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By Troy Harrison
The AAA Missouri State Fair Races closed out Sunday night with John Anderson taking a hard-fought victory in the 30-lap O’Reilly Midwest Late Model Racing Association feature event, while Brian Brown topped a stellar field of 360 Sprint Cars from the O’Reilly Winged Outlaw Warriors and the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series’ Midwest Division.
Prerace buzz in the Late Model Division was about late model legend Billy Moyer Jr., who was attempting to win his third feature of the weekend at Sedalia. Already having copped a Friday night MSRA win and the MLRA feature at Lucas Oil Speedway on Saturday, Moyer was predicted by many to use his inside second row starting spot to take yet another MLRA feature. It didn’t work out that way.
From the start, polesitter Will “The Thrill” Vaught pulled out to a commanding lead and held off challenges from both Moyer and Al Humphrey in the early going. A lap 14 caution proved to be the turning point in the race, as Moyer pitted with a flat right front tire and Anderson moved up to Vaught’s rear bumper on the restart. On lap 18, Anderson powered by Vaught, who was able to hold on for second over a charging Terry Phillips, who advanced from a 15th starting spot.
In Victory Lane, Anderson said, “I didn’t know if we’d be a factor or not. We were way too tight in the first 10 laps, and then the track kind of came back to us. It’s always a great thing to beat Moyer, though, especially after he snookered me with a couple of laps to go last night!”
Humphrey turned in a stellar run to finish fourth, followed by Tony Jackson Jr., Joe Kosiski, Bryant Goldsmith, Moyer, Jeremy Payne, and Pat Doar. In all, 44 late models and 30 Sprints checked into the Sedalia pits.
In the Sprint car portion of the doubleheader, it looked early as if the night might be an Omaha benefit. At the green, Jack Dover appeared to be as intent on winning as fellow Omahan Anderson. However, Brown, who has visited Sedalia’s victory lane on numerous occasions, tracked Dover down and passed him on the fourth lap. From there, it was a matter of working traffic and surviving three restarts before Brown took the checkers. “It just feels great to get SuperClean and Factory Motor Parts back into Victory Lane,” a sleep-deprived Brown told us. “We just got in from Jackson, Minnesota, at 9 AM this morning, and none of us have had more than about an hour and a half of sleep. This is a great pick-me-up, though – none of us looks really tired right now!”
Behind Brown, a spirited battle waged for positions 2nd through 4th between Dover, Jesse Hockett, and Randy Martin. Over the course of the 25 laps, those three shared those positions in all possible combinations. At the finish, however, Hockett emerged in second, with Martin third and Dover fourth. Rounding out the top ten were Jonathan Cornell, John Corbin, Chad Humston, Josh Fisher, Austen Wheatley, and Mark Shirshekan. The race had one red flag incident, a lap 2 flip by Cody Baker. Baker was unhurt, but his machine was unable to continue.
RESULTS
MLRA Late Models
Tompkins Industries Consolation Race #1 Results
1. Jason Bodenhamer (Centerview, MO), 2. Eric Turner (Hermitage, MO), 3. Mark Voigt (Marine, IL), 4. Mike Collins (Council Bluffs, IA), 5. Larry Clawson (N Kansas City, MO), 6. Brett Wood (Warrensburg, MO), 7. Larry Jones (Eldrado Springs, MO), 8. Richard Weber (Kirksville, MO), 9. Carl Edwards Sr (Columbia, MO), 10. Zachary Goulden (Gladstone, MO), 11. Chris Fetter (Troy, MO), 12. John Farmer (Clinton, MO), 13. Brantlee Gotschall (Nevada, MO), 14. Bob King (Independence, MO)
Lucas Cattle Company Consolation Race #2 Results
1. Chris Smyser (Lancaster, MO), 2. David Turner (Adrian, MO), 3. Alan Vaughn (Belton, MO), 4. Ricky Frankel (Quincy, IL), 5. Rylan Long (Greenfield, MO), 6. JD Hubert (Cross Timbers, MO), 7. Joe Walkenhorst (Lees Summit, MO), 8. Steve Johnson (Joplin, MO), 9. Bill Koons (Omaha, NE), 10. Scott Koskovich (Omaha, NE), 11. Chris Hawkins (Neosho, MO), 12. Dave Conkwright (Manhatten, KS), 13. Brandon McCormick (Lebanon, MO), 14. Shad Badder (Oak Grove, MO)
Sunoco Race Fuels Heat Race #1 Results
1. John Anderson (Omaha, NE), 2. Evan Hubert (Cross Timbers, MO), 3. Al Humphrey (Giltner, NE), 4. Eric Turner (Hermitage, MO), 5. JD Hubert (Cross Timbers, MO), 6. Ricky Frankel (Quincy, IL), 7. Alan Vaughn (Belton, MO), 8. Scott Koskovich (Omaha, NE), 9. John Farmer (Clinton, MO)
Hoosier Race Tires Heat Race #2 Results
1. Al Purkey (Coffeyville, KS), 2. Dave Eckrich (Oxford, IA), 3. Brad Looney (Republic, MO), 4. Joe Walkenhorst (Lees Summit, MO), 5. Bob King (Independence, MO), 6. Richard Weber (Kirksville, MO), 7. Carl Edwards Sr (Columbia, MO), 8. Larry Clawson (N Kansas City, MO), 9. Dave Conkwright (Manhatten, KS)
Country Mart Heat Race #3 Results
1. Andrew McKay (Minneapolis, MN), 2. Joe Kosiski (Omaha, NE), 3. Terry Phillips (Springfield, MO), 4. Brantlee Gotschall (Nevada, MO), 5. Mark Voigt (Marine, IL), 6. Rylan Long (Greenfield, MO), 7. Brett Wood (Warrensburg, MO), 8. Shad Badder (Oak Grove, MO), 9. Mike Collins (Council Bluffs, IA)
Power Train Industries Heat Race #4 Results
1. Tony Jackson Jr. (Lebanon, MO), 2. Billy Moyer (Batesville, AR), 3. Matt Johnson (Archie, MO), 4. Chris Smyser (Lancaster, MO), 5. David Turner (Adrian, MO), 6. Larry Jones (Eldrado Springs, MO), 7. Steve Johnson (Joplin, MO), 8. Zachary Goulden (Gladstone, MO), 9. Brandon McCormick (Lebanon, MO)
Impact Signs Heat Race #5 Results
1. Will Vaught (Crane, MO), 2. Jeremy Payne (Springfield, MO), 3. Pat Doar (New Richmond, WI), 4. Bryant Goldsmith (Corning, IA), 5. Jason Bodenhamer (Centerview, MO), 6. Chris Hawkins (Neosho, MO), 7. Chris Fetter (Troy, MO), 8. Bill Koons (Omaha, NE)
Feature:
