7/23/2021
Lakeside Speedway
Belknap Captures Tinsley Memorial as Bidinger, Powell, Shields, Belknap, and Ingram also Collect Wins!
Belknap Captures Tinsley Memorial as Bidinger, Powell, Shields, Belknap, and Ingram also Collect Wins!
For Immediate Release
By Sam Stoecklin
July 23, 2021
(Kansas City, Kansas) The 3rd Annual Karl Tinsley Memorial was the headline event of the night for ‘Racing on the River’s Edge’ at Lakeside Speedway on Friday night with 74 race teams signed in to compete. Drivers competed in a total of 12 preliminary heat races and six main events throughout the night.
The enthusiastic fans on hand witnessed Dennie Belknap capturing the Tinsley Memorial in the Pure Stock division by the end of the race program with Nic Bidinger, Tim Powell, and Kacey Shields adding to their trophy collections along the way. Eddie Ingram captured the E-Mod main with Jason Park also victorious in the Grand National division.
A-Mod Results (8 Cars)
A Feature - 15 Laps: 1. 3B-Nic Bidinger[1]; 2. 7J-Justin Johnson[3]; 3. 32-Cody Owens[2]; 4. 1K-Tim Karrick[5]; 5. 11JR-Randal Schiffelbein Jr[4]; 6. 73B-Shad Badder[6]; 7. 92-Daniel Scragham[7]; 8. (DNF) 711-Bill Ruisinger[8]
Heat - 8 Laps: 1. 3B-Nic Bidinger[2]; 2. 7J-Justin Johnson[3]; 3. 1K-Tim Karrick[4]; 4. 92-Daniel Scragham[1]
Heat 2 - 8 Laps: 1. 32-Cody Owens[1]; 2. 11JR-Randal Schiffelbein Jr[3]; 3. 73B-Shad Badder[4]; 4. 711-Bill Ruisinger[2]
It took Nic Bidinger just under seven minutes to claim his fifth feature win of the season, but it didn’t come easy as Bidinger and second-place finisher Justin Johnson traded the top spot to keep the fans guessing who would come away with the victory. Cody Owens, Tim Karrick, and Randal Shiffelbein, Jr., completed the top five. With the victory, Bidinger extended his championship point lead to 79 over Schiffelbein.
B-Mod Results (18 Cars)
A Feature - 15 Laps: 1. 57-Tim Powell[2]; 2. 44S-Mark Schafman[1]; 3. 28-Andy Bryant[5]; 4. 181-Luke Nieman[9]; 5. 1-Kyle Henning[3]; 6. 9-Don Marrs[7]; 7. 3X3-Nick Newton[11]; 8. 57A-Randy Ainsworth[8]; 9. 47-Tyson Lanfermann[12]; 10. 90-Jessie Mulich[4]; 11. 9B-Darren Bennett[15]; 12. 4M-Steven Makar[14]; 13. 8C-Cami Bruner[16]; 14. 530-Keith Jennings[18]; 15. (DNF) 49-Patrick Royalty[10]; 16. (DNF) 33S-Ben Stockton[6]; 17. (DNF) 7B-Terry Schultz[13]; 18. (DNF) 117-Tim Galvan[17]
Heat 1 - 6 Laps: 1. 90-Jessie Mulich[2]; 2. 33S-Ben Stockton[4]; 3. 57A-Randy Ainsworth[3]; 4. 3X3-Nick Newton[5]; 5. 7B-Terry Schultz[6]; 6. 8C-Cami Bruner[1]
Heat 2 - 6 Laps: 1. 1-Kyle Henning[1]; 2. 57-Tim Powell[3]; 3. 44S-Mark Schafman[6]; 4. 47-Tyson Lanfermann[4]; 5. 4M-Steven Makar[5]; 6. 117-Tim Galvan[2]
Heat 3 - 6 Laps: 1. 28-Andy Bryant[5]; 2. 9-Don Marrs[2]; 3. 181-Luke Nieman[3]; 4. 49-Patrick Royalty[6]; 5. 9B-Darren Bennett[1]; 6. 530-Keith Jennings[4]
The intense battle for the B-Mod championship lived up to expectations Friday night with the top three in the standings all finishing inside the top five by the end of the night. Tim Powell darted to the front from his outside front row starting spot to collect his second victory of the season. Mark Schafman finished close behind in second to keep things exciting and by virtue moved into a tie atop the championship standings despite not having won a feature this year. Andy Bryant was third, followed by Luke Nieman, co-leader of the standings. Kyle Henning rounded out the top five. Powell is now just 28 points behind Nieman and Schafman atop the standings.
