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(October 20, 2012) Kansas City, KS – Saturday night in Lucas Oil MLRA action at Lakeside Speedway it was all Will Vaught. He started at the back of his heat race and won. This put him on the pole where he checked out and led every lap, to score his second Lucas Oil MLRA win of the season.
“Starting up front at a place like this means a lot,” commented Vaught. “Our car was perfect. I’m happy for Warrior (Race Cars).”
Vaught got caught up in an accident during his heat. With severe nose damage he was able to regroup during intermission. “I really thought our night was ended,” said Vaught of the damage. Luckily for the team, the damage was isolated to the body and not any of the suspension or steering components. A small army of helpers busily went to work and repaired the #1V.
Brad Looney worked up to the runner up spot early in the race and held off charges form both Kyle Berck and Chris Simpson. Looney was able to narrow the gap between he and Vaught at times, but never challenged for the lead.
Friday night’s winner, Kyle Berck, rolled past seven cars to finish third. He never really had much breathing room as he was constantly around other cars for position. Chris Simpson pushed forward form eleventh to run fourth. In only his second Dirt Late Model feature, Ryan Gustin passed nine cars and rounded out the top five finishers.
The evening’s KRC Hard Charger award went to Woodward, Oklahoma’s Tommy Weder Jr, who knocked off thirteen cars to finish eighth. Jesse Stovall and Mark Dotson came into the weekend battling for the second position in the season long standings. Stovall ran 9th and earned the position by one point, unofficially. Dotson won the evening’s $2,000 Modified feature and secured the Lucas Oil MLRA Rookie of the Year.
It was also the payoff for a long season for the Shop Quik team. John Anderson had some tough luck this weekend, but came into the final two shows with an enormous point lead, due to his on the money, consistently. Anderson scored five wins and had an average finish of 2.9 for the year. The championship is his third and second in a row.
Harrah’s Casino is the site of the Championship Banquet on Friday, November, 16th to honor the Championship team and Rookie of the Year.
10/20/12 Lucas Oil MLRA Contingency Awards
Performance Bodies – Bryon Allison
KRC Hard Charger – Tommy Weder Jr.
Weld Wheels – Brad Looney
BSB Manufacturing – Dustin Walker
R2C Performance Products – Eric Turner
Keizer Wheels – Brantlee Gotschall
Wilwood Engineering – David Turner
Racing Optics – Brandon McCormick
Wehrs Machine & Racing Products – Matt Johnson
JRI Suspension – Bill Leighton
Race Results
Lucas Cattle Company A Feature (40 Laps):1. Will Vaught (Crane, MO), 2. Brad Looney (Republic, MO), 3. Kyle Berck (Marquette, NE), 4. Chris Simpson (Oxford, IA), 5. Ryan Gustin (Marshalltown, IA), 6. Eric Turner (Hermitage, MO), 7. David Turner (Creighton, MO), 8. Tommy Weder Jr. (Woodward, OK), 9. Jesse Stovall (Galena, MO), 10. Chad Simpson (Mt Vernon, IA), 11. Mark Dotson (Cameron, MO), 12. Matt Johnson (Archie, MO), 13. Justin Asplin (Birch Tree, MO), 14. Spencer Diercks (Davenport, IA), 15. Rob Moss (Iowa City, IA), 16. Bill Leighton (Omaha, NE), 17. Grant Junghans (Manhattan, KS), 18. Bill Koons (Omaha, NE), 19. Travis Dickes (Madison, NE), 20. Dave Eckrich (Oxford, IA), 21. Tony Jackson, Jr (Lebanon, MO), 22. Jason Bodenhammer (Centerview, MO), 23. Sonny Findling (Kirksville, MO), 24. John Anderson (Omaha, NE)
