PAYNE NETS $3,000 MARS DIRTCAR TONY ROPER MEMORIAL EVENT WIN AT MONETT SPEEDWAY

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MARS DIRTcar Series
MONETT, Mo. (June 7) - Polesitter Jeremy Payne of Springfield, Mo., teammate to four-time O'Reilly MARS DIRTcar Series champion Terry Phillips, led all 35 laps at Monett Speedway to capture the MARS-sanctioned Tony Roper Memorial and a $3,000 payday.

Event Images - Tony Roper Memorial at Monett Speedway

Payne, who fought off challenges from five-time MARS champion Bill Frye of Greenbrier, Ark., and Eric Turner of Springfield, notched his second series victory of the season and fifth of his career.

Frye settled for second ahead of Turner while Will Vaught of Crane, Mo., and Al Purkey of Coffeyville, Kan., rounded out the top five at the 3/8-mile oval in southwestern Missouri.

Next up for the martians will be the co-sanctioned races with the NCRA, known as the "Showdown in the Heartland" June 26 - 28, 2009.

The O'Reilly MARS DIRTcar Series would like to thank their sponsors for the 2009 season. O'Reilly Auto Parts, Hoosier Racing Tire, Don Babb Motorsports, Allstate Insurance, Larry Shaw Race Cars, Powertrain Industries, Bilstein Shocks, VP Race Fuels, Wrisco Aluminum, GRT Race Cars, Hatfield Racing Engines, Supermoon Graphics, CJ Rayburn Race Cars, Ron's Racing Collectibles, Outlaw Racing Engines and Dixie Stampede.

A-Main
1 74 Jeremy Payne Springfield, MO
2 66 Bill Frye Greenbriar, AR
3 99T Eric Turner Hermitage, MO
4 1V Will Vaught Crane, MO
5 33P Al Purkey Coffeyville, KS
6 42 Brandon Mccormick Lebanon, MO
7 75 Terry Phillips Springfield, MO
8 115 Shane Essary Aurora, MO
9 65 Dewaine Hottinger Russellville, AR
10 12 Jason Hughes West Plains, MO
11 Chris Smyser
12 Allen Vaughn
13 Tony Jackson Jr.
14 Gary Stolba
15 Rylan Long
16 Leroy Johnson
17 Darrell Mooneyham
18 Brad Looney
19 Jeremy Kelly
20 Bill Koons
21 Jack Sullivan
22 Jon Kirby

Heat Race #1
Bill Frye
Brandon McCormick
Tony Jackson Jr.
Rex Merritt
Jordan Holloway
Larry Jones
Adam Brown
Steve McLaughlin

Heat Race #2
Al Purkey
Eric Turner
Chris Smyser
Al Humphrey
Jason Hughes
Chris Morelock
Steve Johnson

Heat Race #3
Dewaine Hottinger
Will Vaught
Allen Vaughn
Brad Looney
Terry Phillips
Shad Badder
Rylan Long

Heat Race #4
Jeremy Payne
Jeremy Kelly
Jon Kirby
Shane Essary
Bryant Goldsmith
Randy Galloway
Ken Essary

Heat Race #5
Jack Sullivan
Bill Koons
Gary Stolba
Darrell Mooneyham
Daniel Jessen
Leroy Johnson
Chris Hawkins

B Main #1 Transfers
Terry Phillips
Darrell Mooneyham

B Main #2 Transfers
Brad Looney
Jason Hughes