The Springport Motor Speedway would like to thank the Charlotte Auto Dealers, Beacon Sales, Candy Ford and Team One Chevrolet, for their part in helping to promote their dealerships and the Springport Motor Speedway. These dealerships provided their customers and race fans with 3000 free tickets to enjoy an exciting night of short track racing at the Springport Motor Speedway. It was great that these dealerships came onboard for the evening and the staff and management thanks you.

   Trudging on through the rain, no sound system (temporarily), and multiple wrecks, the show must go on. The Boss Snow Equipment Pony Stock feature winner, Charlotte’s Todd Metz Sr. made it two in a row, putting a big dent in Jackson’s Edson Rowley III’s dominance. Rowley came home in second, followed by a steadily improving Bill McBride, of Lansing. Garry Sanfilippo and Steve Wrenn, both from Charlotte, rounded out the top five. Wrenn and Metz Sr. scored heat wins for the evening.

   And rain it did! The Pure Stock feature was slated to run next and a bad wreck, involving Lansing’s Ian Schafer, Holt’s Bryan Jenks, and Eaton Rapid’s Jordan Rodgers marred the 20-lap feature. A big thank you to Willie Trudgeon and crew for their efforts in the massive clean-up. In spite of the rain, Dimondale’s Kyle Drake drove into the Corrigan Oil Victory Lane, over Dansville’s Mark Carson, Spring Arbor’s Jonathan Smith, Concord’s CJ Ewing and Mt. Clemen’s Jimmy Tucker. Tucker was the highest finishing Front Wheel Drive competitor, taking the FWD heat win as well. Carson scored the RWD heat win.

   The Performance Automotive NW Sportsmans took to the track, with Mason’s Ian Sprague taking the lead on the green. Williamston’s Jordan Harvey made the pass on Sprague, with Okemos’s Steve Oberst in hot pursuit. Mason’s Scott Sigman made his charge to the front, challenging Oberst for the lead. Sigman took the win from his ninth starting position and thanked the track crew for a job well done. Oberst, Harvey, Leslie’s Nate Moon, and Dennis Roys (Dixie Motor Speedway) rounded out the top five. Sigman swept the evening by taking the Four Car Dash, while Roys won the heat.

   The Vavoline Instant Oil Change Modifieds saw Charlotte’s Bill Butler set fast time, but Hanover’s Earl Miles took the first heat win, leading all of the laps, while from just up the road, Springport’s Dale Eglon made his return and scored the second heat win. Miles scored the feature win (on his Mom’s birthday) holding off last week’s feature winner, Perry Davenport of Charlotte, Vermontville’s Leroy Ellis (the Wild Child 100 winner at the Spartan Speedway), Charlotte’s Dan Loughan (who worked his way to the front after starting from the rear twice) and Leslie’s Ken Buchner.

   The VROA feature saw Larry Mollohan hold off a hard-charging Samantha Jansen for the Vintage Racing Organization of America win and a trip to the Corrigan Oil Winner’s Circle. Lou Caposey, Rick Nelson, and Bob Martin came home third through fifth respectively. Fred Otterbien and Caposey took heat wins for the evening.

   Randy Kretzinger Jr. took home all the marbles for his win in the Spectator drags.

   Please join us each and every Saturday night at the Springport Motor Speedway. Saturday, July 5th, is Mid-Season Championship Night for Valvoline Instant Oil Change Modifieds, Performance Automotive NW Sportsmans, Pure Stocks, and Boss Snow Equipment Pony Stocks. It is also Motorcycle Night (half off general admission plus a parade lap). Saturday, July 12th is Greater Jackson Chamber Night featuring a 60-lap w/ pit stop Boss Snow Equipment Pony Stock and Pure Stock event, along with Performance NW Sportsmans and VROA. Check us out on the web at www.springportmotorspeedway.com and as always, we’ll see you at the races

