Midget Ready To Battle at Montpelier This Sat., September 5

BrianBSU23 · 9/3/15, 2:48 PM

Midgets Set For Montpelier Motor Speedway Saturday, September 5th

The Montpelier Motor Speedway Midget Series presented by the Leaders Edge (Indianapolis, Indiana) will be set for wheel to wheel action this Saturday, September 5th, as a part of the Montpelier Jamboree celebration featuring a parade, concerts, fair rides, and food! The MMS Midger series utlizes full size Midgets and a variety of power-plants and provides competitive Midget racing featuring an open tire brand and compound rule.

If the August 15th feature is any sort of indication of the excellent Midget racing at MMS then fans will be in store for a great feature event. The August 15th Midget feature saw an intense battle between Justin Peck, Gage Walker, and Davey Ray. All three time spent time at the point as they diced up the running corner after corner in the late stages of the race. Eventual race winner, Justin Peck, slipped to third in the battle but was able to race his way back to the lead in the final laps. Ray[from 8], Robby Parish[from 9th], 4. 21N-Nick Speidel, and Chett Gherke[1] rounded out the top 5 with points leader Walker falling to 12th running out of fuel. Bear Woods was the hardcharger passing 13 cars. Heat races were won by Chett Gehrke (from 8th), Alex Watson, and Justin Peck (from 6th). A B-Main was not held allowing all 24 Midgets to start the main event.

Recent Haubstadt Powri Winner, Gage Walker, will enter the weekend as the series points leader followed closely by Gehrke. The top 6 points chasers (Gehrke, Ray, Etgen, Nick Speidel, and Justin Dickerson) are all within striking distance of the leaving the points leader with only a single point events remaning after the September 5th race. Gage Etgen is the current Rookie of the Years points leader over Cole Fehr, Brandon Gray, Bear Woods and Chris Baue.

General Admission will be $12 with Kids (12 and Under) – FREE!

Full Event Information can be found on our website at:
www.MontpelierMotorSpeedway.com

Classes
Midgets
UMP Modifieds
Super Streets
Thunder Cars
FWD

Times
Gates Open – 3:00 PM
Hot Laps – 5:00 PM
Racing – 6:30 PM

Admission
General Admission – $12
Kids (12 and Under) – Free
Pit Pass – $25

MMS Midget Current Top 15 – Points Standing
1 7 Gage Walker - Indianapolis, Indiana 204
2 10 Chett Gehrke - Broken Arrow, Oklahoma 188
3 E99 Gage Etgen -*R - Celina, Ohio 178
4 16 Davey Ray - Davenport, Iowa 174
5 21 Nick Speidel - Muncie, Indiana 170
6 21 Justin Dickerson - Pittsboro, Indiana 144
7 8JR Bear Woods -*R - New Madison, Ohio 142
8 15 Cole Fehr -*R - Coatesville, Indiana 134
9 7 Rob Parish - Knightstown, Indiana 130
10 11 Brandon Gray -*R - Greenfield, Indiana 126
11 85 Shane Hollingsworth - Indianapolis, Indiana 118
12 5 Gary Gipson - Carmel, Indiana 102
13 35 Chris Baue -*R - Indianapolis, Indiana 98
14 3W Alex Watson - Columbus, Ohio 96
15 91 Austin Nemire - Toledo, Ohio 90

MMS Midget – All-Time Winners
85 Shane Hollingsworth 6
5X Justin Peck 3
6RR Lynsey Liguori 2
86 Shane Cottle 2
2 Davey Ray 2
21 Nick Speidel 1
7 Critter Malone 1
10 Brandon Matus 1
17 Michael Koontz 1
3 Darren Hagen 1
10 Billy Wease 1
52 Isaac Chapple 1
9P Parker Price-MIller 1
2 Tate Martz 1
17E Blake Edwards 1
10 Chett Gehrke 1
39 Spencer Bayston 1

Racer Information
- RaceCeivers – Default frequency 454.000

- Westhold Transponders- will be used On Midgets – Transponder and mount will be provided to the first 45 entries not already possessing a yellow Westhold unit.

- Pit Parking – Midget teams will park on the south end of the pits near the track. Midgets will be started near this area and will enter the track on the backstretch and exit on the front stretch.

- Work Area – The Montpelier Motor Speedway has a work area located near the track exit. The car must not exit the area and all work must be completed in the chute indicated by a red barrier. The work area is only available during the A/B Mains.

