MLRA Late Models
Lucas Oil Speedway
April 11, 2015
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Landers Dominates MLRA Spring Nationals Finale at Lucas Oil Speedway



MLRA PR
WHEATLAND, MO (April 11) - Saturday's Lucas Oil MLRA finale of the 2nd Annual Spring Nationals Presented by RacingJunk.com was a commanding performance by Jared Landers. Landers, who's schedule changed mid-week with the announcement of the postponement of a Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event in Mississippi, qualified on the pole. He set a torrid pace lapping up to the 12th place finisher in the feature.

Photos by Lloyd Collins

The forty lap event ran caution free. Landers' win is his first ever with the Lucas Oil MLRA and first ever at Lucas Oil Speedway. The event served as tune up for the Double L Motorsports team for the quickly approaching 23rd Annual Show Me 100 Presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com.

"It was a good car," commented Landers in Andy's Frozen Custard Victory Lane. "It was a good car last night. This was the first time I've capitalized on a car that was good. Tonight we had nowhere to go but backwards, so I had to stay out there. The race track actually turned around from last night. I think they've got something to work with now. It's gonna be a good race for the Show Me."



Behind the leader there was furious scrum of three to five cars consistently jockeying for position. Once lapped traffic came into play positions were heavily contested all the way to the checkers. Will Vaught showed well in only his third race in a Rocket Chassis. He emerged with a runner up finish.

"We're happy," said Vaught following the race." After last night, we struggled so bad and really didn't have no luck. To come out and run second is alright."

Jason Utter qualified well and started 7th. He raced up near the front and finished the evening third in his Black Diamond Chassis. Jack Sullivan and Jesse Stovall completed the night's top five finishers.

Prior to the event, during the four wide parade lap, all of the 26 feature starters released purple balloons in honor of Autism Awareness month in April. Several cars also sported Autism Awareness stickers while competing this weekend. The traditional black and white checkered flag was replaced with a blue and white flag to further raise awareness of the disorder.



Next up for the series is a busy three day weekend in Iowa and Missouri in early May. Ryan Gustin holds a 22 point lead over Jeremy Payne in the season standings. Terry Phillips, Jason Utter and Tad Pospisil round out the top five

A-Main    
1 1 77 Jared Landers Batesville, AR (40) $3,000
2 5 1v Will Vaught Crane, MO (40)
3 7 31u Jason Utter Columbus Junction, IA (40)
4 3 18s Jack Sullivan Greenbriar, AR (40)
5 9 00 Jesse Stovall Billings, MO (40)
6 2 186 Jeremy Payne Springfield, MO (40)
7 6 56 Tony Jackson, Jr Lebanon, MO (40)
8 11 19r Ryan Gustin Marshalltown, IA (40)
9 10 14L Brad Looney Republic, MO (40)
10 20 25c Chad Simpson Mt Vernon, IA (40)
11 4 02 Tommy Weder Jr. Woodward, OK (40)
12 16 6w RC Whitwell Tucson, AZ (40)
13 18 58e Dave Eckrich Oxford, IA (39)
14 13 75 Terry Phillips Springfield, MO (39)
15 17 24L Bill Leighton Omaha, NE (39)
16 23 0 Jake O'Neil Tucson, AZ (39)
17 21 86 Kyle Beard Trumann, AR (39)
18 22 16a Austin Siebert Grandview, MO (39)
19 8 4s Shannon Scott Henryetta, OK (39)
20 24 14w Dustin Walker Peculiar, MO (39)
21 25 99L Scott Lewis Henderson, CO (38)
22 26 15b Jason O'Brien Atlantic, IA (28)
23 19 04 Tad Pospisil Norfolk, NE (20)
24 15 5J Matt Johnson Archie, MO (20)
25 12 6m Wendall Wallace Batesville, AR (15)
26 14 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR (14)

