Idaho Racing News

Meridian Speedway
News release
June 25, 2009

By Jon Brown
MERIDIAN, Idaho — After battling weather woes and taking a week off, it looks like the clouds are parting at ASA-sanctioned Meridian Speedway just in time for what promises to be a thrilling night of open-wheel action.
The Winged Sprints make their first appearance since the Hendrickson’s Fine Jewelers Diamond Cup, while Non-winged Sprints, Super Stocks, Street Stocks, Legends and Thunder Dogs also take to the track Saturday night.
General admission is $10, with military personnel with ID and senior citizens getting in for $7.50. Children ages 7-11 will be admitted for $6, and children 6 and younger are free.
Gates open at 4 p.m. with qualifying at 5 p.m. and racing at 6:30 p.m. For more information about the speedway, call (208) 888-2813 or log on to www.meridianspeedway.com.
The National Weather Service calls for a Saturday high temperature of 84 degrees and a nighttime low of 55 in Meridian with partly cloudy skies in the evening.
Cory Lockwood enters the night just three points ahead of fellow Nampa Winged Sprinter Chris Ratterree. Both men were top-five finishers on the second night of the Diamond Cup against some of the Northwest’s best sprint drivers on May 30.
Meridian hot shoes Johnny Giesler and Wyatt King resume their battle for supremacy in the Non-Winged class, with Giesler out front.
Mountain Home, Idaho’s Terry Lydell leads the Super Stocks standings, while Kuna, Idaho, driver Jaramie Fuss returns to the track for the first time since a main event victory vaulted him into the Street Stocks points lead on May 30.
Salt Lake City’s Ryan Bird paces the Legends championship chase, while Tommy White of Boise is perched atop the unpredictable Thunder Dogs heat.
As an American Speed Association-sanctioned track, Meridian Speedway is part of the ASA Member Track National Championship for the Modified division.
The goal of the ASA Short Track National Championship is to activate a measuring system that takes into account many variables, such as field size, inversion, wins and number of races in a season, and create a level playing field to determine who is the ‘best-of-the-best’ of the ASA Member Track Champions Nationwide.
The ASA Joe Gibbs Driven National Member Track Champion Award was designed to give the National Champion exposure with one of the top teams in racing — Joe Gibbs Racing. Joe Gibbs Driven Oil, a division of Joe Gibbs Racing, sells the actual oil products developed and used by Joe Gibbs Racing to racers at all levels. More information can be found at www.joegibbsdriven.com.
The ASA Member Track program is comprised of a network of short tracks around the United States, as well as a variety of regional and national touring series. For news and information from all the racetracks and tours involved in the American Speed Association, visit www.ASA-Racing.com.
Meridian Speedway
Meridian, ID
2009 points standings
(Through June 13 races)
ASA Modifieds —
1. Rus Ward, Boise, ID, 361 points; 2. Chris Fenton, Meridian, ID, 309; 3. Charlie Ham Jr., Boise, ID, 288; 4. Tom Hill, Eagle, ID, 268; 5. Jeff Hill, Meridian, ID, 243
Winged Sprints —
1. Cory Lockwood, Nampa, ID, 249 points; 2. Chris Ratterree, Nampa, ID, 246; 3. Cody Veenstra, Emmett, ID, 233; 4. Sierra Jackson, Middleton, ID, 196; 5. Jim Todd, Weiser, ID, 173
Non-winged Sprints —
1. Johnny Giesler, Meridian, ID, 275 points; 2. Wyatt King, Meridian, ID, 267; 3. Sierra Jackson, Middleton, 189; 4. Rob Grice, Nampa, ID, 167; 5. Zach Wilson, Boise, ID, 162
Super Stocks —
1. Terry Lydell, Mountain Home, ID, 144 points; 2. Phillip Zubizareta, Boise, ID, 138; 3. Gale Carter, Boise, ID 120; 4. Rick Baldwin, Middleton, ID, 104; 5. Dennis Brodigan, Nampa, ID, 103
Late Model Lites —
1. Joe Barton, Nampa, ID, 211 points; 2. Shaun Tubbs, Nampa, ID, 207; 3. (tie) Rob Powers, Meridian, ID, 200; Kale Freedman, Meridian, ID, 200; 5. Jim Bailey, Middleton, ID 170
Street Stocks —
1. Jaramie Fuss, Kuna, ID, 259 points; 2. Marv Weaver, Nampa, ID, 245; 3. David Short, Meridian, ID, 203; 4. Chad Bess, Nampa, ID, 184; 5. Shawn Hansen, Boise, ID, 174
Mini Stocks —
1. Eddie Abels, Meridian, ID, 293 points; 2. Ray Bolinger, Meridian, ID, 286; 3. Dell Scott, Nampa, ID, 214; 4. Tyler Burlingame, Meridian, ID, 207; 5. Jason Sanders, Caldwell, ID, 205
Late Models —
1. John Nesmith, Meridian, ID, 99 points; 2. Travis Milburn, Eagle, ID, 84; 3. Eddy McKean, Jerome, ID, 74; 4. Craig Doehling, Boise, ID, 56; 5. Dan Lowther, Boise, ID, 49
Legends —
1. Ryan Byrd, Salt Lake City, Utah, 204 points; 2. Travis Anderson, Boise, ID, 198; 3. Camron Madsen, Boise, 156; 4. Connor Elliott, Meridian, ID, 109; 5. Don Milbourn, Nampa, ID, 91
Thunder Dogs —
1. Tommy White, Boise, ID, 120 points; 2. Bill Lacy, Melba, ID, 110; 3. Chris Carlson, Boise, ID, 99; 4. Dan Tyler, 94; 5. Dion States, Meridian, ID, 86
Hornets —
1. Vern Cornish, Nampa, ID, 309 points; 2. Mike Davis, Boise, ID, 217; 3. Eric Harry, Boise, ID, 182; 4. Tyler Saxton, Payette, ID, 175; 5. Tony Johns, Boise, ID, 165
Jr. Stingers —
1. Andrew Clark, Meridian, ID, 74; 2. Chance Davis, 66; 3. Colton Nelson, Meridian, 64
Bandoleros —
1. Andrew Clark, Meridian, ID, 87; 2. Chase Gilbertson, 78; 3. Brok Kidd, Meridian, ID, 70; 4. Cameron Cotta, 61; 5. Colton Nelson, Meridian, 50