Marriott, Mueller, Carter, Murty, and Barnes Score “Memphis Spring Nationals” Opening Night Wins

by Brian Neal

Memphis, MO (Friday, March 17, 2017) – St. Patrick’s Day 2017 turned out to be the season kick-off for the Scotland County Speedway in Memphis, Missouri. As J&J Ag helped present  the “Memphis Spring Nationals”, on what started out to be a decent night and turned into somewhat of a brisk cool evening.

The 14 lap Sport Compact feature started the night off, with Brandon Reu and Levi Heath drawing the front row for the event. But it was fourth place starter Josh Barnes who jumped out into the lead on lap 1 over Reu and Brandon Lambert. Just after the completion of lap 1, Casey Lambert slowed to a stop in turn 1 to bring out the caution. On the restart Barnes moved back out front, with Reu and Brandon Lambert close behind. Three laps later, on lap 5, Brandon Lambert’s night came to an abrupt stop. As he came to a stop in turn 3 with fire coming out of the rear of the car. Barnes once again grabbed the lead on the restart, with Reu and now Jake Benischek, who started 14th, following close behind. Neither Reu nor Benischek could find away around Barnes, who held on to pick up the win. Reu settled for 2nd, Luke Benischek was 3rd, Heath was 4th, with Kenny Smith rounding out the top 5.

Up next was the 20 lap Stock Car feature, with Cayden Carter and Jeff Mueller drawing the front row. Mueller would take advantage of his starting spot to grab the lead on lap 1 over Mike Hughes and John Oliver Jr. The action up front was slowed only 1 time, as Tyler Pickett spun in turn 4 on lap 3 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Mueller jumped back out front, with Hughes and Carter following close behind. Hughes and Carter would follow in Mueller’s tire tracks around the top of the speedway over the final 17 laps, and was waiting for him to make a mistake. But Mueller would hold them off to pick up the $1,000 top prize. Hughes was 2nd, Carter was 3rd, Damon Murty started 10th and finished 4th, with Todd Reitzler coming from 12th to finish in 5th.

The SportMod 18 lap feature was next to take to the track, with Brayton Carter using his front row starting spot to jump out into the lead on lap 1 over Tyler Soppe and Brandon Lennox. Just after the completion of lap 1, the caution would appear to slow the action down. As Jake Whittington and Kevin Dickey spun in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Carter moved back out front, with Lennox getting by Soppe for the runner up spot. Carter then started to pull away from the battle behind, when a second caution appeared on lap 7. This time Brian Efkamp spun in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. Once again Carter jumped out front on the restart, with Lennox and Carter VanDenBerg, who started 11th, moving into third. Two laps later, on lap 9, Jason McDaniel spun in turn 4 to bring the yellow light back on.

Carter would grab the lead on the restart, with Lennox, VanDenBerg, Soppe, Austin Luellen battling for the runner up spot. With the battle going on behind him, Carter started to pull away. Carter’s almost straight-away was erased on lap 13, when Jami Ritter spun in turn 1 and collected Whittington to bring out the final caution of the race. On the restart Carter moved back out front, with Soppe going from fourth to second to get around Lennox and VanDenBerg. There was no catching Carter, as he pulled away over the final 7 laps to pick up the $1,000 top prize. Soppe held on for 2nd, Lennox was 3rd, VanDenBerg was 4th, with Luellen coming home in 5th.

Only 9 Hobby Stocks showed up for night 1, with Damon Murty, who was driving Bill Bonnett’s #19 car, moving out front on the drop of the green flag in the 14 lap race. Just like the Stock Car feature, August Bach and Scott Shull followed in Murty’s tire tracks around the top of the speedway and was waiting for him to make a mistake. But disaster would strike Bach on lap 12 when he got into the backstretch guardrail and rolled to bring out the red. Bach would climb from his car okay. On the restart Murty jumped back out front, with Shull and Mike Kincaid close behind. Murty would hold off a last lap challenge from Shull to claim the win. Shull settled for 2nd, Kincaid was 3rd, Dylan Nelson was 4th, with Daniel Wauters rounding out the top 5.

