by Andrew McNaughton/Lebanon I-44 Speedway PR
(Lebanon) Race fans could feel the tension in the air at the Lebanon I-44 Speedway Friday, on night one of the Annual Fall Shootout, featuring the Late Models of the MARS and MLRA Series.
Nearly 40 of the Midwest's fastest Late Models competed for $2,500 on the last weekend of competition for both the MARS Series and the Lebanon I-44 Speedway for 2007, and it seemed that everyone wanted to finish strong. It was Springfield's Jeremy Payne, Rookie teammate of Terry Phillips, who came away with the victory Friday night, after running away with the lead in a crash filled 30-lap A-Main Feature.
"It's been a long time since I've had a late model win, and this was my first MARS win, so I'm just really excited," Payne said from Victory Lane following his dominant win.
Mark Voigt from Marine, Ill., started on the pole, but Jeremy Payne's #74 Late Model only needed 3 laps to take over the lead. He held the lead throughout the 30-lap feature by driving the low line around the high banked Lebanon I-44 Speedway.
"The bottom was definitely the fastest way around the track," said the first-time MARS winner. "I'm just glad I didn't have any flats."
There were several crashes that brought out the caution. Perhaps the most spectacular was when Chris Smyser's #30 Late Model slid off turn two, and was momentarily air born, before he slammed the car's right side into the concrete retaining. While Smyser did not suffer any injuries, he said it was a hard hit all the same. There was a multi-car crash on Lap 9, involving Trace Westling, Gary Stolba, and Patrick Johnson, amongst other.
These cautions gave points leader Bill Frye repeated shots at race leader Payne, but Payne's late model was too fast. He was able to jump out ahead of the pack on every restart, but Payne was unaware how dominant his car was.
"My guys were telling me that on the restarts that they were keeping up with me pretty good," Payne said. "I was just driving the wheels off of it."
Frye, Voigt, Payton Taylor, and Al Purkey finished in the Top 5. Lebanon's Brandon McCormick came from deep in the 24-car field to finish 6th. He was racing with a new body to the car, following bad wreck several weeks ago. Terry Phillips, who claimed victory at the Lebanon I-44 Speedway three weeks ago during the 5th Annual Larry Phillips Memorial, struggled during the feature race Friday night, and managed a 7th place finish. Lebanon I-44 Speedway 2007 A-Modified Champion Tony Jackson Jr. drove his #56 Late Model to an 11th place finish.
The MARS-MLRA drivers are back in action Saturday night for Night #2 of the Lebanon I-44 Speedway Fall Shootout. $3,000 will go to the winner of the Late Model feature, while the MARS Series will crown their champion. Bill Frye goes into this final night of MARS competition with a sizeable lead over Will Vaught and Terry Phillips. Lebanon I-44 Speedway will also race the A-Modifieds for $1,200, Factory Stocks and B-Mods for $600 each, Bombers for $500, and Rookies for $200 Saturday night.
Lebanon I-44 Speedway Fall Shootout Night #1 Results
Friday, September 21
MARS-MLRA LATE MODEL
A-MAIN FEATURE (30 laps, $2,500 to win):
1. 74P Jeremy Payne
2. 66F Bill Frye
3. 30V Mark Voigt
4. 14JR Payton Taylor
5. 33P Al Purkey
6. 42M Brandon McCormick
7. 15T David Turner
8. 75P Terry Phillips
9. 22V Alan Vaughn
10. 45W Denny Woodworth
11. 56J Tony Jackson Jr.
12. 8K Jason Bodenhamer
13. 1CJR Christian Rayburn
14. 1V Will Vaught
15. 33F Ricky Frankel
16. 33S Gary Stolba
17. 7W Trace Westling
18. 18S Jack Sullivan
19. 25J Patrick Johnson
20. 30S Craig Smith
21. 20M Darrell Mooneyham
22. 00S Chris Smyser
23. L88 Larry Clawson
24. 66W Justin Wells
B-MAIN FEATURE 1 (12 laps, Top 2 advance):
1. 75P Terry Phillips
2. 42M Brandon McCormick
3. 8K Jason Bodenhamer
4. 26W Burl Woods
5. 33F Ricky Frankel
6. 75H PJ Haskins
7. 15G Donnie Gemes
8. 99J Larry Jones
B-MAIN FEATURE 2 (12 laps, Top 2 advance):
1. 00S Chris Smyser
2. 33S Gary Stolba
3. 28 Leroy Johnson
4. 11J Steve Johnson
5. 18S Jack Sullivan
6. 1V Will Vaught
7. 27T Stacy Taylor
HEAT 1 (10 laps):
1. 30S Craig Smith
2. L88 Larry Clawson
3. 66F Bill Frye
4. 25J Patrick Johnson
5. 28J Leroy Johnson
6. 75P Terry Phillips
7. 99J Larry Jones
8. 8K Jason Bodenhamer
HEAT 2 (10 laps):
1. 74P Jeremy Payne
2. 33P Al Purkey
3. 45W Denny Woodworth
4. 56J Tony Jackson Jr.
