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Winston MO (05/05/12) - Great weather greeted race fans as they filed in for Robs Cycle (Pattonsburg) Night at I-35 Speedway. The racing program had the last checkered flag fall at 10:45p.m. as five happy drivers visited victory lane, one for the first time ever.

Dustin Miller of Pattonsburg was that driver as he used a late race pass on Clint Baker to win his first career IMCA SportMod feature. They always say the first one is hard to get and Miller would have to agree in his post race interview. Clint Baker (Meadville) finished second, Nic Hanes (Trenton) was third, Jeremy Pittsenbarger (Cameron) was fourth and Jeff Stotts (Trenton) started in the back twice and wound up fifth. Lynn Starry (Excelsior Springs) went from twenty-fourth to sixth for the hard charger.

It took Dean Wray a few weeks to get his new Shocker Chassis IMCA Stock Car figured out but once he did, he really did. Wray (Jamesport) put his #77 Shocker in victory lane for his third consecutive win at I-35 Speedway. Wray had a great battle with Pat Neely (St. Joseph) until he put a lap car between the two. Neely finished second, The 2011 IMCA Hobby Stock Track Champ Greg Keuhn (Trenton) finished third, Bruce Fair (Trenton) was fourth and Shane Florence (Plattsburg) was fifth. Fair gained ten spots to win the hard charger.

Bud Wilson (Trenton) became the second driver on the night to get his third win of the 2012 season. Wilson put his Grand National Shocker Chassis out front getting by race leader Travis Walker half way through and cruised to the win. Walker (Cameron) finished second, Jason Anderson (Kansas City) came home third, last weeks winner Thomas Roberts (Kidder) was fourth and Don Marrs (Shawnee, Kansas) was fifth. Anderon went from eighth to third for his second hard charger award of the season.

Another driver joined the club of three wins tonight, Eric Stanton (Hartford, Iowa) won his third feature in a row in the IMCA Hobby Stocks. Stanton used a great move going three wide to take the win. Scott Treadwell (Trenton) had a good run in second, Andrew Hustead (Rutledge) was third, Mich Ross (Maysville) was fourth and Alex Anderson (Trenton) was fifth. Coming into the night Ross led the points by one over Hustead and four over Stanton, because of the finishes tonight Ross and Hustead are tied and Stonton is one behind. Stanton gained seven spots to win the hard charger.

Shay Woods (Humeston, Iowa) was the fourth and final driver to three-peat on the night taking home top honors for the third time this season in the IMCA Modifieds. Woods made a late pass on 2011 IMCA Modified track champ Cory Wray to pick up the win. Early on it looked like Steven Glenn had the feature well in hand until his 26s machine went over the bank in turns 3-4 and eventually retired with motor issues. Wray would assume the lead but Woods eventually snuck by and picked up the win. Cory Wray (Jamesport) held off Blake Peeler (Trimble) for second, Peeler was third, Darren Shaw (Lathrop) was fourth and Jim Hopkins (Raymore) was fifth. Woods gained six spots to win the hard charger award.

Next week the Midwest Lightning Sprints pay a visit to I-35 for the first time in 2012 and coming up on May 19th Klear Ambition performs in I-35 Speedways first ever concert. Admission for concert nights is just $15, so for just $3 more you receive great racing and a great concert!

Results:
IMCA Stock Cars – A Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 7 77 Dean Wray Jamesport , Mo 40.00
2 9 25V Pat Neely Saint Joseph, Mo 39.00
3 6 6X Greg Keuhn Trenton , Mo 38.00
4 14 44 Bruce Fair Trenton , Mo 37.00
5 2 41 Shane Florence Plattsburg , Mo 36.00
6 5 07T Tyler Corkins Saint Joseph, Mo 35.00
7 10 65X Thomas Roberts Kidder , Mo 34.00
8 12 64 Aaron Parmer Humston , Ia 33.00
9 4 86C Jake Cameron Winston , Mo 32.00
10 13 88 Jeff Dixon Jamesport , Mo 31.00
11 11 94X Josh Steele St. Joseph, Mo 30.00
12 8 20X Jon Boller Jr Saint Joseph, Mo 29.00
13 1 31X Mathew West Kellerton , Ia 28.00
14 16 68 Kevin Newton - 27.00
15 3 14X Jon Boller Iii St. Joseph, Mo 26.00 DNS
16 15 12C John Crews Polo , Mo 25.00 DNS


