Springfield, MO (October 1, 2011) – John Anderson of Omaha, NE won the 4^th annual Home Pro Larry Phillips Memorial at Springfield Raceway and picked up $3,000 for his efforts.  Pole sitter R.C. Whitwell of Tucson, AZ finished second.  B Feature winner Jeremy Payne of Springfield, MO finished third and was the night’s hard charger. Al Purkey of Coffeyville, KS and Tony Jackson Jr. rounded out the top five.

MARS point leader Brad Looney of Republic, MO finished ninth and secured the 2011 MARS Point Championship.  Finishing in second place and 2011 Rookie of the Year will be Jesse Stovall of Galena, MO.  Whitwell, Jackson Jr. and 6-time MARS Champion Terry Phillips of Springfield, MO rounded out the top five.

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 98 Justin Wells 12
2 56 Tony Jackson, Jr. 24
3 33P Al Purkey 9
4 74 Jeremy Payne 18
5 34 Rick Lebow 1
6 1A Bryan Allison 4
7 15J Patrick Johnson 5
8 4W Jason Pursley 3

Heat 2
Pos No Driver Performance Points
1 96T RC Whitwell 25
2 2 John Anderson 7
3 29 Bill Koons 7
4 15E Shane Essary 8
5 11S Steve Johnson 5
6 11 Brandon Morton 5
7 25B Chris Morelock 3
8 30 Don Cloyd 8

Heat 3
Pos No Driver Performance Points
1 00 Jesse Stovall 25
2 75 Terry Phillips 21
3 14W Dustin Walker 6
4 14L Brad Looney 22
5 28 Leroy Johnson 22
6 90W Joe Walkenhorst 3
7 55 Ken Essary 6
8 52 Eric Tinderholt 3

Heat 4
Pos No Driver Performance Points
1 6K Michael Kloos 5
2 25M Rex Merritt 5
3 2 Dustin Mooneyham 10
4 9E Evan Hubert 1
5 2X Andrew Kosiski 1
6 J21 Don Miers 1
7 4D Shawn Lee 1
8 60 Chris Hawkins 4

Heat 5
Pos No Driver Performance Points
1 77 Justin Asplin 19
2 53 Joe Kosiski 6
3 99J Larry Jones 6
4 51 Billy Koons, Jr. 6
5 7J J.D. Hubert 1
6 83 Chuck Comer 2
7 2C Pat Cox 1

B – Main » 1
Pos No Driver Performance Points
1 74 Jeremy Payne Transfer to Feature 0
2 15E Shane Essary Transfer to Feature 0
3 55 Ken Essary 35
4 7J J.D. Hubert 35
5 15J Patrick Johnson 35
6 28 Leroy Johnson MARS Provisional 0
7 90W Joe Walkenhorst 35
8 2C Pat Cox 35
9 2 Dustin Mooneyham MARS Provisional 0
10 83 Chuck Comer 35
11 11S Steve Johnson 35
12 30 Don Cloyd 35
13 60 Chris Hawkins 35

B – Main » 2
Pos No Driver Performance Points
1 9E Evan Hubert Transfer to Feature 0
2 34 Rick Lebow Transfer to Feature 0
3 99J Larry Jones 35
4 11 Brandon Morton 35
5 51 Billy Koons, Jr. MLRA Provisional 0
6 4W Jason Pursley 35
7 2C Pat Cox 35
8 4D Shawn Lee 35
9 25B Chris Morelock 35
10 J21 Don Miers 35
11 1A Bryan Allison MLRA Provisional 0
12 52 Eric Tinderholt 35

A – Main
Pos No Driver Performance Points
1 2 John Anderson 70
2 96T RC Whitwell Pole Bonus – 2 pts 69
3 74 Jeremy Payne 65
4 33P Al Purkey 63
5 56 Tony Jackson, Jr. 61
6 6K Michael Kloos 59
7 00 Jesse Stovall 57
8 15E Shane Essary 55
9 14L Brad Looney 53
10 53 Joe Kosiski 51
11 29 Bill Koons 49
12 75 Terry Phillips 47
13 9E Evan Hubert 46
14 77 Justin Asplin 45
15 14W Dustin Walker 44
16 51 Billy Koons, Jr. 43
17 25M Rex Merritt 42
18 2 Dustin Mooneyham 41
19 1A Bryan Allison 40
20 28 Leroy Johnson 39
21 34 Rick Lebow 38
22 98 Justin Wells 37