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Ronnie Williams
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (April 25) - The Show-Me Racin' Series Late Models made there second Series race Sat night as Jordan Holloway jumped from his outside front row pole spot to take the early control with Phil Edmundson and Leslie Essary in tow. The only caution came on lap 3 when Ken Essary got alittle low in turn 2 and came to a halt.On the restart Holloway shot ahead with Leslie Essary,point leader Shane Essary and 2 time IMCA Champion Justin Wells on the move.On lap 10 Wells had caught Holloway and the duo pulled away from the field working lapped traffic.On lap 17 with Holloway and Wells battling defending Series Champion Leslie Essary closed up quickly along with rookie Larry Campbell,Modified standout Rex Merritt and Justin Asplin.Weaving through the traffic Wells made a power move on the bottom side of turn 2 as Holloway bobbled just a bit on lap 23.With Wells in control Holloway backed off and then mounted a strong late race charge only to loop the car on lap 29 in turn 2 while catching Essary.
Wells in his new ride with Patterson Motorsports recieved a crowd standing ovation for his racing along with giving his trophy to one of the young fans.Leslie Essary,Shane Essary,Campbell and Asplin completed the top 5 as 14 of the 22 starters completed the lead lap.
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Race Brothers Farm & Home Supply A Feature
1. Justin Wells 98
2. Leslie Essary 5
3. Shane Essary 115
4. Larry Campbell 15C
5. Justin Asplin 77a
6. Rex Merritt 25x
7. Phil Edmondson 7e
8. Ken Essary 55
9. Bill McMurtrie 73
10. Rick Lebow 33
11. Kevin Henson 15
12. Jim Fulp 00
13. Jarrod Hilton 11
14. Randy Galloway 44
15. Chris Morelock 25b
16. Adam Brown 113
17. Chris Lapp 9L
18. Chris Deaton 1c
19. Ron Johnson 31j
20. Jordan Holloway 21
21. Kathy Tonoli 50
22. Roger Wilson 77
Race Brothers Farm & Home Supply B feature #1 (top 2 transfer)
1. Chris Lapp 9L
2. Adam Brown 113
3. Randy Galloway 44R (received points prov.)
4. Chris Morelock 25b (received points prov.)
5. Kevin Brown 76
6. JP Compton 37c
7. Alan Jones 34m
Race Brothers Farm & Home Supply B feature #2 (top 2 transfer)
1. Jim Fulp 00
2. Ron Johnson 31j
3. Wesley Briggs 28b
4. Scott Fry f7
5. Mark Penticuff 2
6. Frank Tindle 9t (head gasket)
7. Sundance Keeper 6.78 DNS
Greenlawn Funeral Homes Heat Race #1
1. Larry Campbell
2. Shane Essary
3. Jordan Holloway
4. Chris Deaton
5. Randy Galloway
6. Adam Brown
7. Scott Fry
8. Alan Jones
Morelock Racing Heat Race #2
1. Justin Wells
2. Rex Merritt
3. Phil Edmondson
4. Jarrod Hilton
5. Sundance Keeper
6. Ron Johnson
7. JP Compton
8. Jim Fulp
GRT Heat Race #3
1. Rick Lebow
2. Kathy Tonoli
3. Bill McMurtrie
4. Roger Wilson
5. Chris Lapp
6. Chris Morelock
7. Kevin Brown
Gary's Used Engine Parts Heat Race #4
1. Ken Essary
2. Leslie Essary
3. Kevin Henson
4. Roger Wilson
5. Frank Tindle
6. Wesley Briggs
7. Mark Penticuff
Defending USRA Modified champion Jackie Dalton took the lead from Steve Muilenburg on lap 2 and then withstood several late race challenges including a last lap effort from Mitch Keeter in grabbing the USRA Modified feature. The race featured tight racing as Scott Drake seemed to have the fastest car in the middle stages of the race as on lap 13 he moved from his 8th starting spot to gather second place and was closing in when a scrap with the frontstretch wall ended his night. A lap 17 restart would find Keeter and Muilenburg close in on leader Dalton,but Dalton pulled away in the last lap.Keeter, Muilenburg, Jason Hughes and a fast moving Ted Van Zandt completed the top 5 as 15 of the 20 starters finished on the lead lap.
The SportMod feature provided plenty of great racing action as 32 cars checked in and the starting field of 20 was full of talent.
Mickey Burrell grabbed the opening lead from Colt Cheevers as the duo were side by side while Tim Belk moved into third place. On lap 6, Billy Street who started 11th was moving into the top 5 along with Steve Muilenburg. Up front Burrell and Cheevers kept a fast pace until lap 19 when Tyrel Jones slowed on the frontstretch as Cheevers had nowhere to go with his car catching damage on the right rear. on the last lap restart,Muilenburg made a last lap effort on the leader Burrell but Burrell held on to grab the win with Muilenburg, Street, cheevers and Belk in the top 5.
The Bombers provided a great feature as James Redus grabbed the early lead with Robert High using the high groove while Tim Jones held third. The lead duo went wheel to wheel until lap 12 when High made the winning pass as Redus stayed close behind. Jones Damon Tillman who started 18th and Micheal Warnow completed the top 5 as only 2 cautions waved during the 20 lap feature.
The Legend Cars provided close action as Jason Rayle grabbed the lead on the opening lap only to see Dave Comer grab control on lap 2. Park Jones and Dave Bauer gave Comer fits all night long but Comer held off repeated challenges to take the win with Jones, Bauer, early leader Rayle and Rob Watson in the top 5.
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