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PEORIA, ILL (August 30) - Battles were won and wars lost on Saturday night at the Peoria Speedway. Saturday night’s races marked the 61st season-points championships. Season championships were handed out in all five divisions, but only one of the five — Sportsman champion Jason Weyeneth — managed to win his feature as well. In the Late Model division, Steve Lance Jr. broke away from the pack early and held on for another win over his brother, Tim. "Toward the end, I wasn’t running as hard as I could on the high side," Steve Lance said. "But then I could sense somebody down low and figured it was him, so I figured I better start pushing." But Lance’s victory wasn’t enough to overtake Todd Bennett, who brought home his first season championship in nine years after winning five straight from 1995-99. "We just had a lot better luck this year," Bennett said. "After winning so many in a row, you kind of take it for granted." In the Modified division, points runner-up Mark Johnson bested season champion Dale Munson in the feature. "Dale’s a good, clean racer," Johnson said. "It was a heck of a run tonight. "My congrats to Dale on the points title." Weyeneth, on the other hand, scooped an extra $100 for winning the Sportsman feature. He led from start to finish. "A race like that, you just have to hit your marks," Weyeneth said. "Because you have no idea what’s going on behind you." Bryon Ray took advantage of several key cautions to win the Street Stock feature, but runner-up Scott Schoenner finished as the points champion. Schoenner twice took the lead from Ray in the feature only to see the caution flag come out and the lap not count. "This is what it’s all about," said Johnson, holding up his large trophy topped by a golden car. "It’s all about the trophies, not the money." Finally, in the Hornet division, Jeremy Kingsley won, but it wasn’t enough to vault him past Scott VanOppen and Zac Kuhel for the title. TRACKSIDE: There will be a benefit for Late Model driver Gerry Reeder Jr. beginning at 5 p.m. today at Mooney’s pub. Reeder is scheduled to undergo a kidney transplant on Sept. 8. The 50-50 drawing raised nearly $1,000 for him on Saturday night. Peoria Speedway 8-30-08 Season Championship Late Model 1. Steve Lance Jr 2. Tim Lance 3. Todd Bennett 4. Doug Nigh 5. Ray Guss Jr 6. Billy Tuckwell 7. Matt Murphy 8. Russ Adams 9. Austin May 10. Gerry Reeder 11. Robby Bauman 12. Rick O'Brien 13. Jason Jaggers 14. Larry Riekert 15. Shane Allen 16. Charley Hess 17. Jeff Maher 18. Mike Jones 19. Kenny Adams 20. Scott May Jr Modifieds 1. Mark Johnson 2. Dale Munson 3. Gary Scharp 4. Erik Bruce 5. Billy Tuckwell 6. Dan Dozard 7. Gary Cook Sr 8. Floyd Jordan Jr 9. Todd Bates 10. Justin Munson 11. John Farris 12. Derick Doerr 13. Chuck Barnes Jr 14. John Smith 15. Gerald Carter 16. Ray Guss Jr 17. Zack Carter 18. Jason Plumer 19. Jesse Griffin 20. Bill Gray Sportsman 1. Jason Weyeneth 2. Jack Siegel 3. John Gardner Jr 4. Joey Markle 5. Brad Willis Jr 6. Bob Gardner Jr 7. Ken Gresham Jr 8. Barry Sauder 9. Cody Wisher 10. Todd VanBeveran 11. Allen Etherton 12. Jake Whalen 13. Brad Willis Sr 14. Josh Robinson 15. Kenny Egan Street Socks 1. Bryon Ray 2. Scott Schoenner 3. Doug Sauder 4. Wally Zander 5. Bob Simpson 6. Bobby Cowell Jr 7. Bobby Cowell Sr 8. Mike Cusack 9. Paula Harrison 10. Steve Brandt Jr 11. Rick Erwin 12. Brian Graves 13. Chris Culbertson 14. Bo Brockway 15. Noah Faw 16. Darrell Mathews Jr 17. Mike Blunk Hornets 1. Jeremy Kingsley 2. Steve Passmore 3. Scott VanOppen 4. Curtis Sample 5. Jonathan Schuck Sr 6. Charles Williams 7. Jeff Massey 8. Jeff Pheasant 9. Eric Wisher 10. Josh Magner 11. Kenneth Butterfield 12. Alan Flesner 13. Frank Keayes 14. Jerry Miller 15. Sean Leatherman 16. Jason Bunting 17. Jim Tessem 18. Danny Oates 2008 Track Champions Late Model-Todd Bennett Modified-Dale Munson Sportsman-Jason Weyeneth Street Stocks-Scott Schoenner Hornets-Zack Kuhel Next Race September 6,2008 Miller Lite World 100 For Modifieds UMP National Points Adults-$15.00 Kids 6-12-$5.00 5 and under-free Pit Pass-$25.00 |