Muskogee, OK (September 24, 2011) – Will Vaught of Crane, MO wasted little time of establishing himself as a dominant force during the final night of the Thunderfest Shoot Out at Thunderbird Speedway.  Vaught won his heat race and won the $3,000 to win feature event from his outside front row starting position.  Vaught also led all thirty laps and picked up the Charlie’s Chicken $1,000 to win bonus for any driver that was able to win both nights bringing his two-day total to $6,500.

MARS point leader Brad Looney of Republic, MO repeated his performance from the night before and finished second to Vaught.  Tucson, AZ native R.C. Whitwell finished third while Jack Sullivan of Greenbrier, AR and Jesse Stovall of Galena, MO rounded out the top five.

The MARS Series will return to action this Saturday October 1^st at the Springfield Raceway in Springfield, MO for the Larry Phillips Memorial.

The MARS DIRTcar Series would like to thank their sponsors for the 2011 season.  Hoosier Racing Tire, Libscomb Auto Group, Wrisco Industries, Leitle Car Quest Auto Parts, VP Race Fuels, Powertrain Industries, Ron Mitchell Racing Photos, Hatfield Racing Engines, Andy’s Frozen Custard, COMP Cams, Arsenal Racing Graphics, Don Babb Motorsports, Rod End Supply, Larry Shaw Race Cars, GRT Race Cars, Supermoon Graphics and Vicci.

Heat 1
Pos No Driver Performance Points
1 1V Will Vaught 5
2 1 Jack Sullivan 14
3 55 Ken Essary 6
4 11 Brandon Morton 4
5 26R Randy Roth 3
6 31P Ray Peacock 2
7 30 Don Cloyd 7
8 9T Frank Tindle 3
Heat 2
Pos No Driver Performance Points
1 14L Brad Looney 24
2 00 Jesse Stovall 23
3 98 Justin Wells 9
4 43 Garrett Alberson 2
5 88M Raymond Merrill 4
6 12 Jon Driskill 7
7 37 Dave Deetz 2
8 11S Steve Johnson 4
Heat 3
Pos No Driver Performance Points
1 96T RC Whitwell 24
2 56 Tony Jackson, Jr. 23
3 20 Darrell Mooneyham 5
4 77 Justin Asplin 15
5 36 Jason Redman 6
6 14R Jeff Roth 8
7 28 Leroy Johnson 21
8 99CM Cliff Morrow 4
B – Main » 1
Pos No Driver Performance Points
1 99CM Cliff Morrow Transfer to A Feature 0
2 12 Jon Driskill Transfer to A Feature 0
3 28 Leroy Johnson Transfer to A Feature 0
4 11S Steve Johnson Transfer to A Feature 0
5 9T Frank Tindle 35
6 37 Dave Deetz 35
7 30 Don Cloyd MARS Provisional 0
8 14R Jeff Roth MARS Provisional 0
A – Main
Pos No Driver Performance Points
1 1V Will Vaught 70
2 14L Brad Looney 67
3 96T RC Whitwell 65
4 1 Jack Sullivan 63
5 00 Jesse Stovall Pole Bonus 2 pts 63
6 55 Ken Essary 59
7 56 Tony Jackson, Jr. 57
8 98 Justin Wells 55
9 11 Brandon Morton 53
10 43 Garrett Alberson 51
11 88M Raymond Merrill 49
12 77 Justin Asplin 47
13 26R Randy Roth 46
14 28 Leroy Johnson 45
15 14R Jeff Roth 44
16 12 Jon Driskill 43
17 36 Jason Redman 42
18 31P Ray Peacock 41
19 11S Steve Johnson 40
20 30 Don Cloyd 39
21 20 Darrell Mooneyham 38
22 99CM Cliff Morrow 37