Lebanon,Mo.-With over 80 raceteams in the pits Friday Night,last lap Drama and close finishes set the pace in racing action at the LebanonMidwaySpeedway.
In the USRA Modified Division,pole setter and 2006 champion Tony Jackson Jr brought the field down to a 3 wide start with Jr grabbing the top spot early with veteran Rex Merritt right on his bumper and current point leader Jamie Ragland running the top groove.Jackson would set a fast pace until lap 10 when Merritt made a smooth move on the bottom of turn 2 to take control.Last weeks winner and defending champion Eric Hudson who started 11th was charging through the field and comng forward quickly while battling Jimmy Willis,Wayne Graybeal and Justin Neuman.With Merritt pulling away from the field,Jackson and Ragland put on a classic battle as Hudson joined the race for 2nd place on lap 12.Merritt was looking for his first ever Midway feature win in the closing laps with Hudson gaining closer.Heading for the white flag,Merritt stayed glued to the bottom with Hudson moving upstairs and pulling even in turn 3 as Merritt was fighting lapped traffic.Coming out of turn 4,Hudson went to the very top of the track and overtook Merritt by half a car at the stripe to become the first Modified repeat winner in 2008 with Merritt,Jackson Jr,Ragland and Graybeal completing the top 5.
The FactoryStock feature had Ben Solberg jumping to the early lead with Sundance Keeper and Justin Stoufer following closely.Solberg would set a quick pace as last weeks winner Aaron Gustin spun in the infield on lap 5 and lost a lap to the field.On lap 7 with Solberg in control,Kris Jackson began his charge to the front after starting 5th on the field while Sundance Keeper,Stoufer,Derek Brown and Tim Petty battled.On lap 13,the yellow flew for Brian Webster bunching the field up.On the restart,Jackson pulled even with Solberg and the duo battled with Jackson pulling ahead on the white flag lap and becoming the 4th different winner with Solberg,Keeper,Stoufer and Brown following.
The SuperStock feature had Dan Newell grabbing the early lead with Dwight"The Kid"Niehoff close behind with Bill Joiner following.Neihoff moved to the top groove and began closing in on leader Dan Newell as point leader and 2 time winner Ben Newell started his charge.On lap 4,Neihoff went to the front while the Newell Brothers Dan and Ben battled for second while last weeks winner JC who started 11th was coming quickly.On lap 10 Ben went to second and closed-up on leader Neihoff as the leaders battled side by side.Coming for the checkered Neihoff stayed smooth on the top side to grab his first ever Midway feature win with Ben Newell,Dan Newell,JC Newell and Clinton Betts following.
The Bomber feature provided plenty of racing action as Jack Hamer grabbed the early lead with joe Francis and Dale Waters following.Hamer would set a fast pace until lap 3 when contact was made with several cars including Hamer brought out the yellow.Hamer went to the pits and returned on the end of the field.On the restart,Joe Francis took control with Brandon Waters running a solid second while last weeks winner Robert High who started 11th along with 17th place starting Shawn Strong joined the battle.Frncis would surrender the lead on lap 12 as High and then Strong followed.Heading for the checkered,High got into lapped traffic and Strong went insdie and pulled even,but High gathered it back up and grabbed win number 2 with Strong,Francis point leader Brandon Knudtson and early contender Waters following.
The WingedSprintCar feature had Jeremy Williams lead the opening laps with Scott Wedelstadt close behind.John Wagner Jr brought out an early Red as his car flipped several times in turn 1,but walked away unhurt.Last weeks winner J.Kinder started his assult to the front on lap 11 and came from the rear to grab his second straight feature after withstanding a last lap surge from point leader Eric Todd.defending champion JP Compton,Galvin Galbreath and early leader Williams completed the top 5.
The B-Mod feature saw several wild battles,but Josh Woody started on the front row and never looked back in grabbing his 1st win of the season with Derrick Peterson,JC Morton,Ted Ballinger and rookie Josh johnston completing the top 5.Several early ontenders went out early in the feature.
