Sweet Redemption For Cody Agler

admin | April 21, 2012

KANSAS CITY, KS (April 20, 2012) – Have you ever heard the expression one minute your up and the next minute your down? That was Cody Agler last week in the Modified main event. He had the field covered until an engine let go ending his night, while he was in the lead. A hard pill to swallow for most racers, but many racers will always say there will be other races. A week’s worth of waiting, tinkering with the new chassis and installing a new motor was just what the doctor ordered for the youngster, from Emporia.

The main event saw Joe Cobb and Nic Bidinger kick the event off from the front row. Once the green flag waved it was like the Running of the Bulls.

Bidinger would jump out into the lead first. Mark Schafman would make a run at Bidinger, but he didn’t find that little bit extra to take over the lead.

Agler would make his way from the 6th starting spot to 3rd in just a few laps. He would have to work his way by Schafman, who was also having a good run. It wouldn’t take long for Agler to dispose of Schafman and from there it was Bidinger that Agler had in his sights. It took a few laps and a lapped car to provide the extra edge that Agler would need to get out in front. From there he would hold on to the win. A sweet feeling after blowing up a motor last week.

“It feels good, for sure,” said Agler after the win, “I knew last week the way I went out in hot laps and ran in feature, I knew I had a winning car. We were out there leading in the feature and then we lost a motor, I really couldn’t be upset because we were running so good. Tonight the motor was unbelievable, the Stinnett power was so good. He (Gary Stinnett) worked his butt off to make sure I was out here tonight. I can’t thank him enough, because I wouldn’t be out here if it wasn’t for him.”

All night long, Agler looked as if he might have the car to beat. The only thing left was for him to finish off the competition.

“In the end I started getting a little nervous, tensing up and I started to miss my marks and stuff. I thought Tim was going to get me!,” said Agler, “Thank God we held it off.”

“Honestly, I knew as soon as they waved that green flag I knew I had a good car and I just took off,” said Agler, “I just kept working it and being patient and tried to keep the tires cooled off. I was moving forward and when I moved into 2nd, I knew if I could catch Nic (Bidinger) I would have a shot at it.”

Last week’s feature winner, Tim Karrick, finished off a good night with a runner-up finish, 3rd place went to Bidinger, 4th went to Aaron Marrant and finishing in the 5th position was Kerry Davis.

Only one driver was able to duplicate their feat from opening night, Gary Donaldson.

Donaldson used another strong outing to bring home the top honors one more time in the Grand National class.

He had to start in the 7th starting spot, but it wouldn’t matter as he made his way up to the front of the field.

Dennis Melvin took control of the early portion of the race, Darren Kling was in 2nd and Donaldson was moving on up! It was a great side by side battle for several laps between Donaldson and Kling. That was until Kling would break and make contact with the wall in turn 4 and in turn 1.

Melvin wasn’t going to go quitely, but for the 2nd straight week, Donaldson, was too strong down the stretch.

One of the best runs of the night happened when Mike Taylor Jr. moved from his 18th starting spot and finished in the runner-up spot, Marshall Jewitt also made it back to the track after blowing a motor last week, and finished in 3rd, 4th was Tim Shields and rounding out the top 5 in fifth was Kelby Ostrander.

It hasn’t been to long into the season by discussing failures and success rates. Mike Higley, B Mod driver, finally lost his 1st race of the 2012 season, after 4 straight wins. So Higley didn’t win, then who did?

Aaron Marrant is a racer at heart. He loves to race. No matter what type of vehicle that it might be. This year the 2011 Modified Track Champion will race in both the B Mod and A Mod divisions. Friday night at Lakeside Speedway, Marrant won his 1st B Mod race. Marrant would find success running all different types lines. High, low and in the middle were just a few spots he would test out. Marrant says that each week he uses his knowledge from the B Mod to help him in his A Mod. He found the right lines to run, as Marrant would overpower Luke Nieman for the lead.

Marrant would hold on and take the win.

Last week’s feature winner, Mike Higley, worked his way from 10th to 2nd. Unfortunately, for Higley, time would just run out on him. As Higley weaved through traffic, Marrant was off and running. By the time Higley moved into 2nd, it was almost impossible for him to erase the lead that Marrant had built up.