Facility Information
– Size – ¼ Mile Clay Oval
– Built in 1903 – First Auto Race 1915
– Total Montpelier Motor Speedway seating – 3200
– Family Seating Section (located behind the flag stand) – Consumption of alcohol not permitted in this area.
– Fully stocked souvenir stand (includes MMS T-Shirts, Hoodies, Pictures, and MMS Programs)
– Fully stocked family/kid souvenir stand (includes kid’s toys and novelties, racing flags, safety glasses, hearing protection, etc… Items starting at .50/$1.00)
– New Men and Women’s restroom located behind the main grandstands. Pit side restroom is men only.
– Concession stand (wide range of food and sides and cold/hot drinks) located behind the main grandstands. Duel lines to purchase food available from spectator area. Picnic tables spread throughout the facility.
– Beer garden – Wide range of cold adult beverages and Coke/Pepsi products. ID required. The carry-in of coolers or alcohol is prohibited due to insurance and state regulation codes.

Location
East Central Indiana (I69 Exit 264)
Montpelier Motor Speedway
700 South Jefferson
Montpelier, Indiana 47359
Track Phone – 765-728-8210

Web & Media
Official Website: www.MontpelierMotorSpeedway.com
Facebook – “Home of the Montpelier Motor Speedway: www.facebook.com/MontpelierMotorSpeedway
Twitter (@MontpelierTrack)- www.twitter.com/MontpelierTrack

Upcoming Montpelier Motor Speedway Sprint Dates:
September 12th – BOSS – 410 Non-Wing Sprint Cars

Upcoming Montpelier Motor Speedway Midget Dates:
September 5, September 19
Please note that additional Midget dates may be added.

jjones752 · 9/3/15, 5:20 PM

I hate that the Zonker will miss its' first race at MMS in 2 seasons due to a ventilated crankcase, but I won't. If any benevolent car owners out there have an open seat and feel like giving me a shot at cracking the top ten I'm bringing my helmet bag; you never know...

DAD · 9/3/15, 5:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jjones752

I hate that the Zonker will miss its' first race at MMS in 2 seasons due to a ventilated crankcase, but I won't. If any benevolent car owners out there have an open seat and feel like giving me a shot at cracking the top ten I'm bringing my helmet bag; you never know...

Jim

There are rental deals out there. What you going to do?? Run another zonker..go to 1000cc or stock block automotive?

Honest Dad himself

jjones752 · 9/3/15, 5:38 PM

Johnny's cars are staying in Illinois this week; don't know of anyone else who's renting locally.
As far as the Zonker, I'm weighing options. Another oil-burner may be beating the proverbial deceased equine but anything else will require cutting off the welded-on motor mounts and putting in a motor plate, so what to hang on it? A "legal in all possible scenarios" 1000, a bad ol' 'Busa (which I'm hearing may be legal in D-II with weight penalties but rules me out for any MMSA non-wing action) or bite the bullet and put in an Ecotec and a driveline?

jjones752 · 9/3/15, 5:44 PM

I just noticed I finally made the poster this week! That makes it even more heartbreaking. Dang, she was running good right then, and I was finally getting into the corners hard.
Anybody? I got this place figured out...

Tom23 · 9/3/15, 7:35 PM

Jim, I've got a ZX 12 on alky.... Pretty cheap

BrianBSU23 · 9/6/15, 10:15 AM

Congratulations to Chett Gehrke and car owner Don Moore for picking up the feature victory last night at the Montpelier Motor Speedway. Chett picked up the win over the 23 car field in a wild last lap finish!

Midgets – Leaders Edge
23 Midgets

Heat 1 – (8 Laps)
1. 7K-Robby Parish[1] ; 2. 85-Shane Hollingsworth[8] ; 3. 7k-Tyler Courtney[4] ; 4. 7-Gage Walker[7] ; 5. 3w-Alex Watson[5] ; 6. 7r-Anton Julian[2] ; 7. 41-Jim Jones[6] ; 8. 5-Gary Gipson[3]

Heat 2 – (8 Laps)
1. 78-Kevin Wills[3] ; 2. E99-Gage Etgen[5] ; 3. 8JR-Bear Wood[4] ; 4. 84-Bill Dunham[6] ; 5. 11-Corey Bedwell[2] ; 6. 4-Thomas Bigelow[7] ; 7. 29-David Hair[1] ; 8. 6-Brad Kraus[8]

Heat 3 – (8 Laps)
1. 10-Chett Gherke[1] ; 2. 21N-Nick Speidel[2] ; 3. 65-Chris Bounds[5] ; 4. 74-Todd Willis[6] ; 5. 04-Don Bieglow[4] ; 6. 21D-Justin Dickerson[7] ; 7. 1-Scott Hatton[3]