Racing continues next weekend with an action packed double-header.On Friday Night LateModel racing returns to the Midway with the Show-Me Racin Series making there first visit of the season with drivers such as Ken Essary,Leslie Essary,Jeremy Kelley,Kevin Henson,Conner Ward and many others along with point races in the USRA Modifieds, Bombers, FactoryStocks, B-Mods and SuperStocks. Admission will be $15 while pit passes are $30.Racing starts at 8PM
Then Sat night May 31st-A special Sat night special with B-Mods,FactoryStocks and Bombers.Grandstand Admission only $5 with pitpasses $25 and Racing at 7:30
Results
USRA Modifieds
A Ft-1)Eric Hudson-Rolla 2)Rex Merritt-Billings 3)Tony Jackson Jr-Lebanon 4)Jamie Ragland-Lebanon 5)Wayne Graybeal-Springfield 6)Jimmy Willis-Macks Creek 7)Justin Neuman-Crocker 8)Brian Brown-Lebanon 9)James Hartman-Eldridge 10)Danny Atkinson-Lebanon 11)Sam Petty-Niangua 12)Jamie Petty-Niangua 13)Tim Ballinger-Fair Grove 14)Paul Snyder-Wellsville,Kansas
1st Ht-1)Ragland 2)Merritt 3)Jackson Jr 4)Graybeal 5)Atkinson 6)Ballinger 7)J.Petty
2nd Ht-1)Neuman 2)Willis 3)Snyder 4)S.Petty 5)Hudson 6)Hartman DNS-Brown
FactoryStocks
A Ft-1)Kris Jackson-Lebanon 2)Ben Solberg-Springfield 3)Sundance Keeper-Springfield 4)Justin Stoufer-Camdenton 5)Derek Brown-Stoutland 6)Tim Petty-Niangua 7)Sheldon Stoufer-Camdenton 8)Brian Webster-Richland 9)Donnie Miller-Houston 10)Glen Dismang-Lebanon 11)Mark Davis-Grovesprings 12)Aaron Gustin-Osage Beach 13)Corey Pritchard-Wheatland 14)Mike Teeters-Lebanon
1st Ht-1)Jackson 2)Keeper 3)Solberg 4)Davis 5)Gustin 6)Dismang 7)S.Stoufer
2nd Ht-1)Petty 2)S.Stoufer 3)Webster 4)Brown 5)Miller 6)Teeters 7)Pritchard
Bombers
A Ft-1)Robert High-Springfield 2)Shawn Strong-Republic 3)Joe Francis-Lebanon 4)Brandon Knudtson-Lebanon 5)Brandon Waters-Lynchburg 6)Chris Morelock-Springfield 7)Wayne Coffman-Lebanon 8)Alan Fugitt-Walnut Grove 9)Rodney Yost-Squires 10)Jack Hamer-Ava 11)Bobby Mooney-Camdenton 12)Billy Waters-Lynchburg 13)Andrew Cheever-Lebanon 14)Dale Waters-Lynchburg 15)Jason Brumley-Lebanon 16)Josh Lewis-Stoutland 17)Jerry Goring-Lebanon 18)Chad Cromer-Lebanon 19)Keith Cheever-Lebanon 20)Brian Warner-Phillipsburg DNS-Shawn Winfrey-Lebanon Adam Lowrance-Lebanon
1st Ht-1)High 2)Brandon Waters 3)Francis 4)Coffman 5)Lewis 6)Strong 7)Fugitt 8)Brumbley
2nd Ht-1)Billy Waters 2)Hamer 3)Morelock 4)Knudtson 5)K.Cheever 6)A.Cheever DNS-Winfrey
3rd HT-1)Goring 2)D.Waters 3)Warner 4)Yost 5)Cromer 6)Mooney 7)Lowrance
SuperStocks
A Ft-1)Dwight Neihoff-Lockwood 2)Ben Newell-Stoutland 3)Dan Newell-Stoutland 4)JC Newell-Camdenton 5)Clinton Betts-Stoutland 6)Donnie Betts-Stoutland 7)Bill Joiner-Lebanon 8)Bill Scharr-St Roberts 9)Randy Hill-Lebanon 10)Benie Joiner-Lebanon 11)Amanda Goodwin-Lebanon DNS-Travis Hill-Lebanon
