After two 305 Sprint heats, five Late Models heats, three 4 Cylinder heats, a Late Model dash and two Late Model B-Mains, the feature fields were set to take to the track.
The 12 lap 4 Cylinder feature was up first, with Michael Grossman and Brent Hartley leading the field to the drop of the green flag. Hartley would edge out Grossman to grab the lead on lap 1 and then held it until lap 2, when Grossman slid by for the top spot. Just after the completion of lap 2 the red flag was displayed, as Corey Sheetz rolled in turn 2. Sheetz would climb from his machine ok. At the same time Hartley pulled into the pits with a right front flat. On the restart Grossman jumped back out front, with Dustin Ravelin and Austen Becerra battling for 2nd. Grossman's big lead would evaporate on lap 4, when Ron Kibbe slowed in turned 1 to bring out the caution. Grossman again grabbed the lead on the restart, with Ravelin working to hold back Eric Hood, who started 18th, for the battle for second. Grossman's bid lead was wiped away once again on lap 10, as Jerrod Nichols spun in turn 1 to bring out the caution. At the same time Hood couldn't get his machine slowed to avoid the spinning Nichols and got into the back of Ravelin's car, which caused him to spin off turn 4. On the restart Grossman moved back out front, with Steve Miedke, who started 12th, and Dayton Racer, who started 11th, now battling for second. Grossman would pull away over the final 2 laps to pick up the win. Miedke settled for 2nd, Racer crossed the line in 3rd but was docked 2 spots for jumping the restart, which moved John Whalen up to 3rd after starting 7th, Wayne Noble came from 9th to get credited with 4th, while Racer was moved back to 5th.
Up next was the 20 lap 305 Sprint feature, with Andy Huston and rookie Damian Getchel drawing the front row for the event. Huston would take advantage of his front row start to jump out into the lead on lap 1. Just after the completion of lap 1 the red flag was waved, as rookie Heath Bundy rolled in turn 2. He would climb from his machine ok. On the restart Corey Timmerman, who was running 4th, spun in turn 2. While Dave Getchell clipped his rear and would have to go pit side with a left front flat. The next restart saw Damian Getchell, who was running 3rd, all but roll his machine in turn 1. Which resulted in him spinning in turn 2 to bring the yellow light back on. Huston grabbed the lead on the next restart, with defending track champion Donnie Steward battling John Schulz for 2nd. The action up front was slowed on lap 2, as leader Huston lost the right side headers to bring out the caution for debris down the front stretch. On the restart, Jason Ditsworth, who started 8th and worked his way to 3rd, did a complete 360 spin and kept going. But the track rule is if a Sprint driver spins the caution is waved and that driver is put to the rear for causing the caution. So Ditsworth had to restart in the back. Huston again jumped out front on the restart, with Steward pressuring him for the top spot. But just as the two waged a battle for the lead, a red flag was waved on lap 13. Justin Newberry got upside down in turn 2, but climbed from his car ok. The final restart saw Huston grab the lead, with Steward again putting pressure on him for the lead. Huston worked the bottom of the track, while Steward was working the middle grove in turns one and two. Steward's groved paid off for him on lap 18, as he over took Huston for the lead. Steward then held on for the final two laps to claim the win. Huston settled for 2nd, Ditsworth recovered from his lap 2 spin to come back to 3rd, Shultz was 4th, with Ryan Jamison coming from 11th to finish in 5th.
The final feature of the night was the 40 lap Late Models, with Terry Phillips and Kevin Weaver leading the field to the drop of the green flag. Just as the green flag was waved the yellow light would come on for a bad start. The following restart saw Weaver jump out front, with Phillips holding back Jay Johnson in the battle for 2nd. The action up front was slowed on lap 2, as Jake Meier spun in turn 4 to bring out the caution. Weaver moved back out front on the restart, with Phillips and Chris Simpson going at it for 2nd. Weaver started to pull away from the battle for 2nd, when he entered lapped traffic on lap 10. Then on lap 11 Weaver drifted high in turn 3 to allow Phillips to shoot under him for the lead, with Chris Simpson following him into 2nd. The action up front was slowed on lap 14, as Mark Burgtorf, who was battling for 6th, slowed to a stop in turn 4 to bring out the caution. Chris Simpson jumped back out front on the restart, with Phillips working to hold back Jesse Stovall, Weaver and Chad Simpson, who started 15th. But the action up front was slowed again on lap 17, as 10th place runner Scott Schmitt spun in turn 4 to bring out the final caution of the event. On the restart Chris Simpson jumped back out front, with Phillips now working to hold back Chad Simpson. Chad Simpson would over take Phillips for 2nd on lap 19 and then set his sights on brother Chris, who had already built up a straight away lead. While Chad tried to chase down Chris for the lead, Tyler Reddick, who got a provisional and started 26th, was putting on a show for the fans. The "California Kid" charged his way to 9th by lap 20, then with 10 laps to go he had worked his way into 6th. Chris Simpson looked like the man to beat on this night, until a broken axle with two laps to go sent him into the infield. Chad Simpson would inherit the lead on lap 38 and then went on to claim the win and the $4,000 top prize. Stovall would finish in 2nd, Brian Shirley came from 10th to finish in 3rd, Reddick crossed the line in 4th, with Phillips holding on for 5th.
