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Midway Speedway Race Results from September 20
With only one racing week left at Midway Speedway, the racing is still nothing less than spectacular. Plenty of 3 and 4 wide action and all the thrills and spills of dirt track racing were packed into last weekend's events.The Late Model Class put on a great show. Over 35 cars came to try their hand at making the show that only started 18. Skip Watterman, who is no stranger to victory lane at Midway, took the checkered flag once again. The top 10 in the Late Models were Skip Watterman, Brian Eaton, Shane Mcloughlin, Cortney Clewell, Larry Bond, Jeff Ferguson, Rick Bond, Andy Bond, Doug Henry, and John Mallett.
The points chase in the modified class is very interesting. With only a handful of points between first and second, the championship will come down to the events this coming weekend. The winner for last weekend was Corey Conley followed by Larry Bond, Skip Watterman, Brent Trimble, Andy Parsons, Jeremy Berwanger, Larry Holbrook, Jeff Staggers and Dwight Henry to round out the top 10. Next weekend should be a great race as SKip Watterman and Larry Holbrook battle for the championship.
The Pure Stock points are even closer than the modifieds are. Last week the difference was 3 points, this week it is 4 points with the second place man taking the lead. Wayne Shaw and Jerry Voytko have struggled all season for the championship title and this weekend will decide the winner. The pressure is on these guys to preform and perform well. Each driver gets points for the night for pill draw, heat races, consy and feature positions. So for these guys the night will have to be almost flawless. The one will the best luck this week will be the champion. It's worth the trip to come down and watch as the season unfolds for the pure stock class. Last week the winner of the Pure Stock feature was Dan Walker following him were Jerry Voytko, Jamiy Boyd, Aaron Ellis, Ryan Mayle, Tim Bernard, Nathan McCune, Bubby Soler, Wayne Shaw and Rick Reed.
The top 5 in the first 4 cylinder feature were Terry Adkins, Dale Beckett, Mark Adkins, Rus Starner, John Ohse and Barry Fluty.
The top 5 in the second 4 cylinder feature were Mike Snyder, Dusty Stickel, Ryan Pearson, Milo White and Ted Tucker.
The last event for the 2003 season for MIdway Speedway is their season points championship. The purse has been raised for all classes and anyone is welcome to come down and try for the money. For more details visit the Midway website at
http://hometown.aol.com/midwayracing
Midway Speedway Race Results from September 13
If you didn't go to Midway Speedway this past Saturday, you missed the
best night of racing they've had all year.
The night started off with a bang during the Late Model heat races when
the 8D of Dave Wolfe, who has been racing at Midway for years, won his
heat race by a mile. Then on to the Late Model feature when Wolfe Grabbed
the lead at lap number 1 and never looked back. He lead from green to
checker in both the heat and the feature. Wolfe ended the night with his
first Late Model Victory ever. The crowd went wild with excitement for
Wolfe as they had been watching him battle his way through many races
and never taking the checker. The fans as well as the driver definitely
were happy to see this race end the way it did.
On to the Pure Stocks. As the green flag dropped it was a battle between
Wayne Shaw, Aaron Ellis and Jerry Voytko for the lead. Lap after Lap the
tension rose as the crowd didn't know who would take the lead the next
time around. On lap 17 tow of the front runners got into an accident,
one was put to the tail and the other one had some damage but they were
still battling on. The on lap 18 the number 10 of Mike Greiner came from
out of no where and passed the field on the outside and stole the lead
from them all. Greiner who had started in the 9th position caused a caution
on lap 7 and was sent to the tail. During the course of the next 13 laps
he maneuvered his car through the field and ended up with the checkered
passing all 18 cars. Mike Greiner also took home his first feature win
ever that night. He too has worked hard and battled many nights for a
good finish. He finally succeeded last saturday.
The micro sprints were also at Midway for the last time this season. The
top 5 in their race were Rob Felix, Cameron Hague, Rex Slaughter, Kevin
Morehouse, and Alex Blosser. The micro sprints have always put on a great
show and there season with Midway Speedway has come to an end.
The Modified race hard charger went to Wade Benjamin after he advanced
9 spots from his starting position in the race. The modified class is
very competitive and the hard charger definitely has to earn that title.
The winner of the Modified race was Larry Bond following him were Jared
Hawkins, Andy Parsons, Mike Burley, Larry Holbrook, Mark Luning, Jeff
Staggers, Fred Hittle, Wade Benjamin and Tim Roll.
The 4 cylinder class now runs two features. The top 5 in the first feature
were Jerry Adkins, Andy Parks, John Ohse, Terry Adkins and Jason St. John.
The top 5 in the second feature were Jessie Adkins, Marvin White, Jeremy
Misel, Lacy Thompson and Mark Welch. They also had to run a make up race
from the previous week that had to be postponed due to fog. The top 5
in the make up were Ryan Erskine, Jim McCoy, Candice Bigham, Ken Funk
and Milo White.
Midway Speedway's racing season is closing to an end on the 27th of Sept.
The events for the 20th will be regular events for all classes and then
on the 27th will be the season points championship. The Championship night
will pay $2000 for Late Models, $700 for Modifieds, $400 for Pure Stocks
and $250 for the first feature and $100 for the second feature in the
4 cylinder class.
Midway Speedway Race Results from September 6
This past Saturday at Midway Speedway was a trying one for the employees
yet and awesome one for late model drive Ralph Withem. Withem who normally
drives the number 15w has recently made the move to a number 1. Along
with the new number comes a new chassis and possibly a turning point in
this season's reacing. Withem driving his new Boss Chassis has racked
up 2 feature wins and a fast qualifying time. The #1 Boss chassis has
only been driven by Withem for three weekends now. This past weekend Ralph
brought home the checkerd flag from Crooksville's own, Midway Speedway.
Withem snagged the lead from Skip Watterman at lap 10 and never looked
back. The top 10 in the Late Model feature this weekend were Ralph Withem,
Skip Watterman, D.J. Cline, Corey Conley, Brent Steele, Andy Bond, Mitch
Brunton, Dave Wolfe, Eric Eicholtz and Ron Mayle.
The Muskigum Valley Grocery 30 was also on the track this weekend for
the Modified class. With over 35 cars vying to make the 18 car field.
Four Heat Races and two consys later the starting lineup was determined.
When the checkered dropped it was battle from start to finish. Corey Conley
"The Flying Ace" crossed the checkered first after taking the
lead on lap 6. But further back in the pack the cars were fighting for
every spot they could get. Tom Johnson in his number 6 car that has new
blue skins was charging his way through the pack earning the Hard charger
for the race and a couple prizes that had been donated by Starburst Vinyl
Graphics and Late Model Cafe. The top 10 in the race were Corey Conley,
Larry Bond, Larry Holbrook, Jess Hartman, John Burdette, Skip Watterman,
Louie Krushansky, Mike Burley, Wade Benjamin and Jeff Staggers.
The top 10 in the Pure Stock Feature were Don Sanders, Kyle BAtes, Mike
Hayes, Joey Chambers, Mike Carsey, Aaron Ellis, Barry Lowery, Steve Hartman,
Jerry Voytko and Robert Mayle.
The top 5 in the first 4 cylinder feature were Mark Adkins, Andy Parks,
Jerry Adkins, Mike Adkins and Terry Adkins.
The second 4 cylinder feature was fogged out and will be ran first on
the agenda this coming weekend. ,
This weekend at Midway will be regular events for all classes and the
Micro Sprints will also return.
Midway Runs Late Model Topless 40
The Late Model Topless 40 was running down in Crooksville this past weekend. The race that was paying $4000 to win saw a field of almost 30 cars whil only 18 would go on the fun the feature. The entire field was passing and passing back to make for an exciting race. The winner of the big prize money and the big trophy this year was the number 14 Corey Conley. Following close behind him, to round out the top 10, were Shane Mcloughlin, Doug Dodd, Tye Long, Andy Bond, D.J. Cline, Cortney Clewell, Skip Watterman, Ralph Withem and Charlie Maloney.The modified feature again saw Corey Conley take a victory lap. The top 10 in the Modified feature were Corey Conley, Mark Luning, Andy Parsons, Tom Johnson, Fred Hittle, Lee Heavener, Skip Watterman, Tad Halley, Jason Graham and Jess Hartman.
