Clint Brown
April 4, 2005
Centerview, MO's Jason Bodenhamer and Springfield, MO's Terry Phillips kicked off the O'Reilly MLRA 2005 Thunder Tour the way that they had hoped coming home with wins during the 3rd Annual Azalea Shootout at Outlaw Motor Speedway in Muskogee, OK on April 1 and 2.
Bodenhamer was the first to lay claim on a win during the new season with the win on Friday night in a borrowed car. Still working to finish a new machine for 2005 Bodenhamer began the night right by holding off Salisaw, Oklahoma's Raymond Merrill for the third heat win. The win would not come easy as he battled first heat victor Terry Phillips to pick up the win in the A feature. Creighton, MO's David Turner, 2nd heat winner Gary Stolba, and Mike Brown followed the front pair across the line to round out the top five.
Saturday rolled off and defending O'Reilly MLRA champion Alan Vaughn quickly jumped to the point to set the pace, but his time at the front was short lived. David Turner made the lap four move around the frontrunner to take over the top spot. With Turner to the front it was time for the rest of the field to set chase after him and Phillips proved to be up to the task as he stayed with the leader shadowing his every move. Lap 28 became the undoing for Turner as his left rear tire shredded causing the caution to fly and putting Phillips to the front of the pack. Phillips tried to distance himself from the field, but former champion Al Purkey was to have none of it and pushed Phillips for the position at every spot on the track. Unfortunately for Purkey there wasn't enough time to get to the front and he had to settle for the runner up spot as Phillips raced under the checkered flag and the win. Following the front duo to the stripe were Gary Stolba, Jason Bodenhamer and Bryon Allison to complete the top five runners.
Next up for the O'Reilly MLRA 2005 Thunder Tour is the first stop of the year to Winston Speedway in Winston, MO on April 16 for their opening night of racing action for 2005.
For the latest news and information on the O'Reilly MLRA 2005 Thunder Tour visit www.mlraracing.com
Full Results
3rd Annual Azalea Shootout Night #1
Outlaw Motor Speedway
April 1, 2005
Heat 1
1) Terry Phillips, 2) Ryan McAninch, 3) David Turner, 4) Dwayne Hottinger, 5) David Barker, 6) Mike Brown, 7) CJ Lyle, 8) Dan Leatherman, 9) Michael Wilson
Heat 2
1) Gary Stolba, 2) Bryon Allison, 3) Al Purkey, 4) Charlie Randolph, 5) Shane Essary, 6) Larry Clawson, 7) Brett LaFollette, 8) Dan Pablo, 9) Shad Badder
Heat 3
1) Jason Bodenhamer, 2) Raymond Merrill, 3) Gary Gorby, 4) Chad Broach, 5) Alan Vaughn, 6) Jimmy Morris, 7) Gary Billings, 8) Terry Melton, 9) Eldon Bales, 10) Bill Street
A Feature
1) Jason Bodenhamer, 2) Terry Phillips, 3) David Turner, 4) Gary Stolba, 5) Mike Brown, 6) Alan Vaughn, 7) Gary Gorby, 8) CJ Lyle, 9) Shane Essary, 10) Al Purkey, 11) Charlie Randolph, 12) Chad Broach, 13) David Barker, 14) Gary Billings, 15) Bryon Allison, 16) Dwayne Hottinger, 17) Larry Clawson, 18) Raymond Merrill, 19) Ryan McAninch, 20) Dan Leatherman, 21) Brett LaFollette, 22) Jimmy Morris, 23) Shad Badder
Chase Race Decals Hard Luck Award: Larry Clawson
Performance Bodies 5th Place Award: Mike Brown
Leaf Racewear Qualifiers Award: Terry Melton, Michael Wilson
Full Results
3rd Annual Azalea Shootout Night #2
Outlaw Motor Speedway
April 2, 2005
