By Alan Miller
CMS Announcer/PR
July 14, 2009
(Warrensburg, MO) The summer rains have been a challenge at Central Missouri Speedway the last few weekends, but not enough to keep the championship battles from being contested on the high-banked clay oval in Warrensburg. This weekend marks the twelfth weekend of competition for the point's championship race in each division on Pepsi Race Night. The Saturday, July 18 races will highlight the 'mighty' modifieds, ULMA late models, b-modifieds, and street stocks. Pit gates will open at 4:30 PM with Grandstands admission beginning at 5, Driver's Meeting is held at 6:30, Hot Laps begin at 7:00 and racing gets underway at 7:30.
The modified features have been a real treat for local race fans with nine drivers taking the checkers into victory lane this season. Last weekend Concordia driver, Jason Thompson drove to his second feature win which keeps him just behind current point leader, Aaron Marrant. Marrant remains on top of the modified point’s race after his strong run from the tail of the field into a seventh place finish last Saturday. He has five top five finishes this year along with Jim Moody, Thompson, who is second in points and Dean Wille. Wille was in the fast lane last Saturday night crossing the line in fourth place after a starting spot in the 22nd position. Wille takes over the third spot in the championship for points with Tim Karrick and James McMillin rounding out the top-five.
The ULMA Late Models continue to turn out in strong numbers each week averaging 19 drivers a night at CMS this season. Last weekend first-time visitor and four-time Montgomery County Speedway champion, Shawn Rayfield raced his way to the checkers in his crate late model for his first feature becoming the eighth driver to win in this division. Warrensburg’s Jon Binning is the current point’s leader with Steve Clancy taking his fifth top-five finish last weekend after another smooth ride into fourth. Randy Ainsworth looked strong in the fifth spot last Saturday and is third overall in points. Robbie Test and A. L. Barbour are the remaining top-five drivers in the division. Test garnered his first ULMA feature win just two weeks ago.
The Street Stocks drivers continue to challenge Brian Johnson of Independence for the top spot in the points’ race. Johnson has five feature wins along with victory lane celebrations this season, but keep an eye on Michael Mullins who gained his first feature win last Saturday and is just 34 points behind in second. Mullins has been one of the most consistent drivers at CMS this year. Nic Bennett, Chad Eickleberry and John Ebert fill out the remaining spots in the top-five in the division. Eickleberry and Terry Schultz each had a feature win this season with Schultz’s well deserved victory during the Memorial Day Street Stock special.
The B-Modified class had been exciting this year with a mix of young and veteran drivers. The young guns seemed determined to take over victory lane with six drivers winning during the feature events. Current point’s leader and two-time feature winner, Jacob Ebert from Oak Grove is now just 18 points ahead of Bonner Spring's driver, Ethan Isaacs who has five top-five finishes with a feature win earlier this year. Chris Brockway of Warrensburg drove a smart race for his second feature win last weekend and is in third place in the point’s battle. Michael King and Brian Ziegler maintain the final top-five spots in the B-modified division although the last few weeks have been difficult for Ziegler with various mechanical problems along with his truck and car parts stolen from his home.
Fans and Drivers are reminded they can use their pit passes and admission tickets from the June 27 rain-out on any regular race night. CMS will soon announce some upcoming special discounted prices for various Missouri and Kansas counties in which residents of the counties will receive special admission pricing on future race nights. For track news, complete point standings, results, special-event and additional general information visit www.centralmissourispeedway.net. The track is located 3.5-miles north of Warrensburg, MO from the junction of Highways 50 and 13 in Warrensburg or from the Higginsville exit off of I-70, travel south on Highway 13 for approximately 14 miles. For more information call the Track Report line at (660) 747-2166. All statistical information provided by Glyda Jaeger, track statistician.
