By Sam Stoecklin
Track Announcer/PR
Warrensburg, MO
July 2, 2008
There
is only one place grass-roots race fans will need to
be this weekend, and that is watching the best of the
best drivers flinging the dirt at Warrensburg’s
Central Missouri Speedway (CMS), for the fifth-annual
Tom Wilson Memorial BBQ Bowl presented by Kenny’
Tile. Promoters Earl and Susan Walls and their
entire crew are busy preparing for the largest-ever
race weekend held at the track in its 25-year
history. This weekend, spectators will have the
rare opportunity to take in two nights of race action
as things get underway on Friday, July 4th with a
special $1,500-to-Win Street Stock special, night one
of Modified qualifying, and a complete fireworks
display! On Saturday, July 5th, gates at the
high-banked bullring swing open again for night two
of the special with regular race action for the
B-Modifieds and ULMA Late Models, and another night
of Modified qualifying, which culminates with the big
$5,000-to-Win feature event. Past winners of
the July special include three-time winner Chad Lyle
(99/00/01), Kelly Shryock (07), Jason Hughes (04/06),
Dean Wille (05), Tim Karrick (03), Richard Layne
(02), and Justin Boney (98). Please note,
mention of driver names does NOT guarantee appearance
of drivers! With the rules amendment in effect
for this race, which allows for aluminum heads with
50 lbs of weight added, (25 lbs on each side of the
car in front of the bell housing), its hard to say
what drivers from throughout the Midwest could drive
through the gates for $5,000-to-win!
The
Street Stock division gets things rolling on night
one, Friday, July 4th, when drivers in this division
will compete for the biggest payout in Street Stock
history at the track. All total, a purse worth
well over $6,000 is up for grabs. The winner
will walk away with $1,500 for their victory and the
runner-up will take home $1,000. The remaining
payout is quite nice with third grabbing $700, fourth
$500, fifth $400, sixth $350, seventh $300, eighth
$250, ninth $200, tenth $150, eleventh $125, twelfth
$100, thirteenth $90, fourteenth $80, and the rest of
the 24-car starting field going home with
$75-to-start. All non-transfer cars from the
b-main will go home with $50. The entry fee for
the Street Stock competitors is $75. Night one
also features the ‘Mighty’ Modifieds in a
full program of heat races, b-main(s), and the a-main
scramble, which will determine the odd starting
positions (inside row) for Saturday night’s big
race. All total, twelve cars will advance from
Friday night to the main event on Saturday.
Both the Street Stock and Modified divisions will use
a passing points system throughout the weekend.
Street Stocks are NOT on the program on Saturday
night. After all racing action is done on
Friday, a complete fireworks extravaganza will cap
off the night as the Browning Brothers close out the
night with a light-up-the night sky display of colors
and explosions.
On
Saturday night, everything comes to a head as the
B-Modifieds and ULMA Late Models join the Modifieds
on the program. The B-Mods and Late Models will
compete for their regular weekly points and purse
money. This weekend’s racing in the Street
Stock and Modified divisions is not for track
points. Saturday’s Modified program is a
complete new event as once again the entrants will
race in heat races, b-main(s), and another a-main
scramble, in which twelve more cars will transfer to
the even starting positions (outside row) of the
$5,000 race. The big-money race will close out
the night with 24 cars making up the starting
field. The guaranteed purse, which is well over
$30,000 for the modifieds, includes the following
payout: 1st-$5,000 / 2nd-$3,000 / 3rd-$2,000 /
4th-$1,500 / 5th-$1,250 / 6th-$1,200 / 7th-$1,150 /
8th-$1,140 / 9th-$1,130 / 10th-$1,125 / 11th-$1,100 /
12th-$1,005 and $1,000 for the remaining 24-car
starting field just to start the a-main!
Non-qualifiers from the B-main(s) will take away $100
for their efforts; all other non-qualifiers will take
away $50. The entry fee for the Modified
competitors is $200.
Action
gets underway this Friday and Saturday night a half
hour earlier than normal. Pit gates swing open
at 4:00, grandstand admission gates open at 4:30, hot
laps go off at 6:30 and racing takes to the track at
7:00. Special admission prices are in affect
for both Friday and Saturday. General admission
on Friday is Adults $15.00 / Seniors 65 and up,
Military and College Students with proper I.D.
$12.00, Kids Ages 6-12 $10.00, and children five and
under free. Pit Passes for Friday are
$30. General admission on Saturday is $20,
Seniors 65 and up, Military and College Students with
proper I.D. are $15, Kids age six to twelve are $12
and children five and under are free. Pit
passes for Saturday night are $35. This
year’s BBQ is brought to you by Rib Crib of
Warrensburg. Check out the track’s Website
at www.centralmissourispeedway.net for a detailed
event flyer and more information. We look
forward to seeing all of the great race fans this
weekend at CMS!
Current
Top 10 Point Standings in Each Class
Modifieds
POSITION No. DRIVER'S NAME
&
HOMETOWN POINTS
1 70- Aaron Marrant,
Orrick 850
2 1k- Tim Karrick, Basehor
KS 758
3 171- Donnie Dannar,
Odessa 736
4 90- Terry Schultz,
Sedalia 726
5 88w- Doug Walrath,
Clinton 694
6 c3- Chad Staus,
Otterville 680
tie 09- Josh Stephens, Kansas
City 680
8 9- Dave Meyer,
Concordia 658
9 5c- Don Crnkovich, Lenexa
KS 546
10 03- Richard Layne, Kansas
City 510
ULMA
Late Models
POSITION No. DRIVER'S NAME
&
HOMETOWN POINTS
1 65- Jon Binning,
Warrensburg 832
2 27- David Angell,
Holden 784
3 1x- Jason Bodenhamer,
Centerview 766
4 57A- Randy Ainsworth, Excelsior
Springs 760
5 7- Brett Wood,
Warrensburg 706
6 51m- Mike Ryun, Kansas
City 636
7 12c- Steve Clancy,
Odessa 510
8 00- Zach Green,
Higginsville 372
tie 3- Jamie Wineland,
Lohman 372
10 1- James Rutledge,
California 310
Street
Stocks
POSITION No. DRIVER'S NAME &
HOMETOWN POINTS
1 74- Herb Dannar,
Holden 940
2 427- Nic Bennett, Oak
Grove 918
3 pms1- Tammy Korff,
Fulton 870
4 9s- Roger Stone, Kansas
City 848
5 97K- Brian Johnson,
Independence 826
6 26- Anthony Whitham, Kansas
City 742
7 09- Chad Eickleberry,
Warrensburg 706
8 55m- John Miller, Oak
Grove 670
9 21d- Dale Atkinson,
Warrensburg 492
10 77- Adam Bush, Odessa 486
B-Modifieds
POSITION No. DRIVER'S NAME
&
HOMETOWN POINTS
1 75- Scotty Martin,
Independence 970
2 23- Bobby Raybourn,
Odessa 882
3 5L- Jeremy Lile,
Higginsville 876
4 66- Ethan Isaacs, Bonner Springs
KS 854
5 33- *Bryan Montgomery, Oak
Grove 852
6 5- Rusty Trimble, Kansas City
KS 840
7 36- *Michael King,
Orrick 838
8 65- Brian Ziegler, Bates
City 792
9 94- *Jacob Ebert, Oak Grove
790
10 03- Chris Brockway,
Warrensburg 734
