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Phillips Nabs Midway Fall Brawl Grabs DLRA Championship
LEBANON, MO (Oct. 4) - Springfield's Terry Phillips has been a man on
mission in the last month of LateModel Racing and Sat night at the
LebanonMidwaySpeedway the Phillips Express kept rolling as Phillips lead all
35 laps of the DLRA Sanction LateModel feature along with capturing the
first ever AllStateInsurance DLRA LateModel championship.
The Start of the Latemodel feature was a litle rough but once things got
going the racing was tight with action all over the track.On the start
Phillips shot to the lead from his pole position with Jeremy Payne right on
his heels with outside front row starter Brandon McCormick taking to the top
groove.After completing 1 lap,McCormick used a slingshot move out of turn 2
and went flying around Payne and was setting his sights on Phillips,but turn
4 proved alittle tough as McCormick spun bringing out the yellow.
On the double-file restart,Phillips again shot to the lead with Jeremy
Kelley moving around Payne to grab second with Payne taking it back on the
next lap.On lap 3,the yellow waved for Steve Johnson along with a 4 car
group.On the restart,Phillips again shot ahead with Payne,Kelley and point
contender Jesse Stovall following.With Phillips setting a quick pace,the
action behind the leader provided plenty of 2 and 3 wide racing as Justin
Wells,Steve Rushin,Jordan Holloway and Chris Smyser were all battling for
positions.By lap 15,the leader Phillips was getting into lapped traffic as
Payne was closing the gap quickly.On lap 19,Payne pulled to the outside
groove and was looking to overtake the leader while Stovall had moved around
Kelley and was making up ground quickly.On lap 24,the 3rd caution waved for
Tony Jackson Jr as he spun in turn 4 bunching the field up and giving LeRoy
Johnson the lucky dog award putting him back on the lead lap.The running
order on the restart found
Phillips,Payne,Stovall,Wells,Kelley,Rushin,Smyser,McCormick,Dustin
Mooneyham,Jackson and Johnson still on the lead lap.On this final
restart,Phillips again shot to the lead with Payne and Stovall dicing for
the runner-up spot while Wells,McCormick,Rushin and Kelley were battling for
positions.In the closing laps,Phillips had puled away to secure the win
followed by Payne,Stovall,Wells,McCormick,Rushin,Kelley,Smyser,Dustin
Mooneyham and Jackson Jr completing the top 10 as 12 of the 20 starters were
on the lead lap and 18 running at the end of the race.
In FactoryStock Action,outside front row starters Jody Tillman grabbed the
opening lead from pole setter Todd Cook with James Flood close
behind.Tillman and Cook battled early until lap 6 when Tillman began to pull
away from the pack.On lap 7,the caution waved for Sheldon Stoufer as his
night finished.On the restart,Cook applied pressure along with Flood with
another tight battle between Chad Smith,Troy White and a fast moving Bob
Gustin.On lap 11,the yellow waved for debris as 19th starting Ben
Solberg,23rd starting Kenny Carroll and 17th starter Ted Welschmeyer were
coming to the front running pack.On lap 12,Flood made the move around Cook
and set his sights on leader Tillman while Gustin was charging on the top
groove.On lap 18 going through lapped traffic,Flood pulled even with
Tillman,but Tillman opened up a 2 car length lead.In the closing laps,Flood
tried several moves,but tillman hung on to grab the win with
Flood,Cook,Gustin,Solberg,White,Sundance Keeper,Kenny Carroll,Smith and Tim
Riffle completed the top 10 as 16 of the 23 starters were on the lead lap.
