TAKING THE $2007 TOP PRIZE IN THE 40 LAP A-MODIFIED RACE AT THIS YEAR'S SPEEDBOWL, IT'S DONNELLSON, IOWA'S TONY FRAISE. AND FOR THREE OF THE OTHER SPEEDBOWL CLASSES, IT WAS GOOD TO HAVE A "3" AS THE CAR NUMBER.
by: Report by Pamela Hassler & repeated promo by Ron Lueck - 24 Raceway, Moberly, MO.

MOBERLY, MO (Sept 4) - SPEEDBOWL 2007! What a weekend! Two nights of speed and action on Saturday and Sunday, September 1 & 2 entertained fans at Moberly’s 24 Raceway. A big thanks goes to Aaron’s Sales and Leasing of Moberly for their sponsorship of this big race that offered a whopping $2007 to win the A-Modified Division feature. All the other classes enjoyed added dollars to their purse as well. On Saturday night Pig in a Polka (meat rub seasoning) of Hallsville became the contributor of $100 and a jar of the seasoning to the winner of the 6 lap, 6 car Dashes in each class, with the finish determining the first three row starting positions for the Sunday night features. The Heat and Dashes on Saturday were fun and the Last Chance races and Features on Sunday were exciting to say the least!


THANKS:

Derrick Baymiller “Heavy Duty” – Dave Holder’s Crew Chief – Singer of the National Anthem

Williams and Smith Racing (Dental Williams and Kelly Smith) – Donating a Portable DVD Player (won by Miranda Breid) and a Comforter (won by Justin McArtor)

Robert Wailes – Gateway Classic Cars Annual Passes

Other contributors of prizes: Dominoes Pizza, Pizza Hut, KZZT (KC Royals tickets), Proctor Gamble (coffee), PepsiAmericas (t-shirts), Funny Pages Café, Pig-in-a-Polka (meat rub),

Jacksonville Fire Department, and Larry Perkins Racing.

50/50 DRAWING WINNERS: Saturday, Sept. 1 – Ruth Killian of Centralia, $117

Sunday, Sept. 2 – Floyd Stewart of Vandalia, $156



Saturday, September 1, 2007 SPEEDBOWL

Qualifying and Dash races



The night consisted of Heat races for each class and concluded with 6-lap Dashes and a B-Feature for the A-Mods. Before each Dash, the 6 cars and drivers were brought onto the track for introductions and drivers picked up a Frisbee with a position number. The Frisbee was then signed and thrown into the stands (At least most of them made it over the fence!)



4 Cyl. HORNETS:

Heat Race 1 - Kristi Chase (#33 Clark) dominated the race, followed by John Brown (#01 Huntsville) and Jerry Warren (#04 Moberly) with no position changes although there were some close challenges for the lead.

Heat Race 2 – Rob Chase (#3 Clark) gave a battle to finally take the lead over Steven Delonjay (#35 Quincy,IL). Delonjay held a good line until the last lap. Joe Evans (K-2X Jacksonville) raced into 3rd.

DASH: Kristi Chase (#33 Clark) once again led the field of ‘fellas’ and earned the pole position for the feature on Sunday. Side by side action resulted in John Brown (#01 Huntsville) taking the second place in front of Steven Delonjay (#35 Quincy, IL). On the last lap Rob Chase (#3) had a crunch into the wall along with Jerry Warren (#04).



HOBBY STOCKS:

Heat Race (only 1) – A three car pursuit occurred throughout the race with Jeff Hamlin (#87 Edina) passing late in the race to take the victory over competitors Mark Forrester (#10 Columbia) in 2nd and Clayton Crump (#3C Centralia) in 3rd.

DASH: Once again Jeff Hamlin (#87 Edina) was victorious and earned the pole position for the feature on Sunday. He was given chase by 2nd place finisher Clayton Crump (#3C Centralia) and Nathan Stevenson (#57 Huntsville) in 3rd. Mark Forrester (#10 Columbia) was in the mix of the top three until losing a ball joint. Hamlin stated that he appreciated everyone showing up and when asked about starting on the pole position he said he’d have to “Wait and see – anything can happen.”



