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14 Lightning Sprints raced the second half of our Independence Day doubleheader at Butch Speichers I76 Speedway in Fort Morgan, CO. For the Don Flood Memorial Race. Two heat races were won by #26 Chris Crowder and #82 Jason Woods. The feature was a great race. #82 Jenn Woods took the lead for the first third of the race. #26 Chris Crowder took the lead and never looked back capturing his first win with his new car. #82 Jason Woods tried a last lap pass but fell short finishing second two nights in a row. #86 Jenn Woods (wife of #82 Jason) finished third to round out the podium. #24B Johnny Boos and #1 Trou Ullery rounded out the top 5.The rest of the finishing order, #9F Andy Flood, #61 Jesse Fernandez, #3J Joel Mellon, #7 Josh Flood, #00 Jacob Hazlitt , #0 BJ Sauer, #33 Gale Ingram, #39x Dakota Dillon and #31 Steve Becker.

Night one of the Independence Day Doubleheader saw 15 Lightning Sprints make the long trip to the fast 3/8 mile clay at Phillips County Raceway in Holyoke, Colorado. Heat races were won by #24B Johnny Boos and #82 Jason Woods. The feature saw Johnny Boos take the lead , but the hard charging Woods tried to catch him but couldn’t quite get it done. Joel Mellon in the #3J had his season best finish rounding out the top three. #7 Josh Flood finished fourth, followed by his father #9F Andy Flood. #1 Troy Ullery finished sixth, #86 Jenn Woods seventh, #61 Jesse Fernandez in eighth, #33 Gale Ingram in 9th. #26 Chris Crowder rounded out the top 10. #32 Blair Cooper, #0 BJ Sauer, #31 Steve Becker and 39x Dakota Dillin rounded out the field.

19 Powri RMLSA Lightning Sprints made the trip to I-76 Speedway in Fort Morgan, CO for race #6 Of the 2019 Season for a night of Non Wing Racing. 3 Heat Races were won by #5 Brent Rees of Arvada, CO in Brandon Steele owned R1 Powered XXX, #0 BJ Sauer in his ZX12 Powered XXX Chassis, and #23 Adam Trimble in the Potoker owned GSXR Powered Ellis. A little shower came thru after the heat races, and made a smooth slick track. 18 cars took the green, and ran 20 laps with one caution flag early . At the end the #5 Brent Rees took the checkers for his first win of 2019. The #24B Johnny Boos took second place for the third week in a row, followed by #23 Adam Trimble in third. #82 Jason Woods and #39X Dakota Dillin rounded out the top 5. The #86 Jenn Woods took sixth, followed by #7 josh Flood, #56 Jason Wessling, #0 BJ Sauer, #00 Jacob Hazlett, #61 Jesse Fernandez, #3J Joel Mellon, #7 Andy Flood, #10 Ken Brown, #33 Gale Ingram and #31 Steve Becker. We have now had 4 winners in 6 races running 4 different chassis, and 2 different brands of engines. Next up- July 4th and 5th doubleheader at Holyoke and Fort Morgan, CO. See you at the races.