By David Darnell
The Malden Speedway once again had to deal with the weather as Friday's
program was cut short. The make up Feature races from last week, and the
heats for the regular scheduled program were run, but the rains came and
washed out the second set of feature races.
The racing opened with the make up races from last week. Robbie Arnold won
an excellent race to take the honors in the Modified division. Claudie Cook
took his third win in four weeks in the Hobby Stocks. Chuck Tilley won in
Pure Street. Scott Austin and Jason Pennington took the Cruiser feature.
The Sprint Car make up will be ran as part of a double feature night
September 26th.
The Modified feature opened with polesitter Robert Powers grabbing the lead
and threatening to run away from the field. Powers had built a two second
lead before the race's lone caution was thrown on lap nine. Powers handling
was not the same after restart and he had to settle for a fifth place
finish. On the restart, Robbie Arnold dove under Powers with Bart
Richardson in tow to take the lead. The lead pair pulled away from the
field with Arnold holding off Richardson's constant challenge. Brad Buck
took third. Claudie Cook moved up from the 14th starting position to take
fourth.
Heat winners were Powers, Buck, and Jared Wagster.
MODIFIED
19 Entries - 16 Start Feature
1. 49 Robbie Arnold Paragould, AR
2. 1 Bart Richardson Bradford, TN
3. 8 Brad Buck Paragould, AR
4. C5 Claudie Cook Portageville
5. 02 Robert Powers Campbell
6. 1 Greg King Sikeston
7. B3 Lannie Blake Malden
8. I-24 Shane Moody Bernie
9. 21 Shawn Haynes Malden
10. 10R Tim Radford Piedmont
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In the Hobby Stock feature, polesitter Dietrich Bollinger led for three laps
before he was run down by a pair of challengers. Scott Tracer pulled under
Bollinger coming out of turn two and Cook followed right behind. Cook took
the lead from Tracer on lap 7 using the same move coming out of turn four.
By lap eleven Tony Anglin and Doug Moore had moved into second and third and
were bearing down on Cook. Cook was able to secure the victory as Anglin and
Moore battled side by side for second with Anglin taking the position.
Tracer held on for fourth and Lee Redden picked up his first top five finish
of the year.
Heat winners were Bollinger, Tracer, and Anglin.
HOBBY STOCK
18 Entries - 18 Start Feature
1. 54 Claudie Cook Portageville
2. 54 Tony Anglin Hoxie, AR
3. 007 Doug Moore Dexter
4. 94 Scott Tracer Rector, AR
5. KZ8 Lee Redden Steele
6. 27M Glen Griffin Dyersburg, TN
7. 4-Sale Gene Fowler Portageville
8. 6 Billy Kelm Poplar Bluff
9. 11SR Mike Meyer Sikeston
10. 42 Justin Rojas Malden
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In a race that was run caution free, Chuck Tilley won a tight three way
battle with Johnny Houart and Tony Copeland to pick up his third Pure Street
feature win of the year. Tilley grabbed the lead on lap 9 but had to battle
to hold off the top two challengers the final three laps. Houart and
Copeland swapped second a couple of times, before Houart won that battle.
Greg Casey was closing on the leaders late in the race and picked up fourth.
Eric Lacy rounded out the top five. Houart, Copeland, and Tilley won the
heat races.
PURE STREET
19 Entries - 15 Start Feature
1. 75 Chuck Tilley Essex
2. 34 Johnny Houart Gideon
3. 33 Tony Copeland Cooter
4. 42 Greg Casey Sikeston
5. 92 Eric Lacy Poplar Bluff
6. 97 Paul Reeder Malden
7. 19 Jason Palmer Bernie
8. 606 Jim Eubanks Dexter
9. 26 Mike Elliot Ellsinore
10. 20 B Jacob Black Van Buren
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They keep changing gasmen in the BS19, but the hot streak continues. Scott
Austin paired with Jason
Pennington to win the Cruiser feature, the fifth in the past seven weeks,
and sixth overall. They jumped out to the lead from the opening flag and
led to the checkered with no serious challenge to deal with. Dunning and
Dunning in the Lucky 13 won a good early battle for second with the F-50 of
Dunlap and Faulk. Chris and Jason Simpson took third late in the race.
Heat winners were Austin & Pennington, and Dunlap & Faulk
CRUISERS
13 Entries - 12 Start Feature
1. BS19 Austin & Pennington Broseley
2. L-13 Dunning & Dunning Poplar Bluff
3. 357 Simpson & Simpson Piggott, AR
4. F50 Dunlap & Faulk Piggott, AR
5. 23S McChristian & Magouirk Pollard, AR
6. 5X Hanley & Hood Poplar Bluff
7. 32S Smart & Smart Pollard, AR
8. 38K Kelley & McMillian Portageville
9. 911 Champlin & Champlin Piggott, AR
10. 84 Null & Null Puxico
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Once again the program was cut short by rain, and we will try to catch up with double features again next Friday. Regular points racing in Late Models, Modifieds, Hobby Stock, Pure Street, and Cruisers are on tap.
