15th annual Rumble in Fort Wayne
Friday, Dec. 28 & Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012 ● Memorial Coliseum Expo Center ● Fort Wayne, Ind.

(a more detailed story with quotes will be posted later)

SATURDAY RESULTS

Derek Bischak took advantage of Tony Stewart's misfortunate to win the 50-lap midget feature that capped the 15th annual Rumble in Fort Wayne at the Memorial Coliseum Expo Center.

Stewart, the three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion, slipped inside Bischak in turns three and four to take the lead on lap 22. But just four laps later, Stewart's brakes failed and he spun in turn two, returning the lead to Bischak, who grew up in nearby Angola, Ind.

The 24-year-old Bischak -- who first raced at the Rumble in "1998 or 1999" as a quarter midget driver -- remained in command the rest of the way, holding off 2012 USAC Silver Crown champion Bobby East and 14-year-old Justin Peck, who was runner-up to Billy Wease on Friday night. Mike Fedorcak and Geoff Kaiser rounded out the top five.

Tim Neal led all the way and beat John Ivy in the winged outlaw modified midget feature.

MIDGETS (National/Focus/Kenyon Car)

Qualifications – 1. Mike Fedorcak, 97, Stewart, 8.160 seconds; 2. Tony Stewart, 2, Stewart, 8.289; 3. Brandon Knupp, 78k, Chambers, 8.316; 4. Justin Peck, 5x, Clay, 8.367; 5. Billy Wease, 99, Burrow, 8.390; 6. Derek Bischak, 31, Bischak, 8.394; 7. Geoff Kaiser, 10, Moore, 8.397; 8. David Gough, 6, Gough, 8.456; 9. Cory Setser, 24, Setser, 8.478; 10. Cooper Clouse, 14c, Clouse, 8.512; 11. Jimmy Anderson, 99g, Guess, 8.533; 12. Aaron Pierce, 26, Gaines, 8.585; 13. Bobby East, 61, Kenyon, 8.604; 14. Grant Galloway, 84, Galloway, 8.616; 15. Stratton Briggs, 2r, Briggs, 8.658; 16. Russ Gamester, 46, Gamester, 8.664; 17. Billy Hulbert, 88x, Hulbert, 8.678; 18. Rex Norris III, 63, Norris, 8.692; 19. Chris deRitis, 66, deRitis, 8.749; 20. Joe Swanson, 3, Barnett, 8.772; 21. Chris Jagger, 27, Jagger, 8.807; 22. Bryan Nuckles, 59, Nuckles, 8.825; 23. Rich Corson, 15, Corson, 8.835; 24. Mike Osite, 20, Fedorcak, 8.955; 25. Joey Burrow, 49, Burrow, 9.007; 26. Terry Ahern, 6t6, Ahern, 9.163; 27. Vince Kuelbs Jr., 10x, Kuelbs, 9.368; 28. Mike Wallace, 10w, Wallace, 9.578; 29. Basil Hicks, 88, Hicks, NT; 30. Nick Hamilton, 3h, Hamilton, NT; 31. Mike Ousley, 14, Ousley, NT; 32. Matt Westfall, 19, Ryder, NT.

First heat (10 laps) – East, Hulbert, Wease, Fedorcak, Jagger, Burrow, Hicks, Setser.
Second heat (10 laps) – Stewart, Bischak, Nuckles, Norris, Ahern, Galloway, Hamilton, Clouse.
Third heat (10 laps) – Knupp, deRitis, Anderson, Kaiser, Kuelbs, Briggs, Corson.
Fourth heat (10 laps) – Gamester, Peck, Pierce, Wallace, Swanson, Osite, Gough.

First semi-feature (12 laps) – Fedorcak, Pierce, Norris, Burrow, Nuckles, Wallace.
Second semi-feature (12 laps) – Wease, Galloway, Anderson, Swanson, Corson, Ahern, Hicks.
Third semi-feature (12 laps) – Kaiser, Clouse, Briggs, Osite, Hamilton, Jagger, Kuelbs.

