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Al Purkey solidified his hold on the 2005 Thunder Tour points standings by holding off the hard charging Steve Kosiski at Salina Speedway. The victory was the seventh of the season for Purkey as he looks to cop his fourth season championship.
The win was hard fought for Purkey as he found himself lining up eleventh on the starting grid, but quickly moved his way forward as the green flag waved. When a caution flag flew on lap 10 Purkey had already made his way into the third position behind Kosiski and Alan Vaughn. Lap 15 saw Vaughn's chances at the win end as his machine slowed to a stop on the front stretch with a broken rear end while the field was under caution.
The restart saw Dean Moore shoot past Purkey into second while Kosiski continued to hold the point on the field. A lap later Purkey would repass Moore for second bringing Kelly Boen with him into the third spot.
Kosiski and Purkey began to stretch the gap over third place Boen and were set to decide the finish between the two of them. Purkey began to search for a way around Kosiski and finally found it as the pair traveled through turns three and four of the 25th lap. Purkey dove the bottom, as Kosiski worked the high side, and was able to slide up in front as the duo came off of the fourth turn. Over the final five laps Kosiski attempted to take back the top spot, but Purkey was able to fend him off and race under the checkered flag to add to his win total for 2005. Kosiski held on for second with Dean Moore, Ryan McAninch, and Brett LaFollette rounding out the top five at the line.
Dean Moore, Steve Kosiski, Johnny Bone Jr., CJ Lyle and Ted Martin were able to hold on for the heat race wins while Earl Kinderknecht and Kelly Boen copped the B Feature victories.
Next up for the O'Reilly MLRA 2005 Thunder Tour is a trip back to the Show-Me state for a stop at LA Raceway in LaMonte, MO on September 16.
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Full Results
Salina Speedway
September 3, 2005
Heat 1
1) Dean Moore, 2) Ronnie Warman, 3) Ryan McAninch, 4) Earl Kinderknecht, 5) Gary Billings, 6) Gary Dechant, 7) Brad Fortney, 8) Dave Conkwright
Heat 2
1) Steve Kosiski, 2) David Brock, 3) David Barker, 4) Justin Kinderknecht, 5) John Kuchar, 6) Brad Morris, 7) Gary Riley, 8) Frank McGhee
Heat 3
1) Johnny Bone Jr., 2) Alan Vaughn, 3) Chris Mayes, 4) Gary Gorby, 5) Eric Main, 6) Dan Topliff, 7) Shad Badder, 8) Darrick Klima
Heat 4
1) CJ Lyle, 2) David Turner, 3) Al Purkey, 4) Clint Long, 5) Larry Clawson, 6) Kenny Bohman, 7) Steve Foster, 8) Rusty Miller
Heat 5
1) Ted Martin, 2) Brett LaFollette, 3) Delbert Smith, 4) Jason Bodenhamer, 5) Kelly Boen, 6) Billy Murphy, 7) Kelly Brown, 8) Mike Conkwright
B Feature #1
1) Earl Kinderknecht, 2) Eric Main, 3) Gary Gorby, 4) Larry Clawson, 5) Kelly Brown, 6) Darrick Klima, 7) Brad Fortney, 8) John Kuchar, 9) Brad Morris, 10) Kenny Bohman, DNS - Dave Conkwright, Steve Foster
B Feature #2
1) Kelly Boen, 2) Clint Long, 3) Mike Conkwright, 4) Gary Dechant, 5) Dan Topliff, 6) Gary Billings, 7) Frank McGhee, 8) Justin Kinderknecht, 9) Rusty Miller, 10) Gary Riley, 11) Billy Murphy, 12) Shad Badder
A Feature
1) Al Purkey, 2) Steve Kosiski, 3) Dean Moore, 4) Ryan McAninch, 5) Brett LaFollette, 6) David Brock, 7) Mike Conkwright, 8) David Turner, 9) Johnny Bone Jr., 10) Eric Main, 11) Gary Dechant, 12) Delbert Smith, 13) Earl Kinderknecht, 14) Ted Martin, 15) Jason Bodenhamer, 16) Ronnie Warman, 17) Alan Vaughn, 18) Chris Mayes, 19) Larry Clawson, 20) Gary Gorby, 21) Clint Long, 22) David Barker (DNS), 23) CJ Lyle (DQ), 24) Kelly Boen (DQ)
The win was hard fought for Purkey as he found himself lining up eleventh on the starting grid, but quickly moved his way forward as the green flag waved. When a caution flag flew on lap 10 Purkey had already made his way into the third position behind Kosiski and Alan Vaughn. Lap 15 saw Vaughn's chances at the win end as his machine slowed to a stop on the front stretch with a broken rear end while the field was under caution.
