Simmons celebrates first win at Humboldt
Humboldt, KS - May 10, 2008
By: Scott L Stewart
Zack Simmons had the Humboldt Speedway crowd on their feet Friday night with a spectacular "I can't bear to watch" high side pass that netted the youngest of the racing Simmons family his first B Mod feature win of the year.
Todd Kidwell started on pole of the feature, and for 9 laps was in control. Simmons, on the other hand, started third row inside, and drove hard to get behind the leader, who occupied the middle grove of the Humboldt high banks. A test of the low groove proved negative, leading Simmons to go to the land where most fear to tread; the very top, flirting with the cement wall. Once commited, Simmons refused to back off, and he and Kidwell were side by side for nearly an entire lap while the fans held their collective breath. Finally, Kidwell was forced to yield, and Simmons was victorious. Robbie Grisier took a pounding, but held on for third spot behind Kidwell. In fourth was Riley Whitworth, with Billy Lyda fifth.
Travis Larson led fourteen of the sixteen laps in the Factory Stock featue, before a determined Steve Stuart was able to overtake him at the white flag and score the win. With Larson in second, Derrek Wilson recorded the third spot, followed by Jeff Cleaver and John Rosson.
Gregg Gauss of Yates Center won $156.00 in 50/50 money.
Jay Laymons, Jr. cleaned up in Street Stock, first winning his heat, then leading the feature wire to wire. Zack Marsh gave all he had in a runner up effort, while Scott Stuart finished third, Tyler James fourth, and Dusty Marvin fifth.
Despite early pressure from brother Whitey, Jess Folk, Jr. took the Modified feature with little drama. The dramatic performance of the event was turned in by Jessy Willard, who started fourth row inside and finished second. Whitey Folk was third, Scott Daniels fourth, and Casey Jesseph fifth.
May the 16th, the NCRA Modifieds come to The Hummer, along with a full slate of regular racing.
Humboldt Speedway
Humboldt, Kansas 66748
620-431-2470
Race Results
Date of Race: Friday, May 9, 2008
Factory Stock
HEAT 1 Keith Simmons, Jeff Cleaver, Derrek Wilson, Matt Habiger
HEAT 2 Travis Larson, Steve Stuart, Scott Cronk, John Rosson, Don Preston, Michael
Robinson
A FEATURE Steve Stuart, Travis Larson, Derrek Wilson, Jeff Cleaver, John Rosson,
Scott Cronk, Mark Selsor, Matt Habiger, Floyd Taggart
B-Mod
HEAT 1 Todd Kidwell, Leon Bash, Brad Jarman, Justin Douglas, Ethan Lamons, Gregg
Hutton, Earl Bartholomew
HEAT 2 Robbie Grisier, Zack Simmons, Nathan Ellison, Billy Lyda, Larry Page, Chris
Ellsworth
HEAT 3 Jerry Kustanborter, Riley Whitworth, Mike Letterman, Jimmie Davis
A FEATURE Zack Simmons, Todd Kidwell, Robbie Grisier, Riley Whitworth, Billy
Lyda, Leon Bash, Ray Maloney, Justin Douglas, Jerry Kustanborter, Mike Letterman,
Chris Ellsworth, Gregg Hutton, Lew Roman, Earl Bartholomew
Street Stock
HEAT 1 Jay Lamons Jr., Tyler James, Dustin Marvin, Scott Collins
HEAT 2 Zach Marsh, Scott Stuart, Nick Miller, Jed Rice, Jeremy Wilson
A FEATURE Jay Lamons Jr., Zach Marsh, Steve Stuart, Tyler James, Levi McGowen,
Dustin Marvin, Scott Collins, Jed Rice, Nick Miller
Modified
HEAT 1 Rodney Sigg, Justin Folk, David Chambers, Casey Jesseph, Dennis Bishop, Jerald
Folk, Alex Solomon
HEAT 2 Jess Folk Jr., Scott Daniels, Ryan Whitworth, Jessy Willard, Steve Becker
A FEATURE Jess Folk Jr., Jessy Willard, Justin Folk, Scott Daniels, Casey Jesseph, Ryan
Whitworth, Dennis Bishop, Steve Becker, David Chambers, Jack Simmons, Alex
Solomon, Rodney Sigg, Jerald Folk
