Spartan Speedway Waves Checkers for Obrinske Jr, Shannon, and Jarecki

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Spartan Speedway Waves Checkers for Obrinske Jr, Shannon, and Jarecki

by Duane Turner

 

Mason, MI: (June 5, 2015) - Beacon Sales and Service Kids Night at Spartan Speedway not only provided some great racing, it also gave away bicycles to over 50 kids in attendance age 12 and under. Walt Obrinske Jr, Chris Shannon, and Lex Jarecki would lead the fields to the checkered flag.

The evening started with the Junior Bandit feature. Trey Chmielewski would take the point on the second lap, but the action would be slowed with an accident involving Jon Parish and Cameron Leisure. Both drivers would be ok, but would have to retire for the remainder of the event. Chmielewski would dominate the rest of the event with Cody Hall and Kylie Beckner in the top three. The Bandit feature would see Zach Parish take the early point with Logan Haughton and Nate Jenkins in tow. On a mid race restart, Jenkins would take over second, and reel in Parish for the lead. Parish would stay strong, and hold on for the win with Jenkins, and Faith Schuch in the top three.

The Performance Automotive Northwest Modifieds would take the track with Gordon Alblas leading the field to the green flag. Tracey Henley would follow in second and John Ledwidge in third. With seven laps in, the top five would all close in nose to tail. Walt Obrinske would use the high-side to take over third on lap ten, and Dan Loughan would follow in to fourth. Contact between the leaders on lap 14 would allow Obrinske and Loughan to take over second and third. At a mid-race restart, Obrinske would use the high-side again and would race side by side with Alblas for several laps before taking the lead for good on lap 22. Obrinske would pull away over the final 10 laps, as Loughan would move in to second and Jim Butler would follow in to third on the final lap.

The Lipari Foods Spartan Stocks B-feature would see James Gokee Jr. take the early point. Mike Findlay would soon close in and take the lead on lap five. Gokee Jr. would settle in to second, with Rick Gokee Sr. and Tim Lahar to battle for third. Through the mid point of the race, Findlay would pull away leaving the rest of the field to battle for second. Lahar would take third from Gokee Sr. with just five laps remaining, and quickly close in on Gokee Jr. for second. At the finish, Findlay would win with Gokee Jr. and Lahar in the top three.

The A-Feature for the Lipari Foods Spartan Stocks would have Mike Ammerman take the early lead. Josh Trammell would close in and take the point on lap two. Donny Ritter would slide in to second on lap three, and Marc Long settled in to third. On lap five, Jordan Harvey took over third, but would quickly lose the position as Chris Shannon and Dane Long moved in to third and fourth. A great race for the lead developed between Trammel and Ritter, allowing Shannon and Long to close in making it a four car race for the lead at the half way point. With ten laps to go, the top four would race side by side, with Shannon taking the point on the high side. A restart with 10 laps to go, Long would take over second. John Kennedy would show he had a fast car with a move to take over third. With five laps to go, the top five cars would race in one tight pack with Shannon holding a slim lead over Long. Shannon would hold on, with Long, and Kennedy in the top three.

Shawn Hornus took the early point in the Boss Snow Equipment Pony Stock B-Feature. Randy Kretzinger Jr. would take over the lead on the third lap, with Hornus and Dominic Shauver the top three. On the lap six restart, Kretzinger would jump out to a big lead, as Shauver would take over second. Jerry King moved past Hornus to take over third on lap eight, and Carter Trudgeon would follow in to fourth. King would take over second a few laps later, with Trudgeon sliding in to third. Over the final 10 laps, Kretzinger would extend his lead and take the win with King and Trudgeon the top three.

The final event of the evening, the Boss Snow Equipment Pony Stock A-Feature, Tyler Andrews jumped out to the early lead. Laura Beckner held on to second, with a dogfight for the third position. Andrews continued to pull away, and the battle moved to the second postion. Six cars would race side by side for second, with Laura Beckner holding the position. Lex Jarecki made his way though the pack, and moved in to third with just eight laps remaining. Jarecki moved in to second, and took to the high side with Brian Beckner moving low making it a three-car battle for the lead. Jarecki takes the point, with Brian Beckner in second, and Tyler Heeney in third, but would move in to second just one lap later. A caution with just two laps left set up a two-lap dash for the win. Jarecki would get the jump, but Heeney would not go away. At the line, Jarecki would win with Heeney and Brian Beckner in third.

