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Payton Taylor made the trip to South Coffeyville, OK worthwhile as he picked up the win as the O'Reilly MLRA closed out the 2005 Thunder Tour at Mid America Speedway.
The drop of the green flag saw Sonny Findling jump out from his pole position and take command of the field as John Anderson, Al Purkey, and Payton Taylor dropped in behind. Anderson began applying heavy pressure for the lead as he and Findling raced side by side during the fifth lap as Al Purkey moved his way into the third position. Findling held off Anderson as he worked his way out to an eight car length advantage while Purkey moved up to challenge Anderson for the runner up position. Findling began to encounter back markers on the twelfth lap as Anderson, Purkey and Taylor fought nose to tail as the trio began to reel in Findling. Taylor worked his way around Purkey for third on lap 13 and then caught Anderson for second as the field raced through the 16th lap. In heavy traffic Taylor found a bite on the bottom side and moved past Findling for the lead on lap 18. Findling moved back around Taylor on lap 20 only to lose the position again on the 21st circuit. As the front pair battled for position Purkey began to make a move working past Anderson into third on the 26th lap. Just one lap later he found himself battling side by side with Findling and made the move to second on lap 28. The lone caution of the 30 lap event came out setting up a green/white/checkered finish for the $5000 payday. On the restart Purkey attempted to power past Taylor for the position, but couldn't find the bite needed. At the line Taylor held on for the win with Purkey coming home second. Following those two across the line Findling, Anderson and John Hampel rounded out the top five.
Will Vaught and Shane Essary found the checkered flag earlier in the evening as they took home the two B feature wins. Rob Hough, Alan Vaughn, John Anderson, and David Turner won the four heat races that were run on Friday evening while Sonny Findling captured the 15 lap dash.
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Full Results
Mid America Speedway
October 21/22, 2005
Heat 1
1) Rob Hough, 2) John Hampel, 3) CJ Lyle, 4) Will Vaught, 5) Shannon Anastopolos, 6) Jeff French, 7) Mike Danburg, 7) Rick Lieser, 9) Gary Billings
Heat 2
1) Alan Vaughn, 2) Al Purkey, 3) Payton Taylor, 4) Shane Essary, 5) Brandon McCormick, 6) Jack Simons, 7) Earl Kinderknecht, 8) Bryon Allison, 9) Shawn Brassfield
Heat 3
1) John Anderson, 2) Gary Gorby, 3) Mike Collins, 4) Eric Main, 5) Barney Bauerfiend, 6) Herb Nagy, 7) John Beird, 8) Terry Melton
Heat 4
1) David Turner, 2) Sonny Findling, 3) Russell Portwood, 4) Larry Clawson, 5) Charlie Randolph, 6) Andy Gerstencorn, 7) Justin Kinderknecht, 8) JT Botts
Dash
1) Sonny Findling, 2) John Anderson, 3) Payton Taylor, 4) Al Purkey, 5) Alan Vaughn, 6) John Hampel. 7) David Turner, 8) Russell Portwood, 9) Rob Hough, 10) Mike Collins, 11) Gary Gorby, 12) CJ Lyle
B Feature #1
1) Will Vaught, 2) Eric Main, 3) Charlie Randolph, 4) CJ Lyle, 5) Terry Melton, 6) Shannon Anastosopolos, 7) Mike Danburg, 8) Barney Bauernfeind, 9) John Beird, 10) Herb Nagy
B Feature #2
1) Shane Essary, 2) Brandon McCormick, 3) Larry Clawson, 4) Jack Simmons, 5) Earl Kinderknecht, 6) Andy Gerstencorn, 7) Bryon Allison, 8) Johnny Brassfield, 9) Justin Kinderknecht, 10) JT Botts
A Feature
1) Payton Taylor, 2) Al Purkey, 3) Sonny Findling, 4) John Anderson, 5) John Hampel. 6) Rob Hough, 7) Alan Vaughn, 8) Gary Gorby, 9) Brandon McCormick, 10) Mike Collins, 11) Charlie Randolph, 12) Shane Essary, 13) David Turner, 14) Will Vaught, 15) CJ Lyle, 16) Rick Lieser, 17) Terry Melton, 18) Eric Main, 19) Jack Simmons, 20) Larry Clawson, 21) Bryon Allison, 22) Jeff French, 23) Russell Portwood, 24) Earl Kinderknecht
