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Tri-City Speedway
PONTOON BEACH, Ill. (July 23) - The temperature was hot, the action was hot and tempers were even hotter in a wild Super Late Model main event that saw Rickey Frankel get his first ever victory at Tri-City Speedway in the Super Late Model division. Craig Smith took control of the race early on as he jumped out to the lead from his front row outside starting spot and opened up a sizable lead. However, as the race reach near the half-way point, Chad Zobrist reeled in Smith. As they worked lapped traffic, Zobrist pulled along side Smith in turns one and two and the two would make contact, which would results in a flat left front tire for Smith. Zobrist would get the lead but the caution would fly for an unrelated spin and give the lead back to Smith, who still had a flat left front. On the restart Smith would get a good jump and lead pack for a lap before second place running Zobrist would find problems in turn four. Zobrist would spin and in the process collect the third place car of Mark Voigt. With the track rules sending both cars to the back for the restart, which caused even more hot tempers, that would move Rickey Frankel into the second spot on the restart. With his flat left front tire, Smith would have trouble negotiating turn two on the restart, allowing Frankel to fly past him down the back stretch. Smith would hang on to second but had the entire field bunched up behind him fighting for position in the final three laps. On the next lap, Dewayne Keifer would get into the driver's door of Smith's car in turn two, the contact would send Keifer spinning in the middle of the track at the exit of turn two. Keifer would do a complete 360 as cars roared past on both sides of him and the race would continue under green to the checkered flag. Frankel would win handily as he had pulled away from the field while Smith was hang on to second. Claude Walker would get his best career finish at Tri-City Speedway as he crossed the line in third. Voigt rallied to a fourth place finish while Paul Bailey rounded out the top five.
Late Models
A-Main
1 33F Rickey Frankel, (L) Quincy, IL
2 81 Craig Smith (L) Godfrey, IL
3 35 Claude Walker (L) Moro, IL
4 30 Mark Voigt (L) Marine, IL
5 81b Paul Bailey Pocahontas, IL
6 1s Rick Salter (L) Albers, IL
7 13 Dewayne Kiefer (L) St. Genevieve, MO
8 92B Brant Kehrer New Memphis, IL
9 00 Chad Zobrist (L) Highland, IL
10 7L Rich Lawson House Springs, MO
11 15 Chris Fetter (L) Troy, MO
12 77H Brandon Hogenson Granite City, IL
13 2J David Jumper Fenton, MO
14 22 Dan Jacober Highland, IL
15 82 Billy Laycock (L) Marine, IL
16 11X Shannon Kuhn Highland, IL
17 11z Bryan Collins Elsberry, MO
18 11 Steve Karnes Marion, IL
Dash
1 82 Billy Laycock (L) Marine, IL
2 81 Craig Smith (L) Godfrey, IL
3 00 Chad Zobrist (L) Highland, IL
4 35 Claude Walker (L) Moro, IL
5 33F Rickey Frankel, (L) Quincy, IL
6 11X Shannon Kuhn Highland, IL
Heat 1
1 35 Claude Walker (L) Moro, IL
2 81 Craig Smith (L) Godfrey, IL
3 11X Shannon Kuhn Highland, IL
4 77H Brandon Hogenson Granite City, IL
5 15 Chris Fetter (L) Troy, MO
6 7L Rich Lawson House Springs, MO
7 2J David Jumper Fenton, MO
8 92B Brant Kehrer New Memphis, IL
9 11z Bryan Collins Elsberry, MO
Heat 2
1 82 Billy Laycock (L) Marine, IL
2 00 Chad Zobrist (L) Highland, IL
3 33F Rickey Frankel, (L) Quincy, IL
4 30 Mark Voigt (L) Marine, IL
5 13 Dewayne Kiefer (L) St. Genevieve, MO
6 11 Steve Karnes Marion, IL
7 81b Paul Bailey Pocahontas, IL
8 1s Rick Salter (L) Albers, IL
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