The Pure Stock feature was really buzzing at Midway Speedway this week. It was a battle from start to finish for the first through fifth spots. But the V1 of Jerry Voytko finally lead them on home to the checkered. The top 10 in the feature were Jerry Voytko, Wayne Shaw, Robert Mayle, Jeremy Berwanger, Kyle Bates, Mike Greiner, Aaron Ellise, Lonny Richardson, Steve Harmon and Bruce Lent.
The 4 cylinders ran the two features again this week. The top 5 in the first feature were Andy Parks, Matt Long, ;Boz Daugherty, 47 John Ohse and 49 Terry Adkins.
The top 5 in the second feature were Mike Burley, Jarrod Cassley, Candice Bigham, Jeff Spellman and Milo White.
Next weekend will be back to regular events then on Sept 6th you are invited to attend the Modified Special event called the Muskingum Valley Grocery 30 paying $1500 to win and $125 to start. For more information you can call 740-982-2987 or visit the website at http://hometown.aol.com/midwayracing
Midway Speedway Runs Second Round of Powder Puff Events
This past Saturday saw Midway Speedway's second Powder puff events. And in both classes the definding champions keep their title. The Pure Stock class winner was Nikki Tabler and the 4 cylinder class winner was Ashley Long.In the regular events for the night the late model calss had some great racing. Andy Bond started the night off taking by winning the $50.00 bonus for being the fastest qualifier. The Feature went on the be a great race with a battle for the lead from start to finish. In the end at lap 17 the familiar 0w of Skip Watterman took the lead and then the checker. The top 10 in the lineup were SKip Watterman, Cortney Clewell, John Wyer, Andy Bond, Ralph Withem, John Mallett, Doug Dodd, Josh Flynn, Doug Henry and Aaron Fleming.
The Modified class also had a repeat winner. The s8 of Chris Stotts took home the win for the second week in a row. The top 10 in the mods were: Chris Stotts, Skip Watterman, Larry Holbrook, Fred Hittle, Mike Burley, Pat Gillian, Ron Mayle, Rick Venham Sr, Wade Benjamin and Tom Johnson.
The Mayle bros. who are well known in the pure stock class for being very competetive took another checker flag at Midway Speedway thanks to the number 49 of Robert Mayle. The top 10 in the feature were Robert Mayle, Wayne Shaw, Bruce Lent, Jerry Voytko, Rick Reed, Kyle Bates, Aaron Ellise, Brent Farmer, Steve Harmon and Lonny Richards.
The 4 cylinders started a new trend this weekend which will include 2 features every Saturday for the remainder of the 2003 season. They will run the heats and then be split in what would be recognized as a fast and a slow feature. The top 5 in feature #1 (the fast feature) were: Terry Adkins, Mark Adkins, Jerry Adkins , Jason St. John and Dave Hull. The top 5 in Feature #2 were Ken Funk, Randy Dorsey, Dyrall Newlon, Randy Harris and Joe Vandermark.
This comming weekend at Midway Speedway will be the Late Model Topless 40 paying $4,000 to win and $250.00 to start. It should be a great show for the fans. The gate prices for this week will go up a little but rest assured that it is for this race only. The pits will be $30.00 and General Admission will be $15.00. Children 6-12 are $5.00 and kids under 6 are free.
For more complete results or information on Midway Speedway check out the website at http://hometown.aol.com/midwayracing or call 740-982-2987.
Midway Speedway in Pursuit to Find New Class, and Street Stocks May Just be It
Saturday night was jammed packed, full of racing on Saturday night. The track hosted the regular 4 classes, 250cc Micros Sprints plus the Street Stocks. Midway is in pursuit of finding another class to run on a regular basis and it looks like the Street Stocks just might fill that position.Saturday July 12th there were 20 Street Stocks who came down to try their hand at winning the $400 purse. All cars that came had a opportunity to start the feature. After the green flag dropped the race was on. It was a hunt front beginning to end. But the 18 of John Powell Jr who crossed the finish line first. The remainder of the finishing lineup was Rob Casto, Mike Ankrom, Bub Crum, Dana Hammer, Rick Conley Jr, Ron Mayle, Jeremy Jarvis, Gary Knollinger, Weston Hatchison, Rick Carpenter, Dusty Boley, Rodney Vanover, Jamie Collier, Jr Crum, Justin Poling and Jeff Gress.
The Micro Sprints ran a good smooth race all night. The heat race winners for this class were 17 Derrick Buxton and 21 Rob Felix. Felix then went on to take home the checkered flag. Following him were Derrick Buxton, J.J. Lute, Alex Blosser, Rex Slaughter, Mike Ogg, Buck Walton, Kevin Morehouse,k Lee Morehouse, Joe Wills, Heather Morehouse, Cameron Hague and Ken Hill.
The Pure Stock Heat race winners were 11 kyle Bates and 18 Wayne Shaw. This week when the feature was ready to roll on the track the number 18 of Shaw decided he was going to race. Last week as he was sitting in the lineup something happened to his motor and he was unable to comptete. That was a tough break for one of the high man in points. But this week he got it back together and brough home a second place finish. With the win going to the 11 of Kyle Bates. The top 10 finishers in the class were Kyle Bates, Wayne Shaw, Robert Mayle, Don Sanders, Mike Greiner, Jamiy Boyd, Mike Hayes, Joey Chambers, Mike Carsey and Lonny Richardson.
The racing in the 4 cylinder class is greatly improving. Another feature that ran almost green to checker. The winner of the feature was the number 17 of Rus Starner. Which means that next week if he makes the feature through the heats he will have to start the tail. This is the second feature win in the 2003 season for Starner. The top 10 finishers in the 4 cylinders were Rus Starner, Mark Adkins, Boz Daugherty, 101 Jerry Adkins, 55 Matt Long, Mike Adkins, James Hartsell, Jason King, Ed Ferrell and Barry Fluty. The usa3 Ed Ferrell scored his starting position in the feature by winning the first heat, which was his first checkered flag in his racing career.
After a round of qualifying by the Late Models Skip Watterman recieved the $50.00 bonus for having fast time. Skip then went on to take home the heat win , and then the Feature win. Skip is a regular at Midway Speedway and has had multiple feature wins this season. After the bonus was added again to his feature win he took home over $1400 for his victory. Midway Speedway purse for the Late Models is $1200. However there is a $50.00 bonus for repeat wins. The top 10 in the Feature were SKip Watterman, Tye Long, Andy Bond, Cortney Clewell, Larry Smith, Mitch Brunton, Dave Wolfe, D.J. Pellen, Ted Webb and Rick Armstrong.
The Modified races saw Skip Watterman again taking the wins. He drove his familiar number 683 to the heat win and then on to the feature win. The to p10 in the Modified Feature were SKip Watterman, Corey Conley, Larry Bond, Jeremy Berwanger, D.J. Cline, Ron Dunkle, Mike Burley, Wade Benjamin, Lee Heavener and Dwight Henry. Skip Watterman had an awesome night of racing Taking home both the Modified and Late Model Feature wins. Bringing in maximum points in both classes makes him the leader of the Late Models points race, he is also now the Leader of the Modified points race by 1 point.
For more complete results or more information on the track check out their website at http://hometown.aol.com/midwayracing or you can all 740-982-2987.
Lots of Racing Action This Past Weekend At Midway Speedway
Midway Speedway had so much racing going on this weekend that it's almost impossible to tell about it all. Everyone there absolutely had a great time.If you went by Midway during mid-week you would have seen campers parking and people marking off their spots. It put me in mind of a little Eldora, when it comes to camping that is.
Come Friday night the camping space was limited and the fans were there to stay for the duration.
The events for Friday night started off a little late. There was a down pour right about pill draw time. Which put a hold on hot laps. After the events finally got started they rolled along smoothly.
The Late Model feature top 5 were Andy Bond, Harold Redman Jr. , Tye Long, Cortney Clewell and Skip Watterman. With the fast qualifier being Harold Redman Jr.
The Modified top 5 were Jeremy Berwanger, Ryan Mayle, Mike Burley, Lee Heavener and Rob Duston.
