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Ryan Neuharth
TUCSON, Ariz. (January 9) - Picking up right where he left off the 2009 season, Jimmy Mars of Menomonie, WI wheeled his BSB Manufacturing / Chevytown / Deppe Enterprises / Wiles Driveshafts / Baileigh Industries / Pro Power Racing Engines / MB Customs Chassis to the opening night feature win of the 2010 Wild West Shootout. Event Images
Mars would earn the pole for the night's 30-lap, $3000 to win main event after starting last and winning his heat race, gathering the most passing points of the 52 competitors who filled the USA Raceway pit area. Mars would grab the lead at the drop of the green with six time SWDRA Champion Lonnie Parker, Jr taking second from his outside front row starting spot. John Anderson would slot third followed by Matt Aukland, and Randy Korte rounding out the top five.
Korte would jump from fifth to third on lap two as Kelly Boen swapped sixth with Rob Mayea and Billy Moyer made his way into the top 10 from twelfth. With five down Mars was quickly stretching his advantage as Parker, Jr and Korte battled high and low for the runner-up position while Hackenast, Jr now having cracked the top five. The races first caution would appear on lap six when Winnipeg, Manitoba driver Mike Balcean erupted in a cloud of smoke on the front stretch and ended his evening.
Mars lead the field back to green on the Delaware double file restart as Parker, Jr continued to hold off the charge of Korte. John Anderson still had a hold of the fourth position as Kelly Boen jumped from seventh to fifth and the series all-time winningest driver Terry Phillips was now 10th from 18th. The yellow would appear for the second time for a spinning Jeremy Payne on lap eight. On the restart, Korte made the move to second on lap nine as Boen now took the forth spot from Anderson and set his sights on the top three.
Terry Phillips was on the man on the move as the Springfield, MO pilot dispatched Matt Aukland on lap eight, Billy Moyer on lap nine and Hackenast, Jr on lap 10 to now find himself in seventh. That trio would race two and three wide for position as Boen now began to put serious heat on Parker, Jr for the number three spot. Boen would grab that spot on lap 13. Half way home Mars continued to lead followed by Korte, Boen, Parker, Jr, and Anderson rounding out the top five. A great four car battle for the sixth spot, now occupied by Phillips, was ragging as Moyer, Rob Mayea and Hackenast, Jr swapped seventh through ninth lap after lap.
Anderson and Parker, Jr would swap fourth twice on lap 16 and race side by side until Anderson finally secured that spot two circuits later, and Phillips moved Parker, Jr back another spot on lap 19 to now find his way into the top five with 10 to go. The battle was now on for sixth as both Moyer also found their way past Parker, Jr on lap 19 while Mayea and Hackenast, Jr staged their own personal battle to stay locked in the top ten with just ten laps remaining.
Mars began to encounter the back of the field as Boen moved ever closer to Korte and the two raced side by side to finish off the 20th circuit and begin lap 21. Boen would make the high side work to his advantage and was now in the lead chase position, slowly reeling in Mars as the top two picked their way through the slower lapped traffic. With just five to go Mars again stretched the advantage as Korte moved back in on Boen. Anderson, Phillips, Moyer, Hackenast, Jr, Parker, Jr and now Pat Doar from his 19th starting spot was ninth with Mayea rounding out the top ten.
Caution would appear once again on lap 28 for a slowing Lance Mathees, and again on the restart as Brad Looney and John Lowry founded themselves making contact and spinning in turn two. Moyer and Korte would jump to the outside on the restart and find it beneficial as Korte snagged second from Boen and Moyer jumped from sixth to fourth in a three wide fight with Anderson and Phillips. Up front it was all Jimmy Mars as he cruised to his first feature win of 2010 and his third career Wild West Shootout checker flag.
