By David Darnell
Greg King won his third Modified Feature of the year at the Malden Speedway Friday night. Joining King in victory lane were Billy James with his eight Late Model win of the year, Claudie Cook in Hobby Stock, Jeff Beeson won the Street Stock feature, Jim Eubanks took the E-Mods, and the team of Tim and Kenny Doublin won the Cruiser feature.
Greg King topped 21 challengers to take the Modified checkered flag Friday night. The race had trouble getting started, as there were four caution flags before two laps were finished. It looked like a race of attrition as seven of the 22 starters were eliminated by damage to their cars. No one was seriously injured in the melee. Robert Powers grabbed the lead from the pole but surrendered it on a lap two restart when he failed to come to speed as the green flag was waved. Powers fell to third and later that lap spun in turn four collecting several cars. Top challengers, Robby Arnold, Larry Hull, and Shannon Brack saw their night of racing end with the collision.
Brad Buck took over the lead with Mike Francis and King right in tow.
Francis pulled even with Buck on lap five and raced side by side with the
leader for a full lap before taking the lead. A lap later, King dove under
Buck coming out of turn two to take over second place. Powers had already moved through the field to fourth place, but that was as close as he would get. Francis led the race until lap 15 when King again used a dive low out of turn two to grab the lead.
King pulled away from that point and the victory was his. Francis held on for second. Buck took third followed by Powers. Dustin Billingsley picked up his first top five finish of the year in fifth. Heat winners were Powers, Buck, and Josh Boaz from Bartlett TN, who made a good showing in his first trip to the speedway.
MODIFIEDS
22 Entries - 22 Start Feature
1. 1 Greg King Sikeston
2. 1 Mike Francis Fredericktown
3. 99R Brad Buck Paragould, AR
4. 02 Robert Powers Campbell
5. 21 Dustin Billingsley Crawfordsville, AR
6. 32 Jeff Greene Paragould, AR
7. 91 A Josh Boaz Bartlett, TN
8. I-24 Shane Moody Bernie
9. C4 Tim Cater Manila, AR
10. 86 Les Vannasdale New Madrid
POINT STANDINGS
Through 13 Events
1. Mike Francis 510
2. Greg King 391
3. Troy Fowler 326
4. Claudie Cook 301
5. Shane Moody 298
6. Robby Arnold 287
7. Tim Webb 253
8. Robert Powers 242
9. Larry Hull 241
10. Jeff Greene 226
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Billy James picked up his third Late Model Feature in a row Friday night; it was his eighth win in eight trips to the Speedway. James led from start to finish to take the win. Todd Hall challenged early, but as the race proceeded, James started extending his lead. Hall held on for second, with Jeff Moss third. James also won the heat race.
LATE MODELS
6 Entries - 6 Start Feature
1. 5 Jr. Billy James Sikeston
2. 99 Todd Hall Charleston
3. J2 Jeff Moss Harrisburg, AR
4. 11 Steve Karnes Marion, IL
5. 45 Scott Bell East Prairie
6. 11 X John Stephens Dexter
POINT STANDINGS
Through 13 Events
1. Todd Hall 432
2. Jeff Moss 395
3. Scott Bell 393
4. John Stephens 387
5. Billy James 296
6. Scott Gibbs 285
7. Joey Mack 265
8. Gary Springs 201
9. Dwayne Kiefer 183
10. Steve Rushin 164
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For the fifth straight week, one of the two Morrisett 54 cars won the Hobby Stock feature. This week was Claudie Cook's turn to shine, as he picked up his sixth win of the year, his fifth during the point's season. Cook got a good jump at the start of the race, and began to pull away from the field.
After 10 laps, Cook led by a full three seconds, but a lap 13 caution brought him back to the field for a two lap dash to the finish. Cook held his lead on the restart, but had one last challenge to face. Tim Winchester took over second from Greg Sparks in turn two following the restart. The most daring move of the night was made by Doug Moore as he came flying through turns three and four with one lap to go, and passed three cars to move into second spot. Moore pulled even with Cook on the back straight of the final lap, but Cook held on through the final curves to win. Winchester came in third followed by Greg Sparks and Tony Anglin. Heat winners were Cook and Anglin.
