Jimison Lawn Care Named Sponsor of 2023 Diamond Cut Lawn Care Battle For The Belt at MRP Raceway Park
CHRIS WISE CLAIMS $1,000 GRAND PRIZE AT COMPACT CLASSIC, PRESENTED BY DAVIDSON MOTORSPORTS
Thurman, Ohio's Chris Wise took home the $1,000 top prize in Saturday night's Compact Classic Presented by Davidson Motorsports at Florence Speedway. 29 Cars were on hand with Darrell Newman, Kyle Ashcraft, and Chris Wise winning heat races. The event served as a tune-up for the highly anticipated $10,000 to win the 13th Annual King of Compacts Presented by Davidson Motorsports September 29th - Oct 1st.
A Feature 1 ($1000 to win 20 Laps):
1. 6PAC-Chris Wise[4]; - Thurman, Ohio
2. 23D-Justin Dalton[5]; Burlington, Kentucky
3. 54-Brandon Dalton[6]; Bowling Green, Kentucky
4. 51M-Kevin McCoy[13]; Independence, Kentucky
5. 132X-Brandon Gibson Sr[17]; Dry Ridge, Kentucky
6. 31S-Kenny Stewart[10]; Hebron, Kentucky
7. 0N-Ryan Eversole[11]; Burlington, Kentucky
8. 34-Christopher Meyer[20]; Wallingford, Kentucky
9. 77C-Gage Cropper[12]; Flemingsburg, Kentucky
10. 55A-Kyle Ashcraft[2]; Burlington, Kentucky
11. 98P-Tyler Phipps[21]; Demossville, Kentucky
12. 95K-Jacob Todd[14]; Cincinnati, Ohio
13. 47J-Jack Pflum[7]; Cincinnati, Ohio
14. 77G-Brian Gilardi[23]; Cincinnati, Ohio
15. 23JR-Corbin Dalton[16]; Burlington, Kentucky
16. 3D-Cayden Dezarn[19]; Owenton, Kentucky
17. 55G-Brandon Greenlee[24]; Erlanger, Kentucky
18. A66-Brett Abbott[22]; Florence, Kentucky
19. 7N-Conard Newman[9]; Frankfort, Ohio
20. 27-Darrell Newman[1]; Frankfort, Ohio
21. 15M-Michael Freimuth[3]; Taylor Mill, Kentucky
22. 47G-Jerry Gibson III[8]; Crittenden, Kentucky
23. 44B-Troy Bellomo[18]; Cincinnati, Ohio
24. 41H-Matthew Hafer[15] Burlington, Kentucky
B Feature 1 (8 Laps): 1. 34-Christopher Meyer[1]; 2. 98P-Tyler Phipps[4]; 3. A66-Brett Abbott[6]; 4. 77G-Brian Gilardi[3]; 5. 3-Josh Henderson[8]; 6. 7M-Jesse McHone[2]; 7. 119-Daniel Faulkner Jr[5]; 8. 132-Brandon Gibson Jr[7]
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 27-Darrell Newman[5]; 2. 23D-Justin Dalton[4]; 3. 0N-Ryan Eversole[2]; 4. 54-Brandon Dalton[10]; 5. 77C-Gage Cropper[8]; 6. 23JR-Corbin Dalton[7]; 7. 34-Christopher Meyer[1]; 8. 98P-Tyler Phipps[6]; 9. A66-Brett Abbott[3]; 10. 3-Josh Henderson[9]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 55A-Kyle Ashcraft[2]; 2. 47J-Jack Pflum[3]; 3. 31S-Kenny Stewart[5]; 4. 7N-Conard Newman[9]; 5. 41H-Matthew Hafer[4]; 6. 132X-Brandon Gibson Sr[6]; 7. 55G-Brandon Greenlee[10]; 8. 7M-Jesse McHone[7]; 9. 38B-Josh Blevins[8]; 10. 132-Brandon Gibson Jr[1]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 6PAC-Chris Wise[1]; 2. 15M-Michael Freimuth[5]; 3. 47G-Jerry Gibson III[6]; 4. 95K-Jacob Todd[3]; 5. 51M-Kevin McCoy[8]; 6. 44B-Troy Bellomo[4]; 7. 3D-Cayden Dezarn[9]; 8. 77G-Brian Gilardi[7]; 9. 119-Daniel Faulkner Jr[2]
📸 Eric Arnett Photography
DJ MOSES DECLARED DIAMOND CUT LAWN CARE UNITED STATES CHAMPION
Prior to the running of the 2022 Battle for the Belt Feature at MRP raceway park, Jerry E Jewell from Diamond Cut Lawn Care collected & drew names from the kids in attendance. DJ Moses was selected as the winner and declared United States Champion and was brought to victory lane to get his photo taken with the 2022 Battle for the Belt Champion Brandon Gibson Jr.
