Ballou returns to Lawrenceburg and Victory

Lane!

 

Robert Ballou did not race at Lawrenceburg on

 June 13.  That was also the night he lost the

point lead in the Lawrenceburg Chevrolet

Sprint Car points.  Ballou wanted to win and

get the point lead back, and that is what he

had in mind when he came to the Burg this

past Saturday.   23 sprint cars would line up

for the 25 lap feature.  Joss Moffatt and John

Memmer would start on the front row with

Memmer shooting to the lead in turn 1.  With

Memmer leading, Ballou would move to

second after getting around Moffatt for

second.  Chad Boat was also running strong

and followed Ballou around Moffatt.   For the

first several laps, it looked like Ballou was not

 going to be able to catch Memmer.  As the

leaders began to catch the back of the field,

Ballou seized the moment and shot to the

inside of Memmer entering turn 3 on lap 15. 

After Ballou took the lead, all eyes turned to

the battle for second between Memmer and

Boat.  Lap after lap, Boat would dive

underneath Memmer, only to have Memmer

power back around him on the outside. 

Memmer would be able to hold off Boat for

second, but neither had anything for Robert

Ballou who would win for the second time in

2009, and importantly for him, vaulted him

back to the point lead.  Memmer, Boat,

Moffatt, and Andrew Elson followed Ballou

across the line.  Heat race winners were

Moffatt, Memmer, and Ballou.  The

Lawrenceburg Chevrolet Sprint Cars return to

the track on July 25.

LAWRENCEBURG CHEVROLET SPRINTS
(23 CARS)

HEAT 1
1- 5J Joss Moffatt
2- 27A Andrew Elson
3- 3R JR Douglas
4- 7R Nic Faas
5- 26 Pat Giddens
6- 27KB Keith Bloom, Jr.
7- 39G Matt Goodnight
8- 99 Brady Bacon

HEAT 2
1- 4M John Memmer
2- 30 Chad Boat
3- 76 JJ Hughes
4- 14 Coleman Gulick
5- 28N Will Nedderman
6- 9K Kevin Thomas, Jr.
7- 22 Rick Vaughn
8- 44 Jason Soudrette

HEAT 3
1- 81 Robert Ballou
2- 98 Chad Boespflug
3- 53 Mike Miller
4- 89 Shawn Westerfeld
5- 2C Tim Spindler
6- 2 Brad Stevens
7- 42 John Race

FEATURE
1- 81 Robert Ballou
2- 4M John Memmer
3- 30 Chad Boat
4- 5J Joss Moffatt
5- 27A Andrew Elson
6- 7R Nic Faas
7- 3R JR Douglas
8- 53 Mike Miller
9- 9K Kevin Thomas, Jr.
10- 89 Shawn Westerfeld
11- 28N Will Nedderman
12- 76 JJ Hughes
13- 2C Tim Spindler
14- 99 Brady Bacon
15- 26 Pat Giddens
16- 2 Brad Stevens
17- 44 Jason Soudrette
18- 39G Matt Goodnight
19- 42 John Race
20- 98 Chad Boespflug
21- 27KB Keith Bloom, Jr.
22- 14 Coleman Gulick
23- 22 Rick Vaughn

Lap Leaders:
1-14 4M John Memmer
15-25 81 Robert Ballou


Next Events:
Wednesday June 24th - Dearborn County Fair
AMSA Mini Sprints, Street Truck Races

Saturday June 27th - Dearborn County Fair
Demolition Derby ($10,000 purse)

Friday July 10th - USAC Indiana Sprint Week
USAC Sprints "Robbie Stanley Memorial", AMSA Mini Sprints, Budweiser UMP Modifieds

For More Information:
www.lawrenceburgspeedway.com

J D Largent conquers THE BURG!

 

JD Largent admitted in victory lane he didn’t

know if he would win at the newly configured

 3/8 mile high banked oval.  Largent didn’t

have to ask that question any longer.  He

would start from the pole and dominate

leading all 20 laps in the Budweiser UMP

 modified feature race.  The race wasn’t as 

easy as it sounded because Derek Groomer in

 the D48 chased Largent lap after lap, waiting

 for Largent to make a mistake.  Groomer was

even able to pull alongside Largent a few

times, but was never able to complete the

pass.  Largent made sure his modified was

extra wide near the end of race as he was

able to hold off Groomer in the 20 lap green

 to checker feature.  Groomer, Brad Weick,

Trent Green, and Tony McVey crossed the line

 behind Largent.  Heat race winners were

Largent, Steve Duty, Groomer, and Tony

McVey.  Doug McGahan won the semi-

feature.  All in all, there were 29 modifieds. 

The Budweiser UMP modifieds return to the

track on Saturday, July 10.

