West Burlington, IA (Saturday, September 21, 2013) - The 2013 season for the Sprint Invaders came to a close on Saturday, September 21st at 34 Raceway in West Burlington, IA, as they held there Season Championship Night. Going into the nights action all Russ Hall had to do was take the green flag in the feature to secure his first title, or otherwise it would have been Dustin Selvage hoisting the championship trophy.
The first feature up on the night was the 20 lap Modified feature, with Chris Snyder and Bill Roberts Jr drawing the front row for the event. Roberts Jr. would take advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1 over Josh Sherbon and Snyder. The top three cars started to pull away from the field, when the first of five cautions slowed them down on lap 6. Dugan Thye spun in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Jeff Waterman, who was running 6th, spun off turns 1 and 2 to bring the yellow light back on. The following restart had Darrow Lillie spin in turn 4 and collects the car of Skyler Stark to bring the caution back out. Once back to green Roberts Jr. jumped back out front over Sherbon, Steve Stewart and Mitch Morris, who started 12th. Roberts Jr. would work to hold back Stewart until a caution on lap 18 slowed the action. Levi Smith spun in turn 2 to bring the yellow out. On the restart Stewart drifted high in turn 2 and fell back from 2nd to 4th, but when Stark spun in turn 2 to bring the yellow light back on Stewart was giving his spot back. The final restart saw Roberts Jr. moved back out front, as Tyler Glass, who started 10th, and Stewart battled side-by-side for the second spot. Roberts Jr. would lead the final 2 laps to pick up the win. Glass won the battle for 2nd, Stewart was 3rd, Snyder was 4th, with Morris coming home in 5th.
Shawn Baker and Ken Stogdell led the unusual small field in the 4 Cylinders to the green flag for there 12 lap feature, with Stogdell grabbing the lead on lap 1 over Wayne Noble, who started 7th. The first caution event of the event appeared on lap 1, as Jerrod Nichols spun into the wall in turn 3 after contact from Justin Chamberlan. On the restart Noble took over the top spot, with Adam Gates, who started 8th, glued to his back bumper. A final caution on lap 3 slowed the action up front, as Drake Fenton lost a right front wheel going down the back stretch to bring out the yellow. Gates would slip under Noble on the restart to grab the lead away and the cruised to an easy win. Brian Mehaffy was 2nd, Chamberlan recovered from his lap 1 involvement in the caution to come from the rear and finish 3rd, Stogdell held on for 4th, with Baker holding on for a 5th place finish.
The final feature of the night was the 30 lap Sprint Invaders, with CJ Houseman and Russ Hall leading the field to the drop of the green flag. Houseman took advantage of his front row start to jump out into the lead on lap 1 over Hall and Dustin Selvage. Houseman looked to be in control until he started to enter lapped traffic on lap 6, which allowed Selvage and Hall to close in quickly. Houseman would drift high coming of turn 4 on lap 9, which allowed Selvage to edge him at the line for the lead. But disaster would strike Houseman going into turn 1, as he slipped over the backing and spun to a stop to bring out the yellow. At the same time Tim Moore rolled his machine in turn 4 to turn the yellow into a red flag condition. Moore would climb from his machine ok. Selvage would inherit the lead for the restart, with Hall working to hold back Jarrod Schneiderman in the battle for the runner up spot. Selvage was able to put some distance on the battle for second, until lap 14 when he entered lapped traffic. With Selvage having to use the bottom of the track to clear some lapped cars, Hall was able to get up beside Selvage a few times for the lead. But Selvage was able to hold on at the line each time to keep the top spot. The battle up front was slowed for the final time on lap 23, as Jimmy Davies lost a left front tire in turn 1 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Selvage jumped back out front and then held on over the final 7 laps to claim the win. Hall settled for 2nd but secured his first Sprint Invaders Title, Schneiderman was 3rd, Joe Beaver was 4th, with Paul Nienhiser coming from 15th to round out the top 5.
Notes from 34: 32 Sprint, 19 Modifieds and 9 4 Cylinders signed in on the night......Dennis LaVeine started the Modified feature in 11th and finished 7th....Dean McGee passed 10 cars from his 18th place starting spot to come home in 8th....Jeff Waterman recovered from his lap 6 spin off turn 2 to come from 18th to 9th at the finish....Johnathan Huston started 15th and finished 10th....Ben Chapman came from 19th to finish in 12th....Dugan Thye recovered from his lap 6 spin to come back to finish 13th....Josh Sherbon was running 4th, when he pulled off with troubles on lap 17 to end his night in 16th......Wayne Noble had mechanical troubles on lap 6 of the 4 Cylinder and had to pull off while running 2nd. He was credited with a 6th place finish......Joey Moughan, who won the B Main, started the Sprint feature in 16th and then passed 10 cars to come home in 6th....Jon Agan was running 4th when he slipped over the track in turns 1 & 2 on lap 12 and fell back to 9th. He was only able to recover 2 spots to finish in 7th....Ryan Jamison was suppose to start the feature in 8th, but after loosing a drive shaft in the dash he was a scratch from the event....Daniel Bergquist, who finished 2nd in the B Main, was suppose to start the feature in 18th. But mechanical troubles forced him to scratch from the event....Patick Moore was giving the alternate spot for Jamison....Dave Getchell was giving the alternate spot for Bergquist.
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