Aug. 17th – Lawrenceburg Speedway – Dick Gaines Memorial
The 16th Annual Dick Gaines Memorial, featuring the Kelsey Chevrolet Sprint cars, will be held on August 17th at the Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg, Ind. Saturday night’s race honors the memory of one of Indiana’s greatest sprint car heroes, Dick Gaines, who was inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1992.
One of the larger nonsanctioned purses of the season will be up for grabs with the 25-lap feature paying $3,000 to win and $300 to start. There will also be a $63 Hard Charger Award to the driver that improves the most positions in the main event, and $100 tow money to all cars that do not start the feature. Saturday is also “47025 Night at the Races” and any resident with a 47025 zip code who presents a valid driver’s license to prove residency at the main front gate entrance will receive free general admission for themselves and their children. The Lawrenceburg Speedway is also hosting a Pet Food & Toy Drive in conjunction with their friends at Kroger. For each item you bring to donate you will receive a chance to win a $100 Kroger gift card. August 17, 2019 – Lawrenceburg SpeedwayFor More Information – www.lawrenceburgspeedway.com |
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16th Annual Dick Gaines Memorial Saturday, August 17th at Lawrenceburg Speedway
Since its inception fifteen years ago, the Dick Gaines Memorial has included some of the best sprint car drivers in Indiana dirt track racing. In its inaugural running in 2004, 15-year-old Bryan Clauson captured his first win at “The Burg” after battling wheel-to-wheel for 30-laps with Dick’s son Dickie. Last season Robert Ballou became the first repeat winner of the Dick Gaines Memorial when he passed Jarett Andretti coming out of turn four on the final lap, crossing the finish line a mere 0.121 seconds ahead of the 2016 track champion. DICK GAINES MEMORIAL WINNERS As in past seasons, the Dick Gaines Memorial will feature a slight change to the standard Lawrenceburg Speedway race format. A blind pill draw will still be used to set the heat race groups, but lap times gathered during practice will set the heat race lineups. Cars will be lined straight up by time with the fastest four cars in each heat race inverted. Heat race finish will still determine the lineups for the B Main(s) and feature with the top two finishers in each heat race (if five or more heats only the winners) redrawing for their starting position at the front of the feature field. Dick Gaines Memorial Feature Payout: General admission gates are set to open at 5:00 pm Saturday with hot laps at 6:00 pm and opening ceremonies scheduled for 7:00 pm. Adult general admission is $18, children (7-12) are $7, and those 6 and under are free. Pit passes are $30 for all ages. Saturday is also “47025 Night at the Races” and any resident with a 47025 zip code who presents a valid driver’s license to prove residency at the main front gate entrance will receive free general admission for themselves and their children. The Lawrenceburg Speedway is also hosting a Pet Food & Toy Drive in conjunction with their friends at Kroger. For each item you bring to donate you will receive a chance to win a $100 Kroger gift card. For more information please visit www.lawrenceburgspeedway.com or the “Lawrenceburg Speedway” Facebook page. August 17, 2019 – Lawrenceburg Speedway |
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The following is an article posted to the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum’s website upon the induction of Dick Gaines to their Hall of Fame in 1992.
