By Dennis Bowling
If anyone has been consistently faster than Shelbyville’s Larry Landers at Winchester Speedway this season their name currently escapes this writer. On the other hand, few have had as many problems getting to the checkered flag than the affable Landers. From, lapped traffic, on track incidents to mechanical problems a myriad of various problems always seem to intervene and thwart Larry’s effort to nab the trophy, money and glory.
All that changed Saturday night as Landers wrestled the lead from pole sitter Byron Michael on lap one and never looked back. Though Larry was pushed early by Michael and had to withstand a hard charging Daniel Miller in the closing laps the prestigious Kennith Wessner Ford-Mercury "Big 10 Cup" victory would go to Larry Landers.
Larry became the eighth different Big 10 feature winner in nine events. Only Jerry Owens has won twice.
A late race incident between Byron Michael and Daniel Miller, in a borrowed racer, sent Byron to the infield and finally to the pits. Michael would return to salvage some points but settled for a disappointing twelfth place finish. CO-point’s leader David Jackson had another excellent run to garner third place and the sole possession of the points lead with one final race remaining in the 2005 Big 10 series. 2003 Big 10 champion Jerry Owens struggled uncharacteristically to an eighth place finish and fell behind Jackson by five points in his quest for another Championship.
Regular season point’s leader David Brannon kept his hopes alive by capturing the fourth spot ahead of defending track champion Randy Gifford.
Jerry Ashley continues to have good showings with a very close sixth place run while Brandon King came from the rear to capture a seventh place finish after an early flat tire dashed the chargers shot at a win.
Big 10 Late Models
1)Larry Landers
2)Daniel Miller
3)David Jackson
4)David Brannon
5)Randy Gifford
6)Jerry Ashley
7)Brandon King
8)Jerry Owens
9)Corey Posey
10)Billy Harris
11)Tommy Davis
12)Byron Michael
13)Jamie Louden
14)Ronnie Caldwell
15)Dwayne Waid(DNF)
16)Jeremy Taylor(DNF)
*Byron Michael Fast Qualifier @16.00
Shannon Davis had to follow defending champion Henry Hanger in the eight lap heat race and through the early part of the main event but Davis finally slipped by Hanger and then held him at bay to capture his eighth feature win of the season in the Open Wheel division. Hanger’s second place finish kept him in the point’s lead while 2003 Open Wheel champion David Jackson was third ahead of Alan Holmes who came from the rear to nab fourth spot in front of Steve Vann. Matt Jackson also won his heat race.
Open Wheel
1)Open Wheel
2)Henry Hanger
3)David Jackson
4)Alan Holmes
5)Steve Vann
6)Matt Jackson
7)Colt Russell
8)Steve Garner
9)Josh Bondurant
10)Greg Fanning
Scott Cornelius set quick time then picked up his third win of the year. The win was not easy as Scott was pushed to the checkered flag by a teenager? You betcha, young Matt O’dneal almost pulled off the upset. In fact Matt actually got by Cornelius on the outside and crossed the starting line ahead of Cornelius on lap eight but a caution flag reverted the field back to lap seven and Cornelius was the leader on lap seven. Mark Hadden was third with Bruce Williams and three time winner Rick Currin finishing close in third through fifth.
A race long battle between Chad Williams and Terry Fowler ended with Williams taking sixth spot ahead of the 2-BBL points runner-up, Fowler. Cornelius set quick time with a 16.30 lap.
2-Barrel Late Model
1)Scott Cornelius
2)Matt O’dneal
3)Mark Hadden
4)Bruce Williams
5)Rick Currin
6)Chad Williams
7)Terry Fowler
8)Shane Echols
9)Cale Finley
10)Shawn Roberts
Brian Hudson went into Saturday night’s action leading the Super Stock point standings but winless. Brian changed all that by winning his heat race then convincingly leading start to finish and beating six time winner Ricky Riddle to the checkered flag. Two time winner Johnny Payne was third with Marty Anderson and Stacy Scott rounding out the Top five.
