By James Essex

The third time was the charm for Brownstown Speedway when the track was finally to open its 70th year of racing on April 2.

The feature winners were Greg Amick of Spraytown (super stocks), Steve Peeden of Paragon (pro late models), Bailey Jones of Lexington (pure stocks), Chris Hillman Jr. of Camby (hornets) and Michael Cranmer of Jeffersonville (crown vics).

Amick edged out Zach Sasser at the finish line to score the super stock feature victory in the Craig Cooper-owned car. Sasser from Bedford was a close second, with Josh Litton of Paragon, Brad Cummingsof Bedford and Austin Perry of North Vernon rounding out the top five drivers. The heat race winners for the super stocks were Tucker Chastain and Matt Boknecht.

Super Stock Feature Results: Greg Amick, Zach Sasser, Josh Litton, Brad Cummings, Austin Perry, Dalton Fleenor, Glynn Neal, Austin Phelps, Tommy East, Zane Fields, Matt Boknecht, Isaiah Sasser, Tucker Chastain, Blake Hull-DNS, Bryce Shidler-DNS, Brent McMillan-DNS, J.T. Huffman-DNS.

Peeden took the lead in the closing laps of the pro late model feature to score the win in the opener for the Indiana Late Model Series. Raymond Humphrey of Bloomington was second, with Kentucky’s Dustin Linville, Zack Burton of Edinburgh and Alan Magner of North Vernon completing the top five.

Humphrey, Peeden, and Magner all won heat race heat races. Randy Charles took the B-main.

Pro Late Model Feature Results: Steve Peeden, Raymond Humphrey, Dustin Linville, Zack Burton, Alan Magner, Greg Kendall, Elliott Despain, Justin Bowling, Marty O’Neal, Caleb Schryer, Dwight Smith, Patrick Shumaker, Derek Bottoms, Randy Charles, Bob Poole, Chad Stapleton, Wyatt Boyd, Dakota Jackson, James Simmons, Jug Wethington, Tyler Collins, Britan Godsey.

Jones won out in another side-by-side battle with Keaton Streeval to win the pure stock feature race. D.J. Dunn of French Lick posted the runner-up finish, with Tommy Fleenor of Salem, Josh Hayes of Seymour and Eric Lewis of Corydon the rest of the top five finishers. Fleenor and Streeval won the heat races.

Pure Stock Feature Results: Bailey Jones, D.J. Dunn, Tommy Fleenor, Josh Hayes, Eric Lewis, Donnie Wilson, Robert White, Bobby Woods, Bryce Henry, Josh Johnson, A.J. Warren, Preston Carr, Eric Lynn, Keaton Streeval, Dusten Carr, Mickey Hines, Terry Turner, Conner Mertens-DNS.

Hillman led all the way to capture the first hornet division feature of the season. Hunter Perry of Columbus was second, followed by Davey Waggoner of North Vernon, Michael Brewer of Seymour and

Curtis Roccia of Columbus. Heat race winners for the hornet division were Brian Pollitt, Hillman and Waggoner, Matt Miller took the B-main.

Hornet Feature Results: Chris Hillman Jr., Hunter Perry, Davey Waggoner, Michael Brewer, Curtis Roccia, Skylar Ashley, Keaton Durbin, Kaleb Caudill, Dalton Stratman, Kenneth Eaton, Don Boling Jr., Jeremy Ogle, Chris Hillman Sr., Matt Miller, Korey Estes, Phillip Fields, Brian Pollitt, Caleb Arthur, Timothy Arthur, Jacob Owens-DNS.

Michael Cranmer took the lead in lapped traffic toward the end of the race from Blake Daniels, who finished second. The rest of the top five finishers were Joel Smith, Brandon Cranmer and Billy Heil. Heat races went to Daniels and Michael Cranmer.

Crown Vic Feature Results: Michael Cranmer, Blake Daniels, Joel Smith, Brandon Cranmer, Billy Heil, Anthony Finley, Kevin Rich, Elizabeth Finley, Ethan Bradshaw, Zachary Nolan, Ryan Woods, Holly Heil, Brayden Reed, Chris Batchelor, Kilie Reynolds, Stacie Fitzgerald, Ray Weston, Austin Cochran.

Tonight’s events at Brownstown have been canceled to due the weather. April 16, the track will host the pro late models, pure stocks, hornets, crown vics and the MMSA mini-sprints. For more information, visit brownstownspeedway.com

Lawrenceburg opener reset

Lawrenceburg Speedway had hoped to kick off its 2022 racing season last week, but the USAC National Sprint Car Series event was canceled. Tonight’s racing, which was to feature sprints, modifieds, pure stocks and hornets has been canceled due to today’s weather conditions. The next scheduled event is for April 16. For the latest up-to-date info, visit lawrenceburgspeedway.com

Paragon canceled for tonight

Paragon Speedway has canceled tonight’s racing activities. The next scheduled races will be Friday with 410 sprints, modifieds, bombers and hornets.

Columbus Speedway Go-Karts cancel today

The Columbus Speedway Go-Kart Racing, which conducts events at Tony Stewart Speedway located at the Bartholomew County 4-H Fairgrounds, has cancelled today’s race program due to the weather conditions. The next scheduled event is on April 29.

Jennings Karts delayed again

The Jennings County Kart Track, which holds events at the Jennings County 4-H Fairgrounds in North Vernon, has moved its opening night to April 15 due to maintenance and weather issues.

Eldora opener set for Tuesday

Tony Stewart’s Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, will open its 2022 racing season on Tuesday with the Castrol FLO Racing Night in America event for late models. Also competing will be modifieds and stock cars. Hot laps are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. For ticket information, contact eldoraspeedway.com

This week in racing history

From 30 years ago in 1992 at Brownstown, Mike Jewell won the late model feature over Bob Pohlman Jr., Lee Fleetwood, Don O’Neal and Kevin Roderick. Randy Petro took the street stock main event over Scott Patman, Joe Lucas, Delbert Ross and Cale Kern. Ray Hughes won the bomber feature over Jay Deckard, George Berry, Kevin Sebastian and Bruce Turner.

From 20 years ago in 2002 at Brownstown, Joey Izzo won the late model feature over John Gill, Don O’Neal, Steve Barnett and Tim Prince. Jay Deckard won the super stock feature over Rick Hines, Trent

Niflis, Michael Vest and Stan Brown. Clifton Barron grabbed the bomber feature over Jason Combs, Robert Walters, Rusty Smiley and Kevin Applegate.