By Alan Miller
PR/ Track Announcer
Warrensburg, MO
June 29, 2008
Area track promoters were faced with another repeat of weekend weather challenges and Warrensburg’s Central Missouri Speedway came out on the fortunate side for Comfort INN Race Night on Saturday evening. The high banked CMS-Kenny’s Tile track prep crew worked long hours throughout the week to prepare another smooth racetrack surface with 83 drivers checked into the pits looking forward to the fast paced fan friendly CMS racing program. Drivers in the Street Stock and Modified divisions used the Comfort INN races as their final tune up session for the 4th of July weekend Tom Wilson Memorial Modified Special features sponsored by Kenny’s Tile. The Independence Day weekend begins with a $1500 Street Stock special event on Friday, July 4 along with modified qualifying for 12 starting positions determined by passing points, heat races and a scramble to set the inside row slate. The Browning Brothers Fireworks spectacular will be included during the Friday night show. Then on Saturday, July 5 final modified qualifying will be on the card for the remaining 12 outside row starting spots along with the ULMA Late Models, B-Modifieds features finishing with the $5,000 to win, $1,000 at start Modified feature. This Saturday night’s racing was a treat for local fans with many new drivers testing the track for next weekend.
The modified division had thirty drivers signed in for three heat races to determine the feature lineup. Each heat produced some amazing side-by-side racing action with the early multi-grooved racing surface which pleased the race fans cheering on their local favorites. Orrick driver Aaron Marrant beat Dean Wille and Topeka’s Dean Bowers to the finish line in heat race one. Dave Meyer wins his first CMS heat this year in heat number two with Josh Stevens and Chad Staus just behind. In heat three it was first time visitor from Hermitage, MO Eric Turner with the victory over Joe Walker and Jim Moody. Heat race four had Tim Karrick ahead of Terry Schultz and Jake Richards for the heat race checkers. In the B-Main after intermission four drivers transferred into the A-Main event with Odessa driver Don Dannar for the win followed by Kyle Covert of Topeka in second, Jimmy Dowell third and Ed Griggs in the fourth and final transfer position.
Twenty-four drivers made their way onto the track for the 20-lap feature as the crowd jumped to their feet throughout the races when their drivers made a move towards the front of the pack. CMS modified point’s leader Marrant and Meyer on the front row started side-by-side out of turn one and two with Turner stalking in the third position on the low side. Marrant eventually led several laps until Turner picked his spot and passed Marrant on the low side and never looked back. Warrensburg driver Dean Wille broke an oil line with smoke trailing off the engine and he joined Terry Schultz who pulled off with mechanical problems early in the feature. Most of the drivers stayed down low for some added traction, but several including Justin Boney and Tim Karrick tried the high side with limited success. Finally, the GRT - Terry Phillips Racing Team’s, Eric Turner takes the double checkers for his first victory at CMS with Marrant in second followed by Meyer in third. Moody moves up from a eleventh place start into fourth and Tim Karrick rounds out the top five. Turner revealed in his victory lane interview he had raced multiple late model and modified races beginning last Saturday night with limited time off last week due to visits on several dirt tracks around Missouri.
14 late model drivers from the ULMA division registered for the night’s main event. This class of cars continues to grow steadily at CMS with improved skills for local drivers in the weekly late model division. The Heat winners were Jason Bodenhamer of Centerview for his fourth heat race win this season and Odessa driver Steven Clancy with his first CMS heat race win this year. In the main event, it was a caution filled feature with a tough break for Derrick Nevels of Higginsville when he was caught in a tangle of cars in turn four at the start of the race ending his night. Bodenhamer led lap one from the start and for the remainder of the feature with some tight racing behind him. Kevin Coyne back out on the track after fixing his motor battled with Brett Wood and David Angel for several laps for top five positions. Mike Ryan the ULMA rookie point’s leader also made it as high as third early on in the race. On lap eight a big pile up of seven cars in turn four caused a red flag stoppage with Coyne and Jamie Wineland pulling off the track for mechanical problems. In the end, Bodenhamer drove into victory lane for his fifth CMS late model feature win of the season. Clancy had a solid run into second with James Rutledge moving up into third with several tight passes on the high and low side. Jake Williams hung on for fourth by passing Ryun late in the race for the spot with Ryun finishing in fifth.
