Racing Update for the Weekend of August 14th

Dustin Strand

Racing Update for the Weekend of August 14th

Aug 162009

2009 Scott Bintz Racing Midwest Modified Summary
Heat Wins: 13 | Feature Wins: 4 | Top 5’s: 21 | Top 10’s: 9

The weekend plans on Friday August 14th, 2009 began with plans to race River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, ND. However, with a rain out we headed to the Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo, ND. Scott started 4th in the heat and on the started dropped back several spots. After he completed a few laps he started moving up again and finished 3rd. Then the rain came and the races we cancelled.

On Saturday August 15th, 2009, we headed back to Jamestown for some racing at the Jamestown Speedway. At 4pm this was a pretty good down pour of rain but the track was able to work it in. 32 MW Mods showed up for the race. There were 4 heats with 8 cars in each. Scott Bintz start on pole in the 4th heat. Scott got the earlier lead and kept it through three cautions. Very tacky track in both the heat and feature. On the starting lap of the feature, Scott got spun and into the mud he went in the center of the track. On the restart he moved into 5th pretty quickly and after several laps into 4th. The 3rd place runner dropped out so Scott got into third for the last few laps of the race. On a restart with 4 to go, Scott got passed at the end by Austin Arneson (who was bad fast and had been sent tail end at the beginning of the race) and wound up finishing 4th. John Corell led most of the race but bobbled on the last lap. Dustin Strand won, followed by Corell and Austin Arneson. On a side note, the heat winners got spots 1-4 in the feature.

On Sunday, we went to BRRP, Buffalo River Race Park in Glyndon, MN. Scott started 4th in the 4th heat and moved up a car a time and got the lead. He won the heat by about a straight away as the car was pretty hooked up. In the feature, he started 7th. On the first corner, Scott spun out and got sent tail end. After that the Midwest Mods went 15 laps without a caution and Scott moved up from 20th to finish 10th. Car worked well, but the spin out on the first lap didn’t help. Travis Saurer won the feature.

For complete details and up to date results and stats, see the Detailed Racing Results page.

Watermelon Winner Take 2

Jul 262009

Miller Speedway Watermelon Winner 7-24-09

The weekend started with a trip down to Miller Speedway on Friday July 24th. On the drive, Cameron was hoping Dad would win the watermelon again and Dad was hoping for the trophy. The heat race was full throttle for 8 laps. Scott Bintz started 4th and while passing for 2nd blew it off the track coming out of corner 2 and ultimately finished 4th. In the feature, Scott started 4th row outside. He was able to pass a car or so every few laps. With about 5 laps to go, Scott was in second with Lorin Johnson leading. Scott made a few pass attempts for the lead and came close a few times. Lorin Johnson won, followed by Scott Bintz and Kevin Bliese. As is customary in Miller, SD, Scott received a watermelon for 2nd. Looks like Cameron got his way this time.

On July 25th we were back in Jamestown, ND at the Jamestown Speedway. With 36 Wissota Midwest Modifieds ready to race. Scott started outside pole in the 2nd heat with Dustin Strand on pole. Scott got the lead briefly with a good battle with Stand for a few laps. Strand moved pasted Scott and won the heat with Scott close behind. During the feature Scott started 4th row inside next to Strand again. When the green flag dropped, Scott got a good start and was able to move into 5th pretty quickly. After several laps Scott was in 4th and a few more he made it to 3rd. There was a caution with a few laps to go. On the restart, Scott was able to get beside and attempt to pass Strand for 2nd, but was unable to hold his ground as the race car had a push. Jason Grimes won followed by Dustin Strand and Scott Bintz. After the race, we all enjoyed the watermelon from Miller Speedway.

2009 Scott Bintz Racing Midwest Modified Summary
Heat Wins: 10 | Feature Wins: 2 | Top 5’s: 19 | Top 10’s: 7

For complete details and up to date results and stats, visit the Detailed Racing Results page.

Racing Update | Back To The Track

Jul 182009

Turns out the engine we blew up on Saturday will take some work to repair. It dropped a valve and was damaged much more than we thought. However, we got the new engine tuned and installed thanks to Dakota Engine Builders on Monday.

On Tuesday 7-14-09 we headed to the Sheyenne River Speedway. We won the heat and finished 5th in the feature. The car seems a little loose. The track was dry in both the heat and feature. Jarrett Carter #91 won the feature.

