Mighty Midgets At I-76 Speedway - Auto Racing Forum

Joe Starr · 07-19-2009, 03:42 PM

MIGHTY MIDGETS MEET AT I-76 SPEEDWAY

FORT MORGAN, COLORADO, July 18, 2009 – Once again, nature gave racing a break, and I-76 Speedway hosted some of the best.

The RMMRA Midgets were back with 15 of their sleek, super-fast little cars flying around the track. The top four from the two Heat Races, Todd Plemons of Arvada, Keith Rauch of Thornton, Tony Rossi of Arvada, and Chris Sheil of Green Mountain, took the lead and Todd Plemons jumped out ahead at the green flag for the first lap. Keith Rauch made quick work of getting past Plemons, but contended with him at his tail the entire race. Rossi and Sheil stayed in the 4-pak up front, but Rauch kept his lead till the finish for his big win. Plemons maintained his second position, with Rossi and Sheil a fast third and fourth.

The Modifieds continue to produce one superb race after another. After a bumpy second lap, the Main Event field settled into a dance rhythm style culminating at the checkered flag. Dominic Ursetta of Arvada, is still at the top of his game and led the dance, with a smooth patterned motion in each lap from green to the finish for his huge win. Brett Smith of Fort Morgan, worked his way from fourth row back to finish second, and Brad Shelton of Fort Morgan, was back on the track to reclaim his race status, finishing third. Eddie Belec of Lakewood, came up fourth.

Rick Cuckow of Orchard and Greg Gustus of Fort Lupton, hacked out the SportsMods Main Event, trading the lead six times before Cuckow got a grip on the final four laps for the win. Brandon Williams of Fort Morgan, finally bested Gustus with three laps to go, for second place, leaving Gustus for third.

The Street Stocks are raising their car count and concurrently their competition. Justin Simonson of Wheat Ridge, took over the driver’s seat in #31, then took over the Main to take first. Dan Vavrina of Platteville, came back for second, and Dean Gelo of Aurora, was third.

Chad Mann of LaSalle, decided to give the Econo Main Event a new winner, taking the field from green to checkered in the lead. Ethan Penrod of Thornton, finished second, with Jeff Richey of Brighton, third.

The Mod-Lite division was slated to race, but due to the death of a senior Bayne family member, the club withdrew their attendance.

The new, fun Hornets had a new Main Event winner face, as Jason Ludgate of Fort Morgan, powered his four horses to the lead early in the race and finished in first. John Symes of Wheat Ridge, was second, and Laurie Swain of Lakewood, finished third.

The top ten finishes:

MIDGETS
71 Keith Rauch, Thornton
4p Todd Plemons, Arvada
14 Tony Rossi, Arvada
11 Chris Sheil, Green Mountain
4 Josh Lakatos, Pasadena CA
7j Jace Peneta, Lakewood
22 Brian Postle, Keenesburg
6 Mike Heberling, Centennial
2 Bobby Harr, Arvada
6m Justin Mallo, Cheyenne WY

MODIFIEDS
6u Dominic Ursetta, Arvada
12 Brett Smith, Fort Morgan
1s Brad Shelton, Fort Morgan
3b Eddie Belec, Lakewood
8h John Hansen, Brush
8z Zach Hilzer, Fort Morgan
2 Jeff Walters, Commerce City
6k Brad Kembel, Fort Morgan
46 Joe Mullins, Boulder
04b Bobby Durand, Aravada

SPORTSMOD
96 Rick Cuckow, Orchard
2 Brandon Williams, Fort Morgan
14 Greg Gustus, Fort Lupton
37 Bob Geotchel, Fort Lupton
44 Pete Lopfer, Henderson
55 Chris Hall, Fort Morgan
38 Ed Lundquist, Linden
21j Jarrod Patzer, Brighton
1z Mike Ziegler, Fort Morgan
11 Becky Dechant, Denver

STREET STOCK
31 Justin Simonson, Wheat Ridge
23v Dan Vavrina, Platteville
8 Dean Gelo, Aurora
14 James Riddick, Denver
12 Ted Nauta, LaPort
10 Alex Osborn, Windsor
33 Richard Barnum, Loveland

