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Exciting Night At Midway Produces New 2010 Class Winners As
Stake Tops Modifieds
LEBANON, MO (August 20) - An action packed night of racing at the Lebanon
Midway Speedway saw last lap finishes along with several new class winners
as the chase for the Championship in the Central Bank Racing Series starts
the homestretch drive.
The Energy Company Modifieds would see current series point leader Michael
Stake and young gun JC Morton driving his GM Crate motor bring the field
down to the green as Morton quickly went to the top groove as Stake made the
middle lane work for him as early season dominator Colt Cheevers fell into
third spot.Stake and Morton started pulling awat as the battle for third
spot saw Cheevers,Don Luna and Eric Tinderholt battle.With Stake setting a
quick smooth pace,Morton decided to try different race lines around the
track.On lap 7,caution waved as a chain reaction battle in turn 1 found
front running Don Luna going up the track and stopping with a broken tie-rod
ending his charge.On the restart,Morton went back upstairs as Cheevers went
to the low side and took over the second place spot.Last weeks winner Tyler
Brown started his charge from the 11th starting spot as Tinderholt found the
low side of the track to his liking.Stake had began to pull away leaving the
race for second place as Cheevers,Tinderholt,Morton and Brown raced for the
position.With Stake opening the lead up even more all eyes were on the
runner-up spots as Tinderholt was trying hard to get around Cheevers.On the
final lap,Tinderholt went around in turn 1 as Stake was long gone capturing
his second feature win of the season as a tight battle saw
Cheevers,Morton,Brown and a fast moving Ryan Edde completing the top 5.
Excitement was the word for the Coldwell Banker StreetStock feature as
Pole-Setter Kevin Forshey brought the field to the Green flag with Monk
Barker to his outside.Forshey grabbed the opening lead with
SpringfieldRaceway point leader Jack Hamer following closely.With side by
side action throughout the entire pack,Forshey was holding off repeated
charges from Hamer as Billy Waters,point leader Joe Francis,Barker and last
weeks winner Rodney Yost along with Brandon Waters were going back and
forth.During the long green run,Forshey was swinging the car wide in turn 4
allowing Hamer to close-up the gap while Billy Waters was trying to get
second place from Hamer.Caution waved on lap 11 as Andrew Cheever made
contact with the frontstretch wall ending his night.On the restart,Forshey
who was looking for his first ever win took advantage only to see Hamer
close-up in the later laps.As the leaders took the white flag,Hamer made a
bold move to attempt to take the lead from Forshey going into turn 1.Forshey
got the car alittle high and looped in allowing Hamer to take the lead and
grab his first win of 2010 at the Midway as all action followed behind the
winner with 5 cars battling with Joe Francis,Monk Baker,Billy Waters and
Rodney Yost following.
The Central Bank FactoryStocks would see another new winner this season as
Modified standout Colt Cheevers grabbed the opening lead from pole setter
and 2008 champion Tim Petty as 2009 champion bob Gustin followed closely as
Petty,Tim jones and points runner-up Tyson Troutman battled.Cheevers in his
second FactoryStock race at Midway this season kept a smooth line in the
middle of the track as Gustin was working different lines.Point leader Ben
Solberg worked from 9th starting spot up to the 4th spot by lap 4 as Petty
and Solberg ran side by side.Up front Cheevers setting a quick pace would
find Solberg moving up to challange him by lap 6 as the duo ran nose to tail
as Gustin,Petty,Troutman and Tim Jones swapped spots.On lap 8,Solberg's bid
for victory would slow-up as the entire front end of the car had ripped away
and sheet metal was flopping.A safety yellow waved as track crews ripped it
away and the race restarted with Cheevers finding Gustin on his back
bumper.On the final restart,Gustin tried the extreme low groove but Cheevers
held off the charge and pulled away for his first FactoryStock win of the
season with Gustin,Solberg,Petty and Jones completing the top 5.
The Sportsman feature saw a full moon effect and another new first time
winner as Bradley McDowell found himself in the right place at the right
time in grabbing his first ever Midway feature win.Micheal Jones and Jeff
Scroggins brought the field to the green flag with Jones taking the top spot
followed by points runner-up JC Newell,scroggins and Jamie Petty.On lap 2,JC
Neell went to the inside of the leader Jones as the duo entered turn
3.Contact was made as Newell went sliding to the infield and out of the
action with a broken tie-rod.On lap 3,McDowell who started 5th in the
feature made a bold move to grab second place and then took over the lead
the following lap.Caution waved on lap 5 for a single car spin and then
point leader Ben Newell went to the pits with motor problems.Newell driving
Colt Cheevers FactoryStock as his son Little JC was in his car for the
evening.On the restart,mcDowell kept to the low groove as Jones went back
upstairs as Sam Petty had joined the chase for the lead.While Jones and
Petty battled McDowell was taking advantage of this and started to open up
his lead.Jones bid for victory ended on lap 12 as he spun sending him to the
rear.On the restart,Sam Petty challanged McDowell as Jamie Petty and Little
JC Newell battled for third place.Coming out of turn 4 heading for the white
flag,Paetty and Newell made contact as the field took the white flag.As
everyone crossed the line,Jamie Petty's car stalled on the frontstretch
causing the caution to wave.McDowell would withstand a 1 lap shootout with
Sam Petty to take the win with Petty,Jones,Clinton Betts and Newell
completing the top 5.