The drop of the green flag saw Sonny Findling jump out from his pole position and take command of the field as John Anderson, Al Purkey, and Payton Taylor dropped in behind. Anderson began applying heavy pressure for the lead as he and Findling raced side by side during the fifth lap as Al Purkey moved his way into the third position. Findling held off Anderson as he worked his way out to an eight car length advantage while Purkey moved up to challenge Anderson for the runner up position. Findling began to encounter back markers on the twelfth lap as Anderson, Purkey and Taylor fought nose to tail as the trio began to reel in Findling. Taylor worked his way around Purkey for third on lap 13 and then caught Anderson for second as the field raced through the 16th lap. In heavy traffic Taylor found a bite on the bottom side and moved past Findling for the lead on lap 18. Findling moved back around Taylor on lap 20 only to lose the position again on the 21st circuit. As the front pair battled for position Purkey began to make a move working past Anderson into third on the 26th lap. Just one lap later he found himself battling side by side with Findling and made the move to second on lap 28. The lone caution of the 30 lap event came out setting up a green/white/checkered finish for the $5000 payday. On the restart Purkey attempted to power past Taylor for the position, but couldn't find the bite needed. At the line Taylor held on for the win with Purkey coming home second. Following those two across the line Findling, Anderson and John Hampel rounded out the top five.
Will Vaught and Shane Essary found the checkered flag earlier in the evening as they took home the two B feature wins. Rob Hough, Alan Vaughn, John Anderson, and David Turner won the four heat races that were run on Friday evening while Sonny Findling captured the 15 lap dash.
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
Mid America Speedway
October 21/22, 2005
Heat 1
1) Rob Hough, 2) John Hampel, 3) CJ Lyle, 4) Will Vaught, 5) Shannon Anastopolos, 6) Jeff French, 7) Mike Danburg, 7) Rick Lieser, 9) Gary Billings
Heat 2
1) Alan Vaughn, 2) Al Purkey, 3) Payton Taylor, 4) Shane Essary, 5) Brandon McCormick, 6) Jack Simons, 7) Earl Kinderknecht, 8) Bryon Allison, 9) Shawn Brassfield
Heat 3
1) John Anderson, 2) Gary Gorby, 3) Mike Collins, 4) Eric Main, 5) Barney Bauerfiend, 6) Herb Nagy, 7) John Beird, 8) Terry Melton
Heat 4
1) David Turner, 2) Sonny Findling, 3) Russell Portwood, 4) Larry Clawson, 5) Charlie Randolph, 6) Andy Gerstencorn, 7) Justin Kinderknecht, 8) JT Botts
Dash
1) Sonny Findling, 2) John Anderson, 3) Payton Taylor, 4) Al Purkey, 5) Alan Vaughn, 6) John Hampel. 7) David Turner, 8) Russell Portwood, 9) Rob Hough, 10) Mike Collins, 11) Gary Gorby, 12) CJ Lyle
B Feature #1
1) Will Vaught, 2) Eric Main, 3) Charlie Randolph, 4) CJ Lyle, 5) Terry Melton, 6) Shannon Anastosopolos, 7) Mike Danburg, 8) Barney Bauernfeind, 9) John Beird, 10) Herb Nagy
B Feature #2
1) Shane Essary, 2) Brandon McCormick, 3) Larry Clawson, 4) Jack Simmons, 5) Earl Kinderknecht, 6) Andy Gerstencorn, 7) Bryon Allison, 8) Johnny Brassfield, 9) Justin Kinderknecht, 10) JT Botts
A Feature
1) Payton Taylor, 2) Al Purkey, 3) Sonny Findling, 4) John Anderson, 5) John Hampel. 6) Rob Hough, 7) Alan Vaughn, 8) Gary Gorby, 9) Brandon McCormick, 10) Mike Collins, 11) Charlie Randolph, 12) Shane Essary, 13) David Turner, 14) Will Vaught, 15) CJ Lyle, 16) Rick Lieser, 17) Terry Melton, 18) Eric Main, 19) Jack Simmons, 20) Larry Clawson, 21) Bryon Allison, 22) Jeff French, 23) Russell Portwood, 24) Earl Kinderknecht