Heat 1
1) Charlie Randolph, 2) Mike Brown, 3) Chad Broach, 4) CJ Lyle, 5) Shane Essary, 6) Terry Phillips, 7) Jimmy Morris, 8) Dan Leatherman
Heat 2
1) Jason Bodenhamer, 2) Alan Vaughn, 3) Bryon Allison, 4) Dan Pablo, 5) Gary Gorby, 6) Terry Melton, 7) Ryan McAninch
Heat 3
1) David Barker, 2) Raymond Merrill, 3) Al Purkey, 4) David Turner, 5) Shad Badder, 6) Gary Stolba, 7) Michael Wilson
A Feature
1) Terry Phillips, 2) Al Purkey, 3) Gary Stolba, 4) Jason Bodenhamer, 5) Bryon Allison, 6) Mike Brown, 7) Alan Vaughn, 8) David Barker, 9) Raymond Merrill, 10) David Turner, 11) Charlie Randolph, 12) CJ Lyle, 13) Dan Pablo, 14) Shane Essary, 15) Jimmy Morris, 16) Shad Badder, 17) Gary Gorby, 18) Dan Leatherman, 19) Chad Broach, 20) Michael Wilson, 21) Ryan McAninch, 22) Terry Melton
Chase Race Decals Hard Luck Award: CJ Lyle
Performance Bodies 5th Place Award: Bryon Allison
Leaf Racewear Qualifiers Award: Ryan McAninch, Shane Essary
2005 Thunder Tour Sponsors: O'Reilly Auto Parts, Hoosier Race Tire, Hatfield Racing Engines, Larry Shaw Race Cars, Afco, GRT Race Cars, The Driveline Shop, Intensitee, Sunoco Race Fuels, Weld Wheels, Chase Race Decals, Gameday Trophy, Bodee's Race Bodies, Smitty's Racing Engines, Duralite, Holley, Lunati, Rod End Supply, Schoenfeld Headers, Kluhsman Racing Components, Performance Race Bodies, ATL Fuel Cells, Leaf Racewear
April 4, 2005
Centerview, MO's Jason Bodenhamer and Springfield, MO's Terry Phillips kicked off the O'Reilly MLRA 2005 Thunder Tour the way that they had hoped coming home with wins during the 3rd Annual Azalea Shootout at Outlaw Motor Speedway in Muskogee, OK on April 1 and 2.
Bodenhamer was the first to lay claim on a win during the new season with the win on Friday night in a borrowed car. Still working to finish a new machine for 2005 Bodenhamer began the night right by holding off Salisaw, Oklahoma's Raymond Merrill for the third heat win. The win would not come easy as he battled first heat victor Terry Phillips to pick up the win in the A feature. Creighton, MO's David Turner, 2nd heat winner Gary Stolba, and Mike Brown followed the front pair across the line to round out the top five.
Saturday rolled off and defending O'Reilly MLRA champion Alan Vaughn quickly jumped to the point to set the pace, but his time at the front was short lived. David Turner made the lap four move around the frontrunner to take over the top spot. With Turner to the front it was time for the rest of the field to set chase after him and Phillips proved to be up to the task as he stayed with the leader shadowing his every move. Lap 28 became the undoing for Turner as his left rear tire shredded causing the caution to fly and putting Phillips to the front of the pack. Phillips tried to distance himself from the field, but former champion Al Purkey was to have none of it and pushed Phillips for the position at every spot on the track. Unfortunately for Purkey there wasn't enough time to get to the front and he had to settle for the runner up spot as Phillips raced under the checkered flag and the win. Following the front duo to the stripe were Gary Stolba, Jason Bodenhamer and Bryon Allison to complete the top five runners.
Next up for the O'Reilly MLRA 2005 Thunder Tour is the first stop of the year to Winston Speedway in Winston, MO on April 16 for their opening night of racing action for 2005.