The A-Mod feature provided another tight night of racing as 2008 Midway
champion Jamie Ragland took the opening lead from his pole spot with outside
front row starter Tony Jackson Jr in close tow. followed by Eric
Hudson,Steve Muilenburg and Danny Crane.With Green flag action,Danny Crane
shot to the top groove along with Justin Neuman while leader Ragland and
Jackson Jr were glued to the bottom groove.Following a lap 8 caution,Ragland
had Jackson right on his bumper as Crane swung around on the top side and
took over third place and was gaining on the leaders as the track was
providing lots of two wide racing.With Ragland staying to the bottom
groove,Jackson swung to the top side on lap 16 with Crane,Neuman and Kris
Jackson following.On lap 18,Jackson nipped Ragland at the flagstand to take
the lead as Ragland fought back going into turn 1.Jackson kept the car
straight and again took control as Crane was working on Ragland for the
second place spot as Jackson grabbed the win with Ragland,Crane,Neuman,Kris
Jackson,Muilenburg,Hudson,Erik Maggard,Danny Stacy and JUstin Stoufer
completing the top 10 as 13 of the 15 starters were on the lead lap.
In Bomber Action,Shawn Strong continued his dream season as he grabbed the
opening lead from outside pole setter Wayne Coffman and never looked back in
taking home the win with some tight action behind as Coffman and Jerry
Lankton battled all night long for the runner-up spot while a 4 car battle
for third palce involved Tyler Schoen,Jack Hamer,Nick Whitehead and Josh
Lewis as they finally finished in that order with Casey Mooneyham,Bill
Schoen and John McGinnis completed the top 10.
The B-Mod feature had plenty of tight action as pole setter Colt Cheevers
took the opening lead from Steve Muilenburg with Reggie Jackson,Billy Street
and Corey Pope following quickly.With action tight and quick,Ted Ballinger
moved around Pope to get into the top 5 as Cheevers and Muilenburg were
battling hard.The first yellow waved on lap 10 for TR Phillips bunching the
field up.On the restart,Muilenburg moved to the top groove as Cheevers
stayed down low,while Billy Street and Jackson were battling for position as
points runner-up Mickey Burrell had moved into the top 5 as Trent Harrison
was working the top groove and coming quickly.On lap 16,Muilenburg pulled
even with Cheevers as the lead duo battled with Cheevers just nipping
Muilenburg at the flagstand.Just as Muilenburg pulled to pass,the final
yellow waved on lap 18 as Shawn Winfrey and Greg Strong got together on the
frontstretch.The race restarted with Muilenburg trying the low side and
Cheevers holding on as Reggie Jackson and Billy Street were swaping third
place.The checkered flew with Cheevers grabbing the win followed by
Muilenburg,jackson,Street,Trent Harrison,Pope,Burrell,Jeff albright
JrBallinger and Doug Smith in the top 10 with 14 starters on the lead lap.
The Pure Stock class saw Kevin Forshey take the lead from Joe Francis on lap
6 and never looked back in taking his first ever career victory with
Francis,Jason Brumley and Jeff Brown following.
Results-Finishing position-Driver-Hometown-Starting position
