A sure way to jinks the races is for me to post on the website that the weather is fine. The evening's event was called at the end of the B Mains as rain, lightening, and the promise of more of the same rolled in. This sets the stage for double A Mains for next week on Spring Championship Night! Double the action and double the drama! Next week will be a 'can't miss' deal!

Saturday night at Crystal Motor Speedway nearly had it all; six divisions of racing, a ‘steeple race’ featuring the ‘faster pastors, menacing ministers, and racing rabbi’s’ of the area, another large crowd, and a huge light show by Mother Nature. The only thing it didn’t have was a completion. Just as the final lap of the final semi-feature was being run, the rains began to come down, ending the night’s events that had been sponsored by area Auto Value Stores.

The missing features will be run first thing next week and will directly affect the lineup for the Mid Season Championships which is next weeks big event and will be sponsored by Crystal Micro Systems. All six classes will run two features plus the 2nd annual “Twin Flinn” race. This special race gets its name from the way it is staged. Participants will be given an ‘A’ or ‘B’ status, with ‘A’ cars going one direction around the track and ‘B’ cars running the opposite direction… at the same time. ‘A’ cars will be encouraged to stay on the low side of the track and ‘B’ cars will be encouraged to stay on the high side of the track but obviously to pass, one must change lanes. Last years event saw no one in the crowd still seated during the running of the race.

Gates open at 4:30 PM and racing begins at 7:30 PM. Adult grandstand admission is $10 while kids 5-11 are $4. Pit passes are $25. Further information can be had by calling the track at 989.235.5200 or visiting the website at crystalmotorspeedway.com.

Raw results for the night:

Flinn Stocks 6/7/2008

Heat 1:1. Adam Soule (Sumner, MI), 2. Kyle Shattuck (Ionia, MI), 3. Neil Zeigler, 4. Kenneth Dittenber (Carson City, MI), 5. Brooke Ann Brasington (Sheridan , MI), 6. Teven Jensen-Kress (Crystal, MI), 7. Ashlee Scott (Vestaburg, MI), 8. Gavin Parks (Elwell, MI),



Heat 2:1. Nick Corder (Sumner, MI), 2. Anthony Fellows (Sparta, MI), 3. Logan Forist (Greenville, MI), 4. Abe Wright (Sumner, MI), 5. Shane O'Connor (Fenwick, MI), 6. Kevin Kruk (Cedar Springs, MI), 7. Gerald Marsh (Belding, MI), 8. Nick Messner (Sumner, MI),

Late Models 6/7/2008

B Feature Two 1:1. Scott Wenell (Muskegon, MI), 2. Jeff Kohn (Sheridan, MI), 3. Brock Cogswell (Davisburg, MI), 4. Mark Andersen (Blanchard, MI), 5. Scott Ehlert (Crystal, MI), 6. Bob Finlay (Ravenna, MI), 7. Rob Taylor (Muskegon, MI), 8. John Krusinsky (Montague, MI), 9. Eric Monk (Alma, MI), 10. John Nobach (Lakeview, MI),



B Feature Two 2:1. Paul Tucker (Nunica, MI), 2. Matt Pickard (Twin Lake, MI), 3. Rick Stout (Stanton, MI), 4. Troy VanderVeen (Edmore, MI), 5. Jim Fairbanks (Muskegon, MI), 6. Kyle Borgman (Muskegon, MI), 7. Jay Van Dyke (Lakeview, MI), 8. Mike Hays (Wyoming, MI), 9. Mike Nichols (Bitely, MI),



Heat 1:1. Oscar Rulapaugh, Jr. (Sumner, MI), 2. Brad Buskirk (Alma, MI), 3. Brian Nickerson (Vestaburg, MI), 4. Carl Ries (Blanchard, MI), 5. Brock Cogswell (Davisburg, MI), 6. Paul Tucker (Nunica, MI), 7. John Krusinsky (Montague, MI), 8. Mike Nichols (Bitely, MI), 9. John Nobach (Lakeview, MI), 10. Jay Van Dyke (Lakeview, MI), 11. Bob Finlay (Ravenna, MI),



