Woodworth, Payne, and Holloway capture Lucas Oil Speedway Wins on September 8th, 2007
By Dan Robinson - Lucas Oil Speedway PR

WHEATLAND, MO (Sept 9)-The Lucas Oil Speedway closed out the 2007 oval track season in grand style as 140 plus cars in three classes packed the pits for the final stock car event of the season as the speedway now begins preparations for the Nissan Show-Down in the Show-Me State WSORR off-road event on September 22nd-23rd. Denny Woodworth picked up his first ever O'Reilly MLRA win while Jeremy Payne took home the $2,000 for winning the Coca-Cola Modified Bash for Cash. Jordon Holloway made a rare appearance at "The Diamond of Dirt Tracks" and visited victory lane in the Triangle Quick Stop Factory Stock Clash.

Denny Woodworth from Mendon, IL started outside the front row and fought with Alan Vaughn for the early lead but Woodworth clearly had the best car and captured his first ever win with the O'Reilly MLRA. Series Point leader Alan Vaughn held on for second with Marine, Illinois' Mark Voigt taking the third spot. Fourth would go to Coffeyville, Kansas' Al Purkey while Jeremy Payne driving a Woodworth back-up car finished in the Top 5 after qualifying for the feature by winning the second of two B-Mains. 2007 Lucas Oil Speedway Late Model Champion, Rylan Long had an outstanding run to make the show and finish in the sixth spot. David Turner, Christian Rayburn, Jason Bodenhamer, and Randy Zimmerman rounded out the Top 10. Heat race victories went to Al Purkey, Sonny Findling, Alan Vaughn, Christian Rayburn, and Denny Woodworth while Gary Stolba and Jeremy Payne picked up the B Feature wins.

Arizona native and current Springfield Missouri resident Jeremy Payne driving the Andy's Frozen Custard/Hatfield/GRT outlasted 62 modifieds to take the $2,000 win in the Coca-Cola Modified Bash. It was not easy though as Payne started in the third row and trailed for much of the feature event as Terry Beckham held the top spot. Things would get dicey though on the last two laps as Payne and Beckham swapped the lead several times with a series of fantastic passes and slide jobs bringing the huge crowd to their feet but it was Payne at the stripe taking the win. Beckham would hold on for second with a lurking Eric Turner settling for third. Justin "Whitey" Folk was fourth with Fort Scott, Kansas' Brian Bolin having another strong run to take the fifth spot. The rest of the top 10 included Jesse Stovall, Jamie Ragland, Chad Lyle, Rex Merritt, and Matt Johnson. Heat Race winners were Joe Bradshaw, Terry Beckham, Jamie Ragland, Jeremy Payne, Whitey Folk, and Eric Turner. B-Main winners were Tony Jackson Jr., Darren Roberts, and Jason Hughes. Scott Drake appeared to win Heat Race #4 but came up light at the scales after apparently losing a piece of lead during the race. He ultimately would race his way into the feature finishing in the 12th spot.

The Triangle Quick Stop Factory Stock Clash paid $500 to the winner and over 40 of the best Factory Stocks in the region showed up to try to earn the winners share of the loot. Jordon Holloway was the man of the evening as he held off the challenges of Tim Brown to take the win. Brown finished a strong second with Jody Tillman third, Brian Tillman fourth, and Aaron Gustin in fifth. Ben Solberg, James Elles, James Flood, Derrick Brown, and John Clancy Jr. also had top 10 finishes on the evening. Jody Tillman, Ted Welschmeyer, Kris Jackson and Tim Brown captured heat race wins while Kevin Crider and Ben Solberg each won a B-main to transfer to the main event.

Upcoming Events:

September 22nd-23rd will see The Lucas Oil World Series of Off-Road Racing Tour for the first time ever at The Lucas Oil Speedway. 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. Gates open at 10 a.m. and racing starts at HIGH NOON with Complete shows both days! The cameras of the SPEED Channel will be hand to film all the action and so should you. Adult 2 Day Pass $40, Adults $25 at the Gate, Teens and Seniors - $20, Youth age 6 to 11 - $5, and Kids 5 and Under FREE! Discount Tickets Available at Area O'Reilly Auto Parts

Tune in every Monday night at 6:30pm to KYOO 1200AM and 99.1FM for the Lucas Oil Speedway Power Hour Radio show live from Smith's Restaurant in Bolivar hosted by Randy Bowman and Kevin Fletcher.

The "Diamond of Dirt Tracks", the Lucas Oil Speedway is a 3/8th mile; semi-banked clay oval located 5 Blocks south of US Highway 54, on State Highway 83, in Wheatland, MO. To learn more about the Lucas Oil Speedway and the 2007 schedule of events, fans may call the Speedway office at (417) 282-5984 or visit the track's website at www.lucasoilspeedway.com.



O'Reilly MLRA

A Feature

1) Denny Woodworth, 2) Alan Vaughn, 3) Mark Voigt, 4) Al Purkey, 5) Jeremy Payne, 6) Rylan Long, 7) David Turner, 8) Christian Rayburn, 9) Jason Bodenhamer, 10) Randy Zimmerman, 11) Larry D. Clawson, 12) Steve Grotz, 13) Ron Bolin, 14) Gary Stolba, 15) J.D. Hubert, 16) Larry Clawson, 17) Shane Essary, 18) Brandon McCormick, 19) Sonny Findling, 20) Larry Jones, 21) Justin Wells, 22) Donnie Gemes, 23) Steve Johnson



Pitt's Homes A-Modifieds

A Feature

1) Jeremy Payne, 2) Terry Beckham, 3) Eric Turner, 4) Justin Folk, 5) Brian Bolin, 6) Jesse Stovall, 7) Jamie Ragland, 8) Chad Lyle, 9) Rex Merritt, 10) Matt Johnson, 11) David Hendrix, 12) Scott Drake, 13) Jeff Cutshaw, 14) Steve Martin, 15) Tony Jackson Jr. 16) Brian Brown, 17) Jason Pursley, 18) Donnie Fellers, 19) Joe Bradshaw, 20) Richard Turner, 21) Johnny Fennewald, 22) Travis Patch, 23) Evan Hubert, 24) Jason Bodenhamer, 25) Darren Roberts, 26) Jason Hughes



TCI Transmission Factory Stocks

A Feature

1) Jordon Holloway, 2) Tim Brown, 3) Jody Tillman, 4) Brian Tillman, 5) Aaron Gustin, 6) Ben Solberg, 7) James Ellis, 8) James Flood, 9) Derrick Brown, 10) John Clancy Jr., 11) Sundance Keepper, 12) Robby Bryant, 13) Jerry Wagner, 14) Keith Webster, 15) Larry Prewett, 16) Kevin Cryder, 17) Troy Reasoner Jr. 18) Tim Riffle, 19) Al Thompson, 20) Shawn Hatcher, 21) Eddie Barnes, 22) Bob Gustin, 23) Kris Jackson, 24) Justin Stoufer, 25) Ted Welschmeyer, 26) Jeremy Dillon