Boyles Wins Sprint Feature; Denney Tops D2 Midgets; Hoffman, Bishop and Headley Jr. Also Star In ‘Salute to First Responders’ Show Friday Night at Gas City I-69 Speedway
GAS CITY, Ind., Sept. 12 – Clinton Boyles of Cedar Lake, Ind. won the 25-lap non-wing sprint car feature to highlight Gas City I-69 Speedway’s “Salute to First Responders/Battle of the Badges” Friday night. The five-division, 123-car program honored those who were lost and those who responded to the terrorist attacks against America on Sept. 11, 2001, and those who serve the public as first responders today. Point leader Jacob Denney of Galloway, Ohio won the 20-lap USAC Midwest Thunder [...]
Losh Earns $1,000 for Winning Modified Feature; Adams, Ronk, Bishop and Headley Jr. Also Star In Labor Day Weekend Classic Friday Night at Gas City I-69 Speedway
GAS CITY, Ind., Sept. 5 – With extra money on the line the modified division took center stage at the Labor Day Weekend Classic at Gas City I-69 Speedway Friday night. The star of the show was no stranger to victory lane, as Derek Losh of Rensselaer, Ind., led all 20 laps and earned $1,000 for his seventh feature victory of the season at the Grant County quarter-mile dirt oval. Several non-wing sprint car drivers who haven’t won at Gas [...]
Bacon Wins Twin Sprint Features; Losh, Conover and Headley Jr. Also Star In Dale Korporal’s ‘Candyman Classic’ Friday at Gas City I-69 Speedway
GAS CITY, Ind., Aug. 22 – Gas City I-69 Speedway’s candyman, Dale Korporal of Upton, Ind., doesn’t usually have bacon candy in his bag as he distributes sweets at the track every Friday night. He might want to stock up on that variety of candy, however, because Brady Bacon was the star of the “Candyman Classic” show that Korporal sponsored Friday night. Bacon, a native of Broken Arrow, Okla., who now lives in Winchester, Ind., accomplished the extremely difficult feat of [...]
Meseraull, Losh, Bradley and Headley Win ‘Mid-Summer Showdown’ Features Friday at Gas City I-69 Speedway
GAS CITY, Ind., Aug. 15 – Defending track champion Thomas Meseraull of Waveland, Ind. became the first repeat winner of the year in the non-wing sprint car division at Gas City I-69 Speedway Friday night, although his wire-to-wire victory in the 25-lap feature came in a different car than the one he used to win here on July 10. Derek Losh of Renssalaer, Ind. recorded his fifth 20-lap modified feature victory of the season at the Grant County quarter-mile dirt [...]
Cottle, Denney, Losh, Bishop and Allen Win Features During ‘Jack and Jiggs Classic’ Friday at Gas City I-69 Speedway
GAS CITY, Ind., Aug. 8 – Shane Cottle of Kansas, Ill. became the sixth different winner in as many non-wing sprint car races held so far this year at Gas City I-69 Speedway when he held off Max Adams of Loomis, Calif. for the 25-lap feature victory Friday night. It was the headliner of a five-division show called the “Jack and Jiggs Classic,” named in honor of track owner Jack Himelick and former promoter Jiggs Thomason, who were both in [...]
SEAVEY LOGS GAS CITY ISW OPENER IN EPIC DUEL WITH THOMAS
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Gas City, Indiana (July 24, 2020)………Friday night’s introduction to the 2020 edition of NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week at Gas City I-69 Speedway produced one of the wildest finishes in the 33-year history of the series, punctuated by a memorable duel between Logan Seavey and Kevin Thomas Jr. that truly defined the fine line between the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. Competing for nearly the entirety of the second half of [...]
Westfall, Paxson, Losh, Headley and Hicks Win Features During ‘Beach Night Bash’ Friday at Gas City I-69 Speedway
GAS CITY, Ind., July 18 – The tide turned for Matt Westfall Friday night at Gas City I-69 Speedway in the 25-lap non-wing sprint car feature that headlined the quarter-mile dirt track’s “Beach Night Bash” show. After being close many times, the Pleasant Hill, Ohio-based driver was victorious over Shane Cockrum of Benton, Ill. and C.J. Leary of Greenfield, Ind. on a highly competitive night that saw 36 sprint car drivers sign in at the pit shack. The five-division [...]
Former Track Champs Capitalize on Opportunity To Earn Double Points Friday At Gas City I-69 Speedway
GAS CITY, Ind., July 11 – Four former Gas City I-69 Speedway champions took advantage of the double points on the line during the “Mid-Season Championship” at Gas City I-69 Speedway Friday night and won their respective features to give their 2020 efforts a shot in the arm. Defending non-wing sprint car champion Thomas Meseraull of Waveland, Ind. won his 25-lap feature, while former champ Derek Losh of Rensselaer, Ind. took the top honors in the 20-lap modified main [...]
Cockrum, McKenzie, Bishop, Headley and Naida Are Big Winners of ‘Jerry Gappens Sr. Memorial’ Friday at Gas City I-69 Speedway
Indy Racing Images photo GAS CITY, Ind., June 27 – The Flying Fireman, Shane Cockrum of Benton, Ill., led all 25 laps of the non-wing sprint car feature to collect its $2,020 first prize during the Jerry Gappens Sr. Memorial, a huge, five-division show honoring the promoter’s late father Friday night at Gas City I-69 Speedway. Zeke McKenzie of Claypool, Ind. won the 20-lap modified feature, while Andy Bishop of Gas City was victorious in the 15-lap street stock main event. [...]
Losh, Leffel, Bradley and Headley Star In ‘Tin Roof Spectacular’ Friday At Gas City I-69 Speedway
GAS CITY, Ind., June 20 – Derek Losh had to pass Zeke McKenzie twice and then hold off Josh Morton at the checkered to win the 25-lap modified feature at Gas City I-69 Speedway Friday night. It was the headliner of the “Tin Roof Spectacular,” the quarter-mile dirt oval’s first Friday night show of the season. Three-time series champion Aaron Leffel capitalized on Adam Taylor’s misfortune to win the companion 25-lap USAC Midwest Thunder SpeeD2 midget feature by only 0.229 [...]
