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Night One BBQ Bowl Wins go to Bob Test, Chad Eickleberry, and
Will Pierce at CMS!
By Sam Stoecklin
WARRENSBURG, MO (June 2) - Night one of the Seventh Annual Tom Wilson
Memorial BBQ Bowl got underway Friday night with three divisions of cars on
hand for competition in the ULMA Late Models, OMMS Midgets, and Street
Stocks. Late model drivers and their crews have one more night in their
Triple Crown Shootout event, which wraps up Saturday evening with a
$1,500-to-Win thirty-lap main event. The Ozark Mountain Midgets made their
second and final appearance of the year and the Street Stocks began night
one of their mini point series championship, which concludes Sunday evening.
Eighteen ULMA Late Models were on hand for night one of their annual track
special event. With an increased purse on the line as well as $400 bonus
money from an anonymous donor to the cars who showed up for night one
racing, drivers put it all on the line as the night came to a close. ULMA
member drivers also were competing for bragging rights for the Triple Crown
Shootout as well as added contingencies and money. The drivers on hand
strapped into their full-bodied machines and competed in qualifying heat
races and a scramble event to sort out the inside row starters for Saturday
night’s big-money race. Bob King, Dave Meyer, Brett Wood, and Shawn Rayfield
were the first four cars to cross the line in the first heat race. Jason
Bodenhamer grabbed the win in heat two ahead of Kevin Coyne, Steve Clancy,
and Jon Binning. The third and final heat race to setup the starting line-up
for the night one scramble went to Bob Test, the overall ULMA point leader;
Danny Monroe was second, followed by Brian Pipes and Bryan Montgomery to the
top four. In the scramble event, Bodenhamer got off to an early race lead
over the rest of the field with Dave Meyer in hot pursuit. The two veteran
drivers waged a fierce battle up front during the initial laps and ran door
panel to door pane for several laps until Bodenhamer edged out to the lead.
Bob King and Bob Test never let the two leaders too far out of their sites
as the laps wound down. Steve Clancy and Brett Wood ran strong to gain
positions early on but misfortune fell upon Wood midway through the race as
he had to restart from the tail end of the field. Late into the event, Bob
Test found his groove around the high side of the speedway and made a lap
eighteen pass on Bodenhamer, who slipped to second. In the end, Test was too
strong for the rest of the field and went on to gain the pole position for
Saturday night’s big race. Following Test to the line at the checkers was
Bodenhamer, Meyer, King, Jon Binning and Clancy inside the top six. The top
twelve finishers are locked in for Saturday night’s main event.
Open wheel fans enjoyed the OMMS midgets for the second time this season as
20 drivers made their way to CMS to race on the high-banked track for three
qualifying heat races. When the OMMS midgets last visited CMS the main-event
winner was Rusty Dukes of Fair Grove, Missouri who took the win and he made
it known from the start that he was the man to beat again on this night as
he claimed the first heat race over Steven Weber of Wayne City, Illinois and
Bob Gailbraith of Washington, Missouri, and Phil Heavelow of Buckner,
Missouri. Heat race two finished this way with Gavin Gailbraith of
Washington, Missouri first, Richard Kriesel of Warsaw, Missouri second, Dave
Parker also of Warsaw third, and Niel Gamble of Hurley, Missouri fourth. The
final heat race went to Will Pierce of Lee’s Summitt, Missouri taking the
win over Austin Archdale of Brimfield, Illinois in second, Jim Reid of
Clinton, Missouri third and Dustin Arnall of Hartville, Missouri fourth. For
the midget a-main Will Pierce set sail never to be seriously challenged for
the win although there were several close battles behind him for second.
Gavin Gailbraith did all he could to keep Pierce in check but could never
mount a serious challenge in the blistering-paced feature event. Phil
Heavelow appeared to be destined for a top three finish but misfortune
struck the two-time champion as he spun off late in the race and was unable
to finish the event. Pierce held on for a stellar victory in front of
several family members and friends who welcomed him into victory lane. Gavin
Gailbraith finished second, one rung ahead of Austin Archdale in third.
Richard Kriesel came away fourth with Steven Weber fifth, and Matt Fox
sixth.
The Street Stocks kicked off their weekend in pursuit of added purse money
with 13 cars signed into the pit area. Friday night served as night one in
the special mini points series championship, which will conclude Sunday
evening. Extra money was put up by promoters Earl and Susan Walls for the
mini series with the top three overall special point earners going away with
extra cash. Street Stock competitors also had extra money placed into the
purse by driver Marc Carter racing and his sponsors with an extra $100 on
the line for Sunday night's winner as well as an extra $50 each for the mini
series first- and second-place finishers. Heat races were contested to kick
off the evening's program with Chad Eickleberry taking heat one ahead of
Marc Carter, Michael Mullins, and Bobby Ruff. Heat two went to defending
track champion Brian Johnson over Jerry Schmidt, Larry Ferris, and Anthony
Witham. In the main event, Eickleberry paced the field from the onset,
mastering the CMS high banks in convincing form in the strongest run for the
#09 team so far this year. Two-time champion Brian Johnson did all he could
to find a way around the leader throughout the race but as the laps wore
down he found himself defending his second position from several drivers
making their way to the front. Carter ran strong early on but mechanical
issues derailed his bid for the win early in the event. After every caution
period, Eickleberry was able to maintain his lead even as Jerry Schmidt and
Johnson ran strong inside the top three. For a while it looked as though
Schmidt might have something for leader Eickleberry but after each restart
Eickleberry was able to put the power to the track and motor away for the
victory. Johnson came home second with Bobby Ruff making a strong run to
third from his seventh-starting position. Michael Mullins advanced from
sixth to fourth by race end with Schmidt soldiering home to fifth, followed
by John Miller with a fine run inside the top six. Street Stocks will return
to CMS action to complete their mini point series along with A-Mods and B-Mods
on Sunday evening.