5. 75H PJ Haskins
6. 27T Stacy Taylor
7. 00S Chris Smyser
8. 33S Gary Stolba
HEAT 3 (10 laps)
1. 30V Mark Voigt
2. 7W Trace Westling
3. 20M Darrell Mooneyham
4, 1CJR Christian Rayburn
5. 15G Donnie Germes
6. 42M Brandon McCormick
7. 33F Ricky Frankel
8. 26W Burl Woods
HEAT 4 (10 laps):
1. 14JR Payton Taylor
2. 15T David Turner
3. 66W Justin Wells
4. 22V Alan Vaughn
5. 11J Steve Johnson
6. 1V Will Vaught
7. 18S Jack Sullivan
A-MODIFIED
HEAT 1 (8 laps):
1. 118 Terry Beckham Jr.
2. 12B Johnny Bone Jr.
3. 89 Jeff Cutshaw
4. 54 David Hendrix
5. 11 Jimmy Willis
6. 01 Darren Fullerton
7. 14 Justin Neuman
8. 23 Mookie Cunningham
HEAT 2 (8 laps):
1. 88D Rusty Dukes
2. 31M Erik Maggard
3. 11W Don Luna
4. 2 Brian Brown
5. 12M Christopher Moon
6. 48 Brian Darrell
7. 71 Jason Meadors
HEAT 3 (8 laps):
1. 15R Jamie Ragland
2. 99T Eric Turner
3. 25 Rex Merritt
4. 98G Brent Greenstreet
5. 87 Justin Stoufer
6. 17M Matt Miller
7. T98 Wayne Graybeal
FACTORY STOCK
HEAT 1 (8 laps):
1. 18 Jim Reeves
2. 42 James Flood
3. 69 Brian Brown
4. 83R Tim Riffle
5. 95 Bud Pursley
6. 25 Chad Smith
7. 67 Kevin Crider
HEAT 2 (8 laps):
1. 21 Jordon Holloway
2. 76 Lonnie Henderson
3. 27G Erin Gustin
4. 8W Justin Wilson
5. 83 James Ellis
6. 11B Derrick Brown
HEAT 3 (8 laps):
1. 65 Kris Jackson
2. 72 Ben Solberg
3. 1 Tim Brown
4. 8C John Coats
5. 11S Steve Schultz
6. 31D Marc Davis
7. 27W Devin Wollansky
B-MODIFIED
HEAT 1 (8 laps):
1. 14N Shawn Nations
2. 37 Derrick Peterson
3. 29 Jeff Kinsley
4. 2 Tom Gerleve
5. 78 Troy Young
DNS 71 Greg Strong
HEAT 2 (8 laps):
1. 14H Jim Hayes
2. 26 Randy Lebow
3. 00B Matt Brookshire
4. 00W Ed Wilson
5. 86 Jeff Albright Jr.
6. 199 Jimmy Thomas
HEAT 3 (8 laps):
1. 45 Colt Cheever
2. 18 Trent Harrison
3. 38 Ken Mallard
4. 7 Brandon Pister
5. T10 Brian Shutt
6. 60 Wayne Johnston
BOMBER
HEAT 1 (6 laps):
1. 22 Scott Atkinson
2. 21 Landin Johnson
3. 70 Patrick West
4. 77 Lance Bahnmiller
5. 64 Shawn Winfrey
6. 25 Chad Cromer
7. 8 Jeff Scroggins
8. 18 JC Morton
HEAT 2 (6 laps):
1. 32 Joe Francis
2. 36 John Darnell
3. 30 Chris Darnell
4. 81 Josh Shepard
5. 67 Kevin Morrison
6. 111 Kenny Carter
7. 7M Michael Merritt
8. 42 Donnie Jackson
ROOKIE
HEAT 1 (6 laps):
1. 7R Rich Reynolds
2. 30-06 Luke Mason
3. 18 Dustin Mooter
4. 17 Jeff Brown
5. 7L Josh Lewis
DNS 69G Michael Warnow
***A-Modified, Factory Stock, B-Modified, Bomber, and Rookie Classes to run A-Main and B-Main Features Saturday, September 22, 2007**
(Lebanon) Race fans could feel the tension in the air at the Lebanon I-44 Speedway Friday, on night one of the Annual Fall Shootout, featuring the Late Models of the MARS and MLRA Series.
