OPENING NIGHT AT THE HUMMER!

STARTED 1ST

FINISHED 5TH

13 B-MODS

Kenton started 6th in the 2nd heat race and finished 2nd!  That put him hight point man for the night and he started on the pole inside good friend, Jeremy Chambers.  Jeremy took the lead and never looked back.  Tyler Kidwell started 5th and drove to 2nd early in the race.  Brian McGowen and Gabe Hodges also got by Kenton.  He missed the set up a little and also made some driving mistakes, but he will learn and move on!

Kenton will be racing in Park City, KS tonight at 81 Speedway!  Hope to see you there!

OPENING NIGHT 2021 AT HUMBOLDT SPEEDWAY: THE BOYS (AND GIRLS) ARE BACK!

By Scott Lee Stewart

After last week’s “King of America/Battle of The Bullring” mega race at Humboldt Speedway, opening night of the ’21 season was underway at “The Hummer”, and this year promises to be an extremely speedy one!

Beginning with the Love’s Travel Stops Midwest Modified main event, it becomes clear that Chanute Ks. driver Jacob Ellison will, once again, be a force to be reckoned with. Ellison took the outside pole position and proceeded to wire the field in the 16 lap event. Jackson McGowen of Humboldt mounted a hard charge from mid pack to capture the runner up spot. Altoona’s Brad Jarman locked down the third spot, while Carter Brownsberger of Nevada to Hummer a, Mo. was fourth, and Scott Lucke of Humboldt rounded out the top five finishers of the 15 car field.

A familiar face to Hummer fans, Jeremy Chambers, formerly from Yates Center, now based in Baldwin City, Ks., dominated the Ray’s Metal Depot B-Mod feature, winning the race start to finish, despite an outstanding performance by second place Tyler Kidwell of Chanute. Brian McGowen of Pittsburg, another Hummer B-Mod regular, claimed a strong third place finish. Gabe Hodges of Lebo, Ks. and Chanute driver Kenton Allen completed the fabulous five in the event.

Fifteen cars started the USRA Tuners (formerly known as Sport Compacts) feature, and when all was said and done, Devin Schmidt of Nortonville, KS. topped the 4 cylinder field. St. Joesph, Mo. Barry Luthi of Topeka was third, Cayden Vance of Chanute claimed fourth, and David Frost of Parsons was fifth.

Home Savings Bank Factory Stock feature action was topped by Chanute driver Derrek Wilson, while Ethan Vance, another Chanute driver, was fifth.

Next week’s Hummer action will star the Cash Money Late Model Series, a huge crowd favorite, in addition to the “regular” line up of local action heros competing in all divisions. Gates open at 6:00 pm, racing at 8:00pm.

RAYS METAL DEPOT USRA B-MODS

A Feature 1

16 laps | 00:04:33.608

Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 2 Jeremy Chambers Baldwin City, KS B52
2 4 Tyler Kidwell Chanute, KS 54
3 3 Brian McGowen Pittsburg, KS 22
4 5 Gabriel Hodges Lebo, KS 7G
5 1 Kenton Allen Chanute, KS 98K
6 6 Rick Murcko Iola, KS 48M
7 7 Brian Bolin Fort Scott, KS X2
8 8 Donald McIntosh Chanute, KS D86
9 11 Krew Walburn Emporia, KS 28
10 9 Matthew Kay Chanute, KS 1BB
11 10 Jacob Hodges Lebo, KS 14J
12 (DNF) 13 Levi McGowen Humboldt, KS 89
13 (DNF) 12 Tanner Phochnow Gardner, KS 70P

Heat 1

8 laps | 00:02:12.075

Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 2 Jeremy Chambers Baldwin City, KS B52
2 3 Tyler Kidwell Chanute, KS 54
3 5 Gabriel Hodges Lebo, KS 7G
4 4 Brian Bolin Fort Scott, KS X2
5 7 Matthew Kay Chanute, KS 1BB
6 6 Krew Walburn Emporia, KS 28
7 1 Levi McGowen Humboldt, KS 89

Heat 2

8 laps | 00:02:50.903

Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 1 Brian McGowen Pittsburg, KS 22
2 6 Kenton Allen Chanute, KS 98K
3 3 Rick Murcko Iola, KS 48M
4 2 Donald McIntosh Chanute, KS D86
5 5 Jacob Hodges Lebo, KS 14J
6 4 Tanner Phochnow Gardner, KS 70P