One hundred-thirteen cars were ready to get some racing action in as they rolled in the pit area at the Brooklyn Raceway in Brooklyn for the Spring Nationals and the 3rd Annual Sharon Jaennette Memorial. Originally scheduled for April but was cancelled because of the health pandemic. Last week I got the call from Don that he was still planning to have the Memorial Day Weekend Races but after looking at the forecast he made it a one day on Saturday Night. Racing action was exciting and did not disappoint, the first green flag was at 7:15pm and the final checkered flag flew at 11:48pm.
Front Wheel Drives was up first for feature racing and because of twenty-three cars checked in, the decision to run two features meaning everybody would run a feature event. In Feature #1, Jerry Glass jumped out to the early race lead but the first caution came out on lap two. Glass got a great restart and went on to take the win despite lap traffic that slowed him down. Mark Smith came through to finish in the runner-up spot and Tony Audas was third. In Feature #2, it was Ethan Wauters making his debut after moving up from the Junior FWD class. Wauters and Jody Kingery car battled it out in the early going before he pulled away to take the win.
Micro Sprints feature was up next and it was Travis Rewerts leading every lap to take the win. Tyler Lee finished second and Dallas Darnell was third. Only one race caution came out when Austin Darnell spun in turn four collecting the leader but Rewerts would get his spot back.
Before a lap was completed in the Cruisers feature, the caution came out when a pair of cars got together in turn two. On the restart, Jacob & Laverne Lehman grabbed the race lead until the race was halted halfway when the #1 car came to a stop in the infield with a small fire. Lehman & Lehman looked to be heading on to the win but with 2 laps to got something broke and they came to a stop in turn one. Mark Schuring and Jerret Utterback inherited the lead and went on to lead the final two laps to take the win. Corey Vanderwilt & Brett Maasdam finished in second and Tom Schons / Andrew Tyrell finished third.
Dalton Filloon was the only Junior FWD to make the call of the two cars in attendance so he went out to ran two laps to take the win. The other car was a 14p car of Josh Peterson, it had mechanical issues in the heat race.
Travis Fenton led the first two laps of the Hobby Stocks feature before Brandon Long took over the top spot. Long went on to take the win ahead of Fenton, Jacob Lehman and Joey Hughes.
Figure 8 Trucks was up next and Deal Keasling grabbed the race lead and appeared to be heading on to the win until Mark Ruggles grabbed it out and it was Ruggles going on to take the win. Keasling settled for second. Jerry Moffitt finished third.
Stock Figure 8 had twenty-three cars checked in and they were split into two feature events. In Feature #1, before a lap was completed the caution came out for debris in turn one. Josh Albertson grabbed the race lead but a pair of cautions for debris in turn one and Dustin Filloon grabbed the race lead for a sport time but when the final flag flew it was Dan Arnett taking the win. Rick Goldsberry was second and Albertson was third. In Feature #2, Anthony Goldsberry lead for most of the distance but it was Jim Vonglan stealing the win away on the final lap. Goldsberry finished second and Mike Vandermolen was third.
Open Figure 8 class, Nic Runyan led the early going but with three laps to go, Ted Armstrong made the right move and bullied his way to the race lead. Runyon came home in the runner-up spot and defending track champion Jerrod Thompson was third.
Final feature of the night was the Pro Stock Figure 8 Class and it was the Graham's running one and two the entire distance. There was only one caution the entire race but Brad Graham was determined to take the win ahead of Bradley Graham. Butch Lester got by Kyle Richardson to take the third spot forcing Richardson back to fourth.
Tentatively the next race scheduled at Brooklyn Raceway is Friday June 12th, however that could change as more dates may be added when grandstand spectators are allowed by the state's governor's office. So keep your eye on the Brooklyn Raceway Facebook Page for any updated information.
Thanks to Don and Shelley Wauters for inviting me to come down to give some media exposure. Wish I could have made this blog a little better, maybe next time I will see if I can get some drivers names to make it a lot easier to write the blog. However I can say this I took 770+ pictures and they are posted on the Trackside Report Facebook Page and you find the direct link to the photo album at Brooklyn Spring Nats / Sharon Jaennette Memorial 5-23-20 , If I did not get a picture of your race car I am sorry. If you share the pictures please give me credit because I do this for the love of this sport and not to make money, however if you want to give me some I wouldn't complain.
