Lebanon,Mo.-Oklahoma's Jason Hughes took advantage of the redraw to capture the pole for the 5th Annual Misouri Nationals and led all 30 laps as the USMTS Modifieds helped open up the Silver Anniversary Season of the Lebanon I-44 Speedway Sat Night.
The Start of the feature saw Hughes and arch rival 8 time National Champion Kelly Shryock start side by side with both drivers exchanging slide jobs early on the quick I-44 Clay with Dustin Boney in tow followed by local LateModel standout Leslie Essary and ILL hotshoe Micheal Long.
Hughes would keep about 3 cars ahead of Shryock as D.Boney kept the pressure on for 2nd place.
The first caution waved on lap 5 as Matt Dotson came to a halt in turn 2.On the restart 2007 I-44 Modified champion Tony Jackson Jr along with others got caught-up in a pile up in turn 4.
When the green waved again,Hughes would find Dustin Boney glued to his bumper with Shryock in tow as Essary and Long continued there battle as Johhny Bone Jr and John Allen were coming quickly forn there 13th and 14th place starting spots and Greg Skaggs was charging also as the top 10 were pulling away.On lap 15,Allen became the new player in the chase and moved into the runner-up spot and applied lots of pressure to the leader Hughes as the duo went side-by side for 3 solid laps as 2007 National champion Jason Krohn was working his way to the top 5.Following a lap 25 restart,Hughes was able to pull away again as Shryock batled Allen for 2nd and made the move around on lap 27.From there Hughes held on to grab the victory with Shryock,Allen,Bone Jr and Skaggs completing the top 5.
"I love this place(I-44 Speedway),Last night in LaMonte,Mo I made a small mistake and Kelly took advantage of it,but tonight when the redraw took place and we both started up front I was determined to make up for it.""The track was smooth,quick and racy tonight with 2 pretty good grooves out there."quoted Hughes.The victory was his second of the Series and moved him into 3rd in the Mo-Kan region of the USMTS Touring series.
In support action,Lebanon's Lonnie Henderson captured the FactoryStock feature win with Matt Brookshire,Kevin Crider and Dusty Rhoades following in a tight battle all race long.
Tyler Brown grabbed the early lead and held off the challanges of defending champion josh Woody in capturing the B-Mod feature.
Th Bomber feature saw Shawn Strong jump out to the early lead and never looked back as he captured the Bomber feature win with Chris Morelock,Tim Jones,Kevin Morrison and Joe Francis completing the top 5.
The Central Bank Points Series will start Next Sat April 5th as the chase for the 2008 championships begin with action in the UMP SuperLateModels,USRA Modifieds,B-Mods,FactoryStocks,Bombers, and Rookies.Also added to the race card will be the SuperStock Class as gates open at 5PM with hotlaps at 6:45 and Racing at 7:30 with Starnes AutoBody and Glass the race sponsor.
Results-USMTS Modifieds
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O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series
O’Reilly USMTS National Tour - Mo-Kan Region
5th Annual Missouri Nationals - Day 2 of 3
Lebanon I-44 Speedway, Lebanon, Mo.
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Showing finishing position, car number, driver, hometown and starting position in parentheses. The top 12 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat races are locked into the Holley “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.
