CHEATHAM GETS BY WALKER, LATE IN FASTRAK LATEMODEL SHOW;
AGEE WINS RACE BUT FALLS JUST SHORT OF KROG 'S POINTS CHAMPIONSHIP RUN FOR SPORTSMAN CLASS

MOBERLY, MO. (Aug 27) - Point Championships were wrapped up on a beautiful Saturday night August 25, 2007 at Moberly's 24 Raceway. Drivers from Hallsville, Kirksville, Madison, and 2 from Clarence were proud of their accomplishment to become 2007 Champions for their respective class. All other racers in the top 10 of their respective class deservedly earned recognition as well for their hard work by challenging and pursuing that top award. Throughout the year, 241 race cars earned points and 24 Raceway sincerely appreciates their participation and commitment to the sport of auto racing. Although points have been determined, competitive dirt track racing continues each week until October 6 (excluding Sept. 29 which will be the Busch Grand National race at Kansas Speedway, followed by the CUP race on Sunday the 30th). See notice of upcoming events at the end of this report.

RACE RESULTS:

HOBBY STOCKS:
Kevin Renzelmann (#41 Huntsville), the Heat 2 winner, pulled ahead off turn 2 on the first lap and opened up a lead to distance himself from the field. He went on to capture the checkered flag and earned 3rd place in the Points. Clayton Crump (#3C Centralia) had a good run for the evening after winning the first heat and then finished 2nd in the feature. Remaining glued to the 3rd position was Mark Forrester (#10 Columbia - 4th in Points) followed by the Point Champion Alan Hultz (#51 Madison). There was close action between the 2nd-5th cars with Darrell Nickerson (#32 Moberly - 6th in Points) rounding out the top 5. Super job! Renzelmann had a 'lot of fun' and thought it was a 'good tacky track'. He had a 'little bad luck at the beginning of the season', but did a good job moving up in points.

HORNETS:
Heat 2 winner Brooke Hassler (#21 Columbia - 2006 Point Champ and 2007 2nd place in Points) was impressively hooked up to maintain a big lead into victory lane for the 2nd week in a row. He led a 3-car group that kept their positions throughout the feature. Scoring the 2nd place was Chad Hickam (#9H Hallsville - 2007 Points Champion). Claiming the 3rd spot was Rob Chase (#3 Clark - 4th in Points) who was driving a new car after crashing the old one a couple weeks ago. Rookie Galen Hassler (#25 Hallsville - 3rd in Points) racked up a 4th place behind Chase and was followed in 5th was Vince Jasper (#K-2 Clarence & in top 10 of Points). The Hassler brothers celebrated on the front stretch for the photo. B. Hassler said the 'track's awesome' and that his 'car has started running really well lately'. Then he congratulated Chad (Hickam) on his Season Point victory. When asked about his brother finishing 3rd in points, he said he was glad for him but would have "been upset if he'd finished ahead of me".

A-MODS:
After a red flag for a big jumble of cars off turn 2, some tremendous competition ensued between eventual winner Mark Burgtorf (#69 Quincy, IL) and Mark VanWinkle (#24V Hannibal) who powered into 2nd place. Two other close competitors battling for 3rd and 4th respectively were Brandon Lennox (#22C New London - 2nd in Points) and Scotty Roberts (#25 Columbia - 8th in Points). Sweeping the 5th spot was Mark Dotson (#85D Cameron). It was an unfortunate night for Vance Wilson (#66 Frankford - 3rd in Points) as he had car problems all evening (an almost full moon to blame???). Burgtorf said it 'was a good race' and although lapped cars held both him & the 24V car back, it actually helped him get the lead.

MFA OIL/BREAKTIME SPORTSMAN:
Pete Agee (#14 Huntsville - 2nd in Points) gave an awesome performance of passing every car after starting in the rear due to a flat tire on the first lap. Agee picked up this victory after also winning his heat race. Clinton "Pinkie" Dale (#7X Moberly) captured the 2nd place. In 3rd was Kyle Chinn (#81 Clarence) but was later disqualified which allowed Larry Krog (#6K / 01K Clarence) to accept 3rd and the 2007 Points Championship. Because Krog had a tangle and an easy roll-over damaging his 6K car, Jeff Creed (#01 Cairo - 3rd in Points) gave up his ride so that Krog could earn the points needed to clinch the Championship. Points go to the driver, not the car. Joining the top 5 was Chad Walter (#23 Clarence - 4th in Points) in 4th and Rick Girard (#00 Columbia) in 5th.