Up next for "The Track The Stars Call Home", country music entertainer DeWayne Spaw will be on hand for a live performance on Friday, June 12th. The Sawyers Chevrolet Spartan Sprint cars will make their return along with the Lipari Foods Spartan Stocks, Boss Snow Equipment Pony Stocks, Sawyers Chevrolet Superstore Michigan Legends, and The Parts Place Napa Bandoleros. For more information, log on to the official website at www.spartanspeedway.com, or the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/spartan.speedway and click like today!


Event Summery:

The Parts Place Napa Bandoleros

Heat Race #1: 1) 36 Jon Parish 2) 7 Trey Chmielewski 3) 18 Cameron Leasure 4) 3 Cody Hall 5) 11 Kylie Beckner

Heat Race #2: 1) 42 Nate Jenkins 2) 01 Faith Schuch 3) 50 Zach Parish 4) 10 Mike Findlay Jr 5) 52 Logan Haughton 6) 12 Richelle Michalak

Junior Bandit Feature: 1) 7 Trey Chmielewski 2) 3 Cody Hall 3) 11 Kylie Beckner 4) 36 Jon Parish 5) 18 Cameron Leisure

Bandit Feature: 1) 50 Zach Parish 2) 42 Nate Jenkins 3) 01 Faith Schuch 4) 52 Logan Haughton 5) 10 Mike Findlay Jr 6) 14 Richelle Michalak


Performance Automotive Northwest Modifieds

Qualifications: 1) 72 Dan Loughan 13.580 2) m2 Jim Butler 13.631 3) t3 Walt Obrinske Jr 13.662 4) 96 Justin Kazmar 13.725 5) 47b Tracey Hernley 13.734 6) 55 Larry Wallace 13.772 7) 34 John Ledwidge 13.801 8) 38 Gordon Alblas 13.832 9) 10 Tony Pastorino 13.878 10) 83 Maynard Bigelow Jr 13.887 11) 8 Megan Carpenter 13.892 12) 7 Jon McNett 13.908 13) 31 Jason Parish 14.020 14) 55 Bill Pennington 14.109

Heat Race #1: 1) 31 Jason Parish 2) 8 Megan Carpenter 3) 10 Tony Pastorino 4) 7 Jon McNett 5) 55 Bill Pennington 6) 83 Maynard Bigelow Jr 7) 38 Gordon Alblas

Heat Race #2: 1) 34 John Ledwidge 2) 96 Justin Kazmar 3) m2 Jim Butler 4) 72 Dan Loughan 5) t3 Walt Obrinske Jr 6) 47b Tracey Hernley 7) 55 Larry Wallace dns

Feature: 1) t3 Walk Obrinske Jr 2) 72 Dan Loughan 3) m2 Jim Butler 4) 38 Gordon Alblas 5) 34 John Ledwidge 13) 83 Maynard Bigelow Jr 14) Larry Wallace dns


Lipari Foods Spartan Stocks

Qualifications: 1) 35 John Kennedy 14.001 2) 87 Donny Ritter 14.131 3) 7l Dane Long 14.164 4) 17 Tim Sharpe Jr 14.329 5) 9 Bryan Jenks 14.423 6) 07 Jordan Harvey 14.424 7) 82 Josh Trammell 8) 5 Shane Miller 14.752 9) 7 Marc Long 14.832 10) 5w Mike Westphal 14.886 11) 69 Mike Ammerman 14.903 12) 13 Jason Luce 14.916 13) 10 Mike Findlay 14.990 14) 33 Brian Boesel 15.045 15) 21 Rick Gokee Sr 15.210 16) 20 Tim Lahar 15.218 17) 74 James Gokee Jr 15.362 18) 131 Brian Whipple 15.452 19) 11 David Kelley 15.494 20) 87 Tyler Hawkins 15.582 21) 2b James Sawade 15.603 22) 8 Ken Dollarhite 16.277 23) 10 Austin Jenks 16.525 24) 32 Chris Shannon n/t

Heat Race #1: 1) 20 Tim Lahar 2) 131 Brian Whipple 3) 74 James Gokee Jr 4) 87 Tyler Hawkins 5) 2b James Sawade 6) 11 David Kelley 7) 8 Ken Dollarhite 8) 10 Austin Jenks

