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Bill Leighton Jr. fends off Sobbing at Central Missouri Speedway

By Anthony Ainslie (Warrensburg, MO) -- A familiar face returned to victory lane with the Malvern Bank Super Late Models West Series as Bill Leighton Jr. gets his first win of the year in Saturday’s main event.

The high-banked Central Missouri Speedway in Warrensburg played host to the Malvern Bank West Series for round four of the season. A total of 23 cars from Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, and Oklahoma made the trip out to the speedway on a gorgeous Saturday night.

Bill Leighton Jr. was the night’s top qualifier as he laid down a 13.202 second lap. After three heat races, the field returned later in the night for the 25-lap main event with Josh Leonard starting on the pole. Leighton started on his outside.

Leonard led the first three laps before Leighton took over the top spot. From there, Leighton held off an onslaught of challenges from point leader Jesse Sobbing, Tad Pospsil, Jake Neal, and Justin Zeitner.

Misfortune would strike Neal as he hit the thick turn-three cushion causing him to come to a stop in turn three. The Omaha native would work back through the field to finish 13th.

When racing resumed, Zeitner and Sobbing continued to pressure Leighton for the lead. Sobbing got close to Leighton in the closing laps, and when the white flag was displayed, it was a tight battle to the end.

Leighton kept Sobbing behind through turns one and two, but the points leader got up aside Leighton as the duo came off turn four. It was a drag race to the finish, and by .117 seconds, Leighton snapped Sobbing’s 3-race winning streak and took home the $3,000 top prize. It was Leighton’s 20th career series win and his first at Central Missouri Speedway making him the fourth different winner in four visits to the speedway.

Sobbing would have to settle for second while Tad Pospisil took third. Justin Zeitner came in fourth, and Andrew Kosiski posted his best result of the season so far with a fifth-place finish.

With an action-packed Saturday night at Central Missouri now in the books, the Malvern Bank West Series turns their attention to another high-banked bullring, the Boone County Raceway in Albion, Nebraska on May 19th. After that, the Haulin’ with Hoker Trucking East Series returns to action on May 20th and 21st with their first visits of the year to both the Hamilton County Speedway in Webster City, Iowa and the Mason City Motor Speedway in Mason City, Iowa.

RESULTS

A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 24-Bill Leighton[2]; 2. 99-Jesse Sobbing[6]; 3. 04-Tad Pospisil[5]; 4. 62-Justin Zeitner[3]; 5. 53-Andrew Kosiski[8]; 6. 85-Josh Leonard[1]; 7. 15C-Curt Schroeder[10]; 8. 22-Charlie McKenna[14]; 9. 26JR-Corey Zeitner[7]; 10. 1X-Aaron Marrant[12]; 11. 55D-Shayne Bailey[9]; 12. 99D-Darrel DeFrance[16]; 13. 1-Jake Neal[4]; 14. 52-Brian Kosiski[15]; 15. 33-Paul Glendenning[19]; 16. 68-Dean Wille[20]; 17. 1J-Jay Burdic[13]; 18. 43-Derrick Stewart[11]; 19. 65-Jon Binning[17]; 20. 078-Dustin Dixon[22]; 21. 22D-Steve McDowell[21]; 22. L88-Larry Clawson[18]; 23. 35D-Dylan Sillman[23]

Ideal Ready Mix Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 55D-Shayne Bailey[1]; 2. 24-Bill Leighton[6]; 3. 1J-Jay Burdic[2]; 4. 43-Derrick Stewart[3]; 5. 15C-Curt Schroeder[4]; 6. 35D-Dylan Sillman[5]; 7. 33-Paul Glendenning[7]; 8. 22D-Steve McDowell[8]

Ideal Ready Mix Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 26JR-Corey Zeitner[2]; 2. 99-Jesse Sobbing[4]; 3. 22-Charlie McKenna[1]; 4. 1-Jake Neal[6]; 5. 53-Andrew Kosiski[5]; 6. 52-Brian Kosiski[3]; 7. 68-Dean Wille[7]; 8. 078-Dustin Dixon[8]

Ideal Ready Mix Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 04-Tad Pospisil[6]; 2. 85-Josh Leonard[4]; 3. 62-Justin Zeitner[5]; 4. 1X-Aaron Marrant[3]; 5. 99D-Darrel DeFrance[2]; 6. 65-Jon Binning[7]; 7. L88-Larry Clawson[1]

