124 Cars at Walker Excavating Night at the Races I-35 Speedway
WINSTON, MO (May 30, 2015) – Starting the night’s racing action were the make-up features from May 16, 2015. First to take to the track were the USRA B-Mods with Ed Noll #15 picking up his first ever victory at I-35 Speedway. Noll would use a pole starting spot to lead every lap but was challeneged consistently by second place finisher Danan Knott #18k. Jim Cameron #96c and Randy Ainsworth #57 would duel to the checkers with Cameron placing third and Ainsworth fourth. Current point leader Tim Eaton #211 was the big mover of the race by coming from back to front to place a consistent fifth. Heat race winners included Ed Noll #15, Jim Cameron #96c, Randy Ainsworth #57, and Tim Eaton #211.
Next up on the track was the make-up feature for the USRA Stock Cars and they would not disappoint. Dean Wray and Jason Estes would race side by side, swapping the lead lap after lap. Heat race winner Dean Wray #77 would pick up the feature win holding other heat race winner Estes #997 to place second. Current National USRA point leader Thomas Roberts #65x would finish a solid third with Jon Boller Jr #20x fourth. Jeff Dixon #88 would round out the feature’s top five.
Tackling the three-eighths mile of dirt next were the E-Mod drivers with Jeremiah Asher #02xa claiming the night’s top spot. Thirteen year old driver Nicholas Carpenter #33 would impress all by notching a second place finish. Kyle Henning #1 was the big mover of the feature by climbing his way from deep in the field to finish third. Manlee Lamar #4m continues a great rookie season with a fourth place finish as Kit Bailey #77 would place fifth. Heat race winners included Jeremiah Asher #02xa, Bobby Russell #7, and Phil Birkinsha #7s.
Grand Nationals were next onto I-35 Speedway as the familiar face of Buz Kaster #54 would sweep the night by winning both heat race and feature event. Kaster and second place finisher Austin Johnson #98 would battle side by side in the early laps with Kaster eventually gaining the advantage. Houston Johnson #97 would pass Donnie Brown #26 late in the race to finish third leaving Brown to place fourth. Marty Powell #9p would again show consistency by rounding out the night’s top five.
Hobby Stocks would take to the track next and witness the two heat race winners Greg Gilbert #23g and Mich Ross #34 battle to the checkers with Gilbert first and Ross second. Tyler Clark #0x would again drive a flawless race bringing “The Green Ox” home in third. Justin Atkins #15 and Carson Masoner #47x would also fight to the checks with Atkins edging Masoner at the line to finish fourth and fifth respectively.
Midwest Lightning Sprints would be in attendance this week with a caution free feature and a new face in victory lane. Tom Brown #b20 would lead every lap and never look back taking the checkers in his first win at I-35 Speedway this 2015 racing season. Jared Soloman #22 would back up his heat race win with an impressive second place finish as Ken Billings #85 would finish third. Luke McGee #49 and Rick Baxter #12b would fight it out to the line with McGee fourth and Baxter fifth.
High in number and quality the USRA B-Mods would charge to the track and see repeat winner Andy Bryant #28 in McCarthy Auto-Group Victory Lane. Early leader and heat race winner Nic Hanes #9h would fight tooth and nail until contact would take Hanes out of contention for the win. Heat race winner Bryant would take over the lead and never relinquish it. Heat race winner Jeremy Pittsenbarger #32p would live up to his nickname by using the high-side on his way to claim second place. Point leader Tim Eaton #211 would again show poise and consistency by racing his way to finish third. Big mover of the feature by coming through the B-Feature and through the pack in the feature was Clint Baker #17x by placing fourth. Heat race winner Jim Cameron #96c would round out the feature’s top five. Other heat race winner was #86 of Donnie Miller; B-Feature winners were David Bouzek #75 and Randy Ainsworth #57.
In a race to be remembered by all in attendance the USRA Stock Cars continue their impressive ways. Heat race winner Jeff Dixon #88 would be standing tall in victory lane when the checkers were waved. Dixon would take the early lead only to slip high in turn two allowing Dean Wray #77 to take the lead. Dixon would then mount a charge back to the front by using the high side and sail past the #77 of second place finisher Wray. Big Mover of the race was Billie Hoover #21h passing cars on the high side on his way to a third place finish. Heat race winner Jason Estes #997 would recover from an early race mishap to place fourth. USRA National Point Leader Thomas Roberts #65x would again race his way to a solid fifth place finish. Other heat race winner was Jon Boller Jr #20x.
High Flying, Fire Breathing, Alcohol Drinking USRA Modifieds would round out the night’s racing action. Heat race winners Terry Schultz #90 and Jim Moody #00 would race side by side for the first four circuits until Schultz would gain the advantage off turn number four. Schultz #90 would hold the lead late until Matt Dotson would challenge on the high side but come up just short as Schultz would be the victor. Heat race winner Matt Dotson #88d would make a gallant effort only to finish second. Aaron Marrant #70 would battle door to door with Johnny Fennewald #21 with Marrant third and Fennewald fourth. I-35 Speedway defending Track Champion Zach Sanders #69 would charge through the pack and end the night in fifth. Other heat race winner was Austin Johnson #98.
I-35 Speedway would like to thank all of our great drivers and fans alike for an amazing night of racing action. See everyone next week for more “Dirt Trackin at its Best”.
