Wheatland, MO — (May 2, 2015) — Steadily working his way to the front from his seventh starting spot , Casey Shuman picked up his first win of 2015 with the Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps WAR Sprint Series presented by Next LED on Saturday at Lucas Oil Speedway.
Wade Seiler set the early pace with Riley Kreisel moving from his fifth starting spot to second very quickly. Mitchell Moore, Kenny Potter, Chris Parkinson and Shuman also stayed within striking distance of Seiler.
With Kreisel heavily pressuring Seiler lap after lap, Moore and Potter had their own battle going on for third with Potter taking over the spot on lap eight.
Shuman, meanwhile, disposed of Parkinson for fifth on lap nine.
On lap eleven, Kreisel worked his way past Seiler for the lead. Potter would also get by Seiler a lap later to take over second.
Shuman, who was now up to fourth, would get by Seiler on lap twelve and set his sights on Kreisel and Potter.
Kreisel would continue to lead as Potter and Shuman worked their way closer lap by lap.
On lap sixteen, Kreisel had trouble getting by a lapped car and Shuman moved by both Potter and Kreisel to take the lead.
With Shuman running high, Potter made a run on the bottom with Kreisel also in the hunt. As Potter worked his way past Shuman and into the lead, the yellow came out for John Helm, who had spun in turn one.
With a full lap not yet in the books, Potter would go back to second with Shuman back in front for the restart.
On the restart, Shuman was in command as Kreisel began to get heavy pressure from Seiler, Moore, and Craig Carroll. The trio would move past Kreisel on lap nineteen.
Shuman would cruise on to the win in the Hockett Racing/Korte Transportation #75 with Potter coming home a strong second in his Dayco Painting XXX. Moore was third in the Jeff Grimes #00 with Seiler a strong fourth. Carroll rounded out the top five with Parkinson running sixth. Kreisel was seventh with Warren Johnson charging from eighteenth to eighth. B-Main winner Josh Stephens was ninth after starting seventeenth with Tim Kent rounding out the top ten.
Heat races were won by Nathan Ryun, Jeff Wingate, and Potter.
In group qualifying, bad luck would strike as Briar McGee, Zach Clark, and Tony Rost all suffered bad crashes ending their evenings prematurely.
In heat race action, Hannah Adair and Taylor Walton would both crash with Adair being able to run the B.
The Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps WAR Sprint Series presented by Next LED will take a few weeks off before making their first appearance at the Randolph County Raceway in Moberly on Saturday May 23rd.
Lucas Oil Speedway
5/2/15
31 cars
Time Trials- 1. 20-Steve Thomas-Rantoul, IL-15.152; 2. 9X-Chad Goff-Spring Hill, KS-15.210; 3. 65-Chris Parkinson-Gladstone, MO-15.300; 4. 99-Tony Rost, Utica, NE-15.406; 5. 75-Casey Shuman-Rattlesnake Bend, AZ-15.488; 6. 00-Mitchell Moore-Edgerton, KS-15.496; 7. 11-Ryan Kitchen-Lincoln, NE-15.498; 8. 7S-Wade Seiler-Alton, IL-15.593; 9. 24T-Tim Kent-Bristow, OK-15.616; 10. 90-Riley Kreisel-Warsaw, MO-15.664; 11. 95-Rik Forbes-Omaha, NE-15.740; 12. 55-Kenny Potter- Harrisonville, MO-15.791; 13. 09-Josh Stephens-Buckner, MO-15.811; 14. 41-Scott Comstock- Tipton, MO-15.846; 15. 42-Warren Johnson-Overland Park, KS-15.885; 16. 24C-Craig Carroll-Collinsville, OK-15.893; 17. 8-Jeff Wingate-Centertown, MO-15.976; 18. 12-John Helm-Kearney, MO-16.029; 19. 75A-Travis Arnold-Pilot Grove, MO-16.054; 20. 88-Chad Tye-Independence, MO-16.071; 21. 9-Casey Baker-Lone Jack, MO-16.218; 22. 18X-Nathan Ryun-Higginsville, MO-16.235; 23. 7JR-Hannah Adair-Broken Arrow, OK-16.468; 24. 10-Will Register-Sedalia, MO-16.497; 25. 13-Clyde Knipp-California, MO-16.839; 26. 13X-Briar McGee-Eldorado Springs, MO-17.431; 27. 7L-Bobby Logan-Rantoul, IL-17.437; No Time- 93-Taylor Walton-Warrensburg, MO; 2-Zach Clark-Olathe, KS; 27K-Tucker Klaasmyer-Paola, KS; 88RR-Ryan Rector-Jasper, MO
1st Heat- 8 laps
1. 18X-Nathan Ryun (2); 2. 90-Riley Kreisel (6); 3. 24C-Craig Carroll (4); 4. 11-Ryan Kitchen (7); 5. 20-Steve Thomas (8); 6. 75A-Travis Arnold (3); 7. 09-Josh Stephens (5); 8. 13-Clyde Knipp (1) DNS: 99-Tony Rost; 27K-Tucker Klaasmyer
2nd Heat- 8 laps
1. 8-Jeff Wingate (4); 2. 9-Chad Goff (8); 3. 7s-Wade Seiler (5); 4. 95-Rik Forbes (6); 5. 88-Chad Tye (1); 6. 41-Scott Comstock (6); 7. 75-Casey Shuman (8)-DNF; 8. 7JR-Hannah Adair (2)-DNF
3rd Heat- 8 laps
1. 55-Kenny Potter (6); 2. 65-Chris Parkinson (9); 3. 12-John Helm (4); 4. 00-Mitchell Moore (8); 5. 24T-Tim Kent (7); 6. 10-Will Register (2); 7. 9-Casey Baker (3); 8. 42-Warren Johnson (5); 9. 7L-Bobby Logan (1); 10. 93-Taylor Walton (10) DNS: 88RR-Ryan Rector
B-Main-12 laps (Top 4 to A)
1. 09-Josh Stephens (1); 2. 42-Warren Johnson (3); 3. 88-Chad Tye (2); 4. 9-Casey Baker (6); 5. 75A-Travis Arnold (4); 6. 10-Will Register (7); 7. 13-Clyde Knipp (7)-DNF; 8. 7JR-Hannah Adair (8)-DNF; 9. 88RR-Ryan Rector (9)-DNF; DNS: 99-Tony Rost: 7L-Bobby Logan; 93-Taylor Walton; 13X-Briar McGee; 2-Zach Clark; 27X-Tucker Klassmyer
A-Main- 25 laps
1. 75-Casey Shuman (9); 2. 55-Kenny Potter (7); 3. 00-Mitchell Moore (2); 4. 7s-Wade Seiler (1); 5. 24C-Craig Carroll (13); 6. 65-Chris Parkinson (4); 7. 90-Riley Kreisel (5); 8. 42-Warren Johnson (18); 9. 09-Josh Stephens (17); 10. 24T-Tim Kent (10); 11. 95-Rik Forbes (11); 12. 11-Ryan Kitchen (8); 13. 18X-Nathan Ryun (15); 14. 88-Chad Tye (19); 15. 12-John Helm (14); 16. 9X-Chad Goff (6); 17. 9-Casey Baker (20); 18. 41-Scott Comstock (16); 19. 8-Jeff Wingate (12); 20. 20-Steve Thomas (3)-DNF