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Kansas City, KS (October 3rd, 2009)-Oxford, Iowa's Chris Simpson worked his way past Terry Phillips in the closing laps to take the win on Night #2 of the O'Reilly MLRA Clyde Ellis Late Model Showdown at the Lakeside Speedway on Saturday night. Terry Phillips led much of the event but settled for second while Lebanon, Missouri's Brandon McCormick had an outstanding run to cross the line in third with Eric Turner in fourth. Al Purkey stretched his point lead a little bit more over Anderson as Purkey finished in fifth and Anderson rebounded from a flat tire to finish in ninth. Jeremy Payne crossed the line in third but was light at the scales resulting in a 24th place finish.
David Turner and Matt Johnson paced the field to the green flag from the front row but the caution flag flew after Craig Preble made contact with the turn 1 wall. Preble would return at the rear of the field as the green flag flew. David Turner led the opening lap in his Rocket chassis with Payne in second and Phillips in third followed by Chris Simpson and Dale McDowell.
John Anderson's string of bad luck continued as he slowed with a flat left rear tire on lap #2 to bring out the second caution of the night. Anderson also returned to the action at the rear of the field. On the restart, Payne reassumed the lead as the green flag laps clicked off. Simpson had now worked his way into second followed by Phillips, McDowell, and Lebanon, Missouri's Brandon McCormick. Mike Wiarda and Denny Woodworth got together in turn #4 bringing out the third caution of the night on lap 11. Both drivers went pitside on the hook.
Terry Phillips shot past Payne on the restart down the back stretch to take the lead with Payne holding onto second followed by Chris Simpson, Brandon McCormick and Dale McDowell. McDowell began to charge however as he worked into the second spot on Lap 14 with his sights set on Phillips. Andrew McKay slowed in Turn 2 bringing out the dreaded yellow flag once again. A torrid three way battle for the lead between Phillips, McDowell, and McCormick resulted in a flat tire for McDowell who was forced to pit to fresh Hoosier rubber. Phillips retained the top spot with McCormick in second and Jeremy Payne in third.
Chris Simpson lead lap #27 as he went three wide with Phillips and Payne but his lead was short lived as Payne moved right to the top of the speedway to regain the top spot as Phillips dropped back to the third spot but Simpson continued to fight on the bottom as he and Payne swapped the lead back and forth. Simpson seemed to make the bottom work as begain to put some distance on Payne with five laps to go. Chris Simpson held on to take the win.
Simpson's MasterSbilt Racecar is powered by a Pro Power Racing Engine with sponsorship support from Five Star Shop Service, crashedtoys.com, Genius Tools, Gearwrench, Simpson Farms, Masterbilt Concrete, Dynamic Decals, Real Wheels, Cenpeco Lubricants, Brown Bros Enterprises, Fountain Transmission, Herb n Lous, Disterhoft Trucking llc, Precision Performance, Performance Bodies, Gear Box Truck Accessories and WaltersWebDesign.com.
Heat Race Winners included Matt Johnson, Jeremy Payne, Terry Phillips, John Anderson, and David Turner. Consolation Race Wins were captured by a pair of 5-Time MLRA Champions Al Purkey and Alan Vaughn. MLRA Provisionals were awarded to Jason Bodenhamer and Rylan Long. Jason Bodenhamer borrowed the 7W of brother-in-law Brett Wood after hard contact with the turn 3 wall in his heat race. Alan Vaughn pulled off on Lap 19 after having LR suspension failure. The 40 Lap Feature was worth $5,000 to win. Complete and updated MLRA points standings will be available at www.MLRAracing.com.
The Season Finale for the O'Reilly MLRA Presented by Lucas Oil Products takes place on Saturday, October 17th at the Nevada Speedway in Nevada, Missouri. Visit www.nevadaspeedway.net for event details.
