Lebanon,Mo.-Racing action is scheduled to get back into swing Friday night at the LebanonMidwaySpeedway as the track will allow the fans a chance to get up close and personal with the drivers.
The first fan interaction event of the season will feature an on track autograph session at intermission along with the Chase for the Central Bank Racing Series Championship.This is always a popular event as the fans get to go on the frontstretch and visit with their favorite drivers.
Action will feature the Central Bank FactoryStocks,Aaron’s Modifieds,Energy Company PureStocks,Rocky Ridge Construction Midwest Modz and Transport Graphics StreetStocks with tight point battles going on.
James Flood of Billings heads the point standings over Sundance Keepper in the FactoryStocks while Josh Franklin rides third..Since flood won the last feature held 2 weeks ago he wil be starting towards the rear of a very talented field of area drivers.Defending Midway Modified Champion Michael Stake heads-up the points over Shawn Strong as veteran and fan favorite JC Newell slides into third place.Stake who also won the last points race finds himself towards the rear of the field which is always tough at the Midway.The PureStocks finds a new driver on top of the standings as Lebanon’s Monk Barker holds a slim 12 point lead over defending champion Kory Barker of Lebanon as Kolt Barker has moved into third place.Like the other 2 point leaders,Monk will have to come from the rear of the pack by winning his first ever feature win 2 weeks ago.Defending Midwest Modz Champion Little JC Newell of Stoutland finds Rich Reynolds hot on his bumper as Newell only holds a 5 point lead over Reynolds of Halltown while Lebanon’s Bill Joiner holds third place in this ever growing class.Defending and 2- time StreetStock Champion Joe Francis of Lebanon finds himself with a small margin as previous winner Brandon Waters Of Lynchburg is only 7 points behind and Lebanon’s Trevor Ellingson is a solid third as former champion Brandon Knudtson make his first start 2 weeks ago and was very impressive.
Gates open at 5 with hotlaps at 7:05 and Racing at 8PM.General Admission is only $10 for Adults with Juniors(8-15) $5 and under 8 Free.A special family package is available for 2 Adults and 3 Juniors for only $25-a savings of $10.VIP Booth nightly rentals are available for most race nights.
Friday Night May 27th the Speedway will be holding a special $500 to win event for the FactoryStocks along with points races for the other classes.
For more information contact Jack Jones at 417-594-0594 or visit the website at WWW.LebanonMidwaySpeedway.Com
Current Points Standing
Central Bank FactoryStocks
1)James Flood-Billings 159
2)Sundance Keepper-Everton-143
3)Josh Franklin-Camdenton-139
4)Tyson Troutman-Houston-129
5)Shawn Whitman-Strafford-109
6)Burl Woods-Republic–95
7)Donnie Miller-Houston–92
8)Bob Gustin-Osage Beach–79
8)Mark Davis-Grovesprings-79
10)Craig Danuser-Montreal-75
Aaron’s Sales Modifieds
1)Michael Stake-Phillipsburg–117
2)Shawn Strong-Republic–104
3)JC Newell-Decaturville–99
4)Tommy McBride-Lebanon–88
5)Tony Moore-Lebanon–86
6)Lonnie Henderson-Lebanon–78
7)Derek Cook-Lebanon–72
8)Kris Jackson-Lebanon-69
9)Bill Schaar-St Robert–66
10)JC Morton-Springfield-57
Energy Company Purestocks
1)Monk Barker-Lebanon-156
2)Kory Barker-Lebanon-144
3)Kolt Barker-Lebanon–141
4)Matt Young-Lebanon-140
5)Shorty Doublin-Lebanon-125
6)Elijah Keepper-Hurley-89
7)Doug Phelps-Lebanon-86
8)Danny Caffey-Conway-80
9)Chad Hufft-Lebanon-78
10)Jason Brumley-Stoutland-74
Transport Graphics StreetStocks
1)Joe Francis-Lebanon-160
2)Brandon Waters-Lynchburg-153
3)Trevor Ellingson-Lebanon-145
4)Rodney Yost-Squires-119
5)Billy Waters-Plato–92
6)Josh Lewis-Lebanon-88
7)Tom Curnutt-Richland-81
8)Mark Simon-Buffalo–55
9)Brandon Knudtson-Lebanon-50
10)Sean Skaggs-Springfield-43
Rocky Ridge Construction Midwest Modz
1)JC Newell-Stoutland–160
2)Rich Reynolds-Halltown-155
3)Bill Joiner-Lebanon–139
4)Earl Muilenburg-Sparta-130
5)Sam Petty-Niangua–123
6)Adam Lowrance-Lebanon-119
7)Ryan Hendrix-Joplin-86
8)Les Hayes-Camdenton-70
9)Bobby Gough-Joplin-49
10)Robert Staats-Ft Leonaard Wood-48