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Late Model heat Heat 1 24r Robby Minten 29 Jamie Campbell 5r Ryan Doyon 53x Matt Fox 9 Ray Doyon 57 Jason Kelly 77 Mark Taylor 12d Carl Ryer

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First Responders Night @ I-37 Speedway, 9-23-23 By JM Hallas Pleasanton, TX.,(Sept. 23Rd, 2023) Ahhhh, Fall begins, so it's only in the 90's instead of over 100. Lot's of things going on this Saturday night at I-37 Speedway, just outside Pleasanton. So where to begin? Another full slate with the Late Models back in action on the ¼ mile, semi-banked dirt oval, but with a bounty up for grabs. An extra $250 to the winner if they can beat multi-race winner Ryan Doyon. Doyon won convincingly last time out adding to his total for the year and points lead over (cousin) Robby Minten and (dad) Ray Doyon. Limited Modifieds were guaranteed $1,000 to win sponsored by Hercules Foundation Repair. Will Allen Torres, who won last race, substitute again for Tom Grothues in search of the money or will it be one of the top points racers in the class(Ryker Hernandez, Grothues, Cody Beddoe, Trent Beaver or young gun Nathan Titzman? Factory Stock Poker Run II; People are so far playing their cards close to the vest, on social media anyway. But in the chase for the All in Design sponsored, mini-series championship Dakota Hurley took the first step with the victory over Rusty Head, Jarrett Payton, Frank Okruhlik and Kasey Krauss. Krauss, Okruhlik and Payton sit first, second and fourth, respectively, in the track title chase. Michael Keylich(third) and Allen Torres(fifth) complete the top five. The Dwarf Car Racing Series of Texas returned to the track after three months away. Last time out Dillon Spreen and Dustin Rude had good battle for the lead going until a spin by a lapped car took out D. Spreen. Rude went on to win over Brandon Spreen, Dylan Budnik, Cauy Moore and Keegan Moore. Not to be overlooked the IMCA Modifieds and Sport compacts continued their regular points schedule. Logan Dinsmore comes into the night +17 ahead of Ryan Doyon in the last IMCA points race for the season. In Sport Compacts Brandon McCall has only a three point margin over Rod Tait who found his way back to Victory Lane ending a dry streak. Bowen Bags Bounty The 20-lap Late Model main saw 15-cars take the green with Broc Bowen diving in front of Kody Hardage for the lead in turn 1. Ryan Doyon, K. Hardage, Rory Jordan and Matt Fox sorted out in the top five. Ry. Doyon quickly looked low on Bowen for the lead, but spun to bring out a yellow on lap 1. The restart saw K. Hardage and Jordan door to door for second while M. Fox and Raymond McSpadden swapped fourth. Jordan got under K. Hardage for second with Robby Minten sailing around M. Fox for fifth and Ry. Doyon already back up to sixth. After a quick debris caution K. Hardage retook second with Minten moving outside of Jordan for third until McSpadden went around. The ensuing restart saw Jordan and Ry. Doyon go around with Jordan sent to the back. Now with a single file restart, M. Fox retook third from Minten with Ry. Doyon following to fourth. At the crossed flags it was Bowen, K. Hardage, Ry. Doyon, M. Fox and Minten in the top five. A spin by Michael Keylich rebunched the field. Back under green, Jason Kelly clipped a tire and went around in turn 2 collecting Chandler Fox and Keylich. The restart saw Ry. Doyon's shot at denying the bounty end went he went around in turn 2. The race was cut to a green, white, checker finish on time limit. Bowen(Goliad) got a good jump on the field going on to take his first ever Late Model win, in the True Air Conditioning & Heating, KS engineering, Triple Cross Ranch, Shelbys Spick N Span Cleaning, Jordan Aire Commercial Kitchens, Supreme Vinyl Works, Stoen Spec. Motor, MB Customs Chassis, in his first ever Late Model start. Nogolitas Gear Late Models 56 Broc Bowen, 12 Kody Hardage, 53x Matt Fox, 9 Ray Doyon III, 77 Mark Taylor, 53xx Chandler Fox, 23 Michael Keylich, 5r Ryan Doyon, 57 Jason Kelly, 24r Robby Minten, 78 Eddy Hardage, 48r Raymond McSpadden Late Model heats Heat 1; 12 Kody Hardage, 7x Rory Jordan, 53x Matt Fox, 48r Raymond McSpadden, 24r Robby Minten, 53xx Chandler fox, 57 Jason Kelly Heat 2; 56 Broc Bowen, 5r Ryan Doyon, 77 Mark Taylor, 78 Eddy Hardage, 23 Michael Keylich, 9 Ray Doyon Doyon Does It, Dinsmore Takes Track Title The seven-car IMCA Modified field took the green with Jared Maupin getting the point pursued by Ryan Doyon, Robert Liese, Greg Dinsmore and Logan Dinsmore. Doyon was pressuring Maupin for the lead in turns 3-4 getting the spot on lap 4 while G. Dinsmore got third from Liese. L. Dinsmore followed a lap later to fourth. Coming to the midway point, G. Dinsmore got by Maupin for second, but a half straight behind Doyon with Maupin, L. Dinsmore and Liese the top five. G. Dinsmore inched closer and got a good run in after Doyon got caught by traffic. Darrell Boyd and Liese ran side by side for fifth until Boyd looped it setting up a 4-lap shootout. Doyon got off good back under green while Maupin and L. Dinsmore were side by side for third. As the white waved Doyon had three car lengths on G. Dinsmore taking the checkers in his 3-D Landscaping, Alamo Truck & Accessories, Ewing Irrigation & Landscape Supply, Gunn Fleet Management Chevrolet, 4D Ranch, 89 Motorsports, Klien crate powered, IRP Chassis. **With his third place finish L. Dinsmore locked up the IMCA Modified championship, his first. The young Dinsmore follows in his fathers footsteps, a 2-time I-37 Speedway IMCA Modified track champion. “They got me pretty good in the heat race,” commented Doyon. “My raceciever fell out and I was kind of lost a bit on position. The track slowed down quite a bit for the feature. It played into my cars favor.” “I was wondering where Greg(Dinsmore) was. I'm not going to say that I was super slow, but I was just cat-fishing around the bottom waiting for someone to show me their nose. I never heard or saw anyone. I just tried to stay smooth.” “Ya, that late caution. I was a little disappointed to see it. You don't want to see that when you're in a good rhythm. I just tried to focus on a good restart.” “We'll just call that Late Model race adventurous,” added Doyon. “It was rough. I caused a caution on my own, involved in a couple others. That's how it goes sometimes. I had to look to see who was in the 56, it's good to see new guys coming out. I talked to Broc(Bowen) after the race and he plans to run more Late Model stuff.” Price Chevrolet IMCA Modifieds 5r Ryan Doyon, 8g Greg Dinsmore, 8jr Logan Dinsmore, 71 Jared Maupin, 22 Darrell Boyd, 77 Robert Liese jr., 88 Arien Gassman IMCA Modified heats Heat 1; 8g Greg Dinsmore, 8jr Logan Dinsmore, 71 Jared Maupin, 5r Ryan Doyon, 77 Robert Liese, 88 Arien Gassman Mikulencak Muscles to Limited Modified Money Fifteen cars took the green for the $1,000 to win Limited Modified main with Jaden Edmond leading into turn 1 chased by Chris Swenson, Sterling Tausch, Jared Maupin and Nathan Titzman. Maupin got quickly by Tausch, who then got freight trained while stuck on the high side. Swenson was starting to pressure Edmund when Maupin looped it for a yellow. The restart saw Marcus Mikulencak get a good run and along side Edmond, but Allen Torres was next to do a quick spin. Again, back under green, M. Mikulencak got a run on Edmond with the two wheel to wheel. M. Mikulencak got the bumper out front to lead a lap before Edmond retook the point and regained his rhythm. Edmond got to take a breath while Swenson and M. Mikulencak ran side by side for second with Cody Beddoe and Titzman in the top five at midway. M. Mikulencak finally dispensed with Swenson using a middle line and was quickly back on the rear bumper of Edmond. With only a handful of laps to go M. Mikulencak had a good run be and beside Edmond, but got picked off by a lapped car. Once clear of traffic M. Mikulencak again got a run with the two wheel to wheel as the white flag waved. M. Mikulencak got a better run off turn 2 to secure the lead and take the win in his L87 Speedway, Ace Transmission, Flanagans Muffler Shop, Vinco Plumbing, All in Designs, Swensons Racing Shocks, 3-D Landscaping, Grays Recycling, On Demand Shirts, home built engine from blown up parts, IRP Chassis. “I've taken a step back from racing,” said Mikulencak. “We started off the year with Joe Aramendia Motorsports. I'm at a stage now where I have to balance racing and family stuff. Family is starting to become more important. We were fortunate enough to come out this weekend thanks to my dad letting me drive his car.” “I've learned the hard way to be a bit more patient. I knew I had a better car than Jaden(Edmond). I was just trying to not rough him up, find a clean