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Scott Drake took advantage of an early race restart to take over the top spot and held on for his first O'Reilly MLRA win of the 2006 season.
The green flag waved with Larry Clawson on the pole, but it was Jason Bodenhamer who powered around the outside of turns 1 and 2 to take command of the field as they raced down the backstretch. Behind Bodenhamer a flurry of action saw Scott Drake move into second from outside of row two and quickly began to apply pressure to Bodenhamer. The top two began running side by side with Drake utilizing the low side and Bodenhamer riding the rim of the track. Chris Smyser grabbed the third spot on lap three and quickly made his presence felt with the top two. The caution flew on lap 4 and with Bodenhamer still out front and he was able to hold onto the spot on the restart. Shane Essary slowed with a flat right front tire on lap 7 where Drake was able to make that low line to work on the restart to work past Bodenhamer and take over the top spot. Drake moved out to a four car length advantage as Smyser and Bodenhamer battled side by side for second behind him as they began to work lapped traffic on lap 11. The yellow waved on lap 12 for the slowing car of Brett LaFollette and on the restart David Turner showed that he would have to be reckoned with as well when he moved into the third spot with Al Purkey following him through after starting the feature in the twelfth position. A red flag waved on lap a few laps later as the Smyser machine began a slow spin in turn 2 which collected Jimmy Morris, Shane Essary, and Kevin Coyne behind him. Essary and Smyser retired to the pits while Coyne and Morris were able to continue on. On the restart Drake opened up an eight car length advantage which he held to the finish with Bodenhamer, Turner, Purkey and 17th starting Alan Vaughn rounding out the top five.
Three heat races were run on the evening with Jimmy Morris, Jason Bodenhamer and Scott Drake taking the wins and Alan Vaughn captured the B Feature.
Up next for the O'Reilly MLRA is a trip to the north and a stop at Scotland County Speedway, in Memphis, MO, on Saturday, August 12.
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Full Results
Valley Speedway
August 11, 2006
Heat 1
1) Jimmy Morris, 2) David Turner, 3) Gary Webb, 4) CJ Lyle, 5) Bryon Allison, 6) Brett LaFollette, 7) , 8) Gary Billings, 9) Greg Choate
Heat 2
1) Jason Bodenhamer, 2) Larry Clawson, 3) David Barker, 4) Aaron Seabaugh, 5) Kevin Coyne, 6) Steven Clancy, 7) Randy Reynolds, 8) Kevin Rogers, 9) Mark Evinger
Heat 3
1) Scott Drake, 2) Chris Smyser, 3) Shane Essary, 4) Al Purkey, 5) Chad Clark, 6) Shad Badder, 7) Alan Vaughn, 8) Owen Evinger, 9) Steve McDowell
B Feature
1) Alan Vaughn, 2) Randy Reynolds, 3) John Binning, 4) Gary Billings, 5) Kevin Rogers, 6) Steven Clancy, 7) Brett LaFollette, 8) , 9) Greg Choate, 10) Owen Evinger, DNS - Steve McDowell, Mark Evinger
A Feature
1) Scott Drake, 2) Jason Bodenhamer, 3) David Turner, 4) Al Purkey, 5) Alan Vaughn, 6) Bryon Allison, 7) Larry Clawson, 8) Gary Webb, 9) David Barker, 10, CJ Lyle, 11) Randy Reynolds, 12) Chris Smyser, 13) Chad Clark, 14) Jimmy Morris, 15) Aaron Seabaugh, 16) Kevin Coyne, 17) Brett LaFollette, 18) Shane Essary, 19) Shad Badder, 20) Gary Billings, 21) Owen Evinger, 22) John Binning
The green flag waved with Larry Clawson on the pole, but it was Jason Bodenhamer who powered around the outside of turns 1 and 2 to take command of the field as they raced down the backstretch. Behind Bodenhamer a flurry of action saw Scott Drake move into second from outside of row two and quickly began to apply pressure to Bodenhamer. The top two began running side by side with Drake utilizing the low side and Bodenhamer riding the rim of the track. Chris Smyser grabbed the third spot on lap three and quickly made his presence felt with the top two. The caution flew on lap 4 and with Bodenhamer still out front and he was able to hold onto the spot on the restart. Shane Essary slowed with a flat right front tire on lap 7 where Drake was able to make that low line to work on the restart to work past Bodenhamer and take over the top spot. Drake moved out to a four car length advantage as Smyser and Bodenhamer battled side by side for second behind him as they began to work lapped traffic on lap 11. The yellow waved on lap 12 for the slowing car of Brett LaFollette and on the restart David Turner showed that he would have to be reckoned with as well when he moved into the third spot with Al Purkey following him through after starting the feature in the twelfth position. A red flag waved on lap a few laps later as the Smyser machine began a slow spin in turn 2 which collected Jimmy Morris, Shane Essary, and Kevin Coyne behind him. Essary and Smyser retired to the pits while Coyne and Morris were able to continue on. On the restart Drake opened up an eight car length advantage which he held to the finish with Bodenhamer, Turner, Purkey and 17th starting Alan Vaughn rounding out the top five.
Three heat races were run on the evening with Jimmy Morris, Jason Bodenhamer and Scott Drake taking the wins and Alan Vaughn captured the B Feature.
Up next for the O'Reilly MLRA is a trip to the north and a stop at Scotland County Speedway, in Memphis, MO, on Saturday, August 12.
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
Valley Speedway
August 11, 2006
Heat 1
1) Jimmy Morris, 2) David Turner, 3) Gary Webb, 4) CJ Lyle, 5) Bryon Allison, 6) Brett LaFollette, 7) , 8) Gary Billings, 9) Greg Choate
Heat 2
1) Jason Bodenhamer, 2) Larry Clawson, 3) David Barker, 4) Aaron Seabaugh, 5) Kevin Coyne, 6) Steven Clancy, 7) Randy Reynolds, 8) Kevin Rogers, 9) Mark Evinger
Heat 3
1) Scott Drake, 2) Chris Smyser, 3) Shane Essary, 4) Al Purkey, 5) Chad Clark, 6) Shad Badder, 7) Alan Vaughn, 8) Owen Evinger, 9) Steve McDowell
B Feature
1) Alan Vaughn, 2) Randy Reynolds, 3) John Binning, 4) Gary Billings, 5) Kevin Rogers, 6) Steven Clancy, 7) Brett LaFollette, 8) , 9) Greg Choate, 10) Owen Evinger, DNS - Steve McDowell, Mark Evinger
A Feature
1) Scott Drake, 2) Jason Bodenhamer, 3) David Turner, 4) Al Purkey, 5) Alan Vaughn, 6) Bryon Allison, 7) Larry Clawson, 8) Gary Webb, 9) David Barker, 10, CJ Lyle, 11) Randy Reynolds, 12) Chris Smyser, 13) Chad Clark, 14) Jimmy Morris, 15) Aaron Seabaugh, 16) Kevin Coyne, 17) Brett LaFollette, 18) Shane Essary, 19) Shad Badder, 20) Gary Billings, 21) Owen Evinger, 22) John Binning