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JIMMY MARS WINS FIRST NIGHT OF THE MASTERS Prestigious WDRL race concludes tonight By Bucky Doren WORLD Dirt Racing League NEW RICHMOND, Wis. (June 14) - Jimmy Mars won the first night of The Masters on Friday here at Cedar Lake Speedway. Working through heavy lapped traffic at times, Mars was able to drive his newly designed car anywhere he steered it during the WORLD Dirt Racing League event. "I can't thank my brother enough," Mars was quick to say in Victory Lane. "This new car is awesome. I wasn't really worried, even driving through traffic. I could put it anywhere. "I don't want to get to overconfident (about the win), but we feel good about tomorrow night. The car was great. The Pro Power Engine was great. Wow! I just can't believe how good the car was." Mars battled Eric Pember and Chad Simpson hard for the lead as the race started. The trio pulled away from the field while going two and three wide at times. Pember was leading when his right rear tire hopped over the cushion, and that allowed Mars the chance to clear him and pull away on lap 22. Brian Harris quietly ran the bottom on the track, moving from 18th to fourth by lap 26. "We were way too tight to run the bottom," Harris explained after the races. "We had a long run of green laps, and the tires heated up. That yellow (on lap 36) helped cool the tires, and the car came back to us." Harris was locked in a heated battle for second. Matt Miller, Brady Smith and Eric Pember raced door to door for the final 10 laps of the feature event. Harris finished second. Smith passed Miller on the final turn of the final lap for third. Miller had to settle for fourth, and Pember rounded out the top five. Night two of The Masters is tonight, Saturday, June 14, at the Cedar Lake Speedway. Next weekend the WDRL Late Model Series travels to Illinois for a race at Freeport Raceway Park on Saturday, June 21. The WORLD Dirt Racing League wishes to thank these series sponsors: Hoosier Racing Tires, Iowa-Illinois Taylor Insulation, CrashedToys.com, Chase Signs and Graphics, BSB Manufacturing, Champ Pans, Hooker Harness, Fast Shafts, Lincoln Electric, Performance Bodies, QA-1 Motorsports, The Brake Man and Wyman Ford. For more information on the WORLD Dirt Racing League or the latest WDRL Late Model Series schedule, check out the WORLD Dirt Racing League's Web site, www.worldraceleague.com. RACE REPORT CEDAR LAKE SPEEDWAY NEW RICHMOND, WIS. FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2008 WDRL LATE MODEL QUALIFIER 1: 1. Brady Smith, 2. Marshall Fegers, 3. Nick Anvelink, 4. Matt Miller, 5. Mike Stadel, 6. Jeff Keeney, 7. Curt Martin, 8. Jill George, 9. Dustin Reeh. WDRL LATE MODEL QUALIFIER 2: 1. Tim Isenburg, 2. Rick Hanestad, 3. Mark Burgtorf, 4. Toby Patchen, 5. Brian Harris, 6. Denny Eckrich, 7. Darin Duffy, 8. Steve Hucovski, 9. Bryan Wennen. WDRL LATE MODEL QUALIFIER 3: 1. Chad Simpson, 2. Jimmy Mars, 3. Mike Nutzmann, 4. John Kaanta, 5. Frank Heckenast Jr., 6. Jeremy Grady, 7. Chris Simpson, 8. Dustin Hapka, 9. Jake Hiatt. WDRL LATE MODEL QUALIFIER 4: 1. Eric Pember, 2. Justin Fegers, 3. Dave Eckrich, 4. Kerry Hansen, 5. Ashley Anderson, 6. Scott Gilberts, 7. Jeff Matire, 8. Gordy Seegert, 9. Larry Stockwell. WDRL LATE MODEL QUALIFIER 5: 1. Andrew McKay, 2. Adam Hansel, 3. Pete Parker, 4. Rob Moss, 5. Paul Hasig, 6. J.D. Auringer, 7. Brent Mueller, 8. Rick Friendt. WDRL CONSOLATION 1: (top 3 advanced) 1. Mike Nutmann, 2. Ashley Anderson, 3. Frank Heckenast Jr. WDRL CONSOLATION 2: (top 3 advanced) 1. Brian Harris, 2. Denny Eckrich, 3. Kerry Hansen. IOWA-ILLINOIS TAYLOR INSULATION POLE DASH: 1. Brady Smith, 2. Eric Pember, 3. Chad Simpson, 4. Jimmy Mars, 5. Nick Avelink, 6. Marshall Fegers, 7. Tim Isenberg, 8. Andrew McKay. WDRL'S "THE MASTERS" FEATURE EVENT, Night One: 1. Jimmy Mars, 2. Brian Harris, 3. Brady Smith, 4. Matt Miller, 5. Eric Pember, 6. Rick Hanestad, 7. Ashley Anderson, 8. John Kaanta, 9. Justin Fegers, 10. Nick Avelink, 11. Marshall Fegers, 12. Chad Simpson, 13. Chris Simpson, 14. Denny Eckrich, 15. Frank Heckenast Jr., 16. Andrew McKay, 17. Tim Isenberg, 18. Curt Martin, 19. Mike Nutzmann, 20. Dave Eckrich, 21. Adam Hensel, 22. Pete Parker, 23. Mark Burgtorf, 24. Kerry Hansen. WDRL CONTIGENCY AWARDS: IOWA-ILLINOIS TAYLOR INSULATION POLE DASH: Brady Smith, Eric Pember, Chad Simpson QA-1 MOTORSPORTS PASSING POINTS: Andrew McKay CHASE HARD LUCK AWARD: Rob Moss DESIGN 500: Rob Moss, John Kaanta BRAKE MAN: Brian Harris CHAMP PANS: Eric Pember PERFORMANCE BODIES: Rick Hanestad BSB MANUFACTORING: Justin Fegers FAST SHAFTS: Chad Simpson HOOKER HARNESS: Chris Simpson WDRL PROVISIONALS: Chris Simpson, Curt Martin CHASE SIGNS ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Frank Heckenast, Mike Stadel, Jeremy Grady CHASSIS: Mastersbilt, Rocket |