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The legendary BIG FOOT  Monster Truck invaded the Owosso Speedway in Ovid, Michigan on  Saturday, June 27th as the popular monster truck was on display and  even displayed its’ awesome horsepower for the solid crowd on hand by  taking a few laps around the 3/8s (0.375) mile high-banked paved oval  as the “pace car” for the evening!

The first feature of the evening was for the Fast Track Promotions  Sports Stocks, who were treated with the widely popular in car / on  track driver introductions. As for the 20-lap feature, Wayne Beckner  Jr., the current points leader in the Pony Stocks division at near-by  Spartan Speedway, and feature winner there the previous night, started  on the pole along-side rookie points leader, 17-year-old Tim Rodgers.

Beckner Jr., would lead the first lap before Russ Potter took over the  lead on lap two and checked out on the rest of the field. Potter would  cross the start / finish line first to seemingly win the feature. 
Unfortunately, Potter did not report to Tech after the feature and was  Disqualified, giving the win to Toledo, Ohio driver, Jim Hammond, who  arrived late at the track, didn’t qualify, and started shotgun on the  field.

Hammond in his Auto River Automotive Dodge also earned the  Hard-Charger of the Race award for his 15th to first place run!  15-year-old rookie, Harley Smith who earlier in the evening recorded  her second fast qualifier award of the season and won her first ever  heat race, backed those up with a career high second place finish.

New Points Leader, Shaun Conner finished third as J.T. Leach, Bill  McBride, 15-year-old Matt Vainner, Scott Rodgers, Beckner Jr., T.  Rodgers, and Jeff Aseltine finished off the Top 10. Smith’s fast time  was a 19.894 over a season high 19-car field as her and Beckner Jr.,  won heat races.

The traveling stars of the Auto Value / Bumper to Bumper Michigan  Legends Series were next for there 30-lap Feature as Series Points  Leader, Tony Monge and veteran Ben Rouster brought the 16-car field  down to chief starter, Jeremy Slayden’s green flag to start there  feature.

Monge grabbed the lead from Rouster from the onset and tried in vain  to pull away from the pack. 2008 Series Champion, Chance Rice clawed  his way up to second from his sixth starting spot and glued himself to  Monge’s back bumper the entire race.

Despite some cautions for spins and one accident, Monge was up to the  challenge the entire race as the Howell, Michigan driver fended off  the advances of Rice and drove his Monge Motorsports Ford drove to  victory lane for his first career Owosso Speedway feature win!

Rice settled for second while Brandon Mahoney, Cody Mahoney, Roy  Nicholson, Gary Joppich, Sean McPherson, Andrea Hans, Levi Rouster,  and Ben Rouster completed the top 10.
For the first time in 16 career appearances at the Big “O”, the  Michigan Legends Series qualified as Chance Rice and Matt Todd both  established the track record as they ran identical 17.698 laps! Tyler  Rycenga, Cody Mahoney, and Keera Allen won heats.

The Drive Train Specialists Pro Late Models Feature was dramatic to  say the least as Mark Pettit and Russ Cords led the field to the green  flag to begin there 30-lap feature. Cords beat Pettit to the first  corner to grab the early lead as defending track champion; Dave Bigos  quickly grabbed second and set his sights on Cords.

On lap five, Bigos overtook Cords for the lead and walked away from  the rest of the field en route to what would’ve been his first feature  of the season. At post-race tech however, Bigos was Disqualified  giving the feature win to Fenton, Michigan veteran, Mark Welch, who  would end up with his third feature victory of the season in his  Scooter’s Bar and Grill Chevrolet.

Leo Smith finished a season high second over Jason Felver, current  points leader Ed Young Jr., and Cords, who wrapped up the top five.  Four-time track champion, Tom Hoose, who slid off the track on the  opening lap but maintained his momentum, thus no caution, came from  the back of the field to finish sixth as 15-year-old Dillon Bigos,  rookie points leader Jim Hardy, Kyle Murphy, and Chris Lupien  completed the top 10.

