Jackson Earns First Lucas Oil MLRA Victory
Tony Jackson Jr. Photo by Lloyd Collins
Mayetta, KS (June 22, 2013) – Saturday’s Lucas Oil MLRA contest at Thunder Hill Speedway in Mayetta, KS saw the emergence of another first time winner, Tony Jackson Jr. Jackson started on the outside pole and took the lead from Jesse Stovall on the third lap. It was a lead Jackson never relinquished. He stretched his margin over the course of the feature and cruised to a comfortable win.
“It cleaned off and got real racy in the feature,” commented Jackson on the surface for the feature. “(I’m) more than happy with the race car, (it was) excellent. Starting behind Jesse (Stovall), I felt like I needed to do something he wasn’t going to do. So I figured he was going to be committed to the cushion, so we just tightened up to run in the slick and it paid off. I was dreading the five hour drive home, but I bet I make it just fine now.”
The 30 lap feature went caution free and had excellent racing behind Jackson in second though fourth. Jesse Stovall, Brad Looney and Will Vaught were in tight quarters on several occasions throughout the main event. Stovall made a daring move late and split Vaught and Looney to finish second. Looney was third by a slim margin at the checkers over Vaught.
Vaught now holds a twelve point lead in the standings over Terry Phillips. The top six drivers in points are separated by only 37 total points. Next weekend the Lucas Oil MLRA will visit I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, NE for the Alphabet Soup race on Friday June 28th. It will be followed up the next night by a trip to Adams County Speedway in Corning, IA for the Liberty 50.
6/22/13 Contingency Awards
Casey’s General Stores Hard Charger – Terry Phillips, Chase Junghans, Bryon Allison
Sunoco Rookie of the Race – Chase Junghans
Eibach Springs Race Winner – Tony Jackson Jr
Performance Bodies Move of the Race – Will Vaught
JRi Shocks 5th Place Finisher – Ryan Gustin
KRC Hard Luck – Travis Dickes
KRC Top Qualifier – Jesse Stovall
Powertrain Industries – Brad Looney
BSB Manufacturing – Dave Eckrich & Bill Leighton
Keizer Wheels – Mark Dotson
Wehrs Machine & Racing Products – Bryant Goldsmith
Weld Wheels – Justin Zeitner
Lucas Cattle Company A Feature (30 laps):1. Tony Jackson, Jr (Lebanon, MO), 2. Jesse Stovall (Billings, MO), 3. Brad Looney (Republic, MO), 4. Will Vaught (Crane, MO), 5. Ryan Gustin (Marshalltown, IA), 6. Mark Dotson (Cameron, MO), 7. John Anderson (Omaha, NE), 8. Terry Phillips (Springfield, MO), 9. Dave Eckrich (Oxford, IA), 10. Chase Junghans (Manhattan, KS), 11. Bill Leighton (Omaha, NE), 12. Jason Bodenhamer (Centerview, MO), 13. Brandon McCormick (Lebanon, MO), 14. Justin Zeitner (LaVista, NE), 15. Bryon Allison (Marshall, MO), 16. Justin Asplin (Birch Tree, MO), 17. Mike Stadel (Rapid City, SD), 18. Andrew Kosiski (Omaha, NE), 19. Robbie Andersen (Omaha, NE), 20. Dustin Walker (Peculiar, MO), 21. Travis Dickes (Madison, NE), 22. Brantlee Gotschall (Nevada, MO), 23. Bryant Goldsmith (Corning, IA), 24. Al Humphrey (Giltner, NE)
Hoosier Racing Tires B Feature (12 laps):1. Chase Junghans (Manhattan, KS), 2. Brantlee Gotschall (Nevada, MO), 3. Andrew Kosiski (Omaha, NE), 4. Justin Asplin (Birch Tree, MO), 5. Robbie Andersen (Omaha, NE), 6. Bryon Allison (Marshall, MO), 7. Dustin Walker (Peculiar, MO), 8. Josh Most (Red Oak, IA), 9. Brian Kenkel (Elkhorn, NE), 10. Lyle Shepard (Manhatten, KS), 11. Ryan Grit (Lindsberg, KS), 12. Bryant Goldsmith (Corning, IA)
Lucas Oil Products Heat 1 (10 laps):1. Mark Dotson (Cameron, MO), 2. Dave Eckrich (Oxford, IA), 3. Travis Dickes (Madison, NE), 4. John Anderson (Omaha, NE), 5. Chase Junghans (Manhattan, KS), 6. Brantlee Gotschall (Nevada, MO), 7. Lyle Shepard (Manhatten, KS)
MAV TV American Real Heat 2 (10 laps):1. Brandon McCormick (Lebanon, MO), 2. Bill Leighton (Omaha, NE), 3. Jason Bodenhamer (Centerview, MO), 4. Mike Stadel (Rapid City, SD), 5. Andrew Kosiski (Omaha, NE), 6. Dustin Walker (Peculiar, MO), 7. Ryan Grit (Lindsberg, KS)
Impact Signs, Awnings, Wraps Heat 3 (10 laps):1. Ryan Gustin (Marshalltown, IA), 2. Tony Jackson, Jr (Lebanon, MO), 3. Justin Zeitner (LaVista, NE), 4. Al Humphrey (Giltner, NE), 5. Robbie Andersen (Omaha, NE), 6. Bryon Allison (Marshall, MO), 7. Brian Kenkel (Elkhorn, NE)
Casey’s General Stores Heat 4 (10 laps):1. Jesse Stovall (Billings, MO), 2. Will Vaught (Crane, MO), 3. Brad Looney (Republic, MO), 4. Terry Phillips (Springfield, MO), 5. Justin Asplin (Birch Tree, MO), 6. Bryant Goldsmith (Corning, IA), 7. Josh Most (Red Oak, IA)
