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Billy Moyer - Photo by Corey Dunn
Jeffrey A. Bayless
March 5 (Clarksville, TN) Round 2 of the 2005 Northern All-Star Late Model Series 2005 opening weekend brought the touring series to Clarksville Speedway in Clarksville, TN for the 1st Annual Tuccassee Toilet Bowl Classic sponsored by Lester Ellis Plumbing and it's $10,000 payday to the winner. When it was all said and done Billy Moyer of Batesville, Arkansas had drove his Pro Power CJ Rayburn Race Car's Chevy Monte Carlo to the victory.
The 50 car field was split into 4 twelve lap heat races each transferring 4 to the main event. Heat one saw pole sitter Don O'Neal jump to the early lead but with three laps to go Steve Barnett got by to claim the win. Shannon Babb, fast qualifier Billy James, and Kyle Roderick rounded out the top 5. Billy Moyer grabbed the early lead in the second heat but had to hold off a determined Dennis Erb to seal the victory. Tony Morris, John VanDenberg, and Mike Hammerle rounded out the top 5. Dale McDowell led flag to flag in the 3rd heat beating Chuck Proctor, Tony Albright, Scott James, and Jeep VanWormer to the stripe. The fourth heat saw some intense action as Randy Weaver and Matt Taylor battled hard for the lead for several laps before Taylor slipped up out of two collecting Steve Francis. Francis was able to continue but Taylor was done for the event. In the end it was Weaver followed by Randle Sweeney, Francis, Steve Hillard, and Wayne Chinn. There would be 2 last chance races transferring two from each. Timothy Hamburg and Kevin Cole transferred from the first with Jeep VanWormer and Patrick Duggan transferring from the second. Michael England, Duane Chamberlain, Richard Frost, and Joey Lingauer were added as provisionals to complete the 24 car field.
Randy Weaver jumped to the early lead in the 50 lap main event while Steve Barnett and Dale McDowell battle for second with Billy Moyer locked in a dual with Don O'Neal for 4th. By the 5th lap Weaver had stretched the lead to a comfortable margin with Barnett, McDowell, and Moyer in pursuit. Things started getting a little interesting on the 9th circuit as McDowell went past Barnett in three and four and Moyer followed suit in 1 and 2. The leaders reached slower traffic on the 13th circuit and Moyer used this opportunity to get by McDowell and closed in on the leader by passing him on the 17th circuit. By the half way point Moyer was proving to be the class of the field as he had a 15 car length lead on Weaver who was followed by McDowell, Barnett and an intense battle for 4th between Steve Francis and Dennis Erb. A late caution slowed the field with 6 laps remaining but no one was able to mount a challenge to Moyer as he cruised through the final 6 laps to victory. Following him to the stripe were Weaver, McDowell, Barnett, Francis, Erb, Hillard, Babb, VanWormer, and Sweeney.
A laughing Moyer when presented with the unusual trophy for the event, a toilet bowl with a wooden seat with the words "1st Annual Tucassee Toilet Bowl Classic 1st Place wrote on the lid, said "He hadn't ever received a trophy quite like that in his career." and then he sat upon it for some victory photos. Moyer's sponsors include Banner Valley Hauling, J&J Steel, Platinum Motors, Petroff Towing, Watters Auto Land, McCarthy's One Hour Heating & Conditioning, and Red Line Oil.
<img src="http://www.stlracing.com/pixs05/moyer2-toilet.jpg">
Billy Moyer - Photo by Corey Dunn
RESULTS
NALMS LATE MODLES
50 cars
Fast Time 5Jr Billy James: 12.345
Heat 1 (12 laps top 4 Transfer)
1. 89 Steve Barnett
2. 71 Don O'Neal
3. 18 Shannon Babb
4. 5Jr Billy James
5. 25 Kyle Roderick
6. 47 Perry Delaney
7. 111 Randy Manos Jr.
8. F14 Gary Frost
9. 8 Jeremy Williams
10. 83 Joe Morris
11. 5 Michael England
12. 50 Ed Dixon
13. 32 Vince Grondzki
Heat 2
1. 21 Billy Moyer Jr.