Qualifying 1: 1. 24-Bill Leighton, 00:13.202[1]; 2. 1-Jake Neal, 00:13.266[5]; 3. 04-Tad Pospisil, 00:13.268[21]; 4. 35D-Dylan Sillman, 00:13.287[4]; 5. 53-Andrew Kosiski, 00:13.311[14]; 6. 62-Justin Zeitner, 00:13.312[6]; 7. 15C-Curt Schroeder, 00:13.325[3]; 8. 99-Jesse Sobbing, 00:13.396[23]; 9. 85-Josh Leonard, 00:13.469[9]; 10. 43-Derrick Stewart, 00:13.474[10]; 11. 52-Brian Kosiski, 00:13.578[13]; 12. 1X-Aaron Marrant, 00:13.640[16]; 13. 1J-Jay Burdic, 00:13.667[15]; 14. 26JR-Corey Zeitner, 00:13.684[17]; 15. 99D-Darrel DeFrance, 00:13.815[2]; 16. 55D-Shayne Bailey, 00:14.051[19]; 17. 22-Charlie McKenna, 00:14.149[7]; 18. L88-Larry Clawson, 00:14.202[12]; 19. 33-Paul Glendenning, 00:14.209[22]; 20. 68-Dean Wille, 00:14.333[11]; 21. 65-Jon Binning, 00:14.635[18]; 22. 22D-Steve McDowell, 00:15.124[8]; 23. 078-Dustin Dixon, 00:15.137[20]

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SHULTZ, LYLE, MOSS POST CMS VICTORIES

By Sam Stoecklin (Warrensburg, Missouri) -- Seeburg Muffler Night greeted drivers and fans at Central Missouri Speedway (CMS) on Saturday night for the Fourth Annual SLMR Late Model Rumble plus weekly racing in all divisions.

There were 90 race teams on hand, including 23 SLMR Late Models, 23 POWRi B-mods, 19 POWRi Super Stocks, 15 POWRi Midwest Mods, and 10 POWRi Pure Stocks. Drivers competed in 13 preliminary heat races and five main events throughout the night. There were 199 total laps that were ran during the night’s events.

Jeremy Lile and Cole Moore led the B-Mod contingent to the green flag for their 20-lap main event with Lile and Moore pacing the early laps. Several caution periods plagued the event as Lile continued to pace the field over Moore and Terry Schultz. Lile led through lap five as Schultz pulled up to second bringing Cody Brill with him to third. The lead trio had some spectacular laps fishing for the lead until Schultze eventually captured the top spot by lap nine. The second half of the race had its difficulties despite some close competition. Brill’s car slipped over the berm in turns one and two, ending his strong bid while Schultze led Lile, Sturgis Streeter and Sever Clancy. Streeter eventually found his way to second, working the low side while Shultz ran high. Meanwhile, Jacob Ebert challenged Lile for third. A late-race caution led to an unfortunate chain-reaction incident, moving several cars backwards in the realignment based on official calls. In the end, it was Schultz who prevailed to claim his 80th career CMS victory. Streeter settled for the runner-up position with Ebert advancing from ninth on the grid to third. Clancy held on for fourth with Michael Taylor advancing from twelfth to claim a spot in the top five.

Returning driver Jason Thompson and Larry Ferris sat on the front row for the POWRi Super Stock main event with Ferris setting the early pace through lap four when Chad Lyle began pressuring for the lead. Lyle’s relentless pressure paid off by lap five as he moved to the front of the field. Soon after, the race’s first of two cautions waived on lap seven. Lyle led Ferris, Nick Gibson, Aaron Poe, and Nathan Vaughn at the restart. Some of the best racing of the night took place behind Lyle as the drivers raced hard and clean for the runner-up spot. The final caution flew at the halfway point with Lyle comfortably out front. On the restart, he and Ferris pulled away slightly leaving Gibson, Vaughn, and Poe to battle for third position. Vaughn moved to third by lap 11 while Lyle continued his torrid pace up front, eventually capturing his 70th career CMS victory. Ferris finished a strong second with Vaughn third, Gibson fourth, and Poe fifth.