ECONO
39 Chad Mann, LaSalle
7p Ethan Penrod, Thornton
09 Jeff Richey, Brighton
26 Steve Irsik, Brighton
X Tripp Gaylord, Golden
9 Mark Larson, Arvada
10 Brittany Geist, Loveland
7 Todd Brotemarkle, LaSalle
5 Jamie Larason, Fort Morgan
12 Paul Krueger, Longmont

HORNETS
11 Jason Ludgate, Fort Morgan
1w John Symes, Wheat Ridge
9 Laurie Swain, Lakewood
5 Bill McDougal, Fort Morgan
08 Ruger Swain, Lakewood
X Mitch Berard, Denver
3 Chase Gaylord, Golden

Dom's MOM · 07-20-2009, 04:33 PM

Nice WIN Dominic! Good job Crew!
Check out the video: www.dominicursetta.com

racemom69 · 07-20-2009, 06:25 PM

Great race to everyone I thought the track was great in the main!!

Joe Starr · 07-27-2009, 09:37 AM

Tripp Gaylord finished 5th last Saturday the 18th in his 1977 Chevy Monte Carlo stock car at I-76 Speedway.

Tripp, Ryan and Chase Gaylord were all scheduled to be racing Saturday the 25th at I-76 Speedway in Fort Morgan, CO. (That event was rained out and has been rescheduled for Aug 1, 2009.)

jered · 08-01-2009, 11:27 PM

great job again dominic

Sharrell Boen · 08-02-2009, 09:09 AM

Yea....good job again...hope you called your mentor....he's always wants to know the latest....

