Inside Line Promotions – GREAT FALLS, Mont. (Sept. 3, 2018) – Eric Fisher emerged as the overall champion of the 24th annual Montana Round Up last weekend at Electric City Speedway, where he finished in the top three of each heat race and main event he entered.
Fisher won the opening night and the finale of the three-day North-American Speed Association event at the 3/10-mile dirt oval, which welcomed more than two dozen competitors in the winged sprint car division. Fisher also placed second during the second night of action to accumulate the most points to garner a $500 bonus on top of his race winnings.
Don Miller, who won Night 2, finished second in the event standings with Sean MacDonell rounding out the podium. Both drivers also netted bonus money.
The event opened on Friday with Fisher outdueling Miller for the top prize. Bill Boyce placed third with MacDonell fourth and Mark Wermling charging from 16th to fifth place.
MacDonell, James Setters and Miller were the heat race winners. Bryan Brown claimed the B Main.
Familiar faces ran up front on Saturday as Miller reversed roles with Fisher to claim the victory. Boyce ended third, MacDonell fourth and Wermling fifth for the second straight night.
Miller, Boyce and Joe Perry picked up heat race triumphs. Wade Fleming was the B Main winner.
Fisher and MacDonell put on a show maneuvering through the field on Sunday during the event finale. Fisher rallied from seventh to garner his second win of the weekend and MacDonell powered from 10th to the runner-up result. Perry recorded a third-place finish with James Setters producing a fourth-place outing. Wermling was fifth for the third consecutive race.
Steve Reeves, Fleming and Perry each won a heat race.
“I want to thank all of the drivers, car owners and teams as well as the fans who supported us throughout the weekend,” Electric City Speedway Owner Dan Mann said. “We had a great weekend of racing and look forward to what the future entails.”
NSA SERIES RACE REPORT: Electric City Speedway in Great Falls, Mont., on Aug. 31, 2018 –
A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 59-Eric Fisher (1); 2. 2M-Don Miller (5); 3. 1-Bill Boyce (2); 4. 9-Sean MacDonell (7); 5. 9K-Mark Wermling (16); 6. 5R-Steve Reeves (3); 7. 37-Phil Dietz (10); 8. 2X-Kyle Evans (12); 9. 97-Matthew Dusseault (9); 10. 28-Joe Perry (13); 11. 66-Brett McGhie (8); 12. 3-Jordan Milne (11); 13. 2-James Setters (6); 14. 747-Wade Fleming (14); 15. 38B-Bryan Brown (17); 16. 31-Shane Moore (18); 17. 14-Rob Orgar (19); 18. (DNF) 2D-Joe Beaver (4); 19. (DNF) 0H-Paul Hawks (20); 20. (DNF) 6-Tom Watts (15).
B Feature (12 Laps): 1. 38B-Bryan Brown (1); 2. 31-Shane Moore (2); 3. 14-Rob Orgar (5); 4. 0H-Paul Hawks (7); 5. 24-Leroy Brush (4); 6. 4P-Cliff Nelson Jr (6); (DNS) 3X-Shane Ainscough; (DNS) 4N-John Nelson.
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 9-Sean MacDonell (2); 2. 59-Eric Fisher (6); 3. 3-Jordan Milne (1); 4. 28-Joe Perry (4); 5. 6-Tom Watts (3); 6. 38B-Bryan Brown (5); 7. 0H-Paul Hawks (9); 8. 14-Rob Orgar (8); 9. 4N-John Nelson (7).
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 2-James Setters (2); 2. 66-Brett McGhie (4); 3. 37-Phil Dietz (3); 4. 97-Matthew Dusseault (6); 5. 2X-Kyle Evans (7); 6. 31-Shane Moore (1); 7. (DNF) 3X-Shane Ainscough (5); (DNS) 81-Darren Smith.
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 2M-Don Miller (2); 2. 1-Bill Boyce (3); 3. 2D-Joe Beaver (6); 4. 5R-Steve Reeves (7); 5. 9K-Mark Wermling (1); 6. 747-Wade Fleming (8); 7. 24-Leroy Brush (4); 8. 4P-Cliff Nelson Jr (5).
NSA SERIES RACE REPORT: Electric City Speedway in Great Falls, Mont., on Sept. 1, 2018 –
A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 2M-Don Miller (2); 2. 59-Eric Fisher (1); 3. 1-Bill Boyce (7); 4. 9-Sean MacDonell (5); 5. 9K-Mark Wermling (9); 6. 28-Joe Perry (3); 7. 37-Phil Dietz (13); 8. 5R-Steve Reeves (4); 9. 54-Chris Ochs (10); 10. 3-Jordan Milne (6); 11. 66-Brett McGhie (14); 12. 2S-James Setters (12); 13. 2X-Kyle Evans (19); 14. 14-Rob Orgar (16); 15. (DNF) 2D-Joe Beaver (15); 16. (DNF) 38B-Bryan Brown (8); 17. (DNF) 7-Wade Fleming (17); 18. (DNF) 81-Darren Smith (18); 19. (DNF) 6-Tom Watts (20); 20. (DNF) 31-Shane Moore (11).
