Farmington, MO -- (August 18, 2007) Tommy Worley, Jr, Farmington, MO picks up his sixth feature win of the season at St Francois County Raceway on Saturday night. In doing so Worley is also making his way to the top of the Championship Point Standings for 2007. Mike Francis, Fredericktown , MO , goes to the Winners Circle for the fifth time this season. Mark Shirshekan, Farmington , MO , running a limited schedule at SFCR, makes his second trip to Victory Lane . Jared Wagster, Portageville , MO , came in on his first night…and won.
In addition to the racing excitement. Saturday was the annual Driver/Fan Appreciation Night. During intermission kids lined up on the front straight. They were waiting for the nickels to be spread out. Washington County Open MRI and Belgrade State Bank came up with 6,000 nickels. Kids were also in search of “Gold Coins”. These were for the prizes donated by the drivers. More than 90 prizes were given out to the youngsters.
All feature events, for some strange reason, had troubles getting going. After the dust had settled, racing was great.
In our Sprint Division, Worley had a very fast race car from the outset. On the start, Jimmy Hurley, Springfield , IL would jump to the lead followed by Worley, Rod Crabdree, Desloge , MO. , Steve Short, Farmington , MO. , and Jason Hunt, Bonne Terre , MO. Slicing and dicing was the rule in the early part of the event. With action hot and heavy among these five drivers. It appeared to be anybones race. Worley made his power move to the front entering turn one. Jimmy Hurley had the lead and something let go on his mount and he was finished. Three cautions, after the initial start, would slow the event. No serious accidents occurred in the feature. Bryan Matthews, Park Hills , MO , finished in the runner-up slot, followed by Crabdree, Short and Tom Dickerman, Cedar Hill , MO.
Modified Division saw the “Hurricane” blow through for the win. Mike Francis, Fredericktown , MO , found his way to the Winner Circle for the fifth time in 2007. Francis, who always has a strong car, had a dogfight of sorts with “The Kidd” Billy Smith. Each took different avenues in pursuit of the win. Francis would work the bottom and Smith took the high road around the top. Both drivers had excellent opportunities for the win. Francis survived several challenges and celebrated his victory. Smith stayed in the second spot, third goes to Kasey Nations, Park Hills , MO , Jeremy Greenwalt, Potosi , MO. and Brent Thompson, Park Hills , MO.
Pure Street Division had an “invader” of sorts. Jared Wagster came to town in a car owned and driven by a former champion. Shawn King, the car owner, was on vacation. He told Jared to race the car. He did and won in great fashion. Starting up front Wagster took off. Bill Skaggs, Mike Savage and Chris Boyd would chase. Following a series of cautions on the initial lap, all would settle in for the duration. Wagster, gained his first win by outlasting Mike Savage, Annapolis , MO. , Chris Boyd, Park Hills, MO, Dave’ Wolf” Wofford, Park Hills, MO and Bill Skaggs, Bismarck, MO.
POWRi 600 Multi Division saw the closest finish of the night. Mark Shirshekan, Farmington , MO. , pulled off the win. Jimmy Bridgeman, Farmington , MO. , took control and looked as though he was not to be headed. Shrishekan stayed in the tracks of Bridgeman for 14 ¾ laps. Plotting his strategy going into the final lap. Shirshekan told us in post race. Jimmy messed up a bit and I stuck it to the floor and hung on. Lynda Blanke was directly in front of these two. Closeness between these three drivers could not be measured. Shirshekan would win it by less than 3 feet. Bridgeman had to settle for second, point leader Brandon Nixon finished third, Ryan Kempin fourth and Jeff Wurst claims fifth.