2. 28 Dennis Erb Jr.
3. M31 Tony Morris
4. 5M John VanDenberg
5. 16H Mike Hammerle
6. 57 Timothy Hamburg
7. 81 Kevin Cole
8. 1 Duane Chamberlain
9. 1M Mike Mataragas
10. 9 Blake Chinn
11. 28 Joey Lingauer
12. 18K Eric Kwasigroh
Heat 3
1. 17M Dale McDowell
2. 27 Chuck Proctor
3. 1 Tony Albright
4. 83 Scott James
5. 55 Jeep VanWormer
6. 15 Patrick Duggan
7. 41J Jarryd Holshouser
8. 75 Carnell Parker III
9. 00 Bronson Berry
10. 0 Timothy Jerles
11. 15 Richard Frost
12. R25 Timothy Yeager
13. 27 Rodney Melvin
Heat 4
1. 116 Randy Weaver
2. 33 Randle Sweeney
3. 15 Steve Francis
4. 34 Steve Hillard
5. 1 Wayne Chinn
6. 45DW Dennis Woodworth
7. 16 Steven Ashby
8. 22 Chris Dick
9. 10 James Burrell
10. 21E Caley Emerson
11. 53 Arville Pittam
12. 3L Matt Taylor
Conci 1 (12 laps top 2 transfer)
1. 57 Hamburg
2. 81 Cole
3. 25 Roderick
4. 9 Chinn
5. 1 Chamberlain
6. 16H Hammerle
7. 47 Delaney
8. 18K Kwasigroh
9. 1M Mataragas
10. 28 Lingauer
11. F14 Frost
12. 5 England
13. 111 Manos
Conci 2
1. 55 VanWormer
2. 15 Duggan
3. 3L Taylor
4. 41J Holshouser
5. 10 Burrell
6. 45DW Woodworth
7. 15 Frost
8. 0 Jereles
9. 53 Pittman
10. 22 Dick
11. 21E Emerson
12. 1 Chinn
13. 75 Parker
14. 16 Ashby
Feature (50 laps $10,000 to win)
1. 21 Moyer (3)
2. 116 Weaver (2)
3. 17M McDowell (4)
4. 89 Barnett (1)
5. 15 Francis (12)
6. 28 Erb (6)
7. 34 Hillard (16)
8. 18 Babb (9)
9. 55 VanWormer (18)
10. 33 Sweeney (8)
11. 5Jr James (13) -1 lap
12. 27 Proctor (7)
13. 28 Lingauer (24) -2 laps
14. 5M Vandenberg (14)
15. 1 Albright (11)
16. 57 Hamburg (17)
17. 83 James (15) DNF
18. 71 O'Neal (5)
19. 15 Frost (23)
20. 5 England (21)
21. M31 Morris (10)
22. 15 Duggan (20)
23. 1 Chamberlain (22)
24. 81 Cole (19)
Lap Leaders: Weaver 1-16, Moyer 17-50
Contingency Awards
K-Motion Feature Winner: Billy Moyer
Petersen Aluminum Fast Time: Billy James
PPM Racing Products Hard Charger: Steve Hillard
Wick Oil & Sunoco Hard Luck: Mike Mataragas
Scott Performance Wire Heat Race Winner: Steve Barnett
Dyer's Rods Pole Award: Steve Barnett
Scroggin Racing Products Last Place In Feature: Kevin Cole
PFM Racing Products 2nd Place Feature: Randy Weaver
Top 20 Points through 2 Events
1. 17M McDowell 140
2. 89 Barnett 134
3. 21 Moyer 122
4. 15 Francis 116
5. 28 Erb 116
6. 83 James 116
7. 5 England 100
8. 18 Babb 96
9. 34 Hillard 91
10. 55 Van Wormer 87
11. R25 Yeager 87
12. 5Jr James 83
13. 27 Melvin 79
14. 1 Chamberlain 78
15. 5M Vandenberg 77
16. 1 Albright 75
17. 71 O'Neal 74
18. 57 Hamburg 73
19. 116 Weaver 71
20. 8 Williams 71
Billy Moyer - Photo by Corey Dunn
Jeffrey A. Bayless
March 5 (Clarksville, TN) Round 2 of the 2005 Northern All-Star Late Model Series 2005 opening weekend brought the touring series to Clarksville Speedway in Clarksville, TN for the 1st Annual Tuccassee Toilet Bowl Classic sponsored by Lester Ellis Plumbing and it's $10,000 payday to the winner. When it was all said and done Billy Moyer of Batesville, Arkansas had drove his Pro Power CJ Rayburn Race Car's Chevy Monte Carlo to the victory.