Brooklyn Raceway
Spring Nationals / 3rd Annual Sharon Jaennette Memorial
May 23rd, 2020
* Official Results *
Front Wheel Drive
Feature #1
1. 2J Jerry Glass
2. M80 Mark Smith
3. 14T Tony Audas Jr
4. 004 Jacob Van Hauen
5. 37 Eric Bennett
6. 24S Shane Betz
7. 29F Tommy Ford
8. 001 Dalton Havenkamp
9. 10 (Pink) Kelton Schulz
10. 82 Chance Williams
11. 10 (Black) TJ Kofran
DNS 22R Danny Robinson
Feature #2
1. 42 Ethan Wauters
2. 43v Jody Kingery
3. 009 Riley Ehmen
4. 09 Mark Watson
5. 16 Hailey Morse
6. 63R Michael Love
7. 31A John Alexander
8. 27 Dillon Scott
9. 3R Jeriray Croy
10. 22 Aaron Winburn
11. 4X Ethan Thompson
DNS 21 John Schuring
Micro Sprints
1. 23T Travis Rewerts
2. 7 Tyler Lee
3. 29 Dallas Darnell
4. 96 Greg Dennis
5. 31 Joe Dent
6. 10 Austin Darnell
7. 25A Morgan Dennis
8. 27X Justin Smith
9. 14 Michael Lange
JR Front Wheel Drive
1. 51X Dayton Filloon
DNS 14p Josh Peterson
Cruisers
Feature
1. 77 Mark Schuring / Jerret Utterback
2. 55X Corey Vanderwilt / Brett Maasdam
3. 69X Tom Schons / Andrew Tyrell
4. 316 Brandan Stoddard / Mark Ruggles
5. 17D Michelle Keasling / Cody Shermer
6. 2K Whitney Kline / Preston Kline
7. 75L Laverne Lehman / Jacob Lehman
8. 23 Trysten Larue / Jason Rewerts
9. 78 Brady Ringler / Leon Larue
10. 196 Austin Schuring / Ray Hill
11. 1 Haley Dudden / Gavin Dudden
Consi
1. 1 Dudden / Dudden
2. 316 Stoddard / Ruggles
3. 3 Wyatt Clabaugh / Chad Clabaugh
4. 20 Danielle Kline / Bruce Kline
5. 55 Bryan Stephenson / Deal Keasling
5. 101K Dakota Tuttle / Brian Swarts6. 19 Josh Albertson / Zach Leach
Hobby Stocks
Feature
1. 06B Brandon Long
2. 910 Travis Fenton
3. 75L Jacob Lehman
4. 72RS Joe Hughes
5. 22 Leroy Kline
6. 8K Morgan Kline
7. 2J Jerry Glass
8. 416 Conner Ubben
9. 99D Austin Hess
10. 70X Garrett CroyConsi
1. 2JR Jones
2. 22 Leroy Kline
3. 56J Dalton Coady
4. 19B Brooklyn Henderson
5. 32 Steve Blood6. 7 Tyler Lee
Trucks (Figure 8)
1. 316 Mark Ruggles
2. 17K Deal Keasling
3. 20M Jerry Moffitt
4. 17D Michelle Keasling
DNS 8E Bob Freese
DNS 63E Michael Esmann
DNS 33 Dave Sellers
Stock (Figure 8)
Feature #1
1. 26A Dan Arnett
2. 02 Rick Goldsberry
3. 85 Josh Albertson
4. 30 Brian Stevens
5. 01 Rodney Morse
6. 34B Blake Stevens7. 51X Dustin Filloon
8. 17C Cody Fugelman
9. 227 Jordan Leeper
10. 101K Dakota Tuttle
11. 99 Lance Baker
DNS 0K Jerome Kline
Feature #2
1. 64 Jim Vonglan
2. 99D Anthony Goldsberry
3. 9-11 Mike Vander Molen
4. 343 Josh Vander Molen5. 416 Conner Ubben
6. 3E Cole Edgington
7. 82 Steve Hogan8. 69X Tom Schons Jr
9. 62 Trenton Moes
DNS 3 Wyatt Clabaugh
DNS 10 TJ Kofron
Open (Figure 8)
1. 91T Ted Armstrong
2. 28 Nic Runyan
3. 49 Jerrod Thompson
4. 2N John Watts
5. 72 Joey Young
6. 22X Duane Zander
7. 19K Michael Kraft
8. 22 Zach Danner
Pro Stock (Figure 8)
1. 22X Brad Graham
2. 44 Bradly Graham
3. 24 Butch Lester
4. 88R Kyle Richardson
5. 54 Riley Cope
6. 00C Cade Groeneveld
7. 5 Judden Flanery
8. 18 Aaron Rodabush
9. 5T Travis Miller
10. 52X Jeff Orgell
11. 3B Cameron Eichhorn
