Moler Raceway Park beats Mother Nature on Opening Night 2012
L&M Performance was the presenting sponsor for opening night at Moler Raceway Park but the story was the racers and track crew beating the impending storms that were rapidly approaching the speedway. In the Mt Orab Ford Late Models division it was quality over quantity of cars. While the field of late models was nowhere near full the quality of cars and drivers was very good and made for some great racing. In heat race action it was Chad Stapleton taking heat #1 over Barry Doss and in heat race #2 it was Wayne Chinn taking the checkered flag over Duane Chamberlain. In the $1500 to win 30 lap feature event it was Bradford, Ohio’s Wayne Chinn out front at the start but that would be short lived as Edinburg, Indiana’s Chad Stapleton would take over on lap two and set sail for the remaining 28 laps to take the feature win. Barry Doss would charge to a second place finish at end of race with Duane Chamberlain, John Whitney, and Wayne Chinn rounding out the top five.
Mars Holds Off Lanigan For $20,000 Illini 100 Triumph At Farmer City Raceway
Jimmy Mars of Menomonie, Wis., added another major-event victory to his already bulging resume, holding off Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., to capture Saturday night’s Illini 100 at Farmer City Raceway.
Racing in front of a standing-room-only crowd, Mars roared off the outside pole starting spot to grab the lead at the initial green flag and never relinquished the position. He turned back repeated challenges from Lanigan during the race’s final circuits to pocket the $20,000 top prize.
Gabbert, Decker, and Gregory Score Season Opening Wins at Lake Cumberland Speedway
An early Saturday afternoon matinee of racing action would kick off the 2012 racing season at Lake Cumberland Speedway in Burnside, KY and feature event winners for the day included Russ Gabbert of Berea, KY in Modifieds, Keith Decker of Somerset, KY in Super Dirt Stocks/Sportsman, and Adam Gregory of Gray, KY in Front Wheel Drives.
Landers Outlasts Owens in Texas Shootout at LoneStar Speedway
Jared Landers of Batesville, AR regained the lead on the final lap and held off Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN for the win on Saturday Night at LoneStar Speedway. Landers earned $10,000 for the victory in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series High Banks Havoc for his first series win of the season.
MORAN, MOREHOUSE, DAUGHERTY, ADKINS, POTTS, & KIDD START HILLTOP’S SEASON WITH WINS
Over the winter, Hilltop Speedway has seen many changes and ew clay to the track surface, but opening night racing was the same as it always has been, fast and furious in front of a cold but huge crowd. The Holmes Tire Late Models was dominated by Dresden’s Devin Moran as he set fast time, won his heat race and led all the way in the 25 lap feature.
O’Neal Outduels Owens Again in Lucas Oil Series Event at Jackson
For the second Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event in a row, Don O’Neal of Martinsville, IN passed defending series champion, Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN to deny Owens his first win of the season. O’Neal took the lead on lap 38 from Owens and then went on for the $10,000 victory in the “Southern 50” at Jackson Motor Speedway before the biggest crowd in track history.
Covert and Hodnett wire features at Williams Grove Speedway
Greg Hodnett of Thomasville wired the field for the 47th Williams Grove Speedway win of his carrer in the 25-lap sprint car feature Friday night while Jason Covert of York Haven did the same in the 25-lap late model main.
Don O’Neal Wins Spring 50 Saturday Night at Florence (KY) Speedway
Don O’Neal of Martinsville, IN took the lead on lap 15 from Darrell Lanigan of Union, KY and went unchallenged the remaining 35 laps in winning the Spring 50 on Saturday Night at Florence (KY) Speedway. Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN led every lap of the Open Wheel Modified Feature to claim the victory. The event kicked off the 2012 racing season at Florence.
Whitener wins Bubba Raceway Park