The Pure Stock top 5 were Kyle Bates, Jamiy Boyd, Wayne Shaw, Don Sanders and Joey Chambers.
The 4 cylinder top 5 finishers 22 Boz Daugherty, 49 Terry Adkins, 46 Mike Adkins, ez1 Andy Parks and 45 Gary Hensel Jr.
During the show the fans were treated to a beautiful fireworks display during intermission. Then after it was all over for the night the fun begin for most. There was a hog roast for everyone to enjoy who had the munchies after the race. I believe a 150 pound hog was eaten during the course of the night. Then bright and early Saturday morning the kitchen was humming again as breakfast was being served. The campers were treated to pancakes, sausage, Orange Juice, Milk & Coffee courtesy of Midway Speedway and Muskingum Valley Grocers.
As if that weren't enough around noon the dunking booth opened. The drivers got in and had a good time and the fans who were trying to dunk them had an even better time. At the end of the dunking booth session it was time to start getting ready for racing. While the racers started working and the partiers started taking a nap the D.J. played some great music for all of us. And before you knew it, was 5:30 again. Time for pill draw.
It was time for racing. This time they had the regular classes plus the street stocks. The fans got so see even more racing then they saw Friday night.
The Modified Feature was great to watch. The top 10 in that feature were 00 Pat Gillian , 10 Larry Bond, 683 Skip Watterman, 96 D.J. Cline, s8 Chriss Stotts, L19 Larry Holbrook, RV1 John Burdette, 94 Wade Benjamin, 60 Dwight Henry and 48r Ryan Mayle.
The Late Model feature had some really great racing and some really great racers. Even Rick Auckland decided to come down for the festivities on Saturday. The top 10 in this feature were: 0w Skip Watterman, 12 Rick Auckland, 10 Larry Bond, 12 Cortney Clewell, a10 Andy Bond, 8 Mitch Brunton, e10 Brian Eaton, 15w Ralph Withem, 4 D.J. Cline and 0 John Mallett.
There were only a few cars to turn out for the Street Stock race. But Midway has decided to run them again this coming weekend. If the car count is higher it is a good possibility that the Street Stocks will become a part of the racing every Saturday night. The top 10 finishers in the Street Stocks were 50 Ron Mayle, 18 John Powell Jr. , 42a Jamey Adams, b52 Bub Crum, 25 Tony Roush, 19c pat Gillian, 19 Ryan Twarog, 113 Jeff Gress, r3 Frank Roush and 01 John Powell Sr.
The Pure Stock top 10 were: 3b Jamiy Boyd, 45 Mike Carsey, 12 David Hittle, 1* Steve Harmon, v1 Jerry Voytko, 49 Robert Mayle, L07 Larry Tabler, 60 Brent Farmer, 02 Joey Chambers and s1 Don Sanders.
4 cylinders who finished in the top 10 were: 47 John Ohse, 45 Mark Adkins, 145 Gary Henstal, 49 Terry Adkins, 48 Jason St. John, 46 Mike Adkins, 17 Rus Starner, 00 Mike Tom, 55 Matt Long and 22 Boz Daugherty.
Throughout the weekend over 250 cars participated in the events and a ton of fans were there to watch and support their favorite drivers. Midway would like to thank everyone for coming down and they hope everyone had a good time. If you missed it don't worry. You can come down in the 2004 season for the Third Annual Double Header.
As always if you have any questions you can call the track at 740-982-2987 or 740-982-2363 or just visit their website at
http://hometown.aol.com/midwayracing
Midway Racing "WOW"
If I could sum Saturday's racing up in one word it would have to be "WOW". I have never seen such great racing at Midway Speedway yet this season.The pure stock race was a battle from beginning to end. Cars passing for the lead, three wide racing for positions and cautions to make the restarts so suspenseful you can't take it. From the drop of the green it was a challenge between the Kyle Bates and Wayne Shaw. Finally on lap 16 Shaw took the lead. The final outcome of the race Wayne Shaw, Kyle Bates, Jamiy Boyd, Don Sanders, Jerry Voytko, Byron Suggett, Mike Carsey, Mark Hinton, Bubby Soler, and Mark Alfman to round out the top 10.
The Late Models were roaring this week. They started there night qualifying, with Shane McLoughlin being the fast qualifier. Then after the heats the top 6 from ran a dash for feature position. In the feature we had yet another winner for this season the number 4 of D.J. Cline saw the checker fly first. Following him were Lary Bond, Shane McLoughlin, Andy Bond, Skip Watterman, Dave Wolfe, Corey Conley, Cortney Clewell, Mitch Brunton and Larry Smith the finish the top 10.
The 4 cylinder race went smooth. Rus Starner won the feature for the first time this year at Midway. Close behind him were Mark Adkins, Jason St. John, Terry Adkins, Boz Daugherty, Andy Parks, Mike Adkins, Matt Long, James Hartsell and John Ohse.
Micro Sprint top 10 were Derrick Buxton, Kevin Morehouse, Rex Slaughter, Rob Felix, Alex Blosser, Shannon McIntire, Kevin Wills, Mason Wills, Mike Ogg and Cameron Hague.
Modified Feature top 10 finishers were Larry Bond, Larry Holbrook, Corey Conley, D.J. Cline, Skip Watterman, Thomas Johnson, Jeremy Berwanger, Lee Heavener, Mark Luning, and Wade Benjamin.
Coming up Next week will be a big event at Midway Speedway. The track will host their annual Double Header. Racing Friday and Saturday. Friday night July 4th you will see a regular show and a grand Fireworks display. Then on Saturday night you will See another regular show but this time with the added feature of the Street Stocks. Those who camp over night will be treated to a free breakfast Saturday morning and will enjoy plenty of planned activities for that day leading up to race time. If you have any questions about the Double header be sure to call the track at 740-982-2363 or 740-982-2987 or visit their website at
http://hometown.aol.com/midwayracing
Midway Speedway Hosts First Powder Puff Race of the Season
If you missed the show at Midway Speedway this past Saturday you missed a good one. The night was full of great racing. All the normal classes were there, the micro Sprints were there and the track hosted the first powder puff event of the year.The 4 cylinder powder puff was the first of the two races for the ladies that evening. The winner of this race was Ashley Long driving her brother's number 55 car. She looked like she had set in the drivers seat more than once. Maybe it's in her blood. Being the daughter of long time driver Tye Long definitely seems to have it's advantages. The remainder of the 4 cylinder Powder Puff lineup is as follows: 101 Dee Adkins, 22 Heather Parsons, 48 Chris Weidger, usa3 Terra Lashley, 33 Elizabeth Hartsell, 71 Mary McVicker, sw4 Tammy Harris and ss41 Sharon Snider.
Following that race was the Pure Stock Powder Puff. The winner of that race was Niki Tabler driving the number 45 car close behind her was the s1 not sure who that driver was , 3 Bobbie boyd, 34 Kaylea Weaver, 02 Tabitha Nicholson, 37 Cindy Hayes, 350 Dee Dee Miller, 10 Randi Bates and 75 Molly Green.
All of the ladies did a wonderful job on the track. Hope to see you all back on August 16th for the next powder puff event.
The Late Model event had a ton of 2 and 3 wide racing action. When the green flag dropped it was Skip Watterman and Sam Stile on the front row. Watterman pulled out to an early lead only to be challenged and overtaken 3 laps later by the fifth place starter Shane McLoughlin. After weeding through lap traffic Watterman used his momentum to regain the lead and held it until the checker. Meanwhile on the move was Andy Bond who started in the 12th spot and ended with a 4th place finish. The final results for the Late Model race were 0w Skip Watterman, 59 Shane McLoughlin, 2s Sam Stile, a10 Andy Bond, 55 Tye Long, 12 Courtney Clewell, 10 Larry Bond, 14 Corey Conley, 4 D.J. Cline, 8D Dave Wolfe, 0 John Mallett, 8 Mitch Brunton, 1a Doug Henry, 1aa Aaron Fleming, 0L Larry Smith, 5 D.J. Pellen, 7 Dan Morrison, 08 Buddy Fisher, 000 Kevin McDowell, and 31 John Weidger.
