We saw a GREAT night of racing tonite, with 77 Modifieds from 9 states here. Here are the results with a few notes at the bottom.

2nd Annual Wes Hurst Memorial

 Central Arizona Raceway ~  Casa Grande, AZ

(Friday, November 24th 2006)


Heat 1: Terry Phillips, Richie Tosh, Robert Adams, Eddie Martin, Bumper Jones, Garret Steitz, Connor Pullen, Jay Foster, Mark Allison, Jack Sullivan




Heat 2: Christy Georges, Ricky Thornton Jr., Tom Lucas, Ryan McDaniel, Dale Jones, Stormy Scott, Jason Kirkpatrick, Aaron Mari, Mike Masters, Darren Williams




Heat 3: Johnny Scott, Rob Sanders, Brian Clark, Jeremy Thornton, Royal Jones, Monte Nordyke, Tim Palmer, Terry Martzall, Kenny Wyman, Roy Poeling




Heat 4: Jesse Stoval, Norman Uptain, Mitchell Moeller, Nick O’Neil, Marcus Aue, Dennis Heath, Clint Fouts, Glen Thurman, RC Whitwell, James Seaton




Heat 5: Jay Rosales, Gene Parvin, Jason Soyko, Kellen Chadwick, John Cox, Alex Stanford, Rick Lovelady, Chris Sims, Cody Alvarez, Aaron Atkinson




Heat 6: Alan Sharpensteen, Mark Harrison, Sherman Barnett, Jason Noll, Jeff Stafford, Brian Ayers, Jeff Gibson, Ralph Dutcher, Terry Belcher Jr.




Heat 7: Chad Wheeler, Richard Johnson, Dave Craft, Art Schertz, Ricky Bogart, Jeremy Osborn, Carlos Auhmada, Jodi Carter, Jeff Thomas




Heat 8: Fito Gallardo, Pat Carney, Curt Barnett, Joe Mullins, George Fronsman, James Pautot, Joe Carr, Lance Mari, Paul Banghart




Heat 9: Richie Tosh, Eddie Martin, Connor Pullen, Garret Steitz, Mark Allison, Jack Sullivan, Bumper Jones, Jay Foster, Robert Adams




Heat 10: Stormy Scott, Tom Lucas, Ryan McDaniel, Dale Jones, Ricky Thornton Jr., Jason Kirkpatrick, Mike Masters, Lance Mari, Darren Williams




Heat 11: Jeremy Thornton, Royal Jones, Brian Clark, Monty Nordyke, Roy Poeling, Tim Palmer, Bob Sanders, Terry Martzall, Kenny Wyman




Heat 12: Norman Uptain, RC Whitwell, Nick O’Neil, Clint Fouts, Glen Thurman, Dennis Heath, Marcus Aue, Mitchell Moeller, James Seaton




Heat 13: Kellen Chadwick, Alex Stanford, Jason Soyko, Gene Parvin, John Cox, Cody Alvarez, Aaron Atkinson, Chris Sims, Rick Lovelady




Heat 14: Sherman Barnett, Jason Noll, Brian Ayers, Ralph Dutcher, Mark Harrison, Jeff Stafford, Jeff Gibson, Terry Belcher Jr.




Heat 15: Richard Johnson, Art Schertz, Dave Craft, Ricky Bogart, Carlos Auhmada, Jeff Thomas, Jeremy Osborn, Jodi Carter




Heat 16: Paul Banghart, Pat Carney, Curt Barnett, George Fronsman, Joe Mullins, Joe Carr, Aaron Mari, James Patout




C-Main: Jack Sullivan, Joe Mullins, Dale Jones, Gene Parvin, Garrett Steitz, Mark Harrison, Monte Nordyke, John Cox, Mark Allison, Ralph Dutcher, Tim Palmer, Clint Fouts, Jeff Thomas, Dennis Heath, Roy Poeling, Cody Alvarez, Glen Thurman Joe Carr (NF), Carlos Auhmada (NF), Ricky Bogart (NF), George Fronsman (NF), Ricky Thornton Jr. (NF), Jason Kirkpatrick (NS), Jeff Gibson (NS)




B-Main: Eddie Martin, RC Whitwell, Tom Lucas, Curt Barnett, Jack Sullivan, Pat Carney, Jason Noll, Alex Stanford, Joe Mullins, Jason Stoyko, Garrett Steitz, Royal Jones, Brian Clark, Mark Harrison, John Cox, Art Shertz, Brian Ayers, Nick O’Neil, Connor Pullen (NF), Dale Jones (NF), Monty Nordyke (NF), Dave Craft (NF), Gene Parvin (NF), Ryan McDaniel (NF)




