8/3/2016
Airborne Park Speedway
Spectator Races and Sportsman Mod Twin 25's
Racing action resumes this Saturday night with post time at 7. The Ernie’s Discount Tools Sportsman Modifieds, Jeffords Steel Renegades and Busch Beer Mini Mods will all be in action. Included in the racing card will be spectator races presented by Vertigo Motorsports. Spectator racers will need to sign in at the pit gate and must have a helmet. Numbers will be given at the pit gate.
The Sportsman Modified point battle is as tight as it can get at the top. Bucko Branham has his Bud Light number 20 in the lead by one point. Four time defending champion, Nick Heywood, has his Labatt Blue number 29 in the second spot after he picked up his sixth win last weekend. The Sportsman Modifieds will do battle in twin 25 lap features this weekend.
Post time is slated for 7 with main gates opening at 4. Admission prices are $10 for adults, $3 for kids ages 6 to 12 and $22 for a family of 2 adults and 2 kids.
Last week, the Sportsman Modified division saw Nick Heywood pickup his sixth win of the season. A lap-9 restart put Nick Heywood on the inside of row two and was able to work around leader Chris Cayea on lap-13. In the closing laps, Bucko Branham had a couple bids to the outside of Cayea for second, but a lap car broke the momentum that Branham has built up and forced him to settle for the third spot. Danny Sullivan and Jake Branham rounded out the top five.
Richie Turner picked up win number two of 2016 in the Renegade division. Turner had a three wide move at the midway point of the race that would give him the lead. Dylan Rabtoy in the middle and Tylor Terry on the far outside, would continue to battle for a couple laps until Rabtoy was able to pull away. Rabtoy was persistent on the inside and was able to get back by Turner just five laps later. A couple of restarts worked against Rabtoy as his car was better on longer runs compared to the restarts. Turner went on the win the double point event. Rabtoy, Robert Gordon, Tylor Terry and Jason McClatchie completed the top five.
Dale O’Neil collected his eighth win in the Mini Mod division. O’Neil picked up a pair of first place finishes in the two 10 lap segment events. Tim LaFountain, Josh LaPorte, Ed Bresette and Tyler Irwin completed the top five.
Submitted By: John Walker