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JIMMY MARS WINS WDRL FEATURE AT SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN Driver posts his third WDRL win of the season and 14th career victory By Bucky Doren and Darin Svenson WORLD Dirt Racing League SUPERIOR, WIS. (July 30, 2008) - Jimmy Mars has scored his third WORLD Dirt Racing League victory of 2008. His latest win came here on Wednesday at Superior Speedway. Despite leading all 50 laps, Mars wasn't sure about the win until the very end. "It confused me at the end," admitted Mars. "I felt like it (the car) was going away a bit more than I thought it should. This car is so new we're still trying to tweak it a bit. It felt good, but there's just a couple of things we need to work on." While Mars controlled things up front, second place was a different story. Wendell Wallace and Rob Moss ran door to door as the WDRL Late Model Series feature was reaching the midway point. Moss took command of second place off of turn two on lap 23. Then Wallace took advantage of lapped traffic to retake second six laps later. The Iowa-Illinois Taylor Insulation Fastest Qualifier, Darren Miller, started 10th. As the race approached its conclusion, Miller found himself in a battle for second. Wallace would eventually hold off Miller and take that spot. Miller finished third. Moss drove home with a fourth-place finish, and Justin Fegers rounded out the top five. The 50-lapper saw several drivers make big steps forward. Steve Laursen went from 14th to sixth, Ashley Anderson from 21st to seventh, Brady Smith from 15th to eighth and Chad Simpson from 20th to ninth. The win for Mars was his 14th career WDRL feature win and his fourth at the Superior Speedway, the track at which he won his first-ever Late Model feature. The WORLD Dirt Racing League wishes to thank these series sponsors: Hoosier Racing Tires, Iowa-Illinois Taylor Insulation, CrashedToys.com, Chase Signs and Graphics, BSB Manufacturing, Champ Pans, Hooker Harness, Fast Shafts, Lincoln Electric, Performance Bodies, QA-1 Motorsports, The Brake Man and Wyman Ford. For more information on the WORLD Dirt Racing League or the latest WDRL Late Model Series schedule, check out the WORLD Dirt Racing League's Web site, www.worldraceleague.com. RACE REPORT SUPERIOR SPEEDWAY SUPERIOR, WIS. WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 2008 FEATURE FINISH: 50 Laps 1. Jimmy Mars, 2. Wendell Wallace, 3. Darren Miller, 4. Rob Moss, 5. Justin Fegers, 6. Steve Laursen, 7. Ashley Anderson, 8. Brady Smith, 9. Chad Simpson, 10. Pat Doar, 11. Matt Miller, 12. John Kaanta, 13. Eric Pember, 14. Jack Sullivan, 15. Jason Utter, 16. Dave Eckrich, 17. Frank Heckenast Jr., 18. Matt Furman 19. Jeremy Grady, 20. Pete Parker, 21. Rick Hanestad, 22. Chris Simpson, 23. Nelson, 24. Jeff Provinzino. CRASHEDTOYS.COM QUALIFIER 1: 1. Jeremy Grady, 2. Wendell Wallace, 3. Nelson, 4. Justin Fegers, 5. Chris Simpson. CRASHEDTOYS.COM QUALIFIER 2: 1. Pat Doar, 2. Rob Moss, 3. Matt Miller, 4. Steve Laursen, 5. Brady Smith. CRASHEDTOYS.COM QUALIFIER 3: 1. John Kaanta, 2. Jack Sullivan, 3. Eric Pember, 4. Jason Utter, 4. Chad Simpson. CRASHEDTOYS.COM QUALIFIER 4: 1. Jimmy Mars, 2. Dave Eckrich, 3. Darren Miller, 4. Rick Hanestad, 5. Jeff Provanzino. B-MAIN: 1. Chris Simpson 2. Chad Simpson 3. Anderson 4. Parker 5. Isenberg 6. Heckenast 7. Nesbitt 8. Martin 9. Kevin Carlson 10. Greg Hill 11. McKay 12. Roger Paolo 13. Dustin Hapka QA-1 MOTORSPORTS PASSING POINTS: 1. Mars 63.50; 2. Kaanta 61.25; 3. Jeremy Grady 61.25; 4. Pat Doar 59.00; 5. Jack Sullivan 57.75; 6. Rob Moss 57.75; 7. Wendell Wallace 57.75; 8. Dave Eckrich 55.50; 9. Justin Fegers 55.25; 10. Darren Miller 54.25; 11. Matt Miller 54.25; 12. Nelson 54.25; 13. Eric Pember 52.00; 14. Steve Laursen 50.75; 15. Brady Smith 49.50; 16. Jason Utter 48.50; 17. Rick Hanestad 48.50; 18. Jeff Provanzino 47.25; 19. Tim Isenberg 46.00; 20. Chris Simpson 45.00; 21. Chad Simpson 45.00; 22. Pete Parker 41.50; 23. Ashley Anderson 41.50; 24. Kevin Carlson 41.50; 25. Tim Nesbitt 40.25; 26. Frank Heckenast Jr. 38.00; 27. Andrew McKay 38.00; 28. Hill 38.00; 29. Curt Martin 34.50; 30. Matt Furman 34.50 31. Paolo 34.50; 32. Hapka 34.50 IOWA-ILLINOIS TAYLOR INSULATION POLE DASH: 1. Mars, 2. Doar, 3. Grady, 4. Kaanta, 5. Wallace, 6. Sullivan, 7. Moss, 8. Eckrich. WDRL CONTINGENCY AWARDS: QA-1 Highest Passing Points- Jimmy Mars Design 500 Highest Passing Points not in feature- Tim Isenberg Brake Man- Darren Miller Champ Pans-Rob Moss Performance Bodies- Justin Fegers Design 500-Chad Simpson BSB-John Kaanta Fast Shafts- Eric Pember Hooker Harness- Jason Utter Provisional- Frank Heckenast Jr., Matt Furman Rookie- Frank Heckenast Jr., Jeremy Grady Chassis- Mastersbilt, Rocket |