Qualifying A-Main: (Top 5 to Wes Hurst Memorial Main Event) Richie Tosh, Terry Phillips, Christy Georges, Alan Sharpensteen, Stormy Scott, Fito Gallardo, Kellen Chadwick, Curt Barnett, Alex Stanford, RC Whitwell, Jason Noll, Jay Rosales, Pat Carney, Tom Lucas, Jeremy Thornton, Richard Johnson, Sherman Barnett (-1), Paul Banghart (NF), Norman Uptain (NF), Eddie Martin (NF), Jesse Stoval (NF), Jack Sullivan (NF), Johnny Scott (NF), Chad Wheeler (DQ – Finished 1st)




** 77 Modifieds**




** 9 states represented (AZ, NM, TX, AR, CO, CA, MO, NC, NV)

**Muskogee, Oklahoma young driver Chad Wheeler put on a GREAT show after starting 5th and passing early leader Terry Phillips and winning the main event, only to have his win stripped because of a rule infraction. He ran a mud plug in his right front wheel and that is a no-no under the Barnett mod rules, so he was DQ'ed after his win, giving the win to 9th starting Richie Tosh.

**The top 5 finishers are locked into Sunday's show and do not have to race tomorrow.

**Jack Sullivan had a killer run from 17th win the C-feature, then from 17th to 5th in the b-main only to drop out of the feature while marching forward.

**We should see another good show tomorrow to lock in another 5 cars to Sunday's $8,000 to win main event.

hey cls  racer   thats a great job of writing and letting us race fans know whats happening there.  I was just wondering where  were jeremy payne and jeff taylor???
I also agree that was a very bogus dq  because by the main event there would have been no mud at car.
I know how much rubber that track takes and its  never muddy so other than holding a little heat in during the yellows that mud plug did absolutely no good.  And then for the offiacials to tech him and say it was ok to race and then dq him after is not right.  thanks for the report and we will expect another good report from you tonight.

2nd Annual Wes Hurst Memorial
Central Arizona Raceway ~ Casa Grande, Arizona
Modified Event Winners (Sunday, November 26th 2006)

Last Chance #1: Ricky Bogart, Roy Poeling, Jeremy Thornton, John Cox, James Pautot, Gene Parvin, Chris Olexowicz, Joe Mullins, Clint Fouts, Dennis Heath, Shawn Zalenka, Joe Carr, Art Schertz, KennyWyman, Cody Alvarez, Brandon Eichelberger, Ryan McDaniel, Ralph Dutcher

Last Chance #2: Terry Belcher Jr., Richard Johnson, Troy Cooke, George Fronsman, Dave Craft, Monte Nordyke, Joe Parmeley, Jeff Thomas, Jason Kirkpatrick, Nick O’Neil, Terry Martzall, Chris Sims, James Seaton, Aaron Mari, Jodi Carter, Mitchell Moeller, Brian Ayers, Glen Thurman

Last Chance #3: Butch Reid, Brad Campbell, Brian Clark, Paul Banghart, Bumper Jones, Sherman Barnett, Mark Allison, Ricky Thornton Jr., Carlos Auhmada, Jeff Stafford, Mark Harrison, Dale Jones, Jay Foster, Bob Sanders, Aaron Atkinson, Lance Mari, Tom Lucas

C-Main: Bumper Jones, Terry Belcher Jr., Chris Olexowicz, Butch Reid, Paul Banghart, Richard Johnson, Brad Campbell, Joe Mullins, George Fronsman, Ricky Bogart, Troy Cooke, Roy Poeling, Jeremy Thornton, Gene Parvin, Mark Allison, Brian Clark, Dave Craft, Joe Parmeley, Ricky Thornton Jr., Jeff Thomas (-1), Sherman Barnett (-2), James Pautot (NF), John Cox (NF), Monte Nordyke (NF)

B-Main: Fito Gallardo, Chad Wheeler, Bumper Jones, Pat Carney, Royal Jones, Kellen Chadwick, Alex Stanford, Paul Banghart, Garrett Steitz, Darren Williams, Gene Parvin, Jason Noll, Jay Rosales, Joe Mullins, Richard Johnson, Chris Olexowicz, Brad Campbell, Troy Cooke, George Fronsman, Terry Belcher Jr. (NF), Roy Peoling (NF), Butch Reid (NF), Jeremy Thornton (NF), Ricky Bogart (NF)

A-Main ($8,000 to win): Richie Tosh, Fito Gallardo, Stormy Scott, Jesse Stoval, Terry Phillips, Jack Sullivan, Eddie Martin, RC Whitwell, Pat Carney, Bumper Jones, Kellen Chadwick, Royal Jones, Darren Williams, Jay Rosales, Alex Stanford, Joe Mullins (-1), Garrett Steitz (-1), Gene Parvin (NF), Chad Wheeler (NF), Johnny Scott (NF), Jason Noll (NF), Paul Banghart (NF), Christy Georges (NF), Alan Sharpensteen (NF)

**Terry Phillips took the lead on lap 2 from his third starting spot and lead the majority of the main event, until left front suspension damage hampered his efforts and made his #512 car nearly undrivable. He did a great job holding onto it and salvaging a top five finish. Tosh was a solid second at that point and screamed by for the $8,000 feature win.

all the pics are up at http://WWW.VPRACE.NET !