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Ben Shelton
GREENVILLE, Miss. (May 10) - The O'Reilly MSRA Super Late Models made their first ever trip to Greenville Speedway in Greenville, Mississippi, and at the end of the weekend, Ray Moore and Jeff Taylor went down in the record books as inaugural winners.
On Friday night, 25 Super Late Models signed in to do battle around the ¼ mile Greenville Speedway. After accumulating the most passing points in his heat race, Jeff Taylor earned the JFR Graphics Pole Qualifier Award. Throughout the course of the event, the top spot would see four different drivers trying to stake their claim as Taylor, Joey Mack, Dusty Johnston, and Ray Moore all took turns at the helm. At appeared late in the race that Moore was on his way to victory lane before a lapped car caused him to spin off the end of the track, relinquishing the lead to Taylor. Taylor would go on to take the win with Johnston, Mack, Moore (who charged from the back to a 4th place finish in 10 laps), and Jeff Chandler rounding out the top five. Jeff Floyd won the Larry Shaw Race Cars Hard Charger Award after coming from the last position to a 6th place finish in his backup car after an engine expired in his heat race. Bo Gordon received the Weld Racing Wheels Forge Ahead Hard Luck Award after he flipped out of the track, while running in the 5th position.
On Saturday night, the O'Reilly MSRA prepared for their second event under very threatening skies. Twenty-nine Super Late Models signed in for the event, and it was Joey Mack, who earned the JFR Graphics Pole Qualifier Award. Mack would lead early in the feature before Ray Moore slipped by to take a lead that he would never relinquish. Allen Tippin, Joey Mack, Dusty Johnston, and Kyle Beard rounded out the top five finishers. Jeff Sloan from Missouri received the Weld Racing Wheels Forge Ahead Hard Luck Award after battling fuel problems all weekend. Kyle Beard received the Larry Shaw Race Cars Hard Charger Award. Kyle started 18th and finish 5th, but the real story was the fact that he had to go to the back of the pack twice during cautions due to heading pitside trying to cool his engine down and steal managed to advance 13 positions.
Overall, it was a great weekend of racing at Greenville Speedway with a smooth racing surface and to quote the track owner, "some of the best racing I have ever seen at Greenville".
Next on tap for the O'Reilly MSRA Super Late Models will be a trip to southwest Arkansas. On Friday, May 16th the travelers will invade 67 Speedway in Texarkana, Arkansas for a $2,000 to win/$300 to start event. On Saturday May 17th, the action shifts to Arkansas Motor Speedway in Nashville, Arkansas for a $2,000 to win/$400 to start event. For more information, please visit www.MSRADirt.com .
The O'Reilly MSRA would like to thank O'Reilly Auto Parts, their Associate Sponsors- GRT Race Cars, Hoosier Racing Tires, COMP Cams, Larry Shaw Race Cars, Weld Racing, Kuntz & Company, JFR Graphics, RiceTec, ASI Racewear, ROCKHARD Powdercoat, Inc., MSR Mafia.com Marketing Services; and their contingency sponsors - Scott Wire, Duralite Racing Wheels, Suspension Spring Specialists, BSB Manufacturing, AP Racing, Wiles Drive Shafts, Joe Gibbs Racing Oil, Schaeffer Oil, & FSR Products.
O'Reilly MSRA Super Late Model Results
May 10th, 2008
Greenville Speedway
Greenville, Mississippi
Entries: 29
Larry Shaw Hard Charger: Kyle Beard
Weld Forge Ahead Hard Luck Award: Jeff Sloan
JFR Graphics Pole Qualifier: Joey Mack
COMP Cams Top Performer: Ray Moore
Feature Finish
1. Ray Moore
2. Allen Tippin
3. Joey Mack
4. Dusty Johnston
5. Kyle Beard
6. Billy Moyer Jr.
7. Dewaine Hottinger
8. Jeff Wells Jr.
9. Ross Camponovo
10. Jon Kirby
11. Greg Fore
12. Keith Craft
13. Jerry Inmon
14. Randy Mitchell
15. Mike Downing
16. Wayne Skinner
17. Mark Tice
18. Jeff Horton
19. Jeff Taylor
20. Jeff Floyd
DNQ: Michael Leal, Robert Smith, Gary Muncher, Mark Shaw, Jeff Sloan, Kenny Basco, Gary Beard, Bubba Harrison, Chad Washington
O'Reilly MSRA Super Late Model Results
May 9th, 2008
Greenville Speedway
Greenville, Mississippi
Entries: 25
Larry Shaw Hard Charger: Jeff Floyd
Weld Forge Ahead Hard Luck Award: Bo Gordon
JFR Graphics Pole Qualifier: Jeff Taylor
COMP Cams Top Performer: Jeff Taylor
Feature Finish
1. Jeff Taylor
2. Dusty Johnston
3. Joey Mack
4. Ray Moore
5. Jeff Chandler
6. Jeff Floyd
7. Ross Camponovo
8. Keith Craft
9. Jerry Inmon
10. Jon Kirby
11. Michael Leal
12. Wayne Skinner
13. Jeff Horton
14. Greg Fore
15. Robert Smith
16. Bo Gordon
17. Randy Mitchell
18. Gary Muncher
19. Scott Slay
20. Bubba Harrison
21. Kenny Basco
DNS: Jeff Sloan, Jordan Jones, Chad Washington, Mark Tice
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