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Binning shines at Central Missouri Speedway
By: Sam Stoecklin
WARRENSBRUG, MO (Sept. 5) - The skies finally cleared and the sun broke
through late in the afternoon to shine on the track Saturday night for night
one of the special Labor Day weekend events at Warrensburg’s own Central
Missouri Speedway.
Night one of the two-day event, which was postponed from Friday night, was
highlighted by the 25-lap, $1,500-to-win, scratch that, $1,700-to-win
feature event in the ULMA late model division. An anonymous donor put up an
extra $200 to the winner last night for the late models and another
anonymous donor added an extra $100 to the driver who advanced the most
positions in the feature event for the late model drivers. The ‘mighty’
modifieds also competed on Saturday night racing for the inside row starting
positions for the grand finale on Sunday.
Modifieds started the program with four heat races as the 33 drivers on hand
competed under the passing-points method to determine the inside row
starting positions for Sunday night’s 40-lap main event. Heat race winners
were Jason Thompson, Mark Dotson, Shad Badder, and Don Crnkovich. After the
heat races concluded, the top 12 drivers in total passing points
participated in a front-stretch redraw for their scramble starting positions
and it was Lucas Conley who came away with starting position number one with
Dotson drawing number two for the scramble. Two b-main events were also run
to determine the final starting positions for the 20-lap scramble as Terry
Schultz and Dave Meyer took the transfers from the first b-main. Tyler
Schmidt and former 2-time modified track champion Gary Blackburn, Jr.
grabbed the remaining two transfers to complete the field for the scramble.
For the scramble event, Conley and Dotson led the 20-car field to the green
flag. The yellow flag flew early in the event as Dave Meyer’s car stalled
off of turn two with one lap in the books. Upon the restart, Dotson checked
out on the field with Conley and Crnkovich fighting for second. With ten
laps in the books Don Crnkovich began to reel in the leader as Conley held
on to third, Justin Boney fourth, Chad Lyle fifth and Jason Thompson sixth.
On lap thirteen, Crnkovich pulled right onto the back bumper of Dotson just
as Boney took third from Conley. Crnkovich made a bid for the lead on lap
eighteen with Dotson narrowly leading the lap, then, on lap 19; Crnkovich
made the pass stick and sailed on to the victory, taking the pole position
for Saturday night by winning the event. Behind Crnkovich, who won the
Memorial Day special earlier in the year, were Dotson, Boney, Conley,
Thompson, and Chad Lyle, behind the top six were Jamie Ragland, Don Dannar,
Luke Feeback, Badder, Jim Moody, and Steven Bowers to round out the top
twelve transfers for Sunday night.
Up next were the late models for three heat races, there were 25 ULMA late
models on hand, the late models also competed under the passing-points
method for their feature event lineup. The three heat race winners were Joe
Walkenhorst, Dustin Vance, and Shawn Rayfield. It was Rayfield of O’Fallon,
Missouri who led the charge at the front of the field for the 25-lap main
event for the late models with Joe Walkenhorst, Robbie Test, and Jon Binning
in hot pursuit. Several cautions for debris flew early in the race with
Dwight Niehoff, Joe Walkenhorst, and Zach Green all leaving the track early
with problems.
Jon Binning began to charge his way to the front by taking over second on
lap number two shortly after another restart but debris brought out the
caution flag and Binning had to go back to third as the field was realigned.
James Stafford, Randy Ainsworth, and Danny Monroe also exited the race early
as did Bob King. Rayfield, Perryman, Binning, Barker, Robbie Test, and Vance
were the top six once things got into a rhythm by lap five. Rayfield began
pulling away from Perryman and Binning in second and third with David Barker
close by in fourth. Binning took over second by lap nine with Perryman
slipping back to third. On lap ten, the caution waved for Brett Wood’s spin
in turn three with Rayfield leading the field back to green-flag action.
Binning pressured Rayfield for the lead on the restart on the high side as
the two drivers moved away from third-running Barker.
Rayfield lost the lead on lap twenty to Binning after getting caught behind
Derek Nevels. With Binning now at the helm, the caution flew one final time
as Rayfield pressured Binning to try to regain the lead. On the restart,
Binning gave it all he could to hang on to the lead with Rayfield breathing
down his neck in second. In the end, Binning's All-Pro Electrical GRT by
Bodee's was too strong and Binning came away with his richest payday ever,
claiming the $1,700 first-place payout. Rayfield finished a respectable
second, just in front of Barker who ran a great race into third. Steve
Clancy gained several positions and came away fourth, one spot ahead of
fifth running Allen Perryman and 'Flyin' Mike Ryun in sixth. Ryun also
received bonus money from an anonymous donor as he gained the most positions
as a ULMA member driver from his original starting position of
twenty-second. The rest of the top ten at the conclusion of the event were
Gary Billings Jr., Bob Test, Walt Imhoff, and Ashley Lancaster, in her
first-ever CMS appearance
Join us again Sunday night, September 6th for night two of the special Labor
Day weekend with modifieds, street stocks, and b-modifieds all competing.
The night will feature a $3,000-to-win ‘mighty’ modified 40-lap feature
event to finish off the weekend. Pit gates open at 4:30, spectator gates
open at 5, hot laps start at 7, and heat-race action begins at 7:30. For
more information call the Track Report line at (660) 747-2166 or visit the
track's official Web site at www.centralmissourispeedway.net. Results,
standings, the schedule of events, and John Lee, High Fly-N Photos are all
available with the latest updates on the web site, stats courtesy of track
statistician Glyda Jaeger.
