Harmons Are A Triple Threat In Triple 50s
At The Sportsdrome
By: Harold Adams
Jeffersonville,
IN (July 24, 2010) - The completion of the Triple 50s took
place this past Saturday at the Sportsdrome Speedway. Last week only
one of the three races
were able to be run because of rain that moved in and postponed
the rest of the event. Winning the first 50 lapper last week was
Mark Harmon. Mike Berry was 2nd and Chris Harmon finished 3rd.
This is a combined finish type of race to determine the overall
winner. Points are awarded to the drivers for each race. Mark Harmon
got 1 point for his 1st place finish while mike Berry got 2 points
and so on. Therefore, the driver at the end who has the least amount
of points is the winner. Qualifying times will break any ties that
occur in points. The first 50 lapper started straight up by qualifying.
The 2nd one is lined up inverted from qualifying. This would put
Mark Harmon on the tail of the field. A total of 25 cars made it
back to the track from the 26 that was there last week. When the
cars came out on the track for the 2nd 50 lapper, we had 23 cars
ready for the start. It was a rocky start however as a huge pileup
occurred on lap 1 bringing out the red. Several cars were involved
with 8 cars going to the pits for repairs. The weather was hot
and humid as tempers flared easily at the beginning of this race.
A couple skirmishes were resolved and order was restored as 19
cars made the restart. Gerald Poe would be your early leader when
the red flag flew again for Steve Moneypenny’s car that spilled
water all over the track. Quickly on the restart it was Jeff Harmon
taking control with Rick Heine 2nd and Jarry Ilari 3rd. Ilari in
the 44 car moved his way into 2nd place on lap 6, but suddenly
pulled out two laps later with mechanical problems and would never
return to the race. This put Heine back into 2nd with Chris Harmon
now in the 3rd spot. Chris would move pass Heine on lap 13, but
the leader had already built a full straightaway lead. On lap 18,
it was Mark Harmon getting into the mix and moving into 3rd place.
Chris and Mark closed the gap on Jeff slowly as the race went on,
but could not get close enough. Jeff Harmon would go on to win
the 2nd 50 lapper followed by Chris Harmon 2nd, and Mark Harmon
3rd. Rick Heine held onto 4th place followed by Gerry Isgrigg in
5th.
The starting lineup for the third and final 50 lapper in the Triple
50s, would be determined by a coin flip. The points after the first
2 races had Mark Harmon leading with 4 points. He would flip the
coin to see if they would start straight up by points, or if they
would invert the field. As it turned out, they would invert them,
putting Mark Harmon on the tail again. A surprising 22 cars made
it back out for the 3rd race. As the race went green, it was Allen
Douglas taking over as the race leader. In the back of the pack,
the top cars were all fighting for position, as Mark Harmon and
Gerry Isgrigg got hooked together for a few seconds. Luckily, they
got untied without much damage, avoiding disaster for both. Back
up to the front, it was Jeff Roberts moving into the lead on lap
3. Harold Murphy positioned himself into 2nd place on lap 9, which
would put him into a nice battle for the lead over the next several
laps with Roberts. The intersection would play a big part in this
battle as they had to fight thru heavy congestion at the X, as
they switched places between 1st and 2nd on a couple occasions.
Roberts would finally pull away a little as the traffic thinned
out. Lap 25 seen the points leaders start to get involved as they
came up and moved Murphy back a few spots. Jeff Harmon took over
2nd, Mark Harmon 3rd,and Chris Harmon 4th. Roberts had a nice size
lead built up, but the rest of the pack was slowly gaining ground.
On lap 46, they were almost caught up to him when Roberts got slowed
by a lapped car. This put them right up on the leader. But Roberts
worked slower traffic to his advantage over the remaining laps
and kept them from being able to make any serious moves. Roberts
took the victory with Jeff Harmon 2nd, Mark Harmon 3rd, Chris Harmon
4th, and Gerry Isgrigg in 5th.
 After tabulating all of the points up from the three 50 lappers,
it was Mark Harmon coming away with the overall win in the Triple
50s. He had a 1st, a 3rd, and a 3rd, to finish with 7 points. Coming
in 2nd overall would be Chris Harmon, who had a 3rd, a 2nd, and
a 4th, for a total of 9 points. Jeff Harmon would gather 3rd place
overall with an 8th, a 1st, and a 2nd, for a total of 11 points.