Moberly Motors B-MODIFIEDS:

Heat Race 1 – Kelly Smith (#82 Kirksville) fought for the lead over close challenger Gary Wilson (#11 Holliday). Jeff Waterman (#71 Quincy, IL) who led earlier dropped back to finish 3rd.

Heat Race 2 – Bob Woodrow (#3 Hannibal) was again a champion by holding a big lead through to the checkered flag followed by Wyatt Lantz (#22 Bowen, IL) and Steve Casey (#25 Kirksville).

DASH: Bob Woodrow (#3 Hannibal) charged into the lead and again was victorious and earned the pole position for the feature on Sunday. Wyatt Lantz (#22 Bowen, IL) followed in 2nd with Kelly Smith (#82 Kirksville) taking 3rd.



MFA Oil / Breaktime SPORTSMAN:

Heat Race 1 – Rick Girard (#00 Columbia) had a good lead until a blown engine took him from the win. Clinton Dale (#7X Moberly) then took the lead but also broke and allowed Alan Bergfield (#73 Harrisburg) to accept the victory followed by Andrew Page (#24A Columbia) in 2nd and Larry Perkins (#46 Clark) in 3rd.

Heat Race 2 – Ryan Petersheim (#6 Sturgeon) took a big lead over Jeff Creed (#01 Cairo) and Tim Eravi (#3 Moberly). The spread was not as wide at the end of the race as these three finished 1, 2, 3 respectively.

DASH: Ryan Petersheim (#6 Sturgeon) was really hooked up and accepted the victory and the pole position for the feature on Sunday. The finish was the same as the 2nd heat race with Creed in 2nd and Eravi in 3rd. Petersheim said that this was a “fast track” and “fun to drive on”. He thanked his dad for letting him race. He said he’s going to “like it a lot to start on the pole”.



A-MODIFIEDS:

The top 2 finishers from the 3 Heats qualified for the Dash who then earned their first three row positions in the Feature. The 3rd and 4th place Heat finishers qualified for the Feature in the 4th – 6th rows.

Heat Race 1 - Henry “Hank the Crank” Delonjay (#35 Quincy, IL) lead the majority of the race but lost it on the last lap to Tony Fraise (#45 Donnellson, IA). Following in 3rd was Mike Chasteen (#C40 Creve Coeur, IL) and 4th was David Holder (#71 Clarence).

Heat Race 2 – Scotty Roberts (#25 Columbia) enjoyed the lead until near the end when Vance Wilson (#66 Frankford) raced past Roberts to earn the win. Roberts was 2nd, and 3rd was Jamie Ragland (#15R Lebanon) followed in 4th by Steve Roberts (#2S Ashland).

Heat Race 3 – Michael Long (#18 Quincy, IL) charged into the lead for the win followed by Kenny Mudd (#07 Winfield) in 2nd, Bill Baker (#03 Hannibal) in 3rd, and Tom Elston (#XR7 Keokuk, IA) in 4th.

DASH: Michael Long (#18 Quincy, IL) enjoyed a comfortable lead to win the pole position for the feature on Sunday. Kenny Mudd (#07 Winfield) earned the 2nd spot followed in 3rd by Henry Delonjay (#35 Quincy, IL). Vance Wilson (#66 Frankford), Scotty Roberts (#25 Columbia), and Tony Fraise (#45 Donnellson, IA) were 4th, 5th, and 6th respectively. Long said he was “glad to be on the front row”.

B-FEATURE: The top 4 finishers of this competition earned a spot in the feature on Sunday. Gary Blackburn (#26 Fulton), Matt Dotson (#88D Sturgeon), Todd Bates (#49X Canton, IL), and Casey Pearson (#377 Foley) completed the top 16 positions.





