August 27, 2011

The Kentucky Fried Chicken Late Models were next to take the track. All eyes were on Michigan Motorsports hall of famer Roger Wing as he tried to lock up yet another track championship to add to his storied career.

The feature started with Josh Knoll and Scott Baker on the front row. Baker was able to jump out to an early lead but mechanical problems forced the Ionia native to the pits early, handing the lead over to the 87k machine. That’s all Knoll needed to drive away to a very convincing win over the 18 car field.

Wing started 9th on the field and it was very obvious that the game plan for the 55w was to stay out of trouble and lock up the championship. Matt Pickard did all he could do to try and make up points on Wing but fell short and finished second in points while Kyle Borgman rounded out the top three.

Heat race wins went to Kurt Messmen and Scott Baker.

Final 2012 Points Standings (Top 20)

              Pos* Car No Driver Points

1. 55W Roger Wing 467
2. 55 Matt Pickard 455
3. 72 Kyle Borgman 442
4. 85 Mark Andersen 442
5. 8 Keith Gentz 406
6. 6R Carl Ries 386
7. 43 Mike Nugent 381
8. 10 Tom Dusen 369
9. 31JR Mickey Carman, Jr. 311
10. 87K Joshua Knoll 296
11. 25,45B Jeff Kohn 283
12. 23V Ryan VanderVeen 268
13. 99,66 Kurt Mesman 253
14. 14 Scott Haney 252
15. XL Tim Lytle 170
16. 0M Milt Montgomery 117
17. 9 Dean Huizenga 101
18. 59 Nathan Hurley 84

*Red denotes position tie

Tonights Results

A Feature

1. Joshua Knoll (Barryton, Mi)
2. Mike Nugent (Belding, MI)
3. Kyle Borgman (Muskegon, MI)
4. Carl Ries (Blanchard, MI)
5. Keith Gentz (Grant, MI)
6. Roger Wing (Middleton, MI)
7. Matt Pickard (Grant, MI)
8. Mark Andersen (Blanchard, MI)
9. Jeff Kohn (Sheridan, MI)
10. Dean Huizenga (Belmont, MI)
11. Kurt Mesman (Wyoming, MI)
12. Scott Philips (Marlette, MI)
13. Ryan VanderVeen (Six Lakes, MI)
14. Dan DeLong (Ithaca, MI)
15. John Hoard (Carson City, MI)
16. Scott Haney (Sheridan, MI)
17. Scott Baker (Ionia, MI)
18. Scott Ehlert (Crystal, MI)

Heat 1

1. Kurt Mesman (Wyoming, MI)
2. Dean Huizenga (Belmont, MI)
3. Joshua Knoll (Barryton, Mi)
4. Ryan VanderVeen (Six Lakes, MI)
5. Mike Nugent (Belding, MI)
6. Keith Gentz (Grant, MI)
7. Mark Andersen (Blanchard, MI)
8. Dan DeLong (Ithaca, MI)
9. Roger Wing (Middleton, MI)

Heat 2

1. Scott Baker (Ionia, MI)
2. Scott Philips (Marlette, MI)
3. Scott Ehlert (Crystal, MI)
4. Jeff Kohn (Sheridan, MI)
5. Carl Ries (Blanchard, MI)
6. Kyle Borgman (Muskegon, MI)
7. John Hoard (Carson City, MI)
8. Scott Haney (Sheridan, MI)
9. Matt Pickard (Grant, MI)