By David Darnell
After a one day postponement for rain, the Malden Speedway concluded it's 2003 season with a successful 2nd Annual Cotton Boll Cup. Including late additions, there were a track record 160 cars from 7 states entered in the event. Jeff Floyd put on a show in leading all 40 laps of the $5,000 to win Late Model feature. Robby Arnold moved up from the third row to take the Modified cup. Scott Tracer took the checkered in the Hobby Stock feature.
Jared Wagster led from start to finish to take the Pure Street title. Scott Austin and Darrell Ham returned to victory lane in the Cruiser feature.
Jeff Floyd took the lead from the outside front row and never trailed in the Late Model feature. Floyd and Jerry Buck quickly separated themselves from the rest of the field. The first 27 laps were ran caution free and the lead pair had a half lap lead on the third place car and had lapped 10 of the 19 car field. On the lap 27 restart following the race's first caution, Dane Dacus and Jerry Buck got together in turn two, with Buck's car making a sharp right turn into the oncoming cars. With no place to go, Buck's
teammate, Steve Rushin collided with him, causing Buck's car to roll over.
Although Buck would return to the race a couple of laps later his shot for the title was ended. On the second try at a restart, Billy James and Carey Conaway got together in the same spot, ending Conaway's run and any shot James had at victory. On lap 28, Joey Mack moved into second, but never seriously challenged Floyd the final 12 laps. Brian Wolfmeir moved up from the 11th starting position to take third. Steve Rushin also was a hardcharger, capturing fourth after starting 14th. Frank Martin
rounded out the top five.
Jeff Sloan and Steve Rushin won the B-Mains. Friday night's heats were won by Conaway, Floyd, Buck, and James.
LATE MODELS
28 Entries - 19 Start Feature
1. F1 Jeff Floyd Walnut Ridge, AR
2. 97M Joey Mack Benton
3. 441 Brian Wolfmeir House Springs, MO
4. 14 Jr. Steve Rushin Poplar Bluff
5. 25 Frank Martin Duquoin, IL
6. 54 Dane Dacus Arlington, TN
7. 5 Jr. Billy James Sikeston
8. 99 Todd Hall Charleston
9. 81 Gary Beard Truman, AR
10. 4GH Jeff Sloan West Frankfort, IL
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Robby Arnold started fifth and patiently moved up to win the Modified Feature. Jared Wagster and Bart Richardson opened the race in the lead. They built a modest margin on the field early. Richardson took the lead on lap 4, and following a 2 lap side by side battle, Wagster regained the lead on lap 6. On lap 10, Arnold began making his move to the front. He picked off a position on each the 10th, 11th and 12th laps to move into second. Arnold got a good jump on a lap 17 restart following caution to take the lead from Wagster. Richardson, Jeff Greene, and Wagster put on a pitched battle for second before Richardson took the spot on lap 19.
Richardson closed to Arnold's rear bumper but could get no closer. Wagster held on for third. Peyton Taylor made a late run to take fourth. Scooter Scruggs moved up from the 22nd starting position to take fifth.
Jeff Cone, Shannon Brack, and Jeremy Russell won the B-Mains. Friday's heat winners were Greg King, Wagster, Greene, Richardson, Arnold, and James Hartman.
MODIFIEDS
45 Entries - 24 Start Feature
1. 49 Robby Arnold Paragould, AR
2. 1 Bart Richardson Bradford, TN
3. 10 Jared Wagster Portageville
4. C5 Peyton Taylor Batesville, AR
5. 43 Scooter Scruggs Little Rock, AR
6. 99T Eric Turner Hermitage, MO
7. 99R Jeff Greene Paragould, AR
8. G1 Tony Anglin Hoxie, AR
9. 02 Robert Powers Campbell
10. 45 Jeremy Conner Essex
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Scott Tracer started on the pole and led throughout the Hobby Stock
feature.