By: SMS correspondent, Michelle Sprague

   Charlotte’s Perry Davenport drove into the Corrigan Oil Winner’s Circle at the Springport Motor Speedway, after a hard fought battle with Hanover’s Earl Miles. At the drop of the green, the Valvoline Instant Oil Change Modifieds saw Angola regular, David Winans, of Tekonsha, jump out to take the early lead, with Leslie’s Ken Buchner sitting in second. Miles and Davenport charged to the front to sit one and two by lap five. Charlotte’s Dan Loughan took over the third position from Winans, as Miles and Davenport pulled away from the field. Davenport looked high and low for a way around Miles, sticking his nose under Miles, but not able to make it stick. On lap fifteen, Miles slipped up the track a bit, opening the window of opportunity for Davenport. Davenport slipped under Miles to take the lead away, as Loughan, Buchner, and Eaton Rapid’s Tommy Trudgen tried to keep the lead duo in their crosshairs. At the checker, it was Davenport, Miles, Loughan, Buchner, and Trudgen. Miles scored the heat win for the evening.

   The Performance Automotive NW Sportsmans saw Leslie’s Ron Heeney take his second win in a row, but the real show was back in the field as Mason’s Scott Sigman made his way up through the field to try and keep pace with the leader. Leslie’s Nate Moon and Charlotte’s Matt Kirchen went at it tooth and nail for the third position, with Kirchen making the pass on Moon with five laps to go. Leslie’s Dave Thorburn found the right combination, after starting scratch on the field, and reeled in Lansing’s Al Williams, then went after Moon and Kirchen, but ran out of laps. At the stripe, it was Heeney, Sigman, Kirchen, Moon, and Thorburn. Heeney also took the heat win for the evening.

   It was an all Front Wheel Drive Pure Stock night, as the Rear Wheel Drive drivers were preparing their cars for a big Sunday invitational at Springport’s sister track, the Spartan Speedway. Holt’s Bryan Jenks (the birthday boy) cleaned up as he grabbed the heat win, as well as the feature win. Charlotte’s Pastor Randy Royston, Mt. Clemen’s Jimmy Tucker, and Alva Clark rounded out the division.

   The Boss Snow Equipment Pony Stock division consistently puts on a great show, and Saturday was no exception. Lansing’s Bill McBride ended Edson Rowley III’s reign as the qualifying king by setting fast time of the night. At the drop of the green, Charlotte’s Steve Wrenn catapulted into the lead, with Todd Metz Sr. (Yogi) and McBride moving quickly up through the pack. Metz took the lead on lap four, bringing McBride along with him. An altercation sent Rowley to the tail of the field, but he clawed his way back into contention, to sit in the top five by lap nine. Metz opened up a pretty good lead over McBride, who tried to whittle away at the gap between them. MI Center’s Marq Eaton was unable to catch McBride and Metz, but did manage to hold off Rowley for a third place finish. James Hammond, of Toledo, OH, held down the fifth position. Metz scored his first-ever feature win, ending Rowley’s six-in-a-row winning streak. Heat wins went to Wrenn and Rowley.

   Please join us each and every Saturday night for exciting racing action at the Springport Motor Speedway. Saturday, June 28th, will feature Spectator Drags, sponsored by Charlotte Auto Dealers, along with Valvoline Instant Oil Change Modifieds, Performance NW Sportsmans, Pure Stocks, Boss Snow Equipment Pony Stocks, and the VROA. July 5th is Mid-Season Championship Night for all divisions, along with Motorcycle Night (half off general admission price if you ride your motorcycle to the track, plus a parade lap). As always, we’ll see you at the races!

    “Rowdy” Edson Rowley III took another bow in the Corrigan Oil Winner’s Circle. Humbly, he thanked the fans who show up every week to cheer the competitors on and thanked the owner of Springport Motor Speedway, along with the track employees, for keeping Springport a safe and fun place to race each and every Saturday night. Rowley exemplifies a top class racer and showed why he’s at the top of the points charts. Rowley took the Boss Snow Equipment Pony Stock win, notching win number six out of six. Always gracious, you’d think each and every win was his first. Lansing’s Brad Harbenski and Matt Vainner brought the field down for the green, but by lap three, it was all Rowley, as he drove up through the middle of the field from his 12th place starting position. James Hammond, of Toledo, and Steve Wrenn, of Charlotte, gave chase, but Bill McBride, of Lansing, made his way around the duo, and tried to reel in Rowley. Jerry LaFontaine, of Gregory, and Todd Metz Sr., of Charlotte, were duking it out for the third spot, as Hammond tried to hold off Eaton Rapid’s J.T. Leach and Lansing’s Lex Jarecki. With a 9.8 second margin of victory, it was Rowley, McBride, LaFontaine, Metz, and Hammond. Wrenn and Rowley tallied heat wins for the evening.

