Rusty Trevathan Jr. was the IMCA Modified feature winner.
By Don Cook Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Kennedale Speedway Park (Kennedale) November 29 (Saturday)
The first Annual Texas Gobbler at Kennedale Speedway Park turned out to be a wild one. In the IMCA Modified feature, several cars were involved in a major wreck on the front straight-a-way. There were no injuries, buy several cars received major damage. Local Nicholas Littlejohn, No. 21, took the early lead. Nicholas seemed to have things well under control, until he had a major mechanical failure. That opened the door for Rusty Trevathan Jr., No. 51. Rusty managed to hold off the field and take the feature win. John Gober, No. 1, was second, Aaron Benedict, No. 77a, was third, William McGuire, No. 30, was fourth and David Goode, No. 13g, was fifth. Ronnie Warren, No. 34w, Jerry Frydrych, No. 13, Erick Miles, No. 65, Jeremy Montgomery, No. 111j, and Richard Walp, No. 26, rounded out the top ten. A full field of twenty one started the feature.
David Cook was one of six cars involved in a major wreck.
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IMCA SportMod Winner: Bonham Motorsports "Quick" Nick Clinkenbeard, No. 66, showed the field the fast way around the track. Ron Allison, No. 26, was second, Cody Smith No. 31, was third, Chad Ross, No. 77r, was fourth and Greg Frowler, No. 662f, was fifth. A full field of twenty cars started the feature.
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IMCA Stock Car Winner: "Flyin" Ryan Powers, No. r12, had the car to beat. Duain Pritchett, No. 22, was second, Kirk Martin, No. 69, was third, Michael Jannette, No. 1x, was fourth and David Goode, No. 7g, was fifth. Nineteen cars started the feature.
Billy (Joe Dirt) Hooper is keeping the family's memory alive.
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Street Stock Winner: Waco's Benji Kirkpatrick, No. 47, was the run-a-way winner. Jason Gant, No. 73, was second, Mark McDaniel, No. 68, was third, Michael Villanueva, No. 20, was fourth and Bob Hahn, No. 79, was fifth. Eleven cars started the feature.
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Factory Stock Winner: Tommy Williams, No. 151, held off the field. Tony Ross, No. 77r, was second, Jimmy Doremus, No. 4s, was third, J.D. Millirons, No. 29, was fourth and Tracy Baker, No. 22, was fifth. A good field of twenty cars started the feature. There were several major wrecks. Check out the video below:
Jimmy Criswell III took a nasty roll over during the feature.
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Jr. Mini Stock Winner: Cameron Cook, No. 04, was the winner. Cade Fabian, No. 03, was second, Blake Clark, No. 88, was third, Casey Merrell, No. 41, was fourth and Jerrett Bransom, No. 29, looked to have the win, but he hit the wall and ended up fifth. Seven cars started the feature.
The ghost of Cowtown Speedway sits in the background.
It was a beautiful Fall day to be at the races.
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Mountain Creek Speedway (Grand Prairie) November 9 (Sunday)
Sometimes it pays to be lucky. On the finale night of Mountain Creek Speedways Annual Race on Dirt, the $1,000 to win IMCA Modified 25-lap feature got very interesting. Blain Shives, No. 777, took the early lead and appeared to be well on his way to victory. But with one lap to go, G.W. Egbert, No. 717, went for the win and Shives got spun out. Egbert was black flagged and Shives went to the pit opening the door for Kevin Sustaire, No. 71k, to take the point and the win. Tommy Williams, No. 151, ended up second, NASCAR's Kenny Schrader, No. 9k, was third, Oklahoma's William Gould, No. 60, was fourth and Rusty Trevathan Jr., No. 51, was fifth. Sixteen Modifieds started the feature.
Kenny Schrader had a strong run to finish third.
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RaceSaver Sprint Winner: Chad Wilson, No. 20, was the feature winner. Kyle Jones, No. 04, made a slick move past Kevin Ramey, No. 7m, with one lap to go for second, Ramey ended up third, Patrick Stasa, No. 19, was fourth and Bobby Ruffin, No. 121, came back from a bad wreck Saturday, to finish fifth. Twenty Sprints started the feature.
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IMCA SportMod Winner: Wayne Melton, No. 18m, held off Tim Clonch, No. 25c, for the win. Trevor Egbert, No. 83k, was third, Tommy Davis Jr., No. 17, was fourth and Michael Martin, No. 31, was fifth. Twenty-cars started the feature.
All of Trevor Egbert's hard work paid off with a third place finish.
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IMCA Stock Car Winner: Damon Hammond, No. 116, held off Matt Guillaume, No. 50, for the feature win. Brandon Hood, No. 1b, was third, Levi Hodges, No. 8, was fourth and Jeff "the Jet" Turner, No. 44, was fifth. Fourteen cars started the feature. Fourteen IStocks started the feature.
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Factory Stock Winner: Tommy Williams, No. 151, was the feature winner. Tommy McKinley, No. 71m, was a close second, Ronnie Welborn, No. 20, was third, Tom Earl Jr., No. 47, was fourth and Jeff Sontag, No. 26, was fifth. Tommy Davis Jr., No. 87, and Frank Lackey, was involved in an incident and were both black flagged. A full field of twenty cars started the feature.
Joeseph Miramintez, No. 00, got upside down during his B-main.
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600 A-class Mini Sprint Winner: Frank Fluid, No. 81, had the car to beat. Kevin Ramey, No. 4x, had a great run, but settled for second, Kyle Anderson, Logan Scherb, No., 18, was third, Scott Evens, No. 118, was fourth and Colby Estes, No. 71, was fifth. Nineteen cars started the feature.