BUDWEISER UMP MODIFIEDS
(29 CARS)

HEAT 1
1- D1 JD Largent
2- BB1 Brad Wieck
3- 1CX Todd Higgins
4- 32K Kris Brown
5- 2B Tom Burdette
6- 29C John Chase
7- J1 Jason Largent
8- 55B Rick Bingham

HEAT 2
1- 23D Steve Duty
2- 70F Jim Fliehman
3- 21J Joe Justice
4- 44 Al Glick
5- 29 Travis Cox
6- 09 Jeremy Buck
7- 55 Denny Szekacs
8- 007 Tony Monday

HEAT 3
1- D48 Derek Groomer
2- 14 Trent Green
3- 9 Scotty Mattlin
4- 11X Jim Szekacs
5- 69M Doug McGahan
6- 28X Chad Rosenbeck
7- 7G Chuck Griffis

HEAT 4
1- 7 Tony McVey
2- 75 Jason Cox
3- 32C Rick Corbin
4- 3 Jeff Harris
5- 96 Sean Johnson
6- 97 Justin Westerfeld
7- 07 Cory Skipton

B MAIN
1- 69M Doug McGahan
2- 55B Rick Bingham
3- 28X Chad Rosenbeck
4- 97 Justin Westerfeld
5- 96 Sean Johnson
6- 29C John Chase
7- 29 Travis Cox
8- 07 Cory Skipton
9- J1 Jason Largent
10- 09 Jeremy Buck
11- 55 Denny Szekacs
DNS- 2B Tom Burdette
DNS- 7G Chuck Griffis
DNS- 007 Tony Monday

FEATURE
1- D1 JD Largent
2- D48 Derek Groomer
3- BB1 Brad Wieck
4- 14 Trent Green
5- 7 Tony McVey
6- 3 Jeff Harris
7- 23D Steve Duty
8- 75 Jason Cox
9- 55B Rick Bingham
10- 28X Chad Rosenbeck
11- 69M Doug McGahan
12- 70F Jim Fliehman
13- 1CX Todd Higgins
14- 11X Jim Szekacs
15- 44 Scotty Mattlin
16- 32K Kris Brown
17- 21J Joe Justice
18- 97 Justin Westerfeld
19- 96 Sean Johnson
DNS- 9 Al Glick
DNS- 32C Rick Corbin

Lap Leaders:
1-20 D1 JD Largent

 

Mark Bruce already has one victory his year to

 go along with his 4 victories last year and the

 track championship.  24 Ohio Valley

Screenprinters Purestocks all had their sights

on victory lane.  Rick Vance and Shawn

McIntosh would line up alongside each other

on the front row of the 15 lap feature. 

McIntosh, the 2007 track champion jumped to

the lead on lap 1, while Mark Bruce, the

defending track champion quickly moved to

second behind McIntosh.  For the first 6 laps,

Bruce closely followed McIntosh waiting for

the right time to make his move.  As it turns

out, Bruce didn’t have to make his move. 

McIntosh made it for him when he spun out in

turn 2 while leading.  This moved Bruce to the

lead and McIntosh to the back of the pack.  As

 Bruce cruised his way to the victory, fans

enjoyed watching Shawn McIntosh claw his

way to the front passing car after car.  When

the white flag came out, Shawn was only 2

cars lengths behind Bruce but ran out of time

 before he could mount a challenge for the

race lead.  Behind Bruce and McIntosh, Jake

Robinson, Don Grace, and Kyle Mcintosh

rounded out the top 5.  Series point leader,

Will McRoberts, crashed and finished 12.  The

OVS Purestocks return to the track on

Saturday July 18.

OVS PURE STOCKS
(24 CARS)

HEAT 1
1- 16 Rick Vance
2- 17H Gary Hume
3- 78K Mike Keller
4- 4J Jake Robinson
5- 526 Chris Strozk
6- 04H Houston Roark
7- 89 Steven Upchurch
DNS- 08 Rocky Standish

HEAT 2
1- 6 Shawn McIntosh
2- 00 Ed Huffine
3- 1 Dennis Knotts
4- 5W Will McRoberts
5- 17 Kyle McIntosh
6- 72 Ed Reynolds
7- 5C Corebin McRoberts
8- 68 Josh Frazee

HEAT 3
1- 11 Mark Bruce
2- 2 Josh Phelps
3- D7 Don Grace
4- 82 Pat Weber
5- 4 Luke Brayton
6- 92B Dalton Baird
7- 1F Chad Farrell
8- 86 Jim Wagner

B MAIN
1- 72 Ed Reynolds
2- 92B Dalton Baird
3- 89 Steven Upchurch
4- 04H Houston Roark
5- 68 Josh Frazee
6- 1F Chad Farrell
DNS- 5C Corebin McRoberts
DNS- 86 Jim Wagner
DNS- 08 Rocky Standish

FEATURE
1- 11 Mark Bruce
2- 6 Shawn McIntosh
3- 4J Jake Robinson
4- D7 Don Grace
5- 17 Kyle McIntosh
6- 72 Ed Reynolds
7- 68 Josh Frazee
8- 89 Steven Upchurch
9- 92B Dalton Baird
10- 16 Rick Vance
11- 04H Houston Roark
12- 5W Will McRoberts
13- 00 Ed Huffine
14- 1 Dennis Knotts
15- 82 Pat Weber
16- 17H Gary Hume
17- 2 Josh Phelps
18- 78K Mike Keller
19- 526 Chris Strozk
20- 4 Luke Brayton

Lap Leaders:
1-6 6 Shawn McIntosh
7-15 11 Mark Bruce


Next Events:
Wednesday June 24th - Dearborn County Fair
AMSA Mini Sprints, Street Truck Races

Saturday June 27th - Dearborn County Fair
Demolition Derby ($10,000 purse)

Friday July 10th - USAC Indiana Sprint Week
USAC Sprints "Robbie Stanley Memorial", AMSA Mini Sprints, Budweiser UMP Modifieds

For More Information:
www.lawrenceburgspeedway.com