Eagle Raceway Results and Stories from August 6

Saturday, August 6, 2016
By Greg Soukup

It’s hard to believe that the weather could have been much better as a large crowd filed into the stands for Fan With A Can Night, presented by Froggy 98 and Hoosier Tire. Saturday night at Eagle Raceway saw 146 teams show up and put on great racing all evening.
 
No major incidents occurred during the preliminary events.

The Racesaver IMCA Sprint Car A Feature’s first circuit was led by Mike Houseman in the 4L. Hot on his push bar were the 7KX of Toby Chapman, Ryan King’s 93 and Shon Pointer in the 20P. Chapman passed Houseman on lap 2 as Shayle Bade took fourth. Bade jumped up to second the next lap. Trevor Grossenbacher put the #35 into fourth after another circuit and moved to third the next lap. Jake Bubak put the 9X into fourth after another lap. Nick Bryan looped the #52 at the bottom of turn 3. Bubak moved to third on lap 13 and advanced to second the next time around. Grossenbacher moved up to third with 9 to go and Tyler Drueke put the 12 into fourth the next lap. Bubak took the lead with 2 to go when Chapman bobbled in turn 2, but Houseman spun in turn 4 to negate the pass. The final change in the top 4 came on the last lap when Drueke passed Grossenbacher for third. The top 4 were Chapman, Bubak, Drueke and Grossenbacher.

Chapman said “The track was slick by the time our feature got run. I got lucky and got to the front first. I couldn’t believe it when the yellow came out after I messed up and lost the lead! It was great to get my first win this year, but the one I really want is the day before Labor Day at the Nationals”. Chapman’s sponsors include FMS Racing, Meyers Race Engines, Holle Home Improvement, Palmyra Bar, Panama Locker, Huenink Refuse and Thirty-One.

Next Saturday is Junior Fan Club and Scout Night. Front gates open at 5:15, hot laps begin at 5:30 and racing kicks off at 6:30. Adult admission is $10, youths 6-12 are just $5 and children 5 and under are free.

Pit gates open at 4 P.M. with pit passed costing $25. The Racesaver IMCA Sprints, Kaplan University IMCA Modifieds, NAPA Sport Modifieds, Valentino’s IMCA Hobby Stocks and Mountain Dew Kick Start IMCA Sport Compacts will all be in competition.
 
RESULTS:

Sprints

A-Feature 1.  Toby Chapman  7KX  2.  Jake Bubak  9X  3.  Tyler Drueke  12  4.  Trevor Grossenbacher  35  5.  Doug Lovegrove  1  6.  Shon Pointer  20P  7.  Shayle Bade  03  8.  Brandon Horton  1B  9.  Adam Gullion  91  10. Terry Richards  18  11. Tim Hilfiker  20  12. Mike Boston  51  13. Ron Love  5 14. Clint Benson  100  15. Ryan King  93  16. Dan Satriano  95  17. Nick Bryan  52  18. Matt Richards  1R  19. Mike Houseman  4L  20. Chase Weiler  0 

Sprints B-Feature 1.  Terry Richards  18  2.  Nick Bryan  52  3.  Brandon Horton  1B  4.  Chase Weiler  0  5.  Mike Johnston  14J  6.  Nate Weiler  4W  7.  Gene Ackland  14G  8.  Dan Nekolite  22D  9.  Lee Bowes  73  10. Jimmy Grasso  8G  11. Boyd Peterson  57B  12. Tim Fricke  62  13. Jeremy Shultz  33S  14. Dwight Carter  4U 

Sprints Heat 1 1.  Matt Richards  1R  2.  Tyler Drueke  12  3.  Tim Hilfiker  20  4.  Dan Satriano  95  5.  Terry Richards  18  6.  Gene Ackland  14G  7.  Tim Fricke  62  8.  Jeremy Shultz  33S

Sprints Heat 2 1.  Toby Chapman  7KX  2.  Mike Boston  51  3.  Shayle Bade  03  4.  Jake Bubak  9X  5.  Nick Bryan  52  6.  Dwight Carter  4U  7.  Jimmy Grasso  8G  8.  Boyd Peterson  57B 

Sprints Heat 3 1.  Mike Houseman  4L  2.  Adam Gullion  91  3.  Ryan King  93  4.  Clint Benson  100  5.  Chase Weiler  0  6.  Nate Weiler  4W  7.  Mike Johnston  14J 

Sprints Heat 4 1.  Trevor Grossenbacher  35  2.  Doug Lovegrove  1  3.  Shon Pointer  20P  4.  Ron Love  5  5.  Brandon Horton  1B  6.  Dan Nekolite  22D  7.  Lee Bowes  73