DICK GAINES https://www.sprintcarhof.com/pages/hall-of-fame.aspx |
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Check out John Mahoney's website with more than 70 pictures of Hall of Famer Dick Gaines:
https://www.johnmahoneyphoto.com/p746230789 |
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16th Annual Dick Gaines Memorial Tonight at Lawrenceburg Speedway
Dickie Gaines leads the Kelsey Chevrolet Sprints into tonight’s Dick Gaines Memorial at the Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg, Ind. The 16th running of the race honoring his late father, Hall of Famer Dick Gaines, may be Dickie’s best chance yet of taking home this coveted win and the $3,000 winner’s check that goes along with it. Although the younger Gaines has come close, a second-place finish to Bryan Clauson in the inaugural race, victory has eluded him. He is the sentimental favorite, if not THE favorite, after winning two features this year and leading the point standings at “The Burg.” Nipping at Gaines’ heels is three-time Lawrenceburg Speedway champion Joss Moffatt. Moffatt hasn’t made it to Sign-A-Rama Victory Lane yet this season, but his consistency of four top five’s, including a pair of runner-up finishes, has him a mere 25 points behind Gaines in the season standings. Moffatt has also come oh, so close to a Dick Gaines Memorial win, finishing second to Chase Stockon (2014) and Josh Hodges (2016). 2009 Rookie of the Year JJ Hughes sits third in the standings after scoring a popular feature win back on June 29th. Showing lots of speed this season Hughes is only 75 points in arrears with four races remaining. Although he hasn’t competed in many Dick Gaines Memorial races, Hughes does have a top-five, finishing fourth in 2010. Nick Bilbee, winner of the 2015 Sheldon Kinser Memorial at the Bloomington Speedway, would love to add a Dick Gaines Memorial trophy to his mantel. Bilbee has won four times at Lawrenceburg, including the BOSS race back on May 18th. Bilbee’s best showing in the Gaines Memorial was last season’s fourth-place finish. Rounding out the top five in the Kelsey Chevrolet Sprint points is defending track champion Garrett Abrams. Abrams has three third-place finishes in five starts this season. He was one of the fastest cars on the track at the end of our last race, passing ten cars to earn the Hard Charger Award. Abrams finished third in the Dick Gaines Memorial last year, one of four top-ten finishes in the last six years. With defending and two-time Dick Gaines Memorial winner Robert Ballou sidelined with an arm injury suffered at the Kokomo Speedway back in June, we should have a first-time winner tonight. Although Gaines, Moffatt, Hughes, Bilbee, and Abrams may be the favorites, you can’t rule out former track champions Shawn Westerfeld (2014) and Jarett Andretti (2016). Westerfeld’s best finish in a Dick Gaines Memorial came two years ago with a fourth-place finish, but he knows his way around the high banks of the Lawrenceburg Speedway with seven feature wins under his belt. Andretti is the hottest driver in the last three seasons to not win the Dick Gaines Memorial. After third-place finishes in 2016 and 2017, Andretti looked poised for the win last year until a last-lap charge by Robert Ballou on the high side in turns three and four relegated him to second place, falling just 0.121 seconds short. On the card tonight with the Kelsey Chevrolet Sprints will be the KOI Auto Parts UMP Modifieds, Impact Sports Pure Stocks, and the Bessler’s U Pull & Save Hornets. This will be the last opportunity for hornet drivers to qualify for next weekend’s Hornet Nationals. Gates will open at 5:00 pm with practice set to begin at 6:00 pm and racing at 7:00 pm. General admission is $18, children 7-12 are $7, and those 6 and under are free. Pit passes are $30 for all ages. Tonight is also “47025 Night at the Races” and any resident with a 47025 zip code who presents a valid driver’s license to prove residency at the main front gate entrance will receive free general admission for themselves and their children. The Lawrenceburg Speedway is also hosting a Pet Food & Toy Drive in conjunction with their friends at Kroger. For each item you bring to donate you will receive a chance to win a $100 Kroger gift card. August 17, 2019 – Lawrenceburg Speedway |
.121 due to a TOTALLY UNNECESSARY CAUTION FLAG THROWN
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Weather update please Thank You
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Cloudy, no rain, weather map looks totally clear.
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23 Sprint Cars with maybe a car or two at the back gate. Hopefully the phone has enough go juice this evening.
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Thank you in advance for updates.
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Quick time: Joss Moffatt edges Jarrett Andretti.