way around him and save my stuff. I gave him a couple little taps and found our way around him.” “He did a real good job managing his tires for nearly the entire race. When I started to put a little pressure on him he felt it and started using his stuff up. He really only got loose one or two times bad. He did a good job recovering and getting it straight.” “I think it's only Jadens sixth time in a Limited Modified, normally he run an E-Mod. He's doing really well right off the bat. I've run with him a bit before. I don't know his driving style that much, but he out runs me in the Go-Karts pretty bad.” Swenson Racing Products Limited Modifieds 87 Marcus Mikulencak, 00e Jaden Edmond, 48 Chris Swenson, 77 Cody Beddoe, 1t Nathan Titzman, 11x Johnny Torres, 96 Jared Maupin, bd2 Daniel Preston, 30k Benjamin Mikulencak, 12r Roly Rodriguez, 73 Derrick Gonzales, 95s Sterling Tausch, 55 Ryker Hernandez, 11t Allen Torres, 57 Charles Flanagan, bd1 Gilbert Perez III---dns Limited Modified heats Heat 1; bd2 Daniel Preston, 96 Jared Maupin, 00e Jaden Edmond, 48 Chris Swenson, 77 Cody Beddoe, 12r Roly Rodriguez, 73Derrick Gonzales, bd1 Gilbert Perez Heat 2; 95s Sterling Tausch, 1t Nathan Titzman, 87 Marcus Mikulencak, 11x Johnny Torres, 11t Allen Torres, 57 Charles Flanagan, 55 Ryker Hernandez, 30k Benjamin Mikulencak Torres Tops in Factory Stock Chaos As the green waved on the Factory Stock feature Michael Keylick and Mike Lyon stayed door to door with M. Keylich leading lap 1. Behind the lead duo were Allen Torres, Trey Jones and Johnny Torres. M. Keylich and Lyon stayed side by side with Lyon, up top, edging out front on lap 3. A. Torres went through the middle to take the lead on lap 5. Jones tried to split the middle of Lyon and M. Keylich, but ended up three wide with Lyon and Dillon Gaither. Gaither got the spot and moved in on M. Keylich for second taking the spot. Jones followed Gaither through the hole to third. At halfway it was A. Torres, Gaither, Jones, J. Torres and M. Keylich in the top five. Gaither was slowly reeling in A. Torres for the lead catching him on lap 15 getting along side until Robert Keylich spun in front of them. On the restart Jones got a run way up top going three wide with Gaither and A. Torres for the lead. Gaither got the spot on lap 16 with Jones and A. Torres door to door. Cameron Dinsmore rolled to a stop for a lap 17 yellow. A. Torres tried the middle line on Gaither on the restart, while J. Torres tried the bottom on Jones for third. Frank Okruhlik and Austin Bean tangled on lap 18 for a yellow. This set up a green, white, checker finish, maybe. The flagman threw the white and green together and the shootout was on. A. Torres, Gaither and J. Torres were three wide for the win in turns 1-2. Some paint was exchanged and feelings hurt along the way as they came off turn 4 with a multi-car crash coming to the checkers scattering the field through the infield. A. Torres was first across the line for the win in Hercules Foundation Repair, Allens, 24/7 Towing, Sundowner Diesel Performance, Drive In Truck Salvage, All in Designs, Best Race Engines, motor powered, Destroyer Chassis. J. Torres and Joshua Sewell never made it to the finish line. “Very Brutal!” exclaimed Torres. “A couple restarts before the last (Dillon) Gaither got me in the left rear. No big deal, lost a couple spots. When it came to my turn, I don't try to drive dirty, but it is what it is. We talked about it and he would have done the same thing to me. It was crazy three wide stuff. I tried shooting the middle and ended up back in third. Then we sandwiched Gaither between Johnny and myself.” “When I saw Johnny I told myself I gotta beat him and then Gaither. I thought I had a good line in the middle thinking I was alright. When Gaither got by on the bottom I knew I to go back down there and play defense a little bit. I got the feel for the bottom and got the win.” “I thought we still had more laps to go on that last restart. Then I saw the green and white and said oh crap!” “Let's not talk about the Limited Modified race, I shouldn't have been out there. Getting a little track time was all it was good for.” All in Design Factory Stocks 94 Allen Torres, 11 Trey Jones, 5 Dillon Gaither, 91+ Jared Maupin, 20 Mike Lyon, 53k Kasey Krauss, 44 Austin Bean, 55 Rusty Head, 10 Scott Jerkins, 19 Justin Randall, 91 Aaron Leddy, 59 Jason Oltman, 92r Robert Keylich, 7 Johnny Walker Brown, 44x Michael Keylich, 66 Johnny Torres, 38 Joshua Sewell, 41 Frank Okruhlik, 8c Cameron Dinsmore, 48v Louis Treybig, 18s Jarrett Payton Factory Stock heats Heat 1; 66 Johnny Torres, 53k Kasey Krauss, 38 Joshua Sewell, 8c Cameron Dinsmore, 7 Johnny Walker Brown, 92r Robert Keylich, 48v Louis Treybig Heat 2; 20 Mike Lyon, 94 Allen Torres, 44k Michael Keylich, 44 Austin Bean, 59 Jason Oltman, 10 Scott Jerkins, 19j Justin Randal Heat 3; 5 Dillon Gaither, 11 Trey Jones , 55 Rusty Head, 91+ Jared Maupin, 18s Jarrett Payton, 91Aaron Leddy, 41 Frank Okruhlik Hernandez Hustles to Sport Compact Honors A short field took the green for the Sport Compact feature with Ryker Hernandez getting a run on green from outside front row to the lead. Brandon McCall, Sam Walker, Josh Jones and Rod Tait sorted out in the top five. McCall ran down Hernandez for the lead while R. Tait took fourth from Walker. At halfway it was Hernandez holding off McCall, Jones, R. Tait and Walker. McCall then faded and pulled off leaving Hernandez with a big lead over Jones and R. Tait. The races only caution came when Donald Kinnaman stopped in turn 4. Back under green, Hernandez pulled away while Jones and R. Tait battled for second. Hernandez, the defending track champion, easily took the checkers in the Irace Enterprises, Reflective Wrecker, TLC Graphics, Unifirst, 2005 Chevy Cavalier. “I don't worry too much about who is behind me,” said Hernandez. “I might be a little at the beginning but once I get out front I don't ever look. I didn't know that Brandon(McCall) was back there for a while.” “If we can't sell this car in the next couple weeks we may just finish the season out with it.” Iron Horse RV Sport Compacts 55 Ryker Hernandez, 11j Josh Jones, 70 Rod Tait, 3% Sam Walker, 83p Priscilla Tait, 38 Donald Kinnaman, 51 Brandon McCall, 9t John Thomas Sport Compact heats Heat 1; 11j Josh Jones, 55 Ryker Hernandez, 51 Brandon McCall, 3% Sam Walker, 70 Rod Tait, 83p Priscilla Tait, 9t John Thomas Coyne Cashes in Dwarf Car Dash The DCRST feature saw Dillon Coyne first to turn 1 trailed by Mason Mach, Jerry Burford, Thomas Mach and Keagan Moore. T. Mach got by J. Burford for third followed by Moore and Brady Ricks. The Machs were side by side for second when Billy Groff spun off turn 4 for a caution. On the restart, Ricks took third from M. Mach before J. Burford spun for a yellow. M. Mach gave up another spot on the restart, this time fourth, to Moore. Coming to the midway point, the top four had broken away with Coyne, T. Mach, Ricks, Moore and M. Mach. Ricks and Moore got past T. Mach for second and third before Groff had another spin. Once back to green Coyne got away while Ricks and Moore stayed side by side for second. Duane Burford moved up to fourth past M. Mach and J. Burford. Coyne was able to maintain his margin and go on to the victory in his “girlfriend” sponsored, Kawasaki ZX10 powered, 2009 DNR Chassis. “I didn't expect the track to be as slick as it was,” replied Coyne. “It was pretty slow. I just started on the pole, stayed around the bottom and waited til I saw somebody. I never saw anybody.” “I had no clue if anyone was finding a better line. Under cautions I'd go up and test the middle or the top. I didn't feel like there was anything there. Go with what you've got until you see somebody.” “There's a lot you can do on these cars. I'm afraid to do a lot of it. Just like running a line, I don't want to loose what I have. I tend to under adjust. Even tonight I should have gone farther than I went. I wish I had gone more. “Going from asphalt to dirt the difference is more on the driver. The car set up is quite similar. It's more how you drive the car and the brake balance. We'll run more rear brake for dirt. Springs are pretty much the same, shocks and tires different.” “A lot of our guys are out in California at the Dwarf Car Nationals. Them not showing up gave me a pretty good opportunity.” Dwarf Car Racing Series of Texas 12t Dillon Coyne, 5m Brady Ricks, 1k Keagan Moore, 14r Duane Burford, 81d Jerry Burford, 4m Mason Mach, 71a Justin Jager, 93 Adam Stehle, 44m Thomas Mach, 30 Billy Groff, 7 Ron Theel DCRST heats Heat 1; 1k Keagan Moore, 12t Dillon Coyne, 44 Thomas Mach, 5m Brady Ricks, 93 Adam Stehle Heat 2; 71a Dustin Jager, 4m Mason Mach, 81d Jerry Burford, 30 Billy Goff, 14r Duane Burford, 7 Ron Theel

