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Wilson Storms Into Thunderhill Speedway.
MAYETTA, KS (8-13-07) Defending All Star Champion Greg Wilson stormed
into Mayetta, Kansas and picked up another All Star victory, his 21st,
on Monday night as he passed race leader Nick Smith in traffic coming
out of turn 4 on the final lap. Smith was not able to negotiate lapped
traffic and allowed Wilson to slip by on the outside. Smith jumped out
to the early lead and battled with Gary Lee Maier side by side for the
lead on lap three, but Maier spun off the top of the entrance to turn
three and hit the retaining wall in push off lane to bring out red. Then
there was another red flag on the restart for an incident in turn four
with Jonathan Allard, Brian Ellenberger, Jason Martin, Jim Cameron, and
Paul May. This allowed Maier to renter the race after he made repairs
after his incident.
Brian Paulus charged to the front and took the lead on lap eight and
pulled out front until he spun in turn two on lap thirteen relinquishing
the lead back to Smith. Paulus would not restart the race after the spin.
Smith continued to run out front until Brandon Martin challenged the
leader on lap twenty-four giving Smith a nose a time or two. On lap
twenty-six Martin went high in turn four allowing Wilson and Wright to
get by. Wilson then went high around Smith to take lead in traffic as
the checkered flag flew.
The event was another "double points" race for the All Stars and inches
Wilson closer to series point leader Danny Smith who finished 5th. Nick
Smith would come home 2nd, followed by Gary Wright in 3rd and Brandon
Martin who finished 4th.
Thunderhill Speedway - 8-13-07 - O'Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions
Statistical Report
Huggins Cams Qualifying
1. W20-Greg Wilson, 12.965; 2. 11B-Brock Mayes, 13.070; 3. 28-Brian
Paulus, 13.086; 4. 11M-Brandon Martin, 13.127; 5. 15S-Nick Smith,
13.264; 6. 11X-Gary Lee Maier, 13.321; 7. 20E-Brian Ellenberger, 13.341;
8. 0-Jonathan Allard, 13.355; 9. 4-Danny Smith, 13.403; 10. 36-Jason
Martin, 13.405; 11. 71M-Paul May, 13.468; 12. 9-Gary Wright, 13.484; 13.
96C-Jim Cameron, 13.773; 14. 98-Jd Johnson, 13.819; 15. 20-Paul Mcmahon,
13.889; 16. 21-Mike Lefholz, 13.970; 17. 92J-Jr Topper, 14.100; 18.
46-Dusty Murray, 14.519; 19. 11T-Tyler Thompson, 14.608; 20. 5MA-Mallory
Armfield, 15.880; 21. 7C-Chris Morgan, 19.774; 22. OK-Kelly Kneisler,
99.000;
Outerwears Heat Race 1
1. 96C-Jim Cameron; 2. 20E-Brian Ellenberger; 3. 11M-Brandon Martin; 4.
W20-Greg Wilson; 5. 36-Jason Martin; 6. 11T-Tyler Thompson; 7. 21-Mike
Lefholz; 8. OK-Kelly Kneisler;
Hoosier Racing Tire Heat Race 2
1. 0-Jonathan Allard; 2. 92J-Jr Topper; 3. 98-Jd Johnson; 4. 15S-Nick
Smith; 5. 11B-Brock Mayes; 6. 5MA-Mallory Armfield; 7. 71M-Paul May;
Engler Machine & Tool Heat Race 3
1. 4-Danny Smith; 2. 9-Gary Wright; 3. 28-Brian Paulus; 4. 11X-Gary Lee
Maier; 5. 46-Dusty Murray; 6. 20-Paul Mcmahon; 7. 7C-Chris Morgan;
O'Reilly All Star Dash
1. 11M-Brandon Martin; 2. 28-Brian Paulus; 3. W20-Greg Wilson; 4.
11B-Brock Mayes; 5. 20E-Brian Ellenberger; 6. 4-Danny Smith;
MSD Ignition A-main Starting Position [#]
1. W20-Greg Wilson[6]; 2. 15S-Nick Smith[2]; 3. 9-Gary Wright[12]; 4.
11M-Brandon Martin[3]; 5. 4-Danny Smith[9]; 6. 11B-Brock Mayes[5]; 7.
11X-Gary Lee Maier[1]; 8. 92J-Jr Topper[17]; 9. 98-Jd Johnson[14]; 10.
20-Paul Mcmahon[15]; 11. 11T-Tyler Thompson[19]; 12. 71M-Paul May[11];
13. 96C-Jim Cameron[13]; 14. 28-Brian Paulus[4]; 15. 5MA-Mallory
Armfield[20]; 16. 46-Dusty Murray[18]; 17. OK-Kelly Kneisler[22]; 18.
0-Jonathan Allard[8]; 19. 20E-Brian Ellenberger[7]; 20. 36-Jason
Martin[10]; 21. 21-Mike Lefholz[16]; 22. 7C-Chris Morgan[21];
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Wright Rumbles to Thunder Victory at RPM*
HAYS, KS (8-14-07) The temperatures may be scorching the Plains States
this week, but it is Hooks, TX driver Gary Wright who is burning up the
track. Wright finished second to Greg Wilson on night number one of the
2007 Thunder Through the Plains, but he felt his chances were better for
a win at RPM Speedway. After going out and setting 6th quick time in
qualifications, Wright would sit on the front row of the A-main with the
All Star's 6 car inversion.
