2010 Season!
The time has finally come, now all we need is a little sunshine to melt all the snow and lets go racing! Mark and Marvin have been hard at work in the shop getting the 1M ready to go, and Marvin has proved once again while his services are invaluable! If you look at Marks website(www.markburchmotorsports.com),in the pictures section, you will see a new addition to the race team in the form of a RED Volvo Semi, or The Big Red Express as Mark likes to call it ;) We will be supporting the Huskers everywhere we go! See you at the track soon!

Stand On It!
Chad

Humston Rises to the Occasion for ASCS Midwest Win
Lonnie Wheatley, RISING CITY, Neb. (September 13, 2009)

Even though the American Sprint Car Series Midwest championship was just out of his reach, Chad Humston didn't let that fact dampen his spirits in Sunday night's season-championship finale at the Butler County Motorplex.

Humston outdueled Brian Brown on the opening circuit and went on to lead all 25 circuits of the torrid affair to collect the $2,001 winner's share in the track's 'Race to Remember' Tribute to 9/11 that was postponed by rain from Friday night to Sunday.

While Humston added an ASCS Midwest series' best third victory of the season, Jason Danley became the fifth different series champion in as many years after racing from 19th to sixth to take the crown by 64 markers over Humston.

While Humston paced the entire distance, he had to survive several cautions along the way as the battle for second behind him raged on in wildly intense fashion between Brown and Mike Boston, with Brown getting the nod at the stripe.

Missouri's Brown started the feature from the pole position with Humston on his outside shoulder. After a ragged first start got worse with a backstretch scramble that eliminated Ryan Anderson and Jack Dover and sent Stuart Snyder tailback, Brown led the way into the first corner only to have Humston charge by exiting turn two for the lead.

After battling through turns three and four for the point, Humston edged out front and never looked back in Mark Burch's Engler Tool & Machine No. 1m Wolfweld, even surviving one last restart that set up a green-white-checkered run to the stripe.

"I've never been leading and had to take the white flag twice, that's enough to get you nervous," the Giltner, NE, shoe commented in victory lane. "Any stumble on a restart could have been the difference, but crew chief Marvin Brees gave me a perfect car and all I had to do was drive it."

In Humston's wake, the battles for position were epic with Brown and Boston trading sliders virtually the entire race, Billy Alley and Brady Bacon doing the same just behind them in the latter stages and charges from the tail by both Danley and Nebraska Cup winner Tony Bruce, Jr.

Brown finally clamped down on the runner-up position when a slight Boston bobble in turn four allowed Brown to secure the position. The slightest of miscues nearly coast Boston an additional position, but he held on for third.

Alley crossed the stripe on Boston's tailtank in fourth, with Tony Bruce, Jr., rallying from 17th to round out the top five. Also advancing from the "B" Main, Danley was sixth, with Gregg Bakker, Justin Henderson, Gene Ackland and Ryan Roberts completing the top ten.

Fourth-starter Brady Bacon diced with Brown for the second position in the early rounds until he spun in turn two on the fourth lap. Bacon battled back through the field in short order and was trading sliders with Alley for the fourth position when he looped it again on the 22nd circuit and was directed pitside.

Bronson Maeschen, Ryan Anderson, Bacon and Bakker topped heat race action for Sunday night's 29-car field, with Bruce winning the 10-lap "B" Main. Maeschen suffered engine woes in the closing laps of his heat race and was unable to make the call for the feature.
Mark Schmidt got upside down at the end of the backstretch as the checkered flag flew upon the "B" Main, while Washington's Austen Wheatley tipped over in turn one on the tumultuous first attempt to start the feature. Schmidt was uninjured, while Wheatley rebounded to salvage an 11th-place finish.

ASCS Midwest Results from Butler County Motorplex:

Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 96-Bronson Maeschen, 2. 22a-Billy Alley, 3. 99jr-Justin Henderson, 4. 14g-Gene Ackland, 5. 82-Jason Danley, 6. 22k-Koby Barksdale, 7. 8b-Bobby Becker, 8. 6-Nick Bryan.

Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 71r-Ryan Anderson, 2. 88-Mike Boston, 3. 28-Ken Klabunde, 4. 23s-Stuart Snyder, 5. 35ab-Trevor Grossenbacher, 6. 91-Mitchell Moore, 7. 34-Josh Padellford.

Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 99-Brady Bacon, 2. 21x-Brian Brown, 3. 18r-Ryan Roberts, 4. 32-Toby Chapman, 5. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 6. 44w-Austen Wheatley, 7. 77-John Klabunde.

Heat Four (8 Laps): 1. 11x-Gregg Bakker, 2. 1m-Chad Humston, 3. 24a-Jack Dover, 4. 9j-Mark Schmidt, 5. 22x-Jesse Baker, 6. 21-Ryan Kitchen, 7. 19x-Chuck Jackson.

"B" Feature (10 Laps): 1. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 2. 44w-Austen Wheatley, 3. 82-Jason Danley, 4. 91-Mitchell Moore, 5. 22k-Koby Barksdale, 6. 21-Ryan Kitchen, 7. 34-Josh Padellford, 8. 77-John Klabunde, 9. 22x-Jesse Baker, 10. 6-Nick Bryan, 11. 9j-Mark Schmidt, 12. 8b-Bobby Becker, 13. 19x-Chuck Jackson.

“A” Feature (25 Laps): 1. 1m-Chad Humston, 2. 21x-Brian Brown, 3. 88-Mike Boston, 4. 22a-Billy Alley, 5. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 6. 82-Jason Danley, 7. 11x-Gregg Bakker, 8. 99jr-Justin Henderson, 9. 14g-Gene Ackland, 10. 18r-Ryan Roberts, 11. 44w-Austen Wheatley, 12. 23s-Stuart Snyder, 13. 32-Toby Chapman, 14. 35ab-Trevor Grossenbacher, 15. 99-Brady Bacon, 16. 91-Mitchell Moore, 17. 28-Ken Klabunde, 18. 71r-Ryan Anderson, 19. 24a-Jack Dover, 20. 96-Bronson Maeschen (DNS).

ASCS Midwest Points (Final Top Ten): 1. Jason Danley 1,700, 2. Chad Humston 1,636, 3. Jack Dover 1,358, 4. Brian Brown 1,286, 5. Eric Lutz 1,254, 6. Mike Boston 1,157, 7. Lee Grosz 1,108, 8. (tie) Jonathan Cornell and Don Droud, Jr. 1,072, 10. Ryan Anderson 949.

August 2009 - Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Mark Burch Motorsports – Looking Forward.

With only seven events left on the schedule for 2009, Chad Humston and the Mark Burch Motorsports team are already looking forward to the 2010 season. With two ASCS wins under their belt, and a couple that got away, the team is confident heading to their next race along with doing it all over again next year.

“This year has been a great learning experience for me.” Stated the young driver Humston. Chad definitely has turned some heads this year, but a win at Knoxville has still eluded the team. Team owner Mark Burch: “Knoxville is one of the toughest places to win one race, let alone win consistently. It just goes to show you the level of competition, along with the technical aspect at those speeds, how tough it really is. We still have work to do in many areas to improve there.” Added Burch.

Marvin Brees continues to be the driving force in our shop and at the track. His efforts are unmatched and his dedication unparalleled. He is truly the backbone of our organization. Dan Humston will also be returning as Vice President of corporate operations, another vital part of our team.

Humston finished out the ASCS Northern Plains points in 3rd place after missing one event due to a weekly Knoxville show. Chad is currently second in ASCS Midwest points and ninth in Knoxville 360 points.

Mark Burch sums it all up: “None of this would be possible without the support of our families and sponsors. We are all looking forward to building those relationships and commitments in 2010. Having Chad back behind the wheel again gives us that consistency that is so important. This sport, like anything you do is all about the people. We have great people involved with us on every level from the track to the truck! We are looking forward to finishing out strong this season and returning to Knoxville in 2010.”

