Post by LMR on 05/31/12 at 11:43pm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 31, 2012
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Kloos picks up MARS/UMP Tri-State Challenge win at Highland Speedway
Highland, IL (May 31, 2012) – Michael Kloos of Trenton, IL wins night one of the Tri-State Challenge featuring the MARS vs UMP at Highland Speedway in Highland, IL. Kloos, recorded his first ever feature win with the MARS series and picked up the $3,000 check for his efforts..
Kloos, started from this outside pole position and would get involved in a 3-car accident on the first lap when he would go three wide out of turn two with Ryan Unzicker of El Paso, IL and polesitter Daryn Klein of Collinsville, IL. MARS rules say that on a multicar accident on the first lap, everyone gets their spot back. Officials lined them back up and at the start Kloos would gain the lead and never look back.
Unzicker who started third would race his way to a second place finish. Jesse Stovall of Galena, MO; Kevin Cole of Benton, IL and Tony Jackson Jr. of Lebanon, MO rounded out the top five.
A-Main
1 6K Michael Kloos
2 24 Ryan Unzicker
3 6 Jesse Stovall
4 81C Kevin Cole
5 56 Tony Jackson, Jr.
6 87 Jason Zobrist
7 78 Chad Zobrist
8 25M Frankie Martin
9 27S Mike Schulte
10 1M Jim Moon
11 77B Clay Baumann
12 116 Torin Mettille
13 48 Bobby Martintoni
14 77A Justin Asplin
15 11M Brandon Morton
16 T4 Adam Tischhauser
17 28J Leroy Johnson
18 9T Travis Horner
19 10K Daryn Klein
20 52 Billy Knebel
21 B12 Kevin Weaver
Heat #1
1 10K Daryn Klein
2 25M Frankie Martin
3 6 Jesse Stovall
4 116 Torin Mettille
5 T4 Adam Tischhauser
6 48 Bobby Martintoni
7 9T Travis Horner
Heat #2
1 6K Michael Kloos
2 B12 Kevin Weaver
3 56 Tony Jackson, Jr.
4 78 Chad Zobrist
5 77B Clay Baumann
6 27S Mike Schulte
7 28J Leroy Johnson
Heat #3
1 24 Ryan Unzicker
2 81C Kevin Cole
3 87 Jason Zobrist
4 77A Justin Asplin
5 1M Jim Moon
6 11M Brandon Morton
7 52 Billy Knebel
