Show-Me Racing Series: Late Pass Gives Wells Second Series Win of Season Trenton Berry MUSKOGEE, Okla. - Sept. 2. With a late pass on leader Randy Zimmerman, Justin Wells found victory lane for the second time in 2011 in Race Brothers Farm and Home Supply Show Me Racin Series action Friday at Outlaw Motor Speedway. Chad Wheeler felt right at home racing in his own back yard and looked the part early on after winning his heat and bolting to the lead on the opening lap. Wheeler was overtaken by Zimmerman on lap 17. Zimmerman held the lead until he slid just a little too high in turn two on lap 22. Wells had the momentum and ducked underneath Zimmerman and led the final three laps to score his series leading 34th career win. “I think we just maybe found a different line than anyone was using,” Wells said of his pass for the win. “The outside had so much momentum and I don’t think they thought anybody could pass on the bottom. I think we just kind of found it right there.” Wells has led the points for the season’s duration, and aside from the opening night, he’s had to come from the 10th starting position, due to series inversion rules. “The cars are so equal now if you don’t get a lucky break, you’re not going to make it through. Every week we’ve passed as many cars as anybody, it’s just the one or two we couldn’t get at the end,” Wells added. Despite the mid-pack starting position, Wells has only finished outside of the top five once, with a seventh place effort at Mid America Speedway. Earlier in the night, Bright Racing, Quality Electric Motors, McMurtrie Oil, Wheeler Metals, Outlaw Motor Speedway, Performance Compression and RacinDirt.com sponsored a “Dash for Cash.” Ken Essary won the nine-lap shootout and pocketed $999.99 for the win.
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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
Walker)
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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