By Bill W
July 19, 2011 – The Ideal Ready Mix Sprint Invaders embark on a two-race weekend this Friday and Sunday night! On Friday, they’ll hit the Bloomfield Speedway in conjunction with the Davis Count Fair in Bloomfield, Iowa. Sunday finds the series returning for the 2nd Annual Kitchen Cooked Sprint Car Summer Shootout at the high-banked ¼-mile Peoria Speedway in Peoria, Illinois.
The Sprint Invaders have not visited the high speed Bloomfield Speedway since 2007, when “Showtime” Kaley Gharst swept two events there. Jerrod Hull took the only other series’ event there in 2005. Last season’s event was washed out. The 305 sprints will run for $500 in support of the Invaders.
Locals are still talking about last year’s Kitchen Cooked Sprint Car Summer Shootout in Peoria. Kaley Gharst and “Flyin’” Ryan Jamison battled the length of the non-stop event before Gharst emerged victorious. It was the series’ first appearance in Peoria since Jamison won in 2006. Bobby Mincer (2004) and Jerrod Hull (2005) are other Peoria winners.
Justin Parrish still sits atop a hotly contested point race! The top three in the standings remained after the event at Cedar County Raceway last Thursday, but things are tightening. Parrish’s lead is just three points over Mincer, with Matt Sutton just nine points back. Jamison and Gharst round out the top five in the standings heading into a weekend that will shake things up even more!
Hot laps in Bloomfield on Friday are scheduled for 7:00 p.m., with racing to follow. Grandstands open at 6:00, with admission just $12 for adults and $5 for children 6-12. Five and under are FREE!
Grandstands open at 4:30 p.m. in Peoria on Sunday with hot laps scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Admission is $19 for adults, $15 for seniors, $5 for kids 8-15, and 7 and under are FREE! For more information visit www.PeoriaSpeedway.com!
Current Ideal Ready Mix Sprint Invaders Point Standings (top 20)
# Races
Driver
Hometown
Car #
Total Points
1
3
Justin Parrish
Oquawka, IL
4J
612
2
3
Bobby Mincer
Burlington, IA
15
609
3
3
Matt Sutton
Macomb, IL
3
603
4
3
Ryan Jamison
Mediapolis, IA
51J
572
5
3
Kaley Gharst
Decatur, IL
14P
569
6
3
Andy Huston
Roseville, IL
40
565
7
3
Joe Beaver
Knoxville, IA
53
563
8
3
Jimmy Davies
Oquawka, IL
99
546
9
2
CJ Houseman
Des Moines, IA
80x
543
10
3
John Greenwood
Woodward, IA
1st
481
11
3
Jami Lusher
Pekin, IL
18
465
12
2
Larry Ball Jr.
Knoxville, IA
5J
430
13
2
Ben Wagoner
Emden, IL
84
400
14
2
Jamie Ball
Knoxville, IA
5JR
370
15
2
Tim Moore
Rock Island, IL
10T
356
16
2
Mark Tischer
Hannibal, MO
4m
311
17
3
Dustin Whiting
Burlington, IA
7
220
18
1
Bret Tripplett
Lincoln, IL
22
213
19
1
Donnie Steward
West Burlington, IA
16hd
204
20
1
Mike Trent
Rocheport, MO
10
190
Winners through the Years at Bloomfield Speedway (3 events)
7-13-05 Jerrod Hull, Sikeston, MO
7-12-07 Kaley Gharst, Decatur, IL
9-8-07 Kaley Gharst, Decatur, IL
Winners through the Years at Peoria Speedway (4 events)
6-4-04 Bobby Mincer Morning, Sun, IA
6-3-05 Jerrod Hull, Sikeston, MO
7-28-06 Ryan Jamison, Mediapolis, IA
8-1-10 Kaley Gharst, Decatur, IL
2011 Sprint Invaders Schedule
Saturday, April 16 – 34 Raceway (Rain)
Friday, May 27 – CJ Speedway (Rain)
Monday, May 30 – Quincy Raceways (Jim Moughan Jr., Springfield, IL)
Friday, June 24 – Jacksonville Speedway (Flooding)
Friday, July 8 – Lee County Speedway (Randy Martin, California, MO)
Thursday, July 14 – Cedar County Raceway (Kaley Gharst, Decatur, IL)
Friday, July 22 – Bloomfield Speedway (Bloomfield, IA)
Sunday, July 24 – Peoria Speedway (Peoria, IL)
Wednesday, August 3 or – Knox County Raceway (Knoxville, IL)
Thursday, August 4
Saturday, August 20 – 34 Raceway – Night of the Twins (West Burlington, IA)
Friday, August 26 – Jacksonville Speedway (Jacksonville, IL)
Sunday, September 4 – Quincy Raceways (Quincy, IL)
Saturday, September 10 – 34 Raceway – Season Championship (West Burlington, IA)