O'REILLY AUTO PARTS MID-AMERICA RACING SERIES
Bolivar Speedway
Friday, May 2, 2003
By Larry Olson; Mountain Home, AR
BOLIVAR AR. Terry Phillips notched his second O'Reilly Auto Parts Mid-America Racing Series feature event in a row, and his third of the season pulling even with Leslie Essary in series points standings. Phillips dashed past Jeff Taylor on the second lap, then dueled with Bill Frye in the mid-part of the race. Phillips was able to pull away from the field after a lap 28 caution en route to the win.
Kuntz and Company rookie of the year contender, Charlie Randolph claimed his first O'Reilly M.A.R.S. pole, with Taylor to his outside. Taylor powered to the lead as the green appeared. Randolph, Brad Looney, Phillips, and Frye fell in behind. Phillips drove by Looney on the opening lap, then took second from Randolph in turn four on the second lap.
Phillips drove under Taylor to the lead in turn four on the third go-round. Frye had moved into third at the same time, then bypassed Taylor for second in turn two on lap four. Dewaine Hottinger moved into the fifth spot on lap five.
Out front, Phillips was pacing Frye by 10 carlengths by lap seven. Frye was a half-straight ahead of Taylor in third as the leaders set a blistering pace. Phillips held a half carlength advantage by lap 10.
Phillips was starting to work traffic by lap 14, and that was all that Frye needed to narrow the gap. Phillips struggled to lap two slower cars, and was by them by lap 17, but Frye stayed glued to his back bumper.
Steve Rushin brought out the first caution on lap 18 as he stalled on the fronstretch. Rushin pitted, and rejoined the field at the rear. On the restart attempt, Charlie Randolph got turned around in turn two, and also tagged on the field at the rear.
Al Purkey shot to fourth on the restart, then moved past Taylor into third on the fronstretch on lap 19. Phillips and Frye stayed close this time, and were nose to tail by lap 22. The pair were side by side on lap 24, then Frye was able to power past Phillips into the lead in turn two on lap 25. The duo was back to side-by-side action on lap 26, and Phillips re-took the top spot in turn four.
Alan Vaughn brought out caution number two, as he pulled up on the backstretch with broken suspension. Phillips had the front row to himself on the Delaware re-start, with Frye and Purkey side by side. Leslie Essary took the fifth spot on lap 29.
While Purkey and Frye dueled for second, Phillips drove away from the field again, and was 10 carlengths ahead by lap 30, and 15 carlengths by lap 32. Essary drove into the fourth spot, past Taylor on lap 33.
Out front, Phillips was a half straightaway ahead of the field by lap 35, and was back into traffic by lap 36. Purkey took another run at Frye on lap 38, and was able to pull under him in turn four going to the checkers. Frye was able to hold on by half a carlength.
Terry Phillips came home with the win, with Bill Frye, Al Purkey, Leslie Essary, and Jeff Taylor making up the top five. Jeff Floyd earned hard charger honors taking sixth. Justin Fulton, Mike Brown, Brad Looney, and Jerry Buck rounded out the top ten.
