O'REILLY AUTO PARTS MID-AMERICA RACING SERIES
32nd Annual Budweiser 4-State Dirt Track Championship
Monett Speedway
Sunday, August 31, 2003
by Larry Olson; Mountain Home, AR
MONETT MO. Terry Phillips came home with his 13th O'Reilly Auto Parts Mid-America Racing Series win of the season. The win came at the 32nd Annual Budweiser 4-State Dirt Track Championship at the Monett Speedway. Phillips led the 40 Lap event from wire to wire. Unfortunatly for Phillips, Bill Frye finished second behind Phillips, minimizing Phillip's gain in the point race.
Brandon McCormick earned his second pole of the season, with Phillips to his outside. Phillips moved to the lead as the green flag appeared, with McCormick, Mike Brown, Justin Wells, and Frye giving chase. Wells and Frye both got by Brown on the second lap, then the yellow flag waved on lap three for debris in turn two.
Phillips moved out to a five carlength advantage by lap four. Frye took the third spot from Wells in turn four on lap six. Phillips had improved his lead to fifteen carlengths by lap 10.
Phillips was just starting to lap slower cars, when the caution came out on lap 12 for Shane Essary, who was turned around in turn four. Brown improved to fourth on the restart, then Frye used the high side to get by McCormick for second in turn four on lap 13. McCormick re-took second on lap 14, then Frye re-claimed the spot in turn two on lap 18..
Phillips was back to working through traffic by lap 22, and had built a half straightaway advantage by lap 25. Phillips worked by a pair of slower cars by lap 27, then the caution flag waved on lap 28 for Jeff Floyd, who had a flat tire. Mike Brown gave up fourth spot during the caution, retiring from the race.
Terry Phillips had re-opened a five carlength lead by lap 30. Phillips was back to a half straightaway advantage by lap 35. The caution flag waved again on lap 37 as Jeff Floyd had gotten turned around on the backstretch after contact with another driver.
Phillips wasted no time in re-opening a five carlength advantage and drove the rest of the way to the checkers. Terry Phillips came home with the win, with Bill Frye, Brandon McCormick, Justin Wells, and Charlie Randolph making up the top five. Leslie Essary, Jeff Taylor, Brad Looney, Jeff Floyd, and Dewaine Hottinger rounded out the top ten.
Entries: 31
Top Qualifier: Brandon McCormick
W&W Concrete Hard Charger: Leslie Essary
Provisionals: Leslie Essary (3), Jerry Buck (5)
Lap Leaders: Terry Phillips 1-40
Cautions: 4
A FEATURE (40 Laps)
Finish/Driver/Start/Chassis/Motor/Brand/Money Won
1) Terry Phillips, (2) GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $3,000
2) Bill Frye, (6) GRT/Kuntz/Mustang; $2,000
3) Brandon McCormick, (1) GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $1,250
4) Justin Wells, (3) GRT/PMI/Grand Prix; $1,100
5) Charlie Randolph, (5) GRT/BMS/Monte Carlo; $1,000
6) Leslie Essary, (21) GRT/Mike's/Grand Prix; $750
7) Jeff Taylor, (18) Larry Shaw/Kuntz/Taurus; $700
8) Brad Looney, (11) GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $675
9) Jeff Floyd, (10) GRT/Kuntz/Grand Prix; $650
10 Dewaine Hottinger, (7) GRT/Kuntz/Monte Carlo; $625
11) Raymond Merrill, (14) GRT/Kuntz/Grand Prix; $600
12) Gary Stolba, (17) GRT/Hatfield/Grand Prix; $575
