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David Smith Jr
MCCOOL JUNCTION, Neb. (June 19) - Former four-time series champion Kelly Boen of Henderson, Colorado continued his early season victory lane tour as he took advantage of race long leader Kyle Berck's misfortune to win the O'Reilly/NCRA late model feature finale Saturday night at Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction, Nebraska.
Two time and defending series champion Berck of Marquette, Nebraska quickly took the lead at the start of the thirty lap feature with outside front row starter Mike Wiarda settling into the runner up position. Boen made quick work of Wiarda but Berck had quickly opened up a half stretch lead by lap three.
Berck, aboard the Dorothy Lynch Dressing/Strobel Construction sponsored Lazer Chassis, looked to be a man on a mission as he had opened up a half stretch lead by lap ten. However mechanical gremlins would strike when the power plant went expired causing Berck to exit from the race and a disappointing 20th place finish.
Boen would then inherit the lead and set the pace before the first of two cautions fell on lap thirteen for a spin.
After the final caution fell on lap twenty-four to bunch up the field one final time there was still no catching Boen as he drove his familiar #07 Roadrunner Fabrication/Peterson Fluid Systems sponsored Rocket chassis to his fifth feature victory of the season.
A strong three way battle for the runner up position waged with around ten laps to go with Wiarda, Travis Dickies and eleventh starting Corey Zeitner all battling for the position. While most of the attention was on the battle for second, current series rookie of the year leader Jase Kaser began making his move towards the front. Working the low side on the three-eighths mile oval, sixteenth starting Kaser dialed in those drivers running second through fourth and coming down for the finish, caught Dickies at the line by a bumper to come home third.
Wiarda would settle for second with Dickies and Zeitner rounding out the top five.
The eight lap heat races for the twenty-three car field were won by Andrew Kosiski, Bo Egge and Boen.
The next event for the O'Reilly/NCRA late model division will take place with a Fourth of July weekend Holiday double beginning on Friday night, July 2, as the tour makes their second of four appearances of the season at I-80 Speedway at Nebraska Raceway Park in Greenwood, Nebraska before heading to Adams County Speedway in Corning, Iowa for a Saturday night spectacular.
A Feature: 1) Kelly Boen 2) Mike Wiarda 3) Jase Kaser 4) Travis Dickies 5) Corey Zeitner 6) Jason O'Brein 7) Al Humphrey 8) Delbert Smith 9) Greg Larson 10) Andrew Kosiski 11) Joe Kosiski 12) Bo Egge 13) Randy Hull 14) Mike Marushak 15) Brian Bolster 16) Bryant Goldsmith 17) Bill Koons 18) Alanzo Groose 19) Craig Preble 20) Kyle Berck 21) Jerry Warner 22) Wylan Petrie 23) Shawn Harker
1st Heat: 1) Andrew Kosiski 2) Al Humphrey 3) Kyle Berck 4) Craig Preble 5) Bryant Goldsmith 6) Corey Zeitner 7) Bill Koons 8) Greg Larson
2nd Heat: 1) Bo Egge 2) Mike Marushak 3) Jason O'Brein 4) Delbert Smith 5) Randy Hull 6) Shawn Harker 7) Wylan Petrie 8) Brian Bolster
3rd Heat: 1) Kelly Boen 2) Mike Wiarda 3) Jase Kaser 4) Travis Dickies 5) Alanzo Groose 6) Joe Kosiski 7) Jerry Warner
The Brake Man Tough Break - Kyle Berck
Peterson Fluid Systems Half Way Leader -
Saldana Racing Products 2nd Place - Mike Wiarda
The Joie of Seating 2nd Place - Mike Wiarda
Rod End Supply 3rd Place - Jase Kaser
Bernheisel Race Components 4th Place - Travis Dickies
Hooker Harness 8th Place - Delbert Smith
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