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Saturday night April 8, Midwest Mini Sprint Association kicks off the 2017 race season with race number 1 of 27 at Brownstown Speedway.
Coming off the 2016 season with 12 different winners in 19 events, and a 26.9 car count average, the excitement continues.
USAC has teamed up with the lightning sprint series for the 2017 season. The MMSA / USAC combination will only strengthen this group of racers. Thus allows the racer, not only a chance at the local point race, but a national title is at state.
Many great young racers have come thru these ranks, who is going to be the next?

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Race day has arrived, God luck to all....

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25 winged warriors fir opening night!

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Andy Bradley takes opening night's victory.....

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25 Entries

Heat Winners
Danny Fitzgerald
Andy Bradley
Justin Lewis

A-Main
86 Andy Bradley USAC
77 Justin Lewis USAC
10H Rod Henning USAC
34T Cody Trammell
11 Brandon Smith USAC
7H Kyle Hathaway
2M Colin Miller
88x Danny Fitzgerald
5 Jesse Vermillian
76A Keith Arvin USAC
19 Mike Miller USAC
14L Tim Light USAC
4x Bradley Ashford
76H Mike McIntosh
18C Cindy Chambers
99P Dean Parker
01 Luke Eastin
9 Bob Griffitts
00 Cory Meadows
1H Korbyn Hayslett
73 Blake Vermillian

21 Dustin Griffitts DNS
42 Ty Tilton DNS USAC
45 Brandon Griffitts DNS
10D Drew Dorsett DNS USAC

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The first race is history! The weekend wrapup!

Opening night of the MMSA series has come and gone.
It was refreshing to me, the smell of racing fumes, the first night out having a respectful car count of 25 mini sprints on hand at Brownstown. Although this is race one of 27, I whole heartly feel that with 25 of the best mini sprints, we will see this number grow as several racers just were not quite ready yet.

Seeing two sets of hot laps to start the evening, speeds were in fine shape. Some teams unload with the right setup would show greatly in hot laps. Some had to return to their trailers for major changes. For some the hot laps ended their evening, including the Henchcraft , EMI 10D of Drew Dorsett had mechanical issuses that would sideline him for the evening. Also the 45 hot rod of Brandon Griffitts would take on the same feel ,of parking it for the night due to electrical issues. The final hot lap victim was the 76H of Mike McIntosh had injector issuses.

Heat one rolled onto the racing service, with 9 cars to start, but the for mentioned hot lap victims were to be in heat one, therefore heat one was cut to 6 cars. Not be overlooked still had some top quality cars to battle for the first heat win of 2017. The hot shoe from New Palestine IN, Danny Fitzgerald piloting his OSR Racing engines entry, would take the first checkers followed by Mike Miller, Cindy Chambers, Keith Arvin, Cory Meadows, and young Korbyn Hayslett. We will hear more on Danny here shortly.

Heat two had 8 cars take the green, seeing second year racer Kyle Hathaway lead at the green for a few laps, till the Hoosier Speed entry driven by Andy Bradley would take full control over the race by lap 3. Hathaway would finish second followed by, last years sportsman of the year Brandon Smith, Bradley Ashford, Dean Parker, Jessie Vermillian, Dustin Griffits and Bod Griffits.

The third and final heat also had 8 cars to hit the track running, but only 7 would finish. The Ohio Bandit, Ty Tilton was on a rail with his sight set on the checkers in a hot battle with 77 Justin Lewis when Tilton's Benic Shocks, Hyper Racing entry went down on power with just a lap to go. Thus allowing young Lewis to take home the heat win, followed by Rod Henning, Cody Trammell, Tim Light, Colin Miller, Blake Vermillian, Luke Easton and Ty Tilton.

With a few scratches for the night, the MMSA series decided not to run a B-main, instead would start the balance of entries, 22 strong for the 20 lap A-Main.

The feature rolled off the starting shoot with Kyle Hathaway leading the field to the green. Hathaway benefited from the point inversion that put him on the pole, and having the 6th starting spot to the passing point leader for the night Danny Fitzgerald.