The 50 car field was split into 4 twelve lap heat races each transferring 4 to the main event. Heat one saw pole sitter Don O'Neal jump to the early lead but with three laps to go Steve Barnett got by to claim the win. Shannon Babb, fast qualifier Billy James, and Kyle Roderick rounded out the top 5. Billy Moyer grabbed the early lead in the second heat but had to hold off a determined Dennis Erb to seal the victory. Tony Morris, John VanDenberg, and Mike Hammerle rounded out the top 5. Dale McDowell led flag to flag in the 3rd heat beating Chuck Proctor, Tony Albright, Scott James, and Jeep VanWormer to the stripe. The fourth heat saw some intense action as Randy Weaver and Matt Taylor battled hard for the lead for several laps before Taylor slipped up out of two collecting Steve Francis. Francis was able to continue but Taylor was done for the event. In the end it was Weaver followed by Randle Sweeney, Francis, Steve Hillard, and Wayne Chinn. There would be 2 last chance races transferring two from each. Timothy Hamburg and Kevin Cole transferred from the first with Jeep VanWormer and Patrick Duggan transferring from the second. Michael England, Duane Chamberlain, Richard Frost, and Joey Lingauer were added as provisionals to complete the 24 car field.
Randy Weaver jumped to the early lead in the 50 lap main event while Steve Barnett and Dale McDowell battle for second with Billy Moyer locked in a dual with Don O'Neal for 4th. By the 5th lap Weaver had stretched the lead to a comfortable margin with Barnett, McDowell, and Moyer in pursuit. Things started getting a little interesting on the 9th circuit as McDowell went past Barnett in three and four and Moyer followed suit in 1 and 2. The leaders reached slower traffic on the 13th circuit and Moyer used this opportunity to get by McDowell and closed in on the leader by passing him on the 17th circuit. By the half way point Moyer was proving to be the class of the field as he had a 15 car length lead on Weaver who was followed by McDowell, Barnett and an intense battle for 4th between Steve Francis and Dennis Erb. A late caution slowed the field with 6 laps remaining but no one was able to mount a challenge to Moyer as he cruised through the final 6 laps to victory. Following him to the stripe were Weaver, McDowell, Barnett, Francis, Erb, Hillard, Babb, VanWormer, and Sweeney.
A laughing Moyer when presented with the unusual trophy for the event, a toilet bowl with a wooden seat with the words "1st Annual Tucassee Toilet Bowl Classic 1st Place wrote on the lid, said "He hadn't ever received a trophy quite like that in his career." and then he sat upon it for some victory photos. Moyer's sponsors include Banner Valley Hauling, J&J Steel, Platinum Motors, Petroff Towing, Watters Auto Land, McCarthy's One Hour Heating & Conditioning, and Red Line Oil.
<img src="http://www.stlracing.com/pixs05/moyer2-toilet.jpg">
Billy Moyer - Photo by Corey Dunn
RESULTS
NALMS LATE MODLES
50 cars
Fast Time 5Jr Billy James: 12.345
Heat 1 (12 laps top 4 Transfer)
1. 89 Steve Barnett
2. 71 Don O'Neal
3. 18 Shannon Babb
4. 5Jr Billy James
5. 25 Kyle Roderick
6. 47 Perry Delaney
7. 111 Randy Manos Jr.
8. F14 Gary Frost
9. 8 Jeremy Williams
10. 83 Joe Morris
11. 5 Michael England
12. 50 Ed Dixon
13. 32 Vince Grondzki
Heat 2
1. 21 Billy Moyer Jr.
