| Vaughn
grabs Valley Speedway Loot
Buckner, MO (June
10, 2007) - Belton, MO's Alan Vaughn raced to the front of
the field and never looked back as he picked up the O'Reilly
MLRA win on Saturday night at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley,
MO. The win broke a dry spell for Vaughn that dated back to
August of 2005 and also moved his O'Reilly MLRA win total
to 27 - just one win shy of fourth on the all time wins list.
As the field took
the green flag front row starters Jason Bodenhamer and Vaughn
flew into turn one side by side with Vaughn powering off the
high side of the track to take the top spot. Once out front
Vaughn quickly began to separate himself from the field and
had opened an eight car length lead over the next handful
of laps. A couple of early yellow flags slowed the pace, but
each time Vaughn was able to open up the gap once again and
hold off any challenges. Even a late race caution was not
enough to slow Vaughn's progress and he raced across the line
by nearly a full straight away holding off a sixth starting
Al Purkey for the win after forty laps of fast and furious
action. Gary Stolba came across the line with a solid third
place run with Chris Smyser and fifteenth starting Kyle Berck
rounding out the top five at the finish.
Vaughn made a sweep
of the action as he joined Chris Smyser, Jason Bodenhamer,
and Eric Turner in topping the heat race action. The other
big winner of the evening was Larry D. Clawson as he picked
up the $1,000 check for taking home the Midwest Walnut Lucky
Stars Award.
The O'Reilly MLRA will take a short break
in the action and return to the track on June 30 as they travel
to the north and Scotland County Speedway in Memphis, MO.
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The O'Reilly MLRA
would like to thank the sponsors of the 2007 Thunder Tour
including O'Reilly Auto Parts, Hoosier Race Tire, Midwest
Walnut, Hatfield Racing Engines, Larry Shaw Race Cars, Taylor
Cable Products, Afco, GRT Race Cars, The Driveline Shop, Sunoco
Race Fuels, Weld Wheels, Chase Race Decals, Gameday Trophy,
Bodee's Race Bodies, Duralite, Holley Race Products, Rod End
Supply, Schoenfeld Headers, Kluhsman Racing Components, Performance
Race Bodies, ATL Fuel Cells, Shepherd of the Hills Entertainment,
Racing Optics, Impact Sign & Lighting
Full
Results |
Valley
Speedway |
June
9, 2007 |
| Heat
1 |
1)
Chris Smyser, 2) Randy Zimmerman, 3) Denny Woodworth,
4) Will Vaught, 5) Larry Clawson, 6) Chad Frewaldt |
|
| Heat
2 |
1)
Jason Bodenhamer, 2) Al Purkey, 3) Jeremy Payne, 4)
Brian Kenning, 5) Larry D. Clawson, DNS - Rick Leigh |
|
| Heat
3 |
1)
Alan Vaughn, 2) Corey Zeitner, 3) David Turner, 4) Kyle
Berck, 5) Bob Miller, 6) PJ Haskins |
|
| Heat
4 |
1)
Eric Turner, 2) Gary Stolba, 3) Shad Badder, 4) David
Barker, 5) Ricky Frankel |
|
| A
Feature |
1)
Vaughn, 2) Purkey, 3) Stolba, 4) Smyser, 5) Berck, 6)
Payne, 7) Vaught, 8) E. Turner, 9) D. Turner, 10) Zimmerman,
11) Woodworth, 12) Badder, 13) Bodenahmer, 14) Barker,
15) Zeitner, 16) Frankel, 17) Larry Clawson, 18) Haskins,
19) Frewaldt, 20) Kenning, 21) Larry D. Clawson, 22)
Miller, DNS - Leigh |
|
| Midwest
Walnut Lucky Stars Award: Larry D. Clawson |
|
