Originally Posted by sprintgal:
Looks like Mother Nature will be on the MSCS/Florence's side on Saturday!!
For those of you the did not go to Florence back in May for the MSCS show, It R***** the entire 3hr trip there from Haubstadt and for about an hour after we got there. We talked to promotor Josh King and he said we are gonna do everything we can to get this show in. And boy did he!!! The track was lightening fast all night long with a TON of passing. Dave Darland came from the 20th starting position and passed 11 cars to finish 9th. Chris Windom held off a hard charging Robert Ballou for his first MSCS win of the year. Here is the story from the May 16th MSCS race at Florence.
WINDOM RACES TO MSCS WIN AT FLORENCE
Union, KY. (May 16, 2009) Chris Windom of Canton, IL, won the Hoosier Tire Midwest Sprint Car feature Saturday night at the Florence Speedway. Windom was behind the wheel of the Windom Motorsports Maxim owned by Preston Windom and wrenched by Jeff Walker. The Claxton powered sprinter is sponsored by Central Abrasives and Jeffs Jam it In Storage. It was MSCS career victory number two for the 18 year old driver.
The 25 lap feature was Windoms to win after the 15th lap. He had started on the pole but it was Nic Faas, to his outside on the first row, that would take the initial lead. Both had won qualifying heat races. The engine in Faas car flamed out after 5 laps and he parked it on the infield crossover road. Brady Short grabbed the lead on the restart. He led 9 fast laps before giving way to Chris Windom with Kyle Cummins challenging.
Only one factor remained as the finish neared. That was Robert Ballous late race charge. Ballou moved into second on the 21st lap. Windom and Ballou both went topside with lapped cars producing the next challenge. Although Ballou closed in no real opportunity presented itself. Windom and Ballou crossed the finish line one- two with one lapped car still in the mix.
Two time MSCS Champion Kyle Cummins would finish third after running with the frontrunners all night. Brady Short was fourth and Dickie Gaines was fifth. Short and Gaines were making their first MSCS appearances of the season. Jerry Coons Jr. paced the second five. Bub Cummings was seventh.
A couple of determined veterans were making time back in the pack. Dave Darland would earn the Keizer Aluminum Wheels MSCS Hard Charger of the Race by driving from a 20th starting spot to 9th. Damion Gardner, who finished eighth, started back in the ninth row. The two were involved in a multi car second heat, second turn crash that prevented either from obtaining a higher starting spot for the main. Instead of restarting, the cars were taken to the pits for repairs needed before the feature.
During the feature one red flag was displayed on lap 3 for an incident involving 3 cars in the third turn. The one driven by Kyle Wissmiller rolled over. The reinstituted MSCS work area rule was put to use with several cars requiring service. The feature also had two caution periods. The first yellow flag had been brought out as Faas slowed. The second came out when Hud Cone spun. Hud was able to restart and finished tenth. From lap seven on it was all green flag racing. Rookie Brandon Mattox of Terre Haute, IN, finished eleventh and earned the Wilwood Tuff Brakes Award.
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