Shawn Burns and David Wood earned the top two starting positions for the 15-lap POWRi Midwest Mods main event. Burns was the early leader over Wood and Shaunie Lanning. After an early caution, Burns continued his lead over Lanning and Wood as the top three ran very close through lap eight with Devin Wetzel making his way into the mix by this stage of the race. Lanning later pressured Burns for the lead and made her way to the front of the field by lap 13, but Burns fought back at the line to lead the white-flag lap. The two leaders made hard contact in turn one and officials declared Burns would remain the leader. Shortly after, Lanning’s damaged car got up on two wheels and veered sharply facing the opposite direction on the speedway. The emergency response team was called to her car where she was checked out, eventually making her way out of the car under her own power. Before racing resumed, several cars experienced trouble, including Woods after a strong run inside the top three. Burns went on to take the victory over fourteenth-starting Dustin Dennison in second, eleventh-starting Cold Ryun in third, Ashlyn Piburn fourth, and Wood rebounding to fifth.

Payton McDowell and Rocky McLaughlin occupied row one for the start of the 15-lap Pure Stock main event. McDowell led the event in the opening stages until a caution flew at lap four. Despite heavy damage on the left front, McDowell continued to pace the field until David Doelz reeled in the leader by the lap 10 marker. From here out, the race dynamics changed drastically as Doelz looked comfortable out front until his car began to spin in turn two. Sixth-starter Terry Moss contacted the Doelz car, but officials deemed Doelz car was going to spin, and Moss retained his spot and when the race resumed was the new leader. McLaughlin’s tough luck continued as he spun late in the event, which set up a green, white, and checkered-flag finish. Moss held on for the victory edging ninth-starting Spencer Reiff in second, followed by Ricky Tanner, Mallory Stiffler, and Darrin Christy, in his 40th season of racing.

Action continues next Saturday, May 20, for weekly championship racing in all four POWRi-sanctioned classes, including B-Mods, Super Stocks, Pure Stocks, and Midwest Mods. For complete details visit the track’s website at www.centralmissourispeedway.net.

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RESULTS

POWRI B-MOD

A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 90-Terry Schultz[3]; 2. 61-Sturgis Streeter[5]; 3. 94-Jacob Ebert[9]; 4. 12C-Stephen Clancy[8]; 5. 6T-Michael Taylor III[12]; 6. 05-Jeremy Lile[1]; 7. 49-Patrick Royalty[20]; 8. 29W-Bronson Wicker[13]; 9. 10-Johnny McGinnis[7]; 10. 30-Dakota Jennings[19]; 11. 2-Brayden Bohn[10]; 12. 53-Charles Laizure[16]; 13. 28-Preston Dawson[23]; 14. 15J-Jake Fetterman[11]; 15. (DNF) 51M-Mike Ryun[6]; 16. (DNF) 96-Cody Brill[4]; 17. (DNF) 29-Tyler Cochran[18]; 18. (DNF) 33C-Cole Moore[2]; 19. (DNF) 7J-Jake Richards[17]; 20. (DNF) 38D-Darrion McLaughlin[21]; 21. (DNF) 99-Jess Fitzpatrick[15]; 22. (DNF) 30M-Rex Harris[14]; 23. (DNS) R33-Austen Raybourn

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 05-Jeremy Lile[4]; 2. 90-Terry Schultz[5]; 3. 12C-Stephen Clancy[6]; 4. 94-Jacob Ebert[8]; 5. 29W-Bronson Wicker[7]; 6. 53-Charles Laizure[3]; 7. 30-Dakota Jennings[2]; 8. (DNF) 28-Preston Dawson[1]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 33C-Cole Moore[2]; 2. 96-Cody Brill[5]; 3. 10-Johnny McGinnis[7]; 4. 2-Brayden Bohn[8]; 5. 99-Jess Fitzpatrick[4]; 6. 7J-Jake Richards[3]; 7. 49-Patrick Royalty[6]; 8. 38D-Darrion McLaughlin[1]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 61-Sturgis Streeter[1]; 2. 51M-Mike Ryun[4]; 3. 15J-Jake Fetterman[3]; 4. 6T-Michael Taylor III[2]; 5. 30M-Rex Harris[7]; 6. 29-Tyler Cochran[5]; 7. (DNF) R33-Austen Raybourn[6]

