Idaho Racing News

By Jon Brown

MERIDIAN, Idaho — The ESI Express ASA Modified drivers who call ASA-sanctioned Meridian Speedway home have been chasing glory quite emphatically this season.

The pursuit of points in the Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil ASA Member Track National Championship standings kicks into high gear Saturday with a double main event for the popular racing division.

Meridian Speedway pays tribute to the men and women who keep us safe Saturday night with EMS/Police/Fire and Corrections Officers Night.

The gates open at 4 p.m. with racing at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults, $7.50 for senior citizens and military personnel with ID, $6 for children ages 7-11 and free for children 6 and younger.

Other series running Saturday include the NAPA Latemodel Sportsman, Domino’s Pizza Legends and the Thunder Dogs.

Defending track champion Tom Hill of Eagle, Idaho, is looking to move up in the Joe Gibbs national championship standings with a good showing in tonight’s two modified main events. He leads the Meridian series this season by 15 points over Nampa, Idaho’s Shelby Stroebel.

The business owner whose company is the title sponsor for the Meridian series, Hill is third in the national track championship standings with 1.1785 points. Fellow western regional racer Clint LaFont from Thunderhill Raceway in Kyle, Texas, leads the national standings with 1.4989.

Stroebel found himself in the national standings earlier this season after racing strong at Meridian and other tracks in the West. He tuned up for the Joe Gibbs run with a feature victory at the paved quarter-mile of Lucas Oil I-10 Speedway in Blythe, Calif., in February. He was fast qualifier during the May 22 Rockstar 75 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

For more information, call (208) 888-2813 or visit www.meridianspeedway.com.

Meridian Speedway

2010 points standings

After June 5 races

ESI Express ASA Modifieds — 1. Tom Hill, Eagle, Idaho, 307 points; 2. Shelby Stroebel, Nampa, Idaho, 292; 3. Charlie Ham Jr., Boise, Idaho, 243; 4. Jentry Pisca, Nampa, 220; 5. (tie) Jeff Hill, Meridian, Idaho, 219; Chris Fenton, Meridian, 219

Pepsi Sprintcars — 1. Johnny Giesler, Meridian, 381; 2. Wyatt King, Meridian, 357; 3. Joe Ransom, Boise, 326; 4. Carl Marcum, Meridian, 301; 5. Kelly Newman, Boise, 242

Mtn. Dew Winged Sprints — 1. Mike Murgoitio, Meridian, 281 points; 2. Chris Ratterree, Nampa, 255; 3. Sierra Jackson, Middleton, Idaho, 211; 4. Kirk Wartman, Boise, 179; 5. Matt Hein, Roseburg, Ore., 137

NAPA Late Model Sportsman — 1. Dan Buckley, Emmett, Idaho, 188 points; Jaramie Fuss, Kuna, 130; 3. Dylan Caldwell, Nampa, 129; 4. Dennis Brodigan, Nampa, 125; 5. Dan Lowther, Boise, 117

Project Filter Pro-4s — 1. Kenny Chandler, Boise, 357 points; 2. Casey Tillman, Kuna, 250; 3. Tyler Bailey, Middleton, 218; 4. Kale Freedman, Meridian, 191; 5. Rob Powers, Meridian, 179

CWI PTDS Street Stocks — 1. Melissa Scott, Nampa, 381 points; 2. Marv Weaver, Nampa, 296; 3. Chad Bess, Nampa, 228; 4. Nick Lane, Caldwell, 218; 5. Jeffrey Meads, Nampa, 207

Mini Stocks — 1. Dell Scott, Nampa, 309 points; 2. Eddie Ables, Middleton, 307; 3. Ray Bolinger, Meridian, 257; 4. Tyler Burlingame, Meridian, 233; 5. Jason Sanders, Caldwell, 139

Domino’s Pizza Legends — 1. Camron Madsen, Boise, 356 points; 2. Sara Henry, Nampa, 267; 3. Austin Hager, Meridian, 232; 4. Travis Anderson, Boise, 229; 5. Darin Turpen, Nampa, 169

Tates Rents Hornets — 1. Art Heath, Nampa, 173 points; 2. Marshall Burnham, Nampa, 144; 3. Larry Hull, Boise, 141; 4. Mary Johnson, Meridian, 127; 5. Danielle Summers, Nampa, 122

Jr. Stingers — 1. (tie) Colton Nelson, Meridian, 109 points; Jonathan Hull, Boise, 109; 3. Chance Davis, Emmett, 106; 4. Devin Lee, Boise, 92; 5. (tie) Hunter Gates, Boise, 89; Zach Blume, Eagle, 89

Thunder Dogs — 1. Fare Lady (Kennan Irons, Boise), 178; 2. Hot Wheels (Brett Sullivan, Boise), 139; 3. Sledge Hammer (David Jolley), 123; 4. Winged Snot Rod (Chris Carlson, Boise), 116; 5. Old Skool (Dakota Allen, Kuna), 109