The 25 lap Modified feature was the last to take to the track, with Cayden Carter and Michael Dotson leading the field to the green flag. But just as the green flag waved the yellow light would come on, as David Snyder lost a drive shaft down the front stretch to bring out the caution. On the restart Carter would take advantage of his starting spot to grab the lead on lap 1 over Hunter Marriott and Shawn Ritter. Marriott would slid up in front of Carter coming off turn 4 to take the lead away on lap 2. The trio would then start to pull away from the rest of the field. Carter was able to get up beside Marriott for the top spot, as they entered lapped traffic on lap 13. But when Dotson spun in turn 4 on lap 14 that would slow the action down and bring the field back to the top two’s back bumper.

On the restart Ritter spun in turn 1 and collected Johnny Wyman to bring the yellow light back on. The following restart saw Marriott jump back out front, with Carter, Kelly Shryock, who started 9th, and Clint Luellen battling for the runner up spot. Just like before the caution appeared, Marriott and Carter started to pull away from the battle behind them. And once again they would enter lapped traffic on lap 22, which allowed Carter to get up beside Marriott. But Marriott was able to hold him off over the final lap to pick up the $1,000 check. Carter was 2nd, Luellen was 3rd, Kurt Kile started 12th and finished 4th, with Shryock coming home in 5th.

 

OFFICIAL REULTS

Scotland County Speedway, Memphis, MO

Friday, March 17, 2017 – J&J Ag “Memphis Spring Nationals” Night 1

 

