Lebanon,Mo.-It was a night of first time winners in the 2008 racing season at the Lebanon I-44 Speedway Sat night as the track crew fought quick moving incoming storms to complete the Racing card.
The USRA Modified feature saw St Louis driver Steve Picou bring the field down for the green flag with Scotty Allen on his outside.picou jumped to the early lead as Rex Merritt shot to the outside lane from row 2 to grab second place.Picou and Merritt battled early until lap 4 when Picou began to open alittle distance.Back in the race for third place,Last weeks winner Justin Neuman,Allen and a late arriving Tony Jackson Jr along with Jimmy Willis were battling for position.On lap 8,Merritt began to reel Picou back in and cut the lead to 4 cars.On lap 11,the races only caution waved for debris in turn 2.On the restart,Merritt tried the low side early,but Picou shot back ahead as Allen,Neuman and Jackson and Willis were battling hard.Merritt tried several times to make the pass,but it was Picou grabbing his 1st win of the season in his first start with Merritt,Neuman,Allen and Jackson completing the top 5.
The Bomber feature would find a first time winner for this season as defending champion Landon Johnson took early advantage of his front row pole spot by jumping out to the early lead as current point leader Joe Francis pulled to the inside groove and gave chase.Behind the lead duo,Shawn Stong,last weeks winner Tim Jones,Dennis Jones and a fast moving Heath Loney were racing tight for spots.With johnson and Francis still battling,Loney quietly made his charge to the front on lap 8 and the race developed into a 3 wide battle.Frncis pulled even with johnson but Landon kept to the high groove as Loney shot low attempting to take over control.On lap 10,Loney would have a tire go down dropping him for the chance to win.Heading to the checkered flag,Johnson grabs the win with Francis,a fast moving Strong,Tim Jones and Dennis Jones in the top 5.
The B-Modified feature would also find another new winner as current point leader Josh Woody took the opening lead,but on lap 2 Jason Otto shot to the outside groove and never looked back in a feature that went caution free.While Otto was long gone the race for second place was tight as Woody,Tyler Brown and Brandon Pister were battling.A late arriving Kris Jackson who started last was driving the wheels off his car coming through the pack.Woody's strong run started to fade with problems on lap 13 as Brown went to the outside and grabbed second place with Jackson following him around.With the checkered flying for Otto,Brown,Jackson,Woody and Pister completed the top 5.
In FactoryStock action,Mark Bourey completed the Lebanon Weekend sweep by grabbing the early lead,but Justin Stoufer was right on his bumper for the first 4 laps until problems sent him to the pits.This moved Sheldon Stoufer to second as he attempted to take the lead with Tim Riffle third.Stoufer shot up the racetrack and Riffle moved into second place and began to reel in the leader Bourey.Bourey proved to be to strong in the latter stages as he grabs the victory with Riffle,Sheldon Stoufer,Ted Ballinger and Justin Stoufer completing the top 5.
Another great race in the rookie class saw last weeks winner Jeff Brown grab the opening lead,but Dave Meldrum to his Mopar Machine around Brown on lap 3 coming out of turn 2 to grab his first win of the season with a fast moving Tom Powers,Dane Bartle andRobert Doublin completing the top 5.
Action continues next Sat night with the Central-Bank Racing Series action in the USRA Modifieds,Bombers,FactoryStocks,B-Mods and Rookies with gates opening at 5 and Racing at 7:30
Results
USRA Modifieds
A Ft-1)Steve Picou-High Ridge 2)Rex Merritt-Billings 3)Justin Neuman-Crocker 4)Scotty Allen-Urbana 5)Tony Jackson Jr-Lebanon 6)Jimmy Willis-Macks Creek 7)Don Luna-St James 8)Mookie Cunningham-St James 9)Corey Simpson-Waynesville 10)Tim Ballinger-Fair Grove DNS-Jason Meadors-Fordland
Bombers
A Ft-1)Landon Johnson-Lynchburg 2)Joe Francis-Lebanon 3)Shawn Strong-Republic 4)Tim Jones-Marshfield 5)Dennis Jones-Springfield 6)Patrick West-Ozark 7)Heath Loney 8)Josh Lewis-Stoutland 9)Mike Horrighs 10)Russell Ireland-Camdenton 11)Justin Day-Lebanon 12)Karl Lottman-Urbana
B-Mods
A Ft-1)Jason Otto-Richland 2)Tyler Brown-Stoutland 3)Kris Jackson-Lebanon 4)Josh Woody-Buckhorn 5)Brandon Pister-Rogersville 6)Colt Cheevers-Macks Creek 7)JC Morton-Springfield 8)Charlie Gentile-Sparta 9)Paul Williams-Nixa 10)brian Monnahan-Lebanon
Rookies
A Ft-1)Dave Meldrum-Edwards 2)Jeff Brown-Dixon 3)Tom Powers-Camdenton 4)Dane Bartle-Rolla 5)Robert Doublin-Lebanon 6)Greg Wall-Buffalo DNS-Matt Darnell-Buffalo
FactoryStocks
A Ft-1)Mark Bourey-Monett 2)Tim Riffle-Phillipsburg 3)Sheldon Stoufer-Camdenton 4)Ted Ballinger-Halfway 5)Justin Stoufer-Camdenton 6)Lonnie Henderson-Lebanon 7)Matt Brookshire-Jerome
The USRA Modified feature saw St Louis driver Steve Picou bring the field down for the green flag with Scotty Allen on his outside.picou jumped to the early lead as Rex Merritt shot to the outside lane from row 2 to grab second place.Picou and Merritt battled early until lap 4 when Picou began to open alittle distance.Back in the race for third place,Last weeks winner Justin Neuman,Allen and a late arriving Tony Jackson Jr along with Jimmy Willis were battling for position.On lap 8,Merritt began to reel Picou back in and cut the lead to 4 cars.On lap 11,the races only caution waved for debris in turn 2.On the restart,Merritt tried the low side early,but Picou shot back ahead as Allen,Neuman and Jackson and Willis were battling hard.Merritt tried several times to make the pass,but it was Picou grabbing his 1st win of the season in his first start with Merritt,Neuman,Allen and Jackson completing the top 5.
