Cap Henry drove his Lane Racing, Kistler-powered J&J to victory in the Engine Pro Sprints On Dirt presented by ARP COMP Cams Great Lakes Sprint Car Classic before a huge, enthusiastic crowd at Berlin Raceway Saturday night.
Henry started 4th and wasted little time getting to the front, taking the lead on lap 3. Henry drove to victory over Ryan Ruhl and Jordan Ryan. While Henry looked untouchable, Ruhl was closing in on the leader quickly at the end, but ran out of laps. Ruhl dropped to seventh from his fifth place starting position, but came to life late in the 30 lap feature and finished just 0.6 seconds behind Henry. The only caution came out on lap 11 for a Thomas Schinderle flat tire; he rejoined the field after changing the tire. 2017 SOD Sprint Car Rookie of the Year Andrew Scheid finished 7th to win the KSE Hard Charger Award for advancing 7 positions.
Heat races were rough. Veteran Mark Aldrich caught the front straightaway wall in the 1st heat and did a series a hard flips to put an end to his night. Jared Horstman clipped a turn 3 tire marker in the 2nd heat and flipped, bringing his night to an end. In the 3rd heat, Brett Mann made hard contact with a tire marker in turn 2, destroying his #19. All drivers were okay.
The well-prepared temporary Berlin Raceway dirt surface held up extremely well under the pressure of a big program of 28 SOD sprints, 28 AELMT late models, and 30 AEMODT modifieds.
The CCGLSCC closes an exciting 2017 Engine Pro Sprints On Dirt presented by ARP season. Next on tap is the 2017 awards banquet that will be held Saturday, November 11 at the Battle creek Holiday Inn, Battle Creek, Michigan.
Qualifying – Lane Automotive/MSD Ignition Fast Masters (fast qualifiers) $50 each
Group Time # Driver
Engler Machine & Tool Heat 15.364 0 Steve Irwin
COMP Cams Heat 15.546 16 Ryan Ruhl
RockAuto.com Heat 15.677 4 Cap Henry
Heat Races – Winners $100 each
Engler Machine & Tool Heat #1
# Driver Contingency
1 49T Gregg Dalman
2 0 Steve Irwin Kistler Racing Products
3 77Z Zane DeVault Racing Optics
4 5QB Quentin Blonde
5 71H Ryan Grubaugh
6 20A Andy Chehowski
7 27B Boston Mead
8 91L Alexis Adgate
9 8 Josh Ward
10 27K Mark Aldrich
COMP Cams Heat #2
# Driver Contingency
1 16 Ryan Ruhl
2 47X Dylan Westbrook Allstar Performance
3 27 Brad Lamberson Racing Optics
4 22M Dan McCarron
5 5B Chad Blonde
6 21T Troy Chehowski
7 24 Eric Smith
8 58 Tony Bures
9 17 Jared Horstman
RockAuto.com Heat #3
# Driver Contingency
1 4 Cap Henry
2 10S Jay Steinebach Kistler Racing Products
3 9 Jordan Ryan Racing Optics
4 41 Thomas Schinderle
5 77 Andrew Scheid
6 46 Robert Huisken
7 7J Joe Swanson
8 89 Chris Pobanz
9 19 Brett Mann
B-Main
# Driver
1 46 Robert Huisken
2 7J Joe Swanson
3 21T Troy Chehowski
4 89 Chris Pobanz
5 24 Eric Smith
6 91L Alexis Adgate
7 27B Boston Mead
8 58 Tony Bures
9 8 Josh Ward
Feature
# Driver Start Contingencies
1 4 Cap Henry 4 Rod End Supply
2 16 Ryan Ruhl 5 Rod End Supply
3 9 Jordan Ryan 2 Rod End Supply
4 47X Dylan Westbrook 9 Schoenfeld Headers
5 0 Steve Irwin 6 ATL Racing Fuel Cells
6 22M Dan McCarron 11
7 77 Andrew Scheid 14 Allstar Performance
8 27 Brad Lamberson 1
9 49T Gregg Dalman 3 King Racing Products
10 41 Thomas Schinderle 12
11 77Z Zane DeVault 7 Keizer Aluminum Wheels
12 10S Jay Steinebach 8
13 89 Chris Pobanz 19
14 5QB Quentin Blonde 10
15 20A Andy Chehowski 15
16 71H Ryan Grubaugh 13
17 46 Robert Huisken 16
18 21T Troy Chehowski 18
19 91L Alexis Adgate 21
20 7J Joe Swanson 17
21 27B Boston Mead 22
22 24 Eric Smith 20
KSE Racing Products Hard Charger – Andrew Scheid (+7)
BR Motorsports Contingency (feature top 10 draw) – Jordan Ryan
DMI (Diversified Machine) Contingency (feature 12-16 draw) – Andy Chehowski
Perfit Corporation Lucky Dog – Joe Swanson
For more information about Engine Pro go to www.enginepro.com. For more information about ARP, go to www.arp-bolts.com. The full 2017 Sprints on Dirt schedule, rules, current news, and other information are available at www.sprintsondirt.com.