Summary:
Sprint Feature: 1. Tommy Worley, Jr. 2. Mryan Matthews 3. Rod Crabdree 4. Steve Short 5. Tom Dickerman 6. Keith Burch 7. Joey Boyd 8. Brad Greer 9. Wade Seiler 10. Jason Hunt 11. “Doc” Sloan 12. Danny Long 13. Tierney Cooper 14. Jimmy Hurley 15. Blake Hutson 16. Matt Dotson NS Joey Montgomery
Heat Winners: Crabdree, Hunt, Worley
Dash Winner: Worley
Modified Feature: 1. Mike Francis 2. Billy Smith 3. Kasy Nations 4. Jeremy Greenwalt 5. Brent Thompson 6. Michael Abney 7. Matt Eaton 8. Jon Paul Reando 9. Shannon Blair 10. Tommy Worley, Sr. 11. Randy Forster 12. David Shepard 13. Derek Shipman 14. Doug Beier 15. Randall Stevens 16. Chris Boyd 17. Chris West 18. Kenny Harris 19. Jonathan Self 20. Mitch Parmeley
Heat Winners: Smith, West, Francis
B-Main Winner: Harris
Pure Street Feature: 1. Jared Wagster 2. Mike Savage 3. Chris Boyd 4. Dave Wofford 5. Bill Skaggs 6. Brian Blair 7. John Bohn 8. Travis Goodman 9. Josh Skaggs 10. Shane Blair 11. Keith Kennon 12. Jimmy Farris 13. Charlie Savage 14. Greg Chilton 15. “Rooster” Griffin 16. Allen King 17. Paul Warren 18. Harold Carter
Heat Winners: Wagster, Bill Skaggs, Mike Savage
POWRi Feature: 1. Mark Shirshekan 2. Jimmy Bridgeman 3. Brandon Nixon 4. Ryan Kempin 5. Jeff Wurst 6. Brian Keen 7. Jordan Masson 8. Joe B Miller 9. Sam Miller 10. Lynda Blanke
Heat Winners: Shirshekan and Bridgeman
Action continues next week with the National POWRi 600 Multi’s in competition for double points. Drivers from all over the country are expected to compete for valuable points toward the National Championship. Saturday night action will be the second night, as most of them will be at Doe Run Raceway on Friday evening. Gates will open at 4:00 and racing around 7:00. Winged Sprints, IMCA Type Modifieds and Pure Streets will also be on the card as well. Check out the website for information on St Francois County Raceway. The site address is www-sfcr-online.com.
In addition to the racing excitement. Saturday was the annual Driver/Fan Appreciation Night. During intermission kids lined up on the front straight. They were waiting for the nickels to be spread out. Washington County Open MRI and Belgrade State Bank came up with 6,000 nickels. Kids were also in search of “Gold Coins”. These were for the prizes donated by the drivers. More than 90 prizes were given out to the youngsters.
All feature events, for some strange reason, had troubles getting going. After the dust had settled, racing was great.
In our Sprint Division, Worley had a very fast race car from the outset. On the start, Jimmy Hurley, Springfield , IL would jump to the lead followed by Worley, Rod Crabdree, Desloge , MO. , Steve Short, Farmington , MO. , and Jason Hunt, Bonne Terre , MO. Slicing and dicing was the rule in the early part of the event. With action hot and heavy among these five drivers. It appeared to be anybones race. Worley made his power move to the front entering turn one. Jimmy Hurley had the lead and something let go on his mount and he was finished. Three cautions, after the initial start, would slow the event. No serious accidents occurred in the feature. Bryan Matthews, Park Hills , MO , finished in the runner-up slot, followed by Crabdree, Short and Tom Dickerman, Cedar Hill , MO.
Modified Division saw the “Hurricane” blow through for the win. Mike Francis, Fredericktown , MO , found his way to the Winner Circle for the fifth time in 2007. Francis, who always has a strong car, had a dogfight of sorts with “The Kidd” Billy Smith. Each took different avenues in pursuit of the win. Francis would work the bottom and Smith took the high road around the top. Both drivers had excellent opportunities for the win. Francis survived several challenges and celebrated his victory. Smith stayed in the second spot, third goes to Kasey Nations, Park Hills , MO , Jeremy Greenwalt, Potosi , MO. and Brent Thompson, Park Hills , MO.
