[Dave Rudisell]

Results 8/30/08 Lawrenceburg Speedway

Schuerenberg Wins Gaines Memorial!

34 Lawrenceburg Chevrolet Sprint Cars were

set to compete at The 4th annual Dick Gaines

Memorial. Several non regular sprint Car

drivers were in attendance including Jon

Stanbrough, Brady Short, Robert Ballou, Jeff

Bland Jr., Hunter Schuerenberg and Dickie

Gaines who was trying to win the race named

after his father. With 34 cars at the track, not

everyone would get the chance to compete

for the $3,000 to win Dick Gaines Memorial.

In order to have the chance, each of the 34

drivers would have to transfer through the

heat races or the B-mains. Four 8-lap heat

races were up first. The top 4 from each heat

race would move on to the feature. Heat

races winners were Brady Short, Robert

Ballou, Jon Stanbrough, and Ricky Williams.

The top 2 from the 2 B-mains would complete

the feature field. Dickie Gaines and Bret

Mellenberndt won the B-mains. The 30 lap

Dick Gaines Memorial was set for the green

flag with Brady Short and Robert Ballou on the

front row. Robert Ballou starting on the

outside of Row 1 took the high line and led

the first several laps. Hunter Schuerenberg

was the only other Sprint that seemed to have

anything for Ballou. Schuerenberg was able

to wrestle the lead away from Ballou on lap

11 and he was off and running. Ballou and

Stanbrough, who both had strong runs going

had tire problems and were unable to finish.

Schuerenberg was able to run away with the

victory for his second win in 2008 at The

Lawrenceburg Speedway and his first Dick

Gaines Memorial Feature. Thomas Meseruall,

Ricky Williams, Dickie Gaines, and AJ

Anderson rounded out the top 5. Dickie

Gaines had the crowd on their feet as he

started from the rear of the field and charged

all the way to finish forth. The Lawrenceburg

Chevrolet Sprint Cars return to the

Lawrenceburg Speedway on Saturday

September 6.

Lawrenceburg Chevrolet Sprints
August 30, 2008
34 cars

4th Annual Dick Gaines Memorial

HEAT 1
1- 36 Brady Short
2- 34 AJ Anderson
3- 17B Brett Burdette
4- 8 Arin McIntosh
5- 18C Jake Cook
6- 5B Chase Briscoe
7- 4D Drew Ikerd
8- 21s Jeff Bland, Jr.
9- 11P Dickie Gaines

HEAT 2
1- 81 Robert Ballou
2- 11H Hunter Schuerenberg
3- 23L Jimmy Light
4- 4M John Memmer
5- 97 Bret Mellenberndt
6- 14G Coleman Gulick
7- 44 Ryan Pace
8- 2 Brad Stevens
9- 22WX Mike Weber

HEAT 3
1- 5 Jon Stanbrough
2- 2C Tim Spindler
3- 9H Logan Hupp
4- 53T Mike Miller
5- 89 Shawn Westerfeld
6- 37 Casey Riggs
7- 22K Kurt Gross
DNS 12T Jesse Cramer

HEAT 4
1- 11W Ricky Williams
2- 10F Blake Fitzpatrick
3- 10T Thomas Meseraull
4- 12 Ted Hines
5- 9K Kevin Thomas, Jr.
6- 77 Derek Franks
7- 21 Jim Gardner
8- 71C Joshua Clemons

B MAIN 1
1- 11P Dickie Gaines
2- 21s Jeff Bland, Jr.
3- 37 Casey Riggs
4- 22K Kurt Gross
5- 5B Chase Briscoe
6- 89 Shawn Westerfeld
7- 4D Drew Ikerd
8- 18C Jake Cook
DNS- 12T Jesse Cramer

B MAIN 2
1- 97 Bret Mellenberndt
2- 14G Coleman Gulick
3- 9K Kevin Thomas, Jr.
4- 77 Derek Franks
5- 2 Brad Stevens
6- 21 Jim Gardner
7- 44 Ryan Pace
8- 22WX Mike Weber
DNS- 71C Joshua Clemons

FEATURE
1- 11H Hunter Schuerenberg
2- 10T Thomas Meseraull
3- 11W Ricky Williams
4- 11P Dickie Gaines
5- 34 AJ Anderson
6- 9K Kevin Thomas, Jr.
7- 97 Bret Mellenberndt
8- 12 Ted Hines
9- 8 Arin McIntosh
10- 9H Logan Hupp
11- 53T Mike Miller
12- 10F Blake Fitzpatrick
13- 81 Robert Ballou
14- 23L Jimmy Light
15- 5 Jon Stanbrough
16- 21s Jeff Bland, Jr.
17- 4M John Memmer
18- 14G Coleman Gulick
19- 2C Tim Spindler
20- 36 Brady Short
DNS- 17B Brett Burdette

Lap Leaders:
1-10 81 Robert Ballou
11-30 11H Hunter Schuerenberg

Jeff Barnhart wins first career AMSA feature.