Lucas Oil A-Feature Results
1. Chris Simpson (Oxford, IA), 2. Terry Phillips (Springfield, MO), 3. Brandon McCormick (Lebanon, MO), 4. Eric Turner (Hermitage, MO), 5. Al Purkey (Coffeyville, KS), 6. Bryant Goldsmith (Corning, IA), 7. Dale McDowell (Welcome, NC), 8. Keith Foss (Winona, MN), 9. John Anderson (Omaha, NE), 10. Jason Bodenhamer (Centerview, MO), 11. Kyle Berck (Marquette, NE), 12. David Turner (Adrian, MO), 13. Andrew McKay (Minneapolis, MN), 14. Rylan Long (Greenfield, MO), 15. Jimmy Seagraves (Valley Center, KS), 16. Matt Johnson (Archie, MO), 17. Alan Vaughn (Belton, MO), 18. Al Humphrey (Giltner, NE), 19. Denny Woodworth (Mendon, IL), 20. Mike Wiarda (Aurora, NE), 21. Ronnie Wallace (McCook, NE), 22. Mike Collins (Council Bluffs, IA), 23. Craig Preble (Yutan, NE), 24. Jeremy Payne (Springfield, MO)
Tompkins Industries Consolation Race #1 Results
1. Al Purkey (Coffeyville, KS), 2. Mike Wiarda (Aurora, NE), 3. Keith Foss (Winona, MN), 4. Delbert Smith (Wichita, KS), 5. Larry Jones (Eldrado Springs, MO), 6. Bill Leighton (Omaha, NE), 7. Skip Frey, 8. Dustin Vance (Cleveland, MO), 9. Kevin Kile (West Liberty, IA), 10. Brantlee Gotschall (Nevada, MO), 11. Steve Kempt (Shelton, NE), 12. Bill Koons (Omaha, NE), 13. Larry Clawson (N Kansas City, MO), 14. Josh Most (Red Oak, IA)
Lucas Cattle Consolation Race #2 Results
1. Alan Vaughn (Belton, MO), 2. Bryant Goldsmith (Corning, IA), 3. Jimmy Seagraves (Valley Center, KS), 4. Joe Kosiski (Omaha, NE), 5. Reid Millard (Jefferson City, MO), 6. Kurt Kile (Nichols, IA), 7. Rylan Long (Greenfield, MO), 8. Kenny Edwards (Columbia, MO), 9. Shad Badder (Oak Grove, MO), 10. Jason Bodenhamer (Centerview, MO), 11. Bobby Goulden (Gladstone, M), 12. Dustin Walker (Belton, MO), 13. Brett Wood (Warrensburg, MO)
Sunoco Race Fuels Heat Race #1 Results
1. Matt Johnson (Archie, MO), 2. Andrew McKay (Minneapolis, MN), 3. Kyle Berck (Marquette, NE), 4. Alan Vaughn (Belton, MO), 5. Joe Kosiski (Omaha, NE), 6. Reid Millard (Jefferson City, MO), 7. Dustin Walker (Belton, MO), 8. Kurt Kile (Nichols, IA), 9. Josh Most (Red Oak, IA)
Hoosier Race Tires Heat Race #2 Results
1. Jeremy Payne (Springfield, MO), 2. Dale McDowell (Welcome, NC), 3. Chris Simpson (Oxford, IA), 4. Denny Woodworth (Mendon, IL), 5. Skip Frey, 6. Brantlee Gotschall (Nevada, MO), 7. Kevin Kile (West Liberty, IA), 8. Bill Koons (Omaha, NE), 9. Rylan Long (Greenfield, MO)
Country Mart Heat Race #3 Results
1. Terry Phillips (Springfield, MO), 2. Brandon McCormick (Lebanon, MO), 3. Eric Turner (Hermitage, MO), 4. Keith Foss (Winona, MN), 5. Mike Wiarda (Aurora, NE), 6. Kenny Edwards (Columbia, MO), 7. Bill Leighton (Omaha, NE), 8. Bobby Goulden (Gladstone, M), 9. Steve Kempt (Shelton, NE)
Powertrain Industries Heat Race #4 Results
1. John Anderson (Omaha, NE), 2. Al Humphrey (Giltner, NE), 3. Mike Collins (Council Bluffs, IA), 4. Delbert Smith (Wichita, KS), 5. Bryant Goldsmith (Corning, IA), 6. Al Purkey (Coffeyville, KS), 7. Shad Badder (Oak Grove, MO), 8. Larry Clawson (N Kansas City, MO)
Impact Signs Heat Race #5 Results
1. David Turner (Adrian, MO), 2. Craig Preble (Yutan, NE), 3. Ronnie Wallace (McCook, NE), 4. Jimmy Seagraves (Valley Center, KS), 5. Larry Jones (Eldrado Springs, MO), 6. Brett Wood (Warrensburg, MO), 7. Dustin Vance (Cleveland, MO), 8. Jason Bodenhamer (Centerview, MO)
MLRA Contingency Award Winners
Tanner Racing Products by MB-Jason Bodenhamer
Performance Bodies Nosepiece Award-Rylan Long
BSB Manufacturing Product Certificate-
KRC Product Award-David Turner
The O'Reilly MLRA (Midwest Latemodel Racing Association) presented by Lucas Oil Products sanctions regional Super Dirt Late Model touring series events in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa.
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