A late afternoon storm front and oppressing heat held down the car count at the Malden Speedway Friday night, but the racing was still exciting. Joey Mack out dueled Todd Hall to win his third Late Model feature of the 2005 season. Greg King returned to victory lane for the second time in the Modified class. Also picking up checkered flags were Tony Anglin in Hobby Stock, Jeff Beeson in Street Stock, Justin McBroom in E-Mods, and the team of Gene Kelley and Adam Brown won in Cruisers.
The small field of Late Models quickly turned into a two-car race for the checkered flag. Todd Hall grabbed the lead from the outset and held it throughout the first half of the race. By lap nine Joey Mack, who had hounded Hall the whole way, closed to Hall's bumper looking for a chance to pass. A lap later, Mack came flying out of turn four and out ran Hall down the front straight to take the lead. Mack pulled to a two second lead by lap 13, but Hall closed the gap in the latter part of the race. Hall could not make a passing attempt and had to settle for second behind Mack. Bronson Berry took third in his first trip to the speedway this year. Scott Bell and John Stephens rounded out the top five. Mack also won the heat race.
LATE MODELS
7 Entries - 6 Start Feature
1. 97M Joey Mack Benton
2. 99 Todd Hall Charleston
3. 00 Bronson Berry Huntingdon, TN
4. 45 Scott Bell East Prairie
5. 11X John Stephens Dexter
6. 24 Gary Springs Kelso
Point Standings
Through 10 Events
1. Scott Bell 334
2. John Stephens 299
3. Todd Hall 296
4. Jeff Moss 277
5. Scott Gibbs 236
6. Joey Mack 222
7. Gary Springs 180
8. Billy James 147
9. Steve Rushin 130
10. Dwayne Kiefer 125
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Greg King grabbed the lead from the pole position and led the whole race to pick up his second Modified feature win of the year. Robert Powers challenged early, but King pulled away to a modest margin late to take the checkered flag. Mike Francis challenged Powers for the second spot late, but had to settle for third. Claudie Cook took fourth, followed by Troy Fowler. King and Powers won the heat races.
MODIFIED
13 Entries - 13 Start Feature
1. 1 Greg King Sikeston
2. 02 Robert Powers Campbell
3. 1 Mike Francis Fredericktown
4. Mee 2 Claudie Cook Portageville
5. 10 Troy Fowler Portageville
6. 21 Dustin Billingsley Crawfordsville, AR
7. 5 Tim Webb Senath
8. 32 Jeff Greene Paragould, AR
9. I-24 Shane Moody Bernie
10. 37 Brandon Miller Dexter
Point Standings
Through 10 Events
1. Mike Francis 374
2. Troy Fowler 279
3. Robby Arnold 274
4. Greg King 269
5. Shane Moody 213
6. Robert Powers 202
7. Claudie Cook 198
8. Jeff Greene 194
9. Tim Webb 185
10. Larry Hull 182
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The Hobby Stock feature went green - white - checkered without caution and saw Tony Anglin out duel teammate Claudie Cook for the win. Anglin grabbed the lead from the pole and never trailed in the 15-lap affair. Anglin had built a two second lead by lap seven, but Cook started reeling him in and was running bumper to bumper under the white flag. Anglin held the lead with out a serious challenge the final lap and took the win. Points leader Doug Moore took third. Greg Sparks and Chuck Tilley rounded out the top five. Anglin and Moore won the heat races.
HOBBY STOCK
12 Entries - 11 Start Feature
1. 54A Tony Anglin Walnut Ridge, AR
2. 54C Claudie Cook Portageville
3. 007 Doug Moore Dexter
4. 68 Greg Sparks Malden
5. 11 Sr. Chuck Tilley Essex
6. 25 Darrell Kelly Birch Tree
7. 50 Gregg Layne Senath
8. 94 Scott Tracer Rector
9. KZ 8 Lee Redden Steele
10. 30/30 Tim Winchester Gideon
Point Standings
Through 10 Events
1. Doug Moore 358
2. Greg Sparks 332
3. Claudie Cook 331
4. Scott Tracer 313
5. Lee Redden 260
6. Tony Anglin 254
7. Tim Winchester 235
8. Chuck Tilley 231
9. Darrell Kelly 225
10. Jason Palmer 190
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Jeff Beeson won the opening Street Stock race of the year and returned Friday to victory lane with his second win. Beeson grabbed the lead early but was hounded by Aaron Darby from the outset. Darby got a good jump on the restart following a lap four caution and took the lead a lap later.
Darby held the lead for three laps until Beeson reclaimed the front spot as he dove under Darby coming out of turn two. The leaders encountered lapped traffic on lap 10 that closed the gap, but Beeson held on for the win. Greg Casey took third, Johnny Houart moved up from the rear of the field to take fourth and Chris Kelley took fifth. Heat races were won by Casey, Beeson, and Darby.
