Post by LMR on 03/24/12 at 10:25pm
MLRA/MARS Late Models
March Madness
Springfield Raceway
March 24, 2012
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Looney claims MLRA/MARS March Madness feature at Springfield Raceway
by Trenton Berry
SPRINGFIELD, MO (March 24) - Capitalizing on a made three point shot at intermission, Brad Looney, worked the high side of the Springfield Raceway to score his first win of the season and first ever at the quarter-mile oval in the MLRA/MARS March Madness. Looney was among the top six drivers in passing points and shot against the five other high point getters for the pole in the Pole Shootout. Brandon McCormick also knocked down a three pointer to sit on the outside of the front row.
Will Vaught passed Tony Jackson Jr. on the last restart to take the runner up honors, and literally pushed Looney to the checkers off of turn four. The track was lightning fast and two grooves wide during the feature. Jackson Jr. challenged Looney after the midway point of the race and pulled alongside him for a moment, before finishing up third. Terry Phillips went from seventh to fourth, as he continues to progress in his new Bloomquist Race Car.
Jesse Stovall, piloting Al Humphrey's Orange Moyer Victory Circle, passed thirteen cars in the feature to secure the Hard Charger Award with a fifth place finish. It was a strong comeback after battling several different issues in his heat race including, two flat tires.
A Feature (40 Laps): 1. Brad Looney (Republic, MO), 2. Will Vaught (Crane, MO), 3. Tony Jackson, Jr (Lebanon, MO), 4. Terry Phillips (Springfield, MO), 5. Jesse Stovall (Galena, MO), 6. Kevin Sather (Des Moines, IA), 7. John Anderson (Omaha, NE), 8. David Turner (Creighton, MO), 9. Mike Collins (Council Bluffs, IA), 10. Dwayne Kiefer, 11. Justin Asplin (Birch Tree, MO), 12. Corey Zeitner (Bellevue, NE), 13. Leroy Johnson (Battlefield, MO), 14. Bill Koons (Omaha, NE), 15. Bryon Allison (Marshall, MO), 16. Brandon McCormick (Lebanon, MO), 17. Brandon Morton (Broken Arrow, OK), 18. Shane Essary (Aurora, MO), 19. Chad Simpson (Mt Vernon, IA), 20. Brantlee Gotschall (Nevada, MO), 21. Ken Essary (Cape Fair, MO), 22. Dustin Mooneyham (Verona, MO),
B Feature 1 (10 laps): 1. Brandon Morton (Broken Arrow, OK), 2. Jesse Stovall (Galena, MO), 3. Bill Leighton (Omaha, NE), 4. Mike Collins (Council Bluffs, IA), 5. Leroy Johnson (Battlefield, MO), 6. Mark Dotson (Cameron, MO), 7. Randy Roth (Bentonville, AR), 8. Jarod Hilton (Galena, MO), 9. Jeff Johnson (Joplin, MO), 10. Rylan Long (Greenfield, MO), 11. Justin Wells (Aurora, MO),
B Feature 2 (10 laps): 1. Chad Simpson (Mt Vernon, IA), 2. Justin Asplin (Birch Tree, MO), 3. Dustin Mooneyham (Verona, MO), 4. Bill Koons (Omaha, NE), 5. Chris Morelock (Springfield, Mo), 6. Jason Magee, 7. Gary Stolba (Willow Springs, MO), 8. Jeff Roth (Bentonville, AR), 9. Ron McCreary, 10. Eric Tinderholt (Lampe, Mo), 11. Pat Cox (Grove, OK), 12. Kaleb Stolba (Willow Springs, MO),
Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. Will Vaught (Crane, MO), 2. Tony Jackson, Jr (Lebanon, MO), 3. Shane Essary (Aurora, MO), 4. Brantlee Gotschall (Nevada, MO), 5. Leroy Johnson (Battlefield, MO), 6. Ron McCreary, 7. Gary Stolba (Willow Springs, MO), 8. Mark Dotson (Cameron, MO),
Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. Dwayne Kiefer, 2. David Turner (Creighton, MO), 3. Justin Asplin (Birch Tree, MO), 4. Corey Zeitner (Bellevue, NE), 5. Jason Magee, 6. Rylan Long (Greenfield, MO), 7. Randy Roth (Bentonville, AR), 8. Kaleb Stolba (Willow Springs, MO),
Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. Bryon Allison (Marshall, MO), 2. Ken Essary (Cape Fair, MO), 3. Brandon Morton (Broken Arrow, OK), 4. John Anderson (Omaha, NE), 5. Eric Tinderholt (Lampe, Mo), 6. Dustin Mooneyham (Verona, MO), 7. Jeff Roth (Bentonville, AR),
Heat 4 (10 Laps): 1. Brad Looney (Republic, MO), 2. Terry Phillips (Springfield, MO), 3. Chad Simpson (Mt Vernon, IA), 4. Bill Koons (Omaha, NE), 5. Jesse Stovall (Galena, MO), 6. Jarod Hilton (Galena, MO), 7. Justin Wells (Aurora, MO),
Heat 5 (10 Laps): 1. Kevin Sather (Des Moines, IA), 2. Brandon McCormick (Lebanon, MO), 3. Mike Collins (Council Bluffs, IA), 4. Bill Leighton (Omaha, NE), 5. Chris Morelock (Springfield, Mo), 6. Jeff Johnson (Joplin, MO), 7. Pat Cox (Grove, OK)
