Paul Nienhiser won the Sunday leg of Illinois Sprintweek at Jacksonville (Brendon Bauman Photo)
by Brendon Bauman
Capturing his first win at Jacksonville Speedway with the Built Ford Tough MOWA Sprint Car Series Delivered by Morrow Brothers Ford, Paul Nienhiser bested the field of 23 cars in dominating fashion. On the initial start, third starting Aaron Andruskevitch got sideways in front of the field, collecting Justin Standridge and Dylan Tuxhorn. Logan Faucon fell victim to a flat tire, forcing him to be sent to the tail.
The field had reset for a complete start with Jacob Patton and Mike Terry leading them back to green. Patton jumped out to the early lead in what was a 25-Lap Green-to-Checkered Affair. Racing through lapped traffic, fourth starting Paul Nienhiser worked his way forward past Mike Terry Jr to overtake the second position. Patton continued to work through the lapped cars with Nienhiser in tow. Seeing an opportunity to inherit the lead, Nienhiser drove past Patton and never looked back, going on to record his first ever victory at the ¼-mile bullring.
“It’s definitely surreal – I can’t count how many times we have tried to win one here (at Jacksonville) and I’ve ended my night coming off on the hook. Jacksonville is the closest track to home for us, so whenever we can run here, we hype it up. A lot of great friends, our sponsors are able to come out and watch us. I knew tonight that I needed to run a clean race and run a solid 25 laps in the A-Main. I’m glad that all my friends and crew were here for this one. It’s pretty special.”
A-Main Finish:
1 - Paul Nienhiser 9X (4)
2 - Jacob Patton 79J (1)
3 - Ryan Robinson 67 (10)
4 - Joe B Miller 51B (9)
5 - Thomas Meseraull 00 (6)
6 - Mike Terry Jr 85 (2)
7 - Nathan Charron 84 (18)
8 - Jim Moughan 1M (8)
9 - Joey Moughan 29 (7)
10 - Brayden Fox 53 (16)
11 - Brinton Marvel 21 (12)
12 - Terry Babb 88 (14)
13 - Dustin Barks 22 (11)
14 - Aaron Andruskevitch 83 (3)
15 - Jeremy Standridge 10S (15)
16 - Justin Standridge 01 (17)
17 - Logan Faucon 52F (13)
18 - Brady Barker 007 (20)
19 - Dylan Tuxhorn 9T (21)
20 - Jeff Tuxhorn 32 (22)
21 - Howard Moore 40 (5)
22 - Robbie Standridge X (19)
The Built Ford Tough MOWA Sprint Car Series Delivered by Morrow Brothers Ford, Inc. returns to action Thursday at Macon Speedway, before heading to Lincoln Speedway on Friday.
Article Credit: Brendon Bauman