O'REILLY AUTO PARTS MID-AMERICA RACING SERIES
25th ANNUAL SUMMERTIME CLASSIC
Tri-State Speedway
Saturday, August 2, 2003
by Larry Olson; Mountain Home, AR
POCOLA OK. Terry Phillips scored his first pole of the 2003 O'Reilly Auto Parts Mid-America Racing Series. Phillips knew exactly what to do with that prime starting position, and lead all 40 laps en route to his second win of the weekend. Phillips was also able to ease in front of Bill Frye by the thinnest of margins, two points.
Phillips and Jerry Buck shared the front row. Phillips was off with the green, with Buck, Wendell Wallace, Bryan Millican, and Mike Brown giving chase. Buck and Wallace were side by side on the second lap, and Wallace picked up the second spot in turn four on lap two. Dewaine Hottinger picked up the fifth position on lap four.
Phillips had opened a ten carlength advantage, but Wallace began to close as Phillips started to work traffic by lap eight. Phillips was into heavy traffic by lap 10, and Wallace was on Phillips' back bumper by lap 14.
Shane Essary and Bryan Millican tangled in turn four on lap 16. Millican had a top five run going, but exited the track on the hook, his night finished early.
Jerry Buck was able to shoot past Wallace on the restart, and went side by side with Phillips for the top spot before Phillips worked back to the lead. Jeff Floyd worked to fifth by lap 17, and Phillips had resumed his 10 carlength advantage by lap 19.
Floyd slipped past Hottinger for the fourth spot in turn four on lap 22, and Phillips was back into traffic by lap 24. Phillips was out to a half straight advantage, even working the traffic by lap 28. Phillips was working his way through heavy traffic by lap 30.
Bill Frye worked past Hottinger for fifth in turn four on lap 34. Frye picked up another spot, passing Floyd in the same spot on lap 35. Joey Mack slowed the action on the next go round, pulling up lame on the frontstretch on lap 36.
Jeff Floyd prevented the race from restarting as he couldn't come up to speed on the backstretch. Contact with another car put Floyd at the back of the lead lap cars.
Wendell Wallace drove around Buck for second as the race restarted. A bad crash on the frontstretch stopped the action on lap 38. Jerry Buck got turned, and made heavy contract with the frontstretch wall, collecting Charlie Randolph in the process. It took two wreckers to carry Buck's car off the track. Buck, fortunatly, was not injured in the incident.
Terry Phillips lead the last two laps after the restart in taking the win. Wendell Wallace, Bill Frye, Jeff Taylor, and Dewaine Hottinger made up the top five. Justin Fulton, Mike Brown, Jeff Floyd, Leslie Essary, and Peyton Taylor rounded out the top ten.
Entries: 22
Top Qualifier: Terry Phillips
W&W Concrete Hard Charger: Jeff Taylor
Provisionals: Leslie Essary, Jack Sullivan (4)
Lap Leaders: Terry Phillips 1-40
Cautions: 3
A FEATURE (40 Laps)
1) Terry Phillips, (1) GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $3,000
2) Wendell Wallace, (3) GRT/Craft/Taurus; $2,000
3) Bill Frye, (13) GRT/Kuntz/Mustang; $1,250
4) Jeff Taylor, (20) Larry Shaw/Kuntz/Taurus; $1,100
5) Dewaine Hottinger, (7) GRT/Kuntz/Monte Carlo; $1,000
6) Justin Fulton, (14) Rocket/Baker/Grand Prix; $750
7) Mike Brown, (5) GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $700
8) Jeff Floyd, (12) GRT/Kuntz/Taurus; $675
9) Leslie Essary, (21) GRT/Mike's/Grand Prix $650
10) Peyton Taylor, (11) GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $625
11) Mike Bowers, (17) GRT/Kuntz/Monte Carlo; $600