Entries: 32
Top Qualifier: Charlie Randolph
Hard Charger: Jeff Floyd
Provisionals: Jeff Floyd (3); Steve Rushin (4)
Lap Leaders: Jeff Taylor, 1-2; Terry Phillips, 3-25, 27-40; Bill Frye 26
Cautions: 2
A FEATURE (40 Laps)
1) Terry Phillips, GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $3,000
2) Bill Frye, GRT/Kuntz/Mustang; $2,000
3) Al Purkey, Larry Shaw/Hatfield/Grand Prix; $1,250
4) Leslie Essary, GRT/Mike's/Grand Prix; $1,100
5) Jeff Taylor, Larry Shaw/Kuntz/Taurus; $1,000
6) Jeff Floyd, GRT/Kuntz/Taurus; $750
7) Justin Fulton, Larry Shaw/Baker/Grand Prix; $700
8) Mike Brown, GRT/Hatfield/Grand Prix; $675
9) Brad Looney, GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $650
10) Jerry Buck, GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $625
11) David Gibson, Rocket/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $600
12) Shane Essary, GRT/Hatfield/Grand Prix; $575
13) Stacy Taylor, GRT/Dickens/Monte Carlo; $550
14) Steve Rushin, GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $525
15) Raymond Merrill, GRT/Kuntz/Grand Prix; $500
16) Gary Webb, GRT/Pro Power/Grand Prix; $500
17) Joey Mack, GRT/Kuntz/Mustang; $500
18) Dewaine Hottinger, GRT/Kuntz/Monte Carlo; $500
19) Charlie Randolph, GRT/BMS/Monte Carlo; $500
20) Alan Vaughn, Rocket/Smitty's/Grand Prix; $500
21) Rusty Dukes, GRT/Hatfield/Grand Prix; $500
22) Mike Bowers, GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $500
1st Heat (12 Laps) 1) Charlie Randolph, Muskogee OK 2) Dewaine Hottinger, Russellville AR 3) Justin Fulton, Muskogee OK 4) Jerry Buck, Harviell MO 5) Raymond Merrill, Sallisaw OK 6) Todd Kallweit, Wheatland MO 7) Gary Stolba, Willow Springs MO (scratch: Archie Griffin)
2nd Heat 1) Jeff Taylor, Batesville AR 2) Stacy Taylor, Jacksonville AR 3) Mike Bowers, North Little Rock AR 4) Gary Webb, Blue Grass IA 5)Dustin Mooneyham, Aurora MO 6) Larry Jones, Eldorado Springs MO 7) Jeff Floyd, Walnut Ridge AR 8) Jerry Walker, Southhaven MS
3rd Heat 1) Terry Phillips, Springfield MO 2) Shane Essary, Aurora MO 3) David Gibson, Ash Flat AR 4) Rusty Dukes, Fair Grove MO 5) Donnie Timmerman, Eldorado Springs MO 6) Jack Sullivan, Greenbriar AR 7) Steve Rushin, Poplar Bluff MO 8) Melvin Smith, Buffalo MO
4th Heat 1) Brad Looney, Republic MO 2) Bill Frye, Greenbriar AR 3) Al Purkey, Coffeyville KS 4) Mike Brown, Ft. Gibson OK 5) Joey Mack, Benton MO 6) Leslie Essary, Crane MO 7) Alan Vaughn, Belton MO 8) Ken Essary, Cape Fair MO
Last Chance Qualifier (15 Laps, 4 transfer) 1) Raymond Merrill 2) Joey Mack 3) Leslie Essary 4) Alan Vaughn 5) Steve Rushin 6) Todd Kallweit 7) Jack Sullivan 8) Ken Essary 9) Donnie Timmerman 10) Archie Griffin 11) Jerry Walker 12) Dustin Mooneyham 13) Jeff Floyd (scratches: Gary Stolba, Melvin Smith, Larry Jones)
O'REILLY AUTO PARTS MID-AMERICA RACING SERIES
Lebanon I-44 Speedway
Saturday, May 3, 2003
By Larry Olson; Mountain Home, AR
LEBANON MO. Terry Phillips is on a hot streak in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Mid-America Racing Series, reminiscent of his 2000 championship season. Phillips claimed his third O'Reilly M.A.R.S. win in a row, and fourth of the season Saturday at the Lebanon I-44 Speedway. Phillips lapped up to the sixth place car in a long run after two early race cautions. Phillips moved into the series point lead.
Bill Frye earned the pole position, with Phillips to his outside. The pair raced side by side for the first two laps. Phillips was scored the leader of lap one, but Frye took the top spot in turn four on the second circuit to establish the point. Mike Brown, Chad Lyle, and Jeff Taylor fell in behind Frye and Phillips early in the race. Chris Smyser took the fifth spot on lap four.
Phillips and Frye were dueling side by side again on lap five when the caution flag waved for Joey Mack, David Gibson, and Charlie Randolph, who all got together in turn two. Gibson retired for the night, Mack and Randolph rejoined the field at the rear.
Chad Lyle took the third spot from Brown on lap seven, but the caution flag waved again on lap eight for Steve Rushin, who was stalled on the backstretch.
Frye opened a five carlength advantage over Phillips by lap 10. Alan Vaughn came from his seventh row starting position, to fifth on lap 13. Vaughn had found the top side of the racetrack to his liking, and powered past Brown to fourth two laps later. Leslie Essary followed Vaughn's example, and moved to fifth, riding the cushion on lap 17.