For more information please check us out at www.markburchmotorsports.com and www.chadhumston.com

The mission of Mark Burch Motorsports is to be an innovator in the unrefined business of Sprint Car racing on dirt, while representing our sponsors and manufacturers in a professional and positive manner both on and off the track. It is our goal to develop and improve our winning spirit and carry on our winning tradition by utilizing the growth of close personal relationships throughout our organization. This pursuit of excellence is the fuel that feeds the fire of our souls.

The team will be utilizing MB Motorsports Engines, Engler Injectors, Wolfweld Chassis', Hoosier Tires, Pro Shocks, MSD Ignition, Huggins Cams, Manton Pushrods, Weld Wheels, KSE Steering, Saldana Radiators, Fuel Safe Tanks, Randy’s Air Filters, Schoenfeld Headers, Ultra-Lite Brakes, Total Seal Rings, Waterman Fuel Pumps, Brad Penn Oil, Dyers Top Rods, VMAC Racing Products, Harris Decals, DMI Components and Vortex Wings. Special thanks go out to Wireless Amber Alerts, Speedway Motors, Triple R Tire, CTR Investment Auto and S & S Welding.

The team has a variety of new and used parts for sale along with fuel flow bench services, shock dyno, torsion bar dyno and consulting services available. Please check us out at: www.markburchmotorsports.com

The Mark Burch Motorsports team along with Crew Chief, Marvin Brees, is committed to the pursuit of excellence in Sprint Car Racing. You can be assured that they will be working very hard to achieve their goals in 2010.

Humston Rules ASCS Regional Rumble at I - 90 Speedway

Lonnie Wheatley, HARTFORD, S.D. (June 26, 2009) – Nebraska's Chad Humston picked off his second series win of the season by topping Friday night's 25-lap ASCS Midwest vs. Northern Plains feature event at I-90 Speedway.

Humston motored into the lead on a lap seven restart and held off Chuck Swenson over the final rounds to secure the victory aboard Mark Burch's Engler Machine No. 1m Wolfweld.

Swenson paced the opening rounds from the pole position as Humston worked his way forward from seventh. Up to third by the time the yellow flag appeared after six rounds, Humston swept around both Jody Rosenboom and Swenson to take the lead as action resumed.

Swenson briefly battled back in front in turns one and two on a late restart, but Humston muscled back into the lead for keeps and took the checkered flag in front of Swenson and Robby Wolfgang, who claimed the show position from 12th.

Eric Lutz earned Hard Charger honors by racing from 16th to fourth, with two-time ASCS Northern Plains champ Lee Grosz rounding out the top five.

Jason Danley raced from 18th to sixth, with Donovan Peterson, Mike Boston, 17th-starter Jake Peters and 19th-starter Ryan Bickett completing the top ten.

Cody Hahn, Humston, Grosz and Brock Dump topped heat race action for the 31-car field, with Peters winning the "B" Main.

ASCS Midwest vs. Northern Plains Results from I-90 Speedway:

Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 23H-Cody Hahn, 2. 15-Joe Riedel, 3. 1a-Robby Wolfgang, 4. 5t-Mark Toews, 5. 5-Eric Lutz, 6. 26m-Brad Mandery, 7. 75c-Casey Heser, 8. 32-Greg Valentine.

Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 1m-Chad Humston, 2. 8k-Butch Hanssen, 3. 11m-Troy Meyer, 4. 5w-Dusty Wasmund, 5. 2-Kevin Ingle, 6. 21n-Tyler Nelson, 7. 28-Mitch Runge, 8. 24a-Jack Dover.

Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 4j-Lee Grosz, 2. 88-Mike Boston, 3. x-Chuck Swenson, 4. 3-Donovan Peterson, 5. 82-Jason Danley, 6. 13jm-Jordan Martens, 7. 24-Randy Droescher, 8. 1-Justin Glaser.