13) Dustin Mooneyham, (16) Moon Bro/Buzzard/Grand Prix; $550
14) Will Vaught, (12) GRT/Mike's/Monte Carlo; $525
15) LeRoy Johnson, (20) GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $500
16) Jerry Buck, (22) GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $500
17) Mike Brown, (4) GRT/Kuntz/Taurus; $500
18) Ken Essary, (15) GRT/Essary/Grand Prix; $500
19) Kerry Schulze, (9) GRT/Custom/Monte Carlo; $500
20) T.J. Kuykendall, (19) GRT/Buzzard/Monte Carlo; $500
21) Shane Essary, (13) GRT/Hatfield/Grand Prix; $500
22) Rusty Dukes, (8) GRT/Hatfield/Grand Prix $500
1st Heat (12 Laps) 1) Brandon McCormick, Lebanon MO 2) Kerry Schulze, Moundsville MO 3) Will Vaught, Crane MO 4) Shane Essary, Aurora MO 5) Darrell Mooneyham, Aurora MO 6) Darrin Barton, Aurora MO 7) Steve Rushin, Poplar Bluff MO 8) Chase Austin, Eudora KS
2nd Heat 1) Terry Phillips, Springfield MO 2) Jeff Floyd, Walnut Ridge AR 3) Bill Frye, Greenbriar AR 4) Ken Essary, Cape Fair MO 5) Gary Stolba, Willow Springs MO 6) T.J. Kuykendall, Warsaw MO 7) Jeff Taylor, Pleasant Plains AR 8) Joey Mack, Benton MO
3rd Heat 1) Mike Brown, Ft. Gibson OK 2) Brad Looney, Republic MO 3) Dewaine Hottinger, Russellville AR 4) Raymond Merrill, Sallisaw OK 5) Larry Jones, Eldorado Springs MO 6) Leslie Essary, Crane MO 7) Jim Fulp, Aurora MO 8) Jeff Lauderdale, Exeter MO
4th Heat 1) Charlie Randolph, Muskogee OK 2) Justin Wells, Aurora MO 3) Rusty Dukes, Fair Grove MO 4) Dustin Mooneyham, Aurora MO 5) LeRoy Johnson, Springfield MO 6) Jerry Walker, Southhaven MS 7) Jerry Buck, Harviell MO
1st Last Chance Qualifier (10 Laps, two transfer) 1) Gary Stolba 2) T.J. Kuykendall 3) Steve Rushin 4) Leslie Essary 5) Darrell Mooneyham 6) Chase Austin 7) Jim Fulp
2nd Last Chance Qualifier 1) Jeff Taylor 2) LeRoy Johnson 3) Larry Jones 4) Darrin Barton 5) Jeff Lauderdale 6) Jerry Walker 7) Joey Mack (scratch: Jerry Buck)
MARS POINTS AS OF: 08/31/03
1 66F FRYE, BILL GREENBRIAR, AR 2528
2 75P PHILLIPS, TERRY SPRINGFIELD, MO 2512
3 5T TAYLOR, JEFF PLEASANT PLAINS, AR 2330
4 5E ESSARY, LESLIE CRANE, MO 2260
5 F1 FLOYD, JEFF WALNUT RIDGE, AR 2234
6 427B BROWN, MIKE FT. GIBSON, OK 2166
7 9R RANDOLPH II, CHARLIE MUSKOGEE, OK 2076
8 81B BUCK, JERRY HARVIELL, M0 2064
9 65H HOTTINGER, DEWAINE RUSSELLVILLE, AR 2052
10 14JR RUSHIN, STEVE POPLAR BLUFF, MO 1976
11 97M MACK, JOEY BENTON, MO 1934
12 33S STOLBA, GARY WILLOW SPRINGS, MO 1790
13 18S SULLIVAN, JACK GREENBRIAR, AR 1587
14 15E ESSARY, SHANE AURORA, MO 1574
15 60B BOWERS, MIKE NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR1483
16 88W WALLACE, WENDELL BATESVILLE, AR 1284
17 27T TAYLOR, STACY JACKSONVILLE, AR 1077
18 12M MERRILL, RAYMOND SALLISAW, OK 936
19 G2 GIBSON, DAVID ASH FLAT, AR 916
20 21W WALKER, JERRY SOUTHAVEN, MS 733
32nd Annual Budweiser 4-State Dirt Track Championship
Monett Speedway
Sunday, August 31, 2003
by Larry Olson; Mountain Home, AR
MONETT MO. Terry Phillips came home with his 13th O'Reilly Auto Parts Mid-America Racing Series win of the season. The win came at the 32nd Annual Budweiser 4-State Dirt Track Championship at the Monett Speedway. Phillips led the 40 Lap event from wire to wire. Unfortunatly for Phillips, Bill Frye finished second behind Phillips, minimizing Phillip's gain in the point race.