Modified A-Feature
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown
1	3	62	Hunter Marriott	Brookfield , MO
2	1	10C	Cayden Carter	Oskaloosa , IA
3	4	3L	Clint Luellen	Minburn , IA
4	12	77	Kurt Kile	Nichols , IA
5	9	3	Kelly Shryock	Fertile , IA
6	8	21K	Kyle Brown	Madrid , IA
7	11	8	Colt Mather	Keswick , IA
8	18	33F	Jardin Fuller	Memphis , MO
9	10	71W	Jeff Waterman	Quincy , IL
10	13	2	Matt Fulton	Muscatine , IA
11	20	87	Blake Woodruff	Galesburg , IL
12	14	CH19	Colby Heishman	Brooklyn , IA
13	21	237	Zack Rawlins	Newton , IA
14	19	32	Donovan Lodge	Andover , IL
15	2	55D	Michael Dotson	Lathrop , MO
16	7	02	Andrew Schroeder	Keswick , IA
17	6	92	Tyler Droste	Waterloo , IA
18	5	7SR	Shawn Ritter	Keystone , IA
19	15	95JR	Johnny Wyman	Fulton , MO
20	17	49J	Jason Murray	Hartford , IA
21	23	10	Kelly Buckallew	Memphis , MO
22	16	6	Bobby Six	Warsaw , IL
23	22	163	David Snyder	Greentop , MO
Modified B-Feature
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown
1	7	6	Bobby Six	Warsaw , IL
2	6	49J	Jason Murray	Hartford , IA
3	5	33F	Jardin Fuller	Memphis , MO
4	11	32	Donovan Lodge	Andover , IL
5	3	87	Blake Woodruff	Galesburg , IL
6	2	237	Zack Rawlins	Newton , IA
7	1	163	David Snyder	Greentop , MO
8	4	10	Kelly Buckallew	Memphis , MO
9	8	18L	Michael Long	Fowler , IL	DNS
10	9	05	Dave Wietholder	Liberty , IL	DNS
11	10	00	Chad Clark	Centerville , IA	DNS
Modified Heat 3
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown
1	2	02	Andrew Schroeder	Keswick , IA
2	1	62	Hunter Marriott	Brookfield , MO
3	6	71W	Jeff Waterman	Quincy , IL
4	5	7SR	Shawn Ritter	Keystone , IA
5	7	95JR	Johnny Wyman	Fulton , MO
6	8	87	Blake Woodruff	Galesburg , IL
7	4	49J	Jason Murray	Hartford , IA
8	3	05	Dave Wietholder	Liberty , IL
Modified Heat 2
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown
1	2	3L	Clint Luellen	Minburn , IA
2	6	10C	Cayden Carter	Oskaloosa , IA
3	8	21K	Kyle Brown	Madrid , IA
4	3	55D	Michael Dotson	Lathrop , MO
5	9	CH19	Colby Heishman	Brooklyn , IA
6	5	237	Zack Rawlins	Newton , IA
7	4	33F	Jardin Fuller	Memphis , MO
8	1	18L	Michael Long	Fowler , IL	DNS
9	7	32	Donovan Lodge	Andover , IL	DNS
Modified Heat 1
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown
1	6	8	Colt Mather	Keswick , IA
2	2	92	Tyler Droste	Waterloo , IA
3	4	3	Kelly Shryock	Fertile , IA
4	3	77	Kurt Kile	Nichols , IA
5	5	2	Matt Fulton	Muscatine , IA
6	7	163	David Snyder	Greentop , MO
7	9	10	Kelly Buckallew	Memphis , MO
8	8	6	Bobby Six	Warsaw , IL	DNS
9	1	00	Chad Clark	Centerville , IA	DQ
Stock Car A-Feature
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown
1	2	77M	Jeff Mueller	Albion , IA
2	4	11	Mike Hughes	Oskaloosa , IA
3	1	10CC	Cayden Carter	Oskaloosa , IA
4	10	99D	Damon Murty	Chelsea , IA
5	12	22R	Todd Reitzler	Grinnell , IA
6	11	10G	Dustin Griffiths	Hedrick , IA
7	9	14	Derek Agee	Huntsville , MO
8	6	52	Nathan Wood	Sigourney , IA
9	15	ZERO1	Kyle Frederick	Oconto Falls, WI
10	5	4K	Dean Kratzer	Ft. Madison, IA
11	16	79S	Jason See	Albia , IA
12	7	30C	Abe Huls	Carthage , IL
13	20	17C	Shane Paris	Muscatine , IA
14	13	5A	Tyler Pickett	Boxholm , IA
15	17	99	Dallon Murty	Chelsea , IA
16	22	3	Chase Exline	Centerville , IA
17	19	98B	Michael Bilyeu	Indianola , IA
