Friday, May 16, 2008 Results

Mother Nature smiled on the Midway Speedway Friday night as 93 race teams checked into the pits on Double Points Night with 6 new winners taking the checkered flag in 2008.

 USRA Modifieds 

The USRA Modified feature saw Bobbye Williams and defending Midway champion Eric Hudson bring the field to the green with side-by-side action on the start as 2005 champion Jamie Ragland made it 3-wide with Ragland grabbing the early lead with Hudson, Williams and Jimmy Willis pulling away early. Ragland and Hudson kept the crowd on their feet with side-by-side action as the lead duo kept swapping spots as Jimmy Willis closed quickly. On lap 9, Hudson nosed ahead of Ragland as the lead duo battled wheel-to-wheel as Willis and Williams closed up ground. On lap 15, Hudson was able to distance himself ahead of Ragland as Willis applied pressure for 2nd place. With the checkered flying, Hudson grabbed his first win of the season with Ragland, Willis, Williams and Wayne Graybeal completing the top 5 as Hudson became the third different winner in 3 races this season.

1st Heat
1). Ragland 
2). Williams 
3). Luna 
4). Atkinson 
5). S. Petty 
6). J. Petty

2nd Heat
1). Willis
2). Stovall 
3). Hudson 
4). Muilenburg 
5). Graybeal 
6). Ballinger
A Feature
1). Eric Hudson-Rolla 
2). Jamie Ragland-Lebanon
3). Jimmy Willis-Macks Creek 
4). Bobbye Williams-Shawnee, Kansas 
5). Wayne Graybeal-Springfield
6). Steve Muilenburg-Sparta
7). Don Luna-St. James 
8). Jesse Stovall-Galena
9). Danny Atkinson-Lebanon
10).Sam Petty-Niangua 
11).Tim Ballinger-Fair Grove
DNS:
--).Jamie Petty-Niangua


 Factory Stocks
The Factory Stocks feature took a couple of attempts but Kris Jackson jumped to the early lead from his pole spot with Derek Brown following closely. On lap 2, point leader Ben Solberg moved into second place with Brown, Sundance Keepper and Aaron Gustin following with side by side racing behind in the pack. On lap 6, Solberg pulled off as leader Jackson's car came to a halt while leading giving Aaron Gustin the lead with Tim Petty running second followed by Dusty Rhoads and Isaac Keepper. On the restart, Gustin pulled away and withstood a late charge by I. Keepper to grab his first Midway win of the season with Isaac Keepper, Tim Petty, Justin Stoufer and Derek Brown following as Gustin became the 3rd different winner in three races.

1st Heat
1). Solberg
2). Jackson
3). S. Keepper
4). Stoufer
5). Davis
6). Teeters
7). Troutman
8). Dismang
9). Webster
 
2nd Heat
1). I. Keepper
2). Gustin
3). Brown
4). Palmer
5). Rhoads
6). Petty
7). Edde
8). Henson

A Feature
1). Aaron Gustin-Osage Beach
2). Isaac Keeper-Hurley
3). Tim Petty-Niangua
4). Justin Stoufer-Camdenton
5). Derek Brown-Stoutland
6). Bill Webster-Richland
7). Dusty Rhoads-Lebanon
8). Tyson Troutman-Houston
9). Chad Palmer-Verona
10).Mike Teeters-Lebanon
11).Glen Dismang-Lebanon
12).Ryan Edde-Lebanon
13).Sundance Keepper-Springfield
14).Mark Davis-Grovespring
15).Kris Jackson-Lebanon
16).Ben Solberg-Springfield
17).Richard Henson-Lebanon

 
 B-Modifieds

The popular B-Modifieds feature provided excellent side by side action as Derrick Peterson and Kenny Dickinson brought the field to the green with Peterson grabbing the lead with defending champion Jason Otto following closely. With Peterson working the top groove, Otto placed the car down low to take the lead on lap 4 with Peterson and Dickinson battling for second. On lap 7, Dickinson moved into second and pulled alongside of leader Otto as they went side by side while Peterson, Josh Woody, point leader Colt Cheevers and Mickey Burrell were swapping spots. Just as Dickinson was ready to take the lead on lap 10, the caution waved as Colt Cheevers lost power on the backstretch bringing out the yellow. On the restart, Otto jumped to the top groove with Dickinson moving to the inside lane as they raced side by side with Otto nosing ahead at the stripe to grab the win with Dickinson, Josh Woody, Peterson and a fast-moving Steve Muilenburg rounding out the top 5.

1st Heat
1). Otto
2). Cheevers
3). Peterson
4). Burrell
5). Lancaster
6). Ballinger
DNS:
-). E. Muilenburg
-). Cook

 
2nd Heat
1). Woody
2). Dickinson
3). T. Brown
4). Albright, Jr.
5). Smith
6). Morton
7). S. Muilenburg
8). Wilson
9). Strong

A Feature
1). Jason Otto-Richland 
2). Ken Dickinson
3). Josh Woody-Buckhorn
4). Derrick Peterson-Lebanon
5). Steve Muilenburg-Sparta
6). Mickey Burrell-Fair Grove
7). Jack Lancaster-Urbana
8). Doug Smith-Macks Creek
9). Tyler Brown-Stoutland
10).Ted Ballinger-Halfway
11).Ed Wilson-Waynesville
12).Colt Cheevers-Macks Creek
13).Jeff Albright, Jr.-Lebanon
14).Greg Strong-Nixa
15).Earl Muilenburg-Sparta
DNS:
--).J.C. Morton-Springfield,
--).Derek Cook-Lebanon
 

 Super Stocks
Veteran J.C. Newell and 15 year old Dwight "The Kid" Neihoff brought a 16 car field down to the green in the Super Stocks feature with Neihoff grabbing the opening lead as Newell took control on lap 2 with Clinton Betts moving into contention and Larry Prewett close behind. On lap 5, Betts and Neihoff made contact bringing out the yellow. On the restart, J.C. Newell again went to the front spot with Prewett working the top side groove with point leader Ben Newell, who started 11th, moving quickly into third place. The lead trio raced wheel to wheel with J.C. Newell holding off a late-surge from Prewett to grab his first win of the season followed by Prewett, Ben Newell  a fast-moving Bill Joiner and Travis Hill.

