Indiana Open Wheel - Results, Stories and Pictures from Lawrenceburg

Results May 30th
Lawrenceburg Speedway
Lawrenceburg, Indiana

May 30, 2009

Brady Short Wins at Lawrenceburg!
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Brady Short, from Bedford, Indiana won for the second

time at Lawrenceburg Speedway since the track was

reconfigured to a 3/8 mile high banked oval. 23

Lawrenceburg Chevrolet Sprint Cars were on hand as

the season is well underway. Although Short was the

pole sitter, Chris Windom, coming off a win the night

before at Bloomington would take the lead from the

outside front row. Windom would lead for the first 6

laps, but it wasn’t without excitement. Brady Short and

Windom battled side by side for a few laps before Short

was able to stay in front of Windom. Short was not

challenged again and went on to win the 25 lap feature

event. Current point leader, Robert Ballou, started back

on the outside of row 10, charged his way to the front to

finish in fourth. Following Short across the line were

Windom, Nick Faas, Ballou, and Coleman Gulick. Heat

race winners for the night were Short and Windom, and

Blake Fitzpatrick. Robert Ballou remains the point leader

for The Lawrenceburg Chevrolet Sprint Cars. The

Lawrenceburg Chevrolet Sprint Cars return to the race

track on June 13th.

Lawrenceburg Chevrolet Sprints (23 cars)

HEAT 1
1- 36 Brady Short
2- 5J Joss Moffatt
3- 14 Coleman Gulick
4- 2 Brad Stevens
5- 2C Tim Spindler
6- 7R Dave Darland
7- 76 JJ Hughes
8- 28N Will Nedderman

HEAT 2
1- 11 Chris Windom
2- 17F Nick Faas
3- 53 Mike Miller
4- 1X Kurt Gross
5- 44 Jason Soudrette
6- 68D John D ick
7- 81 Robert Ballou
8- 65 Adam Strausser

HEAT 3
1- 10F Blake Fitzpatrick
2- 5B Chase Briscoe
3- 98 Chad Boespflug
4- 89 Shawn Westerfeld
5- 22 Rick Vaughn
6- 22W Mike Weber
7- 42 John Race

FEATURE
1- 36 Brady Short
2- 11 Chris Windom
3- 17F Nick Faas
4- 81 Robert Ballou
5- 14 Coleman Gulick
6- 53 Mike Miller
7- 65 Adam Strausser
8- 7R Dave Darland
9- 89 Shawn Westerfeld
10- 1X Kurt Gross
11- 44 Jason Soudrette
12- 98 Chad Boespflug
13- 5B Chase Briscoe
14- 2C Tim Spindler
15- 28N Will Nedderman
16- 68D John D ick
17- 76 JJ Hughes
18- 42 John Race
19- 2 Brad Stevens
20- 5J Joss Moffatt
21- 22W Mike Weber
22- 10F Blake Fitzpatrick
DNS- 22 Rick Vaughn

Lap Leaders:
1-6 11 Chris Windom
7-25 36 Brady Short

Budweiser UMP Modifieds (27 cars)

Groomer beat Groomer!
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19 year old Derek Groomer had much to celebrate after

winning the feature race at Lawrenceburg. Not only did

he win the race, he beat his older brother Ralph to the

finish line. 27 Budweiser UMP modifieds were all racing

to get one of the 20 spots for the nights 20 lap feature.

The green flag would drop with Multiple time track

champion Brad Weick on the pole alongside Scotty

Mattlin. Mattlin would charge to the lead but Weick

was in hot pursuit. Just as Weick was making his move,

he lost control and spun out, sending him to the back of

the pack for the restart. As Mattlin, Jeff Harris, battled

for the lead, Derek Groomer who started inside row 4,

was moving his way to the front. He wrestled the lead

away from Mattlin on lap 9, and would not look back.

Rick Bingham was the only other driver to challenge

Groomer, but Bingham spun out in turn 2 trying to make

a bid for the lead. Derek’s older brother, Ralph finished

second followed by Brad Weick who came all the way

back to third, Scotty Mattlin, and Joe Justice. Heat Race

winners were Weick, Mattlin, and Chuck Griffis. The

Budweiser UMP modifieds return to The Lawrenceburg

Speedway for a doubleheader on June 5-6.

