HUMBOLDT — Friday night saw the finale for the season’s points races at Humboldt Speedway. With two divisions still to be decided, spectators on the annual Jam the Stands night were treated to hard-nose racing to decide the winners. In addition, Midwest Mods took part in the night’s festivities.
In NASCAR Whelen All-American Modified action, Webb City, Missouri driver Mitch Keeter collected his twelfth victory of the year, en route to his first Humboldt Speedway track championship. Keeter currently sits 13th in the nation in Whelen All-American Division I points, the highest for any driver in the series who competes on dirt. Keeter held off Tad Davis and Cody Schniepp for both the night’s victory and the track championship.
In Ray’s Metal Depot B Modified racing, Jasper, Missouri’s Cody Jolly picked up his sixth feature win of the year at Humboldt Speedway, and his 14th of the year of in NASCAR Division II racing. Jolly currently sits atop the national points chase, staying ahead of Conrad Jorgenson and Brent Kane both who race Asphalt in Elko, Minnesota. Jolly outdistanced Shane Collins and Tyler Kidwell for the win. Collins currently sits in fifth place nationally. Jolly also picked up his first Humboldt Speedway track championship. Riley Whitworth, Tyler Kidwell, Shane Collins and Kenton Allen completed the top five in track points.
The closest point battle going into the season finale was in Whitworth Construction Factory Stocks.
Chanute’s Jon Westhoff held a slim five-point advantage over Bryce Weldon. Westhoff took advantage of a front starting spot to lead the entire feature, securing the race and the track championship. Weldon suffered a flat tire early, but rebounded to finish second. Westhoff won the championship by a mere 10 points.
Another tight battle was in the Pitt Steel Street Stock division. Longton’s Shane Cook held a 25-point lead over South Coffeyville’s Rusty Etherton.
Etherton led the entire race and picked up the win, while Cook finished 6th to finish the season with a six point advantage over Etherton. Levi McGown and Patrick Kay rounded out the night’s event finishing second and third.
For all intents and purposes the sport compact championship had been decided for John Willard earlier in the season, Willard picking up an even dozen wins en route to the championship. The evening, however, belonged to Independence, Mo., driver William Guthrie who outpaced Willard for the A feature win.
Guthrie, in only his second event at Humboldt Speedway, took an early lead and held off Willard at the line. Humboldt’s Eric Ikehorn finished third. In the championship standings, Willard was followed by Topeka’s Barry Luthi, Eric Ikehorn, Trenton Wilson and Marisha Collins.
An addition to the evening’s event were Midwest Mods. Sparta, Mo., driverRob Muilenberg picked up the win, leading from the drop of the flag until the checkers.
The night concluded with the annual Powder Puff and Mechanics races. Powder race winners include Tera McGowen, Ravyn Whitworth and Courtney Wilson. Mechanic Race winners were David Matlock, Tyler James and Jeremy Wilson.
The 2017 Humboldt Speedway Banquet will be held at a date to be announced.
NASCAR Modifieds
A Feature 1: 1. 1M-Mitch Keeter, [3]; 2. 75-Tad Davis, [4]; 3. 21C-Cody Schniepp, [1]; 4. 1-Dennis Bishop, [5]; 5. 18JR-Chase Sigg, [8]; 6. 21B-Bryce Schniepp, [7]; 7. 9D-Scott Daniels, [6]; 8. 2B-Jordan Barbee, [9]; 9. (DNF) 02-Tanner Mullens, [2]
Heat 1: 1. 02-Tanner Mullens, [1]; 2. 1M-Mitch Keeter, [4]; 3. 1-Dennis Bishop, [3]; 4. 21B-Bryce Schniepp, [5]; 5. 2B-Jordan Barbee, [2]
Heat 2: 1. 21C-Cody Schniepp, [2]; 2. 75-Tad Davis, [1]; 3. 9D-Scott Daniels, [3]; 4. 18JR-Chase Sigg, [4]
NASCAR B Modifieds