Earlier in the afternoon, Welch was the fast qualifier for the third  time this season as he toured the 3/8s mile oval at a 16.292 over the  15-car field. Tom Grossman and Hoose scored heat race victories.
To complete the night, the RacingPartSales.com Pure Stocks rolled out  next and were the recipients of the Fast Track Promotions Bonuses  which featured an extra $1,000 added to the overall purse and five  extra laps added to the feature, making there main event a 25-lap  affair!

2008 Rookie of the Year, Hurley Adkins and Joyce Derminer would lead  the 18-car field to the green flag and it would be Adkins pacing the  field for the first seven laps of the extended distance race. Pat  Standley, who started eighth, methodically sliced his way through the  field and drove around Adkins on lap eight to grab the lead.

From that point on, it was all Standley the rest of the way as the  Owosso, Michigan veteran, one of the original competitors from the  first season the Pure Stocks division was created at the Big “O” in  2005, finally put in all together and steered his Elite Fleet  Collision Chevrolet into victory lane after winning his first career  Feature on a very special night for the exciting Pure Stocks division!

Jim Gokee finished second while Eric Spencer, defending track champion  Kevin Adkins, current points leader Jimmy Stratton, Hurley Adkins,  Derminer, Mike Ashford, new rookie points leader Steve Good, and Jeff  Cummings rounded out the top 10. Stratton was the fast qualifier for  the seventh time in seven tries with a 19.385 while Hurley and Kevin  Adkins brought home heat race triumphs.

The next race on the 2009 schedule at the Big “O” will see the return  of the Fire Breathing, Winged Warriors of the Auto Value / Bumper to  Bumper Super Sprint Series, who will make there return to the Owosso  Speedway after a one-year absence on Saturday, July 4th.

The Super Sprints will make their long-awaited return on the Fourth of  July Weekend as part of Michigan National Guard Fourth of July Open  Wheel Extravaganza. Also that night will be a HUGE FIREWORKS display  as well as racing action for the Weekly Local Racing Series divisions  of Wieland Contracting Modifieds, Affordable Tire and Service Center  Pro Stocks, and RacingPartSales.com Pure Stocks.

The Auto Value Super Sprints, based in Three Rivers, Michigan, has  made nine appearances at the historic Ovid, Michigan speed plant and  their only appearance of the 2009 season will mark their first race at  the Big “O” since the 2007 racing season.

Many legendary drivers have graced the high banks over the years as  Michigan Motorsports Hall of Fame driver, Jeff Bloom is the only  repeat winner in the nine races at the Big “O”. The Bangor, Michigan  veteran won both the inaugural race in 2001 and most recent Feature in  2007.

Jason Blonde, Cameron Dodson, Dave Baumgartner, Tom Fedewa, Brian Lay,  Jimmy McCune, and Kevin Feeney all have also taken a win while Dodson  holds not only the Super Sprints track record, but the all-time Owosso  track record with a blistering fast lap of 12.565 around the 3/8s  mile. For More information on the Auto Value / Bumper to Bumper Super  Sprint Series, visit their Website at: www.supersprints.com

For Saturday, July 4th, Pit Gates open at “High Noon” 12:00p.m.,  Rotating Practice begins at 2:00p.m., while the Grandstand Gates swing  open at 4:00p.m. Qualifying starts at 5:00p.m. and Racing will begin 
at 7:00p.m.

General Admission Prices for Saturday, July 4th are as follows: Adults  (18-59): $15.00 - Seniors (60 and Up): $12.00 - Students (9-16):  $10.00 - Kids (7 and Under) are always FREE. Pit Passes are always 
$25.00.

There’s a limited number of $2.00 off Discount Tickets STILL AVAILABLE  and they will be on sale for one more day on Wednesday, July 1st at  the track during the Wednesday Night Test and Tune and Cruzin the Big  “O” Classic Car Show. Everything starts at 3:00p.m., and will go until  9:00p.m., on July 1st.