Feature (50 laps) – Derek Bischak, Bobby East, Justin Peck, Mike Fedorcak, Geoff Kaiser, Rex Norris III, Billy Hulbert, Grant Galloway, Aaron Pierce, Tony Stewart, Brandon Knupp, Chris deRitis, Cooper Clouse, Billy Wease (Russ Gamester qualified for feature but was unable to start). Lap leaders: Bischak 1-21, Stewart 22-25, Bischak 26-50.

WINGED OUTLAW MODIFIED MIDGETS (600cc)

Qualifications – 1. John Ivy, 94, HMS, 8.260 seconds; 2. Amanda Quinones, 007, Advanced Products, 8.300; 3. Erick Rudolph, 22r, Lafler, 8.300; 4. Chase Ridenour, 11r, Ridenour, 8.355; 5. Cap Henry, 04, HMS, 8.389; 6. Tyler Ross, 3t, Holmquist, 8.402; 7. Ryan Smith, 22s, VanDoren, 8.418; 8. Ginny Quinones, 20, Quinones, 8.431; 9. Larry Joe Sroufe, 21, Sroufe, 8.484; 10. Tim Neal, 19, Dunigan, 8.707; 11. Kyle Henry, 5t1h, Ormsby, 8.558; 12. Clay Sanders, 21x, Sanders, 8.645; 13. Drew Dorsett, 11b, Sager-Bickel, 8.676; 14. Nick Landon, 82, Landon, 8.698; 15. Kyle Lick, 8L, Lick, 8.707; 16. Mark Zumbrun, 35z, Zumbrun, 8.786; 17. Braiden Black, 8b, Black, 8.802; 18. Jason Ormsby, 51, Ormsby, 8.804; 19. Jim Sipe, 26s, Sipe, 8.957; 20. Steve Shockney Jr., 28s, Shockney, 8.960; 21. Russ Gamester, 49, Gamester, 8.965; 22. Chris Miller, 15, Miller, 9.007; 23. Tyler Ransbottom, 29, Allen, 9.049; 24. Howard McCormick, 2, Strausbaugh, 9.079; 25. Roger Ritchey, 25r, Ritchey, 9.156; 26. Tyler Fitzpatrick, 57, Fitzpatrick, 9.180; 27. Chris Hettinger, 7, Hettinger, 9.200; 28. Brad Lamberson, 27, Lamberson, 9.212; 29. R.J. Wiggam, 52w, Fastrax, 9.265; 30. Bill Dunham, 84, Dunham, 9.303; 31. Gary Klein, 68, Klein, 9.318; 32. A.J. Lesiecki, 14, Lesiecki, 9.541; 33. Mike Brooks, 84, Brooks, 9.635; 34. Steve Myers, 88, Myers, 9.837; 35. Bob Baker, 22, Baker, 10.254.

First heat (10 laps) – Ross, Ivy, K. Henry, Zumbrun, Gamester, Fitzpatrick, Klein.
Second heat (10 laps) – Smith, Black, A. Quinones, Sanders, Miller, Hettinger, Lesiecki.
Third heat (10 laps) – Rudolph, G. Quinones, Ormsby, Dorsett, Lamberson, Ransbottom, Brooks.
Fourth heat (10 laps) – Sroufe, Ridenour, Landon, Sipe, Wiggam, McCormick, Myers.
Fifth heat (10 laps) – Lick, Neal, Shockney, Ritchey, Dunham, Baker, C. Henry.

First semi-feature (12 laps) – A. Quinones, Sanders, Zumbrun, Wiggam, Shockney, Fitzpatrick, Lesiecki, Baker, Ransbottom.
Second semi-feature (12 laps) – C. Henry, Ormsby, Hettinger, Gamester, Dunham, McCormick, Brooks.
Third semi-feature (12 laps) – K. Henry, Miller, Landon, Ritchey, Lamberson, Sipe.

