ABREU/BOESPFLUG ROCK GOLD CUP

 

Brandon, South Dakota (August 21, 2016) – Rico Abreu of Rutherford, California, took the lead of the 35 lap Dollar Loan Center Winged Sprint Car A Feature and then held on en route to a Rock & Roll Gold Cup victory worth $50,000.

Abreu started third after finishing in that position in the 12-lap Scramble.

Abreu wasted no time in passing front row starters and brothers, Tim and Bud Kaeding of San Jose, California. However, Tim Kaeding retook the lead before Abreu regained it coming out of turn four on the opening lap.

On lap 13, Brady Bacon of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, moved ahead of Abreu, but Abreu again was able to fight back to lead the lap.

Tim Kaeding was able to join the fight for the lead on the next lap, but he made contact with the wall in turn one.

With Kaeding losing positions, Elk River, Minnesota’s Craig Dollansky took third and looked like he might pull off his second win of the weekend, but Bacon was able to hold him off.

Not only was Bacon able to hold off Dollansky, he almost won the race.

On the final lap, Abreu made contact with the turn two wall. That allowed Bacon to bring the fans to their feet as he came up behind the leader with the checkered flag waving. The margin of victory for Abreu was less than fifteen-hundredths of a second.

Rico Abreu said he got confused over the final laps with respect to adjusting his top wing, explaining that the car felt tight.

“This is right up there at the top with the Chili Bowl and Belleville,” Abreu said when asked how big the Gold Cup win was for him.

The first running of the Rock & Roll Gold Cup had a total purse of $300,000 – $50,000 more than had been advertised before the weekend.

DOLLAR LOAN CENTER 410 WINGED SPRINT CARS:

Scramble: 1. Tim Kaeding, 2. Bud Kaeding, 3. Rico Abreu, 4. Jason Solwold, 5. Mark Dobmeier, 6. Ian Madsen, 7. Brady Bacon, 8. Craig Dollansky, 9. Justin Henderson, 10. Paul Nienhiser, 11. Paige Polyak

B Feature: 1. Dylan Peterson, 2. Dusty Ballenger, 3. Brant O’Banion, 4. John Lambertz, 5. Rob Caho Jr., 6. Chuck McGillivray

A Feature: 1. Rico Abreu, Rutherford, CA, 2. Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK, 3. Craig Dollansky, Elk River, MN, 4. Jason Solwold, Burlington, WA, 5. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND, 6. Justin Henderson, Tea, SD, 7. Paige Polyak, Tiffin, OH, 8. Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX, 9. Dusty Zomer, Brandon, SD, 10. Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA, 11. Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL, 12. Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA, 13. Ryan Bickett, Ramona, SD, 14. Joe Riedel, Ramona, SD, 15. John Lambertz, Sioux Falls, SD, 16. Dusty Ballenger, Harrisburg, SD, 17. Matt Juhl, Tea, SD, 18. Thomas Kennedy, Winnipeg, MB, 19. Ian Madsen, Sydney, NSW, 20. Dylan Peterson, Sioux Falls, SD, 21. Brant O’Banion, Sioux Falls, SD, 22. Cody Hansen, Nunda, SD (DNF), 23. Bud Kaeding, San Jose, CA (DNF), 24. Jody Rosenboom, Rock Rapids, IA (DNF)

boes 50000Chad Boespflug of Hanford, California, enjoyed the biggest payday of his racing career as the $50,000-winner of the Wingless Sprint Cars sanctioned by USAC. The Gold Cup winner earned a total of $60,000 over the weekend. He won Saturday night’s preliminary feature as well that paid $10,000.

Veteran driver Dave Darland of Lincoln, Illinois, started on the pole by way of winning the 12-lap Scramble.

Darland led the first five laps before Boespflug took over. Though Boespflug led the final 30 laps, there was always somebody threatening his lead.

Thomas Meseraull ran up front the entire night and created some three-wide racing. The San Jose, California, driver started on the front row with Darland.

Another San Jose driver, Bud Kaeding, put plenty of pressure on Boespflug over the 35 lap event. Kaeding crossed the line in third.