Thanks again to Diamond Cut Lawn Care for all they do for local racing, and for making this young man's night.
BRANDON GIBSON JR WINS THE 2022 DIAMOND CUT BATTLE FOR THE BELT
Brandon Gibson Jr. got by the 15M of Michael Freimuth in the closing laps to win the Diamond Cut Lawn Care Care Battle for the Belt at MRP raceway park on July 29th, 2022. Heat Winners were: Michael Freimuth, Justin Dalton, Brandon Gibson Jr, Bubba Gibson & Jack Pflum. Brett Abbott won the $300 to win B-Feature for top non-transfers. 42 drivers from five states attempted to qualify for the $1,000 to-win event.
Battle for the Belt Finish ($1,000 to win 25 Laps):
1. 132-Brandon Gibson Jr[3]; Dry Ridge, KY
2. 15M-Michael Freimuth[1]; Taylor Mill, KY
3. 47J-Jack Pflum[5]; Cincinnati, OH
4. 6PAC-Chris Wise[11]; Thurman, OH
5. 23-Justin Dalton[2]; Burlington, KY
6. 31S-Kenny Stewart[7]; Hebron, KY
7. 32-Devin Puckett[10]; Georgetown, OH
8. 75K-Austin King[6]; Wallingford, KY
9. 75JR-Frankie King[18]; Wallingford, KY
10. 964-Jamie Harper[16]; Portsmouth, OH
11. 34M-Chris Meyer[21]; Wallingford, KY
12. 17D-Dustin Puckett Jr[12]; Wallingford, KY
13. 35-Cordell Moore[13]; Versailles, IN
14. 13F-Evan Doebrich[15]; Cincinnati, OH
15. 15D-Kyle Day[14]; Mount Orab, OH
16. C19-Patrick Willbarger[9]; Ravenswood, WV
17. (DNF) 6-Randy Wise[8]; Wilkesville, OH
18. (DNF) 23JR-Corbin Dalton[17]; Burlington, KY
19. (DNF) 98-Tyler Phipps[22]; Demossville, KY
20. (DNF) 95K-Jacob Todd[20]; Cincinnati, OH
21. (DNF) 47-Jerry Gibson III[4]; Crittenden, Kentucky
22. (DNF) 41H-Matthew Hafer[19] Burlington, KY
A Feature 2 (15 Laps): 1. A66-Brett Abbott[1]; 2. 83X-Seth Rager[5]; 3. 02JR-Patrick Alcorn[11]; 4. 03P-Gavan Palmer[9]; 5. 3H-Josh Henderson[7]; 6. 99-Adam Miller[20]; 7. 1K-Dustin Keaton[2]; 8. 55G-Brandon Greenlee[15]; 9. 9R-Logan Reinhardt[4]; 10. 38V-Ashley VanWinkle[14]; 11. 24W-Will Breving[3]; 12. 911D-Tony Dunn Jr[6]
B Feature 1 (10 Laps): 1. 964-Jamie Harper[4]; 2. 23JR-Corbin Dalton[1]; 3. 75JR-Frankie King[2]; 4. 41H-Matthew Hafer[8]; 5. 95K-Jacob Todd[3]; 6. A66-Brett Abbott[7]; 7. 98-Tyler Phipps[6]; 8. 1K-Dustin Keaton[5]; 9. 24W-Will Breving[9]; 10. 9R-Logan Reinhardt[11]; 11. 83X-Seth Rager[12]; 12. 911D-Tony Dunn Jr[13]; 13. 3H-Josh Henderson[18]; 14. 1-Ayden Tumbleson[17]; 15. (DNF) 03P-Gavan Palmer[15]; 16. (DNF) 18-Jay Orr[16]; 17. (DNF) 02JR-Patrick Alcorn[10]; 18. (DNF) 99-Adam Miller; 19. (DNF) 33M-Zach West[19]
C Feature 1 (8 Laps): 1. 18-Jay Orr[1]; 2. 1-Ayden Tumbleson[6]; 3. 3H-Josh Henderson[2]; 4. 33M-Zach West[10]; 5. 38V-Ashley VanWinkle[5]; 6. 55G-Brandon Greenlee[11]; 7. (DNF) 79-Anthony Torres[3]; 8. (DNF) 369-Matt Starkey[8]
