A 135 car turnout - highlighted by a $2,000 to win Sprint Car race, made the "Night of Thunder" show at the Malden Speedway a success. Sprint Cars from 8 states including, California, Ohio, and Georgia made their appearance at the show. The main event feature was taken by Chad Kemenah of Newark, OH in a fantastic finish over hard charging Tim Montgomery. Montgomery had won the opening - make up feature of August 22. Season champ, Bart Richardson picked up his ninth Modified feature win of the year. Paul Reeder made it two in a row in the Pure Street feature. Gary Dunlap and Frankie Faulk won the Cruiser feature. The night cap Hobby Stock race was cut short by rain.
In their fourth and final appearance of the year at the speedway, the Sprint cars saved their best race for last. Chad Kemenah in the #15 car moved up from the second row to take the lead on the second lap from Randy Hannagan in the 1X. In a race that went caution free, Kemenah built an impressive five second lead by lap 11. Tim Montgomery won a fierce battle with Hannagan, Tommy Worley, and Wade Oliver for second and set his sites on Kemenah. Montgomery had cut the lead in half by lap 18, and was on the leader's rear bumper by lap 21. Kemenah held off Montgomery on the final lap as he crossed the finish line a half a car length ahead in an amazing dash to the flag. Worley held on for third. Hannagan took fourth, and Mike Ward moved up from the 11th starting position to grab fifth.
Heat winners were Lowe Cannell, Hannagan, Worley, and Kemenah. Jimmy Moss of Fredericktown won the B-Feature
SPRINT CARS
30 Entries - 18 Start Feature
1. 15 Chad Kemenah Newark, OH
2. 32 Tim Montgomery Fredericktown
3. 97 Tommy Worley Bismarck
4. 1X Randy Hanagan San Jose, CA
5. 88 Mike Ward Memphis, TN
6. 12H Jerrod Hull Sikeston
7. 90 Wade Olliver South Haven, MS
8. 26 Marshall Skinner West Memphis, AR
9. 2 Lowe Cannell Fulton
10. 40R Ricky Stenhouse Olive Branch, MS
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Tim Montgomery led from start to finish in the make up feature of the 8-22-03 race. Montgomery grabbed the lead from the outside front row and never looked back. Setting a torid pace, Montgomery was as smooth as silk as he manuevered through lapped traffic from lap 18 on. Lowe Cannell drove to a solid second. Todd Rowland won a furious back and forth battle for third with Steve Short. Jason Keith rounded out the top five.
SPRINT CARS
8-22-03 Make Up
11 Entries - 11 Start Feature
1. 32 Tim Montgomery Fredericktown
2. 2 Lowe Cannell Fulton
3. 14R Todd Rowland Jackson
4. 8 Steve Short Farmington
5. 28 Jason Keith Fredericktown
6. 12W Mike Hampton Springville, TN
7. 35M Timmy Moss Fredericktown
8. 27 Bob Thoman Higgensville, MO
9. 7 Marcellous Kronk Fulton
10. 2 Tony Wilson Springville, TN
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Bart Richardson capped his season championship run with his ninth Modified feature win. Richardson led from start to finish to take the checkered flag. The race opened with a three way battle between Richardson, Robby Arnold, and Jeff Cone for the lead, with Robert Powers and Greg King in a personal side by side duel the opening five laps for fourth. Richardson started pulling away mid race and left Arnold and Cone to fight it out for second. Arnold and Cone swapped the position several times during the second half of the race before Arnold took it for good on lap 19. King held on to fourth, with Jared Wagster edging out Powers for fifth.
Heat winners were Richardson, Cone, Arnold, and King. Jeremy Conner won the B Feature, and moved up during the A Main to garner a top 10 finish.
MODIFIEDS
28 Entries - 20 Start Feature
1. 1 Bart Richardson Bradford, TN
2. 49 Robby Arnold Paragould, AR
3. 50 Jeff Cone Benton, KY
4. 1 Greg King Sikeston
5. 10 Jared Wagster Portageville
6. 02 Robert Powers Campbell
7. C5 Claudie Cook Portageville
8. 65 Doug Moore Dexter
9. 45 Jeremy Conner Essex
10. I-24 Shane Moody Bernie
Final 2003 Modified Points
1. 1 Bart Richardson - 751
2. 10 Jared Wagster - 653
3. 78 Larry Hull - 553
4. 1 Greg King - 533
5. C5 Claudie Cook - 523
6. 02 Robert Powers - 439
7. 8 Brad Buck - 412
8. I-24 Shane Moody - 399
9. G1 Tony Anglin - 365
10. 45 Jeremy Conner - 339
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Paul Reeder jumped out at start of the Pure Street feature and led all 12 laps. Just as the race began, the rains that would cancel the Hobby Stock feature began to mist, making for a slick racing condition. The drivers were up to the added challenge, as the only caution in the race was a lap 10 flag brought out by mechanical problems to the 38K of Chris Kelley. Reeder had built a respectable three second lead when the caution fell, and had no problem maintaining his lead the final two laps. This was Reeder's second feature win in a row, and third overall. Chuck Tilley won an early duel with Eric Lacy to take second. Greg Casey's apparent third place finish was wiped out for a post race tech failure. Lacy held on for third. Jared Wagster and Red Rice rounded out the top five.
