Lucas Oil Speedway
May 12, 2012
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Russell takes first ULMA Late Model feature win at the Lucas Oil Speedway

Wheatland, MO (May 13th, 2012) - Saturday night at Lucas Oil Speedway the 3rd Annual Business Expo and Coyote 107.9 Night at the Races, was filled with family fun and great racing action. Fans enjoyed browsing displays and purchasing items from local businesses, while the Coyote 107.9 broadcast live from the Midway. Racing rolled out on the track with a strong field of regular weekly drivers and several newcomers. The Carson's Corner Napa Factory Stocks raced for bonus money with $500 to Win Presented by TNT Quick Shop, thanks to TNT for supporting the Factory Stock class. DJ's RV B-Modifieds were first in action with Shawn Strong from Billings, Missouri, picking up another win in 2012. In the ALPS Food Store ULMA Late Models, Jason Russell from Henley, Missouri put his #2 machine in Victory Lane. Jamie Ragland from Lebanon, Missouri, took the checkers in the Pitts Homes A-Modifieds and Burl Woods claimed the extra cash and the win in the Carson's Corner Napa Factory Stocks.       
       
DJ's RV B-Modifieds were first out on a beautiful evening at Lucas Oil Speedway. Shawn Strong (Billings, MO), started out front and stayed there. Kris Jackson from Lebanon, Missouri and Strong are the only two drivers in Lucas Oil Speedway Victory Lane in the DJ's RV B-Modifieds, so far in 2012. Jackson started in second for the feature and also finished his night there. The two put on a great show for fans the entire 20 lap feature. Jeff Miller from Hermitage, Missouri finished in the number three spot with Stephen Mulinburg from Sparta just behind in fourth. Ben Solberg pulled double duty racing a B-Modified and Factory Stock, Solberg finished in fifth. Solberg was the Hard Charger starting in 17th.     
 
Next up, the ALPS Food Stores ULMA Late Models lined up Jason Russell (Henley, MO), and Jeremy Kelly from Walnut Grove, Missouri out front to take the green flag. Russell jumped out to an early lead and never wavered. Several cautions allowed the field to reset behind Russell, however, he checked out each restart and held on for a victory. Jeremy Kelly ran solid finishing behind Russell in second with Phil Edmondson from Marionville, Missouri finishing in third. Brandon Imhoff from Lake Ozark, Missouri finished the feature event in fourth, with the #99 of Larry Jones from El Dorado, Missouri rounding out the top five. Justin Russel was the ALPS Food Store ULMA Hard Charger of the night coming from a 17th starting spot to finish 7th.     
 
Pitts Homes USRA A-Modifieds had a field of 32 of the areas top modified drivers in attendance, Saturday night. Paden Phillips from Chanute, KS started on the pole with Jamie Ragland (Lebanon, MO) in second. The two had an all out duel for the lead. Lap after lap, caution after caution, the young hot shoe Phillips and former Track Champion, Jamie Ragland, were both out for the win. Phillips went for the lead mid-race, trying to push Ragland out of the way. Ragland held steady and kept the lead. Phillips dropped back and eventually exited the track. Terry Schultz from Sedalia, Missouri recorded a second place finish, after starting seventh. Jon Sheets from Nevada, Missouri ran with the front pack all night and finished in third. Stephen Muilenburg from Sparta, Missouri ended up fourth with Eddie Bray Jr. from Archie, Missouri taking the checkers in fifth. Jason Pursley from Wheatland, Missouri won the B-Feature to start 17th in the main event, he was the race Hard Charger with a sixth place finish.   

ULMA Late Models
1 2J Jason Russell
2 4 Jeremy Kelley
3 7E Phil Edmondson
4 86 Brandon Imhoff
5 99J Larry Jones
6 5 Tommy Cordray
7 OX Justin Russell
8 9E Evan Hubert
9 18 Rylan Long
10 7W Brett Wood
11 2P R. D. Peterson
12 1T Bob Test
13 71 Mike Berger
14 133 Chris Hawkins
15 55K Andy Kennedy
16 72W Jake Williams
17 1TC Chris Cox
18 101 Harlen Kennedy
19 25B Christopher Morelock
20 12 Gage Wineland
21 42 Lane Ehlert
22 7X Todd Mccoin
23 427 Kenny Pike
24 17 Daniel Jessen

USRA A-Modifieds
1 15R Jamie Ragland
2 90 Terry Schultz
3 8S Jon Sheets
4 33 Stephen Muilenburg
5 19K Eddie Bray Jr
6 38C Jason Pursley
7 51 Tim Setzer
8 5 Colson Kirk
9 12M Christopher Moon
10 2J Jason Russell
11 14 Shawn Nations
12 5J John Fellers
13 15X Richard Payne
14 91 Tim Bostwick
15 112M Justin Moon
16 T10 Tyler Brown
17 24D Donnie Fellers
18 03J Chase Jones
19 27JR Chase Domer
20 12K Kaelie Archer
21 25M Jordan Mccrimmon
22 9D8 Paden Phillips
23 53W Dallas White
24 1B Kaleb Bray

Factory Stock
1 26 Burl Woods
2 72 Ben Solberg
3 11B Derek Brown
4 6 7/8 Sundance Keepper
5 10C Mark Carter
6 35C Johnny Coats
7 28 Doug Rich
8 25 Brian Eckhoff
9 94 Kenny Carroll
10 1 Chip Shaddox
11 35 Michael Plummer
12 93 Randy Gilmore
13 33 Mike Bitner
14 77B Greg Borden
15 38 Wes Segar
16 77W Keith Webster
17 20 Alan Ferguson
18 11 Michael Mcgilvray
19 59 Timothy Mcmurtry
20 15 T J Faulkenberry
21 60C Thomas Curnutt
22 7K Jeff Pipala
23 61K Richard Curnett
24 8T Tommy Mosher
25 68OU1 Dan Corum

B-Modified
1 14 Shawn Strong
2 65 Kris Jackson
3 17M Jeff Miller
4 33 Stephen Muilenburg
5 72 Ben Solberg
6 7X Terry Kirk
7 91 Brian Webster
8 5M Tracy Manning
9 24H Stacy Hall
10 1 Zach Zeugin
11 17S Ken Scott
12 C2 Eddie Clark
13 41JR John Haslock Jr.
14 55B Chuck Becker
15 2A Justin Amick
16 15E Ryan Edde
17 33A Ed Adams