HOBBY STOCK
12 Entries - 12 Start Feature
1. 54C Claudie Cook Portageville
2. 007 Doug Moore Dexter
3. 30/30 Tim Winchester Gideon
4. 68 Greg Sparks Malden
5. 54A Tony Anglin Walnut Ridge, AR
6. 94 Scott Tracer Rector, AR
7. KZ 8 Lee Redden Steele
8. 66 Johnny Houart Gideon
9. J19 Jason Palmer Bernie
10. 50 Gregg Layne Senath
POINT STANDINGS
Through 13 Events
1. Doug Moore 494
2. Claudie Cook 473
3. Greg Sparks 444
4. Scott Tracer 411
5. Lee Redden 346
6. Tony Anglin 334
7. Tim Winchester 310
8. Jason Palmer 265
9. Darrell Kelly 259
10. Chuck Tilley 249
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Jeff Beeson won his third Street Stock feature in the last four weeks.
Beeson was the third Don Robinson powered car to win on the night, King and James the others. The race opened with Johnny Hoaurt grabbing the lead and threatening to run away and hide. On the fourth lap, Houart suffered major mechanical problems and rolled to a stop under the flag stand to end his night of racing. Beeson inherited the lead and kept it the rest of the way.
Coot Wilson and Paul Reeder put on quite a show as they traded the second spot back and fourth through the middle part of the race. Reeder settled into the position and closed to Beeson's bumper by lap 10, but that was as close as he would get. Wilson held on for third. Aaron Darby and Chris Kelley rounded out the top five. Heat winners were Beeson, Houart, and Mike Massie.
STREET STOCK
19 Entries - 19 Start Feature
1. 4 Jeff Beeson Benton
2. 91 Paul Reeder Malden
3. 81 Coot Wilson Portageville
4. 29 Aaron Darby Portageville
5. 38K Chris Kelley Portageville
6. 26 Mike Elliott Ellsinore
7. 98 Mike Massie Van Buren
8. B8 Allen Boone Blytheville, AR
9. 12 Eric Guthrie Steele
10. 357 Jason Simpson Piggott, AR
POINT STANDINGS
Through 13 Events
1. Paul Reeder 500
2. Aaron Darby 460
3. Johnny Houart 356
4. Coot Wilson 349
4. Mike Massie 349
6. Mike Elliott 317
7. Jeff Beeson 275
8. Jason Simpson 260
9. Scott Wicker 228
10. Chris Kelley 223
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Jim Eubanks picked up his second E-Mod win of the year. The race opened with Jeff Jarrell out front, but he suffered a spin on lap four and fell back to third. Eubanks took over the top spot following Jarrell's spin. Jarrell made a daring move on the restart following a lap seven caution as he came around the outside of Jamie Daughhotee and then dove under Eubanks for the lead, but a caution flag erased his move. Eubanks had one more challenge to withstand as Jarrell pulled even on lap nine, but once again spun and this time fell to fourth before he righted himself. Todd Gibbs moved up late to take second, his best finish of the year. Point's leader Tim Prine took third. Jarrell won the heat race.
E-MODS
8 Entries - 6 Start Feature
1. 47 Jim Eubanks Dexter
2. 34 Todd Gibbs Bloomfield
3. 3T Tim Prine Jonesboro, AR
4. 67B Jeff Jarrell Dexter
5. 25 Shane Eubanks Dexter
6. 31 Jamie Daughhotee Paragould
POINT STANDINGS
Through 13 Events
1. Tim Prine 518
2. Justin McBroom 400
3. Jeff Jarrell 390
4. Jeff McGhee 345
5. Jamie Daughhotee 293
6. Todd Gibbs 281
7. Jim Eubanks 256
8. Tracy Redden 220
9. Roy Ward 151
10. Holbrook Mitchell 148
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Tim and Kenny Doublin jumped to the lead from the pole position and led all
12 laps to take their third Cruiser feature of the year. Adam Brown and Dustin Dunning in the Lucky 13 car took second. Doublin & Doublin also won the heat race.
CRUISERS
6 Entries - 6 Start Feature
1. 90W Doublin & Doublin Wappapello
2. Lucky 13 Brown & Dunning Broseley
3. 57 Malone & Rice Malden
4. 84 Null & Null Puxico
5. 88J Wayne & Harbrueger Kennett
6. 911 Champlin & Champlin Gibson
POINT STANDINGS
Through 13 Events
1. Doublin & Doublin 523
2. Kelley & Kelley / Moore 445
3. Null & Null 433
4. Wayne & Harbrueger 421
5. Champlin & Champlin 264
6. Malone & Rice 250
7. Brown & Dunning 135
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THE SPRINT CARS ARE COMING! - August 26th
For details check the track's website at www.maldenspeedway.com
Greg King won his third Modified Feature of the year at the Malden Speedway Friday night. Joining King in victory lane were Billy James with his eight Late Model win of the year, Claudie Cook in Hobby Stock, Jeff Beeson won the Street Stock feature, Jim Eubanks took the E-Mods, and the team of Tim and Kenny Doublin won the Cruiser feature.
