Monster Energy™
Sprint Car Series Champion Jerrod Hull Prepares for Chili Bowl!
(Bill W) December 17, 2011 – The inaugural Monster Energy™ Sprint
Car Series season presented by the Midwest Open Wheel Association (MOWA)
is in the books, and champion, Jerrod Hull, will be reaping more rewards
in January. The veteran from Sikeston, Missouri won the year-long
battle in the championship race and one of the spoils will be competing
in January’s Chili Bowl Nationals for midgets in the MOWA #12 Stealth.
Hull has competed once in the Chili Bowl held at the Tulsa Expo
Raceway in Tulsa, Oklahoma. That came back in the late ‘90’s, and
Jerrod remembers it being a struggle. “We probably shouldn’t have gone
in the car we did. Even at that time, it would have been a nice car to
put in the museum. It didn’t have any power steering, and it had the
smallest VW they made. We worked on it the whole week trying to fix the
steering on it. I really needed one of those knobs so I could steer it
(laughs). By the end of the week, we were alright from where we started
though.”
Hull’s consistency won him the championship and the shot at the
Chili Bowl ride. He led the series in wins last summer with four. “I’m
really excited to go down and get this opportunity,” he says. “We’ve
been down there watching several times since we ran it. It’s a lot
different now. There are twice as many cars and it will be a different
experience.”
Jerrod’s longtime mechanic, Scott Bonar, is preparing the car and
will aid in getting it set up in Tulsa. The Chili Bowl will begin with
practice on Monday, January 9 and run through the championship event on
Saturday night, January 14. “We’re going to get our practice in on
Monday night,” says Jerrod. “Scott and I are working together on it,
which is a good thing. We have a Stealth (chassis), and they have a
good track record in Tulsa. I think our qualifying night will be
Thursday. I definitely want to get things going on Monday so we can be
as good as we can be on Thursday.”
Drivers are able to let it all hang out in Tulsa. There is no
pressure related to points. “This is the kind of deal where there isn’t
any pressure,” says Hull. “You just do the best you can do. Every time
we get in a sprint car there seems to be some pressure. I’m looking
forward to going down there and having fun!”
The MOWA schedule for 2012 is being finalized, so be ready for an
update in the next few weeks!
To check out more information on upcoming events, Rules and
Procedures, Drivers, Schedules, Points, Updates and More for the Monster
Energy Sprint Car Series presented by the Midwest Open Wheel
Association, visit the series' website at
www.MidwestOpenWheel.com!
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Attached: A look at the Stealth Jerrod Hull will campaign at the
Chili Bowl in Tulsa
The 2011 Monster Energy™ Sprint Car Series!
Ross Wece and “Little Reject Productions” have the season in
review. This is the Story…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=oy-2vH9ZFx0
Final 2011 Monster Energy™ Sprint Car Series Point
Standings (top 20 – with two lowest scores eliminated)
|
Driver |
Hometown |
Car # |
Total
Points |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
Jerrod Hull |
Sikeston,
MO |
12 |
1274 |
2 |
Jimmy Hurley |
Springfield, IL |
35 |
1251 |
3 |
Robbie Standridge |
Springfield, IL |
23 |
1161 |
4 |
Korey Weyant |
Springfield, IL |
83 |
1068 |
5 |
Chris Urish |
Elkhart,
IL |
77u |
1063 |
6 |
AJ Bruns |
Lincoln,
IL |
44 |
1057 |
7 |
Jim Moughan Jr. |
Springfield, IL |
1m |
1056 |
8 |
Jordan Goldesberry |
Springfield, IL |
65 |
908 |
9 |
Jeremy Standridge |
Springfield, IL |
10s |
893 |
10 |
Joey Moughan |
Springfield, IL |
14 |
886 |
11 |
Ben Wagoner |
Emden, IL |
84 |
775 |
12 |
Logan Faucon |
Elkhart,
IL |
52F |
725 |
13 |
Mike Hess |
Springfield, IL |
51 |
701 |
14 |
Bret Tripplett |
Lincoln,
IL |
22 |
680 |
15 |
JC Bland |
Springfield, IL |
98 |
625 |
16 |
Justin Springer |
Pekin, IL |
28 |
503 |
17 |
Brett Samonds |
Springfield, IL |
47 |
491 |
18 |
Terry McCarl |
Altoona,
IA |
55 |
445 |
19 |
Matt Harms |
Lacon, IL |
53H |
418 |
20 |
Nathan Charron |
Lincoln,
IL |
96 |
386 |
2011 Monster Energy™ Sprint Car Series Schedule
Saturday, April 23 – 34 Raceway - $2,500 to win (Danny
Lasoski, Dover, MO)
Friday, May 20 – Jacksonville Speedway - $2,500 to win
(Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA)
Saturday, June 18 – St. Francois County Raceway (Joey
Montgomery, Farmington, MO)
Friday, July 1 – Jacksonville Speedway - $2,500 to win
Leon Smith Memorial (Flooding)
Friday, July 8 – Lincoln Speedway (Korey Weyant,
Springfield, IL)
Wednesday, July 27 – Spoon River Speedway (Brian Brown,
Grain Valley, MO)
Thursday, July 28 – Tri-City Speedway - $2,000 to win
(Danny Smith, Chillicothe, OH)
Friday, July 29 – Jacksonville Speedway (Jerrod Hull,
Sikeston, MO)
Saturday, July 30 – Macon Speedway (Jerrod Hull,
Sikeston, MO)
Sunday, July 31 – Shepp's Speedway (Jimmy Hurley,
Springfield, IL)
Friday, August 19 – Jacksonville Speedway (Danny Smith,
Chillicothe, OH)
Sunday, August 21 – LaSalle Speedway – co-sanctioned
with IRA (Bill Balog, Milwaukee, WI)
Friday, September 2 – Lincoln Speedway (AJ Bruns,
Lincoln, IL)
Sunday, September 11 – Peoria Speedway (Jerrod Hull,
Sikeston, MO)
Saturday, September 17 – Spoon River Speedway – Tom
Knowles Memorial (Jerrod Hull, Sikeston, MO)
Saturday, September 24 – 34 Raceway - $4,000 to win
(Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA)
Friday, September 30 – Jacksonville Speedway - Season
Championship (Jimmy Hurley, Springfield, IL)
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