24 RACEWAY FINALLY GETS THE OPENER IN. UP NEXT:
W.O.W. SPRINTS PLUS THE RESCHEDULED HORNET SPECIAL
 

MOBERLY, MO (April 21 ) - Tuned up motors, fresh coats of paint on 6 classes of race cars, and renewed enthusiasm for a great 2007 season greeted fans at Moberly's 24 Raceway's "Opening Night" April 21, 2007. The evening provided excellent competition and some unexpected finishes among 121 race cars.
The popular 50/50 Drawing was won by an individual who wished to remain anonymous after pocketing $136. A matching amount was added to the Driver's Point Fund and 2008 Racing Banquet.

THANK YOU'S:
24 Raceway would like to thank all the sponsors and supporters of the 2007 Race Season.
Steve Bledsoe of Steve's Home Inspection (Moberly) generously donated a bicycle won by 6-year-old Jamison Hoysett of Macon.
Slackers of Columbia and sponsor of Rookie Galen Hassler's #25 Hornet, provided T-Shirts and CD cases for give-aways.
***Anyone interested in donating prizes for the Jr. Fan Club or adult prizes, please contact the Raceway.

UPCOMING EVENTS:
April 28 - Winged Outlaw Warrior Sprint Cars (W.O.W.) - A-Mods have the night off.
Hornet Special - 20 lap race with $250 to win! Both sponsored by PepsiAmericas of Columbia
May 5 - Return of the Classic Dwarfs & Mod-LItes
May 12 - Sportsman Special - 25 lap race
May 19 - Hobby Stock Mechanics Race
May 26 - Gary Scott Memorial - Winged Outlaw Warrior Sprint Cars (W.O.W.)
Sponsored by the Isle of Capri - Boonville
June 1 - Friday Night - National Flat Track Racing Association (NFTRA) with 18+ classes of Motorcycle Racing

RACE RESULTS from Saturday, April 21

HOBBY STOCKS:
The 12-lap race of 11 cars was dominated by Mike Wolff (#11w-Madison) who lead the entire race and captured the checkered flag. He was often given some pressure by 2nd place finisher Alan Hultz (#51-Madison). Tom Creed (#17-Moberly) maintained a good 3rd place throughout. Wolfe, somewhat out-of-breath, accepted the trophy stating "it was hard work", and then gave thanks to his sponsors. Mark Forrester (#10-Columbia) traveled over the line in a respectable 4th place.

HORNETS:
A good field of 21 Hornets started this 12-lap feature. Kristi Chase (#33-Clark) looked to be the dominant leader for several laps until a wheel-bearing problem caused her to relinquish her top spot to her husband Rob Chase (#3-Clark). Rob continued on to become the winner of the 1st Hornet race of the season. On his tail were competitors Chad Hickam (#9H-Hallsville) and rookie Galen Hassler (#25-Columbia) who battled for 2nd and 3rd respectively. Gaining spots from mid-pack to finish 4th was last year's Season Champ Brooke Hassler (#21-Columbia).

DWARFS/MOD-LITES:
Nine cars competed in the 12-lap feature. Justin Buckholz (#69B-Pleasant Hill, IL) was the complete race leader/winner. Blake David (#11-Fulton) closed in and earned the 2nd place finish. Daryl Kabriel (#46-Silver Lake, KS) accepted 3rd place when hard-chargers Mark David (#76-Mexico) and Mike Raffurty (#641-Independence) connected on turn 4 of the last lap and took each other out of contention. Buckholz, 2nd place finisher at Callaway Raceway on Friday night, thanked his sponsors.

B-MODS:
Nineteen cars powered through the 15-lap event. Kirksville's Kelly Smith (#82) cruised into the lead and racked up the 1st place finish. Close bumper to bumper pursuits gave way for Kevin Embree (#61-Paris) and Tony Garner (#20-Macon) to cross the line in 2nd and 3rd. Bob Woodrow (#3-Perry) impressively passed contender Craig Spegal (#7s-New London) "just when it counts" to finish 4th and 5th respectively.

SPORTSMAN:
Twenty-two cars stormed off in this 12-lap competition with several rows of cars 3-abreast which eventually caused a stack-up in turn 3. After the restart Larry Krog (6K-Clarence) maintained the lead throughout a good part of the race with Jeff Creed (#01-Cairo) and Pete Agee (#14-Huntsville) battling close behind. Unfortunately on the white flag lap, big hits and spins off turn 1 took out the top 3 competitors. Rick Girard (#00-Columbia) then earned the checkered flag with Chad Walter (#23-Clarence) snagging 2nd place. Butch Bailey (#111-Novelty) made big moves from the rear and motored into the 3rd position. Charlie Rindom (#42-Moberly) and Tony Ratliff (#19T-Moberly) finished 4th and 5th.

