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Source:
INSCA Media Relations
 Spokane,
WA
(May 26, 2009) – The Inland Northwest Sprint Car Association
brought their exciting version of pavement sprint
car action to Stateline Speedway in Post
Falls, Idaho on Saturday, May 23rd for the
second race of the 2009 season.
Enjoying
one of the warmer days that spring time has offered so far this
year, the INSCA group fielded a star studded nine-car field for
qualifying. The first car to take to the track was the winner of
the season opening event one week earlier, Tony Berry in the
B&B Motorsports entry who ran a lap of 12.128 seconds around
the quarter mile oval. This established the mark to beat as the
rest of the field took to the greasy surface. Justin Popple in
the ACI Coatings, Lube Tube, Spokane
Pump #19 was the next car out and laid down a solid lap of
12.221 seconds. There were ultimately several challengers for
the top spot, but Berry and Popple
held on to the top two positions when it was all said and done.
Lining
up for the four car trophy dash, Dixon Helgeson had his HEI
Motorsports, Lizard Chassis on the pole for the first time this
season. Dixon missed the opening event of the 2009 season to
attend the wedding of his son and long time INSCA member, Wes.
Outside of row number one was the always formidable INC
sponsored machine of Kevin Burck, followed by Popple and Berry .
When the green
flag waved Burck got the jump in the familiar gold number
65 and held on for an easy win, Berry was second, followed by
Popple and Helgeson.
In
the heat race Ephrata Raceway
Park regular Kurt Meyer lead the field to the green and
held the top spot throughout the eight lap event. Followed by
2008 INSCA runner-up Cole Tupling, 2004 INSCA Champion
Mark Jones, Helgeson, Popple, Burck, Kudrna and Berry .
The
main event lived up to its premier billing on the evening’s
schedule as the INSCA series employs a full field invert within
one second of fast
time which had the fastest qualifiers start at the rear
of the field. Kurt
Meyer again brought the field to the green flag in the
25-lap feature event and jumped out to an early lead, followed
by Jones and Tupling, but all eyes were on the Mackay Spinal
Injury Foundation, Sir Speedy Printing Spokane, Country Place , Kodiakwebracing.com,
Ed Nereaux Racing Engines #53 of Berry as he quickly began to
dispatch with cars. Berry moved into third by the fourth circuit
and stalked Jones for seven laps; finally making a move on the
bottom entering turn one. Popple and Burck both waged their own
war as they too moved towards the front. Berry got to the
leader, Meyer’s back bumper on lap 14 and overtook the top
spot with a pass on the outside coming out of turn two. Popple
would get to third, but while battling an extremely loose
racecar could not progress any further. The race was slowed
twice for cautions featuring spins of Mark
Jones and Dixon Helgeson. Ultimately it was Berry that
would capture victory for the second time in as many weeks,
second was Kurt Meyer after starting from the pole, Popple came
home third, followed by Burck, Tupling, Helgeson, Donnie Kudrna,
Jones and DNS Wesley Duren. 
The
exciting, ground pounding action of the INSCA is scheduled to
return to action June 13th at Spokane County Raceway
in Airway Heights , WA . For more information on the Inland
Northwest Sprint Car Association visit www.INSCA.us
or call either 800.336.2682
or 509.499.9582.
Fast
Time: Tony Berry 12.128 seconds
Trophy
Dash: Kevin Burck, Berry , Justin Popple, Dixon Helgeson
Heat
race: Kurt Meyer, Cole Tupling, Mark Jones, Helgeson, Popple,
Burck, Kudrna , Berry
Main
25-laps: Berry , Meyer, Popple, Burck, Tupling, Helgeson,
Kudrna, Jones DNS Wesley Duren
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