Track Schedules

MOBERLY, MO (July 19) - The Winged Outlaw Warriors and a smooth dry-slick track really entertained the crowd for the 2nd version of the Bob Whitehead Memorial at 24 Raceway this past Saturday, all of which was sponsored by Best Western Moberly Inn. Whitehead was the builder and primary owner of 24 Raceway, formerly called Moberly Motorsports Complex, in 1989. It was his dream to have a speedway in Mid-Missouri. The track began as a 1/3 mile oval construction project in 1988, but was gradually developed into the half mile track that it is today and built with high banking to accomodate sprint cars. Bob's son Jeff Whitehead and daughter Jill Creed, and other family members came to the track for a reunion of sorts to commerate the memory of the builder of 24 Raceway's facility. The visible racing member of the Whitehead family, grandson Jordan, came in with his A-modified and used it for the memorial parade lap carrying the American Flag during the National Anthem. Jordon brought his #8W in from the Wichita area and drove it to a solid 4th place finish in his race. And just like the previous week, the racecars used all of the track surface to get around this half-mile dirt track. Next season will be the 20th year since completion of the facility and the family reunion promises to be a part of that anniversary.

The W.O.W. sprint race saw Randy Martin get his first win in almost two seasons as he won his heat race and then led all 20 laps in this one. The 2nd, Jonathon Cornell, and 3rd, John Corbin, finishers got close as Martin raced into the lapped traffic, but he maintained his lead even after a close call from running over a rear tire of one of the lapped cars.

In the A-modifieds, David Holder backed up his win in last week's Firecracker Forty with his win #8 of the 2008 season. Brandon Lennox and Holder started strong from the front row and raced the first four laps that way, with Holder out ahead. By lap 5, though, Holder was on the move until getting into lapped traffic by lap 8. A lap 16 restart saw Holder once more move out with a considerable lead. Lennox stayed in 2nd the entire race, and finshed ahead of Matt Dotson, with Jordan Whitehead coming in at the 4th position.

Holliday's Gary R. Wilson led the first lap of the Moberly Motors B-modified race, but with an early caution, both Blake David and Mark Forrester got past him in turn 2. From there, it was a battle for 2nd between Wilson, Forrester and Steve Robinson until a lap 6 caution tightened up the field. After two restarts, it was Wilson coming to the front over David, and Forrester going high as Robinson went low in their battle for 3rd. By lap 10, Wilson had quite the lead over David, as these two finished in that order. Forrester won out over Robinson for the 3rd place finish. Wilson got his 5th win in a row and 6th of the season, and thanked the Lord, the fans and those in military service around the globe.

The MFA / Break Time Sportsman season points leader, Clinton Dale of Moberly, also got his 5th win in a row and 6th of the season as both Randy Rindom and Jeff Creed made it look as if a different car was going to make it to victory lane this night. Rindom looked tough as Creed race high and Dale ran the low lane for the first 5 laps. But Dale came on to the front on lap 7 and stayed there to get the win in front of the biggest cheers of the evening. Tim Eravi came on strong on lap 7 also and finished in 3rd just behind Creed.

And both the Hobby Stocks and 4 cylinder Hornet classes each ran a caution-free 12 lap race. Tom Creed led the first 8 laps in the Hobbys, until Kevin Renzelmann took over crossing the line ahead of Creed for the last four. These two had an exciting neck and neck race the entire way, as did both Chase Breid and Clayton Crump in their own battle for 3rd. Breid won that one and finished with 3rd place as Marvin Kinyon got around Crump for 4th at the line.

Kristi Chase won her 4 cylinder Hornet heat race and led the first lap over her husband, Rob, on the only close lap of the race. After that, her car was on a mission by leading all the other laps, with Robert Winfrey, Brooke Hassler and Rob Chase running as a pack and back a ways. R. Chase and Hassler were doing their share of rubbing with each other in the fight for 3rd, but finished in that order. In her 2nd career win in as many seasons, Kristi Chase thanked each and every one of her sponsors.

Thanks go out to Bloomin' Idiots, Proctor & Gamble and other sponsors for providing of the kid's fan club giveaways, as well as Best Western Moberly Inn for being the sponsor of the Bob Whitehead Memorial race. Thanks again to Rhonda Acton and Tammy Evans for taking on and organizing of the 24 Raceway Jr. Race Fan Club. Robert Roue of St. Charles won the 50/50 pot of $157. The 24 Raceway bicycle winner for the night was 5 year-old Zacaten Lohman of Excelsior Springs. Her older brother was the bike winner for this Whitehead Memorial race just last year. And yet another big winner came from the catch of the frisbee sent into the stands prior to the Sprint Car race. Each of the drivers signed and sent their frisbee into the crowd. Andrea Dennis of Meadville got the one with the #14 on it and won a crisp $100 bill, courtesy of the Winged Outlaw Warriors and from Randy Martin's winning the race.

Promo: Along with this week's race progan, the Moberly Motors B-modifieds will have a mechanic's race following the night's racing program. Like the two preceeding mechanics' races, an added activity will take place during the race: on one of the laps, the mechanic will pit on the front stretch and a tire change will be mandatory. The regular B-mod drivers will now be taking their turn at being the tire changers on these B-mods. More details to be discussed with the entrants following the driver's meeting at 6pm this Saturday night.