Terry Bruner finished in 3rd, 4th went to Ben Kates and finishing in the 5th position was the “hard charger” of the night. Chambers started 16th and made it all the way up to 5th.

The most exciting feature of the night belonged to the Factory Stock division. As it has been done since the age of mankind, the Factory Stocks provide with great racing action each and every week at Lakeside Speedway. Several cars were in pursuit of the win, but in the end there can only be one winner.

Cliff Hedges Jr. looked like he was going to get the win as the white flag waved. You can never say never, if you are in my house. Apparently, somebody also feels the way I do and it just might be Justin Seifert.

Hedges had put himself in a strong position to get the win. On the last lap, Seifert, worked his way through turn 3 and headed into 4. Seifert closed the gap as quickly as he could. It was a love tap that was passed on during that last lap. After receiving the tap, Hedges opened the door for Seifert to come by on the bottom. Seifert saw his line and took it, he rattled Hedge’s case enough to get by on the bottom and take the lead. What a better time to take the lead than on the last corner of the race.

In the 2nd place position it was Jason Ryun, who rebounded well from his week one performance, Marshall Jewett, a former track champ, locked down the 3rd place position. Scotty Moore put on a solid drive as he started in the 11th and finished 4th and rounding out your top 5 is Bobby Tavis!

The action returns next Friday night, April 27 for InThePits.Net Night At the Races.

Spectator gates open at 5 p.m., hot laps 6:15 and the first race goes green at 7:30 p.m.

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Modifieds – Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 6 77 Cody Agler Emporia , Ks 50.00
2 5 1K Tim Karrick Basehor , Ks 48.00
3 2 15 Nic Bidinger Perry , Ks 46.00
4 7 70 Aaron Marrant Orrick , Mo 44.00
5 13 68 Kerry Davis Parkville , Mo 42.00
6 14 4J Jake Richards Kansas Ctiy, Ks 40.00
7 4 34 Mark Schafman Edwardsville , Ks 38.00
8 11 8 Mark Hoover Maryville , Mo 36.00
9 16 3 Larry “bubba” Harvey, Jr. Kansas City, Ks 34.00
10 3 13 Joe Walker Harrisonville , Mo 32.00
11 9 53 John Baker Basehor , Ks 30.00
12 15 88 Donnie Burlington, Jr. Kansas City, Mo 28.00
13 19 B2 Bobby Bills – 26.00
14 17 99 Tim North, Jr. Olathe , Ks 24.00
15 12 81 Tom Charles Bonner Springs, Ks 22.00
16 25 14B Darren Bennett Tonganoxie , Ks 20.00
17 1 0 Joe Cobb Kansas City, Ks 18.00
18 22 R21 Ryan Schaffer Corning , Ia 16.00
19 20 96 Danny Barker – 14.00
20 23 7 David Edwards Kansas City, Ks 12.00
21 18 9 Brad Dibben Kansas City, Mo 10.00
22 10 81J Dan Charles Basehor , Ks 8.00
23 21 28 Jerry Liston, Jr. Kansas City, Ks 6.00
24 8 87 Darron Fuqua Mayetta , Ks 4.00
25 26 11 Warren Johnson Overland Park, Ks 2.00
26 24 28L Nick Little Plattsburg , Mo 2.00

Grand National – Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 7 28D Gary Donaldson Liberty , Mo 50.00
2 18 11T Mike Taylor, Jr. Kansas City, Mo 48.00
3 9 6 Marshall Jewett Gardner , Ks 46.00
4 2 42T Tim Shields Kansas City, Mo 44.00
5 3 3E Kelby Ostrander Oskaloosa , Ks 42.00
6 6 52 Jim Baker Kansas City, Ks 40.00
7 1 29 Dennis Melvin, Sr. Basehor , Ks 38.00
8 13 44 Sam Schuler, Jr. Kansas City, Ks 36.00
9 12 1 Christopher Smith Kansas City, Mo 34.00
10 11 711 Bill Ruisinger Bonner Springs, Ks 32.00
11 19 26 Donnie Brown Lancaster , Ks 30.00
12 10 54 Eddie Ingram – 28.00
13 16 69 Steven Dibben Smithville , Mo 26.00
14 17 46 David Holcomb Kansas City, Ks 24.00
15 15 07 Tony Brown Kansas City, Mo 22.00
16 22 14F Larry Ferris Ii Kansas City, Ks 20.00
17 5 45 Ben Kyle Gardner , Ks 18.00
18 8 18 Frank Littrell Claycomo , Mo 16.00
19 4 30 Darren Kling Basehor , Ks 14.00
20 14 72 Matt Dibben Smithville , Mo 0.00 DNS
21 21 9 Don Marrs Shawnee , Ks 0.00 DNS
22 20 60 James Glackin Kansas City, Ks 0.00 DNS

