Lebanon,Mo.-Lebanon High School graduate Micheal Stake was able to finally shake the Midway jinx for 2010 as the 2nd year driver grabbed the lead at the start and withstood several challanges from Shawn Strong to capture the Energy Company modified feature win and vaulted himself into the championship chase among controversy between the top 2 in the point standings.
The Modified feature saw Shawn Strong and Charlie Gentile bring the field to the green as Stake and points runner-up Tyler Brown in row 2.Strong jumped to the opening lead,but Stake wasted no time in moving on the low groove to take the lead on lap 1 with Strong staying close.Behind the lead duo,point leader Wayne Graybeal,Josh Woody and Tyler Brown were in a tight battle for third place.Up front Stake and Strong were showing the crowd outstanding car control along with side by side racing as the duo battled.The caution flew on lap 3 as a single car spin bunched the field-up.On the restart Strong tried both the top groove and bottom groove as Stake stayed glued to the lower lane as Woody,Graybeal and Brown still battled.The long green run saw Stake and Strong wheel back and forth as Strong tok the lead on lap 7 only to see Stake back in front the following lap.While this battle kept going,Woody moved his car around Graybeal on lap 11 and started to close-up the ground on the leaders.graybeal and Brown were battling hard as the top two in the track points were exchanging sheet metal.On lap 13 Graybeal and Brown got together and continued their battle during the caution.Both drivers were sent to the pits for the rest of the feature and Disqualified for the evening with no points or money for unsportsman like conduct.On the restart,strong tried to make a late move but Stake held on to grab his first win of the season as Strong,Woody,Gentile and Andrew Smith completed the top 5.With Stake's victory and the results of Graybeal and Brown,Stake has vaulted himself into the championship chase.
The Central Bank FactoryStocks saw a first time winner at Midway as FactoryStock rookie Tim Jones drove a flawless event leading all 15 laps in grabbing his first ever FactoryStock feature win.The feature saw Jones and Matt Wilson bring the field to the green flag as point leader Tyson Troutman shot to the inside of Jones on the opening lap while Donnie Miller stayed close behind.Troutman pulled up high as the caution flew for debris on the track.Troutman went to the pits and returned at the rear of the field.On the restart Jones again jumped to the lead while behind jones was a tight battle between Miller,Criag Danuser,former champion Dylan Keepper and points runner-up Ben Solberg.Up front Jones was flawless driving a perfect race tonight leaving Miller,Solberg and Danuser to battle it out for second place.Jones grabbed the win as Miller held oof repeated challanges from Solberg to grab second place while Solberg,Danuser and Keepper completed the top 5.
The StrretStock feature saw plenty of action as Billy Waters jumped to the early lead with Kevin Forshey following closely while Monk Barker and Jack Hamer were side by side.Waters looking for his first ever Midway feature win was keeping the car glued in the middle of the track while Forshey kept going to the high side as Barker was joining the group on the low groove.With Waters leading current point leader Joe Francis who started 9th tonight joined the lead pack and made a 3 wide attempt on the frontstretch on lap 7 between Barker,Forshey and Hamer while Rodney Yost was moving on the top groove.Lap 8 changed the race pace as Waters while leading got a little to loose and spun around as Francis made the pass on Forshey.This put Francis in the lead with monk Barker now running second as Yost,Hamer,Brandon Waters and the field followed.With Francis turning laps on the top groove,Barker who was involved in a bad wreck last weekend was gaining lap after lap on Francis as Yost was making time up both high and low.On lap 11,Barker was about to make a bid for the lead on Francis when the yellow came out for Forshey.On the restart,Francis got the jump as Yost began his move forward but started to slow-up in the final laps.Francis would go on to grab the win with Barker,Brandon Waters,a fast moving Billy Waters and Hamer completing the top 5.
The PureStock feature was a wild event as Robert Doublin grabbed the opening lead over brother Shorty Doublin and Adam Lowrance.With Doublin setting a fast pace,point leader Kory Barker was quietly moving through the field from his 11th starting spot as he moved around Elijah Keepper on lap 2 into the top 3.The caution waved for debris with Doublin in the lead.On the restart,Barker wasted no time in moving to the low side and around both Doublin and Lowrance while Keepper was moving to the extreme top groove and into second place on lap 5 and began to close up the gap.Rob White who was involved in an earlier incident was making up some ground quickly and took advantage of second place Keeppers problems on lap 9 to move into second place.Up front Barker was gone leaving White and Brandon Knudtson to battle for second place.Knudtson made contact with White on lap 10 as White went spinning and gathered it back up.Barker would claim the win with Knudtson,early leader Robert Doublin,White,Robert MvGinnis lady driver Stacy Burns following.Knudtson was dropped to the last car on the lead lap for the incident of him and White because of the race still under Green.The final order saw Barker,Doublin,White,McGinnis and burns in the top 5.