18	8	4	Jake Wenig	Burlington , IA
19	18	27J	Jason Cook	Mt. Pleasant, IA
20	23	5M	Mike McClure	Bloomfield , IA
21	3	05	John Oliver	Danville , IA
22	14	48	Michael Larsen	Monroe City, MO
23	21	87	Les Blakley	Fairfield , IA
Stock Car B-Feature
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown
1	1	79S	Jason See	Albia , IA
2	2	99	Dallon Murty	Chelsea , IA
3	3	27J	Jason Cook	Mt. Pleasant, IA
4	7	98B	Michael Bilyeu	Indianola , IA
5	11	17C	Shane Paris	Muscatine , IA
6	6	87	Les Blakley	Fairfield , IA
7	5	3	Chase Exline	Centerville , IA
8	4	5M	Mike McClure	Bloomfield , IA
9	8	6C	Odie Cook	Canton , MO	DNS
10	9	3D	Dan Gordon	Oskaloosa , IA	DNS
11	10	26	Greg Haarsch	Bloomfield , IA	DNS
Stock Car Heat 3
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown
1	2	10CC	Cayden Carter	Oskaloosa , IA
2	5	11	Mike Hughes	Oskaloosa , IA
3	7	14	Derek Agee	Huntsville , MO
4	3	4K	Dean Kratzer	Ft. Madison, IA
5	4	ZERO1	Kyle Frederick	Oconto Falls, WI
6	1	27J	Jason Cook	Mt. Pleasant, IA
7	6	87	Les Blakley	Fairfield , IA
8	8	3D	Dan Gordon	Oskaloosa , IA
Stock Car Heat 2
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown
1	3	10G	Dustin Griffiths	Hedrick , IA
2	7	4	Jake Wenig	Burlington , IA
3	6	22R	Todd Reitzler	Grinnell , IA
4	1	30C	Abe Huls	Carthage , IL
5	8	48	Michael Larsen	Monroe City, MO
6	5	99	Dallon Murty	Chelsea , IA
7	9	3	Chase Exline	Centerville , IA
8	4	6C	Odie Cook	Canton , MO
9	2	17C	Shane Paris	Muscatine , IA
Stock Car Heat 1
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown
1	1	05	John Oliver	Danville , IA
2	5	52	Nathan Wood	Sigourney , IA
3	4	99D	Damon Murty	Chelsea , IA
4	3	77M	Jeff Mueller	Albion , IA
5	9	5A	Tyler Pickett	Boxholm , IA
6	7	79S	Jason See	Albia , IA
7	6	5M	Mike McClure	Bloomfield , IA
8	2	98B	Michael Bilyeu	Indianola , IA
9	8	26	Greg Haarsch	Bloomfield , IA
SportMod A-Feature
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown
1	1	01	Brayton Carter	Oskaloosa , IA
2	2	3T	Tyler Soppe	Sherrill , IA
3	5	17	Brandon Lennox	New London, MO
4	11	7V	Carter VanDenBerg	Oskaloosa , IA
5	3	3A	Austin Luellen	Minburn , IA
6	6	17A	Austin Howes	Memphis , MO
7	10	11	Ethan Braaksma	Newton , IA
8	12	12D	Brandon Dale	Arbela , MO
9	18	9W	Scott Walker	Wilton , IA
10	15	42	Kevin Dickey	East Moline, IL
11	9	21M	Dalton McKenney	Clarksville , MO
12	4	10D	Dakota Anderson	Quincy , IL
13	14	8	Tom Lathrop	Ottumwa , IA
14	7	5JR	Jami Ritter	Keystone , IA
15	20	2	Jacob Whittington	Davenport , IA
16	13	85	Jason McDaniel	Eldon , IA
17	8	GT1	Brian Efkamp	Ankeny , IA
18	16	29	Colton Livezey	New Sharon, IA	DNS
19	17	101	Andrew Swailes	Ainsworth , IA	DNS
20	19	22	Austen Becerra	Carthage , IL	DNS
SportMod Heat 3
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown
1	5	01	Brayton Carter	Oskaloosa , IA
2	1	11	Ethan Braaksma	Newton , IA
3	4	GT1	Brian Efkamp	Ankeny , IA
4	2	21M	Dalton McKenney	Clarksville , MO
5	6	42	Kevin Dickey	East Moline, IL
6	3	9W	Scott Walker	Wilton , IA
SportMod Heat 2
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown
1	6	7V	Carter VanDenBerg	Oskaloosa , IA
2	4	3A	Austin Luellen	Minburn , IA
3	5	17	Brandon Lennox	New London, MO
4	1	17A	Austin Howes	Memphis , MO
5	2	8	Tom Lathrop	Ottumwa , IA
