Merritt, Schlup, Webster, and Prevete Capture Lucas Oil Speedway Wins-August 25th, 2007
By Dan Robinson
Photos by: Lucas Oil Speedway

WHEATLAND, MO (Aug 25) - Jeff Schlup captured his second win in a row in the Miller Lite ULMA Late Models, while a jubilant Rex Merritt grabbed the winner's trophy in the Pitt's Homes A-Modifieds as The Index presented Hickory County Night at The Lucas Oil Speedway on August 25th, 2007. The TCI Transmission Factory Stock winner's hardware was handled by Keith Webster with Jay Prevete holding back all challengers to win the main event for the Chester Fried Chicken Hobby Stocks.

Jeff Schlup from California, Missouri started in Row #2 after finishing second in his heat but worked his way into the lead in the Miller Lite ULMA Late Model Feature only to see the orange and yellow machine of Harlen Kennedy working the high line and closing quickly. Kennedy had come from the tenth starting spot and found the high groove to his liking but he may have waited a little too long to go to the top allowing Schlup to grab the win. Kennedy would end up second with Danny Lorton third, Paul Neel fourth, and Jamestown, Missouri's Walt Imhoff in fifth. Rylan Long took the white flag running third but a spin in turn two after racing contact would relegate him to a 12th place finish. Kevin Kaiser ended up 11th in the feature after being involved in an accident in his heat race, as A.L. Barbour spun in front of the field on the opening lap of the heat race and collected Kaiser causing heavy front end damage to his Ince Chassis. Kaiser's recent string of bad luck has allowed Schlup to move past him into second spot in the season point's standings only 44 markers behind Long with just one race remaining. Kaiser sits in third, 51 points back. Heat Race winners on the evening were Long and Andy Kennedy. J.D. Hubert sat out this week as recent engine troubles forced him to the sidelines without an engine for tonight's races.

As snippets of three wide racing from the Bristol Nextel Cup race played on the Lucas Oil Speedway Jumbotron, an forgettable three wide battle was taking shape in the Pitt's Homes A-Modifieds as Jeff Cutshaw, Rex Merritt, and Eric Turner staged a classic contest for nearly the entire race as Merritt held the bottom, Cutshaw on the top, and Turner bottled up somewhere in the middle. It was a euphoric Rex Merritt taking the win with Cutshaw second, and Turner third. Gary Clark had a strong run in his Dirtworks Chassis finishing in fourth with Johnny Fennewald rounding out the Top 5. Merritt's win now puts him back to a comfortable 58 point lead over Turner in the season point's battle with only one race remaining next week to settle the championship. Modified heat race winners were Merritt, Cutshaw, and Jason Pursley. Luke Feeback captured the win in the B-Feature to advance to the 20-lap A-Main.

The closest point's battle at the speedway took a twist this week as Keith Webster grabbed the win in the TCI Transmission Factory Stocks and the point lead. Troy Reasoner Jr. had come into the event with a 12 point lead but a broken tie rod and subsequent pounding of the white tractor tire in turn #4 would drop him to a 16th place finish with Webster now taking a 17 point lead into the final night of racing as Champions in all classes will be crowned on September 1st. Big Al Thompson captured the second spot in the feature event with Humboldt, Kansas' Craig Mintz running a strong third. Sheldon Stoufer and Larry Page took the fourth and fifth spots respectively. Al Thompson and Reasoner Jr. captured heat race wins.

Windsor, Missouri's Jay Prevete swooped into the Lucas Oil Speedway and captured the win in the Chester Fried Chicken Hobby Stocks as 16 of the finest Hobby Stocks in the region were on hand. Jimmy Steward was second with Kyle Smith third, Tanner Young fourth, and Daniel Sleeper fifth. Sleeper and Prevete captured Heat Race wins. Adam Belt continues to hold a slim 14 point lead over Michael Schrader in the season point's battle.

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Upcoming Events: The season point's championships wrap up on September 1st as the class champions in all classes will be crowned. September 8th is a newly added event to the speedway calendar as KIX 105.7 and BOB FM present the O'Reilly MLRA as well as the $2000 to win Coca-Cola Modified Bash and The Triangle Quick Stop Factory Stock Clash.

FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, THE LUCAS OIL WSORR THUNDERS INTO THE OZARKS as The Lucas Oil World Series of Off-Road Racing Tour is coming Saturday and Sunday September 22nd and 23rd.It's the final race of the season for all nine (9) classes of the WSORR including the Formula 4x4, 1600 Light Buggy, Stock Truck, 1600 Buggy, Super Stock Truck, Super Buggy, Pro 2WD, Pro Light Pickup and Pro 4X4. ESPN2 will be on hand and so should you! Gates open at 10 a.m. and racing starts at HIGH NOON on both days.