River Cities Speedway - Grand Forks, ND - July 17th, 2009 Photo Courtesy of Chris Boroskae

Friday we headed up to Grand Forks to the River Cities Speedway. Got 2nd in the heat and 6th in the feature. Still need to do some crankin on the car as it seems too loose coming out. Thanks to Scott’s bride, Shannon and her help, we were able to race the feature as we had some axle troubles from tapping the wall in the heat. Dustin Strand #71 won the feature.

Today we are back home and heading to the Jamestown Speedway tonight. Cross Fingers….

Update 7-19-09: At the Jamestown Speedway on 7-18-09, Scott Bintz started pole in the 4th heat. About 35 Midwest Modifieds showed up to race. Scott got the early led and with about 2 laps to go, Dustin Strand made the pass and won the heat. In the feature Scott started 3rd. On the starts, Scott seemed to drop back a few spots each time. The track was a dry slick and Scott was running low. With about 5 laps to go, Scott was in about the 12th spot and went to the high side. On the high side Scott started moving up pretty quick and finished 6th. He had to check up a few times for other drivers and that slowed in some. Dustin Strand won the feature.

Update 7-21-09: At the Sheyenne River Speedway, Scott started on pole in the second heat. He got the lead right away and was challenged most of the race by Rich Pavlicek most of the heat, with Rich getting the lead win 1 lap to go, but Scott was able to pass him back for the heat win. For the feature Scott started 7th and ultimately finished 4th. Track was a dry slick. Rich Pavlicek won followed by Ryan Mikkelson and Jarrett Carter. Click Here to See the Videos.

2009 Scott Bintz Racing Midwest Modified Summary
Heat Wins: 10 | Feature Wins: 2 | Top 5’s: 17 | Top 10’s: 7

For complete details and up to date results and stats, visit the Detailed Racing Results page.

Vrrroom to Kaboommm | Racing Update

Jul 122009

July 10th started with a trip to the Dacotah Speedway in Mandan, ND for the Midwest Modified special. Scott Bintz got the lead of the first lap of the heat and kept it. After a caution, with a few laps to go, there was some side by side racing action and but at the end Scott won the heat. For the feature, Scott started 7th. The feature went 25 laps straight with no cautions. Scott ran both the low side and high sides for the track to move up finished 3rd. Randy Klein won the special followed by Jason Grimes and Scott Bintz.

On Saturday, the Midwest Modified special continued at the Jamestown Speedway. 39 Cars showed up to race in the MW Mod class. There were 5 heats and Scott started 3rd row outside in the 2nd heat. Scott made an early charge in the first lap moving into 4th. Then making a pass for 3rd the car started smoking and bogging down bad. Scott managed to finish 4th. Turns out the car blew a head gasket, plus there we a few rocker arms that were broke. Good news, is the engine didnt go kaboom real bad. However, it’s something that needs to be taken to the engine shop to fix, so we were done racing for the night. Jerry Theis went on to win the feature followed by Dustin Strand and Ryan Mikkelson.

7-13-09 Update on the engine… not good… blew a valve that punched a hole in a piston, cracked the block and damaged the cam.

For up to date results and stats, visit the Detailed Racing Results page.

2009 Scott Bintz Racing Midwest Modified Summary
Heat Wins: 8 | Feature Wins: 2 | Top 5’s: 15 | Top 10’s: 5

5-3-3 Latest Results

Jul 062009

The weekend of July 3rd started with a trip up to River Cities Speedway. Scott started 6th in the heat and finished 4th. Made it up to 2nd but was drilled in the left front tire and had to run the last 4 laps with a flat. The feature was dry, but had some tack. Started 12th and finished 5th. Scott made some good passed until he got to 5th and pretty much stayed there the last few laps.

#71 Dustin Strand and #1s Scott Bintz

The Fourth of July was very eventful with RealTruck.Com sponsoring the races at the Jamestown Speedway. Scott and other drivers sponsored by RealTruck started the parade lap with the American Flag. The Scott Bintz Race team had about the worst possible draw of the night for starting positions in the heats putting us in the 9th position in the first heat. The track was fast and Scott made it to 4th which put him in the 10th position for the feature. The track was bone dry for the feature which allowed for some good racing. Scott made it to 2nd by about lap 10 and passed Ryan Mikkelson for the lead and had the lead for a couple of laps until Dustin Strand got into the mix. It was 3 wide action for a few laps and Dustin took the lead. Bintz and Mikkelson battled for 2nd. It was an excited end with Dustin Strand winning, followed by Ryan Mikkelson and then Scott.