Heat Four (8 Laps): 1. 12-Brock Dump, 2. 27-Jody Rosenboom, 3. 11x-Gregg Bakker, 4. 17b-Ryan Bickett, 5. 99jr-Jake Peters, 6. 21-Dustin Beenkin. DNS-19 John Lambertz.

"B" Feature (12 Laps): 1. 99jr-Jake Peters, 2. 82-Jason Danley, 3. 17b-Ryan Bickett, 4. 13jm-Jordan Martens, 5. 75c-Casey Heser, 6. 2-Kevin Ingle, 7. 26m-Brad Mandery, 8. 24-Randy Droescher, 9. 32-Greg Valentine, 10. 21-Dustin Beenkin, 11. 21n-Tyler Nelson, 12. 24a-Jack Dover. DNS: 28-Mitch Runge, 1-Justin Glaser, 19-John Lambertz

“A” Feature (25 Laps): 1. 1m-Chad Humston, 2. x-Chuck Swenson, 3. 1a-Robby Wolfgang, 4. 5-Eric Lutz, 5. 4j-Lee Grosz, 6. 82-Jason Danley, 7. 3-Donovan Peterson, 8. 88-Mike Boston, 9. 99jr-Jake Peters, 10. 17b-Ryan Bickett, 11. 8k-Butch Hanssen, 12. 5t-Mark Toews, 13. 13jm-Jordan Martens, 14. 11m-Troy Meyer, 15. 15-Joe Riedel, 16. 11x-Gregg Bakker, 17. 27-Jody Rosenboom, 18. 12-Brock Dump, 19. 23H-Cody Hahn, 20. 5w-Dusty Wasmund.

ASCS Midwest Points (Top Ten): 1. Chad Humston 798, 2. Lee Grosz 775, 3. Jason Danley 774, 4. Mike Boston 745, 5. Brian Brown 696, 6. Don Droud, Jr. 686, 7. Jonathan Cornell 660, 8. Eric Lutz 633, 9. Ryan Bickett 553, 10. Jack Dover 546.

ASCS Northern Plains Points (Top Ten): 1. Jason Danley 392, 2. Chad Humston 386, 3. Jody Rosenboom 380, 4. Ryan Bickett 368, 5. Gregg Bakker 362, 6. Lee Grosz 359, 7. Eric Lutz 351, 8. Mike Boston 345, 9. Robby Wolfgang 294, 10. Billy Alley 290.

Greenwood Results 5/21/09
Humston Thumps ASCS Midwest on Thursday at I-80 Speedway

Lonnie Wheatley, GREENWOOD, Neb. (May 21, 2009) – Chad Humston of Giltner, NE, kicked off the Memorial Day weekend of racing festivities for the American Sprint Car Series by racing from six rows deep to top Thursday night's 25-lap ASCS Midwest Region main event at Nebraska Raceway Park's I-80 Speedway.

Charging from eleventh, the 22-year-old raced into the lead on the 12th round aboard the Mark Burch Motorsports Engler Tool & Machine No. 1m Wolfweld and never looked back en route to his first career ASCS triumph.

While Humston began his drive from mid-pack, it was pole starter Ryan Anderson gunning into the lead at the drop of the green flag. The Charter Oak, IA, shoe paced the field for the initial handful of circuits before Brian Brown slid into the lead on a lap six restart.

Brown soon had company for the point when Don Droud, Jr., battled past Anderson for second and then slid by Brown for the lead to complete the eleventh lap. But it was short-lived, as Humston hooked up on the topside of the 4/10-mile oval on the lap six restart and blitzed from ninth all the way into the lead by the 12th round.

Humston waded through a pair of cautions over the final seven laps, fending off sliders on the restarts and then checking out to secure the win over the final five lap charge to the stripe.