Taking the green flag, almost all cars got through turns one and two with the exception of two. Getting the worst was the 73 of Blake Vermillian geting turned and bouncing off the tractor tire putting him on his lid. They would clear the track and racing would continue. Hathaway would bring them to green for a second go around. Kyle would lead lap one with Henning, Smith, Lewis, and Bradley in tow.
Rod Henning would eventully make his way around the young racers to claim the top spot for the next 4 laps. The race would be halted with the spin of 18C Cindy Chambers in turn one. Leading to the restart Henning, Bradley, Smith, and company, racing resumed Henning and Bradley dualing it out for the lead, seeing the 86 Bradley take the top spot for several circuits. Getting into heavy lap traffic was exciting for the fans, Bradley, Henning, inside, outside of traffic. Bradley on the low side and Henning on the high side. The racing would be halted another time for a spin of a back marker. Coming to green was Bradley, Henning, Fitzgerald and Lewis...
12 laps down 8 to go, once again seeing the top 3-4 checking out, but we would lose one of those 4, Danny Fitzgerald would push it to the limits in turn four and laying his machine over on its side. He would restart last and still finish a respectful 8th. The final restart would be Bradley, Henning, and Lewis with a handful of laps left the top three flat out got it on. Running down the back of the field in 4 laps, the race would get very exciting for the final two circiuts. Bradley was focused on the low line Henning and Lewis battleing the lap traffic on the middle of track. This left the top line open for the last lap of dash to the finish, with lapped cars abroad Justin Lewis went for broke passing the Henning machine with one lap to go. His focus was on the leader Bradley one car length in front, coming to the checkers Lewis had a run on the highside out of 3 and 4 but Bradley nibbed him by a wing!
The race took 21 minutes, 2 yellows and 2 reds would fly!
Next race will be Friday April 14th at Bloomington, non wing style then Saturday April 15th at Lincoln Park with the tin tops back on!
See ya at the track!

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Weekend Double April 14th and 15th for the MMSA brings along the first driver incentives of 2017....

The MMSA heads to Bloomington Speedway Friday night, first time without the wing, in 2017. The MMSA will be on hand to entertain the Bloomington Speedway fans, along with the 410 USAC sprints and the winged 305's.

Then Saturday we head to Lincoln Park Speedway, winged style, racing along with, non-wing sprints, modifieds, super stocks and bombers.

Driver incentives,
Win Friday, and win Saturday extra cool $300
Top 5 on Friday and top 5 Saturday extra $100
Top 10 on Friday and top 10 Saturday extra $50
Both races must be ran!
Also the 10th A-Main starting position is worth $125 Friday since it did not go out last week...You start 10th in feature, and you win, you win this bonus. If no winner Friday it will worth $150 Saturday.

Good Luck to all, see ya at the track!

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Reminder guys, for Friday's race at Bloomington we will be using transponders.
Please be sure to get your transponder at the pit window, as soon as possible tomorrow evening.
See ya at the track!

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Bloomington Speedway 4*14*17

29 Entries

Heat Winners
77 Lewis
10H Henning
22 Kobe Allison

A-Main
10H Rod Henning
86 Andy Bradley
5 Jesse Vermillion
10D Drew Dorsett
21B Ryan Barr
44 Ron Coleman
4X Bradley Ashford
73 Blake Vermillion
14D Nick Daughtry
18C Cindy Chambers
19 Brandon Smith
76A Keith Arvin
14L Tim Light
34T Cody Trammell
22 Kobe Allison
77 Justin Lewis
42 Ty Tilton
81H Anthony Haas
7H Kyle Hathaway
9 Bob Griffitts
98 Billy Winsemann

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Points leaving Bloomington

86 - Andy Bradley 75
10H - Rod Henning 74
77 - Justin Lewis 58
5 - Jesse Vermillion 56
34 - Cody Tammell 53
11 - Brandon Smith 47
4x - Bradley Ashford 46
7H - Kyle Hathaway 44
18C - Cindy Chambers 42
76A - Keith Arvin 41
19 - Mike Miller 37
14L - Tim Light 37
73 - Blake Vermillian 36
10D - Drew Dorsett 36
44 - Ron Coleman 30
88 - Danny Fitzgerald 29
21B - Ryan Barr 29
42 - Ty Tilton 27
2 - Colin Miller 26
14D - Nick Daughtry 26
00 - Cory Meadows 24
22 - Kobe Allison 22
76H - Mike McIntosh 21
9 - Bob Griffitts 21
99 - Dean Parker 17
21 - Dustin Griffitts 17
81H - Anthony Haas 15
01 - Luke Easten 14
1 - Korbyn Hayslett 12
45 - Brandon Griffitts 10
98 - Billy Winsemann 10
23 - Tommy Repass 9
28 - Raymond Holden 9
2 - Kolin Repass 7