Gunnar Setser of Columbus won his first feature race of the 2022 season on April 16 at U.S. 24 Speedway in Logansport in the A-class winged micro division.
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Gunnar Setser of Columbus set the fast time in his qualifying group and raced from fourth to third in his heat race to earn the pole for the feature on April 16 at the U.S. 24 Speedway in Logansport. Then in the main event, he led from start to finish to pick up his first win of the year in the A-class winged micros.
Setser was followed across the finish line by Charlie Allen, Cale Coons, Blane Culp and Brittain O’Neal. He is the son of Jason and Mindy Setser.
Brownstown results
Britan Godsey of Bedford won his first Brownstown Speedway feature race on April 16 when the third-generation racer won the Indiana Pro Late Model feature race. Godsey drives a car owned by Steve Vawter of Columbus. North Vernon racers Alan Magner and Tory Collins finished second and third, with Bill Wagner of Brookville and Greg Kendall of Paoli rounding out the top five drivers.
Indiana Pro Late Model Series Feature Results: Britan Godsey, Alan Magner, Tory Collins, Bill Wagner, Greg Kendall, Raymond Humphrey, Jesse Tunny, Justin Bowling, Zane Powell, Patrick Shumaker, Randy Charles, Bob Poole, Tyler Collins, Jug Wethington, Caleb Schryer, John Cosby, Dakota Jackson, Eddie Vanmeter, Zack Burton, Chad Stapleton-DNS.
Britan Godsey’s father Edgar picked up the win in the pure stock division feature, outdistancing Keaton Streeval of Edinburgh, Mickey Hines of Scipio, Josh Hayes of Seymour and Dalton Fleenor of Salem.
Pure Stock Feature Results: Edgar Godsey, Keaton Streeval, Mickey Hines, Josh Hayes, Dalton Fleenor, Donnie Wilson, Josh Johnson, Eric Lewis, D.J. Dunn, Tommy Fleenor, Bailey Jones, Preston Carr, Terry Turner, Mike Tuell, Bryce Henry, Eric Lynn, Robert White, Dusten Carr, David Hurst, A.J. Warren, Camryn Dunbar-DNS.
Michael Brewer of Seymour and Jacob Owens of North Vernon battled down to the wire, and Brewer edged out Owens at the finish line for his first win in the hornet division. Owens was second, followed by Hunter Perry of Columbus, Shannon Walp of Hayden and Scott Smith of Brownstown.
Hornet Feature Results: Michael Brewer, Jacob Owens, Hunter Perry, Shannon Walp, Scott Smith, Jeremy Ogle, Jeremy Shemwell, Shane Reed, Keaton Durbin, Brian Pollitt, Phillip Fields, Jason Pollitt,
Kenneth Eaton, Curtis Roccia, Korey Estes, Davey Waggoner, Kaleb Caudill, Dalton Stratman, Zach Johnson, Warren Hopkins, Don Boling Jr., Kameron Arthur-DNS.
Michael Cranmer of Jeffersonville won his second crown vic feature of the year. Brandon Cranmer finished in second, followed by Blake Daniels, Billy Heil and Anthony Finley.
Crown Vic Feature Results: Michael Cranmer, Brandon Cranmer, Blake Daniels, Billy Heil, Anthony Finley, Joel Smith, Kevin Rich, Ryan Woods, Brayden Reed, Jon Ortman, Elizabeth Finley, Stacie Fitzgerald, Ray Weston, Kilie Reynolds, Holly Heil, Adam Grimsley-DNS.
MMSA Mini-Sprint Feature Results: Rod Henning, Brad Strunk, Logan Anderson, Kayla Roell, Cody Knieriem, Jeremy Huebner, Mike Larrison, Gage Green, Nolan Kiefer, Kobe Derringer, Aaron Roell, Steve Justis, Darran Urfer, Austin England, Jeremy Schnepper, Eric Webber, Brock Kissinger, Logan Harris, Elijah Knoke, Levi Whitehouse, Cade Flynn, Greg Dedrick.
Tonight, Brownstown will host a special for super late models paying $2,500 to win. Also on the schedule tonight are pro late models, modifieds and super stocks. On Wednesday, the track will host the Castrol FloRacing Night in America for late models paying $22,000 to win. Also racing will be modifieds. NASCAR stars Kyle Larson and Chase Briscoe are expected to compete. For the latest info on both events, visit brownstownspeedway.com.
Jennings Go-Karts get going
Jennings County Kart Racing, which holds events at the Jennings County 4-H Fairgrounds in North Vernon, held its first points night of the season on April 15. Division winners were Owen Barr (flatheads and 340 clone), Connor Perry (youth champ and rookies), Zach Roell (junior 1), Macy Stanton (junior champ), Ricky Bernard (junior 3 ), Jake Roell (junior 2), Derek Franks (rwyb), Jentry Cash (junior outlaw), Robert Doyle (senior champ), Leroy Blevins (small block open), Bubba Trinkle (420 clone), Richard Frazee (pred), and Ryan Turner (380 clone).