Stock Car Results (15 Cars)
A Feature - 15 Laps: 1. 42C-Kacey Shields[4]; 2. 05-Brett Heeter[2]; 3. 417-Kevin Anderson[1]; 4. 91J-Jaylen Wettengel[3]; 5. 24K-Daniel King[8]; 6. 6-Hank Thompson[10]; 7. 78-Michael Liston[11]; 8. 71-Don Marrant[14]; 9. 11-Jerry Liston Jr[13]; 10. 824-Chris Barnard[15]; 11. (DNF) 27-David Oxford[12]; 12. (DNF) 714-Jason Anderson[5]; 13. (DNF) 04-Chad Walker[6]; 14. (DNF) 5K-Steve Herrick[7]; 15. (DNS) 39K-Shane Schmidt
Heat 1 - 6 Laps: 1. 714-Jason Anderson[2]; 2. 04-Chad Walker[4]; 3. 05-Brett Heeter[5]; 4. 24K-Daniel King[3]; 5. 39K-Shane Schmidt[1]; 6. 78-Michael Liston[7]; 7. 11-Jerry Liston Jr[6]; 8. (DNS) 71-Don Marrant
Heat 2 - 6 Laps: 1. 42C-Kacey Shields[2]; 2. 91J-Jaylen Wettengel[6]; 3. 5K-Steve Herrick[1]; 4. 417-Kevin Anderson[7]; 5. 6-Hank Thompson[4]; 6. 27-David Oxford[5]; 7. (DNS) 824-Chris Barnard
Starting fourth on the grid for the 15-lap Stock Car main event, Kacey Shields ultimately collected his series leading fourth victory of the season by once again topping multiple-time champion Brett Heeter. Heeter settled for second in the race with Kevin Anderson, Jaylen Wettengel, and Daniel King closing out the top five. Shields has now built a 97-point lead over Wettengel and 105 over Chad Walker.
Pure Stock Results (16 Cars)
A Feature - 12 Laps: 1. 38-Dennie Belknap[2]; 2. 7S-Spencer Reiff[14]; 3. 7-Marshall Jewett[16]; 4. 3J-Jerett Evans[9]; 5. 27H-Brandon Hoover[7]; 6. 3Y-Blaine Yonts[12]; 7. 56-Joseph Smith Jr[13]; 8. 9-Don Marrs[15]; 9. 97-Calvin Banks[4]; 10. 5JR-Jeff Goepferich[6]; 11. 14-Cody Ohrenberg[8]; 12. 2B-Brian Cox[11]; 13. (DNF) 8Y-Rieli Yonts[1]; 14. (DNF) 27-Jason Ryun[10]; 15. (DNF) 0-Chase Galvan[3]; 16. (DNF) 185-JR Billings[5]
Heat 1 - 6 Laps: 1. 38-Dennie Belknap[3]; 2. 9-Don Marrs[6]; 3. 185-JR Billings[2]; 4. 56-Joseph Smith Jr[8]; 5. 97-Calvin Banks[1]; 6. 14-Cody Ohrenberg[4]; 7. 3J-Jerett Evans[7]; 8. 2B-Brian Cox[5]
Heat 2 - 6 Laps: 1. 0-Chase Galvan[1]; 2. 7S-Spencer Reiff[4]; 3. 7-Marshall Jewett[3]; 4. 8Y-Rieli Yonts[5]; 5. 5JR-Jeff Goepferich[6]; 6. 27H-Brandon Hoover[8]; 7. 27-Jason Ryun[7]; 8. 3Y-Blaine Yonts[2]
With extra money and pride on the line for the Karl Tinsley Memorial 20-lap special event for Pure Stocks, it was a thrilling way to honor Tinsley as the Anderson Family requested the top four Pure Stocks start at the back of the 16-car starting grid. The decision was agreed upon by all drivers as they set sail to determine the outcome. Dennie Belknap quickly established himself as the man to beat as he paced the field up front over fellow row-one starter, Rieli Yonts. Joseph Smith, Jr., Spencer Reiff, Don Marrs, and point’s leader Marshall Jewett started in the final four positions and as the race progressed made their way toward the front of the field. Reiff was the driver who kept the pressure on Belknap, especially the final few circuits of the event, coming up just shy of the victory. Belknap, substitute driving in the Bobby Russell-owned Pure Stock eventually took the checkered fag win with Reiff settling for second. Jewett rose from sixteenth to third at the finish with Jerett Evans fourth and Brandon Hoover fifth. Jewett now holds a 30-point lead over Don Marrs in the standings.
