MLRA Late Models
Lucas Oil Speedway
August 31, 2013
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Looney drives to convincing MLRA victory in new car at Lucas Oil Speedway



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WHEATLAND, MO (August 31) - Saturday night there was a bit of apprehension of the unknown, as Brad Looney unloaded a brand new race car to compete for the first time. Without the benefit of any track time, the team was just hoping for a good night, but really had no idea what to expect in the Lucas Oil MLRA event at Lucas Oil Speedway. It was obvious from the drop of the green he was going to contend. Looney worked the top side of the race track and scored a convincing victory in a brand new Capital Race Car. It is his second ever win in Lucas Oil MLRA competition at Lucas Oil Speedway.

"It just kind of seemed like tonight everything just kind of fell together and went my way," commented Looney. "You got good quality racers out there tonight, Terry Phillips, Tony Jackson. To keep them behind you puts a lot of confidence in yourself to go out and win again."

Behind the #14 there was quite a race going on. Chad Simpson looked destined for a runner up finish, but his engine terminated five laps shy of the checkers. Simpson's misfortune gave Terry Philips and Tony Jackson Jr second and third, where they finished. The two went back and forth several times throughout the forty lap feature.



Jackson was somewhat frustrated at the end of the night as he felt like a conservative setup cost him a chance at the win. "We just got caught up points racing," said Jackson. "It's what you shouldn't do. Usually Vaught is really good here and he was so far back in the feature. It just seemed like the right thing to do, was to be conservative."

Will Vaught ran right behind Jackson in fourth, so there will not be much of a difference in the points heading into the final two events at Lakeside Speedway in October.

A-Main
1 2 14L Brad Looney
2 5 75P Terry Phillips
3 4 56J Tony Jackson, Jr
4 15 1V Will Vaught
5 1 5J Matt Johnson
6 16 00 Jesse Stovall
7 17 2 John Anderson
8 8 33 Jack Sullivan
9 19 7B Mark Burgtorf
10 13 33X Eric Turner
11 3 6 Wendell Wallace
12 18 18 Chase Junghans
13 21 77A Justin Asplin
14 6 29D Spencer Diercks
15 10 14W Dustin Walker
16 7 25C Chad Simpson
17 24 7J Jd Hubert
18 12 17M Robert Baker
19 9 25S Chris Smyser
20 11 2R Jason Russell
21 14 21T Travis Dickes
22 20 6E Leslie Essary
23 22 71B Jason Bodenhamer
24 23 23E Ethan Young

B-Main #1
1 2 John Anderson
2 7B Mark Burgtorf
3 71B Jason Bodenhamer
4 7J JD Hubert
5 15T David Turner
6 98W Justin Wells
7 4G Brantlee Gotschall
8 99J Larry Jones
9 6C Bob Cummings
10 42M Brandon McCormick
11 23E Ethan Young
12 30C Don Cloyd

B-Main #2
1 18 Chase Junghans
2 6E Leslie Essary
3 58E Dave Eckrich
4 42X Brian Schutt
5 77A Justin Asplin
6 15J Patrick Johnson
7 14M Reid Millard
8 45K Bob King
9 10W Cole Wells
10 99M Cliff Morrow
11 0X Jason Sivils

Heat #1
1 5J Matt Johnson
2 14W Dustin Walker
3 25C Chad Simpson
4 1V Will Vaught
5 2 John Anderson
6 18 Chase Junghans
7 42X Brian Schutt
8 99J Larry Jones
9 30C Don Cloyd
10 6C Bob Cummings

Heat #2
1 75P Terry Phillips
2 33 Jack Sullivan
3 33X Eric Turner
4 25S Chris Smyser
5 6E Leslie Essary
6 58E Dave Eckrich
7 42M Brandon McCormick
8 23E Ethan Young
9 0X Jason Sivils
10 99M Cliff Morrow

Heat #3
1 14L Brad Looney
2 2R Jason Russell
3 21T Travis Dickes
4 17M Robert Baker
5 7J JD Hubert
6 7B Mark Burgtorf
7 15T David Turner
8 77A Justin Asplin
9 98W Justin Wells
10 4G Brantlee Gotschall

Heat #4
1 6 Wendell Wallace
2 29D Spencer Diercks
3 56J Tony Jackson, Jr
4 71B Jason Bodenhamer
5 00 Jesse Stovall
6 15J Patrick Johnson
7 10W Cole Wells
8 45K Bob King
9 14M Reid Millard


Event Photos courtesy of Ron Mitchell