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Weekend
Doubleheader for Sprint Invaders Includes Bloomfield/Peoria!
(Bill W) July 19, 2011 – The Ideal Ready Mix Sprint Invaders embark on a
two-race weekend this Friday and Sunday night! On Friday, they’ll hit
the Bloomfield Speedway in conjunction with the Davis Count Fair in
Bloomfield, Iowa. Sunday finds the series returning for the 2nd
Annual Kitchen Cooked Sprint Car Summer Shootout at the high-banked
¼-mile Peoria Speedway in Peoria, Illinois.
The Sprint Invaders have not visited the high speed Bloomfield Speedway
since 2007, when “Showtime” Kaley Gharst swept two events there. Jerrod
Hull took the only other series’ event there in 2005. Last season’s
event was washed out. The 305 sprints will run for $500 in support of
the Invaders.
Locals are still talking about last year’s Kitchen Cooked Sprint Car
Summer Shootout in Peoria. Kaley Gharst and “Flyin’” Ryan Jamison
battled the length of the non-stop event before Gharst emerged
victorious. It was the series’ first appearance in Peoria since Jamison
won in 2006. Bobby Mincer (2004) and Jerrod Hull (2005) are other
Peoria winners.
Justin Parrish still sits atop a hotly contested point race! The top
three in the standings remained after the event at Cedar County Raceway
last Thursday, but things are tightening. Parrish’s lead is just three
points over Mincer, with Matt Sutton just nine points back. Jamison and
Gharst round out the top five in the standings heading into a weekend
that will shake things up even more!
Hot laps in Bloomfield on Friday are scheduled for 7:00 p.m., with
racing to follow. Grandstands open at 6:00, with admission just $12 for
adults and $5 for children 6-12. Five and under are FREE!
Grandstands open at 4:30 p.m. in Peoria on Sunday with hot laps
scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Admission is $19 for adults, $15 for seniors,
$5 for kids 8-15, and 7 and under are FREE! For more information visit
www.PeoriaSpeedway.com!
Current Ideal Ready Mix Sprint Invaders Point Standings (top 20)
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# Races |
Driver |
Hometown |
Car # |
Total Points |
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1 |
3 |
Justin
Parrish |
Oquawka, IL |
4J |
612 |
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2 |
3 |
Bobby Mincer |
Burlington, IA |
15 |
609 |
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3 |
3 |
Matt Sutton |
Macomb, IL |
3 |
603 |
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4 |
3 |
Ryan Jamison |
Mediapolis, IA |
51J |
572 |
|
5 |
3 |
Kaley Gharst |
Decatur, IL |
14P |
569 |
|
6 |
3 |
Andy Huston |
Roseville, IL |
40 |
565 |
|
7 |
3 |
Joe Beaver |
Knoxville, IA |
53 |
563 |
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8 |
3 |
Jimmy Davies |
Oquawka, IL |
99 |
546 |
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9 |
2 |
CJ Houseman |
Des Moines, IA |
80x |
543 |
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10 |
3 |
John
Greenwood |
Woodward, IA |
1st |
481 |
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11 |
3 |
Jami Lusher |
Pekin, IL |
18 |
465 |
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12 |
2 |
Larry Ball
Jr. |
Knoxville, IA |
5J |
430 |
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13 |
2 |
Ben Wagoner |
Emden, IL |
84 |
400 |
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14 |
2 |
Jamie Ball |
Knoxville, IA |
5JR |
370 |
|
15 |
2 |
Tim Moore |
Rock Island, IL |
10T |
356 |
|
16 |
2 |
Mark Tischer |
Hannibal, MO |
4m |
311 |
|
17 |
3 |
Dustin
Whiting |
Burlington, IA |
7 |
220 |
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18 |
1 |
Bret
Tripplett |
Lincoln, IL |
22 |
213 |
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19 |
1 |
Donnie
Steward |
West Burlington, IA |
16hd |
204 |
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20 |
1 |
Mike Trent |
Rocheport, MO |
10 |
190 |
Winners through the
Years at Bloomfield Speedway (3 events)
7-13-05 Jerrod Hull,
Sikeston, MO
7-12-07 Kaley Gharst,
Decatur, IL
9-8-07 Kaley Gharst,
Decatur, IL
Winners through the
Years at Peoria Speedway (4 events)
6-4-04 Bobby Mincer
Morning, Sun, IA
6-3-05 Jerrod Hull,
Sikeston, MO
7-28-06 Ryan Jamison,
Mediapolis, IA
8-1-10 Kaley Gharst,
Decatur, IL
2011 Sprint Invaders
Schedule
Saturday,
April 16 – 34 Raceway (Rain)
Friday, May
27 – CJ Speedway (Rain)
Monday, May
30 – Quincy Raceways (Jim Moughan Jr., Springfield, IL)
Friday, June
24 – Jacksonville Speedway (Flooding)
Friday, July
8 – Lee County Speedway (Randy Martin, California, MO)
Thursday,
July 14 – Cedar County Raceway (Kaley Gharst, Decatur, IL)
Friday, July
22 – Bloomfield Speedway (Bloomfield, IA)
Sunday, July
24 – Peoria Speedway (Peoria, IL)
Wednesday,
August 3 or – Knox County Raceway (Knoxville, IL)
Thursday,
August 4
Saturday,
August 20 – 34 Raceway – Night of the Twins (West Burlington, IA)
Friday,
August 26 – Jacksonville Speedway (Jacksonville, IL)
Sunday,
September 4 – Quincy Raceways (Quincy, IL)
Saturday,
September 10 – 34 Raceway – Season Championship (West Burlington, IA)
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