July 4, 2024 | By Anthony Ainslie

Snyder Outduels Martin for Belleville High Banks Triumph

BELLEVILLE, Kansas — The reigning Malvern Bank 360 Sprint Car Series Champion hustled his way to victory lane in the tour’s return to the historic Belleville High Banks.

The half-mile circular oval in Belleville, Kansas played host to the Malvern Bank 360 Sprint Car Series for round 5 of the season. Drivers from all over Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri made the trip for a chance to add their name winners list in the 100+ year history of the speedway.

Jason Martin and Stu Snyder were the two heat race winners on the night. Joey Danley had the chance to take an extra $800 as he started sixth in the 20-lap main event. Meanwhile, Snyder and Martin shared the the front row.

Snyder jumped to the lead and proceeded to run away with the show early on. Martin gave chase, while further in the pack, Don Droud Jr. proceeded to throw slide jobs on Danley for position.

In the final five laps of the race, Snyder and Martin had to navigate lapped traffic. Snyder was caught behind a lapped car allowing Martin to close in and challenge for the lead. Martin had tried to make a pass in turn three for the lead, but Snyder was quicker on the outside lane to keep the top spot.

Joey Danley brought out the race’s only yellow flag when he was slow through turns three and four. This set up a green-white-checkered dash to the finish. On the ensuing restart, Martin drew in close to Snyder and tried for one last go for a slide job in turn two. Snyder beat Martin to the outside lane, and Snyder would not be overtaken for the rest of the way.

Snyder captured the win leading all 20 laps to secure his second win with the series on the year and also fulfilling a dream of winning on the High Banks. It was Snyder’s first time in victory lane at Belleville. Jason Martin would have to settle for second while Shayle Bade took third in only her second start in a 360 sprint car this season. Jeremy Campbell came in fourth, and point leader Chase Porter rounded out the top five.

With round 5 of the season in the books, the Malvern Bank 360 Sprint Car Series will turn its attention to another famous half-mile track. The Knoxville Raceway in Iowa is the next stop for the tour on July 20th. Following this race, the series will then make its debut at another Iowa half-mile, the Adams County Speedway in Corning.


RESULTS

A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 23S-Stuart Snyder[1]; 2. 36-Jason Martin[2]; 3. 03-Shayle Bade[3]; 4. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[4]; 5. 2-Chase Porter[12]; 6. 1M-Don Droud Jr[8]; 7. 5A-Alex Vande Voort[9]; 8. 91S-Jeff Stasa[10]; 9. 88J-Jeremy Huish[7]; 10. 14-Joey Danley[6]; 11. 3Z-Cole Vanderheiden[13]; 12. 23J-Ethan Jones[15]; 13. 91-Brandon Stevenson[14]; 14. 8B-Jake Galusha[11]; 15. 55-Chase Brown[16]; 16. 55G-Ayrton Gennetten[5]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin[1]; 2. 03-Shayle Bade[3]; 3. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[2]; 4. 88J-Jeremy Huish[5]; 5. 5A-Alex Vande Voort[4]; 6. 8B-Jake Galusha[6]; 7. 3Z-Cole Vanderheiden[7]; 8. 23J-Ethan Jones[8]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 23S-Stuart Snyder[2]; 2. 55G-Ayrton Gennetten[1]; 3. 14-Joey Danley[3]; 4. 1M-Don Droud Jr[6]; 5. 91S-Jeff Stasa[4]; 6. 2-Chase Porter[5]; 7. 91-Brandon Stevenson[7]; 8. 55-Chase Brown[8]

Qualifying 1: 1. 36-Jason Martin, 00:15.656[8]; 2. 55G-Ayrton Gennetten, 00:15.763[10]; 3. 10C-Jeremy Campbell, 00:15.802[12]; 4. 23S-Stuart Snyder, 00:15.864[5]; 5. 03-Shayle Bade, 00:15.915[13]; 6. 14-Joey Danley, 00:15.964[6]; 7. 5A-Alex Vande Voort, 00:15.968[2]; 8. 91S-Jeff Stasa, 00:15.979[15]; 9. 88J-Jeremy Huish, 00:15.998[11]; 10. 2-Chase Porter, 00:16.064[4]; 11. 8B-Jake Galusha, 00:16.164[14]; 12. 1M-Don Droud Jr, 00:16.256[7]; 13. 3Z-Cole Vanderheiden, 00:16.399[9]; 14. 91-Brandon Stevenson, 00:16.493[1]; 15. 23J-Ethan Jones, 00:17.358[16]; 16. 55-Chase Brown, 00:18.000[3]