Price Chevrolet IMCA Modifieds 5r Ryan Doyon 6g Greg Dinsmore 8jr Logan Dinsmore 71 Jared Maupin 22 Darrell Boyd 77 Robert Liese jr 88 Arien Gassman

All in Design Factory Stocks 94 Allen Torres 11 Trey Jones 5 Dillon Gaither 91+ Jared Maupin 20 Mike Lyon 53k Kasey Krauss 44 Austin Bean 55 Rusty Head 10 Scott Jerkins 19 Justin Randall 91 Aaron Leddy 59 Jason Oltman 92r Robert Keylich 7 Johnny Walker Brown 44x Michael Keylich 66 Johnny Torres 38 Joshua Sewell 41 Frank Okruhlik 8c Cameron Dinsmore 48v Louis Treybig 18s Jarrett Payton

Iron Horse RV Sport Compacts 55 Ryker Hernandez 11j Josh Jones 70 Rod Tait 83p PriscillaTait 38 Donald Kinnaman 51 Brandon McCall 9t John Thomas

Nogolitas Gear Late Models 56 Broc Bowen 12 Kody Hardage 53x Matt Fox 9 Rat Doyon III 77 Mark Taylor 53xx Chandler Fox 23 Michael Keylich 5r Ryan Doyon 57 Jason Kelly 24r Robby Minten 78 Eddy Hardage 48r Raymond McSpadden

Dwarf Car Racing Series of Texas 12t Dillon Coyne 5m Brady Ricks 1k Keagan Moore 14r Duane Burford 81d Jerry Burford 4m Mason Mach 71a Justin Jager 93 Adam Stehle 44m Thomas Mach 30 Billy Groff 7 Ron Theel

IMCA Modified heats Heat 1 8g Greg Dinsmore 8jr Logan Dinsmore 71 Jared Maupin 5r Ryan Doyon 77 Robert Liese 88 Arien Gassman

Factory Stock heats Heat 1 66 Johnny Torres 53k Kasey Krauss 38 Joshua Sewell 8c Cameron Dinsmore 7 Johnny Walker Brown 92rRobert Keylich 48v Louis Treybig Heat 2 20 Mike Lyon 94 Allen Torres 44k Michael Keylich 44 Austin Bean 59 Jason Oltman 10 Scott Jerkins 19j Justin Randal Heat 3 5 Dillon Gaither 11 Trey Jones 55 Rusty Head 91+ Jared Maupin 18s Jarrett Payton 91Aaron Leddy 41 Frank Okruhlik

DCRST heats Heat 1 1k Keagan Moore 12t Dillon Coyne 44 Thomas Mach 5m Brady Rocks 93 Adam Stehle Heat 2 71a Dustin Jager 4m Mason Mach 81d Jerry Buford 30 Billy Goff 14r Duane Buford 7 Ron Theel

Heat 1 bd2 Daniel Preston 96 Jared Maupin 00e Jaden Edmond 48 Chris Swenson 77 Cody Beddoe 12r Roly Rodriguez 73Derrick Gonzales bd1 Gilbert Perez Heat 2 95s Sterling Tausch 1t Nathan Titzman 87 Marcus Mikulencak 11x Johnny Torres 11t Allen Torres 57 Charles Flanagan 55 Ryker Hernandez 30k Benjamin Mikulencak

Sport Compact heats Heat 1 11j Josh Jones 55 Ryker Hernandez 51 Brandon McCall 3% Sam Walker 70 Rod Tait 83p Priscilla Tait 9t John Thomas

Late Model heats Heat 1 12 Kody Hardage 7x Rory Jordan 53x Matt Fox 48r Raymond McSpadde 24r Robby Minten 53xx Chandler fox 57 Jason Kelly Heat 2 56 Broc Bowen 5r Ryan Doyon 77 Mark Taylor 78 Eddy Hardage 23 Michael Keylich 9 Ray Doyon

