First IMCA Heat Race Win For Bill Kelsey
Posted by: in Race Report, tags: Bill Kelsey., Heat Win, Seymour SpeedwayA chilly but nice night for Mother’s Day racing welcomed everybody to the Seymour Speedway for the 2nd race of the season at the Seymour Speedway in Seymour, Wisconsin.
Bill would start the night off in the IMCA Stock Car division that was the 4th division to race for the night. Bill was in heat #1 in the 4th position (outside row #2).
With in 3 laps, Bill and the 0k were in the lead! This was very exciting to all the crew and I’m sure Bill as well inside of the car. Not only was this the first time leading in the IMCA class, the heat race was stacked with many top drivers in the division.
From lap 3 until the checkered flag lap 8, Bill held onto the top spot and took his first checked flag in the IMCA Stock Car class.
Although the car had a "miss" down the backstretch, a quick check after the race in the pits under the hood would show that a spark plug wire was burned. This would mean not only did Bill take home the checkered flag, it was done on 7 cylinders.
The feature event was the next thing in line for the newly number IMCA Stock Car 0k of Bill Kelsey. This was also the 2nd feature event in 2 races for the Kelsey Racing Team, which is something we are excited and proud of.
Starting on the inside of row #3, would be a great starting spot and give Bill some HOT seat time in heavy action. Bill held his own from the start but faided a little by the first caution flag and restarted at that point from the 8th position.
Again, holding that spot and after a couple more green flag laps, Bill drove into turns 3 & 4 but got a bumper to the left rear and went spinning. Since Bill was near the front of the 20 car field, at least a couple cars made heavy impact to the rear of the 0k machine.
Bill would make it to pit lane and stay on the lead lap, but with a heavy damaged car. The rest of the night was used to pick up some more seat time, while also still able to pass a few more cars in the process.
All in all, a GREAT night for Kelsey Racing, with our first checked flag in the bag and a second streight feature appearance in a row.
The next race is next Sunday, May, 17 with a start time of 6 PM sharp.
Thank you again to all of our great fans and sponsors!

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