Although Tracer led all 25 laps, he never built a lead with any
breathing
room. Early in the race, Claudie Cook was hounding Tracer. Jason
Pennington grabbed the second spot from Cook on lap five and closed to
Tracer's bumper by lap 6. From that point on, Pennington and Cook were
lurking just behind Tracer. Pennington held off Cook for second. Jeff
Greene
outdueled Tim Winchester for fourth.The field was very evenly matched,
as
evidenced by the fact the final 18 laps were run under green and Tracer
was
still a half lap away from any lapped traffic. Great show by the whole
field.
Keith Adamson and Jesse Brotherton won the twin B-Mains. Heat winners
from
Friday were Tracer, Cook, Pennington, and Peyton Taylor.
HOBBY STOCK
37 Entries - 20 Start Feature
1. 94 Scott Tracer Rector, AR
2. 21JP Jason Pennington Qulin
3. 54 Claudie Cook Portageville
4. 9x Jeff Greene Paragould, AR
5. 30/30 Tim Winchester Gideon
6. 27M Glenn Griffin Rutherford, TN
7. 54 Tony Anglin Hoxie, AR
8. 35 Dee Kelley Birch Tree
9. 99 Jesse Brotherton Pomona
10. 21 Daniel Bassett Paragould
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Jared Wagster was the class of the Pure Street field as he grabbed the
lead
from the outside front row and never looked back. The race's final
caution
came on lap 9, and following a short battle with John Bubbas and
Dietrich
Bollinger, Wagster built a 3+ second lead by the finish. Bubbas took
second
from Bollinger on lap 10 and held on to the spot the final 10 laps.
Track
Champion Johnny Houart took fourth, followed by Aaron Darby to round
out the
top five.
B-Main winners were Jason Palmer and Thomas Blankenship. Heat winners
were
Bollinger, Wagster, Greg Casey, and Darby.
PURE STREET
33 Entries - 20 Start Feature
1. 3 Jared Wagster Portageville
2. 14G John Bubbas Little Rock, AR
3. 8 Dietrich Bollinger Benton
4. 34 Johnny Houart Gideon
5. 29 Aaron Darby Portageville
6. 442 Greg King Sikeston
7. 097 Jeff Davis Bono, AR
8. 75 Chuck Tilley Essex
9. 19 Jason Palmer Bernie
10. 97 Paul Reeder Malden
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Scott Austin and Darrell Ham took over the lead on lap 4 and pulled
away to
a 5 second win in the Cruiser feature to close the night's program.
McChristian and Magouirk took second from early leaders Chris and Jason
Simpson on lap 12.
Heat winners were the Simpson's, and McChristian & Magouirk.
CRUISERS
17 Entries - 14 Start Feature
1. BS19 Austin & Ham Qulin
2. 23S McChristian & Magouirk Pollard, AR
3. 357 Simpson & Simpson Piggott, AR
4. F50 Dunlap & Faulk Piggott, AR
5. 10 Foster & Horton Essex
6. 3 Crump & Crump Sherwood, AR
7. 911 Champlin & Champlin Holcomb
8. 9 Johnson & Perry Troy, TN
9. 57 Rice & Malone Malden
10. 45 Albrecht & Albrecht Paragould, AR
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Thanks to all the fans, crews, drivers and owners for another
successful
Cotton Boll Cup and 2003 racing
season at the Malden Speedway.
Congratulations to the 2003 Malden Speedway Champions
Late Models - Points - Billy James - 5 Jr Cotton Boll Cup -
Jeff
Floyd - F1
Modifieds Points - Bart Richardson -1 Cotton Boll Cup -
Robby
Arnold - 49
Hobby Stock Points - Tony Anglin - 54 Cotton Boll Cup - Scott
Tracer - 94
Pure Street Points - Johnny Houart - 34 Cotton Boll Cup -
Jared
Wagster - 3
Cruisers Points - Chris & Jason Simpson - 357 Cotton Boll Cup -
Scott
Austin & Darrel Ham - BS19
After a one day postponement for rain, the Malden Speedway concluded it's 2003 season with a successful 2nd Annual Cotton Boll Cup. Including late additions, there were a track record 160 cars from 7 states entered in the event. Jeff Floyd put on a show in leading all 40 laps of the $5,000 to win Late Model feature. Robby Arnold moved up from the third row to take the Modified cup. Scott Tracer took the checkered in the Hobby Stock feature.