MOBERLY MOTORS B-MODS:
Heat 2 winner Bob Woodrow (#3 Hannibal - 4th in Points) once again joined victory lane and for awhile was followed by close competitor Jim Gillenwater (#10X Keokuk, IA) until he spun out on the back stretch. So, Dustin Boling (#36 Lentner) charged into the 2nd position followed by the 2007 B-Mod Points Champion Kelly Smith (#82 Kirksville) in 3rd. Gary Wilson (#11 Holliday - 2nd in Points) battled hard for the 4th spot with Craig Spegal (#7S New London) following in 5th. Woodrow said the 'track was different - but awesome". He enjoyed it! When asked how he was doing at other tracks, he replied that he "hadn't been racing anywhere but has been working on his house".

FASTRAK LATE MODELS:
What a super competition developed between the top leaders of this 30-lap, $1000-prize race between the visiting Fastrak Late Model drivers. It looked as though Darin Walker (#24 Bowling Green) had the race wrapped up but with a couple laps to go Bert Cheatham (#75 St. Clair) took advantage of the high side and passed Walker on the restart to pocket the big bucks. Grabbing the 3rd place was Darrel Moser, Jr. (#22 New Haven) who also took advantage of the restart by passing Tracey Cotrell (#18X Russellville). Cotrell had to settle for 4th and was followed in 5th by Dallas Bennett (#28 New Haven). Cheatham (Heat 2 winner) said it was a 'Godsend' - 'that his only chance was on the high side and luckily they (Walker and Moser, Jr.) went low and I got around'. He said it was a 'good night' and said thanks to his 'Mate, up there from Australia' for coming. Kenny Edwards (Carl's little brother) finished in a good 7th place.

THANKS:

Bubba' Burger Bar (Moberly) - Angela Taylor - for her good job providing great food from the concession stands!

50/50 Drawing of $130 went to Tim Akins of Harrisburg.

Zachary Schull "8" of Columbia was the lucky winner of the bicycle donated by Glawson Concrete of Tuscumbia and owner of the A-Modified 4G car, now being driven by Mike McCarty.

Carl Edwards-signed #99 Hat, Photocards, and a T-Shirt from the earlier Craftsman Series Truck Days, provided by.

New Sponsors - Emery Sapp and Sons and Triple S Hauling - both of Columbia

KZZT, KRES, Pizza Hut, Bloomin' Idiots, Smith Auto Salvage, Funny Pages Cafe, Coffee House, and C.B. Riley for all their tickets, food, and gifts for the Jr. Fan Club and the Adult prizes.


UPCOMING EVENTS:
This week, 24 Raceway has the annual two-day SPEEDBOWL event planned for Saturday, September 1 AND Sunday September 2, brought to you by Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership of Moberly. A $2007 prize awaits the A-Modified winner in this 2-day event. Saturday will be the qualifying for the starting row and the following 7 rows on the grid for each class. Each class will see 16 cars qualify for their guaranteed start in the field. A six car / six lap dash on Saturday will be used to determine the front six starting positions. Sunday will see a "last-chance" qualifying effort by those not making the field on Saturday thru the finish in the consy races for each of the five classes. Only the top 8 from those consy races will transfer. And those cars will line up in rows 9 thru 12 for their respective features, following the previously established 8 rows from the night before.

And on Sunday the 25th, it's "Dirt Tract Racing at Its Best" with all five of the regular classes running in extended lap races for big payouts! The A-Modifieds will be the big one with 40 laps to get to the $2007 first place prize, while the Moberly Motors B-Modifieds will have a guarenteed 30 laps for a $500 win. The MFA Oil / Breaktime Sportsman class will race 25 laps, and both the Hobby Stocks and 4 cly. Hornets get 20 laps for each class.