Notes from 34: 44 Late Models, 30 4 Cylinders and 16 305 Sprints made up the 90 cars signed in on the night.....The Corn Belt Clash/MARS/ALMS Late Models drew a starting spot for one of the 5 Late Model heats, with passing points used to determine the top 16 locked into the feature....Heat race 1 saw Jason Perry grab the lead from his pole position and then held off Ryan Unzicker to pick up the win. Jesse Stovall came from 9th to finish 3rd, while Brian Harris came from 6th to 4th....Heat race 2 had Chris Simpson jump from his 2nd place starting spot into the lead on lap 1 and pull away for an easy win. Scott Schmitt held on for 2nd, Ray Guss Jr was 3rd, with Richie Bell coming from 6th to 4th....Brandon Sheppard starting on the pole for heat 3, but saw 6th place starter Kevin Weaver jump to the top of the track to grab the early lead. Sheppard put the pressure on Weaver late to grab the win. Weaver settled for 2nd, while Jay Johnson came from 8th to finish in 3rd, and Mark Dotson holding on for 4th....Heat race 4 saw third place starter Terry Phillips over take Steve Lance Jr. for the lead early. Phillips then pulled away to claim the win. Lance Jr. settled for 2nd, Mark Burgtorf came from 8th to slip past Brandon Thirlby on the final lap to claim 3rd....Tony Jackson Jr. took advantage of his pole start in heat 5 to lead early. Jackson Jr. then held off a last lap pass by Brian Shirley going into turn three to claim the win. Denny Eckrich held off 8th place starter Chad Simpson to finish in 3rd....Brian Harris and Justin Kay would finish 1st and 2nd, the two transfer spots, in B Main 1 to move on to the feature....While Mark Dotson and Richie Bell finished 1 and 2 in B Main number 2 to take the final two transfer spots into the feature....Dustin Walker, Billy Drake, Jake Meier, Dave Eckrich, Justin Asplin, Tyler Reddick and Denny Woodworth made up the provisional starters for the 27 car field....Ray Guss Jr., Andy Eckrich, Rickey Frankel, Justin Mitchell, Rick Wendling, Skip Frey, Michael Long were just some of the names watching the feature from the trailer......Rachael Reger came from 17th in the 4 Cylinder feature to finish in 7th....Bryerson Tharp passed 14 cars from 22nd starting spot to finish in 8th....Jacob Brown started 27th and passed 18 cars to come home in 9th....Jerrod Nichols recovered from his lap 10 spin to come back to finish 10th....Brandon Setser came from 21st to finish in 11th....Scott Smith started 24th and finsihed in 12th....Brent Terry came home 13th after starting in 20th....Brendan Mehaffy came from 23rd to finish in 17th....Eric Stogdell started 29th and finished in 18th....Kevin Mortimer came from 26th to finish in 20th....Travis Smith started 30th, last, and passed 9 cars to finish in 21st....Kyle Hamelton was a scratch from the feature......Andy Baugh made the pull from Mason City, IL to race his 305 Sprint. He would start 7th in the feature and took home a 6th place finish....Daniel Bergquist came from 10th to finish in 7th....Shane Quam came from 13th to finish in 9th....Chase Wanner and Jeff Wilke had troubles in hot laps to force them to scratch for the night......Billy Darke, who took a provisional, started the Late Model feature in 22nd and passed 14 cars to finish in 8th....Justin Kay came from 19th to finish in 9th....Richie Bell started 20th and took home a 10th place finish....Jake Meier, who started 23rd, spun in turn 4 on lap 2 to bring out the caution. He would recover from that to finish in 13th....Denny Woodworth started 27th and passed 12 cars to come home in 15th....Dave Eckrich came from 24th to finish in 16th....Mechanical troubles forced Brandon Sheppard, who was running 4th after starting in 8th, into the infield on the restart of lap 2 to give him a 27th place finish......These same drivers and series' move to the Quincy Raceways in Quincy, IL on Sunday, April 21st.
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