Current Top 10 Point Standings in Each Division
MODIFIED
POSITION Car # NAME & HOMETOWN POINTS
1 70- Aaron Marrant, Orrick 924
2 20- Jason Thompson, Concordia 874
3 68- Dean Wille, Warrensburg 868
4 1k- Tim Karrick, Basehor KS 858
5 8m- James McMillin, Warrensburg 816
6 9- Dave Meyer, Concordia 796
7 48- Jimmy Dowell, Marshall 774
8 00- Jim Moody, Odessa 692
9 47- Ed Griggs, Pleasant Hill 682
10 99w- Dennis Walrath, Clinton 662
ULMA
POSITION Car # NAME & HOMETOWN POINTS
1 65- Jon Binning, Warrensburg 816
2 12c- Steve Clancy, Odessa 796
3 57A- Randy Ainsworth, Excelsior Springs 778
4 1- Robbie Test, Jefferson City 758
5 75- A.L. Barbour, California 718
6 22- Kevin Coyne, Kingsville 706
7 27t- Bob Test, Jefferson City 692
8 29g- David Hartsell, Pleasant Hill 578
9 27L- Danny Lorton, Moberly 562
10 3p- Allen Perryman, Belton 560
STREET STOCK
POSITION CAR # NAME & HOMETOWN POINTS
1 97K- Brian Johnson, Independence 1066
2 01- Michael Mullins, Kingsville 1032
3 427- Nic Bennett, Oak Grove 1026
4 09- Chad Eickleberry, Warrensburg 1006
5 94- John Ebert, Bates City 846
6 74- Herb Dannar, Holden 816
7 94ss- Stacy Scherer, Blue Springs 812
8 pms1- Tammy Korff, Fulton 764
9 12x- Danny White, Orrick 534
10 10- Marc Carter, Warrensburg 430
B-MODIFIED
POSITION Car # NAME & HOMETOWN POINTS
1 94- Jacob Ebert, Oak Grove 1024
2 66- Ethan Isaacs, Bonner Springs KS 1006
3 03- Chris Brockway, Warrensburg 962
4 36- Michael King, Orrick 958
5 65- Brian Ziegler, Bates City 950
6 6- Lucas Isaacs, Bonner Springs KS 928
7 5L- Jeremy Lile, Higginsville 898
8 33- Bryan Montgomery, Oak Grove 890
9 4- A.J. Tice, Kansas City KS 862
10 44- Troy Carlyle, Kearney 804
UPCOMING EVENTS
July 18 Pepsi Race Night
July 25 Heartland Waste Race Night
August 1 Army National Guard Race Night
August 8 Central Auto Racing Boosters (C.A.R.B.) Race Night
August 15 KMMO Radio and Kid's Night at the Races
August 22 Regular race night
August 29 Regular race night
LABOR DAY WEEKEND SPECIAL (Rain Date: Sunday, September 6th)
September 4 ULMA Late Models will race for $1,500 to win in a ULMA points-earning event, plus ‘Mighty’ Modifieds will qualify for Saturday starting positions.
September 5 CMS – ‘Mighty’ Modifieds $3,000 to win special event. Also running CMS B-Modifieds and CMS Street Stocks
September 12 Season Championship Race Night – Last race of the season
CMS Announcer/PR
July 14, 2009
(Warrensburg, MO) The summer rains have been a challenge at Central Missouri Speedway the last few weekends, but not enough to keep the championship battles from being contested on the high-banked clay oval in Warrensburg. This weekend marks the twelfth weekend of competition for the point's championship race in each division on Pepsi Race Night. The Saturday, July 18 races will highlight the 'mighty' modifieds, ULMA late models, b-modifieds, and street stocks. Pit gates will open at 4:30 PM with Grandstands admission beginning at 5, Driver's Meeting is held at 6:30, Hot Laps begin at 7:00 and racing gets underway at 7:30.
The modified features have been a real treat for local race fans with nine drivers taking the checkers into victory lane this season. Last weekend Concordia driver, Jason Thompson drove to his second feature win which keeps him just behind current point leader, Aaron Marrant. Marrant remains on top of the modified point’s race after his strong run from the tail of the field into a seventh place finish last Saturday. He has five top five finishes this year along with Jim Moody, Thompson, who is second in points and Dean Wille. Wille was in the fast lane last Saturday night crossing the line in fourth place after a starting spot in the 22nd position. Wille takes over the third spot in the championship for points with Tim Karrick and James McMillin rounding out the top-five.
The ULMA Late Models continue to turn out in strong numbers each week averaging 19 drivers a night at CMS this season. Last weekend first-time visitor and four-time Montgomery County Speedway champion, Shawn Rayfield raced his way to the checkers in his crate late model for his first feature becoming the eighth driver to win in this division. Warrensburg’s Jon Binning is the current point’s leader with Steve Clancy taking his fifth top-five finish last weekend after another smooth ride into fourth. Randy Ainsworth looked strong in the fifth spot last Saturday and is third overall in points. Robbie Test and A. L. Barbour are the remaining top-five drivers in the division. Test garnered his first ULMA feature win just two weeks ago.
The Street Stocks drivers continue to challenge Brian Johnson of Independence for the top spot in the points’ race. Johnson has five feature wins along with victory lane celebrations this season, but keep an eye on Michael Mullins who gained his first feature win last Saturday and is just 34 points behind in second. Mullins has been one of the most consistent drivers at CMS this year. Nic Bennett, Chad Eickleberry and John Ebert fill out the remaining spots in the top-five in the division. Eickleberry and Terry Schultz each had a feature win this season with Schultz’s well deserved victory during the Memorial Day Street Stock special.