Poker Run, Full Slate @ I-37 Speedway 9-9-23 By JM Hallas Pleasanton, TX.,(Sept. 9Th, 2023) Maybe the heat will end by Christmas? It was another blazing south Texas day as the ¼ mile, semi-banked, dirt oval returned to action with all five weekly classes(IMCA Modifieds, Limited Modifieds, Factory Stocks, Fireballs, Sport Compacts), plus the Late Models. The All on Design Factory Stocks would race the first of three 'Poker Run' events with some extra money up for grabs; best hand, low hand, etc. with pay outs awarded for the mini series and even more money out there for the top three in series points. Points you say. The Late Model points show Ryan Doyon with good margin(33) over Jamie Campbell who is in battle for second with Ray Doyon and Mark Taylor, with Robbie Minten 5th. Second generation racer, Logan Dinsmore holds the IMCA Modified lead by 17 over Ryan Doyon, with Darrell Boyd third, former track champ Greg Dinsmore fourth and Robert Liese jr. fifth. The Limited Modified have Ryker Hernandez out front by 21 over Tom Grothues, followed by Cody Beddoe, Nathan Titzman and Trent Beaver. It's a close battle in Factory Stocks with only five points separating Kasey Krauss from Frank Okruhlik, with Michael Keylich, Zach Freeman and Allen Torres rounding out the top five. Matthew Hodge heads the Fireball points standings by 7 over Bobby Jack with Joseph Montemayor, William Cavender and Lance Gaither in the top five. Sport Compacts also have a close fight with Brandon McCall leading Rod Tait by 7 while Sam Walker, Josh Jones and Donald Lewis round out the top five. Doyon Does it Again A lucky 13-cars started the 20-lap Late Model feature with the two heat winners, Ryan Doyon and Kevin Sitton, on the front row. Ry. Doyon grabbed the early lead trailed by Sitton, Ray Doyon, Kody Hardage and Robby Minten. Carl Dyer brought the yellow when he had trouble. Once back to green Ry. Doyon methodically began to rebuild the margin over Sitton while Hardage made his way past Ra. Doyon for third. Ry. Doyon(LaCoste) had little trouble with lapped traffic as he cruised to his fourth Late Model win in his 3-D Landscaping, Alamo Truck & Accessories, Ewing Irrigation & Landscape Supply, Gunn Fleet Management Chevrolet, 4D Ranch, 89 Motorsports, Eagle crate powered, MB Custom Chassis. Nogalitos Gear Late Models 5r Ryan Doyon, 1 Kevin Sitton, 12 Kody Hardage, 9 Ray Doyon III, 24r Robby Minten, 53x Matt Fox, 57 Jason Kelly, 53xx Chandler Fox, 5 Ryan McDonald, 77 Mark Taylor, 29 Jamie Campbell, 12d Carl Dyer, 23 Michael Keylich Late Model heats Heat 1; 5r Ryan Doyon, 9 Ray Doyon. 12 Kody Hardage, 53x Matt Fox, 77 Mark Taylor, 57 Jason Kelly, 12d Carl Dyer Heat 2; 1 Kevin Sitton, 24r Robby Minten, 5 Ryan McDonald, 53xx Chandler Fox, 29 Michael Keylich, 29 Jamie Campbell Doyon Doubles Up Between the IMCA Super Nationals, the extreme heat and covid, only 6 IMCA Modifieds(non-points) were on hand for the 15-lap feature. You would think with a short car count it would be a quick 15-laps. Nope! It took three tries for the just the initial start that saw Rick Green and Chris Carroll battle for the top spot. Green finally got the point with Carroll, Ryan Doyon, Robert Liese and David Gibson in line. Doyon would patiently work his way past Carroll for second and was tracking down Green through restarts for spins by Gibson. Doyon was able to snag the lead from Green and lead the final circuits for the win in the 3-D Landscaping, Alamo Truck & Accessories, Ewing Irrigation & Landscape Supply, Gunn Fleet Management Chevrolet, 4D Ranch, 89 Motorsports, Klien crate powered, IRP Chassis. Price Chevrolet IMCA Modifieds 5r Ryan Doyon, 15 Chris Carroll, 77 Robert Liese jr., 82 Rick Green, 366 David Gibson, 141 Brandon Sanderson IMCA Modified heats Heat 1; 82 Rick Green, 15 Chris Carroll, 5r Ryan Doyon, 77 Robert Liese jr., 366 David Gibson, 141 Rob Sanderson Torres Tallies Limited Modified Main No that that one. It was Allen Torres jumping into the car of shop mate Tom Grothues, who wasn't feeling well, wasting little time getting by Chris Swenson and defending track champ Sterling Tausch for the lead. Trent Beaver battled with Swenson for second giving Torres(San Antonio) the opportunity to pull away and score the victory by a full straightaway. Swenson Race Products Limited Modifieds 11t Allen Torres, 14 Trent Beaver, 48 Chris Swenson, 95s Sterling Tausch Limited Modified heat; 14 Trent Beaver, 48 Chris Swenson, 95s Sterling Tausch, 11t Tom Grothues Hurley Hauls In Factory Stock Feature The 20-lap Factory Stock race saw polesitter Dakota Hurley get the lead chased by Jarrett Payton, Allen Torres, Mike Lyon and Kasey Krauss. Torres got turned around on the back stretch scattering the pack for an early caution that sent him to the tail. On the restart, last race winner, Rusty Head moved up into the top five. Restart lanes would be a factor on the bottom dominant track allowing Head and Trey Jones to pick up spots. Head tracked down Hurley late for the lead giving him tries high, then low while Hurley held the fast line. Several late cautions set up, not one, but two, late restarts. The final caution involved numerous cars fighting spots with hard contact for Scott Jerkins and Kelsey Blevins. Both were checked out, but they, and several others were done for the night. On the final one lap shootout, Head gave it the ol' college try coming off turn 4, but it was Hurley(Spring Branch) finding his way back to the winners circle after several years in his Schneider Solar Screens, All in Designs, Kenny Hurley Race Car. “We had a good track,” replied Hurley. “It was one groove on the bottom by the time we raced so I knew if I hit my marks and never came off the bottom it would be hard to get around me. We finally hit something on the set up and had good drive off.” “Those late race restarts were stressful but we were able to hang on. I would like to thank my wife and my parents for all they do, and Paul Reyes for all he did on the car today. Everything we have is home built, including the motor, so it’s nice when we can beat these professional built cars.” All In Design Factory Stocks 40 Dakota Hurley, 55 Rusty Head, 18s Jarrett Payton, 41 Frank Okruhlik, 53k Kasey Krauss, 44k Michael Keylich, 92r Robert Keylich, 20 Mike Lyon, 44 Austin Bean, 11 Trey Jones, 57 Kelsey Blevins, 11x Brandon Welker, 7 Johnny Walker Brown, 10 Scott Jerkins, 94 Allen Torres, 48v Louis Treybig Factory Stock heats Heat 1; 20 Mike Lyon, 40 Dakota Hurley, 53k Kasey Krauss, 11 Trey Jones, 11x Brandon Welker, 41 Frank Okruhlik, 92r Robert Keylich, 48v Louis Treybig Heat 2; 94 Allen Torres, 55r Rusty Head, 19s Jarrett Payton, 44 Austin Bean, 7 Johnny Walker Brown, 57 Kelsey Blevins, 10 Scott Jerkins, 44k Michael Keylich Gaither Grabs Another From outside pole, Lance Gaither grabbed the early lead from Howie Marcx with Bobby Jack, Matthew Hodge and Mark Pivarnik in tow. Jack and Hodge were able to around Marcx, but Gaither had checked out. Nobody was able to chase the leader down while Kiehl VanBlarcum worked his way into the top five. At the checkers it was Gaither(San Antonio) taking home honors in a Ronnie Schoenfeldt owned, All in Designs, Difs by Dale, Dohogne Claim Services, Rangel Bail Bond, Supreme Foundation Repair, Spreen Race Engines, Geromiller Racecars Chassis. Fireballs 98(5) Lance Gaither, 8 Bobby Jack, 58 Matthew Hodge, 13 Howie Marcx, 2k Kiehl VanBlarcum, 18m Joseph Montemayor,19j Justin Randol, 14 Mark Pivarnik, 15 William Cavender, 3 Clint Montanio, 0 DJ Schroat Fireball heats Heat 1; 13 Howie Marcx, 8 Bobby Jack, 14 Mark Pivarnik, 18m Joseph Montemayor, 15 William Cavender, 3 Clint Montanio Heat; 98(5) Lance Gaither, 58 Matthew Hodge, 2k Kiehl VanBlarcum, 19j Justin Randall, 0 DJ Schroat Tait on Top Again Rod Tait wasted little getting the lead at the start of the 20-lap Sport Compact coming from row 2 to the lead ahead of Sam Walker, John Thomas, Ryker Hernandez and Brandon McCall, who charged from the back early. As Tait eased away, Hernandez, Kaden Moran, Josh Jones made their way into the top five. As Tait continued to ease away, McCall's progress stalled out giving up spots to Moran and Jones. Walker and Donald Lewis had a good scrap going for sixth changing the spot every lap. Up front, no one had anything for Tait(San Antonio) in the Turtle Team Racing, Big Mo Automotive, Pontiac Sunfire, grabbing another win and closing the points gap on McCall. Iron Horse RV Sport Compacts 70 Rod Tait, 02 Kaden Moran, 55r Ryker Hernandez, 11j Josh Jones, 51 Brandon McCall, 76yDonald Lewis, 3% Sam Walker, 9t John Thomas, 38 Sonny Kinnaman, 43 Jennifer Kidd, 83 CJ Aguillon Sport Compact heats Heat 1; 51 Brandon McCall, 70 Rod Tait, 76y Donald Lewis, 3% Sam Walker, 43 Jennifer Kidd Heat 2; 11j Josh Jones, 55r Ryker Hernandez, 02 Kaden Moran, 9t John Thomas, 38 Sonny Kinnaman, 83 CJ Aguillon Go-Karts Adult Predator Karts; Noah VanBlarcum, Blaine Markgraf Senior Division Go-Karts; Beau Payton, Lane Tuttle Junior Division Go-Karts; Ryder Welker, Cheston Markgraf Youth Division Go-Karts; “Fast” Eddie Lewis

