Junction Motor Speedway
Smith gets first NCRA victory at McCool Junction
McCOOL JUNCTION, Neb. (May 28) — Polesitter Brady Smith of Solon Springs, Wis., raced to his first National Championship Racing Association DIRTcar Series victory Saturday at Junction Motor Speedway. Smith earned $2,500 at the 3/8-mile oval in outrunning Chad Simpson of Mount Vernon, Iowa.
Jason Rauen of Farley, Iowa, was third followed by a pair of Nebraska drivers, Corey Zeitner of Omaha and Al Humphrey of Giltner.
Notes: Smith's Bloomquist Race Car has a Vic Hill Racing Engine and sponsorship from Big Red Motorsports, Mid-States Equipment Hydraulics and Michaeletz Trucking. ... Smith and Simpson were among drivers who had subpar outings in preliminaries at the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Dart Show-Me 100 a day earlier in Wheatland, Mo. ... Smith's victory was his first since an O'Reilly All Star victory Sept. 4 at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa. ... The NCRA event drew 37 cars. ... Among drivers failing to make the main event: Jase Kaser, Scott Koskovich and Steve Kempt. ... After Sunday's Alphabet Soup Classic at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb., NCRA competitors take a three-week break until Kansas action June 18-19 at Thunder Hill Speedway in Mayetta and 81 Speedway near Wichita.
NCRA @ Junction: (1) Brady Smith, (2) Chad Simpson, (3) Jason Rauen, (4) Corey Zeitner, (5) Al Humphrey, (6) Matt Furman, (7) Billy Koons Jr., (8) Denny Eckrich, (9) Joe Kosiski, (10) Bill Leighton Jr., (11) Gary Christian, (12) Mark Marushak, (13) Travis Dickes, (14) Dean Moore, (15) Shawn Harker, (16) Justin Asplin, (17) Leon Zeitner, (18) Craig Preble, (19) Mike Wiarda, (20) Rob Moss, (21) Bryant Goldsmith, (22) Skip Frey. (Preliminary results unavailable).