Brandon McCormick earned his second pole of the season, with Phillips to his outside. Phillips moved to the lead as the green flag appeared, with McCormick, Mike Brown, Justin Wells, and Frye giving chase. Wells and Frye both got by Brown on the second lap, then the yellow flag waved on lap three for debris in turn two.
Phillips moved out to a five carlength advantage by lap four. Frye took the third spot from Wells in turn four on lap six. Phillips had improved his lead to fifteen carlengths by lap 10.
Phillips was just starting to lap slower cars, when the caution came out on lap 12 for Shane Essary, who was turned around in turn four. Brown improved to fourth on the restart, then Frye used the high side to get by McCormick for second in turn four on lap 13. McCormick re-took second on lap 14, then Frye re-claimed the spot in turn two on lap 18..
Phillips was back to working through traffic by lap 22, and had built a half straightaway advantage by lap 25. Phillips worked by a pair of slower cars by lap 27, then the caution flag waved on lap 28 for Jeff Floyd, who had a flat tire. Mike Brown gave up fourth spot during the caution, retiring from the race.
Terry Phillips had re-opened a five carlength lead by lap 30. Phillips was back to a half straightaway advantage by lap 35. The caution flag waved again on lap 37 as Jeff Floyd had gotten turned around on the backstretch after contact with another driver.
Phillips wasted no time in re-opening a five carlength advantage and drove the rest of the way to the checkers. Terry Phillips came home with the win, with Bill Frye, Brandon McCormick, Justin Wells, and Charlie Randolph making up the top five. Leslie Essary, Jeff Taylor, Brad Looney, Jeff Floyd, and Dewaine Hottinger rounded out the top ten.
Entries: 31
Top Qualifier: Brandon McCormick
W&W Concrete Hard Charger: Leslie Essary
Provisionals: Leslie Essary (3), Jerry Buck (5)
Lap Leaders: Terry Phillips 1-40
Cautions: 4
A FEATURE (40 Laps)
Finish/Driver/Start/Chassis/Motor/Brand/Money Won
1) Terry Phillips, (2) GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $3,000
2) Bill Frye, (6) GRT/Kuntz/Mustang; $2,000
3) Brandon McCormick, (1) GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $1,250
4) Justin Wells, (3) GRT/PMI/Grand Prix; $1,100
5) Charlie Randolph, (5) GRT/BMS/Monte Carlo; $1,000
6) Leslie Essary, (21) GRT/Mike's/Grand Prix; $750
7) Jeff Taylor, (18) Larry Shaw/Kuntz/Taurus; $700
8) Brad Looney, (11) GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $675
9) Jeff Floyd, (10) GRT/Kuntz/Grand Prix; $650
10 Dewaine Hottinger, (7) GRT/Kuntz/Monte Carlo; $625
11) Raymond Merrill, (14) GRT/Kuntz/Grand Prix; $600
12) Gary Stolba, (17) GRT/Hatfield/Grand Prix; $575
