(more detailed story will be posted later)

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Billy Wease nudged his way past 14-year-old Cooper Clouse with two laps to go, climaxing his charge from the last starting position, to win Friday night's 50-lap midget feature on the opening night of the 15th annual Rumble in Fort Wayne.

Wease, 26, notched his fourth career win on the 1/6-mile track at the Memorial Coliseum Expo Center and his fifth overall indoor midget victory. He started 14th in the 14-car lineup.

Justin Peck, another 14-year-old, finished second, with Jimmy Anderson, Bobby East and early leader Mike Fedorcak completing the top five. Clouse spun after contact with Wease in turn one on lap 49 and wound up seventh.

Three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart was running second just before the halfway point when his engine expired, relegating him to a 12th-place finish. Stewart has won a record nine times at the Rumble.

Stewart said he would have a "tired" engine fitted in his car for Saturday night's finale of the Rumble in Fort Wayne. Doors open at 11 a.m., with the main portion of the program after 7 p.m. Tickets will be available at the door.

Erick Rudolph won the accompanying winged outlaw modified midget feature, inheriting the victory when Cap Henry's throttle stuck and he spun with just over a lap to go.

FRIDAY RESULTS

MIDGETS (National/Focus/Kenyon Car)

Qualifications – 1. Derek Bischak, 31, Bischak, 8.155 seconds; 2. Joe Liguori, 67, Liguori, 8.200; 3. David Gough, 6, Gough, 8.247; 4. Tony Stewart, 2, Stewart, 8.259; 5. Geoff Kaiser, 10, Moore, 8.278; 6. Brandon Knupp, 78k, Chambers, 8.318; 7. Jimmy Anderson, 99g, Guess, 8.382; 8. Justin Peck, 5x, Clay, 8.444; 9. Billy Wease, 99, Burrow, 8.445; 10. Cory Setser, 24, Setser, 8.457; 11. Russ Gamester, 46, Gamester, 8.486; 12. Bobby East, 61, Kenyon, 8.513; 13. Mike Fedorcak, 97, Stewart, 8.524; 14. Cooper Clouse, 14c, Clouse, 8.625; 15. Rex Norris III, 63, Norris, 8.667; 16. Rich Corson, 15, Corson, 8.672; 17. Jim “Timex” Morgan, 2m, Morgan, 8.685; 18. Joey Burrow, 49, Burrow, 8.740; 19. Matt Westfall, 19, Ryder, 8.778; 20. Chris Jagger, 27, Jagger, 8.806; 21. Chris deRitis, 66, deRitis, 8.842; 22. Stratton Briggs, 2r, Briggs, 8.857; 23. Bryan Nuckles, 59, Nuckles, 8.871; 24. Aaron Pierce, 26, Gaines, 8.919; 25. Basil Hicks, 88, Hicks, 8.952; 26. Vince Kuelbs Jr., 10x, Wallace, 9.028; 27. Bobby Santos III, 98, Burrow, 9.057; 28. Joe Swanson, 3, Barnett, 9.073; 29. Terry Ahern, 6t6, Ahern, 9.346; 30. Mike Wallace, 10w, Wallace, 9.399; 31. Keith Ousley, 14, Ousley, 9.482; 32. Mike Osite, 20, Fedorcak, 9.610; 33. Nick Hamilton, 3h, Hamilton, 9.817; 34. Grant Galloway, 84, Galloway, 15.648; 35. Bill Hulbert, 88x, Hulbert, NT; 36. Kyle Hamilton, 33, Hamilton, NT.
First heat (10 laps) – Bischak, Corson, Gamester, deRitis, Ousley, Knupp, Kuelbs.
Second heat (10 laps) – East, Liguori, Santos, Anderson, Briggs, Morgan, Osite.
Third heat (10 laps) – Fedorcak, Gough, Peck, Nuckles, N. Hamilton, Swanson, Burrow.
Fourth heat (10 laps) – Stewart, Clouse, Pierce, Galloway, Westfall, Ahern, Wease.
Fifth heat (10 laps) – Kaiser, Setser, Hulbert, Jagger, Wallace, Norris, Hicks.
First semi-feature (12 laps) – Knupp, Hurlbert, Nuckles, Santos, Ousley, Gamester.
Second semi-feature (12 laps) – Anderson, Pierce, Jagger, Osite, Norris, Swanson.
Third semi-feature (12 laps) – Peck, deRitis, N. Hamilton, Hicks, Ahern.
Fourth semi-feature (12 laps) – Wease, Galloway, Briggs, Wallace, Burrow, Kuelbs.
Feature (50 laps) – Billy Wease, Justin Peck, Jimmy Anderson, Bobby East, Mike Fedorcak, Geoff Kaiser, Cooper Clouse, Rich Corson, Cory Setser, Brandon Knupp, David Gough, Tony Stewart, Joe Liguori, Derek Bischak. Lap leaders: Fedorcak 1-26, Clouse 27-48, Wease 49-50.