Admission for this big show is $10 for adults to Saturday night's great qualifying races and six lap dashes, while $15 on Sunday will get adults into the grandstand for the big show, with kids, ages 6 to 12, still at $5 each night to see these five exciting stock car classes! Camping for self-contained units, along with primitive camping will be available on the racetrack grounds, free of charge (sounds like a post-race party would be on the agenda, here). A printable flyer is available on the Heartland Motorsports website, as well as on that of Quad States Dirt Racing and on our own site of www.24racewayinmoberly.com  under the forum section. Look for the flyer for the Sept 8th B-Mod Shootout while you're there, sponsored by MHC Kenworth. Rates for that affordable Family Pass are $25 for Saturday night and $35 for Sunday, and that includes admission to the grandstands for 2 adults and 3 children, ages 6 to 12. The grandstands will open at 4 p.m. both days Pit Passes will cost you $25 apiece each night. Hot laps start at 6:15 following a short drivers' meeting. "Dirt Track Racing at its Best" will take place again starting at 7pm at 24 Raceway, east of Moberly, Missouri on U.S. Highway 24. Action photos from 24 Raceway can be seen at www.24racewayinmoberly.com  , if you simply click on the forum and chose the heading. Plenty of door prizes are given away to both adults and kids alike in the grandstands each and every Saturday night. In the Jr. Race Fan Club, a lucky little one gets to take home a shiney new bicycle from different generous sponsors each week and have their name mentioned in the following week's race report. But you do have to be at 24 Raceway to sign up in order to claim the prize!

Result For August 25, 2007  


FASTRAK LATE MODEL - A MAIN    

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Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 1 75     Bert Cheatham      St Clair, Mo 0
2 3 24     Darin Walker      Bowling Green, Mo 0
3 5 22     Darrel Moser Jr     New Haven, Mo 0
4 4 18     Shawn Rayfield      O'fallon , Mo 0
5 2 28     Dallas Bennett      New Haven, Mo 0
6 11 01     Jared Harris      Lebanon , Mo 0
7 13 9X     Kenny Edwards      Columbia , Mo 0
8 6 99     Mike Hoover      Mexico , Mo 0
9 10 7L     Steve Long      Warrenton , Mo 0
10 12 4     Craig Bessinger      Pacific , Mo 0
11 15 8     David Miller      Mexico , Mo 0
12 19 11     Shannon Kuhn      Highland , Il 0
13 14 18X     Tracey Cotrell      Russellville , Mo 0
14 8 25     Robbie Wright      Fulton , Mo 0
15 20 007     Jeff Wimmel      New Florence, Mo 0
16 16 5     Allen Meyer      Washington , Mo 0
17 17 16     Ashlee Lancaster      Columbia , Mo 0
18 7 25P     Javan Payne      Russelville , Mo 0
19 9 N1     Gary Archambault      Wright City, Mo 0
     

HORNETS - A MAIN  

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Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 2 21     Brooke Hassler      Columbia , Mo 30
2 1 9H     Chad Hickam      Hallsville , Mo 28
3 4 3     Rob Chase      Clark , Mo 26
4 6 25     Galen Hassler      Hallsville , Mo 24
5 5 K2     Vince Jasper      Clarence , Mo 22
6 14 04     Jerry Warren      Moberly , Mo 20
7 3 33     Kristi Chase      Clark , Mo 18
8 8 31X     Cory Morton      Hallsville , Mo 16
9 9 44XS     Lowell Smith      Bucklin , Mo 14
10 7 16     Jamie Quinn      Columbia , Mo 12
11 10 36     Richard Doctorian      Smithville , Mo 10
12 12 01     John Brown      Huntsville , Mo 8
13 11 2     John Doctorian      Wentzville , Mo 6
14 13 3M     Cody Melloway      Centralia , Mo 4
15 15 66     Lew Aikman      Hannibal , Mo 2
   

HOBBY - A MAIN  

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Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 2 41     Kevin Renzelmann      Huntsville , Mo 14
2 1 3C     Clayton Crump      Centralia , Mo 12
3 3 10     Mark Forrester      Columbia , Mo 10
4 4 51     Alan Hultz      Madison , Mo 8
5 5 32     Darrell Nickerson      Moberly , Mo 6
6 6 57     Nathan Stevenson      Huntsville , Mo 4
7 8 01     Steve Hisle      Liberty , Mo 2
8 9 07     Ernie Bunch      Kirksville , Mo 0
9 10 22B     Ray Burton       - 0
10 7 5B     Mike Burks      Sturgeon , Mo 0
   

