Made a last minute decision to make my first trip of 2019 to the Brooklyn Raceway last night for some Figure 8 and Circle Track Racing with around 80 entries signed in not including the powder puff races to race on a Sunday Night during Labor Day Weekend. It was so last minute that i missed the Micro Sprints and Front Wheel Drive heats but I was glad I did bc the racing was exciting all night long.
First feature of the night was the 30 lap Micro Sprints Feature event. Before a lap was completed the caution came out for Zach Nelson and Scott Anderson getting together in turn two. When it did get going Tyler Lee grabbed the early lead until Travis Rewerts worked his way into the top spot on lap 10. The caution came out out again on lap 15 when Greg Dennis came to a top on the backstretch and then again on the restart when Austin Damey spun in turn two. Rewerts led the remaining laps despite a pair of late race cautions. Rewerts took the win ahead of Johnny Mordock, Owen Carlson, Morgan Dennis and Lee.
John Schuring led until the white flag was displayed in the Front Wheel Drive feature event. That was until Tyler Haring made the move to take over the top spot and go on to take the win ahead of Schuring. Tony Audas finished third and Danny Robinson was fourth.
Dave Sellers led from start to finish in the Figure 8 Trucks division. Tim McKee finished second, Isaac McKee was third, Mark Ruggles was fourth and Deal Keasling was fifth.
In the Cruiser Class, Laverne and Jacob Lehman wrestled the lead away early from Austin Schuring and Ray Hill. Lehman/Lehman managed to lead all the laps and going on to take the easy win ahead of Schuring/Hill. Tristen LaRue/Carlie Miller finished third, Dan Olson/Steve Olson and Bruce Kline/Danielle Kline rounded out the top five.
Ethan Wauters took the lead early in the Junior Front Wheel Drive feature event and never looked back taking the win ahead of Jeremy Williams and Dallon Sowers.
Hobby Stocks 12 lap feature went to Travis Fenton. Only race caution came out on lap three when Jacob Lehman got sideways exiting two making contact with Bruce Kline and Brandon Long. Fenton was not fazed as he went on to take the win ahead of Lehman, Brian Stevens, Garrett Croy and Brooklyn Henderson.
Jerrod Thompson won the Open Figure 8 Class with the only thing really slowing him down was a pair of cautions on lap eight. First caution was for debris in turn one and the second one on the restart when Jesse Sanders rolls in turn three of the Figure 8. Thompson took the win with Ted Armstrong, Sanders, Josh Firkins and Payton Clabaugh rounding out the top five.
Rick Goldsberry led from start to finish in the Stock Figure 8 Class with cautions on lap four and eight. The lap four caution was for Mark Housley in turn four after making contact with Josh Albertson, who lost his right rear axle. The lap eight caution was for Rodney Morse spinning in the middle of the Figure 8. Goldsberry held off Mike Vander Molen to take the win. Josh Vander Molen finished third, Morse was fourth and Jerome Kline was fifth.
Final feature of the night was the Pro-Stock Figure 8 feature. Scott Shook grabbed the early lead until a pair of cautions on lap four, first for Albie Parker spinning in turn two and then for Aaron Roudabush and DJ Draughn getting together in turn one. Shook had to contend with Kyle Richardson on the restart and intial held him off until Richardson was able to wrestle the lead away on lap six. Richardson went on to take the win, Draughn worked his way back up to finish second, Shook was third, Cameron Eichhorn was fourth and Butch Lester was fifth.
Powder Puffs also took to the speedway after all the feature events were complete. Kelsey Bradwell won the first Powder Puff Race and Kaitlyn Schuring won the second Powder Puff Race. Both led all six laps in their respectively races.
You still have a chance to check out the Brooklyn Raceway in 2019 as the Speedway hosts the Brooklyn Raceway Fall Nationals presented by Lakeside Casino & Resort on Friday September 13th and Saturday September 14th. Three Divisions of Figure 8's (Open, Stock & Pro-Stock) plus Front Wheel Drives, JR Front Wheel Drive, Cruisers, Hobby Stocks and Micro Sprints. Racing starts at 7:15pm on Friday and 6pm on Saturday.
