By David Darnell
Joey Mack of Benton and Shane Stephens of Arlington, TN made the most of a rained out MARS event by stopping by the Malden Speedway and picking up Feature wins Friday night. Mack topped the Late Model field. Stephens led the Modifieds. Other winners were Claudie Cook in Hobby Stock, Jeff Beeson in Street Stock and the team of Chris Kelley and Brandon Moore roll right along with another Cruiser victory.
In the first half of the Late Model feature, Joey Mack had Todd Hall and Matt Liner to deal with, as they hounded him every corner. Mid race, Mack started pulling away, pushing to a 3 second lead by lap 14 when a caution flag hit. The restart was no problem and Mack left Hall and Liner to battle for second with Hall finally taking the position for good on lap 18. Scott Tracer and Dewayne Brooks rounded out the top five. Heat winners were Liner and Mack.
1. 97M Joey Mack Benton
2. 99 Todd Hall Charleston
3. 35 Matt Liner Benton, KY
4. 94T Scott Tracer Rector, AR
5. 15B Dewayne Brooks Finley, TN
6. 5W Johnny Waters Jonesboro, AR
7. 214 Chris Lloyd Paragould, AR
8. J2 Jeff Moss Harrisburg, AR
9. F4 Barry Woodard Black Rock, AR
10. 24 Gary Springs Kelso
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In the Modified feature, Robby Arnold broke out with the lead from the pole position, but as the cars came out of turn four on the first lap, Shane Stephens raced by and threatened to run away and hide. He had built a comfortable cushion by lap 13 when the race's only caution period came. On the restart Stephens quickly rebuilt his lead. Robert Powers out dueled Arnold for second. Shawn Haynes continues his good run of finishes with fourth and Todd Hall rounded out the top five. Heat winners were Arnold, Troy Fowler, and Haynes.
1. 15 Shane Stephens Arlington, TN
2. 02 Robert Powers Campbell
3. 49 Robby Arnold Paragould, AR
4. 21 Shawn Haynes Malden
5. 32 Todd Hall Charleston
6. 78 Larry Hull Old Appleton
7. G1 Tony Anglin Hoxie, AR
8. 10 Troy Fowler Portageville
9. Mee 2 Claudie Cook Portageville
10. I-24 Shane Moody Bernie
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The Hobby Stocks put on another great show Friday night, as the competition was so close. The first 7 laps, the top three rows raced side by side as if they were 80 mph pace laps. Glenn Griffin held the lead by the slimmest of margins when Rick Mouser's car burst into flames. An immediate red flag was thrown, Mouser got out safely and the fire extinguished. In the intervening track cleanup, Griffin developed a flat tire and left the track, he ultimately settled with a sixth place finish. Tony Anglin inherited the lead from Griffin and held it for three laps when Claudie Cook came charging out of turn 2 on lap 10 to take over the top spot. Cook held on for the win.
Anglin took second. Doug Moore, Scott Tracer, and Daniel Bassett rounded out the top five. Heat winners were Anglin and Griffin.
1. 54C Claudie Cook Portageville
2. 54A Tony Anglin Hoxie, AR
3. 007 Doug Moore Dexter
4. 94 Scott Tracer Rector, AR
5. 21 Daniel Bassett Paragould, AR
6. 27M Glenn Griffin Rutherford, TN
7. 17H Steve Henley Steele
8. KZ8 Lee Redden Steele
9. 11Sr Chuck Tilley Essex
10. 69R Jamie Robards Broseley
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The Street Stock race was marred with six caution flags but when the last one came on lap eight there was plenty of racing left. The race opened with Greg Casey in the lead, but as the leaders came up on lapped traffic, he got
penned in and fell to fourth, where he would ultimately finish. Jeff
Beeson took the lead from there and after swapping twice with Steve Forsythe the final four laps, took the victory. Kyle Berry finished third for the second week in a row. Casey was fourth and Mike Elliot had a good run through traffic to grab fifth. Heat winners were Forsythe, Beeson, and Casey.
1. 4 Jeff Beeson Benton
2. 28 Steve Forsythe Cooter
3. 00 Kyle Berry Poplar Bluff
4. 42 Greg Casey Sikeston
5. 26 Mike Elliot Ellsinore
6. 21 Scott Wicker Steele
7. 85 Donna Tilley Essex
8. 3 Pat Thompson Portageville
9. 60 Mike Massie Van Buren
10. 92 Darrell Dover Poplar Bluff
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In the Cruiser class, Chris Kelley and Brandon Moore led from green to checkered to take the feature win.