When the green flag dropped, Wright ran off and hid from the rest of the
field. Brian Paulus, Jason Martin, and Greg Wilson battled for the
runner up spot with Paulus eventually moving into the second position
where he would finish the race. Jason Martin came home third as Wilson
held onto fourth ahead of a charging Danny Smith who came from the tail
after experiencing mechanical problems early in the night.
RPM Speedway - 8-14-07 - O'Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions
Statistical Report
Huggins Cams Qualifying
1. 20E-Brian Ellenberger, 13.344; 2. 28-Brian Paulus, 13.368; 3.
W20-Greg Wilson, 13.545; 4. 11B-Brock Mayes, 13.607; 5. 0-Jonathan
Allard, 13.621; 6. 9-Gary Wright, 13.697; 7. 11M-Brandon Martin, 13.732;
8. 71M-Paul May, 13.801; 9. 36-Jason Martin, 13.933; 10. 11T-Tyler
Thompson, 13.987; 11. 11X-Gary Lee Maier, 14.234; 12. 98-JD Johnson,
14.348; 13. 45X-CJ Johnson, 14.927; 14. 2-Smokey Fairbank, 15.964; 15.
4-Danny Smith, nt; 16. 76J-Justin Schwein, nt;
Outerwears Heat Race 1
1. W20-Greg Wilson; 2. 36-Jason Martin; 3. 20E-Brian Ellenberger; 4.
11X-Gary Lee Maier; 5. 11M-Brandon Martin; 6. 0-Jonathan Allard; 7.
4-Danny Smith; 8. 45X-CJ Johnson;
Hoosier Racing Tire Heat Race 2
1. 9-Gary Wright; 2. 98-JD Johnson; 3. 28-Brian Paulus; 4. 11B-Brock
Mayes; 5. 71M-Paul May; 6. 76J-Justin Schwein; 7. 11T-Tyler Thompson; 8.
2-Smokey Fairbank;
O'Reilly All Star Dash
1. W20-Greg Wilson; 2. 20E-Brian Ellenberger; 3. 11B-Brock Mayes; 4.
4-Danny Smith; 5. 71M-Paul May; 6. 36-Jason Martin;
MSD Ignition A-main Starting Position [#]
1. 9-Gary Wright[1]; 2. 28-Brian Paulus[5]; 3. 36-Jason Martin[9]; 4.
W20-Greg Wilson[4]; 5. 4-Danny Smith[14]; 6. 11B-Brock Mayes[3]; 7.
11M-Brandon Martin[7]; 8. 11X-Gary Lee Maier[10]; 9. 0-Jonathan
Allard[2]; 10. 20E-Brian Ellenberger[6]; 11. 71M-Paul May[8]; 12. 45X-CJ
Johnson[12]; 13. 98-JD Johnson[11]; 14. 2-Smokey Fairbank[13]; 15.
76J-Justin Schwein[15];
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*All Stars Serving Up Gumbo in mid-August*
CAMARGO, IL (8-15-07) Gumbo is defined as a hearty stew or soup
originating in Louisiana, and found all across the Gulf Coast of the
United States and into the US South. “Gumbo” is also what Riverside
International Speedway calls its clay racing surface. It has always been
addressed as such. No other motorsports facility has ever used such a
description. It is pure river bottom gold. Thousands of years ago,
Riverside International Speedway was under the Mighty Mississippi. When
the water receded, West Memphis sat on the kind of clay others pay good
money to have trucked to them. “The Ditch” rarely needed replenishing
and when the sun sets on Arkansas, the moisture rises up through the
surface to grip like no other.
Riverside International Speedway has probably produced more
nationally-known racers than any other. Hooker and Rick Hood, Sammy, Sam
and Jeff Swindell, Hoyt and Greg Hodnett, Bobby Davis Jr., Lee Brewer,
Elmer Gray, Chuck Amati, Alvin and Wimp Gatlin ,Hoyt and Eddie Ray
Alexander, Zane Ray Walls, Ted Fink, Ray Bugg, Bubby Jones, Benny
Howard, Buford Ward and many, many others. Legendary racers, legendary
races, and legendary fights.
The All Star Circuit of Champions will make a rare visit to the speedway
during the Elvis Days celebration on August 17^th and 18^th , bringing
their own brand of winged 410 sprint car excitement to the mid-south
region. Wheel to wheel, ground pounding action by 850 horsepower,
fire-breathing, methanol fueled sprint cars. Paying $3000 to win on
Friday and $5000 to win on Saturday will draw cars from all points
around the region to do battle with the traveling All Star group to
compete for the top prize.
The All Stars, in addition to the on track excitement, will also bring a
tight points race along with them as veteran racer Danny Smith currently
leads the All Star season points chase over defending champion Greg
Wilson who is nipping at his heels as he fends off third place
challenger Brian Paulus. Paulus also leads the 2007 Rookie of the Year
chase as he previously had never run full time with the series.
Series president Guy Webb is excited about the All Star’s visit to “The
Ditch”. “Clayton Allen has done a fantastic job of bringing Riverside
back to life and we’re looking forward to visiting his facility. The All
Star series is one of the longest running 410 sprint car organizations
in the United States and many racing legends have competed with the All
Stars over the years. Bringing our brand of entertainment to a facility
so rich in sprint car history is something we have looked forward to and
we expect to see some great racing.”
Riverside International Speedway – “The Ditch” – is located just west of
the Mississippi River at 151 Legion Rd in West Memphis, Arkansas. Ticket
prices: 2-Day Pass - $40; 2-day Pit Pass - $60. For ticket information
please call 901-840-1974. For more information on the All Stars, visit
www.allstarsprint.com |
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