Logan Hupp of Columbus had not raced his sprint car since 2016. June 9 at Twin Cities Raceway Park in Vernon, where Hupp scored his last feature win two years ago, he climbed back behind the wheel and went to Victory Lane in his return to the race track.
“The last time I raced was at Twin Cities two years ago. I was going to retire from racing. Then me and my wife Taylor bought close to 25 acres and got married and figured I would be too busy to race. So the car was sitting here, and we decided it was time to get it back out,” the 25-year-old Columbus East High School graduate said.
Hupp’s family-owned DRC Chassis car is sponsored by Advance Heating and Air Conditioning, Whitetail Essentials Deer Mineral, Garage Doors Unlimited, Cortland Diner and BandE Lawncare.
Michael Fischesser of Cincinnati finished second to Hupp, followed by Garrett Abrams of Rushville, Columbus native J.J. Hughes and Justin Owen of Harrison, Ohio.
Marty O’Neal of Spencer made it two in a row in the crate late model division, driving the Larry Hartwell-owned MasterSbilt race car. Points leader Mark Barber of North Vernon was second, with Jim Couch of Hamilton, Ohio, taking third. Dylan Norman of Bedford was fourth, and Tyler Collins of North Vernon took fifth.
Troy Clark of North Vernon returned to Victory Lane in the pure stock division, taking the feature win over Mickey Hines of Scipio, William Burton of North Vernon, Kevin Applegate of North Vernon and Seth Hull of Versailles.
Tucker Chastain of Bedford won the super stock feature for his first career feature win. Ross Smith of Columbus came across the finish line in second, followed by Jeremy Helton of Paris Crossing, Troy Clark and Bobby Burton of Columbus.
John Arcaro of Metamora won the modified main, winning over John Trowbridge of North Vernon, Adam Love of Greendale, Mike Bechelli of Elizabethtown and Eli Johnson of Nashville.
Donnie Modesty of Seymour brought his hornet home in first to take the feature event over Gage Clark of Cross Plains, Hunter Perry of North Vernon, Warren Laufer of Madison and North Vernon’s Andy Anderson.
Tonight, Twin Cities will host Fan Appreciation Night with a program consisting of crate late models, hornets, pure stocks, super stocks and modifieds. For more information, visit twincitiestrack.com.
Bloomquist takes eighth Dream win
Scott Bloomquist picked up his record eighth Dirt Late Model Dream victory on June 9 at Tony Stewart’s Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. Bloomquist, who started 15th on the grid, took the lead on Lap 40 and ran away with the race, earning $100,000 for the victory.
Dale McDowell, who started alongside Bloomquist in row eight finished in second. Both drivers were piloting Sweet-Bloomquist Race Cars.
With the win, Bloomquist became the first driver in the history of the event, which began in 1994, to win it in back-to-back years. Jonathan Davenport, the current Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series points leader, was third, with Bobby Pierce finishing fourth. Chris Madden took fifth.
Kent Robinson of Bloomington, the defending Eldora Speedway late model track champion, was eighth in the final rundown, and Martinsville’s Don O’Neal was ninth. Jason Jameson of Lawrenceburg, who sat on the front row, was 18th, and Hudson O’Neal of Martinsville was 24th.
Bloomington results
Bloomington Speedway held a regular show for super stocks, RaceSaver sprints, hornets and modifieds on June 8.
Josh Divine of Loogootee won the super stock feature. Steve Hollars of Bloomington was second, with Steve Hawkins of Bloomington, Jason Hehman of Brownstown and Chip Slagle of Westfield completing the top five.
Luke Bland of Bloomington took the top honors in the RaceSaver sprints, winning the feature over Ethan Barrow of Unionville, Kerry Kinser of Solsberry, Anton Hernandez of Arlington, Texas, and Ryan Tusing from Santa Claus.
Josh Harris of Utica, Kentucky, won the modified feature over Jordan Wever of Bloomington, Bradley Sterrett of Bloomington, Cole Parker of Worthington and Dave Baldwin of Perrysville.
Bloomington’s Jeremy Smith won the hornet feature race over Chad Taylor of Unionville and A.J. Hobbs of Bloomington.
Bloomington Speedway will be racing on Friday with a regular show for 410 non-wing sprints, modifieds and hornets. For the latest info, visit bloomingtonspeedway.com.
Stewart takes three top-10s
Tony Stewart was behind the wheel of his winged sprint car for three shows last weekend.
On June 8, Stewart was at the Outlaw Speedway in Dundee, New York, for an appearance with the series he owns, the Arctic Cat All-Star Circuit of Champions. Stewart started 13th in the feature event and finished in sixth.
The next night on June 9, he competed at the Stateline Speedway in Busti, New York, and finished in fifth and starting ninth. To wrap up the weekend, the Three-time NASCAR champion started 16th at the Weedsport Speedway in New York on June 10 and wound up seventh in the final running order.
Paragon hosts Johnson Memorial
Paragon Speedway will host the 28th Annual Johnson Memorial tonight for sprint cars, paying $1,400 to win. Also racing will be super stocks, bombers and hornets. For more info, visit paragonspeedway.com.
Brownstown racing tonight
After a scheduled off-week last weekend, Brownstown Speedway will be back in action tonight with a full-slate of Indiana Pro Late Models, modifieds, super stocks and hornets. There will also be a pure stock special event tonight. For more information, visit brownstownspeedway.com.
Lawrenceburg back in action
Like Brownstown last weekend, Lawrenceburg Speedway was idle, but will be racing tonight with Family Fun Night scheduled. On the docket will be 410 non-wing sprints, modifieds, pure stocks and hornets. For further info, visit lawrenceburgspeedway.com
This week in racing history
On this weekend in 1968 at 25th Street Speedway in Columbus, Gene Petro passed Jack Owens on the final lap of the feature to pick up the win. Owens was second, with John Warner coming home in third.
From 1978 at Bloomington, it was Danny Smith and Russ Petro getting the victories. Smith won the sprint car feature over Butch Wilkerson, Bobby Black, Dick Gaines and Kerry Norris. Petro won the hobby stock main, crossing the line first over Charlie Belden, Dave Smith, Roger Sullivan and Sam Cooper.
From 40 years ago in 1978 at Brownstown Speedway, Bob Fleetwood won the late model main over Ira Bastin, Doug McCammon, Jim Curry and Ray Godsey. Doc Jewell was victorious in the hobby stock feature over Gary Herbert, Roger Hehman, Denny Ashley and Dink Morrison.
From 1988 at Bloomington Speedway, it was Kelly Kinser picking up the win over Jeff Gordon, Randy Kinser, Bobby Adkins and Joe Miller.
Also from 1988 at Twin Cities, it was Dill Whittymore winning the late model feature over Daryl Herbert, Mike Gibbs, Robert Brison and Terrence Johnson. Jeff Daugherty won the street stock main over Mark Clark, Phil Fultz, Taulby Donnell and Tim Clark.
From 30 years ago in 1988 at Brownstown, Curry picked up the victory in the late model division, winning over Ernie Barrow, Steve Barnett, Doug Ault and Barry Magers. Earl Plessinger won the street stock main over Mark Barber, Scott Patman, Steve Kimberlin and Larry Harris. Ron Hoover won the bomber main, crossing the line ahead of Randy Petro, Dave Brummett, Dave Kerr and Bob Johnson.