Feature (30 laps) – Tim Neal, John Ivy, Cap Henry, Ryan Smith, Erick Rudolph, Larry Joe Sroufe, Tyler Ross, Braiden Black, Jason Ormsby, Chase Ridenour, Clay Sanders, Amanda Quinones, Chris Miller, Kyle Henry, Ginny Quinones, Kyle Lick. Lap leaders: Neal 1-30.

Figured with more rubber down, we would see the Mid 7s.

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Thank You Tony!

Didn't make it last night due to holiday events, but I must say that tonight's program has been exciting and fast paced. No delays and moving right along. Now, if only I could get someone to buy the next beer....

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MIDGETS - Heat Race 1 - Top 2 Transfer - 1) 61-Bobby East 2) 88-Billy Hulbert
MIDGETS - Heat Race 2 - Top 2 Transfer - 1) 2-Tony Stewart 2) 31-Derek Bischak

MIDGETS - Heat Race 3 - Top 2 Transfer - 1) 78-Brandon Knupp 2) 66-Chris DeRitis
MIDGETS - Heat Race 4 - TOP 2 TRANSFER - 1) 46-Russ Gamester 2) 5X-Justin Peck

Justin Peck finished 2nd in Heat 4 and comes across the line on his side and gets caught up in the fence. No one was hurt.
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WINGED 600's - Heat Race 1 - Top 2 Transfer - 1) 3T-Tyler Ross 2) 94-John Ivy

WINGED 600's - Heat Race 2 - Top 2 Transfer - 1) 22-Ryan Smith 2) 8-Amanda Quinones

WINGED 600's - Heat Race 3 - Top 2 Transfer - 1) 22-Eric Rudolph 2) 20-Ginny Quinones

WINGED 600's - Heat Race 4 - Top 2 Transfer - 1) 21-Larry Joe Srouffe 2) 11r-Chase Ridenour

WINGED 600's - Heat Race 5 - RED FLAG on the initial start as Cap Henry goes up the wall and ends up on his side. Henry out of the car a-ok

WINGED 600's - Heat Race 5 - Top 2 Transfer - 1) 8-Kyle Lick 2) 19-Tim Neal

WINGED 600's - B MAIN 1 - Top 2 Transfer - 1)-007-Amanda Quinnones 2) 21s-Clay Sanders

WINGED 600's - B MAIN 3 - Top 2 Transfer - 1) 51h-Kyle Henry 2) 15-Chris Miller WINGED 600's -

B MAIN 2 - Top 2 Transfer - 1) 04-Cap Henry 2) 51-Jason Ormsby

MIDGETS - B MAIN 1 - Top 2 Transfer 1) 97-Mike Fedorcak 2) 26-Aaron Pierce

MIDGETS - B MAIN 2 - Top 2 Transfer 1) 99-Billy Wease 2) 84-Grant Galloway

MIDGETS - B MAIN 3 - Top 2 Transfer 1) 10-Geoff Kaiser 2) 14-Cooper Clouse

600's - FEATURE - LINE UP - 1) 19-Tim Neal, 2) 21-Larry Joe Srouffe, 3) 20-Ginny Quinones, 4) 22s-Ryan Smith, 5) 3t-Tyler Ross, 6) 11r-Chase Ridenour, 7) 22-Eric Rudolph, 8) 94-John Ivy, 9) 8L-Kyle Lick, 10) 8B-Braiden Black, 11) 007-Amanda Quinones, 12) 04-Cap Henry, 13) 5H-Kyle Henry, 14) 21x-Clay Sanders, 15) 51-Jason Ormsby, 16) 15-Chase Miller

600s - FEATURE - LAP 21 of 30 - 007, 15, 51, 51h stack up on front stretch. RED FLAG

600s - FEATURE - RESULTS - TOP 6 - 19-Tim Neal, 94-John Ivy, 04-Cap Henry, 22-Ryan Smith, 22r-Eric Rudolph, 21-Larry Joe Srouffe