Post by LMR on 06/22/13 at 11:33pm
MLRA Late Models
Thunderhill Speedway
June 22, 2013
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Jackson Earns First Lucas Oil MLRA Victory at Thunderhill Speedway
MAYETTA, KS (June 22) - Saturday's Lucas Oil MLRA contest at Thunder Hill Speedway in Mayetta, KS saw the emergence of another first time winner, Tony Jackson Jr. Jackson started on the outside pole and took the lead from Jesse Stovall on the third lap. It was a lead Jackson never relinquished. He stretched his margin over the course of the feature and cruised to a comfortable win.
"It cleaned off and got real racy in the feature," commented Jackson on the surface for the feature. "(I'm) more than happy with the race car, (it was) excellent. Starting behind Jesse (Stovall), I felt like I needed to do something he wasn't going to do. So I figured he was going to be committed to the cushion, so we just tightened up to run in the slick and it paid off. I was dreading the five hour drive home, but I bet I make it just fine now."
The 30 lap feature went caution free and had excellent racing behind Jackson in second though fourth. Jesse Stovall, Brad Looney and Will Vaught were in tight quarters on several occasions throughout the main event. Stovall made a daring move late and split Vaught and Looney to finish second. Looney was third by a slim margin at the checkers over Vaught.
Vaught now holds a twelve point lead in the standings over Terry Phillips. The top six drivers in points are separated by only 37 total points. Next weekend the Lucas Oil MLRA will visit I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, NE for the Alphabet Soup race on Friday June 28th. It will be followed up the next night by a trip to Adams County Speedway in Corning, IA for the Liberty 50.
A-Main
1 3 56J Tony Jackson, Jr
2 1 00 Jesse Stovall
3 7 14L Brad Looney
4 8 1V Will Vaught
5 5 19R Ryan Gustin
6 2 85D Mark Dotson
7 12 2 John Anderson
8 15 75P Terry Phillips
9 9 58E Dave Eckrich
10 17 18 Chase Junghans
11 6 24L Bill Leighton
12 14 2B Jason Bodenhamer
13 4 42M Brandon McCormick
14 11 Z62 Justin Zeitner
15 22 1A Bryon Allison
16 20 77A Justin Asplin
17 13 81S Mike Stadel
18 19 53K Andrew Kosiski
19 21 82A Robbie Andersen
20 23 14W Dustin Walker
21 10 21T Travis Dickes
22 18 4G Brantlee Gotschall
23 24 24S Bryant Goldsmith
24 16 6H Al Humphrey
B-Main
1 18 Chase Junghans
2 4G Brantlee Gotschall
3 53K Andrew Kosiski
4 77A Justin Asplin
5 82A Robbie Andersen
6 1A Bryon Allison
7 14W Dustin Walker
8 24M Josh Most
9 33X Brian Kenkel
10 42S Lyle Shepard
11 12G Ryan Grit
12 24S Bryant Goldsmith
Heat #1
1 85D Mark Dotson
2 58E Dave Eckrich
3 21T Travis Dickes
4 2 John Anderson
5 18 Chase Junghans
6 4G Brantlee Gotschall
7 42S Lyle Shepard
Heat #2
1 42M Brandon McCormick
2 24L Bill Leighton
3 2B Jason Bodenhamer
4 81S Mike Stadel
5 53K Andrew Kosiski
6 14W Dustin Walker
7 12G Ryan Grit
Heat #3
1 19R Ryan Gustin
2 56J Tony Jackson, Jr
3 Z62 Justin Zeitner
4 6H Al Humphrey
5 82A Robbie Andersen
6 1A Bryon Allison
7 33X Brian Kenkel
Heat #4
1 00 Jesse Stovall
2 1V Will Vaught
3 14L Brad Looney
4 75P Terry Phillips
5 77A Justin Asplin
6 24S Bryant Goldsmith
7 24M Josh Most
Event Photos courtesy of Lloyd Collins
