From Mercer Raceway Park
Mercer, PA — (May 27, 2016) — Despite storms in several communities surrounding Mercer Raceway Park,Park, Cooper Clouse scored the win, his second of the season, in the Rick’s Trucks & Equipment Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series.
Clouse was a bit apprehensive about racing his B.O.S.S. Sprint Car at Mercer Raceway Park. He had thought that the track configuration was a bit unusual. But, after climbing from his car after his second tour win of the season, he said “it’s unbelievable, I like it [the track] a whole lot better now.” Clouse and his crew hit on a set-up that was perfect for the racy track. “We had the car hooked up for this; two races, and two wins, it’s a dream come true.”
Clouse wrestled the lead away from Chad Wilson just a couple of laps into the B.O.S.S. feature. He set the car on cruise control and maintained a consistent lead over Wilson despite a couple of cautions. The final half of the race went non-stop. Over that stretch, Westerfield passed Wilson for second, but he could not reel in Clouse.
Jack Sodeman, Jr. moved into fifth in the early going, but him took him several laps to advance beyond that point. Sodeman was the highest finishing Mercer regular, crossing the line in fourth.
Fifth went to Drew Radar. Gale Ruth, Jr., another Mercer regular, was sixth. Mike Miller, a former series champion, was seventh, with Michael Fischesser eighth. Popular veteran Arnie Kent, a former Mercer regular, was ninth. He has limited his racing to the B.O.S.S. series in recent years. Justin Owen was tenth.
The heats for the twenty-six non-wing cars went to Brandon Spithaler, Westerfield, and Sodeman. The B Main winner was Carmen Perigo, Jr.
C.J. Jones won the Bonnell’s Rod Shop Outlaw Sprint Warriors feature.