Frye and Phillips were side by side again on lap 18, then Phillips dove to the bottom, getting by Frye in turn four on lap 19. Phillips was starting to lap slower cars by lap 21, and had pulled to a ten carlength lead at that point. Phillips expanded his lead to 15 carlengths by lap 25.
Vaughn was still using the high side of the track to his advantage, and took over third from Chad Lyle in turn two on lap 28. Phillips encountered four cars racing for position ahead of him on lap 30. Phillips cleared the first two, then Frye got stuck behind those two cars allowing Phillips to get further out of sight.
Leslie Essary improved past Lyle for the fourth spot on lap 31. Phillips was most of a straightaway ahead of Frye by lap 35. Charlie Randolph nipped Lyle at the checkers for the fifth spot.
Terry Phillips took the win, with Bill Frye, Alan Vaughn, Leslie Essary, and Charlie Randolph making up the top five. Chad Lyle, Jeff Taylor, Raymond Merrill, Chris Smyser, and Justin Fulton rounded out the top ten.
Entries: 30
Top Qualifier: Bill Frye
Hard Charger: Alan Vaughn
Provisionals: Jerry Buck, Mike Bowers
Lap Leaders: Terry Phillips 1, 20-40; Bill Frye 2-19
Cautions: 2
A FEATURE (40 Laps)
Finish/Start/Driver/Chassis/Motor/Make/Money Won
1) (2) Terry Phillips, GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $3,000
2) (1) Bill Frye, GRT/Kuntz/Mustang; $2,000
3) (13) Alan Vaughn, Rocket/Smitty's/Grand Prix; $1,250
4) (7) Leslie Essary, GRT/Mike's/Grand Prix; $1,100
5) (10) Charlie Randolph, GRT/BMS/Monte Carlo; $1,000
6) (3) Chad Lyle, Rayburn/Dickens/Grand Prix; $750
7) (4) Jeff Taylor, Larry Shaw/Kuntz/Taurus; $700
8) (17) Raymond Merrill, GRT/Kuntz/Grand Prix; $675
9) (5) Chris Smyser, MasterSbilt/Clements/Grand Prix; $650
10) (18) Justin Fulton, Larry Shaw/Baker/Grand Prix; $625
11) (14) Jeff Floyd, GRT/Kuntz/Taurus; $600
12) (8) Dewaine Hottinger, GRT/Kuntz/Monte Carlo; $575
13) (21) Jerry Buck, GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $550
14) (20) Jason Snodgrass, GRT/Hatfield/Grand Prix; $525
15) (6) Mike Brown, GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $500
16) (16) Brandon McCormick, GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $500
17) (22) Mike Bowers, GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $500
18) (9) Joey Mack, GRT/Kuntz/Mustang; $500
19) (15) Steve Rushin, GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $500
20) (11) Shane Essary, GRT/Hatfield/Grand Prix; $500
21) (18) Stacy Taylor, GRT/Dickens/Monte Carlo; $500
22) (12) David Gibson, Rocket/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $500
1st Heat (12 Laps) 1) Chad Lyle, Lone Jack MO 2) Dewaine Hottinger, Russellville AR 3) Alan Vaughn, Belton MO 4) David Gibson, Ash Flat AR 5) Jason Snodgrass, Mountain Home AR 6) Ken Dickenson, Lebanon MO 7) Reid Millard, Jefferson City MO 8) Jerry Buck, Harviell MO
2nd Heat 1) Chris Smyser, Lancaster MO 2) Joey Mack, Benton MO 3) Charlie Randolph, Muskogee OK 4) Steve Rushin, Poplar Bluff MO 5) Raymond Merrill, Sallisaw OK 6) Justin Fulton, Muskogee OK 7) Brad Looney, Republic MO (scratch, Mike Bowers, North Little Rock AR)
3rd Heat 1) Bill Frye, Greenbriar AR 2) Terry Phillips, Springfield MO 3) Shane Essary, Aurora MO 4) Brandon McCormick, Lebanon MO 5) Rob Hough, South Coffeyville OK 6) Gary Stolba, Willow Springs MO 7) Jerry Walker, Southhaven MS