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 15M-Michael Freimuth[2]; 2. 75K-Austin King[1]; 3. 6PAC-Chris Wise[4]; 4. 23JR-Corbin Dalton[6]; 5. 98-Tyler Phipps[5]; 6. 9R-Logan Reinhardt[7]; 7. 18-Jay Orr[3]; 8. 1-Ayden Tumbleson[8]; 9. 55G-Brandon Greenlee[9]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 23-Justin Dalton[3]; 2. 31S-Kenny Stewart[4]; 3. 17D-Dustin Puckett Jr[2]; 4. 75JR-Frankie king[5]; 5. A66-Brett Abbott[8]; 6. 83X-Seth Rager[7]; 7. 3H-Josh Henderson[9]; 8. 77B-Paul Breving[6]; 9. (DNS) 34M-Chris Meyer
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 132-Brandon Gibson Jr[2]; 2. 6-Randy Wise[4]; 3. 35-Cordell Moore[1]; 4. 95K-Jacob Todd[3]; 5. 41H-Matthew Hafer[8]; 6. 911D-Tony Dunn Jr[6]; 7. 79-Anthony Torres[7]; 8. (DNF) 369-Matt Starkey[5]
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 47-Jerry Gibson III[4]; 2. C19-Patrick Willbarger[2]; 3. 15D-Kyle Day[1]; 4. 964-Jamie Harper[3]; 5. 24W-Will Breving[5]; 6. (DNF) 28P-Nathan pennington[8]; 7. (DNF) 43S-Danny Silvis[6]; 8. (DNF) 99-Adam Miller[7]
Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. 47J-Jack Pflum[2]; 2. 32-Devin Puckett[3]; 3. 13F-Evan Doebrich[7]; 4. 1K-Dustin Keaton[4]; 5. 02JR-Patrick Alcorn[6]; 6. 03P-Gavan Palmer[5]; 7. 38V-Ashley VanWinkle[8]; 8. (DNF) 33M-Zach West[1]
Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 6PAC-Chris Wise, 00:16.308[32]; 2. 31S-Kenny Stewart, 00:16.516[25]; 3. 6-Randy Wise, 00:16.566[15]; 4. 47-Jerry Gibson III, 00:16.626[22]; 5. 1K-Dustin Keaton, 00:16.672[38]; 6. 18-Jay Orr, 00:16.748[41]; 7. 23-Justin Dalton, 00:16.762[34]; 8. 95K-Jacob Todd, 00:16.775[36]; 9. 964-Jamie Harper, 00:16.799[39]; 10. 32-Devin Puckett, 00:16.834[40]; 11. 15M-Michael Freimuth, 00:16.966[7]; 12. 17D-Dustin Puckett Jr, 00:16.989[27]; 13. 132-Brandon Gibson Jr, 00:17.036[2]; 14. C19-Patrick Willbarger, 00:17.058[28]; 15. 47J-Jack Pflum, 00:17.073[10]; 16. 75K-Austin King, 00:17.087[26]; 17. 34M-Chris Meyer, 00:17.134[20]; 18. 35-Cordell Moore, 00:17.160[23]; 19. 15D-Kyle Day, 00:17.219[31]; 20. 33M-Zach West, 00:17.263[30]; 21. 98-Tyler Phipps, 00:17.302[21]; 22. 75JR-Frankie king, 00:17.308[17]; 23. 369-Matt Starkey, 00:17.418[19]; 24. 24W-Will Breving, 00:17.421[16]; 25. 03P-Gavan Palmer, 00:17.429[11]; 26. 23JR-Corbin Dalton, 00:17.533[9]; 27. 77B-Paul Breving, 00:17.652[18]; 28. 911D-Tony Dunn Jr, 00:17.683[29]; 29. 43S-Danny Silvis, 00:17.830[6]; 30. 02JR-Patrick Alcorn, 00:17.834; 31. 9R-Logan Reinhardt, 00:17.871[3]; 32. 83X-Seth Rager, 00:17.878[13]; 33. 79-Anthony Torres, 00:17.885[8]; 34. 99-Adam Miller, 00:17.995[33]; 35. 13F-Evan Doebrich, 00:18.363[5]; 36. 1-Ayden Tumbleson, 00:18.366[14]; 37. A66-Brett Abbott, 00:18.379[4]; 38. 41H-Matthew Hafer, 00:18.518[1]; 39. 28P-Nathan Pennington, 00:19.150[37]; 40. 38V-Ashley VanWinkle, 00:19.265[12]; 41. 55G-Brandon Greenlee, 00:19.903[35]; 42. 3H-Josh Henderson, 00:33.402[24]