12) Jack Sullivan, (22) GRT/Dickens/Grand Prix; $575
13) Jerry Buck, (2) GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $550
14) Charlie Randolph, (8) GRT/BMS/Monte Carlo; $525
15) Stacy Taylor, (9) GRT/Dickens/Monte Carlo; $500
16) Steve Rushin, (10) GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $500
17) Brandon Ellison, (15) GRT/Nault/Camaro; $500
18) Joey Mack, (6) GRT/Kuntz/Mustang; $500
19) Shane Diamant, (19) GRT/Cabot/Grand Prix; $500
20) Gary Stolba, (18) GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $500
21) Bryan Millican, (4) Rocket/Baker/Monte Carlo; $500
22) Shane Essary, (16) GRT/Hatfield/Grand Prix; $500
1st Heat (12 Laps) 1) Jerry Buck, Harviell MO 2) Mike Brown, Ft. Gibson OK 3) Bryan Millican, Cleveland TX 4) Peyton Taylor, Desha AR 5) Brandon Ellison, Mena AR 6) Shane Essary, Aurora MO 7) Jack Sullivan, Greenbriar AR 8) Leslie Essary, Crane MO
2nd Heat 1) Terry Phillips, Springfield MO 2) Joey Mack, Benton MO 3) Charlie Randolph, Muskogee OK 4) Jeff Floyd, Walnut Ridge AR 5) Bill Frye, Greenbriar AR 6) Gary Stolba, Willow Springs MO 7) Shane Diamant, North Little Rock AR
3rd Heat 1) Wendell Wallace, Batesville AR 2) Dewaine Hottinger, Russellville AR 3) Stacy Taylor, Jacksonville AR 4) Steve Rushin, Poplar Bluff MO 5) Justin Fulton, Muskogee OK 6) Mike Bowers, North Little Rock AR 7) Jeff Taylor, Pleasant Plains AR
Last Chance Qualifier (8 Laps, four transfer) 1) Mike Bowers 2) Gary Stolba 3) Shane Diamant 4) Jeff Taylor 5) Leslie Essary 6) Jack Sullivan
25th ANNUAL SUMMERTIME CLASSIC
Tri-State Speedway
Saturday, August 2, 2003
by Larry Olson; Mountain Home, AR
POCOLA OK. Terry Phillips scored his first pole of the 2003 O'Reilly Auto Parts Mid-America Racing Series. Phillips knew exactly what to do with that prime starting position, and lead all 40 laps en route to his second win of the weekend. Phillips was also able to ease in front of Bill Frye by the thinnest of margins, two points.
Phillips and Jerry Buck shared the front row. Phillips was off with the green, with Buck, Wendell Wallace, Bryan Millican, and Mike Brown giving chase. Buck and Wallace were side by side on the second lap, and Wallace picked up the second spot in turn four on lap two. Dewaine Hottinger picked up the fifth position on lap four.
Phillips had opened a ten carlength advantage, but Wallace began to close as Phillips started to work traffic by lap eight. Phillips was into heavy traffic by lap 10, and Wallace was on Phillips' back bumper by lap 14.
Shane Essary and Bryan Millican tangled in turn four on lap 16. Millican had a top five run going, but exited the track on the hook, his night finished early.
Jerry Buck was able to shoot past Wallace on the restart, and went side by side with Phillips for the top spot before Phillips worked back to the lead. Jeff Floyd worked to fifth by lap 17, and Phillips had resumed his 10 carlength advantage by lap 19.
Floyd slipped past Hottinger for the fourth spot in turn four on lap 22, and Phillips was back into traffic by lap 24. Phillips was out to a half straight advantage, even working the traffic by lap 28. Phillips was working his way through heavy traffic by lap 30.
Bill Frye worked past Hottinger for fifth in turn four on lap 34. Frye picked up another spot, passing Floyd in the same spot on lap 35. Joey Mack slowed the action on the next go round, pulling up lame on the frontstretch on lap 36.
Jeff Floyd prevented the race from restarting as he couldn't come up to speed on the backstretch. Contact with another car put Floyd at the back of the lead lap cars.
