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Stretch Drive In Springfield Raceway Championship Chase Sat Night Features Deer Lake Golf And Fitness Night

SPRINGFIELD, MO (August 10, 2011) - With only 4 points races in the Transport Graphics Championship Chase, action will again heat-up at the Quick Quarter of the Springfield Raceway Sat Night as Deer Creek Golf And Fitness joins in a special night at the races.

A special drawing will be held to see who ges the chance to compete to win $100 by trying your putting skills as the closest to the pin(or even a hole-in-one) will collect the prize money.

Action this week will feature the USRA Modifieds,Midwest Modz,Legends,PureStocks and Factorystocks as drivers try to position themselves in the stretch championship chase drive.

Currently 4 time USRA Modified Champion Jackie Dalton of Carthage holds the top spot but Brighton's Erik Maggard is moving up quickly in the standings as a dog-fight is for the second place spot.Jody Tillman,defending champion Mitch Keeter and Brian Green are all nip and tuck.

The B-Mods have this Sat night off but an outstanding battle between Bobby Maggard Jr and JC morton sees only a 6 point difference between these drivers.Gary Rodocker,Mike Hailman and defending champion Wayne Graybeal complete the top 5 as Graybeal is in a battle to hold on.

4th Generation driver Trevor Drake holds the top spot in the Midwest Modz as Sam Petty is mounting a strong 2nd half drive in the overall standings.The tight battle for third has Gary Krebs,Rusty Forrest,Matthew Thulin and veteran Gentleman Randy Belk swapping spots as this second year class has grown leaps and bounds.

Veteran Dave Comer heads-up the popular LegendCars as defending champion Justin Comer has overtaken Park Jones for the runner-up spot.Rolla's Wayne Johnston fell off the championship pace after losing a motor last week and young lion Tyler Horton is quietly charging forward with the veterans as average car count is 20 for the Legends this season.

Bryan Tillman has been the class of the field in the FactoryStock class this season as Tim Petty continues to apply pressure.Several new drivers have found Springfield to their liking as Dan Wood,Steve Morton and Brad Gideon complete the top 5.

Ava's Jack Hamer still maintains the top spot in the PureStock division by consistantly being in the top 3 and doing well in heat races.Springfield's James Redus has newcomer Wayne Morris glued to his bumper in the battle for second place while two young guns, Jeremy Thulin and Bret Testerman complete the top 5.

Grandstand Gates open at 5 while hotlaps start at 6:30 and Racing at 7:15.

For more information visit the website at WWW.SpringfieldRaceway.Com or contact Jerry Hoffman at 417-673-7426.

Current top 10
USRA Modifieds
1-Jackie Dalton-Carthage 956
2-Erik Maggard-Brighton 888
3-Jody Tillman-Branson 875
4-Mitch Keeter-Webb City 858
5-Brian Green-Pierce City 801
6-Kyle Slagle-Pierce City 794
7-Billy Dalton-Exeter 787
8-John Yeoman III-Granby 725
9-Jerry Lankton-Lampe 672
10-Nathan Cottrell-Nixa 655

B-Mods
1-Bobby Maggard Jr-Republic 212
2-JC Morton-Springfield 206
3-Gary Rodocker-Willard 173
4-Mike Hailman-ReedSprings 155
5-Wayne Graybeal-Springfield 148
6-Andy Beauchamp-Springfield 146
7-Don Luna-St James 140
8-Scott Drake-Webb City 138
9-Kaleb Copher-Webb City 130
10-Jon Yeoman Jr-Granby 99

Midwest Modz
1-Trevor Drake-Webb City 245
2-Sam Petty-Niangua 202
3-Gary Krebs-Clever 174
4-Rusty Forrest-Ozark 173
5-Matthew Thulin-Miami,Okla 163
6-Randy Belk-Joplin 162
7-Monte Padgett-Joplin 144
8-Todd McGregor-Clever 133
9-Shane Bias-Springfield 120
10-Dakota Maggard-Republic 107

Legends
1-Dave Comer-Joplin 264
2-Justin Comer-Joplin 215
3-Park Jones-Joplin 212
4-Wayne Johnston-Rolla 194
5-Tyler Horton-Joplin 165
6-Jay Reynolds-Springfield 162
7-Billy Cottrill-Joplin 148
8-Rick Nichols-Cassville 137
9-Colt Pruente-Aurora 131
10-James McDugle Sr-Quapaw,Okla 130

PureStocks
1-Jack Hamer-Ava 241
2-James Redus-Springfield 197
3-Wayne Morris-Miami,Okla 196
4-Jeremy Thulin-Miami,Okla 159
5-Bret Testerman-Joplin 143
6-Philip Schloesser-Clever 142
7-Lenny Bell-Springfield 114
8-Richard Sparks-Springfield 71
9-Matthew Bowen-Strafford 65
10-Elijah Keepper-Hurley 58

FactoryStocks
1-Bryan Tillman-Branson 196
2-Tim Petty-Niangua 163
3-Dan Wood-Springfield 79
4-Steve Morton-Clever 56
5-Brad Gideon-Nixa 55
6-Colin Bowen-Strafford 48
6-Sundance Keepper-Everton 48
8-Mike Bitner-Pittsburg,Kansas 31
9-Caleb Chapman-Republic 28
10-Brian Schutt-Lebanon 21