A Feature 1: 1. 00-Cody Jolly, [1]; 2. 20C-Shane Collins, [2]; 3. 54-Tyler Kidwell, [3]; 4. 37-Tim Van Gotten, [5]; 5. R63-Riley Whitworth, [6]; 6. 98K-Kenton Allen, [9]; 7. D86-Eldon McIntosh, [8]; 8. 121-Tim Phillips, [10]; 9. 18-Mason Sigg, [13]; 10. H1-Mark Hunzinger, [12]; 11. 8-Mike Letterman, [18]; 12. 99-Randy Stevenson, [14]; 13. 24-Tyson Young, [15]; 14. K25-Kevin Stephens, [17]; 15. (DNF) 31-Luke Phillips, [4]; 16. (DNF) 4D-Blake Stewalt, [16]; 17. (DNF) 37J-Clint Johnson, [7]; 18. (DNF) 1M-Rick Murcko, [11]
Heat 1: 1. 00-Cody Jolly, [4]; 2. R63-Riley Whitworth, [1]; 3. D86-Eldon McIntosh, [3]; 4. 121-Tim Phillips, [6]; 5. 18-Mason Sigg, [5]; 6. 4D-Blake Stewalt, [2]
Heat 2: 1. 20C-Shane Collins, [2]; 2. 31-Luke Phillips, [4]; 3. 37J-Clint Johnson, [5]; 4. H1-Mark Hunzinger, [1]; 5. 99-Randy Stevenson, [3]; 6. K25-Kevin Stephens, [6]
Heat 3: 1. 54-Tyler Kidwell, [1]; 2. 37-Tim Van Gotten, [4]; 3. 98K-Kenton Allen, [3]; 4. 1M-Rick Murcko, [5]; 5. 24-Tyson Young, [2]; 6. 8-Mike Letterman, [6]
NASCAR Street Stocks
A Feature 1: 1. 8-Rusty Etherton, [1]; 2. 89-Levi McGowen, [6]; 3. 16-Patrick Kay, [5]; 4. 8V-Cody Vail, [2]; 5. X11-Brad Jarman, [9]; 6. 19-Shane Cook, [8]; 7. 35-Jeremy Willard, [7]; 8. 85-Nick Fritch, [4]; 9. 67-Devin Irvin, [14]; 10. 54-Joe Martin, [10]; 11. J31-Hunter Oswald, [13]; 12. 46-Calvin Wright, [11]; 13. 49-Ken Colston, [12]; 14. (DNF) 0L-Jay Lamons Jr, [3]
Heat 1: 1. 8-Rusty Etherton, [2]; 2. 16-Patrick Kay, [1]; 3. 0L-Jay Lamons Jr, [7]; 4. 19-Shane Cook, [3]; 5. 54-Joe Martin, [5]; 6. 46-Calvin Wright, [4]; 7. J31-Hunter Oswald, [6]
Heat 2: 1. 8V-Cody Vail, [1]; 2. 85-Nick Fritch, [3]; 3. 89-Levi McGowen, [5]; 4. 35-Jeremy Willard, [7]; 5. X11-Brad Jarman, [6]; 6. 49-Ken Colston, [2]; 7. 67-Devin Irvin, [4]
Factory Stock
A Feature 1: 1. 9-Jon Westhoff, [2]; 2. 23JR-Bryce Weldon, [6]; 3. 75T-Tyler Schoen, [10]; 4. 3-Derrek Wilson, [1]; 5. K84-Kris Dupuy, [4]; 6. 18-Scott Collins, [8]; 7. 13X-Norman Mackley, [11]; 8. 77V-Cody Vink, [14]; 9. 61-Joey Decoster, [3]; 10. 54-Jacob Ellison, [7]; 11. 15-kylee jarman, [15]; 12. 28W-Krew Walburn, [16]; 13. 13V-Ethan Vance, [13]; 14. 47-Dallas Joyce, [9]; (DNS) 6X-Matthew Kay, ; (DQ) 89-Jackson McGowen, [12]; (DQ) 2K-Mike Keever, [5]
Heat 1: 1. 9-Jon Westhoff, [2]; 2. K84-Kris Dupuy, [4]; 3. 23JR-Bryce Weldon, [6]; 4. 75T-Tyler Schoen, [3]; 5. 77V-Cody Vink, [1]; 6. (DNF) 28W-Krew Walburn, [5]
Heat 2: 1. 3-Derrek Wilson, [4]; 2. 54-Jacob Ellison, [1]; 3. 47-Dallas Joyce, [2]; 4. 13X-Norman Mackley, [3]; 5. 13V-Ethan Vance, [6]; 6. (DNF) 6X-Matthew Kay, [5]
Heat 3: 1. 61-Joey Decoster, [2]; 2. 2K-Mike Keever, [4]; 3. 18-Scott Collins, [5]; 4. 89-Jackson McGowen, [1]; 5. 15-kylee jarman, [3]
Sport Compact
A Feature 1: 1. 78-William Guthrie, [2]; 2. 12CZ-John Willard, [11]; 3. 6-Cayden Vance, [1]; 4. 66-Barry Luthi, [10]; 5. 4-Curtis Wilson Jr, [3]; 6. 3-Trenton Wilson, [4]; 7. 18-Marisha Collins, [5]; 8. 12-Colt Burk, [7]; 9. (DNF) 14JR-Jillian Wilson, [8]; 10. (DNF) 6X-Chad Smith, [9]; 11. (DNF) 22I-Eric Ikehorn, [6]
Heat 1: 1. 6-Cayden Vance, [3]; 2. 78-William Guthrie, [6]; 3. 3-Trenton Wilson, [2]; 4. 18-Marisha Collins, [5]; 5. 12-Colt Burk, [4]; 6. 6X-Chad Smith, [1]
Heat 2: 1. 12CZ-John Willard, [2]; 2. 4-Curtis Wilson Jr, [4]; 3. 66-Barry Luthi, [5]; 4. 22I-Eric Ikehorn, [3]; 5. 14JR-Jillian Wilson, [1]
Midwest Mods
A Feature 1: 1. 59-Rob Muilenburg, [1]; 2. D7-Shawn Dyncan, [2]; 3. 24-Devin Crockett, [4]; 4. 20-Keith Bradley, [5]; 5. 23-Eric Atwood, [3]; 6. (DNF) 13C-Mike Churning, [6]
Heat 1: 1. 59-Rob Muilenburg, [3]; 2. D7-Shawn Dyncan, [1]; 3. 23-Eric Atwood, [4]; 4. 24-Devin Crockett, [2]; 5. 20-Keith Bradley, [6]; 6. 13C-Mike Churning, [5]
Speedway reaches season’s end on Friday