13) Dustin Mooneyham, (16) Moon Bro/Buzzard/Grand Prix; $550
14) Will Vaught, (12) GRT/Mike's/Monte Carlo; $525
15) LeRoy Johnson, (20) GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $500
16) Jerry Buck, (22) GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $500
17) Mike Brown, (4) GRT/Kuntz/Taurus; $500
18) Ken Essary, (15) GRT/Essary/Grand Prix; $500
19) Kerry Schulze, (9) GRT/Custom/Monte Carlo; $500
20) T.J. Kuykendall, (19) GRT/Buzzard/Monte Carlo; $500
21) Shane Essary, (13) GRT/Hatfield/Grand Prix; $500
22) Rusty Dukes, (8) GRT/Hatfield/Grand Prix $500
1st Heat (12 Laps) 1) Brandon McCormick, Lebanon MO 2) Kerry Schulze, Moundsville MO 3) Will Vaught, Crane MO 4) Shane Essary, Aurora MO 5) Darrell Mooneyham, Aurora MO 6) Darrin Barton, Aurora MO 7) Steve Rushin, Poplar Bluff MO 8) Chase Austin, Eudora KS
2nd Heat 1) Terry Phillips, Springfield MO 2) Jeff Floyd, Walnut Ridge AR 3) Bill Frye, Greenbriar AR 4) Ken Essary, Cape Fair MO 5) Gary Stolba, Willow Springs MO 6) T.J. Kuykendall, Warsaw MO 7) Jeff Taylor, Pleasant Plains AR 8) Joey Mack, Benton MO
3rd Heat 1) Mike Brown, Ft. Gibson OK 2) Brad Looney, Republic MO 3) Dewaine Hottinger, Russellville AR 4) Raymond Merrill, Sallisaw OK 5) Larry Jones, Eldorado Springs MO 6) Leslie Essary, Crane MO 7) Jim Fulp, Aurora MO 8) Jeff Lauderdale, Exeter MO
4th Heat 1) Charlie Randolph, Muskogee OK 2) Justin Wells, Aurora MO 3) Rusty Dukes, Fair Grove MO 4) Dustin Mooneyham, Aurora MO 5) LeRoy Johnson, Springfield MO 6) Jerry Walker, Southhaven MS 7) Jerry Buck, Harviell MO
1st Last Chance Qualifier (10 Laps, two transfer) 1) Gary Stolba 2) T.J. Kuykendall 3) Steve Rushin 4) Leslie Essary 5) Darrell Mooneyham 6) Chase Austin 7) Jim Fulp
2nd Last Chance Qualifier 1) Jeff Taylor 2) LeRoy Johnson 3) Larry Jones 4) Darrin Barton 5) Jeff Lauderdale 6) Jerry Walker 7) Joey Mack (scratch: Jerry Buck)
MARS POINTS AS OF: 08/31/03
1 66F FRYE, BILL GREENBRIAR, AR 2528
2 75P PHILLIPS, TERRY SPRINGFIELD, MO 2512
3 5T TAYLOR, JEFF PLEASANT PLAINS, AR 2330
4 5E ESSARY, LESLIE CRANE, MO 2260
5 F1 FLOYD, JEFF WALNUT RIDGE, AR 2234
6 427B BROWN, MIKE FT. GIBSON, OK 2166
7 9R RANDOLPH II, CHARLIE MUSKOGEE, OK 2076
8 81B BUCK, JERRY HARVIELL, M0 2064
9 65H HOTTINGER, DEWAINE RUSSELLVILLE, AR 2052
10 14JR RUSHIN, STEVE POPLAR BLUFF, MO 1976
11 97M MACK, JOEY BENTON, MO 1934
12 33S STOLBA, GARY WILLOW SPRINGS, MO 1790
13 18S SULLIVAN, JACK GREENBRIAR, AR 1587
14 15E ESSARY, SHANE AURORA, MO 1574
15 60B BOWERS, MIKE NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR1483
16 88W WALLACE, WENDELL BATESVILLE, AR 1284
17 27T TAYLOR, STACY JACKSONVILLE, AR 1077
18 12M MERRILL, RAYMOND SALLISAW, OK 936
19 G2 GIBSON, DAVID ASH FLAT, AR 916
20 21W WALKER, JERRY SOUTHAVEN, MS 733