Super Stock
1)Brian Hudson
2)Ricky Riddle
3)Johnny Payne
4)Marty Anderson
5)Stacey Scott
Jason Todd followed last week’s Mini Stock winner, Michael Brown the final eight circuits before getting alongside Brown on the final lap. A stirring battle ensued with Todd edging Brown by mere inches in a photo finish. John Smartt was third with Mike Norman holding back Jeremy Floyd for fourth place.
Mini Stock
1)Jason Todd
2)Michael Brown
3)John Smartt
4)Mike Norman
5)Jeremy Floyd
John Whaley won his heat race then completed a perfect night by winning not only the make-up feature but the regularly scheduled Pure Stock main event over two time winner Joel Landers and front row Nick Hicks who had his best run of the season to take third. Chad Gene and Jeff Anderson were fourth and fifth.
Pure Stock
1)John Whaley
2)Joel Landers
3)Nick Hicks
4)Chad Gene
5)Jeff Anderson
Roland McKelvie bested heat winner Clyde Petty and an abbreviated field to take the Outlaw Pony feature event. Point’s leader Mike Brashears was third ahead of Paul Teachout and Jeremy Darnell.
Outlaw Pony
1)Roland McKelvie
2)Clyde Petty
3)Mike Brashears
4)Paul Teachout
5)Jeremy Darnell
After a couple of lean years due to misfortune and just plain bad luck, if you will, Fayetteville’s Rick Currin has righted his ship and seems on a roll as he picked up his third win in the last couple of months beating defending Late Model Track Champion Randy Gifford and Terry Fowler in the make-up feature from July 30.
2-Barrel Late Model Make-Up feature From July 30 rain out
1)Rick Currin
2)Randy Gifford
3)Terry Fowler
4)Shane Henley
5)Cale Finley
John Whaley out-muscled defending Champion Jeff Anderson and two time winner Joel Landers in the rain out makeup feature event from July 30.
Pure Stock Make-up feature From July 30
1)John Whaley
2)Jeff Anderson
3)Joel Landers
4)Chad Gene
5)Mike Hines
Racing continues on August 13 with all classes in action plus the Late Model and Outlaw Pony make-up features from the July 30 rain out.
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If anyone has been consistently faster than Shelbyville’s Larry Landers at Winchester Speedway this season their name currently escapes this writer. On the other hand, few have had as many problems getting to the checkered flag than the affable Landers. From, lapped traffic, on track incidents to mechanical problems a myriad of various problems always seem to intervene and thwart Larry’s effort to nab the trophy, money and glory.
All that changed Saturday night as Landers wrestled the lead from pole sitter Byron Michael on lap one and never looked back. Though Larry was pushed early by Michael and had to withstand a hard charging Daniel Miller in the closing laps the prestigious Kennith Wessner Ford-Mercury "Big 10 Cup" victory would go to Larry Landers.
Larry became the eighth different Big 10 feature winner in nine events. Only Jerry Owens has won twice.
A late race incident between Byron Michael and Daniel Miller, in a borrowed racer, sent Byron to the infield and finally to the pits. Michael would return to salvage some points but settled for a disappointing twelfth place finish. CO-point’s leader David Jackson had another excellent run to garner third place and the sole possession of the points lead with one final race remaining in the 2005 Big 10 series. 2003 Big 10 champion Jerry Owens struggled uncharacteristically to an eighth place finish and fell behind Jackson by five points in his quest for another Championship.
Regular season point’s leader David Brannon kept his hopes alive by capturing the fourth spot ahead of defending track champion Randy Gifford.
Jerry Ashley continues to have good showings with a very close sixth place run while Brandon King came from the rear to capture a seventh place finish after an early flat tire dashed the chargers shot at a win.
Big 10 Late Models
1)Larry Landers
2)Daniel Miller
3)David Jackson
4)David Brannon
5)Randy Gifford
6)Jerry Ashley
7)Brandon King
8)Jerry Owens
9)Corey Posey
10)Billy Harris
11)Tommy Davis
12)Byron Michael
13)Jamie Louden
14)Ronnie Caldwell
15)Dwayne Waid(DNF)
16)Jeremy Taylor(DNF)
*Byron Michael Fast Qualifier @16.00
Shannon Davis had to follow defending champion Henry Hanger in the eight lap heat race and through the early part of the main event but Davis finally slipped by Hanger and then held him at bay to capture his eighth feature win of the season in the Open Wheel division. Hanger’s second place finish kept him in the point’s lead while 2003 Open Wheel champion David Jackson was third ahead of Alan Holmes who came from the rear to nab fourth spot in front of Steve Vann. Matt Jackson also won his heat race.
