The preliminary entry lists for the 16th annual "Rumble in Fort Wayne" on Friday, Dec. 27 and Saturday, Dec. 28 at the Memorial Coliseum Expo Center (note, pre-race entry period runs through Dec. 17; list includes entries received through Dec. 11):
MIDGETS (NATIONAL/FOCUS/KENYON CAR)
No. Driver/Hometown Entrant/Sponsor/Chassis/Engine
0 Alex Malycke/Purcellville, VA Alex Malycke/Steel Dynamics/Beast/Mopar
1g Bobby Santos III/Franklin, MA Fred Gormly/RPM Automotive Enterprises – Seals-it – Indy Race Parts/Shores/VW
2 Stratton Briggs/Anna, OH Thomas Briggs/Aesthetic Finishers – Baker Machining Service – BMI Karts & Supplies – Bordner Welding – Ohio Logistics/Beast/Ford Focus
2 +Lou Cicconi Jr./Aston, PA Tony Stewart Racing/Our Gang Poker Club/Munchkin/Volkswagen
4 (TBA) Alex Malycke/Steel Dynamics/Beast/Mopar
6 David Gough/Machesney Park, IL David Gough/Manic Racing –Janssen Machine – KMK Media Group/Thompson/Autocraft
8up Lynsey Liguori/Lebanon, IN Randall Williams & Wally Sexton/ SWS Racing – Elliott’s Custom Trailers & Carts/Jacobs/Pontiac
10 Geoff Kaiser/Fort Wayne Moore Racing Enterprises LLC/Don Moore Music Publications/Beast/Stanton Mopar
12 Billy Hulbert/Channahon, IL Transport Colors Racing/Transport Colors Repair & Refinishing/Beast/Fontana
14 Cooper Clouse/Ohio City, IN Cooper Clouse Racing/Burtch Seed – Hawk Chassis/Hawk/Volkswagen
15 +Rich Corson/Markham, IL Rich Corson/Autism Awareness – In Loving Memory of Steve & Colleen Savage – D’Arcy Motors – Ash-Dome – MWR Technologies – Lockets by MacLeod/Hawk/Esslinger
19 Russ Belt/Van Wert, OH Russ Belt/Pro Strip – Widow Wax – Hawk Chassis/Hawk-Munchkin/Autocraft Volkswagen
19 Austin Nemire/Sylvania, OH Tom O’Connell/O’Connell Enterprise – Nemire/Yager Racing – Hemelgarn Enterprises/Hawk/Volkswagen
19 Matt Westfall/Pleasant Hill, OH Dave & Bonna Ryder/Dave Ryder Racing – Bordner Welding – Klotz -- E&E Machine /Vogler/Autocraft Volkswagen
20m Steve Myers/Cridersville, OH Steve Myers/Invento Tech LLC/Gambler/Chevrolet
22 Patrick Wilda/Plainfield, IL Ken Grskovic/Z’s Pinstriping – Acro-Bat Classic Auto/Beast/Brayton Buick
27 Chris Jagger/Warsaw, IN Chris Jagger/Big Picture Imagery – J&N Stone/Hawk/Gaerte Chevrolet
31 +Derek Bischak/Indianapolis Bob Bischak/Angola Collision Services – Snap-on Tools/Rapid Race Cars/Spike/Gaerte Ford
32 Chris Jagger Jr./North Manchester, IN Chris Jagger/J&N Stone -- Big Picture Imagery/Shores/Autocraft
33 Nick Hamilton/Danville, IN Mike Hamilton/Curtis Motor Sales – Hamilton Painting – Faires Trim/Beast/Esslinger
41 +Tony Elliott/Warsaw, IN Randall Williams & Wally Sexton/SWS Racing – Elliott’s Custom Trailers & Carts/Stealth/Ford Focus
46 Russ Gamester/Peru, IN Gamester Racing Inc./ Gamester’s Green Gable Village Mobile Home Park – GRP Chassis/Grant King/Volkswagen
49 Joey Burrow/Noblesville, IN Randy Burrow/Burco Molding Inc. – Advanced Racing Suspensions – Sam Pierce Chevrolet/Kenyon/Volkswagen
52 +Dave Darland/Lincoln, IN 3-K Racing/United Auto Workers – USSA Mel Kenyon Midget Series/Kenyon/Yamaha
52c Isaac Chapple/Wilkinson, IN Isaac Chapple Racing/CFH Enterprises LLC/Stealth/Esslinger
59 Bryan Nuckles/Canal Winchester, OH Bryan Nuckles/Columbus Motor Speedway – BTC Technology Inc. – Brian’s Automotive/Strei-Tech/Volkswagen
61 +Bobby East/Brownsburg, IN Mel Kenyon/3-K Racing – Print Image/Kenyon/Gaerte Buick
67 Joe Liguori/Lebanon, IN Randall Williams & Wally Sexton/ SWS Racing – Elliott’s Custom Trailers & Carts /Jacobs/Volkswagen
97 +Mike Fedorcak/Roanoke Tony Stewart Racing/Physical Medicine Consultants/Munchkin/Autocraft Volkswagen