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Limited Late Models - A-Feature

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Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 4 21 Jeff Schlup California , Mo 50
2 10 101 Harlen Kennedy Wheatland , Mo 48
3 6 27 Danny Lorton Moberly , Mo 46
4 9 57 Paul Neel Sedalia , Mo 44
5 8 69 Walter Imhoff Jamestown , Mo 42
6 3 14 Shawn Williams Knob Knoster, Mo 40
7 1 55K Andy Kennedy Wheatland , Mo 38
8 12 0X Jason Sivils Springfield , Mo 36
9 5 50 Kathy Pierson Hermitage , Mo 34
10 14 27T Chris Tonoli Hermitage , Mo 32
11 15 40 Kevin Kaiser Cole Camp, Mo 30
12 2 18 Rylan Long Greenfield , Mo 28
13 7 96 Melvin Baxter Milo , Mo 26
14 16 3P Allen Perryman Belton , Mo 24
15 17 75 A.l. Barbour California , Mo 22
16 11 44 Brandon Dunham California , Mo 20
17 13 21D Ken Dickinson Lebanon , Mo 18


A-Modified - A-Feature

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Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 1 25 Rex Merritt Billings , Mo 50
2 2 98C Jeff Cutshaw Cross Timbers, Mo 48
3 4 99T Eric Turner Hermitage , Mo 46
4 8 4G Gary Clark Walker , Mo 44
5 5 21 Johnny Fennewald Appleton , Mo 42
6 3 10P Jason Pursley Wheatland , Mo 40
7 11 48 Jimmy Dowell Marshall , Mo 38
8 14 31K Todd Kallweit Wheatland , Mo 36
9 6 6H Josh Hughes West Plains, Mo 34
10 7 21M Steve Martin , Mo 32
11 17 8 Joe Bradshaw Sedalia , Mo 30
12 12 9E Evan Hubert Cross Timbers, Mo 28
13 10 12M Christopher Moon Sedalia , Mo 26
14 18 7H Greg Hughes West Plains, Mo 24
15 19 22 Luke Feeback Harrisonville , Mo 22
16 16 8H Jason Hughes West Plains, Mo 20
17 13 112 Justin Moon Sedalia , Mo 18
18 22 17 Justin Gregg - 16
19 24 9H Daulton Greven , Mo 14
20 9 28 Richard Turner Hermitage , Mo 12
21 20 11 Jimmy Willis Macks Creek, Mo 10
22 21 17 Rod Cordon - 10
23 23 33 Shane Walton Nevada , Mo 10
24 15 24D Donnie Fellers Wheatland , Mo 0


Factory Stock - A-Feature

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Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 4 77W Keith Webster Reeds Spring, Mo 50
2 1 7 Allen Thompson Springfield , Mo 48
3 3 68C Craig Mintz Humboldt , Ks 46
4 5 15 Sheldon Stoufer Camdenton , Mo 44
5 10 39 Larry Page Parker , Ks 42
6 8 65 Dale Crabtree Lincoln , Mo 40
7 6 17 Shaun Danuser Linn Creek, Mo 38
8 21 1X Kevin Perkins Sedalia , Mo 36
9 13 2 Tim Cressley Tipton , Mo 34
10 7 4J Lanny Askins Warrensburg , Mo 32
11 9 211 Justin Metzner Sedalia , Mo 30
12 14 55T Stewart Dennis Sedalia , Mo 28
13 11 93 Randy Gilmore Warsaw , Mo 26
14 18 04 Steve Clairdy Climax Springs, Mo 24
15 15 K9 Dave Jones Nevada , Mo 22
16 2 25JR Troy Reasoner Jr Urich , Mo 20
17 17 87 Justin Stoufer Camdenton , Mo 18
18 16 12W Chris Wunder Freeman , Mo 16
19 19 68S Toby Stillians Lacygne , Ks 14
20 22 17B Teddy Ballinger Halfway , Mo 12
21 12 68 Randy Mahan - 0
22 20 55 Eddie Barnes Warsaw , Mo 0

Hobby Stock - A-Feature

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Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 2 25 Jay Prevete Windsor , Mo 50
2 3 28 Jeremy Steward Sedalia , Mo 48
3 4 11K Kyle Smith - 46
4 6 0K Tanner Young - 44
5 1 16 Daniel Sleeper Sedalia , Mo 42
6 7 11 Mike Schrader Sedalia , Mo 40
7 5 7 Adam Belt Syracuse , Mo 38
8 8 50 Chris Williams , Mo 36
9 9 01 Jeffrey Brown Dixon , Mo 34
10 10 12B Don Belt Syrause , Mo 32
11 13 76 Kevin Prall - 30
12 14 34 Larry Dickson Sedalia , Mo 28
13 12 5 Colson Kirk Urbana , Mo 26
14 15 38 Mario Jones Dixon , Mo 24
15 11 22 Jacob Hall Bolivar , Mo 22
16 16 F2 Michael Mcgilvray Wheatland , Mo 20