Beebe, Arkansas (4/18/09) – Eric Turner didn't allow his 10th starting position to hold him back as he charged his way to the front and took the win in the 40 lap, $2,000 to win O'Reilly MSRA Vs. O'Reilly MARS Super Late model event on Saturday night at West Plains Motor Speedway in West Plains, Missouri.
For the second night in a row, the O’Reilly MSRA tour was faced with threatening skies and a far from favorable forecast. However, despite a few light showers during the course of the event, the show went on, and what an incredible show it turned out to be.
After charging from 6th to 1st in his heat race, current O’Reilly MSRA Super Late Model point’s leader, Billy Moyer Jr. from Batesville, Arkansas earned the JFR Graphics Pole Sitter Award for the 40 lap, $2,000 to win feature event with Will Vaught starting to his outside on a lightning fast race track.
At the drop of the green flag, Vaught took control of the lead with Moyer Jr., Jeremy Payne, Terry Phillips, and Brad Looney in tow. As the leaders diced up things at the front of the pack, the man on the move was 10th starting, Eric Turner, who was already up to the 5th position within the first 10 laps in a race that saw two and three wide racing throughout the field.
Vaught would maintain the top spot through the early stages of the event, however by lap 17 the handling had begun to go away on his mount, and Turner rocketed past him to take over the top spot as the field completed lap 18. Turner would go on to lead the remainder of the event en route to his first ever O’Reilly MSRA Super Late Model win over Jeremy Payne, Terry Phillips, Jeff Floyd, and Billy Moyer Jr.
Heat race wins for the 31 car field were claimed by Billy Moyer Jr., Will Vaught, Brad Looney, and Jeremy Payne. The twin b-mains were won by Jack Sullivan and Gary Stolba.
Jeff Floyd was the recipient of the Larry Shaw Race Cars Hard Charger Award after advancing from his 11th starting position to a 4th place finish in a talent-laden field.
2009 Kuntz & Co. Rookie of the Year candidate, Gary Scott Christian from Broken Bow, Oklahoma, had a terrible start to the evening when the engine in his #58x expired in hot laps bringing his night to an early end. He received the Quarter Master Hard Luck Award.
Eric Turner received the COMP Cams Top Performer Bonus.
Kyle Beard and Jon Mitchell utilized O’Reilly MSRA provisionals to start the main event, while Rylan Long and Tony Jackson Jr. used O’Reilly MARS provisionals for the feature.
The O'Reilly MSRA is sponsored by and would like to thank primary sponsor O'Reilly Auto Parts, their Associate Sponsors- GRT Race Cars, Hoosier Racing Tires, COMP Cams, Larry Shaw Race Cars, Quarter Master, Kuntz & Company, Mark Martin Auto Group, JFR Graphics, RiceTec, ASI Racewear, ROCKHARD Powdercoat, Inc., Boomland, NEA Supergas, and MSR Mafia.com Marketing Services; and their contingency sponsors - Suspension Spring Specialists, BSB Manufacturing, Boston's Restaurant and Sports Bar Pizza, Five Star Bodies, Joe Gibbs Racing Oil, Schaeffer Oil, & FSR Products.
For the latest information on the O'Reilly MSRA Super Late Model Series, please visit www.MSRADirt.com
O’Reilly MSRA Super Late Models – April 18th, 2009
West Plains Motor Speedway (West Plains, Missouri)
Feature Results
1. Eric Turner (Hermitage, MO)
2. Jeremy Payne (Springfield, MO)
3. Terry Phillips (Springfield, MO)
4. Jeff Floyd (Walnut Ridge, AR)
5. Billy Moyer Jr. (Batesville, AR)
6. Wendell Wallace (Batesville, AR)
7. Will Vaught (Crane, MO)
8. Brandon McCormick (Lebanon, MO)
9. Tony Jackson Jr. (Lebanon, MO)
10. Jack Sullivan (Greenbriar, AR)
11. Dewaine Hottinger (Russellville, AR)
12. Stacy Taylor (Jacksonville, AR)
13. Kyle Beard (Trumann, AR)
14. Jon Kirby (Russellville, AR)
15. Darrell Mooneyham (Verona, MO)
16. Gary Stolba (Willow Springs, MO)
17. Ray Moore (Shreveport, LA)
18. Ryan Long (Greenfield, MO)
19. David Turner (Adrian, MO)
20. Brad Looney (Republic, MO)
21. Jon Mitchell (Texarkana, TX)
22. Ross Camponovo (Clarksdale, MS)
DNQ: Ian Samuel, Gary Christian, Jeff Sloan, Austin Rettig, Brian Ritchie, David Ashley, Randy Mitchell, Joey Mack, Leroy Johnson
Entries: 31 (Representing Five States)
Heat Winners: Eric Turner, Tony Jackson Jr., Jeff Moss, Wendell Wallace
B-Main Transfers: Jack Sullivan, Ross Camponovo, Gary Stolba, David Turner
JFR Graphics Pole Sitter: Billy Moyer Jr.
