May 18 race recap.

I-76 Speedway dodged a storm Saturday night and provided great racing action from over 90 cars.

The Dwarfs had a tough time getting laps in without a yellow flag.  Alex Amen took an early lead and managed to avoid spinouts a flip into the guard rail and another altercation with the wall.  He finished first ahead of Chris Walker and Brady Dilka.

The Colorado Outlaw’s Johnny Boos took the win right out of the sites of Robert DeRochey who led the race for seven laps.  Lance Bennett and Nick Hankens battled for second and Lance prevailed with Nick in tow.

The Modifieds had a twenty two car field on hand and Zach Hilzer shot out to take the early lead.  He led for the entire race when in the last lap Jeremy Frenier passed him on the top and

celebrated another victory.  John Burrow Jr. drove a smooth race and finished third ahead of Greg Gustus.

Congratulations to first time “Feature Winner” Kyle Cuckow driving the 97C IMCA Sport Mod.

Jacob Adler fought his way from the 12 spot to finish second just ahead of Becky Dechant.  Tom Quint finished fourth

John Hansen shot to the lead from the pole position in the Late Models with Scott Lewis outside.

Dave Garmann was busy working through traffic from the eighth spot to finish third with DJ Banks and Scott Slama close behind

In the Econo Stock feature Ken Robbins got the jump at the beginning, and led the whole race with Kraig Thomas finishing second and Tim Garmann finishing in the three spot.  Brian Cross finished fourth.

Cody Hall beat out Mike Rickett for the flag in the hornet division, with Lance Brandt finishing third.

The Hooligans rode in and first man to reach the speedway was also the first man to cross the finish line.  Kevin Wells rode the #91 Motorcycle from Morrison to take home a trophy.

Finishing second and third were Jason Genson and Jeff Klinkenfus both riding from Golden.

Our next race will be held on June 1^st when the RMMRA Midgets and the Rocky Mountain Lightning sprints come to town.

Dwarf Car: Ryan Gillelend Wins; Leads Flag to Flag
Ryan Gillelend (17) took the lead early and stayed out front. He managed to stay out of the fray of multiple cautions, and a few tepid challenges on the restarts. Chris Walker (56), TJ Trengrove (5), Brad Bayne (3) and Joe Davis (8) rounded out the top 5.

RM Lightning Sprints: Worcester Heartbreak Leads to Babich Triumph

TJ Worcester was absolutely dominating the field at I-76 Speedway when disaster struck. With 2 laps to go something broke and he pulled to the infield, giving way to the battle between Paul Babich (69), Brett Reese (87) and Troy Simpson (56). Babich and Reese both battled around Simpson in the closing laps, with Babich holding off Reese to seal the victory. Rounding out the top five were Austin Pribbenow (71) and Scott Wilson (7).

Colorado Limited Late Models: The Dave Garmann Show
Dave Garmann (4) dominated the field Saturday night at I-76.  Scott Lewis (99) tried to make things interesting late, but never mounted a serious challenge. Steve Lewis (199), Bob Goetchshel (37) and Brad Shelton (1S) rounded out the top 5.

Econo Stocks: Chris Hall Wins Race of the Night at I-76

In the cleanest battle a dirt track has ever seen, Chris Hall (55E) beat out Chad Mann (E39) at the line in a photo finish. These two warriors battled it out door to door, high line versus low line, nearly flag to flag. Each one would take the lead and the other would pull up door to door on the following lap. On the final lap, Chris Hall was on Chad Mann’s bumper down the front stretch and back stretch. He eventually pulled even with him coming out of turn 4 on the low line, just having enough to squeak out the win. Rounding out the top 5 were Ken Robbins (17E), Brian Cross (24) and Mike McCarrick (88).

IMCA SportMod: Shaw holds off Cuckow for win at I-76

Mike Shaw (76) piloted his IMCA SportMod to victory Saturday night, holding off multiple challenges from Kyle Cuckow (97C). Jacob Adler (18A) traveled from deep in the field to pass Jacob Fehler (29) for third position. Rounding out the top five was the 04B of Bobby Durand.

IMCA Modified: John “Bill Dance” Hansen Reels in Hilzer on Final Lap for Win at I-76

Zach Hilzer (8z) and Ryan Gaylord (15) all but checked out for most of the race Saturday night at I-76 Speedway. Each started up front and built a straightaway lead on the rest of the pack within a few laps. This held true until John Hansen (8H) fought his way through the field. Hansen started deep, halfway back in the starting order, and wasn’t seen as a legitimate threat to the top two until the closing laps. With 3 laps to go, Hansen passed Gaylord quietly, who couldn’t quite mount a challenge to Hilzer. On the final lap Hansen took Hilzer topside, and passed him high coming out of turn 2. He never looked back and took the checkers 2 corners later, ending up in victory lane as he has many times before. Rounding out the top 5 were Cory Cox (88c) and Eddie Belec Jr. (3B).

