Johnson Scores Dominant Victory at Salina Speedway
by Dusty Wiegert

SALINA, Kan. -- After a close call with a passing thunderstorm, racing resumed for week two at the Salina Speedway on Friday April 27, 2012.

Concordia's Troy Johnson put out a dominating performance to capture his victory of the season in the Belleville Motorsports IMCA Modified division. Johnson used an inside second row starting position to quickly jump to the lead and hold it thoughout the 20 lap main event. Corey Lagroon turned in another strong peformance to finish second, followed by Jeff Welsh in third, and last week's winner, Joe Cleveland, in fourth. Galva's Jerry Phillips was the Xtreme Motorsports Hard Charger after starting eighteenth and finishing seventh. Jesse Richter, Danny Morrison Jr., and Welsh won the heat races.

Defending champion Josh Rice returned to Victory Lane in the Xtreme Motorsports IMCA Northern SportMod feature event. Josh put on a thrilling side by side battle with Seth Schroer over the course of a caution-plagued feature event. Scroer crossed the stripe second, with Matthew Crowell third and Jesse Levin fourth. Terry Blessing was the Hard Charger after starting nineteenth and finishing eighth. Crowell, Schroer, and Chad Markley won the heat races.

For most of the Budweiser IMCA Hobby Stock feature event it looked as though veteran GW Fuller would return to Victory Lane, but a late caution for an oil slicked track changed things. Mark Normandin used the caution to give the lead one more try and made it work to pick up the win. Fuller settled for second, followed by Mike Traskowsky in third and Tommy Fose in fourth. Topekan Brian Stich captured the Hard Charger award for the third week in a row after starting fourteenth and finishing seventh. Fuller and Fose won the heat races.

The Auto House Mod Lite division returned to the Speedway for their first event of the year and put on a great opening show. Tyler Bradshaw maneuvered his way to the lead to take the opening night win, followed by Corbin Pickerill, Brandon Gray, and Chris Unruh. Nick Watts scored the Hard Charger award after starting thirteenth and finishing sixth. Gray and Pickerill won the heat races.

For the second week in a row Austin Carter reigned victorius in the Coors Light IMCA Stock Car division. Carter took the victory followed by Scot Granzella, Cory Struckhoff, and Keith Riley. Riley was the Hard Charger for the race after starting eighth and finishing fourth. Justin Murdock and Carter won the heat races.

Racing continues next Friday night May 4 as the Frisen Chevrolet Late Models presented by M&H Motors and Cave Diver's Liquor will be back in action. Joining them will be the Belleville Motorsports IMCA Modifieds, Xtreme Motorsports IMCA Northern SportMods, Auto House Mod Lites, and T&R Dirt Construction Mini Stocks. Race time is set for 8:00PM.

For more information on the Salina Speedway please visit www.racesalinaspeedway.com

RESULTS

Modifieds - A Feature
Finish  Start    Car      Driver  Hometown      Points
1          3          88J         Troy Johnson              Concordia , Ks         40.00  
2          10        24          Corey Lagroon           Salina , Ks    39.00  
3          5          59W      Jeff Welsh      Abilene , Ks 38.00  
4          11        2            Joe Cleveland             Delphos , Ks            37.00  
5          4          8R         Jesse Richter              Great Bend, Ks        36.00  
6          16        25P        Mike Petersilie           Hoisington , Ks        35.00  
7          18        66          Jerry Phillips   Galva , Ks    34.00  
8          9          14M       Danny Morrison Jr.    Bennington , Ks       33.00  
9          1          B6         Brian Knoell   Falun , Ks     32.00  
10        13        9            Brandon Blochlinger              Concordia , Ks         31.00  
11        7          53T        Larry Sutton   Beloit , Ks    30.00  
12        12        747        Corey Burch   Junction City, Ks     29.00  
13        6          819        Shannon Johnson       Salina , Ks    28.00  
14        14        50          Brandon Payne          Minneapolis , Ks      27.00  
15        17        07          Shane Hutson             Woodward , Ok       26.00  
16        15        9J           Geoff Jermark            Beloit , Ks    25.00  
17        19        30          Gary Bradford           Salina , Ks    24.00  
18        2          20          Warren Huffman        Salina , Ks    23.00   DNF
19        20        28          Seth Beard     Wichita , Ks 22.00   DNF
20        8          12          Rodger Peck              Minneapolis , Ks      21.00   DNF

