96 Speedway this season
Steve Kaminski Skaminsk@mlive.com MLive.com
LAKE ODESSA, MI – I-96 Speedway’s 2012 season gets under way Saturday at 7 p.m., although the action really never stopped once the checkered flag dropped on last year.
“We have moved about 8,000 pounds of dirt,” I-96 owner Mike Mouch said about all of the renovations that have occurred during the off-season at the raceway, which features three-eighths and half-mile dirt ovals.
• Remember the cement backstretch wall officials put up about three years ago? That has been torn down, so the only wall that remains can be found along the frontstretch.
“When you came out of (turn) two, (the wall) comes up on you real fast, and it ate cars up,” Mouch said. “With this economy, you put cars into the wall, the guys don’t have the money to fix them. Now you can drive off the track without tearing your car up.”
• Officials also have built a motocross track that has been spread out in the infield, and it will incorporate turns three and four. A pro-am has been scheduled for Aug. 11, and it will be open Tuesdays, Thursdays and every other Sunday for practice beginning in May.
“The motocross course is going to be huge,” Mouch said. “Motocross is going to attract a younger crowd for us, and it’s going to give them something to do. There aren’t a whole lot of things for kids to do in this area, so they will come in and take advantage of this.”
• The three-eighths mile oval has been revamped. Look for the World of Outlaws to tackle the three-eighths mile when it returns to Lake Odessa June 2, instead of the half-mile like it has raced in the past.
“We have built up the backstretch by about eight feet, and we have extended the backs in turn one and four and raised the frontstretch banking by a couple of feet and widened it out,” Mouch said. “I think the World of Outlaws show will be a lot better. The passing and racing will be a lot better. And with the configuration of the track, they should be wide open all the way around.”
I-96 will open the season with the 7th annual Icebreaker, featuring the track’s weekly UMP Super Late Models, Modifieds, Street Stocks and Sport Compacts. Drivers to watch this season include defending Late Model champion Tom Sprague Jr, while Jacob Poel returns to defend his Modified title.
Popular touring series from years past will be back. The track is hosting the Michigan Dirt Cup Late Model Tour on May 19 and June 30, while the Michigan Modified Dirt Cup Modifieds Tour is back July 28. The AMA Grand National is slated for July 14, and the UMP Summer Nationals Hell Tour is June 24. In addition, the USAC Sprints are scheduled to race on Aug. 10.
Here’s what’s going on at other West Michigan tracks this weekend.
BERLIN RACEWAY
Berlin’s Super Late Model class will make its 2012 debut 7 p.m. Saturday. The program will include Super Stocks, Modifieds, Sportsman and 4 Cylinder cars.
CRYSTAL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
The SOD Sprints will join Crystal’s Late Models, Pro Stocks, Pro Trucks, IMCA Modifieds and Factory Stocks at 7:30 p.m.
U.S. 131 MOTORSPORTS PARK
Drivers will have one more test-and-tune session on Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. before weekly points racing opens May 5.
Steve Kaminski Skaminsk@mlive.com MLive.com
LAKE ODESSA, MI – I-96 Speedway’s 2012 season gets under way Saturday at 7 p.m., although the action really never stopped once the checkered flag dropped on last year.
“We have moved about 8,000 pounds of dirt,” I-96 owner Mike Mouch said about all of the renovations that have occurred during the off-season at the raceway, which features three-eighths and half-mile dirt ovals.
• Remember the cement backstretch wall officials put up about three years ago? That has been torn down, so the only wall that remains can be found along the frontstretch.
“When you came out of (turn) two, (the wall) comes up on you real fast, and it ate cars up,” Mouch said. “With this economy, you put cars into the wall, the guys don’t have the money to fix them. Now you can drive off the track without tearing your car up.”
• Officials also have built a motocross track that has been spread out in the infield, and it will incorporate turns three and four. A pro-am has been scheduled for Aug. 11, and it will be open Tuesdays, Thursdays and every other Sunday for practice beginning in May.
“The motocross course is going to be huge,” Mouch said. “Motocross is going to attract a younger crowd for us, and it’s going to give them something to do. There aren’t a whole lot of things for kids to do in this area, so they will come in and take advantage of this.”
• The three-eighths mile oval has been revamped. Look for the World of Outlaws to tackle the three-eighths mile when it returns to Lake Odessa June 2, instead of the half-mile like it has raced in the past.
“We have built up the backstretch by about eight feet, and we have extended the backs in turn one and four and raised the frontstretch banking by a couple of feet and widened it out,” Mouch said. “I think the World of Outlaws show will be a lot better. The passing and racing will be a lot better. And with the configuration of the track, they should be wide open all the way around.”
I-96 will open the season with the 7th annual Icebreaker, featuring the track’s weekly UMP Super Late Models, Modifieds, Street Stocks and Sport Compacts. Drivers to watch this season include defending Late Model champion Tom Sprague Jr, while Jacob Poel returns to defend his Modified title.
Popular touring series from years past will be back. The track is hosting the Michigan Dirt Cup Late Model Tour on May 19 and June 30, while the Michigan Modified Dirt Cup Modifieds Tour is back July 28. The AMA Grand National is slated for July 14, and the UMP Summer Nationals Hell Tour is June 24. In addition, the USAC Sprints are scheduled to race on Aug. 10.
Here’s what’s going on at other West Michigan tracks this weekend.
BERLIN RACEWAY
Berlin’s Super Late Model class will make its 2012 debut 7 p.m. Saturday. The program will include Super Stocks, Modifieds, Sportsman and 4 Cylinder cars.
CRYSTAL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
The SOD Sprints will join Crystal’s Late Models, Pro Stocks, Pro Trucks, IMCA Modifieds and Factory Stocks at 7:30 p.m.
U.S. 131 MOTORSPORTS PARK
Drivers will have one more test-and-tune session on Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. before weekly points racing opens May 5.
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