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By Dan Robinson
Lucas Oil Speedway PR
Wheatland, MO (August 5th, 2007)-Ninety-Eight cars jammed the pits at the Lucas Oil Speedway on a hot and muggy August evening in Wheatland, Missouri. At the end of the night, the last man standing was Kenneth Potter winning the 305 Sprint Car feature presented by Chester Fried Chicken. Johnny Fennewald, Eric Turner, and James Flood also visited the Lucas Oil Speedway winner's circle on a terrific night of weekly racing series action at "the Diamond of Dirt Tracks".
The visiting 305 Sprint Cars presented by Chester Fried Chicken were led to the green flag by pole sitter Eric Todd but the lead was short lived as mechanical trouble sidelined the veteran sprint car pilot early in the feature. Bradley Roberts assumed the lead and appeared to be on his way to the win but again mechanical gremlins would take its toll on the leaders. Higginsville, Missouri's Austin Allumbough took the lead with three laps to go and appeared to have the race won but contact with a lap car coming out of turn 4 on the last lap would hand the win to Harrisonville, Missouri's Kenneth Potter. Brad Ryan, Joseph Todd, J.P. Compton, and Terry Moore persevered to claim Top 5 finishes. Eric Todd and Bradley Roberts captured heat race wins.
James Flood continued his recent hot streak by winning the TCI Transmission Factory Stocks in a photo finish over runner up Tim Brown. Robert Brown from Lane, KS had a strong run to finish third with track point leader Troy Reasoner Jr. finishing in 4th and Springfield's Terry Brown rounding out the Top 5. Heat Race winners were Flood and Paul Cates. Reasoner Jr. continues to hold a very narrow 10 point lead over Keith Webster in the season point standings.
The Miller Lite ULMA Late Models would once again see a great race long battle between Appleton, Missouri's Johnny Fennewald and 17-year old J.D. Hubert but it was Fennewald taking his turn in victory lane this week with Hubert ultimately settling for third. Matt Menzie had a solid run from his 10th starting spot to finish in second. Rylan Long and pole sitter Jeff Schlup completed the top 5. Bryon Allison and Kevin Kaiser both started deep in the field and advanced to finish sixth and seventh with Harlen Kennedy, Kathy Pierson, and Marty Pope finishing in 8th-10th respectively. Heat Race winners included Jeff Schlup and Hubert. Rylan Long maintains a 27 point lead over Kaiser in the season point's battle.
As the Pitt's Homes A-Modifieds took the green flag, point's leader Rex Merritt broke almost at the drop of the throttle with driveline failure. He was unable to return and would be credited with a 24th place finish. As the field lined up for restart number two, John Fellers led the field to the green flag from his pole starting position but once again it was Eric Turner dominating the action and taking the win. Jason Pursley was strong all night and finished second with Johnny Fennewald pulling double duty finishing in third. Terry Kirk started 18th and finished fourth with Donnie Fellers taking home the fifth spot. Jeff Cutshaw, Jeran Frailey, Jimmy Dowell, Christopher Moon, and Richard Turner rounded out the Top 10. Heat Race winners were John Fellers, Eric Turner, and Jimmy Dowell. David Gemes had a good run to win the B-feature and qualify for the main event. Merritt's once huge point lead has now slipped to just 19 over Eric Turner as he continues to rack up wins and close the gap on Merritt.
Check out the all new www.lucasoilspeedway.com website for exciting news and detailed information about upcoming events at The Lucas Oil Speedway.
Upcoming Events: Banta Foods night on August 11th will feature Late Model Thunder as the O'Reilly MLRA and the MARS racing series converge on the speedway for a head to head battle. August 18th and 25th feature weekly racing series action. The season point's championships wrap up on September 1st as the class champions will be crowned. September 8th is a newly added event to the speedway calendar as the O'Reilly MLRA once again rolls into town as well as a $2000 to win modified special. The season wraps on September 22nd-23rd with Rounds XII and XIII of the WSORR Off Road Racing series as Nissan presents the "Nissan Showdown in the Show-Me State".
Tune in every Monday night at 6:30pm to KYOO 1200AM and 99.1FM for the Lucas Oil Speedway Power Hour Radio show live from Smith's Restaurant in Bolivar hosted by Randy Bowman and Kevin Fletcher.
The "Diamond of Dirt Tracks", the Lucas Oil Speedway is a 3/8th mile; semi-banked clay oval located 5 Blocks south of US Highway 54, on State Highway 83, in Wheatland, MO. To learn more about the Lucas Oil Speedway and the 2007 schedule of events, fans may call the Speedway office at (417) 282-5984 or visit the track's website at www.lucasoilspeedway.com.