The Modified official results were 10 Larry Bond, 683 Skip Watterman, 5 Mark Luning, 96 D.J. Cline, L19 Larry Holbrook, 48r Ryan Mayle, 11 Fred Hittle, B4 Mike Burley, 11s Tim Smedley, 45g Don Goff, 15 Andy Parsons, 10 Ron Dunkle, 55 Wes Carroll, 44j Jeremy Berwanger, 6h Lee Heavener, J4 Jason Graham, 26 Jay Howe, 11d Darrick Hubbard, 707 Corey Conley, 6 Tom Johnson.
Pure Stock finishing line-up: V1 Jerry Voytko, 3 Jamiy Boyd, 18 Wayne Shaw, 11 Kyle Bates, 02 Joey Chambers, 10 Mike Greiner, s1 Don Sanders, 44 Rick Reed, 45 Mike Carsey, 37 Mike Hayes, 65 Mark Linton, 59 Bill Summerville, j30 Richard Smith, 17e Aaron Ellis, 75 Lonnie Richardson, 51 Shane Houk and 5a Bubby Soler.
Micro Sprints: 47 Alex Cunningham, 07 Cameron Hague, 16L J.J. Lute, 1x Rex Slaughter, 28 Kevin Morehouse, 26 Karlin Miller, 19bk Todd Roberson, w5 Joe Wills, 12x Ken Hill, 19 Heather Morehouse, 23 Lee Morehouse, 21 Rob Felix, 22 Donnie Ratcliff, 17 Derrick Buxton, 8x Chad Hill and 55 Mike Ogg.
4 cylinder results: 101 Jerry Adkins, EZ1 Andy Parks, 55 Matt Long, 48 Jason St. John, 46 Mike Adkins, 45 Mark Adkins, 17 Russ Starner, 49 Terry Adkins, 96 Jason King, 22 Boz Daugherty, 70 Kelly Temple, 47 John Ohse, 14 Barry Fluty, 71 Randy Snyder, L7 Lacy Thompson, 6 Harley Weidner, 00 Mike Tom, 21 Jeff McKirahan, 33 James Hartsell and 71d Randy Dorsey.
Next week on June 28th Midway will have regular events plus the 250 Micro Sprints. If you have any questions you can call the track at 740-982-2987 or 740-982-2363. Or you can visit their website at http://hometown.aol.com/midwayracing.
living proof of one man's Dream
Some track might hold a race called the Dream but at Midway Speedway
you will see living proof of one man's actual Dream. Long time driver
Ted Johnson once told his wife as they were pulling into Midway "One
day we will own this place". And in the 2002 race season Ted saw
that dream come true. Now in the 2003 season anyone who visits Midway
Speedway in Crooksville, OH will see the same thing. What was once dubbed
"mudway" has seen many improvements over the past year and is
currently undergoing many, many more. Ted's dream of have a "racer
friendly" track is fast on it's way to coming true.
The drivers who come to Midway will see that the payout for all classes
is one of the highest in Mid-Ohio. Even the drivers who aren't fortunate
enough to see the feature payout are given consy or tow money. Ted says
that there should never be a time when a driver goes home without some
money in his pocket.
This past weekend was no exception. The racing was excellent and everything
was completed by 10 pm. Allowing the fans plenty of time for a safe drive
home.
In the Late Model Feature the winner was the 0w of Skip Watterman. Following
him were 7 Dan Morrison, a10 Andy Bond, 4 D.J. Cline, 10 Larry Bond, 21
Jason Montgomery, 1a Doug Henry and 14 corey Conley to round out the top
8.
The Modified feature saw the 5 of Mark Luning take the victory. In the
second spot came the 683 of Skip Watterman then 10 Larry Bond, 707 Corey
Conley, L19 Larry Holbrook, 14 Andy Parsons, 45g Don Goff, 48r Ryan Mayle,
10 Ron Dunkle and 150 Tim Roll to finish the top 10.
The top 10 in Pure Stocks were V1 Jerry Voytko, 11 Kyle Bates, 04 Darrell
Sanders, 50f Jeremy Berwanger, 45 Mike Carsey, s1 Don Sanders, 17E Aaron
Ellis, 44 Rick Reed, 18 Wayne Shaw, and 95 Jason Summerville.
The 4 cylinder races went on without a yellow all night. Green to checker
racing through heats and feature. Great Job Guys. The top 10 in their
feature were 49 Terry Adkins, 14 Barry Fluty, 101 Jerry Adkins, 55 Matt
Long, J52 Jeremy Misel, 33 James Hartsell, and L7 Lacy Thompson.
This coming weekend at Midway you will see the 250cc Microsprints plus
all the regular classes. As always for more information on the track or
for complete results you can visit the website at http://hometown.aol.com/midwayracing
or you can call 740-982-2987 for the track or 740-982-2363 for the office.
See ya at the races!!
Over 130 cars came out for Midway's Jim Dunn Memorial
Even thought the rain postponed teh Jim Dunn Memorial for a day it didn't
seem to bother the drives a bit. Over 130 cars came out for Midway's annual
race.
This year the Late Model class was running for $5000. After each driver
had 2 rounds at qualifying the fastest to qualify was the number 14 of
Corey Conley. With that title came a prize from McMillen Tire. McMillen
donated a free Late Model racing tire to Conley. Thanks John. The heats
started with a top four inversion making it more exciting. When it was
time to start the race you saw the 75 Bart Hartman on the Pole and 0w
Skip Watterman on the outside pole. By the time lap 50 came around the
finishing line up went as follows : 75 Bart Hartman, e1 Mike Balzano,
71c R.J. Conley, 0w Skip Watterman, 14 Corey Conley, s2 Tim Senic, 18
Keith Berner, 55 Tye Long, 17 Charlie Duncan, 001 Greg Mitchell, 59 Shane
Mcloughlin, 2s Sam Stile, 10 Larry Bond, 5m Terry Mcgrath, 1p Rod Phillips,
A10 Andy Bond, 12 Courtney Clewell, 4 D.J. Cline and 25 Mike Benedum.
The Modified feature was a good race to watch. Those cars were rally flying.
Corey Conley won another modified race a Midway Speedway. He's really
cooking down there. The feature finish was: 707 Corey Conley, 10 Larry
Bond, 11 Fred Hittle, L19 Larry Holbrook, 10 Ron Dunkle, B4 Mike Burley,
683 Skip Watterman, 56 Bruce Dennis, 5 Mark Lunning, 85 Rob Duston, 00
Pat Gillian, 6H Lee Heavener, 777Doug Thompson, 67 Rob Stambaugh, s3 Lee
Swain, 48r Ryan Mayle, 60 Dwight Henry, and 1* Bobby Kitchen.
The Pure Stock race saw Jamiy Boyd lead from green to checkered. This
was Boyds first feature win this year at Midway. The finish lineup was:
3b Jamiy Boyd, 44 Rick Reed, 1j Shawn Jett, 04 Darrell Sanders, V1 Jerry
Voytko, 44j Justin Berwanger, 02 Joey Chambers, 18 Wayne Shaw, 17e Aaron
Ellis, 45 Mike Carsey, 174 Nathan McCune, 59 Bill Summerville, s1 Don
Sanders, L07 Larry Tabler, 10 Mike Greiner, 1 Steve Harmon, 14 Todd Alexander,
37 Mike Hayes, 8 Tim Skelton and 49 Robert Mayle.
The last race for the night was the 4 cylinder event. During one of the
heat races there was one of the hardest flips we've seen for a while.
the USA 3 Eddie Ferrell bounced off the gurad rail and bounced onto it's
top. While the driver was pretty shaken up, he did get up and walk away.
The 4 cylinder feature finshers were : 48 Jason St. John, 46 Mike Adkins,
3 Allen Strickland, Z76 Bill Zimmerman, 45 Mark Adkins, 1 Dave Hull, 49
Terry Adkins, 22b Boz Daugherty, 14 Barry Fluty, 33 James Hartsell, 87
Frank Bowsher, USA1 Dusty Stickel, 21 Jeff McKirahan, 85 Kyle Barth, 70
Kelly Temple, 00 Mike Tom, 55 Matt Long, 20 jr Anston Tom and 11e Ryan
Erskine.