4th Annual Wild West Shootout
USA Raceway
January 9, 2010
A-Main
1 1 28 Jimmy Mars Menomonie, WI 3,000
2 5 00 Randy Korte Highland, IL 1,500
3 9 07 Kelly Boen Henderson, CO 800
4 12 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR 600
5 3 2 John Anderson Omaha, NE 550
6 18 75 Terry Phillips Springfield, MO 500
7 6 99JR Frank Heckenast Jr Orlan Park, IL 450
8 2 8 Lonnie Parker Jr El Mirage, AZ 400
9 19 11 Pat Doar New Richmond, Wi 350
10 8 37 Rob Mayea Bend, OR 300
11 14 02 Eric Turner Hermitage, MO 300
12 4 12A Matt Aukland Fargo, ND 300
13 11 32S Chris Shannon Merced, CA 300
14 16 32B Clay Daly Bakersfield, CA 300
15 24 23 Brad Williams Tucson, AZ 300
16 20 22 Don Shaw Ham Lake, MN 300
17 22 8L John Lowrey Bakersfield, CA 300
18 13 14 Brad Looney Republic, MO 300
19 21 90 Lance Matthees Winona, MN 300
20 17 71 Andrew McKay Edina, MN 300
21 10 51 Joey Moriarty Tucson, AZ 300
22 23 74 Jeremy Payne Springfield, MO 300
23 7 10 Mike Balcaen Winnipeg, MB 300
24 15 5K Mike Kirby Torrance, CA 300
Entries - 52
Caution Flags - 4
Lap Leaders - Mars (1-30)
B-Main #1 (top 4 transfer)
1 71 Andrew McKay Edina, MN *
2 11 Pat Doar New Richmond, WI *
3 90 Lance Matthees Winona, MN *
4 74 Jeremy Payne Springfield, MO *
5 21JR Billy Moyer Jr Batesville, AR 6 12S Brad Seng Grand Forks, ND 7 14M Dean Moore Grand Junction, CO 8 29 Ronnie Rihn Bloomer, WI 9 12 Adam Crippen Tucson, AZ 10 11T Jamie Throckmorton Tucson, AZ 11 16 Tommy Hussak III Picacho Peak, AZ 12 60 Jeff Biffle Vancouver, WA 13 1 Will Vaught Crane, MO 14 23A Bucky Andrews Tucson, AZ 15 35 Art Lacy Casa Grande, AZ 16 44N Darrell Nelson Hermantown, MN 17 1X Jack Sullivan Greenbriar, AR 18 18 Rylan Long Greenfield, MO
B-Main #2 (top 4 transfer)
1 75 Terry Phillips Springfield, MO *
2 22 Don Shaw Ham Lake, MN *
3 8L John Lowrey Bakersfield, CA *
4 23 Brad Williams Tucson, AZ *
5 26C Mark Carrell Redmond, OR 6 48 Jeremy Thornton Tucson, AZ 7 2X Grant Junghans Manhattan, KS 8 11M Paul Mueller Bismarck, ND 9 11X Steve Drake San Luis Obispo, CA 10 F5 Cory Hemphill Phoenix, AZ 11 97 Dan Henrikson Rapid City, SD 12 10N Robert Sanders Bakersfield, CA 13 111 Logan Drake San Luis Obispo, CA 14 77 Bill Bartels Marina Del Rey, CA 15 3T Jimmy Jelvik Tucson, AZ 16 34 Bo Dord Shaw, MS 17 11D Blaine Dopplar Menoken, ND 18 7V David Vennard Edmonton, AB
Heat #1
1 10 Mike Balcaen Winnipeg, MB *
2 32S Chris Shannon Merced, CA *
3 75 Terry Phillips Springfield, MO
4 74 Jeremy Payne Springfield, MO
5 12S Brad Seng Grand Forks, ND
6 34 Bo Dord Shaw, MS
7 12 Adam Crippen Tucson, AZ
8 2X Grant Junghans Manhattan, KS
9 11M Paul Mueller Bismarck, ND
Heat #2
1 28 Jimmy Mars Menomonie, WI *
2 32B Clay Daly Bakersfield, CA
3 21JR Billy Moyer Jr Batesville, AR
4 11 Pat Doar New Richmond, Wi
5 1 Will Vaught Crane, MO
6 26C Mark Carrell Redmond, OR
7 97 Dan Henrikson Rapid City, SD
8 111 Logan Drake San Luis Obispo, CA
9 60 Jeff Biffle Vancouver, WA
Heat #3
1 37 Rob Mayea Bend, OR *
2 2 John Anderson Omaha, NE *
3 12A Matt Aukland Fargo, ND *
4 51 Joey Moriarty Tucson, AZ *
5 71 Andrew McKay Edina, MN
6 23 Brad Williams Tucson, AZ
7 35 Art Lacy Casa Grande, AZ
8 44N Darrell Nelson Hermantown, MN
9 11D Blaine Dopplar Menoken, ND
Heat #4
1 00 Randy Korte Highland, IL *
2 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR *
3 8 Lonnie Parker Jr El Mirage, AZ *
4 90 Lance Matthees Winona, MN *
5 29 Ronnie Rihn Bloomer, WI
6 23A Bucky Andrews Tucson, AZ
7 3T Jimmy Jelvik Tucson, AZ
8 1X Jack Sullivan Greenbriar, AR
9 18 Rylan Long Greenfield, MO
Heat #5
1 99JR Frank Heckenast Jr Orlan Park, IL *
2 22 Don Shaw Ham Lake, MN
3 02 Eric Turner Hermitage, MO *
4 5K Mike Kirby Torrance, CA *
5 F5 Cory Hemphill Phoenix, AZ
6 14M Dean Moore Grand Junction, CO
7 10N Robert Sanders Bakersfield, CA
8 7V David Vennard Edmonton, AB
Heat #6
1 07 Kelly Boen Henderson, CO *
2 14 Brad Looney Republic, MO *
3 11X Steve Drake San Luis Obispo, CA
4 8L John Lowrey Bakersfield, CA
5 48 Jeremy Thornton Tucson, AZ
6 77 Bill Bartels Marina Del Rey, CA
7 16 Tommy Hussak III Picacho Peak, AZ
8 11 Jamie Throckmorton Tucson, AZ
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