LIMITED MODIFIED BY SWENSON RACE PRODUCTSA FEATURE 1 Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/- 1 4 11 Allen Torres San Antonio, TX 3 2 3 14 Trent Beaver China Grove, TX 1 3 1 48 Chris Swenson Boerne, TX -2 4 DNF 2 95S Sterling Tausch San Antonio, TX -2 8 Laps LIMITED MODIFIED BY SWENSON RACE PRODUCTSHEAT 1 Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/- 1 4 14 Trent Beaver China Grove, TX 3 2 1 48 Chris Swenson Boerne, TX -1 3 2 95S Sterling Tausch San Antonio, TX -1 4 3 11 Tom Grothues San Antonio, TX -1 All transfer 20 Laps FIREBALLSA FEATURE 1 Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/- 1 2 98 Lance Gaither San Antonio, TX 1 2 3 8 Bobby Jack Sandia, TX 1 3 4 58 Matthew Hodge Uhland, TX 1 4 1 13 Howie Marcx Somerset, TX -3 5 6 2K Kiehl Vanblarcum Robstown, TX 1 6 7 18M Joseph Montemayor San Antonio, TX 1 7 8 19J Justin Randol Seguin, TX 1 8 5 14 Mark Pivarnik Ingram, TX -3 9 9 15 William Cavendar Leming, TX - 10 DNF 11 3 Clint Montanio New Braunfels, TX 1 DNS 10 CINC0 DJ Schroat Adkins, TX - 8 Laps FIREBALLSHEAT 1 Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/- 1 1 13 Howie Marcx Somerset, TX - 2 2 8 Bobby Jack Sandia, TX - 3 5 14 Mark Pivarnik Ingram, TX 2 4 4 18M Joseph Montemayor San Antonio, TX - 5 3 15 William Cavendar Leming, TX -2 6 6 3 Clint Montanio New Braunfels, TX - All transfer 8 Laps FIREBALLSHEAT 2 Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/- 1 1 98 Lance Gaither San Antonio, TX - 2 5 58 Matthew Hodge Uhland, TX 3 3 4 2K Kiehl Vanblarcum Robstown, TX 1 4 3 19J Justin Randol Seguin, TX -1 5 2 CINC0 DJ Schroat Adkins, TX -3 All transfer 20 Laps LATE MODELS BY NOGALITOS GEARA FEATURE 1 Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/- 1 1 5R Ryan Doyon LaCoste, TX - 2 2 1 Kevin Sitton Baytown, TX - 3 5 12 Kody Hardage Seguin, TX 2 4 3 9 Ray Doyon LaCoste, TX -1 5 4 24R Robby Minten LaCoste, TX -1 6 7 53X Matt Fox Kerrville, TX 1 7 11 57 Jason Kelly La Vernia, TX 4 8 8 53XX Chandler Fox Kerrville, TX - 9 6 5 Ryan McDonald Floresville, TX -3 10 9 77 Mark Taylor San Antonio, TX -1 11 DNF 10 29 Jamie Campbell La Vernia, TX -1 12 DNF 13 12D Carl Dyer Bastrop, TX 1 13 DNF 12 23 Michael Keylich Lavernia, TX -1 8 Laps LATE MODELS BY NOGALITOS GEARHEAT 1 Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/- 1 1 5R Ryan Doyon LaCoste, TX - 2 3 9 Ray Doyon LaCoste, TX 1 3 4 12 Kody Hardage Seguin, TX 1 4 5 53X Matt Fox Kerrville, TX 1 5 6 77 Mark Taylor San Antonio, TX 1 6 7 57 Jason Kelly La Vernia, TX 1 7 2 12D Carl Dyer Bastrop, TX -5 All transfer 8 Laps LATE MODELS BY NOGALITOS GEARHEAT 2 Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/- 1 2 1 Kevin Sitton Baytown, TX 1 2 6 24R Robby Minten LaCoste, TX 4 3 5 5 Ryan McDonald Floresville, TX 2 4 3 53XX Chandler Fox Kerrville, TX -1 5 4 29 Jamie Campbell La Vernia, TX -1 6 1 23 Michael Keylich Lavernia, TX -5 All transfer 20 Laps FACTORY STOCKS BY ALL IN DESIGNSA FEATURE 1 Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/- 1 1 40 Dakota Hurley Spring Branch, TX - 2 6 55R Rusty Head Buda, TX 4 3 2 18S Jarrett Payton San Antonio, TX -1 4 11 41 Frank Okruhlik San Antonio, TX 7 5 4 53K Kasey Krauss Seguin, TX -1 6 16 44K Michael Keylich Lavernia, TX 10 7 13 92R Robert Keylich Devine, TX 6 8 5 20 Mike Lyon San Antonio, TX -3 9 8 44 Austin Bean Floresville, TX -1 10 DNF 7 11 Trey Jones Norman, OK -3 11 DNF 12 57 Kelsey Blevins New Braunfels, TX 1 12 DNF 9 11X Brandon Welker Stockdale, TX -3 13 DNF 10 7 Johnny Walker Brown Pleasanton, TX -3 14 DNF 14 10 Scott Jerkins La Vernia, TX - 15 DNF 3 94 Allen Torres San Antonio, TX -12 DNS 15 48V Louis Treybig Moore, TX - 8 Laps FACTORY STOCKS BY ALL IN DESIGNSHEAT 1 Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/- 1 1 20 Mike Lyon San Antonio, TX - 2 2 40 Dakota Hurley Spring Branch, TX - 3 4 53K Kasey Krauss Seguin, TX 1 4 6 11 Trey Jones Norman, OK 2 5 3 11X Brandon Welker Stockdale, TX -2 6 7 41 Frank Okruhlik San Antonio, TX 1 7 8 92R Robert Keylich Devine, TX 1 8 5 48V Louis Treybig Moore, TX -3 All transfer 8 Laps FACTORY STOCKS BY ALL IN DESIGNSHEAT 2 Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/- 1 2 94 Allen Torres San Antonio, TX 1 2 3 55R Rusty Head Buda, TX 1 3 1 18S Jarrett Payton San Antonio, TX -2 4 5 44 Austin Bean Floresville, TX 1 5 4 7 Johnny Walker Brown Pleasanton, TX -1 6 8 57 Kelsey Blevins New Braunfels, TX 2 7 7 10 Scott Jerkins La Vernia, TX - 8 6 44K Michael Keylich Lavernia, TX -2 All transfer 15 Laps IMCA MODIFIED BY PRICE CHEVROLETA FEATURE 1 Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/- 1 3 5R Ryan Doyon LaCoste, TX 2 2 2 15 Chris Carroll Spring Branch, TX - 3 4 77 Robert Liese Jr Schertz, TX 1 4 1 82 Rick Green Bertram, TX -3 5 DNF 5 366 David Gibson Kerrville, TX - 6 DNF 6 141 Rob Sanderson Pipe Creek, TX - 8 Laps IMCA MODIFIED BY PRICE CHEVROLETHEAT 1 Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/- 1 1 82 Rick Green Bertram, TX - 2 4 15 Chris Carroll Spring Branch, TX 2 3 5 5R Ryan Doyon LaCoste, TX 2 4 3 77 Robert Liese Jr Schertz, TX -1 5 2 366 David Gibson Kerrville, TX -3 DNS 6 141 Rob Sanderson Pipe Creek, TX - All transfer 20 Laps SPORT COMPACTS BY IRON HORSE RVA FEATURE 1 Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/- 1 3 70 Rod Tait San Antonio, TX 2 2 8 02 Kaden Moran Kyle, TX 6 3 4 55R Ryker Hernandez San Antonio, TX 1 4 10 11J Josh Jones San Antonio, TX 6 5 9 51 Brandon McCall Von Ormy, TX 4 6 7 76Y Donald Lewis Austin, TX 1 7 1 3% Sam Walker Hardy, AR -6 8 2 9T John Thomas Schertz, TX -6 9 6 38 Sonny Kinnaman San Antonio, TX -3 10 5 43 Jennifer Kidd San Antonio, TX -5 DNS 11 83 CJ Aguillon San Antonio, TX - 8 Laps SPORT COMPACTS BY IRON HORSE RVHEAT 1 Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/- 1 5 51 Brandon McCall Von Ormy, TX 4 2 2 70 Rod Tait San Antonio, TX - 3 4 76Y Donald Lewis Austin, TX 1 4 1 3% Sam Walker Hardy, AR -3 5 3 43 Jennifer Kidd San Antonio, TX -2 All transfer 8 Laps SPORT COMPACTS BY IRON HORSE RVHEAT 2 Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/- 1 5 11J Josh Jones San Antonio, TX 4 2 2 55R Ryker Hernandez San Antonio, TX - 3 4 02 Kaden Moran Kyle, TX 1 4 1 9T John Thomas Schertz, TX -3 5 3 38 Sonny Kinnaman San Antonio, TX -2 6 6 83 CJ Aguillon San Antonio, TX - All transfer

