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SHUMAN IN FRONT AT MORGAN COUNTY By Eldon Butcher |
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Jacksonville, IL - June 5, 2009. The Hoosier Tire Midwest Sprint Car Series made
its first stop of the season at the Morgan County Speedway Friday night. Casey
Shuman of Indianapolis, IN. took the victory with his first MSCS appearance of
the season. Shuman led wire to wire in the 30 lap feature. The victory could
have not been more timely to the Barnhill Racing Team and its driver. An
accident the week before had car owner Eric Barnhill and crew busy rebuilding
during the work week. The win on Friday night at Jacksonville was worth $3,000.
It was the first of three consecutive $3,000 to win MSCS shows scheduled to be
held which includes the upcoming June 13th MSCS visit to the Terre Haute Action
Track.
Kyle Cummins placed second in the feature. He was a presence during the entire distance after starting fourth on the field. Shuman and Cummins had also ran one-two in the first qualifying heat race. It would be Shuman’s night as he hit the mark on every restart and stayed in control. Hud Cone spent the entire race going forward. After starting 7 rows deep in the pack he was up to third and still moving at the checkers. Cone was the MSCS Keizer Aluminum Wheels Hard Charger of the Race. A last corner pass brought Bret Tripplett around in fourth ahead of Blake Fitzpatrick. The other two preliminary heat races were won by Craig Budde and Hunter Schuerenberg. Budde spent the feature race battling for position in the largest pack of cars that formed behind the leaders and he finished tenth. Schuerenberg had already encountered mechanical concerns. Nic Faas, J.C. Bland, Adam Nigg, and J.C. Bland finished sixth through ninth. Gary Altig finished 11th - the first car a lap down - and was the Wilwood Tuff Brakes Award Winner. Two red flags were needed for the feature. On lap four Ricky Williams flipped end for end in turn one in an accident that also involved Korey Weyant. A single car flip on lap 16 took Terry Babb for a wild ride down the front stretch and then into the exit lane. Caution flags appeared twice. One was for a spin by Brandon Mattox and a second was needed as Mitch Wissmiller’s car came to a stop on the backstretch with a tire problem. As a result of the night’s racing Kyle Cummins took over the MSCS points lead and became the third different driver to lead the points this year. Cummins is now looking at the possibility of a third consecutive MSCS Sprint Car title. The MSCS Sprint Cars will be back at Morgan County Speedway on September 25th for the Shaheen’s Back From the Past event. |
