By David Darnell
The Malden Speedway dodged another threatening night of weather to provide some great action to mid South racing fans. Carey Conaway used a daring last lap move to pick up his second Late Model feature win. Bart Richardson returned to Modified victory lane. Claudie Cook topped the Hobby Stocks. Johnny Houart extended his Pure Street points lead with his sixth win of the year. Austin and Ham continue their late season domination of the Cruiser class.
22 Late Models made the trip to Malden and put on one of the best shows of the year. Youngster Nathan Rettig grabbed the lead from the outside front row following a short duel with pole sitter Billy James. The race was red-flagged on the second lap following a harrowing accident on the front straight. As Kent Bailey and Kevin Poole came out of turn four, their wheels touched sending Bailey into a multiple rollover crash down the front straight. Bailey’s car came to rest upside down directly in front of the flag stand. Fortunately, Bailey walked away from the accident. Poole suffered a flat tire and came back to a 12th place finish. When the race resumed, Rettig led until Conaway’s last lap run. Conaway grabbed second from the restart following a lap 18 caution. On the final lap, Conaway pulled even inside Rettig on the back straight. Conaway shot through turn four to the lead and the victory. Rettig settled for a disappointing second place finish, just missing his first Late Model victory at Malden. Billy James took third. Jeremy Williams of Paducah took fourth in his first trip to the speedway. Brian Ritchie rounded out the top five. Heat winners were James, Rettig, and Ritchie. John Stephens won the B-Main feature.
LATE MODELS
22 Entries – 20 Start Feature
1. 4 ¾ Carey Conaway Jonesboro, AR
2. 94 Nathan Rettig Sikeston
3. 5 Jr. Billy James Sikeston
4. 8 Jeremy Williams Paducah, KY
5. 14 Brian Ritchie Newark, AR
6. 11 Steve Karnes Marion, IL
7. 13 Dewayne Keifer Bloomsdale
8. 34 Scott Gibbs Bloomfield
9. 6 Tim Brown Calvert City, KY
10. 11X John Stephens Dexter
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Bart Richardson and Robby Arnold started on the second row of the Modified feature and turned the race into their personal duel. Tony Anglin held the lead the first two laps before Richardson took over coming down the front straight on lap 3. Arnold followed Richardson and the duel was on. The race went caution free from start to finish and the leaders found themselves in serious lapped traffic by lap 12. Arnold cut Richardson’s two second lead to a bumper to bumper race by lap 19, but could not mount a passing challenge the final lap. Jared Wagster swapped third back and fourth with Anglin before taking the position for good mid-race. Doug Moore rounded out the top five. Heat winners were Moore, Anglin, Richardson, and Arnold. Tim Radford won the B-Main.
MODIFIED
29 Entries -20 Start Feature
1. 1 Bart Richardson Bradford, TN
2. 49 Robby Arnold Paragould, AR
3. 10 Jared Wagster Portageville
4. G1 Tony Anglin Hoxie, AR
5. 65 Doug Moore Dexter
6. 78 Larry Hull Old Appleton
7. 1 Greg King Sikeston
8. 21 Shawn Haynes Malden
9. 02 Robert Powers Campbell
10. C5 Claudie Cook Portageville
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Claudie Cook patiently moved through the field and took the lead with two to go to pick up his fifth Hobby Stock feature win of the year. Scott Tracer led the first 13 laps before Cook took the lead down the front straight. Doug Moore raced to third. Glenn Griffin and Jamie Robards rounded out the top five. Heat winners were Tracer, Cook, and Mark Williams.
HOBBY STOCK
20 Entries – 19 Start Feature
1. 54 Claudie Cook Portageville
2. 94 Scott Tracer Rector, AR
3. 007 Doug Moore Dexter
4. 27M Glenn Griffin Dyersburg, TN
5. 69R Jamie Robards Broseley
6. 30/30 Tim Winchester Gideon
7. 54 Tony Anglin Hoxie, AR
8. 87 Mark Williams Corning, AR
9. 63 Todd Kelley Birch Tree
10. 18A Jason Pennington Qulin
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Johnny Houart led from start to finish in a caution filled Pure Street feature. Despite six restarts, Houart’s only serious challenge was on lap 7 when he and Jared Wagster raced side by side before Houart reasserted himself on the back straight. Wagster held on for second. Greg Casey, Paul Reeder and Carl Wilson rounded out the top five. Wilson of Truman Arkansas was making his first appearance at the speedway. Heat winners were Wilson, Houart, Casey, and Steve Henley. Jimmy Cornell won the B-Main feature.