Next Saturday's race at Midway will be regular events. Don't forget the Double Header coming up on July 4th and 5th. Check out the website for any further information http://hometown.aol.com/midwayracing.
Rains prevails over Midway
While the weather postponed the races on May 10th at Midway Speedway
in Crooksville OH, it didn't keepTed Johnson from immediately starting
to plan next few weeks of events.
The next couple of weeks at Midway are going to be some exciting ones.
Coming up on May 17th the 250cc are rescheduled to attend along with the
other regular classes.
Fo anyone who hasn't had a chance to see those cars they are great fun
to watch. They are so little and so fast. Some people wonder how those
drivers even fit into them. But they are a good time for everyone.
May 24th will bring a new idea for Midway Speedway. IT's gonna be something
for the fans. Midway will host a Costume Night. Now this will be a sight
that everyone will want to see. All those who come in costume will be
judged and a cash prize will be given to the best costume in the pits
as well as the best costume in general admission. There will also be other
prizes given to those whose costumes are very noteworthy. So make sure
you bring the family to the track dressed in their best costume for a
night full of fun. With any luck you'll see promoter Ted Johnson in his
get up too. The Micro Sprints will also be attending this night of racing
too.
The next week end, Saturday May 31st, will be the 2nd annual Jim Dunn
Memorial under Ted Johnson's watch. Last year was the first year for Ted
to host the Jim Dunn. The winner for 2002 was the 14 of Corey Conley.
Conley took home the win money that was $3000 for the 2002 season. This
year the Jim Dunn Memorial will pay $5,000 to the Late Model winner, it
will also pay $250 to start. Midway and it's management have also decided
to make is a special night for all classes. The AMRA modified class will
be racing for $700.00, the Pure Stock class will be racing for $350.00
and the 4 cylinder class will be racing for $200 to win. The gates will
open early on May 31 you can plan to start arriving at 1:00 pm if you
choose. Hot Laps will be at 6:30 and racing will start at 7:00 pm. Late
Models will qualify with time trials that night. And they will draw a
pill for their qualify position. The gate prices for May 31st are $30.00
for pits, and $15.00 for General Admission.
The Jim Dunn Memorial has been raced for many years at Midway Speedway.
If anyone has any information on how many years it has been there or maybe
some information on the history of the previous winners.. Midway would
greatly appreciate you helping them out by sending it to the track. Any
help you can give will help with the planning of future Jim Dunn Memorial
at Midway. You can do this either by email at midwayspeedway@columbus.rr.com,
phone 740-982-2987 or 740-982-2363, in the mail to 2317 St. Rt. 93 Crooksville,
OH 43731 or you can visit the website at http://hometown.aol.com/midwayracing
And then don't forget the Double Header that is coming on July 4th and
5th. It is really a great family weekend. You can come on Friday and plan
on staying till Sunday. Gates open at 3:00 on Friday July 4th and a night
of regular events will be ran that night. Plan on camping over night and
getting up bright and early to some wonderful breakfast provided free
of charge by the Late Model Cafe and Muskingum Valley Grocery. Then stay
all day for some of the funniest events aroung. Midway has a few things
up their sleeve for the day time. Then take a nap and get ready to race
again on Saturday night. Another night of Regular events are schedule
plus there's always a possiblility of something even better that night.
If you need to get away for the 4th of July, you definately want to go
to Midway Speedway.
Remember that at Midway Speedway your guaranteed a good time!
Clewell Rocks Midway Speedway
One of the greatest Late Model races I've seen for a while was at Midway
Speedway in Crooksville, OH this past weekend. The track was as close
to perfect as you can get. The cars were going faster than I think I have
ever seen them go around the 3/8 mile oval track. And the suspense was
thrilling. The fans were on their feet by halfway through the race and
no one could sit until the checkered flag dropped. The number 12 of Courtney
Clewell, who started on the outside pole, had the lead for 17 laps. But
right behind Clewell, reading the decals on his fuel cell, was the 2s
of Sam Stile. Stile has already proven his ability to get around Midway
by already winning 2 features there this season. At lap 17 Clewell got
stuck in lap traffic with no where to go which allowed the 2s to get around
him and take the lead. At lap 23 with only 2 laps to go , the yellow flag
was flying. The officials lined the cars back up taking out the lap cars,
this is customary at Midway. Now with 2 laps to go we have the two super
powers for this race nose to tail. Stile had to set the pace with Clewell
giving no breathing room. The green flag dropped, Clewell hung it all
out on the wall and was determined to take his spot back. Lap 24 they
were nose to nose and on the way back around for lap 25, the final lap,
Clewell inched ahead. Clewell smashed the loud pedal and took home the
win. It was some great racing. The fans, the teams, even the officials
were still talking about it the next day. The top 10 finishers
in that race were 12 Courtney Clewell, 2s Sam Stile, 0w Skip
Watterman, 10 Larry Bond, 14 Corey Conley, 4 D.J. Cline, 55m Tim Moore,
0 John Mallett, 8 Mitch Brunton and 8D Dave Wolfe.
Of course Saturday May 3rd was the 4 cylinder Special event which paid
$350.00 to the winner. These little cars are such fun to watch. Almost
50 signed in to try to take home one of the biggest payouts for 4 cylinders
yet this season. The man who won was the driver of the 101 car Jerry Adkins.
With Midway starting it's points race on May 3rd that means a new 4 cylinder
rule goes into effect. The driver who wins a feature must start the tail
of the next weeks feature should he make it. Which means the 101 Jerry
Adkins will be the first to show how good he really is. I talked to the
Adkins family about this rule and one of them stated "I'll start
the tail for $350.00". So I guess he didn't mind taking the tail
next week if that meant he could have a chance at the money this week.
Make sure you check next week's results on the 101 car, we'll see how
this rule will effect the racing. In addition to the big money win another
guy stepped in with a great prize, John McMillen. John from McMillen Tire
in Zanesville OH donated a FREE tire to the driver who finished in the
5th spot of the feature race. So the number 22B Boz Daugherty won the
free tire. He's probably gonna need that. The top 10 in the 4
cylinder feature were : 101 Jerry Adkins, 49 Terry Adkins, 45
Mark Adkins, 48 Jason St. John, 22b Boz Daugherty, 1F Dave Hall, 83 Charlie
Heiss, 68 Allen Carey, USA3 Ed Ferrell & 85 Kyle Barth.
The modifieds and pure stocks both got to see the black flag this week.
The flagman has decided to show them who is boss and let them know that
rough driving will not be tolerated. But all in all they both had a good
race.
The top 10 in the Modified feature were 48R Ryan Mayle,
683 Skip Watterman, L19 Larry Holbrook, J4 Jason Graham 85 Rob Duston,
185 Bruce Miller, 11y Matt Yates, 11s Tim Smedley, 47 Clint Keenan &
150 Tim Roll.
The top 10 in the Pure Stock Feature were 49 Robert Mayle,
V1 Jerry Voytko, 3B Jamiy Boyd, 18 Wayne Shaw, 11 Kyle Bates, 45 Mike
Carsey, 10 Mike Greiner, 44 Rick Reed, 59 Bill Summerville & 97 Bruce
Lent.
On May 10th the Micro Sprints will return along with
the other Regular classes. Also coming up on May 31st, Midway will host
their annual Jim Dunn Memorial. This year the winner will take home $5000.00
and those who start will win $250.00. The win money for the other classes
will raise that night too. The modifies will pay $700, the pure stocks
will pay $350 and the 4 cylinders will get $200. If you want any other
information you can visit the website at http://hometown.aol.com/midwayracing
If you were looking for a track to get the most racing for your money...
If you were looking for a track to get the most racing
for your money you should
have picked Midway Speedway in Crooksville OH. They had an amazing car
count this past Saturday. With 137 cars in the pits, you can bet there
was some great action out on the track. As always the promoter had the
track in almose perfect condition. Twenty Three races were held when you
combine the heats and features into one total. Thats some great fun for
the fans and drivers alike.