Gerry Isgrigg got 4th overall while Cory Harmon rounded out the
top 5.
The Dromer Figure 8 division had two features to run on this night
because their feature from last week got rained out. In the first
one, a total of 21 cars started out in the 25 lap event. Jake McFelea
jumped out to the lead and was quickly building a nice lead. Then
on lap 4, the red came out for the 51 car of Jerry Robertson who
lost a wheel on the track. When racing resumed, McFelea again pulled
out to a good sized lead as the other cars battled their way to
the front. By lap 10, Jeff Whobrey was 2nd and Jon Embry was 3rd.
As they were catching up with the leader, Embry gained 2nd place
over Whobrey on lap 15. The very next lap, Embry took the lead
and brought Whobrey along with him in 2nd. Embry went on to take
the win with Whobrey in 2nd. McFelea held on to 3rd for his best
finish of the season. Also having by far his best run of the year,
Dave Kruer took home 4th with John Groulx in 5th.
 Later on in the program, the Dromer Figure 8s came out for their
other feature event of the evening. This time, 18 cars made it
back for another 25 laps of crossover action. James Brinley made
the best of his front row starting spot and took the lead early.
Chris Workman, always one of the favorites to win, exited the race
quickly on the first lap with a broken belt. A couple laps later,
Jeff Whobrey got spunout in a tangle which put him far back in
the race. Then a few laps later, the current points leader Jon
Embry, got black flagged for a left front fender that was dragging.
Brinley continued to lead with Dave Kruer in 2nd as Bobby Corbin
III moved into 3rd place. Corbin appeared ready to make a bid for
a win in this race, but how quickly things can change. He suddenly
came up on a slower car and could not keep from missing him. He
clipped him with the front end which caused the radiator fan to
start rubbing loudly with the shroud. This put him in the pits
for a couple laps. The red flag came out on lap 15 for what looked
like a huge explosion under the hood of the 54 car of Leon Corbin.
This bunched up the field with Brinley still leading, Kruer still
in 2nd, and now Whobrey had worked himself back up into 3rd place.
He took 2nd place on the 16th lap and now had one more car in the
way in his quest for victory. They battled for a few hard fought
laps, but Whobrey finally got him on the 20th lap. Whobrey cruised
on the remaining laps to take his second checkered flag of the
season. Brinley finished his best run by holding on to 2nd. Dave
Kruer capped off a great night by getting 3rd. John Groulx also
had a good night of racing and finished 4th, with Mike Bivens rounding
out the top 5.
 The Oval Xtreme division’s 30 lap feature seen Raemen Riley
take the lead until lap 3 when Charlie Trautwein set the pace.
He held the advantage until lap 9, when Scott Whisman put the pressure
on and then made the pass on lap 10. Trautwein would fall to 3rd
two laps later when Gerry Isgrigg made his move to the 2nd place
spot. Isgrigg looked strong in the 25 car, normally driven by James
Wayne who was resting a bad leg. He was closing the gap quickly
on the leader when the red flag came out on lap 18 for a fire under
the hood of the 2 car of Ricky Hoffman. On the single file restart,
Isgrigg quickly shot to the inside of Whisman and found himself
in the lead by the time they came out of turn 2. Whisman got left
out to dry on the outside groove as he eventually would slip all
the way back to 8th place. Isgrigg easily led the rest of the way
and took the checkered with Dustin Driver finishing 2nd. Mark Whitaker
took 3rd, Tommy Brown Jr 4th, and Alan Huddleston was 5th.
 The Dromer Ovals came out for their 25 lap feature as Chris Strode
led the way early. Strode was looking good while bidding for his
first victory. A race stoppage on lap 12 for a stalled car would
see Strode suddenly bolt to the pit area. A broken rocker arm would
keep him on the sidelines for the rest of this night. James Goodman
was now the leader with Chris Anderson hanging right with him.
