MARS DIRTcar Series
Monett Speedway
May 29, 2011
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Looney claims first MARS DIRTcar Series win of 2011 at Monett Speedway



MONETT, MO (May 29) - Brad Looney of Republic, MO picked up his first victory of the year with the MARS DIRTcar Series at Monett Speedway’s 11th annual Tony Roper Memorial and withstood challenges from 2010 Monett Speedway Track Champion Justin Wells of Aurora, MO and 6-time and defending MARS champion Terry Phillips of Springfield, MO enroute to the $3,000 payday.

Looney, a former Monett Speedway track champion himself, stated, “We have been close several times at Monett with the MARS series and it feels good to get the win”.  In addition to leading all 35 laps of the feature, Looney also took control of the points, with a slim 4 point margin over Phillips.

Wells finished second with RC Whitwell of Tucson, AZ finishing third.  Phillips wound up fourth and Wendell Wallace of Batesville, AR rounded out the top five.


A-Main  
1 14L Brad Looney
2 98 Justin Wells
3 96T RC Whitwell
4 75 Terry Phillips
5 88 Wendell Wallace
6 55 Ken Essary
7 1 Jack Sullivan
8 00 Jesse Stovall
9 42 Brandon McCormick
10 99J Larry Jones
11 14W Dustin Walker
12 56 Tony Jackson, Jr.
13 28 Leroy Johnson
14 25M Rex Merritt
15 2 Dustin Mooneyham
16 18 Rylan Long
17 74 Jeremy Payne
18 0 Shane Harris
19 14R Jeff Roth
20 11 Jarrod Hilton
21 99T Eric Turner

B-Main  
1 74 Jeremy Payne
2 2 Dustin Mooneyham
3 99T Eric Turner
4 11 Jarrod Hilton
5 52 Eric Tinderholt
6 12 Jon Driskill
7 9D Dwight Niehoff
8 28 Leroy Johnson
9 4W Jason Pursley
10 F1 Jeff Floyd
11 15E Shane Essary

Heat #1  
1 00 Jesse Stovall
2 42 Brandon McCormick
3 88 Wendell Wallace
4 0 Shane Harris
5 74 Jeremy Payne
6 99T Eric Turner
7 F1 Jeff Floyd

Heat #2  
1 14L Brad Looney
2 56 Tony Jackson, Jr.
3 25M Rex Merritt
4 99J Larry Jones
5 12 Jon Driskill
6 52 Eric Tinderholt
7 15E Shane Essary

Heat #3  
1 75 Terry Phillips
2 98 Justin Wells
3 1 Jack Sullivan
4 14W Dustin Walker
5 2 Dustin Mooneyham
6 4W Jason Pursley
7 9D Dwight Niehoff

Heat #4  
1 55 Ken Essary
2 96T RC Whitwell
3 18 Rylan Long
4 14R Jeff Roth
5 11 Jarrod Hilton
6 28 Leroy Johnson