The B-Modified class had been exciting this year with a mix of young and veteran drivers. The young guns seemed determined to take over victory lane with six drivers winning during the feature events. Current point’s leader and two-time feature winner, Jacob Ebert from Oak Grove is now just 18 points ahead of Bonner Spring's driver, Ethan Isaacs who has five top-five finishes with a feature win earlier this year. Chris Brockway of Warrensburg drove a smart race for his second feature win last weekend and is in third place in the point’s battle. Michael King and Brian Ziegler maintain the final top-five spots in the B-modified division although the last few weeks have been difficult for Ziegler with various mechanical problems along with his truck and car parts stolen from his home.
Fans and Drivers are reminded they can use their pit passes and admission tickets from the June 27 rain-out on any regular race night. CMS will soon announce some upcoming special discounted prices for various Missouri and Kansas counties in which residents of the counties will receive special admission pricing on future race nights. For track news, complete point standings, results, special-event and additional general information visit www.centralmissourispeedway.net. The track is located 3.5-miles north of Warrensburg, MO from the junction of Highways 50 and 13 in Warrensburg or from the Higginsville exit off of I-70, travel south on Highway 13 for approximately 14 miles. For more information call the Track Report line at (660) 747-2166. All statistical information provided by Glyda Jaeger, track statistician.
Current Top 10 Point Standings in Each Division
MODIFIED
POSITION Car # NAME & HOMETOWN POINTS
1 70- Aaron Marrant, Orrick 924
2 20- Jason Thompson, Concordia 874
3 68- Dean Wille, Warrensburg 868
4 1k- Tim Karrick, Basehor KS 858
5 8m- James McMillin, Warrensburg 816
6 9- Dave Meyer, Concordia 796
7 48- Jimmy Dowell, Marshall 774
8 00- Jim Moody, Odessa 692
9 47- Ed Griggs, Pleasant Hill 682
10 99w- Dennis Walrath, Clinton 662
ULMA
POSITION Car # NAME & HOMETOWN POINTS
1 65- Jon Binning, Warrensburg 816
2 12c- Steve Clancy, Odessa 796
3 57A- Randy Ainsworth, Excelsior Springs 778
4 1- Robbie Test, Jefferson City 758
5 75- A.L. Barbour, California 718
6 22- Kevin Coyne, Kingsville 706
7 27t- Bob Test, Jefferson City 692
8 29g- David Hartsell, Pleasant Hill 578
9 27L- Danny Lorton, Moberly 562
10 3p- Allen Perryman, Belton 560
STREET STOCK
POSITION CAR # NAME & HOMETOWN POINTS
1 97K- Brian Johnson, Independence 1066
2 01- Michael Mullins, Kingsville 1032
3 427- Nic Bennett, Oak Grove 1026
4 09- Chad Eickleberry, Warrensburg 1006
5 94- John Ebert, Bates City 846
6 74- Herb Dannar, Holden 816
7 94ss- Stacy Scherer, Blue Springs 812
8 pms1- Tammy Korff, Fulton 764
9 12x- Danny White, Orrick 534
10 10- Marc Carter, Warrensburg 430
B-MODIFIED
POSITION Car # NAME & HOMETOWN POINTS
1 94- Jacob Ebert, Oak Grove 1024
2 66- Ethan Isaacs, Bonner Springs KS 1006
3 03- Chris Brockway, Warrensburg 962
4 36- Michael King, Orrick 958
5 65- Brian Ziegler, Bates City 950
6 6- Lucas Isaacs, Bonner Springs KS 928
7 5L- Jeremy Lile, Higginsville 898
8 33- Bryan Montgomery, Oak Grove 890
9 4- A.J. Tice, Kansas City KS 862
10 44- Troy Carlyle, Kearney 804
UPCOMING EVENTS
July 18 Pepsi Race Night
July 25 Heartland Waste Race Night
August 1 Army National Guard Race Night
August 8 Central Auto Racing Boosters (C.A.R.B.) Race Night
August 15 KMMO Radio and Kid's Night at the Races
August 22 Regular race night
August 29 Regular race night
LABOR DAY WEEKEND SPECIAL (Rain Date: Sunday, September 6th)
September 4 ULMA Late Models will race for $1,500 to win in a ULMA points-earning event, plus ‘Mighty’ Modifieds will qualify for Saturday starting positions.
September 5 CMS – ‘Mighty’ Modifieds $3,000 to win special event. Also running CMS B-Modifieds and CMS Street Stocks
September 12 Season Championship Race Night – Last race of the season