Results from Saturday, September 5, 2009
Modified Heat 1
1) 20 Jason Thompson
2) 68 Dean Wille
3) 22x Luke Feeback
4) 5b Buddy Thompson
5) 4j Jake Richards
6) k27 Kyle Stallbaumer
7) 90 Terry Schultz
8) 47 Ed Griggs
9) 11s Dave Wilson
Modified Heat 2
1) 85d Mark Dotson
2) 18 Justin Boney
3) 96 Chad Lyle
4) 17Lucas Conley
5) 1k Tim Karrick
6) 26 Gary Blackburn, Jr.
7) 11h Jimmy Hernandez
8) 23 Steve Twenter
Modified Heat 3
1) 73b Shad Badder
2) 15r Jamie Ragland
3) 13 Aaron Poe
4) 66t Tyler Schmidt
5) 8m James McMillin
6) 28 John Pipes
7) 9 Dave Meyer
DQ) 70 Aaron Marrant
Modified Heat 4
1) 5c Don Crnkovich
2) 171 Don Dannar
3) 00 Jim Moody
4) m80 Mat Stallbaumer
5) 77 Steven Bowers, Jr.
6) 9L Joey Lile
7) 81 Tom Charles
8) 49 Terry Schnakenberg
Modified 1st "B" Feature
1- 90- Terry Schultz, Sedalia
2- 9- Dave Meyer, Concordia
3- k27- Kyle Stallbaumer, Tecumseh, KS
4- 47- Ed Griggs, Pleasant Hill
5- 9L- Joey Lile, Higginsville
6- 11s- Dave Wilson, Lee's Summit
7- 1k- Tim Karrick, Basehor KS
8- 5b- Buddy Thompson, Oak Grove
DNS- 8m- James McMillin, Warrensburg
Modified 2nd "B" Feature
1- 66T- Tyler Schmidt, Easton, KS
2- 26- Gary Blackburn, Fulton
3- 70- Aaron Marrant, Orrick
4- 11h- Jimmy Hernandez, Topeka, KS
5- 49- Terry Schnakenberg, Concordia
6- 81- Tom Charles, Bonner Springs, KS
DNS- 28- John Pipes, Oak Grove
DNS- 23- Steve Twenter, Sedalia
Modified Scramble
1- 5c- Don Crnkovich, Lenexa, KS
2- 85d- Mark Dotson, Cameron
3- 18- Justin Boney, Leavenworth, KS
4- 17- Lucas Conley, Spring Hill, KS
5- 20- Jason Thompson, Concordia
6- 96- Chad Lyle, Lone Jack
7- 15R- Jamie Ragland, Lebanon
8- 171- Donnie Dannar, Odessa
9- 22x- Luke Feeback, Harrisonville
10- 73b- Shad Badder, Oak Grove
11- 00- Jim Moody, Odessa
12- 77- Steven Bowers Jr., Topeka,KS
13- 68- Dean Wille, Warrensburg
14- 13- Aaron Poe, Warrensburg
15- m80- Mat Stallbaumer, Tecumseh, KS
16- 66T- Tyler Schmidt, Easton, KS
17- 90- Terry Schultz, Sedalia
18- 4j- Jake Richards, Kansas City, KS
19- 26- Gary Blackburn, Fulton
20- 9- Dave Meyer, Concordia
Scramble (top 12 finishers make up inside row starting positions for
Sunday's 40-lap main event)
ULMA Late Model Heat 1
1) 90 Joe Walkenhorst
2) 65 Jon Binning
3) 22 Kevin Coyne
4) 54x Gary Billings, Jr.
5) 27t Bob Test
6) 12c Steve Clancy
7) 16 Ashley Lancaster
8) m51 Mike Ryun
9) 7w Trace Westling
ULMA Late Model Heat 2
1) 2 Dustin Vance
2) 1 Robbie Test
3) 3p Allen Perryman
4) 9d Dwight Niehoff
5) 69 Walt Imhoff
6) 88 Derek Nevels
7) 28 Kevin Gilpin
8) 98 James Stafford
ULMA Late Model Heat 3
1) 18r Shawn Rayfield
2) 22m Danny Monroe
3) 7 Brett Wood
4) 88b David Barker
5) 00 Zach Green
6) 57a Randy Ainsworth
7) 45 Bob King
8) 68 John Pipes
Feature
1- 65- Jon Binning, Warrensburg
2- 18r- Shawn Rayfield, O'Fallon
3- 88b- David Barker, Kingsville
4- 12c- Steve Clancy, Odessa
5- 3p- Allen Perryman, Belton
6- 51m- Mike Ryun, Pleasant Valley
7- 54x- Garry Billings, Prairie Village KS
8- 27t- Bob Test, Jefferson City
9- 69- Walt Imhoff, Jamestown
10- 16- Ashley Lancaster, Sturgeon
11- 7- Brett Wood, Warrensburg
12- 2- Dustin Vance, Cleveland
13- 88- Derek Nevels, Higginsville
14- 68- John Pipes, Oak Grove
15- 1- Robbie Test, Jefferson City
16- 98- James Stafford, Hartsburg
17- 22- Kevin Coyne, Kingsville
18- 7w- Trace Westling, Fulton
19- 22m- Danny Monroe, Jamestown
20- 57A- Randy Ainsworth, Excelsior Springs
21- 45- Bob King, Independence
22- 28- Kevin Gilpin, Olathe, KS
23- 00- Zach Green, Higginsville
24- 90- Joe Walkenhorst, Lee's Summit
25- 9d- Dwight Niehoff, Lockwood
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