STREET STOCK
17 Entries - 15 Start Feature
1. 4 Jeff Beeson Benton
2. 29 Aaron Darby Portageville
3. 42A Greg Casey Sikeston
4. 34 Johnny Houart Gideon
5. 38K Chris Kelley Portageville
6. 84 Danny Hampton Sikeston
7. B8 Allen Boone Blytheville, AR
8. 83 Jonathan Simmons Bragg City
9. 97 Paul Reeder Malden
10. 60 Mike Massie Van Buren
Point Standings
After 10 Events
1. Paul Reeder 420
2. Aaron Darby 353
3. Coot Wilson 292
4. Mike Massie 271
5. Johnny Houart 256
6. Mike Elliott 235
7. Scott Wicker 228
8. Jason Simpson 192
9. Chris Kelley 189
10. Michael Lack 152
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Justin McBroom grabbed the lead from the pole and never trailed in winning the E-Mod feature Friday night. McBroom, Jeff Jarrell, and Tim Prine separated themselves from the pack until a caution reset the field on lap seven. On the restart, McBroom pulled away from the field, and Prime got tangled with another car in turn two knocking him out of contention for the lead. Jarrell hung tough the rest of the way to take second. Derek DeSpain took third, followed by Jon Chandler and Tracy Redden in the top five.
McBroom and Jarrell won the heat races.
E-MODS
12 Entries - 12 Start Feature
1. 19 Justin McBroom Delaplaine, AR
2. 67 B Jeff Jarrell Dexter
3. 5Z Derek DeSpain Morley
4. U2 Jon Chandler
Blytheville, AR
5. 27 Tracy Redden
Clarkton
6. 3T Tim Prine Jonesboro, AR
7. 80 M Jeff McGhee Van
Buren
8. 25 Shane Eubanks Dexter
9. 62 Bubba Hicks Manila, AR
10. 13 Chase Hopkins Caruthersville
Point Standings
Through 10 Events
1. Tim Prine 382
2. Justin McBroom 350
3. Jeff McGhee 286
4. Jeff Jarrell 269
5. Jamey Daughhotee 216
6. Jim Eubanks 176
7. Todd Gibbs 172
8. Roy Ward 151
9. Holbrook Mitchell 148
10. Tracy Redden 143
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Gene Kelley and Adam Brown piloted the 38K Cruiser car to its eighth win of the point season. Kelley and Brown led start to finish in the four car field. They also won the heat race.
CRUISERS
4 Entries - 4 Start Feature
1. 38 K Kelley & Brown Portageville
2. 90 W Doublin & Doublin Wappapello
3. 84 Null & Null Puxico
4. 88 J Wayne & Harbrueger Kennett
Point Standings
After 10 Events
1. Kelley & Kelly/Moore/Brown 442
2. Doublin & Doublin 419
3. Null & Null 315
3. Wayne & Harbrueger 315
5. Champlin & Champlin 233
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The small field of Late Models quickly turned into a two-car race for the checkered flag. Todd Hall grabbed the lead from the outset and held it throughout the first half of the race. By lap nine Joey Mack, who had hounded Hall the whole way, closed to Hall's bumper looking for a chance to pass. A lap later, Mack came flying out of turn four and out ran Hall down the front straight to take the lead. Mack pulled to a two second lead by lap 13, but Hall closed the gap in the latter part of the race. Hall could not make a passing attempt and had to settle for second behind Mack. Bronson Berry took third in his first trip to the speedway this year. Scott Bell and John Stephens rounded out the top five. Mack also won the heat race.
LATE MODELS
7 Entries - 6 Start Feature
1. 97M Joey Mack Benton
2. 99 Todd Hall Charleston
3. 00 Bronson Berry Huntingdon, TN
4. 45 Scott Bell East Prairie
5. 11X John Stephens Dexter
6. 24 Gary Springs Kelso
Point Standings
Through 10 Events
1. Scott Bell 334
2. John Stephens 299
3. Todd Hall 296
4. Jeff Moss 277
5. Scott Gibbs 236
6. Joey Mack 222
7. Gary Springs 180
8. Billy James 147
9. Steve Rushin 130
10. Dwayne Kiefer 125
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Greg King grabbed the lead from the pole position and led the whole race to pick up his second Modified feature win of the year. Robert Powers challenged early, but King pulled away to a modest margin late to take the checkered flag. Mike Francis challenged Powers for the second spot late, but had to settle for third. Claudie Cook took fourth, followed by Troy Fowler. King and Powers won the heat races.
MODIFIED
13 Entries - 13 Start Feature
1. 1 Greg King Sikeston
2. 02 Robert Powers Campbell
3. 1 Mike Francis Fredericktown
4. Mee 2 Claudie Cook Portageville
5. 10 Troy Fowler Portageville
6. 21 Dustin Billingsley Crawfordsville, AR
7. 5 Tim Webb Senath
8. 32 Jeff Greene Paragould, AR
9. I-24 Shane Moody Bernie
10. 37 Brandon Miller Dexter
Point Standings
Through 10 Events
1. Mike Francis 374
2. Troy Fowler 279
3. Robby Arnold 274
4. Greg King 269
5. Shane Moody 213
6. Robert Powers 202
7. Claudie Cook 198
8. Jeff Greene 194
9. Tim Webb 185
10. Larry Hull 182
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The Hobby Stock feature went green - white - checkered without caution and saw Tony Anglin out duel teammate Claudie Cook for the win. Anglin grabbed the lead from the pole and never trailed in the 15-lap affair. Anglin had built a two second lead by lap seven, but Cook started reeling him in and was running bumper to bumper under the white flag. Anglin held the lead with out a serious challenge the final lap and took the win. Points leader Doug Moore took third. Greg Sparks and Chuck Tilley rounded out the top five. Anglin and Moore won the heat races.