The Mid Ohio Valley Front Wheel Drive Championship is here!
WE VS ME - 12/6/21 - Toby Hallett
HWFG - 11/28/21 - Toby Hallett
Life sometimes takes the long way around to get you right back to where you always wanted to be, this is one of those cases. There have been many stops along the way that kept me engaged with the sport of auto racing but admittedly I haven’t been around it as much as I would like the past few years. Maybe that was a needed break, maybe that was the right amount of distance to keep focused on the silly things life brings you outside of the track, but one thing is for certain, I’M BACK.
I’m sure a lot of you don’t know who I am and are wondering who the hell is this guy so allow me to give you a bit of a back story. I have been involved in just about every aspect of racing since 1990. I joined a street stock crew while in junior high and progressed to crew chief on UMP Mods and Late Models in Illinois. I was able to get behind the wheel or a crate late model in the late 2000s and even had a stint in the famed CJ Rayburn entry. Moving away from driving I was able to help promote a couple of tracks in Central Illinois and then moved on to work for a major racing safety device company for 5 years. I was able to do some writing as well along the way and to me, it was the most satisfying part of my racing career. We moved from Central Illinois to Northwest Florida in 2019 and now it's time to get back to what I really enjoy.
No this isn’t some sort of announcement about returning to drive, returning to crew, or anything like that, I am back to sitting down at a computer to let the world see how I see auto racing, in written form. A few folks have encouraged me to get back to writing over the last couple of years, but I really just didn’t have the motivation. It’s been tough watching things unfold on the track from afar over the last couple of years and one thing I’ve noticed is there just aren’t enough people telling the stories of short track racing.
Maybe telling the stories of short track racing sets the wrong tone of what I will provide weekly thanks to Jody Shannon and www.thedrc.net, you will be getting my unfiltered thoughts of events and drivers and not some rainbows and unicorns version of journalism. You see, one of my favorite people on planet Earth, Robin Miller passed away earlier this year and I knew after watching how he carried himself even in his final days that I wanted to return to writing. We all still miss you, Robin.