A-Main 1 – (20 Laps)
1. 10-Chett Gherke[1] ; 2. 7-Gage Walker[10] ; 3. 7K-Robby Parish[4] ; 4. 85-Shane Hollingsworth[5] ; 5. 21N-Nick Speidel[3] ; 6. 1-Scott Hatton[21] ; 7. 7r-Anton Julian[16] ; 8. 65-Chris Bounds[9] ; 9. E99-Gage Etgen[6] ; 10. 78-Kevin Wills[2] ; 11. 74-Todd Willis[12] ; 12. 84-Bill Dunham[11] ; 13. 11-Corey Bedwell[14] ; 14. 6-Brad Kraus[23] ; 15. 4-Thomas Bigelow[17] ; 16. 3w-Alex Watson[13] ; 17. 04-Don Bieglow[15] ; 18. 8JR-Bear Wood[8] ; 19. 5-Gary Gipson[22] ; 20. 29-David Hair[20] ; 21. 21D-Justin Dickerson[18] ; 22. 41-Jim Jones[19] ; 23. 7k-Tyler Courtney[7]

Next Saturday, September 12th at the Montpelier Motor Speedway will feature the BOSS - Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series followed by the Midgets on September 19th!

Andrew S. Quinn · 9/6/15, 4:25 PM

Congrats to Chettster on the win. From your only fan....

billm233 · 9/6/15, 10:20 PM

#10 Chett Gehrke - Montpelier Motor Speedway - September 5, 2015

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9/3/15, 5:38 PM	#4 Re: Midget Ready To Battle at Montpelier This Sat., Septembe
jjones752 Senior Member Race Count This Year: 19 Race Count Last Year: 22 Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,259	Johnny's cars are staying in Illinois this week; don't know of anyone else who's renting locally. As far as the Zonker, I'm weighing options. Another oil-burner may be beating the proverbial deceased equine but anything else will require cutting off the welded-on motor mounts and putting in a motor plate, so what to hang on it? A "legal in all possible scenarios" 1000, a bad ol' 'Busa (which I'm hearing may be legal in D-II with weight penalties but rules me out for any MMSA non-wing action) or bite the bullet and put in an Ecotec and a driveline? __________________ Jim Jones Midwest Thunder Speed2 Midget #97

9/3/15, 5:44 PM	#5 Re: Midget Ready To Battle at Montpelier This Sat., Septembe
jjones752 Senior Member Race Count This Year: 19 Race Count Last Year: 22 Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,259	I just noticed I finally made the poster this week! That makes it even more heartbreaking. Dang, she was running good right then, and I was finally getting into the corners hard. Anybody? I got this place figured out... __________________ Jim Jones Midwest Thunder Speed2 Midget #97