SPORTSMAN - A MAIN  

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Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 2 14     Pete Agee      Huntsville , Mo 32
2 3 7X     Clinton Dale      Moberly , Mo 30
3 17 6K     Larry Krog      Clarence , Mo 28
4 4 23     Chad Walter      Clarence , Mo 26
5 14 OO     Rick Girard      Columbia , Mo 24
6 10 79J     Brian Jackson      Moravia , Ia 22
7 7 42     Charlie Rindom      Moberly , Mo 20
8 16 24A     Andrew Page      Columbia , Mo 18
9 12 40     William Dahl      Rush Hill, Mo 16
10 5 14JR     Derrick Agee      Huntsville , Mo 14
11 9 3     Tim Eravi      Moberly , Mo 12
12 8 73     Alan Bergfield      Harrisburg , Mo 10
13 15 65     Stewart Burton      Centralia , Mo 8
14 11 77     Almonzo Kitchen      Clarence , Mo 6
15 6 69     Jerry Ames      Huntsville , Mo 4
16 1 81     Kyle Chinn      Clarence , Mo 0
17 13 01     Jeff Creed      Cairo , Mo 0
   

B-MOD - A MAIN  

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Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 2 3     Bob Woodrow      Hannibal , Mo 34
2 4 36     Dustin Boling      Lentner , Mo 32
3 3 82     Kelly Smith      Kirksville , Mo 30
4 5 11     Gary Wilson      Holliday , Mo 28
5 8 7S     Craig Spegal      New London, Mo 26
6 9 43MX     Scotty Roberts      Columbia , Mo 24
7 17 61     Kevin Embree      Paris , Mo 22
8 7 6V     Charles Vanboening      Paris , Mo 20
9 6 10     Steve Robinson      Huntsville , Mo 18
10 12 40     David Kinder      Moberly , Mo 16
11 10 30     Johnny Baker      Hannibal , Mo 14
12 11 25     Steve Casey      Kirksville , Mo 12
13 15 82J     Josh Calvert      Columbia , Mo 10
14 13 79     Jay Downing      Fulton , Mo 8
15 14 96     Jacob Grotewiel      Clifton Hill, Mo 6
16 1 10X     Jim Gillenwater      Keokuk , Ia 4
17 16 92M     James Maxey      Holliday , Mo 2
18 18 4B     Billy Bentley      Madison , Mo 0
   

A-MOD - A MAIN  

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Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 6 69M     Mark Burgtorf      Quincy , Il 44
2 1 24V     Mark Van Winkle     Hannibal , Mo 42
3 3 22C     Brandon Lennox      New London, Mo 40
4 4 25     Scotty Roberts      Columbia , Mo 38
5 2 85D     Mark Dotson      Cameron , Mo 36
6 5 71     David Holder      Clarence , Mo 34
7 8 49X     Todd Bates      Canton , Il 32
8 20 26K     Kevin Blackburn      Fulton , Mo 30
9 10 9     Blake Sedgwick      Cameron , Mo 28
10 12 07     Kenny Mudd      Winfield , Mo 26
11 17 03     Bill Baker      Hannibal , Mo 24
12 9 88D     Matt Dotson      Sturgeon , Mo 22
13 13 68     Keith Fisher      Fulton , Mo 20
14 16 53     Ronnie Woods      Mexico , Mo 18
15 7 66T     Darryl Turner      Columbia , Mo 16
16 18 M1     Neil Dye      Moberly , Mo 14
17 15 15     Terry Wilson      Bowling Green, Mo 12
18 22 2S     Steve Roberts      Ashland , Mo 10
19 19 5TH     Chad Parsons      New London, Mo 8
20 11 4G     Mike Mccarty      Moberly , Mo 6
21 21 66     Vance Wilson      Frankford , Mo 4
22 14 67     Tim Dotson      Sturgeon , Mo 2