97 Taylor Jagger/Warsaw, IN Chris Jagger/J&N Stone -- Big Picture Imagery/Edmunds/Oldsmobile
98 Brian Gerster/Fishers, IN Randy Burrow/Burco Molding Inc. – Sam Pierce Chevrolet – Advanced Racing Suspensions/Edmunds/Volkswagen
99 +Jim Anderson/Joliet, IL Guess Racing Ltd./D’Arcy GMC – Packard Transport/Ellis/Mopar
99 +Billy Wease/Noblesville, IN Randy Burrow/Burco Molding Inc. – Wease Masonry – Sam Pierce Chevrolet -- Advanced Racing Suspensions/ Fedorcak-Burrow/Volkswagen
(NOTE: Myers, Jagger Jr. and T. Jagger are entered for Friday only; Malycke and #04 are entered for Saturday only)
+former Rumble in Fort Wayne feature winner
DEFENDING RUMBLE IN FORT WAYNE CHAMPIONS: Billy Wease (first night) and Derek Bischak (second night)
TRACK QUALIFYING RECORD: 7.323 seconds set by Tony Stewart, Dec. 30, 2005
WINGED OUTLAW MODIFIED MIDGETS (600cc)
No. Driver/Hometown Entrant/Sponsor/Chassis/Engine
04 Cap Henry/Bellevue, OH Henry MotorSports Inc./Henry MotorSports Inc. – Sonny’s Machine Shop – Keizer Wheels/***/Yamaha
11b Drew Dorsett/Monrovia, IN Bill Sager Jr./Sutphen Fire Truck Equipment – Bickel Welding/Hyper/Suzuki
11r Chase Ridenour/Perry, MI Rick Ridenour/Ridenours Auto Repair & Towing – Long’s Transmission – David M. Nichols Excavating/Hyper/Yamaha
14 A.J. Lesiecki/Lorain, OH A.J. Lesiecki/Greber Machine Tool Inc. – Patco Transportation/Hyper/Suzuki
22 Erick Rudolph/Ransomville, NY Erick Rudolph/Lafler Chassis – Erick Rudolph/Lafler/Kawasaki
26 Howard McCormick/Martinsville, IN Bill Sager Jr./Bickel Welding -- Sutphen Fire Truck Equipment/Hyper/Suzuki
29 Rusty Strausbaugh/Columbus, OH Rusty Strausbaugh/Shark Chassis/Shark/Suzuki
43 Matt Janisch/Nazareth, PA Matt Janisch/MMF Chassis/MMF/Kawasaki
57 Tyler Fitzpatrick/Nappanee, IN Joseph Fitzpatrick/Suspension Spring Specialist – Jon’s Custom Services – El Cielito Lindo 2/Hyper/Yamaha
84 Bill Dunham/Bellevue, MI Bill Dunham/Concept Chassis – Shively Racing Engines/Concept/Yamaha
86 Steve Myers/Cridersville, OH Steve Myers/S-Tech/Hyper/Honda
94 John Ivy/Bellevue, OH Henry MortorSports Inc./Henry MotorSports Inc. –Sonny’s Machine Shop -- Keizer Wheels/Meyers/Yamaha
DEFENDING RUMBLE IN FORT WAYNE CHAMPIONS: Erick Rudolph (first night) and Tim Neal (second night)
UNRESTRICTED NON-WINGED DIRT MODIFIED MIDGETS (600cc)
No. Driver/Hometown Entrant/Sponsor/Chassis/Engine
5 Bill Unglert/Old Bridge, NJ Ed McClure/McClure/Hyper/Kawasaki
10 Rob Schultz/Ocean, NJ Z10 Motorsports/Schultz Engineered Products Inc./Hyper/Kawasaki
21 Clay Sanders/Holt, MI Gary L. Sanders/Joker Motorsports/Hyper/Kawasaki
24 Jonathon Lesiecki/Lorain, OH Jonathon Lesiecki/Greber Machine Tool Inc. – On the Edge Honda/Stealth/Honda
29 Tyler Ransbottom/Bellefontaine, OH Steve Allen & Ron Coleman/A&E Camp Resort – D&R Truck Glass – Stoops Freightliner/Stealth/Yamaha
38a Austin Creamer/Daleville, IN Ray Creamer/Lifestyles Homecare – Big Al’s Towing & Recovery – Sam Pierce Chevrolet/Bailey/Yamaha
49 Russ Gamester/Peru, IN Tammy Gamester/GRP Chassis – Kokomo Honda – Gamester’s Green Gable Village Mobile Home Park/GRP/Honda
68 Gary Klein/Claypool, IN Gary Klein/Streamliner Family Restaurant – Tucker Farms – Beaver Dam Property Maintenance/Fastrax/Suzuki
88 Steve Myers/Cridersville, OH Steve Myers/S-Tech/Brookmiller-S-Tech/Honda
97 Mike Fedorcak/Roanoke Carl Olson/Physical Medicine Consultants/Hyper/Kawasaki
99 Joe Barker/Whitehouse, OH Joe Barker/D&R Outdoor Power Equipment – Barker Motorsports – J. Foster Jewelers/Stealth/Honda