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August 1st: Family Night @ The Races/Jason Soudrette Memorial
Westerfeld Wins Soudrette Memorial!
The defending Kelsey Chevrolet Sprint Car Champion Shawn Westefeld came into the BOSS race as their point leader and left the point leader for the Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series! Westerfeld drew the outside front row starting position but quickly made the move for the lead around Joss Moffatt who led the first 2 laps. A few late race cautions gave Westerfeld a slight challenge from CJ Leary but nothing he couldn’t hold off. The 25 lap feature ended up being a crash filled event with luckily no drivers hurt. CJ Leary ran second followed by Thomas Meseraull the current track point leader who started 15th, followed by Dickie Gaines driving the Jason Soudrette Racing #44, and Joss Moffatt rounding out the top 5. The Race appropriately named for former track champion, Jason Soudrette who passed away almost 2 years ago. Heat race winners were Westerfeld, Leary, Brandon Spithaler, and Mike Miller. Garrett Abrams won the B main. The Kelsey Chevrolet Sprint return to the track on August 15th for the Dick Gaines Memorial.
Hamilton wins again in Déjà vu fashion!
Matt Hamilton won for the 6th time this year and second week in a row. These last 2 wins coming in very similar fashion. In both the last two races, Hamilton was running second to Kyle Schornick. Both times, Schornick had a mechanical failure retiring him from the event. With just a few laps remaining, Schornick had to pull off under caution turning the lead over to Matt Hamilton who went on to win over David Spille, Scotty Kincaid, Mikah Reams and Pete Holt. Heat race winners were Schornick, and Hamilton. Matt Hamilton continues to lead the Budweiser UMP Modified point standings by 50 points over David Spille.
Hensley Goes Back to Back with Wins!
Scott Hensley, started out the outside of the front row and he knew that he had to get in front of Will McRoberts who was starting directly behind him, for a strong shot at the win. This season, The Impact Sports Purestocks has been a battle between Scott Hensley and Will McRoberts. 2 champions going at it week in and week out. McRoberts tried to get a couple good runs on Hensley but Hensley had him covered. Houston Roark finished 3rd, followed by Corebin McRoberts, and Eric House. Heat race winners were Corebin McRoberts and Will McRoberts. Scott Hensley leads the points by 70 points over Houston Roark.
Blake Gibson wins first Hornet Feature at Lawrenceburg!
38 Besslers U Pull N Save Hornets were on hand for the chance to compete in the 20 car feature. Although a very exciting race there were 2 cars up front that were the class of the field on this night. The 13 of Blake Gibson and the 20 of Jacob Owens. Those 2 cars would battle it out the entire feature swapping the lead until the checkered flag with Gibson beating Owens back to finish line. Tim Baird ran a strong third followed by Chris Friedhoff, and Jerry Gibson III. Heat race winners were Gibson III, Blake Gibson, Owens, and Billy Gibson. Katie Smith and Kevin Penick won the B Mains. Andrew Roark, the point leader had to drive his brother Dalton’s car after Andrew crashed in the heat race destroying his car. Roark was able to come back to finish 6th and maintains a 50 point lead on Tim Baird. The Hornets return to the track on August 15th.
The next event at Lawrenceburg Speedway is Saturday, August 15th. It’s the Dick Gaines Memorial race. Racing will feature the Kelsey Chevrolet Sprints, Budweiser UMP Modifieds, Impact Sports Pure Stocks, and the Bessler’s U Pull & Save Hornets. It’s also 47025 Zip Code Night at the Races!! For complete event details call 812-539-4700 or visit www.lawrenceburgspeedway.com
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