Open Wheel
1)Open Wheel
2)Henry Hanger
3)David Jackson
4)Alan Holmes
5)Steve Vann
6)Matt Jackson
7)Colt Russell
8)Steve Garner
9)Josh Bondurant
10)Greg Fanning
Scott Cornelius set quick time then picked up his third win of the year. The win was not easy as Scott was pushed to the checkered flag by a teenager? You betcha, young Matt O’dneal almost pulled off the upset. In fact Matt actually got by Cornelius on the outside and crossed the starting line ahead of Cornelius on lap eight but a caution flag reverted the field back to lap seven and Cornelius was the leader on lap seven. Mark Hadden was third with Bruce Williams and three time winner Rick Currin finishing close in third through fifth.
A race long battle between Chad Williams and Terry Fowler ended with Williams taking sixth spot ahead of the 2-BBL points runner-up, Fowler. Cornelius set quick time with a 16.30 lap.
2-Barrel Late Model
1)Scott Cornelius
2)Matt O’dneal
3)Mark Hadden
4)Bruce Williams
5)Rick Currin
6)Chad Williams
7)Terry Fowler
8)Shane Echols
9)Cale Finley
10)Shawn Roberts
Brian Hudson went into Saturday night’s action leading the Super Stock point standings but winless. Brian changed all that by winning his heat race then convincingly leading start to finish and beating six time winner Ricky Riddle to the checkered flag. Two time winner Johnny Payne was third with Marty Anderson and Stacy Scott rounding out the Top five.
Super Stock
1)Brian Hudson
2)Ricky Riddle
3)Johnny Payne
4)Marty Anderson
5)Stacey Scott
Jason Todd followed last week’s Mini Stock winner, Michael Brown the final eight circuits before getting alongside Brown on the final lap. A stirring battle ensued with Todd edging Brown by mere inches in a photo finish. John Smartt was third with Mike Norman holding back Jeremy Floyd for fourth place.
Mini Stock
1)Jason Todd
2)Michael Brown
3)John Smartt
4)Mike Norman
5)Jeremy Floyd
John Whaley won his heat race then completed a perfect night by winning not only the make-up feature but the regularly scheduled Pure Stock main event over two time winner Joel Landers and front row Nick Hicks who had his best run of the season to take third. Chad Gene and Jeff Anderson were fourth and fifth.
Pure Stock
1)John Whaley
2)Joel Landers
3)Nick Hicks
4)Chad Gene
5)Jeff Anderson
Roland McKelvie bested heat winner Clyde Petty and an abbreviated field to take the Outlaw Pony feature event. Point’s leader Mike Brashears was third ahead of Paul Teachout and Jeremy Darnell.
Outlaw Pony
1)Roland McKelvie
2)Clyde Petty
3)Mike Brashears
4)Paul Teachout
5)Jeremy Darnell
After a couple of lean years due to misfortune and just plain bad luck, if you will, Fayetteville’s Rick Currin has righted his ship and seems on a roll as he picked up his third win in the last couple of months beating defending Late Model Track Champion Randy Gifford and Terry Fowler in the make-up feature from July 30.
2-Barrel Late Model Make-Up feature From July 30 rain out
1)Rick Currin
2)Randy Gifford
3)Terry Fowler
4)Shane Henley
5)Cale Finley
John Whaley out-muscled defending Champion Jeff Anderson and two time winner Joel Landers in the rain out makeup feature event from July 30.
Pure Stock Make-up feature From July 30
1)John Whaley
2)Jeff Anderson
3)Joel Landers
4)Chad Gene
5)Mike Hines
Racing continues on August 13 with all classes in action plus the Late Model and Outlaw Pony make-up features from the July 30 rain out.
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