Veteran Earl Muilenburg grabbed the opening lap lead and with stood several challanges from point leader JC Newell in capturing his second MidWest Modz feature of the season.Muilenburg,the long time area veteran racer was excited about the feature win as the race saw only 1 caution.Newell the 14 year old tried both high and low to take the lead,but Muilenburg kept his car right in the lower part of the track and never bobbled once tonight.Bobby gough and rookie Shane Bias followed.
Sportsman action saw point leader Ben Newell make a 3 wide pass on the opening lap out of turn 2 and then withstood a late race charge from JC Newell to grab the feature win.Micheal Jones,Clinton Betts and Tim Ballinger followed the Newell family across the line.
Racing resumes Friday night Aug 13 with a regular point show featuring B-Mods,FactoryStocks,StreetStocks,PureStocks,Sportsman and midWest Modz.The next fan appreciation event will be an on rack autograph session on Friday Aug 20th while the B-Mods compete on Aug 27th for extra money.
Gates open at 5 with racing at 8PM.
Results
Energy Company Modifieds
A Ft-1)Micheal Stake-Phillipsburg 2)Shawn Strong-Republic 3)Josh Woody-Buckhorn 4)Charlie Gentile-Ozark 5)Andrew Smith-Willard 6)Ted Ballinger-Halfway 7)Jeremiah Mooney-Conway 8)Brian Myers-Lebanon DQ-Tyler Brown,Wayne Graybeal
1st Ht-1)Stake 2)Strong 3)Woody 4)Ballinger
2nd Ht-1)Gentile 2)Smith 3)Myers 4)Mooney
Central Bank FactoryStocks
A Ft-1)Tim Jones-Marshfield 2)Donnie Miller-Houston 3)Ben Solberg-Springfield 4)Craig Danuser-Montreal 5)Dylan Keepper-Hurley 6)Matt Wilson-Mt Grove 7)Tyson Troutman-Houston 8)Chris Wynn-Hartville 9)Mark Davis-Grovesprings
1st HT-1)Solberg 2)Troutman 3)Jones 4)Miller 5)Davis
2nd Ht-1)Danuser 2)Wilson 3)Keepper 4)Wynn
Coldwell Banker StreetStocks
A Ft-1)Joe Francis-Lebanon 2)Monk Barker-Lebanon 3)Brandon Waters-Lynchburg 4)Billy Waters-Lynchburg 5)Jack Hamer-Ava 6)Josh Lewis-Stoutland 7)Ricky Brashears-Richland 8)Andrew Cheever-Lebanon 9)Rodney Yost-Squires 10)Kevin forshey-Dixon
1st Ht-1)Francis 2)Yost 3)Barker 4)Billy Waters 5)Lewis
2nd Ht-1)Brandon Waters 2)Hamer 3)Forshey 4)Cheever 5)Brashears
PureStocks
A Ft-1)Kory Barker-Lebanon 2)Robert Doublin-Lebanon 3)Rob White-Lebanon 4)Robet McGinnis-Lebanon 5)Stacy Burns-Lebanon 6)Brandon Knudtson-Lebanon 7)Elijah Keepper-Hurley 8)Adam Lowrance-Lebanon 9)Shorty Doublin-Lebanon 10)Corey Nutt-Lebanon 11)Joey Long-Mansfield 12)Matt Young-Lebanon 13)Frank Bryson-Lebanon
1st Ht-1)Barker 2)S.Doublin 3)R.Doublin 4)Long 5)Keepper 6)Nutt DNS-McGinnis
2nd Ht-1)White 2)Lowrance 3)Bryson 4)Burns 5)Young 6)Knudtson
MidWest Modz
A Ft-1)Earl Muilenburg-Sparta 2)JC Newell-Stoutland 3)Bobby Gough-Joplin 4)Shane Bias-Springfield
1st Ht-1)Newell 2)Muilenburg 3)Gough 4)Bias
Sportsman
A Ft-1)Ben Newell-Stoutland 2)JC Newell-Decaturville 3)Micheal Jones-Lebanon 4)Clinton Betts-Stoutland 5)Tim Ballinger-Fair Grove
1st Ht-1)Jones 2)B.Newell 3)JC Newell 4)Betts 5)Ballinger
The Modified feature saw Shawn Strong and Charlie Gentile bring the field to the green as Stake and points runner-up Tyler Brown in row 2.Strong jumped to the opening lead,but Stake wasted no time in moving on the low groove to take the lead on lap 1 with Strong staying close.Behind the lead duo,point leader Wayne Graybeal,Josh Woody and Tyler Brown were in a tight battle for third place.Up front Stake and Strong were showing the crowd outstanding car control along with side by side racing as the duo battled.The caution flew on lap 3 as a single car spin bunched the field-up.On the restart Strong tried both the top groove and bottom groove as Stake stayed glued to the lower lane as Woody,Graybeal and Brown still battled.The long green run saw Stake and Strong wheel back and forth as Strong tok the lead on lap 7 only to see Stake back in front the following lap.While this battle kept going,Woody moved his car around Graybeal on lap 11 and started to close-up the ground on the leaders.graybeal and Brown were battling hard as the top two in the track points were exchanging sheet metal.On lap 13 Graybeal and Brown got together and continued their battle during the caution.Both drivers were sent to the pits for the rest of the feature and Disqualified for the evening with no points or money for unsportsman like conduct.On the restart,strong tried to make a late move but Stake held on to grab his first win of the season as Strong,Woody,Gentile and Andrew Smith completed the top 5.With Stake's victory and the results of Graybeal and Brown,Stake has vaulted himself into the championship chase.
