RICK QUINN GETS FIRST WIN AT WEST SILOAM

It was not a good night for the OKDCR dwarf cars Saturday night. Car count was down and by the end of the night only two cars finished the feature. The turn two wall got its first victim in hot laps, Tyler Bachtell tried his best to knock it down and trashed his right front end. In the first heat Mark Hass tried the turn two wall and had the same result. Kelly Brewer won the heat and Alex Bachtell was second. The second heat went smoother and points leader Kevin Brewer took first with David Cummins, Mike Evans, and Rick Quinn rounding out the field. Six cars started the feature and a broken part took out Kevin Brewer. A little later engine trouble took out Kelly Brewer. Some controversy on the next few laps when Mike Evans spun into the infield and caused a caution but it was charged to David Cummins. When David Cummins hit the wall and caused another stoppage he was sent off the track on the two caution rule. Mike Evans spun in front of Alex Bachtell and they got together damaging Evans car and that left Bachtell and Quinn to finish the race. They battled for the rest of the feature and Rick Quinn came out on top.

Kevin Brewer wins third in a row at Mid-America

On a night when thunder, lightning and rain threatened all around the racing Gods kept us dry all evening. With cooler temperatures the racing was good all night. In the first heat Kevin Brewer worked his way to the front with Kelly Brewer second and David Cummins, Tyler Bachtell, and Mark Hass finishing out the field. The second heat was won by Alex Bachtell with Mike Evans, Rick Cochran, Rick Quinn, and Doug March second thru fifth. Brewer made his way to the front in the feature with A. Bachtell in hot pursuit but when they cleared traffic Bachtell could not make up the six car length lead Brewer had and they stayed that way the rest of the race. Crossing the checkered behind them was R. Cochran, T. Bachtell, D. March, D. Cummins, Kelly Brewer, R. Quinn, M. Hass, and M. Evans. Due to a track closing and another track dropping a race off their schedule we will be off until 8/21/10 at West Siloam Speedway.

BREWER WINS THIRD FEATURE AT SOUTH COFFEYVILLE

THE FIRST HEAT WAS WON BY RICK COCHRAN FOLLOWED BY TYLER BACHTELL, MIKE EVANS, MARK HASS, AND KENNY GARISS. THE SECOND WAS WON BY KEVIN BREWER FOLLOWED BY DAVID CUMMINS, ALEX BACHTELL, KELLY BREWER, AND RICK QUINN. IN THE FEATURE ON LAP ONE KENNY GARISS HAD A MOTOR LET GO WITH A GOOD SIZE BALL OF FIRE THAT WAS SHORT LIVED AND HE WAS OKAY. ON THE COMPLETE RESTART AFTER THE FOUR CAR SCRATCHING TO THE BACK AND THE 4PM DROPPING THAT LEFT K. BREWER ON THE POLE AND HE CHECKED OUT ON THE REST OF THE FIELD. THERE WAS SOME HIGHLY CONTESTED RACING FROM SECOND BACK TO SIXTH FOR THE BALANCE OF THE RACE. ON ABOUT LAP FIVE A. BACHTELL HAD WORKED HIS WAY FROM THE BACK TO SECOND AND TRIED THE HIGH LINE AND PROCEEDED TO LOSE TWO SPOTS AND THEN SPUN AND ENDED UP ON THE BACK. R. COCHRAN WORKED HIS WAY UP TO SECOND, R. QUINN THIRD FOR HIS BEST FINISH THIS YEAR. THE REST OF THE FIELD WAS D. CUMMINS, T. BACHTELL, M. EVANS, KELLY BREWER, M. HASS AND A. BACHTELL.
 