The 20th lap would see the hard charging David Palmer move up to
2nd. Two laps later, he was able to get under Goodman to take the
lead and go on to win for his first victory of the season driving
for the injured Ronnie Basham. Anderson ended up 2nd with Bill
McCrary 3rd. Goodman settled back to 4th with Trevor Cranmer in
5th.
 The FWD Figure 8 cars were back for their makeup feature event.
They got heat races in last week but did not get to the 20 lap
main event. Only 15 cars were on hand, but as usual, they put on
a great show for the fans. After a red flag on lap 2 for the stalled
car of Deane Riley, the race stayed green the rest of the way.
Brian Krebs paced the field but quickly was challenged by JR Crain.
The two battled for a couple laps until Crain took over the top
spot for himself. Crain definitely had this race in hand if he
could safely maneuver his way thru the crossover the rest of the
race. Numerous times, he barely slipped thru without harm, once
even slamming the brakes to avoid t-boning the car of Jeremy Porter.
Crain made good on his quest and took home his first feature win
of the season. Scott Bruner was able to move up to 2nd place, leaving
Krebs with a 3rd place finish. Points leader Terry Scott managed
a 4th place finish, even after spinning out early in the race.
Billy Higgins rounded out the top 5.
Xtreme 8- Triple 50s Overall Finish:
1st - 35 Mark Harmon
2nd- 6 Chris Harmon
3rd - 16 Jeff Harmon
4th - 5 Gerry Isgrigg
5th - 69 Cory Harmon
6th - 27 Rick Heine
7th - 31 Rodney Bruce
8th - 86 Jeff Roberts
9th - 12 Harold Murphy
10th - 17 Earl Riley
11th - 55 Bud Russell
12th - 91 Gerald Poe
13th - 28 Donnie Skaggs
14th - 75 John Obryan
15th - 51 Mike Berry
16th - 90 Chris Bailey
17th - 4 Allen Douglas
18th - 21 Jeremy Mitchell
19th - 0 Matt Johnson
20th- 44 Jarry Iiari
21st- 56 Donnie Blanchard
22nd- 38 Artie Ware
23rd - 3 Steve Moneypenny
24th - 46 Chris Workman
25th- 58 Bobby Corbin III
26th- 79 Larry Curry
2nd 50 Lapper:
1st - 16 Jeff Harmon
2nd- 6 Chris Harmon
3rd - 35 Mark Harmon
4th - 27 Rick Heine
5th - 5 Gerry Isgrigg
6th - 69 Cory Harmon
7th - 86 Jeff Roberts
8th - 12 Harold Murphy
9th - 75 John Obryan
10th - 31 Rodney Bruce
11th - 55 Bud Russell
12th - 21 Jeremy Mitchell
13th - 17 Earl Riley
14th - 91 Gerald Poe
15th - 28 Donnie Skaggs
16th - 44 Jarry Iiari
17th - 4 Allen Douglas
18th - 3 Steve Moneypenny
19th - 0 Raymond Johnson
20th- 56 Donnie Blanchard
21st- 90 Chris Bailey
22nd- 51 Mike Berry
23rd - 79 Larry Curry
DNS- 46 Chris Workman
3rd 50 Lapper:
1st - 86 Jeff Roberts
2nd- 16 Jeff Harmon
3rd - 35 Mark Harmon
4th - 6 Chris Harmon
5th - 5 Gerry Isgrigg
6th - 69 Cory Harmon
7th - 12 Harold Murphy
8th - 27 Rick Heine
9th - 31 Rodney Bruce
10th - 17 Earl Riley
11th - 55 Bud Russell
12th - 75 John Obryan
13th - 28 Donnie Skaggs
14th - 4 Allen Douglas
15th - 91 Gerald Poe
16th - 21 Jeremy Mitchell