1st Ht-1)B.Newell 2)JC Newell 3)Donnie Betts 4)R.Hill 5)T.Hill 6)Scharr
2nd Ht-1)Bill Joiner 2)Neihoff 3)D.Newell 4)C.Betts 5)Bennie Joiner 6)Goodwin
B-Mods
A Ft-1)Josh Woody-Buckhorn 2)Derrick Peterson-Lebanon 3)JC Morton-Springfield 4)Ted Ballinger-Halfway 5)Josh Johnston-Nixa 6)Greg Strong-Nixa 7)Colt Cheevers-Macks Creek 8)Ed Wilson-Waynesville 9)Mickey Burrell-Fair Grove 10)Ken Dickinson-Camdenton 11)Jason Otto-Richland DQ-Tyler Brown-Stoutland
1st Ht-1)Dickinson 2)Burrell 3)Woody 4)Wilson 5)Strong 6)Johnston
2nd Ht-1)Otto 2)Cheevers 3)Peterson 4)T.Brown 5)Morton 6)Ballinger
WingedSprints
A Ft-1)J.Kinder-Linn 2)Eric Todd-Falcon 3)JP Compton-Crane 4)Galvin Galbreath-Washington 5)Jeremy Williams-Lynchburg 6)Scott Wedelstadt-Lebanon 7)Rusty Quick-Lebanon 8)Keith Breedlove-Lynchburg 9)John Wagner Jr-Lebanon DNS-Clint Todd-Lynchburg
1st Ht-1)Kinder 2)C.Todd 3)Wedelstadt 4)Williams 5)Wagner
2nd Ht-1)E.Todd 2)Compton 3)Galbreath 4)Quick 5)Breedlove
In the USRA Modified Division,pole setter and 2006 champion Tony Jackson Jr brought the field down to a 3 wide start with Jr grabbing the top spot early with veteran Rex Merritt right on his bumper and current point leader Jamie Ragland running the top groove.Jackson would set a fast pace until lap 10 when Merritt made a smooth move on the bottom of turn 2 to take control.Last weeks winner and defending champion Eric Hudson who started 11th was charging through the field and comng forward quickly while battling Jimmy Willis,Wayne Graybeal and Justin Neuman.With Merritt pulling away from the field,Jackson and Ragland put on a classic battle as Hudson joined the race for 2nd place on lap 12.Merritt was looking for his first ever Midway feature win in the closing laps with Hudson gaining closer.Heading for the white flag,Merritt stayed glued to the bottom with Hudson moving upstairs and pulling even in turn 3 as Merritt was fighting lapped traffic.Coming out of turn 4,Hudson went to the very top of the track and overtook Merritt by half a car at the stripe to become the first Modified repeat winner in 2008 with Merritt,Jackson Jr,Ragland and Graybeal completing the top 5.
The FactoryStock feature had Ben Solberg jumping to the early lead with Sundance Keeper and Justin Stoufer following closely.Solberg would set a quick pace as last weeks winner Aaron Gustin spun in the infield on lap 5 and lost a lap to the field.On lap 7 with Solberg in control,Kris Jackson began his charge to the front after starting 5th on the field while Sundance Keeper,Stoufer,Derek Brown and Tim Petty battled.On lap 13,the yellow flew for Brian Webster bunching the field up.On the restart,Jackson pulled even with Solberg and the duo battled with Jackson pulling ahead on the white flag lap and becoming the 4th different winner with Solberg,Keeper,Stoufer and Brown following.
