Blogginisracin: October 2022

By Don Cook
Blogginisracin.com

Kennedale Speedway Park (Kennedale)
October 1 (Saturday)

Kennedale Speedway Park wrapped up their 2022 racing season Saturday night with the 16th Annual Summit Showdown and the Kirk Martin Memorial race. Saturday’s Showdown featured the IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sportmods, IMCA Stock Cars, and the Factory Stocks along with the Eco Mods and the Jr. Limiteds. The Sport Compacts wrapped up their season Friday night. Kennedale Speedway Park closed out their 2022 racing season with the Legendary Trailer Race! Check out all the exciting racing action and family fun from Saturday night.

Photo: Mike Frieri

Photos by Mike Modified $3,069 feature winner: Drake Findley, No. 5f, was your 30-lap feature winner! 2. Matthew Martin, 3. William Gould, 4. Jake Upchurch, 5. Noah Burlison, 6. Steve Askew, 7. Beau Collins, 8. Mitch McMillin, 9. Steven Muro, 10. Justin Sternberg, 11. Michael Svehlak, 12. Richard Wall, 13. Mike Hathcock, 14. Chase Allen, 15. J. P. Dowell, 16. Cameron Wilson, 17. Hardy Henderson, 18. Jacob Pirkle, 19. Tim Clonch, and 20. Daniel Miller.

Photo: Mike Frieri

All the way from Bryant, Arkansas, Drake Findley picked up the feature win.

Noah Burlison had a top five finish.

To view a video of the Modified winner, click below:

C & P Pump Services SportMods $1,569 feature winner: Jeff Shepperd came from the back to the front to win the exciting Sportmod feature! 2. Eric Cegielski, 3. Mark Patterson, 4. Trevor Egbert, 5. Jerrett Bransom, 6. Rawdy Hull, 7. Aubrey Spears, 8. Klayton Reeves, 9. Vinny Rabozzi, 10. Austin Gooding, 11. John Freeman, 12. Austin Neubauer, 13. Nathan Northcott, 14. Taylor Florio, 15. Kyle Wilkins, 16. Dylan Rivers, 17. Trevor Cogburn, 18. Walter Hamilton, 19. James Skinner, and 20. Toby Morris.

Photo: Mike Frieri

Trevor Egbert finished fourth.

To view a video of the SportMod winner, click below:

Hodges Auto Sales Stock Cars $2,069 Kirk Martin Memorial feature winner: Jeffrey Abbey, No. 37, was your feature winner! 2. Lance Hanson Jr., 3. Dean Abbey, 4. Brandon McElroy, 5. Matt Guillaume, 6. Ryan Powers, 7. Michael Dabney, 8. Brandon Taylor, 9. Demetrius Carter, 10. Bryce Pritchett, 11. Jack Bransom, 12. Dustin Mooney, 13. Craig Moss, 14. Dennis Bissonnette, 15. Damon Hammond, 16. Darryl Campbell, 17. Roman Garcia, 18. Colton Oregon, 19. Erik Miles, 20. Anthony Otken, 21. William Gould, 22. Mark Goldstein, 23. Chris Gallien, and 24. Tim Clonch. A solid field of 33 IMCA Stock Cars were in the pits to honor the late Kirk Martin,

Thanks to everyone who donated to the Parker Lee Project.

Photo: Mike Frieri

To view a video of the Stock Car winner, click below:

Mack Haik Ford Factory Stocks $1,569 feature winner: Ryan Powers, No. r12, lead every lap of the 20-lap feature! 2. Brett McMillin, 3. Cameron Cook, 4. Sean Hill, 5. Cody Schulz, 6. Jeff Hauser, 7. A. J. Gardner, 8. Dillon Tidwell, 9. Terry Dumas, 10. Kelsie Neubauer, 11. Chris Wolfe, 12. Tommy Williams, 13. Michael Villanueva, 14. Casey Morris, 15. Clay Parker, 16. Eric Qualls, 17. Cory Bassinger, 18. Kenny Magar, 19. Chris Roan, and 20. Ruben Broussard.

Photo: Mike Frieri

To view a video of the Factory Stock winner, click below:

Buckmeyer Motorsports Eco Mods $500 Feature Winner: Gavin Smith, No. 15g, was your feature winner! 2. Archie Whitt, 3. George Gafford, 4. Alan Thompson, 5. Frank Lackey, 6. Michael Trammell, 7. Bart Pearson, 8. Joey Stephens, 9. Chase Neill, 10. Connor Montgomery, 11. Mark Wheless, and 12. Dustin Lemaster.

Photo: Mike Frieri

To view a video of the Eco Mods feature, click below:

Lackey Speed Shop Sport Compacts $200 Feature Winner: 1. Steven Bevills, 2. Sean Leasure, 3. Cody Foster, 4. Brain Newcomer, 5. Frank Lackey, 6. Michael Trammell, 7. Cody Smith, 8. Brandon Underwood, 9. Thomas Elliott III, 10. Wyatt Jones, 11. Jaxson Berry, and 12. Jackie Dooley.

Photo: Mike Frieri

To view a video of the Sport Compact feature, click below:

Jr. Limiteds $200 Feature Winner: Korbyn Riojas, No. 29, was your feature winner! 2. P. J. Egbert, 3. Dusty Lee Jr., 4. Kalieb Merritt, 5. Mason Warren, 6. Brody Tarrant, 7. Zakary Manthie, 8. Gunner Garrett, 9. Sasha Hoppe, 10. Cutter Bell, 11. Brady Sexton, 12. Davis Lemaster, and 13. Ally Bissonnette.

Photo: Mike Frieri

To view a video of the Jr. Limited feature, click below:

Photo: Karen Davis

Cody Smith Sr. and Frank Lackey won the $1,000 Trailer Race.

Kennedale Speedway Park would like to thank all the fans that supported this event.

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Raceway Ministries: Kennedale Speedway offers a unique feature at the track. That is a ministry. We are under the umbrella of Texas Alliance Raceway Ministry based out at Texas Motor Speedway. The people involved in this ministry are Randy Denbow (chaplain), and Steve Kaneaster (asst. chaplain). We give the invocation, operate the hot pit and oversee the children's special events at the track. We offer spiritual and prayer support. We are very fortunate that the track owner and management want us there. We appreciate the driver's, crew members and fans for supporting us. If you have any questions about the children's events, please contact us at [email protected]

Kennedale Speedway Park wrapped up their 2022 racing season Saturday night. Kennedale Speedway Park would like to thank their racing family for their support this season. We hope that you have a a great off season and we look forward to seeing you in 2023 for an exciting racing season.

For the latest Kennedale Speedway Park info, go to: www.raceksp.com

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