4th Heat 1) Mike Brown, Ft. Gibson OK 2) Jeff Taylor, Batesville AR 3) Leslie Essary, Crane MO 4) Jeff Floyd, Walnut Ridge AR 5) Stacy Taylor, Jacksonville AR 6) Ken Essary, Cape Fair MO 7) Jack Sullivan, Republic MO
Last Chance Qualifier (15 Laps, four transfer) 1) Raymond Merrill 2) Stacy Taylor 3) Justin Fulton 4) Jason Snodgrass 5) Rob Hough 6) Mike Bowers 7) Ken Dickenson 8) Gary Stolba 9) Reid Millard 10) Jerry Walker 11) Brad Looney 12) Jerry Buck 13) Ken Essary 14) Jack Sullivan
MARS POINTS AS OF: 05/03/03
1 75P PHILLIPS, TERRY SPRINGFIELD, MO 491
2 5E ESSARY, LESLIE CRANE, MO 485
3 5T TAYLOR, JEFF PLEASANT PLAINS, AR 469
4 66F FRYE, BILL GREENBRIAR, AR 455
5 F1 FLOYD, JEFF WALNUT RIDGE, AR 409
6 22V VAUGHN, ALAN BELTON, MO 385
7 81B BUCK, JERRY HARVIELL, M0 373
8 65H HOTTINGER, DEWAINE RUSSELLVILLE, AR 357
9 14JR RUSHIN, STEVE POPLAR BLUFF, MO 355
10 427B BROWN, MIKE FT. GIBSON, OK 349
11 9R RANDOLPH II, CHARLIE MUSKOGEE, OK 341
12 12M MERRILL, RAYMOND SALLISAW, OK 325
13 33P PURKEY, AL COFFEYVILLE, KS 314
14 60B BOWERS, MIKE NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR 303
15 15E ESSARY, SHANE AURORA, MO 277
16 88WW WALLACE, WENDELL BATESVILLE, AR 262
17 97M MACK, JOEY BENTON, MO 257
18 18S SULLIVAN, JACK GREENBRIAR, AR 255
19 27T TAYLOR, STACY JACKSONVILLE, AR 253
20 11B BARNHART, DONNIE NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR 244
Bolivar Speedway
Friday, May 2, 2003
By Larry Olson; Mountain Home, AR
BOLIVAR AR. Terry Phillips notched his second O'Reilly Auto Parts Mid-America Racing Series feature event in a row, and his third of the season pulling even with Leslie Essary in series points standings. Phillips dashed past Jeff Taylor on the second lap, then dueled with Bill Frye in the mid-part of the race. Phillips was able to pull away from the field after a lap 28 caution en route to the win.
Kuntz and Company rookie of the year contender, Charlie Randolph claimed his first O'Reilly M.A.R.S. pole, with Taylor to his outside. Taylor powered to the lead as the green appeared. Randolph, Brad Looney, Phillips, and Frye fell in behind. Phillips drove by Looney on the opening lap, then took second from Randolph in turn four on the second lap.
Phillips drove under Taylor to the lead in turn four on the third go-round. Frye had moved into third at the same time, then bypassed Taylor for second in turn two on lap four. Dewaine Hottinger moved into the fifth spot on lap five.
Out front, Phillips was pacing Frye by 10 carlengths by lap seven. Frye was a half-straight ahead of Taylor in third as the leaders set a blistering pace. Phillips held a half carlength advantage by lap 10.
Phillips was starting to work traffic by lap 14, and that was all that Frye needed to narrow the gap. Phillips struggled to lap two slower cars, and was by them by lap 17, but Frye stayed glued to his back bumper.
Steve Rushin brought out the first caution on lap 18 as he stalled on the fronstretch. Rushin pitted, and rejoined the field at the rear. On the restart attempt, Charlie Randolph got turned around in turn two, and also tagged on the field at the rear.
Al Purkey shot to fourth on the restart, then moved past Taylor into third on the fronstretch on lap 19. Phillips and Frye stayed close this time, and were nose to tail by lap 22. The pair were side by side on lap 24, then Frye was able to power past Phillips into the lead in turn two on lap 25. The duo was back to side-by-side action on lap 26, and Phillips re-took the top spot in turn four.
