Monett, MO (July 17, 2011) – Justin Wells of Aurora, MO picked up his first feature win of the year on the 2011 MARS DIRTcar Series tour at Monett Speedway and earned $3,000 for his efforts Sunday night.  Wells, the 2010 Monett Speedway track champion, led all thirty laps and recorded his second career win with the series.

Wells withstood challenges from 6-time MARS champion Terry Phillips of Springfield, MO who finished fifth in the final rundown and current MARS point leader Brad Looney of Republic, MO, who started seventeenth and finished second.

Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame Inductee Ken Essary of Cape Fair, MO finished third and R.C. Whitwell of Tucson, AZ finished fourth.

Full results are posted on the series website www.marsracingseries.com

Next up will be a $2,500 to win race Thursday August 4, 2011 at the Midway Speedway in Lebanon, MO.

The MARS DIRTcar Series would like to thank their sponsors for the 2011 season.  Hoosier Racing Tire, Libscomb Auto Group, Wrisco Aluminum, Leitle Car Quest Auto Parts, VP Race Fuels, Powertrain Industries, Ron Mitchell Racing Photos, Hatfield Racing Engines, Andy’s Frozen Custard, Arsenal Racing Graphics, Don Babb Motorsports, GRT Race Cars, Supermoon Graphics, Vicci and Larry Shaw Race Cars.

Heat 1
Pos No Driver Performance Points
1 75 Terry Phillips 16
2 99T Eric Turner 12
3 33P Al Purkey 7
4 00 Jesse Stovall 13
5 14L Brad Looney 13
6 17 Daniel Jessen 1
7 25S Shannon Phillips 1
8 14W Dustin Walker 4

Heat 2
Pos No Driver Performance Points
1 98 Justin Wells 7
2 96T RC Whitwell 15
3 2 John Anderson 5
4 42 Brandon McCormick 13
5 77 Justin Asplin 7
6 9D Dwight Niehoff 3
7 25B Chris Morelock 1
8 28 Leroy Johnson 13

Heat 3
Pos No Driver Performance Points
1 55 Ken Essary 5
2 29 Bill Koons 7
3 15T David Turner 5
4 99J Larry Jones 4
5 14R Jeff Roth 5
6 12 Jon Driskill 4
7 56 Tony Jackson, Jr. 13

Heat 4
Pos No Driver Performance Points
1 15E Shane Essary 8
2 15J Patrick Johnson 4
3 74 Jeremy Payne 14
4 18 Rylan Long 4
5 113 Adam Brown 1
6 30 Don Cloyd 3
7 11S Steve Johnson 2

B – Main » 1
Pos No Driver Performance Points
1 14L Brad Looney Transfer to Feature 0
2 56 Tony Jackson, Jr. Transfer to Feature 0
3 14R Jeff Roth 0
4 25S Shannon Phillips 35
5 12 Jon Driskill 35
6 17 Daniel Jessen 35

B – Main » 2
Pos No Driver Performance Points
1 77 Justin Asplin Transfer to Feature 0
2 9D Dwight Niehoff Transfer to Feature 0
3 113 Adam Brown 35
4 25B Chris Morelock 35
5 11S Steve Johnson 35
6 30 Don Cloyd 35
7 14W Dustin Walker 35
8 28 Leroy Johnson 0

A – Main
Pos No Driver Performance Points
1 98 Justin Wells 70
2 14L Brad Looney 67
3 55 Ken Essary 65
4 96T RC Whitwell 63
5 75 Terry Phillips 61
6 00 Jesse Stovall 59
7 33P Al Purkey 57
8 99T Eric Turner 55
9 15T David Turner 53
10 2 John Anderson 51
11 29 Bill Koons 2 Bonus Pts for Pole 51
12 14R Jeff Roth MARS Provisional 47
13 18 Rylan Long 46
14 77 Justin Asplin 45
15 42 Brandon McCormick 44
16 74 Jeremy Payne 43
17 9D Dwight Niehoff 42
18 56 Tony Jackson, Jr. 41
19 15E Shane Essary 40
20 15J Patrick Johnson 39
21 99J Larry Jones 38
22 28 Leroy Johnson MARS Provisional 37