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Drake Deals Winning Hand At SpringfieldRaceway In Bordertown
Casino Octoberfast A-Mod Win While Law Enforcement Race For One-Missing Link
SPRINGFIELD, MO (October 9) - Under perfect weather conditions and a packed
crowd,the running of the 5th annual Bordertown Casino Octoberfast at
Springfield Raceway provided outstanding side by side racing action as
Veteran Scott Drake hit the jackpot in capturing an action packed A-Mod
feature while area law enforcement competed to benefit the One Missing Link
Organazation for Ozarks Missing Kids in an outstanding 20 lap event.
The A-Mod feature found Jim Body and Jody Tillman set the pace for the 25
lap feature after the Casino redraw.Tillman grabbed the opening lead as
Body,2010 track champion Mitch Keeter,jamie Ragland and Jason Pursley
following.Action was side by side throughout the star-studded field.On lap
2,Ketter shot to the low side taking the lead from Tillman.The yellow waved
bunching the field even tighter as Ragland's car was sending sparks into the
air.On the restart,Keeter grabbed control again as Tillman and Body were
side by side.On lap 6,Body went around Tillman for second as Scotty Drake
had worked his way from 10th starting spot to take a top 5 run.Yellow waved
on lap 8 as Ragland's car went sideways in turn 4 as his night was over.On
the restart Tillman went back around Body for second as Keeter was glued to
the bottom of the track as Drake,former champion Jackie Dalton and Body were
all side by side.Tillma stayed on the top groove and took over the lead from
Keeter as Bobby Pearish and Jason Pursley were coming fast.On lap 13,Drake
went around Keeter for second and set his sights on the high flying Tillman
as Keeter,Dalton,Body,Pursley were wheel to wheel.On lap 16,Jason Pursley's
strong run ended with rearend problems as the field bunched-up again.A false
start saw Body fall of the pace as Danny DeMasters II got into him causing a
delay as the cars were hooked together.On the fial restart on lap 18,Drake
was keeping down low in the corners and drifting out of the corners as
Tillman was still in front.This side by side battle kept the capacity crowd
up for the last few laps as Tillman was still in charge while Keeter,Dalton
and Pearish were coming fast.On lap 21,Drake took the lead only to see
Tillman take back the lead as the two went wheel to wheel for the final
laps.Drake took back the lead on lap 22 as Tillman was faster going into the
corners.On the final lap,Drake kept smooth down low as Tillman made a last
lap run for the win.Drake kept the car smooth and deafeated Tillman by 2 car
lengths to grab the 1111 victory as Tillman,Keeter,Dalton and Pearish
completed the top 5 as Donnie Fellers,Brian Green,Eric Lampe,Rustin Miller
and Erik Maggard completed the top 10.Drake then took the Bordertown Casino
double or nothing challange to double or lose his race winnings as won 2222
for the feature win.
The SportMod feature went 20 laps solid with no cautions as Lampe's Eric
Tinderholt took the opening lead from Midway track champion Michael Stake
and was in his own world leaving the field behind.Tinderholt's big lead
started to get smaller in the closing laps as working lapped traffic,Stake
started to close up the gap as the field was side by side all evening
long.Once Tinderholt cleared the traffic,the Victory was all his as
Stake,Shawn Strong,Jon Yeoman Jr and 13th place starter JC Morton completed
the top 5.The second five included Bobby Maggard Jr,Larry Tindle,Gary
Rodocker,Jay Lamons Jr and Brad Moad completed the top 10.
The StrretStock feature saw plenty of wild action all night long as veteran
Mark Simon and Rusty Forrest brought the field to the green.Simon took the
early control with Forrest,Robert High and Chuck Becker were following.A
hard crash in turn 4 ended the night early for track champion Jack Hamer,
and Bill Schoen.on the restart,Simon found High right beside him as Becker
stayed close.The big mover was veteran Bob Maggard Sr.After starting 14th
tonight,Maggard used his experience and knowledge to work into contention
along with Midway champion Joe Francis.Francis who started 21 quietly worked
forward using the cautions to his advantage.Following a late race
caution,Becker put himself into a chance to win the feature for the final 3
lap shootout.Simon kept the middle groove strong as Becker tried low several
times while Maggard made a late race move around High to move into third
place.Simon withstood the Becker challanges to grab the win with
Becker,Maggard Sr, High and Francis the top 5 as Jim Reid,Marcus Chainey,JR
aitken,Rex Freize and Josh Lewis completed the top 10.