For More information check out brooklynraceway.org or Brooklyn Raceway on Facebook.
Brooklyn Raceway
Unofficial Results
Sunday September 1st, 2019
Micro Sprints
1. 23T Travis Rewerts; 2. 7S Johnny Mordock; 3. 07 Owen Carlson; 4. 25A Morgan Dennis; 5. 7 Tyler Lee; 6. 31 Joe Dent; 7. 24 Scott Anderson; 8. 29 Dallas Darnell; 9. 14B Bill Livezey; 10. 3 Derrike Clarke; 11. 10 Austin Darnell; 12. 27 Greg Dennis; 13. 07z Zach Nelson; DNS 77 Tyler Brooks; DNS 3J Jeremy Spriggs
Front Wheel Drive
1. 5 Tyler Haring; 2. 21 John Schuring; 3. 14T Tony Audas; 4. 22R Danny Robinson; 5. 98C Johnnie Croy; 6. 72R Shea Betz; 7. 28 Mike Eddinger
Trucks
1. 33 Dave Sellers; 2. 2T Tim McKee; 3. 2M Isaac McKee; 4. 316 Mark Ruggles; 5. 17K Deal Keasling
Cruisers
1. 75L Laverne Lehman / Jacob Lehman; 2. 196 Austin Schuring / Ray Hill; 3. 23 Tristan LaRue / Carlie Miller; 4. 52 Dan Olson / Steve Olson; 5. 20 Bruce Kline / Danielle Kline; 6. 19 Zach Leach / Josh Albertson; 7. 2K Morgan Kline / Preston Kline; 8. 17D Deal Keasling / Brian Stevenson; 9. 3 Chad Clabaugh / Wyatt Clabaugh; 10. 78 Rody Barkema / Jason Rewerts
JR Front Wheel Drive
1. 42 Ethan Wauters; 2. 54J Jeremy Williams; 3. 22D Dalton Sowers
Hobby Stocks
1. 10 Travis Fenton; 2. 75L Jacob Lehman; 3. 30T Brian Stevens; 4. 70X Garrett Croy; 5. 19B Brooklyn Henderson; 6. 22 Leroy Kline; 7. 4G Cordell Hestness; 8. 20 Bruce Kline; 9. 06B Brandon Long
Open
1. 49 Jerrod Thompson; 2. 91T Ted Armstrong; 3. 31 Jesse Sanders; 4. 25 Josh Firkins; 5. 4 Payton Clabaugh; 6. 69 Nick McLenathon; 7. 28 Nick Runyan
Stock
1. 02 Rick Goldsberry; 2. 9-11 Mike VanderMolen; 3. 343 Josh VanderMolen; 4. 01 Rodney Morse; 5. 0K Jerome Kline; 6. 26A Dan Arnett; 7. 94 Jace Ingram; 8. 64R Richard Miller; 9. 25 Steve Hogan; 10. 91H Shad Hedlund; 11. 10X Mark Housley; 12. 85 Josh Albertson; DNS 32 Brent Bardwell
Pro-Stock
1. 88R Kyle Richardson; 2. 9 DJ Draughn; 3. 48 Scott Schook; 4. 3B Cameron Eichhorn; 5. 24 Butch Lester; 6. 22X Brad Graham; 7. 45 Keith Lester; 8. 54 Riley Cope; 9. 27 Taylor Stoddard; 10. 18 Aaron Roudabush; 11. 7K Cody Kiewiet; 12. 5-0 Albie Parker; 13. 44X Bradley Graham
Powder Puffs
Race 1 : 1. 01 Kelsey Bardwell; 2. 23 Carly Emmy; 3. 75L Jamie Allen / Jean Nicholson; 4. 49 Ashley Kiamas; 5. 3 Angie Clabaugh / Kate Clabaugh; 6. 17W Jordan Hartwig / Trish Hartwig; DNS 91H Aisha Hedward
Race 2 : 1. 30T Kaitlyn Schuring; 2. 44 Corrie Craig; 3. 7K Molly Bouwer; 4. 27 Jamie Stoddard; 5. 9-11 Driver Not Known; 6. 22X Sherri Wauters; 7. 18 Driver Not Known
