Lucas Oil MLRA
I-80 Speedway
May 29, 2011
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Simpson captures Alphabet Soup Race victory at I-80 Speedway



by Ashley Berry
GREENWOOD, Neb. (May 29) - Chad Simpson took his Brinkman Motorsports MasterSbilt to the Lucas Oil MLRA, AAA Missouri Victory Lane on Sunday night. The 10th Annual Alphabet Soup Race at I-80 Speedway drew a stacked field of 54 Super Late Models. Simpson won his heat race to start the feature from the 4th row. A back and forth battle for the top three race positions consumed the feature until Chad's brother Chris Simpson, who was leading the race lost a motor with just 3 laps to go. Chad was able to take the lead on the restart and hold off Kyle Berck for the win. Berck was fast all night, winning in his A-Modified earlier in the evening and sitting on the outside pole for the Lucas Cattle Company A Main.

Kyle Berck was followed to the checkers by Lucas Oil MLRA points leader Al Purkey. Purkey did not do well in his heat and had to race  into the feature through a B Feature. Purkey started the A Main from the 16th position, when the caution for Chris Simpson with three to go came out, he was sitting in 6th. On the restart, Purkey went from 6th place to 3rd in just three laps. Kyle Berck ran in the front of the field during the entire feature, got high in turn two and lost 2 positions before working back to fight off Al Purkey and Travis Dickes for his second place finish. Dickes finished 4th and Steve Kempt rounded out the top 5.  

Joe Kosiski had an impressive night making the feature through a SLMR provisional starting the feature from the back and taking the KRC Hard Charger Award for his 7th place finish. Kosiski finished just behind Al Humphrey in 6th. A great night for both Kosiski and Humphrey. Gary Christian in the 58X finished 8th,  Tim Isenberg, a Lucas Oil Late Model Series regular finished 9th. Five time Lucas Oil MLRA Series Champion Alan Vaughn finished 10th.  

Heat race winners included; Denny Eckrich, Gary Christian, Chris Simpson, Chad Simpson, Travis Dickes and Kyle Berck. B Feature wins went to Brady Smith and Al Purkey.  

A-Main
1 25S Chad Simpson
2 14B Kyle Berck
3 33P Al Purkey
4 21T Travis Dickes
5 90 Steve Kempt
6 6 Al Humphrey
7 53 Joe Kosiski
8 58X Gary Christian
9 22V Alan Vaughn
10 2J John Anderson
11 9T Tim Isenberg
12 51F Matt Furman
13 15B Jason O'Brien
14 58E Dave Eckrich
15 14DM Dean Moore
16 Z62 Justin Zeitner
17 32S Chris Simpson
18 1X Bo Egge
19 24G Bryant Goldsmith
20 31U Jason Utter
21 51K Billy Koons, Jr.
22 50E Denny Eckrich
23 98X Jason Raven
24 3C Mike Collins
25 26JR Corey Zeitner
26 71MK Andrew McKay
27 15T David Turner
28 15JK Ricky Kay
29 77 Kurt Kile
30 62Z Leon Zeitner
31 2BS Brady Smith

B-Main #1
1 2BS Brady Smith
2 6 Al Humphrey
3 14DM Dean Moore
4 71MK Andrew McKay
5 77 Kurt Kile
6 1RM Jane Moss
7 24B Bill Leighton, Jr.
8 88 Kevin Kile
9 1W Mike Wiarda
10 22G Jill George
11 82 Robbie Andersen
12 19E Ross Evans
13 53 Joe Kosiski
14 22V Alan Vaughn
15 26JR Corey Zeitner
16 20J Jake Meier
17 56 Chris Speiker
18 3X Skip Frey
19 71M Mike Morton Jr
20 18H Dustin Hapka

B-Main #2
1 33P Al Purkey
2 9T Tim Isenberg
3 15B Jason O'Brien
4 15JK Ricky Kay
5 51K Billy Koons, Jr.
6 60H Dylan Smith
7 33X Brian Kenkel
8 40H Shawn Harker
9 24G Bryant Goldsmith
10 15K Jase Kaser
11 31U Jason Utter
12 22P Craig Preble
13 1J Jason Hobscheidt
14 80K Scott Koskovich
15 19R Dustin Reeh
16 4J J.C. Wyman
17 10C Verward Coover Jr,
18 Z62 Justin Zeitner
19 8 Mike Wallace
20 2J John Anderson

Heat #1
1 50E Denny Eckrich
2 62Z Leon Zeitner
3 14DM Dean Moore
4 1X Bo Egge
5 24B Bill Leighton, Jr.
6 22P Craig Preble
7 22G Jill George
8 82 Robbie Andersen
9 3X Skip Frey

Heat #2
1 58X Gary Christian
2 90 Steve Kempt
3 6 Al Humphrey
4 9T Tim Isenberg
5 2J John Anderson
6 40H Shawn Harker
7 24G Bryant Goldsmith
8 31U Jason Utter
9 8 Mike Wallace

Heat #3
1 32S Chris Simpson
2 3C Mike Collins
3 15B Jason O'brien
4 33X Brian Kenkel
5 51K Billy Koons, Jr.
6 1RM Jane Moss
7 88 Kevin Kile
8 71M Mike Morton Jr
9 19E Ross Evans

Heat #4
1 25S Chad Simpson
2 98X Jason Raven
3 26JR Corey Zeitner
4 71MK Andrew McKay
5 22V Alan Vaughn
6 56 Chris Speiker
7 60H Dylan Smith
8 1J Jason Hobscheidt
9 80K Scott Koskovich

Heat #5
1 21T Travis Dickes
2 51F Matt Furman
3 15K Jase Kaser
4 33P Al Purkey
5 77 Kurt Kile
6 1W Mike Wiarda
7 20J Jake Meier
8 18H Dustin Hapka
9 53 Joe Kosiski

Heat #6
1 14B Kyle Berck
2 15T David Turner
3 2BS Brady Smith
4 58E Dave Eckrich
5 15JK Ricky Kay
6 Z62 Justin Zeitner
7 4J J.C. Wyman
8 10C Verward Coover Jr,
9 19R Dustin Reeh