By Kaleb Hart
Veterans of their respective divisions again topped racing action at Deming Speedway on A-1 Welding / Yeagers Sporting Goods night at Deming Speedway. Defending Clay Cup champion Reece Goetz took the 600 win, Jason Bloodgood led all 25 laps of the 1200 main, Derrick Moss found his way back to victory lane in the 600 restricted main after a long absence and Isaac Abenroth won for the second straight week in the Junior Sprints.
In the Speedmart Hoosier 600 Open class, Reece Goetz interrupted what appeared to be a Dustin O’Brien domination in the main event, as Goetz worked his way through the field into second place early in the feature, then found room on the inside of turn three on the 12th lap to take the lead. After navigating some hairy lapped traffic late, Goetz held on to collect the win, his first of the season. O’Brien was second and JR Thomas third. Heat wins went to Brandon Turner, Spud Allen, Cory Samuelson and Hayden Schmidt. O’Brien set quick time. Kelly Mauck won the B Feature.
An early season win was exactly what Jason Bloodgood needed to erase the memories of an ugly 2010. Jason parlayed his front row starting spot to a wire to wire 25 lap victory, only undertaking serious challenge during the late laps when traffic came into play. Eric Drake piloted Forest Metcalfe’s ride into second place with Steven Hendrickson taking third. Aaron Fell was quick time. Heat wins went to Drake, Brad Davison and Bloodgood.
After a year layoff, Derrick Moss found his way to Deming Speedway’s victory lane again as he passed Hannah Lindquist to take the lead and the eventual win on lap 18 in the 600 Restricted class. For Moss, it was his first W since 2009. Lindquist finished a career best second with Alden Ostrom taking a career best third. Austin Sheridan was quick time. Heat wins went to Lindquist, Brayden Planko, Seth Cooper and Ostrom. Nikki Ramey won the B Feature.
Two weeks equaled two wins for Isaac Abenroth. After starting sixth, Abenroth stormed his way to the front and found his way inside race leader JJ Thomas on lap seven to take the lead and the win, his second in a row in the Kasey Kahne Junior Sprints. Thomas took second and Sawyer Sorgenfrei was third. Abenroth set quick time and won his heat as well, giving him a clean sweep of the night. Eli Schmidt won the second heat race.
Deming, Acme, Kendall and Maple Falls residents will receive 50% off admission next week at Deming Speedway for Les Schwab night. Gates open at five with racing at seven. For ticket information or driving directions, visit www.demingspeedway.com
Kasey Kahne Junior Sprints
Fast Time – Isaac Abenroth 13.083
Heat 1 – Abenroth, Ashleigh Johnson, JJ Thomas, Tyson Lemley, Darius Walker, Ashton Dial
Heat 2 – Eli Schmidt, Jesse Schlotfeldt, Lynden Lebedinski, Sawyer Sorgenfrei, Dale Booth Jr, Sara Haling
Main – Isaac Abenroth, Thomas, Sorgenfrei, Johnson, Haling, Booth Jr, Lemley, Walker, Schmidt, Dial, Lebedinski, Schlotfeldt
Lap Leaders – Sorgenfrei 1 Thomas 2-6 Abenroth 7-15
600 Restricted
Fast Time – Austin Sheridan 11.057
Heat 1 – Hannah Lindquist, Jacob Brown, Sheridan, Tristin Thomas, Spencer Constance, Ian Humphries
Heat 2 – Brayden Planko, Derrick Moss, Robie Price, Chase Goetz, Dylan Resch
Heat 3 – Seth Cooper, Nate Vaughn, Kyle Mitchell, Nikki Ramey, Jake Benson
Heat 4 – Alden Ostrom, Rachel Westmoreland, Kayla Urqhart, Ashley Thompson, Emma Morem
B Main – Nikki Ramey, Thompson, Thomas, Benson, Constance, Humphries, Resch, Morem, Goetz
A Main – Derrick Moss, Lindquist, Ostrom, Brown, Thompson, Mitchell, Planko, Thomas, Ramey, Price, Cooper, Westmoreland, Vaughn, Urqhart, Sheridan, Benson
Lap Leaders – Lindquist 1-17 Moss 18-21
1200s
Fast Time – Aaron Fell 10.204
Heat 1 – Eric Drake, Brandon Benson, Steven Hendrickson, Kenzi Thomas, Tyson Cross, Fell, Tom Waggoner
Heat 2 – Brad Davison, Randy Price, Clennon Holloway, Ed Luke, Liam Ryan, Brock Lemley
Heat 3 – Jason Bloodgood, Duane Mackey, Jared Gunderson, Ryan Cully, Zach Keefe, Eric Turner
Main – Jason Bloodgood, Drake, Hendrickson, Gunderson, Holloway, Lemley, Davison, Fell, Cully, Turner, Benson, Ryan, Mackey, Luke, Price, Thomas, Cross, Keefe, Waggoner
Lap Leaders – Bloodgood 1-25
Speedmart / Hoosier 600 Open
Fast Time – Dustin O’Brien 10.156
Heat 1 – Brandon Turner, O’Brien, Phil Schemenauer, Shaun Holtorf, Kelly Mauck, Robie Price, Cody Ridge
Heat 2 – Spud Allen, Kyle Johnson, Reece Goetz, Derek Torkelson, Jerrod Saddler, Mike Volbrecht, Bill Mercer
Heat 3 – Cory Samuelson, Liam Ryan, JR Thomas, Ryan Fischer, Greg Hamilton, Cam Smith
Heat 4 – Hayden Schmidt, Larry Jenne, Dougie James, Alex Gauthier, Derek Holmwood, Dale Schmidt
B Main – Kelly Mauck, Holmwood, Price, Saddler, Hamilton, Ridge, Volbrecht, Mercer, Kevin Wilkinson, D Schmidt
A Main – Reece Goetz, O’Brien, Thomas, Turner, Holmwood, Gauthier, Mauck, Allen, Schemenauer, Johnson, Holtorf, Torkelson, Saddler, Price, H Schmidt, James, Fischer, Ryan, Jenne, Samuelson
Lap Leaders – O’Brien 1-11 Goetz 12-25