6	7	101	Andrew Swailes	Ainsworth , IA
7	3	2	Jacob Whittington	Davenport , IA
SportMod Heat 1
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown
1	5	3T	Tyler Soppe	Sherrill , IA
2	2	12D	Brandon Dale	Arbela , MO
3	6	10D	Dakota Anderson	Quincy , IL
4	4	5JR	Jami Ritter	Keystone , IA
5	3	85	Jason McDaniel	Eldon , IA
6	1	29	Colton Livezey	New Sharon, IA
7	7	22	Austen Becerra	Carthage , IL
Hobby Stock A-Feature
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown
1	2	19	Damon Murty	Chelsea , IA
2	3	57	Scott Shull	Agency , IA
3	5	12	Mike Kincaid	Cincinnatti , IA
4	4	09	Daniel Wauters	Iowa City, IA
5	7	13N	Dylan Nelson	Adel , IA
6	8	65	Saif Grafkey	Oskaloosa , IA
7	1	4	August Bach	Reinbeck , IA
8	6	19K	Kurtis Oliver	Moberly , MO
9	9	15W	Clayton Webster	Ottumwa , IA	DNS
Hobby Stock Heat
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown
1	3	19	Damon Murty	Chelsea , IA
2	5	4	August Bach	Reinbeck , IA
3	2	12	Mike Kincaid	Cincinnatti , IA
4	7	09	Daniel Wauters	Iowa City, IA
5	8	57	Scott Shull	Agency , IA
6	6	19K	Kurtis Oliver	Moberly , MO
7	4	13N	Dylan Nelson	Adel , IA
8	9	65	Saif Grafkey	Oskaloosa , IA
9	1	15W	Clayton Webster	Ottumwa , IA	DNS
Sport Compact A-Feature
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown
1	4	13B	Josh Barnes	Keokuk , IA
2	1	27	Brandon Reu	Donnellson , IA
3	3	5	Luke Benischek	Durant , IA
4	2	9H	Levi Heath	Wilton , IA
5	5	24K	Kenny Smith	Donnellson , IA
6	8	88C	Daniel Campbell	Muscatine , IA
7	9	F79	Dustin Forbes	Rock Falls, IL
8	20	13	Travis Tedrow	Batavia , IA
9	13	55S	Alyssa Steele	Keokuk , IA
10	10	69	Alvin Cooney	Mexico , MO
11	17	24A	Ashton Blain	Burlington , IA
12	21	55	Michael Hornung	Keokuk , IA
13	11	86R	James Roose	Grandview , IA
14	15	01	David Prim	Hamilton , IL
15	23	35	Jaden DeLonjay	Quincy , IL
16	14	3	Jake Benischek	Durant , IA
17	19	1	Brandon Allison	Oskaloosa , IA
18	7	57	Barry Taft	Argyle , IA
19	6	14L	Brandon Lambert	Carthage , IL
20	22	C22	Cameron Poci	Rock Falls, IL
21	18	4L	Casey Lambert	Carthage , IL
22	16	20	Gerrot Jacobson	Clear Lake, IA
23	12	32D	Jeffrey DeLonjay	Quincy , IL	DNS
Sport Compact Heat 3
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown
1	3	13B	Josh Barnes	Keokuk , IA
2	1	F79	Dustin Forbes	Rock Falls, IL
3	2	14L	Brandon Lambert	Carthage , IL
4	5	24K	Kenny Smith	Donnellson , IA
5	4	01	David Prim	Hamilton , IL
6	7	4L	Casey Lambert	Carthage , IL
7	6	55	Michael Hornung	Keokuk , IA
Sport Compact Heat 2
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown
1	2	27	Brandon Reu	Donnellson , IA
2	5	57	Barry Taft	Argyle , IA
3	1	9H	Levi Heath	Wilton , IA
4	3	69	Alvin Cooney	Mexico , MO
5	4	3	Jake Benischek	Durant , IA
6	7	24A	Ashton Blain	Burlington , IA
7	6	13	Travis Tedrow	Batavia , IA
8	8	35	Jaden DeLonjay	Quincy , IL
Sport Compact Heat 1
Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown
1	3	32D	Jeffrey DeLonjay	Quincy , IL
2	4	88C	Daniel Campbell	Muscatine , IA
3	1	86R	James Roose	Grandview , IA
4	2	5	Luke Benischek	Durant , IA
5	7	55S	Alyssa Steele	Keokuk , IA
6	5	20	Gerrot Jacobson	Clear Lake, IA
7	8	1	Brandon Allison	Oskaloosa , IA
8	6	C22	Cameron Poci	Rock Falls, IL

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