Heat 2:1. Curt Mesman (Wyoming, MI), 2. Keith Gentz (Grant, MI), 3. Kevin Nelson, Jr. (Muskegon, MI), 4. Tim Stott (Fruitport, MI), 5. Matt Pickard (Twin Lake, MI), 6. Mark Andersen (Blanchard, MI), 7. Kyle Borgman (Muskegon, MI), 8. Eric Monk (Alma, MI), 9. Jim Fairbanks (Muskegon, MI), 10. Jeff Kohn (Sheridan, MI),



Heat 3:1. Tom Dusen (Muskegon, MI), 2. Scott Baker (Ionia, MI), 3. Jim Emmons (Stanton, MI), 4. Bill Beardslee (Vestaburg, MI), 5. Scott Wenell (Muskegon, MI), 6. Troy VanderVeen (Edmore, MI), 7. Scott Ehlert (Crystal, MI), 8. Rick Stout (Stanton, MI), 9. Rob Taylor (Muskegon, MI), 10. Mike Hays (Wyoming, MI),

Modifieds 6/7/2008

B Feature Four 1:1. Roger Flinn III (Ionia, MI), 2. Clifford Denman (Stanton, MI), 3. Jimmy Hale, Jr. (Crystal, MI), 4. Kevin Rohn (Stanton, MI), 5. Carl Thayer (Ionia, MI), 6. Dan Minikey Jr. (Fenwick, MI), 7. Brody Bowser (Stanton, MI), 8. Mike Linhart (Merrill, MI), 9. Jeramie Raby (Riverdale, MI), 10. Harold Messner (Sumner, MI), 11. Chad Precord (Howard City, MI), 12. Paul Grosnickle (Potterville, MI),


B Feature Five 1:2. 1. 10 Gary VanderMark, 2. 26 mike VanderMark, Jr., 3. 10W Dan Wiggins II, 4. 31 Mickey Carman, Jr., 5. 54M Chad Maurer, 6. 19L Buzz Lawrence, 7. 0m Milt Montgomery, 8. 19F Joe Fowler, 9. 79 Nate Jones, 10. 81 Jim Perski, 11. 88N Ben Nieman

Heat 1:1. Don Rohn (Stanton, MI), 2. Myron DeYoung (Crystal, MI), 3. Greg Wiles (Middleton, MI), 4. Clifford Denman (Stanton, MI), 5. Carl Thayer (Ionia, MI), 6. Jeramie Raby (Riverdale, MI), 7. Chad Precord (Howard City, MI), 8. Kevin Rohn (Stanton, MI), 9. Dan Minikey Jr. (Fenwick, MI),



Heat 2:1. J.R. Schmid (Sheridan, MI), 2. Rusty Zeigler (Ovid, MI), 3. Chad Wernette (Sheridan, MI), 4. Mike Vandermark, Jr. (Sand Lake, MI), 5. Jim Perski (Grand Rapids, MI), 6. Nate Jones (Alma, MI), 7. Buzz Lawrence (Portland, MI), 8. Milt Montgomery (Palo, MI), 9. Joe Fowler (St. Charles, MI),



Heat 3:1. Robert Putt (Fenwick, MI), 2. Brennan Bowen (Sheridan, MI), 3. Chad Burke (Stanton, MI), 4. Roger Flinn III (Ionia, MI), 5. Jimmy Hale, Jr. (Crystal, MI), 6. Harold Messner (Sumner, MI), 7. Brody Bowser (Stanton, MI), 8. Mike Linhart (Merrill, MI), 9. Paul Grosnickle (Potterville, MI),



Heat 4:1. Bruce Lewis (Edmore, MI), 2. Jason Borton (Vestaburg, MI), 3. Josh Borton (Crystal, MI), 4. Gary VanderMark (Lowell, MI), 5. Dan Wiggins II (Fenwick, MI), 6. Mickey Carman, Jr. (Ithaca, MI), 7. Chad Maurer (Eaton Rapids, MI), 8. Benjamin Nieman (St. Charles, MI),

