Greg Wheeler in Winged Sprint Cars, Tommy Beezley in UMP Modifieds, Jake Rendel in Sportsman and Street Stock and Denny Donaldson all captured feature win checkers at the Butler Motor Speedway.

  With fantastic weather in the skies, a full pits a good crowd on hand and the heat race events in the books, the focus would switch to the feature racing.

  The first feature to roll onto the 3/8 mile facility would be for the Mini Sprints.  After a 20 year racing hiatus, Denny Donaldson would grab the lead after leader Bryce Nichols would spin, bringing out the caution.  With Donaldson in the lead, you just had a feeling the veteran of hundreds of laps turned at the Speedway would be hard to pass.  With Brandon Hagar looking high and low, but unable to make a pass stick, Donaldson would go on to collect the feature win ahead of Hagar.  Jason Holibaugh, Don Dennis and Bryce Nichols would round out the top 5 with Hagar getting the heat race win.

  After a brief intermission, The Sportsman feature would be the next class to hit the track for feature action.  With Jake Rendel and Chris Garrett bringing the field to the green, Rendel would jump to the lead  until a first lap yellow for Steve Billingsley rolling to a stop in turn 2.  Back to green, it looked like the field might run all the way to the conlusion of the even with Rendel as the leader, Dwayne Feltner in 2^nd and Tim Wilber in 3^rd, but the caution flew on lap 17 for a spinning Fred VanEvey setting up a shootout to the checkers.  Back to green, Rendel would continue to lead and would go on to capture his 2^nd feature of the 2012 season, followed by Feltner, Wilber, Wes Bates and Jarrett Rendel rounding out the top 5.  Heat race wins went to Feltner and Wilber.

  The Street Stocks would roll out next with Kevin Butters and Dallas Prater bringing the field to green.  Butters would jump to the lead, only to see the yellow fly on lap 1 for a spinning Sheryll Dishaw.  After a complete restart, Butters jumped back to the front, only to see the red flag wave for a scary looking roll down the frontstretch by Robert Vanderploeg.  With the car resting on the roof, you could hear a pin drop at the facility.  Then with a loud roar, Robert climbed his way from the car under his own power and was ok.    Back to green and Butters was leading with Jake Rendel in 2^nd.  The red would fly again for Sheryll Dishaw as her car would go up in smoke going into turn 3 and catch fire rolling off turn 4.  Dishaw was able to climb from the car, but while the safety crew was putting out the fire, Matt Rose would have fire erupt under the hood of his car.  Both Rose and Dishaw were fine, but the cars were retired to the pits.  When the field went back to green, it was Jake Rendel cruising to his 2^nd Street Stock feature win of the season and 2^nd feature win of the night.  Following Rendel to the stripe would see Butters, Jeff Hinkley, Jr., Prater and Terry Milliman rounding out the top 5.  Heat wins went to Chris Garrett, Grant Miller, VanderPloeg and Rendel.  Troy Patton captured the B main.

  The Winged Sprint Car feature would roll next and see the front row of Greg Wheeler and Chris Jones bring the field to the green.  Wheeler would jump to the lead.  A lap 5 spin for Brad Lamberson would wave.  Lamberson was able to spin and keep the car moving but Dustin Shriver would roll to a stop.  Back to green, Wheeler would jump out front again, just to see the yellow wave a lap later for a Mike Burns spin.  During the yellow, the medical staff would be needed in the stands, so the call was made to stop the field.  With the medical situation cleared, the field would go back to green with Wheeler leading until a lap 16 red for a Andy Chehowski flip.  Andy would emerge from the car ok, but the car was done for the night.  Back to green with Wheeler leading and Kevin Atkins in 2^nd, and Chad Blonde up from 11^th starting to 3^rd.  A lap 18 spin for Brandon Hyliard would slow the field.  The field would go back to green until a lap 22 spin for Gerry Hart would bunch the field up for a battle to the checkers.  Back to green with Wheeler leading, Blonde would make a charge around Atkins into 2^nd and with Wheeler taking the white, Blonde would drive deep into the top side of turn 3 making his attempt at the win, but, Wheeler in the Shark powered, Jand J, would not be outdone and would get enough bite to win the drag race to the checkers.  Following Wheeler and Blonde to the checkers would be Atkins, Doug Zimmerman and Bill Jacoby.  Atkins, Jacoby and Wheeler would all win heat races and Selby Bilton would capture the B main.

  The final race of the night would be the UMP Modified feature with Jake Rendel and Tommy Beezley bringing the field to green.  Beezley would jump to the lead and Rendel, driving the Mike Williams owned, Toxic Graphics car after hurting the motor in his own car, would drop in behind Beezley.  A lap 4 yellow would fly for contact between Josh Lolmaugh and Tim Dalman, with Dalman retiring to the pits.  Back to green with Beezley leading, Rendel in 2^nd and Corey Bevard running 3^rd until a lap 11 spin for Dave VanGuilder.  When the field went back to racing, Mike Tarlton moved his way around Bevard as Rendel had dropped back in the field.  A lap 14 spin for Mark Pifer would slow the field with Beezley leading, Tarlton 2^nd and Bevard in 3^rd.  Beezley would launch back to the lead, until a lap 17 spin for Jared Guinn.  With the filed back to green, Beezley would go on to win his 2^nd feature win of the 2012 season over Tarlton, Bevard Mark Anderson and Tim Wilber.  Heat race wins went to Nick Kurtz, Wilber, Bevard and Doug McLachlan.  The 15 car B main was captured by David VanGuilder.

  Upcoming events will see the full 4 in 1 program return on May 26 .  The always popular Autograph night returns to the Speedway on June 2.  The Michigan Dirt Cup event will take place on June 16.

  Promoters Bob and Karen Garrett would like to thank all the fans and racers for the continued support that you show for the Butler Motor Speedway.