Kalamazoo, MI — (June 6, 2015) — Kyle Edwards won the Auto Value Bumper to Bumper Sprint Car Series feature Saturday night at Kalamazoo Speedway. Edwards took over the top stop after Kevin Feeney tangled with a lapped car and held off Jason Cox until Cox’s engine lost oil pressure for the victory.
“(Feeney) got us initially at the start and got wadded up with a lapped car. I was lucky enough to miss it. From there it was pretty much clear sailing, maneuvering the lapped traffic, I probably didn’t drive my best race but it was good enough to stay up front,” said Edwards following his victory. “So we will head to Toledo next weekend and if everything goes well there go to Auto City.”
The eight car inversion put Feeney and Edwards on the front row for the 50-lap main event. Feeney jumped into the lead with Edwards right on his back bumper through the first 20 laps of the main. Edwards got a run under Feeney on lap 12, but a slower car impeded Edwards progress and allowed Feeney to pull away.
Then on lap 14 the tables turned with slower traffic as Feeney made contact with a slower car and spun in turns one and two. Feeney was able to restart at the tail of the field as Edwards inherited the lead.
Edwards motored into the lead while new track record holder Aaron Pierce began marching up from eighth starting spot. Pierce moved past Jason Blonde for third on lap 22 and started to run down the leaders. Up front Edwards began getting pressure from Jason Cox through slower traffic until lap 32 when Cox engine lost oil pressure, forcing him to the infield.
From there Pierce was only able to pull within a straightaway of Edwards, with Edwards taking the victory. Pierce held on for second while Jason Blonde, Bobby Santos, III, and Ryan Gillenwater rounded out the top five.
During qualifications Pierce set a new sprint car track record 10.114 seconds around the 3/8-mile oval at an average speed of 133.478 miles per hour. Edwards and John Turnbull won heat race events.
AVSS Feature:
1. 11 – Kyle Edwards
2. 26 – Aaron Pierce
3. 42 – Jason Blonde
4. 22A – Bobby Santos
5. 45 – Ryan Gillenwater
6. 71R – Derek Snyder
7. 61 – Kevin Feeney
8. 71H – Cody Gallogly
9. 12 – John Turnbull
10. 21 – Mike Stutsman
11. 3A – Mike Astrauskas
12. 40 – Jason Cox
13. 26E – Jeff Bloom
14. 11G – Tom Geren
15. 31 – Matt Kinzinger
Outlaw Super Late Models:
1. 84 – Mike Brooks
2. 57L – Dave Lober
3. 93 – Doug True
4. 88 – AJ Foote
5. 57 – Rick Senneker
6. 14 – Mark Shook
7. 21 – Billy Shannon
8. 97 – Matt Frazier
9. 16 – Brandon Zachary
10. 21S – Dave Simpson
11. 1 – Todd Currier
12. 11 – Jeff Bozell
13. 33 – Rob Hardy
14. 47 – Tom Rutherford
15. 12 – Dustin Lundgren
16. 15 – Jerry Pierman
17. 88H – Brent Hook
18. 88D – Andrew DeVreese
19. 12S – Erv Starrett
Super Stocks:
1. 46 – Buddy Head
2. 59 – Brandon Lyons
3. 26 – Kenny Head
4. 32 – Chris Shannon
5. 30 – Rodney Smith
6. 68 – David Guarino
7. 74 – Jordan Hunderman
8. 6 – Tom Wright
9. 61 – Gary Denzel
10. 45 – Robby Henderson
11. 27 – James Roden
12. 44 – Carl Burlingham
Pro Stocks:
1. 58 – Danny Oxford
2. 3 – Matt Corliss
3. 7 – Greg Brown
4. 11 – John Foote Jr.
5. 17 – Chaz Hook
6. 17H – Brent Hook
7. 75 – Keith Wilfong
8. 44 – Barry Jenkins
9. 51 – Jerry Zachary
10. 15 – Wil Raber
11. 51H – Josh Highbaugh
12. 41 – Bobby Oxford
13. 15S – Doug Smith
14. 3M – Jim McGinnis
15. 17D – Dave Hopwood
16. 29 – Duane Procter
17. 16 – Zach Westdorp
18. 10 – Mark Campbell
19. 34 – Darren Wright
20. 9 – Bruce Wiard
21. 21 – Jamie Miller
22. 11R – John Russell
Mini Stocks:
1. 1 – Logan Knight
2. 57 – Andrew Brest
3. 4 – Frank Stager
4. 8 – Keith Dunham
5. 2 – Chuck Greer
6. 123 – Brian Echtinaw
7. 62 – Todd Metz Sr.
8. 66 – Curtis Towne
9. 35 – Ryan Stutz
10. 33 – Steve Potter
11. 19 – JR Long
12. 21 – Kyle Shannon
13. 38 – Jeff Long
Outlaw Cyber Stocks:
1. 39 – Dan Rigoni
2. 5 – Nick Layman
3. 4 – Keegan Dykstra
4. 45 – Larry Richardson
5. 22 – DJ Oxford
6. 44 – Mike Brooks
7. 11 – Brian Gregersen
8. 14 – Josh Roberts
9. 43 – Daelynn Post
10. 24 – Jeremy Young
11. 34 – Bob Miller
12. 15 – Alysa James
Wrong Way Cyber Stocks:
1. 23 – Steve Helmer
2. 13 – Brock Sweeter
3. 87 – Jonathan Schuyler
4. 3 – Jennifer Baughman
5. 51 – Lynne Zachary
6. 7 – Brooke Derrick
7. 22 – Brad Hall
8. 45 – Joey Failing
9. 10 – John Lawrence
10. 2 – Keith Ribble
11. 21 – Jaidin Clemens
12. 43 – Joe Vorva
13. 22D – Pete Doxey
14. 96 – Ricky LaDuke
15. 31 – Tiffany McConnaughey
