Springfield Missouri's Terry Phillips finds the winners circle in MARS action at Monett Speedway. After a lap 6 caution by Will Vaught of Crane, MO for a flat tire, fourth starting Phillips would take to the high side on the double file restart to take the lead from early race leader, Eric Turner of Hermitage, MO. Phillips would hold back charges from 5-time series point champion Bill Frye of Greenbrier, AR enroute to his first MARS victory of the 2009 season.
Eric Turner and Brad Looney of Republic, MO would start on the front row of the $2,500 to win feature. Turner was running third when a dead battery on Lap 25 would end his strong run and relegate him to a 15th place finish. Former Monett Speedway track champion, Brad Looney also had a great race as he finished 4th in the final rundown.
Racing legend and Dirt Hall of Fame inductee Ken Essary of Cape Fair, MO was the hard charger as he started sixteenth and finished eighth.
Feature Finish - 35 laps
(1)Terry Phillips (2)Bill Frye (3)Jeremy Payne (4)Brad Looney (5)Al Purkey (6)Tony Jackson Jr. (7)Wendell Wallace (8)Ken Essary (9)Justin Wells (10)Darrell Mooneyham (11)Rylan Long (12)Chris Morelock (13)Larry Jones (14)Randy Galloway (15)Eric Turner (16)Scott Fry (17)Brandon McCormick (18)Bill Koons (19)Will Vaught (20)Leroy Johnson (21)Matt Johnson
Heat race winners: Terry Phillips, Brad Looney, Eric Turner
Consolation winner: Matt Johnson
MARS series provisional: Leroy Johnson
Information regarding the MARS series can be found at www.marsracingseries.com.
The O’Reilly MARS DIRTcar Series would like to thank their sponsors for the 2009 season. O’Reilly Auto Parts, Hoosier Racing Tire, Don Babb Motorsports, Allstate Insurance, Hatfield Racing Engines, Larry Shaw Race Cars, Powertrain Industries, Bilstein Shocks, VP Race Fuels, Wrisco Aluminum, GRT Race Cars, Supermoon Graphics, CJ Rayburn Race Cars, Ron’s Racing Collectibles, Outlaw Racing Engines and Dixie Stampede.
Eric Turner and Brad Looney of Republic, MO would start on the front row of the $2,500 to win feature. Turner was running third when a dead battery on Lap 25 would end his strong run and relegate him to a 15th place finish. Former Monett Speedway track champion, Brad Looney also had a great race as he finished 4th in the final rundown.
Racing legend and Dirt Hall of Fame inductee Ken Essary of Cape Fair, MO was the hard charger as he started sixteenth and finished eighth.
Feature Finish - 35 laps
(1)Terry Phillips (2)Bill Frye (3)Jeremy Payne (4)Brad Looney (5)Al Purkey (6)Tony Jackson Jr. (7)Wendell Wallace (8)Ken Essary (9)Justin Wells (10)Darrell Mooneyham (11)Rylan Long (12)Chris Morelock (13)Larry Jones (14)Randy Galloway (15)Eric Turner (16)Scott Fry (17)Brandon McCormick (18)Bill Koons (19)Will Vaught (20)Leroy Johnson (21)Matt Johnson
Heat race winners: Terry Phillips, Brad Looney, Eric Turner
Consolation winner: Matt Johnson
MARS series provisional: Leroy Johnson
Information regarding the MARS series can be found at www.marsracingseries.com.
The O’Reilly MARS DIRTcar Series would like to thank their sponsors for the 2009 season. O’Reilly Auto Parts, Hoosier Racing Tire, Don Babb Motorsports, Allstate Insurance, Hatfield Racing Engines, Larry Shaw Race Cars, Powertrain Industries, Bilstein Shocks, VP Race Fuels, Wrisco Aluminum, GRT Race Cars, Supermoon Graphics, CJ Rayburn Race Cars, Ron’s Racing Collectibles, Outlaw Racing Engines and Dixie Stampede.
