Friday, May 23, 2008 Results

With over 80 race teams in the pits Friday night, last lap drama and close finishes set the pace in racing action at the Lebanon Midway Speedway.

 USRA Modifieds

 In the USRA Modified Division, pole setter and 2006 champion Tony Jackson, Jr. brought the field down to a 3-wide start with Jr. grabbing the top spot early with veteran Rex Merritt right on his bumper and current point leader Jamie Ragland running the top groove. Jackson would set a fast pace until lap 10 when Merritt made a smooth move on the bottom of turn 2 to take control. Last week's winner and defending champion Eric Hudson. who started 11th. was charging through the field and coming forward quickly while battling Jimmy Willis, Wayne Graybeal and Justin Neuman. With Merritt pulling away from the field, Jackson and Ragland put on a classic battle as Hudson joined the race for 2nd place on lap 12. Merritt was looking for his first ever Midway feature win in the closing laps with Hudson gaining closer. Heading for the white flag, Merritt stayed glued to the bottom with Hudson moving upstairs and pulling even in turn 3 as Merritt was fighting lapped traffic. Coming out of turn 4, Hudson went to the very top of the track and overtook Merritt by half a car at the stripe to become the first Modified repeat winner in 2008 with Merritt, Jackson, Jr., Ragland and Graybeal completing the top 5.
1st Heat
1). Ragland 
2). Merritt 
3). Jackson, Jr. 
4). Graybeal 
5). Atkinson 
6). Ballinger 
7). J. Petty

2nd Heat
1). Neuman 
2). Willis 
3). Snyder 
4). S. Petty 
5). Hudson 
6). Hartman 
DNS:
--). Brown

A Feature
1). Eric Hudson-Rolla 
2). Rex Merritt-Billings
3). Tony Jackson, Jr.-Lebanon 
4). Jamie Ragland-Lebanon 
5). Wayne Graybeal-Springfield
6). Jimmy Willis-Macks Creek
7). Justin Neuman-Crocker
8). Brian Brown-Lebanon
9). James Hartman-Eldridge
10).Danny Atkinson-Lebanon
11).Sam Petty-Niangua
12).Jamie Petty-Niangua
13).Tim Ballinger-Fair Grove
14).Paul Snyder-Wellsville, Kansas


 Factory Stocks
 The Factory Stocks feature had Ben Solberg jumping to the early lead with Sundance Keepper and Justin Stoufer following closely. Solberg would set a quick pace as last week's winner Aaron Gustin spun in the infield on lap 5 and lost a lap to the field. On lap 7, with Solberg in control, Kris Jackson began his charge to the front after starting 5th on the field while Sundance Keepper, Stoufer, Derek Brown and Tim Petty battled. On lap 13, the yellow flew for Byian Webster bunching the field up. On the restart, Jackson pulled even with Solberg and the duo battled with Jackson pulling ahead on the white flag lap and becoming the 4th different winner with Solberg, Keepper, Stoufer and Brown following.


1st Heat
1). Jackson
2). Keepper
3). Solberg
4). Davis
5). Gustin
6). Dismang
7). S. Stoufer
 
2nd Heat
1). Petty
2). S. Stoufer
3). Webster
4). Brown
5). Miller
6). Teeters
7). Pritchard

A Feature
1). Kris Jackson-Lebanon
2). Ben Solberg-Springfield
3). Sundance Keepper-Springfield
4). Justin Stoufer-Camdenton
5). Derek Brown-Stoutland
6). Tim Petty-Niangua
7). Sheldon Stoufer-Camdenton
8). Bryan Webster-Richland
9). Donnie Miller-Houston
10).Glen Dismang-Lebanon
11).Mark Davis-Grovespring
12).Aaron Gustin-Osage Beach
13).Corey Pritchard-Wheatland
14).Mike Teeters-Lebanon

 
 Super Stocks

 The Super Stocks feature had Dan Newell grabbing the early lead with Dwight "The Kid" Niehoff close behind with Bill Joiner following. Neihoff moved to the top groove and began closing in on leader Dan Newell as point leader and 2-time winner Ben Newell started his charge. On lap 4, Neihoff went to the front while the Newell Brothers, Dan and Ben, battled for second while last week's winner J.C., who started 11th, was coming quickly. On lap 10, Ben went to second and closed up on leader Neihoff as the leaders battled side by side. Coming for the checkered, Neihoff stayed smooth on the top side to grab his first ever Midway feature win with Ben Newell, Dan Newell, J.C. Newell and Clinton Betts following.

1st Heat
1). B. Newell
2). J.C. Newell
3). Donnie Betts
4). R. Hill
5). T. Hill
6). Scharr
 
2nd Heat
1). Bill Joiner
2). Neihoff
3). D. Newell
4). C. Betts
5). Bennie Joiner
6). Goodwin

A Feature
1). Dwight Neihoff-Lockwood
2). Ben Newell-Stoutland
3). Dan Newell-Stoutland
4). J.C. Newell-Camdenton
5). Clinton Betts-Stoutland
6). Donnie Betts-Stoutland
7). Bill Joiner-Lebanon
8). Bill Scharr-St. Robert
9). Randy Hill-Lebanon
10).Bennie Joiner-Lebanon
11).Amanda Goodwin-Lebanon
DNS:
--).Travis Hill-Lebanon
 