Heat winners were Reeder, Lacy, Rice, and Aaron Darby. Chris Williams won the B-Main.
PURE STREET
29 Entries - 20 Start Feature
1. 97 Paul Reeder Malden
2. 75 Chuck Tilley Essex
3. 92 Eric Lacy Poplar Bluff
4. 3 Jared Wagster Portageville
5. R43 Red Rice Malden
6. 007 Larry Burton Mountain View
7. 294 Kirk Hutchings Summersville
8. 9 David Gaebler Poplar Bluff
9. 29 Aaron Darby Portageville
10. 17H Steve Henley Steele
Final 2003 Pure Street Points
1. 34 Johnny Houart - 761
2. 42 Greg Casey - 695
3. 75 Chuck Tilley - 685
4. 97 Paul Reeder - 649
5. 29 Aaron Darby - 510
6. 17H Steve Henley - 391
7-T 92 Eric Lacey - 349
7-T 19 Jason Palmer - 349
9. 43R Red Rice - 320
10. 20 B Jacob Black - 283
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Gary Dunlap and Frankie Faulk won their second Cruiser feature of the year Friday night. They led all the way in the F-50 car. Austin and Ham moved up late to grab second. Stevenson and Larmie's apparent third place finish was disqualified for a post race tech failure. Steve McChristian and Terry Magouirk moved up to take the spot. This change in the final race allowed McChristian and Magouirk to tie Dunlap and Faulk for second in the season points standings, with the tie breaker of feature wins going to McChristian and Magouirk 3 to 2. Chris and Jason Simpson had locked up the season championship last week.
Heat Winners were Dunlap & Faulk, and McChristian & Magouirk
CRUISERS
18 Entries - 17 Start Feature
1. F50 Dunlap & Faulk Piggott, AR
2. BS19 Austin & Ham Broseley
3. 23S McChristian & Magouirk Pollard, AR
4. 8 Ball Busby & McCullom Dexter
5. 38K Kelley & McMillian Portageville
6. 5X Hanley & Hood Poplar Bluff
7. 57 Malone & Rice Malden
8. 90W Oliver & Simpson Wappapello
9. 911 Champlin & Champlin Piggott, AR
10. 84 Null & Null Puxico
Final 2003 Cruiser Points
1. 357 Simpson & Simpson - 786
2. 23 S McChristian & Magouirk - 717 (3 Feature Wins)
3. F 50 Dunlap & Faulk - 717 (2 Feature Wins)
4. BS19 Austin & Ham/Williams/Pennington - 648
5. L 13 Dunning & Dunning - 465
6. 38 K Kelley & McMillian - 464
7. 32 S Smart & Smart - 432
8. 90 W Doublin & Moore/Oliver/Simpson - 425
9. 94 Dunlap & Wright -- 401
10. 84 Null & Null - 363
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The Hobby Stock feature was cut short by rains after three laps of racing. This ends the season for the Hobby Stocks also. Tony Anglin with his six wins takes the 2003 Championship.
Final 2003 Hobby Stock Points
1. 54 Tony Anglin - 710
2. 94 Scott Tracer - 586
3. 007 Doug Moore - 564
4. JP21 Jason Pennington - 524
5. 69R Jamie Robards - 450
6. 54 Claudie Cook - 358
7. 6 Billy Kelm - 357
8. 87 W Mark Williams - 335
9. 27M Glenn Griffin - 331
10. 82 Gene Fowler - 321
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Final 2003 Late Model Points
1. 5 Jr. Billy James - 615
2. 99 Todd Hall - 395
3. 94 Nathan Rettig - 366
4 4 3/4 Carey Conaway - 299
5. J2 Jeff Moss - 260
6. 34 Scott Gibbs - 242
7. 3C Charles LaPlant - 239
8. 9 Kent Bailey - 232
9. 94T Scott Tracer - 198
10. 91 Chris Jones - 193
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Friday Night racing in October will continue with Late Models - Modifieds - Hobby Stock - Pure Street - and Cruisers each week, culminating in the grand three day Cotton Bowl Cup October 23, 24, & 25th.
