The first week of the 2010 racing season at the MP Speedway could not have gone any better as there were warm temps, bright sunny skies, a standing room only crowd and lots of great racing action.

Fans were filing into the track shortly after the gates opened at 5 p.m. Friday night, April 30. From there the fans kept piling in.

After a long winter and spring months, track owner Betty Crook and her staff had the track in top shape and the facilities looking awesome!

For the Miller Lite UMP Late Models the big winner was Lake City's No. 27 Eric Spangler as he took home both heat and feature wins.

Over in the Chuck's Discount Foods UMP Modified class, Mt. Pleasant's No. 81 Lawrence Sprague Jr. grabbed the feature win.

In the Smokers Club Stock Cars, the feature win went to No. 69 Nate Murphy.

The NAPA Modified Mini Stocks saw No. 68 Trever Fedewa dominate as he swept the class, getting heat and feature wins.

The MP and Clare Automotive Stock Mini feature saw No. 711 "Taco" Bob Baltierrez get his first career feature win.

So after 7 months of anticipation, the wait was well worth it for drivers, fans and staff alike and now the wait gets shorter - this time it's only 7 days until we do it all over again.

One final note, group of MP Speedway workers are putting on a benefit for injured Late Model driver No. 21 David Hilliker, who broke his femur on Easter and is off work and racing for several months.

Held rain or shine, the benefit is at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Mt. Pleasant Speedway and will include silent donation items from restaurant gift certificates to racing tires and more. Meat and pop provided, as patrons should bring dish to pass, lawnchairs and alcoholic beverages. Live music provided by Paul Pego and tons of fun!! Come out and support a great racing family and person.