GIVE HIM A BROOM: JOHNNY BONE, JR. SWEEPS AT HUMBOLDT SPEEDWAY!
by Scott Lee Stewart
Two weeks ago, Mother Nature cut the Friday night program at Humboldt Speedway short by two feature races. Last week, the Factory Stock feature was made up. Due to scheduling conflicts with USMTS being in the area, the Allen Co. Chiropractic USRA Modified feature had to wait until this week to be completed.
So, the night begins with 15 Modifieds out of the original 18 being first out of the box. It had rained a lot over the last couple of days, so there was plenty of moisture in the clay, and Ron Whitworth and crew, as usual, had the surface in top shape. The track was really sticky, not a common denominater in Modified racing, and speeds were incredible.
Round 1 saw a lot of mechanical malfunctions that cost both Jess Folk, Jr and Johnny Allen dearly, as both were leading before DNF. However, it might not have mattered anyway, because Johnny Bone, Jr. was on the scene and dialed in to perfection. With a clear track in front of him, Bone bade a fond farewell to the rest of the field on his way to the win. After quite a battle, Scott Daniels ousted Paden Phillips for runner up. Ryan Whitworth held down fourth, with Jon Sheets fifth.
On to round 2: Bone won his heat, and secured inside pole position for the feature. From the drop of the green, Bone was seemingly on rails, and sailed off to victory, winning wire to wire. Johnny Allen, now repaired, finished second, followed by Scott Daniels, Paden Phillips, and Paul Snyder.
Levi Phillips may be in his first year of Stock Car racing, but you can't tell by watcing. Phillips started 13 cars deep in a 19 car field and won the Whitworth Construction Pure Stock feature. Second spot went to Brandon Rowland, with Stetson Deets third. Laura ramey was fourth, Blake Kisner fifth.
The Factory Stock feature was, once again, The Jeremy Wilson show. Wilson continues to be the man to beat in the class, although second place Tim Phillips gave it a good shot, falling just short. Derrek wilson came in third, while Brandon Weide and Ed Muller rounded out the top five.
Hard luck has haunted Jay Lamons, Jr. all season. That, however, hasn't stopped Lamons, and this week things finally went right, and he won the E-Z Lock and Key B-Mod feature in commanding fashion. Dalton Kirk battled through the field for a hard earned runner up, Tim VanGotten was third. Fourth was Jimmie Davis, Jeremy Chambers finished fifth
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