MLRA/CBC Late Models
I-80 Speedway
April 4, 2015
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Shereck Breaks Through for Lucas Oil MLRA Victory at I-80 Speedway



MLRA PR
GREENWOOD, NE (April 4) - Saturday's Lucas Oil MLRA Spring Meltdown finale from I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Nebraska was dominated by Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender Jim Shereck. Starting the feature on the pole, Shereck quickly took the lead and kept his car as straight as possible to nail down the biggest win of his career. His 3.6 second margin of victory netted the team $5,000, and they were all smiles in Andy's Frozen Custard Victory Lane.

"A lot of it was luck," said Shereck. "Good heat race, good points, getting on the pole. I can't thank my kids, Marc (crew chief), they did a super job. We've got a limited crew, but we get the most out of it. You had to keep it straight or you wouldn't have any tires. I don't even know what these look like. I could tell though, at the end, the tires were fading."

Second place is also the best ever finish in Lucas Oil MLRA action for Norfolk, Nebraska standout Tad Pospisil. Sporting a new Black Diamond Chassis this weekend, Pospisil passed four cars in his heat to earn the third starting spot. He moved to second early and made several charges at Shereck, but never had a good enough run to pull even with him.

"It was a great weekend, this first weekend in the car," commented Pospisil. "This car is just fabulous from the get go. We've got a lot of laps here. To bring a new car to it, at least I got a little comfort with this track. I tried real hard early to get him (Shereck). I wore my tire completely bald."

Jeremy Payne started the race on the outside of the front row and lost second before he was able to get to the bottom of the track. Once in third he settled in. The trio ran in close quarters briefly while navigating lapped traffic. Once Shereck put a pair of lapped cars between himself and the rest of the field, it was simply a matter knocking down laps and maintaining equipment.

Qualifying heat races were won by; Terry Phillips, Jason Krohn, Jim Shereck and Jeremy Payne.

Stormy Scott left I-80 Speedway with a narrow points lead. He is followed by Jeremy Payne, Terry Phillips, Tad Pospisil and Ryan Gustin.

Next for the Lucas Oil MLRA is a two day stop at Lucas Oil Speedway for the 2nd Annual Spring Nationals. Action gets underway Thursday, April 9th with a three hour practice session. Friday night, April 10th the winner's share is $2,000, and Saturday evening, April 11th pays the winner $3,000. Find out more about the event by visiting LucasOilSpeedway.com.

For all of the latest news and information fans are encouraged to visit the series website at www.MLRARacing.com.

A-Main
1 1 17 Jim Shereck St Charles, MO
2 3 04 Tad Pospisil Norfolk, NE
3 2 186 Jeremy Payne Springfield, MO
4 5 18J Chase Junghuns Manhattan, KS
5 7 12S Stormy Scott Las Cruces, NM
6 9 58E Dave Eckrich Oxford, IA
7 4 7K Jason Krohn Slayton, MN
8 10 2 Tommy Weder Jr Woodward, OK
9 6 75P Terry Phillips Springfield, MO
10 8 21X John Anderson Omaha, NE
11 16 19R Ryan Gustin Marshalltown, IA
12 20 31U Jason Utter Columbus Junction, IA
13 13 96T RC Whitwell Tuscon, AZ
14 18 0 Jake O’Neal Tuscon, AZ
15 23 25C Chad Simpson Mt Wernon, IA
16 15 14W Dustin Walker Pecvliar, MO
17 21 98 Ben Schaller Omaha, NE
18 28 16 Austin Siebert Grandview, MO
19 11 11K Jeremy Keller Mandan, ND
20 24 29 Spencer Diercks Davenport, IA
21 25 99 Scott Lewis Henderson, CO
22 22 15J Jason O'brien Atlantic, IA
23 19 68 Dan Shepherd Greeley, CO
24 27 24 Bill Leighton, Jr. Lavista, NE
25 26 14 Kyle Berck Marquette, NE
26 12 56X Chris Spieker Massena, IA
27 14 50 Denny Eckrich Tiffin, IA
28 17 4W J.C. Wyman Griswold, IA
29 30 52K Brian Kosiski Papillion, NE
30 29 29K Bill Koons Blair, NE

B-Main #1
1 2 4W J.C. Wyman
2 5 68 Dan Shepherd
3 7 98 Ben Schaller
4 6 16 Austin Siebert
5 10 24 Bill Leighton, Jr.
6 3 25C Chad Simpson
7 1 3X Skip Frey
8 13 10C Vernard Coover Jr,
9 4 81 Mike Stadel
10 8 22 Gary Brown
11 11 29K Bill Koons
12 9 41 Robbie Jorgensen
13 12 2T Terry Bouschee

B-Main #2
1 2 0 Jake O’Neal
2 1 31U Jason Utter
3 3 15J Jason O'Brien
4 5 29 Spencer Diercks
5 4 99 Scott Lewis
6 6 96 Doug Herrick
7 8 52K Brian Kosiski
8 9 15W Mike Wiarda
9 11 93J Jay Johnson
10 10 36 Jim Johnson
11 7 14 Kyle Berck
12 12 28R Mark Rose

Heat #1
1 1 75P Terry Phillips
2 6 04 Tad Pospisil
3 4 96T RC Whitwell
4 5 19R Ryan Gustin
5 10 50 Denny Eckrich
6 8 25C Chad Simpson
7 2 16 Austin Siebert
8 9 14 Kyle Berck
9 7 15W Mike Wiarda
10 11 29K Bill Koons
11 3 10C Vernard Coover Jr,

Heat #2
1 2 7K Jason Krohn
2 4 12S Stormy Scott
3 5 56X Chris Spieker
4 1 3X Skip Frey
5 7 31U Jason Utter
6 3 15J Jason O'Brien
7 6 96 Doug Herrick
8 10 98 Ben Schaller
9 9 24 Bill Leighton, Jr.
10 8 93J Jay Johnson

Heat #3
1 4 17 Jim Sherek
2 2 11K Jeremy Keller
3 7 21X John Anderson
4 10 58E Dave Eckrich
5 1 4W J.C. Wyman
6 3 81 Mike Stadel
7 9 68 Dan Shepherd
8 5 22 Gary Brown
9 8 36 Jim Johnson
10 6 2T Terry Bouschee

Heat #4
1 3 186 Jeremy Payne
2 5 18J Chase Junghuns
3 2 14W Dustin Walker
4 9 2 Tommy Weder Jr
5 4 0 Jake O’Neal
6 1 99 Scott Lewis
7 8 29 Spencer Diercks
8 6 52K Brian Kosiski
9 10 41 Robbie Jorgensen
10 7 28R Mark Rose