The restart saw Dean Moore shoot past Purkey into second while Kosiski continued to hold the point on the field. A lap later Purkey would repass Moore for second bringing Kelly Boen with him into the third spot.
Kosiski and Purkey began to stretch the gap over third place Boen and were set to decide the finish between the two of them. Purkey began to search for a way around Kosiski and finally found it as the pair traveled through turns three and four of the 25th lap. Purkey dove the bottom, as Kosiski worked the high side, and was able to slide up in front as the duo came off of the fourth turn. Over the final five laps Kosiski attempted to take back the top spot, but Purkey was able to fend him off and race under the checkered flag to add to his win total for 2005. Kosiski held on for second with Dean Moore, Ryan McAninch, and Brett LaFollette rounding out the top five at the line.
Dean Moore, Steve Kosiski, Johnny Bone Jr., CJ Lyle and Ted Martin were able to hold on for the heat race wins while Earl Kinderknecht and Kelly Boen copped the B Feature victories.
Next up for the O'Reilly MLRA 2005 Thunder Tour is a trip back to the Show-Me state for a stop at LA Raceway in LaMonte, MO on September 16.
For all the latest news and information on the O'Reilly MLRA visit us on the web at www.mlraracing.com or by calling (816) 650-5063 or (816) 305-6572.
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/Intensitee/Leaf Racewear/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/SportsNutz
Full Results
Salina Speedway
September 3, 2005
Heat 1
1) Dean Moore, 2) Ronnie Warman, 3) Ryan McAninch, 4) Earl Kinderknecht, 5) Gary Billings, 6) Gary Dechant, 7) Brad Fortney, 8) Dave Conkwright
Heat 2
1) Steve Kosiski, 2) David Brock, 3) David Barker, 4) Justin Kinderknecht, 5) John Kuchar, 6) Brad Morris, 7) Gary Riley, 8) Frank McGhee
Heat 3
1) Johnny Bone Jr., 2) Alan Vaughn, 3) Chris Mayes, 4) Gary Gorby, 5) Eric Main, 6) Dan Topliff, 7) Shad Badder, 8) Darrick Klima
Heat 4
1) CJ Lyle, 2) David Turner, 3) Al Purkey, 4) Clint Long, 5) Larry Clawson, 6) Kenny Bohman, 7) Steve Foster, 8) Rusty Miller
Heat 5
1) Ted Martin, 2) Brett LaFollette, 3) Delbert Smith, 4) Jason Bodenhamer, 5) Kelly Boen, 6) Billy Murphy, 7) Kelly Brown, 8) Mike Conkwright
B Feature #1
1) Earl Kinderknecht, 2) Eric Main, 3) Gary Gorby, 4) Larry Clawson, 5) Kelly Brown, 6) Darrick Klima, 7) Brad Fortney, 8) John Kuchar, 9) Brad Morris, 10) Kenny Bohman, DNS - Dave Conkwright, Steve Foster
B Feature #2
1) Kelly Boen, 2) Clint Long, 3) Mike Conkwright, 4) Gary Dechant, 5) Dan Topliff, 6) Gary Billings, 7) Frank McGhee, 8) Justin Kinderknecht, 9) Rusty Miller, 10) Gary Riley, 11) Billy Murphy, 12) Shad Badder
A Feature
1) Al Purkey, 2) Steve Kosiski, 3) Dean Moore, 4) Ryan McAninch, 5) Brett LaFollette, 6) David Brock, 7) Mike Conkwright, 8) David Turner, 9) Johnny Bone Jr., 10) Eric Main, 11) Gary Dechant, 12) Delbert Smith, 13) Earl Kinderknecht, 14) Ted Martin, 15) Jason Bodenhamer, 16) Ronnie Warman, 17) Alan Vaughn, 18) Chris Mayes, 19) Larry Clawson, 20) Gary Gorby, 21) Clint Long, 22) David Barker (DNS), 23) CJ Lyle (DQ), 24) Kelly Boen (DQ)