From Bill W
July 14, 2010 – The Ideal Ready Mix Sprint Invaders will make their annual appearance at one of their favorite stops on Thursday night, July 15. In conjunction with the Cedar County Fair in Tipton, Iowa, they will race for the fourth time in series’ history on the ¼ mile Cedar County Raceway.
The Sprint Invaders have been highly competitive in 2010, and in nine features contested so far, there have been eight different winners. Ben Wagoner picked up his first career win with the series last Friday night. The 2009 Rookie of the Year found Victory Lane at the Lee County Speedway in Donnellson, Iowa.
There have been three different winners in the first three visits to Tipton as well. In 2007, “Flyin” Ryan Jamison picked up the win, followed by “Lil’ Dude” Bobby Mincer in 2008 and “The Gas Man” Jack Dover in 2009. The banked ¼ mile is always fun for both the drivers and the fans.
Matt Sutton leads the current point chase with the series. Two-time series’ champion, Jamison, is just six points behind, and 2007 champ “Showtime” Kaley Gharst lurks in third, just 13 points out of the lead. Donnie Steward and Wagoner complete the top five in points, and all are expected in Tipton.
Hot laps get underway at 6:45 p.m. with racing to follow. The Cedar County Fairgrounds are on the west side of Tipton at 1195 220th Street. For more information, visit www.CedarCountyFair.net!
Current Ideal Ready Mix Sprint Invaders Point Standings (top 20)
# Races
Driver
Hometown
Car #
Total Points
1
8
Matt Sutton
Macomb, IL
3
1653
2
8
Ryan Jamison
Mediapolis, IA
51J
1647
3
8
Kaley Gharst
Decatur, IL
14P
1640
4
8
Donnie Steward
West Burlington, IA
16HD
1590
5
8
Ben Wagoner
Emden, IL
84
1556
6
8
Bobby Mincer
Burlington, IA
15
1456
7
8
Justin Parrish
Oquawka, IL
4J
1406
8
6
Jim Moughan Jr.
Springfield, IL
1m
1227
9
8
Seth Wilke
Burlington, IA
38
1212
10
7
Andy Huston
Roseville, IL
40
1099
11
7
Matt Harms
Chillicothe, IL
53H
1078
12
6
Jimmy Davies
Oquawka, IL
99
1052
13
6
Bart Andrews
Mediapolis, IA
9x
1023
14
5
CJ Houseman
Norwalk, IA
80x
978
15
6
Mike Houseman Jr.
Des Moines, IA
68
943
16
5
Jarrod Schneiderman
West Burlington, IA
88
851
17
4
Jerrod Hull
Sikeston, MO
12
850
18
4
Joe Beaver
Knoxville, IA
53
801
19
4
Josh Higday
Des Moines, IA
10/41
795
20
4
Mike Hess
Springfield, IL
18
776
Winners through the Years at Cedar County Speedway (3 events)
7-13-07 Ryan Jamison, Mediapolis, IA
7-13-08 Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA
7-9-09 Jack Dover, Springfield, NE
2010 Sprint Invaders Schedule (Subject to Change)
Saturday, April 17 – 34 Raceway (Jerrod Hull, Sikeston, MO)
Friday, April 23 – Shepp’s Speedway (Rain)
Friday, May 7 – Jacksonville Speedway (Jerrod Hull, Sikeston, MO)
Friday, May 28 – CJ Speedway (CJ Houseman, Norwalk, IA)
Saturday, May 29 – 34 Raceway (Wayne Johnson, Knoxville, Ia)
Wednesday, June 9 – Lee County Speedway (Kaley Gharst, Decatur, IL)
Friday, June 25 – Jacksonville Speedway (Joey Moughan, Springfield, IL)
Saturday, July 3 – West Liberty Speedway (Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA)
Thursday, July 8 – Bloomfield Speedway (Rain)
Friday, July 9 – Lee County Speedway (Ben Wagoner, Emden, IL)
Thursday, July 15 – Cedar County Raceway (Tipton, IA)
Sunday, August 1 – Peoria Speedway (Peoria, IL)
Thursday, August 5 – Knox County Speedway (Knoxville, IL)
Saturday, August 21 – 34 Raceway, “Night of the Twins” (West Burlington, IA)
Friday, September 3 – CJ Speedway (Columbus Junction, IA)
Friday, September 17 – Farley Speedway (Farley, IA)
Saturday, September 25 – Lee County Speedway, Season Championship (Donnellson, IA)