Nearly 40 of the Midwest's fastest Late Models competed for $2,500 on the last weekend of competition for both the MARS Series and the Lebanon I-44 Speedway for 2007, and it seemed that everyone wanted to finish strong. It was Springfield's Jeremy Payne, Rookie teammate of Terry Phillips, who came away with the victory Friday night, after running away with the lead in a crash filled 30-lap A-Main Feature.
"It's been a long time since I've had a late model win, and this was my first MARS win, so I'm just really excited," Payne said from Victory Lane following his dominant win.
Mark Voigt from Marine, Ill., started on the pole, but Jeremy Payne's #74 Late Model only needed 3 laps to take over the lead. He held the lead throughout the 30-lap feature by driving the low line around the high banked Lebanon I-44 Speedway.
"The bottom was definitely the fastest way around the track," said the first-time MARS winner. "I'm just glad I didn't have any flats."
There were several crashes that brought out the caution. Perhaps the most spectacular was when Chris Smyser's #30 Late Model slid off turn two, and was momentarily air born, before he slammed the car's right side into the concrete retaining. While Smyser did not suffer any injuries, he said it was a hard hit all the same. There was a multi-car crash on Lap 9, involving Trace Westling, Gary Stolba, and Patrick Johnson, amongst other.
These cautions gave points leader Bill Frye repeated shots at race leader Payne, but Payne's late model was too fast. He was able to jump out ahead of the pack on every restart, but Payne was unaware how dominant his car was.
"My guys were telling me that on the restarts that they were keeping up with me pretty good," Payne said. "I was just driving the wheels off of it."
Frye, Voigt, Payton Taylor, and Al Purkey finished in the Top 5. Lebanon's Brandon McCormick came from deep in the 24-car field to finish 6th. He was racing with a new body to the car, following bad wreck several weeks ago. Terry Phillips, who claimed victory at the Lebanon I-44 Speedway three weeks ago during the 5th Annual Larry Phillips Memorial, struggled during the feature race Friday night, and managed a 7th place finish. Lebanon I-44 Speedway 2007 A-Modified Champion Tony Jackson Jr. drove his #56 Late Model to an 11th place finish.
The MARS-MLRA drivers are back in action Saturday night for Night #2 of the Lebanon I-44 Speedway Fall Shootout. $3,000 will go to the winner of the Late Model feature, while the MARS Series will crown their champion. Bill Frye goes into this final night of MARS competition with a sizeable lead over Will Vaught and Terry Phillips. Lebanon I-44 Speedway will also race the A-Modifieds for $1,200, Factory Stocks and B-Mods for $600 each, Bombers for $500, and Rookies for $200 Saturday night.
Lebanon I-44 Speedway Fall Shootout Night #1 Results
Friday, September 21
MARS-MLRA LATE MODEL
A-MAIN FEATURE (30 laps, $2,500 to win):
1. 74P Jeremy Payne
2. 66F Bill Frye
3. 30V Mark Voigt
4. 14JR Payton Taylor
5. 33P Al Purkey
6. 42M Brandon McCormick
7. 15T David Turner
8. 75P Terry Phillips
9. 22V Alan Vaughn
10. 45W Denny Woodworth
11. 56J Tony Jackson Jr.
12. 8K Jason Bodenhamer
13. 1CJR Christian Rayburn
14. 1V Will Vaught
15. 33F Ricky Frankel
16. 33S Gary Stolba
17. 7W Trace Westling
18. 18S Jack Sullivan
19. 25J Patrick Johnson
20. 30S Craig Smith
21. 20M Darrell Mooneyham
22. 00S Chris Smyser
23. L88 Larry Clawson
24. 66W Justin Wells
B-MAIN FEATURE 1 (12 laps, Top 2 advance):
1. 75P Terry Phillips
2. 42M Brandon McCormick
3. 8K Jason Bodenhamer
4. 26W Burl Woods
5. 33F Ricky Frankel
6. 75H PJ Haskins
7. 15G Donnie Gemes
8. 99J Larry Jones
B-MAIN FEATURE 2 (12 laps, Top 2 advance):
1. 00S Chris Smyser
2. 33S Gary Stolba
3. 28 Leroy Johnson
4. 11J Steve Johnson
5. 18S Jack Sullivan
6. 1V Will Vaught
7. 27T Stacy Taylor
HEAT 1 (10 laps):
1. 30S Craig Smith
2. L88 Larry Clawson
3. 66F Bill Frye
4. 25J Patrick Johnson
5. 28J Leroy Johnson
6. 75P Terry Phillips
7. 99J Larry Jones
8. 8K Jason Bodenhamer
HEAT 2 (10 laps):
1. 74P Jeremy Payne
2. 33P Al Purkey
3. 45W Denny Woodworth
4. 56J Tony Jackson Jr.