The 4 cylinders had a ton of racing going on. First they had to make up
the rain out feature from last week. Then the regualar events for the
evening. But because so many 4 cylinders came to Midway Speedway the drivers
decided they wanted to run two features. So that is just what the track
did. The number 101 of Jerry Adkins won the rain out feature. He took
the lead on lap one and never looked back. He held the position until
he seen the checkered drop. When he got there he was awarded what would
turn out to be one of two feature win trophies in the same night. Later
in the evening during the 4 Cylinder A main he grabbed the lead once again
on lap one and ran all the way home with it. Behind him in the A main
were his fellow drivers Mike and Mark Adkins. What a great night of racing
for the Adkins family. They were very excited. Not too many times can
you win two features in one night. Great job Jerry. The 4 cylinder B main
was won by 15 Rob Messenger. He lead the entire race.
The Late Models had a good show. Larry Bond started out on the pole and
led for 17 laps then on lap 18 Courtney Clewell snatched the lead and
took off. Clewell took home the checkered flag and what is rumored to
be his first victory this year. He did a great job of racing around the
track. Behind Clewell there was still some racing left in the last 8 laps
of the race. Larry Bond, who was now in second, kept his spot for 6 laps
then when the flagmen were giving the 2 to go signal,59 Shane McLoughlin
powered his car right by Bond and stole second from him. Leaving Mcloughlin
to finish 2nd and Bond finishing 3rd. The man who most likely came home
with the hard charger points for this evening was 8 Mitch Brunton. He
started in the 13th hole and brought his car all the way up to a 4th finishing
spot. Great run for Mitch Brunton.
The Modified Feature went very smooth. Again some great racing action
provided by the modified drivers. The 2K of Aaron Morey Started on the
outside pole of the feature and come home with the checkered. 11x Larry
Bond held his second place position until lap 12 when Larry Holbrook L19
passed him and took over the second place.
The Pure Stocks had put on the most racing of the evening. They held 5
heats and 3 features. The winner of the A Main was the 50 of Ron Mayle
who more than once has seen the checkered flag at Midway Speedway. The
Pure Stock B Main feature winner was 3 Jamiy Boyd. and the Winner of the
C main was 51 Shane Houk. These drivers ran an excellent race. All the
pure stocks ran good clean races. And some of the best shows there I might
add.
Coming up for Midway Speedway this coming weekend is a compact reverse
race. All 4 cylinders will have to run the oppostie way around the track.
That should be fun. They are also running the Late Models, AMRA Modifieds
and Pure Stocks. But here is something even better. On Friday July 5th
Midway will have a complete race show, with all 4 divisions. If that isn't
enough racing for you,then spend the night. Because on Saturday July 5th
they will do it again. Another night of complete 4 division racing. When
you wake up on Saturday Morning Midway has a special treat for anyone
who wants to come down. They will be serving breakfast from 8 am to 10
am in the main concession stand and the best part of this is it's FREE.
I can't think of a better way to spend the 4th of July weekend then at
Midway Speedway . With Racing on Friday, Free Camping, Free Breakfast
the next Day and then Racing again on Saturday night. It is bound to be
some great family fun. If you would like more info on this or any other
races please contact the Track at 740-982-2987 or visit their website
at http://hometown.aol.com/midwayracing
Weekend Stats.
4 cylinder Rain Out Feature from 6-15-02
101 Jerry Adkins, 4 Rick Jensen, 96 Jason King, 45 Mark Adkins, 14c Greg
Canter, 47 Mike Adkins, 11e Ryan Erskine, K2 Pat Snider, 14 Barry Fluty,
68 Alan Cary, J3 Tim Jensen, C7 Rus Starner, 33 Fred Hartsell, EZ1 Andy
Parks, 85 Jackie Duston, 20 Randy Davis, 50 Justin Berwanger, 3 Wimp Carnes,
92 Terry King.
Modified Feature
2k Aaron Morey, L19 Larry Holbrook, 8D Dave Wolfe, 11x Larry Bond, 683
Skip Watterman, RV1 John Burdette, 45 Don Goff, 00 Chris Dickson, R2 Roy
Roush, 19 Dick Holbrook, 23s Robert Settles Jr. , 10 Ron Dunkle, 6 Tom
Johnson, 3 Brian Willard, B4 Mike Burly, 150 Tim Roll, 85 Rob Duston,
S3 Lee Swain.
Late Model Feature
12 Courtney Clewell, 59 Shane McLoughlin, 10
Larry Bond, 8 Mitch Brunton, 52 Bryan Lillibridge, 13 Skip Watterman,
15w Ralph Withem, 4 D.J. Cline, 21 Rick Armstrong, 1a Doug Henry, 03 Rob
Campbell, 25 Ted Johnson Jr., 23 Ray Seifert, 26 Bob Flanagan, 96 Paul
Devoll, 31w John Weidger, a10 Andy Bond, 38 Ray Leslie.
4 Cylinder Feature #1 A Main
101 Jerry Adkins, 47 Mike Adkins, 45 Mark Adkins,
68 Alan Cary, 11 Ryan Erskine, K2 Pat Snider, 17 Jeff Crawford, 96 Jason
King, 3 Wimp Carnes, 4 Rick Jensen, 14 Barry Fluty, 33h Fred Hartsell,
C7 Rus Starner, 4 Kyle Gross, 14c Greg Canter, s3 ???????, 181 Jesse Adkins,
20 Randy Davis, 6 Terry Shank.
4 Cylinder Feature #2 B Main
15 Rob Messenger, 85 Jackie Duston, 81 Dan Paynter, 92t Terry King, 9b
Larry Beaver, 52l Gary Lillibridge, 18 Lee Watson, USA1 Dusty Stickel,
20 JR Anson Tom, 50 Justin Berwanger, 42 Mike Cook, 88 Jenny Ferguson,
11 Brandon Hittle T4 Mike Triplet, 141 Adam Wilson, 08 Mike Bowers, 51
Mark Ritter, 44 Jeff Roberts, 8up Wanda Wolford, 8 Mike Murphy.
Pure Stock A Main
50 Ron Mayle, 48 Ryan Mayle, 1 Steve Harmon, 174 Nathan McCune, v1 Jerry
Voytko, 18 Wayne Shaw, 18c Rick Conley, 43 Don Pickinpaugh, 17e Aaron
Ellis, 51 Shane Houk, B13 Bid Daddy Wagner, 02 Joey Chambers, 59 Bill
Summerville, 21 Brad West, 95 Jason Summerville, 44 Rick Reed, 6 Don Rossiter,
z14 Zack Marks.
Pure Stock B Main
3 Jamiy Boyd, 99 Mark Alfman, 25 Brian Casey, 98s Scott Swartz, 350 Glen
Hammer, 77 Boo Akers, J21 Jim Creech, 56 Duke Snyder, 45 Mike Carsey,
57 Don Horstman, 31 Dean Cowgill, 41 Randy Snider, 15 Brian Eveland, 65
Naaman Heiss, J1 Bill Garnder, 4u3 Mike Worthy, 001 Cashius Hooper, 78s
?????,
Pure Stock C Main
s1 Don Sanders, 15 Robert Rossiter, 05 Roger Adams, 4f Shelly Zimmerman,
45 Ronda Pickinpaugh, 21 Brad West, J2 Russell Ball, L07 Larry Tabler,
52 Jeremy Misel, 10 Mike Greiner, 49 ????????, 72m Jim Myers, 6p Paul
Pitcock.
Rain, Rain Go Away...
#14 Corey Conley after his Late Model Feature win
Saturday June 8th was a almost complete night of racing.
Once again when others rained out and gave up Midway hung in there and
tried their best to stick it out. The got everything in except the 4 cylinder
feature. They will line the 4 cylinders up again this weekend and they
will get to run double features.
This week the 4 cylinders did get to run their heat races and the winners
for those were 4 Rick Jensen, 101 Jerry Adkins and 14c Greg Canter. They
also got their consy race in and the top three to transfer to the feature
were c7 Rus Starner, 3 Tim Jensen and J3 Wimp Carnes. After the rain fell
briefly some people packed it up and left out. So there were a few missing
for the 4 cylinder feature when they lined up and the alternates were
given a shot at the rain out feature this coming weekend. Those taking
the alternate spots were 50 Justin Berwanger and 33h Fred Hartzel. Good
luck this coming weekend.