Sunday, September 2, 2007 – SPEEDBOWL



***LAST CHANCE FEATURES*** Cars who did not make the feature on Saturday night or who were new entrants on Sunday had the opportunity to earn a position in the Main Feature by racing in qualifying ‘last chance’ features. Top 3 finishers:



4 Cly. HORNETS:

1st - Chad Hickam (#9H Hallsville)

2nd – Brooke Hassler (#21 Columbia)

3rd – Galen Hassler (#25 Hallsville)

HOBBY STOCKS;

1st – Tom Elsen (#11 Clarence)

2nd – Mike Wolfe (#11W Madison)

3rd - Kevin Renzelmann (#41 Huntsville)

Moberly Motors B-MODIFIEDS:

1st – Craig Spegal (#7S New London)

2nd – Dustin Boling (#36 Lentner)

3rd – Porter Collins (#46 Clarence)

MFA Oil / Breaktime SPORTSMAN:

1st – Pete Agee (#14 Huntsville)

2nd – Derrick Agee (#Huntsville)

3rd – Larry Minor (#57 Moberly)

A-MODIFIEDS:

1st – Brad Pfieffer (#32X Columbia)

2nd – Darin Boling (#8 Clarence)

3rd – Brandon Lennox (#22C New London)



****All others also were entered into the Main Features.





SPEEDBOWL FEATURES



4 Cyl. HORNETS:

Kristi Chase (#33 Clark) started on the pole of the 20 lap race but out of turn 2 on the first last dropped back quickly and pulled in due to electrical problems. John Brown (#01 Huntsville) and Rob Chase (#3 Clark) had a good competitive race for the first half. Joe Evans (#K-2X Jacksonville) was also staying close. Chad Hickam was coming up from the back of the pack to the 3rd spot until on a caution he lost the right rear wheel which took him out of the competition. Also charging up through the field was Brooke Hassler (#21 Columbia). A battle was between Steven Delonjay (#35 Quincy, IL) and Galen Hassler (#25 Hallsville) who had also raced up from the last position. Coming around turn 4 for the checkered flag, an tremendous unfortunate tangle caused a 4-car crash with G. Hassler (#25) and Evans (#K-2X) hitting squarely into the wall and Hassler rolling his car and having a “bonfire” in his engine. Both Hassler and Evans were taken to the hospital and were released with minor concussions and very sore bodies. The retaining wall was hit hard and because the concrete was broken, repairs had to be made to reinforce it for the next race. Brown (#01) and John Doctorian (#2 Wentzville) were both involved and fortunately were not hurt. Passing on through to the victory lane and unaware of the accident were Rob Chase (#3) accepting the 1st prize, followed by Brooke Hassler (#21) taking 2nd, and Steven Delonjay (#35) who narrowly missed the wreck.

HOBBY STOCKS:

A smooth start for ten cars in the 20 lap race had 3 cars racing for the lead, but on the 12th lap a caution came out for Nathan Stevenson (#57Huntsville) who hit the wall. Clayton Crump (#3C Centralia) went on and enjoyed a good win for the extra bucks. He was followed in 2nd by Mike Wolfe (#11W Madison) who started near the rear of the field. Coming in 3rd was Kevin Renzelmann (#41 Hunstville) who had started from the last row and made good moves to get to the front.

Moberly Motors B-MODIFIEDS:

Bob Woodrow (#3 Quincy, IL) and Kelly Smith (#82 Kirksville) took an early lead for this 30 lap race but on the first lap coming out of turn 2 an accident involving 3 or 4 race cars caused another lengthy delay. Dave Kinder’s (#40 Moberly) right front tire ended up in the driver’s compartment of Steve Casey (#25 Kirksville). A couple more restarts resulted in more cautions for Dustin Boling (#36 Lentner) spinning, then on the next restart he hit the wall followed by Josh Calvert (#82J Hallsville) spinning right behind. On lap 12 Dylan Hoover (#2H Mexico) spun out on the front stretch. Kelly Smith gained the 2nd position after he passed Wyatt Lantz (#22 Bowen, IL), but had to retire to the pits on the next lap. Then the battle was between Lantz (#22) and Gary Wilson (#11 Holliday) for the 2nd and 3rd place and finished in those positions behind the big leader.