Greg King topped 21 challengers to take the Modified checkered flag Friday night. The race had trouble getting started, as there were four caution flags before two laps were finished. It looked like a race of attrition as seven of the 22 starters were eliminated by damage to their cars. No one was seriously injured in the melee. Robert Powers grabbed the lead from the pole but surrendered it on a lap two restart when he failed to come to speed as the green flag was waved. Powers fell to third and later that lap spun in turn four collecting several cars. Top challengers, Robby Arnold, Larry Hull, and Shannon Brack saw their night of racing end with the collision.
Brad Buck took over the lead with Mike Francis and King right in tow.
Francis pulled even with Buck on lap five and raced side by side with the
leader for a full lap before taking the lead. A lap later, King dove under
Buck coming out of turn two to take over second place. Powers had already moved through the field to fourth place, but that was as close as he would get. Francis led the race until lap 15 when King again used a dive low out of turn two to grab the lead.
King pulled away from that point and the victory was his. Francis held on for second. Buck took third followed by Powers. Dustin Billingsley picked up his first top five finish of the year in fifth. Heat winners were Powers, Buck, and Josh Boaz from Bartlett TN, who made a good showing in his first trip to the speedway.
MODIFIEDS
22 Entries - 22 Start Feature
1. 1 Greg King Sikeston
2. 1 Mike Francis Fredericktown
3. 99R Brad Buck Paragould, AR
4. 02 Robert Powers Campbell
5. 21 Dustin Billingsley Crawfordsville, AR
6. 32 Jeff Greene Paragould, AR
7. 91 A Josh Boaz Bartlett, TN
8. I-24 Shane Moody Bernie
9. C4 Tim Cater Manila, AR
10. 86 Les Vannasdale New Madrid
POINT STANDINGS
Through 13 Events
1. Mike Francis 510
2. Greg King 391
3. Troy Fowler 326
4. Claudie Cook 301
5. Shane Moody 298
6. Robby Arnold 287
7. Tim Webb 253
8. Robert Powers 242
9. Larry Hull 241
10. Jeff Greene 226
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Billy James picked up his third Late Model Feature in a row Friday night; it was his eighth win in eight trips to the Speedway. James led from start to finish to take the win. Todd Hall challenged early, but as the race proceeded, James started extending his lead. Hall held on for second, with Jeff Moss third. James also won the heat race.
LATE MODELS
6 Entries - 6 Start Feature
1. 5 Jr. Billy James Sikeston
2. 99 Todd Hall Charleston
3. J2 Jeff Moss Harrisburg, AR
4. 11 Steve Karnes Marion, IL
5. 45 Scott Bell East Prairie
6. 11 X John Stephens Dexter
POINT STANDINGS
Through 13 Events
1. Todd Hall 432
2. Jeff Moss 395
3. Scott Bell 393
4. John Stephens 387
5. Billy James 296
6. Scott Gibbs 285
7. Joey Mack 265
8. Gary Springs 201
9. Dwayne Kiefer 183
10. Steve Rushin 164
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For the fifth straight week, one of the two Morrisett 54 cars won the Hobby Stock feature. This week was Claudie Cook's turn to shine, as he picked up his sixth win of the year, his fifth during the point's season. Cook got a good jump at the start of the race, and began to pull away from the field.
After 10 laps, Cook led by a full three seconds, but a lap 13 caution brought him back to the field for a two lap dash to the finish. Cook held his lead on the restart, but had one last challenge to face. Tim Winchester took over second from Greg Sparks in turn two following the restart. The most daring move of the night was made by Doug Moore as he came flying through turns three and four with one lap to go, and passed three cars to move into second spot. Moore pulled even with Cook on the back straight of the final lap, but Cook held on through the final curves to win. Winchester came in third followed by Greg Sparks and Tony Anglin. Heat winners were Cook and Anglin.
