Central Missouri Speedway (CMS)
Public Relations
August 30, 2015
(Warrensburg, MO) Near perfect weather combined with a multi-lane racing surface and a talented group of drivers on hand made for a classic night of action for fans in the stands who witnessed the USRA Modifieds, Street Stocks, B-Mods, and Pure Stocks compete on KRLI and KAOL Radio race night at CMS.
Saturday night served as the final championship points-earning night for the Street Stock, B-Mod, and Pure Stock divisions. The USRA Modifieds also competed for track points and will also compete for track and national USRA Modified points next weekend when the track hosts its annual two-day special event over the Labor Day weekend.
Pure Stocks opened the Saturday race program with a pair of heat races. Darrin Christy crossed the finish line first for his seventh heat win this year over Don Johnson and Roger Detherage. Heat race two was action packed with Derek Williams grabbing his third heat win of the year over Jason Ballard and Byron Glotzbach.
B-mods rolled out next for their three preliminary heat races. Cody Frazon of LaMonte, Missouri claimed heat one for his seventh heat victory ahead of Jason Billups and Ernie Walker. Troy Carlyle of Kearney, Missouri drove to his eighth heat win of the year over Bill Small and Rodney Schweizer. The final B-mod heat went to Brett Wood for his second heat win ahead of point’s leader Jacob Ebert in second and Olen Stephens.
Heat races continued with the Street Stocks for a pair of preliminary events. Last week’s feature winner, Jay Prevete of Windsor, Missouri took the checkers in heat one ahead of Clayton Campbell and Gary Akers. For heat two, Troy Turley of Knob Noster, Missouri captured his fourth heat win over Joshua Guy and Zack Smith.
In the opening USRA Modified heat, Gunner Martin of Independence, Missouri rolled to his sixth heat victory by crossing the finish line in front of Tim Karrick and Brian Johnson. Jim Moody of Odessa, Missouri dominated heat two with his fifth win of the season ahead of Jason Bodenhamer and Lewis Jackson. The final preliminary heat of the night saw Kevin Blackburn of Fulton, Missouri beating Ronnie Woods and Nick Pence to the finish.
After the intermission break, the main events rolled onto the speedway with the Pure Stocks returning for their 10-lap event. Point’s leader Jeremiah Wilson elected to start at the tail of the field. Darrin Christy and Derek Williams started the main event up front with Christy leading early with heavy pressure from sixth-starting Byron Glotzbach on the high side.
A yellow flag appeared early on in the event to slow the pace. On the restart, Christy led Glotzbach and Wilson inside the top three. By lap four, Glotzbach switched lines and grabbed the lead with Christy and Williams left to battle for second. By lap five, Wilson made his way to the top six. Williams then tried to stay with Glotzbach as Johnson, Detherage, Christy and Wilson battled for a top-five spot.
On lap seven, Jason Ballard had a hard hit with the front stretch wall and although he was unhappy with the situation, the driver was okay. For the restart, Glotzbach was the leader with Wilson, Johnson, Christy, and Detherage inside the top five.
Derek Williams of Higginsville, Missouri came to life on the restart and grabbed the lead from Detherage coming for the white flag. Detherage also moved forward in the closing laps. In the end, Williams secured his first-ever CMS victory ahead of Glotzbach, Detherage, Johnson, Christy, and Wilson who advanced to sixth.
Troy Carlyle and Cody Frazon set sail from the front row of the 15-lap B-Mod feature with Carlyle quickly assuming the lead ahead of Frazon, Brett Wood, and Jacob Ebert. A string of early caution flags appeared through the first four laps before drivers settled into a race rhythm.
Up front, Carlyle maintained his lead through the restarts with heavy pressure from Frazon, in search of a main-event win. Ebert and Wood also had an intense battle for third behind the lead pair. The next several laps were action-packed with battles for position all throughout the field.
The final three laps of the event saw Carlyle and Frazon breakaway from the battle for third as Ebert was able to maintain his position in front of Wood who remained fourth. Frazon searched high and low for a way around Carlyle but in the end had to settle for the runner-up spot behind Carlyle as he secured his third win of the year. Behind Frazon in second was Jacob Ebert followed by Brett Wood, Jason Billups, and Bill Small.
The Street Stock main event began with Troy Turley and Jay Prevete showing the way until an early race yellow flew for Kyle Guy, who had stopped in the hot lane on the back stretch. At lap one after the restart; Turley led Prevete, Campbell, Joshua Guy, and Gary Akers inside the top five.
When the field came back around for lap two, Brett Wood had a hard hit with the front-stretch wall and while the car was heavily damaged, Wood let the fans and family know he was okay. When the race resumed, Turley led Campbell, Prevete, Akers, and Brian Inlow with two laps down.
