On the final points night for IMCA Stock Cars at the Seymour Speedway, it was a packed house for the IMCA Stock Cars with 41 cars registered for the night of racing.

Starting from the inside 3rd row in heat number 1, Kelsey Racing and the #0K would have to finish in the top 2 to get into the redraw or the 3rd position to secure a starting spot in the A-Main.

Although Bill drove a solid race, a 5th place finish would send the team into the 1st B-Main later in the night to try and qualify for the A-Main.

Starting on the outside of row number 1 in the B-Main, Bill took off like a wild man and never looked back from the drop of the green flag. Although pressed by the #36 of Jr. Karcz for the 10 lap race, the #0K held the lead the whole race and picked up another checkered flag and securing a 17th starting spot in the A-Main.

With a 24 car field for the A-Main, it increased the chances of a wreck happening. Staring on the inside of row 8, was not in the middle, but as Bill was making forward progress and it happened.

#21 Hit the back stretch wall collecting the #36. Bill once again put the car into a spin on purpose to avoid the wreck which took place in front of him, but the #2 car slammed hard into the drivers side of the car crushing in the door and left front fender.

Bill was forced to pit to repair the fender hanging on the tire and would restart dead last due to pitting.

A beat up #0K car was able to pass a couple cars before the checked flag would fly on a 17th place finish.

This resulted in a top 10 yearly points position for the #0K Kelsey Racing Team at Seymour Speedway with Driver Bill Kelsey. Bill was the second highest placing rookie, missing out on the 9th position held by the #17S, also a rookie in the IMCA Class!

The Kelsey Racing team had a blast for the 2009 season, only missing a couple feature events for the whole year. 3 heat race wins and 1 B-Main victory.

Bill Kelsey would start on the inside of row number 3 in the 4th IMCA Stock Car heat race. Only taking the top 4 cars to the feature event, with the top 3 finishers in the redraw, Bill had some work to do starting in the 5th position.

Bill was ready to work and so was the car! With a good deal of tack left in the track, Bill would make the car work very well in the middle groove and pass several cars as the laps started ticking off.

As the checkered flag would fly after the 8 lap heat race, the 0k would cross the line in 2nd place.

The IMCA Stock Car feature would be the last race of the evening at Seymour Speedway due to the stock car class being the only one with a dog show!

Bill would roll off in the 8th starting spot at the drop of the green. At this point in the night, the track has turned to a more dry slick, which the #0k car does not like even after the crew has made several major adjustments to the car.

Although the Kelsey Racing team would of liked to march forward, the car started to fade from the start.

A late race spin to avoid a wreck and the #0k would score a 12th place finish. Although Bill spun, he did not hit the #31 but was close.

There is a 3 car battle for the highest placing rookie in points and Bill is right in the mix of it! The #21 is 9th and Bill and the #17 are tied for 10th in the IMCA Stock Car points at Seymour Speedway with one night of IMCA points racing left.

After a week off due to a rain out, the Kelsey Racing team was fired up for racing to get back into the swing of things.

Starting on the outside of row number two in the fourth heat for the IMCA Stock Cars, Bill would drive the 0K stuck in a middle groove the car and drive both liked and made quick work of the top 3 cars pulling into the lead on lap 3.

Bill would pull away from the pack and pick up his 3rd IMCA heat race win of his rookie 2009 season.

With the heat race win, Bill would be included in the redraw and would start inside row 2 for the IMCA Stock Car feature event.

With a heavily dry and slick track that the setup on the car didn’t like, the 0K started to slide back in the pack with the high line making quick work of cars that were stuck on the bottom, where the 0K was.

A shot to the right front tire from the #17 would then send Bill into a spin and the caution flew.

No damage was done to the car but the 0K would end up restarting in the rear of the field and with only a couple laps remaining, would end up hanging in the back with the checkered flag flying.

The next race is Aug 23, 2009 at Seymour Speedway with a 6 PM start time. There are only 3 races remaining for the 2009 rookie season for Kelsey Racing with Bill still holding a top 10 spot in the points standings. Photos from DanLewisPhoto.net

It was a great night for racing with Kelsey Coatings the main sponsor of the races at Seymour Speedway, which is also the title sponsor for the #0K machine of Bill Kelsey.

Bill would start on the outside of row two in the 4th heat of the IMCA stock cars and the car was hooked up the whole heat race. A tight pack stayed together all fighting for the 4 spots that would transfer to the main feature event.

A charging # 0K fought hard, but 4th place was the position at the checked but this put the Kelsey Racing team into the feature event which is not an easy task.

Starting deep in the field for the IMCA stock car feature, Bill would take it easy for a couple laps to avoid any crashes and it happened on lap 1 with Bill able to miss it.

A couple laps later, it happened again but this time took a little hit in the back from the #77 machine. Little damage was done to the car with Bill being able to stay on track. Back under green and fighting forward the #0K was punted in turns 1 and 2 by the #10S machine sending Bill into a spin with the car stalling.

Getting lined back up and getting the correct spot back didn’t happen, as Bill was placed in the back of the pack with the 10S.

A final lap crash between the #57 and #36 caused the #36 to roll over and Bill avoiding wreck #3 of the night.

Bill was awarded the #14 position while also being hauled off on the hook as the car would not refire from avoiding the 3rd wreck of the night.

All in all, it was a pretty good night as it became a chance to gain some points and puts Bill tied for 9th in the IMCA Stock Car point standings. This is great since Bill is a rookie in this class and is currently the highest placed rookie by points out of the 59 cars total scored at Seymour.

There are 4 more nights of racing left at Seymour Speedway and 1 Special on Labor Day. We thank you again for supporting Kelsey Racing and hope to see you next Sunday Aug 9 with racing starting at 6 PM sharp.

Congratulations go out to #51 Jeremy Wiitala for winning the street stock feature event! This was Jeremy’s 6th feature event win in a row. 3 at Seymour and 3 at Sturgeon Bay.