Heat Race #2: 1) 33 Brian Boesel 2) 31 Rick Gokee Sr 15.210 3) 10 Mike Findlay 4) 7 Marc Long 5) 5 Shane Miller 6) 5w Mike Westphal 7) 13 Jason Luce 8) 69 Mike Ammerman

Heat Race #3: 1) 82 Josh Trammell 2) 35 John Kennedy 3) 9 Bryan Jenks 4) 7 Dane Long 5) 07 Jordan Harvey 6) 17 Tim Sharpe Jr 7) 32 Chris Shannon 8) 87 Donny Ritter

B-Feature: 1) 10 Mike Findlay 2) 74 James Gokee Jr 3) 20 Tim Lahar 4) 31 Rick Gokee Sr 5) 33 Brian Boesel 6) 131 Brian Whipple 7) 11 David Kelley 8) 87 Tyler Hawkins 9) 8 Ken Dollarhite 10) 13 Jason Luce 11) 10 Austin Jenks

A-Feature: 1) 32 Chris Shannon 2) 7l Dane Long 3) 35 John Kennedy 4) 82 Josh Trammell 5) 87 Donny Ritter 6) 07 Jordan Harvey 7) 7 Marc Long 8) 5 Shane Miller 9) 69 Mike Ammerman 10) 5w Mike Westphal 11) 9 Bryan Jenks 12) 17 Tim Sharpe Jr


Boss Snow Equipment Pony Stocks

Qualifications: 1) 7 Lex Jarecki 16.124 2) 27 John Ward Jr 16.183 3) 18 Tyler Heeney 16.241 4) 11 Brian Beckner 16.285 5) 21 Ryan Gordon 16.314 6) 47 Wayne Beckner Jr 16.320 7) 17 DJ Marciniak 16.376 8) 22 Brian Boesel 16.523 9) 5 Ryan Hollister 16.568 10) 9 Laura Beckner 11) 13 Wayne Parkhurst II 16.637 12) 1 Troy Andrews 16.666 13) 57 Randy Kretzinger Jr 16.813 14) 27 Josh Finner 16.818 15) 21 Carter Trudgeon 16.836 16) 15 Jerry King 17.041 17) 942 Ken Dollarhite Jr 17.186 18) 01 Shane Snow 17.228 19) 44 Dominic Shauver 17.453 20) 95 Jamie Logie 17.460 21) 28 Chris Buekema 17.485 22) x15 Shelby Gokee 17.551 23) 7h Shawn Hornus 17.576

Heat Race #1: 1) 44 Dominic Shauver 2) 7h Shawn Hornus 3) 15 Jerry King 4) 942 Ken Dollarhite Jr 5) 28 Chris Buekema 6) 95 Jamie Logie 7) 01 Shane Snow 8) x15 Shelby Gokee

Heat Race #2: 1) 1 Troy Andrews 2) 57 Randy Kretzinger Jr 3) 9 Laura Beckner 4) 21 Carter Trudgeon 5) 13 Wayne Parkhurst II 6) 5 Ryan Hollister 7) 27 Josh Finner 8) 33 Brian Boesel

Heat Race #3: 1) 47 Wayne Beckner Jr 2) 18 Tyler Heeney 3) 17 DJ Marciniak 4) 7 Lex Jarecki 5) 11 Brian Beckner 6) 27 John Ward Jr 7) 21 Ryan Gordon

B-Feature: 1) 57 Randy Kretzinger Rd 2) 15 Jerry king 3) 21 Carter Trudgeon 4) 7h Shawn Hornus 5) 942 Ken Dollarhite Jr 6) x15 Shelby Gokee 7) 44 Dominic Shauver 8) 28 Chris Buekema 9) 95 Jamie Logie 10) 01 Shane Snow 11) 27 Josh Finner

A-Feature 1) 7 Lex Jarecki 2) 18 Tyler Heeney 3) 11 Brian Beckner 4) 47 Wayne Beckner Jr 5) 9 Laura Beckner 6) 27 John Ward Jr 7) 33 Brian Boesel 8) 17 DJ Marciniak 9) 5 Ryan Hollister 10) 21 Ryan Gordon 11) 13 Wayne Parkhurst II 12) 1 Troy Andrews