The Modified race was a good one to watch. Those boys are getting faster
and faster. The winner this week was 11x Larry Bond behind him was the
8D of Dave Wolfe. In third place was the 85 of Rob Duston. The next seven
to follow suit were 707 Corey Conley, 683 Skip Watterman, B4 Mike Burley,00
Chris Dickson, 11h Fred Hittle, 28 Jason Brookover and J4 Jason Graham.
The car to watch in the Modifieds this week was the number 6 of Tom Johnson.
He was cooking in his heat race. For being only the third time out in
his modified he did a good job holding off some of the front runners at
Midway Speedway. Johnson started on the inside pole of the second row
of his heat. He held his third place position until lap 9 of the heat
when he lost his power steering and had to slow down. Bad Luck for the
#6 car. But he should be back in running order this next weekend.
A whopping 39 pure stocks came out this weekend to support Midway Speedway.
That class is growing more every week. With 4 heats and two consys, that
made allot of racing for the pure stocks. Heat Race winners were 44 Rick
Reed, 48 Ryan Mayle, 25 Bryan Casey and 02 Joey Chambers. The winner of
the Pure Stock feature was the number 48 driven by Ryan Mayle. top ten
were 48 Mayle, 50 Ron Mayle, 25 Bryan Casey, 17E Aaron Ellis, 43 Don Pickinpaugh,
3 Jamiy Boyd, 11 Kyle Bates, 174 Nathan McCune, s1 Don Sanders & j21
Jim Creech.
The late model action is great at Midway Speedway and I would tell anyone
who has never been there to go visit the place for some great racing action.
Starting on the inside pole was 333 Tye Myers he grabbed the lead on lap
one and he held his position until the white flag. Then just what he was
afraid would happen, did. the number 14 Corey Conley passed him in turn
2 and he brought home the checkered flag for the third time at Midway
Speedway. 333 and 14 Battled it out almost the whole race. Nose to Nose
action from those two with what almost had to be a photo finish. None
the less Conley crossed the finish line first and was awarded yet another
feature win trophy from Midway. Third place went to 59 Shane Mcloughlin,
the next 7 to cross the line were 12 Courtney Clewell, 55 Tye Long, 52
Brian Lillibridge, 10 Larry Bond, 4 D.J. Cline, 8 Mitch Brunton, and 2s
Sammy Stiles.
This weekend at Midway Speedway will be their mid-season championship
race. Any driver can compete. The points will be double all night. So
there is a good way for some driver to rack up some points. Also a big
upcoming event they would like to announce is on Friday July 5th and Sat.
July 6th Midway will host a Double Header. They will run a complete show
both nights. Camping is allowed and encouraged. Gates will open at 3:30
on Friday and close Sunday Morning. So pack up the kids, the tent, the
dog if you want and go down and celebrate the 4th of July with Midway
Speedway.
Saturday at Midway Speedway was the annual Jim Dunn Memorial
This past Saturday at Midway Speedway was the annual Jim
Dunn Memorial. More than thirty
Late Models came to honor the late Jim Dunn and race for the coveted trophy.
This year the number 14 of
Corey Conley took home the title of Jim Dunn Champion.
Conley started in the 7th position and at lap 7 had made his way to second
position following behind the
race leader. Then by lap 14 Conley had powered his new Rocket Chassis
to the front to take the lead away
from 59 Shane Mclaughlin. Conley held his spot for the next 26 laps and
after lap 40 he seen the checkered fall
on him first. With Mclaughlin finishing close behind in second.
The race started 19 cars, 18 of which made it through the heats and 1
who was given a track provisional. The P11 of
Tim Penley was the high points man to take the provisional. The feature
run down is as follows14 Conley, 59 Mclaughlin,
2s Stiles, 12 Clewell, 4 Cline, 55 Long, 10 Bond, c9 Casebolt, 7 Morrison,
1a Henry, 333 Myers, B1 Wilmoth, 15w Withem, 80 Durig, 96 Devoll, 28 Burris,
1mc McGill, 8 Brunton & P11 Penley.
The Modified at Midway Speedway were on a roll too. This week the checkerd
flag went to Larry Bond making this his 5th victory at the track. Following
close behind him all night was 85 Rob Duston.
The modified feature run down is as follows 11x Bond, 85 Duston, 45 Goff,
89 Wiley, 150 Roll, B4 Burley, 11 Hittle,10 Dunkle, 683 Waterman, 23s
Settles, 19 Holbrook, 12 Miller, J4 Graham,
67 Dean, 11 Smedley, 11 Wetzel, 6 Johnson, 9 Luning & 1* Kitchen
The Pure Stocks had a great race. Midway was really happy with the way
the feature was ran, No rough driving & no jump starts. They just
want to tell everyone they did a great job and thanks for cooperating.
The Feature winner this week was 50 Ron Mayle, behind him was his brother
48 Ryan Mayle. Ron took over the lead starting at lap 8 and help on till
the end and took home the checkered. The pure Stock feature finish lineup
went 50 Mayle, 48 Mayle, 44 Reed, 99 Alfman, 89 Ford, 59 Summerville,
17e Ellis, 11 Bates, s1 Sanders, 78 Dexter, 43 Pickinpaugh,15 Rossiter,
J1 Gardner, 72m Myers, 10 Greiner, V1 Voytko, 1 Harmon & j21 Creech.
Out of all the classes the 4 cylinders had the most fun out of all of
them. This time there was little beating and banging and they all just
decided to race for once and they too put on a great show. Thanks go to
them too from Midway Speedway. The number 17 of Jeff Crawford lead the
way until lap 9 when a small collision caused him to go to the tail giving
the 47 of Mike Adkins the lead position. Mike then lead the last 4 laps
and he got handed the trophy. Behind him was the number 45 of Mark Adkins.
The 4 cylinder feature finishing lineup is as follows 47 Adkins, 45 Adkins,
4 Jensen, K2 Shipley, 96 King, 92 Harris,11 Erskine, 3 Jensen, J3 Carnes,
33h Hartzel, 17 Crawford, 14 Fluty,20 Davis, J8 Matson, USA1 Stickel,
85 Duston, 9B Beaver & 4Mc McCoy.
Again Midway Speedway would like to thank all the Drivers and Teams for
acting very sportsmanlike and for putting on a great show. They hope it
continues every weekend. This coming weekend the track will have the Powder
Puff races for all classes. The classes that will run this weekend will
be a regular 4 division show of Late Models, Modifieds, Pure Stocks and
4 cylinders.
June 1st, Midway Speedway will host the Jim Dunn Memorial
This coming weekend, June 1st, Midway Speedway will host
the Jim Dunn Memorial. This annual event will pay $3000.00 to win and
will not have an entry fee this year. Gate prices will be twenty five
dollars for pit passes, fifteen dollars for general admission and children
ages six to twelve will be five dollars. Along with the Jim Dunn for Late
Models they will also run the AMRA Modifieds, Pure Stocks and the 4 cylinders.
This past weekend at Midway they held regular events plus a dash for cash
for all the classes. Eligibility for the dash was determined by the top
six drivers in points. They competed in a six lap fast dash with the winner
taking home some extra cash. The late Model winner was 96 Paul Devoll.
The Modified winner was 85 Rob Duston. The Pure Stock winner was 50 Ron
Mayle. The 4 cylinder winner was 3 Tim Jensen.
The racing action was great again this weekend at Midway. With about 120
cars in the pits, it seems the track just keeps getting better and better.
The track promoter, Ted Johnson, is doing a great job. Without a doubt
Midway Speedway is now the place to be on Saturday night for some great
racing.
Twenty eight late models came out to vy for the coveted first place trophy
for saturday nights events. Midway held three heat races with the winners
being a10 Andy Bond, 10 Larry Bond, and 1A doug Henry. Feature action
was amazing 1a Henry starting in the inside pole of the second row quickly
took the lead and held on for 15 laps. Then on Lap 16 59 Shane McLaughlin,
who started in the 5th position, had made his way up to the front and
stole the lead from Henry.