On July 6th, we headed to Buffalo River Race Park and started the 3rd heat on outside pole, next to you guessed it, Dustin Strand. Strand won the heat followed by Scott. For the feature it was dry but they watered the high side of the track right before the feature. Scott started 5th and finished 3rd. He made a pass for 2nd exiting the last corner of the race but pass pushed into the wall and hit the brakes for a 3rd place finish.

For up to date results and stats, visit the Scott Bintz Racing Results page.

2009 Scott Bintz Racing Midwest Modified Summary
Wins: 2 | Top 5′s: 14 | Top 10′s: 5

Video of Midwest Modified Feature at Jamestown Speedway

Jul 022009

Watch the video of Wissota Dirt Track Racing action with the Midwest Modified Feature Race at the Jamestown Speedway on June 27th, 2009. Its a real nail biter the last 7 or 8 laps.

Feature Winner: Scott Bintz followed by Dustin Strand and Ryan Mikkelson.

Video footage provided by Dakota Central Telecommunications.

Luck Strikes Again for Scott Bintz Racing

Jul 012009

Scott Bintz Feature Win Jamestown Speedway 6-27-09

Luck finally stuck the Scott Bintz Racing team on 6-27-09 at the Jamestown Speedway with the 2nd Feature win of the season. After the tornado out at the River Cities Speedway the night before. On Friday to prepare the car we had to put the 02 Hoffman chassis on the frame rack at Klein’s Collision Center. The team was excited to race and see how the race car would react after getting tweeked on the frame rack. 29 Midwest Modifieds showed up to race for the night. Scott Bintz was in the 1st Midwest Modified heat starting in the 4th position. It was some what of a rough heat with a few cautions. After the first caution, Scott was in 3rd. After a the racing resumed he made it up to 2nd and as usual was passed by Dustin Strand, who won the heat.

For the feature, Scott was on pole and led the feature from flag to flag. However, after 10 laps there was a caution and Ryan Mikkelson followed by Jerry Theis were hot on his tail. Mikkelson almost made a pass for the lead. After another caution, Dustin Strand, the 2008 Wissota National Champion Runnerup, moved in to 2nd and with 7 laps to go was driving hard for the lead. At one point, Strand moved ahead of Scott. It was a nail biter on the last lap but Scott was able to cross the checkered flag a fender ahead of strand. If you would like to watch the video of the race will, it be posted later today. For more details on the race and an interview by the Jamestown Sun, see the Jamestown Sun’s Article.

Scott was also on Dirt Talk Radio on 6-28-09 and that can be heard on NewsDakota.Com in the sports archive area.

On Sunday 6-28-09 the team went to the Buffalo River Race Park and finished 2nd in the heat and 6th in the feature. The heat was somewhat of a wreckfest with heavy damage on both sides of the car. Scott started 5th and finished 2nd. With some help from the Brent Weight’s pit crew, we made it out to the feature. Starting 3rd in the feature, Scott fell back to about 10th after the first lap as it was a train on the high side of the track. Bintz slowly moved up and finished 6th. The feature winner was Rich Pavlicek.

Ending the month in Lisbon at the Sheyenne River Speedway got off to a bumpy start. In the heat started 6th and started moving up and then got pinched out and had to let off which resulted in finishing 7th. For the feature started 13th and finished 3rd. There were to cautions in a row after the 2nd lap and then it was caution free for the rest of the race. Scott was making the pass for 2nd as the race ended but didn’t quite make it.

: Racing Action on 6-27-09 Dustin Strand & Scott Bintz

: Scott Bintz Feature Win Jamestown Speedway 6-27-09

: Shannon “The Crew Chief”

: Shawn Grinding Winning Tires

: Scott and Tyler

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For complete up to date racing stats and results visit the Scott Bintz Racing Results page.

Jamestown Speedway 5-23-09

May 242009

Scott Bintz Midwest Modified

The action at the Jamestown Speedway was fast. About 30 Midwest Modifieds were there to Race. Scott Bintz started outside pole of the fist MW Mod heat and won the heat. The race car ran very well, with but was a little pushing mid corner.

A few tweeks to the set up and we were ready for the feature. Scott started 2nd row inside. Ryan Mikkelson grabbed the early led followed by Scott. Dustin Strand made his way up and took the lead. After a re-start Scott moved into 2nd and the rest of the race was spent trying to chase Strand down. Towards the end, with a few laps to go, Scott was able to reel in the leader and had a good shot at winning. But Strand, who earned 2nd in the Wissota 2008 National Points Standing was able to hang on to the lead for the win. View the Complete Results.

Here is the video from the feature.

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