B-Main #1    
1 2 24L Bill Leighton Omaha, NE
2 8 04 Tad Pospisil Norfolk, NE
3 1 86 Kyle Beard Trumann, AR
4 11 21b Chris Brown Spring, TX
5 4 4W J.C. Wyman Griswold, IA
6 6 94 Austin Rettig Sikeston, MO
7 9 0 Jake O'Neil Tucson, AZ
8 7 42m Brandon McCormick Lebanon, MO
9 12 85d Mark Dotson Cameron, MO
10 3 2m Allen Murray San Antonio, TX
11 13 15b Jason O'Brien Atlantic, IA
12 10 14w Dustin Walker Peculiar, MO
13 5 99L Scott Lewis Henderson, CO
14 14 1t Chris Cox Jefferson City, MO
dns 777 Gavin Landers Batesville, AR
dns 4g Brantlee Gotschall Nevada, MO

B-Main #2    
1 2 58e Dave Eckrich Oxford, IA
2 5 25c Chad Simpson Mt Vernon, IA
3 3 16a Austin Siebert Grandview, MO
4 7 15t David Turner Creighton, MO
5 1 188 Chad Wheeler Greenbriar, AR
6 10 42b Brian Schutt Lebanon, MO
7 13 R5 Hunter Rasdon Jonesboro, AR
8 9 29d Spencer Diercks Davenport, IA
9 8 15j Patrick Johnson Ash Grove, MO
10 6 68 Dan Sheppard Greeley, CO
11 14 14m Reid Millard Jefferson City, MO
12 4 2b Jason Bodenhamer Centerview, MO
13 11 99j Larry Jones El Dorado Sprngs, MO
14 12 15L Payton Looney Republic, MO
dns 10m Jacob Magee Caney, KS

Heat #1    
1 1 1v Will Vaught Crane, MO
2 6 18s Jack Sullivan Greenbriar, AR
3 7 00 Jesse Stovall Billings, MO
4 2 58e Dave Eckrich Oxford, IA
5 3 16a Austin Siebert Grandview, MO
6 8 25c Chad Simpson Mt Vernon, IA
7 5 14w Dustin Walker Peculiar, MO
8 9 42b Brian Schutt Lebanon, MO
9 10 15b Jason O'Brien Atlantic, IA
10 4 14m Reid Millard Jefferson City, MO

Heat #2    
1 5 77 Jared Landers Batesville, AR
2 3 19r Ryan Gustin Marshalltown, IA
3 7 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR
4 2 5J Matt Johnson Archie, MO
5 1 4W J.C. Wyman Griswold, IA
6 4 94 Austin Rettig Sikeston, MO
7 8 04 Tad Pospisil Norfolk, NE
8 9 21b Chris Brown Spring, TX
9 6 R5 Hunter Rasdon Jonesboro, AR
10 10 1t Chris Cox Jefferson City, MO

Heat #3    
1 3 186 Jeremy Payne Springfield, MO
2 1 75 Terry Phillips Springfield, MO
3 7 14L Brad Looney Republic, MO
4 5 188 Chad Wheeler Greenbriar, AR
5 4 2b Jason Bodenhamer Centerview, MO
6 6 68 Dan Sheppard Greeley, CO
7 8 15j Patrick Johnson Ash Grove, MO
8 2 99j Larry Jones El Dorado Sprngs, MO
dns 10m Jacob Magee Caney, KS

Heat #4    
1 2 56 Tony Jackson, Jr Lebanon, MO
2 5 31u Jason Utter Columbus Junction, IA
3 3 6w RC Whitwell Tucson, AZ
4 6 24L Bill Leighton Omaha, NE
5 4 99L Scott Lewis Henderson, CO
6 7 42m Brandon McCormick Lebanon, MO
7 9 0 Jake O'Neil Tucson, AZ
8 8 85d Mark Dotson Cameron, MO
9 1 4g Brantlee Gotschall Nevada, MO

Heat #5    
3 1 86 Kyle Beard Trumann, AR
1 2 02 Tommy Weder Jr. Woodward, OK
9 3 777 Gavin Landers Batesville, AR
2 4 4s Shannon Scott Henryetta, OK
6 5 15t David Turner Creighton, MO
5 6 2m Allen Murray San Antonio, TX
8 7 15L Payton Looney Republic, MO
7 8 29d Spencer Diercks Davenport, IA
4 9 6m Wendall Wallace Batesville, AR