The SuperStock feature had Dan Newell grabbing the early lead with Dwight"The Kid"Niehoff close behind with Bill Joiner following.Neihoff moved to the top groove and began closing in on leader Dan Newell as point leader and 2 time winner Ben Newell started his charge.On lap 4,Neihoff went to the front while the Newell Brothers Dan and Ben battled for second while last weeks winner JC who started 11th was coming quickly.On lap 10 Ben went to second and closed-up on leader Neihoff as the leaders battled side by side.Coming for the checkered Neihoff stayed smooth on the top side to grab his first ever Midway feature win with Ben Newell,Dan Newell,JC Newell and Clinton Betts following.
The Bomber feature provided plenty of racing action as Jack Hamer grabbed the early lead with joe Francis and Dale Waters following.Hamer would set a fast pace until lap 3 when contact was made with several cars including Hamer brought out the yellow.Hamer went to the pits and returned on the end of the field.On the restart,Joe Francis took control with Brandon Waters running a solid second while last weeks winner Robert High who started 11th along with 17th place starting Shawn Strong joined the battle.Frncis would surrender the lead on lap 12 as High and then Strong followed.Heading for the checkered,High got into lapped traffic and Strong went insdie and pulled even,but High gathered it back up and grabbed win number 2 with Strong,Francis point leader Brandon Knudtson and early contender Waters following.
The WingedSprintCar feature had Jeremy Williams lead the opening laps with Scott Wedelstadt close behind.John Wagner Jr brought out an early Red as his car flipped several times in turn 1,but walked away unhurt.Last weeks winner J.Kinder started his assult to the front on lap 11 and came from the rear to grab his second straight feature after withstanding a last lap surge from point leader Eric Todd.defending champion JP Compton,Galvin Galbreath and early leader Williams completed the top 5.
The B-Mod feature saw several wild battles,but Josh Woody started on the front row and never looked back in grabbing his 1st win of the season with Derrick Peterson,JC Morton,Ted Ballinger and rookie Josh johnston completing the top 5.Several early ontenders went out early in the feature.
Racing continues next weekend with an action packed double-header.On Friday Night LateModel racing returns to the Midway with the Show-Me Racin Series making there first visit of the season with drivers such as Ken Essary,Leslie Essary,Jeremy Kelley,Kevin Henson,Conner Ward and many others along with point races in the USRA Modifieds, Bombers, FactoryStocks, B-Mods and SuperStocks. Admission will be $15 while pit passes are $30.Racing starts at 8PM
Then Sat night May 31st-A special Sat night special with B-Mods,FactoryStocks and Bombers.Grandstand Admission only $5 with pitpasses $25 and Racing at 7:30
Results
USRA Modifieds