HEAT 1
1- BB1 Brad Wieck
2- 3 Jeff Harris
3- D48 Derek Groomer
4- 97 Justin Westerfeld
5- 35 Doug Popp
6- 32K Kris Brown
7- 7 Tony McVey
8- 96 Sean Johnson
9- 29C John Chase

HEAT 2
1- 9 Scotty Mattlin
2- 70F Jim Fliehman
3- 92 Eric Shepherd
4- D1 JD Largent
5- 21J Joe Justice
6- J1 Jason Largent
7- 91 Mike Marischen
8- 09 Jeremy Buck
9- 85 Steve Pyles

HEAT 3
1- 7G Chuck Griffis
2- 55B Rick Bingham
3- 48 Ralph Groomer
4- 21 David Cook
5- 2B Tom Burdette
6- 7K Kellen Kennedy
7- 75X Dion Benningfield
8- 75 Jason Cox
DNS- 41 Dave Cavanaugh

B MAIN
1- J1 Jason Largent
2- 7 Tony McVey
3- 85 Steve Pyles
4- 96 Sean Johnson
5- 75X Dion Benningfield
6- 7K Kellen Kennedy
7- 32K Kris Brown
8- 09 Jeremy Buck
9- 29C John Chase
DNS- 91 Mike Marischen
DNS- 75 Jason Cox

FEATURE
1- D48 Derek Groomer
2- 48 Ralph Groomer
3- BB1 Brad Wieck
4- 9 Scotty Mattlin
5- 21J Joe Justice
6- 70F Jim Fliehman
7- 97 Justin Westerfeld
8- 2B Tom Burdette
9- 75X Dion Benningfield
10- 3 Jeff Harris
11- 55B Rick Bingham
12- 85 Steve Pyles
13- 35 Doug Popp
14- 96 Sean Johnson
15- 7 Tony McVey
16- 21 David Cook
17- J1 Jason Largent
18- 92 Eric Shepherd
19- D1 JD Largent
DNS- 7G Chuck Griffis

Lap Leaders:
1-8 9 Scotty Mattlin
9-20 D48 Derek Groomer

OVS Pure Stocks (19 cars)

Bruce No Stranger to Victory Lane at The Burg!
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The defending Track Champion for the Ohio Valley

Screenprinters Purestocks, Mark Bruce was in victory

lane again, but for the first time in 2009, and after several

victories in 2008. 19 OVS Purestocks would line up for

the 15 lap feature. The green flag would drop, and Pat

Weber starting on the inside of row 3 saw the green and

jumped to the inside taking the lead away from pole

sitter Mike Keller. Much to the excitement of the crowd,

Weber was out front and holding off Mark Bruce, the

defending track champion. It wouldn’t last for long, as

Bruce proved to be much faster and went around

Weber. The only other driver to challenge was Will

McRoberts who won the first feature of the year at

Lawrenceburg. McRobert’s kept it interesting, but

Bruce would hold on for the win. Following Bruce, and

McRoberts across the line were Pat Weber, Rick Vance,

and Ed Huffine. The OVS Purestocks return to the

Lawrenceburg Speedway on June 20.

HEAT 1
1- 78K Mike Keller
2- 16 Rick Vance
3- 82 Pat Weber
4- 1 Dennis Knotts
5- 65 Jeff Maybury
6- 26 Tony Harvey
7- 526 Chris Strzok
8- 4 Luke Brayton
9- 68 Josh Frazee
10- 6 Shawn McIntosh

HEAT 2
1- 11 Mark Bruce
2- 5W Will McRoberts
3- 00 Ed Huffine
4- 4J Jake Robinson
5- 5C Corbin McRoberts
6- 72 Ed Reynolds
7- 88C Gage Chase
8- 04H Houston Roark
9- 92B Dalton Baird

FEATURE
1- 11 Mark Bruce
2- 5W Will McRoberts
3- 82 Pat Weber
4- 16 Rick Vance
5- 00 Ed Huffine
6- 4J Jake Robinson
7- 526 Chris Strzok
8- 1 Dennis Knotts
9- 72 Ed Reynolds
10- 26 Tony Harvey
11- 5C Corbin McRoberts
12- 92B Dalton Baird
13- 78K Mike Keller
14- 04H Houston Roark
15- 68 Josh Frazee
16- 4 Luke Brayton
17- 65 Jeff Maybury
18- 88C Gage Chase
DNS- 6 Shawn McIntosh

Lap Leaders:
1-5 82 Pat Weber
6-15 11 Mark Bruce

NEXT EVENTS:
June 5th - World of Outlaw Sprints, Budweiser UMP Modifieds, AMSA Mini Sprints
June 6th - World of Outlaw Sprints, Budweiser UMP Modifieds, AMSA Mini Sprints