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There were a large number of Mini Sprints in the pits.
Restrictor Mini Sprint Winner: Ben Saye, No. 73, was the feature winner. Brandon Anderson, No. 55b, was second, Cody Freeman, No. 02, was third, Britney Bryant, No. 99b, was fourth and Mason Martin, No. 31, was fifth. Seven cars started the feature.
Mountain Creek Speedway (Grand Prairie) November 8 (Saturday)
It was the first of two nights of racing for Mountain Creek Speedways 4th Annual Race on Dirt. Heavy rains earlier in the week made for some rough riding for the 135 drivers that attempted to qualifly or go for a feature win. Racing continues Sunday afternoon with gates opening at noon and racing starting at 3 p.m.
IMCA Modified Winner: Twenty cars started the A-main. Jack Sartain, No. 47, managed to find his groove and take the feature win. Coming in second was Kevin Surtaire, No. 71k, Joe Gomez, No. 21, was third, NASCARs very own Kenny Schrader, No. 9k, was fourth and Dillion Pike, No. 6*, was fifth. Twenty-five IMCA Modifieds were in the pits.
Kenny Schrader, No. 9k, had a strong run to finish fourth.
Matt Guillaume, IMCA Stock Car Champion, in his new IMCA Modified.
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RaceSaver Sprint Qualifiers: Top eight locked into Sunday's feature. Chad Wilson, No. 20, Kevin Ramey, No. 7m, Patrick Stasa, No. 19, Hard Charger Award goes to Bobby Ruffin, No. 121. Wrecked during his heat, but still qualified. Kyle Jones, No. 04, Brian Debrick, No. 10x, Marcus Thomas, No. 15t, and Logan Scherb, No. 18.
Carl Large and the No. 15 Graham Wrecker Service Sprint.
Bobby Ruffin, No. 121, had a bad wreck during his B-main.
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IMCA SportMod Qualifiers: Top eight locked into Sundays feature. Qualifier No. 1: Wayne Melton, No. 18m, Jack Sartain, No. 21, Will Fritchen, No. 97, Ronnie Welborn, No. 20. Qualifier No. 2: Trever Egbert, No. 83k, Tim Clonch, No. 25c, James McCreery, No. 13j, Troy Taylor, No. 56.
Factory Stock Qualifiers: Top eight locked into Sundays feature. Qualifier No. 1: Tommy Williams, No. 151, Jeff Sontag, No. 26, Frank Lackey, No. 41, Ronnie Welborn, No. 20. Qualifier No. 2: Tommy McKinley, No. 71m, Tommy Davis Jr., No. 87, Tim Clonch, No. 18, Nick Dolezaliki, No. 1xxx.
600 A-class Mini Sprint Qualifiers: Top eight locked into Sundays feature: Morgan Roan, No. 15, Keith Martin, No. 15x, Wyatt Rector, No. 7r, Scott Evans. Qualifier No. 2: Kyle Anderson, No. 155, Logan Scherb, No. 18, Zane Lawrence, No. 7d, Blake McDermott, No. 112.
Jr. Mini Stock Winner: Jerrett Bransom, No. 29, was the feature winner. Logan Carter, No. 44, was second, Jordan Hefler, No. 2j, was third, Blake Clark, No. 88, was fourth and Anthony Butler, No. 99, was fifth.
Over 130 cars were ready for some racing on dirt.
A nice crowd was on hand despite the cooler weather.
Thomas Tillison Jr. was the USMTS Modified winner.
By Don Cook Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Southern Oklahoma Speedway (Ardmore) November 1 (Saturday)
Thomas Tillison Jr., No. 85, picked up his first United States Modified Touring Series feature win Saturday night at the Southern Oklahoma Speedway's inaugural Halloween Havoc. This was the final night of three nights of racing and the feature win was worth $4,000 dollars to the Wellston, Oklahoma driver. Thomas started on the front in the twenty-four car, 50-lap A-feature. He quickly took the lead and never gave it up to take the feature win. Thursday nights feature winner, Stormy Scott, No. 2s, gave it everything he had, but he came up a little short and settled for second. Clyde Dunn Jr., No. 88xxx, was third, Jason Hughes, No. 12, was fourth and Triston Dycus, No. 14t, was fifth. Terry Phillips, No. 75, Rodney Sanders, No. 20, Chase Allen, No. j17, Jeremy Payne, No. 186, and Sean Jones, No. 24, round out the top ten. Forty-five Modifieds were in the pits.
Jason Hughes had a strong run in the feature.
Sean Jones, No. 24, had a top ten finish.
Veteran Troy Taylor, No. 56, was in the house.
Joe Duvall and his impressive Modified.
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Limited Modified Winner: Randy Timms, No. 5t, had the Hot Rod to beat this weekend. Randy held off the field to take the $1,500 prize in the twenty-four car, 20-lap feature. Travis Johnson, No. 86j, was second, Shane Hartline, No. 31, was third, Robert Elliott, No. 71, was fourth, and Mike Roach, No. 33r, was fifth. Cale Westover, No. 87, Chad Jones, No. 30, Dustin Robinson, No. 10, Billy Brierton, No. 43, and Gene Bryce, No. 21b, round out the top ten. Forty-nine Limited Modifieds were in the pits.
Shane Hartline finished third in a field of twenty-four cars.
Mike Roach, No. 33r, had a top five finish.
Travis Johnson had a big weekend.
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A nice crowd was on hand even with the cooler temperatures.
The United States Modified Touring Series next stop is the USMTS Winter Nationals, November 6-8, at Ark-La-Tex Speedway in Vivian, LA.