Muskogee, OK (October 5, 2012) – Jesse Stovall of Republic, MO wins night one of Thunderfest at Thunderbird Speedway Friday night. Stovall bested the 22 car starting field by leading every lap and withstanding several charges by runner-up finisher Will Vaught of Crane, MO.

Vaught made Stovall earn every penny of the $3,000 winner’s share. On the last lap, Stovall went high in turn one to put a lap down on Enid Oklahoma driver, Cliff Morrow. Vaught noticed an opportunity as he went low tried to steal the win away from Stovall. As the trio exited turn two, Stovall would muscle his way through and pick up his 7th win of the 2012 season.

Vaught, the defending Thunderfest Champion, finished second. Jon Kirby of Russellville, AR; Terry Phillips of Springfield, MO and Justin Zeitner of LaVista, NE rounded out the top five.

Next up for the MARS series will be the second and final night of Thunderfest at Thunderbird Speedway on October 6, 2012.

The MARS DIRTcar Series would like to thank their sponsors for the 2012 season. Hoosier Racing Tire, Libscomb Auto Group, Powertrain Industries, VP Race Fuels, Wrisco Aluminum, GRT Race Cars, Hatfield Racing Engines, Race Brothers Farm & Home Supply, Supermoon Graphics, Off Axis Custom Paint, Don Babb Motorsports, Comp Cams, Rod End Suppy and Vicci.

Heat 1
Pos No Driver Performance Points
1 11K Jon Kirby 4
2 77A Justin Asplin 24
3 14JR Shawn Knuckles 7
4 33X Eric Turner 4
5 10 Jacob Magee 3
6 19 Kyle Slader 2
7 14R Jeremy Morris 2
8 36 Jason Redman 4
Heat 2
Pos No Driver Performance Points
1 55 Cole Berkenbile 4
2 56 Tony Jackson, Jr. 24
3 14W Dustin Walker 7
4 88 Jon Driskill 3
5 75S Brooklin Stephens 2
6 52 Dillon Rupe 3
7 11M Brandon Morton 18
8 28M Garrett Murrell 1
Heat 3
Pos No Driver Performance Points
1 1V Will Vaught 9
2 00S Jesse Stovall 24
3 115 Brandon Smith 2
4 14R Jeff Roth 6
5 23 Jason Sperry 1
6 5 Jon Mitchell 1
7 7D Jake Davis 3
8 8 Kenneth Jackson 1
Heat 4
Pos No Driver Performance Points
1 98 Justin Wells 10
2 Z62 Justin Zeitner 3
3 02 Tommy Weder, Jr. 8
4 75 Terry Phillips 13
5 58 Gary Christian 1
6 99 Cliff Morrow 4
7 26R Randy Roth 1
B – Main » 1
Pos No Driver Performance Points
1 88 Jon Driskill Transfer to Feature 0
2 5 Jon Mitchell Transfer to Feature 0
3 23 Jason Sperry 35
4 19 Kyle Slader 35
5 7D Jake Davis CCSDS Provisional 0
6 10 Jacob Magee 35
7 11M Brandon Morton 35
8 36 Jason Redman 35
B – Main » 2
Pos No Driver Performance Points
1 14R Jeff Roth Transfer to Feature 0
2 58 Gary Christian Transfer to Feature 0
3 75S Brooklin Stephens 35
4 52 Dillon Rupe 35
5 26R Randy Roth MARS Provisonal 0
6 99 Cliff Morrow MARS Provisional 0
7 14R Jeremy Morris 35
8 8 Kenneth Jackson CCSDS Provisional 0
A – Main
Pos No Driver Performance Points
1 00S Jesse Stovall 70
2 1V Will Vaught 67
3 11K Jon Kirby 65
4 75 Terry Phillips 63
5 Z62 Justin Zeitner 61
6 02 Tommy Weder, Jr. 59
7 98 Justin Wells 57
8 115 Brandon Smith 55
9 58 Gary Christian 53
10 77A Justin Asplin 51
11 5 Jon Mitchell 49
12 56 Tony Jackson, Jr. 47
13 14JR Shawn Knuckles 46
14 33X Eric Turner 45
15 88 Jon Driskill 44
16 14R Jeff Roth 43
17 8 Kenneth Jackson 42
18 99 Cliff Morrow 41
19 14W Dustin Walker 40
20 26R Randy Roth 39
21 55 Cole Berkenbile 38
22 7D Jake Davis 37