Alan Vaughn brought out caution number two, as he pulled up on the backstretch with broken suspension. Phillips had the front row to himself on the Delaware re-start, with Frye and Purkey side by side. Leslie Essary took the fifth spot on lap 29.
While Purkey and Frye dueled for second, Phillips drove away from the field again, and was 10 carlengths ahead by lap 30, and 15 carlengths by lap 32. Essary drove into the fourth spot, past Taylor on lap 33.
Out front, Phillips was a half straightaway ahead of the field by lap 35, and was back into traffic by lap 36. Purkey took another run at Frye on lap 38, and was able to pull under him in turn four going to the checkers. Frye was able to hold on by half a carlength.
Terry Phillips came home with the win, with Bill Frye, Al Purkey, Leslie Essary, and Jeff Taylor making up the top five. Jeff Floyd earned hard charger honors taking sixth. Justin Fulton, Mike Brown, Brad Looney, and Jerry Buck rounded out the top ten.
Entries: 32
Top Qualifier: Charlie Randolph
Hard Charger: Jeff Floyd
Provisionals: Jeff Floyd (3); Steve Rushin (4)
Lap Leaders: Jeff Taylor, 1-2; Terry Phillips, 3-25, 27-40; Bill Frye 26
Cautions: 2
A FEATURE (40 Laps)
1) Terry Phillips, GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $3,000
2) Bill Frye, GRT/Kuntz/Mustang; $2,000
3) Al Purkey, Larry Shaw/Hatfield/Grand Prix; $1,250
4) Leslie Essary, GRT/Mike's/Grand Prix; $1,100
5) Jeff Taylor, Larry Shaw/Kuntz/Taurus; $1,000
6) Jeff Floyd, GRT/Kuntz/Taurus; $750
7) Justin Fulton, Larry Shaw/Baker/Grand Prix; $700
8) Mike Brown, GRT/Hatfield/Grand Prix; $675
9) Brad Looney, GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $650
10) Jerry Buck, GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $625
11) David Gibson, Rocket/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $600
12) Shane Essary, GRT/Hatfield/Grand Prix; $575
13) Stacy Taylor, GRT/Dickens/Monte Carlo; $550
14) Steve Rushin, GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $525
15) Raymond Merrill, GRT/Kuntz/Grand Prix; $500
16) Gary Webb, GRT/Pro Power/Grand Prix; $500
17) Joey Mack, GRT/Kuntz/Mustang; $500
18) Dewaine Hottinger, GRT/Kuntz/Monte Carlo; $500
19) Charlie Randolph, GRT/BMS/Monte Carlo; $500
20) Alan Vaughn, Rocket/Smitty's/Grand Prix; $500
21) Rusty Dukes, GRT/Hatfield/Grand Prix; $500
22) Mike Bowers, GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $500
1st Heat (12 Laps) 1) Charlie Randolph, Muskogee OK 2) Dewaine Hottinger, Russellville AR 3) Justin Fulton, Muskogee OK 4) Jerry Buck, Harviell MO 5) Raymond Merrill, Sallisaw OK 6) Todd Kallweit, Wheatland MO 7) Gary Stolba, Willow Springs MO (scratch: Archie Griffin)
2nd Heat 1) Jeff Taylor, Batesville AR 2) Stacy Taylor, Jacksonville AR 3) Mike Bowers, North Little Rock AR 4) Gary Webb, Blue Grass IA 5)Dustin Mooneyham, Aurora MO 6) Larry Jones, Eldorado Springs MO 7) Jeff Floyd, Walnut Ridge AR 8) Jerry Walker, Southhaven MS
3rd Heat 1) Terry Phillips, Springfield MO 2) Shane Essary, Aurora MO 3) David Gibson, Ash Flat AR 4) Rusty Dukes, Fair Grove MO 5) Donnie Timmerman, Eldorado Springs MO 6) Jack Sullivan, Greenbriar AR 7) Steve Rushin, Poplar Bluff MO 8) Melvin Smith, Buffalo MO
4th Heat 1) Brad Looney, Republic MO 2) Bill Frye, Greenbriar AR 3) Al Purkey, Coffeyville KS 4) Mike Brown, Ft. Gibson OK 5) Joey Mack, Benton MO 6) Leslie Essary, Crane MO 7) Alan Vaughn, Belton MO 8) Ken Essary, Cape Fair MO
Last Chance Qualifier (15 Laps, 4 transfer) 1) Raymond Merrill 2) Joey Mack 3) Leslie Essary 4) Alan Vaughn 5) Steve Rushin 6) Todd Kallweit 7) Jack Sullivan 8) Ken Essary 9) Donnie Timmerman 10) Archie Griffin 11) Jerry Walker 12) Dustin Mooneyham 13) Jeff Floyd (scratches: Gary Stolba, Melvin Smith, Larry Jones)
O'REILLY AUTO PARTS MID-AMERICA RACING SERIES
Lebanon I-44 Speedway
Saturday, May 3, 2003
By Larry Olson; Mountain Home, AR
LEBANON MO. Terry Phillips is on a hot streak in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Mid-America Racing Series, reminiscent of his 2000 championship season. Phillips claimed his third O'Reilly M.A.R.S. win in a row, and fourth of the season Saturday at the Lebanon I-44 Speedway. Phillips lapped up to the sixth place car in a long run after two early race cautions. Phillips moved into the series point lead.
