Joey Mack
By JEFF MILLS
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- (May 13, 2006) The biggest field of UMP Late Models of the season watched as Joey Mack of Benton won the feature, holding off Billy James of SIkeston for the win. Billy Moyer Sr. of Batesville, Ark. captured third place with Todd Hall of Charleston fourth and Gary Stolba of Willow Springs fifth. They were followed by Steve Rushin, Mike Hammerle, Chris Jones, Steve Karnes and Jeff Moss.
Mack won the first heat race with James second and Sloan third. Billy Moyer Sr. won the second heat with Hammerle second and Bobby Prosise third. Rushin won the third heat with Stolba second and Dave Eaves third.
In the Modified feature, Jason Hughes of West Plains picked up the checkered flag with Jared Wagster of Scott City second, Josh Hughes of West Plains third, Austin Matthews of Dexter fourth and Tim Radford of Piedmont fifth. They were followed by Emmett Groves, Hunter Radson, Jeremy Conner, Stephen Groves and Chad McCoy.
In the Super Stock class feature, Johnny Houart of Gideon was the winner with Jared Wagster of Scott City second, Claude Cook of Portageville third, Tony Anglin of Walnut Ridge, Ark. fourth and Scott Tracer of Rector, Ark. fifth. They were followed by Kyle Berry, Paul Reeder, Greg Sparks, Jason Pennington and Jamie Robards.
In the Pure Street class, Greg Casey of Sikeston was the winner with Kyle Berry of Poplar Bluff second, Mark Todd of Jackson third, Stephen Forsythe of Cooter fourth and Chris Kelley of Portageville fifth. They were followed by Chris Cannon, Chuck Tilley, Coot Wilson, Joe Knuckles and Robbie Williams.
In the Dwarf/Modlite class feature, Doug Carrigan of Murfreesboro, Tn. captured the checkered flag while John Leahy of Ironton was second, Jeff Asher of Middlebrook third, Aaron Bell of East Prairie fourth and Ronnie Byassee of East Prairie fifth. They were followed by Lee Dunn, Jim Black, Bobby Black, Scott Bell II, and Brad Paquet.
In the 2-Man Cruiser feature, the team of Merritt/Austin of Broseley was the winner with Brown/Brown of Broseley second, Retherford/Reece of Qulin third, Harbrueger/Wayne of Kennett fourth and Carter/Carter of Corning, Ark. fifth. They were followed by Wilkinson/Wilkinson, Pittman/Graham, Leach/Leach, Stephens/Stephens, and Hanley/Hanley.
On the night there were 144 cars participating in all classes with racers coming from Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas.
Even though it previously had been announced the UMP Late Models would be dropped, once again they will be raced at PBS on May 20th due to the tremendous car count in the class this past Saturday.
Racing at Poplar Bluff Speedway resumes Saturday night with all classes participating. Also boy's and girl's bicycles will be given away along with four remote control cars compliments of JMACO.
For more information on the Poplar Bluff Speedway visit the track's website at: www.poplarbluffspeedway.com
Jason Hughes
Doug Carrigan
Merritt - Austin
POPLAR BLUFF SPEEDWAY
5/13/06 RESULTS
FEATURE FINISH
UMP LATE MODEL
1. JOEY MACK, BENTON, MO
2. BILLY JAMES, SIKESTON, MO
3. BILLY MOYER, BATESVILLE, AR
4. TODD HALL, CHARLESTON, MO
5. GARY STOLBA, WILLOW SPRINGS, MO
6. STEVE RUSHIN, POPLAR BLUFF, MO
7. MIKE HAMMERLE, ST CHARLES, MO
8. CHRIS JONES, NEELYVILLE, MO
9. STEVE KARNES, MARION, IL
10. JEFF MOSS, HARRISBURG, AR
11. DAVES EAVES, ANNA, IL
12. JEFF SLOAN, WEST FRANKFORT, IL
13. SCOTT BELL II, EAST PRAIRIE, MO
14. KEVIN ROSLEN, SIKESTON, MO
15. DEWAYNE BROOKS, FINLEY, TN
16. MIKE DOWNING, MARION, IL
17. JOHNNY WATERS, JONESBORO, AR
18. JERRY DUNAWAY, BARTLETT, TN
19. BILLY MOYER JR, BATESVILLE, AR
20. BOBBY PROSISE, NEELYVILLE, MO
21. JOHNNY STEPHENS "DNS"
22. TERRY JOHNSON "DNS"
LATE MODEL
