John Hobson of O'Fallon Wins Dwarf "Modlites" Nationals at Poplar Bluff Speedway
By Jeff Mills

Poplar Bluff, Mo. (April 1, 2006) - John Hobson of O'Fallon, Mo. won the $2,000 Dwarf "Modlites" National feature Saturday night at the Poplar Bluff Speedway.

Hobson held off Danny Hayne of Kirkwood for the victory with Doug Carrigan of Murfreesboro, Tennessee third, Steve White of Lauren, Delaware fourth and Mike Hay of Somerset, Pennsylvania fifth. They were followed by Todd Hall of Charleston, Bud Lee of Salina, Kansas, Jon Callaway of Harrington, Delaware, Jonathan Hall of Charleston, and Tim White of Salisbury, Maryland.

In the UMP Late Model feature, Steve Rushin of Poplar Bluff won his second consecutive feature at PBS with Joey Mack of Benton second, Chris Jones of Neelyville third, Billy Moyer Jr. of Batesville, Ark. fourth and Bobby Prosise of Neelyville fifth. They were followed by Mark Jordan, Phil Walker, Jerry Dunaway, Johnny Stephens III, and Kris Lloyd.

In the Modified class feature, Jason Hughes of West Plains picked up the checkered flag with Vance Wilson of Frankford second, Josh Hughes of West Plains third, Tony Anglin of Walnut Ridge fourth and Shane Moody of Bernie fifth. They were followed by Todd Clifford, Jeff Beeson, Brad Buck, Troy Fowler and Tim Radford.

In the Super Street feature, Johnny Houart of Gideon was the winner with Claudie Cook of Portageville second, Tony Anglin of Walnut Ridge third, Tim Winchester of Gideon fourth and Doug Moore of Dexter fifth. They were followed by Daniel Haley, Greg Sparks, Paul Reeder, Larry Ludwig and Jonathan Burkheart.

In the Pure Street class feature Jeff Beeson of Jackson was the winner with Johnny Houart of Gideon second, Greg Casey of Bertrand third, Robert Williams of Van Buren fourth and Coot Wilson of Marston fifth. They were followed by Barry Daniels, Shawn Griffin, Skip Holman, Delain Scott and Eric Smith.

In the Cruiser feature, the team of Stephens/Stephens of Chaffee picked up the checkered flag with Wayne/Harbrueger of Kennett second, Coffer/Coffer of Kennett third, Wilson/Carlisle of Chaffee fourth and Brown/Austin of Broseley fifth. They were followed by Wilkinson/Wilkinson, Leach/Leach, Brown/Dunning, Prince/Prince and Luke/McDaniel.

Racing resumes Saturday night at PBS with all six regular classes participating. For more information visit the track's website at: www.poplarbluffspeedway.com or phone (870) 476-7466.

UMP LATE MODEL
1. STEVE RUSHIN, POPLAR BLUFF, MO
2. JOEY MACK, BENTON, MO
3. CHRIS JONES, NEELYVILLE, MO
4. BILLY MOYER, JR, BATESVILLE, AR
5. BOBBY PROSISE, NEELYVILLE, MO
6. MARK JORDAN, JONESBORO, AR
7. PHIL WALKER, PADUCAH, KY
8, JERRY DUNAWAY, BARTLETT, TN
9. JOHNNY STEPHENS III, DEXTER, MO
10. KRIS LLOYD, PARAGOULD, AR