17th - 56 Donnie Blanchard
18th - 79 Larry Curry
19th - 46 Chris Workman
20th- 3 Steve Moneypenny
21st- 90 Chris Bailey
22nd- 51 Mike Berry
DNS- 0 Raymond Johnson
DNS- 44 Jarry Iiari
Dromer Figure 8- 1st 25 Lap Feature:
1st - 0 Jon Embry
2nd - 58 Jeff Whobrey
3rd - 1 Jake McFelea
4th - 61 Dave Kruer
5th - 33 John Groulx
6th - 19 Tim Donahoo
7th - 29 Bobby Corbin III
8th - 9 John Perkins Jr
9th - 5 James Brinley
10th- 46 Scott Shelton
11th- 39 Bill McCrary
12th - 42 Josh Logsdon
13th - 21 Pete Cozart
14th - 93 Allen Douglas
15th - 8 Mike Bivens
16th - 51 Jerry Robertson
17th - 25 Chris Anderson
18th- 55 Daniel Brewer
19th- 88 Danny Corbin Jr
20th- 38 David Sidebottom
21st - 54 Leon Corbin
DNS - 2 Richie Minton
2nd 25 Lap Feature:
1st - 58 Jeff Whobrey
2nd - 5 James Brinley
3rd - 61 Dave Kruer
4th - 33 John Groulx
5th - 8 Mike Bivens
6th - 29 Bobby Corbin III
7th - 19 Tim Donahoo
8th - 42 Josh Logsdon
9th - 88 Danny Corbin Jr
10th- 1 Jake McFelea
11th- 0 Jon Embry
12th -9 John Perkins Jr
13th - 21 Pete Cozart
14th - 54 Leon Corbin
15th - 38 David Sidebottom
16th - 55 Daniel Brewer
17th - 93 Allen Douglas
18th- 46 Chris Workman
DNS - 2 Richie Minton
DNS - 51 Jerry Robertson
DNS - 39 Bill McCrary
DNS- 25 Chris Anderson
FWD Figure 8- 20 Lap Feature:
1st - 0 Ray Crain Jr.
2nd - 6 Scott Bruner
3rd - 13 Brian Krebs
4th - 90 Terry Scott
5th - 27 Billy Higgins
6th - 05 Tim Crain
7th - 00 Joseph Dillinger
8th - 73 Donnie Garmon
9th - 2 Frank Stevenson
10th - 4 Jeremy Porter
11th - 51 Levi Bishop
12th - 01 Deane Riley
13th - 82 Jon Embry
14th - 08 Stoney Keith
15th - 94 Daniel Livermore
Oval Xtreme- Heat Winners: 66 Charlie Trautwein, 24 Steve Whisman,
11 Nick Johnson
30 Lap Feature:
1st- 25 Gerry Isgrigg
2nd- 94 Dustin Driver
3rd- 91 Mark Whitaker
4th- 12 Tommy Brown Jr
5th- 87 Allen Huddleston
6th- 85 Allan Williams
7th- 39 Troy Phillips
8th- 24 Scott Whisman
9th- 66 Charlie Trautwein
10th- 57 Stephen Jones
11th- 13 Brandon Deckard
12th- 44 Scott LeBlanc
13th - 17 Raemen Riley
14th- 2 Ricky Hoffman
15th- 30 Mark Bayens
16th- 20 Marcus Elliott
17th- 33 John Lee
18th- 48 Ted Schott
19th- 6 Rick Harper
20th- 88 John Smith
21st- 56 Donnie Blanchard
22nd- 11 Nick Johnson
23rd- 36 Bryan Mantooth
DNS- 90 Jim Butner
DNS - 07 Jaimie Bard
Dromer Oval- 25 Lap Feature:
1st- 34 David Palmer
2nd- 25 Chris Anderson
3rd- 39 Bill McCrary
4th- 75 James Goodman
5th- 21 Trevor Cranmer
6th- 19 Tim Donahoo
7th- 91 Brandon Roberts
8th- 68 Travis Rogers
9th- 28 Dave Parsons
10th- 32 Ken Sumner
11th- 82 Bill Hines Jr
12th- 86 Danny Corbin Jr
13th- 18 Chad Deeley
14th- 90 Ethan Dunn
15th- 5 James Taylor
16th- 56 Steve Arnold
17th - 2 Richie Minton
18th- 65 Chris Strode
19th - 61 Dave Kruer
20th- 59 Nick Cook
21st - 46 Chris Workman Jr
22nd - 92 Brendon Smith
23rd - 51 Jerry Robertson
24th - 88 Joe Hillebrand
25th- 22 Rickie Minton
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