Humboldt Speedway- Friday night at Humboldt Speedway, NASCAR / Whelen All-American racing returned to the ? mile “Hummer” with drivers battling for wins to start the season. The premiere event of the evening was the $500 to Win, Ray’s Metal Depot B-Mod division. Driver’s had a chance to buy in and increase the purse for the A feature. All other classes raced for points and bragging rights in this early 2018 season.
In NASCAR / Whelen All American Series Modified racing, Webb City’s Mitch Keeter made it back to back victories, jumping out from his front row starting position and pacing all 25 laps of the A feature. Wichita’s Dan Powers, starting on the pole, ran a solid second. Derby, Kansas racer Scott Green outdistanced teammate Tyler Davis for third. Nevada, Missouri’s Chase Domer rounded out the top five. Heat race wins went to Powers and Tad Davis.
In Ray’s Metal Depot B Modified action the premier event of the evening, Jasper, Missouri’s Cody Jolly overtook pole position starter Tim Van Gotten on his way to his fourth win of the season. Jolly, the 2017 NASCAR/ Whelen-All American Series Division II National Champion, is looking to back up last years performance with consecutive wins at the Hummer. Billings, Missouri driver Shawn Strong advanced to run second and Chanute’s Tyler Kidwell ran third. Heat race wins went to Jolly, Van Gotten Clint Johnson and Jim Body. Jolly’s win and buy in gained him the $500 purse.
In Street Stocks sponsored by the Tumbleweed Music Festival, Collinsville, Oklahoma pilot Dalton Garrison seized the lead and never looked back in picking up his first feature wins at Humboldt Speedway. Chanute’s Jason Thurman, winner of two A features this year ran second. Scott Lucke, from Humboldt, ran a convincing third. Heat race wins went to Thurman and Garrison.
In Home Savings Bank Factory Stock racing, the beat goes on for 2017 track champion Jon Westhoff, picking up another A feature in hopes of defending his championship. Jacob Ellison and Derek Wilson completed the top three. Heat race wins went to Joey Decoster and Westhoff.
In O”Reilly’s Automotive Sports Compact action, Barry Luthi backed up hius win last week with another strong A Feature win. Eric Ikehorn and Trenton Wilson finished second and third respectively.
Racing returns to Humboldt Speedway on May 4th with the NCRA Modified Challenge which has a top prize of $1000 to win. As always check wwww.humboldtspeedway.com for the latest information and results. Other classes competing will be Home Savings Bank NASCAR Factory Stocks, Ray’s Metal Depot B Mods, Tumbleweed Music Festival Street Stocks and O'Reilly Automotive Sports Compacts. Pit Passes are $30 if you hold a current NASCAR License, $35 for those without a NASCAR License. Racing starts at 7:00 pm on Friday. Remember you can follow up to the minute lineups using the Myracepass app on your smartphone.visit