 Bombers 



  The Bombers feature provided plenty of racing action as 
  Jack Hamer grabbed the early lead with Joe Francis and Dale Waters following. 
  Hamer would set a fast pace until lap 3 when contact was made with several 
  cars including Hamer brought out the yellow. Hamer went to the pits and 
  returned on the end of the field. On the restart, Joe Francis took control 
  with Brandon Waters running a solid second while last week's winner Robert 
  High, who started 11th along with 17th place starting Shawn Strong, joined the 
  battle. Francis would surrender the lead on lap 12 as High and then Strong 
  followed. Heading for the checkered, High got into lapped traffic and Strong 
  went inside and pulled even but High gathered it back up and grabbed win 
  number 2 with Strong, Francis point leader Brandon Knudtson and early 
  contender Waters following.




1st Heat

1).
High
 

2).
Brandon Waters

3).
Francis
 

4).
Coffman
 

5).
Lewis
 

6).
Strong
 

7).
Fugitt
 

8).
Brumbley

   

   

2nd Heat

1).
Billy Waters  

2).
Hamer  

3).
Morelock  

4).
Knudtson  

5).
K. Cheever

6).
A. Cheever

DNS:

--).
Winfrey


3rd Heat

1).
Goring  

2).
D. Waters  

3).
Warner  

4).
Yost  

5).
Cromer  

6).
Mooney  

7).
Lowrance


A Feature

1). Robert High-Springfield

2). Shawn Strong-Republic 

3). Joe Francis-Lebanon

4). Brandon Knudtson-Lebanon

5). Brandon Waters-Lynchburg

6). Chris Morelock-Springfield

7). Wayne Coffman-Lebanon 

8). Alan Fugitt-Walnut Grove

9). Rodney Yost-Squires

10).Jack Hamer-Ava

11).Bobby Mooney-Camdenton 

12).Billy Waters-Lynchburg

13).Andrew Cheever-Lebanon

14).Dale Waters-Lynchburg 

15).Jason Brumley-Lebanon

16).Josh Lewis-Stoutland 

17).Jerry Goring-Lebanon 

18).Chad Cromer-Lebanon

19).Keith Cheever-Lebanon

20).Brian Warner-Phillipsburg

DNS:

--).Shawn Winfrey-Lebanon

--).Adam Lowrance-Lebanon

 




 Winged Sprints 

  
The Winged SprintCar feature had Jeremy Williams lead 
  the opening laps with Scott Wedelstadt close behind. John Wagner, Jr. brought 
  out an early red as his car flipped several times in turn 1 but walked away 
  unhurt. Last week's winner J. Kinder started his assault to the front on lap 
  11 and came from the rear to grab his second straight feature after 
  withstanding a last-lap surge from point leader Eric Todd, defending champion 
  J.P. Compton, Galvin Galbreath and early leader Williams completed the top 5.




1st Heat


1). Kinder

2). C. Todd

3). Wedelstadt



4). Williams



5). Wagner







2nd Heat

1). E. Todd



2). Compton



3). Galbreath



4). Quick



5). Breedlove

 

  

A Feature

1). J. Kinder-Linn

2). Eric Todd-Falcon

3). J.P. Compton-Crane

4). Galvin Galbreath-Washington

5). Jeremy Williams-Lynchburg

6). Scott Wedelstadt-Lebanon

7). Rusty Quick-Lebanon

8). Keith Breedlove-Lynchburg

9). John Wagner, Jr.-Lebanon

DNS:

--).Clint Todd-Lynchburg

 


 B-Modifieds 



  The B-Modifieds feature saw several wild battles but Josh 
  Woody started on the front row and never looked back in grabbing his 1st win 
  of the season with Derrick Peterson, J.C. Morton, Ted Ballinger and rookie 
  Josh Johnston completing the top 5. Several early contenders went out early in 
  the feature.




1st Heat


1). Dickinson



2). Burrell



3). Woody



4). Wilson



5). Strong



6). Johnston


2nd Heat


1). Otto



2). Cheevers



3). Peterson



4). T. Brown

5). Morton



6). Ballinger


A Feature
1). Josh Woody-Buckhorn 
2). Derrick Peterson-Lebanon
3). J.C. Morton-Springfield
4). Ted Ballinger-Halfway
5). Josh Johnston-Nixa
6). Greg Strong-Nixa
7). Colt Cheevers-Macks Creek
8). Ed Wilson-Waynesville
9). Mickey Burrell-Fair Grove
10).Ken Dickinson-Camdenton
11).Jason Otto-Richland
DQ:
--).Tyler Brown-Stoutland




  Racing continues next weekend with an action-packed double 
  header. On Friday night, Late Model racing returns to the Midway with the 
  Show-Me Racin' Series making their first visit of the season with drivers such 
  as Ken Essary, Leslie Essary, Jeremy Kelley, Kevin Henson, Conner Ward and 
  many others along with point races in the USRA Modifieds, Bombers, Factory 
  Stocks, B-Modifieds and Super Stocks. Admission will be $15 while pit passes 
  are $30. Racing starts at 8:00pm.



  Then Saturday night, May 31st, a special Saturday night 
  special with B-Modifieds, Factory Stocks and Bombers. Grandstand Admission 
  only $5 with pit passes $25 and racing at 7:30pm.


 



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