The Legends tuned-up for the Big National event coming next week to
SpringfieldRaceway with yet another outstanding feature with 3 wide
racing.Rob Watson grabbed the early control over Park Jones to take the
opening lead.Dave Comer wasted no time in moving into second place and moved
quickly on Watson.On lap 4,Comer shot to the infield with problems ending
his chance for the win.Watson then found 2009 track champion Jason Rayle to
his outside as 2010 champ Justin Comer,Jones and Billy Cottrill
following.The long green run saw side by side action as is the normal for
Legends At
Springfield.Watson was withstanding the challanges by Rayle as Jones moved
around Rayle on lap 13.Side by side up front were Watson,Jones,Rayle and
Justin Comer.On lap 16,Jones went around Watson on the top side as Rayle
followed.Watson returned the favor on lap 18 and took back the lead.Hading
on the final lap,Jones and Watson went wheel to wheel as Jones made the top
groove stick and barley grabbed the victory as Watson,Justin comer,Rayle and
a fast moving Dave Bauer completed the top 5 with Coly Pruente,Newcomer Don
Reynolds,Rodney Baird,Rick Nichols and Billy Cottrill completing the top
10.Jones gambled his chance at the double or nothing Casino Challange and
picked the correct card to earn twice his winnings.
In a wild Purestock feature,a last lap pass by Clayton Powell over Kory
Barker earned him the victory but in the after rsce tech,Added weight in the
rear cost him the victory giving Barker the win as veteran Randy Belk,Tim
Jones,Charles Woodruff and Josh Pinkley completed the top 5 with Tracy
Manning,Joey Blackston,Brian Warner,Mike Carpenter andRonnie wilson
completing the top 10.Great side by side action for the Purestocks as 21
cars took the opening green flag.
A New winner in the highly competitive Midwest Modz saw Randy Lebow grab the
opening lead and withstand several challanges from 2010 champion Kaleb
Copher in taking the action packed feature.Only 1 caution flew for the race
as wheeel to wheel action was the norm all night.Bobby Gough,second
generation drivers Trevor Drake and JC Newell completed the top 5.
A Special attraction was the Law Enforcement Race.12 teams entered for the
surrounding area along with as far away as St Louis,Jefferson City,the
Columbia area all to help raise money for One Missing Link which helps in
the aid of lost children.
THe Officers showed true to form with only 1 caution in their 20 lap feature
event.Lincoln county Sherrif Brian Ward grabbed the opening lead from his
6th starting spot as Springfield Sargents drivers Greg Wheeling followed.On
lap 2,Springfield Police Officers rep Ben Haines moved into second and
applied pressure to Ward.On lap 5,Haines took the lead only to loop the car
giving the lead back to Ward.St Louis county Police rep Dave"The Rocket"
Ryan started his move forward after starting 7th.THe leaders were really
attacking the Quick-Quarter as side by side action was in sotre while Mo
State Water Patrol Rep Jason Worthley moved behind the leaders.Ryan went
wheel to wheel with Ward,but found the high-banked oval turn 3 banking as he
went off the end and drove back on in turn 4.Caution waved as Ryan went off
the end hard,but when driving back on found the crowd giving their
approval.On the restart,Christian county Sherriff Joey Kile who started the
night in 11th had moved into second place.Ward kept the car in the middle
groove as Kyle slid upstairs.On the final lap,Kyle made the winning pass to
grab the victory and keep the newly made traveling trophy in the
Ozarks.Ward,Jefferson County Sherrif Terry McDowell,Worthly, and Green
County Sherriff Dept rep Jim Arnott completed the top 5 as all 12 cars were
running at the end of the race with 7 on the lead lap.
Up next at springfieldRaceway is the INEX Legend DirtCar Nationals with an
expected 50-60 or more entries on hand.This 2 day event will see two
completely different shows as Friday night area FactoryStocks and MidWest
Modz will compete along with Legends Qualifying events and Sat Night
SportMods and PureStocks go to battle.
For more information visit the website at
WWW.SpringfieldRaceway.Com
ro contact Jerry Hoffman at 417-673-7426