Sport Mods - A Feature
Finish  Start    Car      Driver  Hometown      Points
1          2          8J           Josh Rice        Minneapolis , Ks      40.00  
2          4          15          Seth Schroer   Strong City, Ks        39.00  
3          8          2C         Matthew Crowell       Clearwater , Ks        38.00  
4          9          11J         Jesse Levin     Salina , Ks    37.00  
5          12        92          Dan Smith      Wichita , Ks 36.00  
6          7          23          Fred Traskowsky       Woodbine , Ks         35.00  
7          6          73G       Eric Ingram    Beloit , Ks    34.00  
8          19        D73       Terry Blessing            Manhattan , Ks        33.00  
9          16        5            Rob Throop    Beloit , Ks    32.00  
10        17        25C       William Cammarn      Chapman , Ks          31.00  
11        11        55          Tyler Frye       Belleville , Ks           30.00   DNF
12        3          57JR      Eric Cross       Salina , Ks    29.00   DNF
13        14        33D       Brenden Damon         Great Bend, Ks        28.00   DNF
14        10        2            Bryan Lariviere          Wichita , Ks 27.00   DNF
15        1          J1           Jacob Schmutz           Junction City, Ks     26.00   DNF
16        13        C4         Chris Humphries        Salina , Ks    25.00   DNF
17        5          36          Chad Markley            Abilene , Ks 24.00   DNF
18        18        3K         Kurtis Pihl      Lindsborg , Ks         23.00   DNF
19        15        51          Brandon Belvill          Concordia , Ks         22.00   DNF

Mod Lites - A Feature
Finish  Start    Car      Driver  Hometown      Points
1          4          15B       Tyler Bradshaw          Salina , Ks    40.00  
2          1          83          Corbin Pickerill          Salina , Ks    39.00  
3          6          48B       Brandon Gray            Salina , Ks    38.00  
4          2          88C       Chris Uhruh   Galva , Ks    37.00  
5          8          3            Dustin Forsberg         Bel Aire, Ks 36.00  
6          13        01Z        Nick Watts     Wichita , Ks 35.00  
7          14        1            John Miranda             Mulvane , Ks            34.00  
8          10        28G       Micah Wenger            Salina , Ks    33.00  
9          12        50          Jake Thompson          Salina , Ks    32.00  
10        3          43          Glen Blue       Cottonwood , Ks     31.00  
11        11        12          Ryan Secrest              Newton , Ks 30.00   DNF
12        7          6            Trace Ayers    Salina , Ks    29.00   DNF
13        5          B55       Brian Davidson          Bennington , Ks       28.00   DNF
14        9          101        Randy Ferguson         Salina , Ks    27.00   DNS

Stock Cars - A Feature
Finish  Start    Car      Driver  Hometown      Points
1          4          63C       Austin Carter             New Cambria, Ks    39.00  
2          2          91E        Scot Granzella            Salina , Ks    38.00  
3          1          59S        Cory Struckhoff         Kensington , Ks       37.00  
4          8          55          Keith Riley     Larnerd , Ks 36.00  
5          6          J3D        Jed Williams   Shirkley , Ne            35.00  
6          7          07          Dustin Newlin            Concordia , Ks         34.00  
7          9          45          Mike Kennedy           Cheyenne Wells, Co            33.00  
8          5          A55       Bob Arnold    Salina , Ks    32.00  
9          3          24M       Justin Murdock          Concordia , Ks         31.00   DNF

Hobby Stocks - A Feature
Finish  Start    Car      Driver  Hometown      Points
1          5          82          Mark Normandin       Salina , Ks    40.00  
2          4          1X         Gw Fuller       Tescott , Ks  39.00  
3          6          23          Mike Traskowsky       Woodbine , Ks         38.00  
4          2          27          Tommy Fose              Sedgwick , Ks          37.00  
5          3          31M       Aaron Mcbride           Barnard , Ks 36.00  
6          9          13          Rick Slothower          Gypsum , Ks            35.00  
7          14        21          Brian Stich     Topeka , Ks  34.00  
8          12        3C         Jacob Crowell            Clearwater , Ks        33.00  
9          8          06          Tony Slothower         Salina , Ks    32.00  
10        1          83          Tommy Shomaker      Salina , Ks    31.00  
11        13        57          Clayton Schroer         Strong City, Ks        30.00  
12        15        18          John Steele     Salina , Ks    29.00   DNF
13        7          22          Dennis Berry              Salina , Ks    28.00   DNF
14        11        5K         Kelly Pihl       Lindsborg , Ks         27.00   DNF

15        10        11          Robby Marsh             Belvidere , Ne