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MAY 13TH – LAWRENCEBURG SPEEDWAY – $2,500 TO WIN / $250 TO START

A large bout of rainy weather has hit the tristate area forcing Lawrenceburg Speedway to postpone racing for three consecutive weekends. But for the first time in a month, the forecast for Saturday looks promising with partly sunny skies, pleasant and warmer temperatures with a high near 70 degrees.

Hopefully, the third time’s a charm for the King of the Midwest Sprints race and a driver will go home with a cool $2,500 in his pocket Saturday night and a brand new right rear courtesy of Hoosier Tire.

The feature purse is increased at every position with second and third place earning $1,250 and $1,000 respectively. The total payout is over $11,200 and it pays a minimum of $250 to start the 25-lap feature.

Sean Buckley of Jackslash Media, Inc. will be on hand Saturday for Round 3 of the Indiana Sprint Car Series on MAVTV presented by Fatheadz Eyewear. Buckley will be recording the nights racing for a future airing on MAVTV’s Dirty30 television show.

Thomas Meseraull leads Jarett Andretti, Brent Beauchamp, Shane Cottle and Max McGhee in the Indiana Sprint Car Series standings after a win earlier this season at the Lincoln Park Speedway and a tenth place finish Sunday night at Kokomo. Tyler Thomas, the defending ISCS Champion, won the King of Kokomo race and is currently seventh in points.

Jon Stanbrough is the defending King of the Midwest Sprints. Stanbrough has enjoyed success on the 3/8th mile track at “The Burg” in some of it’s biggest races. He won the first nonwing sprint race ever held on the new track on June 14, 2008. He pocketed ten grand the following year with a win in the Lawrenceburg Fall Nationals, won a King of Indiana Sprint Series (KISS) race in 2014 and the prestigious Dick Gaines Memorial in 2015.

Stanbrough’s five career wins leaves him tied with Robert Ballou and Kevin Thomas, Jr. for ninth place in all-time wins on the 3/8ths mile track. Brady Short is the all-time win leader visiting Budweiser Winner’s Circle eleven times, followed by Justin Grant (9) and CJ Leary (8).

King of the Midwest Sprints
2013 CJ Leary
2014 Kevin Thomas, Jr.
2015 CJ Leary
2016 Jon Stanbrough

King of the Midwest Sprints Feature Payout:
1- $2,500, 2- $1,250, 3.- $1,000, 4- $700, 5- $600, 6- $500, 7- $475, 8- $450, 9- $425, 10- $400, 11- $375, 12- $350, 13- $325, 14- $300, 15- $275, 16- $270, 17- $265, 18- $260, 19- $255, 20- $250.

There will also be $100 tow money to all cars that do not start the feature and a $63 Grasshopper Award to the feature hard charger from the Lawrenceburg Safety Crew in memory of the late Bryan Clauson.

In addition to the increased purse Saturday night there will be a slight change to the standard Lawrenceburg Speedway race format.

A blind pill draw will continue to 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.

MAY 13, 2017 - LAWRENCEBURG SPEEDWAY
King of the Midwest Sprints / Family Night at the Races

• Kelsey Chevrolet Sprints, $2,500 to win
• Budweiser UMP Modifieds
• Bessler’s U Pull & Save Hornets
• Impact Sports Pure Stocks

4:00 pm Pit Gate Opens
5:00 pm Front Gate Opens
6:00 pm Hot Laps
7:00 pm Opening Ceremonies

General Admission:
Adult $17
Children (12 and under) FREE

Pit Pass: $30 (all ages)

For More Information – www.lawrenceburgspeedway.com

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Kelsey Chevrolet Sprints
Point Standings as of May 11th
1- Justin Owen 395
2- Michael Fischesser 385
3- Shawn Westerfeld 380
4- Jordan Kinser 355
5- JJ Hughes 330
6- Patrick Giddens 325
7- Cody Clarkson 250
8- Riley VanHise 240
9- Nick Bilbee 225
9- Landon Simon 225

Indiana Sprint Car Series
Point Standings as of May 11th
1- Thomas Meseraull 113
2- Jarett Andretti 110
3- Brent Beauchamp 106
4- Shane Cottle 101
5- Max McGhee 90
6- Brady Short 84
7- Tyler Thomas 70
8- Justin Grant 67
9- Kevin Thomas, Jr. 64
10- Tyler Courtney 61

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Is that timing for heat race format for all classes?

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Just for the sprints since it's a special show.

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17 sprints was just announced.

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First hot lap session. Stanbrough followed by andretti, able and gaines.

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2nd sesion weusterfeld, robbins, demattia, hery.

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Heat 1 finish. Abel, bro, gaines, andretti. Top 2 in to redraw.

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2nd heat finish. Weustefeld, demattia, hughes, hery.

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Driver intro over about to push off feature.