BILL GARDNER SPRINTACULAR
DAY ONE TO CUMMINS - DAY TWO TO RAIN
Putnamville, IN - July 5, 2019 - Kyle Cummins took a major step in
the effort to capture the Mid Season Championship for the BRANDEIS
Midwest Sprint Car Series. Cummins won the 30 lap feature held
Friday night to conclude Day One of the Bill Gardner Sprintacular at
Lincoln Park Speedway. He took home $3,000 and earned an another 75
series points.
The Princeton, IN, driver kept the Rock Steady Racing sprint car in
front of the pack throughout the main event. Meanwhile a battle for
second and the other top five spots was waged behind him. Fans
observed as drivers competed in close side by side racing.
Shane Cottle drove the Tony Epperson sprint car to a second place
finish. Jordan Kinser was third giving him a podium finish for the
second night in a row. Brady Short was fourth. Thomas Meseraull
finished fifth. Dakota Jackson led a second five to the finish line
followed by fast qualifier Max Adams, veteran Bill Rose, Shane
Cockrum, and Koby Barksdale.
The $100 check for Certified Rental Hard Charger of the Race went to
Koby Barksdale who started 20th and improved 10 spots. The Wilwood
Tuff Brakes Award was presented to Garrett Aitken who just missed a
top ten finish.
The B Main winner was Harley Burns. Burns finished in front of Donny
Brackett, Garrett Aitken and 17 other contestants for the last 5
transfer spots to the main. Thirty-seven cars total were entered
into competition for the first night of the two day show. Five
other preliminary racing events were held. These heats were winning
runs for Travis Berryhill, Shane Cottle, Kyle Cummins, Jordan Kinser,
and Dakota Jackson. Rod End Supply serves as a contingency sponsor
for the MSCS heat races.
DAY TWO
Thirty-three drivers were present to race again at Lincoln Park
Speedway on
Saturday night. That would prove to be a losing battle against Mother
Nature. It rained
just after three in the afternoon. The track crew went to work. There
was a necessary
delay before hot laps started. After group qualifying was completed
another storm
moved over the facility and the program was rained out. Day Two of the
Bill Gardner
Sprintacular could not be completed.
Provided as News and Information for the Midwest Sprint Car Series.
RACE SUMMARY
BILL GARDNER SPRINTACULAR - Day 1
Lincoln Park Speedway
Putnamville, IN
July 5, 2019
BRANDEIS MIDWEST SPRINT CAR SERIES
(37 Entries)
Overall Top Qualifier - 5M Max Adams, 12.944 seconds
First Heat - 77s Travis Berryhill, 4J A.J. Hopkins, 6R Bill Rose, 20
Chayse Hayhurst,
0 Brady Ottinger, 7R Ryan Bond, 8 Jake Henderson, 45 Eric Perrott
Second Heat - 2E Shane Cottle, 34 Sterling Cling, 73 Blake Vermillion, 16
Harley Burns, 33$ Shane O’Banion, 28 Brandon Mattox, 5K Kent Schmidt,
9 Brandon Griffitts (Scratched)
Third Heat - 3R Kyle Cummins, 11P Brady Short, 77x Hunter O’Neal,
4B Donny Brackett, 5v Jesse Vermillion, 16x Joey Parker, 19 Derek Crane
Fourth Heat - 70 Jordan Kinser, 00 Thomas Meseraull, 61m Stephen Schnapf,
32 Garrett Aitken, 22 Koby Barksdale, 99 Alec Sipes, 5mx Matt McDonald
Fifth Heat - 17 Dakota Jackson, 24p Shane Cockrum, 5M Max Adams,
57 Clinton Boyles, 6P Chris Phillips, 10 Aric Gentry, 36 Collin Ambrose
B Main - 16 Harley Burns, 4B Donny Brackett, 32 Garrett Aitken, 57
Clinton Boyles,
22 Koby Barksdale, 5mx Matt McDonald, 99 Alec Sipes, 5v Jesse Vermillion,
20 Chayse Hayhurst, 36 Collin Ambrose, 0 Brady Ottinger, 10 Aric Gentry,
33$ Shane O’Banion, 16x Joey Parker, 8 Jake Henderson, 19 Derek Crane,
45 Eric Perrott, 6p Chris Phillips, 7R Ryan Bond, 28 Brandon Mattox
Feature (30 Laps) - 3R Kyle Cummins, 2E Shane Cottle, 70 Jordan Kinser,
11p Brady Short, 00 Thomas Meseraull, 17 Dakota Jackson, 5M Max Adams,
6R Bill Rose, 24P Shane Cockrum, 22 Koby Barksdale, 32 Garrett Aitken,
77x Hunter O’Neal, 57 Clinton Boyles, 61m Stephen Schnapf, 4B Donny
Brackett,
77s Travis Berryhill, 16 Harley Burns, 34 Sterling Cling, 73 Blake
Vermillion,
4J A. J. Hopkins
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