ISKY RACING CAMS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. 88d - Matt Dotson -- Sturgeon, MO (2)
2. 220 - Dustin Boney -- Tonganoxie, KS (4)
3. 18 - Justin Boney -- Leavenworth, KS (1)
4. 118 - Terry Beckham Jr. -- Webb City, MO (3)
5. 00 - Jesse Stovall -- Galena, MO (8)
6. 98 - John Allen -- Chanute, KS (7)
7. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (9)
8. 75 - Joe Wright -- Beggs, OK (5)
9. 39 - Gary Langworthy Jr. -- Coffeyville, KS (6)
NEW VISION GRAPHICS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. 18 - Michael Long -- Quincy, IL (2)
2. 66w - Leslie Essary -- Crane, MO (5)
3. 1m - Julie McDermid -- Oconto Falls, WI (4)
4. 20r - Bryan Rowland -- Woodward, OK (8)
5. 31j - Jeremy Rasmussen -- Bentonville, AR (6)
6. 71m - Jason Meadors -- Fordland, MO (3)
7. 85d - Mark Dotson -- Cameron, MO (7)
8. 54 - David Hendrix -- Laquey, MO (1)
HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (4)
2. 56 - Chris Spieker -- Massena, IA (2)
3. X - Mike Wedelstadt -- Hortonville, WI (3)
4. 33 - Bobby Williams -- Shawnee, KS (6)
5. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (5)
6. 23 - Mook Cunningham -- St. James, MO (7)
7. 67 - Tim Dotson -- Sturgeon, MO (1)
8. 14n - Justin Neuman -- Waynesville, MO (8) DNS
HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (2)
2. 7n - Jay Noteboom -- Hinton, IA (1)
3. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (8)
4. 21b - Brandon Kenny -- East Woodward, OK (5)
5. 56 - Tony Jackson Jr. -- Lebanon, MO (7)
6. 5c - Don Crnkovich -- Lenexa, KS (6) DNF
7. B29 - Tammy Mitchell -- Pea Ridge, AR (3) DNF
8. 26 - Brian Williams -- Fayetteville, AR (4) DNF
HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. 71 - David Holder -- Clarence, MO (2)
2. 27 - Greg Skaggs -- Bixby, OK (3)
3. 91 - Joe Duvall -- Chelsea, OK (1)
4. 12 - Johnny Bone Jr. -- Pea Ridge, AR (4)
5. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (6)
6. 17 - Steve Stewart -- Washington, IA (5)
7. 2 - Carey Umbarger -- Garner, IA (8)
8. 52w - Nate Wasmund -- Rochester, MN (7)
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (12 laps, top 5 advance):
1. 12 - Johnny Bone Jr. -- Pea Ridge, AR (5)
2. 00 - Jesse Stovall -- Galena, MO (4)
3. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (10)
4. 5c - Don Crnkovich -- Lenexa, KS (9)
5. 39 - Gary Langworthy Jr. -- Coffeyville, KS (15)
6. 85d - Mark Dotson -- Cameron, MO (11)
7. 23 - Mook Cunningham -- St. James, MO (8)
8. B29 - Tammy Mitchell -- Pea Ridge, AR (12)
9. X - Mike Wedelstadt -- Hortonville, WI (2) -4 Laps
10. 1m - Julie McDermid -- Oconto Falls, WI (1) DNF
11. 33 - Bobby Williams -- Shawnee, KS (3) DNF
12. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (7) DNF
13. 31j - Jeremy Rasmussen -- Bentonville, AR (6) DNF
14. 54 - David Hendrix -- Laquey, MO (13) DNS
15. 26 - Brian Williams -- Fayetteville, AR (14) DNS
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (12 laps, top 5 advance):
1. 98 - John Allen -- Chanute, KS (7)
2. 18 - Justin Boney -- Leavenworth, KS (1)
3. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (6)
4. 71m - Jason Meadors -- Fordland, MO (8)
5. 21b - Brandon Kenny -- East Woodward, OK (3)
6. 17 - Steve Stewart -- Washington, IA (9)
7. 91 - Joe Duvall -- Chelsea, OK (2)
8. 118 - Terry Beckham Jr. -- Webb City, MO (4)
9. 75 - Joe Wright -- Beggs, OK (12)
10. 2 - Carey Umbarger -- Garner, IA (10)
11. 67 - Tim Dotson -- Sturgeon, MO (11)
12. 56 - Tony Jackson Jr. -- Lebanon, MO (5) DNF
13. 52w - Nate Wasmund -- Rochester, MN (14) DNF
14. 14n - Justin Neuman -- Waynesville, MO (13) DNS
HOLLEY “A” MAIN (30 laps):
1. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (1)
2. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (2)
3. 98 - John Allen -- Chanute, KS (14)
4. 12 - Johnny Bone Jr. -- Pea Ridge, AR (13)
5. 27 - Greg Skaggs -- Bixby, OK (9)
6. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (17)
7. 7n - Jay Noteboom -- Hinton, IA (11)
8. 66w - Leslie Essary -- Crane, MO (8)
9. 56 - Chris Spieker -- Massena, IA (10)
10. 5c - Don Crnkovich -- Lenexa, KS (19)
11. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (4)
12. 21b - Brandon Kenny -- East Woodward, OK (22)
13. 18 - Justin Boney -- Leavenworth, KS (16)
14. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (23)
15. 39 - Gary Langworthy Jr. -- Coffeyville, KS (21) -1 Lap
16. X - Mike Wedelstadt -- Hortonville, WI (24) DNF
17. 20r - Bryan Rowland -- Woodward, OK (12) DNF
18. 220 - Dustin Boney -- Tonganoxie, KS (3) DNF
19. 00 - Jesse Stovall -- Galena, MO (15) DNF
20. 18 - Michael Long -- Quincy, IL (6) DNF
21. 71 - David Holder -- Clarence, MO (5) DNF
22. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (18) DNF
23. 71m - Jason Meadors -- Fordland, MO (20) DNF
24. 56 - Tony Jackson Jr. -- Lebanon, MO (25) DNF
25. 88d - Matt Dotson -- Sturgeon, MO (7) DNF
FactoryStocks- Ft-1)Lonnie Henderson-Lebanon 2)Matt Brookshire-Jerome 3)Kevin Crider 4)Dusty Rhoads-Lebanon
B-Mods-a Ft-1)Tyler Brown-Stoutland 2)Josh Woody-Buckhorn 3)Clint Potter-Crooks,SD 4)Mickey Burrell-Fair Grove 5)Jesse Ebbesen-TurkeyRidge,SD 6)Brandon Piister-Lebanon 7)Tim Ballinger-Halfway 8)Kenny Carter-Springfield DNS-Derrick Peterson-Lebanon
Bombers A Ft-1)Shawn Strong-Republic 2)Chris Morelock-Springfield 3)Tim Jones-Marshfield 4)Kevin Morrison-Lebanon 5)Joe Francis-Lebanon 6)Russell Ireland-Camdenton
The Start of the feature saw Hughes and arch rival 8 time National Champion Kelly Shryock start side by side with both drivers exchanging slide jobs early on the quick I-44 Clay with Dustin Boney in tow followed by local LateModel standout Leslie Essary and ILL hotshoe Micheal Long.
Hughes would keep about 3 cars ahead of Shryock as D.Boney kept the pressure on for 2nd place.
The first caution waved on lap 5 as Matt Dotson came to a halt in turn 2.On the restart 2007 I-44 Modified champion Tony Jackson Jr along with others got caught-up in a pile up in turn 4.
When the green waved again,Hughes would find Dustin Boney glued to his bumper with Shryock in tow as Essary and Long continued there battle as Johhny Bone Jr and John Allen were coming quickly forn there 13th and 14th place starting spots and Greg Skaggs was charging also as the top 10 were pulling away.On lap 15,Allen became the new player in the chase and moved into the runner-up spot and applied lots of pressure to the leader Hughes as the duo went side-by side for 3 solid laps as 2007 National champion Jason Krohn was working his way to the top 5.Following a lap 25 restart,Hughes was able to pull away again as Shryock batled Allen for 2nd and made the move around on lap 27.From there Hughes held on to grab the victory with Shryock,Allen,Bone Jr and Skaggs completing the top 5.
"I love this place(I-44 Speedway),Last night in LaMonte,Mo I made a small mistake and Kelly took advantage of it,but tonight when the redraw took place and we both started up front I was determined to make up for it.""The track was smooth,quick and racy tonight with 2 pretty good grooves out there."quoted Hughes.The victory was his second of the Series and moved him into 3rd in the Mo-Kan region of the USMTS Touring series.
In support action,Lebanon's Lonnie Henderson captured the FactoryStock feature win with Matt Brookshire,Kevin Crider and Dusty Rhoades following in a tight battle all race long.
