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Hendry County Concludes Winternational for Mini Spints
By Rob Kohler
Hendry County Speedway held the Mini Sprint Winter Nationals on Feb. 7th through the 9th. There was a turnout of drivers from all over the country on hand in three divisions of sprints.
Thursday night Jim Young from Johnstown PA. filled in as a substitute driver in the #15 and took the feature win for the 270 class. Lex Burritt from Redding CT. took the win in the 750 class. Derek Campbell from Flat Rock IL. took the win in the 1200 class.
Friday Mother Nature was the first one on the track. Rain caused a delay in the start of the event. Track officials Larry Thacker and Eddie Cambell worked the track into some of the best conditions I have ever seen at the track.
The Mini Sprints went out first and the track developed into a smooth tacky surface. Sean McAndrew from Apollo PA. was back behind the wheel of the #15 and took the car to another win. Brock Zearfoss from Jonestown PA. won the 750 class.
Hud Horton from Germantown OH. took the win in the 1200 class. The Street Stocks took the track after the sprints. Jesse Brown of Clewiston took the win. Chase Goodson came out on top of the Mini Stock Division. Brian Morgan had the car to beat in the Pure Stock Division. The Limited Late Models were shown the way around the track by Tim Powers.
Saturday the rain was all around again. Officials scrambled to move the show along quickly to avoid a rainout. Racing ended around 9:00 pm with all divisions completing there scheduled races. Jim Young found his way back to victory lane as a substitute for McAndrew. Jesse Teed of Christmas FL. won the 750 class.
Derek Campbell took his 2nd win of the weekend in the 1200 class. Once again Jesse Brown drove to a victory in the Street Stocks.
Roger Crouse battled with Shan Smith to take the win in the Late Model Division. Trouble with Tim Powers car opened the door for Tommy Evanoski to take the win in the Limited Late Models. Jason Intoppa drove away with the win in the Mini Stock Division.
Special Thanks to John Craddock of the Florida Mini Sprint Assosiation for putting together a great weekend of sprints. We will be looking foreward to hosting this event next year, Our next race will be on March 1st.