B Feature (12 Laps): 1. 7-Wade Fleming (8); 2. 81-Darren Smith (1); 3. 2X-Kyle Evans (4); 4. 6-Tom Watts (3); 5. 7T-Greg Tacke (2); 6. (DNF) 4P-Cliff Nelson Jr (5); 7. (DNF) 0-Cal Hawkes (7); (DNS) 4N-John Nelson.
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 2M-Don Miller (3); 2. 59-Eric Fisher (7); 3. 9K-Mark Wermling (4); 4. 66-Brett McGhie (1); 5. 2S-James Setters (6); 6. 37-Phil Dietz (8); 7. 7-Wade Fleming (2); 8. (DNF) 2X-Kyle Evans (5).
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 1-Bill Boyce (2); 2. 38B-Bryan Brown (1); 3. 9-Sean MacDonell (8); 4. 31-Shane Moore (6); 5. 14-Rob Orgar (4); 6. 7T-Greg Tacke (3); 7. 4P-Cliff Nelson Jr (5); (DNS) 4N-John Nelson.
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 28-Joe Perry (1); 2. 3-Jordan Milne (2); 3. 54-Chris Ochs (4); 4. 5R-Steve Reeves (8); 5. 2D-Joe Beaver (5); 6. 81-Darren Smith (7); 7. 6-Tom Watts (6); 8. 0-Cal Hawkes (3).
NSA SERIES RACE REPORT: Electric City Speedway in Great Falls, Mont., on Sept. 2, 2018 –
A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 59-Eric Fisher (7); 2. 9-Sean MacDonell (10); 3. 28-Joe Perry (2); 4. 2-James Setters (1); 5. 9K-Mark Wermling (16); 6. 2M-Don Miller (6); 7. 37-Phil Dietz (9); 8. 5R-Steve Reeves (4); 9. 1-Bill Boyce (14); 10. 97-Matthew Dusseault (3); 11. 66-Brett McGhie (8); 12. 3-Jordan Milne (13); 13. 2X-Kyle Evans (11); 14. 38B-Bryan Brown (19); 15. 24-Leroy Brush (21); 16. 0-Cal Hawkes (17); 17. 7T-Greg Tacke (20); 18. 7-Wade Fleming (5); 19. 81-Darren Smith (18); 20. 2D-Joe Beaver (15); 21. 14-Rob Orgar (12).
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 5R-Steve Reeves (3); 2. 66-Brett McGhie (1); 3. 97-Matthew Dusseault (6); 4. 3-Jordan Milne (4); 5. 0-Cal Hawkes (2); 6. 2D-Joe Beaver (8); 7. (DNF) 54-Chris Ochs (5); (DNS) 4N-Cliff Nelson Jr.
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 7-Wade Fleming (2); 2. 2-James Setters (1); 3. 59-Eric Fisher (5); 4. 14-Rob Orgar (4); 5. 1-Bill Boyce (6); 6. 9K-Mark Wermling (7); 7. 7T-Greg Tacke (3); 8. 24-Leroy Brush (8).
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 28-Joe Perry (2); 2. 2M-Don Miller (3); 3. 9-Sean MacDonell (1); 4. 37-Phil Dietz (5); 5. 2X-Kyle Evans (7); 6. 81-Darren Smith (4); 7. 38B-Bryan Brown (6).
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MARKETING PARTNERS –
The NSA Series would like to thank Hoosier Tires, Gee & Gee Racing, Triple X Race Co., AL Driveline, KSE Racing Products, Leaf Racewear, Bead Buster, Factory Kahne, Keizer Aluminum Wheels, Pulse Racing Innovations, ZAMP, King Racing Products, McEwens Fuels & Fertilizers, Diversified Machine Inc., DC Signs, Hepner Racing Products and ProWest Motorsports for their partnership.
NORTH-AMERICAN SPEED ASSOCIATION –
The North-American Speed Association is a 360ci winged sprint car series that dates back to the mid-1990s. NSA Founder Mike Quigley, who is a former sprint car driver and track owner, established the series to hold marquee events throughout the West Coast, Western Canada and Montana.
TRACKS –
CASTROL RACEWAY (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) – It is a semi-banked, 3/8-mile track. It showcases weekly racing and special events from May through October. For more information, visit http://www.CastrolRaceway.com.
ELECTRIC CITY SPEEDWAY (Great Falls, Mont.) – It is a semi-banked, 3/10-mile oval that was built in the early 1950s. The facility showcases weekly events from late April until early September. For more information, visit http://www.ElectricCitySpeedway.com.
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