Quarter Master Hard Luck Award: Jon Mitchell
Provisionals: Kyle Beard (MSRA), Jon Mitchell (MSRA), Tony Jackson Jr. (MARS), Ryan Long (MARS)
Larry Shaw Race Cars Hard Charger: Jeff Floyd (11th-4th)
COMP Cams Top Performer: Eric Turner
Cautions: 0
Red Flag: 0
Leaders: Will Vaught (1-17), Eric Turner (18-40)
For the second night in a row, the O’Reilly MSRA tour was faced with threatening skies and a far from favorable forecast. However, despite a few light showers during the course of the event, the show went on, and what an incredible show it turned out to be.
After charging from 6th to 1st in his heat race, current O’Reilly MSRA Super Late Model point’s leader, Billy Moyer Jr. from Batesville, Arkansas earned the JFR Graphics Pole Sitter Award for the 40 lap, $2,000 to win feature event with Will Vaught starting to his outside on a lightning fast race track.
At the drop of the green flag, Vaught took control of the lead with Moyer Jr., Jeremy Payne, Terry Phillips, and Brad Looney in tow. As the leaders diced up things at the front of the pack, the man on the move was 10th starting, Eric Turner, who was already up to the 5th position within the first 10 laps in a race that saw two and three wide racing throughout the field.
Vaught would maintain the top spot through the early stages of the event, however by lap 17 the handling had begun to go away on his mount, and Turner rocketed past him to take over the top spot as the field completed lap 18. Turner would go on to lead the remainder of the event en route to his first ever O’Reilly MSRA Super Late Model win over Jeremy Payne, Terry Phillips, Jeff Floyd, and Billy Moyer Jr.
Heat race wins for the 31 car field were claimed by Billy Moyer Jr., Will Vaught, Brad Looney, and Jeremy Payne. The twin b-mains were won by Jack Sullivan and Gary Stolba.
Jeff Floyd was the recipient of the Larry Shaw Race Cars Hard Charger Award after advancing from his 11th starting position to a 4th place finish in a talent-laden field.
2009 Kuntz & Co. Rookie of the Year candidate, Gary Scott Christian from Broken Bow, Oklahoma, had a terrible start to the evening when the engine in his #58x expired in hot laps bringing his night to an early end. He received the Quarter Master Hard Luck Award.
Eric Turner received the COMP Cams Top Performer Bonus.
Kyle Beard and Jon Mitchell utilized O’Reilly MSRA provisionals to start the main event, while Rylan Long and Tony Jackson Jr. used O’Reilly MARS provisionals for the feature.
The O'Reilly MSRA is sponsored by and would like to thank primary sponsor O'Reilly Auto Parts, their Associate Sponsors- GRT Race Cars, Hoosier Racing Tires, COMP Cams, Larry Shaw Race Cars, Quarter Master, Kuntz & Company, Mark Martin Auto Group, JFR Graphics, RiceTec, ASI Racewear, ROCKHARD Powdercoat, Inc., Boomland, NEA Supergas, and MSR Mafia.com Marketing Services; and their contingency sponsors - Suspension Spring Specialists, BSB Manufacturing, Boston's Restaurant and Sports Bar Pizza, Five Star Bodies, Joe Gibbs Racing Oil, Schaeffer Oil, & FSR Products.
For the latest information on the O'Reilly MSRA Super Late Model Series, please visit www.MSRADirt.com
O’Reilly MSRA Super Late Models – April 18th, 2009
West Plains Motor Speedway (West Plains, Missouri)
Feature Results
1. Eric Turner (Hermitage, MO)
2. Jeremy Payne (Springfield, MO)
3. Terry Phillips (Springfield, MO)
4. Jeff Floyd (Walnut Ridge, AR)
5. Billy Moyer Jr. (Batesville, AR)
6. Wendell Wallace (Batesville, AR)
7. Will Vaught (Crane, MO)
8. Brandon McCormick (Lebanon, MO)
9. Tony Jackson Jr. (Lebanon, MO)
10. Jack Sullivan (Greenbriar, AR)
11. Dewaine Hottinger (Russellville, AR)
12. Stacy Taylor (Jacksonville, AR)
13. Kyle Beard (Trumann, AR)
14. Jon Kirby (Russellville, AR)
15. Darrell Mooneyham (Verona, MO)
16. Gary Stolba (Willow Springs, MO)
17. Ray Moore (Shreveport, LA)
18. Ryan Long (Greenfield, MO)
19. David Turner (Adrian, MO)
20. Brad Looney (Republic, MO)
21. Jon Mitchell (Texarkana, TX)
22. Ross Camponovo (Clarksdale, MS)
DNQ: Ian Samuel, Gary Christian, Jeff Sloan, Austin Rettig, Brian Ritchie, David Ashley, Randy Mitchell, Joey Mack, Leroy Johnson
Entries: 31 (Representing Five States)
Heat Winners: Eric Turner, Tony Jackson Jr., Jeff Moss, Wendell Wallace
B-Main Transfers: Jack Sullivan, Ross Camponovo, Gary Stolba, David Turner
JFR Graphics Pole Sitter: Billy Moyer Jr.
Quarter Master Hard Luck Award: Jon Mitchell
Provisionals: Kyle Beard (MSRA), Jon Mitchell (MSRA), Tony Jackson Jr. (MARS), Ryan Long (MARS)
Larry Shaw Race Cars Hard Charger: Jeff Floyd (11th-4th)
COMP Cams Top Performer: Eric Turner
Cautions: 0
Red Flag: 0
Leaders: Will Vaught (1-17), Eric Turner (18-40)
