ANDERSON, Ind. — Report by Race Chaser Online Managing Editor Jacob Seelman — Chris Seelman photo —
Jimmy McCune (88) showed once again that he is the car to beat in Must See Racing Sprint Car Series practice on Saturday at Anderson Speedway.
McCune, the series points leader from Toledo, Ohio, set quick time in both rounds of hot laps for the 410ci winged sprints, but his lap of 10.845 seconds (82.988 mph) around the high-banked quarter-mile oval was enough to top the 12-car field — as well as the only lap under 11 seconds in either session.
Right behind McCune was the Koehler Motorsports No. 10 entry of Chris Neuenschwander, who finished third in the series’ most recent trip to Anderson Speedway on May 20. Neuenschwander laid down a lap of 11.119 seconds (80.943 mph) in the second session to slot in as the runner-up on the overall speed charts.
Bangor, Mich. veteran and National Sprint Car Hall of Famer Jeff Bloom missed the first practice after being late to arrive, but made up for it in the second session and lapped the quarter-mile in 11.191 seconds (80.422 mph), ending up third-fastest.
Part-time CARS Tour Super Late Model competitor and former NASCAR Camping World Truck Series young gun Grant Galloway (11.299/) and Brad Wyatt (11.308/) rounded out the fast five.
McCune paced the first round of ractice with a best lap of 11.214 seconds ahead of Neuenschwander, Derek Bischak, Wyatt and Galloway.
Qualifications for the Must See Racing Sprint Car Series at Anderson Speedway are slated for 6:30 p.m.
RESULTS: Must See Racing Sprint Car Series; Overall Practice; Anderson Speedway; August 15, 2015
- #88 – Jimmy McCune, 10.845 seconds
- #10 – Chris Neuenschwander, 11.119 seconds
- #26 – Jeff Bloom, 11.191 seconds
- #12 – Grant Galloway, 11.299 seconds
- #0 – Brad Wyatt, 11.308 seconds
- #35 – Derek Bischak, 11.446 seconds
- #44 – Anthony McCune, 11.462 seconds
- #71 – Brian Vaughn, 11.566 seconds
- #6 – Kevin Blue, 12.239 seconds
- #43 – Sam Davis, 12.334 seconds
- #0K – Christian Koehler, 12.531 seconds
- #1X – Ron Koehler, 18.698 seconds
About the Writer
Jacob Seelman is the Managing Editor of Race Chaser Online and creator of the Motorsports Madness radio show, airing at 7 p.m. Eastern every Monday on the Performance Motorsports Network. Seelman grew up in the sport, watching his grandparents co-own the RaDiUs Motorsports NASCAR Cup Series team in the 1990s. He is currently studying Broadcast Journalism at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, S.C., and is also serving as the full-time tour announcer for both the United Sprint Car Series and the Must See Racing Sprint Car Series.
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