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(September 24, 2011) Greenwood, NE – John Anderson jumped to the lead from the outside pole to score the win in the final night of the Cornhusker Classic at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, NE. The Lucas Oil MLRA series regular also took over the point lead in the process. “We just needed to put the package together,” Anderson said of his late season turnaround. “Me and Vinny are gelling real good. The boss (Team Owner, Greg Junghans) wasn’t here tonight. We’ll be glad to call him and let him know how this went.”
Anderson was challenged early by 2nd place running Kelly Boen, until Boen was held up in lapped traffic. “Our car was real maneuverable,” stated Anderson. “I had a couple different lines I could use if I needed to.” Jill George suffered a flat with four laps to go, which forced a restart. Boen was on Anderson’s bumper on the restart, but the Shop Quik #2 was simply the evening’s dominant car. Anderson pulled away just like early in the race. The win is Anderson’s second in Lucas Oil MLRA competition this season.
Jaosn Rauen made a turn four pass on Kelly Boen to finish second. Boen was third. Heat race wins went to John Hampel, Travis Dickes, John Anderson, Al Humphrey and Kelly Boen.
The Lucas Oil MLRA will race next weekend in the Larry Phillips Memorial on Saturday October 1st. This date is a makeup from the September 17th rainout.
Lucas Oil MLRA Contingency Awards
Performance Bodies – Dave Eckrich
KRC Hard Charger – Chris Simpson
KRC Hard Luck – Mike Collins
Weld Wheels – Dustin Walker
BSB Manufacturing – Brian Kenkel
R2C Performance Filters – Joe Kosiski
Keizer Wheels – Craig Preble
SafeRacer.com – Bill Leighton
Racing Optics – Kyle Berck
Rod End Supply – Bo Egge and Mike Wiarda
Lucas Oil Products Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. John Hampel 2. Joe Kosiski 3. Jay Stewart 4. Scott Koskovich 5. Bo Egge 6. Justin Zeitner 7. Ron Tex 8. Joe Walkenhorst 9. Brian Kenkel
Weld Wheels Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. Travis Dickes 2. Al Purkey 3. Rob Moss 4. Bill Koons 5. Justin Mitchell 6. Steve Kempt 7. Dustin Walker 8. Mike Wallace 9. Jesse Kroger
AAA Missouri Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. John Anderson 2. Jill George 3. Denny Eckrich 4. Kyle Berck 5. Bill Leighton 6. Kevin Sather 7. Dustin Reeh 8. Allen Zeitner 9. Jeff Kroger
Impact Signs, Awnings and Wraps Heat 4 (10 Laps): 1. Al Humphrey 2. Jason Rauen 3. Craig Preble 4. Charlie McKenna 5. Jason Utter 6. Mike Wiarda 7. Andrew Kosiski 8. Clint Benson 9. Ethan Young
Powertrain Industries Heat 5 (10 Laps): 1. Kelly Boen 2. Tim Isenberg 3. Dave Eckrich 4. Chad Simpson 5. Leon Zeitner 6. Scott Daly 7. Robbie Anderson 8. Troy Daly 9. Chris Simpson 10. Mike Collins
Sunoco Racing Fuels B Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. Chad Simpson 2. Craig Preble 3. Steve Kempt 4. Bill Leighton 5. Bill Koons 6. Mike Wiarda 7. Robbie Anderson 8. Dustin Reeh 9. Jason Utter 10. Mike Wallace 11. Brian Kenkel 12. Bo Egge 13. Ron Tex 14. Clint Benson 15. Chris Simpson 16. Jeff Kroger
Hoosier Racing Tires B Feature 2 (12 Laps): 1. Kyle Berck 2. Charlie McKenna 3. Leon Zeitner 4. Justin Mitchell 5. Kevin Sather 6. Scott Koskovich 7. Joe Walkenhorst 8. Dustin Walker 9. Andrew Kosiski 10. Jesse Kroger 11. Ethan Young 12. Scott Daly 13. Justin Zeitner 14. Allen Zeitner 15. Mike Collins 16. Troy Daly
Lucas Cattle Company A Feature (35 Laps): 1. John Anderson 2. Jaosn Rauen 3. Kelly Boen 4. Chad Simpson 5. Dave Eckrich 6. Denny Eckrich 7. Al Humphrey 8. Kyle Berck 9. Tim Isenberg 10. John Hampel 11. Al Purkey 12. Travis Dickes 13. Chris Simpson 14. Joe Kosiski 15. Craig Preble 16. Jason Utter 17. Justin Mitchell 18. Charlie McKenna 19. Jay Stewart 20. Bill Koons 21. Bill Leighton 22. Jill George 23. Rob Moss 24. Mike Wiarda 25. Justin Zeitner 26. Leon Zeitner 27. Mike Collins 28. Steve Kempt
The Lucas Oil MLRA (Midwest Latemodel Racing Association) sanctions regional Super Dirt Late Model touring series events in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa.
Series officials recently announced a schedule addition. Thursday October 6th and Friday October 7th, the Lucas Oil MLRA will battle it out in two separate shows at Heartland Park in Topeka, KS. A-Modifieds will also be in action, racing for added money.
For all the latest news and information on the Lucas Oil MLRA please visit us on the web at www.MLRAracing.com or by calling the series office at (816) 650-5063 or (816) 305-6572.
The Lucas Oil MLRA would like to thank the sponsors of the 2011 Tour including Lucas Oil Products, AAA Missouri, Hoosier Race Tires, Lucas Cattle Company, Hatfield Racing Engines, Larry Shaw Race Cars, AFCO Racing Products, GRT Race Cars, Powertrain Industries, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bodee’s Race Bodies, Outpace Racing Products,Fast Track Photos, Weld Racing Wheels, Impact Signs and Lighting, Rod End Supply, Racing Optics, Schoenfeld Headers, Kluhsman Racing Components, Performance Bodies, RacinDirt.com, ATL Fuel Cells, Bilstein Shocks, BSB Manufacturing , Keizer Wheels, MasterSbilt,
R2C Performance Products