    The Pure Stock feature was slightly reminiscent of an Enduro, as eleven cars started the feature, but only five remained, after 20 laps. Mt. Clemen’s Jimmy Tucker went to the point after the drop of the green, battling with Larry Surber Jr., of Jackson, and Charlotte’s Pastor Randy Royston. With four laps in, Jackson’s Jeremy Lutz was sent caroming into the turn one wall, retired to pit, and returned, in the shotgun position, for the restart. Lutz worked his way up through the field, to sit in third behind, Dimondale’s Kyle Drake and Spring Arbor’s Jonathan Smith. The big 3/8-mile track just wasn’t big enough for Drake and Smith, as they got together, going into turn one, and both drove up to the wall in turn two. Smith continued on while Drake went out on the hook. Smith tacked on to the rear of the field, handing the lead over to Lutz who had been riding in third. Lansing’s Ian Schafer and Tucker jockeyed for the second spot, as Smith made his way around Royston, Tucker, and Schafer to take one last run at Lutz. Lutz out ran Smith to the line, with Schafer, Tucker, and Royston rounding out the top five. Tucker was the highest finishing front wheel drive competitor.

    The Performance Automotive NW Sportsmans division saw Leslie’s Ron Heeney take the heat and feature win for the division. Mason’s Scott Sigman was going for his fifth win out of six, and gave Heeney a run for his money. Running the majority of the race tacked on to Heeney’s bumper, Sigman made one last attempt to duck under Heeney on lap eighteen, but couldn’t quite get it done. Okemos’ Steve Oberst ran a solid third, while Charlotte’s Matt Kirchen and Leslie’s Dave Thorburn rounded out the top five.

    The Valvoline Instant Oil Change Modified division was sixteen strong at the Springport Motor Speedway. Missouri’s Shawn Lee and Charlotte’s Dan Loughan scored heat wins early in the program, while Horton’s Darel Woolsey led from wire-to-wire for the 25-lap feature win. Charlotte’s Wayne Haughton gave chase at the drop of the green, with Deubel challenging for the second spot. Deubel got around Haughton and went after Woolsey, who had opened up a pretty good lead, reeling him in by lap 10. The battle for third was hard fought as Haughton, Jackson’s Earl Miles, and Eaton Rapids’ Jason Parish ran nose-to-tail, with Miles and Parish trying to find a way around Haughton. At the line, it was Woolsey, who dedicated the win to the memory of his father, Deubel, Haughton, Miles, and Parish.

    Please join us each and every Saturday night for family-friendly, exciting racing action. The scheduled June 21st Superpro show has been postponed and the Valvoline Instant Oil Change Modifieds will step into their slot, also on the docket are the Performance Automotive NW Sportsmans, Pure Stocks, and Pony Stocks. Saturday, June 28th, is Charlotte Auto Dealers Customer Night, sponsored by the Charlotte Area Auto Dealers, featuring Performance Automotive NW Sportsmans, Pure Stocks, Boss Snow Equipment Pony Stocks, and the VROA. As always, we’ll see you at the races!

By: SMS correspondent, Michelle Sprague

    While other mid-Michigan tracks were cancelling their shows, the Springport Motor Speedway proceeded with the full racing program, and was able to get the entire program in, and the racing action was as hot as the weather. Sunny skies and hot temps prevailed for a better portion of the evening, as fifteen Valvoline Instant Oil Change Modifieds took to the track. Trei Deubel, of Holt, and Jason Parish, of Eaton Rapids, brought the field down to the green, as Parish grabbed the top spot, with Deubel, Dan Loughan, of Charlotte, and Earl Miles, of Jackson, in tow. Leroy Ellis, of Vermontville, joined the top five. Miles took several looks to the inside of Loughan who was running a higher line, as he was looking for a way around Deubel. Parish was checking out on the field as Loughan made his way around Deubel with just five laps to go. A spin on lap 23 closed the field up behind Parish, something Parish didn’t want to see happen. On the restart, Loughan looked to the high-side once again, and with one lap to go, the top two ran side by side, with Loughan nipping Parish at the line for the win. Deubel, Miles and Ellis rounded out the top five. Leslie’s Ken Buchner and Loughan made trips to the Corrigan Oil Winner’s Circle for their heat wins. 