5. 75H PJ Haskins
6. 27T Stacy Taylor
7. 00S Chris Smyser
8. 33S Gary Stolba
HEAT 3 (10 laps)
1. 30V Mark Voigt
2. 7W Trace Westling
3. 20M Darrell Mooneyham
4, 1CJR Christian Rayburn
5. 15G Donnie Germes
6. 42M Brandon McCormick
7. 33F Ricky Frankel
8. 26W Burl Woods
HEAT 4 (10 laps):
1. 14JR Payton Taylor
2. 15T David Turner
3. 66W Justin Wells
4. 22V Alan Vaughn
5. 11J Steve Johnson
6. 1V Will Vaught
7. 18S Jack Sullivan
A-MODIFIED
HEAT 1 (8 laps):
1. 118 Terry Beckham Jr.
2. 12B Johnny Bone Jr.
3. 89 Jeff Cutshaw
4. 54 David Hendrix
5. 11 Jimmy Willis
6. 01 Darren Fullerton
7. 14 Justin Neuman
8. 23 Mookie Cunningham
HEAT 2 (8 laps):
1. 88D Rusty Dukes
2. 31M Erik Maggard
3. 11W Don Luna
4. 2 Brian Brown
5. 12M Christopher Moon
6. 48 Brian Darrell
7. 71 Jason Meadors
HEAT 3 (8 laps):
1. 15R Jamie Ragland
2. 99T Eric Turner
3. 25 Rex Merritt
4. 98G Brent Greenstreet
5. 87 Justin Stoufer
6. 17M Matt Miller
7. T98 Wayne Graybeal
FACTORY STOCK
HEAT 1 (8 laps):
1. 18 Jim Reeves
2. 42 James Flood
3. 69 Brian Brown
4. 83R Tim Riffle
5. 95 Bud Pursley
6. 25 Chad Smith
7. 67 Kevin Crider
HEAT 2 (8 laps):
1. 21 Jordon Holloway
2. 76 Lonnie Henderson
3. 27G Erin Gustin
4. 8W Justin Wilson
5. 83 James Ellis
6. 11B Derrick Brown
HEAT 3 (8 laps):
1. 65 Kris Jackson
2. 72 Ben Solberg
3. 1 Tim Brown
4. 8C John Coats
5. 11S Steve Schultz
6. 31D Marc Davis
7. 27W Devin Wollansky
B-MODIFIED
HEAT 1 (8 laps):
1. 14N Shawn Nations
2. 37 Derrick Peterson
3. 29 Jeff Kinsley
4. 2 Tom Gerleve
5. 78 Troy Young
DNS 71 Greg Strong
HEAT 2 (8 laps):
1. 14H Jim Hayes
2. 26 Randy Lebow
3. 00B Matt Brookshire
4. 00W Ed Wilson
5. 86 Jeff Albright Jr.
6. 199 Jimmy Thomas
HEAT 3 (8 laps):
1. 45 Colt Cheever
2. 18 Trent Harrison
3. 38 Ken Mallard
4. 7 Brandon Pister
5. T10 Brian Shutt
6. 60 Wayne Johnston
BOMBER
HEAT 1 (6 laps):
1. 22 Scott Atkinson
2. 21 Landin Johnson
3. 70 Patrick West
4. 77 Lance Bahnmiller
5. 64 Shawn Winfrey
6. 25 Chad Cromer
7. 8 Jeff Scroggins
8. 18 JC Morton
HEAT 2 (6 laps):
1. 32 Joe Francis
2. 36 John Darnell
3. 30 Chris Darnell
4. 81 Josh Shepard
5. 67 Kevin Morrison
6. 111 Kenny Carter
7. 7M Michael Merritt
8. 42 Donnie Jackson
ROOKIE
HEAT 1 (6 laps):
1. 7R Rich Reynolds
2. 30-06 Luke Mason
3. 18 Dustin Mooter
4. 17 Jeff Brown
5. 7L Josh Lewis
DNS 69G Michael Warnow
***A-Modified, Factory Stock, B-Modified, Bomber, and Rookie Classes to run A-Main and B-Main Features Saturday, September 22, 2007**
