Lucas Oil MLRA
I-80 Speedway
April 6, 2013
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Phillips wires field in MLRA/CBC Spring Meltdown finale at I-80 Speedway



GREENWOOD, NE (April 6) - Terry Phillips started on the pole and led all thirty-five laps to score the win in Lucas Oil MLRA competition at I-80 Speedway. "We tried some new stuff, it worked pretty good," commented Phillips. "We got a little closer. I'm never satisfied I guess. The car was pretty good and the motor ran real good. It kind of went our way tonight."
 
The race was in question for a period of time however, as Chad Simpson closed in on the two-time series champion. Phillips never bobbled and pulled away from him on the final restart, with thirteen laps to go. "I just got to driving to hard," said Phillips of Simpson's pursuit. "I finally settled down and got in a rhythm, and I think I got a way just a little bit. He (Simpson) is a good racer. That's good competition to race against, so I was on my toes."
 
The runner up spot went to Simpson, with his brother Chris, finishing third. This weekend marked the first two races of the season for Simpson and the Brinkman Motorsports team.
 
It was somewhat of an empty feeling for Chris Simpson following the race as an untimely miscue left him wondering what if. Simpson's team left a block in the car, which they inserted while it was in the pits on jack stands. He told the I-80 Speedway faithful that he was surprised to run as well as he did. Overall it was a solid weekend for him as he continues to fine tune his new MB Customs Race Car.


 
There was a feverish tilt for fourth through seventh place in the waning stages of the race. Brad Looney, John Anderson, Will Vaught and Jesse Stovall duked it out and left fans talking about their performance on their way out of the track.
 
Chad Simpson, Brad Looney, Terry Phillips and Chris Simpson all scored heat race wins. Next weekend the tour rolls into Lucas Oil Speedway for the Annual "Spring Thunder." John Anderson is the defending race winner.
 
Race Results
 
A Feature (35 Laps): 1. Terry Phillips (Springfield, MO), 2. Chad Simpson (Mt Vernon, IA), 3. Chris Simpson (Oxford, IA), 4. Brad Looney (Republic, MO), 5. John Anderson (Omaha, NE), 6. Will Vaught (Crane, MO), 7. Jesse Stovall (Republic, MO), 8. Dave Eckrich (Cosgrove, IA), 9. Kyle Berck (Marquette, NE), 10. Chase Junghans (Manhattan, KS), 11. Tommy Weder Jr. (Woodward, OK), 12. Justin Asplin (Birch Tree, MO), 13. Jason Bodenhamer (Centerview, MO), 14. Justin Zeitner (LaVista, NE), 15. Tony Jackson Jr (Lebanon, MO), 16. Travis Dickes (Madison, NE), 17.Tyson Turnbull (Estevan, SK), 18. Bryant Goldsmith (Corning, IA), 19. Bill Leighton (Omaha, NE), 20. Dustin Walker (Peculiar, MO), 21. Junior Coover (Norfolk, NE), 22. Justin Mitchell (Cedar Rapids, IA), 23. Doug Herrick (West Concord, MN), 24. Andrew Kosiski (Omaha, NE), 25. Kevin Sather (Des Moines, IA), 26. Jake Meier (Tipton, IA)
 
B Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. Justin Zeitner (LaVista, NE), 2. Tony Jackson, Jr (Lebanon, MO), 3. Tad Pospisil (Norfolk, NE), 4. Brunson Behning (Davenport, IA), 5. Leon Zeitner (LaVista, NE), 6. Doug Herrick (West Concord, MN), 7. Mike Stadel (Rapid City, SD), 8. Ben Sukup (Norfolk, NE), 9. Scott Daley (Elkhorn, NE), 10. Jim Johnson, 11. Travis Dickes (Madison, NE), 12. Jake Meier (Tipton, IA)
 
B Feature 2 (12 laps): 1. Andrew Kosiski (Omaha, NE), 2. Justin Mitchell (Cedar Rapids, IA), 3. Corey Zeitner (Bellevue, NE), 4. Bill Leighton (Omaha, NE), 5. Jason Bodenhamer (Centerview, MO), 6. Doug Blashe, 7. Brian Kenkel (Elkhorn, NE), 8. Mark Dotson (Cameron, MO), 9. Dustin Walker (Peculiar, MO), 10. Alonzo Grosse (Council Bluffs, IA), 11. Clint Benson (Papillion, NE)
 
Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. Chad Simpson (Mt Vernon, IA), 2. Jesse Stovall (Republic, MO), 3. Chase Junghans (Manhattan, KS), 4. Junior Coover (Norfolk, NE), 5. Brunson Behning (Davenport, IA), 6. Mike Stadel (Rapid City, SD), 7. Ben Sukup (Norfolk, NE), 8. Leon Zeitner (LaVista, NE), 9. Jim Johnson, 10. Jake Meier (Tipton, IA)
 
Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. Brad Looney (Republic, MO), 2. Tyson Turnbull (Estevan, SK), 3. Justin Asplin (Birch Tree, MO), 4. Bryant Goldsmith (Corning, IA), 5. Tad Pospisil (Norfolk, NE), 6. Andrew Kosiski (Omaha, NE), 7. Dustin Walker (Peculiar, MO), 8. Clint Benson (Papillion, NE), 9. Doug Blashe, 10. Justin Mitchell (Cedar Rapids, IA)
 
Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. Terry Phillips (Springfield, MO), 2. Tommy Weder Jr. (Woodward, OK), 3. Kyle Berck (Marquette, NE), 4. Kevin Sather (Des Moines, IA), 5. Bill Leighton (Omaha, NE), 6. Justin Zeitner (LaVista, NE), 7. Tony Jackson Jr (Lebanon, MO), 8. Travis Dickes (Madison, NE), 9. Doug Herrick (West Concord, MN), 10. Scott Daley (Elkhorn, NE)
 
Heat 4 (10 laps): 1. Chris Simpson (Oxford, IA), 2. Dave Eckrich (Cosgrove, IA), 3. Will Vaught (Crane, MO), 4. John Anderson (Omaha, NE), 5. Mark Dotson (Cameron, MO), 6. Brian Kenkel (Elkhorn, NE), 7. Alonzo Grosse (Council Bluffs, IA), 8. Corey Zeitner (Bellevue, NE), 9. Jason Bodenhamer (Centerview, MO)

Event Photos courtesy of Lloyd Collins