POWRI SUPER STOCKS

A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 10-Chad Lyle[4]; 2. 14-Larry Ferris[2]; 3. 12V-Nathan Vaughn[8]; 4. G1-Nick Gibson[6]; 5. 45-Aaron Poe[5]; 6. 164-Michael Muskrat[3]; 7. 04-Blaine Ewing[7]; 8. 77-Daniel McKenzie[11]; 9. 00-Cory Flamm[12]; 10. 27-John Brooks[18]; 11. 59-Alex Crawford[17]; 12. 22N-Landon Nakoneczny[15]; 13. 07D-Mike Daughtery[13]; 14. (DNF) 68-Jason Thompson[1]; 15. (DNF) 03B-Chris Brockway[10]; 16. (DNF) 30K-Cameron Kelly[14]; 17. (DNF) 83K-Denny Fitzpatrick[9]; 18. (DNS) 3J-Jerett Evans

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 164-Michael Muskrat[1]; 2. 45-Aaron Poe[4]; 3. G1-Nick Gibson[6]; 4. 83K-Denny Fitzpatrick[7]; 5. 30K-Cameron Kelly[5]; 6. (DNS) 59-Alex Crawford; 7. (DQ) 25-Jay Prevete[2]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 10-Chad Lyle[1]; 2. 14-Larry Ferris[5]; 3. 04-Blaine Ewing[6]; 4. 77-Daniel McKenzie[2]; 5. 22N-Landon Nakoneczny[4]; 6. (DNS) 27-John Brooks

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 68-Jason Thompson[5]; 2. 12V-Nathan Vaughn[1]; 3. 03B-Chris Brockway[2]; 4. 00-Cory Flamm[4]; 5. 07D-Mike Daughtery[6]; 6. (DNF) 3J-Jerett Evans[3]

POWRI PURE STOCKS

A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 90-Terry Moss[6]; 2. 7-Spencer Reiff[9]; 3. 14-Ricky Tanner[3]; 4. M87-Mallory Stiffler[7]; 5. 403-Darrin Christy[8]; 6. 4D-David Doelz[5]; 7. 216-Payton McDowell[1]; 8. (DNF) 38R-Rocky McLaughlin[2]; 9. (DNF) 79-Austin Story[4]; 10. (DNS) MRS01-Kristina Wyatt

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 38R-Rocky McLaughlin[2]; 2. 14-Ricky Tanner[4]; 3. 4D-David Doelz[3]; 4. M87-Mallory Stiffler[1]; 5. 7-Spencer Reiff[5]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 216-Payton McDowell[5]; 2. 79-Austin Story[3]; 3. 90-Terry Moss[1]; 4. 403-Darrin Christy[2]; 5. (DNF) MRS01-Kristina Wyatt[4]

POWRI MIDWEST MODS

A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 28-Shawn Burns[1]; 2. 17J-Dustin Dennison[14]; 3. 15-Cole Ryun[11]; 4. 41-Ashlyn Piburn[8]; 5. 82-David Wood[2]; 6. 26-Devin Wetzel[5]; 7. 99-Mark Spillman[9]; 8. (DNF) 75L-Shaunie Lanning[3]; 9. (DNF) 10W-Jason Ensley[12]; 10. (DNF) 31D-Toby Duncan[7]; 11. (DNF) 48-Alex Dunwoodie[4]; 12. (DNS) 32M-Marcus Feuerstein; 13. (DNS) 9-Brian Meyer; 14. (DNS) 7-JEREMY allen; 15. (DNS) 23-Dakota Dillon

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 75L-Shaunie Lanning[1]; 2. 82-David Wood[7]; 3. 26-Devin Wetzel[4]; 4. 41-Ashlyn Piburn[3]; 5. 99-Mark Spillman[2]; 6. (DNF) 10W-Jason Ensley[6]; 7. (DNF) 7-JEREMY allen[5]; 8. (DNF) 23-Dakota Dillon[8]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 28-Shawn Burns[4]; 2. 48-Alex Dunwoodie[1]; 3. 32M-Marcus Feuerstein[3]; 4. 31D-Toby Duncan[5]; 5. (DNF) 9-Brian Meyer[6]; 6. (DNF) 15-Cole Ryun[7]; 7. (DNF) 17J-Dustin Dennison[2]

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