Wheatland, MO (September 4, 2011)- On Saturday night two new and one returning Track Champions were crowned. The Rockstar Energy Drink Weekly Championship Series wrapped up with the final night of points racing for 2011 at Lucas Oil Speedway. Clouds and a few sprinkles did not dampen the on track excitement. Sundance Keepper put his 6 7/8’s Monte Carlo in Victory Lane and took home the 2011 Factory Stock Track Championship. In the Pitts Homes A Modifieds, Paul Snyder took the checkers as Mickey Burrell finished 3rd and claimed the Modified Track Championship honors. Both Keepper and Burrell are first time Track Champions. Rylan Long already has two Lucas Oil Speedway Track Championships and reclaimed the title Saturday Night. Long also won the TNT Quick Shop ULMA Late Model A Feature in grand fashion.
In the Carson’s Corner Napa Factory Stocks a solid field of 28 cars took the track. After running a B feature, 24 cars started the A Main event. Sundance Keepper of Everton, MO started and finished the race out front, securing the 2011 Track Championship. Keepper drives the Sundance Construction 6 7/8 Allen Autosports, Monte Carlo. Congrats to Sundance on a great season and on winning the title. Burl Woods from Republic, MO followed Keeper to the checkers finishing in second. Mark Carter from Warrensburg, MO finished the night in third with Wheatland’s own Chip Shaddox in fourth. Shaddox also finished third in the overall points standings. Another hometown driver, Randy Gilmore recovered nicely after struggling the past two weeks. Gilmore finished the night in fifth. James Flood struggled Saturday but remained second in the points championship to finish the season.
In the Pitts Homes A-Modifieds Paul Snyder from Wellsville, KS made a return trip to Victory Lane. Snyder started the race in third and remained in contention throughout the 20 lap feature. After several cautions plagued the event, Snyder eventually took the lead and the checkers. Urbana, Missouri’s Colson Kirk started and finished the feature in second place. 2011 Track Champion Mickey Burrell finished third after beginning the feature in eigth. Burrell drives the number 73, orange and white TRE by Bone Modified. Burrell claimed the Championship by 49 points over driver of the “shiny” number 13, Lyle Dietrich. Dietrich ran in the top five Saturday night and finished the feature in the fifth spot. Dennis Walrath from Clinton, MO ran consistent all night finishing the feature in fourth. Congratulations to Burrell on the 2011 Rockstar Energy Drink Track Championship.
Rylan Long secured the points Championship and the feature win Saturday in the TNT Quick Shop ULMA Late Models. Long adds the 2011 Championship to two previous season titles at the Diamond of Dirt Tracks. Long from Greenfield, MO started and finished the race from the top spot. Long “Big Country” drives the number 18 GRT by Phillips with a Yeoman Race Engine. Tommy Cordray from Browning, MO gave it his all Saturday night. Cordray started the feature in 11th and worked his way forward to finish second. Long and Cordray have been exciting to watch all season and it is fitting the two top contenders finish the season first and second in points. Larry Jones started the final feature of the night in 10th and had a solid fifth place finish. Jones finished the season fourth in points just behind Chris Hawkins from Neosho, MO. Andy Kennedy from Wheatland, MO finished the season fifth in the Rockstar Energy Drink Championship point standings.
Congratulations to each class Champion on a great year of racing at Lucas Oil Speedway. Thank you to all of the drivers who participated in the Rockstar Energy Drink Weekly Championship Series in 2011, we appreciate your continued support.
TNT Quick Shop ULMA Latemodels 9/3/2011
A-Feature:1. Rylan Long (Greenfield, MO), 2. Tommy Cordray (Browning, MO), 3. R.D. Peterson (Springfield, MO), 4. Phil Edmondson (Marionville, Mo), 5. Larry Jones (El Dorado Springs, MO), 6. Daniel Jessen (Joplin, MO), 7. Chris Hawkins (Neosho, MO), 8. Ezekiel Langley (Ashland, MO), 9. Chris Cox (Jefferson City, MO), 10. Trace Westling (Fulton, MO), 11. Andy Kennedy (Wheatland, MO), 12. Harlen Kennedy (Wheatland, MO), 13. Brian Murphy, 14. Ron Johnson (Goodman, MO), 15. Mike Montague (Lebanon, MO), 16. Mark Penticuff (Springfield, MO)