Bill Frye earned the pole position, with Phillips to his outside. The pair raced side by side for the first two laps. Phillips was scored the leader of lap one, but Frye took the top spot in turn four on the second circuit to establish the point. Mike Brown, Chad Lyle, and Jeff Taylor fell in behind Frye and Phillips early in the race. Chris Smyser took the fifth spot on lap four.
Phillips and Frye were dueling side by side again on lap five when the caution flag waved for Joey Mack, David Gibson, and Charlie Randolph, who all got together in turn two. Gibson retired for the night, Mack and Randolph rejoined the field at the rear.
Chad Lyle took the third spot from Brown on lap seven, but the caution flag waved again on lap eight for Steve Rushin, who was stalled on the backstretch.
Frye opened a five carlength advantage over Phillips by lap 10. Alan Vaughn came from his seventh row starting position, to fifth on lap 13. Vaughn had found the top side of the racetrack to his liking, and powered past Brown to fourth two laps later. Leslie Essary followed Vaughn's example, and moved to fifth, riding the cushion on lap 17.
Frye and Phillips were side by side again on lap 18, then Phillips dove to the bottom, getting by Frye in turn four on lap 19. Phillips was starting to lap slower cars by lap 21, and had pulled to a ten carlength lead at that point. Phillips expanded his lead to 15 carlengths by lap 25.
Vaughn was still using the high side of the track to his advantage, and took over third from Chad Lyle in turn two on lap 28. Phillips encountered four cars racing for position ahead of him on lap 30. Phillips cleared the first two, then Frye got stuck behind those two cars allowing Phillips to get further out of sight.
Leslie Essary improved past Lyle for the fourth spot on lap 31. Phillips was most of a straightaway ahead of Frye by lap 35. Charlie Randolph nipped Lyle at the checkers for the fifth spot.
Terry Phillips took the win, with Bill Frye, Alan Vaughn, Leslie Essary, and Charlie Randolph making up the top five. Chad Lyle, Jeff Taylor, Raymond Merrill, Chris Smyser, and Justin Fulton rounded out the top ten.