HOBBY STOCK
12 Entries - 11 Start Feature
1. 54A Tony Anglin Walnut Ridge, AR
2. 54C Claudie Cook Portageville
3. 007 Doug Moore Dexter
4. 68 Greg Sparks Malden
5. 11 Sr. Chuck Tilley Essex
6. 25 Darrell Kelly Birch Tree
7. 50 Gregg Layne Senath
8. 94 Scott Tracer Rector
9. KZ 8 Lee Redden Steele
10. 30/30 Tim Winchester Gideon
Point Standings
Through 10 Events
1. Doug Moore 358
2. Greg Sparks 332
3. Claudie Cook 331
4. Scott Tracer 313
5. Lee Redden 260
6. Tony Anglin 254
7. Tim Winchester 235
8. Chuck Tilley 231
9. Darrell Kelly 225
10. Jason Palmer 190
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Jeff Beeson won the opening Street Stock race of the year and returned Friday to victory lane with his second win. Beeson grabbed the lead early but was hounded by Aaron Darby from the outset. Darby got a good jump on the restart following a lap four caution and took the lead a lap later.
Darby held the lead for three laps until Beeson reclaimed the front spot as he dove under Darby coming out of turn two. The leaders encountered lapped traffic on lap 10 that closed the gap, but Beeson held on for the win. Greg Casey took third, Johnny Houart moved up from the rear of the field to take fourth and Chris Kelley took fifth. Heat races were won by Casey, Beeson, and Darby.
STREET STOCK
17 Entries - 15 Start Feature
1. 4 Jeff Beeson Benton
2. 29 Aaron Darby Portageville
3. 42A Greg Casey Sikeston
4. 34 Johnny Houart Gideon
5. 38K Chris Kelley Portageville
6. 84 Danny Hampton Sikeston
7. B8 Allen Boone Blytheville, AR
8. 83 Jonathan Simmons Bragg City
9. 97 Paul Reeder Malden
10. 60 Mike Massie Van Buren
Point Standings
After 10 Events
1. Paul Reeder 420
2. Aaron Darby 353
3. Coot Wilson 292
4. Mike Massie 271
5. Johnny Houart 256
6. Mike Elliott 235
7. Scott Wicker 228
8. Jason Simpson 192
9. Chris Kelley 189
10. Michael Lack 152
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Justin McBroom grabbed the lead from the pole and never trailed in winning the E-Mod feature Friday night. McBroom, Jeff Jarrell, and Tim Prine separated themselves from the pack until a caution reset the field on lap seven. On the restart, McBroom pulled away from the field, and Prime got tangled with another car in turn two knocking him out of contention for the lead. Jarrell hung tough the rest of the way to take second. Derek DeSpain took third, followed by Jon Chandler and Tracy Redden in the top five.
McBroom and Jarrell won the heat races.
E-MODS
12 Entries - 12 Start Feature
1. 19 Justin McBroom Delaplaine, AR
2. 67 B Jeff Jarrell Dexter
3. 5Z Derek DeSpain Morley
4. U2 Jon Chandler
Blytheville, AR
5. 27 Tracy Redden
Clarkton
6. 3T Tim Prine Jonesboro, AR
7. 80 M Jeff McGhee Van
Buren
8. 25 Shane Eubanks Dexter
9. 62 Bubba Hicks Manila, AR
10. 13 Chase Hopkins Caruthersville
Point Standings
Through 10 Events
1. Tim Prine 382
2. Justin McBroom 350
3. Jeff McGhee 286
4. Jeff Jarrell 269
5. Jamey Daughhotee 216
6. Jim Eubanks 176
7. Todd Gibbs 172
8. Roy Ward 151
9. Holbrook Mitchell 148
10. Tracy Redden 143
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Gene Kelley and Adam Brown piloted the 38K Cruiser car to its eighth win of the point season. Kelley and Brown led start to finish in the four car field. They also won the heat race.
CRUISERS
4 Entries - 4 Start Feature
1. 38 K Kelley & Brown Portageville
2. 90 W Doublin & Doublin Wappapello
3. 84 Null & Null Puxico
4. 88 J Wayne & Harbrueger Kennett
Point Standings
After 10 Events
1. Kelley & Kelly/Moore/Brown 442
2. Doublin & Doublin 419
3. Null & Null 315
3. Wayne & Harbrueger 315
5. Champlin & Champlin 233
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