I'd be very wary of ANY gofundme accounts anymore---JMO

https://www.imca.com/2023/08/24/five-added-to-fast-shafts-all-star-eligible-list/?fbclid=IwAR2yjjZOCoBH-lLpKxa2fjKGNdyKXEw2hYcLmvhigAYl4aqFyx-FHsjWOcA Texas racers on the list; Greg Dinsmore, Logan Dinsmore, Ryan Doyon, Matthew Day, Mitchell Clement, William Gould, Chris Morris, Brenda Kirby, Kade Ogle, Dillon Tindall, Jake Upchurch, Fred Wojtek, Steve Whiteaker jr. John Webb. Not certain who will be making the trip to Boone next month.....Id guess Morris/Kirby, Gould, Ogle are for sure going by their fb posts.

Jared is another young racer following in his fathers(Bobby) footsteps....I see him a lot at I-37, running sometimes in 3 classes...... The kid is fast in anything he gets in.....In 2022 he took home a lot of hardware at the I-37 awards banquet.

Results from myracepass.....Sadly I was not there. 63 Limited Modifieds showed up from 3 states(Tx. La. Kan.). 6 heats, 2 C-mains, 2 B-mains to set the field. LIMITED MODIFIED A FEATURE 1 Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/- 1 1 9 Shane Hebert, Scott, LA - 2 14 91 Jared Maupin, College Station, TX 12 3 2 53 Craig Oakes, Marshall, TX -1 4 11 199 Ryan Harris, Crosby, TX 7 5 3 F5 Skeet Amason, New Boston, TX -2 6 13 5W John Whittington, Vidor, TX 7 7 12 11X Johnny Torres, San Antonio, TX 5 8 4 23 Howard Willis, Willis, TX -4 9 19 101 Tanner Whitmire, Taft, TX 10 10 8 13B Bryce Reed, Brazoria, TX -2 11 9 21 David Lege Jr, Anderson, TX -2 12 21 21C Colton Davis, Prairieville, LA 9 13 22 751 Marcus Black, Lumberton, TX 9 14 20 41 Chad Hughes, Cold Spring, TX 6 15 23 46 Randy Bridges, Manvel, TX 8 16 5 15 Tracy Denby, Jr. Vidor, TX -11 17 15 164 Jason Downey, Pearland, TX -2 18 7 14D Darrin Blake, New Waverly, TX -11 19 17 3 Garrett Higgins, New Waverly, TX -2 20 DNF 24 84 Justin Collins, Cleveland, TX 4 21 DNF 18 23S Ronny Smith, Buna, TX -3 22 DNF 6 25C Cody Smith, Kaufman, TX -16 23 DNF 10 E8 Ethan Bailes, Elizabeth, LA -13 24 DNF 25 93 Phillip Seals, Shepherd, TX 1 25 DNF 16 BD2 Daniel Preston, Corpus Christi, TX -9 26 DNF 26 64 Thomas Downey, Sr Baytown, TX -