In the street stock division, eighteen cars battled in two heat races during the evening events with action throughout the field. Tammy Korff of Fulton grabbed her first heat race victory in heat number one. Brett Nail looked strong tonight with his first heat race victory in heat two. For the fifteen-lap feature event, Korff and Nail battled for the early lead with Nail taking it around the back side. Meanwhile, Brian Johnson starts his move to the front with a move into second place by lap nine. Korff holds onto third and Herb Danner starts using the high side lane to pick up spots into the top ten. Dale Atkinson of Warrensburg looked strong on the low side and stayed in the top five the entire race battling John Brooks. The veteran and former many time CMS street stock champion Brooks made his second appearance this season looking to find a way around Korff, but ultimately could not make the pass. Johnson then made his move around Nail with a lap 12 inside move and hangs on for his fifth feature victory this season. Nail has his best finish this year at CMS with a second place followed by Korff in third. Atkinson stays ahead of Brooks for a fourth and Brooks finishes in fifth. Next week it will be fun to watch this class of talented drivers battle it out for the Friday night’s $1500 to win special feature.
The B-modified division showed some tight driving during the evening races as several drivers showed that it’s a battle for every position. The twenty-one drivers that were confident in their skills to make a run for the checkered flags competed in three heat races. A new driver from Nixa, MO, Wayne Johnston won heat number one past Lucas Isaacs and Chris Brockway. Six-time feature winner Scotty Martin won heat race two over proud new Dad, Bobby Raybourn and Bryan Montgomery. Young driver Jeremy Lile earned his third heat-race win of the year by beating Rusty Trimble and Ethan Isaacs to the line. Johnston and Martin led the field into turn one with Lile and Lucas Isaacs close behind for the feature race start. Martin uses his usual low side pass for the early lead until Lucas Isaacs spins out for the first caution. Trimble has to leave the track early into the infield with mechanical problems. Then Lile makes a side-by side move with some contact in turn four and moves under Martin for a rare low side pass around him for the lead. Michael King and Bob Dumit spin out later on in the race bringing out the yellow flag again. Lile hangs onto the lead by protecting the low side of the track for his first CMS B- Modified feature win this year. Lucas three wheels his machine into a second place around Martin who finishes in third, Raybourn the proud new father finishes in fourth and Bryan Montgomery finishes fifth with another solid top five.
The CMS racing action gets underway next Friday, July 4 and Saturday night, July 5 for the Tom Wilson Memorial Modified and Street Stock Specials beginning with earlier than normal start times for the races. Grandstand admission gates open early at 4, hot laps at 6:30 and racing on the track at 7:00. General admission prices for each night are listed on the track web site at www.centralmissourispeedway.net. Drivers, be sure to check the Web page for modified and street stock special race entry forms for the Independence Day weekend events. For track information and up-to-the-minute race status call the track report line at (660) 747-2166. The track Web site includes race results, photos from John Lee of High Fly’N Photos, point standings, admission information and more. See you at the ‘Burg!