Behind him, Droud and Brown slid back and forth for position in virtually every corner with Droud getting the nod for runner-up honors at the stripe. Brown settled for the show position, with two-time ASCS Northern Plains champion Lee Grosz and Missouri's Jonathan Cornell rounding out the top five.

Tenth-row starters Stuart Snyder and Mike Chadd raced to sixth and seventh, respectively, with Johnn Cressman, Bobby Becker and Jason Danley completing the top ten.

After advancing from "B" Main competition, current Lucas Oil ASCS National points leader Shane Stewart had charged from 18th to fourth when he looped it in turn four on the 21st lap after slight contact with Brian Brown. Stewart's night was done when he was clipped by Cornell, who then wrestled his way to the checkered flag minus a nose wing over the final five laps.

Droud, Tige Jensen, Cornell and Danley topped heat race action for the 33-car field, with Austin McCarl winning the 12-lap "B" Main.

ASCS Midwest Results from I-80 Speedway:

Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 2-Don Droud, Jr., 2. 4J-Lee Grosz, 3. 22-Billy Alley, 4. 1m-Chad Humston, 5. 51-Mike Boston, 6. 17b-Ryan Bickett, 7. 2d-Jeff Lowery, 8. 9w-Adrian Wagner, 9. 47-Brandt Obanion.

Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 57x-Tige Jensen, 2. 21-Brian Brown, 3. 27-Patrick Bourke, 4. 18-Ryan Roberts, 5. 57-Shane Stewart, 6. 5-Eric Lutz, 7. 6g-Bryan Gossel, 8. 4-Mike Chadd.

Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 28-Jonathan Cornell, 2. 71r-Ryan Anderson, 3. 15-Johnn Cressman, 4. 14-Jeff Heffner, 5. 8b-Bobby Becker, 6. 19s-Steven Cross, 7. 93-Bob Schaeffer, 8. 35-Trevor Grossenbacher.

Heat Four (8 Laps): 1. 82-Jason Danley, 2. 24a-Jack Dover, 3. 29-Russ Hall, 4. 17a-Austin McCarl, 5. 71-Stuart Snyder, 6. 17-Gage Dorr, 7. 7-Roger Sundquist, 8. 19-Joe McCarthy.

"B" Feature (12 Laps): 1. 17a-Austin McCarl, 2. 57-Shane Stewart, 3. 71-Stuart Snyder, 4. 4-Mike Chadd, 5. 17b-Ryan Bickett, 6. 19s-Steven Cross, 7. 6g-Bryan Gossel, 8. 2d-Jeff Lowery, 9. 19-Joe McCarthy, 10. 93-Bob Schaeffer, 11. 17-Gage Dorr, 12. 7-Roger Sundquist, 13. 5-Eric Lutz, 14. 14-Jeff Heffner, 15. 9w-Adrian Wagner. DNS: 35-Trevor Grossenbacher, 47-Brandt Obanion.

“A” Feature (25 Laps): 1. 1m-Chad Humston, 2. 2-Don Droud, Jr., 3. 21-Brian Brown, 4. 4J-Lee Grosz, 5. 28-Jonathan Cornell, 6. 71-Stuart Snyder, 7. 4-Mike Chadd, 8. 15-Johnn Cressman, 9. 8b-Bobby Becker, 10. 82-Jason Danley, 11. 51-Mike Boston, 12. 71r-Ryan Anderson, 13. 22-Billy Alley, 14. 57-Shane Stewart, 15. 27-Patrick Bourke, 16. 24a-Jack Dover, 17. 18-Ryan Roberts, 18. 29-Russ Hall, 19. 17a-Austin McCarl, 20. 57x-Tige Jensen.

ASCS Midwest Region Points (Top Ten): 1. (tie) Brian Brown and Jonathan Cornell 428, 3. Billy Alley 414, 4. Don Droud, Jr. 410, 5. Mike Chadd 390, 6. Chad Humston 386, 7. Jason Danley 384, 8. Ryan Roberts 366, 9. Lee Grosz 361, 10. Mike Boston 339.