Race Results 5/30/2015 I-35 Speedway:
B-Mod Make-up feature 05/16/2015:
- 15 Ed Noll (Heat Race Winner)
- 18k Danan Knott
- 96c Jim Cameron (Heat Race Winner)
- 57 Randy Ainsworth (Heat Race Winner)
- 211 Tim Eaton (Heat Race Winner)
- 32p Jeremy Pittsenbarger
- 17t Shadren Turner
- 11p Jeremy Price
- 15b Wes Bestgen
- 777 Brad Dittemore
- 9h Nic Hanes
- 86 Donnie Miller
- 76 Ronnie Miller
- 92 Matt Michaels
- 31 David Coates
- 53m Dustin Miller
- 38 Nic Bennett
- 20x Chris Wright
- 17c Cullen Thompson
- 22b Mitch Booher
- 1x James Mathews
- 92jk Jonathan Knotts
- 42r Jarrett Ross
- 17r Ramon Ortega
USRA Stock Car Make-up Feature 05/16/2015:
- 77 Dean Wray (Heat Race Winner)
- 997 Jason Estes (Heat Race Winner)
- 65x Thomas Roberts
- 20x Jon Boller Jr
- 88 Jeff Dixon
- 82m Anthony Robertson
- 36s Holden Schultz
- 04 Chad Walker
- 21h Billie Hoover
- 77t Trent Jeanes
E-Modified:
- 02xa Jeremiah Asher (Heat Race Winner)
- 33 Nicholas Carpenter
- 1 Kyle Henning
- 4m Manlee Lamar
- 77 Kit Bailey
- 36j John Brown
- 7 Bobby Russell (Heat Race Winner)
- 14 Austin Bouzek
- J90 Jordan Dawson
- 7s Phil Birkinsha (Heat Race Winner)
- 319 Daniel Harris
- 03k Kaelynn Peterman
- 12 Greg Potter
- 31b Robert Fisk
- 1x James Mathews
- 05 Derek Carney
- 90 Allie Mulich
- 81 Jacob Blair
- 71 Justin Marrant
Grand National:
- 54 Buz Kaster (Heat Race Winner)
- 98 Austin Johnson
- 97 Houston Johnson
- 26 Donnie Brown
- 9p Marty Powell
- 7 Jeff Elder
Hobby Stock:
- 23g Greg Gilbert (Heat Race Winner)
- 34 Mich Ross (Heat Race Winner)
- 0x Tyler Clark
- 15 Justin Atkins
- 13x Carson Masoner
- 47c John Chipp
- 99 Jim Masoner Jr
- 43 Kevin Koontz
- 47x Conner Masoner
Midwest Lightning Sprints:
- B20 Tom Brown
- 22 Jared Soloman (Heat Race Winner)
- 85 Ken Billings
- 49 Luke McGee
- 12b Rick Baxter
- 56 Terry Berg
- 7 Devin Register
- 51 Mark K. Billings
USRA B-Mods:
- 28 Andy Bryant (Heat Race Winner)
- 32p Jeremy Pittsenbarger (Heat Race Winner)
- 211 Tim Eaton
- 17x Clint Baker
- 96c Jim Cameron (Heat Race Winner)
- 38 Nic Bennett
- 31c Chris Cain
- 20x Chris Wright
- 71 Travis Walker
- 15b Wes Bestgen
- 57 Randy Ainsworth
- 52m Dustin Miller
- 76 Ronnie Miller
- 3d Matt Dorssom
- 21m Dalton McKenney
- 9h Nic Hanes (Heat Race Winner)
- 86 Donnie Miller (Heat Race Winner)
- 96 Cody Brill
- 73 Truman Asher
- 45 Dustin Thulin
- 75 David Bouzek
- 22b Mitch Booher
- 09jr Spencer Stephens
- 17t Shadren Turner
- 15 Ed Noll
- 09 Derek Mahoney
- 44d Dean Truelove
- 28s Bill Small
- 926 Morgan Frewaldt
- 11p Jeremy Price
- 92jk Jonathan Knotts
- 12s Olen Stephens
- 81j Jeff Jackson II
- 31 David Coates
- 18k Danan Knott
- 17c Cullen Thompson
- 777 Brad Dittemore
- 11s Steve Starmer
- 92 Matt Michaels
USRA Stock Cars:
- 88 Jeff Dixon (Heat Race Winner)
- 77 Dean Wray
- 21h Billie Hoover
- 997 Jason Estes (Heat Race Winner)
- 65x Thomas Roberts
- 04 Chad Walker
- 20x Jon Boller Jr (Heat Race Winner)
- 18 Richard Moulton
- 55 Sean Foster
- 82m Anthony Robertson
- 41 Bruce Fair
- 36s Holden Schultz
- 8 Nathan Carder
- 23i Ronnie Ishmael
- 105 Clint Hedge
- 15 John O’Neal Jr
- 80 Ron Callahan
USRA Modified:
- 90 Terry Schultz (Heat Race Winner)
- 88d Matt Dotson (Heat Race Winner)
- 70 Aaron Marrant
- 21 Johnny Fennewald
- 69 Zach Sanders
- 00 Jim Moody (Heat Race Winner)
- 29 Dennis Elliott
- R21 Ryan Schaffer
- 7j Justin Johnson
- 71 Jim Hopkins
- 69n Cory Wray
- 97 Houston Johnson
- 42 Sam Florence
- 5d Shayne Bailey
- 67 Tim Dotson
- 3j Lewis Jackson
- 98 Austin Johnson (Heat Race Winner)
- 8x Chad Thomsen
- 92 Tyler Grooms
- 41 Shane Florence
- 2h John Hanson
- 0 Richard Layne
- 11 Darren Shaw
- 26s Steven Glenn
- 78 Derrick Hicks
- 3x Brett Ladehoff
Category: I-35 Raceway, Missouri