PURE STREET
31 Entries – 18 Start Feature
1. 34 Johnny Houart Gideon
2. 3 Jared Wagster Portageville
3. 42 Greg Casey Sikeston
4. 97 Paul Reeder Malden
5. 81 Carl Wilson Truman, AR
6. 17H Steve Henley Steele
7. 19 Justin McBroom Delaplaine, AR
8. 606 Jim Eubanks Dexter
9. 38K Doug Neuhalfen Sikeston
10. 19 Jason Palmer Bernie
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Scott Austin and Darrell Ham won an early back and forth battle with Gary Dunlap and Frankie Faulk and pulled away late in the race to pick up their seventh win of the year in the BS-19 car. Chad and Jason Simpson took second from Dunlap and Faulk on the final lap. Heat winners were McChristian & Magouirk, and Austin and Ham.
CRUISERS
13 Entries – 11 Start Feature
1. BS19 Scott Austin & Darrell Ham Broseley
2. 357 Jason & Chris Simpson Piggott, AR
3. F50 Gary Dunlap & Frankie Faulk Piggott, AR
4. F14 Larry Stevenson & Dennis Larmie Poplar Bluff
5. 911 Bo & Jason Champlin Piggott, AR
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Mark your calendars for a couple of upcoming events at the Malden Speedway. Friday September 26 will be the speedway’s “Night of Thunder.” Highlighting the event will be the final appearance of the Winged Sprint Cars in a $2,000 to win feature. There will be added money in Modifieds, Hobby Stocks, Pure Streets, and Cruisers.
The season finale Cotton Bowl Cup will be October 23, 24, and 25th. A $5,000 to win Late Model feature will highlight the three day event.
For more information on either of these events check out maldenspeedway.com
The Malden Speedway dodged another threatening night of weather to provide some great action to mid South racing fans. Carey Conaway used a daring last lap move to pick up his second Late Model feature win. Bart Richardson returned to Modified victory lane. Claudie Cook topped the Hobby Stocks. Johnny Houart extended his Pure Street points lead with his sixth win of the year. Austin and Ham continue their late season domination of the Cruiser class.
22 Late Models made the trip to Malden and put on one of the best shows of the year. Youngster Nathan Rettig grabbed the lead from the outside front row following a short duel with pole sitter Billy James. The race was red-flagged on the second lap following a harrowing accident on the front straight. As Kent Bailey and Kevin Poole came out of turn four, their wheels touched sending Bailey into a multiple rollover crash down the front straight. Bailey’s car came to rest upside down directly in front of the flag stand. Fortunately, Bailey walked away from the accident. Poole suffered a flat tire and came back to a 12th place finish. When the race resumed, Rettig led until Conaway’s last lap run. Conaway grabbed second from the restart following a lap 18 caution. On the final lap, Conaway pulled even inside Rettig on the back straight. Conaway shot through turn four to the lead and the victory. Rettig settled for a disappointing second place finish, just missing his first Late Model victory at Malden. Billy James took third. Jeremy Williams of Paducah took fourth in his first trip to the speedway. Brian Ritchie rounded out the top five. Heat winners were James, Rettig, and Ritchie. John Stephens won the B-Main feature.
LATE MODELS
22 Entries – 20 Start Feature
1. 4 ¾ Carey Conaway Jonesboro, AR
2. 94 Nathan Rettig Sikeston
3. 5 Jr. Billy James Sikeston
4. 8 Jeremy Williams Paducah, KY
5. 14 Brian Ritchie Newark, AR
6. 11 Steve Karnes Marion, IL
7. 13 Dewayne Keifer Bloomsdale
8. 34 Scott Gibbs Bloomfield
9. 6 Tim Brown Calvert City, KY
10. 11X John Stephens Dexter
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Bart Richardson and Robby Arnold started on the second row of the Modified feature and turned the race into their personal duel. Tony Anglin held the lead the first two laps before Richardson took over coming down the front straight on lap 3. Arnold followed Richardson and the duel was on. The race went caution free from start to finish and the leaders found themselves in serious lapped traffic by lap 12. Arnold cut Richardson’s two second lead to a bumper to bumper race by lap 19, but could not mount a passing challenge the final lap. Jared Wagster swapped third back and fourth with Anglin before taking the position for good mid-race. Doug Moore rounded out the top five. Heat winners were Moore, Anglin, Richardson, and Arnold. Tim Radford won the B-Main.