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STOCK CARS

A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 1R-Cade Richards[14]; 2. 25X-Troy Burkhart[1]; 3. 38-Shaylon Holloway[5]; 4. 250-Tathan Burkhart[9]; 5. 64-Ryan Carey[3]; 6. 5M-Trevor Hidalgo[10]; 7. 63C-Austin Carter[20]; 8. 28-Shane Chandler[21]; 9. 727-Baley Kindel[11]; 10. 49-Ron Jacobson[4]; 11. 88L-Dylan Lauenstein[19]; 12. 2D-Cody Dahl[17]; 13. 25A-Andrea McCain[15]; 14. 25-Jeremiah Bunch[22]; 15. 98-John Allen[2]; 16. 37-Jason Rogers[6]; 17. 9-Robert Garst[12]; 18. 64B-Dusty Blake[18]; 19. 97M-David Murray Jr[8]; 20. 77K-Jed Williams[7]; 21. 40S-Matthew Schmitz[23]; 22. 714-Scott Styskal[13]; 23. 53E-Tyler Easterday[16]

Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. 97M-David Murray Jr[6]; 2. 25X-Troy Burkhart[2]; 3. 38-Shaylon Holloway[8]; 4. 727-Baley Kindel[1]; 5. 714-Scott Styskal[5]; 6. 53E-Tyler Easterday[3]; 7. 88L-Dylan Lauenstein[7]; 8. 25-Jeremiah Bunch[4]

Heat 2 (6 Laps): 1. 98-John Allen[8]; 2. 37-Jason Rogers[1]; 3. 250-Tathan Burkhart[5]; 4. 64-Ryan Carey[4]; 5. 1R-Cade Richards[7]; 6. 2D-Cody Dahl[6]; 7. 63C-Austin Carter[3]; 8. 40S-Matthew Schmitz[2]

Heat 3 (6 Laps): 1. 5M-Trevor Hidalgo[5]; 2. 9-Robert Garst[1]; 3. 77K-Jed Williams[6]; 4. 49-Ron Jacobson[2]; 5. 25A-Andrea McCain[3]; 6. 64B-Dusty Blake[4]; 7. 28-Shane Chandler[7]


CRUISERS

A Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 12-Chris Lohrey[2]; 2. 53X-Sterling Judy[4]; 3. 35-Zach Brzon[5]; 4. 42G-gunnar couture[1]; 5. 40-Zack Middleton[3]; 6. X00-Dan Wilber[6]; 7. 582-Treyton Kindel[7]; 8. 2C-Cody Dahl[8]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 40-Zack Middleton[2]; 2. 12-Chris Lohrey[4]; 3. 53X-Sterling Judy[5]; 4. 35-Zach Brzon[3]; 5. 42G-gunnar couture[7]; 6. X00-Dan Wilber[1]; 7. 582-Treyton Kindel[8]; 8. 2C-Cody Dahl[6]


IMCA NORTHERN SPORTMOD

A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 30-Greg Metz[3]; 2. 55-Tyler Frye[10]; 3. 7-Lee Horky[7]; 4. 11-Trevin Frye[4]; 5. D29-Ernie Drown[2]; 6. W2-Kash Wenske[1]; 7. 4M-Matthew Miller[5]; 8. 5H-Shawn Hein[12]; 9. 5S-Sterling Judy[13]; 10. V8-Billy Vodicka[11]; 11. 02J-Jordan Winn[16]; 12. 23T-Christopher Troidl[14]; 13. 21-Lee Hoerle[15]; 14. 77W-Tyler Watts[9]; 15. 10-Collin Dahl[8]; 16. 007-Zach Nitsch[6]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 007-Zach Nitsch[2]; 2. 55-Tyler Frye[5]; 3. D29-Ernie Drown[3]; 4. 4M-Matthew Miller[7]; 5. 10-Collin Dahl[4]; 6. V8-Billy Vodicka[8]; 7. 5S-Sterling Judy[1]; 8. 21-Lee Hoerle[6]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 30-Greg Metz[1]; 2. 77W-Tyler Watts[3]; 3. 7-Lee Horky[7]; 4. W2-Kash Wenske[5]; 5. 11-Trevin Frye[4]; 6. 5H-Shawn Hein[8]; 7. 23T-Christopher Troidl[2]; 8. 02J-Jordan Winn[6]