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WISSMILLER
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A RACE TO THE LINE AT TRI-STATE |
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Haubstadt, IN, (Aug. 12, 2006) Kyle Wissmiller of Saybrook. IL, won the 25 lap sprint car feature event at Tri-State Speedway Saturday night. Wissmiller led the entire race to top off a perfect evening which also included a victory in the first of three qualifying heats during round 9 of the Hoosier Tire Midwest Sprint Car Series. It was Wissmiller’s first victory of the current campaign and fifth overall in 5 active years of MSCS competition.
Wissmiller’s F-5, 410 Sprinter had as escort across the finish line.
MSCS points leader Alex Shanks made it the closest finish of the season.
Wissmiller and Shanks passed under Mo Will’s pair of checkered flags in
unisonous. Wissmiller’s car
appeared to sputter exiting turn four and Shanks was immediately in contention
and alongside. Wissmiller had just
enough left to pull off the win.
That ‘enough’ was fuel. The
crew checked the tank as Wissmiller prepared for the photo and award session on
the backstretch. He explained the
situation simply. “If we would
have had to come around to the front stretch for the presentation we would have
probably not had enough fuel to make it.”
The win propelled Wissmiller from 10th to 6th in
series points while Shanks padded his overall points lead.
It was the high line that allowed Alex Shanks the momentum to finally
take second spot from Dave Scott. The
flying Scott had won his heat and followed with a firm grip on second for the
first 12 laps of the feature. Hunter
Schuerenberg took third on lap fourteen and that is where he would finish.
Fourth place went to Jared Fox.
Fox started 22nd and last on the field and the next 25 laps
would be a true racing performance. The
Bloomington, IN, driver turned in a fantastic drive forward to earn the Mike’s
Motors Hard Charger of the Race Award.
This was despite flipping his car in the second heat.
Hud Cone also experienced a flip in the first heat in the GBR sprint.
The two crews were kept busy making repairs in time for both to join the
feature field.
Chris Gentry was fifth in the MSCS feature race ahead of two local
drivers Kyle Cummins and Todd Chandler. Gentry’s
car was trailing a lot of smoke during the final two laps.
His car was damaged when the leaders bunched up causing contact on the
first of two attempts at a green, white, checkered.
Rookie Patrick Bruns was eighth followed by Donny Brackett and Mitch
Cunningham. Jerry Ruble would
finish eleventh in the feature after starting the night on a winning note by
capturing the third heat.
Rookie points leader Jeff Davis flipped his car in turn two after
completing 10 laps of the feature. Action
seemed to be everywhere around the track. Yellow
flags were needed at the initial start when rookie driver D.J. Ott spun in the
first turn. Then a 4 car chain
reaction incident just three laps into the race resulted in 3 of the 4 cars
involved to be parked. Dale
Christian was the only driver able to continue but he lost oil pressure soon
after the incident and dropped out of the race.
The final caution period was needed to remove the stalled car of Hud Cone
in turn three late in the race and that was then followed by the three cars
getting tangled up in four before the race could conclude.
Only 11 cars were able to finish the distance, half the starting field.
The next race for the Midwest Sprint Car Series will be held on Friday
night August 25th at the quarter mile Bloomington Speedway.
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