The Bomber feature would find a first time winner for this season as defending champion Landon Johnson took early advantage of his front row pole spot by jumping out to the early lead as current point leader Joe Francis pulled to the inside groove and gave chase.Behind the lead duo,Shawn Stong,last weeks winner Tim Jones,Dennis Jones and a fast moving Heath Loney were racing tight for spots.With johnson and Francis still battling,Loney quietly made his charge to the front on lap 8 and the race developed into a 3 wide battle.Frncis pulled even with johnson but Landon kept to the high groove as Loney shot low attempting to take over control.On lap 10,Loney would have a tire go down dropping him for the chance to win.Heading to the checkered flag,Johnson grabs the win with Francis,a fast moving Strong,Tim Jones and Dennis Jones in the top 5.
The B-Modified feature would also find another new winner as current point leader Josh Woody took the opening lead,but on lap 2 Jason Otto shot to the outside groove and never looked back in a feature that went caution free.While Otto was long gone the race for second place was tight as Woody,Tyler Brown and Brandon Pister were battling.A late arriving Kris Jackson who started last was driving the wheels off his car coming through the pack.Woody's strong run started to fade with problems on lap 13 as Brown went to the outside and grabbed second place with Jackson following him around.With the checkered flying for Otto,Brown,Jackson,Woody and Pister completed the top 5.
In FactoryStock action,Mark Bourey completed the Lebanon Weekend sweep by grabbing the early lead,but Justin Stoufer was right on his bumper for the first 4 laps until problems sent him to the pits.This moved Sheldon Stoufer to second as he attempted to take the lead with Tim Riffle third.Stoufer shot up the racetrack and Riffle moved into second place and began to reel in the leader Bourey.Bourey proved to be to strong in the latter stages as he grabs the victory with Riffle,Sheldon Stoufer,Ted Ballinger and Justin Stoufer completing the top 5.
Another great race in the rookie class saw last weeks winner Jeff Brown grab the opening lead,but Dave Meldrum to his Mopar Machine around Brown on lap 3 coming out of turn 2 to grab his first win of the season with a fast moving Tom Powers,Dane Bartle andRobert Doublin completing the top 5.
Action continues next Sat night with the Central-Bank Racing Series action in the USRA Modifieds,Bombers,FactoryStocks,B-Mods and Rookies with gates opening at 5 and Racing at 7:30
Results
USRA Modifieds
A Ft-1)Steve Picou-High Ridge 2)Rex Merritt-Billings 3)Justin Neuman-Crocker 4)Scotty Allen-Urbana 5)Tony Jackson Jr-Lebanon 6)Jimmy Willis-Macks Creek 7)Don Luna-St James 8)Mookie Cunningham-St James 9)Corey Simpson-Waynesville 10)Tim Ballinger-Fair Grove DNS-Jason Meadors-Fordland
Bombers
A Ft-1)Landon Johnson-Lynchburg 2)Joe Francis-Lebanon 3)Shawn Strong-Republic 4)Tim Jones-Marshfield 5)Dennis Jones-Springfield 6)Patrick West-Ozark 7)Heath Loney 8)Josh Lewis-Stoutland 9)Mike Horrighs 10)Russell Ireland-Camdenton 11)Justin Day-Lebanon 12)Karl Lottman-Urbana
B-Mods
A Ft-1)Jason Otto-Richland 2)Tyler Brown-Stoutland 3)Kris Jackson-Lebanon 4)Josh Woody-Buckhorn 5)Brandon Pister-Rogersville 6)Colt Cheevers-Macks Creek 7)JC Morton-Springfield 8)Charlie Gentile-Sparta 9)Paul Williams-Nixa 10)brian Monnahan-Lebanon
Rookies
A Ft-1)Dave Meldrum-Edwards 2)Jeff Brown-Dixon 3)Tom Powers-Camdenton 4)Dane Bartle-Rolla 5)Robert Doublin-Lebanon 6)Greg Wall-Buffalo DNS-Matt Darnell-Buffalo
FactoryStocks
A Ft-1)Mark Bourey-Monett 2)Tim Riffle-Phillipsburg 3)Sheldon Stoufer-Camdenton 4)Ted Ballinger-Halfway 5)Justin Stoufer-Camdenton 6)Lonnie Henderson-Lebanon 7)Matt Brookshire-Jerome