MODIFIED
29 Entries -20 Start Feature
1. 1 Bart Richardson Bradford, TN
2. 49 Robby Arnold Paragould, AR
3. 10 Jared Wagster Portageville
4. G1 Tony Anglin Hoxie, AR
5. 65 Doug Moore Dexter
6. 78 Larry Hull Old Appleton
7. 1 Greg King Sikeston
8. 21 Shawn Haynes Malden
9. 02 Robert Powers Campbell
10. C5 Claudie Cook Portageville
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Claudie Cook patiently moved through the field and took the lead with two to go to pick up his fifth Hobby Stock feature win of the year. Scott Tracer led the first 13 laps before Cook took the lead down the front straight. Doug Moore raced to third. Glenn Griffin and Jamie Robards rounded out the top five. Heat winners were Tracer, Cook, and Mark Williams.
HOBBY STOCK
20 Entries – 19 Start Feature
1. 54 Claudie Cook Portageville
2. 94 Scott Tracer Rector, AR
3. 007 Doug Moore Dexter
4. 27M Glenn Griffin Dyersburg, TN
5. 69R Jamie Robards Broseley
6. 30/30 Tim Winchester Gideon
7. 54 Tony Anglin Hoxie, AR
8. 87 Mark Williams Corning, AR
9. 63 Todd Kelley Birch Tree
10. 18A Jason Pennington Qulin
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Johnny Houart led from start to finish in a caution filled Pure Street feature. Despite six restarts, Houart’s only serious challenge was on lap 7 when he and Jared Wagster raced side by side before Houart reasserted himself on the back straight. Wagster held on for second. Greg Casey, Paul Reeder and Carl Wilson rounded out the top five. Wilson of Truman Arkansas was making his first appearance at the speedway. Heat winners were Wilson, Houart, Casey, and Steve Henley. Jimmy Cornell won the B-Main feature.
PURE STREET
31 Entries – 18 Start Feature
1. 34 Johnny Houart Gideon
2. 3 Jared Wagster Portageville
3. 42 Greg Casey Sikeston
4. 97 Paul Reeder Malden
5. 81 Carl Wilson Truman, AR
6. 17H Steve Henley Steele
7. 19 Justin McBroom Delaplaine, AR
8. 606 Jim Eubanks Dexter
9. 38K Doug Neuhalfen Sikeston
10. 19 Jason Palmer Bernie
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Scott Austin and Darrell Ham won an early back and forth battle with Gary Dunlap and Frankie Faulk and pulled away late in the race to pick up their seventh win of the year in the BS-19 car. Chad and Jason Simpson took second from Dunlap and Faulk on the final lap. Heat winners were McChristian & Magouirk, and Austin and Ham.
CRUISERS
13 Entries – 11 Start Feature
1. BS19 Scott Austin & Darrell Ham Broseley
2. 357 Jason & Chris Simpson Piggott, AR
3. F50 Gary Dunlap & Frankie Faulk Piggott, AR
4. F14 Larry Stevenson & Dennis Larmie Poplar Bluff
5. 911 Bo & Jason Champlin Piggott, AR
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Mark your calendars for a couple of upcoming events at the Malden Speedway. Friday September 26 will be the speedway’s “Night of Thunder.” Highlighting the event will be the final appearance of the Winged Sprint Cars in a $2,000 to win feature. There will be added money in Modifieds, Hobby Stocks, Pure Streets, and Cruisers.
The season finale Cotton Bowl Cup will be October 23, 24, and 25th. A $5,000 to win Late Model feature will highlight the three day event.
For more information on either of these events check out maldenspeedway.com
