GAS CITY, Ind. — Defending track champion Scotty Weir won the 25-lap non-wing sprint car feature that headlined Retro Night Friday at Gas City I-69 Speedway.
A new winner seemed very likely in the first half of the non-wing sprint car feature, as polesitter Evan Mosley led the first six laps and fellow front-row starter Cole Bodine led the next five circuits.
Weir’s Pedersen DRC/Pedersen Chevy, which is sponsored by Red’s Racing Engines, Indy Race Parts and AFCO, was equally adept running both the low and the high lines. He passed Mosley for second by dipping under him on lap 11, right before Corey Smith flipped hard in while running 12th.
The red erased Bodine’s .873-second lead over Weir, and when the action resumed Weir charged to the outside of Bodine in turn four to take the lead on lap 12. With no more yellows to tighten the field Weir was able to build up a 3.951-second advantage over Bodine at the checkered. Jack Hoyer came from fifth to finish third, while Mosley placed fourth and Dustin Ingle rounded out the top five.
Derek Losh was victorious in the 20-lap UMP modified feature that was part of the Gas City/Montpelier Neighborly Modified Challenge mini-series. Lee Hobbs led all 15 laps of the main event for street stocks.
Young Landon Arcaro took the 15-lap Hornets Buzz Bash and the $400 top prize. The Midwest Throwback sprint cars made their first appearance at the Grant County quarter-mile dirt track, and Trey Burke was that division’s 20-lap feature winner.