Obviously excited by his Gold Cup haul, Boespflug said, “I don’t even know what to say. This is just an unbelievable weekend. For our team, this is huge. It will carry us for the rest of the year.”

WINGLESS SPRINT CARS SANCTIONED BY USAC:

Scramble: 1. Dave Darland, 2. Thomas Meseraull, 3. Ryan Bernal, 4. Chad Boespflug, 5. Justin Grant, 6. Bud Kaeding, 7. Aaron Farney, 8. Chase Stockon, 9. Kevin Thomas Jr., 10. Brady Short

B Feature: 1. Landon Simon, 2. Tim Kaeding, 3. Dylan Peterson, 4. Aaron Reutzel, 5. Justin Jacobsma, 6. Chuck McGillivray, 7. Clinton Bruns, 8. Doug Martens, 9. Rob Sharits, 10. Donovan Peterson (DNF)

A Feature Results: 1. Chad Boespflug, Hanford, CA, 2. Justin Grant, Avon, IN, 3. Bud Kaeding, San Jose, CA, 4. Ryan Bernal, Hollister, CA, 5. Chase Stockon, Elizabethtown, IN, 6. Dustin Smith, Pittsburgh, PA,7. Brady Short, Bedford, IN, 8. Scotty Weir, Marion, IL, 9. Robert Ballou, Rocklin, CA, 10. Dave Darland, Lincoln, IL, 11. Aaron Farney, Brookston, IN, 12. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND, 13. Alex Schriever, Sioux Falls, SD, 14. Landon Simon, Tipp City, OH, 15. Thomas Meseraull, San Jose, CA (DNF), 16. Chris Windom, Canton, IL (DNF), 17. Matt Goodnight, Winchester, IN (DNF), 18. Rob Caho Jr., Wyoming, MN (DNF), 19. Mike Martin, Yuma, AZ (DNF), 20. Bret Mellenberndt, Sioux Falls, SD (DNF), 21. Dylan Peterson, Sioux Falls, SD (DNF), 22. Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA (DNF), 23. Kevin Thomas Jr., Cullman, AL (DNF), 24. Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (DNF)

rayscupA nice field of 18 Midwest Late Models supported the final night of the Rock & Roll Gold Cup.

Ray Sveeggen of Beresford, South Dakota, took the lead away from Nick Beyenhof on the 11th lap of the 20 lap feature.

Jordan Heiman also passed Beyenhof on the final lap to sneak a second place finish.

Sveeggen’s win was the 18th of his career at BMS. It was his first in the Late Model division though, with the other 17 coming in the Street Stock class.

The Midwest Late Models return for one final time next Sunday, August 28.

MIDWEST LATE MODELS:

Heat 1: 1. Nate Beyenhof, Rock Rapids, IA, 2. Jordan Heiman, Sioux Falls, SD, 3. Gary Brown Jr., Sioux Falls, SD, 4. Nick Beyenhof, Rock Rapids, IA, 5. Dale Furby, Sioux Falls, SD, 6. John Hoefert, Tea, SD, 7. Rob Hirsch, Sioux Falls, SD, 8. Zach Van Voorst, Canton, SD, 9. Jesse Kroger, Canton, SD (DNF)

Heat 2: 1. Ray Sveeggen, Beresford, SD, 2. Kelly Duffy, Winner, SD, 3. Jeff Kroger, Canton, SD 4. John Kaiser, Lake Norden, SD, 5. Miah Christensen, Sioux Falls, SD, 6. Kevin Larson, Tea, SD, 7. Randy Rosenboom, Rock Rapids, IA, 8. Rod Barse, Waubay, SD, 9. Howard Baartman, Sioux Falls, SD (DNF)

A Feature: 1. Ray Sveeggen, 2. Jordan Heiman, 3. Nick Beyenhof, 4. Kelly Duffy, 5. Gary Brown Jr., 6. Miah Christensen, 7. Dale Furby, 8. Nate Beyenhof, 9. Rob Hirsch, 10. Zach Van Voorst, 11. Randy Rosenboom, 12. John Kaiser, 13. Rod Barse, 14. Kevin Larson, 15. Jeff Kroger, 16. Jesse Kroger, 17. John Hoefert, 18. Howard Baartman

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