1. 38K Kelley & Moore Portageville
2. 90W Doublin & Simpson Wappapello
3. 357 Simpson & Simpson Piggott, AR
4. 84 Null & Null Puxico
5. 911 Champlin & Champlin Piggott, AR
Joey Mack of Benton and Shane Stephens of Arlington, TN made the most of a rained out MARS event by stopping by the Malden Speedway and picking up Feature wins Friday night. Mack topped the Late Model field. Stephens led the Modifieds. Other winners were Claudie Cook in Hobby Stock, Jeff Beeson in Street Stock and the team of Chris Kelley and Brandon Moore roll right along with another Cruiser victory.
In the first half of the Late Model feature, Joey Mack had Todd Hall and Matt Liner to deal with, as they hounded him every corner. Mid race, Mack started pulling away, pushing to a 3 second lead by lap 14 when a caution flag hit. The restart was no problem and Mack left Hall and Liner to battle for second with Hall finally taking the position for good on lap 18. Scott Tracer and Dewayne Brooks rounded out the top five. Heat winners were Liner and Mack.
1. 97M Joey Mack Benton
2. 99 Todd Hall Charleston
3. 35 Matt Liner Benton, KY
4. 94T Scott Tracer Rector, AR
5. 15B Dewayne Brooks Finley, TN
6. 5W Johnny Waters Jonesboro, AR
7. 214 Chris Lloyd Paragould, AR
8. J2 Jeff Moss Harrisburg, AR
9. F4 Barry Woodard Black Rock, AR
10. 24 Gary Springs Kelso
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In the Modified feature, Robby Arnold broke out with the lead from the pole position, but as the cars came out of turn four on the first lap, Shane Stephens raced by and threatened to run away and hide. He had built a comfortable cushion by lap 13 when the race's only caution period came. On the restart Stephens quickly rebuilt his lead. Robert Powers out dueled Arnold for second. Shawn Haynes continues his good run of finishes with fourth and Todd Hall rounded out the top five. Heat winners were Arnold, Troy Fowler, and Haynes.
1. 15 Shane Stephens Arlington, TN
2. 02 Robert Powers Campbell
3. 49 Robby Arnold Paragould, AR
4. 21 Shawn Haynes Malden
5. 32 Todd Hall Charleston
6. 78 Larry Hull Old Appleton
7. G1 Tony Anglin Hoxie, AR
8. 10 Troy Fowler Portageville
9. Mee 2 Claudie Cook Portageville
10. I-24 Shane Moody Bernie
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The Hobby Stocks put on another great show Friday night, as the competition was so close. The first 7 laps, the top three rows raced side by side as if they were 80 mph pace laps. Glenn Griffin held the lead by the slimmest of margins when Rick Mouser's car burst into flames. An immediate red flag was thrown, Mouser got out safely and the fire extinguished. In the intervening track cleanup, Griffin developed a flat tire and left the track, he ultimately settled with a sixth place finish. Tony Anglin inherited the lead from Griffin and held it for three laps when Claudie Cook came charging out of turn 2 on lap 10 to take over the top spot. Cook held on for the win.
Anglin took second. Doug Moore, Scott Tracer, and Daniel Bassett rounded out the top five. Heat winners were Anglin and Griffin.
1. 54C Claudie Cook Portageville
2. 54A Tony Anglin Hoxie, AR
3. 007 Doug Moore Dexter
4. 94 Scott Tracer Rector, AR
5. 21 Daniel Bassett Paragould, AR
6. 27M Glenn Griffin Rutherford, TN
7. 17H Steve Henley Steele
8. KZ8 Lee Redden Steele
9. 11Sr Chuck Tilley Essex
10. 69R Jamie Robards Broseley
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The Street Stock race was marred with six caution flags but when the last one came on lap eight there was plenty of racing left. The race opened with Greg Casey in the lead, but as the leaders came up on lapped traffic, he got
penned in and fell to fourth, where he would ultimately finish. Jeff
Beeson took the lead from there and after swapping twice with Steve Forsythe the final four laps, took the victory. Kyle Berry finished third for the second week in a row. Casey was fourth and Mike Elliot had a good run through traffic to grab fifth. Heat winners were Forsythe, Beeson, and Casey.
1. 4 Jeff Beeson Benton
2. 28 Steve Forsythe Cooter
3. 00 Kyle Berry Poplar Bluff
4. 42 Greg Casey Sikeston
5. 26 Mike Elliot Ellsinore
6. 21 Scott Wicker Steele
7. 85 Donna Tilley Essex
8. 3 Pat Thompson Portageville
9. 60 Mike Massie Van Buren
10. 92 Darrell Dover Poplar Bluff
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In the Cruiser class, Chris Kelley and Brandon Moore led from green to checkered to take the feature win.
1. 38K Kelley & Moore Portageville
2. 90W Doublin & Simpson Wappapello
3. 357 Simpson & Simpson Piggott, AR
4. 84 Null & Null Puxico
5. 911 Champlin & Champlin Piggott, AR
