Weekend Doubleheader for Sprint Invaders Includes Bloomfield/Peoria!

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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)