Post by LMR on 07/24/11 at 1:29am
MLRA Late Models
I-80 Speedway
July 23, 2011
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O'Neal Wins Inaugural Silver Dollar Nationals at I-80 Speedway
MLRA PR
GREENWOOD, Neb. (July 23) - Don O'Neal, driving the Moring Motorsports #1 MasterSbilt slid past Chad Simpson on a lap 32 restart to take the lead and he never looked back, leading the final 48 laps to score the $25,000 payday in the Inaugural Silver Dollar Nationals on Saturday night at I-80 Speedway.
"I got a good run on that restart and got close to him," said O'Neal in AAA Missouri Victory Lane . "He was going in high. He had to slow down a little bit getting high, when I got a good run there across the middle, and give him a good slide job."
For O'Neal, a regular with the Lucas Oil late Model Dirt Series, this was a time for him to get out of the MasterSbilt house car and into the Moring owned #1. "We haven't raced this car in a while, and to come over here a win this deal is a big thing. I've got to thank Larry Moring and Ronnie Stuckey and everybody involved with this racing deal."
The Silver Dollar Nationals is O'Neal's 6th victory of the season. He made headlines earlier in the year by winning the Dirt Late Model Dream at Eldora Speedway, paying him $100,000.
Dale McDowell, one of 10 MalvernBank.com heat race winners on Friday, finished 2nd in the 80 lap race. Brian Birkhofer advanced from his 20th starting position to finish 3rd.
Earlier in the evening, two seventeen lap, last chance qualifiers were contested. Kelly Boen and Jason McBride each earned victories. Al Humphrey, Dan Schlieper, RC Whitwell, and Denny Eckrich all transferred as well.
Silver Dollar Nationals
July 23, 2011
A-Main
1 1 Don O'Neal Martinsville, IN $25,000
2 17M Dale McDowell Chickamauga, GA
3 15B Brian Birkhofer Muscatine, IA
4 19 Austin Hubbard Laurel, DE
5 28M Jimmy Mars Menomonie, WI
6 32S Chris Simpson Oxford, IA
7 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown, NY
8 25C Chad Simpson Mt Vernon, IA
9 00 Jesse Stovall Galena, MO
10 33X Kelly Boen Henderson, CO
11 44 Clint Smith Senoia, GA
12 33 Al Purkey Coffeyville, KS
13 21JR Billy Moyer Jr Batesville, AR
14 6H Al Humphrey Giltner, NE
15 2 John Anderson Omaha, NE
16 50E Denny Eckrich Tiffin, IA
17 14L Brad Looney Republic, MO
18 31 Jason Utter Columbus Jct, IA
19 s9 Dan Schlieper Sullivan, WI
20 02 Tommy Weder Jr Woodward, OK
21 77 Jason McBride Carbondale, IL
22 15W Mike Wiarda Aurora, NE
23 29K Bill Koons Omaha, NE
24 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR
25 15T David Turner Adrian, MO
26 21T Travis Dickes Madison, NE
27 90 Steve Kempt Shelton, NE
28 14 Kyle Berck Marquette, NE
29 96T RC Whitwell Tucson, AZ
30 53 Joe Kosiski Omaha, NE
31 75 Terry Phillips Springfield, MO
32 24 Bryant Goldsmith Corning, IA
33 62Z Leon Zeitner LaVista, NE
34 88W Wendell Wallace Batesville, AR
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B-Main #1
1 33X Kelly Boen
2 6 Al Humphrey
3 96T RC Whitewall
4 98X Jason Raven
5 62Z Leon Zeitner
6 33P Al Purkey
7 15K Jase Kaser
8 21CB Chris Brown
9 3J James Seagraves
10 1W Mike Wiarda
11 44ZO Alonzo Grosse
12 56 Chris Spieker
13 22C Dave Conkwright
14 53 Joe Kosiski
15 15T David Turner
16 24B Bill Leighton, Jr.