Results from Central Missouri Speedway, June 28, 2008
Thanks to Glyda Jaeger
B-Modified Feature
1- 5L- Jeremy Lile, Higginsville
2- 66- Ethan Isaacs, Bonner Springs KS
3- 75- Scotty Martin, Independence
4- 23- Bobby Raybourn, Odessa
5- 33- Bryan Montgomery, Oak Grove
6- 60- Wayne Johnston, Nixa
7- 65- Brian Ziegler, Bates City
8- 94- Jacob Ebert, Oak Grove
9- 03- Chris Brockway, Warrensburg
10- m20- Michael Mullins, Kingsville
11- 06- Lucas Isaacs, Bonner Springs KS
12- 4- A.J. Tice, Kansas City KS
13- 9w- Phill Wright, Norborne
14- 21- David Phillips, Excelsior Springs
15- s2- Tom Johannsen, Independence
16- z13- Bob Dumit, Belton
17- 36- Michael King, Orrick
18- 5- Rusty Trimble, Kansas City KS
DNS- 15- Mark Evinger, Bates City
DNS- 2E- Steve Evans, Warrensburg
DNS- 1d- D.J. DeMotte, Basehor KS
Street Stock Feature
1- 97K- Brian Johnson, Independence
2- 80- Brett Nail, Raytown
3- pms1- Tammy Korff, Fulton
4- 21d- Dale Atkinson, Warrensburg
5- 49sr- John Brooks, Warrensburg
6- 11x- Jerry Schmidt, Independence
7- 74- Herb Dannar, Holden
8- 3- Darrin Christy, Kansas City KS
9- 427- Nic Bennett, Oak Grove
10- 77- Adam Bush, Odessa
11- 26- Anthony Whitham, Kansas City
12- 53- Charlie Palmer, Odessa
13- 12x- Danny White, Orrick
14- 2b- Brian Cox, Concordia
15- 9s- Roger Stone, Kansas City
16- 01- Michael Mullins, Kingsville
DNS- 09- Chad Eickleberry, Warrensburg
DNS- 55m- John Miller, Oak Grove
ULMA Late Model Main Feature
1- 1x- Jason Bodenhamer, Centerview
2- 58- Steve Clancy, Odessa
3- 1- James Rutledge, California
4- 72w- Jake Williams, Lockwood
5- 51m- Mike Ryun, Kansas City
6- 57A- Randy Ainsworth, Excelsior Springs
7- 7- Brett Wood, Warrensburg
8- 27- David Angell, Holden
9- 0x- Jason Sivils, Springfield
10- 22- Kevin Coyne, Kingsville
11- 3- Jamie Wineland, Lohman
12- 52- Joe Bartlett, Centerview
13- 65- Jon Binning, Warrensburg
14- 88- Derek Nevels, Higginsville
Modified B" Main Feature
(top 4 transfer)
1- 171- Donnie Dannar, Odessa
2- 77- Kyle Covert, Topeka KS
3- 48- Jimmy Dowell, Marshall
4- 47- Ed Griggs, Pleasant Hill
5- 13- Brett Dempsey, Excelsior Springs
6- 91- James Reid, Clinton
7- 24J- Jeff Soligo, Kearney
8- 16- Austin Siebert, Warrensburg
9- 9L- Joey Lile, Higginsville
DNS- 03- Richard Layne, Kansas City
Modified Main Feature
1- 99T- Eric Turner, Hermitage
2- 70- Aaron Marrant, Orrick
3- 9- Dave Meyer, Concordia
4- 00- Jim Moody, Odessa
5- 1k- Tim Karrick, Basehor KS
6- 51- Joe Walker, Harrisonville
7- 177- Steven Bowers Jr., Topeka KS
8- 5j- Matt Johnson, Archie
9- 4j- Jake Richards, Kansas City KS
10- 09- Josh Stephens, Kansas City
11- 81- Tom Charles, Bonner Springs KS
12- 171- Donnie Dannar, Odessa
13- 88w- Doug Walrath, Clinton
14- 9i- Dave McVey, Greenwood
15- c3- Chad Staus, Otterville
16- 99- Lee Hibner, Chillicothe
17- 77- Kyle Covert, Topeka KS
18- 47- Ed Griggs, Pleasant Hill
19- 1x- Jason Bodenhamer, Centerview
20- 5c- Don Crnkovich, Lenexa KS
21- 18- Justin Boney, Leavenworth KS
22- 23- Terry Schultz, Sedalia
23- 48- Jimmy Dowell, Marshall
24- 68- Dean Wille, Warrensburg
PR/ Track Announcer
Warrensburg, MO
June 29, 2008
Area track promoters were faced with another repeat of weekend weather challenges and Warrensburg’s Central Missouri Speedway came out on the fortunate side for Comfort INN Race Night on Saturday evening. The high banked CMS-Kenny’s Tile track prep crew worked long hours throughout the week to prepare another smooth racetrack surface with 83 drivers checked into the pits looking forward to the fast paced fan friendly CMS racing program. Drivers in the Street Stock and Modified divisions used the Comfort INN races as their final tune up session for the 4th of July weekend Tom Wilson Memorial Modified Special features sponsored by Kenny’s Tile. The Independence Day weekend begins with a $1500 Street Stock special event on Friday, July 4 along with modified qualifying for 12 starting positions determined by passing points, heat races and a scramble to set the inside row slate. The Browning Brothers Fireworks spectacular will be included during the Friday night show. Then on Saturday, July 5 final modified qualifying will be on the card for the remaining 12 outside row starting spots along with the ULMA Late Models, B-Modifieds features finishing with the $5,000 to win, $1,000 at start Modified feature. This Saturday night’s racing was a treat for local fans with many new drivers testing the track for next weekend.
