Tom Hartsell interviews, the winner of the Auto City Speedway season opener, Jason Blonde.

5/10/08 - Clio, Michigan: On Lap 26, Jason Blonde in the #42 sprint car took over the long time lead of Jimmy McCune in the #88 machine to win the season opener of the Auto Value Bumper to Bumper Sprint Cars.

Click Full Story below for more race details or click here to see photos from Saturday's race.  Photo are provided by Skip Konkle of JSK Motorosports.

 Hamilton Trucking
Qualifications Auto City 5/10/08

1.(4)Underwood 13:15; 2.(42)Blonde 13:34; 3.(75)Shumaker
13.35; 4.(24)Tyler 13.42; 5. (88) McCune 13:44; 6.(99)
Beasley 13.49; 7.(07B) Banyas 13:49; 8.(26) Bloom 13:51; 9.
(22) Snyder 13.61; 10. (07L) Litt 13:68; 11. (20K) Flint
13:72; 12. (69) Jacoby 13:79; 13.(10X) Davis 13:84; 14.(3A)
Austrauskas 14:18; 15. (71) Hettinger DNQ.

United Trailer Heat Race One Results
1. (26) Bloom; 2. (75) Shumaker; 3. (22) Snyder; 4. (4) Troy Underwood; 5. (88) McCune; 6. (71) Hettinger; 6. (69) Jacoby; 7. (3A) Austrauskas.

Dowker Engines Heat Race Two Results
1. (07L) Litt; 2. (24) Tyler; 3. (99) Beasley; 4. (42) Blonde; 5. (10X) Davis; 6. (07B) Banyas; 7. (20K) Flint.

Auto Value Bumper to Bumper Feature Finish
1.(42) Blonde; 2. (88) McCune; 3. (99) Beasley; 4. (07L) Litt; 5. (4) Troy Underwood; 6. (24) Tyler; 7. (75) Shumaker; 8. (07B) Banyas; 9. (10X) Davis; 10. (22) Snyder; 11. (69) Jacoby; 12. (20K) Flint; 13. (26) Bloom; 14. (71) Hettinger; 15. (3a) Austrauskas.

Marne, MI (9/1) Jeff Bloom stretched out his season-long driver point lead to 15 in the Auto Value Bumper to Bumper Super Sprint series after scoring the 30 lap feature win Saturday night at Berlin Raceway. Bloom trails the TNT Promotions car driven by Jason Blonde by 16 in the owner points.

Owosso, MI (7/21/07) Jeff Bloom took the checkered flag Saturday night at Owosso Speedway, scoring his 3rd Auto Value Bumper to Bumper Super Sprint feature win of the year. Jeff continues to lead the AVBBSS points over Jason Blonde.

On Saturday June 9th.,the AVBBSS returned to Auto City Speedway for the first time since the tragic accident that took the life of veteran racer Scott Seaton. On hand were some of Scott's crew and family in support of the tight knit racing family. ...

Last Friday, The Auto Value Bumper to Bumper Super Sprints invaded the Deleware Speedway for the first of three trips into Canada this 2007 racing season. When we arrived Mother Nature was letting us know that she was still around and in control with some heavy rain coming down, but the clouds gave way ..

Hours before the start of the 59th running of the Little 500, Butch Dowker of Charlotte with longtime ties to Anderson Speedway was honored for his accomplishments in the sport.

A special congratulations to Butch from all of us here.