Written By Ryan Michael Quam

Great weather for a race…

The IMCA Modified field had an A Main and a B Main this week when 32 cars showed up to do battle.  Twenty two cars started the race.  Corey Cox #88C, started second row inside, led the race after six laps and had to pit with a flat tire in the 17^th lap on a yellow flag.  Jeremy Frenier, 17J, and John Hansen, 8H were then left to fight for the lead and went door to door the last three laps of the race.   Frenier captured the checkers with Hansen in tow.  Dan Concelman finished third.

The B-main winner was #7 Andy Granzella, who finished just ahead of #63, Jacob Hazelett

Number 7, Jacob Adler, new to I-76 Speedway, started in the 8^th spot and fought his way to win the IMCA Sport Modified main event.  Tripp Gaylord, in the X car fought his way from the tenth hole to finish second by a hair.  Dan Vavrina, #81 finished third

This week there was role reversal for team Garmann in the Late Model division.   David Garmann finished behind John Hansen who was driving Garmann’s backup car.  Brad Shelton finished third just ahead of Scott Lewis in the #99 car.

Ken Robbins driving the #17E took the lead from #66 Kraig Thomas, in the 13^th lap of the 15 lap Econo main.   Chris Hall, driving the # 55 this week finished third.  Mike McCarrick was a close fourth.

The Hall Brothers, Cody and Cole finished first and second this week when rookie driver Cole Hall passed Travis Brandt on the back straightaway in the last lap of the Hornet main event.  A fist pump was seen by all as he took the checkers.

The IMCA Street Stock class made an appearance this week and hometown driver Jesse Taylor put it on the Kansas boys.  Jesse started in the fourth spot and led the race after the 7^th lap.  Rich Wadel finished second ahead of Ron Kincade.

The Lightning Sprints held their first race in the 2013 summer series at I-76 Speedway.  Troy Simpson finished first coming from the seventh spot to finish slightly ahead of #7 Austin Pribbenow who started in the 8^th spot .  Mike Anderson finished third.

Last but certainly not least were the 270 micro sprints.   Nick Hankens came from the 8^th spot and took the lead with 4 laps to go.  He held on to finish just ahead of Jason Wessling.  Johnny Boos, #24 started 11^th and finished third.

Our next race will be on May 4^th when the Dwarfs will be back as well as the Late Models and the Lightning Sprints.  Racing starts at 6:00 pm

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I-76 ICE BREAKER

I-76 Speedway presented the annual Ice Breaker to kick off the 2013 racing season.  Fans were treated to some great racing action, and the weather couldn’t have been more beautiful.

The IMCA Modified field was trimmed to 22 cars before the green flag dropped.  Greg Gustus and Dave Lindsay started front row and went nose to tail the whole race. Gustus finished just ahead of Lindsay when the checkers flew.   Danny Concelman started second row and finished third place.  Brandon Williams 2W started dead last but finished fourth.

Trevor Giest started in the pole position and that is where he finished.  Kyle Cuckow started inside front row and finished second Gaylord and Fehler finished third and fourth respectively Becky Dechant started toward the back but fought her way to finish fifth.

In the Late Model class David Garmann finished just ahead of John Hansen who was driving Garmanns back up car.  Brad Shelton started in the second to the last row to finish third just behind Hansen.

Todd Brotemarkle and Kraig Thomas, two veterans of the Econo Stock division fought hard but Todd took the checkers.  Ken Robbins making an appearance after taking some time off finished a strong third, and Chad Mann, also coming back after a few years started at the end of the line but finished fourth.

The Hall Brothers, Cody and Cole had a fierce competitor in the pink camo #6M.  Cody Hall finished first Alexandria Meiris second, and Cole, had a bout with the wall and had to be towed off the track.

Lance Bennett took the first race of the 2013 series in the 270 Micro division.   Jordan Gleckler is listed and a rookie but he sure didn’t drive like one beating out Kyle Surface for second place.  Scotty Soder finished fourth

The Hooligan’s  Jeff  Klinkefus , took the first Street-Legal Flat Track Motorcycle race of the season beating Jason Genson.

In the dwarf division Alex Amen finished in the number one spot after Brad Bayne led for the first half of the race.  Richard Smythe started in the 8 spot, but fought his way to the finish just behind Amen and ahead of Brad Bayne who ended up third.  Chris Walker finished fourth.

The next event at I-76 Speedway is Sunday, April 21 featuring IMCA Modifieds,IMCA Sport Mods, Econo Stocks, Hornets, ,Late Models,  Lightning Sprints and the 270 Micro Sprints.

For more information, call 970-867-2101.