Leslie Essary races by teammate Jim Greenway on his way to the June 4th Show-Me Racing Series win at Mid-America Speedway. (Todd Battin) Show-Me Racing Series: Essary Gets First Win of Show-Me Season at Mid-America Trenton Berry S. COFFEYVILLE, Okla. - June 4. Leslie Essary assumed the lead on lap 13 at Mid- America Speedwayand never looked back as he rolled to his first Race Brothers Show Me Racin Series win since October, 2009. “The first part of the race went pretty good,” said Essary. “With about ten or 12 laps to go, a shock pin broke on the left front and broke the brake line, so for the last laps, it was kind of a handful to get around there.”
Ken Essary drives by Chris Morelock while chasing son Leslie and Justin Wells to the checkers at Mid-America. (Andrew Towne) Essary is teamed with fellow competitior Jim Greenway this season in a GRT Race Car with Mike’s Motor & Machine supplying the power. Sponsorship on the #5 comes from Baillie Diesel and Mike’s Motor & Machine. This win is the 26th for Essary, who ranks second on the all-time Race Brothers Show Me Racin Series list.
Justin Wells rolls around the outside of Randy Zimmerman on his way to second at Mid-America. Zimmerman picked up fifth. (Andrew Towne) Justin Wells finished in the runner up spot. He was nearly the night’s hard charger as he raced from his tenth starting position. Wells, as well as Ken Essary benefited from the top side of the speedway coming in late in the race, as they were able to make up ground in the latter stages. Essary passed the most cars in the feature, as he came from the outside of row six to finish third. Larry Campbell was solid all evening, running as high as second before finishing fourth. Rex Merritt started on the pole and led the first 12 laps before coming home fifth.
B-Main winner Eric Tinderholt tries to hold off fourth finishing Larry Campbell (1c) at Mid-America. (Andrew Towne) The 30-lap Race Brothers A Main was only slowed by one caution when Kyle Ledford spun on lap seven. Early in the night three heat races were contested with Leslie Essary, Larry Campbell and Rick Lebow winning. Thus far in 2011, three Show Me races have netted three different winners.
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Scott James battles #13 Barry Doss in heat race action at Florence (Ky.) Speedway, but in the $2,000-to-win feature, the only thing anyone saw was the tail end of James' #81 car. (Roy Walker)
After plenty of trash-talking via the electronic media between Jeff Matthews and Ivedent Lloyd last week, it was #21 Lloyd who got the final word as he reeled in #33 Matthews to win Friday's LM feature at Oclala, Fla.'s Bubba Raceway Park. (R.E. Wing)
Fans at Markleysburg, Pa.'s Roaring Knob Motorsports Comlex were treated to dual LM features Saturday - one a makeup from a May 5th rainout. (Above) Tim Senic challenges eventual regular feature winner Chuck Harper, while Jared Hawkins (below) claimed the makeup race. (Tommy Micheals)
Henley, Missouri's Jason Russell leads the way to Victory Lane in the ULMS Late Model feature at Lucas Oil Speedway Saturday. (Chris Bork)
Some fierce racing action at Lucas Oil speedway. (Chris Bork)
Dalton, Ga.'s Craig Reece returned to Dixie Speedway Saturday and led all the way to win the Crate LM victory. (Steve Hixson)
Ray Guss Jr. races last week's Quad City Speedway winner, Mike Murphy, Jr. This time, it was advantage Guss. (Chris Damitz)
With a strong motor back into his mount, Veteran Lamar Scoggins claimed last Friday's Crate LM victory at Boyd's Speedway. (Steve Hixson)
Veteran racer Lance Matthees navigates Spring Lake, Minnesota's Deer Creek Speedway before taking Saturday's WISSOTA Late Model checkers. (Jason Durst)
Racing hard at mid-pack, it's the dueling 55s of Cory Mahder (inside) and Greg Nippoldt at Deer Creek. (Jason Durst)
Ryan King (above and below) swept both the Ltd. Late Model and Crate Late Model features Saturday at 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, Tenn. (Chad Wells)
Still riding his wave in Iowa, Mike Murphy, Jr. in early action before taking the main event win at Davenport last Friday. (Chris Damitz)
Jason Jameson ran a gauntlet to finally capture another win Friday night at Moler
Raceway Park (see main page). (Roy
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After holding back a charge from Alex Ferree, Chub Frank drove home with a Friday night win at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa. (John Stivason)
Bobby Pierce, Brett Sievert, and Mike Glynn race in a tight pack in Kankakee (Ill.) Speedway's "Crosstown Cup", but (below) it was ultimately Shawn Toczek (42) here racing the high side of Mike Provenzano, who sailed to the win. (Dan Simpson)
A-Team Leaders from 1997-2011 (Click on link for complete rundown)
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