The Street Stocks were in the spotlight on Saturday night at Sandusky Speedway with a special $300 to win, thirty lap feature race. Going into the evenings racing program, the points battle was close as Justin Hamilton was the leader with 1,088 points and Kyle Watson was second with 1,059 points.
The Street Stock thirty lap, $300 to win feature race was up first tonight. Kevin Jaycox Jr. and David Fisher led the field to the green flag with Fisher grabbing the early lead. Jason Peterson who started third wasted no time finding his way to the front of the pack on lap three. Following Peterson was L.J. Stanley, Justin Hamilton, who was driving Kenny Calhouns car this evening, Jerod Karl and Chris Hamilton. The first caution of the race came on lap eleven when Jerod Karl spun in turn two and was hit by Clayton Karl and Dean Veverka slid into both cars. Only Veverka would be able to rejoin the race. The race was red flagged to alllow for clean up of the fluids that were on the track.
When racing resumed, the front row for the double file restart was Peterson and Stanley with Peterson taking the lead before the caution waved again for Chris Hamilton. On this restart Kyle Watson took to the inside to get past Stanley and then Peterson. Peterson came to a stop with a right rear flat tire bringing out another caution. The running order for this restart was Stanley, Watson, J. Hamilton, Dean Veverka and David Fisher. Watson got a run on the outside groove to storm past Stanley for the lead on lap thirteen. Watsons lead would be short as the caution waved again on lap thirteen.
It was Watson and Stanley once again in the front row of this restart with Watson resuming the lead followed by J.Hamilton, Veverka, Stanley and Kegan Bartlome. Watson extended his lead over J.Hamilton before the yellow waved on lap nineteen when Stanley spun in turn two. The running order was now Watson, J.Hamilton, C.Hamilton, Veverka and Bartlome. Watson opened up a six car length lead over J.Hamilton. C.Hamilton was making a move on J. Hamilton for second when the yellow waved on lap twenty four when Kevin Jaycox Jr. spun in turn one.
On this restart the scariest moment of the season occured when David Fisher rode the front straight guard rail and flipped over landing on the roof in the pit chute. L.J. Stanley was also involved and thankfully neither driver was injured. Following the cleanup Watson resumed his lead as C. Hamilton got past J. Hamilton for second position on lap twenty six. C.Hamilton gave chase in the closing laps but it would be Kyle Watson winning a hard fought thirty lap feature race.
In the Modified twenty five lap feature Todd Bachman led from the outside pole before something broke on Bachmans car. Bachman was tapped by Kenny Phillips resulting in a flat tire for K.Phillips and a caution with two laps in the books. The single file restart had Andy Carroll leading with Ali Kern, Matt Marlowe, Joe Shannon and Curtis Phillips the top five. A multi car spin on lap three in turn two brought out the next caution with John White being charged and sent tail. Carroll held the lead followed by Kern, Marlowe, Blagg and Shannon. Blagg was on the move on the outside working his way into second and still wanting more. Blagg muscled his way into the lead on lap seven and opened up a sizeable advantage over second place Carroll. Blagg had a half straightaway lead by the halfway mark before the yellow waved for Roger Millers spin on lap thirteen. Blagg picked up where he left off, once again putting a comfortable distance between himself and Carroll. Ali Kern brought out the yellow on lap nineteen when she had a right front flat tire. The running order was now Blagg, Carroll, Marlowe, Steve Klinect and Shannon. With two laps to go
Marlowe sent a shower of sparks down the backstraight after making contact with Klinect. The race was red flagged at this point. With only two laps to go Blagg once again pulled away from Carroll just as he had done all race long to take the checkered flag.
The twenty lap Sportsman main had Greg Sharp taking command of the lead from his outside pole starting position. Following Greg Sharp was Kenny Sharp, Tom Clingan, Mike Sims and Julia Buckles. The top four cars had pulled away from Buckles with no one giving up any ground. Tom Clingan moved into second spot at the halfway point with Sims taking third as K. Sharp fell to fourth. T. Clingan and Sims began a wheel to wheel battle for second as Sims took second and gave chase to G. Sharp with five laps to go. G. Sharp pushed up as Sims took the lead on lap sixteen. With only four laps to go the running order was Sims, G.Sharp, T. Clingan, K. Sharp and Buckles the top five. This would also be the finishing order as Mike Sims swept the Sportsman division tonight. Sims set the fast time and won the Dash, Heat Race and Feature race.
The twelve lap Spectator Stock feature closed out the evening. It was nearly four wide as the field entered turn one with Mike White taking the lead. Justin Cranmore who was the Spectator Stock fast qualifier, Dash and Heat Race winner was looking to make a clean sweep as he took the lead on lap two. White retired to the infield as his hub was breaking bringing out the yellow on lap three. It was Cranmore, Mark Engle, Tony Bartlome and Brandon Buckley the running order at halfway. Cranmore had opened up a half straightaway lead over Engle. Justin Cranmore would go on to take the checkered flag and sweep the Spectator Stock division. Cranmore was the fast qualifier, Dash, Heat Race and Feature winner.