Join us again Saturday night, July 3rd for night two of the special-event
weekend as the Modifieds begin their qualifying races with the B-Modifieds
beginning night one of their mini series championship. The ULMA Late Models
will finish up their weekend with another full program and the $1,500-to-win
race as well as the crowning of the Triple Crown Shootout winner.
ULMA drivers will also be on hand as part of the Homes for Our Troops
collection; Homes for Our Troops benefits returning war veterans who have
been injured in the line of duty. The Homes for Our Troops Late Model and
Modified will be on display throughout the weekend and offers a great
opportunity for fans to see these high-powered machines up close and
personal. Saturday adult general admission is $15 with $3 off for senior
citizens 65 years and up, military w/I.D., college students with school
I.D., and young adults age 13 to 17 years. Children 6 to 12 years are $10
and kids 5 and under are free; pit passes for Saturday are $30.
For a complete list of pre-registered drivers visit
www.centralmissourispeedway.net, same night entries are available all
weekend long in all divisions and track promoters Earl and Susan Walls have
waived the track registration fee in all divisions for all nights! There are
no entry fees for the Street Stock and B-Modified drivers, ULMA and Modified
driver entry forms are available online or at the track. For complete Tom
Wilson Memorial BBQ Bowl information see the special Red, White, and Blue
section of the track's home page. For more information about CMS call the
Track Report line at (660) 747-2166. Normal start times are in effect all
weekend long with pit gates opening at 4:30, grandstands at 5, hot laps at
7, and racing at 7:30.
Business partners at Central Missouri Speedway for the 2010 season include,
Waterloo Storage Products, KOKO AM 1450 Radio, Comfort Inn Warrensburg
Station, KMMO Radio, LJS Graphics, the Missouri Coalition for Roadway
Safety, 98.5 FM The Bar, RSC Equipment Rental, Heartland Waste, KDKD FM
95.3, Bad Boy Mowers, and Midwest Coating.
Feature Results, July 2, 2010
Ozark Mountain Midget Series
Feature
1- 10- Will Pierce, Lee's Summit
2- 98g- Gavin Gailbraith, Washington, MO
3- 2- Austin Archdale, Brimfield, IL
4- 93- Richard Kriesel, Warsaw, MO
5- 77- Steven Weber, Marion, IL
6- 23F- Matt Fox, Sedalia, MO
7- 51- Brent Burrows, Lewistown, IL
8- 69- Pete Palazzolo, Pacific, MO
9- 93T- Mark Billings, Columbia, MO
10- 40- Dave Parker, Warsaw, MO
11- 15m- Shane Morgan, Creve Coeur, IL
12- 6- Jerry Matters, Navoo, IL
13- 44- Phil Heavelow, Buckner, MO
14- 14- Dustin Arnall, Hartville, MO
15- 23R- Jim Reid, Clinton, MO
16- 2x- Robert Galbraith, Washington
17- 4- Neil Gamble, Hurley, MO
DNS- 88d- Rusty Dukes, Fair Grove, MO
DNS- 5a- Bill Allen, Independence, MO
STREET STOCKS
Feature
1- 09- Chad Eickleberry, Warrensburg
2- 97k- Brian Johnson, Independence
3- x15- Bobby Ruff, Independence
4- 01- Michael Mullins, Kingsville
5- 11x- Jerry Schmidt, Independence
6- 55m- John Miller, Oak Grove
7- 15- T.J. Faulkenberry, Urich
8- 2b- Brian Cox, Concordia
9- 26- Anthony Whitham, Kearney
10- 28- Fred Frede, Lee's Summit
11- 03jr- Joey Hotmer, Odessa
12- 2b- Brian Cox, Concordia
13- 10- Marc Carter, Warrensburg
ULMA
Scramble
1- 1- Bob Test, Jefferson City
2- 88- Jason Bodenhamer, Centerview
3- 9- Dave Meyer, Concordia
4- 45- Bob King, Independence
5- 65- Jon Binning, Warrensburg
6- 12c- Steve Clancy, Odessa
7- 42- Lane Ehlert, Foristell
8- 28- Brian Pipes, Lone Jack
9- 90- Joe Walkenhorst, Lee's Summit
10- 18R- Shawn Rayfield, O'Fallon
11- 22- Kevin Coyne, Kingsville
12- 7- Brett Wood, Warrensburg
13- 22m- Danny Monroe, Jamestown
14- 00- Zach Green, Higginsville
15- 68- John Pipes, Oak Grove
16- 33- Bryan Montgomery, Oak Grove
17- 52- Joe Bartlett, Centerview
DNS- 21d- Larry Clawson, Kansas City
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