August 29th Engine Pro NRA Sprint Invaders & Elwer Fence Sprints King at Limaland

Darren finished out the Limaland racing season with a good 6th place finish. Darren also ran in the Elwer Fence Sprints King race which he qualified for by winning a race at Limaland and finished 5th out of 6 drivers. Darren ended up 15th in the Limaland points with 674 while driving a limited local schedule.

Results:
Limaland Motorsports Park - Engine Pro NRA Sprint Invaders & Elwer Fence Sprints King
Engine Pro Sprint Invaders Feature:
1) Dale Blaney 2) Greg Wilson 3) Butch Schroeder 4) Tim Allison 5) Dustin Daggett 6) Darren Long 7) Luke Hall 8) Mike Miller 9) Mike Brecht 10) Neil Shephard 11) Jeff Williams 12) Mike Dunlap 13) Rob Chaney 14) Sheldon Haudenschild 15) Dennis Yoakam 16) Dallas Hewitt 17) Rick Boughan 18) Caleb Helms 19) Craig Keel 20) Jared Horstman

Engine Pro Sprint Invaders B-main:
1) Rick Boughan 2) Mike Brecht 3) Craig Keel 4) Jared Horstman 5) JR Stewart 6) Brent Gehr 7) Zach Ames 8) Jarred Delong 9) Bob Gehr Jr. 10) Ethan Hoy 11) Hud Horton 12) Noah Walkup 13) Kent Wolters

Elwer Fence Sprints King:
1) Rob Chaney 2) JR Stewart 3) Dale Blaney 4) Greg Wilson 5) Darren Long 6) Tim Allison

Summary from Limaland.com
Mother Nature postponed an awesome night of racing by a mere 24 hours. On Saturday, Limaland Motorsports Park concluded an incredible season of racing with two division championships being decided in the final features of the year. In addition to the evenings thrilling divisional competition, the annual King of the Quarter-Mile showdowns became the icing on the cake. By night’s end, Limaland Motorsports Park had four champions and three kings while the fans left with enough memories to hopefully get them through the off-season!

In the Engine Pro NRA Sprint Invaders feature, Dallas Hewitt took an early lead over Dale Blaney. On lap seven, Jared Horstman hit the wall in turn three and launched his car high into the catch fence. The fence held and stopped Horstman from flipping out of the park. Horstman came to rest back on the track, wheels down. Jared walked away from the car dejected but it is important to note the great strides he made in 2009. Once racing resumed, Blaney made quick work of Hewitt and set sail for the checkered flag. What Blaney didn’t see was Rob Chaney charging to second place and narrowing the gap to Blaney. Just as Chaney looked to be in position to challenge Blaney on lap twenty, contact with Neil Shephard’s lapped car caused Chaney to spin to a stop with some front-end damage. Blaney held the lead for the final five laps and recorded another victory at Limaland with Greg Wilson, Butch Schroeder, Tim Allison, and Dustin Daggett rounding out the top five. JR Stewart was unable to make the feature after a mishap in his heat race and his inability to transfer out of the B-main. That result was by no means a reflection of his second stellar year in the Hammons Motorsports #6s. Stewart, who had the Elwer Fence Sprints and Engine Pro NRA Sprint Invaders titles wrapped up the moment the green waved in his heat race, became the repeat champion in both series.

With all the championships finally decided, the King of the Quarter-Mile races were finally held. Rob Chaney passed JR Stewart and cruised to his 10-lap, $3000 victory. Todd Sherman and Jeff Babcock resumed their season-long battle in the Modified King race. Sherman claimed his fourth crown and left feeling a little better, and $2000 richer, after losing the championship title. The best race was the Bud Thunderstock King of the Quarter-Mile. Tony Anderson took an early lead and Jeff Babcock did everything possible to pass him. High, low, slidejobs, bumper taps, you name it and Babcock tried it. Unfortunately for Babcock, Anderson has seen it all and then some from his biggest rival and that experience allowed him to maintain his cool and collect the $1000 check to go with his 2009 Championship.

Limaland Motorsports Park would like to thank the fans, race teams, and marketing partners for supporting the racetrack during the 2009 season. This year provided some of the best racing in Limaland’s history. One of the brightest spots was the rise of young talent like Jared Horstman, Sheldon Haudenschild, Jeff Koz, and Schuyler Nahre. We hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable off-season and we look forward to April and the start of a new season. In the mean time, all the latest news and information about America’s premier quarter-mile dirt track can be found at www.limaland.com.