Only 3 finish Compact main
The Daily Inter Lake
After two weeks without races because of wet weather at Montana Raceway Park, Saturday's Compact Car Division race made a lasting impact on fans on a night reserved for honoring U.S. Armed Forces veterans.
Only three of the 12 compact cars finished the main event. Halfway through the race, on lap 11, a car lost control coming around turn No. 2 and caused Adam Kinkle's car to spin around and go head on into the wall. His car went straight up in the air with his undercarriage in full view of the fans. Kinkle's side of his car tore off and his roll cage broke. By the time a green flag came out, only Jeff Carter of Hamilton and fellow rookies Bill Mitchell and Alan Murray finished the race. Carter won the race.
In the Bomber Divison, which was racing for only the second time this season, retired Highway Patrolman Don Denning posted the fast time of 16:79. But it was Malcom Kruse taking the win in the trophy dash over Lanny Fry. In the main event, Kruse took the early lead staying in front of the pack until late in the race when Preston Kinnison took the lead. Due to an infraction, the top three finishers were Bill McCallum, Kruse and Fry.
The Limited Sportsman Division raced its third race of the season and Eric Brechel took the fastest time. Rookie driver Josh Robinson was in victory lane in the trophy dash beating out Micah Sampson and Zach Havens, who graduated from Flathead High School earlier in the day.
Jake Grosswiler set the fastest time in the Legends race at 14:839. John Logan took home the trophy in the trophy dash in his first race of the season by beating out Cliff Nelson. There was a B main race to give some of the rookie legend racers some more time on the track. Grosswiler beat master driver Darrell Buckingham from Calgary and Spike Schultze for the A main victory.
Kicking off the night was the entry level class, the Hornets. In the second race of the season, Silvia Meyer beat her husband, Dirk, for her first win ever in the trophy dash. Last week's winner Josh Davis won both the heat and the main races.
Racing continues Saturday with the NW Late Model Shoot-out 150.
The Legends and Bombers will also race. Qualifying will be at 6 p.m. and racing starts 7.
LEGENDS
Fast Time: No. 48 Jake Grosswiler 14:839
Trophy Dash - 1, No. 07 John Logan; 2, No. 11 Cliff Nelson; 3, No. 56 Tyler Corpron; 4, No. 76 Steve Fainter
B Heat - 1, No. 2 Ray Winn; 2, No. 83 Tyfini West; 3, No. 19 Rick Semenuick; 4, No. 07 John Logan; 5, No. 53 Mark Gallager; 6, No. 01 Dennis Simac; 7, No. 36 Wrango West; 8, No. 4 Brad Sentell; 9, No. 29 Bruce Hilliard DNS; 10, No. 23 Brandon Sickler DNS
A Heat - 1, No. 48 Jake Grosswiler; 2, No. 90 Danny Meier; 3, No. 11 Cliff Nelson; 4, No. 56 Tyler Corpron; 5, No. 12 Tim Corbett; 6, No. 5* Spike Schultze; 7, No. H20 Darrell Buckingham; 8, No. 51 Corey Siderius; 9, No. 76 Steve Fainter; 10, No. 15 Scott Moore; 11, No. 79 Lonnie Barnett