The Central Bank FactoryStocks saw a first time winner at Midway as FactoryStock rookie Tim Jones drove a flawless event leading all 15 laps in grabbing his first ever FactoryStock feature win.The feature saw Jones and Matt Wilson bring the field to the green flag as point leader Tyson Troutman shot to the inside of Jones on the opening lap while Donnie Miller stayed close behind.Troutman pulled up high as the caution flew for debris on the track.Troutman went to the pits and returned at the rear of the field.On the restart Jones again jumped to the lead while behind jones was a tight battle between Miller,Criag Danuser,former champion Dylan Keepper and points runner-up Ben Solberg.Up front Jones was flawless driving a perfect race tonight leaving Miller,Solberg and Danuser to battle it out for second place.Jones grabbed the win as Miller held oof repeated challanges from Solberg to grab second place while Solberg,Danuser and Keepper completed the top 5.
The StrretStock feature saw plenty of action as Billy Waters jumped to the early lead with Kevin Forshey following closely while Monk Barker and Jack Hamer were side by side.Waters looking for his first ever Midway feature win was keeping the car glued in the middle of the track while Forshey kept going to the high side as Barker was joining the group on the low groove.With Waters leading current point leader Joe Francis who started 9th tonight joined the lead pack and made a 3 wide attempt on the frontstretch on lap 7 between Barker,Forshey and Hamer while Rodney Yost was moving on the top groove.Lap 8 changed the race pace as Waters while leading got a little to loose and spun around as Francis made the pass on Forshey.This put Francis in the lead with monk Barker now running second as Yost,Hamer,Brandon Waters and the field followed.With Francis turning laps on the top groove,Barker who was involved in a bad wreck last weekend was gaining lap after lap on Francis as Yost was making time up both high and low.On lap 11,Barker was about to make a bid for the lead on Francis when the yellow came out for Forshey.On the restart,Francis got the jump as Yost began his move forward but started to slow-up in the final laps.Francis would go on to grab the win with Barker,Brandon Waters,a fast moving Billy Waters and Hamer completing the top 5.
The PureStock feature was a wild event as Robert Doublin grabbed the opening lead over brother Shorty Doublin and Adam Lowrance.With Doublin setting a fast pace,point leader Kory Barker was quietly moving through the field from his 11th starting spot as he moved around Elijah Keepper on lap 2 into the top 3.The caution waved for debris with Doublin in the lead.On the restart,Barker wasted no time in moving to the low side and around both Doublin and Lowrance while Keepper was moving to the extreme top groove and into second place on lap 5 and began to close up the gap.Rob White who was involved in an earlier incident was making up some ground quickly and took advantage of second place Keeppers problems on lap 9 to move into second place.Up front Barker was gone leaving White and Brandon Knudtson to battle for second place.Knudtson made contact with White on lap 10 as White went spinning and gathered it back up.Barker would claim the win with Knudtson,early leader Robert Doublin,White,Robert MvGinnis lady driver Stacy Burns following.Knudtson was dropped to the last car on the lead lap for the incident of him and White because of the race still under Green.The final order saw Barker,Doublin,White,McGinnis and burns in the top 5.
