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FOUR OF THE SIX CLASS WINNERS ALSO LEAD ALL THEIR LAPS AT 24
RACEWAY
Ron Lueck - 24 Raceway, Moberly, MO
MOBERLY, MO (May 27) - Driving a dominant race, Josh Fisher scored his fifth
career O’Reilly Auto Parts Winged Outlaw Warrior win Saturday night, May
23rd at 24 Raceway in the 10th Annual Gary Scott Memorial.
Fisher jumped into the lead and set a blistering pace as he was chased by
outside starter Austin Alumbaugh throughout the 20 lapper. Fisher had lapped
up to sixth place Mitchell Moore when the only stoppage occurred on lap
seventeen for Matt Fox and Terry Hinck, who made contact with one another.
Neither driver would be able to continue ruining their opportunity for top
ten finishes as they were eighth and ninth at the time.
Fisher would not be challenged over the final laps in his father Rusty’s
Ozark Barge and Dock Service Maxim as he would take the $1500 winner’s
check. Alumbaugh came home a strong second in his father Karrick’s Alumbaugh
Heating and Cooling XXX. Chris Walker ran a career best third in his father
Larry’s Santa Fe Glass McGarry Chassis. Current point leader Randy Martin
came home fourth in the Diamond Pet Foods J&J followed by Rusty Potter in
the Roy Cary Livestock and Machinery Maxim. Mitchell Moore was sixth
followed by Curtis Boyer. Rounding out the top ten were Lanny Carpenter,
Randall Roberts, and Tyler Blank.
Above story by Chad Buford
reprinted from W.O.W. Media Relations
In the night's earlier racing action, Brian Robinson was the man to beat in
the B-Modified feature, as the red & white 10R car from Huntsville simply
stayed out front in all the heat laps and in the feature. About halfway
through the 15 lap event, Robinson was getting a challenge from Blake David,
running on the low lane, but David couldn't pull off the pass. These two
plus Galen Hassler and Gary Wilson ran a tight race and out in front of the
pack. A restart on Lap 12 from a caution, saw Hallsville's Hassler take over
2nd and finish there, ahead of Fulton's B. David. Gary Wilson of Holliday
came from behind on the last two laps to pass Mark Botts to secure 4th.
The Sportsman race had an interesting beginning as the 40 & 46 cars of
William Dahl and Larry Perkins decided to put on a crashing clinic on the
front stretch. Seems the two had a disagreement on race strategies and used
their cars to make a point while on the yellow flag lap. Both were given the
black flag and shown to the pit area for excessive "rubbing". When the
Sportsman racing resumed, there were several lap leaders with pole winner
Tim Eravi of Moberly taking the early ones. Chad Walter of Clarence was next
for a few, followed closely by Columbia's Andrew Page. On lap 7, Page got
around Walter and held the lead for the remaining 5 laps to get his 2nd win
of the 2009 season, with Derrick Agee finishing close behind in 2nd. A few
laps earlier, Walter, Eravi and Clinton Dale were puttin' on a show by
running three-wide on the back stretch for 3rd. And those were the 3rd, 4th
& 5th finishers in that order. Great race and great show to watch!