KEVIN BREWER WINS SECOND FEATURE AT MID-AMERICA

ON A HOT JUNE NIGHT IN SOUTH COFFEYVILLE, OK. KEVIN BREWER USED A GOOD START FROM HIS SIXTH STARTING POSITION AND BY LAP 5 WAS LEADING THE FEATURE AND NEVER LOOKED BACK. BREWER HAS BEEN UP FRONT SEVERAL TIMES THIS YEAR BUT HE HAS BROKE A BOLT OR SOMETHING SMALL TO KEEP HIM FROM FINISHING BUT HE HELD TOGETHER AND RAN A SMOOTH RACE THROUGH SEVERAL RESTARTS TO GET THE CHECKERED. RICK COCHRAN GOT HIS FOURTH RUNNER-UP OF THE SEASON FOLLOWED BY A. BACHTELL, D. CUMMINS, M. EVANS, D. MARCH, KELLY BREWER, R. QUINN AND MARK HASS. T. BACHTELL AND K. GARISS HAD CAR PROBLEMS AND DID NOT FINISH THE FEATURE

ALEX BACHTELL IS FIRST TWO TIME WINNER THIS YEAR AT MID-AMERICA

Twelve cars showed up for the 6/12/10 show at Mid-America Speedway in South Coffeyville, OK. The track was smooth and fast for a good and safe night of racing. The first heat was won by defending series champ Kevin Brewer followed by points leader Mike Evans, Alex Bachtell, Kelly Brewer, Mark Hass and Kenny Gariss. The second heat was won by Rick Cochran followed by Rick Quinn, David Cummins, Tyler Bachtell, Kent Kantor and Doug March. The feature was run with two cautions for spin outs but nothing was torn up. Kevin Brewer had the early lead with T. Bachtell in pursuit. T. Bachtell was able to use the high line to take the front position and held it until about lap 15 when a spin brought out a caution. On the restart Brewer and A. Bachtell were able to go around with A. Bachtell took the lead and never looked back. T. Bachtell was able to get back around Brewer then the last caution flew. On the restart T. Bachtell’s car blubbered a little and R. Cochran and D. Cummins were able to move into second and third with T. Bachtell , Quinn, K.Brewer, Evans, Hass, Kantor and March rounding out the field.
 

COCHRAN TAKES SWEEP AT CREEK COUNTY

ON THE FOURTH RACE OF THE YEAR WE HAD THE FOURTH FEATURE WINNER. RICK COCHRAN SWEPT THE NIGHT WITH A SECOND HEAT AND FEATURE WIN. IN THE FIRST HEAT DEFENDING SERIES CHAMP KEVIN BREWER SLIPPED THROUGH THE FIELD TO TAKE THE WIN WITH MIKE EVANS, DOUG MARCH, KENNY GARISS AND A. BACHTELL HAVING IGNITION PROBLEMS ON THE PACE LAP AND RETIRING TO THE INFIELD. IN THE SECOND HEAT EARLY LEADER T. BACHTELL GOT UP IN THE MARBLES AND BRUSHED THE WALL COMING OUT OF TWO WHICH LET COCHRAN TAKE THE LEAD AND WIN HIS SECOND HEAT OF THE YEAR. ROUNDING OUT THE FIELD WAS T. BACHTELL, DAVID CUMMINS, KELLY BREWER, AND RICK QUINN.

IN THE 20 LAP FEATURE COCHRAN KEVIN BREWER AND A. BACHTELL PUT A LITTLE DISTANCE ON THE PACK AND IT LOOKED TO BE A GOOD BATTLE FOR THE FRONT POSITION BUT BACHTELL WENT A LITTLE HIGH BETWEEN ONE AND TWO AND SPUN IN FRONT OF THE PACK. EVERYBODY AVOIDED HIM AND THE FIRST CAUTION CAME OUT. WITH A. BACHTELL BACK ON THE REAR OF THE FIELD IT LOOKED LIKE COCHRAN AND BREWER WOULD BE THE ONES TO BEAT. BREWER GOT AROUND COCHRAN ON ABOUT LAP SIX AND LOOKED UNBEATABLE UNTIL A BOLT BROKE ON HIS FRONT END FOR THE SECOND RACE IN A ROW. COCHRAN LED THE REST OF THE WAY WITH A. BACHTELL COMING BACK TO WITHIN ABOUT A CAR LENGTH BACK AT THE CHECKERED FLAG.