9/3/15, 2:48 PM	#1 Midget Ready To Battle at Montpelier This Sat., September 5
BrianBSU23 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 618	Midgets Set For Montpelier Motor Speedway Saturday, September 5th The Montpelier Motor Speedway Midget Series presented by the Leaders Edge (Indianapolis, Indiana) will be set for wheel to wheel action this Saturday, September 5th, as a part of the Montpelier Jamboree celebration featuring a parade, concerts, fair rides, and food! The MMS Midger series utlizes full size Midgets and a variety of power-plants and provides competitive Midget racing featuring an open tire brand and compound rule. If the August 15th feature is any sort of indication of the excellent Midget racing at MMS then fans will be in store for a great feature event. The August 15th Midget feature saw an intense battle between Justin Peck, Gage Walker, and Davey Ray. All three time spent time at the point as they diced up the running corner after corner in the late stages of the race. Eventual race winner, Justin Peck, slipped to third in the battle but was able to race his way back to the lead in the final laps. Ray[from 8], Robby Parish[from 9th], 4. 21N-Nick Speidel, and Chett Gherke[1] rounded out the top 5 with points leader Walker falling to 12th running out of fuel. Bear Woods was the hardcharger passing 13 cars. Heat races were won by Chett Gehrke (from 8th), Alex Watson, and Justin Peck (from 6th). A B-Main was not held allowing all 24 Midgets to start the main event. Recent Haubstadt Powri Winner, Gage Walker, will enter the weekend as the series points leader followed closely by Gehrke. The top 6 points chasers (Gehrke, Ray, Etgen, Nick Speidel, and Justin Dickerson) are all within striking distance of the leaving the points leader with only a single point events remaning after the September 5th race. Gage Etgen is the current Rookie of the Years points leader over Cole Fehr, Brandon Gray, Bear Woods and Chris Baue. General Admission will be $12 with Kids (12 and Under) – FREE! Full Event Information can be found on our website at: www.MontpelierMotorSpeedway.com Classes Midgets UMP Modifieds Super Streets Thunder Cars FWD Times Gates Open – 3:00 PM Hot Laps – 5:00 PM Racing – 6:30 PM Admission General Admission – $12 Kids (12 and Under) – Free Pit Pass – $25 MMS Midget Current Top 15 – Points Standing 1 7 Gage Walker - Indianapolis, Indiana 204 2 10 Chett Gehrke - Broken Arrow, Oklahoma 188 3 E99 Gage Etgen -R - Celina, Ohio 178 4 16 Davey Ray - Davenport, Iowa 174 5 21 Nick Speidel - Muncie, Indiana 170 6 21 Justin Dickerson - Pittsboro, Indiana 144 7 8JR Bear Woods -R - New Madison, Ohio 142 8 15 Cole Fehr -R - Coatesville, Indiana 134 9 7 Rob Parish - Knightstown, Indiana 130 10 11 Brandon Gray -R - Greenfield, Indiana 126 11 85 Shane Hollingsworth - Indianapolis, Indiana 118 12 5 Gary Gipson - Carmel, Indiana 102 13 35 Chris Baue -R - Indianapolis, Indiana 98 14 3W Alex Watson - Columbus, Ohio 96 15 91 Austin Nemire - Toledo, Ohio 90 MMS Midget – All-Time Winners* 85 Shane Hollingsworth 6 5X Justin Peck 3 6RR Lynsey Liguori 2 86 Shane Cottle 2 2 Davey Ray 2 21 Nick Speidel 1 7 Critter Malone 1 10 Brandon Matus 1 17 Michael Koontz 1 3 Darren Hagen 1 10 Billy Wease 1 52 Isaac Chapple 1 9P Parker Price-MIller 1 2 Tate Martz 1 17E Blake Edwards 1 10 Chett Gehrke 1 39 Spencer Bayston 1 Racer Information - RaceCeivers – Default frequency 454.000 - Westhold Transponders- will be used On Midgets – Transponder and mount will be provided to the first 45 entries not already possessing a yellow Westhold unit. - Pit Parking – Midget teams will park on the south end of the pits near the track. Midgets will be started near this area and will enter the track on the backstretch and exit on the front stretch. - Work Area – The Montpelier Motor Speedway has a work area located near the track exit. The car must not exit the area and all work must be completed in the chute indicated by a red barrier. The work area is only available during the A/B Mains. Facility Information – Size – ¼ Mile Clay Oval – Built in 1903 – First Auto Race 1915 – Total Montpelier Motor Speedway seating – 3200 – Family Seating Section (located behind the flag stand) – Consumption of alcohol not permitted in this area. – Fully stocked souvenir stand (includes MMS T-Shirts, Hoodies, Pictures, and MMS Programs) – Fully stocked family/kid souvenir stand (includes kid’s toys and novelties, racing flags, safety glasses, hearing protection, etc… Items starting at .50/$1.00) – New Men and Women’s restroom located behind the main grandstands. Pit side restroom is men only. – Concession stand (wide range of food and sides and cold/hot drinks) located behind the main grandstands. Duel lines to purchase food available from spectator area. Picnic tables spread throughout the facility. – Beer garden – Wide range of cold adult beverages and Coke/Pepsi products. ID required. The carry-in of coolers or alcohol is prohibited due to insurance and state regulation codes. Location East Central Indiana (I69 Exit 264) Montpelier Motor Speedway 700 South Jefferson Montpelier, Indiana 47359 Track Phone – 765-728-8210 Web & Media Official Website: www.MontpelierMotorSpeedway.com Facebook – “Home of the Montpelier Motor Speedway: www.facebook.com/MontpelierMotorSpeedway Twitter (@MontpelierTrack)- www.twitter.com/MontpelierTrack Upcoming Montpelier Motor Speedway Sprint Dates: September 12th – BOSS – 410 Non-Wing Sprint Cars Upcoming Montpelier Motor Speedway Midget Dates: September 5, September 19 Please note that additional Midget dates may be added.

9/3/15, 7:35 PM	#6
Tom23 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 497	Jim, I've got a ZX 12 on alky.... Pretty cheap