OWENDALE, MI (August 31, 2024) — Max Frank won the season finale for the Great Lakes Traditional Sprints Saturday night at Silver Bullet Speedway. Frank led all 25-laps in route to his third feature win of the 2024 season. Seve Irwin, Aiden Salisbury, Joe Irwin, and Brian Ruhlman rounded out the top five.
Steve Irwin’s second place finish secured the 2024 Great Lakes Traditional Sprints point championship.
Great Lakes Traditional Sprints
Silver Bullet Speedway
Owendale, Michigan
Saturday, August 31, 2024
Qualifying
1. 0-Steve Irwin, 14.049[6]
2. 49-Brian Ruhlman, 14.239[5]
3. 3A-Mike Astrauskas, 14.636[15]
4. 25-Max Frank, 14.663[10]
5. 00-Joe Irwin, 15.199[3]
6. 0C-Chris VanDeWiele, 15.233[4]
7. 10G-Kent Gardner, 15.344[8]
8. 56X-Rick Irwin, 15.345[11]
9. 56-Mark Irwin, 15.474[9]
10. 22-Tom Lowe, 15.492[7]
11. 23-Tank Brakenberry, 15.769[1]
12. 33-RJ Payne, 15.770[2]
13. 18S-Aidan Salisbury, 15.775[14]
14. 2T-Ralph Brakenberry, 15.883[12]
DNS: 89-Chris Pobanz, 15.884
DNS: 31-Chuck Anderson, 15.885
Heat Race #1 (8 Laps)
1. 0-Steve Irwin[4]
2. 00-Joe Irwin[2]
3. 3A-Mike Astrauskas[3]
4. 18S-Aidan Salisbury[7]
5. 89-Chris Pobanz[8]
6. 10G-Kent Gardner[1]
7. 56-Mark Irwin[5]
8. 23-Tank Brakenberry[6]
Heat Race #2 (8 Laps)
1. 25-Max Frank[3]
2. 49-Brian Ruhlman[4]
3. 56X-Rick Irwin[1]
4. 22-Tom Lowe[5]
5. 0C-Chris VanDeWiele[2]
6. 33-RJ Payne[6]
7. 2T-Ralph Brakenberry[7]
DNS: 31-Chuck Anderson
A-Main (25 Laps)
1. 25-Max Frank[4]
2. 0-Steve Irwin[3]
3. 18S-Aidan Salisbury[7]
4. 00-Joe Irwin[1]
5. 49-Brian Ruhlman[6]
6. 3A-Mike Astrauskas[5]
7. 22-Tom Lowe[8]
8. 33-RJ Payne[12]
9. 89-Chris Pobanz[9]
10. 56-Mark Irwin[13]
11. 0C-Chris VanDeWiele[10]
12. 56X-Rick Irwin[2]
13. 10G-Kent Gardner[11]
14. 23-Tank Brakenberry[15]
15. 2T-Ralph Brakenberry[14]
16. 31-Chuck Anderson[16]