Karrick Wins Duel With Davis, Baker Gets Race Shortened Victory & Schmidt Finally Recieves 1st Factory Stock Win

KANSAS CITY, KS. (Aug 10, 2007) – The weather was hot on Friday night at Lakeside Speedway. Really, hot! It made most wonder, if going to the race track was truly worth it? The racers of Lakeside Speedway answered that question, yes.

Tim Karrick has been a previous champion at Lakeside Speedway and he knows how to win championships. The goal is to take advantage of situations that will put you in the points lead or get you closer to the points lead. Friday night, happened to be one of those nights for Karrick and he responded with a tough win.

"The guys I had to pass to get to the front, Crystal, Bubba, Johnny, Kerry... they didn't give me any room," said Tim Karrick, "I had to work for it tonight.The car was good right from the get go."

The night started out tough for Karrick as he appeared to blow a motor at the end of the heat race. In the downtime, the crew went to work to repair the problem. Crew chief, Jamie Hager, said that they changed everything on the car except for the motor. It worked well.

At the drop of the green flag, Bubba Harvey, raced out to the early lead. It would not last, as Kerry Davis, driving a Hughes Chassis for the first time at Lakeside, would drive by Harvey on lap 8.

"This race raises our spirits," said Davis, "we were at the right place and the right time and we are tickled to death!"

Davis would lead a majority of the race, until lap 21 when Karrick went around Davis and motored on to the win. Davis would settle for the runner-up position.

Rounding out the top 5 in 3rd place was Bubba Harvey, Tom Charles took home the 4th spot, while his son, Danny Charles, finished in the 5th spot.

Karrick was able to gain on the point leader John Allen on Friday night. Allen suffered a fire in the feature that made him drop from the competition.

It never ceases to amaze anyone in the crowd. The Grand National class is shaping up to have a great points battle as the season winds down. Unfortunately, the drivers in this class are struggling to get with the program.

Twenty-five competitors started the race and one by one drivers began falling out of the field for various reasons. Yellow flags, crashes and mechanical problems kept some drivers from finishing the race. At the end, only 9 racers were left on the track.

Due to the lack of time and carnage, track officials cut the race short to 15 laps.

In the end it was Jim Baker holding on to the win.

Dave Powell raced his way to a 2nd place finish, Darren Kling exited the track in 3rd spot, 4th, was the current points leader, Cody Owens and finishing in the 5th spot was Jeff Smith.

What more could a young kid ask for? Not much. Not when you have two race cars and a family that supports your racing habit! You have hit the mother load.

Tyler Schmidt has been on the receiving end of some hard losses this season. Twice, Schmidt missed getting his first win by mere inches. Friday night, Schmidt put together the exact recipe for success in the Factory Stock class.

Several cars were going door-to-door and head to head during last night's feature event. Keith Jennings moved out to the lead early in his Mopar. His time was numbered at the front of the field, as Schmidt was making his way in and out of traffic.

A couple of early yellows in the race caused some drivers to drop out of the competition. Points leader, Tim Shields, went out during the 2nd yellow flag and didn't return for the rest of the race.

Tyler Schmidt raced to the inside of Keith Jennings and passed him for the lead on lap 10. As 5 laps remained, Schmidt put his priorities in line and it paid off. Schmidt won easily down the stretch.

Keith Jennings, put one of his better runs together, finished 2nd, 3rd went to Brian Mills, Joe Smith Jr. raced to a 4th place spot and finishing 5th on the field was Jay Kelly.


