Whit Gastineau tops Night 1 of Belleville 305 Nationals
BELLEVILLE, Kansas—Night 1 Recap – 8th Annual Belleville Sprint Car Nationals Rick Salem Memorial
The High Banks of Belleville came alive Friday night as 43 United Rebel Sprint Series competitors took to the track for Night 1 of the prestigious Rick Salem Memorial. With five heat races on tap, fierce competition and high speeds set the tone for an action-packed evening.
Heat Race Winners:
Heat 1: John Carney II led the way, followed closely by Joey Danley and Johnny Boos.
Heat 2: Stuart Snyder picked up the win, with Jordan Knight II and Stephen Richardson completing the top three.
Heat 3: Young gun Ryder LaPlante grabbed the win, trailed by Jeremy Hewish and Tyler Druecke.
Heat 4: Lee Goose Jr. took the checkers, with Jeremy Campbell in second and Justin Fifield third.
Heat 5: Witt Gastineau claimed the win and looked fast early.
The C-Main saw Madison Miller take the victory, while Jeremy Hewish, Don Droud Jr., and Jack Berger all raced their way into the B-Feature.
In the B-Feature, four drivers earned their spots into the night's A-Feature: Kyle Jones, Owen Carlson, Tyler Knight, and John Freeman.
Then came the A-Feature, where the High Banks of Belleville delivered yet again. Witt Gastineau, starting with momentum from his heat win, proved unbeatable in the main event, taking home the Night 1 victory. Joey Danley gave chase all night and secured a strong second-place finish. Lee Goos Jr. landed on the podium in third, with Stephen Richardson finishing fourth and John Carney II rounding out the top five.
With a thrilling first night in the books, fans and teams alike are fired up for what promises to be an even more intense second night at Belleville. So far, the High Banks have not disappointed, and the Rick Salem Memorial is in the books...
URSS FRIDAY RESULTS
A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 2-Whit Gastineau[2]; 2. 14-Joey Danley[4]; 3. 17-Lee Goos Jr[1]; 4. 20-Steven Richardson[5]; 5. J2-John Carney II[8]; 6. 88-Jordan Knight[10]; 7. 51-Jeremy Campbell[9]; 8. 5-Stuart Snyder[6]; 9. 23-Brandon Bosma[16]; 10. 9-Kyle Jones[21]; 11. 11J-Justin Fifield[14]; 12. 12-Tyler Drueke[11]; 13. 88R-Ryder Laplante[7]; 14. 24B-Johnny Boos[13]; 15. 911-Ty Williams[17]; 16. 81-Jon Freeman[24]; 17. 11K-Tyler Knight[23]; 18. 81J-Jared Jansen[18]; 19. 20D-Jacob Dye[3]; 20. 14N-Nick Barger[12]; 21. (DNF) 07-Owen Carlson[22]; 22. (DNF) 31BW-Braxton Weger[19]; 23. (DNF) 2B-Brett Becker[15]; 24. (DNF) 74E-Claud Estes III[20]
B Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 9-Kyle Jones[4]; 2. 07-Owen Carlson[2]; 3. 11K-Tyler Knight[1]; 4. 81-Jon Freeman[3]; 5. 5S-Danny Smith[8]; 6. 9S-Kyle Clark[12]; 7. 1M-Don Droud Jr[18]; 8. 88J-Jeremy Huish[17]; 9. 23V-Michalob Voeltz[11]; 10. 28-Madison Miller[16]; 11. 5T-Tanner Anderson[10]; 12. 74-Howard Vandyke[6]; 13. 19-Dustin Huehl[9]; 14. 911K-Kelby Fetters[7]; 15. 19B-Jack Berger[19]; 16. 6-Mason Day[14]; 17. 9K-Kevin Rutherford[13]; 18. 44-Ryan Rader[15]; 19. (DNF) 15-Brody Brown[5]
C Feature 1 (8 Laps): 1. 28-Madison Miller[2]; 2. 88J-Jeremy Huish[8]; 3. 1M-Don Droud Jr[1]; 4. 19B-Jack Berger[6]; 5. 47-Jackson Weber[5]; 6. 23R-James Reed[3]; 7. 1O-Michael Oliver[7]; 8. (DNS) 64-Mark Zoeller
Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 14-Joey Danley, 00:16.548[5]; 2. J2-John Carney II, 00:16.623[8]; 3. 24B-Johnny Boos, 00:16.837[6]; 4. 23-Brandon Bosma, 00:16.867[1]; 5. 911K-Kelby Fetters, 00:16.963[7]; 6. 81-Jon Freeman, 00:17.010[3]; 7. 19B-Jack Berger, 00:17.237[4]; 8. 23V-Michalob Voeltz, 00:17.253[2]; 9. 1M-Don Droud Jr, 00:17.328[9]
Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 20-Steven Richardson, 00:16.508[1]; 2. 88-Jordan Knight, 00:16.620[2]; 3. 5-Stuart Snyder, 00:16.696[9]; 4. 07-Owen Carlson, 00:16.813[6]; 5. 911-Ty Williams, 00:16.901[5]; 6. 9S-Kyle Clark, 00:16.956[7]; 7. 28-Madison Miller, 00:17.083[3]; 8. 1O-Michael Oliver, 00:17.364[4]; 9. 9-Kyle Jones[8]
Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 20D-Jacob Dye, 00:16.572[2]; 2. 88J-Jeremy Huish, 00:16.781[5]; 3. 88R-Ryder Laplante, 00:17.044[6]; 4. 12-Tyler Drueke, 00:17.066[9]; 5. 5S-Danny Smith, 00:17.173[3]; 6. 81J-Jared Jansen, 00:17.186[4]; 7. 9K-Kevin Rutherford, 00:17.271[7]; 8. 15-Brody Brown, 00:17.501[1]; 9. 23R-James Reed, 00:17.848[8]
Qualifying 4 (3 Laps): 1. 51-Jeremy Campbell, 00:16.547[3]; 2. 17-Lee Goos Jr, 00:16.667[4]; 3. 11J-Justin Fifield, 00:16.714[5]; 4. 31BW-Braxton Weger, 00:16.752[7]; 5. 11K-Tyler Knight, 00:16.807[6]; 6. 19-Dustin Huehl, 00:17.198[1]; 7. 6-Mason Day, 00:17.297[2]; 8. (DNS) 64-Mark Zoeller
Qualifying 5 (3 Laps): 1. 2-Whit Gastineau, 00:16.678[8]; 2. 14N-Nick Barger, 00:17.148[1]; 3. 2B-Brett Becker, 00:17.198[5]; 4. 74E-Claud Estes III, 00:17.270[3]; 5. 74-Howard Vandyke, 00:17.472[6]; 6. 5T-Tanner Anderson, 00:17.496[2]; 7. 47-Jackson Weber, 00:17.833[4]; 8. 44-Ryan Rader, 00:18.009[7]
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