It was quite the weekend for Ryan Timms of Oklahoma City.
Timms earned the $10,000 Buffalo Wild Wings Triple Crown Bonus for sweeping the three-race weekend with the Buffalo Wild Wings Northern Outlaw Sprint Association. He won events at Jackson Motorplex Friday and Saturday and then also won Sunday’s main event at Huset’s Speedway in Brandon.’
"I really can't believe we won that," Timms said of his Huset’s victory. "I really didn't expect to win it from ninth. It was pretty cool to get the win on Father's Day for my dad (Randy Timms). When I got to second, he (Ayrton Gennetten) was pretty far away. Like a lap later he was right there. It was pretty treacherous, and I about messed up a few times, but thankfully I got the job done.
“We had a great week and to get three wins plus the $10,000 bonus is an accomplishment our whole team is proud of. We’re going to take the upcoming weekend off to regroup, and then we’ll be getting ready for a busy upcoming stretch of racing.”
Ryan Timms was unstoppable in a 410 sprint car this weekend between three straight victories and a $10,000 bonus during Jackson Motorplex and Huset’s Speedway’s Border Battle.
The 15-year-old is considered one of the hottest young prospects in the sport. However, current World of Outlaws say he can’t run with that series until he turns 16.
Timms poked some fun at the series and its minimum age rule on his Twitter account after his Sunday win:
And the WoO did have a reply:
His birthday is Aug. 26, which is the week after the AGCO Jackson Nationals.
Timms has said that he plans on making his debut with the series this fall.
On Sunday at Huset’s Timms advanced into the top five within the first five laps. A move from fourth to second place on Lap 11 brought Timms into striking distance of polesitter Ayrton Gennetten, who built his lead to more than three seconds before Timms closed quickly as Gennetten was stymied by traffic just after the midpoint of the 25-lap main event.
“When I got to second he was pretty far away,” Timms said. “Like a lap later he was right there. It was pretty treacherous and I about messed up a few times.”
Timms capitalized by pulling into the lead with a move on the bottom of turns three and four on Lap 16. A caution came out moments later, setting up the final restart of the race. Timms held on throughout the final 10 laps to win by 1.970 seconds.
Austin McCarl recorded his third podium of the season at Huset’s Speedway with a third-place result.
Points leader Justin Henderson was fourth and Kaleb Johnson placed fifth.
Jack Dover set quick time during qualifying and he also garnered the Quick Change Rebuilds Hard Charger Award after rallying from 27th to 11th in the A Main. Timms, Brendan Mullen, Mark Dobmeier and Marcus Dumesny produced heat race victories.
Brandon Bosma hustled from seventh to the lead within the first 11 laps of the 20-lap Wyffels Hybrids RaceSaver Sprint Car Series feature. Bosma rocketed from third into the top spot during a restart on Lap 11 and he pulled away despite a pair of late cautions to win by 1.525 seconds.