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A long dry spell came to an end on Saturday night as Jason Bodenhamer picked up his first win of the 2006 O'Reilly MLRA Thunder Tour at Salina Speedway in Salina, KS. The last O'Reilly MLRA victory for Bodenhamer came in the season opening event of 2005.
From outside row one Bodenhamer jumped to the lead over polesitter Al Purkey at the drop of the green flag and quickly opened up a sizeable lead. Following a caution period that bunched the field back up Bodenhamer was once again able to open up a full straight lead over Purkey, but the gap began to close as the leaders began to work lapped traffic. With Purkey beginning to run down Bodenhamer for the lead he also began to encounter heavy pressure from the third running Kelly Boen. The top three would distance themselves from the rest of the pack while battling for position that would find them three wide in turns 1 & 2 of the final lap. Bodenhamer was able to come up with the bite that he needed powering off the turn and holding the lead to the line to pick up the hard fought win. Purkey held off Boen for second with Earl Kinderknecht and David Turner rounding out the top five at the finish.
A total of thirty-seven cars signed in for the event where Johnny Bone Jr., Al Purkey, David Turner, and Jim Beamon took home top honors in the heat races. Larry Clawson and Mike Conkwright found the lines that they needed and held on for the two B Feature wins to transfer on to the feature event.
Next on tap for the O'Reilly MLRA is a trip to Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, MO on Saturday, September 9 as the 2006 O'Reilly MLRA Thunder Tour continues to wind down.
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Full Results
Salina Speedway
September 2, 2006
Heat 1
1) Johnny Bone Jr., 2) Jason Bodenhamer, 3) CJ Lyle, 4) Larry Clawson, 5) John Kuchar, 6) Rusty Miller, 7) David Barker, 8) PJ Haskins, 9) Gary Gorby, 10) Kelly Dunn
Heat 2
1) Al Purkey, 2) Eric Main, 3) Earl Kinderknecht, 4) David Conkwright, 5) Cameron Winter, 6) Justin Kinderknecht, 7) Shaun Buckley, 8) Brett LaFollette, 9) Gary Billings
Heat 3
1) David Turner, 2) Steve Kosiski, 3) Kelly Boen, 4) Ryan Rairden, 5) Mike Conkwright, 6) Brian Kenkel, 7) David Brack, 8) Brad Fortney, 9) Chris Kratzer
Heat 4
1) Jim Beamon, 2) Shad Badder, 3) Delbert Smith, 4) Alan Vaughn, 5) Ted Martin, 5) Steve Kempt, 7) Billy Murphy, 8) Terry Melton, 9) Steve Foster
B Feature #1
1) Clawson, 2) J. Kinderknecht, 3) Kuchar, 4) Barker, 5) LaFollette, 6) Kempt, 7) Buckley, 8) Dunn, 9) Kratzer, 10) Melton, 11) D. Conkwright, 12) Gorby
B Feature #2
1) M. Conkwright, 2) Martin, 3) Rairden, 4) Brack, 5) Kenkel, 6) Murphy, 7) Haskins, 8) Billings, 9) Fortney, 10) Foster, 11) Miller
A Feature
1) Bodenhamer, 2) Purkey, 3) Boen, 4) E. Kinderknecht, 5) Turner, 6) Kosiski, 7) Vaughn, 8) Smith, 9) Main, 10) M. Conkwright, 11) Bone, 12) Badder, 13) Barker, 14) LaFollette, 15) Billings, 16) Murphy, 17) Martin, 18) J. Kinderknecht, 19) Beamon, 20) Clawson, 21) Winter, 22) Lyle, 23) Kuchar, 24) Rairden
From outside row one Bodenhamer jumped to the lead over polesitter Al Purkey at the drop of the green flag and quickly opened up a sizeable lead. Following a caution period that bunched the field back up Bodenhamer was once again able to open up a full straight lead over Purkey, but the gap began to close as the leaders began to work lapped traffic. With Purkey beginning to run down Bodenhamer for the lead he also began to encounter heavy pressure from the third running Kelly Boen. The top three would distance themselves from the rest of the pack while battling for position that would find them three wide in turns 1 & 2 of the final lap. Bodenhamer was able to come up with the bite that he needed powering off the turn and holding the lead to the line to pick up the hard fought win. Purkey held off Boen for second with Earl Kinderknecht and David Turner rounding out the top five at the finish.
A total of thirty-seven cars signed in for the event where Johnny Bone Jr., Al Purkey, David Turner, and Jim Beamon took home top honors in the heat races. Larry Clawson and Mike Conkwright found the lines that they needed and held on for the two B Feature wins to transfer on to the feature event.
Next on tap for the O'Reilly MLRA is a trip to Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, MO on Saturday, September 9 as the 2006 O'Reilly MLRA Thunder Tour continues to wind down.
For O'Reilly MLRA information call 816-650-5063 or 816-305-6572 or visit them on the web at www.mlraracing.com.
Please support these sponsors who support O'Reilly MLRA Racing
O'Reilly Auto Parts/Hoosier Race Tires/Hatfield Racing Engines/Larry Shaw Race Cars/GRT Race Cars/AFCO/Driveline Shop/ATL Fuel Cells/Sunoco/Simons Petroleum/Weld Wheels/Chase Race Decals/Gameday Trophy/Bodee's Race Bodies/Smitty's Racing Engines/Duralite Wheels/Holley/Lunati/Rod End Supply/Schoenfeld Headers/Kluhsman Racing Components/Performance Bodies/Shepherd of the Hills Entertainment/610 Sports Radio
Full Results
Salina Speedway
September 2, 2006
Heat 1
1) Johnny Bone Jr., 2) Jason Bodenhamer, 3) CJ Lyle, 4) Larry Clawson, 5) John Kuchar, 6) Rusty Miller, 7) David Barker, 8) PJ Haskins, 9) Gary Gorby, 10) Kelly Dunn
Heat 2
1) Al Purkey, 2) Eric Main, 3) Earl Kinderknecht, 4) David Conkwright, 5) Cameron Winter, 6) Justin Kinderknecht, 7) Shaun Buckley, 8) Brett LaFollette, 9) Gary Billings
Heat 3
1) David Turner, 2) Steve Kosiski, 3) Kelly Boen, 4) Ryan Rairden, 5) Mike Conkwright, 6) Brian Kenkel, 7) David Brack, 8) Brad Fortney, 9) Chris Kratzer
Heat 4
1) Jim Beamon, 2) Shad Badder, 3) Delbert Smith, 4) Alan Vaughn, 5) Ted Martin, 5) Steve Kempt, 7) Billy Murphy, 8) Terry Melton, 9) Steve Foster
B Feature #1
1) Clawson, 2) J. Kinderknecht, 3) Kuchar, 4) Barker, 5) LaFollette, 6) Kempt, 7) Buckley, 8) Dunn, 9) Kratzer, 10) Melton, 11) D. Conkwright, 12) Gorby
B Feature #2
1) M. Conkwright, 2) Martin, 3) Rairden, 4) Brack, 5) Kenkel, 6) Murphy, 7) Haskins, 8) Billings, 9) Fortney, 10) Foster, 11) Miller
A Feature
1) Bodenhamer, 2) Purkey, 3) Boen, 4) E. Kinderknecht, 5) Turner, 6) Kosiski, 7) Vaughn, 8) Smith, 9) Main, 10) M. Conkwright, 11) Bone, 12) Badder, 13) Barker, 14) LaFollette, 15) Billings, 16) Murphy, 17) Martin, 18) J. Kinderknecht, 19) Beamon, 20) Clawson, 21) Winter, 22) Lyle, 23) Kuchar, 24) Rairden