DLRA LateModel
A Ft-1)Terry Phiilips-Springfield(1) 2)Jeremy Payne-Springfield(3) 3)Jesse
Stovall-West Branson(8) 4)Justin Wells-Aurora(5) 5)Brandon
McCormick-Lebanon(2) 6)Steve Rushing-Popular Bluff(6) 7)Jeremy Kelley-Walnut
Grove(4) 8)Chris Smyser-Lancaster(8) 9)Dustin Mooneyham-Aurora(13) 10)Tony
Jackson Jr-Lebanon(15) 11)Jordan Holloway-Monett(7) 12)LeRoy
Johnson-Brookline(13) 13)Bobby Prosisie-Popular Bluff(10) 14)Ken
Dickinson-Camdenton(16) 15)Wesley Briggs-Phillipsburg(17) 16)Randy
Galloway-Rogers,Ark(19) 17)Sundance Keeper-Springfield(14) 18)John Beck-East
St Louis,ILL(18) 19)John Farmer-Clinton(20) 20)Steve Johnson-Joplin(9)
FactoryStocks
A Ft-1)Jody Tillman-West Branson(2) 2)James Flood-Billings(4) 3)Todd
Cook-Rolla(1) 4)Bob Gustin-Osage Beach(5) 5)Ben Solberg-Springfield(19)
6)Troy White-Russellville (8) 7)Sundance Keeper-Springfield (3) 8)Kenny
Carroll-Camdenton(23) 9)Chad Smith-Crocker(6) 10)Tim Riffle-Phillipsburg(10)
11)Ron Pritchard Jr-Springfield(9) 12)Ted Welschmeyer-Tibbets(17) 13)Brad
Gideon-Springfield(12) 14)Chad Palmer-Verona(20) 15)Tim Petty-Niangua(13)
16)Mark Selsor-Nevada(7) 17)Steve James-Gravious Mills(11) 18)Bill
Webster-Richland(18) 19)Bill Scharr-St Roberts(21) 20)Chris Wynn-Niangua(16)
21)Dale Berry-Tuscumbia(17) 22)Dylan Keeper-Hurley(14) 23)Sheldon
Stoufer-Camdenton(15)-DNS-Jason Bond,Daniel Jessen
A-Modifieds
A Ft-1)Tony Jackson Jr-Lebanon(2) 2)Jamie Ragland-Lebanon(1) 3)Danny
Crane-Columbia(6) 4)Justin Neuman-Crocker(7) 5)Kris Jackson-Lebanon(8)
6)Steve Muilenburg-Sparta(4) 7)Eric Hudson-Rolla(3) 8)Erik
Maggard-Springfield(15) 9)Danny Stacy-Rogers,Ark(5) 10)Justin
Stoufer-Camdenton(9) 11)Wayne Graybeal-Springfield(10) 12)Rowland
Blythe-Ashland(13) 13)Larry Tindle-Springfield(12) 14)Sam Petty-Niangua(13)
15)Jason Woods-Phillipsburg(14)
B-mods
A Ft-1)Colt Cheevers-Macks Creek(1) 2)Steve Muilenburg-Sparta(2) 3)Reggie
Jackson-Lebanon(3) 4)Billy Street-Joplin(5) 5)Trent Harrison-Crocker(8)
6)Corey Pope-Clever(4) 7)Mickey Burrell-Fair Grove(9) 8)Jeff Albright
Jr-Lebanon(17) 9)Ted Ballinger-Halfway(7) 10)Doug Smith-Camdenton(15)
11)Earl Muilenburg-Sparta(6) 12)TR Phillips-Nixa(12) 13)Derek
Cook-Lebanon(18) 14)Josh Johnston-Nixa(11) 15)Tim Ballinger-Fair Grove(16)
16)Gene Morton-Springfield(10) 17)Greg Strong-Nixa(14) 18)Shawn
Winfrey-Lebanon(13) DNS-Charlie Gentile,Brian Millsap,Luke Stephens,Chuck
Bryant
Bombers
A Ft-1)Shawn Strong-Republic(1) 2)Wayne Coffman-Lebanon(2) 3)Jerry Lankton-West
Branson(6) 4)Tyler Schoen-Brighton(10) 5)Jack Hamer-Ava(7) 6)Nick
Whitehead-Springfield(5) 7)Josh Lewis-Stoutland(9) 8)Casey
Mooneyham-Republic(12) 9)Bill Schoen-Brighton(4) 10)John McGinnis-Lebanon(8)
11)Keith Cheever-Lebanon(3) 12)Kevin Forshey-Dixon(13) 13)Ted
Ballinger-Bolivar(15) 14)Brandon Bennett-Springfield(16) 15)Brian
Warner-Phillipsburg(11) 16)Jenny Donovan-Nevada(17) 17)Billy
Smith-Theodosia(14)
PureStocks
1)Kevin Forshey-Dixon 2)Joe Francis-Lebanon 3)Jason Brumley-Camdenton 4)Jeff
Brown-Dixon
Enduro
A Ft-1)Joe Francis-Lebanon 2)Luke Stephens-stoutland 3)Mike
Scott-Rogersville 4)Brian Schutt-Lebanon
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