MLRA PR
GREENWOOD, NE (April 5) – After pushing back the start of the 2014 Lucas Oil MLRA season by one day, Saturday at I-80 Speedway it all began. There was a stout field of 43 competitors vying for the $3,000 winner’s check. Terry Phillips was second in passing points and rolled from the outside pole for the 35 lap main event. He was the class of the field in earning the season opening win.

“The car was real good, brand new car here,” said Phillips. “We’ve been working day and night on it. Usually new cars is temperamental. Mark Richards, he got us dialed in. I ain’t screwed a turn on it tonight, so that’s a good night. We got a new motor in it that Hatfield Engines built. It’s an animal.”

Weder earned the Pole Award and was a strong second. “Right when we got that first caution, I had had a run on him,” comented Weder. “I thought I might get him there in lapped traffic, but the caution played in his favor and not so much mine.” Weder was the dominant car during the heat race portion of the program. He drew a 7th place staring spot and won with relative ease, utilizing a line different than the majority of the field.

Brad Looney kicked off his 25th year behind the wheel with a 3rd place effort in his Capital Race Car. He had John Anderson and Brian Birkhofer breathing down his back for much of the race. Only two cautions slowed the pace of the main event.

Sunday action will get started at 5 PM. The Lucas Oil MLRA Late Models will be racing for $2,000 to win, and Phillips is in line for the Durst Motorplex bonus of $2,500 should he repeat Saturday’s performance.

A-Main
1 2 75P Terry Phillips
2 1 02 Tommy Weder Jr.
3 5 14L Brad Looney
4 6 15BB Brian Birkhofer
5 7 25C Chad Simpson
6 3 21X John Anderson
7 8 18 Chase Junghans
8 12 6T Travis Dickes
9 14 32S Chris Simpson
10 10 24L Bill Leighton
11 4 15B Jason O’Brien
12 22 51F Matt Furman
13 23 58E Dave Eckrich
14 20 56E Andy Eckrich
15 15 77Y Jordan Yaggy
16 26 1G Justin Gregg
17 27 29D Spencer Diercks
18 31 2B Jason Bodenhamer
19 28 29K Bill Koons
20 29 36J Jim Johnson
21 21 4W J.C. Wyman
22 11 31U Jason Utter
23 9 14B Kyle Berck
24 19 26JR Corey Zeitner
25 13 90M Lance Matthews
26 17 53K Andrew Kosiski
27 25 15K Jase Kaser
28 30 10C Junior Coover
29 32 6H Al Humphrey
30 24 20S Rodney Sanders
31 18 186 Jeremy Payne
32 16 4 Tad Pospisil

B-Main #1
1 53K Andrew Kosiski
2 26JR Corey Zeitner
3 4W J.C. Wyman
4 58E Dave Eckrich
5 29D Spencer Diercks
6 3C Mike Collins
7 10C Junior Coover
8 10H John Hansen
9 6H Al Humphrey
10 29K Bill Koons
11 79K Jesse Kroger
12 4G David Garmann
13 80K Jeff Kroger
14 99L Scott Lewis

B-Main #2
1 186 Jeremy Payne
2 56E Andy Eckrich
3 51F Matt Furman
4 20S Rodney Sanders
5 10M Jacob Magee
6 10TT Tyson Turnbull
7 1G Justin Gregg
8 15K Jase Kaser
9 42S Don Shaw
10 21F Todd Frank
11 36J Jim Johnson
12 83D Denton Duncan
13 2B Jason Bodenhamer

Heat #1
1 14L Brad Looney
2 15BB Brian Birkhofer
3 32S Chris Simpson
4 4 Tad Pospisil
5 51F Matt Furman
6 1G Justin Gregg
7 3C Mike Collins
8 2B Jason Bodenhamer
9 79K Jesse Kroger

Heat #2
1 02 Tommy Weder Jr.
2 15B Jason O’Brien
3 77Y Jordan Yaggy
4 53K Andrew Kosiski
5 26JR Corey Zeitner
6 99L Scott Lewis
7 10H John Hansen
8 29K Bill Koons
9 83D Denton Duncan

Heat #3
1 18 Chase Junghans
2 24L Bill Leighton
3 6T Travis Dickes
4 56E Andy Eckrich
5 186 Jeremy Payne
6 15K Jase Kaser
7 10TT Tyson Turnbull
8 42S Don Shaw
9 80K Jeff Kroger

Heat #4
1 14B Kyle Berck
2 21X John Anderson
3 90M Lance Matthews
4 58E Dave Eckrich
5 4W J.c. Wyman
6 6H Al Humphrey
7 10C Junior Coover
8 4G David Garmann

Heat #5
1 75P Terry Phillips
2 25C Chad Simpson
3 31U Jason Utter
4 20S Rodney Sanders
5 29D Spencer Diercks
6 10M Jacob Magee
7 36J Jim Johnson
8 21F Todd Frank