As Campbell and Prevete raced hard for second, Turley built up a fairly sizeable lead over both drivers. Meanwhile, Chad Eickleberry made his way to the top five just behind Joshua Guy by lap five. For the remaining laps, Turley, Campbell, and Prevete were evenly matched and began to pull away from the rest of the field behind them.
In the race’s late stages, Turley had his #2 Street Stock hooked up to carry the race through to the checkers despite Campbell putting heavy pressure on him in several attempts to grab the lead. However, at the finish it was Turley picking up his first win of the year by inches at the line. Prevete ran third with Guy, Akers, and Chad Eickleberry rounding out the top six.
Kevin Blackburn and Gunner Martin led the field of ‘Mighty’ Modifieds to the initial green flag for the final main event of the night with previous main event winners Jim Moody and Tim Karrick close behind them. After a pair of early race cautions slowed the field. Lewis Jackson and Danny Scrogham were early retirees from the event.
One of the early cautions involved Brian Johnson, who received two flat tires during the second caution flag. Johnson reported to the infield hot pit area with several crew members from various teams lending a hand to change both left side flats. Johnson made it back out in time to rejoin the field at the back of the pack when racing resumed.
For the next 10 laps drivers were able to maneuver just about anywhere they wanted in search of advancing through the field. Tim Karrick of Basehor, Kansas ran strong to reel in Blackburn and began pressuring him for the lead along with Moody in the early laps. Jason Bodenhamer joined the drivers up front and also began to come forward.
With Blackburn fading just a bit both Karrick and Moody made the pass on the Fulton, Missouri driver to take over first and second from him. Bodenhamer also shot past Blackburn making for a tight battle near the top of the running order. Terry Beckham pulled off shortly after a quick yellow flag for Steve Twenter slowed the field for a lap-twelve restart, Twenter was unable to restart when racing resumed.
Karrick held the lead with Moody and Bodenhamer just behind him for the second half of the race, which was just as exciting as the first half of the event. Moody searched for a way around Karrick over the next several laps as the leaders threaded their way through some of the lapped cars.
The top five wasn’t the only place for close competition though as Gunner Martin and Blackburn raced hard to stay within reach of the leaders. Ronnie Woods of Mexico, Missouri, Kyle Covert, Nick Pence along with Tad Davis all had solid runs inside the top ten. Later in the race Brian Johnson was making his way back up through the field after his earlier visit to the hot pit area. Terry Beckham and Luke Feeback were early retirees at this point in the event.
On lap 20, Moody really began to put the pressure on Karrick for the lead but coming off turn two and turn four Karrick carried his strong momentum out of the turns to maintain his lead despite Moody’s repeated attempts to take command.
In the end, Karrick triumphed for his third main-event win of the year and first since late spring. Moody had to settle for second on this night with Bodenhamer coming away with another solid run inside the top three. Gunner Martin held on to fourth with hard-charging Brian Johnson making his way back to the top five in the closing laps for fifth. Blackburn, Woods, Pence, Tad Davis, and Covert rounded out the top ten.
One final weekend at CMS remains on the schedule as the Labor Day Weekend is fast approaching for the 2015 season two-night finale on Saturday, September 5th and Sunday, September 6th. Just as its done since 1998, CMS has an exciting weekend of action planned for the holiday weekend. Several different car classes will compete throughout the two-night event.
Among the events scheduled is a pair of $1,500-to-Win USRA Modified main events both nights, paying $180 just to start! Season points will end for the Street Stock, B-Mod, and Pure Stock divisions on Saturday, September 5th, both Saturday and Sunday will be track points-earning nights and USRA points-earning nights for Modifieds. Also on the bill throughout the weekend, ULMA Late Models join in on the action for Saturday the 5th while USRA B-Mods, Allstar Midgets, and $750-to-Win Lightning Sprints close out the weekend on Sunday, the 6th.
All Labor Day weekend information is online at www.centralmissourispeedway.net. Look for the “Labor Day Weekend Race Info Headquarters” tab from the main page. There you will find a frequently asked questions document, an event flyer, admission, race program, and payout information along with much more general information about racing on both nights.
On race day, call the Track Report Line for general information at (660) 747-2166. Follow us on Twitter @CMSgoing_green. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pages/Central-Missouri-Speedway. CMS may also be found on Instagram.
Pit Gates open at 4:30, Admission Gates open at 5, driver’s pill draw cutoff is at 6:15 (no passing points awarded to driver if late draw), Drivers Meeting at 6:30, Hot Laps at 7, and Racing at 7:30! Special event pricing is in effect for both September 5th and 6th with General Admission Adults $15, Military/Students w/ID $12, Seniors 65 and over $12, Kids 6 to 12 years $5, all children 5 and under free! Permanently confined to wheelchair, free! All weekly racing pit passes are $35. On race day call the track report line at 660-747-2166.