Tyler Brown grabbed the early lead and held off the challanges of defending champion josh Woody in capturing the B-Mod feature.
Th Bomber feature saw Shawn Strong jump out to the early lead and never looked back as he captured the Bomber feature win with Chris Morelock,Tim Jones,Kevin Morrison and Joe Francis completing the top 5.
The Central Bank Points Series will start Next Sat April 5th as the chase for the 2008 championships begin with action in the UMP SuperLateModels,USRA Modifieds,B-Mods,FactoryStocks,Bombers, and Rookies.Also added to the race card will be the SuperStock Class as gates open at 5PM with hotlaps at 6:45 and Racing at 7:30 with Starnes AutoBody and Glass the race sponsor.
Results-USMTS Modifieds
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O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series
O’Reilly USMTS National Tour - Mo-Kan Region
5th Annual Missouri Nationals - Day 2 of 3
Lebanon I-44 Speedway, Lebanon, Mo.
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Showing finishing position, car number, driver, hometown and starting position in parentheses. The top 12 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat races are locked into the Holley “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.
ISKY RACING CAMS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. 88d - Matt Dotson -- Sturgeon, MO (2)
2. 220 - Dustin Boney -- Tonganoxie, KS (4)
3. 18 - Justin Boney -- Leavenworth, KS (1)
4. 118 - Terry Beckham Jr. -- Webb City, MO (3)
5. 00 - Jesse Stovall -- Galena, MO (8)
6. 98 - John Allen -- Chanute, KS (7)
7. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (9)
8. 75 - Joe Wright -- Beggs, OK (5)
9. 39 - Gary Langworthy Jr. -- Coffeyville, KS (6)
NEW VISION GRAPHICS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. 18 - Michael Long -- Quincy, IL (2)
2. 66w - Leslie Essary -- Crane, MO (5)
3. 1m - Julie McDermid -- Oconto Falls, WI (4)
4. 20r - Bryan Rowland -- Woodward, OK (8)
5. 31j - Jeremy Rasmussen -- Bentonville, AR (6)
6. 71m - Jason Meadors -- Fordland, MO (3)
7. 85d - Mark Dotson -- Cameron, MO (7)
8. 54 - David Hendrix -- Laquey, MO (1)
HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (4)
2. 56 - Chris Spieker -- Massena, IA (2)
3. X - Mike Wedelstadt -- Hortonville, WI (3)
4. 33 - Bobby Williams -- Shawnee, KS (6)
5. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (5)
6. 23 - Mook Cunningham -- St. James, MO (7)
7. 67 - Tim Dotson -- Sturgeon, MO (1)
8. 14n - Justin Neuman -- Waynesville, MO (8) DNS
HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (2)
2. 7n - Jay Noteboom -- Hinton, IA (1)
3. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (8)
4. 21b - Brandon Kenny -- East Woodward, OK (5)
5. 56 - Tony Jackson Jr. -- Lebanon, MO (7)
6. 5c - Don Crnkovich -- Lenexa, KS (6) DNF
7. B29 - Tammy Mitchell -- Pea Ridge, AR (3) DNF
8. 26 - Brian Williams -- Fayetteville, AR (4) DNF
HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. 71 - David Holder -- Clarence, MO (2)
2. 27 - Greg Skaggs -- Bixby, OK (3)
3. 91 - Joe Duvall -- Chelsea, OK (1)
4. 12 - Johnny Bone Jr. -- Pea Ridge, AR (4)
5. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (6)
6. 17 - Steve Stewart -- Washington, IA (5)
7. 2 - Carey Umbarger -- Garner, IA (8)
8. 52w - Nate Wasmund -- Rochester, MN (7)