07-19-2009, 03:42 PM	#1
Joe Starr Administrator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 13,240 Rep Power: 1769	Mighty Midgets At I-76 Speedway MIGHTY MIDGETS MEET AT I-76 SPEEDWAY *FORT MORGAN, COLORADO, July 18, 2009 –* Once again, nature gave racing a break, and I-76 Speedway hosted some of the best. The RMMRA Midgets were back with 15 of their sleek, super-fast little cars flying around the track. The top four from the two Heat Races, Todd Plemons of Arvada, Keith Rauch of Thornton, Tony Rossi of Arvada, and Chris Sheil of Green Mountain, took the lead and Todd Plemons jumped out ahead at the green flag for the first lap. Keith Rauch made quick work of getting past Plemons, but contended with him at his tail the entire race. Rossi and Sheil stayed in the 4-pak up front, but Rauch kept his lead till the finish for his big win. Plemons maintained his second position, with Rossi and Sheil a fast third and fourth. The Modifieds continue to produce one superb race after another. After a bumpy second lap, the Main Event field settled into a dance rhythm style culminating at the checkered flag. Dominic Ursetta of Arvada, is still at the top of his game and led the dance, with a smooth patterned motion in each lap from green to the finish for his huge win. Brett Smith of Fort Morgan, worked his way from fourth row back to finish second, and Brad Shelton of Fort Morgan, was back on the track to reclaim his race status, finishing third. Eddie Belec of Lakewood, came up fourth. Rick Cuckow of Orchard and Greg Gustus of Fort Lupton, hacked out the SportsMods Main Event, trading the lead six times before Cuckow got a grip on the final four laps for the win. Brandon Williams of Fort Morgan, finally bested Gustus with three laps to go, for second place, leaving Gustus for third. The Street Stocks are raising their car count and concurrently their competition. Justin Simonson of Wheat Ridge, took over the driver’s seat in #31, then took over the Main to take first. Dan Vavrina of Platteville, came back for second, and Dean Gelo of Aurora, was third. Chad Mann of LaSalle, decided to give the Econo Main Event a new winner, taking the field from green to checkered in the lead. Ethan Penrod of Thornton, finished second, with Jeff Richey of Brighton, third. The Mod-Lite division was slated to race, but due to the death of a senior Bayne family member, the club withdrew their attendance. The new, fun Hornets had a new Main Event winner face, as Jason Ludgate of Fort Morgan, powered his four horses to the lead early in the race and finished in first. John Symes of Wheat Ridge, was second, and Laurie Swain of Lakewood, finished third. *The top ten finishes:* MIDGETS 71 Keith Rauch, Thornton 4p Todd Plemons, Arvada 14 Tony Rossi, Arvada 11 Chris Sheil, Green Mountain 4 Josh Lakatos, Pasadena CA 7j Jace Peneta, Lakewood 22 Brian Postle, Keenesburg 6 Mike Heberling, Centennial 2 Bobby Harr, Arvada 6m Justin Mallo, Cheyenne WY MODIFIEDS 6u Dominic Ursetta, Arvada 12 Brett Smith, Fort Morgan 1s Brad Shelton, Fort Morgan 3b Eddie Belec, Lakewood 8h John Hansen, Brush 8z Zach Hilzer, Fort Morgan 2 Jeff Walters, Commerce City 6k Brad Kembel, Fort Morgan 46 Joe Mullins, Boulder 04b Bobby Durand, Aravada SPORTSMOD 96 Rick Cuckow, Orchard 2 Brandon Williams, Fort Morgan 14 Greg Gustus, Fort Lupton 37 Bob Geotchel, Fort Lupton 44 Pete Lopfer, Henderson 55 Chris Hall, Fort Morgan 38 Ed Lundquist, Linden 21j Jarrod Patzer, Brighton 1z Mike Ziegler, Fort Morgan 11 Becky Dechant, Denver STREET STOCK 31 Justin Simonson, Wheat Ridge 23v Dan Vavrina, Platteville 8 Dean Gelo, Aurora 14 James Riddick, Denver 12 Ted Nauta, LaPort 10 Alex Osborn, Windsor 33 Richard Barnum, Loveland ECONO 39 Chad Mann, LaSalle 7p Ethan Penrod, Thornton 09 Jeff Richey, Brighton 26 Steve Irsik, Brighton X Tripp Gaylord, Golden 9 Mark Larson, Arvada 10 Brittany Geist, Loveland 7 Todd Brotemarkle, LaSalle 5 Jamie Larason, Fort Morgan 12 Paul Krueger, Longmont HORNETS 11 Jason Ludgate, Fort Morgan 1w John Symes, Wheat Ridge 9 Laurie Swain, Lakewood 5 Bill McDougal, Fort Morgan 08 Ruger Swain, Lakewood X Mitch Berard, Denver 3 Chase Gaylord, Golden __________________ Photo Last edited by Joe Starr; 07-19-2009 at 03:49 PM.

07-20-2009, 04:33 PM	#2
Dom's MOM PIT-PASS Membership Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 42 Rep Power: 261	Nice WIN Dominic! Good job Crew! Check out the video: www.dominicursetta.com __________________ Dom's MoM www.dominicursetta.com www.eddiebelecracing.com

07-27-2009, 09:37 AM	#4
Joe Starr Administrator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 13,240 Rep Power: 1769	Tripp Gaylord finished 5th last Saturday the 18th in his 1977 Chevy Monte Carlo stock car at I-76 Speedway. Tripp, Ryan and Chase Gaylord were all scheduled to be racing Saturday the 25th at I-76 Speedway in Fort Morgan, CO. (That event was rained out and has been rescheduled for Aug 1, 2009.) __________________ Photo

08-01-2009, 11:27 PM	#5
jered Hall of Fame Member (bronze level) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Loveland, Colorado Age: 15 Posts: 475 Rep Power: 183	great job again dominic __________________ racings just another addiction dirts for racin, asphalts for the ride home

08-02-2009, 09:09 AM	#6
Sharrell Boen Hall of Fame Member (platinum level) Join Date: May 2002 Location: Brighton Age: 65 Posts: 1,905 Rep Power: 626	Yea....good job again...hope you called your mentor....he's always wants to know the latest.... __________________ Laughter is like jogging on the inside. Exercise your 'innards' every day. "A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones." Proverbs 17:22 (NIV)

07-20-2009, 06:25 PM	#3
racemom69 Bar Stool Racing Veteran Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 139 Rep Power: 168	Great race to everyone I thought the track was great in the main!!

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