The next scheduled event at the track will be on April 30.
Rice wins in Florence
Josh Rice of Verona, Kentucky, continued his mastery of Florence Speedway in Union, Kentucky, when he won the 46th Annual Spring 50 for late models on April 16. Rice took the lead from Bobby Pierce on Lap 19 and then held off Pierce for the $10,000 victory, his first in the annual event.
Pierce finished second, followed by Tyler Erb, Ricky Thornton Jr. and Cory Hedgecock. Completing the top 10 were Austyn Mills, Ashton Winger, Devin Gilpin, Brandon Sheppard and Scott James.
Florence will host the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series on May 7, with the Ralph Latham Memorial Race paying $15,000 to win. Rice is the defending race winner. For more information, visit florencespeedway.com.
Creech wins at Paragon
Tim Creech II of Lawrence won the 410 non-wing sprint car feature on April 16 at Paragon Speedway. Other feature winners were Derek Groomer of Bloomington (modifieds), Bryce Shidler of
Crawfordsville (super stocks), Dylan Wheeler of Columbus (hornets) and Michael Nail of Bloomfield (bombers).
Tonight, Paragon will host steel-block sprints, super stocks, modifieds, bombers and hornets.
Lawrenceburg opener results
The third time was the charm for Lawrenceburg Speedway when the season opener was held on April 16 after two straight weather-related cancellations.
Tyler Kendall was victorious in the 410 non-wing sprint car division, taking the win over J.J. Hughes, Joss Moffatt, Sterling Cling and Cole Bodine.
Kyle Schornick won the open wheel modified main event over Matt Hamilton, Jeffrey Jessup, Josh Walker and David Spille.
Cordell Moore won the hornet class feature over Jesse Ramirez, Gary Snyder, Ryan Paciocco and Bobbo Smith.
Will Hayes took the pure stock feature race over Danny Eichler, Joel Andrews, Dylan Chase and Lonnie Baker.
Tonight, Lawrenceburg will host a full program of sprints, modifieds, pure stocks and hornets. For more information, visit lawrenceburgspeedway.com.
This week in racing history
From 50 years ago, 25th Street Fairgrounds Raceway in Columbus opened its 1972 racing season with Don Hobbs winning the V-8 late model feature over Jack Owens, Ray Godsey, Carl Collins, and Bud
Seymour. Johnny Robbins won the V-6 stock car feature over George Morgan, Phil Fultz and Bill Smith.
Also from 50 years ago, Pat Patrick won the season opener at Whitewater Valley Speedway in
Liberty over Gerald Dixon, Billy Teegarden and Gene Petro. Bob Smith won the super six division feature.
From 40 years ago in 1982 at Brownstown Speedway, it was Kenny Simpson winning the All-Star Circuit of Champions Late Model feature over Donnie Moran, Jim Dunn, Don Hobbs, and Bob Fleetwood.
Darrell Hunter won the street stock main event over John Mull, Dan Londeree, Jack Turner and Scott Patman.
The previous night, Charlestown Motor Speedway kicked off its 1982 season with Pat Patrick winning the All-Star Circuit of Champions Late Model feature over Jim Dunn, Bob Pierce, Tom Helfrich and Kenny Brightbill. Mark Elzey won the street stock feature over Joe Williamson, John Grubbs, Garry Ott and Mike Whitney
Also from 40 years ago, Twin Cities opened its racing season with Steve Boley taking the limited late model feature over Lee Fleetwood, Roger Sullivan, Bud Seymour, and Larry Detmer. Troy Burton won
the street stock feature over Ron Hoover, Merrill Downey, Larry Gingery and Howard Montgomery. Paragon Speedway opened the 1982 racing season with Bob Kinser winning the sprint car feature over
John Sharp, Dewayne Barker, Bob Christian and Van Gurley. Ernie Barrow won the stock car feature over Don Duncan, Glen Sheeks, Dale Dubois and Dan McCullough.
From 30 years ago in 1992 at Brownstown, Billy Moyer won the late model feature over Don O’Neal, Jack Boggs, Scott Bloomquist and C.J. Rayburn. Tim Clark won the street stock feature over Nelson Gingery, Phil Fultz, Keith Deppe and Darren Davis. Jay Deckard took the bomber main over Kevin Sebastian, Bret Ezzo, Ray Hughes and Bobby Davis.
James Essex writes a motorsports notebook for The Republic. Send comments to [email protected]