Veteran Earl Muilenburg grabbed the opening lap lead and with stood several challanges from point leader JC Newell in capturing his second MidWest Modz feature of the season.Muilenburg,the long time area veteran racer was excited about the feature win as the race saw only 1 caution.Newell the 14 year old tried both high and low to take the lead,but Muilenburg kept his car right in the lower part of the track and never bobbled once tonight.Bobby gough and rookie Shane Bias followed.
Sportsman action saw point leader Ben Newell make a 3 wide pass on the opening lap out of turn 2 and then withstood a late race charge from JC Newell to grab the feature win.Micheal Jones,Clinton Betts and Tim Ballinger followed the Newell family across the line.
Racing resumes Friday night Aug 13 with a regular point show featuring B-Mods,FactoryStocks,StreetStocks,PureStocks,Sportsman and midWest Modz.The next fan appreciation event will be an on rack autograph session on Friday Aug 20th while the B-Mods compete on Aug 27th for extra money.
Gates open at 5 with racing at 8PM.
Results
Energy Company Modifieds
A Ft-1)Micheal Stake-Phillipsburg 2)Shawn Strong-Republic 3)Josh Woody-Buckhorn 4)Charlie Gentile-Ozark 5)Andrew Smith-Willard 6)Ted Ballinger-Halfway 7)Jeremiah Mooney-Conway 8)Brian Myers-Lebanon DQ-Tyler Brown,Wayne Graybeal
1st Ht-1)Stake 2)Strong 3)Woody 4)Ballinger
2nd Ht-1)Gentile 2)Smith 3)Myers 4)Mooney
Central Bank FactoryStocks
A Ft-1)Tim Jones-Marshfield 2)Donnie Miller-Houston 3)Ben Solberg-Springfield 4)Craig Danuser-Montreal 5)Dylan Keepper-Hurley 6)Matt Wilson-Mt Grove 7)Tyson Troutman-Houston 8)Chris Wynn-Hartville 9)Mark Davis-Grovesprings
1st HT-1)Solberg 2)Troutman 3)Jones 4)Miller 5)Davis
2nd Ht-1)Danuser 2)Wilson 3)Keepper 4)Wynn
Coldwell Banker StreetStocks
A Ft-1)Joe Francis-Lebanon 2)Monk Barker-Lebanon 3)Brandon Waters-Lynchburg 4)Billy Waters-Lynchburg 5)Jack Hamer-Ava 6)Josh Lewis-Stoutland 7)Ricky Brashears-Richland 8)Andrew Cheever-Lebanon 9)Rodney Yost-Squires 10)Kevin forshey-Dixon
1st Ht-1)Francis 2)Yost 3)Barker 4)Billy Waters 5)Lewis
2nd Ht-1)Brandon Waters 2)Hamer 3)Forshey 4)Cheever 5)Brashears
PureStocks
A Ft-1)Kory Barker-Lebanon 2)Robert Doublin-Lebanon 3)Rob White-Lebanon 4)Robet McGinnis-Lebanon 5)Stacy Burns-Lebanon 6)Brandon Knudtson-Lebanon 7)Elijah Keepper-Hurley 8)Adam Lowrance-Lebanon 9)Shorty Doublin-Lebanon 10)Corey Nutt-Lebanon 11)Joey Long-Mansfield 12)Matt Young-Lebanon 13)Frank Bryson-Lebanon
1st Ht-1)Barker 2)S.Doublin 3)R.Doublin 4)Long 5)Keepper 6)Nutt DNS-McGinnis
2nd Ht-1)White 2)Lowrance 3)Bryson 4)Burns 5)Young 6)Knudtson
MidWest Modz
A Ft-1)Earl Muilenburg-Sparta 2)JC Newell-Stoutland 3)Bobby Gough-Joplin 4)Shane Bias-Springfield
1st Ht-1)Newell 2)Muilenburg 3)Gough 4)Bias
Sportsman
A Ft-1)Ben Newell-Stoutland 2)JC Newell-Decaturville 3)Micheal Jones-Lebanon 4)Clinton Betts-Stoutland 5)Tim Ballinger-Fair Grove
1st Ht-1)Jones 2)B.Newell 3)JC Newell 4)Betts 5)Ballinger