***Three became the number to have as these first three feature races were won by a car with a number 3 on it.*** WOW!



MFA Oil / Breaktime SPORTSMAN:

Several places were traded in this 25 lap race. Jeff Creed (#01 Cairo) took the lead over Ryan Petersheim (#6 Sturgeon) with Rick Girard (#00 Columbia – in a replacement car) in 3rd. Derrick Agee (#14JR Huntsville) had a spin on the restart. Petersheim (#6) took the lead on lap 9. Petersheim and Creed traded places for the lead, as did the positioning for 3rd between Girard and Pete Agee (#14 Huntsville) who had raced hard from back in the pack for 3rd and 4th place. Petersheim (#6) hung on to take the victory. Girard (#00) hung on to earn the 2nd place over P. Agee (#14) in 3rd. Creed (#01) had slipped back into 5th behind Randy Rindom (#42x) who also had started near the rear of the field.

A-MODIFIEDS:

This big 40-lap Aaron’s Sales and Leasing feature started 23 cars (4 more were N/S) on a very blackened dry slick track. Michael Long (#18 Quincy, IL) had a rough time after earning the pole position when he had to come to the pits a couple of times and finally retired from the race. Tony Fraise (#40 Donnellson, IA) enjoyed taking over the lead on lap 5 and eventually drove into victory lane. Scotty Roberts (#25 Columbia) was in the second position early in the race but a flat tire caused him to go to the pits for a change and then had to restart at the rear. He worked through the pack to finally take the 4th spot. Many super competitions developed throughout the race! Gary Blackburn (#26 Fulton) started in the middle of the field at 13th, after winning the consy race to qualify on Saturday, and kept working through to earn the 2nd place. Incidentally, in that consy race on Saturday, Mike McCarty (#4G Moberly) wound up upside down in turn 2 for the first time in his last 15 years of racing and did not make the field. David Holder (#71 Clarence) maintained a good position even after he dropped back somewhat and then raced back up to finish 3rd. Also starting mid-way and charging all the way into 5th place was Matt Dotson (#88D Sturgeon). Fraise picked up the top dollar prize of a nice $2007 in this year's SpeedBowl!


Up next at 24 Raceway on Saturday the 8th of September, it's the 5th Annual Moberly Motors B-Modified Championship Shootout, brought to you by MHC Kenworth. The 5th annual Magic City Car Show is planned in Moberly at the shopping center behind Moberly Motors on Friday evening the 7th. Then on Saturday September 8th at 24 Raceway, the 5th annual Moberly Motors B-modified race, with its custom format of 30 laps in two segments, will be sponsored by MHC Kenworth of Columbia. At least one new 2007 Kenworth over-the-road truck will be on the grounds for viewing, and a customer appreciation party is planned for the parking area well in advance of the gates opening.

The first segment of this 20-lap race will narrow down the field with a planned 10 minute pit stop for fuel and adjustments to the top ten B-mods at that mark. Then a redraw for the top ten spots will take place by the drivers with these 10 cars going full tilt for the last ten laps. It's 10 laps, 10 cars & $1000 to the winner! Join in watching these B-mods, along with the four other classes of A-mods, MFA Oil / Breaktime Sportsman class, Hobby Stock and 4 cylinder Hornets this coming Saturday night where "Dirt Track Racing at its Best" happens again at 24 Raceway, east of Moberly Missouri on U.S. Highway 24. Adult admission to the grandstand will be $15, kids are $5 for ages 6 to 12, and the stands will open at 4 p.m. Rates for the popular Family Pass are $35 for this event (and that includes admission to the grandstands for 2 adults and 3 children, ages 6 to 12). Kids under 6 are always free. A pit pass will cost you $25. Racing starts at 7 p.m. with hot laps at 6:15 following a short drivers' meeting. 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. All 5 classes will be racing again this Saturday (only four nights of racing left for 2007) so, don't miss out on this one! 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.

UPCOMING EVENTS:
September 8 - Weekly Racing Series with B-MODIFIED Championship SHOOTOUT - 30 lap custom format (in 2 segments) sponsored by MHC Kenworth, Inc. of Columbia.
September 15 - W.O.W. (Winged Outlaw Warriors) 360 cu.in. Sprint Cars with the Fall Racing Series.
September 22 - S.S. Autosport.com All-Star Race, with winners getting on the banner for the website of www.24racewayinmoberly.com .
October 6 - final night for the 2007 season, and the only "non-tech" race of the year.