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Photo Credit: Whitney McIntosh
It was an exciting start to the 2022 season at Mountain Creek Speedway. A beautiful spring afternoon welcomed over sixty five outlaw karts spread amongst five divisions. The newest added feature of racing at the speedway by the creek was the addition of live streaming on mountaincreekspeedway.tv
The Cadet feature was was caution filled but when the checkered finally fell it was Easton Garrard taking the win followed by Caden Outz. A tip of the hat to Warren Mattesen who finished third after having to go to the rear of the field for an unapproved tire change. Blaise Keene and Brylon Earnhardt rounded out the top five.
Brexton Busch may have just missed winning the track championship last year but made his bid for the 2022 championship known as he led wire to wire to take down the Beginner Box Stock win. John Marshall Pursley came close but just didn’t have enough to pass Busch before the finish. Jackson Darnell was third with Wyatt Coffey, fourth. B-main winner, Stetson Swink started near the rear and drove to fifth place.
The Box Stock main event didn’t disappoint as Gavin Marlin, Peyton Johnson and Karter Beattie battled all race long. Beattie was able to wrestle the lead away from Marlin in the late stages to win the twenty lap A-main. Brody Measmer was fourth while Liam Kane, who won the B-main, drove all the way to fifth in the main event. Beattie went back-to-back, winning the Jr. Wing feature over Billy Corsa.
Defending Yamaha 450 Outlaw champion, Lou Mattesen picked up where he left off by winning opening night. The main event was marred by a few early race cautions but once racing commenced, fast qualifier Michael Hubert gave it all he had to keep Mattesen in his sights. Dylan Beard came home third in his debut in the division saying, “That was the most fun I’ve ever had.” Sam Miller and Tony Rhinehardt completed the top five.
The next outlaw kart race at Mountain Creek Speedway will be April,10th. Gates open at 1pm with practice beginning at 3pm. Those who can’t attend can tune in live on mountaincreekspeedway.tv When the track isn’t racing, it’s busy Monday through Friday with testing and practice sessions for everything from flat karts to national midgets. The track will also be available for testing and practice days throughout the year. Those wishing to reserve rental or testing days can contact Jason Queen at (828)413-6890 for details and availability.
