POSTED MAY 10 , 2003

JASON SCHAEFER came to the Mottville Speedway for the first time this season Saturday night and won the Mini Stock 15 lap feature and heat and $100 for the night!

Season points leader Eric Root gave Schaefer a real run for the money as the two traded the lead back and forth for the entire 15 laps! Rookie Glenna Sargent was 3^rd.

12 year old Matt Van Dam made his stock car racing debut in a MS but had mechanical woes during the heat and was unable to run the feature.

Two time Mini Thunder Car defending champion Fred Garrett passed Richard Allbee on the final lap of the 15 lap MTC feature for his 11^th feature win of the season. Allbee led the first 14 laps but not the most important lap-the final one! Allbee settled for a close 2^nd followed by Chuck Hall, season points leader Derk Sargent and Steve Clifford. In the heat it was Garrett over Clifford and Allbee.

Street Stock season points leader Robert Sutton padded his points lead by winning the heat and feature.

The Midwest Classic Racers Dwarf Cars returned to Mottville for the first time since 1999 and Tom Sliwa easily won the 20 lap feature! 16 cars started the feature but 3 were eliminated on the first lap in turns one and two with 2 cars hitting the wall. No one was hurt. Eric Hoffman was 2^nd followed by Goff, Andy Taylor and John Wylie.

Sliwa won the first heat over Taylor and Wylie while the 2^nd heat went to Hoffman over Rob Rodney and Goff. The MCR Dwarf Cars return July 24.

Severe thunderstorms were predicted and held down the crowd and number of cars greatly but a beautiful night for racing and not a drop of rain after 2 pm!

Speaking of weather-it is really sad what our TV people will resort to get you to watch their station. All day long severe weather alerts! I checked the radar and Weather Channel on out web site and the WC said 30% chance of isolated thundershowers during race time. But when looking at the radar it showed nothing within 500 miles of Mottville after 3 pm! So, our course, people were scared of the severe weather predicted and stayed away. But , again, there was no severe weather and as of midnight  Saturday night it had not even rained since 2 pm!

Sunday is Mother’s Day and all mothers will receive a free hot dog and soft drink! No matter what the weather predictions we will be running Sunday at Mottville so bring mom on out for some good racing!