Steve King Foundation 305 Sprint Car Results

HAY, KS. (Sept. 16, 2006) - Fans were treated to a great show Saturday night at the Jetmore Motorplex during the Steve King Foundation Memorial race. Twenty-Two 305 Sprint Car teams made the trip to help the cause and raise money for the Hometown Hero’s newly formed Foundation to help injured drivers and under privileged children in the area.

Don Steiben had his 305 Sprint Car at the Ticket Booth where fans could grab a pen and sign his racecar with messages to the King Family. Fans in attendance were able to view the racecars up close and personal as many of the race teams lined their cars up along the walkway from the ticket booth to the grandstands. Racers and fans alike were able to enter into drawings for King Memorabilia as well as items donated to the racetrack by Manufacturers and from the racing community.

From the start of racing, the action was fast and furious, keeping the fans on the edge of their seats. Members of the Jetmore Victory Sprint Series and those of the United Rebel Sprint Series took to the track for a good cause.

Hilker Trucking sponsored the Cash Dash for the 305 Class with a $250 first prize. From the start it was a barnburner with the lead being changed between several drivers lap after lap until the “Kansas Tornado” Jon Johnson took it for good.


305 Dash

1. Jon Johnson, 2. Keefe Hemel, 3. Brian Herbert, 4. Brandon Fisher, 5. Ray Seeman 6. John Blurton

The A main proved to be just as good, as fans once again were given a great show. The start of the feature was quite a bit different for the drivers as during the Heat Races the wind was blowing from the South making negotiating turns 3 & 4 a bit on the tricky side. By the start of the A Main, Mother Nature played a fickle trick on the drivers as a cold front moved through and the wind shifted to the North making for some exciting moments as the wings now caught the wind in turns 1 & 2. Early race leader John Blurton and Jon Johnson both took turns being swept up and over the top of track loosing several positions but battled back to regain their spots.

The scariest moment of the night occurred with 4 laps to go as the number 74 sprinter took a wild ride on the front stretch tumbling several times before coming to rest in the infield at the flagstand. Driver Van Kuhn emerged from the battered racecar a bit on the shaken side but was able to wave to the crowd on hand he was all right, the same couldn’t be said for his ride.

The final four-lap shootout featured a great battle between JVSS regular Ray Seeman and URSS Champion Jon Johnson for the win. Johnson tried everything in his bag of tricks to get around Seeman, but in the end had to settle for a second place finish. Smokey Fairbanks, Brooke Boyd and John Blurton who recovered from a spin earlier in the race rounded out the top five.

305 Feature

1. Ray Seeman, 2. Jon Johnson, 3. Smokey Fairbank, 4. Brooke Boyd, 5. John Blurton 6. Randy Bantam, 7. Keefe Hemel, 8. Billy Smith, 9. Darren Bowman, 10. Travis Decker, 11. Bill Hays, 12. Brian May, 13. Larry Radcliffe, 14. Cody Keiswetter, 15. Van Kuhn, 16. Darren Berry, 17. Brandon Fisher, 18. Don Stieben, 19. Doug Roth, 20. Tyler Knight, 21. Brian Herbert, 22. Kirby Hagans

In a fitting ending to the night Steve King’s girlfriend, Tristine Hamilton suited up and jumped into Don Steiben’s Sprint Car and made about a dozen laps around the 3/8’s mile Motorplex. She may not have set a track record, but she wasn’t afraid to step on the gas either and did an impressive job of piloting the car around the track.

The United Rebel Sprint Series would like to thank Brad Maxwell and the Staff at the Jetmore Motorplex for the invitation to come share in fantastic night of racing and at the same time raise some funds for the Steve King Foundation.