There is a chance the world doesn’t need a grassroots writer, with everyone doing their best to kill local late model racing (spoiler alert, it's dead) but here I am, ready to give my opinion on all things racing. This will be a weekly column dedicated to anything and everything auto racing. Anything from Stephen Nasse getting ripped off by officials at the upcoming Snowball Derby to the “Gorilla” Dave Smoot bringing an "illegal car" to the King of Compacts and everything in between. So sit down, strap in and enjoy the ride. Follow me on the Twitter machine @tobyhallettDRC for more info.
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Racing's biggest threat: The very people who love it the most
Why? The age of communication, and the lack of willpower to bite our tongues instead of putting a racetrack or a racer on blast for the world to see because of our great passion. I'm 100% guilty of this myself over previous years, but I came to the conclusion that my internet tirades were pointless. I was going back the next week, so all I was doing was hurting the sport and the track that I love so dearly. Two weeks ago I was at a local track, not my home track, and not a track I frequent very often. They did the most bizarre, and disrespectful thing to the driver I was there supporting. It was awful and extremely unprofessional. I would have loved nothing more than to come home, get on Facebook and tell everybody that could see just how terrible it was. What would it have done for me? I wasn't going back, I knew the driver probably wasn't going back. What would I have to gain by trying to make them suffer?
We are the problem. If we could all collectively settle ourselves just long enough to take a breath and think, “Is this really the right thing to do? Is it going to do me any good at all?”, racing wouldn't be suffering quite as bad as it is. Are we 100 percent of the problem, lord no. But as we all watch the sport we love, that we've spent our lives following dwindle off to nothing, all we can do is hurt it with harsh and quick reactions. Fans, Drivers, Pit Crew Members, and even track staff are included. Every little nook and cranny of rules, procedures, or policies that tracks have to end up giving somebody the wrong end of the stick, eventually.
The absolute second it does, we blow up the internet like the world is going to end. And then we turn around, drive right back down that same road to the same racetrack we swore was the worst place in the country. And even go as far as to say “Well I'm going but I hope they don't have anybody there”. How backward is that? You want to go and pay your hard-earned money to watch nobody race, have none of your friends there from over the years to socialize with? Sounds insane, doesn't it? But it's truthfully a weekly occurrence all over the country.
The worst part? 90 percent of it isn't of anything that's relatively important. We take a rainout policy that we didn't like and we act like a driver just got flipped over on purpose, and the promoter just looked on and started laughing at the guy as he was crawling from his destroyed car. It's madness. A rule that's been in place all season long, that everybody's been going by all year long bites the wrong guy, and the driver and all of the drivers fans just brutalize the track publicly. Whatever happened to just going elsewhere? Taking your business elsewhere is point enough without blowing up the internet with your negative thoughts.
“What's wrong with racing?” I AM. But I won't be anymore, will you?
-Caring and loving fan of dirt racing.
This article was sent to us by an anonymous race fan who asked to have their identity concealed. The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of, and should not be attributed to, The DRC.
DRC King of Compact Night a Success at MRP
In the feature it was a 24-car starting field and Jackson would lead the first four laps and take the extra lap money provided to the lap leaders but it was Purdy who would make the pass stick and lead beginning on lap #5. The first caution would wave on lap 12 as Colin Green would get sideways and make contact with Matt Murrell sending the Sardinia, Ohio driver over onto his side for the second time this season. On the restart, it was again Purdy out front but past Kings Jerry Gibson III and Rex Smith Jr were the guys on the move as they went from their 13th and 15th starting positions to fifth and sixth on the restart. Once the white flag waved things got exciting as Jackson would make contact with Purdy in Turn #1 and take the lead as the two cars headed down the backstretch. As they came off of turn #4 Purdy repaid the contact and actually passed Jackson who would spin across the line in the second spot. In victory lane, it was Kyle Purdy being presented his crown by last year's King, Willie Butler. In addition to the $1,000 prize for first place and the jeweled crown, Purdy would take home over $300 in bonus money that the DRC.net had also raised. Jackson would get the second spot followed by Miller, Burton, and Smith.
Story by: Mike Goins
Photo Credit: Steve Alcorn
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Rex Smith Jr. crowned King of Compacts!
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