Winchester, IN – May 20, 2012 – The inagural ‘ Xtreme Speed Challenge ‘ was a heated affair both on and off the track. With temperatures in the high 80′s, a good crowd was on hand to witness the TRUFUEL Must See Racing Xtreme Sprint Series and BIOBASED.US Must See Racing Super Modified Series.
Jim Paller picked up his first ever supermodified feature at Winchester Speedway on 5.20.12. Photo by RG Design
The Supermodifieds were making their first appearance at Winchester in nearly twenty-two years. Mexico, New York driver, Michael Barnes lead the way in MSRSMS time trials with a lp of 14.027 seconds to capture the $1000 bonus courtesy of BIOBASED.US.
Kyle Edwards used a front row starting spot to grab the lead and led the majority of the 30-lap event. Quick qualifier Michael Barnes,who had been on top of the speed charts all weekened,saw his race come to and end when his race came to an end when he made contact with Larry Lehnert on the backstretch early in the race. Paller began his charge to the front and was all over race leader Edwards. Paller made the pass on Edwads just as Edwards slowed due to mechanical issues. Pau White and Paller then put on a thrilling battle for several laps until White was also sent to the pits with mechanical issues. The win was anything but easy for Paller and was worth $6000 for the Berlin Heights, Ohio driver. ” When we first started out the car was loose ” explained Paller. ” The car started getting better and better. I saw Kyle was fading. I drove under Kyle in three and four.on the outside and that was it. We got lucky. This is awesome. This is the first Supermodified win I’ve had. To have the win here with Must See Racing is just awesome ” concluded Paller.
The Must See See Racing Xtreme Sprint Series feature event was equally as entertaining. California driver, Jo Jo Helberg, set a new World’s Record for a 1/2 mile speedway when he turned a scortching lap of 12.669 seconds. 6 drivers in all were under the old Winchester Speedway track record. A hard charging Troy DeCaire battled his way into the lead before lap 5 and began to set sail. Helberg slowly worked his way to the front. The race was red flagged twice for two seprate events. Prior to lap 20, Mike Larrison tried to avoid a spinning Jason Cox in turn four and his machine rocketed into the pit entrance off turn four. When the race resumed, Jason Blonde began to run down DeCaire but got high exiting turn four and the car went flying through the pit entrance in the same exact place Larrison did moments earlier. Luckily no one was injured. When the green flad flew on lap 21, Helberg made a daring pass on DeCaire for the lead. DeCaire then retook the lead two laps later and never looked back. The win was also worth $6000 for DeCaire. ‘ I was watching my guys down the straight-away.I was trying to keep the car straight ” explained DeCaire. ” My motor bobbled late in the race and it allowed Jo Jo to get around me. He got by me but when he went by me I could see his right rear tire was chunking up and he was sliding. He was using it a little bit more than we were. With 8 laps to go,he began backing up to me. I got back by him. It was a good win for us and a nice payday.
The inagural ‘ Xtreme Speed Challenge ‘ was a rounding success. The MSRXSS will next be in action this Wed. night at Anderson (IN) Speedway for the Must See Racing 60. For more info log onto www.mustseeracing.com
MSRSMS 30 LAP FEATURE RESULTS
1. Jim Paller
2. Jack Smith
3. Sondi Eden
4. Zach Gibson
5. Kyle Edwards
6. Paul White
7. Rich Reid
8. AJ Russell
9. Jon Henes
10. Larry Lehnert
11. Mike Barnes
12. Brandon Fisher DNS
13. Dave McKnight DNS
14. Cord Ehrhart DNS
MSRXSS 30 LAP FEATURE RESULTS
1. Troy DeCaire
2. Jo Jo Helberg
3. Dave Baumgartner
4. Jimmy McCune
5. Jacob Wilson
6. Mike Larrison
7. Hank Lower
8. Kyle Flint
9. Jason Blonde
10. Brian Gerster
11. Aaron Pierce
12. Travis Miniea
13. Brian Olson
14. Tanner Swanson
15. Jason Cox
16. Kody Swanson
17. Jeff Bloom
18. Chris Neuen schwander
19. Dave Steele DNS
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