Heat 1:1. R.D. Peterson (Springfield, MO), 2. Mike Montague (Lebanon, MO), 3. Chris Hawkins (Neosho, MO), 4. Andy Kennedy (Wheatland, MO), 5. Larry Jones (El Dorado Springs, MO), 6. Harlen Kennedy (Wheatland, MO), 7. Brian Murphy, 8. Mark Penticuff (Springfield, MO)
Heat 2:1. Rylan Long (Greenfield, MO), 2. Daniel Jessen (Joplin, MO), 3. Ezekiel Langley (Ashland, MO), 4. Chris Cox (Jefferson City, MO), 5. Phil Edmondson (Marionville, Mo), 6. Tommy Cordray (Browning, MO), 7. Trace Westling (Fulton, MO), 8. Ron Johnson (Goodman, MO)
Pitts Homes A-Modified 9/3/2011
A-Feature:1. Paul Snyder (Wellsville, Ks), 2. Colson Kirk (Urbana, MO), 3. Mickey Burrell (Fair Grove, MO), 4. Dennis Walrath (Clinton, Mo ), 5. Lyle Dietrich (Urbana, MO), 6. Chase Jones (Eldorado Springs, MO), 7. John Fellers (Flemington, MO), 8. Donnie Fellers (Wheatland, MO), 9. Jim Roach (Kahoka, MO), 10. Kaelie Archer (Bolivar, MO), 11. Ryan Edde (Urbana, MO), 12. Jerry Brown (Prescott, KS), 13. Corey Pritchard (Wheatland, MO), 14. Shawn Nations (Macks Creek, MO), 15. Jordan McCrimmon (Bolivar, MO), 16. Tracy Wolf (Buffalo, Mo), 17. Jim Cihy (Warsaw, MO), 18. Warren Johnson (Overland Park, KS), 19. Chad Neill (Dunnegan, MO)
Heat 1:1. Colson Kirk (Urbana, MO), 2. Paul Snyder (Wellsville, Ks), 3. John Fellers (Flemington, MO), 4. Jim Roach (Kahoka, MO), 5. Ryan Edde (Urbana, MO), 6. Chad Neill (Dunnegan, MO), 7. Warren Johnson (Overland Park, KS)
Heat 2:1. Chase Jones (Eldorado Springs, MO), 2. Lyle Dietrich (Urbana, MO), 3. Mickey Burrell (Fair Grove, MO), 4. Tracy Wolf (Buffalo, Mo), 5. Jordan McCrimmon (Bolivar, MO), 6. Donnie Fellers (Wheatland, MO)
Heat 3:1. Dennis Walrath (Clinton, Mo ), 2. Shawn Nations (Macks Creek, MO), 3. Kaelie Archer (Bolivar, MO), 4. Jim Cihy (Warsaw, MO), 5. Jerry Brown (Prescott, KS), 6. Corey Pritchard (Wheatland, MO)
Carson’s Corner Napa Factory Stock 9/3/2011
A-Feature:1. Sundance Keepper (Everton, MO), 2. Burl Woods (Republic, MO), 3. Mark Carter (Warrensburg, MO), 4. Chip Shaddox (Wheatland, MO), 5. Randy Gilmore (Wheatland, MO), 6. Michael Plummer (Warsaw, MO), 7. Keith Webster (Highlandville, MO), 8. Bradley Gideon (Nixa, MO), 9. Troy Reasoner Jr (Urich, MO), 10. Wilbur Segar (Warsaw, MO), 11. Craig Danuser (Montreal, MO), 12. Michael McGilvray (Wheatland, MO), 13. Brian Thompson (Springfield, MO), 14. Dan Corum (Wheatland, MO), 15. Jay Prevete (Windsor, MO), 16. Clint Hedge (Bonner Springs, KS), 17. James Flood (Billings, Mo), 18. Chris Hawkins (Neosho, MO), 19. Doug Scism (Nevada, MO), 20. Steve Morton (Clever, MO), 21. Timothy McMurtry (Warsaw, MO), 22. Dylan Keeper (Springfield, Mo), 23. Johnny Coats (Joplin, MO), 24. Brent Bartgis (Bolivar, MO)
B-Feature:1. Jay Prevete (Windsor, MO), 2. Craig Danuser (Montreal, MO), 3. Clint Hedge (Bonner Springs, KS), 4. Brent Bartgis (Bolivar, MO), 5. Brian Thompson (Springfield, MO), 6. Dan Corum (Wheatland, MO), 7. Michael McGilvray (Wheatland, MO), 8. Doug Scism (Nevada, MO), 9. Jeff Pipala, 10. Greg Borden (Kimberling City, MO), 11. Marcus Madewell (Aldrich, MO), 12. Thomas Curnutt (Macks Creek, MO)
Heat 1:1. Burl Woods (Republic, MO), 2. James Flood (Billings, Mo), 3. Keith Webster (Highlandville, MO), 4. Timothy McMurtry (Warsaw, MO), 5. Doug Scism (Nevada, MO), 6. Michael McGilvray (Wheatland, MO), 7. Brian Thompson (Springfield, MO)
Heat 2:1. Chris Hawkins (Neosho, MO), 2. Randy Gilmore (Wheatland, MO), 3. Wilbur Segar (Warsaw, MO), 4. Steve Morton (Clever, MO), 5. Jay Prevete (Windsor, MO), 6. Dan Corum (Wheatland, MO), 7. Brent Bartgis (Bolivar, MO)
Heat 3:1. Sundance Keepper (Everton, MO), 2. Chip Shaddox (Wheatland, MO), 3. Johnny Coats (Joplin, MO), 4. Michael Plummer (Warsaw, MO), 5. Clint Hedge (Bonner Springs, KS), 6. Greg Borden (Kimberling City, MO), 7. Thomas Curnutt (Macks Creek, MO)
Heat 4:1. Mark Carter (Warrensburg, MO), 2. Bradley Gideon (Nixa, MO), 3. Dylan Keeper (Springfield, Mo), 4. Troy Reasoner Jr (Urich, MO), 5. Craig Danuser (Montreal, MO), 6. Jeff Pipala, 7. Marcus Madewell (Aldrich, MO)
For complete results and updated Lucas Oil Speedway points standings, please visit www.LucasOilSpeedway.com .
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