33 AMSA Mini-sprints were on hand at

Lawrenceburg Speedway on Saturday August

30. Only 20 cars would make the feature so

everybody was trying to transfer through the 4

heats and the 1 B-main. Four 8-lap heats

where the top 4 would transfer to the 20 lap

feature were up first. Heat races were won

by Ryan Braughton, Rod Sanders, Mike Willis,

and Howard McCormick. The 1 B-main was

won by Seth Wilkerson. JR Douglas and

Howard McCormick would lead the field to the

green flag for the 20 lap feature. JR Douglas

jumped out to the lead and looked like he

was the mini-sprint to beat. Douglass was

able to hold off most challenges for the race

lead, but Jeff Barnhart who started tenth was

moving his way to the front. Barnhart was

able to take the lead on lap 13 and lead the

final 8 laps to win his first career AMSA

feature! JR Douglas was able to hold on to

second followed by AMSA series point leader

Dustin Hueston, Rod Sanders and Austin

Archdale. The AMSA mini-sprints return to

Lawrenceburg Speedway on Friday September

12.

AMSA Mini Sprints
August 30, 2008
33 cars

HEAT 1
1- 22X Ryan Braughton
2- 09 JR Douglas
3- 22 Jim Gardner
4- 8F Scott Fasse
5- 18 Evan Gindling
6- 35 Merrill Calvert
7- 43 Ron Durrer, Jr.
8- 42 John Race
DNS- 51 Tony Rose

HEAT 2
1- 52 Rod Sanders
2- 27 Beau Stewart
3- 2B Jeff Barnhart
4- 71 Kevin Rice
5- 17W Seth Wilkerson
6- 34W Luke Wolff
7- 20 Will Archdale
8- 31 Greg Nicholas

HEAT 3
1- 66W Mike Willis
2- 29 Rusty Strausbaugh
3- 7 Josh Garris
4- 29E Chris Eick, Jr.
5- 67 Nathan Mensendiek
6- 24T TJ Heil
7- 17C Tom Nelson
8- 47 Jack Sandall

HEAT 4
1- 26 Howard McCormick
2- 5 Drew Pollock
3- 12 Dustin Hueston
4- 2 Austin Archdale
5- 83 Kenny Burr
6- 37W Boyd Wolff
7- 29K Keith Bradley
DNS- 11 Stormy Steinhauer

B MAIN
1- 17W Seth Wilkerson
2- 34W Luke Wolff
3- 67 Nathan Mensendiek
4- 83 Kenny Burr
5- 37W Boyd Wolff
6- 24T TJ Heil
7- 31 Greg Nicholas
8- 20 Will Archdale
9- 35 Merrill Calvert
10- 42 John Race
11- 18 Evan Gindling
12- 29K Keith Bradley
DNS- 43 Ron Durrer, Jr.
DNS- 47 Jack Sandall
DNS- 17C Tom Nelson

FEATURE
1- 2B Jeff Barnhart
2- 09 JR Douglas
3- 12 Dustin Hueston
4- 52 Rod Sanders
5- 2 Austin Archdale
6- 26 Howard McCormick
7- 8F Scott Fasse
8- 37W Boyd Wolff
9- 67 Nathan Mensendiek
10- 7 Josh Garris
11- 83 Kenny Burr
12- 22 Jim Gardner
13- 29 Rusty Strausbaugh
14- 17W Seth Wilkerson
15- 71 Kevin Rice
16- 29E Chris Eick, Jr.
17- 27 Beau Stewart
18- 66W Mike Willis
19- 5 Drew Pollock
20- 22X Ryan Braughton

Lap Leaders:
1-12 09 JR Douglas
13-20 2B Jeff Barnhart
Lawrenceburg Speedway
Lawrenceburg, Indiana
August 30, 2008


Bruce goes 3-4!

14 Ohio Valley Screenprinters Purestocks

were on hand at the Burg on Saturday August

30. Two 8-lap heat races were run to set the

lineup for the 15 lap feature race. Mark Bruce

and Willie McRoberts were the heat race

winners. The two fastest Purestocks would

lead the field to green with Bruce and

McRoberts on the front row. McRoberts was

able to lead lap 1 but neither he or the rest of

the field had anything for Mark Bruce. The

driver that has dominated the 2008

Purestocks at The Lawrenceburg Speedway

took the lead on lap 2 and didn't look back.

The Commiskey Indiana native was able to

win for the third time in 4 tries in 2008 and

increase his point lead in the 2008 track

championship standings. Willie McRoberts

was second, followed by John Busse who

started 14 th, Tony Harvey and Jeff Maybury.

The Ohio Valley Screenprinters return to The

Burg on Saturday September 6.



Ohio Valley Screenprinters Pure Stocks (14 cars)

HEAT 1
1- 11 Mark Bruce
2- 89 Steven Upchurch
3- 26 Tony Harvey
4- 8 Matt Wheeler
5- 86 Timothy Wagner
6- 05 Rodney Hibbard
DNS- 55 Stephen McEvoy

HEAT 2
1- 5W Willie McRoberts
2- 4J Jake Robinson
3- 526 Chris Strzok
4- 65 Jeff Maybury
5- 17X Andrew Carroll
6- 23M David Mefford
DNS- 37 John Busse

FEATURE
1- 11 Mark Bruce
2- 5W Willie McRoberts
3- 37 John Busse
4- 26 Tony Harvey
5- 65 Jeff Maybury
6- 86 Timothy Wagner
7- 8 Matt Wheeler
8- 526 Chris Strzok
9- 05 Rodney Hibbard
10- 17X Andrew Carroll
11- 4J Jake Robinson
12- 55 Stephen McEvoy
13- 23M David Mefford
DNS- 89 Steven Upchurch

Lap Leaders:
1 5W Willie McRoberts
2-15 11 Mark Bruce