Jackson cruises to Lucas Oil MLRA prize at L A Raceway
By Trenton Berry
LaMonte, MO (July 27, 2013) – Saturday night at Mike and Carolyn White’s LA Raceway featured exciting action in four divisions headlined by the Lucas Oil MLRA travelers. It was an unusually clear and cool late July evening in which 26 late models competed in three heat races, a b-main event, and the 30-lap Lucas Cattle Company main event.
At the end of the night, a familiar face returned to victory lane as Lebanon, Missouri’s Tony Jackson, Jr. bested the field in a dominating performance on the 3/8th mile semi-banked, smooth and fast surface. It was his third MLRA win of the year and first since late June at Adams County Speedway in Iowa. Jackson’s latest victory was his eighth of the year since Memorial Day weekend.
Jackson sat on the pole alongside fellow front-row starter Will Vaught of Crane, Missouri when the field took the initial green flag. A few early race cautions for minor spins on the track slowed the field but once racing ensued it was clear Jackson had things covered. Vaught’s night came to a heart-breaking in when he suffered mechanical woes at the start of lap two, ultimately ending his night.
Jesse Stovall charged to the front in the early stages of the race after starting from the outside of row four. It didn’t take long for the Billings, Missouri driver to make his way to the front of the field but he never really was able to mount a serious charge on eventual winner Jackson in his new Pierce car.
Jackson said of his win, “The car was great, this is a new Rocket car from Lanigan, and I tried to race it there in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series race at Lakeside last Tuesday but had power steering problems. Jesse’s a real-good racer; we race with him a lot and he’s definitely the one to beat when you come to an MLRA race. I don’t like to set my goals to high but to win eight races when you race with a group of guys like this … we’re having a really good season.”
Jason Bodenhamer had one of his stronger runs of the season going until a lap 17 caution flew as he spun in turn three trying to avoid a stalled car, unfortunately, Bodenhamer was unable to continue and relinquished fourth position on the restart.
With just two laps remaining, then fourth-running Brad Looney of Republic, Missouri, had a heartbreaking end to his night as he left the speedway to give up his strong run for the night. Fourth place was not the place to be as drivers in that position continued to suffer problems when Birch Tree, Missouri’s Justin Asplin, having his strongest run of the year, lost a motor down the front-stretch on the white flag lap.
Jackson ultimately cruised to the win over Stovall. Chase Junghans recorded his best-ever MLRA finish with a strong third, followed by the Hard Charger of the Race, John Anderson. On back, David Turner had a successful return to MLRA racing with a solid fifth-place run. Behind Turner were, Brandon McCormick, Travis Dickes, Matt Johnson, Sonny Findling, and Mark Dotson in the top ten.
Next up for the Lucas Oil MLRA competitors is a two-night jaunt at Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction, Nebraska, on August 9th and 10th.
7/27/13 Contingency Awards
Casey’s General Stores Hard Charger – John Anderson
Sunoco Rookie of the Race – Chase Junghans
KRC Hard Luck – Justin Asplin
KRC Top Qualifier – Tony Jackson, Jr.
JRi Shocks 5th Place Finisher – David Turner
Performance Bodies Move of the Race – Tony Jackson, Jr.
Eibach Springs Race Winner – Brad Looney
Powertrain Industries – Travis Dickes
BSB Manufacturing – Brandon McCormick/Sonny Findling
Keizer Wheels – Chase Junghans
Wehrs Machine & Racing Products – Mark Dotson
Weld Wheels – Will Vaught
Race Summary
Saturday Night, July 27th, 2013 LA Raceway – LaMonte, MO
Lucas Cattle Company A Feature (30 Laps): 1. Tony Jackson, Jr (Lebanon, MO), 2. Jesse Stovall (Billings, MO), 3. Chase Junghans (Manhattan, KS), 4. John Anderson (Omaha, NE), 5. David Turner (Creighton, MO), 6. Brandon McCormick (Lebanon, MO), 7. Travis Dickes (Madison, NE), 8. Matt Johnson (Archie, MO), 9. Sonny Findling (Kirksville, MO), 10. Mark Dotson (Cameron, MO), 11. Justin Asplin (Birch Tree, MO), 12. Reid Millard (Jefferson City, MO), 13. Richard Weber (Kirksville, MO), 14. Brad Looney (Republic, MO), 15. Jason Bodenhamer (Centerview, MO), 16. Ethan Young (Harrisonville, MO), 17. Bryant Goldsmith (Corning, IA), 18. Josh Most (Red Oak, IA), 19. Jason Sivils (Bolivar, MO), 20. Chris Cox (Jefferson City, MO), 21. Bob Cummings (Sedalia, MO), 22. Will Vaught (Crane, MO), 23. Don Dannar (Oak Grove, MO), 24. Dustin Walker (Peculiar, MO),
Casey’s General Stores B Feature (12 laps): 1. Dustin Walker (Peculiar, MO), 2. Sonny Findling (Kirksville, MO), 3. Don Dannar (Oak Grove, MO), 4. Chris Cox (Jefferson City, MO), 5. Richard Weber (Kirksville, MO), 6. Bob Cummings (Sedalia, MO), 7. Jason Sivils (Bolivar, MO), 8. Ethan Young (Harrisonville, MO), 9. Patrick Johnson (Ash Grove, Mo), 10. Jon Binning (Warrensburg, MO),
Lucas Oil Products Heat 1 (10 laps): 1. Justin Asplin (Birch Tree, MO), 2. Tony Jackson, Jr (Lebanon, MO), 3. Will Vaught (Crane, MO), 4. Brandon McCormick (Lebanon, MO), 5. John Anderson (Omaha, NE), 6. Jon Binning (Warrensburg, MO), 7. Don Dannar (Oak Grove, MO), 8. Richard Weber (Kirksville, MO), 9. Jason Sivils (Bolivar, MO),
ProtectTheHarvest.com Heat 2 (10 laps): 1. David Turner (Creighton, MO), 2. Brad Looney (Republic, MO), 3. Jason Bodenhamer (Centerview, MO), 4. Matt Johnson (Archie, MO), 5. Travis Dickes (Madison, NE), 6. Reid Millard (Jefferson City, MO), 7. Ethan Young (Harrisonville, MO), 8. Bob Cummings (Sedalia, MO), 9. Sonny Findling (Kirksville, MO),
MAV TV American Real Heat 3 (10 laps): 1. Bryant Goldsmith (Corning, IA), 2. Jesse Stovall (Billings, MO), 3. Mark Dotson (Cameron, MO), 4. Chase Junghans (Manhattan, KS), 5. Josh Most (Red Oak, IA), 6. Dustin Walker (Peculiar, MO), 7. Patrick Johnson (Ash Grove, Mo), 8. Chris Cox (Jefferson City, MO).