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (12 laps, top 5 advance):
1. 12 - Johnny Bone Jr. -- Pea Ridge, AR (5)
2. 00 - Jesse Stovall -- Galena, MO (4)
3. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (10)
4. 5c - Don Crnkovich -- Lenexa, KS (9)
5. 39 - Gary Langworthy Jr. -- Coffeyville, KS (15)
6. 85d - Mark Dotson -- Cameron, MO (11)
7. 23 - Mook Cunningham -- St. James, MO (8)
8. B29 - Tammy Mitchell -- Pea Ridge, AR (12)
9. X - Mike Wedelstadt -- Hortonville, WI (2) -4 Laps
10. 1m - Julie McDermid -- Oconto Falls, WI (1) DNF
11. 33 - Bobby Williams -- Shawnee, KS (3) DNF
12. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (7) DNF
13. 31j - Jeremy Rasmussen -- Bentonville, AR (6) DNF
14. 54 - David Hendrix -- Laquey, MO (13) DNS
15. 26 - Brian Williams -- Fayetteville, AR (14) DNS
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (12 laps, top 5 advance):
1. 98 - John Allen -- Chanute, KS (7)
2. 18 - Justin Boney -- Leavenworth, KS (1)
3. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (6)
4. 71m - Jason Meadors -- Fordland, MO (8)
5. 21b - Brandon Kenny -- East Woodward, OK (3)
6. 17 - Steve Stewart -- Washington, IA (9)
7. 91 - Joe Duvall -- Chelsea, OK (2)
8. 118 - Terry Beckham Jr. -- Webb City, MO (4)
9. 75 - Joe Wright -- Beggs, OK (12)
10. 2 - Carey Umbarger -- Garner, IA (10)
11. 67 - Tim Dotson -- Sturgeon, MO (11)
12. 56 - Tony Jackson Jr. -- Lebanon, MO (5) DNF
13. 52w - Nate Wasmund -- Rochester, MN (14) DNF
14. 14n - Justin Neuman -- Waynesville, MO (13) DNS
HOLLEY “A” MAIN (30 laps):
1. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (1)
2. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (2)
3. 98 - John Allen -- Chanute, KS (14)
4. 12 - Johnny Bone Jr. -- Pea Ridge, AR (13)
5. 27 - Greg Skaggs -- Bixby, OK (9)
6. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (17)
7. 7n - Jay Noteboom -- Hinton, IA (11)
8. 66w - Leslie Essary -- Crane, MO (8)
9. 56 - Chris Spieker -- Massena, IA (10)
10. 5c - Don Crnkovich -- Lenexa, KS (19)
11. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (4)
12. 21b - Brandon Kenny -- East Woodward, OK (22)
13. 18 - Justin Boney -- Leavenworth, KS (16)
14. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (23)
15. 39 - Gary Langworthy Jr. -- Coffeyville, KS (21) -1 Lap
16. X - Mike Wedelstadt -- Hortonville, WI (24) DNF
17. 20r - Bryan Rowland -- Woodward, OK (12) DNF
18. 220 - Dustin Boney -- Tonganoxie, KS (3) DNF
19. 00 - Jesse Stovall -- Galena, MO (15) DNF
20. 18 - Michael Long -- Quincy, IL (6) DNF
21. 71 - David Holder -- Clarence, MO (5) DNF
22. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (18) DNF
23. 71m - Jason Meadors -- Fordland, MO (20) DNF
24. 56 - Tony Jackson Jr. -- Lebanon, MO (25) DNF
25. 88d - Matt Dotson -- Sturgeon, MO (7) DNF
FactoryStocks- Ft-1)Lonnie Henderson-Lebanon 2)Matt Brookshire-Jerome 3)Kevin Crider 4)Dusty Rhoads-Lebanon
B-Mods-a Ft-1)Tyler Brown-Stoutland 2)Josh Woody-Buckhorn 3)Clint Potter-Crooks,SD 4)Mickey Burrell-Fair Grove 5)Jesse Ebbesen-TurkeyRidge,SD 6)Brandon Piister-Lebanon 7)Tim Ballinger-Halfway 8)Kenny Carter-Springfield DNS-Derrick Peterson-Lebanon
Bombers A Ft-1)Shawn Strong-Republic 2)Chris Morelock-Springfield 3)Tim Jones-Marshfield 4)Kevin Morrison-Lebanon 5)Joe Francis-Lebanon 6)Russell Ireland-Camdenton