Grand National Results (5 Cars)
A Feature - 15 Laps: 1. 15-Jason Park[1]; 2. 8C-Terry Bruner[3]; 3. 6-Marshall Jewett[4]; 4. (DNF) 9-Don Marrs[2]; 5. (DNS) 69ER-Ralph Palmer Jr.
Heat 1 - 6 Laps: 1. 15-Jason Park[3]; 2. 9-Don Marrs[1]; 3. 8C-Terry Bruner[5]; 4. 6-Marshall Jewett[4]; 5. 69ER-Ralph Palmer Jr[2]
Just five Grand Nationals took part in their portion of the program on Friday with pole-sitter Jason Park capturing the ten-lap victory. It was Park’s first win of the season in just the third appearance of the Grand National division. Don Marrs was second in the race and clings to a two-point lead over Marshall Jewett and 28 points over Park. Terry Bruner was third in the race with Jewett fourth and Ralph Palmer fifth.
E-Mod Results (12 Cars)
A Feature - 15 Laps: 1. 554-Eddie Ingram[3]; 2. 03-Justin Bell[10]; 3. 47-Paul Carter[2]; 4. 5J-Jeff Goepferich Sr[11]; 5. 54JR-Eddie Ingram Jr[1]; 6. 15E-Dakota Earls[8]; 7. 74-Bud Wallis[5]; 8. 79J-Javier Fierro[9]; 9. (DNF) 30-Dakota Jennings[4]; 10. (DNF) 50L-James Lanham[7]; 11. (DNF) 54-Buz Kaster[6]; 12. (DNF) 13V-Logan Vogel[12]
Heat 1 - 6 Laps: 1. 54-Buz Kaster[3]; 2. 74-Bud Wallis[6]; 3. 47-Paul Carter[1]; 4. 15E-Dakota Earls[2]; 5. 79J-Javier Fierro[4]; 6. 5J-Jeff Goepferich Sr[5]
Heat 2 - 6 Laps: 1. 554-Eddie Ingram[5]; 2. 30-Dakota Jennings[1]; 3. 54JR-Eddie Ingram Jr[4]; 4. 50L-James Lanham[6]; 5. 03-Justin Bell[3]; 6. (DNS) 13V-Logan Vogel
E-Mods were added to the program earlier in the week as a dozen racers showed up for the program. Eddie Ingram flew the Ingram/Kaster family banner by coming away with the victory. Buz Kaster looked strong early on but retired early from the race. Justin Bell climbed from tenth on the grid to finish second with Paul Carter, Jeff Goepferich, and Eddie Ingram, Jr., rounding out the top five.
Up next, Friday, July 30, the return of the Malvern Bank Super Late Models, plus B-Mods, Stock Cars, Pure Stocks, and E-Mods. Visit www.lakesidespeedway.net for event information and payouts or the track’s Facebook page to stay current on news regarding ‘Racing on the River’s Edge’ at Lakeside Speedway! The physical location is 5615 Wolcott Dr., Kansas City, Kansas, one mile west of I-435 (exit 18) on SR 5, northwest of Kansas City.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
7/30/2021 - Malvern Bank Super Late Models + B-Mods, Stock Cars, Pure Stocks and E-Mods
8/3/2021 - Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour and Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars
8/6/2021 - Weld Memorial, USAC Midwest Wingless Racing Association, Pure Stocks, Mod Lites, and E-Mods
8/13/2021 - Weekly Series A-Mods, B-Mods, Stock Cars, Pure Stocks, E-Mods, and Grand Nationals
8/20/2021 - NASCAR Weekly Series + E-Mod Explosion, A-Mods, B-Mods, Stock Cars, Pure Stocks, and E-Mods
8/21/2021 - Great Plains Flat Track Motorcycle Series