MODIFIED
1. JASON HUGHES, WEST PLAINS, MO
2. VANCE WILSON, FRANKFORD, MO
3. JOSH HUGHES, WEST PLAINS, MO
4. TONY ANGLIN, WALNUT RIDGE, AR
5. SHANE MOODY, BERNIE, MO
6. TODD CLIFFORD, PARAGOULD, AR
7. JEFF BEESON, JACKSON, MO
8. BRAD BUCK, PARAGOULD, AR
9. TROY FOWLER, PORTAGEVILLE, MO
10. TIM RADFORD, PIEDMONT, MO
11. MARK MELLOY, POPLAR BLUFF, MO
12. RICKY HORTON, HIGH RIDGE, MO
13. TERRY "TJ" WILLIAMS, NEW MADRID, MO
14. GEORGE CHARLES, DONIPHAN, MO
15. LEO KIEFER, PERRYVILLE, MO
16. DARRELL WILLIAMS, MOREHOUSE, MO
17. JUSTIN ASPLIN, BIRCH TREE, MO
18. JEFF MCGHEE, VAN BUREN, MO
19. GERALD STEVENS, ANNAPOLIS, MO
20. KEITH VAUGHN, BLYTHEVILLE, AR

SUPER STREET
1. JOHNNY HOUART, GIDEON, MO
2. CLAUDIE COOK, PORTAGEVILLE, MO
3. TONY ANGLIN, WALNUT RIDGE, AR
4. TIM WINCHESTER, GIDEON, MO
5. DOUG MOORE, DEXTER, MO
6. DANIEL HALEY, FRIENDSHIP, TN
7. GREG SPARKS, MALDEN, MO
8. PAUL REEDER, MALDEN, MO
9. LARRY LUDWIG, CARUTHERSVILLE, MO
10. JONATHAN BURKHEART, CORNING, AR
11. JASON PALMER, BERNIE, MO
12. LAYMON BURKHEART, CORNING, AR
13. JARED WAGSTER, SCOTT CITY, MO
14. JASON PENNINGTON, QULIN, MO
15. GREG CASEY, BERTRAND, MO

PURE STREET
1. JEFF BEESON, JACKSON, MO
2. JOHNNY HOUART, GIDEON, MO
3. GREG CASEY, BERTRAND, MO
4. ROBERT WILLIAMS, VAN BUREN, MO
5. COOT WILSON, MARSTON, MO
6. BARRY DANIELS, DYERSBURG, TN
7. SHAWN GRIFFIN, POTOSI, MO
8. CECIL "SKIP" HOLMAN, WAPPAPELLO, MO
9. DELAIN SCOTT, POPLAR BLUFF, MO
10. ERIC SMITH, TRUMANN, AR
11. STEVE CARTER, TRUMANN, AR
12. PAUL WARREN, ANNAPOLIS, MO
13. BRYDON ANDERS, CORNING, AR
14. DAVID GAEBLER, POPLAR BLUFF, MO
15. AARON DARBY, PORTAGEVILLE, MO
16. LARRY YOUNG, POPLAR BLUFF, MO
17. ROB LEE, POPLAR BLUFF, MO

CRUISER
1. STEPHENS/STEPHENS, CHAFFEE, MO
2. WAYNE/HARBRUEGER, KENNETT, MO
3. COFFER/COFFER, KENNET, MO
4. WILSON/CARLISLE, CHAFFEE, MO
5. BROWN/AUSTIN, BROSELEY, MO
6. WILKINSON/WILKINSON, POPLAR BLUFF, MO
7. LEACH/LEACH, CORNING, AR
8. BROWN/DUNNING, BROSELEY, MO
9. PRINCE/PRINCE, CORNING, AR
10. LUKE/MCDANIEL, CARDWELL, MO

DWARF "MODLITES" NATIONALS
(40 ENTRIES)
1. JOHN HOBSON
2. DANNY HAYNE
3. DOUG CARRIGAN
4. STEVE WHITE
5. MIKE HAY
6. TODD HALL
7. BUD LEE
8. JON CALLAWAY
9. JONATHAN HALL
10. TIM WHITE
11. ERIC MCKINNEY
12. CHAD WILDS
13. JOHN LEAHY
14. RICHIE WILSON
15. SHANE HUNTS
16. BRAD PAQUET
17. TYLAR TOWNSEND
18. CHARLES CHAMPOND
19. NELSON MCMIKLE
20. STEVE BALDWIN
21. BRIAN WOODHALL
22. MICHAEL POYNER
23. TEX MEYERS
24. HAL ORMAORFF
25. SCOTT BELL II
26. JEFF ASHER