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March Madness Victory to Brad Looney
Media Contact: Trenton Berry
trenton@racindirt.com
(March 22, 2012) Springfield, MO – Capitalizing on a made three point shot at intermission, Brad Looney, worked the high side of the Springfield Raceway to score his first win of the season and first ever at the quarter-mile oval. Looney was among the top six drivers in passing points and shot against the five other high point getters for the pole in the “RacinDirt.com Pole Shootout.” Brandon McCormick also knocked down a three pointer to sit on the outside of the front row.
Will Vaught passed Tony Jackson Jr. on the last restart to take the runner up honors, and literally pushed Looney to the checkers off of turn four. The track was lightning fast and two grooves wide during the feature. Jackson Jr. challenged Looney after the midway point of the race and pulled alongside him for a moment, before finishing up third. Terry Phillips went from seventh to fourth, as he continues to progress in his new Bloomquist Race Car.
Jesse Stovall, piloting Al Humphrey’s Orange Moyer Victory Circle, passed thirteen cars in the feature to secure the KRC Hard Charger Award with a fifth place finish. It was a strong comeback after battling several different issues in his heat race including, two flat tires.
Heat race wins went to, Will Vaught, Dwayne Kiefer, Bryon Allison, Brad looney and Kevin Sather.
The Lucas Oil MLRA would like to extend a warm welcome to our newest contingency partners, Wilwood Engineering and Whers Machine & Racing Products.
Lucas Oil MLRA Contingency Awards
Performance Bodies – Jesse Stovall
KRC Hard Charger – Jesse Stovall
KRC Hard Luck – Bryon Allison
Weld Wheels – Tony Jackson Jr.
BSB Manufacturing – Justin Asplin
R2C Performance Filters – David Turner
Keizer Wheels – Mike Collins
Wilwood Engineering – Kevin Sather
Wehrs Machine – Bill Leighton Jr.
Lucas Cattle Company A Feature (40 Laps): 1. Brad Looney (Republic, MO), 2. Will Vaught (Crane, MO), 3. Tony Jackson, Jr (Lebanon, MO), 4. Terry Phillips (Springfield, MO), 5. Jesse Stovall (Galena, MO), 6. Kevin Sather (Des Moines, IA), 7. John Anderson (Omaha, NE), 8. David Turner (Creighton, MO), 9. Mike Collins (Council Bluffs, IA), 10. Dwayne Kiefer, 11. Justin Asplin (Birch Tree, MO), 12. Corey Zeitner (Bellevue, NE), 13. Leroy Johnson (Battlefield, MO), 14. Bill Koons (Omaha, NE), 15. Bryon Allison (Marshall, MO), 16. Brandon McCormick (Lebanon, MO), 17. Brandon Morton (Broken Arrow, OK), 18. Shane Essary (Aurora, MO), 19. Chad Simpson (Mt Vernon, IA), 20. Brantlee Gotschall (Nevada, MO), 21. Ken Essary (Cape Fair, MO), 22. Dustin Mooneyham (Verona, MO),
Hoosier Racing Tires B Feature 1 (10 laps):1. Brandon Morton (Broken Arrow, OK), 2. Jesse Stovall (Galena, MO), 3. Bill Leighton (Omaha, NE), 4. Mike Collins (Council Bluffs, IA), 5. Leroy Johnson (Battlefield, MO), 6. Mark Dotson (Cameron, MO), 7. Randy Roth (Bentonville, AR), 8. Jarod Hilton (Galena, MO), 9. Jeff Johnson (Joplin, MO), 10. Rylan Long (Greenfield, MO), 11. Justin Wells (Aurora, MO),
Sunoco Racing Fuels B Feature 2 (10 laps): 1. Chad Simpson (Mt Vernon, IA), 2. Justin Asplin (Birch Tree, MO), 3. Dustin Mooneyham (Verona, MO), 4. Bill Koons (Omaha, NE), 5. Chris Morelock (Springfield, Mo), 6. Jason Magee, 7. Gary Stolba (Willow Springs, MO), 8. Jeff Roth (Bentonville, AR), 9. Ron McCreary, 10. Eric Tinderholt (Lampe, Mo), 11. Pat Cox (Grove, OK), 12. Kaleb Stolba (Willow Springs, MO),
Lucas Oil Products Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. Will Vaught (Crane, MO), 2. Tony Jackson, Jr (Lebanon, MO), 3. Shane Essary (Aurora, MO), 4. Brantlee Gotschall (Nevada, MO), 5. Leroy Johnson (Battlefield, MO), 6. Ron McCreary, 7. Gary Stolba (Willow Springs, MO), 8. Mark Dotson (Cameron, MO),
Wehrs Machine and Racing Products Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. Dwayne Kiefer, 2. David Turner (Creighton, MO), 3. Justin Asplin (Birch Tree, MO), 4. Corey Zeitner (Bellevue, NE), 5. Jason Magee, 6. Rylan Long (Greenfield, MO), 7. Randy Roth (Bentonville, AR), 8. Kaleb Stolba (Willow Springs, MO),
Peterson Fluid Systems Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. Bryon Allison (Marshall, MO), 2. Ken Essary (Cape Fair, MO), 3. Brandon Morton (Broken Arrow, OK), 4. John Anderson (Omaha, NE), 5. Eric Tinderholt (Lampe, Mo), 6. Dustin Mooneyham (Verona, MO), 7. Jeff Roth (Bentonville, AR),
AAA Missouri Heat 4 (10 Laps): 1. Brad Looney (Republic, MO), 2. Terry Phillips (Springfield, MO), 3. Chad Simpson (Mt Vernon, IA), 4. Bill Koons (Omaha, NE), 5. Jesse Stovall (Galena, MO), 6. Jarod Hilton (Galena, MO), 7. Justin Wells (Aurora, MO),
Impact Signs Awnings and Wraps Heat 5 (10 Laps): 1. Kevin Sather (Des Moines, IA), 2. Brandon McCormick (Lebanon, MO), 3. Mike Collins (Council Bluffs, IA), 4. Bill Leighton (Omaha, NE), 5. Chris Morelock (Springfield, Mo), 6. Jeff Johnson (Joplin, MO), 7. Pat Cox (Grove, OK),
The Lucas Oil MLRA (Midwest Latemodel Racing Association) sanctions regional Super Dirt Late Model touring series events in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa.
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The Lucas Oil MLRA would like to thank the 2012 marketing partners; Lucas Oil Products, AAA Missouri, Hoosier Race Tires, Lucas Cattle Company, Larry Shaw Race Cars, AFCO Racing Products, GRT Race Cars, Powertrain Industries, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bodee’s Race Bodies, Outpace Racing Products, Fast Track Photos, Weld Racing Wheels, Impact Signs and Lighting, Racing Optics, Schoenfeld Headers, Kluhsman Racing Components, Performance Bodies, RacinDirt.com, ATL Fuel Cells, Day Automotive, Bilstein Shocks, BSB Manufacturing , Keizer Wheels, MasterSbilt Race Cars, R2C Performance Products and Wilwood Engineering.