Entries: 30
Top Qualifier: Bill Frye
Hard Charger: Alan Vaughn
Provisionals: Jerry Buck, Mike Bowers
Lap Leaders: Terry Phillips 1, 20-40; Bill Frye 2-19
Cautions: 2
A FEATURE (40 Laps)
Finish/Start/Driver/Chassis/Motor/Make/Money Won
1) (2) Terry Phillips, GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $3,000
2) (1) Bill Frye, GRT/Kuntz/Mustang; $2,000
3) (13) Alan Vaughn, Rocket/Smitty's/Grand Prix; $1,250
4) (7) Leslie Essary, GRT/Mike's/Grand Prix; $1,100
5) (10) Charlie Randolph, GRT/BMS/Monte Carlo; $1,000
6) (3) Chad Lyle, Rayburn/Dickens/Grand Prix; $750
7) (4) Jeff Taylor, Larry Shaw/Kuntz/Taurus; $700
8) (17) Raymond Merrill, GRT/Kuntz/Grand Prix; $675
9) (5) Chris Smyser, MasterSbilt/Clements/Grand Prix; $650
10) (18) Justin Fulton, Larry Shaw/Baker/Grand Prix; $625
11) (14) Jeff Floyd, GRT/Kuntz/Taurus; $600
12) (8) Dewaine Hottinger, GRT/Kuntz/Monte Carlo; $575
13) (21) Jerry Buck, GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $550
14) (20) Jason Snodgrass, GRT/Hatfield/Grand Prix; $525
15) (6) Mike Brown, GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $500
16) (16) Brandon McCormick, GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $500
17) (22) Mike Bowers, GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $500
18) (9) Joey Mack, GRT/Kuntz/Mustang; $500
19) (15) Steve Rushin, GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $500
20) (11) Shane Essary, GRT/Hatfield/Grand Prix; $500
21) (18) Stacy Taylor, GRT/Dickens/Monte Carlo; $500
22) (12) David Gibson, Rocket/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $500
1st Heat (12 Laps) 1) Chad Lyle, Lone Jack MO 2) Dewaine Hottinger, Russellville AR 3) Alan Vaughn, Belton MO 4) David Gibson, Ash Flat AR 5) Jason Snodgrass, Mountain Home AR 6) Ken Dickenson, Lebanon MO 7) Reid Millard, Jefferson City MO 8) Jerry Buck, Harviell MO
2nd Heat 1) Chris Smyser, Lancaster MO 2) Joey Mack, Benton MO 3) Charlie Randolph, Muskogee OK 4) Steve Rushin, Poplar Bluff MO 5) Raymond Merrill, Sallisaw OK 6) Justin Fulton, Muskogee OK 7) Brad Looney, Republic MO (scratch, Mike Bowers, North Little Rock AR)
3rd Heat 1) Bill Frye, Greenbriar AR 2) Terry Phillips, Springfield MO 3) Shane Essary, Aurora MO 4) Brandon McCormick, Lebanon MO 5) Rob Hough, South Coffeyville OK 6) Gary Stolba, Willow Springs MO 7) Jerry Walker, Southhaven MS
4th Heat 1) Mike Brown, Ft. Gibson OK 2) Jeff Taylor, Batesville AR 3) Leslie Essary, Crane MO 4) Jeff Floyd, Walnut Ridge AR 5) Stacy Taylor, Jacksonville AR 6) Ken Essary, Cape Fair MO 7) Jack Sullivan, Republic MO
Last Chance Qualifier (15 Laps, four transfer) 1) Raymond Merrill 2) Stacy Taylor 3) Justin Fulton 4) Jason Snodgrass 5) Rob Hough 6) Mike Bowers 7) Ken Dickenson 8) Gary Stolba 9) Reid Millard 10) Jerry Walker 11) Brad Looney 12) Jerry Buck 13) Ken Essary 14) Jack Sullivan
MARS POINTS AS OF: 05/03/03
1 75P PHILLIPS, TERRY SPRINGFIELD, MO 491
2 5E ESSARY, LESLIE CRANE, MO 485
3 5T TAYLOR, JEFF PLEASANT PLAINS, AR 469
4 66F FRYE, BILL GREENBRIAR, AR 455
5 F1 FLOYD, JEFF WALNUT RIDGE, AR 409
6 22V VAUGHN, ALAN BELTON, MO 385
7 81B BUCK, JERRY HARVIELL, M0 373
8 65H HOTTINGER, DEWAINE RUSSELLVILLE, AR 357
9 14JR RUSHIN, STEVE POPLAR BLUFF, MO 355
10 427B BROWN, MIKE FT. GIBSON, OK 349
11 9R RANDOLPH II, CHARLIE MUSKOGEE, OK 341
12 12M MERRILL, RAYMOND SALLISAW, OK 325
13 33P PURKEY, AL COFFEYVILLE, KS 314
14 60B BOWERS, MIKE NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR 303
15 15E ESSARY, SHANE AURORA, MO 277
16 88WW WALLACE, WENDELL BATESVILLE, AR 262
17 97M MACK, JOEY BENTON, MO 257
18 18S SULLIVAN, JACK GREENBRIAR, AR 255
19 27T TAYLOR, STACY JACKSONVILLE, AR 253
20 11B BARNHART, DONNIE NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR 244
