Midgets To Kickoff Montpelier Motor Speedway Season Opener This Saturday, April 18th

After Mother Nature claimed the first two opening events, the Montpelier Motor Speedway will look to make the third attempt the charm. The Montpelier Motor Speedway will celebrate 112 years of racing tradition at the Montpelier Motor Speedway with its season opening Saturday, April 18 program featuring the Montpelier Motor Speedway Midget Series Presented By Leaders Edge (Indianapolis, Indiana – 317-273-0655), UMP Modifieds, Super Streets, Thunder Cars, and FWD Compacts. The program will mark not only the 29th Annual Season Opener for the quarter mile clay oval, but will also begin the points chase for the 2015 MMS Track Championships and Rookie of the Year honors.

The Montpelier Motor Speedway Midget Series will be entering its fourth season. Shane Hollingsworth remains the all-time series win leader with 4 wins while Justin Peck, Davey Ray, Shane Cottle, and Lynsey Liguori have all won 2 career Midget features at MMS. The 2015 campaign will look to add to its 4th different series championship with Tate Martz (2014), Blake Edwards (2013), and Lynsey Ligouri (2012) all serving as former series champions. A very strong 2015 rookie class is expected and will compete for the coveted Rookie of the Year award. Previous MMS Midget series Rookies of the Year include Gary Gipson (2014) and Blake Edwards (2013).

Following the April 18th Season Opener, will be the always popular 5th Annual Early Season Shootout, rescheduled from a rain cancellation, on Saturday, April 25th offering a special payout and event for the MMS weekly divisions (UMP Modifieds, Super Streets, Thunder Cars, FWD, and Mod Lites).

The Midwest Sprint Car Series will make its lone 2015 appearance with the popular 410 Non-Wing Sprint Cars at the Montpelier Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 2 paying $2000 To Win and $200 To Start. The event will be a part of an action packed three race slate in central Indiana with KISS events at the Gas City I69 Speedway on Friday, May 1 and the Kokomo Speedway on Sunday, May 3 bookending the May 2 Sprint race at the Montpelier Motor Speedway. The program will also feature the always competitive UMP Modifeds, Super Streets, and Thunder Cars. Non Wing Sprint Cars will return again on September 12th with the BOSS – Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series.

The Montpelier Motor Speedway, which began racing in 1903 and hosted its first automobile race in 1915, is one of America’s oldest remaining racing facilities. While the east central Indiana Ό mile clay oval has a historic past, the facility has seen many major modern upgrades the past four seasons including new restrooms and bleachers along with the addition of many safety features such as a new catch fence system along with a new front stretch wall, lighting system, transponder scoring, and corner runoff areas. The Montpelier Motor Speedway commonly competes weekly on Saturday Nights with its popular Modified and Stock Car divisions and is also the host to the popular Montpelier Motor Speedway Midget series.

Full Event Information and Complete 2015 Schedule can be found on our website at:
www.MontpelierMotorSpeedway.com

Montpelier Motor Speedway Midget – All-Time Winners
85 Shane Hollingsworth 5
6RR Lynsey Liguori 2
5X Justin Peck 2
86 Shane Cottle 2
2 Davey Ray 2
21 Nick Speidel 1
7 Critter Malone 1
10 Brandon Matus 1
17 Michael Koontz 1
3 Darren Hagen 1
10 Billy Wease 1
52 Isaac Chapple 1
9P Parker Price-MIller 1
2 Tate Martz 1
17E Blake Edwards 1

Montpelier Motor Speedway – April Schedule
April 18, Saturday – Midgets | UMP Modifieds | Super Streets | Thunder Cars | FWD

April 25, Saturday * – 5th Annual Early Season Shootout (RESCHEDULED FROM APRIL 11th RAIN OUT)
UMP Modifieds – $1000 To Win | $100 To Start
Super Streets – $500 To Win | $75 To Start
Thunder Cars – $400 To Win | $50 To Start
FWD Compacts – $160 To Win | $40 To Start
Mod Lites – $160 To Win | $40 To Start

May 2, Saturday ** – MSCS – 410 Non Wing Sprint Cars | UMP Modifieds | Super Streets | Thunder Cars

Sprint Car Events:

May 2, Saturday **– MSCS – Midwest Sprint Car Series – 410 Non-Wing Sprint Cars

June 6, Saturday **- NRA VS SOD – Winged Sprint Cars

August 1, Saturday ** – NRA VS SOD – Winged Sprint Cars

September 12, Saturday ** – BOSS – Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series – 410 Non Wing Sprint Cars

Sprint Car Programs Feature Sprint Cars | UMP Modifieds | Super Streets | Thunder Cars

Montpelier Motor Speedway Midget Series Dates:
April 18
May 9
May 23
June 20
June 27 (with Fireworks!)
July 25
August 15
September 5
September 19

Other Special Events

July 18th, Saturday * – IGNITE High Performance Ethanol & Lubricants 40
UMP Modifieds – $3000 To Win | $300 To Start
UMP Modifieds (for Modifieds 21st-40th)- $600 To Win | $75 To Start
Super Streets – $500 To Win | $50 To Start
Thunder Cars – $400 To Win | $50 To Start

Location
East Central Indiana
Montpelier Motor Speedway
700 South Jefferson Street
Montpelier, Indiana 47359
I69 Exit 264 Via Indiana Highway 18

Event Pricing (Regular Event)
General Admission – $12
Kids (12 and Under) – FREE (with paid adult)
Pit Pass – $25
* -denotes special pit pass pricing | ** – denotes special general admission and pit pass pricing

Media
Official Website – www.MontpelierMotorSpeedway.com
Facebook Page – www.Facebook.com/MontpelierMotorSpeedway
Twitter (@Montpelier Track) – www.twitter.com/MontpelierTrack

We will be there with 2 midgets

The Yellow Zonker is coming...

Who is driving?

I understand Chett Gehrke was the winner last night in Don Moore's #10.

Congrats Chett....from your only fan......

#10 Chett Gehrke - Montpelier Motor Speedway - April 18, 2015 FEATURE WINNER!!

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An absolute tremendous feature event for the Montpelier Motor Speedway Midget Series last night! Chett Gehrke made a last lap last corner pass of the topside of Shane Hollingsworth to pick up the photo finish victory.

Thank you to all of the fans that visited Montpelier for our season opener. Also, thanks to the Midget car owners and drivers who bring Midget racing to Montpelier!

Montpelier Motor Speedway - April 18th Midget Results
25 Entries
Presented By The Leaders Edge

1. 10 Chett Gehrke - Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
2. 85 Shane Hollingsworth - Indianapolis, Indiana
3. 7 Gage Walker - Indianapolis, Indiana
4. 52 Isaac Chapple - Wilkerson, Indiana
5. 21 Nick Speidel - Muncie, Indiana
6. 21D Justin Dickerson - Pittsboro, Indiana
7. 91 Austin Nemire - Toledo, Ohio
8. 7 Rob Parish - Knightstown, Indiana
9. 56 Mitchell Davis - Auburn, Illinois
10. 17 Michael Koontz - Bloomington, Indiana
11. 22 John Heydenreich - Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
12. 43 Logan Arnold - Franklin, Indiana
13. 11 Brandon Gray -*R - Greenfield, Indiana
14. E99 Gage Etgen - *R - Celina, Ohio
15. 0B Bobby Jackson - Detroit, Michigan
16. 15 Cole Fehr -*R - Coatesville, Indiana
17. 8JR Bear Woods -*R - New Madison, Ohio
18. 22B Brad Racer - Ottawa, Ohio
19. 3W Alex Watson - Columbus, Ohio
20. 0 Johnny Murdock - St Louis, Missouri

B Main
11 Corey Bedwell - Bluffton, Indiana
97 Jim Jones - Indianapolis, Indiana
41 Watson - Columbus, Ohio
50 Chirs Baue -*R
5 Gary Gipson - Carmel, Indiana

The MSCS Sprints Car Series will visit the Montpelier Motor Speedway on May 2nd as a part of three race slate also featuring KISS events at Gas City and Kokomo. The Midgets will return to MMS on May 9th!

Is there a cost to using Speednet Direct for posting race results, and is that something you have considered using? I like the way Lincoln Park does it. Theirs is posted very quickly and includes heat race results.