For details on the Cotton Bowl Cup, visit the speedway's website at www.maldenspeedway.com
In their fourth and final appearance of the year at the speedway, the Sprint cars saved their best race for last. Chad Kemenah in the #15 car moved up from the second row to take the lead on the second lap from Randy Hannagan in the 1X. In a race that went caution free, Kemenah built an impressive five second lead by lap 11. Tim Montgomery won a fierce battle with Hannagan, Tommy Worley, and Wade Oliver for second and set his sites on Kemenah. Montgomery had cut the lead in half by lap 18, and was on the leader's rear bumper by lap 21. Kemenah held off Montgomery on the final lap as he crossed the finish line a half a car length ahead in an amazing dash to the flag. Worley held on for third. Hannagan took fourth, and Mike Ward moved up from the 11th starting position to grab fifth.
Heat winners were Lowe Cannell, Hannagan, Worley, and Kemenah. Jimmy Moss of Fredericktown won the B-Feature
SPRINT CARS
30 Entries - 18 Start Feature
1. 15 Chad Kemenah Newark, OH
2. 32 Tim Montgomery Fredericktown
3. 97 Tommy Worley Bismarck
4. 1X Randy Hanagan San Jose, CA
5. 88 Mike Ward Memphis, TN
6. 12H Jerrod Hull Sikeston
7. 90 Wade Olliver South Haven, MS
8. 26 Marshall Skinner West Memphis, AR
9. 2 Lowe Cannell Fulton
10. 40R Ricky Stenhouse Olive Branch, MS
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Tim Montgomery led from start to finish in the make up feature of the 8-22-03 race. Montgomery grabbed the lead from the outside front row and never looked back. Setting a torid pace, Montgomery was as smooth as silk as he manuevered through lapped traffic from lap 18 on. Lowe Cannell drove to a solid second. Todd Rowland won a furious back and forth battle for third with Steve Short. Jason Keith rounded out the top five.
SPRINT CARS
8-22-03 Make Up
11 Entries - 11 Start Feature
1. 32 Tim Montgomery Fredericktown
2. 2 Lowe Cannell Fulton
3. 14R Todd Rowland Jackson
4. 8 Steve Short Farmington
5. 28 Jason Keith Fredericktown
6. 12W Mike Hampton Springville, TN
7. 35M Timmy Moss Fredericktown
8. 27 Bob Thoman Higgensville, MO
9. 7 Marcellous Kronk Fulton
10. 2 Tony Wilson Springville, TN
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Bart Richardson capped his season championship run with his ninth Modified feature win. Richardson led from start to finish to take the checkered flag. The race opened with a three way battle between Richardson, Robby Arnold, and Jeff Cone for the lead, with Robert Powers and Greg King in a personal side by side duel the opening five laps for fourth. Richardson started pulling away mid race and left Arnold and Cone to fight it out for second. Arnold and Cone swapped the position several times during the second half of the race before Arnold took it for good on lap 19. King held on to fourth, with Jared Wagster edging out Powers for fifth.
Heat winners were Richardson, Cone, Arnold, and King. Jeremy Conner won the B Feature, and moved up during the A Main to garner a top 10 finish.
MODIFIEDS
28 Entries - 20 Start Feature
1. 1 Bart Richardson Bradford, TN
2. 49 Robby Arnold Paragould, AR
3. 50 Jeff Cone Benton, KY
4. 1 Greg King Sikeston
5. 10 Jared Wagster Portageville
6. 02 Robert Powers Campbell
7. C5 Claudie Cook Portageville
8. 65 Doug Moore Dexter
9. 45 Jeremy Conner Essex
10. I-24 Shane Moody Bernie
Final 2003 Modified Points
1. 1 Bart Richardson - 751
2. 10 Jared Wagster - 653
3. 78 Larry Hull - 553
4. 1 Greg King - 533
5. C5 Claudie Cook - 523
6. 02 Robert Powers - 439
7. 8 Brad Buck - 412
8. I-24 Shane Moody - 399
9. G1 Tony Anglin - 365
10. 45 Jeremy Conner - 339
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Paul Reeder jumped out at start of the Pure Street feature and led all 12 laps. Just as the race began, the rains that would cancel the Hobby Stock feature began to mist, making for a slick racing condition. The drivers were up to the added challenge, as the only caution in the race was a lap 10 flag brought out by mechanical problems to the 38K of Chris Kelley. Reeder had built a respectable three second lead when the caution fell, and had no problem maintaining his lead the final two laps. This was Reeder's second feature win in a row, and third overall. Chuck Tilley won an early duel with Eric Lacy to take second. Greg Casey's apparent third place finish was wiped out for a post race tech failure. Lacy held on for third. Jared Wagster and Red Rice rounded out the top five.
