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MOBERLY, MO (June 9) - The rescheduled Hornet Special took place at 24 Raceway after being rained out five weeks earlier, and for the 3rd week, Rob Chase had the Hornet to beat. Chase led 19 of the 20 laps with another strong performance in this one. Just as in the previous two weeks, the Clark resident started from the front row as a result of winning his heat race. Coming out of turn 1, Devin Still, Robert Winfrey, Chase and Mike Denslow all battled for leading lap 1, with Still grabbing only that one lap. Three cautions slowed the race in the early going, but after lap 6, it was Kristi Chase working her way up there with those other four Hornets and holding onto 2nd for all but the final 4 laps. Winfrey got around her after a lap 16 caution from another Hornet hitting the turn 4 outside wall and then backing into the inside wall. On the restart, Winfrey reclaimed 2nd and finished there in between the husband and wife drivers in this class. Kevin Blackburn of Fulton came back to the high banks of 24 Raceway in the A-Modified owned by Alan McCormick, after having a not-too-good showing on opening night here, back on April 11. Hannibal's Mark VanWinkle led the first 19 laps of this caution-free race, but couldn't hold off Blackburn for the final one, and had to settle for 2nd. Blackburn kept working up through the ranks until pulling off the last lap pass coming out of the final turn. Porter Collins of Clarence had a strong racecar, leading all of the heat laps, and ran in 2nd early on in the 20-lap race, but finished in 3rd. The top three Sportsman drivers ran in an extremely tight 1-2-3 order for the entire 12 laps, with Rick Girard leading all the laps in this caution-free event. The Columbia driver got a few taps from Moberly's Tim Eravi late in the race as these two ran nose-to-tail, right along with Huntsville's Derrick Agee, at speeds above 80 mph on the half mile track. Girard never budged from the lead and led all laps from his pole position start. The Hobby Stocks also ran their race in a caution-free mode, with Tom Creed of Moberly grabbing the lead from the start and stretching out a comfortable interval over Kevin Renzelmann, who got 2nd. Marvin Kinyon took 3rd in his best finish to date. And in his second year of competing in the B-Modified class, Galen Hassler of Hallsville was one excited 1st time winner this Saturday, following three successive weeks of 2nd place finishes. It looked as if if was going to be a fourth 2nd place finish for Hassler, but a final lap spin by a racecar in turn 1 and resulting caution took Kiel Erwin out of what looked like a sure win, and this would have been his first also. Erwin had a tire go down during the yellow flag laps and fell out of contention for the green-white-checker finish. Tyler Lewis of Columbia, subbing for another Hallsville driver, put that car across the finish line for 2nd, just barely ahead of Blake David, the leader for the middle 6 laps. Special thanks to
Moberly's Shelby Alshire for handling the trophy presentations following the
wins, and also to Rylee Kendrick of Macon for singing of the National Anthem
to start off the night's racing schedule. Congrats to Ida Archer of
Kirksville for taking home the 50-50 pot of $97. Not a bad night's take.
And thanks to all sponsors contributing the prizes for the Jr. Fan Club as
well as Adult's prizes. UPCOMING EVENTS: June 13 - Rescheduled Hobby Stock mechanic's race following the 5 class features June 20 - Father's Day weekend w/ weekly racing, along with Dukes of (Randolph) Hazzard Co + Smokie & Bandit's + Andy of Mayberry's replicas in a show at intermission plus Daisy Duke look-alike contest w/ LOTS of great prizes (look for flyer for entry info) June 27 - Hobby Stock Special (25 Lap event) + Sportsman mechanic's race following the 5 class features July 3 & 4 - No Racing (summer pit stop # 1) and half way thru the 09 season
Complete results from all five classes of both A & B-mods, Sportsman, Hobby Stocks & 4 clyinder Hornets 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. Action photos from 24 Raceway can be viewed at www.photogliff.com with ordering availability from 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. This season, 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. And some lucky kids will take home prizes donated by the various sponsors; one Jr. Fan Club member may just might be lucky enough to win a shiny new bicycle from the give-aways that take place when sponsorships for the win-a-bicycle program come forward. The four classes of A-modifieds, B-modifieds, Sportsman and Hobby Stock classes will be joining in weekly racing competition once again this Saturday. "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. Go to the Forum section and follow directions from there. This coming week, a Hobby Stock mechanic's race will follow the last feature event. Folks have picked up their revised 2009 racing schedule, with a half dozen additions and edits taking place. The MLRA race (Firecracker Forty with the A-Modifieds) has been moved back one week to July 11 and is sponsored by Lucas Oil Products. The classes of Hobby Stocks and Hornets will be joining in the competition on that Saturday night with the A-mods and Latemodels. Pit Stop #1 will take place on the prior weekend of July 3rd & 4th. Fireworks will now take place on the 11th following the racing program. Ask at the track for a schedule copy. While you're at it, you may wish to receive text messaging on your cell phone, regarding up-to-date info on any cancelations due to the weather. Simply sign up on the form available at the pit booth or the beer stand with the appropriate cell phone carrier and date on the sheet after your signature. This week, the mechanic's will get a chance to drive those Hobby Stocks as the regular drivers will trade off doing some required tire changing on the front stretch. The fast action will take place again on these high banks, three miles east of Moberly, Missouri on U.S. Highway 24 this coming Saturday, June 13th with the adult ticket prices now ONLY $10. Children, ages 12 and under, are admitted free. Pit gates will 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.
Of 64 race
team entries, the Top 5 finishers are as follows:
A-Modifieds (of 14 entries) 20 laps 1) 71 Kevin
Blackburn, Fulton (heat 2 winner) 4) 88D Matt
Dotson, Sturgeon B-Modifieds
(of 15 entries) 15 laps
5) 21x
Curtis Barnes, Greentop
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