2010 News
LOYET 1ST AT COWTOWN; TAKES 2-RACE TITLE
LOYET 1ST AT COWTOWN; TAKES 2-RACE TITLE
Kennedale, Texas…….Brad Loyet of Sunset Hills, Mo. won Saturday night’s 35-lap City vending “Cowtown Midget Championships” USAC/SMRs Great Plains Midget feature at Cowtown Speedway near Fort Worth. He piloted the Beaver Stripes & Custom Graphics/Bell Helmets Spike/Esslinger Ford to the victory over Chett Gehrke, Zach Daum, Matt Sherrell and Don Droud Jr.. A post-race technical inspection resulted in the disqualification of the car driven by Danny Stratton, who had taken the checkered flag first after winning Friday’s night’s 30-lapper as well. Loyet’s victory, officially leading all 35 laps, earned him the 2-race “Cowtown Midget Championship.”
USAC/SMRS GREAT PLAINS MIDGET SERIES RACE RESULTS: March 6, 2010 – Fort Worth, Texas – Cowtown Speedway – 2nd Annual City Vending “Cowtown Midget Championships”
FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Kevin Bayer (#91k Bayer), 2. Andy Shouse (#27 Bishop), 3. Matt Sherrell (#35 Sherrell), 4. Kevin Ramey (#7m Ramey), 5. Andrew Felker (#11a Felker), 6. Ryan Cole (#11R Cole), 7. Andrew Deal (#15D Deal), 8. Eric Sandage (#60 Sandage), 9. Matt Johnson (#85 Johnson). NT
SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Chett Gehrke (#11c Matteson), 2. Zach Daum (#5 Daum), 3. Brandon Moeller (#39 Moeller), 4. Rusty Dukes (#88D Dukes), 5. Blake Moeller (#18 Moeller), 6. Ryan Harvey (#93x Harvey), 7. Doug McCune (#9 Urbanosky), 8. Steve Newman (#11x Newman), 9. Roy Larkin (#24L Larkin). NT
THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Brad Loyet (#05 Loyet), 2. Paul White (#1x White), 3. Don Droud Jr. (#44 Smith), 4. Justin Melton (#11 Melton), 5. Ronnie Burke Jr. (#4B Burke), 6. George White (#10w White), 7. Tyler Thompson (#91T Thompson), 8. Murray Erickson (#8 Guardian), 9. Will Pierce (#10 Pierce). NT
DASH: (4 laps) 1. Gehrke, 2. Loyet, 3. Bayer, 4. Shouse, 5. P.White, 6. Stratton (#5k Simmons). NT
SEMI: (10 laps) 1. Deal, 2. Sandage, 3. Thompson, 4. Pierce, 5. Johnson, 6. McCune, 7. Larkin, 8. Harvey, 9. Newman, 10. Erickson. NT
FEATURE: (35 laps) 1. Brad Loyet, 2. Chett Gehrke, 3. Zach Daum, 4. Matt Sherrell, 5. Don Droud Jr., 6. Ronnie Burke Jr., 7. Rusty Dukes, 8. Paul White, 9. Tyler Thompson, 10. Justin Melton, 11. Matt Johnson, 12. Doug McCune, 13. Andrew Felker, 14. Kevin Bayer, 15. Kevin Ramey, 16. Andrew Deal, 17. Andy Shouse, 18. Eric Sandage, 19. Blake Moeller, 20. Brandon Moeller, 21. George White, 22. Will Pierce, 23. Ryan Cole. (NOTE: Danny Stratton car disqualified after winning race for failure to pass post-race technical inspection).
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-35 Loyet.
NEW USAC/SMRS GREAT PLAINS MIDGET POINTS: 1-Loyet-272; 2-Droud-252; 3-Daum-242; 4-Gehrke-228; 5-Bayer-226; 6-Sherrell-218; 7-R.Burke-218; 8-Ramey-214; 9-Dukes-206; 10-Melton-204.
NEXT USAC/SMRS GREAT PLAINS MIDGET RACE: April 30 – Pontoon Beach, IL – Tri-City Speedway