MARS DIRTcar Series
Monett Speedway
May 27, 2012
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Jackson captures MARS Tony Roper Memorial victory at Monett Speedway



MONETT, MO (May 27, 2012) – Tony Jackson Jr. of Lebanon, MO recorded his second win of the 2012 season at Monett Speedway for winning the 12th Annual O’Reilly Auto Parts Tony Roper Memorial presented by Andy’s Frozen Custard.

Jackson had his Rocket by Lanigan setup perfectly for the slick surface and drove his way to the $3,000.00 top prize.  The race track did rubber up during the feature and no one was more upset about it than track owner and MARS DIRTcar Series Director, Randy Mooneyham.  “We watered the track for 2 full days, but the hot temperatures and the 20 – 30 mph winds out of the south just wouldn’t allow the track to hold moisture” stated Mooneyham.

2011 Monett Speedway late model track champion, Justin Wells of Aurora, MO was the pole sitter for the 35 lap feature and raced to a second place finish.  Jesse Stovall of Galena, MO; Will Vaught of Crane, MO and Matt Johnson of Archie, MO rounded out the top five.



MARS officials have determined that the post-race actions of Republic, Missouri’s Brad Looney and Will Vaught to be serious enough to warrant disciplinary action.  The rules of Overall Conduct as explained in the MARS Official Rules* are clear and will be enforced.  Looney and Vaught will both serve a 5 race suspension from MARS sanctioned events for fighting, physical violence and threats of physical violence.  In addition, Looney and Vaught are suspended from participating in any races at the Monett Speedway for the remainder of the 2012 season.  Both drivers were paid and will receive their points for the race.  Due to the fact that MARS is a UMP sanctioned series and the Monett Speedway is a UMP sanctioned track, additional penalties, suspensions and fines may be handed down from UMP in the coming days.

*available on the series website, www.marsracingseries.com under Rules, Section 2.3 General Rules of Competition.

A-Main  
1 56 Tony Jackson, Jr.
2 98 Justin Wells
3 00S Jesse Stovall
4 1V Will Vaught
5 5J Matt Johnson
6 15T David Turner
7 42 Brandon McCormick
8 15 Shane Essary
9 96T RC Whitwell
10 77A Justin Asplin
11 55 Ken Essary
12 99J Larry Jones
13 11M Brandon Morton
14 28J Leroy Johnson
15 14 Brad Looney
16 7D Jake Davis
17 25B Chris Morelock
18 30 Don Cloyd
19 36 Jason Redman
20 3B Dallas Sales
21 9 Joseph Gorby
22 10W Cole Wells
23 20M Dustin Mooneyham

B-Main  
1 55 Ken Essary
2 7D Jake Davis
3 25B Chris Morelock
4 11M Brandon Morton
5 30 Don Cloyd
6 77A Justin Asplin
7 99L Scott Lewis
8 58 Pat Cox
9 10 Jacob Magee
10 JA2 Coleman Younger
11 30T Larry Bratti
12 3B Dallas Sales
13 7 Willie Gammill

Heat #1  
1 98 Justin Wells
2 20M Dustin Mooneyham
3 42 Brandon McCormick
4 9 Joseph Gorby
5 30 Don Cloyd
6 11M Brandon Morton
7 25B Chris Morelock

Heat #2  
1 5J Matt Johnson
2 15T David Turner
3 96T RC Whitwell
4 15 Shane Essary
5 55 Ken Essary
6 3B Dallas Sales
7 99L Scott Lewis

Heat #3  
1 1V Will Vaught
2 28J Leroy Johnson
3 36 Jason Redman
4 99J Larry Jones
5 7D Jake Davis
6 7 Willie Gammill
7 30T Larry Bratti

Heat #4  
1 56 Tony Jackson, Jr.
2 14 Brad Looney
3 00S Jesse Stovall
4 10W Cole Wells
5 JA2 Coleman Younger
6 77A Justin Asplin
7 10 Jacob Magee