2. 28 Dennis Erb Jr.
3. M31 Tony Morris
4. 5M John VanDenberg
5. 16H Mike Hammerle
6. 57 Timothy Hamburg
7. 81 Kevin Cole
8. 1 Duane Chamberlain
9. 1M Mike Mataragas
10. 9 Blake Chinn
11. 28 Joey Lingauer
12. 18K Eric Kwasigroh
Heat 3
1. 17M Dale McDowell
2. 27 Chuck Proctor
3. 1 Tony Albright
4. 83 Scott James
5. 55 Jeep VanWormer
6. 15 Patrick Duggan
7. 41J Jarryd Holshouser
8. 75 Carnell Parker III
9. 00 Bronson Berry
10. 0 Timothy Jerles
11. 15 Richard Frost
12. R25 Timothy Yeager
13. 27 Rodney Melvin
Heat 4
1. 116 Randy Weaver
2. 33 Randle Sweeney
3. 15 Steve Francis
4. 34 Steve Hillard
5. 1 Wayne Chinn
6. 45DW Dennis Woodworth
7. 16 Steven Ashby
8. 22 Chris Dick
9. 10 James Burrell
10. 21E Caley Emerson
11. 53 Arville Pittam
12. 3L Matt Taylor
Conci 1 (12 laps top 2 transfer)
1. 57 Hamburg
2. 81 Cole
3. 25 Roderick
4. 9 Chinn
5. 1 Chamberlain
6. 16H Hammerle
7. 47 Delaney
8. 18K Kwasigroh
9. 1M Mataragas
10. 28 Lingauer
11. F14 Frost
12. 5 England
13. 111 Manos
Conci 2
1. 55 VanWormer
2. 15 Duggan
3. 3L Taylor
4. 41J Holshouser
5. 10 Burrell
6. 45DW Woodworth
7. 15 Frost
8. 0 Jereles
9. 53 Pittman
10. 22 Dick
11. 21E Emerson
12. 1 Chinn
13. 75 Parker
14. 16 Ashby
Feature (50 laps $10,000 to win)
1. 21 Moyer (3)
2. 116 Weaver (2)
3. 17M McDowell (4)
4. 89 Barnett (1)
5. 15 Francis (12)
6. 28 Erb (6)
7. 34 Hillard (16)
8. 18 Babb (9)
9. 55 VanWormer (18)
10. 33 Sweeney (8)
11. 5Jr James (13) -1 lap
12. 27 Proctor (7)
13. 28 Lingauer (24) -2 laps
14. 5M Vandenberg (14)
15. 1 Albright (11)
16. 57 Hamburg (17)
17. 83 James (15) DNF
18. 71 O'Neal (5)
19. 15 Frost (23)
20. 5 England (21)
21. M31 Morris (10)
22. 15 Duggan (20)
23. 1 Chamberlain (22)
24. 81 Cole (19)
Lap Leaders: Weaver 1-16, Moyer 17-50
Contingency Awards
K-Motion Feature Winner: Billy Moyer
Petersen Aluminum Fast Time: Billy James
PPM Racing Products Hard Charger: Steve Hillard
Wick Oil & Sunoco Hard Luck: Mike Mataragas
Scott Performance Wire Heat Race Winner: Steve Barnett
Dyer's Rods Pole Award: Steve Barnett
Scroggin Racing Products Last Place In Feature: Kevin Cole
PFM Racing Products 2nd Place Feature: Randy Weaver
Top 20 Points through 2 Events
1. 17M McDowell 140
2. 89 Barnett 134
3. 21 Moyer 122
4. 15 Francis 116
5. 28 Erb 116
6. 83 James 116
7. 5 England 100
8. 18 Babb 96
9. 34 Hillard 91
10. 55 Van Wormer 87
11. R25 Yeager 87
12. 5Jr James 83
13. 27 Melvin 79
14. 1 Chamberlain 78
15. 5M Vandenberg 77
16. 1 Albright 75
17. 71 O'Neal 74
18. 57 Hamburg 73
19. 116 Weaver 71
20. 8 Williams 71
