By: Ron Burt
Ohio Sprint Week ended with victories going to Tyler Courtney, at Waynesfield Motorsports Park on Thursday, and on Friday night the checkered flag dropped on Danny Dietrich at Limaland Motorsports Park for his second win of the week. Saturday the series concluded at Portsmouth Raceway Park where Brent Marks found his way into victory lane and $20,554.00 for the win. The 2022 seven-night series was won by Monrovia, IN’s Justin Peck.
DIRTcar UMP Modified feature action on Friday at Limaland was won by Jeff Koz over Todd Sherman in their 20 lap A Main. These two drivers are currently running 1st and 2nd in the tracks point standings and only separated by two points. The Thunder Stocks had Friday night off, because of the track hosting Sprint Week.
Gas City I-69 Speedway brought in the Midwest Throwback Sprint Car Series. These vintage non wing sprint cars from the 60’s and 70’s put on a great show and brought back many great racing memories to some of the older racing fans. Trey Burke won their feature. In the Non-Wing Sprints defending track champion Scotty Weir, won the 25-lap feature. Derek Losh, was victorious in the 20-lap UMP Modified feature that was part of the “Gas City/Montpelier Neighborly Modified Challenge” series. Lee Hobbs, led all 15 laps of the main event for street stocks.
On Saturday night Late Model driver, Devin Shiels won the 33rd Annual Barney Oldfield Race at Oakshade Raceway and took home $5000.00. Shiels led from flag to flag. After the race, Shiels said. “This was the biggest race win of my career”. Mike Bores was 2nd, and Rusty Smith 3rd. The 20-lap Sportsman feature went to Chris Williams. In the Dominator Super Stock, A-main the victory went to William “Bubba” Cundick. Ryan Okuley led the entire way in the Compact A-main to win the feature.
The Outlaw and Super Late Models where at three different tracks on Saturday night, South Bend, Berlin, and Flat Rock. It’s too bad the tracks can’t work together and consider the race fans and car owners. The three tend to do their own thing and that divides the car count at each track. South Bend ran two features. The first race was won by Andrew DeVreese and Denny Nyari Duel took the victory in the second. At Berlin Motor Speedway, the ARCA Menards Super Late Model winner was 18-year-old Kyle Busch Motorsports driver Sammy Smith. He took the lead on lap 195 of the 200-lap feature. Flat Rock Speedway had a double header. Harold Fair Jr. took the track’s Outlaw Late Model 75 lap contest. Kyle Crump took the win in the 125 lap ARCA/CRA Super Series event.
In response to your emails about Supermodifieds. The closest they come to us will be the MSS at Sandusky Motor Speedway on July 2nd. Then the MSS will have a combined two-night show with the ISMA, July 15th and 16th at Berlin. If you’re a fan of these lightning bolts of the short track, you need to make your plans to attend. (Always check your track schedules).
Many tracks will be hosting major races around the 4th of July. Now that Ohio Sprint week is over, the main tracks I cover are back on their normal weekly schedules. I enjoy your emails and talking short track racing. Ron Out! ohiosportsblitz@yahoo.com