IMCA Modifieds – A Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 7 20W Shay Woods Humeston , Ia 40.00
2 8 69N Cory Wray Jamesport , Mo 39.00
3 5 292 Blake Peeler Trimble , Mo 38.00
4 10 11 Darren Shaw Lathrop , Mo 37.00
5 1 71H Jim Hopkins Rayville , Mo 36.00
6 11 5W Spencer Wilson Spickard , Mo 35.00
7 3 92 Jim Peeler Milan , Mo 34.00
8 12 96C Jim Cameron Cameron , Mo 33.00
9 9 46 Jj Baumli Lathrop , Mo 32.00
10 15 75 David Bouzek Trenton , Mo 31.00
11 14 12P Perry Milbourn, Jr. St Joseph, Mo 30.00
12 4 99.7 Jason Estes Winston , Mo 29.00
13 13 23B Mark Botts Meadville , Mo 28.00
14 6 26S Steven Glenn Hamilton , Mo 27.00
15 2 26 Randy Smith Hamilton , Mo 26.00


IMCA Sport Mods – A Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 6 52M Dustin Miller Pattonsburg , Mo 40.00
2 4 17X Clint Baker Meadville , Mo 39.00
3 9 9H Nic Hanes Trenton , Mo 38.00
4 7 32P Jeremy Pittsenbarger Cameron , Mo 37.00
5 21 12 Jeff Stotts Trenton , Mo 36.00
6 24 54 Lynn Starry Excelsior Springs, Mo 35.00
7 8 3X Tony Manley Osborn , Mo 34.00
8 2 15B Wes Bestgen Osborn , Mo 33.00
9 14 25X Chris Shiflett Meadville , Mo 32.00
10 1 14S Casey Schroff Bethany , Mo 31.00
11 15 41 Aaron Penick Kirksville , Mo 30.00
12 10 20T Mike Tanner Kansas City, Mo 29.00
13 19 76 Ron Miller Trenton , Mo 28.00
14 23 37 Anthony Asher St. Joseph, Mo 27.00
15 3 27 Arron Duvall Kirksville , Mo 26.00
16 5 8 Paige Shaw Lathrop , Mo 25.00
17 22 33J Jason Billups Holt , Mo 24.00
18 13 60 Brady Sensenich Chillothe , Mo 23.00
19 16 8S Brett Shields Mt. Ayr, Ia 22.00
20 18 73 Truman Asher St. Joseph, Mo 21.00
21 12 21C Chad Clancy Smithville , Mo 20.00
22 11 X3 Brad Whitney Trenton , Mo 19.00
23 17 57 Randy Ainsworth Excelsior Springs, Mo 18.00
24 20 11 Caleb Dennis Meadville , Mo 17.00


Grand Nationals – A Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 4 97 Bud Wilson Trenton , Mo 50.00
2 6 71 Travis Walker Cameron , Mo 48.00
3 8 714 Jason Anderson Kansas City, Mo 46.00
4 5 44F Thomas Roberts Kidder , Mo 44.00
5 2 9 Don Marrs Shawnee , Ks 42.00
6 10 18 Frank Littrell Claycomo , Mo 40.00
7 9 99 Chris Kline Kearney , Mo 38.00
8 1 94X Rick Steele St. Joseph, Mo 36.00
9 3 98 Austin Johnson Kansas City, Mo 34.00
10 7 11T Mike Taylor, Jr. Kansas City, Mo 0 DNS
11 11 X Jim Peeler Milan , Mo 0 DNS


IMCA Hobby Stock – A Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 8 7B Eric Stanton Hartford , Ia 40.00
2 2 9T9 Scott Treadwell Trenton , Mo 39.00
3 7 20 Andrew Hustead Rutledge , Mo 38.00
4 6 34 Mich Ross Maysville , Mo 37.00
5 4 55A Alex Anderson , Mo 36.00
6 9 X9A Alexis Whitney Trenton , Mo 35.00
7 12 29 Anthony Fletchall Grant City, Mo 34.00
8 3 59 Mike Youngs Coffey , Mo 33.00
9 1 83 David Truskett Cowgill , Mo 32.00
10 10 74R Adam Reeter Chula , Mo 31.00
11 5 17F Lee Farmer Bethany , Mo 30.00
12 11 21H Billie Hoover Stewartsville , Mo 29.00

Phillip Wilson
I-35 Speedway Announcer/PR