305 Sprint Cars - A-Feature
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Finish
Start
Car
Driver
Hometown
Race Points
1
4
55
Kenneth Potter
Harrisonville , Mo
0
2
5
1X
Brad Ryan
0
3
11
1
Joseph Todd
Falcon , Mo
0
4
6
29W
J.P. Compton
Crane , Mo
0
5
7
11M
Terry Moore
Grain Valley, Mo
0
6
17
88
Chad Tye
Independence , Mo
0
7
16
82
Michael Brown
Kingsville , Mo
0
8
21
9
Zach Clark
Olathe , Ks
0
9
3
33
Austin Alumbaugh
Higginsville , Mo
0
10
8
7
Scott Wedelstadt
Lebanon , Mo
0
11
2
1R
Bradley Roberts
Cole Camp, Mo
0
12
12
5
Michael Williams
0
13
15
07
Jay Reynolds
Springfield , Mo
0
14
20
4
Jeremy Williams
Lynchburg , Mo
0
15
19
99
Rusty Quick
Lebanon , Mo
0
16
13
82B
Stephon Brown
0
17
1
29
Todd Eric
Springfield , Mo
0
18
9
02
Melody Simpson
Warrensburg , Mo
0
19
14
21
Clint Todd
Lynchburg , Mo
0
20
10
11C
Dakota Carroll
La Mont, Mo
0
21
18
59
Robin Pardun
Fort Leonard Wood, Mo
0
A-Modified - A-Feature
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Finish
Start
Car
Driver
Hometown
Race Points
1
2
99T
Eric Turner
Hermitage , Mo
50
2
5
10P
Jason Pursley
Wheatland , Mo
48
3
6
21
Johnny Fennewald
Appleton , Mo
46
4
18
55
Terry Kirk
Urbana , Mo
44
5
11
24D
Donnie Fellers
Wheatland , Mo
42
6
15
98C
Jeff Cutshaw
Cross Timbers, Mo
40
7
8
38F
Jeran Frailey
Chouteau , Ok
38
8
3
48
Jimmy Dowell
Marshall , Mo
36
9
14
12M
Christopher Moon
Sedalia , Mo
34
10
12
28
Richard Turner
Hermitage , Mo
32
11
13
31K
Todd Kallweit
Wheatland , Mo
30
12
7
38
Jeremy Ross
Locust Grove, Ok
28
13
10
21TW
Tracy Wolf
Buffalo , Mo
26
14
21
55S
Scott Hendrix
Laurie , Mo
24
15
16
21M
Steve Martin
22
16
17
5
Keith Short
Nevada , Mo
20
17
24
8
Joseph Bradshaw
Sedalia , Mo
18
18
1
5J
John Fellers
Flemington , Mo
16
19
9
17
Justin Gregg
14
20
19
16
David Gemes
Warsaw , Mo
12
21
22
11
Jimmy Willis
Macks Creek, Mo
10
22
20
71
Chris Tonoli
Hermitage , Mo
10
23
23
3D
Steve Dison
Grandview , Mo
10
24
4
25
Rex Merritt
Billings , Mo
10
Factory Stock - A-Feature
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Finish
Start
Car
Driver
Hometown
Race Points
1
1
42
James Flood
Billings , Mo
50
2
4
1B
Tim Brown
Stoutland , Mo
48
3
8
7X
Robert Brown
Lane , Ks
46
4
12
25JR
Troy Reasoner Jr.
Urich, Mo
44
5
7
22
Terry Green
Springfield , Mo
42
6
11
91
Darrell Sweet
40
7
14
5
Justin Shoemaker
Iola , Ok
38
8
18
V07
Lesa Vaughan
Locust Grove, Ok
36
9
10
19
Tom Cantwell
Salina , Ok
34
10
2
7
Paul Cates
32
11
15
15
Sheldon Stoufer
Camdenton , Mo
30
12
22
87
Justin Stoufer
Camdenton , Mo
28
13
3
77W
Keith Webster
Reeds Spring, Mo
26
14
19
1
Mike Moore
Wheatland , Mo
24
15
5
21W
Ted Welschmeyer
Tebbetts , M0
22
16
21
K9
Dave Jones
Nevada , Mo
20
17
16
17
Shaun Danuser
Linn Creek, Mo
18
18
9
56
Jerry Wagner
Claremore , Ok
16
19
6
7
Allen Thompson
Springfield , Mo
14
20
13
55
Eddie Barnes
Warsaw , Mo
12
21
17
90
Mike Morgan
Pryor , Ok
10
22
20
21C
Carlton Hanshaw
Pryor , Ok
10
Limited Late Models - A-Feature
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Finish
Start
Car
Driver
Hometown
Race Points
1
4
96F
Johnny Fennewald
Appleton , Mo
50
2
10
41
Matt Menzie
Clever , Mo
48
3
2
7J
J.D. Hubert
Cross Timbers, Mo
46
4
5
18
Rylan Long
Greenfield , Mo
44
5
1
21
Jeff Schlup
California , Mo
42
6
16
1A
Bryon Allison
Marshall , Mo
40
7
22
40
Kevin Kaiser
Cole Camp, Mo
38
8
3
101
Harlen Kennedy
Wheatland , Mo
36
9
9
50
Kathy Pierson
Hermitage , Mo
34
10
13
55
Marty Pope
32
11
14
57
Paul Neel
Sedalia , Mo
30
12
7
27
Danny Lorton
Moberly , Mo
28
13
21
44
Brandon Dunham
California , Mo
26
14
12
14
Shawn Williams
Knob Knoster, Mo
24
15
18
69
Walter Imhoff
Jamestown , Mo
22
16
6
55K
Andy Kennedy
Wheatland , Mo
20
17
20
15
Donnie Gemes
Warsaw , Mo
18
18
15
96
Melvin Baxter
Milo , Mo
16
19
17
75
A.L. Barbour
California , Mo
14
20
8
27T
Toby Ott
Weaubleau , Mo
12
21
11
22M
Danny Monroe
Jamestown , Mo
10
22
19
0X
Jason Sivils
Springfield , Mo
10