24 sprinters the final count. |
1st Heat Lineup
34c Sterling Cling 4j Justin Owen 33 Matt Westfall 44 Dickie Gaines 20 Tyler Kendell 21 Ryan Barr 12 Aaron Lafell 25 Rookie. Didn't catch the name Finish Westfall Cling Owen Kendel Gaines Lafell Barr #25 |
Heat 2 lineup
32 Garrett Abrams 29 Mitch Wissmiller 4p Scotty Weir 18 Jarrett Andretti 11 David Applegate 9m Luke Hall 4 Tate Williamson 71 Braxton Cummings Finish Weir Andretti Wissmiller Hall Abrams Cummings Applegate Williamson Last lap Weir came into turn 3 3rd. He went between the 18 and 29 for the lead and won it. |
Heat 3 lineup
44f Michael Fischesser 17 Nick Bilbee 76 JJ Hughes 5j Joss Moffatt 21 Travis Hery 69j Logan Hupp 43 Callie Wulsifer 21d Mason Day Finish Bilbee Moffatt Hughes Hery Fischesser Hupp Wulsifer Day |
All cars will start the feature.
Feature lineup 4p Weir 5j Moffatt 17 Bilbee 18 Andretti 34c Cling 33 Westfall 4j Owen 29 Wismiller 76 Hughes 20 Kendell 9m Hall 21 Hery 44 Gaines 32 Abrams 44f Fischesser 71 Cummings 69j Hupp 21b Barr 11 Applegate 43w Wulsifer 25 Weed 4 Williamson 21Day 12 Lafell |
Yellow l9 Tate Williamson clipped a tire and spun turn 3.
Top 10 Weir Bilbee Moffatt Andretti Westfall Hughes Wismiller Cling Gaines |
Yellow l15 Wismiller stopped on the backstretch. Being pushed off again.
Top10 Weir Bilbee Andretti Moffatt Hughes Westfall Gaines Cling Abrams Hall |
L19 Bilbee p1
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Bilbee wins it. He had 'em covered from lap 19 on.
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Bilbee Weir Andretti Westfall Moffatt Gaines Abrams Hughes Hall Hery Bilbee wins the Dick Gaines Memorial to go along with the Sheldon Kinser Memorial he won earlier in the yea. |
Thank you for the updates 🏁
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Bilbee has been really fast all year. He's got it rolling!
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Way to go Nick!
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Today we had our BARC RAY Chalkie Garbage can Luau
Getting there at 1130 on a 90* humid day took it out of me early but after setup it was B.Sin and ood food and drink Went into the track at seven just prior to heats. That second heat was worth the price of admission in and of itself with Weir going from third to first in the final half a lap. Feature, Weir as always was fast, That car is awesome as they bring it in on a single axle trailer with virtually no spares Anyway Wier grabbed the lead and was doing great, Bilbee ran him down went into three and threw the old school ELDORA slide for life. Not the new eldora slow motion skate for life. The dive and slide with only a cushion to catch ya or a wall to stop ya. He made it sick, drove off. Early to the last yellow, JJ Hughes may have been the fastest on the track Was up to fifth a couple times and after that last yellow the bottom came in a bit, he bobbled a couple times and a couple cars got him, Make no doubt though they've found Burg Speed. Dickie ot the BC hard charger award. Garett Abrams came on strong late. Fun night, Thanks to the track, crew, everyone in our club that helped. Was a good night, even if I didn't feel well after all day in the heat. Also got my RacinBabe hug, Made my day! |
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Big THANK YOU to Gregg for the great updates. This old fart stuck at home in Bloomington, Illinois really appreciated them. :9:
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Someone needs to give Nick Bilbee a shot in a USAC drive. I really believe he could hold his own against those guys and run up front in the right car. He's talented.
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Nick Bilbee is a bad ass, and his dad gets him rolling. Pretty cool to watch them race together.
Big time family effort with a legit chance to win whenever they show up with any group, doesn’t matter... |
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Got a decent video of the race if interested.
https://youtu.be/mK_swZyegwY |
Nick has really good equipment. I believe he drove for Epperson last year? In the season opener at Ocala. Don’t think he ran it much after that but I would love to see him run the USAC trail as well.
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Nick Bilbee did a heck of a job at Knoxville in the CornBelt Nationals. Saturday night he committed to the top side. He bicycled the car more times than I cared to count getting in to turn 1, twice showing the complete bottom of the car. Somehow he saved it every time and just kept pounding it in there. Great job, and congratulations on the Gaines win.
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