CMS is located just past the round-a-bout on Hwy 13 three and a half miles north of Warrensburg, Missouri from the junction of Highways 50 and 13. From the Interstate 70 Higginsville/Warrensburg Hwy 13 exit, the track is located 12.5 miles south on Hwy 13.
CMS thanks its primary sponsors for their support this season! Cliff Harris Warrensburg Ford, Budweiser, KMZU 100.7 FM, Sunoco Race Fuels, Pepsi, KMMO FM 102.9, Midwest Coatings, Better Country KIX 105.7 FM, Comfort Inn Warrensburg Station, 610 Sports Radio Kansas City, KRLI FM 103.9 & KAOL 101.3 FM The Grenade, Heartland Waste, and ‘Today’s New Hit Country’ 95.3 FM KDKD.
This year’s list of outstanding business partners includes: Victory Trophies & Plaques, Roundabout Café, Batliner Recycling, RockAuto.com, DQ Grill & Chill of Warrensburg, Blue Springs Chiropractic, Economy Lumber, Brooks Automotive LLC, Kleinschmidt’s Western Store, OK Tire Stores, Eickleberry Concrete & Construction, Finish Line Performance, Wolf Tire Service, Rod End Supply, JA Performance and Outdoor Services, Seeburg Mufflers, RockAuto.com, and RacinDirt.com.
Main Event Finishes for 8-29-15
PURE STOCKS
1st- 3w-Derek Williams, Higginsville
2nd- 59-Byron Glotzbach, Topeka, KS
3rd- 25jr-Rodger Detherage, Windsor
4th- 3-Don Johnson, Overland Park, KS
5th- 3b-Darrin Christy, Kansas City, KS
6th- 58-Jeremiah Wilson, Concordia
7th- 50jr-Leroy Morrison, Raymore
8th- 51-Rob Gard, Warrensburg
9th- 05-Jason Ballard, Holden
10th- 3a-Amanda Sammons, Independence
DNS- 3c-Jason Cochran, Kansas City, KS
DNS- b51-Krew Walburn, Emporia, KS
B-MODS
1st- 44-Troy Carlyle, Kearney
2nd- 73-Cody Frazon, LaMonte
3rd- 94-Jacob Ebert, Oak Grove
4th- 77b-Brett Wood, Warrensburg
5th- 33j-Jason Billups, Holt
6th- 28s-Bill Small, Holden
7th- 12-Olen Stephens, Warrensburg
8th- 77-Ernie Walker, Sedalia
9th- 44d-Dean Truelove, Blue Springs
10th- 14-Kameron Grindstaff, Independence
11th- 20-Michael Bixby, Harrisonville
12th- 47w-Terry Wilburn, Holden
13th- 50jr-Leroy Morrison, Raymore
14th- 10-Johnny McGinnis, Hardin
15th- 72-Brad Moore, Urich
DNS- 9-Don Marrs, Shawnee, KS
DNS- 23t-Tim Smith, Concordia
DQ- 74-Rodney Schweizer, KC, KS
STREET STOCKS
1st- 2-Troy Turley, Knob Noster
2nd- 30c-Clayton Campbell, Otterville
3rd- 25-Jay Prevete, Windsor
4th- 33-Josh Guy, Knob Noster
5th- 4-Gary Akers, Independence
6th- 09-Chad Eickleberry, Warrensburg
7th- 43-Brian Inlow, Concordia
8th- 12-Zack Smith, Centertown
9th- 53k-Larry Norris, Holden
10th- 60x-Casey Meads, Clinton
11th- 7-Brett Wood, Warrensburg
12th- 03-Kyle Guy, Warrensburg
USRA MODIFIEDS
1st- 1k-Tim Karrick, Basehor, KS
2nd- 00-Jim Moody, Odessa
3rd- 03-Jason Bodenhamer, Centerview
4th- 75-Gunner Martin, Blue Springs
5th- 97k-Brian Johnson, Independence
6th- 26k-Kevin Blackburn, Fulton
7th- 53-Ronnie Woods, Mexico
8th- 32p-Nick Pence, Raymore
9th- 75b-Tad Davis, Mt. Hope, KS
10th- 7d7-Kyle Covert, Topeka, KS
11th- 14-Kyle Graves, Fulton
12th- 00p-Justin Plumb, Peculiar
13th- 22x-Luke Feeback, Harrisonville
14th- 209-Josiah Stephens, Grain Valley
15th- 118-Terry Beckham II, Webb City
16th- 23-Steve Twenter, Sedalia
17th- 3j-Lewis Jackson, Wellsville, KS
18th- 92-Danny Scrogham, Peculiar
DNS- 30-Dalton Kirk, Edgerton, KS