Pure Street Division had an “invader” of sorts. Jared Wagster came to town in a car owned and driven by a former champion. Shawn King, the car owner, was on vacation. He told Jared to race the car. He did and won in great fashion. Starting up front Wagster took off. Bill Skaggs, Mike Savage and Chris Boyd would chase. Following a series of cautions on the initial lap, all would settle in for the duration. Wagster, gained his first win by outlasting Mike Savage, Annapolis , MO. , Chris Boyd, Park Hills, MO, Dave’ Wolf” Wofford, Park Hills, MO and Bill Skaggs, Bismarck, MO.
POWRi 600 Multi Division saw the closest finish of the night. Mark Shirshekan, Farmington , MO. , pulled off the win. Jimmy Bridgeman, Farmington , MO. , took control and looked as though he was not to be headed. Shrishekan stayed in the tracks of Bridgeman for 14 ¾ laps. Plotting his strategy going into the final lap. Shirshekan told us in post race. Jimmy messed up a bit and I stuck it to the floor and hung on. Lynda Blanke was directly in front of these two. Closeness between these three drivers could not be measured. Shirshekan would win it by less than 3 feet. Bridgeman had to settle for second, point leader Brandon Nixon finished third, Ryan Kempin fourth and Jeff Wurst claims fifth.
Summary:
Sprint Feature: 1. Tommy Worley, Jr. 2. Mryan Matthews 3. Rod Crabdree 4. Steve Short 5. Tom Dickerman 6. Keith Burch 7. Joey Boyd 8. Brad Greer 9. Wade Seiler 10. Jason Hunt 11. “Doc” Sloan 12. Danny Long 13. Tierney Cooper 14. Jimmy Hurley 15. Blake Hutson 16. Matt Dotson NS Joey Montgomery
Heat Winners: Crabdree, Hunt, Worley
Dash Winner: Worley
Modified Feature: 1. Mike Francis 2. Billy Smith 3. Kasy Nations 4. Jeremy Greenwalt 5. Brent Thompson 6. Michael Abney 7. Matt Eaton 8. Jon Paul Reando 9. Shannon Blair 10. Tommy Worley, Sr. 11. Randy Forster 12. David Shepard 13. Derek Shipman 14. Doug Beier 15. Randall Stevens 16. Chris Boyd 17. Chris West 18. Kenny Harris 19. Jonathan Self 20. Mitch Parmeley
Heat Winners: Smith, West, Francis
B-Main Winner: Harris
Pure Street Feature: 1. Jared Wagster 2. Mike Savage 3. Chris Boyd 4. Dave Wofford 5. Bill Skaggs 6. Brian Blair 7. John Bohn 8. Travis Goodman 9. Josh Skaggs 10. Shane Blair 11. Keith Kennon 12. Jimmy Farris 13. Charlie Savage 14. Greg Chilton 15. “Rooster” Griffin 16. Allen King 17. Paul Warren 18. Harold Carter
Heat Winners: Wagster, Bill Skaggs, Mike Savage
POWRi Feature: 1. Mark Shirshekan 2. Jimmy Bridgeman 3. Brandon Nixon 4. Ryan Kempin 5. Jeff Wurst 6. Brian Keen 7. Jordan Masson 8. Joe B Miller 9. Sam Miller 10. Lynda Blanke
Heat Winners: Shirshekan and Bridgeman
Action continues next week with the National POWRi 600 Multi’s in competition for double points. Drivers from all over the country are expected to compete for valuable points toward the National Championship. Saturday night action will be the second night, as most of them will be at Doe Run Raceway on Friday evening. Gates will open at 4:00 and racing around 7:00. Winged Sprints, IMCA Type Modifieds and Pure Streets will also be on the card as well. Check out the website for information on St Francois County Raceway. The site address is www-sfcr-online.com.