The Hobby Stocks had a three-wide start for something unusual with Tom Creed
of Moberly taking the win in their race. And the red 4 clylinder Hornet of
Rob Chase was another of those cars to beat, as the Clark resident led all
his laps and also the heat race. Chase did have some challenges from
Columbia's Brooke Hassler, both of these two having won the track
championships in years past. Hassler, along with other Hornet drivers,
Andrew Hurley and Devin Still pushed hard, but just couldn't get by Chase
during the race. Hassler came in 2nd, followed by Anabel's Still, 3rd and
Kristi Chase for 4th.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
May 29&30 - Friday/Saturday Carnival at racetrack grounds (armbands
available on site)
May 30 - Hornet's mechanic's race race following the 5 class features
Note: Power i Midget racing, originally scheduled for June 6, has been
canceled
June 6 - Rescheduled 4 cyl. Hornet Special (20 Lap event)
June 13 - Rescheduled Hobby Stock mechanic's race following the 5 class
features
June 20 - weekly racing, along with Dukes of (Randolph) Hazzard Co + Smokie
& Bandit's + Andy of Mayberry's replicas in a show
As always this season, complete results from all of the classes are
available at www.speednetdirect.com . You can navigate to 24 Raceway's
results listing by clicking on the "home" page, and following directions
from there. Other items of interest: Action photos from 24 Raceway can be
viewed at www.photogliff.com with ordering available off that website, for
professional shots of both driver and racecar. Kids, ages 0 to 7 and 8 to
12, can enter a coloring of the night's picture at the Junior Fan Club table
for a chance to win souvenior booth gift certificates. And finally, to help
celebrate the 20 year anniversary of the facility, members of 24 Raceway's
Jr. Fan Club will be picked from this year's entrants to preside over the
trophy presentations on various nights for the 2009 season. They just might
be the recipient of a shiny new bicycle from the give-aways that take place
when sponsorships for the win-a-bicycle program come forward.
A carnival will be taking place on the racetrack gounds this coming Friday
and Saturday, so watch for the activities near the south end of the parking
area, near Highway 24. This is also a regular racing week taking place at 24
Raceway, so the five classes of A-modifieds, B-modifieds, Sportsman, Hobby
Stock and 4 cylinder Hornet classes will be in their weekly racing
competition. It also means a return to last season's ticket prices into the
Grandstands FOR JUST $10. "Dirt Track Racing at its Best" begins at 7pm,
with a short driver's meeting at 6pm, followed by hot laps, starting at
6:15. Please see the website of www.24racewayinmoberly.com for additional
info.
Watch for a revised 2009 racing schedule to come out soon. Some of the
reschedulings are listed above. The MLRA race (Firecracker Forty with the
A-Modifieds) has been moved back a week to July 11 and another MLRA race
event has been added for August 15, both sponsored by Lucas Oil Products.
Pit Stop #1 will take place on the weekend of the 3rd & 4th of July, so no
racing is sheduled for those dates.
The fast action will take place again on these high banks, east of Moberly,
Missouri on U.S. Highway 24 this coming Saturday the 30th of May. Again,
adult ticket prices for the coming race night are ONLY $10, with children,
12 and under, admitted free. Pit gates open at 4pm. Pit passes are $25.
"Dirt Track Racing at its Best" is back with grandstands open at 4pm this
Saturday at 24 Raceway, Moberly.
Ron Lueck - 24 Raceway, Moberly, MO
Of 70 race team entries, the Top 5 finishers are as follows:
(all hometowns are Missouri unless otherwise noted)
W.O.W. 360 Sprints (of 17 entries) 20 laps
1) 86x Josh Fischer, Smithton
2) 33A Austin Alumbaugh, Higginsville
3) 18w Chris Walker, Oag Grove
4) 14 Randy Martin, California (heat 2 winner)
5) 3P Rusty Potter, Boonville (heat 1 winner)
B-Modifieds (of 20 entries) 15 laps
1) 10R Brian Robinson, Huntsville (heat 2 winner)
2) 25 Galen Hassler, Hallsville
3) 1 Blake David, Fulton
4) 11 Gary Wilson, Holliday (heat 1 winner)
5) 23 Mark Botts, Meadville
Sportsman (of 12 entries) 12 laps
1) 24A Andrew Page, Columbia
2) 14 Derrick Agee, Huntsville
3) 23 Chad Walter, Clarence
4) 3 Tim Eravi, Moberly (heat 2 winner)
5) 7 Clinton Dale, Moberly
Hobby Stocks (of 4 entries) 12 laps
1) 17 Tom Creed, Moberly
2) 57 Nathan Stevenson, Huntsville
3) 03 Jerry Warren, Moberly
4) 3C Clayton Crump, Centralia (heat winner) N/S
4 cyl. Hornets (of 17 entries) 12 laps
1) 3 Rob Chase, Clark (heat 1 winner)
2) 21 Brooke Hassler, Columbia
3) 73 Devin Still, Anabel
4) 33 Kristi Chase, Clark
5) 88P Jeff Purdy, Madison
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