Results - August 25, 2007

Springport Hosts Season Championships

The VROA Vintage Modifieds made another visit to the Springport Motor Speedway, the track that the organization called home for the 2007 racing season. Twelve vintage racers timed in for their 25-lap feature. Wyoming's Max Wirebaugh and Steve Fuller, of Cedar Springs, brought the field down to the green, with Fuller going to the point on lap one. Bob Martin, of Kalamazoo, took over the lead on lap four, with Sturgis' Lou Caposey right on his bumper. Caposey took the lead on lap 11, with Martin and Vickburg's Larry Mollohan battling for second. Caposey got caught in traffic, with Mollohan reeling him in by lap 20. Caution on lap twenty-one closed up the field behind Caposey, and on the restart, Mollohan jumped to the outside, with he and Caposey running side by side coming down to the checker. Mollohan nipped Caposey at the line. Promoter, Maurice Randall honored the VROA drivers, in the Engine Pro Winner's Circle, by awarding them trophies for their participation on championship night. Fuller and Mollohan took wins in their heats.

Fourteen Pony Stocks did battle, as they all tried to get within striking distance of the point leader, Dennis O'Neil, of Eaton Rapids. Rookie, J.T. Leach, of Eaton Rapids, took the early lead, with Brian Beckner, of Lansing, challenging for the lead every step of the way. Jerry LaFontaine, of Gregory, Edson Rowley III, of Jackson, and O'Neil moved quickly up through the pack, with LaFontaine taking the top spot on lap eight. O'Neil found himself sitting second, ahead of Beckner, while Onondaga’s Ashley Passick closed on the leaders by lap 11. At the stripe, it was LaFontaine, O'Neil, Beckner, Passick, and Lansing's Dan Gokee. Beckner and Gokee scored heat wins. O'Neil was named Pony Stock champion for 2007 in the Engine Pro Winner’s Circle.

Eighteen Pure Stocks invaded the SMS, with RWD and FWD championships on the line. Doug Patrick, of Grass Lake, and Craig Rockey, of Horton, brought the field down to the green, with Russ Potter IV, of Williamston, charging into the early lead. Otisville's Aaron Spearling took the spot away, with Rich Kinch, of Jackson, in tow. By lap six, Spencer Drake, of Dimondale, began his charge to the front, moving around Kinch from the high side. Jon Smith, of Spring Arbor tacked himself to Kinch's bumper. Drake began to run away from the field, as Kinch and Smith battled for the second spot, on lap 10. Jackson's Jeremy Lutz took the fifth spot from Potter on lap fifteen. At the line, after 20 laps, it was Drake, Kinch, Smith, Spearling, and Lutz. Potter was crowned FWD champion and Jon Smith took RWD honors, by virtue of his eight feature wins. It was Potter, Kinch, and Spearling to the Engine Pro Winner's Circle as heat winners.

Seventeen Sportsmans descended on the big 3/8-mile oval, with Mason’s Mike Ammerman needing only to start the 25-lap championship feature to clinch the championship for the division, which he did, as his race car suffered a broken brake caliper on the start. Jerry Garland, of Hell, took the early lead in the 25-lap feature, with Mason's Scott Sigman quickly moving to the front, and into the lead by lap four. Dan Lewis, of Lansing, caught Sigman on lap five, with Garland, Okemos' Steve Oberst, and Stockbridge's Jimmy Johnson in tow. Sigman and Lewis battled tooth and nail for position, while Ian Sprague, of Mason, began his march up through the field, sitting just outside the top five by lap 10. Lewis and Sigman got together, bringing out the caution, with Sigman retiring to the pit on lap 10. Lewis and Oberst opened up some daylight between themselves and the pack, while Sprague made his way around Johnson and went to work on Garland for third. The pair battled for a number of laps, with Sprague taking the position away on lap sixteen, while Oberst took a look inside Lewis for the lead. The duo continued to fight for the top spot, while Sprague tried to reel them in. At the checker, it was Lewis, Oberst, Sprague, Garland, and Johnson. Garland and Sigman took heat wins, along with a visit to the Engine Pro Winner's Circle.

At the start of the 50-lap ShortTruckTrack Challenge Series feature, 21 trucks followed Kyle Trinklein and John Culp down for the start, with Trinklein taking the early lead, which he would hold for fifteen laps. John Smalley was right there with him, waiting for his opportunity to challenge for the lead. Smalley took the opportunity on lap 19, while Justin Claucherty charged up through the field to sit at Smalley’s tailgate by lap 27. Claucherty ducked under Smalley on lap 30, taking the spot away on lap 31. Claucherty put some real estate between himself and Smalley, leaving Smalley to battle Shawn Brown, Joey Shuryan, and Jim Davis through lap 45, when caution flew for Davis, moving Trinklein into the top five. Brown made his way around Smalley on the restart, with Trinklein slipping under Shuryan, for fourth, on lap 49. At the stripe, it was Claucherty, once again to the Engine Pro Winners Circle, followed by Brown, Smalley, Trinklein, and Shuryan. Davis, Dave Stone, and Smalley took heat wins for the division.

Please join us September 1st, as the Springport Motor Speedway presents Spectator Drags, along with the re-scheduled Super Mini Cups, and our regular Sportsmans, Pony, and Pure Stock divisions. September 8th is Fan and Fun Night, presenting the Old Mill 150, a 30 lap feature for Sportsmans, a 60-lap feature for Pure Stocks with a mandatory green flag pit stop, and a 60-lap feature for Pony Stocks with a mandatory green flag pit stop. Powderpuff races and race car throwing will round out the evening. September 14-16 marks the return of the Michigan Cup, featuring three big days of racing. As always, we’ll see you at the races!

Short Track Trucks Qualifying

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