Pro Stocks 6/7/2008

Heat 1:1. Randy Woodbury (Ionia, MI), 2. Barry Rinard (Brant, MI), 3. Mike Husted (Ionia, MI), 4. Greg Mandoka (Clare, MI), 5. Scott Bouck (Coral, MI), 6. Rick Trewartha (Sanford, MI), 7. Chaney Newland (Granger, IN), 8. Reb Marble (Ithaca, MI),



Heat 2:1. Vern Buskirk (Crystal, MI), 2. Todd Bush (Hudsonville, MI), 3. Derrick Dennis (Gowen, MI), 4. Jeff Reist (Merrill, MI), 5. Eric Hoisington (Palo, MI), 6. Bryan Craigmyle (Stanton, MI), 7. Tom Hodges, Jr. (Midland, MI), 8. Dan Willmore (Stanwood, MI),

Pro Trucks 6/7/2008

Heat:1. Kevin Deal (Vestaburg, MI), 2. Aaron Raby (Riverdale, MI), 3. Tim Hansen (Gowen, MI), 4. Rodney Heikkila (Vestaburg, MI), 5. Chris Verhaar (Six Lakes, MI), 6. Tim Wood (Edmore, MI), 7. Jamie McCormick (Shepherd, MI), 8. David Dancer (Elwell, MI),

Street Stocks 6/7/2008

Heat 1:1. Derek Schestag (Ashley, MI), 2. Will Stanley (Lake, MI), 3. Kyle Prochazka (St. Johns, MI), 4. Mark Lamb (Sand Lake, MI), 5. Doug McKeown, Jr. (Fenwick, MI), 6. Ryan Kent (Greenville, Mi), 7. Kevin Dard (Mecosta, MI), 8. Ron Forist,



Heat 2:1. James Sagryn (Stanton, MI), 2. Lloyd Long (St. Louis, MI), 3. Brian LeBaron (Sumner, MI), 4. Gary Buskirk (Stanton, MI), 5. A.J. Ward (Ionia, MI), 6. Larry Kosloski (Grand Ledge, MI), 7. Anthony Carlton, 8. Tom Baldwin,

Mid Season, NOT Spring Season.

It had been lightening for ALONG time. Excellent light show for sure.

LOL... sorry...I'm old. This is most likely the last year I do the website. Since the inception of the site back in 1994, I've been the only webmaster. I kind of feel like Tom Landry of the Dallas Cowboys. My eyes are getting so I can't do 'fine' work any more. Glasses don't help any more. HTML is hard to do when you can't see the stuff. It will be very difficult for me to give it up as I have so many email friends. Heck... I get tons of questions about I-96 and I haven't worked for them in three years.

there was some badass lightning at I96 too, we were standing in the back of the trailer watching like it was fireworks or something. I musta saw 1000 strikes on the way home... my eyes actually hurt from staring into the rain so hard with the lightning flashing.

I'd still be on the road if it werent for rainx... man that stuff rocks.

"I'd still be on the road if it werent for rainx... man that stuff rocks."

Rain X windshield solvent does almost as good.

There was a flash so bright when I was walking through the pit area I couldn't see in front of me for that second.

They hurried, just didn't make it.

Gavin,

Sounds like I (actually Mary) made the right call to work on my brother in law's truck Saturday night.

First plan of the day was to take my mod to Springport to get some laps in prior to R&R, but the day's events took me much longer than expected, by the time I was ready to load the car, I noted that it was a little after five. So, there went that plan. (Mary said it was going to rain anyway)

So then, instead of making myself regret not making a late show up at Springport and not having enough time to even sort the car out, I then thought of going to I96 to watch the SOD's, figured you would be there and have wanted to watch you run the dirt.

Talked it over with my wife, she said it was going to rain, I said no, she looked at me and said, "It is going to rain, and Bob needs your help."

That's all it took, and as usual, she was right.

So I sat in Eaton Rapids working on the truck and watching the lightning show too. (Could hear the mod's in the background, which only made it worse)

Where are you running on the dirt next?

have a good day,

schinde