Sunoco Race Fuels B Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. Bill Leighton (Omaha, NE), 2. Spencer Diercks (Davenport, IA), 3. Tommy Weder Jr. (Woodward, OK), 4. Brandon McCormick (Lebanon, MO), 5. Dave Eckrich (Oxford, IA), 6. Mike Balcaen (Winnipeg, Manitoba), 7. Chase Junghans (Manhattan, KS), 8. Dustin Walker (Peculiar, MO), 9. Brantlee Gotschall (Nevada, MO), 10. Dustin Heuhl (Salina, KS), 11. Skip Frey (Ely, IA), 12. Joe Walkenhorst (Lees Summit, MO), 13. Jason Rauen (Farley, IA), 14. Butch Kruckeberg (Edwardsville, IL), 15. Don Shaw (Ham Lake, MN)
Hoosier Racing Tires B Feature 2 (12 Laps):1. Rob Moss (Iowa City, IA), 2. Jason Bodenhammer (Centerview, MO), 3. Sonny Findling (Kirksville, MO), 4. Justin Zeitner (LaVista, NE), 5. Bill Koons (Omaha, NE), 6. Bryon Allison (Marshall, MO), 7. Shawn Knuckles (Popular Bluff, MO), 8. Brad Wagoner (Colby, KS), 9. Junior Coover (Norfolk, NE), 10. Scotty Phillips (Salina, KS), 11. Matthew Sosebee (Grandview, MO), 12. Charlie McKenna (Clear Lake, IA), 13. Kevin Coyne (Kingsville, MO), 14. Trent Follmer (Princeton, MN)
Lucas Oil Products Heat 1 (10 Laps):1. Justin Asplin (Birch Tree, MO), 2. Grant Junghans (Manhattan, KS), 3. Matt Johnson (Archie, MO), 4. Ryan Gustin (Marshalltown, IA), 5. Mike Balcaen (Winnipeg, Manitoba), 6. Rob Moss (Iowa City, IA), 7. Bill Koons (Omaha, NE), 8. Matthew Sosebee (Grandview, MO), 9. Joe Walkenhorst (Lees Summit, MO)
Wehrs Machine & Racing Products Heat 2 (10 Laps):1. Eric Turner (Hermitage, MO), 2. Kyle Berck (Marquette, NE), 3. David Turner (Creighton, MO), 4. Sonny Findling (Kirksville, MO), 5. Jason Bodenhammer (Centerview, MO), 6. Junior Coover (Norfolk, NE), 7. Dustin Heuhl (Salina, KS), 8. Brad Wagoner (Colby, KS), 9. Scotty Phillips (Salina, KS)
MAV TV Heat 3 (10 Laps):1. Brad Looney (Republic, MO), 2. John Anderson (Omaha, NE), 3. Chad Simpson (Mt Vernon, IA), 4. Brandon McCormick (Lebanon, MO), 5. Tommy Weder Jr. (Woodward, OK), 6. Chase Junghans (Manhattan, KS), 7. Charlie McKenna (Clear Lake, IA), 8. Brantlee Gotschall (Nevada, MO), 9. Skip Frey (Ely, IA)
Weld Wheels Heat 4 (10 Laps):1. Tony Jackson, Jr (Lebanon, MO), 2. Chris Simpson (Oxford, IA), 3. Jesse Stovall (Galena, MO), 4. Travis Dickes (Madison, NE), 5. Justin Zeitner (LaVista, NE), 6. Dave Eckrich (Oxford, IA), 7. Jason Rauen (Farley, IA), 8. Dustin Walker (Peculiar, MO), 9. Kevin Coyne (Kingsville, MO)
Afco Racing Products Heat 5 (10 Laps):1. Will Vaught (Crane, MO), 2. Mark Dotson (Cameron, MO), 3. Bill Leighton (Omaha, NE), 4. Trent Follmer (Princeton, MN), 5. Spencer Diercks (Davenport, IA), 6. Bryon Allison (Marshall, MO), 7. Don Shaw (Ham Lake, MN), 8. Shawn Knuckles (Popular Bluff, MO), 9. Butch Kruckeberg (Edwardsville, IL)
The Lucas Oil MLRA (Midwest Latemodel Racing Association) sanctions regional Super Dirt Late Model touring series events in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa.
