MARS DIRTcar Series
Springfield Raceway
October 1, 2011
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Anderson wins MARS/MLRA Larry Phillips Memorial at Springfield Raceway



MARS Media Report - John Anderson of Omaha, NE won the 4th annual Home Pro Larry Phillips Memorial at Springfield Raceway and picked up $3,000 for his efforts.  Pole sitter R.C. Whitwell of Tucson, AZ finished second.  B Feature winner Jeremy Payne of Springfield, MO finished third and was the night’s hard charger. Al Purkey of Coffeyville, KS and Tony Jackson Jr. rounded out the top five.

MARS point leader Brad Looney of Republic, MO finished ninth and secured the 2011 MARS Point Championship.  Finishing in second place and 2011 Rookie of the Year will be Jesse Stovall of Galena, MO.  Whitwell, Jackson Jr. and 6-time MARS Champion Terry Phillips of Springfield, MO rounded out the top five.
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MLRA Media Report - John Anderson swapped the top spot with RC Whitwell three times Saturday night en route to his first ever win at the Springfield Raceway in Lucas Oil MLRA competition. The win is Anderson's third in the last four series races. "I had to get up there on the wheel a little bit," Anderson said of his battle with Whitwell. "This is a fast racy little joint." Anderson gained a few points on Al Purkey who finished 4th. "We're having a great time with Al trying to race this thing out. We're doing really well right now."

For RC Whitwell, his runner up finish it was his best Lucas Oil MLRA finish of the season. "I had a good battle with John Anderson there," stated Whitwell. "I wish I would have had it a little tick faster, he ended up pulling away."

Jeremy Payne was the evening's hard charger. After winning the B Feature, Payne raced to as high as 2nd, before finishing 3rd. "It was a good night," commented Payne. He started the 40 lap Lucas Cattle Company A Feature from 15th. "We just started so far back, with this competition, it's hard to get up there and win." The evening's final yellow came out with 10 laps to go. "I was really good the longer we ran. I hated to see that yellow at the end, my car just wouldn't take off."

Justin Wells, RC Whitwell, Jesse Stovall, Michael Kloos and Justin Asplin all secured heat race wins. Jeremy Payne and Evan Hubert won B Features.

A-Main  
1 2 John Anderson
2 96T RC Whitwell
3 74 Jeremy Payne
4 33P Al Purkey
5 56 Tony Jackson, Jr.
6 6K Michael Kloos
7 00 Jesse Stovall
8 15E Shane Essary
9 14L Brad Looney
10 53 Joe Kosiski
11 29 Bill Koons
12 75 Terry Phillips
13 9E Evan Hubert
14 77 Justin Asplin
15 14W Dustin Walker
16 51 Billy Koons, Jr.
17 25M Rex Merritt
18 2 Dustin Mooneyham
19 1A Bryan Allison
20 28 Leroy Johnson
21 34 Rick Lebow
22 98 Justin Wells

B-Main #1  
1 74 Jeremy Payne
2 15E Shane Essary
3 55 Ken Essary
4 7J J.D. Hubert
5 15J Patrick Johnson
6 28 Leroy Johnson
7 90W Joe Walkenhorst
8 2C Pat Cox
9 2 Dustin Mooneyham
10 83 Chuck Comer
11 11S Steve Johnson
12 30 Don Cloyd
13 60 Chris Hawkins

B-Main #2  
1 9E Evan Hubert
2 34 Rick Lebow
3 99J Larry Jones
4 11 Brandon Morton
5 51 Billy Koons, Jr.
6 4W Jason Pursley
7 2C Pat Cox
8 4D Shawn Lee
9 25B Chris Morelock
10 J21 Don Miers
11 1A Bryan Allison
12 52 Eric Tinderholt

Heat #1  
1 98 Justin Wells
2 56 Tony Jackson, Jr.
3 33P Al Purkey
4 74 Jeremy Payne
5 34 Rick Lebow
6 1A Bryan Allison
7 15J Patrick Johnson
8 4W Jason Pursley

Heat #2  
1 96T RC Whitwell
2 2 John Anderson
3 29 Bill Koons
4 15E Shane Essary
5 11S Steve Johnson
6 11 Brandon Morton
7 25B Chris Morelock
8 30 Don Cloyd

Heat #3  
1 00 Jesse Stovall
2 75 Terry Phillips
3 14W Dustin Walker
4 14L Brad Looney
5 28 Leroy Johnson
6 90W Joe Walkenhorst
7 55 Ken Essary
8 52 Eric Tinderholt

Heat #4  
1 6K Michael Kloos
2 25M Rex Merritt
3 2 Dustin Mooneyham
4 9E Evan Hubert
5 2X Andrew Kosiski
6 J21 Don Miers
7 4D Shawn Lee
8 60 Chris Hawkins

Heat #5  
1 77 Justin Asplin
2 53 Joe Kosiski
3 99J Larry Jones
4 51 Billy Koons, Jr.
5 7J J.D. Hubert
6 83 Chuck Comer
7 2C Pat Cox