Results Sept. 19th
SEPTEMBER 19, 2009
Elson Wins first career feature, Moffatt
secures Championship!
Andrew Elson has opened many eyes in his
short career. He’s had some great runs at
Lawrenceburg in his rookie season. Heading
into the final points race of the season, Elson
was ready to show he could run up front, and
run up front he did! The Carmel, Indiana
native lead all 25 laps in the Lawrenceburg
Chevrolet Sprint car feature on his way to his
first career sprint car feature win. When the
green flag dropped all eyes were on the
point’s battle between Joss Moffatt and
Shawn Westerfeld. Heading into the feature
Moffatt had a 115 point lead over
Westerfeld.
It was going to take a bad finish by Moffatt in
order for Westerfeld to have a chance
attaking the championship. Unfortunately for
Moffatt, he was as fast as he has been all
year. With Elson starting on the pole, he was
able to run a good race with not a lot of
pressure. Moffatt had to come from the
fourth row, and by the time he cleared the
slower traffic, he was out of time to mount a
challenge for the race win. A very excited
Andrew Elson was greeted by friends and
family in victory lane as well as Moffatt who
claimed his second track championship at
Lawrenceburg. Following Elson and Moffatt
across the finishline was Shawn Westerfeld,
Mitch Wissmiller, and Ted Hines. Heat race
winners were Elson, Dickie Gaines, and Ted
Hines. The top five finishers in The
Lawrenceburg Chevrolet Sprint Car standings
were Joss Moffatt, Shawn Westerfeld, Brady
Short, JJ Hughes, and Robert Ballou. JJ
Hughes also claimed the 2009 Rookie of the
year.
LAWRENCEBURG CHEVROLET SPRINTS (23 cars)
HEAT 1
1- 27A Andrew Elson
2- 98 Chad Boespflug
3- 5J Joss Moffatt
4- 82K Jordan Kinser
5- 53 Mike Miller
6- 15 Ethan Barrow
7- 22W Mike Weber
8- 51X Steve Bixler
HEAT 2
1- 9 Dickie Gaines
2- 23 Mitch Wissmiller
3- 4M John Memmer
4- 89 Shawn Westerfeld
5- 76 JJ Hughes
6- 2C Tim Spindler
7- 51H Mike Hess
8- 42 John Race
HEAT 3
1- 12H Ted Hines
2- 87 Lance Grimes
3- 7S Jake Simmons
4- 2 Brad Stevens
5- 5X Aric Gentry
6- 51 Jimmy Gardner
7- 71X Dwayne Spille
FEATURE
1- 27A Andrew Elson
2- 5J Joss Moffatt
3- 89 Shawn Westerfeld
4- 23 Mitch Wissmiller
5- 12H Ted Hines
6- 76 JJ Hughes
7- 51H Mike Hess
8- 87 Lance Grimes
9- 98 Chad Boespflug
10- 15 Ethan Barrow
11- 82K Jordan Kinser
12- 4M John Memmer
13- 53 Mike Miller
14- 7S Jake Simmons
15- 22W Mike Weber
16- 71X Dwayne Spille
17- 51 Jimmy Gardner
18- 51X Steve Bixler
19- 2 Brad Stevens
20- 5X Aric Gentry
21- 42 John Race
22- 2C Tim Spindler
23- 9 Dickie Gaines
Lap Leaders:
1-25 27A Andrew Elson
FINAL POINT STANDINGS (unofficial)
1- Joss Moffatt 1,785
2- Shawn Westerfeld 1,660
3- Brady Short 1,370
4- JJ Hughes 1,240
5- Robert Ballou 1,180
6- Nic Faas 1,135
7- Brad Stevens 1,100
8- Chad Boespflug 1,080
9- Coleman Gulick 965
10- Mike Miller 940
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
JJ Hughes
NEXT EVENTS:
October 2nd – Lawrenceburg Fall Nationals
USAC Sprints ($10,000 to win), Budweiser UMP Modifieds, Midwest TQ’s
October 3rd – Lawrenceburg Fall Nationals
MSCS Sprints ($10,000 to win), Budweiser UMP Modifieds, AMSA Mini Sprints
Finally…. Griffis is in Victory Lane! Harris
wins back to back championships!
Chuck Griffis could very well be a multiple
time feature winner at Lawrenceburg. But
because of bad luck, he always seemed to
come up short. When the green flag waved,
Griffis would start from the pole but lose the
lead on lap one to Jeff Harris who looked like
he would put his modified on cruise control
and pull away. Harris had already secured the
track championship in the Budweiser UMP
Modifieds, so a win would just be icing on the
cake. Slowly reeling in the race leader was
Chuck Griffis. Lap after lap, he closed in on
Harris, and for several laps he tried to take
the low line around Harris to take the lead,
but Harris was strong on the high side. But
finally, on lap 16 Griffis was able to slide up
in front of Harris and take the lead. He would
lead the final 4 laps on his way to victory
lane. Harris finished second followed by JD
Largent, David Daughtery and Joey Kramer.
Heat race winners were Griffis, Harris, and
Largent. Jim Fliehmann won the B main. The
top five finishers in the Budweiser UMP
modifieds final point standings was Jeff
Harris, JD Largent, Rick Bingham, Scotty
Mattlin, and Derek Groomer.
BUDWEISER UMP MODIFIEDS (27 cars)
HEAT 1
1- 7G Chuck Griffis
2- 55B Rick Bingham
3- 77 Joey Kramer
4- 14X John Martin
5- 316 Joe Brewer
6- 96 Sean Johnson
7- R1 Rod Lilly, Jr.