A Ft-1)Eric Hudson-Rolla 2)Rex Merritt-Billings 3)Tony Jackson Jr-Lebanon 4)Jamie Ragland-Lebanon 5)Wayne Graybeal-Springfield 6)Jimmy Willis-Macks Creek 7)Justin Neuman-Crocker 8)Brian Brown-Lebanon 9)James Hartman-Eldridge 10)Danny Atkinson-Lebanon 11)Sam Petty-Niangua 12)Jamie Petty-Niangua 13)Tim Ballinger-Fair Grove 14)Paul Snyder-Wellsville,Kansas
1st Ht-1)Ragland 2)Merritt 3)Jackson Jr 4)Graybeal 5)Atkinson 6)Ballinger 7)J.Petty
2nd Ht-1)Neuman 2)Willis 3)Snyder 4)S.Petty 5)Hudson 6)Hartman DNS-Brown
FactoryStocks
A Ft-1)Kris Jackson-Lebanon 2)Ben Solberg-Springfield 3)Sundance Keeper-Springfield 4)Justin Stoufer-Camdenton 5)Derek Brown-Stoutland 6)Tim Petty-Niangua 7)Sheldon Stoufer-Camdenton 8)Brian Webster-Richland 9)Donnie Miller-Houston 10)Glen Dismang-Lebanon 11)Mark Davis-Grovesprings 12)Aaron Gustin-Osage Beach 13)Corey Pritchard-Wheatland 14)Mike Teeters-Lebanon
1st Ht-1)Jackson 2)Keeper 3)Solberg 4)Davis 5)Gustin 6)Dismang 7)S.Stoufer
2nd Ht-1)Petty 2)S.Stoufer 3)Webster 4)Brown 5)Miller 6)Teeters 7)Pritchard
Bombers
A Ft-1)Robert High-Springfield 2)Shawn Strong-Republic 3)Joe Francis-Lebanon 4)Brandon Knudtson-Lebanon 5)Brandon Waters-Lynchburg 6)Chris Morelock-Springfield 7)Wayne Coffman-Lebanon 8)Alan Fugitt-Walnut Grove 9)Rodney Yost-Squires 10)Jack Hamer-Ava 11)Bobby Mooney-Camdenton 12)Billy Waters-Lynchburg 13)Andrew Cheever-Lebanon 14)Dale Waters-Lynchburg 15)Jason Brumley-Lebanon 16)Josh Lewis-Stoutland 17)Jerry Goring-Lebanon 18)Chad Cromer-Lebanon 19)Keith Cheever-Lebanon 20)Brian Warner-Phillipsburg DNS-Shawn Winfrey-Lebanon Adam Lowrance-Lebanon
1st Ht-1)High 2)Brandon Waters 3)Francis 4)Coffman 5)Lewis 6)Strong 7)Fugitt 8)Brumbley
2nd Ht-1)Billy Waters 2)Hamer 3)Morelock 4)Knudtson 5)K.Cheever 6)A.Cheever DNS-Winfrey
3rd HT-1)Goring 2)D.Waters 3)Warner 4)Yost 5)Cromer 6)Mooney 7)Lowrance
SuperStocks
A Ft-1)Dwight Neihoff-Lockwood 2)Ben Newell-Stoutland 3)Dan Newell-Stoutland 4)JC Newell-Camdenton 5)Clinton Betts-Stoutland 6)Donnie Betts-Stoutland 7)Bill Joiner-Lebanon 8)Bill Scharr-St Roberts 9)Randy Hill-Lebanon 10)Benie Joiner-Lebanon 11)Amanda Goodwin-Lebanon DNS-Travis Hill-Lebanon
1st Ht-1)B.Newell 2)JC Newell 3)Donnie Betts 4)R.Hill 5)T.Hill 6)Scharr
2nd Ht-1)Bill Joiner 2)Neihoff 3)D.Newell 4)C.Betts 5)Bennie Joiner 6)Goodwin
B-Mods
A Ft-1)Josh Woody-Buckhorn 2)Derrick Peterson-Lebanon 3)JC Morton-Springfield 4)Ted Ballinger-Halfway 5)Josh Johnston-Nixa 6)Greg Strong-Nixa 7)Colt Cheevers-Macks Creek 8)Ed Wilson-Waynesville 9)Mickey Burrell-Fair Grove 10)Ken Dickinson-Camdenton 11)Jason Otto-Richland DQ-Tyler Brown-Stoutland
1st Ht-1)Dickinson 2)Burrell 3)Woody 4)Wilson 5)Strong 6)Johnston
2nd Ht-1)Otto 2)Cheevers 3)Peterson 4)T.Brown 5)Morton 6)Ballinger
WingedSprints
A Ft-1)J.Kinder-Linn 2)Eric Todd-Falcon 3)JP Compton-Crane 4)Galvin Galbreath-Washington 5)Jeremy Williams-Lynchburg 6)Scott Wedelstadt-Lebanon 7)Rusty Quick-Lebanon 8)Keith Breedlove-Lynchburg 9)John Wagner Jr-Lebanon DNS-Clint Todd-Lynchburg
1st Ht-1)Kinder 2)C.Todd 3)Wedelstadt 4)Williams 5)Wagner
2nd Ht-1)E.Todd 2)Compton 3)Galbreath 4)Quick 5)Breedlove