1st Heat
1). B. Newell
2). C. Betts
3). J.C. Newell
4). T. Hill
5). B. McDowell
6). J. McDowell
7). Scharr
8). Goodwin
DNS:
--). Jones
  
2nd Heat
1). Prewett
2). Niehoff
3). Bennie Joiner
4). Bill Joiner
5). Betts
6). M. McDowell
7). D. Newell
8). R. Hill

A Feature
1). J.C. Newell-Camdenton
2). Larry Prewett-Jerome
3). Ben Newell-Stoutland
4). Bill Joiner-Lebanon
5). Travis Hill-Lebanon
6). Dwight Niehoff-Lockwood
7). Bradley McDowell-Eldon
8). Donnie Betts-Stoutland
9). Dan Newell-Lebanon
10).9). Bennie Joiner-Lynchburg
11).Justin McDowell-Tuscumbia
12).Bill Scharr-St. Robert
13).Amanda Goodwin-Lebanon
14).Myron McDowell-Eldon
15)Clinton Betts-Stoutland
16). Rick Hill-Lebanon
DNS:
--).Michael Jones-Lebanon
 

 Bombers
The Bombers feature saw 19 cars take the green with Joe Francis grabbing the early lead with Sundance Keepper and Rodney Yost following. With Francis setting a fast pace, Robert High had moved from his 6th starting spot to move into second place on lap 5. Leader Francis suffered rear axel problems and started moving backwards as High took the lead with Shawn Winfrey moving into second place and challenging for the lead with point leader Brandon Knudtson moving from 11th to third. The caution waved on lap 13 setting up a last lap finish. On the restart, Winfrey went to the high side in turn 2 but went sideways while going for the lead as High became the third different winner with Knudtson, Brandon Waters, Yost and 17th starting Jack Hamer moving up to finish fifth.

1st Heat
1). Keepper
2). Yost
3). D. Waters
4). Lowrance
5). Cromer
6). Stark
7). Coffman

2nd Heat
1). Lewis
2). K. Cheever
3). Knutdson
4). Goring
5). A. Cheever
6). Hamer

3rd Heat
1). Francis
2). High
3). Winfrey
4). Brandon Waters
5). Billy Waters
6). Mooney
 
A Feature
1). Robert High-Springfield
2). Brandon Knutdson-Lebanon
3). Brandon Waters-Lynchburg
4). Rodney Yost-Squires
5). Jack Hamer-Ava
6). Bobby Mooney-Camdenton
7). Chad Cromer-Lebanon
8). Billy Waters-Lynchburg
9). Keith Cheever-Lebanon
10).Dale Waters-Lynchburg
11).Jerry Goring-Lebanon
12).Shawn Winfrey-Lebanon
13).Randy Stark-Urbana
14).Joe Francis-Lebanon
15).Adam Lowrance-Lebanon
16).Wayne Coffman-Lebanon
17).Josh Lewis-Stoutland
18).Andrew Cheever-Lebanon
19).Sundance Keepper-Springfield
 

 305 Winged Sprints
 The SprintCar feature saw Rusty Quick and former champion Eric Todd bringing the field to the green with Todd grabbing the early lead as J. Kinder charged to the front and challenged Todd as the duo swapped slide jobs with Kinder taking control on lap 3. The caution waved as Quick looped in bringing out the yellow. On the restart, Kinder and Todd swapped the top spot back and forth as defending champion J.P. Compton moving quickly after starting 11th in the feature. Kinder was moving away until the caution waved on lap 14 as Compton spun in turn 2. The final laps saw Kinder pull away with a strong battle for third as Jay Reynolds and Rusty Quick battled. At the finish, Kinder became the third different winner this season followed by Eric Todd, Quick, Reynolds and Scott Wedelstadt.

1st Heat
1). Compton
2). Reynolds
3). Quick
4). Galbreath
5). C. Todd
6). Wagner, Jr.

2nd Heat
1). Kinder
2). E. Todd
3). Wedelstadt
4). Breedlove
5). Bellm

A Feature
1). J. Kinder-Linn 
2). Eric Todd-Falcon 
3). Rusty Quick-Lebanon
4). Jay Reynolds-Springfield
5). Scott Wedelstadt-Lebanon 
6). J.P. Compton-Crane
7). Kyle Bellm-Nixa
8). Galvin Galbreath-Washington 
9). Keith Breedlove-Lynchburg
10).John Wagner, Jr.-Lebanon 
11).Clint Todd-Lynchburg

 Racing action continues Next Friday night, May 23rd, with The Human Cannonball and World record holder Dave Smith being shot out of a cannon along with points races for the USRA Modifieds, Bombers, Factory Stocks, Super Stocks, B-Modifieds and 305 Winged Sprints with action starting at 8:00pm sharp.




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