OTHER CLASS FEATURE RESULTS
Lucas Oil MLRA
L A Raceway
Wheatland, MO
Sat. July 27, 2013
A Modified – Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 2 98 John Allen Chanute , Ks 100.00
2 5 90 Terry Schultz Sedalia , Mo 95.00
3 1 17 Brent Holman Rogers , Ar 91.00
4 10 38C Jason Pursley Hermitage , Mo 87.00
5 7 33 Stephen Muilenburg Sparta , Mo 84.00
6 3 48S Travis Smith Parsons , Ks 81.00
7 4 03 Jason Bodenhamer Centerview , Mo 78.00
8 22 27T Bob Test Jefferson City, M 76.00
9 11 48 Jimmy Dowell Wooldridge , Mo 74.00
10 9 14 Shawn Nations Macks Creek, Mo 72.00
11 16 11 Darren Shaw Lawson , Mo 70.00
12 21 32P Nick Pence Raymore , Mo 68.00
13 6 73B Shad Badder Oak Grove, Mo 66.00 DNF
14 20 209 Josiah Stephens Grain Valley, Mo 64.00 DNF
15 12 17X Lucas Conley Springhill , Ks 62.00 DNF
16 14 39 Luke Driskell Stilwell , Ks 60.00 DNF
17 17 53 Dallas White Urich , Mo 58.00 DNF
18 19 82 David Wood Rayville , Mo 56.00 DNF
19 15 12M Christopher Moon Sedalia , Mo 55.00 DNF
20 13 65Z Brian Ziegler Bates City, Mo 54.00 DNF
21 8 68 Dean Wille Warrensburg , Mo 0.00 DNF
22 18 112 Justin Moon Sedalia , Mo 45.00 DNS
B Modified – Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 1 21C Chad Clancy Smithville , Mo 100.00
2 2 17 Jeremy Chambers Parsons , Ks 95.00
3 3 5 Jacob Ebert Oak Grove, Mo 91.00
4 5 55 Mason Daughters Polo , Mo 87.00
5 8 66 Cale Turner Jefferson City, Mo 84.00
6 25 33 Stephen Muilenburg Sparta , Mo 81.00
7 20 4 Josh Poe Drexel , Mo 78.00
8 11 41 Bob Russell Lees Summit, Mo 76.00
9 6 8 Joe Bradshaw Sedalia , Mo 74.00
10 15 73 Cody Frazon Lamonte , Mo 72.00
11 10 3B Richard Brainard Sedalia , Mo 70.00
12 24 253 Dallas White Urich , Mo 68.00
13 18 07 Gary Fain Lone Jack, Mo 66.00
14 14 22X Evan Mcquitty Chilhowee , Mo 64.00
15 19 40 John Raynes Odessa , Mo 62.00
16 22 50 Curtis Morrison Raymore , Mo 60.00
17 17 22 Allen Bush Odessa , Mo 58.00
18 23 3D David Harris Chilhowee , Mo 56.00
19 4 99 Brad Smith Belton , Mo 55.00 DNF
20 12 18 Darin Claxton Warrensburg , Mo 54.00 DNF
21 9 96 Cody Brill Harrisonville , Mo 0.00 DNF
22 21 5E Ethan Mullins Green Ridge, Mo 0.00 DNF
23 13 75 Ernie Walker Sedalia , Mo 0.00 DNF
24 7 41T Terry Phillips Nixa , Mo 0.00 DNF
25 16 03 Chris Brockway Warrensburg , Mo 45.00 DNS
Street Stock – Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 6 10 Marc Carter Warrensburg , Mo 100.00
2 2 68M Dean Wille Warrensburg , Mo 95.00
3 1 7 Brett Wood Warrensburg , Mo 91.00
4 7 11X Jerry Schmidt Independence , Mo 87.00
5 4 66X Victor Sims Peculiar , Mo 84.00
6 10 45J Jeremy Mcconville Pleasant Hill, Mo 81.00
7 3 21W Ted Welschmeyer Tebbetts , Mo 78.00
8 11 253 Jay Prevete Windsor , Mo 76.00
9 14 J66 Jay Lyle Warrensburg , Mo 74.00
10 13 3W Brad Carrender Oak Grove, Mo 72.00
11 8 33 Jeremy Curless Grain Valley, Mo 70.00
12 12 M20 Michael Mullins Kingsville , Mo 68.00
13 15 7T Donny Tanner Sedalia , Mo 66.00 DNF
14 5 6 7/8 Sundance Keepper Everton , Mo 64.00 DNF
15 9 2X Troy Turley Knob Noster, Mo 62.00 DNF
Category: Lucas Oil Speedway, Missouri
