IT'S TIME TO RACE!!

March 10, 2008 Bronson Motor Speedway Off and Running for 2008 BMS Racing Media The Bronson Motor Speedway kicked off its racing campaign on a chilly Saturday Night. The theme for this season’s races is “Getting Back to Grassroots Racing”. All throughout the year local competitors will be in the spotlight as the main event. Featured classes will include Limited Sportsman, Super Stocks, Thunder Stocks and the newly created Hornet Division. The Hornet Division actually features both a Junior Division (14-17 year olds) and a Senior Division. In additional to the new format, the Main Grandstand Prices have been slashed for regular season events to $10.00 for adults and kids 11-under are FREE! Thus creating an inexpensive way to entertain the entire family! In racing action Saturday Night, Limited Sportsman started off the evening in dramatic fashion. The drivers and their ground pounding machines were eager to take the green flag to start the season. Shelton Bowers took the early lead and led the first ten laps. On the eleventh circuit, a hard charging Mike Baker wrestled the lead away and never looked back. After surviving a few late restarts, Baker picked up his first ever Sportsman win. Matt Blum raced from deep in the field to second, followed in third by Fred Tuski. Next on deck were the Super Stocks and Brent Cooper overcame some trouble from earlier in the evening to lead all 25 laps to his first win of the 2008 season. After dominating the early stages of the event, Cooper did face a late charge from James “Doc” Batson. Cooper beat Batson to the finish by about four car lengths, followed in third by Richie Smith. Not to be undersold, the Thunder Stock drivers were up to the challenge of putting on a show themselves! After 20 laps of furious action, in which it appeared as many as six different drivers could prevail, Bill Ryan, who traveled all the way from Inverness to take home the top prize, followed by Steve Hise and Bobby Taylor. Don’t miss all the hot racing action next Saturday Night at Bronson Motor Speedway as they continue their “Back to Grassroots Racing”! At ten dollars for adults and kids 11-under are free, load up the whole family and tell the neighbors to come on out and enjoy the evening! For more information, contact the speedway office at 352-486-2763. Results from Saturday Night March 8: Sportsman Division: Winner: Mike Baker 02 2. Matt Blum 1 3. Fred Tuski 71 4. Edward Allen 23 5. Chris Cross 3 6. Shane Bastow 04 7. Brett Flagg 59 8. Shelton Bowers 32 9. Todd Kelly 83 10. James Hendrickson, III 33 Super Stocks Winner: Brent Cooper 97 2. James "Doc" Batson 7 3. Richie Smith 42 4. Frank Stromquist 57 5. David Foster 4 6. Jason Murphy 95 7. Kyle Peters 88 8. Larry Triana 1 9. Tommy Ausburn 69 10. Hall Robertson 91 Thunder Stocks Winner: Bill Ryan 33 2. Steve Hise 42 3. Bobby Taylor 63 4. Jeff Stalnaker 21 5. Larry Welter, Sr. 8 6. Michael Stalnaker 19 7. James Sullivan 141 8. Wayne Heater 171 9. Guy Bacelo, Jr. 10. Richard Henick 60 Have an opinion on this story? Post a message on our Message Board! or Email KARNACto send a letter to the editor!