Justin Grant Daves

Kyle Larson Wins Ultimate Challenge

Kyle Larson doesn’t consider himself a “non-wing” driver, but the Elk Grove, California 19 year old won’t convince the fans who have seen him in action lately. His latest win came at the Casey’s General Stores Ultimate Challenge presented by Searsboro Telephone Company at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa Tuesday night.

Larson hooked up with the Hoffman Racing #69 team and it immediately paid dividends as the winner of last week’s Belleville Midget Nationals swept his heat, his qualifier and the 30-lap main event handing the team their first win since May of 2010. The wait was worth it as the win paid $15,000.

Starting outside of row one, Larson took the early lead in the feature beating fellow front row starter, Robert Ballou, to the low side of turn one. With two laps in the books, Justin Grant took a nasty set of flips down the backstretch bringing out the red flag. He was uninjured.  At the time, Larson led Ballou, Brady Bacon, Dave Darland and Levi Jones back to green flag racing.

Bacon moved by Ballou into second on lap three, and slowly reeled in the leader. On lap fourteen, as Larson was riding the high side of turns three and four, Bacon found the rubber on the low side to shoot by.

Dustin Morgan brought out the second red flag period of the race with sixteen laps in the books when he flipped hard into the turn three wall. Morgan was taken in for observation. Ten teams took the open red flag opportunity to change rear tires and go the rear of the field. Those driver included third place running Ballou, fifth place Jerry Coons Jr., sixth place Jones, and eighth place driver, Chris Windom.

Bryan Clauson who was slated to start in row two, elected to take a challenge to start at the back paying $5,000 to win, $1,000 for a top three, and $100 per car passed. He elected to change tires as well.

Justin Grant Takes Bob Darland Sprint Win at Kokomo; Dave Darland ...

Justin Grant won the sprint car portion of the Bob Darland Memorial at Kokomo Speedway Sunday evening. Dave Darland took the USAC D1 midget feature. More to follow.

USAC MOPAR D1 MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 31, 2011 – Kokomo, Indiana – Kokomo Speedway

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Brent Beauchamp (#16 Sandy), 2. Shane Hollingsworth (#85 Hollingsworth), 3. Matt Westfall (#14w Bordner), 4. Justin Grosz (#99 Grosz),5. Tyler Roahrig (#35 Gardner). NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Taylor Ferns (#55F Ferns), 2. Dave Darland (#12g Gurley), 3. Tim Buckwalter (#52 Buckwalter), 4. Michael Koontz (#17 Koontz). NT

ALSO AT THE TRACK: Shane Cottle (#86 Elmore).

FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Dave Darland, 2. Shane Hollingsworth, 3. Tim Buckwalter, 4. Taylor Ferns, 5. Tyler Roahrig, 6. Matt Westfall, 7. Brent Beauchamp, 8. Michael Koontz, 9. Justin Grosz. NT Today's events Gray's Harbor Raceway - WESCO New Senoia Raceway: USCS Castrol Raceway: WoO Northline Speedway: Darwin Title Williams Grove Speedway: URC St. Croix Valley Raceway: UMSS St. Croix Valley Raceway: UMSS NW Clinton County Speedway: PASS Skyline Speedway: OVSCA Grays Harbor Raceway: ODSS Thunderbird Speedway: OCRS Limaland Motorsports Park: NRA River Cities Speedway: NOSA Gallatin Speedway: BSST Spokane County Raceway: INSCA Oshkosh SpeedZone: IRA Rapid Speedway: HRA U.S. 36 Raceway: ASCS Midwest Grays Harbor Raceway: ASCS Northwest U.S.

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