Alphabet Soup to Anderson

admin | May 28, 2012

Shop Quik Team once again Visits Victory Lane. Photo by Lloyd Collins

GREENWOOD, NE (May 27, 2012) – John Anderson passed Chad Simpson just past the half way point of the $5,000 to win Alphabet Soup race, and was never challenged again, as he collected his third straight Lucas Oil MLRA win Sunday night at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, NE. Chad Simpson got a great start to the feature event, but slowly Anderson reeled in Simpson in lapped traffic. The two were vying for the lead exiting turn two when Simpson made contact with Brian Kenkel whom he was trying to put a lap down. The incident broke Simpson’s right rear bird cage.

“I had to cut good consistent laps tonight, said Anderson in AAA Missouri Victory Lane. “It’s a lot easier when you’re in second there to move around and hopefully find the line to get by.”

Kyle Berck continued to fine tune his new KBMR Chassis and finished second. It was his first appearance in a Lucas Oil MLRA event this season and only his sixth race overall. Simpson stuck it out with an ill handling car to finish third. Denny Eckrich started thirteenth and ran up to fourth place. Jason Rauen was the KRC Hard Charger advancing ten positions to finish fifth.

The three heat races were won by Justin Zeitner, Kyle Berck and John Anderson. Coming into the event Anderson was tied with Will Vaught for the championship point lead. With Sunday’s win, he took over sole possession of the top of the standings.

Next up for the Lucas Oil MLRA will be a pair of shows next weekend. Friday action will be fast and furious from Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt, KS and Saturday will find the much anticipated return of Dirt Late Models to LA Raceway in La Monte, MO.

5-27-12 Contingency Winners

Performance Bodies – Dave Eckrich

KRC Hard Charger – Jason Rauen

KRC Hard Luck – Mike Collins

Weld Wheels – Bill Leighton

BSB Manufacturing – Chad Simpson

R2C Performance Products – Kevin Sather

Keizer Wheels – Mike Wiarda

Wilwood Engineering – Dave Eckrich

Wehrs Machine and Racing Products – Mark Dotson

Racing Optics – John Anderson

Lucas Cattle Company A Feature (50 Laps):1. John Anderson (Omaha, NE), 2. Kyle Berck (Marquette, NE), 3. Chad Simpson (Mt Vernon, IA), 4. Denny Eckrich (Tiffin, IA), 5. Jason Rauen (Farley, IA), 6. Travis Dickes (Madison, NE), 7. Chris Simpson (Oxford, IA), 8. Tim Isenberg (Marshfield, WI), 9. Justin Zeitner (LaVista, NE), 10. Bill Leighton (Omaha, NE), 11. Dave Eckrich (Cosgrove, IA), 12. Rob Moss (Iowa City, IA), 13. Mark Dotson (Cameron, MO), 14. Bill Koons (Omaha, NE), 15. Kevin Sather (Des Moines, IA), 16. Alonzo Grosse (Council Bluffs, IA), 17. Corey Zeitner (Bellevue, NE), 18. Brian Kenkel (Elkhorn, NE), 19. Chris Spieker (Massena, IA), 20. Justin Kay (Wheatland, IA), 21. Mike Wiarda (Aurora, NE), 22. Andrew Kosiski (Omaha, NE), 23. Mike Collins (Council Bluffs, IA), 24. Andrew McKay (Eden Prairie, MN)

Sunoco Race Fuels B Feature (12 Laps):1. Brian Kenkel (Elkhorn, NE), 2. Mark Dotson (Cameron, MO), 3. Rob Moss (Iowa City, IA), 4. Andrew McKay (Eden Prairie, MN), 5. Billy Koons Jr. (Omaha, NE), 6. Mike Wiarda (Aurora, NE), 7. Mike Wallace (Carter Lake, IA), 8. Andrew Kosiski (Omaha, NE), 9. Alonzo Grosse (Council Bluffs, IA), 10. Junior Coover (Norfolk, NE), 11. Clint Benson (Papillion, NE), 12. Justin Kay (Wheatland, IA)

Lucas Oil Products Heat 1 (10 Laps):1. Justin Zeitner (LaVista, NE), 2. Bill Leighton (Omaha, NE), 3. Corey Zeitner (Bellevue, NE), 4. Tim Isenberg (Marshfield, WI), 5. Chris Simpson (Oxford, IA), 6. Mark Dotson (Cameron, MO), 7. Brian Kenkel (Elkhorn, NE), 8. Andrew Kosiski (Omaha, NE), 9. Justin Kay (Wheatland, IA), 10. Junior Coover (Norfolk, NE)

Wehrs Machine & Racing Products Heat 2 (10 Laps):1. Kyle Berck (Marquette, NE), 2. Chad Simpson (Mt Vernon, IA), 3. Dave Eckrich (Cosgrove, IA), 4. Chris Spieker (Massena, IA), 5. Bill Koons (Omaha, NE), 6. Rob Moss (Iowa City, IA), 7. Mike Wallace (Carter Lake, IA), 8. Billy Koons Jr. (Omaha, NE), 9. Alonzo Grosse (Council Bluffs, IA)

Fast Track Photos Heat 3 (10 Laps):1. John Anderson (Omaha, NE), 2. Travis Dickes (Madison, NE), 3. Kevin Sather (Des Moines, IA), 4. Mike Collins (Council Bluffs, IA), 5. Denny Eckrich (Tiffin, IA), 6. Jason Rauen (Farley, IA), 7. Mike Wiarda (Aurora, NE), 8. Clint Benson (Papillion, NE), 9. Andrew McKay (Eden Prairie, MN)

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