Racing action will return to the famous High Banks of Winchester Speedway with the legendary Old Timers Weekend, which will include the Rich Vogler Classic for the USAC National Sprint Car Series this Saturday and Sunday. The event honors the memory of the great Rich Vogler who won 171 USAC events during his career including 10 wins at Winchester Speedway. Five of those wins were in a Sprint car, the other five were in a Midget.

The Old Timers Weekend will feature over 50 vintage racecars that will be on display Saturday and Sunday and will also have parade laps on the famous half-mile track were many of the cars once raced. Seeing all those vintage cars on the track again is always a spectacle open wheel fans will not want to miss.

New Castle, Indiana native Tracy Hines got the victory in last years Rich Vogler Classic. Hines powered by Cole Witt on the outside on lap 37 to grab the lead and the win in the 40 lap event. Witt held on for second, Bobby East was third, Darren Hagen was fourth with Jacob Wilson in fifth. Hines also set a new track record in qualifying for last years Old Timers Weekend with the first ever under 14 second lap in a non-winged Sprint Car at Winchester with a lap of 13.964 seconds for an average speed of 128.903 mph.

Levi Jones comes into Sunday’s event as the current points leader in the USAC Amsoil National Sprint Series points. Jones is 77 points ahead of second place Damion Gardner. Former Rich Vogler Classic winner Bryan Clauson is third in points, only 12 points behind Gardner. Jerry Coons Jr. is fourth in points with Chris Windom in fifth place. Shane Hmiel led all 50 laps to win last Saturday night’s 51st “Joe James/Pat O’Connor Memorial” USAC Sprint race at Salem Speedway. Trailing Hmiel at the checkered flag was fast qualifier Hines, Clauson, Henry Clarke and Brian Gerster.

The SuperPro Late Model Series will make their first appearance at Winchester Speedway Sunday in several years. Tommy Cook, winner of the series last event Saturday night at Angola Motor Speedway, is the series new points leader by 24 points over Jason Dietsch. Dietsch is a two time winner with the series in 2010, both victories came at Baer Field Speedway. Tommy’s older brother Al Cook Jr. is third in points, with Rick Everidge in fourth and Claude Plante Jr. is fifth in points.

2009 series Champion Tim Dilg comes into Sunday’s Vore’s Welding & Steel CRA FWD Compacts event with a commanding 80 point lead over second place Jess Drook. Justin Brown, winner of the series last event on July 18^th at Winchester Speedway, is in third place, he is 24 points behind Drook. Carey Abrell is fourth in points, he is 36 points behind Brown. Phill Iliff is fifth in points, he is eight points behind Abrell. Other CRA FWD Compacts Winchester winners so far this season include Kevin Claborn on May 16^th and Mark Mason on May 23^rd.

There will be an open practice for all divisions on Saturday, pit gates open at 12noon, practice will run from 2 to 6pm. The Vintage cars will be on display behind the grandstands on Saturday, there will not be a charge to view the cars or to watch open practice from the grandstands on Saturday. There will be a Bristol Cup Race party on Saturday night. 

Pit gates open on Sunday at 8:30am, spectator gates open at 10am. Practice will begin at 10:30am with qualifying starting at 1pm. The race program will begin at 2pm and will include heat races and the 40 lap Rich Vogler Classic for the USAC National Sprint Cars, a 50 lap feature for the SuperPro Late Model Series and heat races and a 20 lap feature for the Vore’s Welding & Steel CRA FWD Compacts, plus parade laps for the Vintage racecars. There will be free camping all weekend.

More event information can be found at www.winchesterspeedway.com.

Two time SUPERPRO champion Tommy Cook passed Rick Everidge on lap 80 and went on to win the Shively High Performance 100 Presented by Team Tech Motorsports Saturday night at Angola Motor Speedway.

David Bice and Everidge brought the field to the green with Everidge jumping into the early lead. Two early cautions bunched the field up with Everidge continuing to lead. By lap 25, Claude Plante, Cook, and fast qualifier Jason Dietsch moved into the top 5.

Plante moved around Bice into second on lap 42 and Cook grabbed third from Bice one lap later. Cook and Dietsch got together on lap 48 allowing Bice to take over third again.

At the halfway point, Everidge continued to show the way followed by Plante, Bice, Dietsch and Cook. Dietsch slid into third on lap 52 but an incident involving Plante and Dietsch battling for second on lap 57 put both drivers to the tail.

Cook moved back into the runnerup spot on lap 60 and for the next 20 laps he and Everidge battled side by side for the lead. Cook finally got a run on lap 80 and was able to hold off Everidge for the final 20 laps for the win. Al Cook, Jr. was third followed by Dietsch and Plante. Matt Hall was sixth followed by Kevin Todd, Bice, rookie Reagan May, and Paul Freeland, who scored his first ever top ten SUPERPRO finish.

Dietsch won his third straight Aluminum Racing Products Fast Qualifier award with a lap of 14.408 seconds around the 3/8 ths. mile paved oval with Justin Mattson being awarded the ARP Hard Luck certificate. Cook nabbed the ARP Hard Charger Award while Matt Hall earning the Penske Shocks “Shocking Move“ of the race. May was once again the Turbo Blue Rookie of the Race.

SUPERPRO returns to action this Sunday, August 22 with the DJ Safety 50 presented by Race Status.com at the historic Winchester Speedway in Winchester, Indiana as part of the annual “Oldtimers” weekend. The “Rich Vogler Classic” for USAC sprints and CRS front wheel drive cars will also be in action. Race time is 2 pm. For more information, go to www.superproracing.com or www.winchesterspeedway.com.

SHIVELY HIGH PERFORMANCE 100 PRESENTED BY TEAM TECH MOTORSPORTS

1. TOMMY COOK

2. RICK EVERIDGE

3. AL COOK JR.

4. JASON DIETSCH

5. CLAUDE PLANTE

6. MATT HALL

7. KEVIN TODD

8. DAVE BICE

9. REAGAN MAY

10. PAUL FREELAND

11. JEREMY CURNS

12. ROYCE MASON

13. COLIN TOLAND

14. ERIC BARCUS

15. JUSTIN MATTSON

16. MIKE KUGLER