Back to School Night, Late Models @ I-37 Speedway 8-5-23 By JM Hallas Pleasanton, TX.,(Aug. 5Th, 2023) Well, it's still hot as hell. After what feels like a month of no racing, oh wait, it was, I-37 Speedway was back in action on the ¼ mile, semi-banked, dirt oval just outside Pleasanton. To say it was hot would be an understatement, like 104 at start time. Officials pushed back start time for Go-Karts to keep the kids out of the heat, their racing started at intermission after it cooled to only 100ish. It was 'Back to School' night with teams and the track handing out school supplies at intermission to kids needing help with back to school stuff. The night was sponsored by Iron Horse RV Specialists with a $250 “scholarship” to anyone that could defeat Jared Maupin and Johnny Torres straight up in the Factory Stock feature. My bet is still on one of those two taking everyone's lunch money. Points seasons will be wrapping up soon for all classes with double points tonight for the Go-Karts. Top Fives Late Models; Ryan Doyon, Jamie Campbell, Ray Doyon, Frank Okruhlik, Mark Taylor IMCA Modifieds; Logan Dinsmore, Ryan Doyon, Darrell Boyd, Greg Dinsmore, Robert Liese jr. Limited Modifieds; Ryker Hernandez, Tom Grothues, Codt Beddoe, Trent Beaver, Nathan Titzman Factory Stocks; Kasey Krauss, Frank Okruhlik, Michael Keylich, Jarrett Payton, Zach Freeman Fireballs; Matthew Hodge, Bobby Jack, Joseph Montemayor, JC Paull, Jerry Miller Sport Compacts; Brandon McCall, Rod Tait, Sam Walker, Josh Jones, Justin Sitterle Doyons Duke It Out for Late Model Loot Father and son, Ray and Ryan Doyon started on the front row for the 20-lap Late Model main. It was Ry. Doyon getting the advantage for the lead trailed by Ra. Doyon, Raymond McSpadden, Robby Minten and Jamie Campbell. A quick spin saw McSpadden get by Ra. Doyon on the restart for second with Minten and Campbell door to door for fourth. Minten then challenged Ra. Doyon for third bring Campbell along into the fight for third. Campbell won that battled briefly before looping it in turn 2 as the race hit the midway point. On the restart Jason Kelly got by Ra. Doyon until Ra. Doyon retook the spot and got along side Minten for third. Up front, Ry. Doyon was easing away until Campbell looped it again for a lap 15 yellow. The restart got a little sketchy when Minten ran up the back side of Ry. Doyon. The leader continued with minimal damage while Minten was out. Back to green, Ry. Doyon got away while Ra. Doyon and McSpadden battled for second. Ry. Doyon(LaCoste) was able distance himself and take another win in his 3-D Landscaping, Alamo Truck & Accessories, Ewing Irrigation & Landscape Supply, Gunn Fleet Management Chevrolet, 4D Ranch, 89 Motorsports, Eagle crate powered, MB Custom Chassis. “A little bit of luck, a little bit of skill,” commented Doyon. “Seems like I'm getting more lucky. I'm not as consistent as I'd really like to be. Dad and I didn't really have any plan for the start or even talk about it really. It was kind of just let the best man win thing. I probably got lucky having more moisture on top than he did.” “I really don't know what happened behind me. I saw someone getting ready to jump the restart on me. I just didn't go and checked up. I didn't know it was Robby(Minten) at the time. I was just trying to get out of the way. I was a little concerned(about damage) but felt like I took most of the hit on the bumper and quarter panel. I was hoping it didn't get the left rear tire.” “The track was pretty tricky. Running the Modified before the Late Model I had a hard time trying to pick the line I wanted to be in. I was good on the bottom, but wasn't able to pass. I was faster up top so I ran the Late Model up there. After halfway in the feature the top started going away though. I just hoped no one found anything and got around me.” Nogalitos Gear Late Models 5r Ryan Doyon, 48r Raymond McSpadden, 9 Ray Doyon III, 57 Jason Kelly, 77 Mark Taylor, 24r Robby Minten, 29 Jamie Campbell, 23 Michael Keylich, 53x Matt Fox---dns, 1x Andrew Hesler---dns Late Model heats Heat 1; 9 Ray Doyon, 24r Robby Minten, 48r Raymond McSpadden, 57 Jason Kelly, 77 Mark Taylor Heat 2; 5r Ryan Doyon, 29 Jamie Campbell, 53x Matt Fox, 23 Michael Keylich, 1x Andrew Hesler Dinsmore Out Duels Chris' for Modified Money At the start of the IMCA Modified main it was Greg Dinsmore, in a new ride, jumping out ahead of Chris Carroll, Rick Green, Chris Morris and Logan Dinsmore. Wade Pistole had his first of two spins that saw Carroll and Morris both take a shot at G. Dinsmore for the lead. G. Dinsmore held them off while L. Dinsmore got fourth from Green. After a Darrell Boyd spin on lap 7, Morris and Carroll made it three wide coming off turn 4 on the restart. G. Dinsmore held the point after nearly getting squeezed up into the turn 4 wall. Coming to the crossed flags it was G. Dinsmore, Carroll, Morris, Green, taking back fourth, and L. Dinsmore. Brenda Kirby brought out the final yellow after rolling to a stop in turn 2. Carroll again gave G. Dinsmore a look inside to no avail while Ryan Doyon got fifth from L. Dinsmore. G. Dinsmore got some breathing room as Carroll and Morris slugged it out for second. As the white waved, G. Dinsmore(Kerrville) had built a half straightaway advantage going on to win in the Sundowner Performance Diesel, 1st Class Towing, 89 Motorsports, Jimmys Towing, Wehrs, Fast Shafts, Afco, Supreme Vinyl Works, Peak, Swenson Racing Shocks, Neuline Pull Bars by 915, Friesen crate powered OS1 by CDR. “If you can't beat it, buy it,” said Dinsmore pre-race after purchasing the 89 Motorsports car of Dustin Butcher. “I couldn't let Logan outdo me. I thought maybe, I'm getting too old and time to hang it up.” “I've been having trouble getting the old car going. We'd try this, try that. We just couldn't get that car to work as good as the other BMS we had. It was good, but just wasn't spot on. This new OS1 by CDR gets it. If Logan was in this car, he'd smoke 'em too.” “If you're gonna lift, you're gonna lose,” added Dinsmore about the high speed game of chicken on the restarts. “You've got to make a decision. I listen for motors. I felt once the car got rolling it was awesome. When you're running the high side, it's higher mile per hour and longer track. I was thinking maybe I should change my line. Up on top it's a long way around.” “It(the track) was tricky. When I let off the car would grab that moisture and then I'd blow the tires off getting off. Then I hit a wet spot the next lap and thought I hope I don't wad this thing up.” “I really gotta than Steve Whiteaker. He really has a feel for this car and what it needs. He text us to see how it was working.” Price Chevrolet IMCA Modifieds 8g Greg Dinsmore, 15 Chris Carroll, 94 Chris Morris, 82 Rick Green, 5r Ryan Doyon, 8jr Logan Dinsmore, 94b Brenda Kirby, 22z Darrell Boyd, 16 Landon Bednarz, 141 Rob Sanderson, 10 Wade Pistole IMCA Modified heats Heat 1; 8g Greg Dinsmore, 94 Chris Morris, 82 Rick Green,94b Brenda Kirby, 10 Wade Pistole, 16 Landon Bednarz Heat 2; 15 Chris Carroll, 8jr Logan Dinsmore, 5r Ryan Doyon, 141 Rob Sanderson, 22z Darrell Boyd Titzman Tallies Another Tom Grotheus got a good launch off turn 4 to grab the early lead in the Limited Modified feature with Nathan Titzman and Cody Beddoe side by side for second. Titzman got the spot on lap 2 and after Grothues slipped got along side for the lead. Titzman got the bumper out front on lap 5 before duo spins by James Cole(turn 4) and Ryker Hernandez(turn1) brought out the yellow on lap 6. On the restart Grothues and Beddoe tangled bringing yellow back out. The ensuing start saw Beddoe head to the high side and briefing get the lead on lap 9 before slipping giving the point back to Titzman on lap 10. Titzman(Corpus Christi) was able to motor away the final five laps to grab the victory in the Aramendia Motorsports, Ace Transmissions, On Demand Shirts, CL Concrete Construction, Hawkins Services, All in Designs, Mark Herring Race Engines, IRP Chassis. “It was good running side by side with him(Tom Grothues) at the start,” said Titzman. “I felt like I was rolling around the tires pretty good. I felt like I had some distance on them until all the cautions. I'd go up top under yellow and feel some moisture.” “I knew someone would try the top. Cody Beddoe showed me the nose up there. I took the top line over from him and started to drive off. I was wondering who would be coming. When I saw him I knew I was going to have to work for it. It turned out to be a pretty good race.” “This is Marcus(Mikulencak) old car with a 1 instead of an 8. It's still Joes(Aramendia) car.” Swenson Race Products Limited Modifieds 179 Nathan Titzman, 77 Cody Beddoe, 747 Joshua Tuttle, 11t Tom Grothues, 14 James Cole, 57 Charles Flanagan, 55 Ryker Hernandez ***On a humorous side note; Daniel Preston got