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 2012 marketing partners; Lucas Oil Products, AAA Missouri, Hoosier Race Tires, Lucas Cattle Company, AFCO Racing Products, GRT Race Cars, Powertrain Industries, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bodee’s Race Bodies, JRI Shocks, ProtectTheHarvest.com, Outpace Racing Products, Fast Track Photos, Weld Racing Wheels, Impact Signs and Lighting, Racing Optics, Schoenfeld Headers, MAV TV, Kluhsman Racing Components, Performance Bodies, RacinDirt.com, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products, ATL Fuel Cells, Day Automotive, Bilstein Shocks, BSB Manufacturing, Keizer Wheels, MasterSbilt Race Cars, R2C Performance Products and Wilwood Engineering.
MODIFIEDS
Modifieds – Shootout Sat
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 5 85D Mark Dotson Cameron , Mo 0.00
2 8 12H Jason Hughes Watts , Ok 0.00
3 9 33Z Zack Vander Beek New Sharon, Ia 0.00
4 23 19R Ryan Gustin , Ia 0.00
5 4 9S Ken Schrader , Nc 0.00
6 18 21M Dean Mahlstedt Clearlake , Ia 0.00
7 2 15 Nic Bidinger Perry , Ks 0.00
8 11 16A Austin Siebert Grandview , Mo 0.00
9 1 36 Kenny Wallace , Nc 0.00
10 20 98 John Allen Chanute , Ks 0.00
11 16 22B Rick Beebe Shawnee , Ks 0.00
12 21 77K Ron Jones Rogers , Mn 0.00
13 24 10 Shad Badder Oak Grove, Mo 0.00
14 12 81 Tom Charles Bonner Springs, Ks 0.00
15 22 87 Darron Fuqua Mayetta , Ks 0.00
16 14 66X Dustin Campbell , Mo 0.00
17 15 39 Luke Driskell Stilwell , Ks 0.00
18 7 9 Don Marrs Shawnee , Ks 0.00
19 13 23 Matt Gilberton Montevideo , Mn 0.00
20 6 3 Kelly Shryock Fertile , Ia 0.00
21 3 68 Kerry Davis Parkville , Mo 0.00
22 17 14 Brian Bolin Fort Scott, Ks 0.00
23 10 96 Chad Lyle Oak Grove, Mo 0.00
24 19 5K Jake Richards Kansas Ctiy, Ks 0.00
Modifieds – Shootout B 1
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 3 5K Jake Richards Kansas Ctiy, Ks 0.00
2 5 98 John Allen Chanute , Ks 0.00
3 7 77K Ron Jones Rogers , Mn 0.00
4 9 87 Darron Fuqua Mayetta , Ks 0.00
5 8 19R Ryan Gustin , Ia 0.00
6 2 10 Shad Badder Oak Grove, Mo 0.00
7 4 34A Aaron Marrant Orrick , Mo 0.00
8 10 30G Jordan Grabouski Beatrice , Ne 0.00
9 13 1K Tim Karrick Basehor , Ks 0.00
10 11 33 Al Purkey Coffeeyville , Ks 0.00
11 15 18 Chase Junghans Manhattan , Ks 0.00
12 16 0 Joe Cobb Kansas City, Ks 0.00
13 19 5C Don Crnkovich Olathe , Ks 0.00
14 20 77 Cody Agler Racing Emporia , Ks 0.00
15 14 26 Gary Blackburn Columbia , Mo 0.00
16 6 81J Dan Charles Basehor , Ks 0.00
17 18 5 Scott Crystal Overland Park, Ks 0.00
18 12 11P Curt Potter Boonville , Mo 0.00
19 1 8 Mark Hoover Maryville , Mo 0.00
20 17 10B Garry Billings, Jr. Prairie Village, Ks 0.00
Modifieds – Shootout C
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 2 5C Don Crnkovich Olathe , Ks 0.00
2 11 77 Cody Agler Racing Emporia , Ks 0.00
3 7 25P Mike Petersilie Great Bend, Ks 0.00
4 10 78H Derrick Hicks Ravenwood , Mo 0.00