1. John Anderson
2. Will Vaught
3. Terry Phillips
4. Al Humphrey
5. Tony Jackson Jr.
6. Joe Kosiski
7. Bryant Goldsmith
8. Billy Moyer, Jr.
9. Jeremy Payne
10. Pat Doar
11. Matt Johnson
12. Chris Smyser
13. Alan Vaughn
14. Jason Bodenhamer
15. David Turner
16. Eric Turner
17. Larry Clawson
18. Evan Hubert
19. Mike Collins
20. Mark Voigt
21. Andrew McKay
22. Al Purkey
23. Dave Eckrich
24. Brad Looney
MLRA Contingency Award Winners
Tanner Racing Products by MB -J.D. Hubert
Performance Bodies Nosepiece Award-Tony Jackson Jr.
BSB Manufacturing Product Certificate-Brett Wood
KRC Product Award-Chris Smyser
WOW/ASCS Midwest Sprint Cars
1st Heat-8 laps
1. 14 Randy Martin-California, MO(4) 2. 21 Brian Brown - Grain Valley, MO(7) 3. 3P Rusty Potter-Boonville, MO(5) 4. 19 Mitchell Moore-Edgerton, KS(2) 5. 33 Austin Alumbaugh-Higginsville, MO(6) 6. 18V Tim Newman-Cameron, MO(3) 7. 9C Tony Crank - Sedalia, MO(1) 8. 48 David Brown- Marshall, MO(DNS)
2nd Heat- 8 laps
1. 86x Josh Fisher-Smithton, MO(1) 2. 38 Cody Baker-Lone Jack, MO(2) 3. 75 Tyler Blank-California, MO(6) 4. 43 Frank Brown - Marshall, MO(3) 5. 18W Chris Walker-Oak Grove, MO(8) 6. 72 Curtis Boyer-New Haven, MO(5) 7. 11C Dakota Carroll-LaMonte, MO(4)-DNF
3rd Heat-8 laps
1. 44W Austen Wheatley-Lake Stevens, WA(1) 2. 13 Jesse Hockett-Warsaw, MO(3) 3. 86 Don Droud Jr.-Lincoln, NE(4) 4. 1M Chad Humston-Giltner, NE(5) 5. 3 Mark Shirshekan-Farmington, MO(7) 6. 21H Terry Hinck-Boonville, MO(2) 7. 24 Lanny Carpenter-Clarksburg, MO(6) 8. 46M Dusty Murray-Topeka, KS(8)
4th Heat-8 laps
1. 4 Jon Corbin-Carrollton, MO(4) 2. 24A Jack Dover-Springfield, NE(3) 3. 28 Jonathan Cornell-Sedalia, MO(5) 4. 10 Mike Trent-Rocheport, MO(2) 5. 19S Steven Cross-Appleton City, MO(1) 6. 2D Jeff Lowery-Eagle, NE(7) 7. 93 Taylor Walton-Warrensburg, MO(6) 8. 165 Haley Arnold-Sedalia, MO(8)
B Feature-12 laps
1. 33 Austin Alumbaugh-Higginsville, MO(1) 2. 19 Mitchell Moore-Edgerton, KS(2) 3. 2D Jeff Lowery-Eagle, NE(4) 4. 72 Curtis Boyer-New Haven, MO(6) 5. 10 Mike Trent-Rocheport, MO(3) 6. 82 Jason Danley-Lincoln, NE(14) 7. 21H Terry Hinck-Boonville, MO(8) 8. 19S Steven Cross-Appleton City, MO(5) 9. 24 Lanny Carpenter-Clarksburg, MO(9) 10. 18V Tim Newman-Cameron, MO(7) 11. 93 Taylor Walton-Warrensburg, MO(10) 12. 46M Dusty Murray-Topeka, KS(12) 13. 9C Tony Crank - Sedalia, MO(15) 14. 11C Dakota Carroll-LaMonte, MO(11) 15. 165 Haley Arnold-Sedalia, MO(13) 16. 48 David Brown- Marshall, MO(DNS)
1. Brian Brown
2. Jesse Hockett
3. Randy Martin
4. Jack Dover
5. Jonathan Cornell
6. Jon Corbin
7. Chad Humston
8. Josh Fisher
9. Austen Wheatley
10. Mark Shirshekan
11. Austin Alumbaugh
12. Jason Danley
13. Tyler Blank
14. Terry Hinck
15. Mitchell Moore
16. Frank Brown
17. Chris Walker
18. Jeff Lowry
19. Curtis Boyer
20. Steven Cross
21. Mike Trent
22. Don Droud, Jr.
23. Rusty Potter
24. Cody Baker