Alex Bachtell takes feature win at West Siloam Speedway

Race three on the OKDCR schedule brought about the same result, three races-three feature winners. West Siloam Speedway welcomed the dwarf cars for the first time and the people couldn’t have been any nicer and more accommodating. Only eight cars showed up but the racing was tight and fast. The first heat had Kelly Brewer on the pole and Mike Evans outside and David Cummins and Mark Hass in the second row. Brewer took the early lead and held off Evans for the win. The second heat had Rick Quinn on the pole with Alex Bachtell on the outside with Kevin Brewer and Tyler Bachtell behind them. By lap 2 A. Bachtell had the lead with Brewer breathing on his bumper. The two cars ran side by side from lap three all the way to the checkered flag with Brewer nosing Bachtell by a couple of feet. This was by far the best race of the night. The feature turned into a battle of attrition with A. Bachtell taking the win. The rough track surface was hard on the little cars but we had a blast and OKDCR wants to thank the promoters and the racers at West Siloam for a great night.

Kevin Brewer takes sweep at second race of the year.

The Oklahoma dwarf cars ran their second race this year at Will Rogers Raceway on April 30, 2010. On a very heavy wet track last years series champion Kevin Brewer won his heat and the feature to sweep the event. Last weeks feature winner Tyler Bachtell won the first heat by about a straightaway when his dad Alex tried to get below him coming out of turn two and ended up in the very muddy infield. The second heat was a tight battle at the front for a few laps then Kevin Brewer passed Rick Cochran for the lead and never looked back. In the feature Brewer sat on the pole and was not seriously challenged but the action behind him was a pretty good show. On lap 8 David Cummins spun in front of  four cars and when the track was cleared Alex Bachtell and Kent Kantor were unable to finish. Along with the two cars that were unable to start the main event due to mechanical problems only six cars finished the feature. The track was not perfect but we all had a good time on the fifth mile high bank track.

TYLER BACHTELL WINS OPENING NIGHT FEATURE

OKDCR OPENING NIGHT WAS RUN AT MID-AMERICA SPEEDWAY WITH A TURNOUT OF 10 CARS. OPENING NIGHT PROBLEMS BIT TWO CARS IN THE FIRST HEAT SO ONLY THREE FINISHED. 1. #10 KEVIN BREWER 2. #30 MIKE EVANS 3. #03 KENT KANTOR.

THE SECOND HEAT HAD A COUPLE OF EARLY SPINS BUT EVERYBODY FINISHED. 1. #88 RICKCOCHRAN 2. #22 TYLER BACHTELL 3. #29 DOUG MARCH 4. #50 KENNY GARISS 5. #2 DAVID CUMMINS.

ALL TEN CARS LINED UP FOR THE FEATURE BUT ON LAP ONE LAST YEARS CHAMPION KEVIN BREWER BROKE A BOLT ON HIS STEERING AND RETIRED TO THE INFIELD. ON THE RESTART COCHRAN, EVANS AND T. BACHTELL PUT A LITTLE DISTANCE ON THE REST OF THE CARS WITH A.BACHTELL TRYING TO PULL THEM IN. A. BACHTELL HAD A MID RACE SPIN AND HELD HIS POSITION BUT THE GAP BETWEEN THE FRONT THREE CARS AND THE REST WAS TO MUCH TO OVERCOME. #88 RICK COCHRAN HAD BEEN RUNNING THE LOW LINE AND HAD LED FROM THE GREEN UNTIL THE LAP 18 THEN THE #22 TYLER BACHTELL HAD MOVED UP TO THE MIDDLE OF THE TRACK AND HAD BEEN GAINING EVERY LAP AND PASSED COCHRAN FOR THE LEAD COMING OUT OF TURN FOUR FOR THE WHITE FLAG. EVANS TRIED TO FOLLOW HIM TROUGH FOR SECOND BUT RAN OUT OF TIME WITH THE CHECKERS FLYING AND T. BACHTELL GETTING HIS FIRST FEATURE WIN OF HIS CAREER. COCHRAN FOLLOWED IN SECOND WITH EVANS ROUNDING OUT THE TOP THREE.