  The Performance Automotive NW Sportsman division saw only six cars, with Al “Gator” Williams making his return to the big 3/8-mile oval. Charlotte’s Matt Kirchen took off like a shot, as the green flag waved, but Mason’s Scott Sigman charged to the front to take the lead away, just two laps into the 20-lap feature. Sigman ran away from the field, as Okemos’ Steve Oberst made his way around Kirchen for second. Leslie’s Nate Moon held down the fourth spot, while Williams came home in fifth. It was another sweep for Sigman, as he also took the heat win, stretching his win streak to four wins out of five nights of competition. 

  Toledo, Ohio’s James Hammond, fresh off his first ever heat win from the previous week, took command on the start and led the first eight laps as Jackson’s Edson Rowley III came charging up through the field. Todd Metz Sr. didn’t make it easy for Rowley, as he held down the second position for a number of laps, favoring the high line that Rowley has been running. Rowley dropped to the bottom of the track, and ducked under Metz for second. He began reeling in Hammond, the leader, and took away the position at the halfway point. Metz drove around Hammond and tried to keep Rowley in his sights. Lansing’s Bill McBride had a stellar run, holding down the third position by lap 14. Caution on lap 17 closed the field up behind Rowley, but Metz and McBride had nothing for the four-time feature winner. Make it five for Rowley at the stripe, with Metz, McBride, Charlotte’s Steve Wrenn, and Garry Sanfilippo, of Eaton Rapids, coming home as the top five. 

  Mark Carson, of Dansville, grabbed his first ever feature win at the Springport Motor Speedway. Charlotte’s Josh Sattler and Jackson’s Larry Surber Jr. brought the field down for the start, with Sattler taking the lead. It was short-lived though, as Holt’s Bryan Jenks took over for a couple of laps. Carson had already begun his march through the field and took the lead on lap six. He had company though, as Jackson’s Jeremy Lutz pulled up onto his back bumper. Jonathan Smith, of Spring Arbor, took a couple of looks under Lutz for second but couldn’t get it done. Munith’s Matt Patrick tried to chase down Smith for third, as Sattler made the pass on Jenks for fifth. At the stripe, it was Carson, Lutz, Smith, Patrick and Sattler. Sattler was the FWD winner, and made a trip to the Corrigan Winner’s Circle along with Carson as the RWD winner. Smith (RWD) and Charlotte’s Pastor Randy Royston (FWD) tallied heat wins for the evening. 

  Detroit’s Ed Welch went immediately to the front on the start for the Super Mini-Cup division. Munith’s Dave Harrison ducked under Welch for the lead at the halfway mark. Charlotte’s Maurice Randall, who started at the rear of the field by virtue of being the fast qualifier, patiently picked off cars to sit in second after 10-laps. Randall took away the lead on lap 16 and never looked back. Randall took the win, followed by Harrison, Welch, Baird, and Vermontville’s Trent Jensen. Harrison and Welch won their heats. 

  Please join your friends and neighbors at the Springport Motor Speedway for family-friendly, exciting racing action each and every Saturday night. Check out our website at www.springportmotorspeedway.com for more information about upcoming events. Saturday, June 14th will be a full show with Valvoline Instant Oil Change Modifieds, Performance NW Sportsmans, Pure Stocks, Boss Snow Equipment Pony Stocks, plus the VROA and Mini-Cups. As always, we’ll see you at the races!

