Berck wins Prelude to SDN, Leighton takes Park Jeff
Berck wins Prelude to SDN, Leighton wins at Park Jeff
“The Marquette Missile” Kyle Berck picked up his first SLMR win of the year in the Cornhusker State by leading all 25 laps of the $2,000 to win Malvernbank SLMR feature at the Prelude to the Silver Dollar Nationals held at I-80 Speedway on Thursday, July 21. Berck started on the outside front row and charged by Polesitter Matt Buller to take the lead which he held for the rest of the event.
It was not only Berck’s fourth win of the season but also put him in the lead in Malvernbank SLMR point standings. Jesse Sobbing of Malvern, Iowa making a rare SLMR appearance finished second, Tad Pospisil third, Arizona’s R.C. Whitwell fourth (from 13th) and Bill Leighton, Jr. fifth.
Bill Leighton, Jr. – Speedway Motors Heat 1 winner
Kyle Berck – Keyser Manufacturing/Port City Heat 2 winner
Matt Buller – Dynamic Drivelines Heat 3 winner
Brad Perdue– I-80 Speedway Heat 4 winner
Corey Zeitner – Hoosier Tire Hard Charger Award
Matt Buller – VP Fuels Top Points Earner
Andrew Kosiski – Roth Racing Hard Luck Award
Mike Benson – Sardeson Racing Worse Draw Award
Brad Perdue – The Speedway Motors Back up Award
Heath Clausen. – Keizer Wheels Last Man in Award
Bill Leighton, Jr. – Hooker Harness 5th place Award
Kyle Berck – Penske Shocks First place Award
Bill Leighton, Jr. – Penske Shocks Second place Award
Matt Buller- Penske Shocks Third place Award
The series moved to the Park Jefferson Speedway on Saturday, August 6 where Bill Leighton, Jr. won a wild shootout with Kyle Berck to pick up the $2,000 for winning thanks to Zeitner & Sons’ Trucking. It was Leighton’s fourth series win of the season. Leighton charged from his fourth starting position to the lead with a strong shot of turn two on the opening lap. The race went green until lap 13 when Steve McConnell spun.
On the restart Berck started his challenge of Leighton Jr.,and the two basically battled it out the rest of the way swapping the lead back in fourth. Two late cautions slowed the race but Leighton, Jr. was able to hold off all of Berck’s challenges to pick up the win. Nick Beyenhof was the mover of the racing starting 15th and finishing third. The top five were; Leighton, Jr., Berck, Nick Beyenhof, Corey Zeitner and Leon Zeitner. 31 cars were on hand.
Bill Leighton, Jr. – Speedway Motors Heat 1 winner
Ben Schaller – Keyser Manufacturing/Port City Heat 2 winner
Corey Zeitner – Dynamic Drivelines Heat 3 winner
Don Smith– I-80 Speedway Heat 4 winner
Nick Beyenhof – Hoosier Tire Hard Charger Award
Corey Zeitner – VP Fuels Top Points Earner
Ben Schaller – Roth Racing Hard Luck Award
Kyle Berck- Sardeson Racing Worse Draw Award
Andrew Kosiski – The Speedway Motors Back up Award
Jason Wallace. – Keizer Wheels Last Man in Award
Corey Zeitner – Hooker Harness 5th place Award
Bill Leighton, Jr. – Penske Shocks First place Award
Kyle Berck – Penske Shocks Second place Award
Nick Beyenhof- Penske Shocks Third place Award
Following the races at Park Jefferson, Bill Leighton, Jr. and Kyle Berck are tied for the points lead with 1,038 points, Ben Schaller is third with 972 points, Corey Zeitner is fourth with 928 points with Andrew Kosiski and Brian Kosiski tied for fifth with 868 points. The Malvernbank.com SLMR Series returns to action on Saturday, August 20 at the Adams County Speedway in Corning, Iowa with extra money on line as the feature will once again pay $2,000 to win.
2016 series sponsors include: the Malvern Trust & Savings Bank, Action Signs/Speedway Graphics. Beyea Custom Headers, Dynamic Drivelines, Helmet Head Design, Hooker Harness, Hoosier Racing Tires, Keiser Wheels, Keyser Manufacturing, Penske Shocks, Performance Bodies, Roth Racing, Sardeson Racing, Speedway Motors, Swartz Xtreme Race Cars, VP Racing Fuels-Heartland, and Zeitner & Sons, Inc.
