By Zack Pauley
PUTNAMVILLE, Ind. (Apr. 11, 2025) – The feature event saw Ethan Barrow, the defending state champion, jump out to the early lead in the season opener for the Huntley’s Hoosier Winged Sprints at Lincoln Park Speedway. A couple of early cautions included Ryan Tusing’s slowing, who had previously flipped in his heat race, and a spin from Blake Sholders. The lone red flag of the race came when Tres Mehler flipped his machine on the bottom of the track in between turns three and four.
While Ethan Barrow ripped the top of the track and picked off lapped cars, a war was being waged behind him. Jack Thomas from Bates City, Missouri, and Jordan Welch were blazing through the field trying to catch the leader. Thomas was penalized two spots after a late race caution for jumping a spot earlier on a restart, but it would not deter him from quickly getting back to second place with his eye on Barrow.
In what could be described as a heavyweight fight, Barrow and Thomas threw haymakers at each other in the closing laps. Multiple passes for the lead occurred before the 16th starting Thomas would prevail and take the feature.
Ethan Barrow would finish second, and Welch would finish third after beginning the race 17th in the lineup.
