Post by LMR on 04/13/13 at 9:59pm
Lucas Oil MLRA
Lucas Oil Speedway
April 13, 2013
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Late Pass Propels Simpson to MLRA Victory at Lucas Oil Speedway
MLRA Media
WHEATLAND, MO (April 13) - Chad Simpson was fast from the outset of Saturday's Lucas Oil MLRA feature, but it wasn't until lap thirty-five he took the lead from Jesse Stovall, at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, MO.The pair raced to the flag stand off of turn four and Simpson never looked back.
"It was a pretty wild one tonight." said Simpson following the race. "We're never going to catch a break on these draws at the beginning of the night. We got to start deep in a heat race just like we were last week. We got up to fourth, and I just knew that wasn't going to be good enough to get us in the top couple of rows. Starting tenth is pretty tough anywhere you go, especially with the caliber of cars that are here. I just got up on the wheel." The win comes on the heels of second and third place finishes last weekend for Simpson.
Will Vaught led the opening eleven laps, before Stovall was able to work to the front in lapped traffic. Stovall slowed late in the race with a flat left rear, which ended his shot a solid finish.
The race's final caution waved with just three laps to go. On the restart it was smooth sailing for Simpson as Vaught and seventeenth starting Eric Turner dueled for second. Vaught held the position at the checkers, with Turner scored in third.
Tony Jackson Jr. debuted a new Club 29 Rocket, and earned the Casey's General Stores Hard Charger award as he moved from twentieth to fourth. Next up for the Lucas Oil MLRA is an Oklahoma tilt at Thunderbird Speedway and Tri State Speedway, April 26th and 27th.
A-Main
1 10 25C Chad Simpson
2 2 1V Will Vaught
3 17 99T Eric Turner
4 19 56J Tony Jackson, Jr
5 3 14L Brad Looney
6 15 15T David Turner
7 6 42M Brandon McCormick
8 14 58E Dave Eckrich
9 8 1A Bryon Allison
10 5 18 Chase Junghans
11 23 21T Travis Dickes
12 20 85D Mark Dotson
13 4 2R Jason Russell
14 1 00 Jesse Stovall
15 21 2 John Anderson
16 9 14 Shawn Knuckles
17 24 77A Justin Asplin
18 11 15B Jason O'Brien
19 13 5J Matt Johnson
20 12 75P Terry Phillips
21 7 00M Matt Brookshire
22 22 3S Kevin Sather
23 16 98W Justin Wells
24 18 2 Tommy Weder Jr.
B-Main
1 99T Eric Turner
2 2 Tommy Weder Jr.
3 56J Tony Jackson, Jr
4 85D Mark Dotson
5 C8 Timothy Culp
6 Z62 Justin Zeitner
7 2B Jason Bodenhammer
8 21T Travis Dickes
9 14W Dustin Walker
10 77A Justin Asplin
11 24L Bill Leighton
12 99J Larry Jones
13 4G Brantlee Gotschall
14 3S Kevin Sather
15 26JR Corey Zeitner
16 2 John Anderson
17 00C Chance Bishop
Heat #1
1 00 Jesse Stovall
2 00M Matt Brookshire
3 2R Jason Russell
4 25C Chad Simpson
5 99T Eric Turner
6 21T Travis Dickes
7 4G Brantlee Gotschall
8 14W Dustin Walker
9 00C Chance Bishop
Heat #2
1 18 Chase Junghans
2 42M Brandon McCormick
3 75P Terry Phillips
4 98W Justin Wells
5 2 Tommy Weder Jr.
6 24L Bill Leighton
7 56J Tony Jackson, Jr
8 Z62 Justin Zeitner
Heat #3
1 14L Brad Looney
2 14 Shawn Knuckles
3 5J Matt Johnson
4 58E Dave Eckrich
5 26JR Corey Zeitner
6 77A Justin Asplin
7 2 John Anderson
8 3S Kevin Sather
Heat #4
1 1V Will Vaught
2 1A Bryon Allison
3 15B Jason O'Brien
4 85D Mark Dotson
5 15T David Turner
6 2B Jason Bodenhammer
7 C8 Timothy Culp
8 99J Larry Jones
Event Photos courtesy of Lloyd Collins