8- 91 Mike Marischen
9- 9 Scotty Mattlin
HEAT 2
1- 3 Jeff Harris
2- 20D David Daughtery
3- 3B Bob Burch
4- 43 Danny Teegarden
5- S1 Shane McHenry
6- 12F Greg Fields
7- 29C John Chase
8- 19 Marty O'Neal
9- 7R Kent Robinson
HEAT 3
1- D1 JD Largent
2- 32 Kyle Herbert
3- 29 Mark Kowarsch
4- 97 Justin Westerfeld
5- D48 Derek Groomer
6- 20X Josh Morton
7- 70F Jim Fliehman
8- 07 Cory Skipton
9- 1W Josh Walker
B MAIN
1- 70F Jim Fliehman
2- 7R Kent Robinson
3- 96 Sean Johnson
4- 20X Josh Morton
5- 07 Cory Skipton
6- 91 Mike Marischen
7- 29C John Chase
8- 1W Josh Walker
9- R1 Rod Lilly, Jr.
DNS- 12F Greg Fields
DNS- 19 Marty O'Neal
DNS- 9 Scotty Mattlin
FEATURE
1- 7G Chuck Griffis
2- 3 Jeff Harris
3- D1 JD Largent
4- 20D David Daughtery
5- 77 Joey Kramer
6- 7R Kent Robinson
7- 3B Bob Burch
8- D48 Derek Groomer
9- 55B Rick Bingham
10- 29 Mark Kowarsch
11- 316 Joe Brewer
12- 97 Justin Westerfeld
13- 70F Jim Fliehman
14- 43 Danny Teegarden
15- 96 Sean Johnson
16- 20X Josh Morton
17- 14X John Martin
18- S1 Shane McHenry
19- 07 Cory Skipton
20- 32 Kyle Herbert
Lap Leaders:
1-15 3 Jeff Harris
16-20 7G Chuck Griffis
FINAL POINT STANDINGS (unofficial)
1- Jeff Harris 2,885
2- JD Largent 2,385
3- Rick Bingham 2,195
4- Scotty Mattlin 2,085
5- Derek Groomer 1,855
6- Rick Corbin 1,735
7- Justin Westerfeld 1,690
8- Chuck Griffis 1,535
9- Sean Johnson 1,525
10- Jim Fliehman 1,495
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
John Chase
Will McRoberts take feature and track
championship all at once!
The Ohio Valley Screenprinters Purestocks
point’s battle was the most competitive of any
class heading into the final points night.
Entering the night, Pat Weber held a 15 point
lead over Will McRoberts. Rick Vance was in
third place, just 40 points out of the lead.
With the feature lineup set, it was appropriate
that McRoberts would start on the pole
alongside Weber who would start on the
outside of the front row. The action would
start on the first lap when Weber got together
with Mark Bruce, the defending track
champion. Also involved was Dalton Baird.
Bruce and Baird were eliminated in the
accident and Weber had to go to the pits to
change a flat tire. When the race restarted,
McRoberts would be the leader, and Weber
was on the tail. Weber had to finish no worse
than second to secure the championship.
Weber began to work his way through the
field, and had gotten up to the sixth position
when he was caught up in an accident that
occurred right in front of him, ending his bid
for the championship. With Weber
eliminated, all McRoberts had to do was
finish strong. That was not a problem, as he
led all 15 laps to win his second feature of the
year! McRoberts was thrilled to win the race
and secure the Purestock Track
Championship. Victory lane was full of
smiles for the family and friends of Will
McRoberts. Following McRoberts across the
finish line was Ed Reynolds, Josh Frazee,
Houston Roark, and Rick Vance. Heat race
winners were McRoberts and Weber. The top
five finishers in the Ohio Valley
Screenprinters Purestocks were Will
McRoberts, Pat Weber, Rick Vance, Mark
Bruce, and Dalton Baird.
OHIO VALLEY SCREENPRINTERS PURE STOCKS (18 cars)
HEAT 1
1- 5W Will McRoberts
2- 11 Mark Bruce
3- 2 Josh Phelps
4- 4 Luke Brayton
5- 68 Josh Frazee
6- 5C Corebin McRoberts
7- 6 Shawn McIntosh
8- 52 Scott Simms
9- 38 Arthur Jett
DNS- 44 Kirk Walston
HEAT 2
1- 82 Pat Weber
2- 17H Gary Hume
3- 16 Rick Vance
4- 4J Jake Robinson
5- 04H Houston Roark
6- 92B Dalton Baird
7- 72 Ed Reynolds
8- 89 Ken Upchurch
9- 152 Jeff Carle
FEATURE
1- 5W Will McRoberts
2- 72 Ed Reynolds
3- 68 Josh Frazee
4- 04H Houston Roark
5- 16 Rick Vance
6- 89 Ken Upchurch
7- 4 Luke Brayton
8- 6 Shawn McIntosh
9- 17H Gary Hume
10- 82 Pat Weber
11- 5C Corebin McRoberts
12- 38 Arthur Jett
13- 2 Josh Phelps
14- 11 Mark Bruce
15- 92B Dalton Baird
16- 52 Scott Simms
17- 152 Jeff Carle
DNS- 4J Jake Robinson
DNS- 44 Kirk Walston
Lap Leaders:
1-15 5W Will McRoberts
FINAL POINT STANDINGS (unofficial)
1- Will McRoberts 1,505
2- Pat Weber 1,455
3- Rick Vance 1,430
4- Mark Bruce 1,250
5- Dalton Baird 1,195
6- Shawn McIntosh 1,100
7- Luke Brayton 965
8- Josh Frazee 955
8- Corebin McRoberts 955
10- Jake Robinson 915
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Luke Brayton