5 12 8S Jon Sheets Nevada , Mo 0.00
6 5 53 John Baker Basehor , Ks 0.00
7 4 300 Shayne Bailey – 0.00
8 15 38 Matt Pugh Overland Park, Ks 0.00
9 8 53W Dallas White Urich , Mo 0.00
10 3 14B Darren Bennett Tonganoxie , Ks 0.00
11 9 45E Roy Emmot Tonganoxie , Ks 0.00
12 1 88 Donnie Burlington, Jr. Kansas City, Mo 0.00
13 6 78 Danny Crane Columbia , Mo 0.00
14 13 1 Christopher Smith Kansas City, Mo 0.00
15 14 18JR Chase Sigg Iola , Ks 0.00
Modifieds – Shootout heats 6
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 5 85D Mark Dotson Cameron , Mo 0.00
2 1 81 Tom Charles Bonner Springs, Ks 0.00
3 8 21M Dean Mahlstedt Clearlake , Ia 0.00
4 2 81J Dan Charles Basehor , Ks 0.00
5 4 11P Curt Potter Boonville , Mo 0.00
6 3 5 Scott Crystal Overland Park, Ks 0.00
7 6 78 Danny Crane Columbia , Mo 0.00
8 7 8S Jon Sheets Nevada , Mo 0.00
Modifieds – Shootout heats 5
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 5 15 Nic Bidinger Perry , Ks 0.00
2 3 16A Austin Siebert Grandview , Mo 0.00
3 2 14 Brian Bolin Fort Scott, Ks 0.00
4 4 98 John Allen Chanute , Ks 0.00
5 8 33 Al Purkey Coffeeyville , Ks 0.00
6 1 10B Garry Billings, Jr. Prairie Village, Ks 0.00
7 7 53 John Baker Basehor , Ks 0.00
8 6 77 Cody Agler Racing Emporia , Ks 0.00
Modifieds – Shootout heats 4
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 2 3 Kelly Shryock Fertile , Ia 0.00
2 5 96 Chad Lyle Oak Grove, Mo 0.00
3 6 22B Rick Beebe Shawnee , Ks 0.00
4 7 34A Aaron Marrant Orrick , Mo 0.00
5 1 30G Jordan Grabouski Beatrice , Ne 0.00
6 3 0 Joe Cobb Kansas City, Ks 0.00
7 8 300 Shayne Bailey – 0.00
8 4 78H Derrick Hicks Ravenwood , Mo 0.00
Modifieds – Shootout heats 3
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 1 68 Kerry Davis Parkville , Mo 0.00
2 2 33Z Zack Vander Beek New Sharon, Ia 0.00
3 3 39 Luke Driskell Stilwell , Ks 0.00
4 6 5K Jake Richards Kansas Ctiy, Ks 0.00
5 7 87 Darron Fuqua Mayetta , Ks 0.00
6 9 18 Chase Junghans Manhattan , Ks 0.00
7 5 14B Darren Bennett Tonganoxie , Ks 0.00
8 4 45E Roy Emmot Tonganoxie , Ks 0.00
9 8 38 Matt Pugh Overland Park, Ks 0.00
Modifieds – Shootout heats 2
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 4 36 Kenny Wallace , Nc 0.00
2 5 12H Jason Hughes Watts , Ok 0.00
3 2 66X Dustin Campbell , Mo 0.00
4 6 10 Shad Badder Oak Grove, Mo 0.00
5 8 19R Ryan Gustin , Ia 0.00
6 7 26 Gary Blackburn Columbia , Mo 0.00
7 3 5C Don Crnkovich Olathe , Ks 0.00
8 9 53W Dallas White Urich , Mo 0.00
9 1 18JR Chase Sigg Iola , Ks 0.00
Modifieds – Shootout heats 1
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 3 9S Ken Schrader , Nc 0.00
2 1 9 Don Marrs Shawnee , Ks 0.00
3 5 23 Matt Gilberton Montevideo , Mn 0.00
4 4 8 Mark Hoover Maryville , Mo 0.00
5 6 77K Ron Jones Rogers , Mn 0.00
6 9 1K Tim Karrick Basehor , Ks 0.00
7 8 88 Donnie Burlington, Jr. Kansas City, Mo 0.00
8 2 25P Mike Petersilie Great Bend, Ks 0.00
9 7 1 Christopher Smith Kansas City, Mo 0.00