HOBBY STOCK
12 Entries - 12 Start Feature
1. 54C Claudie Cook Portageville
2. 007 Doug Moore Dexter
3. 30/30 Tim Winchester Gideon
4. 68 Greg Sparks Malden
5. 54A Tony Anglin Walnut Ridge, AR
6. 94 Scott Tracer Rector, AR
7. KZ 8 Lee Redden Steele
8. 66 Johnny Houart Gideon
9. J19 Jason Palmer Bernie
10. 50 Gregg Layne Senath
POINT STANDINGS
Through 13 Events
1. Doug Moore 494
2. Claudie Cook 473
3. Greg Sparks 444
4. Scott Tracer 411
5. Lee Redden 346
6. Tony Anglin 334
7. Tim Winchester 310
8. Jason Palmer 265
9. Darrell Kelly 259
10. Chuck Tilley 249
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Jeff Beeson won his third Street Stock feature in the last four weeks.
Beeson was the third Don Robinson powered car to win on the night, King and James the others. The race opened with Johnny Hoaurt grabbing the lead and threatening to run away and hide. On the fourth lap, Houart suffered major mechanical problems and rolled to a stop under the flag stand to end his night of racing. Beeson inherited the lead and kept it the rest of the way.
Coot Wilson and Paul Reeder put on quite a show as they traded the second spot back and fourth through the middle part of the race. Reeder settled into the position and closed to Beeson's bumper by lap 10, but that was as close as he would get. Wilson held on for third. Aaron Darby and Chris Kelley rounded out the top five. Heat winners were Beeson, Houart, and Mike Massie.
STREET STOCK
19 Entries - 19 Start Feature
1. 4 Jeff Beeson Benton
2. 91 Paul Reeder Malden
3. 81 Coot Wilson Portageville
4. 29 Aaron Darby Portageville
5. 38K Chris Kelley Portageville
6. 26 Mike Elliott Ellsinore
7. 98 Mike Massie Van Buren
8. B8 Allen Boone Blytheville, AR
9. 12 Eric Guthrie Steele
10. 357 Jason Simpson Piggott, AR
POINT STANDINGS
Through 13 Events
1. Paul Reeder 500
2. Aaron Darby 460
3. Johnny Houart 356
4. Coot Wilson 349
4. Mike Massie 349
6. Mike Elliott 317
7. Jeff Beeson 275
8. Jason Simpson 260
9. Scott Wicker 228
10. Chris Kelley 223
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Jim Eubanks picked up his second E-Mod win of the year. The race opened with Jeff Jarrell out front, but he suffered a spin on lap four and fell back to third. Eubanks took over the top spot following Jarrell's spin. Jarrell made a daring move on the restart following a lap seven caution as he came around the outside of Jamie Daughhotee and then dove under Eubanks for the lead, but a caution flag erased his move. Eubanks had one more challenge to withstand as Jarrell pulled even on lap nine, but once again spun and this time fell to fourth before he righted himself. Todd Gibbs moved up late to take second, his best finish of the year. Point's leader Tim Prine took third. Jarrell won the heat race.
E-MODS
8 Entries - 6 Start Feature
1. 47 Jim Eubanks Dexter
2. 34 Todd Gibbs Bloomfield
3. 3T Tim Prine Jonesboro, AR
4. 67B Jeff Jarrell Dexter
5. 25 Shane Eubanks Dexter
6. 31 Jamie Daughhotee Paragould
POINT STANDINGS
Through 13 Events
1. Tim Prine 518
2. Justin McBroom 400
3. Jeff Jarrell 390
4. Jeff McGhee 345
5. Jamie Daughhotee 293
6. Todd Gibbs 281
7. Jim Eubanks 256
8. Tracy Redden 220
9. Roy Ward 151
10. Holbrook Mitchell 148
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Tim and Kenny Doublin jumped to the lead from the pole position and led all
12 laps to take their third Cruiser feature of the year. Adam Brown and Dustin Dunning in the Lucky 13 car took second. Doublin & Doublin also won the heat race.
CRUISERS
6 Entries - 6 Start Feature
1. 90W Doublin & Doublin Wappapello
2. Lucky 13 Brown & Dunning Broseley
3. 57 Malone & Rice Malden
4. 84 Null & Null Puxico
5. 88J Wayne & Harbrueger Kennett
6. 911 Champlin & Champlin Gibson
POINT STANDINGS
Through 13 Events
1. Doublin & Doublin 523
2. Kelley & Kelley / Moore 445
3. Null & Null 433
4. Wayne & Harbrueger 421
5. Champlin & Champlin 264
6. Malone & Rice 250
7. Brown & Dunning 135
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THE SPRINT CARS ARE COMING! - August 26th
For details check the track's website at www.maldenspeedway.com
