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VANWINKLE, WILSON, D.AGEE, DAWSON & STILL TO WINNER'S CIRCLE
AT 24 RACEWAY for June 13 MOBERLY, MO (June 16) - On one of the best & fastest track surfaces yet this season at 24 Raceway, and in his first win of the season in the A-modified class, Hannibal's Mark VanWinkle finally found the way back to the winner's circle after a couple of years. Last week, VanWinkle had what looked like a sure win over Kevin Blackburn, but came up just one lap short and had to settle for 2nd. This week, VanWinkle held off that same Fulton driver in all the laps and relegated Blackburn to 2nd place. Blackburn battled at various times with David Holder, Matt Dotson and Porter Collins for 2nd, before getting that runner-up finish. Collins of Clarence slid up the track on lap 17 and that event dropped him back to 3rd place, but ahead of Dotson of Sturgeon. Columbia's Tyler Lewis had the early lead in the B-Modifieds for the first 6 laps, but then gave way to Fulton's Blake David on lap 7. On lap 12, after a 3rd caution in the 15-lap feature, David was judged by track officials to be starting from the 3rd turn, instead of the 4th, and thereby jumping on the green flag. Following 3 successive warnings, he was relegated to the rear of the remaining 16-car field. Gary Wilson was then able to take the lead on the restart and hold it for the last 3 laps, after running in 2nd & 3rd for much of the race. Hallsville's Galen Hassler finished in 2nd again for the 4th time in 5 weeks, after his win the prior week. Lewis came in 3rd as David forced his way through the pack of B-mod cars to take 4th. Again this week, the front running Sportsman drivers raced in an exciting tight order for their entire 12 laps. Jeff Creed led early for the first quarter of the feature, but Kelly Smith driving in the 7-car for the 2nd week, came on to lead the rest of the race, with the exception of the final lap. Derrick Agee had worked his way up from 4th to 3rd to 2nd in this caution free race until on the last lap, with Rick Girard also challenging for the lead, Agee and Smith went wheel to wheel with a lot of rubbing. Smith had to give way to Agee who had the lower lane. Agee took the flag coming out of turn 4 with a run to the finish line, with Smith letting him know his displeasure in the tactics used to get that win. By mid-race, fans could tell this was not going to be a smooth finish, as Smith, Agee, Girard & Creed competed very hard for this one. Smith came in 2nd, just ahead of Girard, and then Creed. The Hobby Stocks had a single early race caution on the 2nd lap from an engine letting go in the Clayton Crump car and littering the track with parts. Tim Dawson led this one by a big margin and led all laps. Mike Wolfe got awarded 2nd after Kevin Renzelmann's car failed the post-race technical inspection. Tom Creed finished in 3rd over Chase Breid. Hornet drivers ran their race without a single caution and had an exciting 12 laps with lead changes that thrilled the crowd. The front three finishers of Devin Still, Rob Chase and Brooke Hassler all took their turns in front as these three raced as a pack in close quarters for all of the laps. In the end, Anabel resident, Devin Still got the first win of his racing career and soaked up the moment in front of family and friends. Special thanks to the Burton racing family, Rachal, Kyle and Ray, for their contribution of a bicycle as the main prize for the Jr. Race Fan Club, won by young Max Noell.
UPCOMING EVENTS: 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/ cash prizes plus a Horny Toad get-away at Lake of the Ozarks (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 July 11 - Firecracker Forty with A-mods & MLRA (Hobbies & Hornets too) The top five finishers from all five classes of both A & B-mods, Sportsman, Hobby Stocks & 4 clyinder Hornets are listed below, but the complete list is 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. Watch the website of www.24racewayinmoberly.com for some new looks along with a link to speednetdirect. Each race night, 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 prizes or souvenior booth gift certificates, or maybe even a bicycle donated by a race team. The five classes of A-modifieds, B-modifieds, Sportsman, Hobby Stock and Hornet classes will be joining in weekly racing 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. If you're looking for some old video from the early seasons at this Moberly racetrack, take a look at the website and go to the Forum section in the A-modifieds class. You'll see what the track and racing looked like in 1990. This week, in a weekend's celebration of Father's Day, the Dukes of (Randolph) Hazzard County will be back once more with skits at race intermission. The Prather family will have plenty of reproduction cars and trucks on hand for both viewing and photo opportunities. There may just be some Smokie & the Bandit and Andy of Mayberry shenanigans, too. By visiting the website of www.24racewayinmoberly.com , there are instructions on a flyer on entering a Daisy Duke Look-a-like contest for gals who wish to try for a $500 Grand Prize and trip for 2 to Lake of the Ozark's Horny Toad Resort & Yacht Club! Both 2nd and 3rd prizes are cash awards too, along with gift certificates to Truman's Bar & Grill of Columbia, the Pear Tree Restaurant of Bevier and D.Rowe's Restaurant & Sports Bar in Columbia. "Scotty & Carissa in the Morning" from KCLR Clear 99 will be on hand with a live remote before the racing and will be organizing the judging. Look for the flyers featuring the dozens of sponsors from area businesses for this for this rather big event. All the intermission fun with Scotty & Carissa hosting, will take place along with the fast racing action on the high banks of 24 Raceway, three miles east of Moberly, Missouri on U.S. Highway 24 this coming Saturday, June 20th. The adult ticket prices are still ONLY $10 for this night of fun. Children, ages 12 and under, are admitted free. Pit gates will be 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. Listen for the remote broadcast from Clear 99 this Saturday afternoon. And ads will also run on KZZT and KRES radio, too, both out of Moberly, MO. The Daisy Duke Look-a-like event, in conjunction with the Duke-fest show at intermission, is all for the Dad's Day event. Crowd participation is going to play a role in determining the winners. Some lucky gals will be leaving with those big prizes mentioned earlier! See the flyer on the website's home page.
Ron Lueck - 24 Raceway, Moberly, MO
Of 69 race
team entries, the Top 5 finishers are as follows:
A-Modifieds (of 18 entries) 20 laps 1) 24v Mark
VanWinkle, Hannibal (heat 1 winner) 4) 88D Matt
Dotson, Sturgeon
B-Modifieds
(of 18 entries) 15 laps 5) 23 Mark
Botts, Meadville
5) 03 Jerry
Warren, Moberly
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