Bailey, Hoernlein claim King Tut wins at Stanton

Klint Bailey and Scott Hoernlein visited the winner’s circle at the 2nd annual King Tut race at Mid Michigan Motorplex.

STANTON, MI – It was a classic battle of box vs. no box at Mid Michigan Motorplex over the weekend as the 2nd annual King Tut race kicked off. Klint Bailey and Scott Hoernlein led the weekend as they visited the winner’s circle for big checks and celebrations.

Box and no-box were separated until one remained in each class, and then those 2 racers ran off in the final round for the trophy.

See results below!

Saturday

Klint Bailey took the win over Jared Ledford in the final round. Bailey had the starting line advantage, .009 to .015, and ran a 6.296 at 108 mph on his 6.28 dial-in, while Ledford broke out by 1 thou.

Mike Nitzsche was the box runner-up, and Kelly Smith was the no-box runner-up.

Saturday Junior Dragsters

In a family battle, Kenzie Wanamaker took the win over Josie Wanamaker in the final round. Kenzie had the starting line advantage, .004 to .024, and picked up the double-breakout win with a 7.874 on her 7.90 dial-in.

Sunday

Scott Hoernlein took the win over Mark Martinus in the final round. Martinus clicked it red by -.009 at the hit to give the win to Hoernlein, who was .019 and ran a 4.845 at 143 mph on his 4.84 dial-in.

Bill Yourchuk was the box runner-up, and Donnie Hagar was the no-box runner-up.

Sunday Junior Dragsters

Ryden Selleck took home the junior dragster win over AJ Gramlich in the final round. Gramlich clicked it red at the hit, giving the easy win to Selleck. Ryden was .031 on the tree and ran a 8.947 at 72 mph.

Congratulations to all winners and finalists from the 2nd annual King Tut Battle of No Box vs. Box!

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