The PureStocks again went caution free in their feature event as Matt Young
and Elijah Keepper brought the field to the green flag with Keepper grabbing
the top spot early as Danny Caffey followed along with Young.Keepper staying
on the high-side in his police cruiser.Keeper after a spirited battle with
Caffey found current point leader Kory Barker move into contention on lap 3
as the battle was on.After 3 laps of side by side action,Baker took to the
bottom lane and moved into the lead as Keepper was battling Caffey for
position.Early contender and last weeks winner Robert Doublin went out early
with a flat tire as the field set a fast pace.Barker would leave the battle
for second place as he crossed the stripe with the win followed by
Keepper,Caffey,Young and a fast charging Robert McGinnis.The PureStocks will
get to run a 30 lap feature next week while still competing for track
points.
The MidWest Modz saw another new winner and first timer as Rich Reynolds
grabbed the lead on the opening lap and drove away in capturing his first
ever feature win in dominationg fashion after being close for a few
weeks.Point leader JC Newell finished second with Earl Muilenburg following.
Action continues Friday Night Aug 27th as the B-Mods compete in a double
feature program with $500 going to the overall winner.The PureStocks will
run a special 30 lap feature with cautions counting until the last 2 laps
and alittle added money.Regular points battles in the Chase for the
Championship for FactoryStocks,StreetStocks,Sportsman and MidWest Modz.
Adult Admission for this action packed night for Adults is only $10 while
kids 11-15 are $5 and 10 and under Free.
Upcoming events-The Popular Show-Me Racin Series LateModels will compete at
the Midway in the make-up of the Larry Phillips Birthday bash-This will be
the only scheduled apperance of the LateModel Series this season on Friday
Night Sept.3rd on the Labor Day Weekend Holiday along with support
classes.Racing continues at midway through the month of Sept and will end
with the Coca-Cola Fall Brawl on October 1st and 2nd with a 2 day event.
Results
Energy Company Modifieds
A Ft-1)Michael Stake-Phillipsburg 2)Colt Cheevers-Macks Creek 3)JC
Morton-Springfield 4)Tyler Brown-Stoutland 5)Ryan Edde-Urbana 6)Ted
Ballinger-Halfway 7)Brian Myers-Lebanon 8)Eric Tinderholt-Lampe 9)Jack
Lancaster-Urbana 10)Greg Strong-Nixa 11)Don Luna-St James
1st Ht-1)Stake 2)Ballinger 3)Luna 4)Strong 5)Myers 6)Edde
2nd Ht-1)Morton 2)Cheevers 3)Lancaster 4)Brown 5)Tinderholt
Coldwell Banker StreetStocks
A Ft-1)Jack Hamer-Ava 2)Joe Francis-Lebanon 3)Monk Barker-Lebanon 4)Billy
Waters-Nebo 5)Rodney Yost-Squires 6)Brandon Waters-Lynchburg 7)Trevor
Ellingson-Lebanon 8)Keith Cheever-Lebanon 9)Richard Henson-Lebanon 10)Ricky
Brasheads-Richland 11)Kevin Forshey-Dixon 12)Josh Lewis-Stoutland 13)Andrew
Cheever-Lebanon
1st Ht-1)Billy Waters 2)Yost 3)Hamer 4)Forshey 5)Ellingson 6)A.Cheever
7)Henson
2nd Ht-1)Francis 2)Brandon Waters 3)Barker 4)Brashears 5)Lewis DNS-K.Cheever
Central Bank FactoryStocks
A Ft-1)Colt Cheevers-macks Creek 2)Bob Gustin- Osage Beach 3)Ben
Solberg-Springfield 4)Tim Petty-Niangua 5)Tim Jones-Marshfield 6)Mark Davis-Grovesprings
7)JimKeeran-California 8)Chris Wynn-Hartville 9)Tyson Troutman-Houston
1st Ht-1)Troutman 2)Jones 3)Petty 4)Davis 5)Wynn
2nd Ht-1)Solberg 2)Gustin 3)Cheevers 4)Keeran
PureStocks
A Ft-1)Kory Barker-Lebanon 2)Elijah Keeper-Hurley 3)Danny Caffey-Conway
4)Matt Young-Lebanon 5)Robert McGinnis-Lebanon 6)Shorty Doublin-Lebanon
7)Joey Long-Mansfield 8)Adam Lowrance-Lebanon 9)Daniel Glenn-Lebanon 10)John
Deason-Lebanon 11)Samantha Grindstaff-Bolivar 12)Robert Doublin-Lebanon
13)Joe Francis-Lebanon
1st Ht-1)Caffey 2)Young 3)McGinnis 4)Glenn 5)Deason 6)Lowrance 7)Francis
2nd Ht-1)Barker 2)Keepper 3)S.Doublin 4)R.Doublin 5)Long 6)Grindstaff
Rocky Ridge Construction Sportsman
A Ft-1)Bradley McDowell-Eldon 2)Sam Petty-Niangua 3)Micheal Jones-Lebanon
4)Clinton Betts-Stoutland 5)Little JC Newell-Stoutland 6)Jamie Petty-Niangua
7)Tim Ballinger-Fair Grove 8)Ben Newell-Stoutland 9)Jeff Scroggins-Brookline
10)JC Newell-Deactureville 11)Donnie Betts-Stoutland
1st Ht-1)JC Newell 2)Jones 3)McDowell 4)Ballinger DNS-C.Betts B.Newell
2nd Ht-1)J.Petty 2)Scroggins 3)D Betts 4)Little JC Newell 5)S Petty
MidWest Modz
A Ft-1)Rich Reynolds-Mt Vernon 2)JC newell-Stoutland 3)Earl Muilenburg-Sparta
Ht-1)Newell 2)Reynolds 3)Muilenburg
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