HEAT 1 FINISH
JOEY MACK
BILLY JAMES
JEFF SLOAN
STEVE KARNES
TODD HALL
CHRIS JONES
JOHNNY WATER "DNF"
MIKE DOWNING "DNF"
HEAT 2 FINISH
BILLY MOYER SR
MIKE HAMMERLE
BOBBY PROSISE
JEFF MOSS
KEVIN ROSLEN
JERRY DUNAWAY
TERRY JOHNSON "DNS"
HEAT 3 FINISH
STEVE RUSHIN
GARY STOLBA
DAVE EAVES
BILLYMOYER JR
DEWAYNE BROOKS
JOHNNY STEPHENS
SCOTT BELL II
*DNS = DID NOT START *DNF = DID NOT FINISH
MODIFIED
FEATURE FINISH 5/13/06
1. JASON HUGHES, WEST PLAINS, MO
2. JARED WAGSTER, SCOTT CITY, MO
3. JOSH HUGHES, WEST PLAINS, MO
4. AUSTIN MATTHEWS, DEXTER, MO
5. TIM RADFORD, PIEDMONT, MO
6. EMMETT GROVES, CHARLESTON, MO
7. HUNTER RASDON, JONESBORO, AR
8. JEREMY CONNER, ESSEX, MO
9. STEPHEN GROVES, EAST PRAIRIE, MO
10. CHAD MCCOY, POPLAR BLUFF, MO
11. TJ WILLIAMS, NEW MADRID, MO
12. MARK MELLOY, POPLAR BLUFF, MO
13. TONY PALMER, STE GENEVIEVE, MO
14. TODD CLIFFORD, PARAGOULD, AR
15. SHANE MOODY, BERNIE, MO
16. LARRY HULL, OLD APPLETON, MO
17. GEORGE CHARLES, DONIPHAN, MO
18. SCOTT BURGE, PUXICO, MO
19. GREG KING, SIKESTON, MO
20. TROY FOWLER, PORTAGEVILLE, MO
SUPER STREET HOBBY
FEATURE FINISH 5/13/06
1. JOHNNY HOUART, GIDEON, MO
2. JARED WAGSTER, SCOTT CITY, MO
3. CLAUDIE COOK, PORTAGEVILLE, MO
4. TONY ANGLIN, WALNUT RIDGE, AR
5. SCOTT TRACER, RECTOR, AR
6. KYLE BERRY, POPLAR BLUFF, MO
7. PAUL REEDER, MALDEN, MO
8. GREG SPARKS, MALDEN, MO
9. JASON PENNINGTON, QULIN, MO
10. JAMIE ROBARDS, BROSELEY, MO
11. JIMMY CORNELL, BROSELEY, MO
12. TIM WINCHESTER, GIDEON, MO
13. JASON PALMER, BERNIE, MO
14. LARRY LUDWICK, CARUTHERSVILLE, MO
15. LAYMON BURKHEART, CORNING, AR
16. TRACY DONNELL, DONIPHAN, MO
PURE STREET
FEATURE FINISH 5/13/06
1. GREG CASEY, SIKESTON, MO
2. KYLE BERRY, POPLAR BLUFF, MO
3. MARK TODD, JACKSON, MO
4. STEPHEN FORSYTHE, COOTER, MO
5. CHRIS KELLEY, PORTAGEVILLE, MO
6. CHRIS CANNON, SIKESTON, MO
7. CHUCK TILLEY, ESSEX, MO
8. COOT WILSON, PORTAGEVILLE, MO
9. JOE KNUCKLES, POPLAR BLUFF, MO
10. ROBBIE WILLIAMS, VAN BUREN, MO
11. DELAIN SCOTT, POPLAR BLUFF, MO
12. JOE MEYER, SIKESTON, MO
13. KYLE OBERKRAMER, BROSELEY, MO
14. JACOB BLACK, VAN BUREN, MO
15. STEVE CARTER, TRUMANN, AR
16. WILLIS GLASS, BRAGG CITY, MO
17. BRYDON ANDERS, CORNING, AR
18. SKIP HOLMAN, WAPPAPELLO, MO
19. JEFF BEESON, JACKSON, MO
DWARF - MODLITE
FEATURE FINISH 5/13/06
1. DOUG CARRIGAN, MURFREESBORO, TN
2. JOHN LEAHY, IRONTON, MO
3. JEFF ASHER, MIDDLEBROOK, MO
4. AARON BELL, EAST PRAIRIE, MO
5. RONNIE BYASSEE, EAST PRAIRIE, MO
6. LEE DUNN, CHARLESTON, MO
7. JIM BLACK, BONNE TERRE, MO
8. BOBBY BLACK, BELLEVIEW, MO
9. SCOTT BELL II, EAST PRAIRIE, MO
10. BRAD PAQUET, HIGH RIDGE, MO
11. MICHAEL POYNER, CHARLESTON, MO
12. DAVID HUFFMAN, HOUSE SPRINGS, MO
13. RICHARD NORMAN, HOT SPRINGS, AR
14. CHRIS HAYES, FARMINGTON, MO
15. BRAD LEWIS, POPLAR BLUFF, MO
16. MIKE ZARICOR, FARMINGTON, MO
17. RYAN POYNER, EAST PRAIRIE, MO
18. DOM WADLOW, IRONTON, MO
2-MAN CRUISER
FEATURE FINISH 5/13/06
1. MERRITT/AUSTIN, BROSELEY, MO
2. BROWN/BROWN, BROSELEY, MO
3. RETHERFORD/REECE, QULIN, MO
4. HARBRUEGER/WAYNE, KENNETT, MO
5. CARTER/CARTER, CORNING, AR
6. WILKINSON/WILKINSON, POPLAR BLUFF, MO
7. PITTMAN/GRAHAM, SOMERVILLE, TN
8. LEACH/LEACH, CORNING, AR
9. STEPHENS/STEPHENS, CHAFFEE, MO
10. HANLEY/HANLEY, POPLAR BLUFF, MO
11. PRINCE/PRINCE, CORNING, AR
12. KEPNER/KEPNER, CORNING, AR
POPLAR BLUFF SPEEDWAY HAD AN EXCELLENT NIGHT OF RACING! THE WEATHER WAS GREAT TOO!
144 CAR COUNT
STATES REPRESENTED: ILLINOIS, TENNESSEE, KENTUCKY, MISSOURI, ARKANSAS
THANKS EVERYONE FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
HOPE TO SEE ALL OF YOU BACK IN ACTION ON SATURDAY, MAY 20TH @ POPLAR BLUFF SPEEDWAY!!!!!
CALL YOUR FELLOW DRIVERS AND FRIENDS INVITE THEM TO SHARE THE RUMBLE WITH US AT POPLAR BLUFF SPEEDWAY.
p.s. We will run late models Saturday 5/20/06.