Jared Wagster led from start to finish to take the Pure Street title. Scott Austin and Darrell Ham returned to victory lane in the Cruiser feature.
Jeff Floyd took the lead from the outside front row and never trailed in the Late Model feature. Floyd and Jerry Buck quickly separated themselves from the rest of the field. The first 27 laps were ran caution free and the lead pair had a half lap lead on the third place car and had lapped 10 of the 19 car field. On the lap 27 restart following the race's first caution, Dane Dacus and Jerry Buck got together in turn two, with Buck's car making a sharp right turn into the oncoming cars. With no place to go, Buck's
teammate, Steve Rushin collided with him, causing Buck's car to roll over.
Although Buck would return to the race a couple of laps later his shot for the title was ended. On the second try at a restart, Billy James and Carey Conaway got together in the same spot, ending Conaway's run and any shot James had at victory. On lap 28, Joey Mack moved into second, but never seriously challenged Floyd the final 12 laps. Brian Wolfmeir moved up from the 11th starting position to take third. Steve Rushin also was a hardcharger, capturing fourth after starting 14th. Frank Martin
rounded out the top five.
Jeff Sloan and Steve Rushin won the B-Mains. Friday night's heats were won by Conaway, Floyd, Buck, and James.
LATE MODELS
28 Entries - 19 Start Feature
1. F1 Jeff Floyd Walnut Ridge, AR
2. 97M Joey Mack Benton
3. 441 Brian Wolfmeir House Springs, MO
4. 14 Jr. Steve Rushin Poplar Bluff
5. 25 Frank Martin Duquoin, IL
6. 54 Dane Dacus Arlington, TN
7. 5 Jr. Billy James Sikeston
8. 99 Todd Hall Charleston
9. 81 Gary Beard Truman, AR
10. 4GH Jeff Sloan West Frankfort, IL
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Robby Arnold started fifth and patiently moved up to win the Modified Feature. Jared Wagster and Bart Richardson opened the race in the lead. They built a modest margin on the field early. Richardson took the lead on lap 4, and following a 2 lap side by side battle, Wagster regained the lead on lap 6. On lap 10, Arnold began making his move to the front. He picked off a position on each the 10th, 11th and 12th laps to move into second. Arnold got a good jump on a lap 17 restart following caution to take the lead from Wagster. Richardson, Jeff Greene, and Wagster put on a pitched battle for second before Richardson took the spot on lap 19.
Richardson closed to Arnold's rear bumper but could get no closer. Wagster held on for third. Peyton Taylor made a late run to take fourth. Scooter Scruggs moved up from the 22nd starting position to take fifth.
Jeff Cone, Shannon Brack, and Jeremy Russell won the B-Mains. Friday's heat winners were Greg King, Wagster, Greene, Richardson, Arnold, and James Hartman.
MODIFIEDS
45 Entries - 24 Start Feature
1. 49 Robby Arnold Paragould, AR
2. 1 Bart Richardson Bradford, TN
3. 10 Jared Wagster Portageville
4. C5 Peyton Taylor Batesville, AR
5. 43 Scooter Scruggs Little Rock, AR
6. 99T Eric Turner Hermitage, MO
7. 99R Jeff Greene Paragould, AR
8. G1 Tony Anglin Hoxie, AR
9. 02 Robert Powers Campbell
10. 45 Jeremy Conner Essex
****************************************************
Scott Tracer started on the pole and led throughout the Hobby Stock
feature.