McLaughlin maintained the lead and powered his Boss Chassis across the
finish line. McLaughlin took home the checkered and a bonus. Midway decided
to give an extra $100 dollars to the first 2 time winner at the track
for the season. The top 10 in the feature were 59 Mclaughlin, 10 Bond,
4 D.J. Cline, 1a Henry, 8 Mitch Brunton, a10 Bond, 26 Allan Baker, 20
Eric Myers, 23 Ray Seifert, and 52 Brian Lillibrige.
The Modifieds came out and with great support for Midway this weekend.
Where this class was lacking in cars in the past they quickly picked up
this weekend. The modified purse was adjusted and now the drivers will
receive $75 to start every race. Heat race winners for this weekend were
683 Skip Waterman and 85 Mighty Rob Duston. Duston started in the 7th
hole for the heat and came through with a great heat race win. The modified
feature saw 11x of Larry Bond take home the checkered again this week.
Bond is defintely a hard charger at Midway and everyone wants to get around
him. Behind Bond was 683 Skip Waterman, 85 Rob Duston, 1* Bobby Kitchen,
9 Mark Luning, 89 Bo Wiley, 10 Tim Roll, B4 Mike Burly, 45 Don Goff &
19 Dick holbrook rounding out the top 10.
The Pure Stocks brought in 34 cars this week. Four heat races were ran
and the winners were 50 Ron Mayle, 4f Rob Foraker, z14 Zack Marks and
26 Dustin Tabler. The top 10 in the feature this week were 50 Mayle, 4f
Foraker, 26 Tabler, 3 Jamiy Boyd, 49 Robert Mayle, J21 Jim Creech, 59
Bill Summerville, 17E Aaron Ellis, 18c Rick Conley &15 Robert Rossiter.
Four cylinders this week had 3 heats winners were 0 Zero Walters, 76 Jeremy
white and 4 Mike Adkins. The top 10 in the 4 cylinder class were 17 Jeff
Crawford, 0 Walters, 47 Adkins, 45 Mark Adkins, 4mc Jim McCoy, 76 White,
4 Rick Jensen, 3 Tim Jensen, K2 Pat Snider & J8 Jason Matson .
Street Stocks were also ran this weekend. Heat rae winners were 6 Lee
Heavener and 11 Matt Yates. The feature ended in this order 19 Randy Twarog,
6 Heavener, RW5 Robert Kiser, 61Tony Paynter, L07 Larry Tabler, 4m Tracy
Mong, 31w John Weidger, 21g Dave Thompson, 157 Dana Hammers, 11 Yates.
Midway Speedway would also like to ask that if anyone is interested in
working for the track please contact them or see somone on Saturday night.
One Hundred and Fifty Cars at Midway!
One hundred and Fifty cars lined the pits on Saturday May 18th at Midway Speedway. When just about eveywhere else called a rain out, Midway stuck to their guns and ended up with a great night of racing. Even after all the rain that had poured down, the track stayed in smooth and almost perfect condition all night. While trying to accomidate all the cars that normally don't run at the track, they were also hosting a Street Stock invitational. Ted Johnson the promoter has said "With all the cars and fans in the pits everything went pretty smooth" and the fans seem to agree. Another comment made by a fan was "We were going to another track but then heard they rained out so we decided to go to Midway Speedway for the first time. We had a great time, the racing was great, the food was great and the people were great. We will definately be back next week and every week." Ted Johson and the crew at Midway Speedway just want to thank all the teams and fans that came to support them. They also want to say thanks for being patient while they tried their best to run a great show. They would like to see everyone back again next week. This Saturday May 25th they will hold regular shows inviting the Street Stocks to come back again. Gates open at 3:30 and hot laps start at 6:30. Pit passes are $20.00 and General Admission is $10.00 for Adults and $35.00 for children ages 6-12.
Saturday June 1st will be the Jim Dunn Memorial. This year there will be NO Entry Fee.
Late Model Heat Race winners were 10 Larry bond,
59 Shane McLaughlin, and 15w Ralph Withem. Late Model Feature top 10 were
a10 Andy Bond, 14 Corey Conley, 7 Dan Morrison, 55 Tye Long, 5m Ryan Markham,
333 Tye Myers, G2 Greg Oliver, 4 D.J. Cline, 1a Doug Henry, 8 Mitch Brunton.
AMRA Modified Heat Reace Winners were 683 Skip Waterman and 5 John
Wyer. Modified Feature top 10 were 683 Skip Waterman, 11x Larry Bond,
5 John Wyer, 85 Rob Duston, 707 Corey Conley, B4 MIke Burley, 67 Rob Stambaugh,
99 Greg Schilling, 77 Don Lewis, 89 Bo Wiley.
Street Stock Heat race winners were RW-5 Robert Kiser and 42 Jamey
Adams. Street Stok feature top 10 were 42 Jamey Adams, 38Gary Knollinger,
RW5 Robert Kiser, 31 Dan Gorrell, 28 Tom Cota, 02 Glen Underwood, 18 John
Powell Jr., 57 Bob Cannon, 49 Eric Lane, t10 Troy Wells.
Pure Stock Heat race winners were 89 Bob Ford, 36 Jeff Tolliver,
48 Ryan Mayle, and 50 Ron Mayle. Pure Stock feature top 10 were 101 Jessie
Weiscarver, 50 Ron Mayle, 3 Jamiy Boyd, 18 Wayne Shaw, 12 David Hittle,
J21Jim Creech, 48 Ryan Mayle,174 Nathan McCune, 3T Tod Baier, 4H Victor
Hottinger.
4 Cylinder Heat race winners were J8 Jason Matson and 45 Mark Adkins.
4 Cylinder Feature top 10 were 45 Mark Adkins, 96 Jason King,47 Mike Adkins,
4mc Jim McCoy,17 Jeff Crawford, 11E Ryan Erskine , 3 Tim Jensen, 87 Jim
Dady, 20 Randy Davis ,52 Jeremy Misel
Saturday Night at Midway Speedway is a Great to Place to Be
Saturday night at Midway Speedway is a great to place to be. The racing is great and the food is good and the fun is never ending. May 18th the Late Model feature was unbelievable. Shand McLaughlin 59 maintained the lead for 18 laps while behind him was some awesome 3 wide racing. Number 14 Corey Conley, A10 Andy Bond and 20 Myers were side by side by side for 6 laps battling it out for second position. At lap 19 Corey Conley overcame Mclaughlin and lead spot. Conley took home the checkered flag and the trophy. Rounding out the top 5 were Conley 4, Andy Bond a10, McLaughlin 59, Larry Bond 10 and Courtney Clewell 12c. 27 Late models were in attendance for saturday night. Heat race winners for the Late Models were A10 Andy Bond in the first heat, 59 Mclaughlin took the second heat and the third heat was Larry Bond 10.
The 4 cylinder compacts had a great show with number 45 Adkins crossing the checkered first followed by Beckett 77, Norse 3N Ohse 47 and Shipley K2. Adkins took the lead on lap 6 followed by Beckett taking over 2nd on the same lap and they lead the pack to the finish. Heat race winners for the 4 cylinders were 48 St. John in the first heat, 45 Adkins in the second heat, and 76 White in the third heat.
The modified feature saw Larry Bond pick up his thrid win this year at Midway speedway. Larry lead from lap 1 till the finish. Following behind him was L19 Larry Holbrook who also held his second position the entire race. Third was Ron Dunkle in the number 10 who took his position at lap 4. Fred Hittle 11 who started on the outside of the third row finished 4th in the feature and in 5th place was 683 Skip Watterman. Heat race winners for the Mods were 11X Larry Bond taking the first heat and 683 Skip Watterman taking the second heat.
Pure Stocks came through this week with 35 cars vying for the feature that started 19 this week. Ronnie Mayle nubmer 50 took home the Trophy this week. Following him were 48 Mayle, 18 Shaw, 3, Boyd and 44 Reed. Ronnie Mayle started on the inside pole, took the lead on lap one and never looked back. Heat race winners for this week were 50 Mayle in the first heat, 66 Allen in the second, 44 Reed in the third, 3 Boyd in the fourth and 48 Mayle in the 5th heat.
Midway Speedway would like to invite all Street Stocks down this coming weekend May 18th for the Street Stock invitational paying 400 to win. Gates open at 3:30 and hot laps at 6:30.
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