Modified Results

Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 6 1K Tim Karrick Basehor , Ks 25
2 3 68 Kerry Davis Parkville , Mo 24
3 1 3 Larry Harvey, Jr. Kansas City, Ks 23
4 10 81 Tom Charles Bonner Springs, Ks 22
5 15 81J Danny Charles Bonner Springs, Ks 21
6 4 5 Scott Crystal Overland Park, Ks 20
7 7 16S Chad Lyle Lone Jack, Mo 19
8 8 8 Terry Bruner Ii Kansas City, Ks 18
9 13 12P Jeff Herbers Holton , Ks 17
10 5 34 Mark Schafman Edwardsville , Ks 16
11 16 17 Mike Taylor Topeka , Ks 15
12 9 42 Gene Claxton Kansas City, Mo 14
13 22 94 Allan Lawrence Gardner , Ks 13
14 21 9G Jim Whiisler Kansas City, Ks 12
15 20 5C Don Crnkovich Lenexa , Ks 11
16 2 0 Joe Cobb Kansas City, Ks 10
17 23 19 Duane Walker, Sr. Merriam , Ks 9
18 11 18R Rodney Sigg Iola , Ks 8
19 24 24J Jeff Soligo - 7
20 17 45 Steve Brown Olathe , Ks 6
21 12 98 John Allen Chanute , Ks 5
22 18 70 Aaron Marrant Orrick , Mo 4
23 14 57JR Dennis Melvin Basehor , Ks 3
24 25 38 Matt Pugh Overland Park, Ks 2
25 19 89 Jake Newman Kansas City, Mo 0


Grand Nationals
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 9 52 Jim Baker Leavenworth , Ks 25
2 5 2 Dave Powell Kearney , Mo 24
3 4 30 Darren Kling Basehor , Ks 23
4 11 32 Cody Owens Kansas City, Mo 22
5 15 29S Jeff Smith Kansas City, Mo 21
6 8 16 Jimmy Winkler Parkville , Mo 20
7 6 53 Terry Bivins Lebo , Ks 19
8 16 45 Ben Kyle Gardner , Ks 18
9 22 10 Mike Busby Kansas City, Mo 17
10 10 3B Nic Bidinger Perry , Ks 16
11 12 25 Tim Billings Liberty , Mo 15
12 21 9 Don Marrs Shawnee , Ks 14
13 20 76 Gary Dellinger Westwood , Ks 13
14 18 00 Raymond Gilbert Archie , Mo 12
15 25 9J John Fugett Kansas City, Mo 11
16 17 48G Dustin Gilbert Lawrence , Ks 10
17 2 57 Jason Booze Olathe , Ks 9
18 7 99 Brad Dibben Kansas City, Mo 8
19 14 6 Marshall Jewett Gardner , Ks 7
20 23 33X Kevin Elam Liberty , Mo 6
21 1 44 Ron Wagner Olathe , Ks 5
22 3 69 Steven Dibben Smithville , Mo 4
23 19 33 Nick Newton Kansas City, Ks 3
24 24 35 Vic Tranckino - 2
25 13 75P Jason Park Kansas City, Ks 1

Factory Stock Results
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 9 66T Tyler Schmidt Easton , Ks 25
2 1 40 Keith Jennings Lansing , Ks 24
3 3 69 Brian Mills Gladstone , Mo 23
4 5 56 Joe Smith, Jr Kansas City, Ks 22
5 7 44 Jay Kelly Kansas City, Ks 21
6 10 54 Buz Kaster Kansas Ctiy, Ks 20
7 8 46W Will Whisler Kansas City, Ks 19
8 3 49 Don Chaffin Kansas City, Mo 18
9 14 2 Randy Hand Bonner Springs, Ks 17
10 17 74 Bud Wallis Baldwin City, Ks 16
11 5 72 Matt Dibben Smithville , Mo 15
12 4 55 Sean Foster Smithville , Mo 14
13 2 25 Daniel Smith Kansas City, Ks 13
14 20 15B Brandon Penegar Kansas City, Ks 12
15 4 7 Marshall Jewett Gardner , Ks 11
16 19 02 Joshua Teegarden - 10
17 2 17 Bill Ruisinger Bonner Springs, Ks 9
18 15 28 Jerry Liston, Jr. Kansas City, Ks 8
19 6 42T Tim Shields Kansas City, Mo 7
20 13 73 Mike Mccullough Kansas City, Ks 6
21 18 44M Edward Meyers Mclouth , Ks 5
22 12 11T Mike Taylor, Jr. Gladstone , Mo 4
23 1 41K Vernon Kever, Jr. Kansas City, Mo 3
24 16 32D Dennie Belknap Kansas City, Ks 2
25 11 27 Jason Ryun Gladstone , Mo 1