Wendell Wallace drove around Buck for second as the race restarted. A bad crash on the frontstretch stopped the action on lap 38. Jerry Buck got turned, and made heavy contract with the frontstretch wall, collecting Charlie Randolph in the process. It took two wreckers to carry Buck's car off the track. Buck, fortunatly, was not injured in the incident.
Terry Phillips lead the last two laps after the restart in taking the win. Wendell Wallace, Bill Frye, Jeff Taylor, and Dewaine Hottinger made up the top five. Justin Fulton, Mike Brown, Jeff Floyd, Leslie Essary, and Peyton Taylor rounded out the top ten.
Entries: 22
Top Qualifier: Terry Phillips
W&W Concrete Hard Charger: Jeff Taylor
Provisionals: Leslie Essary, Jack Sullivan (4)
Lap Leaders: Terry Phillips 1-40
Cautions: 3
A FEATURE (40 Laps)
1) Terry Phillips, (1) GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $3,000
2) Wendell Wallace, (3) GRT/Craft/Taurus; $2,000
3) Bill Frye, (13) GRT/Kuntz/Mustang; $1,250
4) Jeff Taylor, (20) Larry Shaw/Kuntz/Taurus; $1,100
5) Dewaine Hottinger, (7) GRT/Kuntz/Monte Carlo; $1,000
6) Justin Fulton, (14) Rocket/Baker/Grand Prix; $750
7) Mike Brown, (5) GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $700
8) Jeff Floyd, (12) GRT/Kuntz/Taurus; $675
9) Leslie Essary, (21) GRT/Mike's/Grand Prix $650
10) Peyton Taylor, (11) GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $625
11) Mike Bowers, (17) GRT/Kuntz/Monte Carlo; $600
12) Jack Sullivan, (22) GRT/Dickens/Grand Prix; $575
13) Jerry Buck, (2) GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $550
14) Charlie Randolph, (8) GRT/BMS/Monte Carlo; $525
15) Stacy Taylor, (9) GRT/Dickens/Monte Carlo; $500
16) Steve Rushin, (10) GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $500
17) Brandon Ellison, (15) GRT/Nault/Camaro; $500
18) Joey Mack, (6) GRT/Kuntz/Mustang; $500
19) Shane Diamant, (19) GRT/Cabot/Grand Prix; $500
20) Gary Stolba, (18) GRT/Hatfield/Monte Carlo; $500
21) Bryan Millican, (4) Rocket/Baker/Monte Carlo; $500
22) Shane Essary, (16) GRT/Hatfield/Grand Prix; $500
1st Heat (12 Laps) 1) Jerry Buck, Harviell MO 2) Mike Brown, Ft. Gibson OK 3) Bryan Millican, Cleveland TX 4) Peyton Taylor, Desha AR 5) Brandon Ellison, Mena AR 6) Shane Essary, Aurora MO 7) Jack Sullivan, Greenbriar AR 8) Leslie Essary, Crane MO
2nd Heat 1) Terry Phillips, Springfield MO 2) Joey Mack, Benton MO 3) Charlie Randolph, Muskogee OK 4) Jeff Floyd, Walnut Ridge AR 5) Bill Frye, Greenbriar AR 6) Gary Stolba, Willow Springs MO 7) Shane Diamant, North Little Rock AR
3rd Heat 1) Wendell Wallace, Batesville AR 2) Dewaine Hottinger, Russellville AR 3) Stacy Taylor, Jacksonville AR 4) Steve Rushin, Poplar Bluff MO 5) Justin Fulton, Muskogee OK 6) Mike Bowers, North Little Rock AR 7) Jeff Taylor, Pleasant Plains AR
Last Chance Qualifier (8 Laps, four transfer) 1) Mike Bowers 2) Gary Stolba 3) Shane Diamant 4) Jeff Taylor 5) Leslie Essary 6) Jack Sullivan
