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Sam Stoecklin
WARRENSBURG, Mo. (August 22) - Twenty-three ULMA late model competitors signed in for three heat races and a main event in preparation for the upcoming $1,500-to-win special event on Friday, the fourth of September. Former track point's leader Kevin Coyne was the first to taste victory in late model qualifying races as he claimed his second heat win of the year over Dwight Niehoff and Joe Walkenhorst. Allen Perryman continued his recent run of strong heat race performances by flying the checkers in heat two for his second win of the year, this one coming ahead of Bob King and Randy Ainsworth. O'Fallon, Missouri's Shawn Rayfield made his long-distance travels pay off with his second heat-race victory this season in the third and final heat ahead of point leader Jon Binning and Bob Test. Coyne and Perryman led the field at the start of the fifteen-lap main event with Coyne coming away as the early race leader on the low side. Perryman ran strong in second position behind Coyne with Rayfield also getting in the mix by the time a caution flag flew on lap four. The second of caution period flew on the next lap and again on lap seven as drivers struggled to find a solid race rhythm in the event. As Coyne continued pacing the field, Rayfield made his way into second and ran nose-to-tail with the leader lap-after-lap, trying to make the move for the win. Behind the leaders, King, Perryman, Niehoff, and Binning raced for positions inside the top five. A long period of green flag racing ensued after the lap seven caution flag until Perryman's car spun in turns one and two bringing out another caution period. A multi-car incident took place off of corner number four and eliminated Danny Lorton, Ainsworth, and Bob Test. Coming down to complete the closely contested final laps, Coyne was barely able to keep Rayfield behind him to claim his first feature win in a number of years at the speedway, his twenty-third win at the track. Behind second-place Rayfield were Bob King third, Dwight Niehoff with his best-ever CMS feature finish in fourth, Binning fifth and Kevin Kaiser sixth.
ULMA Late Models
1- 22- Kevin Coyne, Kingsville
2- 18r- Shawn Rayfield, O'Fallon
3- 45- Bob King, Independence
4- 9d- Dwight Niehoff, Lockwood
5- 65- Jon Binning, Warrensburg
6- 40- Kevin Kaiser, Cole Camp
7- 90- Joe Walkenhurst, Lee's Summit
8- 2- Dustin Vance, Cleveland
9- 1- Robbie Test, Jefferson City
10- 3p- Allen Perryman, Belton
11- 75- A.L. Barbour, California
12- 28- Kevin Gilpin, Olathe, KS
13- 10- Dave Mosby, Sedalia
14- 27L- Danny Lorton, Moberly
15- 57A- Randy Ainsworth, Excelsior Springs
16- 27t- Bob Test, Jefferson City
17- 68- John Pipes, Oak Grove
18- 54- Jimmy Jobe, Odessa
19- 52- Joe Bartlett, Centerview
20- 00- Zach Green, Higginsville
DNS- 33- Bryan Montgomery, Oak Grove
DNS- 3a- Josh Alig, Pleasant Hill
DNS- 12c- Steve Clancy, Odessa
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