B-Main #2
1 77J Jason McBride
2 S9 Dan Schlieper
3 50E Denny Eckrich
4 3C Mike Collins
5 24G Bryant Goldsmith
6 71MK Andrew McKay
7 18H Dustin Hapka
8 8 Mike Wallace
9 10C Vernard Coover Jr,
10 15JK Justin Kay
11 33K Brian Kenkel
12 29K Bill Koons
13 90 Steve Kempt
14 58E Dave Eckrich
15 40H Shawn Harker
16 15B Jason O'Brien
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ROUND ONE HEATS
Heat #1
1 14B Kyle Berck
2 3C Mike Collins
3 21JR Billy Moyer Jr.
4 40H Shawn Harker
5 6 Al Humphrey
6 71MK Andrew McKay
7 29K Bill Koons
8 8 Mike Wallace
9 44ZO Alonzo Grosse
10 15B Jason O'Brien
11 50E Denny Eckrich
Heat #2
1 21SR Billy Moyer Sr.
2 28M Jimmy Mars
3 21T Travis Dickes
4 2J John Anderson
5 56 Chris Spieker
6 24G Bryant Goldsmith
7 24B Bill Leighton, Jr.
8 1W Mike Wiarda
9 15JK Justin Kay
10 15T David Turner
Heat #3
1 1D Don O’Neal
2 00 Jesse Stovall
3 39M Tim McCreadie
4 44 Clint Smith
5 98X Jason Raven
6 31U Jason Utter
7 90 Steve Kempt
8 S9 Dan Schlieper
9 21CB Chris Brown
10 62Z Leon Zeitner
Heat #4
1 19A Austin Hubbard
2 32S Chris Simpson
3 17M Dale McDowell
4 77J Jason McBride
5 15BB Brian Birkhofer
6 33K Brian Kenkel
7 18H Dustin Hapka
8 3J James Seagraves
9 10C Vernard Coover Jr
10 53 Joe Kosiski
Heat #5
1 88W Wendell Wallace
2 02 Tommy Weder Jr
3 14L Brad Looney
4 96T RC Whitewall
5 15K Jase Kaser
6 58E Dave Eckrich
7 80P Terry Phillips
8 25S Chad Simpson
9 33X Kelly Boen
10 33P Al Purkey
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ROUND TWO HEATS
Heat #1
1 25S Chad Simpson
2 19A Austin Hubbard
3 14B Kyle Berck
4 21T Travis Dickes
5 14L Brad Looney
6 21CB Chris Brown
7 1W Mike Wiarda
8 44ZO Alonzo Grosse
9 8 Mike Wallace
10 53 Joe Kosiski
11 98X Jason Raven
Heat #2
1 2J John Anderson
2 1D Don O’Neal
3 33X Kelly Boen
4 2 Tommy Weder Jr
5 15BB Brian Birkhofer
6 S9 Dan Schlieper
7 15T David Turner
8 71MK Andrew McKay
9 10C Vernard Coover Jr,
10 15B Jason O'Brien
Heat #3
1 17M Dale McDowell
2 80P Terry Phillips
3 00 Jesse Stovall
4 44 Clint Smith
5 6 Al Humphrey
6 3J James Seagraves
7 56 Chris Spieker
8 40H Shawn Harker
9 33P Al Purkey
10 24B Bill Leighton, Jr.
Heat #4
1 32S Chris Simpson
2 21JR Billy Moyer Jr.
3 28M Jimmy Mars
4 39M Tim McCreadie
5 21SR Billy Moyer Sr.
6 90 Steve Kempt
7 77J Jason McBride
8 50E Denny Eckrich
9 58E Dave Eckrich
10 15K Jase Kaser
Heat #5
1 62Z Leon Zeitner
2 31U Jason Utter
3 15JK Justin Kay
4 24G Bryant Goldsmith
5 88W Wendell Wallace
6 29K Bill Koons
7 96T RC Whitewall
8 3C Mike Collins
9 18H Dustin Hapka
10 33K Brian Kenkel