For the latest news and information on the O'Reilly MLRA 2005 Thunder Tour visit www.mlraracing.com
Full Results
3rd Annual Azalea Shootout Night #1
Outlaw Motor Speedway
April 1, 2005
Heat 1
1) Terry Phillips, 2) Ryan McAninch, 3) David Turner, 4) Dwayne Hottinger, 5) David Barker, 6) Mike Brown, 7) CJ Lyle, 8) Dan Leatherman, 9) Michael Wilson
Heat 2
1) Gary Stolba, 2) Bryon Allison, 3) Al Purkey, 4) Charlie Randolph, 5) Shane Essary, 6) Larry Clawson, 7) Brett LaFollette, 8) Dan Pablo, 9) Shad Badder
Heat 3
1) Jason Bodenhamer, 2) Raymond Merrill, 3) Gary Gorby, 4) Chad Broach, 5) Alan Vaughn, 6) Jimmy Morris, 7) Gary Billings, 8) Terry Melton, 9) Eldon Bales, 10) Bill Street
A Feature
1) Jason Bodenhamer, 2) Terry Phillips, 3) David Turner, 4) Gary Stolba, 5) Mike Brown, 6) Alan Vaughn, 7) Gary Gorby, 8) CJ Lyle, 9) Shane Essary, 10) Al Purkey, 11) Charlie Randolph, 12) Chad Broach, 13) David Barker, 14) Gary Billings, 15) Bryon Allison, 16) Dwayne Hottinger, 17) Larry Clawson, 18) Raymond Merrill, 19) Ryan McAninch, 20) Dan Leatherman, 21) Brett LaFollette, 22) Jimmy Morris, 23) Shad Badder
Chase Race Decals Hard Luck Award: Larry Clawson
Performance Bodies 5th Place Award: Mike Brown
Leaf Racewear Qualifiers Award: Terry Melton, Michael Wilson
Full Results
3rd Annual Azalea Shootout Night #2
Outlaw Motor Speedway
April 2, 2005
Heat 1
1) Charlie Randolph, 2) Mike Brown, 3) Chad Broach, 4) CJ Lyle, 5) Shane Essary, 6) Terry Phillips, 7) Jimmy Morris, 8) Dan Leatherman
Heat 2
1) Jason Bodenhamer, 2) Alan Vaughn, 3) Bryon Allison, 4) Dan Pablo, 5) Gary Gorby, 6) Terry Melton, 7) Ryan McAninch
Heat 3
1) David Barker, 2) Raymond Merrill, 3) Al Purkey, 4) David Turner, 5) Shad Badder, 6) Gary Stolba, 7) Michael Wilson
A Feature
1) Terry Phillips, 2) Al Purkey, 3) Gary Stolba, 4) Jason Bodenhamer, 5) Bryon Allison, 6) Mike Brown, 7) Alan Vaughn, 8) David Barker, 9) Raymond Merrill, 10) David Turner, 11) Charlie Randolph, 12) CJ Lyle, 13) Dan Pablo, 14) Shane Essary, 15) Jimmy Morris, 16) Shad Badder, 17) Gary Gorby, 18) Dan Leatherman, 19) Chad Broach, 20) Michael Wilson, 21) Ryan McAninch, 22) Terry Melton
Chase Race Decals Hard Luck Award: CJ Lyle
Performance Bodies 5th Place Award: Bryon Allison
Leaf Racewear Qualifiers Award: Ryan McAninch, Shane Essary
2005 Thunder Tour Sponsors: O'Reilly Auto Parts, Hoosier Race Tire, Hatfield Racing Engines, Larry Shaw Race Cars, Afco, GRT Race Cars, The Driveline Shop, Intensitee, Sunoco Race Fuels, Weld Wheels, Chase Race Decals, Gameday Trophy, Bodee's Race Bodies, Smitty's Racing Engines, Duralite, Holley, Lunati, Rod End Supply, Schoenfeld Headers, Kluhsman Racing Components, Performance Race Bodies, ATL Fuel Cells, Leaf Racewear