A-MODS:
Twenty-three cars were 'en route to victory' in this 20-lap race and Vance Wilson (# 1V-Frankford) was hard to chase for 15 laps - until his car died. This left the door open for Mark Dotson (#85D-Cameron) who charged ahead and collected the win. Battling ensued for the next several positions. David Holder (#4G-Clarence) snared 2nd, Matt Dotson (#88D-Sturgeon) sported 3rd, and Brandon Lennox (#22c-New London) scored 4th.

This was a TREMENDOUS opening night of auto racing!!!! Come to 24 Raceway in Moberly and join us for "Dirt Track Racing at its Best"! Next week Saturday April 28 in Moberly, Missouri, and in the first of their four scheduled shows this season at 24 Raceway, the 360 cubic inch Sprint Cars of the Winged Outlaw Warriors will be pounding the dirt at 24 Raceway. Sitting out this coming Saturday night will be the A-Modified class, in order to make room in the evening's schedule for these W.O.W. Sprints and their 122 mph laps. AND joining them on the evening's event will be the re-scheduled 4-cylinder Hornet Special, running a 20-lap feature. Both of these will be sponsored by PepsiAmericas of Columbia. Join us to watch these two great feature races, along with the three other classes of B-Modifieds, Sportsman and Hobby Stock this coming Saturday night where "Dirt Track Racing at its Best" happens again at 24 Raceway, east of Moberly Missouri on U.S. Highway 24. Adult admission to the grandstand will be $15, kids are $5 for ages 6 to 12, and the stands will open at 4 p.m. Rates for the popular Family Pass are $35 for this and the next event, and that includes admission to the grandstands for 2 adults and 3 children, ages 6 to 12. Kids under 6 are always free. Racing starts at 7 p.m. with hot laps at 6:15 following a short drivers' meeting. The complete report by Pam Hassler, along with a repeated list of the results & promo will follow on Tuesday 4/24.

Again, no A-mods will be running. Any A-Modified driver, registered and paid at 24 Raceway and not traveling to one of the races taking place at some of the neighboring tracks, will be granted a free admission to the Grandstand with a catch. At the evening's intermission, those A-mod drivers present will be encouraged to be available for an autograph session on the front walkway. Names and car #'s will be announced for a bit of recognition, "up close and personal" for this class. If their A-mod racecar is towed to the track for display and photos, all the better. Fans are encouraged to bring their cameras for a pictures of the A-mods present and get items signed or autographs at the base of the stands on Saturday April 28 before the night's features. The track is located 3 miles East of Moberly, Missouri on US Highway 24.

Story by Pam Hassler, results by Ron Lueck - 24 Raceway, Moberly, MO.
Of 122 race team entries, the results for April 21 are as follows:
(all hometowns are Missouri unless otherwise noted)

A-Modifieds (of 23 starters) 20 laps
1) 85D Mark Dotson, Cameron
2) 4G David Holder, Clarence (heat 1 winner)
3) 88D Matt Dotson, Sturgeon
4) 22c Brandon Lennox, New London
5) 26K Kevin Blackburn, Fulton (heat 3 winner)
6) 71 Mike Hoover, Mexico
7) 49x Todd Bates, Canton, IL
8) 7 Larry Winn, Hallsville
9) 15W Terry Wilson, Bowling Green
10) 07 Kenny Mudd, Winfield
11) 99M Randy Mauzey, Madison
12) 5L Lee Privitt, Hawk Point
13) 9B Blake Sedgwick, Cameron
14) 40B Ben Burnett, Vandalia
15) 90 Lonnie Heap, Media, IL
16) 66 Eric Deters, Bowling Green
17) 22B Brian Rieck, Troy
18) 55 Michael Dotson, Lathrop
19) 8 Darin Boling, Clarence
20) 5s David Snyder, Green Top
21) 1v Vance Wilson, Frankford (heat 2 winner)
22) 46 Toby Vandekamp, St. Charles
23) 49 Ben Ballard, Sturgeon
24) 53 Ronnie Woods, Mexico N/S
25) 9x Charlie Baker, LaBelle N/S
26) 67 Tim Dotson, Sturgeon N/S
27) 64 Terry Coonfield, Holts Summit N/S
28) 41 Kelly Smith, Kirksville N/S
29) 57 Stephen Baugh, Columbia N/S