Factory Stock – Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 2 37 Justin Seifert Kansas City, Ks 50.00
2 11 27 Jason Ryun Kansas City, Mo 48.00
3 1 7 Marshall Jewett Gardner , Ks 46.00
4 20 12 Scotty Moore Kansas City, Ks 44.00
5 9 0T Bobby Tavis Iii Leavenworth , Ks 42.00
6 8 68M Caleb Mcclellan Kansas City, Mo 40.00
7 19 1 J.r. Billings Kansas City, Ks 38.00
8 18 76 Adam Parris Kansas City, Ks 36.00
9 10 26 Anthony Whitham Kansas City, Mo 34.00
10 7 ON1 Jason Park Kansas City, Ks 32.00
11 16 18 Jim Conley Kansas City, Mo 30.00
12 5 56 Joe Smith, Jr Kansas City, Ks 28.00
13 23 53W Larry Waters – 26.00
14 12 6 Hank Thompson Kansas City, Ks 24.00
15 4 21V Vic Tranckino Basehor , Ks 22.00
16 6 29 Nate Barnes Kearney , Mo 20.00
17 14 46 Philip Holcomb Kansas City, Ks 18.00
18 21 3B Darrin Christy Kansas City, Ks 16.00 DNF
19 13 91 Dalton Vanbebber Kansas City, Ks 14.00 DNF
20 3 T2 Tom Fogarty Olathe , Ks 12.00 DNF
21 17 41K Vernon Kever Kansas City, Mo 10.00 DNF
22 22 19 Jay Barnes Kearney , Mo 8.00 DNF
23 24 3 Don Johnson Overland Park, Ks 6.00 DNF
24 15 30 Cliff Hedges Jr Kansas City, Mo 0.00 DQ

B Mods – Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 7 70 Aaron Marrant Orrick , Mo 50.00
2 10 11 Mike Higley Tecumseh , Ks 48.00
3 5 8 Terry Bruner Sugar Creek, Mo 46.00
4 3 23K Ben Kates Tonganoxie , Ks 44.00
5 16 C17 Jeremy Chambers – 42.00
6 9 X33 Nick Newton Kansas City, Ks 40.00
7 11 25 Tim Billings Liberty , Mo 38.00
8 1 181 Luke Nieman Nortonville , Ks 36.00
9 17 74 Rodney Schweizer Kansas City, Ks 34.00
10 4 21C Chad Clancy Smithville , Mo 32.00
11 18 51M Mike Ryun Pleasant Valley, Mo 30.00
12 15 4D Doug Richards Edwardsville , Ks 28.00
13 6 38 Nic Bennett Grain Valley, Mo 26.00
14 14 57 Randy Ainsworth Excelsior Spgs, Mo 24.00
15 13 30 Jason White Basehor , Ks 22.00
16 20 21K Kevin Sloan Easton , Ks 20.00
17 12 3J Joe Pete – 18.00
18 19 41 Chris Dishong , Ks 16.00
19 21 17T Tim Galvan – 14.00 DNF
20 2 20T Mike Tanner Kansas City, Mo 12.00 DNF
21 23 21 Bill Custer Kansas City, Ks 10.00 DNF
22 22 45 Dustin Thulin – 8.00 DNF
23 8 42 Gene Claxton Kansas City, Mo 6.00 DNF
24 24 14S Paul West Shawnee , Ks 4.00 DNF