Audio with race winner Russ Gamester:

Audio with runner-up Nick Hamilton:

 

RESULTS: 19th annual Rumble in Fort Wayne; Opening Night; Dec. 30, 2016

National Midget Heat #1 (11 laps; top two to the A-Main):  1. Cory Setser, 2. Derek Bischak, 3. Tom Schnabel Jr., 4. Stratton Briggs, 5. Mike Fedorcak, 6. Rex Norris III, 7. Brad Greenup, 8. Taylor Fenske.

National Midget Heat #2 (10 laps; top two to the A-Main):  1. Justin Grant, 2. Justin Peck, 3. Joe Ligouri, 4. Jim Anderson, 5. Austin Nemire, 6. Chris Neuenschwander, 7. Sean Murphy, 8. Sarah Fisher.

National Midget Heat #3 (10 laps; top two to the A-Main):  1. Cap Henry, 2. Brandon Knupp, 3. Kyle O’Gara, 4. Chance Rice, 5. Chris Jagger Jr., 6. R.J. Corson, 7. Bryan Nuckles.

National Midget Heat #4 (10 laps; top two to the A-Main):  1. Travis Welpott, 2. Russ Gamester, 3. Geoff Kaiser, 4. Billy Hulbert, 5. Brad Kraus, 6. Jared Rouch, 7. Dave Darland.

National Midget Heat #5 (10 laps; top two to the A-Main):  1. Kyle Hamilton, 2. Nick Hamilton, 3. Billy Wease, 4. Matt Westfall, 5. Nick Landon, 6. Shawn Bonar, 7. Heath Roberts.

National Midget B-Main #1 (10 laps; top two to the A-Main):  1. Chance Rice, 2. Joe Ligouri / 3. Matt Westfall, 4. Bryan Nuckles, 5. Sarah Fisher, 6. Dave Darland, 7. Heath Roberts, 8. Stratton Birggs, 9. Mike Fedorcak (DNS).

National Midget B-Main #2 (10 laps; top two to the A-Main):  1. Rex Norris III, 2. Joe Ligouri / 3. Kyle O’Gara, 4. Geoff Kaiser, 5. Sean Murphy, 6. Tom Schnabel Jr., 7. Shawn Bonar, 8. R.J. Corson, 9. Brad Kraus (DNS).

National Midget B-Main #3 (10 laps; top two to the A-Main):  1. Billy Wease, 2. Billy Hulbert / 3. Chris Neuenschwander, 4. Jim Anderson, 5. Nick Landon, 6. Chris Jagger Jr., 7. Jared Rouch, 8. Taylor Fenske, 9. Austin Nemire.

National Midget A-Main (50 laps):  1. 46-Russ Gamester, 2. 32-Nick Hamilton, 3. 78-Brandon Knupp, 4. 98-Justin Grant, 5. 99-Billy Wease, 6. 63-Rex Norris III, 7. 88-Billy Hulbert, 8. 36-Chance Rice, 9. 8up-Joe Ligouri, 10. 4-Brad Greenup, 11. 31-Derek Bischak, 12. 67-Cap Henry, 13. 18-Travis Welpott, 14. 24-Cory Setser, 15. 5x-Justin Peck, 16. 6-Kyle Hamilton. Lap Leaders: Gamester 1-50.

 

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jacobseelmanJacob 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.

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Jacob Seelman

Jacob Seelman, 31, is the founder of 77 Sports Media and the current PR and digital content director for Race Face Brand Development. He studied Broadcast Journalism at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, S.C., and also serves as the full-time tour announcer for the Must See Racing Sprint Car Series. A 12-year veteran of covering all forms of racing, Seelman is a multi-time award-winning writer whose work has been published in both SPEED SPORT Magazine and Athlon Magazine, among other publications. He has also helped to mentor multiple other writers and content creators who have gone on to successful careers in motorsports.

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