Moberly Motors B-Modifieds (of 19 starters) 15 laps
1) 82 Kelly Smith, Kirksville (heat 1 winner)
2) 61 Kevin Embree, Paris (heat 2 winner)
3) 20 Tony Garner, Macon
4) 3 Bob Woodrow, Perry
5) 7s Craig Spegal, New London
6) 32 Brad Pfeiffer, Columbia
7) 11 Gary Wilson, Holliday
8) 40 Dave Kinder, Moberly
9) 36 Dustin Boling, Clarence
10) 10 Steve Robinson, Huntsville
11) 6v Charlie VanBoening, Paris
12) 4B Billy Bentley, Madison
13) 33 Eric Johnson, Columbia
14) 46 Porter Collins, Clarence
15) 38w George Wilson, Troy
16) 92M, James Maxey, Columbia
17) 96 Jacob Grotewiel, Clifton Hill
18) 43M, David Munoz, Columbia
19) 01 Cedrake White, Moberly
20) 39 Cameron Flowers, Middletown N/S

Sportsman (of 22 starters) 12 laps
1) 00 Rick Girard, Columbia
2) 23 Chad Walter, Clarence
3) 111 Butch Bailey, Novelty
4) 42 Charlie Rindom, Moberly
5) 19T Tony Ratliff, Moberly
6) 14jr Derrick Agee, Huntsville
7) 57 Larry Minor, Moberly
8) 3 Tim Eravi, Moberly
9) 73 Alan Bergfield, Harrisburg
10) 9 Buddy Cundiff, Harrisburg
11) 24 Steve Dieckmann, Centralia
12) 84 Randy Rindom, Moberly
13) 6k Larry Krog, Clarence (heat 1 winner)
14) 6 Ryan Petersheim, Clark
15) 7 Rick Thompson, Clark
16) 46 Larry Perkins, Clark
17) 3M Mike Snyder, Green Top
18) 40 William Dahl, Rush Hill
19) 69A Jerry Ames, Huntsville
20) 01 Jeff Creed, Cairo (heat 2 winner)
21) 14 Pete Agee, Huntsville (heat 3 winner)
22) 4 Billy Apel, Renick

Hobby Stock (of 11 starters) 12 laps
1) 11W Mike Wolfe, Madison (heat 2 winner)
2) 51 Alan Hultz, Madison
3) 17 Tom Creed, Moberly (heat 1 winner)
4) 10 Mark Forrester, Columbia
5) 7 Lucas Galland, Huntsville
6) 01 Steve Hisle, Liberty
7) 3c Clayton Crump, Centralia
8) 5B Mike Burks, Sturgeon
9) 57 Nathan Stevenson, Huntsville
10) 32 Darrell Nickerson, Moberly
11) 41 Kevin Renzelmann, Moberly
12) 32R Donnie Nickerson, Moberly N/S

Hornets (of 21 starters) 12 laps
1) 3 Rob Chase, Clark (heat 1 winner)
2) 9H Chad Hickam, Hallsville (heat 3 winner)
3) 25 Galen Hassler, Columbia
4) 21 Brooke Hassler, Columbia
5) 03 Lowell Smith, Bucklin
6) 52 Terry Dreyer, Boonville
7) 3R Randy Richards, Boonville
8) 52x Russell Hillen, Moberly
9) 36 Richard Doctorian, Smithville
10) 33 Kristi Chase, Clark (heat 2 winner)
11) 24/7 Justin Morgan, Lentner
12) 5 Paul Stine, Clarence
13) 2 John Doctorian, Wentzville
14) 2H Brian Hazlett, Huntsville
15) 23 Randall Boley, Laclede
16) 73a, Andrew Hurley, Macon
17) K2 Vince Jasper, Clarence
18) 02 Rich Moret, Cairo
19) 37 Robert Winfrey, Moberly
20) 3M Cody Melloway, Hallsville
21) 73 Devin Still, Anabel
22) 66 Lew Aikman, Hannibal N/S
23) 01 John Brown, Huntsville N/S
24) 44x Travis Redburn, Moberly N/S

Dwarf Cars/ Mod lites (of 9 starters) 12 laps
1) 69B Justin Buckholz, Pleasant Hill, IL
2) 11 Blake David, Fulton (heat 1 winner)
3) 46 Daryl Kabriel, Silver Lake, KS
4) 35 Mike Sedgwick, Melvern, KS
5) 13 Bill Zabel, Melvern, KS
6) 2 John Sharp, Vasser, KS
7) 76 Mark David, Mexico
8) 641 Michael Rafferty, Independence
9) 99 Brad Taylor, Olatha, KS