The modified division had thirty drivers signed in for three heat races to determine the feature lineup. Each heat produced some amazing side-by-side racing action with the early multi-grooved racing surface which pleased the race fans cheering on their local favorites. Orrick driver Aaron Marrant beat Dean Wille and Topeka’s Dean Bowers to the finish line in heat race one. Dave Meyer wins his first CMS heat this year in heat number two with Josh Stevens and Chad Staus just behind. In heat three it was first time visitor from Hermitage, MO Eric Turner with the victory over Joe Walker and Jim Moody. Heat race four had Tim Karrick ahead of Terry Schultz and Jake Richards for the heat race checkers. In the B-Main after intermission four drivers transferred into the A-Main event with Odessa driver Don Dannar for the win followed by Kyle Covert of Topeka in second, Jimmy Dowell third and Ed Griggs in the fourth and final transfer position.
Twenty-four drivers made their way onto the track for the 20-lap feature as the crowd jumped to their feet throughout the races when their drivers made a move towards the front of the pack. CMS modified point’s leader Marrant and Meyer on the front row started side-by-side out of turn one and two with Turner stalking in the third position on the low side. Marrant eventually led several laps until Turner picked his spot and passed Marrant on the low side and never looked back. Warrensburg driver Dean Wille broke an oil line with smoke trailing off the engine and he joined Terry Schultz who pulled off with mechanical problems early in the feature. Most of the drivers stayed down low for some added traction, but several including Justin Boney and Tim Karrick tried the high side with limited success. Finally, the GRT - Terry Phillips Racing Team’s, Eric Turner takes the double checkers for his first victory at CMS with Marrant in second followed by Meyer in third. Moody moves up from a eleventh place start into fourth and Tim Karrick rounds out the top five. Turner revealed in his victory lane interview he had raced multiple late model and modified races beginning last Saturday night with limited time off last week due to visits on several dirt tracks around Missouri.
14 late model drivers from the ULMA division registered for the night’s main event. This class of cars continues to grow steadily at CMS with improved skills for local drivers in the weekly late model division. The Heat winners were Jason Bodenhamer of Centerview for his fourth heat race win this season and Odessa driver Steven Clancy with his first CMS heat race win this year. In the main event, it was a caution filled feature with a tough break for Derrick Nevels of Higginsville when he was caught in a tangle of cars in turn four at the start of the race ending his night. Bodenhamer led lap one from the start and for the remainder of the feature with some tight racing behind him. Kevin Coyne back out on the track after fixing his motor battled with Brett Wood and David Angel for several laps for top five positions. Mike Ryan the ULMA rookie point’s leader also made it as high as third early on in the race. On lap eight a big pile up of seven cars in turn four caused a red flag stoppage with Coyne and Jamie Wineland pulling off the track for mechanical problems. In the end, Bodenhamer drove into victory lane for his fifth CMS late model feature win of the season. Clancy had a solid run into second with James Rutledge moving up into third with several tight passes on the high and low side. Jake Williams hung on for fourth by passing Ryun late in the race for the spot with Ryun finishing in fifth.