By: SMS correspondent, Michelle Sprague 

  Performance Automotive NW Sportsman driver, Scott Sigman, continued his reign in the Sportsman division by scoring his third win in four weeks. East Lansing’s Jack Koone Jr. made a stop at the Springport Motor Speedway, set fast time, but didn’t have anything for Sigman in the 20-lap feature. It was an all Leslie front row, as Dave Thorburn and Nate Moon brought the field down to the green, with Moon shown as the lap one leader. Sigman wasted no time in making his bid for the lead, with Koone in tow. The duo broke away from the field, with Okemos’ Steve Oberst joining the top three, but Oberst was never able to reel in the top two. Moon held down the fourth spot, while Charlotte’s Matt Kirchen, Bubber Patrick, of Stockbridge, and Thorburn rounded out the field. Sigman made his second trip of the night to the Corrigan Oil Winner’s Circle, having won the heat race as well. 

  Edson Rowley III, of Jackson, took another win in the Boss Snow Equipment Pony Stock division, with rookies James Hammond and Michigan Center’s Marq Eaton taking heat win honors. At the drop of the green for the 20-lap feature, Eaton jumped out into the lead, with Eaton Rapid’s J.T. Leach tacked to his bumper. Leach made the pass, leaving Rowley to duke it out with Eaton for the second spot, while Charlotte’s Todd Metz Sr. caught the leaders. Leach, Rowley, and Metz ran away from Eaton, with Rowley working his way around Leach with six laps to go, while Metz slipped around Leach as well. Metz tried to reel in Rowley for the win, but it was Rowley, Metz, Leach, Eaton and a stellar run by Lansing’s Bill McBride for fifth. 

  Dimondale’s Kyle Drake drove to the win in the Pure Stock 20-lap feature on the big 3/8-mile. On the start, Drake charged to the front, to lead lap two, while Munith’s Matt Patrick and Jackson’s Jeremy Lutz battled for the second position. Lutz took the spot away at the halfway mark, leaving Patrick to fight off Concord’s CJ Ewing for third. Ewing and Patrick swapped the position a couple of times, with Patrick taking the upper hand when it counted most. Ewing came home fourth, with front-wheel drive competitor, Bryan Jenks, of Holt, nailing down the fifth spot. Drake (RWD) and Jenks (FWD) both made a stop in the Winner’s Circle, sponsored by Corrigan Oil. Lutz and Jenks shared the heat win.   

It was a family affair in the MCR Dwarf division, as the McManman’s came home first and third in the Dwarf 20-lap feature. With four lead changes, Mike McManman Sr. had his work cut out for him, as Brian Insley took the lead at the drop of the green. Jon Wylie took command, promptly received a speeding ticket and was sent to the rear. Eric Hoffman inherited the lead and put some real estate between himself and the field on the restart. McManman Sr. methodically picked off one car after another, to find himself behind Hoffman. McManman Jr. tacked himself to his Dad’s bumper and the two reeled in Hoffman to challenge for the lead. The McManman Sr. took away the top spot with six laps to go, as Junior Gould and Jon Wylie, from the tail of the field, held down the fourth and fifth spots. At the stripe, it was McManman Sr., Hoffman, McManman Jr., Gould, and J. Wylie as the top five. Jim Miller and Hoffman took heat wins.

  The VROA division had kind of a rocky start to their 20-lap feature, losing three cars, on two complete restarts. Once they got underway, Rockford’s Mike Becker took the lead, with Bob Martin, of Kalamazoo, diving under him to take the spot away. Vicksburg’s Larry Mollohan took a look to the low side of Martin at the halfway mark, with Mollohan taking the lead with five laps to go. Mollohan went on to win the feature, with Martin, Becker, Jamie Gritter, and Sparta’s Rob Parker rounding out the top five. Parker and Mollohan also took heat wins.   

Please join us each and every Saturday night for exciting racing action. June 7th will feature the Valvoline Instant Oil Change Modifieds, Performance Automotive NW Sportsmans, Pure Stocks, the Boss Snow Equipment Pony Stocks, and Mini-Cups. Our “Rollover Contest” has been postponed until a later date. June 14th will feature the Valvoline Instant Oil Change Modifieds, Performance Automotive NW Sportsmans, Pure Stocks, and the Pony Stocks. Check out our website at www.springportmotorspeedway.com for more information. As always, we’ll see you at the races!