Vaught Breaks Through in McCool Junction

McCool Junction, NE (August 9, 2013) – Will Vaught was in the right place at the right time Friday night, in the Lucas Oil MLRA King of the Hill event at Junction Motor Speedway, and came away victorious. While running second with nine laps to go, Travis Dickes’ engine expired and Vaught took over the top spot. He then held off Tony Jackson Jr. to score his first Lucas Oil MLRA win of the season.

Vaught fought a tight race car and carburetor issues, but overall was happy to earn the win. “It was good,” stated Vaught. “We’ll take a win anyway we can do it. Tony (Jackson) had a really good car. It was unfortunate for Travis (Dickes) to blow a motor there. He was probably gonna win this deal. Tomorrow night hopefully we can beat them fair and square. We’ve got a little tweaking to do to this thing. If it slows down, we’re gonna be really good.”

Dickes led the first sixteen laps after earning the pole position through heat race passing points. Once in lapped traffic Jackson closed in and briefly took the lead, however a yellow wiped out his pass. On the restart with ten laps left, Terry Phillips and Jackson made contact which allowed Vaught to slide up from third to second.

Jackson raced Vaught tough and came up just a bit short at the checkers, finishing second. The podium was rounded out by Kyle Berck, who went from eighth to third in front of a lively fan base, who cheered his move forward.

Tomorrow the grandstand opens at 5:00 PM with a special driver meet and greet. Make plans to be at the track early and check out your favorite drivers race car and get an autograph or two prior to the show.

 

8/9/13 Junction Motor Speedway Contingency Awards

Casey’s General Stores Hard Charger – Mike Collins

Sunoco Rookie of the Race – Chase Junghans

KRC Hard Luck – Travis Dickes

KRC Top Qualifier – Travis Dickes

JRi Shocks 5th Place Finisher – Terry Phillips

Eibach Springs Race Winner – Will Vaught

Performance Bodies Move of the Race – Kyle Berck

Powertrain Industries – Brad Looney

Keizer Wheels – Justin Asplin

Fast Track Photos – Will Vaught

Wehrs Machine & Racing Products – Jesse Stovall

BSB Manufacturing – Justin Gregg & Tad Pospisil

Weld Wheels – Chase Junghans

 

Lucas Cattle Company A Feature (25 laps):1. Will Vaught (Crane, MO), 2. Tony Jackson, Jr (Lebanon, MO), 3. Kyle Berck (Marquette, NE), 4. Jesse Stovall (Billings, MO), 5. Terry Phillips (Springfield, MO), 6. Justin Asplin (Birch Tree, MO), 7. Brad Looney (Republic, MO), 8. Jase Kaser (Lincoln, NE), 9. Chase Junghans (Manhattan, KS), 10. Mike Collins (Council Bluffs, IA), 11. Robbie Andersen (Omaha, NE), 12. Tad Pospisil (Norfolk, NE), 13. Mike Wiarda (Aurora, NE), 14. Justin Gregg (Hastings, NE), 15. Bill Leighton (Omaha, NE), 16. Dustin Walker (Peculiar, MO), 17. Jacob Magee (Caney, KS), 18. John Anderson (Omaha, NE), 19. Travis Dickes (Madison, NE), 20. Jimmy Seagraves (Wichita, KS), 21. Dean Moore (Grand Junction, CO), 22. Al Humphrey (Giltner, NE), 23. Chris Avery (Minden, NE), 24. Junior Coover (Norfolk, NE)

Hoosier Racing Tires B Feature 1 (10 laps):1. Bill Leighton (Omaha, NE), 2. Justin Gregg (Hastings, NE), 3. Kyle Dumpert (York, NE), 4. Steve Kempt (Shelton, NE), 5. Jacob Magee (Caney, Ks), 6. Kevin Hamele (Gretna, NE), 7. Brian Kosiski, 8. Micah Veleba (Sutton, NB), 9. Dustin Walker (Peculiar, MO)

Sunoco Race Fuels B Feature 2 (10 laps):1. Mike Collins (Council Bluffs, IA), 2. Jimmy Seagraves (Wichita, KS), 3. Mike Stadel (Rapid City, SD), 4. Junior Coover (Norfolk, NE), 5. Al Humphrey (Giltner, NE), 6. Leroy Johnson (Battlefield, MO), 7. Dean Moore (Grand Junction, CO), 8. Brad Wagoner (Colby, KS), 9. Chris Avery (Minden, NE)

Lucas Oil Products Heat 1 (8 laps):1. Tony Jackson, Jr (Lebanon, MO), 2. Kyle Berck (Marquette, NE), 3. Terry Phillips (Springfield, MO), 4. Tad Pospisil (Norfolk, NE), 5. Leroy Johnson (Battlefield, MO), 6. Micah Veleba (Sutton, NB), 7. Kevin Hamele (Gretna, NE), 8. Steve Kempt (Shelton, NE)

Protect The Harvest Heat 2 (8 laps):1. Travis Dickes (Madison, NE), 2. Brad Looney (Republic, MO), 3. Jesse Stovall (Billings, MO), 4. Chase Junghans (Manhattan, KS), 5. Dustin Walker (Peculiar, MO), 6. Bill Leighton (Omaha, NE), 7. Al Humphrey (Giltner, NE), 8. Brad Wagoner (Colby, KS)

MAV TV American Real Heat 3 (8 laps):1. Mike Wiarda (Aurora, NE), 2. John Anderson (Omaha, NE), 3. Robbie Andersen (Omaha, NE), 4. Kyle Dumpert (York, NE), 5. Mike Stadel (Rapid City, SD), 6. Jimmy Seagraves (Wichita, KS), 7. Jacob Magee (Caney, KS), 8. Brian Kosiski (Omaha, NE)

Impact Signs, Awnings, Wraps Heat 4 (8 laps):1. Justin Asplin (Birch Tree, MO), 2. Will Vaught (Crane, MO), 3. Jase Kaser (Lincoln, NE), 4. Justin Gregg (Hastings, NE), 5. Mike Collins (Council Bluffs, IA), 6. Junior Coover (Norfolk, NE), 7. Chris Avery (Minden, NE), 8. Dean Moore (Grand Junction, CO)

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