WINGED OUTLAW MODIFIED MIDGETS (600cc)

Qualifications – 1. Ryan Smith, 22s, VanDoren, 8.105 seconds; 2. Erick Rudolph, 22r, Lafler, 8.144; 3. Tim Neal, 19, Dunigan, 8.278; 4. Ben Quinones, 20, Advanced Products, 8.292; 5. John Ivy, 94, HMS, 8.323; 6. Cap Henry, 04, HMS, 8.324; 7. Chase Ridenour, 11r, Ridenour, 8.448; 8. Amanda Quinones, 007, Advanced Products, 8.474; 9. Tyler Ross, 3t, Holmquist, 8.519; 10. Mark Zumbrun, 35z, Zumbrun, 8.618; 11. Drew Dorsett, 11b, Sager-Bickel, 8.621; 12. Larry Joe Sroufe, 21, Sroufe, 8.638; 13. Clay Sanders, 21x, Sanders, 8.650; 14. Kyle Henry, 51h, Ormsby, 8.698; 15. Russ Gamester, 49, Gamester, 8.706; 16. Bill Dunham, 84, Dunham, 8.717; 17. Chris Hettinger, 7, Hettinger, 8.767; 18. Jason Ormsby, 51, Ormsby, 8.795; 19. Braiden Black, 8b, Black, 8.814; 20. Kyle Lick, 8L, Lick, 8.859; 21. Chris Miller, 15, Miller, 9.106; 22. Tyler Fitzpatrick, 57, Fitzpatrick, 9.162; 23. Marv Hephner, 45, Hephner, 9.171; 24. Brad Lamberson, 27, Lamberson, 9.187; 25. A.J. Lesiecki, 14, Lesiecki, 9.213; 26. Jim Sipe, 26s, Sager, 9.240; 27. Nick Landon, 82, Landon, 9.342; 28. Tyler Ransbottom, 29, Allen, 9.349; 29. Gary Klein, 68, Klein, 9.388; 30. Howard McCormick, 2, Strausbaugh, 9.396; 31. Bruce Bretzman, 52, Bretzman, 9.428; 32. Roger Ritchey, 25r, Ritchey, 9.430; 33. Butch Hamilton, 1h, Hamilton, 9.473; 34. Steve Myers, 88, Myers, 9.519; 35. Mike Brooks, 84x, Brooks, 9.614; 36. Bob Baker, 22, Baker, 9.826; 37. R.J. Wiggam, 52w, Fastrax, 9.980; 38. Nick Richards, 12r, Chaudion, 11.548; 39. Colin Parker, 4, Hylton, NT; 40. Rusty Strausbaugh, 29x, Strausbaugh, NT.
First heat (10 laps) – Smith, C. Henry, Dunham, Bretzman, Sipe, Brooks, Miller, Dorsett.
Second heat (10 laps) – Sroufe, Rudolph, Ridenour, Landon, Fitzpatrick, Ritchey, Baker, Hettinger.
Third heat (10 laps) – Ormsby, Neal, A. Quinones, Sanders, Wiggam, Ransbottom, Hamilton, Hephner.
Fourth heat (10 laps) – Ross, Black, K. Henry, Lamberson, Klein, B. Quinones.
Fifth heat (10 laps) – Ivy, Gamester, Zumbrun, McCormick, Shockney, Lesiecki, Lick.
First semi-feature (12 laps) – B. Quinones, K. Henry, Zumbrun, Lick, Ritchey, Sipe, Brooks, Myers, Klein.
Second semi-feature (12 laps) – Ridenour, Miller, Landon, Dorsett, Dunham, Baker, Lamberson, McCormick, Hamilton, Richards.
Third semi-feature (12 laps) – A. Quinones, Sanders, Wiggam, Shockney, Fitzpatrick, Bretzman, Ransbottom, Lesiecki.
Feature (30 laps) – Erick Rudolph, Tyler Ross, Chris Miller, Tim Neal, Chase Ridenour, Ben Quinones, Cap Henry, Clay Sanders, Amanda Quinones, Russ Gamester, Jason Ormsby, Larry Joe Sroufe, John Ivy, Ryan Smith, Braiden Black, Kyle Henry. Lap leaders: Gamester 1-2, Ross 3-13, C. Henry 14-28, Rudolph 29-30.

The lineup for Friday's 14-car midget feature is set.

Mike Fedorcak will start on the pole, followed by Bobby East, Cory Setser, Geoff Kaiser, Tony Stewart, David Gough, Joe Liguori, Derek Bischak, Cooper Clouse, Rich Corson, Brandon Knupp, Jim Anderson, Justin Peck and Billy Wease.

Anderson, Corson, East, Fedorcak, Stewart and Wease all are former Rumble in Fort Wayne feature winners. Clouse and Peck -- former Rumble quarter midget feature winners -- advanced to their first Rumble midget feature.

Thanks for posting this info early!

Thanks Tony for posting this. It is so hard to get complete finishing orders or starting line ups. I miss being there but this dang pnuemonia made it impossible.

Where is the entire 14 car feature finish? I must be missing it lol. Thanks.

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In the first post on this thread, JT..

How far behind is the schedule going to be ran tonight?

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Thank you for posting the results we left after santos blew the engine in one of the bmains..all in all i thought the show was ran well just got way behind schedule and its hard to make up time when your already behind..the 600's and the go carts put on quite a show throughout the night..Hope everyone has a great night up there tonight!

Tyler

We have started the karts and quarter midgets early..so we are doing our best to end it early. The second night always runs smoother, because the track groove has been worked out wider, and thicker. The track was slippery last night, and caused delay. We will do our best to make it up to fans and teams.

Thanks

I took my nephew with me last night and we had a great time!! Yea it was late but worth the admission price. Its been about 5 years since i went to the Rumble and was surprised how much better the mini sprints looked like they handled this year. Was that black car that John Ivy driving a indoor only car?