Although Tracer led all 25 laps, he never built a lead with any
breathing
room. Early in the race, Claudie Cook was hounding Tracer. Jason
Pennington grabbed the second spot from Cook on lap five and closed to
Tracer's bumper by lap 6. From that point on, Pennington and Cook were
lurking just behind Tracer. Pennington held off Cook for second. Jeff
Greene
outdueled Tim Winchester for fourth.The field was very evenly matched,
as
evidenced by the fact the final 18 laps were run under green and Tracer
was
still a half lap away from any lapped traffic. Great show by the whole
field.
Keith Adamson and Jesse Brotherton won the twin B-Mains. Heat winners
from
Friday were Tracer, Cook, Pennington, and Peyton Taylor.
HOBBY STOCK
37 Entries - 20 Start Feature
1. 94 Scott Tracer Rector, AR
2. 21JP Jason Pennington Qulin
3. 54 Claudie Cook Portageville
4. 9x Jeff Greene Paragould, AR
5. 30/30 Tim Winchester Gideon
6. 27M Glenn Griffin Rutherford, TN
7. 54 Tony Anglin Hoxie, AR
8. 35 Dee Kelley Birch Tree
9. 99 Jesse Brotherton Pomona
10. 21 Daniel Bassett Paragould
**********************************************
Jared Wagster was the class of the Pure Street field as he grabbed the
lead
from the outside front row and never looked back. The race's final
caution
came on lap 9, and following a short battle with John Bubbas and
Dietrich
Bollinger, Wagster built a 3+ second lead by the finish. Bubbas took
second
from Bollinger on lap 10 and held on to the spot the final 10 laps.
Track
Champion Johnny Houart took fourth, followed by Aaron Darby to round
out the
top five.
B-Main winners were Jason Palmer and Thomas Blankenship. Heat winners
were
Bollinger, Wagster, Greg Casey, and Darby.
PURE STREET
33 Entries - 20 Start Feature
1. 3 Jared Wagster Portageville
2. 14G John Bubbas Little Rock, AR
3. 8 Dietrich Bollinger Benton
4. 34 Johnny Houart Gideon
5. 29 Aaron Darby Portageville
6. 442 Greg King Sikeston
7. 097 Jeff Davis Bono, AR
8. 75 Chuck Tilley Essex
9. 19 Jason Palmer Bernie
10. 97 Paul Reeder Malden
**********************************************************
Scott Austin and Darrell Ham took over the lead on lap 4 and pulled
away to
a 5 second win in the Cruiser feature to close the night's program.
McChristian and Magouirk took second from early leaders Chris and Jason
Simpson on lap 12.
Heat winners were the Simpson's, and McChristian & Magouirk.
CRUISERS
17 Entries - 14 Start Feature
1. BS19 Austin & Ham Qulin
2. 23S McChristian & Magouirk Pollard, AR
3. 357 Simpson & Simpson Piggott, AR
4. F50 Dunlap & Faulk Piggott, AR
5. 10 Foster & Horton Essex
6. 3 Crump & Crump Sherwood, AR
7. 911 Champlin & Champlin Holcomb
8. 9 Johnson & Perry Troy, TN
9. 57 Rice & Malone Malden
10. 45 Albrecht & Albrecht Paragould, AR
******************************************************
Thanks to all the fans, crews, drivers and owners for another
successful
Cotton Boll Cup and 2003 racing
season at the Malden Speedway.
Congratulations to the 2003 Malden Speedway Champions
Late Models - Points - Billy James - 5 Jr Cotton Boll Cup -
Jeff
Floyd - F1
Modifieds Points - Bart Richardson -1 Cotton Boll Cup -
Robby
Arnold - 49
Hobby Stock Points - Tony Anglin - 54 Cotton Boll Cup - Scott
Tracer - 94
Pure Street Points - Johnny Houart - 34 Cotton Boll Cup -
Jared
Wagster - 3
Cruisers Points - Chris & Jason Simpson - 357 Cotton Boll Cup -
Scott
Austin & Darrel Ham - BS19