B Main - 1, No. 36 Wrango West; 2, No. 2 Ray Winn; 3, No. 4 Brad Sentell; 4, No. 19 Rick Senenuick; 5, No. 83 Tyfini West; 6, No. 01 Dennis Simac; 7, No. 53 Mark Gallager; 8, No. 29 Bryce Hilliard DNS; 9, No. 23 Brandon Sickler DNS
A Main - 1, No. 48 Jake Grosswiler; 2, No. H20 Darell Buckingham; 3, No. 5* Spike Shultze; 4, No. 90 Danny Meier; 5, No. 11 Cliff Nelson; 6, No. 51 Corey Siderius; 7, No. 79 Lonnie Barnett; 8, No. 12 Tim Corbett; 9, No. 07 John Logan; 10, No. 2 Ray Winn; 11, No. 4 Brad Sentell; 12, No. 19 Rick Semenuick; 13, No. 56 Tyler Corpeon; 14, No. 76 Steve Fainter; 15, No. 83 Tyfini West; 16, No. 53 Mark Gallager; 17, No. 01 Dennis Simac; 18, No. 36 Wrango West DNS; 19, No. 15 Scott Morre DNS
Limited Sportsman
Fast Time: No. 77 Eric Brechel 14:21
Trophy Dash - 1, No. 47 Josh Robinson; 2, No. 7 Micah Sampson; 3, No. 14 Zach Havens
Heat - 1, No. 44 Dirk Lybeck; 2, No. 47 Josh Robinson; 3, No. 6 Danny Morris; 4, No. 7 Micah Sampson; 5, No. 77 Eric Brechel; 6, No. 14 Zach Havens; 7, No. 08 Darrell Hegel; 8, No. 42 Zach Mongan; 9, No. 4 John Ellis; 10, No. 69 Leroy Brush
Main - 1, No. 44 Dirk Lybeck; 2, No. 6 Danny Morris; 3, No. 7 Micah Sampson; 4, No. 77 Eric Brechel; 5, No. 47 Josh Robinson; 6, No. 42 Zach Mongan; 7, No. 4 John Ellis; 8, No. 14 Zach Havens; 9, No. 08 Darrell Hegel; 10, No. 69 Leroy Brush; 11, No. 74 Jason Robinson DNS
BOMBERS
Fast Time: No. 33 Don Dennig 16:79
Trophy Dash - 1, No. 69 Malcom Kruse; 2, No. 43 Lanny Fry; 3, No. 2 Chris Nelson; 4, No. 7 Mike Slough
Heat - 1, No. 69 Malcom Kruse; 2, No. 33 Don Denning; 3, No. 43 Lanny Fry; 4, No. 8 Bill McCallum; 5, No. 2 Chris Nelson; 6, No. 0 Mike Rowe; 7, No. 7 Mike Slough; 8, No. 1 Matt Golehon; 9, No. 79 Preston Kinnison
Main - 1, No. 8 Bill McCallum; 2, No. 69 Malcom Kruse; 3, No. 43 Lanny Fry; 4, No. 2 Chris Nelson; 5, No. 0 Mike Rowe; 6, No. 33 Don Denning; 7, No. 7 Mike Slough; 8, No. 1 Matt Golehon; 9, No. 79 Preston Kinnison
COMPACTS
Fast Time: No. 71 Tim Davis 15:59
Trophy Dash - 1, No. 44 Bill Mitchell; 2, No. 15 Adam Kinkle; 3, No. 65 Jeff Carter; 4, No. 9 Nancy Davis
B Heat - 1, No. 65 Jeff Carter; 2, No. 23 Jeff Kikendall; 3, No. 22 Dan Demars; 4, No. 87 Chris Pederson; 5, No. 33 Alan Murray; 6, No. 9 Nancy Davis
A Heat - 1, No. 71 Tim Davis; 2, No. 15 Adam Kinkle; 3, No. 5 Gene Streitz; 4, No. 00 Jeff Denton; 5, No. 44 Bill Mitchell; 6, No. 28 Russell Smyth
Main - 1, No. 65 Jeff Carter; 2, No. 44 Bill Mitchell; 3, No. 33 Alan Murray; 4, No. 00 Jeff Denton; 5, No. 87 Chris Pederson; 6, No. 5 Gene Streitz; 7, No. 23 Jeff Kikendall; 8, No. 71 Tim Davis; 9, No. 28 Russell Smyth; 10, No. 22 Dan Demars; 11, No. 15 Adam Kinkle; 12, No. 9 Nancy Davis
HORNETS
Fast Time: No. 25 Josh Davis 18:73
Trophy Dash - 1, No. 68 Silvia Meyer; 2, No. 61 Dirk Mini Van Guy Meyer; 3, No. 00 Travis Cannon; 4, No. 98 Ida Smith
Heat - 1, No. 25 Josh Davis; 2, No. 61 Silvia Meyer; 3, No. 68 Dirk Meyer; 4, No. 31 Ronald Evenson; 5, No. 98 Ida Smith; 6, No. 00 Travis Cannon; 7, No. 4 Peter Aimsback
Main - 1, No. 25 Josh Davis; 2, No. 61 Silvia Meyer; 3, No. 68 Dirk Meyer; 4, No. 31 Ronald Evenson; 5, No. 98 Ida Smith; 6, No. 00 Travis Cannon; 7, No. 4 Peter Aimsback.