signed in for the class but was racing at Texana in Edna(a bit over 2 hours away). Not to let his sign in go to waste, Preston ran the heat and feature at Texana, which he won. Loaded up and hauled tail to I-37 Spwy. So you'd think no big deal. But, the headers legal at Texana(USRA rules) are not legal at I-37(IMCA rules). Knowing they were running way late, they changed headers, in the hauler, rolling down the highway, at speeds better left unmentioned. They hit the I-37 pit gate, driver already in gear and seated, unloaded and hit the track, but already three laps down. Normally not allowed, his determination was rewarded as he was allowed to continue, although not scored. I applaud their effort. This story will go down in history as one repeated for years. For the record, IMCA made a “Henry Witt jr.” rule about the two track trick, but neither track runs Limited Modifieds under full sanction, which are different anyway. Limited Modified heat Heat 1; 14 James Cole, 179 Nathan Titzman, 77 Cody Beddoe, 57 Charles Flanagan, 11 Tom Grothues, 747 Joshua Tuttle, 55 Ryker Hernandez Head Hauls In Bounty Bucks A full 24-car field started the 20-lap Factory Stock feature with Rusty Head jumping out front with Mike Lyon, Brian Harbison, Paul Reyes and Dakota Hurley in pursuit. Lyon began trying to dive in low on Head, while Harbison tried the middle lane on Lyon. Lap 5 saw Harbison, Reyes and Frank Okruhlik three wide for fourth. Johnny Walker Brown brought out a yellow stopping at the bottom entering turn 3. On the restart Harbison looked break something with a big flash and trail of fluid in his tracks. Back to green it was Allen Torres and Reyes side by side for fourth with Johnny Torres up to sixth. A tangle by Memphis Villareal, Mason Casteneda, Michael Keylich and Austin Bean brought out the yellow. Okruhlik got by Lyon for second as Head got away. J. Torres, Reyes and Hurley were at it three wide for fifth before Dustin Choate, Trey Heald and Zach Freeman got together for a lap 8 caution. Okruhlik took a look low on Head once back to green. Coming to halfway it was Head, Okruhlik, Lyon, A. Torres and J. Torres in the top five. In the pack there was a battle for ninth going three wide at times between Kasey Krauss, Brett Jensen and Casteneda. Up front, Okruhlik was hanging on to the rear bumper of Head giving him an occasional look low. But as the final five laps clicked off it was Head(Buda) inching away for the victory in his Quality Trailer Sales, Head Racing, SWL Inc., Mission Race Engines, Sniper Speed Chassis. “The last time I won here was during that Redneck Stress Relief race.” mentioned Head. “This is a brand new Sniper car. I've been fighting with it this year. We've been here with the crate motor car and ran good. But this car was awesome tonight. I normally don't run off like that. When I get a good lead that's when I usually step on my 'whatever.' I get lazy behind the wheel. It was a good track, it was sticky, it was a good race.” . “When I come here I always wonder where Johnny, Allen and Jared are coming from. They'll be there when you least expect it. I was thinking some one would be coming around the outside. Luckily I had enough power that they couldn't make that move.” “I never saw him(Frank Okruhlik) stick the nose inside there. You can hear them every now and then but never really saw anyone. I saw the 20(Mike Lyon) nose on that one restart and I just kind of cut the corner off.” “With this new car we're trying some different gearing and stuff like that. I'm running an open motor here, my other car was a crate. This is the first competitive night here with this car. We came once before and it wouldn't run. I think we hit it pretty close. All in Design Factory Stocks 55 Rusty Head, 41 Frank Okruhlik, 20 Mike Lyon, 66 Johnny Torres, 94 Allen Torres, 24 Paul Reyes, 29k Dylan Kowalik, 5 Dillon Gaither, 28m Mason Casteneda, 40 Dakota Hurley, 53k Kasey Krauss, 62 Dustin Choate, 11r Brett Jensen, 00 Zach Freeman, 44k Michael Keylich, 14t Trey Heald, 44b Austin Bean, 10 Scott Jerkins, 7 Johnny Walker Brown, 30 Memphis Villareal, 11x Brian Harbison, 18s Jarrett Payton, 8c Cameron Dinsmore, 92r Robert Keylich Factory Stock heats Heat 1; 55r Rusty Head, 29k Dylan Kowalik, 41 Frank Okruhlik, 44k Michael Keylich, 53k Kasey Krauss, 28m Mason Casteneda, 14t Trey Heald, 7 Johnny Walker Brown Heat 2; 66 Johnny Torres, 5 Dillon Gaither, 24 Paul Reyes, 11r Brett Jensen, 18s Jarrett Payton, 10 Scott Jerkins, 44b Austin Bean, 00 Zach Freeman Heat 3; 94 Allen Torres, 40 Dakota Hurley, 20 Mike Lyon, 8c Cameron Dinsmore, 11x Brian Harbison, 30 Memphis Villareal, 62 Dustin Choate, 92r Robert Keylich Hodge Hangs on in Fireball Feature At the start of the 15-lap Fireball feature Matthew Hodge was first into turn 1 trailed by Lance Gaither, Bobby Jack, Joseph Montemayor and Howie Marcx, making his return to racing. Gaither took an early look low on Hodge while Montemayor was challenging Jack for third. A couple spins by James Wofford slowed the pace and ended his night. Hodge was able to get a good launch on the restart with Jack and Montemayor swapping third. At halfway it was Hodge, Gaither, Jack, Montemayor and Marcx still holding the top five spots. Gaither reeled in the leader, Hodge, with three to go. Hodge got loose off turn 4 and gave Gaither his best opportunity coming to the white flag. Hodge(Uhland) was able to hold off Gaither the final circuit for the win in his Fine Motors, Doves Decals, Parks Engine Service, John Heil Chassis. Fireballs 58 Matthew Hodge, 5 Lance Gaither, 8 Bobby Jack, 18m Jospeh Montemayor, 13 Howie Marcx, 15 William Cavender, 12 James Wofford, 14 Mark Pivarnik Fireball heat; 5 Lance Gaither, 58 Matthew Hodge, 8 Bobby Jack, 13 Howie Marcx, 18m Joseph Montemayor, 12 James Wofford, 15 William Cavender, 14 Mark Pivarnik Tait Back On Top After two botched starts the 20-lap Sport Compact feature would run green to checkers, crazy. On the initial try Justin Van Winkle got a little over anxious starting in turn 3. The second attempt saw John Thomas get turned coming to green collecting Ryker Hernandez, James Gottsch and a couple others bringing out a red flag. Finally under green it was Van Winkle get the early lead ahead of Rod Tait, Brandon McCall, Sam Walker and Josh Jones. Tait, who was hot earlier in the season, grabbed the point on lap 2 while Kaden Moran, coming from the back made his way past Walker and Jones for fourth. Jones would get past Walker for fifth. At halfway Tait began increasing his margin on the field as the top four spread out and began to dice through traffic. As the white flag was shown, Tait(San Antonio) in his Turtle Team Racing, Big Mo Automotive, Pontiac Sunfire had built a half straightaway advantage taking the checkers uncontested. “After a three race losing streak it good to be back in Victory Lane,” said Tait. “We had a bad couple of races. Got in wrecks all three races. We had to tear the car down and rebuild it again. This is a whole new sub frame, basically it's just the shell and we replaced everything else.” Shell, Turtle Team racing. I like that! “I saw the line on the initial start so I knew which way they were going to go. So on the next restart I already knew what to do. I just waited for them to make the same mistake twice. The car isright, everything's right, the car is new. The car is back together 100%. We got rid of the losing streak and think we're back on top.” “I don't really care about points. I consider Brandon(McCall) a close friend and it's a good rivalry. We have fun.' “The doctors say I'm good to go,” added Tait after a health issue. We're basically waiting for the surgeons to clear me and be back at 100%.” Iron Horse RV Sport Compacts 70 Rod Tait, 825 Justin VanWinkle, 51 Brandon McCall, 02 Kaden Moran, 11j Josh Jones, 76y Donald Lewis, 38 Sonny Kinnaman, 3% Sam Walker, 8a Andreah Gottsch, 87 Goldin Espinosa, 9t John Thomas, 8 James Gottsch, 55r Ryker Hernandez Sport Compact heats Heat 1; 70 Rod Tait, 825 Justin Van Winkle, 11j Josh Jones, 8 James Gottsch, 76y Donald Lewis, 8a Andreah Gottsch, 87 Goldin Espinosa Heat 2; 51 Brandon McCall, 55r Ryker Hernandez, 38 Sonny Kinnaman, 9t John Thomas, 3% Sam Walker, 02 Kaden Moran Go-Karts Adult Predator; Charles Flanagan, Alexis Powell Senior Division; Beau Payton, Lane Tuttle Junior Division; Woody Powell, Beau Jackson Youth Division; Mason Villareal, Wyah Pistole

All in Design Factory Stocks 55 Rusty Head 41 Frank Okruhlik 20 Mike Lyon 66 Johnny Torres 94 Allen Torres 24 Paul Reyes 29k Dylan Kowalik 5 Dillon Gaither 28m Mason Casteneda 40 Dakota Hurley 53k Kasey Krauss 62 Dustin Choate 11r Brett Jensen 00 Zach Freeman 44k Michael Keylich 14t Trey Heald 44b Austin Bean 10 Scott Jerkins 7 Johnny Walker Brown 30 Memphis Villareal 11x Brian Harbison 18s Jarrett Payton 8c Cameron Dinsmore 92r Robert Keylich