Fort Wayne Dirt 600's In Sprint Car & Midget/Entry List
I had a call from writer Bill Holder of Sprint Car and Midget magazine who does features on Rumble drivers from the QM's on up every year. He asked about the new dirt car rules 600's I have added. He was very interested, and he asked editor Doug Auld about doing a feature story on the division. Doug has given the go ahead, so Bill will be doing the article. It is going to be interesting.
I understand it may take a two years to really catch on. I know there are entries that will still come in. It is time for all that are going to enter to get it in so you can be in the program, etc. Here are the entries we have as of Dec. 11.
The rules for the dirt rules 600s will be enforced STRICTLY. I am very excited about the new division. You can see we have split the cars we had in the past and added a few new teams. This is the way to grow 600 racing in general for outdoors too because we are getting kart and QM drivers getting into 600s because they can race the dirt rules cars in Indiana.
Artwork by Todd Black and Rich Forman photos
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
FIRST YEAR FOR CLASS AT FORT WAYNE
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/XXX/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)
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/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)
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