UPCOMING EVENTS:
July 26 - Moberly Motors B-Modifieds mechanic's race - following the weekly racing program
Aug. 2 - US Modified Touring Series (USMTS) with plenty of Pro-Modifieds coming for this tour
Aug. 9 - A-Modifieds mechanic's race - following the weekly racing program

Admission for this coming Saturday is only $10 to the grandstand for adults, with kids, ages 6 to 12, still only $5 to see the five regular classes race. Rates for the popular Family Pass are $25, which includes admission to the grandstands for 2 adults and 3 children, ages 6 to 12. Kids under 6 are always free. The grandstands will open at 4 p.m. Hot laps begin at 6:15 following a short drivers' meeting. "Dirt Track Racing at its Best" will take place again at 7pm at 24 Raceway, east of Moberly, Missouri on U.S. Highway 24. The B-modified mechanic's race will follow the five regular classes of A-Modifieds, Moberly Motors B-Modifieds, the MFA Oil / Breaktime Sportsman class, Hobby Stocks and 4 cly. Hornets this Saturday night. Additional photos can be seen at www.24racewayinmoberly.com on the forum site, with the results available at www.speednetdirect.com/results as well as below.

Ron Lueck - 24 Raceway, Moberly, MO

Of 84 race team entries, the results are as follows:
(all hometowns are Missouri unless otherwise noted)

360 c.i. W.O.W. Sprints (of 15 starters) 20 laps
1) 14 Randy Martin, California (heat 1 winner)
2) 28 Jonathan Cornell, Sedalia
3) 26 John Corbin, Kansas City
4) 18W Chris Walker, Oak Grove
5) 1P Curtis Evans, Norborne (heat 2 winner)
6) 21H Terry Hinck, Boonville
7) 72 Curtis Boyer, New Haven
8) 9C Tony Crank, Sedalia
9) 14k Kyle Bellm, Nixa
10) 21L Mike Lefholz, Olathe, KS
11) 43 Frank Brown, Marshall
12) 19s Steven Cross, Fairplay
13) 3P Rusty Potter, Boonville
14) 23F Matthew Fox, Sedalia
15) 48 David Brown, Marshall

A-Modifieds (of 15 starters) 20 laps
1) 71 Dave Holder, Clarence (heat 1 winner)
2) 22c Brandon Lennox, New London (heat 2 winner)
3) 88D Matt Dotson, Sturgeon
4) 8W Jordan Whitehead, Andover, KS
5) 35 Steven Delonjay, Quincy, IL
6) 24v Mark Van Winkle, Hannibal
7) 8 Darin Boling, Clarence
8) 03 Bill Baker, Hannibal
9) 67 Tim Dotson, Sturgeon
10) 7X Kyle Chinn, Clarence
11) 7s Craig Spegal, New London
12) 43m, David Munoz, Columbia
13) 66T Darryl Turner, Columbia
14) 06x Virgil Jeffries, Ashland
15) 46 Porter Collins, Clarence
16) 5M Chad Parsons, New London N/S

Moberly Motors B-Modifieds (of 14 starters) 15 laps
1) 11 Gary R. Wilson, Holliday (heat 2 winner)
2) 1 Blake David, Fulton (heat 1 winner)
3) 10 Mark Forrester, Columbia
4) 10R Steve Robinson, Moberly
5) 40 Dave Kinder, Moberly
6) 96 Jacob Groteweil, Clifton Hill
7) 12L Gary Lewis, Columbia
8) 9H Chad Hickam, Hallsville
9) 6v Charlie VanBoening, Paris
10) 92M James Maxey, Holliday
11) 23 Dustin Neal, Kansas City
12) 25 Galen Hassler, Hallsville
13) 24C Josh Calvert, Hallsville
14) 99 Kelly O'Haver, Kirksville

MFA / Break Time Sportsman (of 14 starters) 12 laps
1) 7 Clinton Dale, Moberly
2) 01 Jeff Creed, Cairo (heat 1 winner)
3) 3 Tim Eravi, Moberly
4) 48 Randy Rindom, Moberly (heat 2 winner)
5) 88 Joni Petersheim, Sturgeon
6) 23 Chad Walter, Clarence
7) 14jr Derrick Agee, Huntsville
8) 24A Andrew Page, Columbia
9) 111 Butch Bailey, Novelty
10) 00 Rick Girard, Columbia
11) 40 William Dahl, Rush Hill
12) 14 Pete Agee, Huntsville
13) 17k Michael Kinzle, Shelbina
14) 311 Lucas Galland, Moberly

Hobby Stocks (of 12 starters) 12 laps
1) 41 Kevin Renzelmann, Huntsville
2) 17 Tom Creed, Moberly (heat 1 winner)
3) 12B Chase Breid, Madison
4) 31m Marvin Kinyon, Jacksonville
5) 3C Clayton Crump, Centralia (heat 2 winner)
6) 19 Aaron Prather, Cairo
7) 03 Jerry Warren, Moberly
8) 11v Keith VanVelzer, Kirksville
9) 2C Wendell Clayton Jr., Centralia
10) 7B Stuart Burton, Centralia
11) 65 Justin Burton, Centralia
12) 22 Travis Redburn, Moberly

4 cyl. Hornets (of 13 starters) 12 laps
1) 33 Kristi Chase, Clark (heat 2 winner)
2) 37 Robert Winfrey, Moberly
3) 21 Brooke Hassler, Columbia
4) 3 Rob Chase, Clark (heat 1 winner)
5) 02 Mike Denslow, Huntsville
6) 36 Richard Doctorian, Smithville
7) 2 John Doctorian, Wentzville
8) 31 Anthony Burks, Centralia
9) 11M Adam Melloway, Clark
10) 38B Kyle Burton, Centralia
11) 3M Cody Melloway, Centralia
12) 22J Justin Smith, Hallsville
13) 76 Rachael Burton, Centralia