In the street stock division, eighteen cars battled in two heat races during the evening events with action throughout the field. Tammy Korff of Fulton grabbed her first heat race victory in heat number one. Brett Nail looked strong tonight with his first heat race victory in heat two. For the fifteen-lap feature event, Korff and Nail battled for the early lead with Nail taking it around the back side. Meanwhile, Brian Johnson starts his move to the front with a move into second place by lap nine. Korff holds onto third and Herb Danner starts using the high side lane to pick up spots into the top ten. Dale Atkinson of Warrensburg looked strong on the low side and stayed in the top five the entire race battling John Brooks. The veteran and former many time CMS street stock champion Brooks made his second appearance this season looking to find a way around Korff, but ultimately could not make the pass. Johnson then made his move around Nail with a lap 12 inside move and hangs on for his fifth feature victory this season. Nail has his best finish this year at CMS with a second place followed by Korff in third. Atkinson stays ahead of Brooks for a fourth and Brooks finishes in fifth. Next week it will be fun to watch this class of talented drivers battle it out for the Friday night’s $1500 to win special feature.
The B-modified division showed some tight driving during the evening races as several drivers showed that it’s a battle for every position. The twenty-one drivers that were confident in their skills to make a run for the checkered flags competed in three heat races. A new driver from Nixa, MO, Wayne Johnston won heat number one past Lucas Isaacs and Chris Brockway. Six-time feature winner Scotty Martin won heat race two over proud new Dad, Bobby Raybourn and Bryan Montgomery. Young driver Jeremy Lile earned his third heat-race win of the year by beating Rusty Trimble and Ethan Isaacs to the line. Johnston and Martin led the field into turn one with Lile and Lucas Isaacs close behind for the feature race start. Martin uses his usual low side pass for the early lead until Lucas Isaacs spins out for the first caution. Trimble has to leave the track early into the infield with mechanical problems. Then Lile makes a side-by side move with some contact in turn four and moves under Martin for a rare low side pass around him for the lead. Michael King and Bob Dumit spin out later on in the race bringing out the yellow flag again. Lile hangs onto the lead by protecting the low side of the track for his first CMS B- Modified feature win this year. Lucas three wheels his machine into a second place around Martin who finishes in third, Raybourn the proud new father finishes in fourth and Bryan Montgomery finishes fifth with another solid top five.
The CMS racing action gets underway next Friday, July 4 and Saturday night, July 5 for the Tom Wilson Memorial Modified and Street Stock Specials beginning with earlier than normal start times for the races. Grandstand admission gates open early at 4, hot laps at 6:30 and racing on the track at 7:00. General admission prices for each night are listed on the track web site at www.centralmissourispeedway.net. Drivers, be sure to check the Web page for modified and street stock special race entry forms for the Independence Day weekend events. For track information and up-to-the-minute race status call the track report line at (660) 747-2166. The track Web site includes race results, photos from John Lee of High Fly’N Photos, point standings, admission information and more. See you at the ‘Burg!