Results-Bordertown Casino Octoberfast
A Mods
A Ft-1)Scott Drake-Webb City 2)Jody Tillman-Branson West 3)Mitch Keeter-Webb
City 4)Jackie Dalton-Carthage 5)Bobby Pearish-Oronogo 6)Donnie
Fellers-Wheatland 7)Brian Green-Pierce City 8)Eric Lampe-Springfield
9)Rustin Miller-Houston 10)Erik Maggard-Springfield 11)Tyler Brown-Stoutland
12)Jim Body-Diamond 13)Darrell Jackson-Carthage 14)Dairian Hendrix-Joplin
15)Denny DeMasters II-Neosho 16)Jordan McCrimmon-Bolivar 17)Joh
Yeoman-Granby 18)Jason Pursley-Wheatland 19)John Fellers-Flemington 20)Jamie
Ragland-Lebanon
1st B Ft(Top 3 to A) 1)Maggard 2)McCrimmon 3)T Brown 4)Wayne Graybeal-Springfield
5)Corey Weir-Warsaw 6)Kaelie Archer-Bolivar 7)Ray Flippin-Flippin,Ark
8)Denny Felker-Carl Junction
2nd B Ft(Top 3 to A) 1)Yeoman 2)Lampe 3)DeMasters II 4)Rocky Breliew-Joplin
5)Scott Crigler-Alton 6)Jerry Lankton-Lampe 7)Tim Simon-Neosho 8)Carl
Murphy-West Plains
SportMods
A Ft-1)Eric Tinderholt-Lampe 2)Michael Stake-Phillipsburg 3)Shawn
Strong-Republic 4)John Yeoman Jr-Granby 5)JC Morton-Springfield 6)Bobby
Maggard Jr-Republic 7)Larry Tindle-Springfield 8)Gary Rodocker-Willard 9)Jay
Lamons Jr-Savenburg,Kansas 10-Brad Moad-Springfield 11)Jerry Lankton-Lampe
12)Robert High-Springfield 13)Denny Felker-Carl Junction 14)Andy
Beauchamp-Springfield 15)Tony Hatfield-Joplin 16)Don Luna-St James
17)DeWayne Hobbs-Buffalo 18)Heath Loney-Sparta 19)Sean Williams-Willard
20)Don Cloyd-Fair Grove
1st B Ft-(Top 3 to A) 1)Moad 2)Luna 3)Williams 4)Terry Beckham Sr-Webb City
5)Billy Dalton-Reeds 6)Andrew Smith-Willard 7)Ted Ballinger-Hallfway 8)Jamie
Barker-Lebanon 9)David Kirland-Branson
2nd B Ft-1)High 2)Hobbs 3)Loney 4)Travis Burnett-Ava 5)Nathan
Evans-Springfield 6)Mike Green-Springfield 7)Don Thornson-St Roberts DQ-Jesse
Parton-Springfield
Legends
A Ft-1)Park Jones-Joplin 2)Rob Watson-Billings 3)Justin Comer-Joplin 4)Jason
Rayle-Springfield 5)David Bauer-Webb City 6)Colt Pruente-Aurora 7)Don
Reynolds-Alamgordo,New Mexico 8)Rodney Baird-Oldfield 9)Rick Nichols-
Cassville 10_Billy Cottrill-Joplin 11)Brian Boucher-Joplin 12)John Gornet-St
Louis 13)Mitch Jenkins-Aurora 14)Matt Gruenburg-Joplin 15)Jay
Reynolds-Springfield 16)Phil Harris-Arkansas 17)Dave Comer-Joplin
StreetStocks
A Ft-1)Mark Simon-Buffalo 2)Chuck Becker-Bolivar 3)Bob Maggard Sr-Springfield
4)Robert High-Springfield 5)Joe Francis-Lebanon 6)Jim Reid-Springfield
7)Marcus Chainey-Springfield 8)JR Aitken-Brighton 9)Rex Frieze-Willard
10)Josh Lewis-Stoutland 11)Richard Smith-Springfield 12)Andrew Cheever-Lebanon
13)Aaron Porter-Springfield 14)Nick Whitehead-Nixa 15)Daniel Harris-Bolivar
16)Kevin Forshey-Dixon 17)Jack Hamer-Ava 18)Bill Schoen-Brighton 19)Willie
Oxedine-Monett 20)Kourtney-Stevens-Springfield DQ-Rusty Forrest-Ozark
DNS-Richard Sanders-Bolivar
PureStocks
A Ft-1)Kory Barker-Lebanon 2)Randy Belk-Joplin 3)Tim Jones-Marshfield
4)Charles Woodruff-Springfield 5)Josh Pinkley-Rogers,Ark. 6)Tracy
Manning-Wheatland 7)Joey Blackston-Ozark 8)Brian Warner-Phillipsburg 9)Mike
Carpenter-Carl Junction 10)Ronnie Wilson-Springfield 11)Jeanette
Murphy-Aurora 12)Dustin Fletcher-Springfield 13)Frank James-Granby 14)Jared
Calvert-Aurora 15)Charles Woodruff-Springfield 16)Tanner Sitton-Fair Grove
17)Zack Creeson-Springfield 18)Stacye Burns-Lebanon 19)Richard
Sparks-Springfield DQ-Clayton Powell-Granby,Elijah Keepper-Hurley DNS-Jeremy
jones,Matt Mahruin
Midwest Modz
A Ft-1)Randy Lebow-Galena 2)Kaleb Copher-Webb City 3)Bobby Gough-Joplin
4)Trevor Drake-Webb City 5)JC Newell-Stoutland 6)Melvin Breese-Joplin 7)Rich
Reynolds-Mt Vernon 8)Lamar Newman-Willard 9)Shane Bias-Springfield 10)Todd
McGregor-Springfield 11)Kyle Lebow-Galena 12)David Lynch-Webb City 13)Gary
Krebs-Clever DNS-Corey Pritchard-Wheatland
Law Enforcement Race
1)Joey Kyle(Christian County) 2)Brian Ward(Lincoln County 3)Terry
McDowell-Jefferson Co.) 4)Jason Wrorthly(Mo State Water Patrol) 5)Jim
Arnett(Greene Co Sherriff) 6)Dave Ryan(St Louis Co Police) 7)Jason
Conn(Calloway Co Sherriff) 8)Gregg Wheelin(Springfield Sgt Assoc) 9)Jason
Yeager(Morgan Co Sherriff) 10)Kyle McIntire(Holt Summit) 11)Paul
Williams(Springf Police Off Assoc) 12)Ben Haines (Springf Police Off Assoc)
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