The Malden Speedway once again had to deal with the weather as Friday's
program was cut short. The make up Feature races from last week, and the
heats for the regular scheduled program were run, but the rains came and
washed out the second set of feature races.
The racing opened with the make up races from last week. Robbie Arnold won
an excellent race to take the honors in the Modified division. Claudie Cook
took his third win in four weeks in the Hobby Stocks. Chuck Tilley won in
Pure Street. Scott Austin and Jason Pennington took the Cruiser feature.
The Sprint Car make up will be ran as part of a double feature night
September 26th.
The Modified feature opened with polesitter Robert Powers grabbing the lead
and threatening to run away from the field. Powers had built a two second
lead before the race's lone caution was thrown on lap nine. Powers handling
was not the same after restart and he had to settle for a fifth place
finish. On the restart, Robbie Arnold dove under Powers with Bart
Richardson in tow to take the lead. The lead pair pulled away from the
field with Arnold holding off Richardson's constant challenge. Brad Buck
took third. Claudie Cook moved up from the 14th starting position to take
fourth.
Heat winners were Powers, Buck, and Jared Wagster.
MODIFIED
19 Entries - 16 Start Feature
1. 49 Robbie Arnold Paragould, AR
2. 1 Bart Richardson Bradford, TN
3. 8 Brad Buck Paragould, AR
4. C5 Claudie Cook Portageville
5. 02 Robert Powers Campbell
6. 1 Greg King Sikeston
7. B3 Lannie Blake Malden
8. I-24 Shane Moody Bernie
9. 21 Shawn Haynes Malden
10. 10R Tim Radford Piedmont
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
In the Hobby Stock feature, polesitter Dietrich Bollinger led for three laps
before he was run down by a pair of challengers. Scott Tracer pulled under
Bollinger coming out of turn two and Cook followed right behind. Cook took
the lead from Tracer on lap 7 using the same move coming out of turn four.
By lap eleven Tony Anglin and Doug Moore had moved into second and third and
were bearing down on Cook. Cook was able to secure the victory as Anglin and
Moore battled side by side for second with Anglin taking the position.
Tracer held on for fourth and Lee Redden picked up his first top five finish
of the year.
Heat winners were Bollinger, Tracer, and Anglin.
HOBBY STOCK
18 Entries - 18 Start Feature
1. 54 Claudie Cook Portageville
2. 54 Tony Anglin Hoxie, AR
3. 007 Doug Moore Dexter
4. 94 Scott Tracer Rector, AR
5. KZ8 Lee Redden Steele
6. 27M Glen Griffin Dyersburg, TN
7. 4-Sale Gene Fowler Portageville
8. 6 Billy Kelm Poplar Bluff
9. 11SR Mike Meyer Sikeston
10. 42 Justin Rojas Malden
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
In a race that was run caution free, Chuck Tilley won a tight three way
battle with Johnny Houart and Tony Copeland to pick up his third Pure Street
feature win of the year. Tilley grabbed the lead on lap 9 but had to battle
to hold off the top two challengers the final three laps. Houart and
Copeland swapped second a couple of times, before Houart won that battle.
Greg Casey was closing on the leaders late in the race and picked up fourth.
Eric Lacy rounded out the top five. Houart, Copeland, and Tilley won the
heat races.
PURE STREET
19 Entries - 15 Start Feature
1. 75 Chuck Tilley Essex
2. 34 Johnny Houart Gideon
3. 33 Tony Copeland Cooter
4. 42 Greg Casey Sikeston
5. 92 Eric Lacy Poplar Bluff
6. 97 Paul Reeder Malden
7. 19 Jason Palmer Bernie
8. 606 Jim Eubanks Dexter
9. 26 Mike Elliot Ellsinore
10. 20 B Jacob Black Van Buren
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
They keep changing gasmen in the BS19, but the hot streak continues. Scott
Austin paired with Jason
Pennington to win the Cruiser feature, the fifth in the past seven weeks,
and sixth overall. They jumped out to the lead from the opening flag and
led to the checkered with no serious challenge to deal with. Dunning and
Dunning in the Lucky 13 won a good early battle for second with the F-50 of
Dunlap and Faulk. Chris and Jason Simpson took third late in the race.
Heat winners were Austin & Pennington, and Dunlap & Faulk
CRUISERS
13 Entries - 12 Start Feature
1. BS19 Austin & Pennington Broseley
2. L-13 Dunning & Dunning Poplar Bluff
3. 357 Simpson & Simpson Piggott, AR
4. F50 Dunlap & Faulk Piggott, AR
5. 23S McChristian & Magouirk Pollard, AR
6. 5X Hanley & Hood Poplar Bluff
7. 32S Smart & Smart Pollard, AR
8. 38K Kelley & McMillian Portageville
9. 911 Champlin & Champlin Piggott, AR
10. 84 Null & Null Puxico
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Once again the program was cut short by rain, and we will try to catch up with double features again next Friday. Regular points racing in Late Models, Modifieds, Hobby Stock, Pure Street, and Cruisers are on tap.
