The first feature up on the night was the 16 lap Hobby Stocks, with Dave Wilson and Doug Sylvester drawing the front row for the event. Just as the green flag was waved the caution light would come on, as Wilson got into the wall in turn 3 to bring out the yellow. The following restart saw Robert VanBuskirk spin in turn 1 with a flat to bring the yellow light back on. The third attempt of a start resulted in Ben Grove grabbing the lead on lap 1 over Sylvester and Nick Ulin, who started 9th. Ulin would slip under Grove and Sylvester on lap 8 to grab the top spot and then held it until the next caution on lap 10. Brian Schafer spun down the backstretch to bring out the yellow. On the restart Ulin jumped back out front, but now had Doug Gorden Jr., who started 10th, on his back bumper. Ulin would hold off Gorden Jr. over the final 6 laps to pick up the win. Gorden Jr. settled for 2nd, Dane Blozovich came from 6th to finish in 3rd, Dustin Griffiths started 8th and finished in 4th, with Sylvester rounding out the top 5.
Up next was the 14 lap Sport Compact feature, with Kevin Kirkpatrick and Tim Bevins leading the field to the drop of the green. Kirkpatrick would take advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1 over Josh Barnes and Kassidy Kirkpatrick. The 14 lap race went caution free, with Kevin Kirkpatrick holding on to claim the win. Kassidy Kirkpatrick was 2nd, Bevins settled for 3rd, Kevin Garrett was 4th, with Barnes fading with troubles at the end to finish 5th.
Jamie Ball and Mike Mayberry led the field to the green in the 14 lap 305 Sprint feature, with Ball grabbing the lead on lap 1 over Mayberry and Steve Breazeale. Ball went on to lead all 14 laps, which went caution free, to pick up the easy win. Mayberry held on for 2nd, Breazeale settled for 3rd, Matt Stephenson was 4th, with Chase Wanner coming home in 5th.
The 18 lap SportMod feature took to the track next, with Mike Mundell and Austin Howes drawing the front row for the event. Howes would take advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1 over Bobby Six and Jared Miller. Howes then held the top spot until lap 5, when Jason McDaniel, who started 5th, edged him at the line by inches to grab the lead. But Howes would come back on the top side of the track to take the lead back on lap 6. Howes, who was up top, and McDaniel, who was on the bottom, ran the next 4 laps side-by-side, with Howes leading each lap at the line. McDaniel was able to slip under Howes on lap 11 to grab the top spot. Disaster would strike Howes on lap 12 when he spun in turn 4 to bring out the yellow and ended his run up front. On the restart McDaniel moved back out front, with Miller and Logan Anderson, who started 7th, battling for the second spot. McDaniel would pull away over the final 6 laps to cruise to the easy win. Anderson won the battle for 2nd, Miller was 3rd, Casey Lancaster came from 8th to finish in 4th, with Six holding on for 5th.
The final feature up on the night was the 18 lap Stock Cars, with Louis Lynch and Corey Strothman leading the field to the green. Lynch used his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1 over Strothman and Tom Bowling Jr. The action up front was brought to a halt on lap 2, as Jeremy Pundt went hard into the wall in turn 2 to bring out the red. He would climb from his machine ok. On the restart Lynch jumped back out front, leaving Strothman and Bowling Jr. to battle for second. But just as the action up front was heating up, another caution came out on lap 4. This time Brad Egbert spun in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. Lynch once again grabbed the lead on the restart, with Strothman working to hold back Donovan Nunnikoven in the battle for 2nd. But just like the last time, once the action up front was getting good the caution would come out on lap 7. Riley Newton would spin his machine in turn 3 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Lynch moved back out front, leaving Strothman and Nunnikoven to battle for 2nd. While Lynch worked to hold back Strothman for the lead, the battle for 6th came to an halt on lap 12. Mike Harward and Tom Bowling Jr. collided going down the backstretch, with Bowling Jr. spinning into the turn 3 wall and Harward spinning in turn 3 to bring out the yellow. Once again Lynch grabbed the lead on the restart, with Strothman now working to hold back Jerry Pilcher, who started 8th, in the battle for 2nd. Lynch would hold on over the final 6 laps to claim the win and the $1,000 top prize. Strothman won the battle for 2nd, Pilcher settled for 3rd, Jason Cook was 4th, with Nunnikoven holding on for 5th.
Notes from Bloomfield: Brian Schafer, who started 11th in the Hobby Stock feature, recovered from his lap 10 spin to come back up to finish in 7th....Ron Downing Jr. started 12th and finished 8th......Ben Peterson, Travis Tedrow, Keaton Gordon and Trent Orwig had troubles in the heat to force them to scratch from the Sport Compact feature......Austin Howes who was battling for the lead until his lap 12 spin in the SportMod feature, recovered to finish in 6th....Bradly Graham came from 10th to finish in 6th....Charles Weber started 12th and finished in 9th....Dakota Simmons was running 4th in the feature until he spun in turn 1 on lap 14, but he would get his car going to keep the field under green. He would fall all the way back to finish in 12th....Jim Walker had troubles in his heat to force him to scratch from the feature....Chris Larson signed in but his car never hit the track all night......Michael Jaennette passed 8 cars from his 14th place starting spot to come home 6th in the Stock Car feature....Mike Harward recovered from the lap 12 spin to come back to finish in 7th....Cory Stout passed 12 cars from his 20th place starting spot to take home 8th....Brad Egbert, who started 15th, spun on lap 4 to bring out the caution. He would recover from that spin to come back up to finish in 11th.
I would like to thank Chris and Cindy Eggers and announcer Tony Paris for the great hospitality. The Bloomfield Speedway will close out there 2013 season on Saturday, September 28th and Sunday, September 29th. The 2nd Annual Bloomfield Border War Fall Challenge will take place on Saturday, September 28th. The Stock Car will be racing for $1,200 to win, with a fan having a chance at winning $50,000! Also in action on the night will be the SportMods, Mod Lites, Hobby Stocks, and Sport Compacts. The the following night, Sunday, September 29th will be the Fall Brawl Demo Derby.
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