By Bill W
August 16, 2011 – The annual “Night of the Twins” at the 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa commences this Saturday night, August 20! A regular program for the Ideal Ready Mix Sprint Invaders featuring heats, the Shake-Up Dash, the B feature and a main event will be run. Then we will invert the field and run them again!
Two features mean double the points for the Sprint Invaders, and points are currently at a premium! Two-time series’ champion, “Lil’ Dude” Bobby Mincer, is atop the current standings, but Matt Sutton is only sixteen markers back. “Flyin’” Ryan Jamison is third in the points ahead of “Showtime” Kaley Gharst and Jimmy Davies.
The series’ season opener was lost to rain at 34 Raceway, so this marks the first appearance at the 3/8-mile oval in 2011. It is the 26th event at 34 in the history of the series. Matt Rogerson leads the all-time list in wins for the Sprint Invaders at the 3/8 mile oval with five in his career. Jerrod Hull (4), Mincer (3), Gharst (3), John Schulz, Mike Houseman Jr. and Sutton (2) are the other multi-time winners at 34.
Pit gates open Saturday at 4:00 p.m., with Grandstands opening at 5:00 p.m. Hot laps will be at 6:30, with racing to follow. Adult General Admission is $16, with Senior and Student tickets $14. Kids 10 and under with a paid Adult are FREE.
Current Ideal Ready Mix Sprint Invaders Point Standings (top 20)
# Races
Driver
Hometown
Car #
Total Points
1
6
Bobby Mincer
Burlington, IA
15
1239
2
6
Matt Sutton
Macomb, IL
3
1223
3
6
Ryan Jamison
Mediapolis, IA
51J
1203
4
6
Kaley Gharst
Decatur, IL
14P
1191
5
6
Jimmy Davies
Oquawka, IL
99
1149
6
6
Joe Beaver
Knoxville, IA
53
1130
7
6
John Greenwood
Woodward, IA
1st
1049
8
6
Andy Huston
Roseville, IL
40
1046
9
6
Justin Parrish
Oquawka, IL
4J
1028
10
5
Tim Moore
Rock Island, IL
10T
896
11
5
Ben Wagoner
Emden, IL
84
894
12
4
Larry Ball Jr.
Knoxville, IA
5J
816
13
4
CJ Houseman
Des Moines, IA
80x
747
14
5
Jami Lusher
Pekin, IL
18
687
15
4
Jamie Ball
Knoxville, IA
5JR
600
5
Dustin Whiting
Burlington, IA
7
600
17
2
Bret Tripplett
Lincoln, IL
22
411
18
2
Blake Nimee
Oswego, IL
97
406
19
2
Mike Trent
Rocheport, MO
10
382
20
3
Kenny Bragg
Knoxville, IL
73
327
Sprint Invaders Winners at 34 Raceway (25 events, 29 features)
8-30-03 Jerrod Hull, Sikeston, MO
4-17-04 Bobby Hawks, Jacksonville, IL
5-5-04 Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA
9-4-04 Mike Reinke, Howards Grove, WI
4-16-05 Matt Rogerson, West Burlington, IA
5-4-05 Matt Rogerson, West Burlington, IA
7-27-05 Jerrod Hull, Sikeston, MO
9-3-05 Matt Rogerson, West Burlington, IA
4-15-06 Matt Rogerson, West Burlington, IA
7-3-06 Jerrod Hull, Sikeston, MO
8-19-06 Randy Plath, Stronghurst, IL
9-9-06 Jeff Mitrisin, Oskaloosa, IA
7-4-07 John Schulz, West Burlington, IA
9-14-07 Matt Sutton, Macomb, IL
4-19-08 Matt Rogerson, West Burlington, IA
5-25-08 John Schulz, West Burlington, IA
8-16-08 Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA
8-16-08 Mike Houseman Jr., Des Moines, IA
10-4-08 Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO
4-17-09 Kaley Gharst, Decatur, IL
6-6-09 Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA
6-6-09 Mike Houseman Jr., Des Moines, IA (Non-wing)
8-22-09 Kaley Gharst, Decatur, IL
8-22-09 Donnie Steward, West Burlington, IA
9-26-09 Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA
4-17-10 Jerrod Hull, Sikeston, MO
5-29-10 Wayne Johnson, Knoxville, IA
8-21-10 Kaley Gharst, Decatur, IL
8-21-10 Matt Sutton, Macomb, 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 (Kaley Gharst, Decatur, IL)
Sunday, July 24 – Peoria Speedway (Roger Crockett, Medford, OR)
Wednesday, August 3 – Knox County Raceway (Ben Wagoner, Emden, IL)
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)