Heat winners were Reeder, Lacy, Rice, and Aaron Darby. Chris Williams won the B-Main.
PURE STREET
29 Entries - 20 Start Feature
1. 97 Paul Reeder Malden
2. 75 Chuck Tilley Essex
3. 92 Eric Lacy Poplar Bluff
4. 3 Jared Wagster Portageville
5. R43 Red Rice Malden
6. 007 Larry Burton Mountain View
7. 294 Kirk Hutchings Summersville
8. 9 David Gaebler Poplar Bluff
9. 29 Aaron Darby Portageville
10. 17H Steve Henley Steele
Final 2003 Pure Street Points
1. 34 Johnny Houart - 761
2. 42 Greg Casey - 695
3. 75 Chuck Tilley - 685
4. 97 Paul Reeder - 649
5. 29 Aaron Darby - 510
6. 17H Steve Henley - 391
7-T 92 Eric Lacey - 349
7-T 19 Jason Palmer - 349
9. 43R Red Rice - 320
10. 20 B Jacob Black - 283
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Gary Dunlap and Frankie Faulk won their second Cruiser feature of the year Friday night. They led all the way in the F-50 car. Austin and Ham moved up late to grab second. Stevenson and Larmie's apparent third place finish was disqualified for a post race tech failure. Steve McChristian and Terry Magouirk moved up to take the spot. This change in the final race allowed McChristian and Magouirk to tie Dunlap and Faulk for second in the season points standings, with the tie breaker of feature wins going to McChristian and Magouirk 3 to 2. Chris and Jason Simpson had locked up the season championship last week.
Heat Winners were Dunlap & Faulk, and McChristian & Magouirk
CRUISERS
18 Entries - 17 Start Feature
1. F50 Dunlap & Faulk Piggott, AR
2. BS19 Austin & Ham Broseley
3. 23S McChristian & Magouirk Pollard, AR
4. 8 Ball Busby & McCullom Dexter
5. 38K Kelley & McMillian Portageville
6. 5X Hanley & Hood Poplar Bluff
7. 57 Malone & Rice Malden
8. 90W Oliver & Simpson Wappapello
9. 911 Champlin & Champlin Piggott, AR
10. 84 Null & Null Puxico
Final 2003 Cruiser Points
1. 357 Simpson & Simpson - 786
2. 23 S McChristian & Magouirk - 717 (3 Feature Wins)
3. F 50 Dunlap & Faulk - 717 (2 Feature Wins)
4. BS19 Austin & Ham/Williams/Pennington - 648
5. L 13 Dunning & Dunning - 465
6. 38 K Kelley & McMillian - 464
7. 32 S Smart & Smart - 432
8. 90 W Doublin & Moore/Oliver/Simpson - 425
9. 94 Dunlap & Wright -- 401
10. 84 Null & Null - 363
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The Hobby Stock feature was cut short by rains after three laps of racing. This ends the season for the Hobby Stocks also. Tony Anglin with his six wins takes the 2003 Championship.
Final 2003 Hobby Stock Points
1. 54 Tony Anglin - 710
2. 94 Scott Tracer - 586
3. 007 Doug Moore - 564
4. JP21 Jason Pennington - 524
5. 69R Jamie Robards - 450
6. 54 Claudie Cook - 358
7. 6 Billy Kelm - 357
8. 87 W Mark Williams - 335
9. 27M Glenn Griffin - 331
10. 82 Gene Fowler - 321
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Final 2003 Late Model Points
1. 5 Jr. Billy James - 615
2. 99 Todd Hall - 395
3. 94 Nathan Rettig - 366
4 4 3/4 Carey Conaway - 299
5. J2 Jeff Moss - 260
6. 34 Scott Gibbs - 242
7. 3C Charles LaPlant - 239
8. 9 Kent Bailey - 232
9. 94T Scott Tracer - 198
10. 91 Chris Jones - 193
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Friday Night racing in October will continue with Late Models - Modifieds - Hobby Stock - Pure Street - and Cruisers each week, culminating in the grand three day Cotton Bowl Cup October 23, 24, & 25th.
For details on the Cotton Bowl Cup, visit the speedway's website at www.maldenspeedway.com
