After nearly a month of pre-season blockbuster races at Humboldt Speedway, the 2015 racing season at The Hummer began in earnest Friday.
The highlight race of the evening was the B-Mod feature, which included 18 cars starting in the A-Main field. Among the drivers were Tim VanGotten, starting on the inside pole, and Andy Bryant, starting dead last. Four laps in, Bryant spun, putting him in last yet again, while VanGotten paced the field.
VanGotten drove hard holding on to the lead, as Bryant blasted through the field. With two laps left, Bryant took the lead. At the white flag, VanGotten executed one of the gutsiest moves seen in recent memory, going absolutely wide open through turns one and two, laying a massive slide job on Bryant, and taking both the lead and the win. Bryant was the runner-up and Riley Whitworth finished third. Lance Lincoln and Tim Phillips rounded out the top five.
Tad Davis — a strong contender in the recent modified pre-season action — dominated the USRA A-Mod feature, recording his first ever feature win at The Hummer. John Allen ran strong to secure a second place finish, Josh Everhart was third, Scotty Bough placed fourth and Dennis Bishop took fifth.
Stock car division ace Patrick Kay turned in a wire-to-wire feature win in that division’s feature race, with Ken Colston runner-up. Third spot went to rookie Chance Stevenson, Russ Moyer was fourth and Scott Collins took fifth
In pure stock action, Mike Churning turned in a flawless performance to take the feature win, despite intense pressure from runner-up Bryce Weldon. Donald McIntosh came home third. Wayne Johnson and Derrek Wilson rounded out the top five.
A brand new class, sport compacts, made its debut this week at Humboldt Speedway. Tyler Davis established himself as a rising star with a wire-to-wire feature win, followed by Aaron Farwell and Tevyn James. As the season rolls on, look for this division to expand and become the scene of some really interesting matchups.
Action heats up at Humboldt Speedway
