August 17
Junction Motor Speedway,
McCool Junction, NE
Sanction: Malvern Bank West Series - $3,000
Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated August 18, 4:44 am)
Junction gives Berck 99th career win, $3,000
- Kyle Berck
- Dylan Sillman
- Bill Leighton Jr.
- Tad Pospisil
- Brian Kosiski
- Jake Neal
- Jason O'Brien
- Andrew Kosiski
- Dave Eckrich
- Andy Eckrich
- Chad Holladay
- Chris Spieker
- Curt Schroeder
- Jacob Kubicka
- Charlie McKenna
- Darrel DeFrance
- Jeff Segebart
- TeeJay Janousek
- Mike Morton Jr.
- Jake Bridge
- J.C. Wyman
- Justin Zeitner
- Josh Leonard
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What won the race: Series veteran Kyle Berck of Marquette, Neb., cruised to a commanding flag-to-flag victory in Saturday's 25-lap Malvern Bank West Series feature at Junction Motor Speedway. Berck's $3,000 winner's prize serves as his first series victory of the season and the 99th of his career, further extending his lead on the tour's all-time wins list.
Key notes: Berck, a seven-time Malvern West Series champ, has now secured at least one feature victory in each of the tour's 17 years of existence. ... It's Berck's first win since topping last year's series debut at Huset's Speedway in Brandon, S.D., on the Silver Dollar Nationals undercard. ... Pole-starting Dylan Sillman was briefly overtaken by Bill Leighton Jr. for second before regaining the runner-up spot on lap 11 and trailing Berck the rest of the way, taking the checkers 0.924 of a second back. Leighton settled for third. ... Seventh-starting Tad Pospisil traded fourth with Brian Kosiski in the closing laps, prevailing and relegating Kosiski to fifth. Pospisil had won three straight series races entering the night. ... The race's lone caution came out on lap nine for an incident involving J.C. Wyman, Jake Bridge and Mike Morton Jr. All three drivers retired. ... The 25-lapper lasted 10 minutes, with 17 drivers running at the checkers.
On the move: Jake Neal of Omaha, Neb., started 10th and finished sixth.
Winner's sponsors: Berck’s Longhorn Chassis carries sponsorship from Aurora Cooperative, Speedee Mart, Strobel Manufacturing, Snap-On K.D. Tools, Stevens Brothers Bison Farms, Car Quest Auto Parts Sutton & Geneva, Preferred Popcorn, JD Ag Repair/Precision Planting, Campbell Family Farms, Five Star Truck Center, AKRS Equipment, Bergen Service & Repair, Rex Chambers Trucking, Juzyk Electric, VP Racing Fuels, Swift Springs and Five Knuckle Race Wraps.
Points chase: After Junction: 1. Bill Leighton Jr. (2,270); 2. Chad Holladay (2,248); 3. Tad Pospisil (2,238); 4. J.C. Wyman (2,192); 5. Andrew Kosiski (2,152).
Current weather: Clear, 70°F
Car count: 23
Fast qualifier: Dylan Sillman
Time: 16.699 seconds
Polesitter: Kyle Berck
Heat race winners: Kyle Berck, Brian Kosiski, Jake Neal
Next series race: August 24, Hamilton County Speedway (Webster City, IA) $3,000
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.