Results from Central Missouri Speedway, June 28, 2008
Thanks to Glyda Jaeger
B-Modified Feature
1- 5L- Jeremy Lile, Higginsville
2- 66- Ethan Isaacs, Bonner Springs KS
3- 75- Scotty Martin, Independence
4- 23- Bobby Raybourn, Odessa
5- 33- Bryan Montgomery, Oak Grove
6- 60- Wayne Johnston, Nixa
7- 65- Brian Ziegler, Bates City
8- 94- Jacob Ebert, Oak Grove
9- 03- Chris Brockway, Warrensburg
10- m20- Michael Mullins, Kingsville
11- 06- Lucas Isaacs, Bonner Springs KS
12- 4- A.J. Tice, Kansas City KS
13- 9w- Phill Wright, Norborne
14- 21- David Phillips, Excelsior Springs
15- s2- Tom Johannsen, Independence
16- z13- Bob Dumit, Belton
17- 36- Michael King, Orrick
18- 5- Rusty Trimble, Kansas City KS
DNS- 15- Mark Evinger, Bates City
DNS- 2E- Steve Evans, Warrensburg
DNS- 1d- D.J. DeMotte, Basehor KS
Street Stock Feature
1- 97K- Brian Johnson, Independence
2- 80- Brett Nail, Raytown
3- pms1- Tammy Korff, Fulton
4- 21d- Dale Atkinson, Warrensburg
5- 49sr- John Brooks, Warrensburg
6- 11x- Jerry Schmidt, Independence
7- 74- Herb Dannar, Holden
8- 3- Darrin Christy, Kansas City KS
9- 427- Nic Bennett, Oak Grove
10- 77- Adam Bush, Odessa
11- 26- Anthony Whitham, Kansas City
12- 53- Charlie Palmer, Odessa
13- 12x- Danny White, Orrick
14- 2b- Brian Cox, Concordia
15- 9s- Roger Stone, Kansas City
16- 01- Michael Mullins, Kingsville
DNS- 09- Chad Eickleberry, Warrensburg
DNS- 55m- John Miller, Oak Grove
ULMA Late Model Main Feature
1- 1x- Jason Bodenhamer, Centerview
2- 58- Steve Clancy, Odessa
3- 1- James Rutledge, California
4- 72w- Jake Williams, Lockwood
5- 51m- Mike Ryun, Kansas City
6- 57A- Randy Ainsworth, Excelsior Springs
7- 7- Brett Wood, Warrensburg
8- 27- David Angell, Holden
9- 0x- Jason Sivils, Springfield
10- 22- Kevin Coyne, Kingsville
11- 3- Jamie Wineland, Lohman
12- 52- Joe Bartlett, Centerview
13- 65- Jon Binning, Warrensburg
14- 88- Derek Nevels, Higginsville
Modified B" Main Feature
(top 4 transfer)
1- 171- Donnie Dannar, Odessa
2- 77- Kyle Covert, Topeka KS
3- 48- Jimmy Dowell, Marshall
4- 47- Ed Griggs, Pleasant Hill
5- 13- Brett Dempsey, Excelsior Springs
6- 91- James Reid, Clinton
7- 24J- Jeff Soligo, Kearney
8- 16- Austin Siebert, Warrensburg
9- 9L- Joey Lile, Higginsville
DNS- 03- Richard Layne, Kansas City
Modified Main Feature
1- 99T- Eric Turner, Hermitage
2- 70- Aaron Marrant, Orrick
3- 9- Dave Meyer, Concordia
4- 00- Jim Moody, Odessa
5- 1k- Tim Karrick, Basehor KS
6- 51- Joe Walker, Harrisonville
7- 177- Steven Bowers Jr., Topeka KS
8- 5j- Matt Johnson, Archie
9- 4j- Jake Richards, Kansas City KS
10- 09- Josh Stephens, Kansas City
11- 81- Tom Charles, Bonner Springs KS
12- 171- Donnie Dannar, Odessa
13- 88w- Doug Walrath, Clinton
14- 9i- Dave McVey, Greenwood
15- c3- Chad Staus, Otterville
16- 99- Lee Hibner, Chillicothe
17- 77- Kyle Covert, Topeka KS
18- 47- Ed Griggs, Pleasant Hill
19- 1x- Jason Bodenhamer, Centerview
20- 5c- Don Crnkovich, Lenexa KS
21- 18- Justin Boney, Leavenworth KS
22- 23- Terry Schultz, Sedalia
23- 48- Jimmy Dowell, Marshall
24- 68- Dean Wille, Warrensburg
