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North Central Arkansas Speedway, 5-4-12
By Scott Ramos
With a nearly full
moon and unseasonably warm temperatures, race fans were once again
treated to an exciting night of racing in week four of the 2012
season at North Central Arkansas Speedway.
The Hobby Stock drivers led off
the feature races for the evening with Daniel Lewis and Cain Foster
occupying the front row. Foster took the early lead moving onto the
back straight followed by Lewis and Sid Burd, but contact coming off
turn 4 on the second circuit sent the cars of Lewis and Burd into
the front stretch wall, bringing out the first of five cautions in
the event. Richard Carson had a solo spin before the end the first
lap back under green that left him one lap down when the yellow flag
flew again for a spin by Matthew Seaman in turn two. Carson was able
to unlap himself on one of the restarts caused by single car
incidents that brought out the yellow flag three more times, setting
up a green-white-checkered finish in the abbreviated race. Foster
led the field to that green flag, and on the final lap cars went
three-wide coming off turn 4 with Seaman making the pass on Foster
on the high side of the track to take the win by a nose as the cars
were three wide at the start/finish line. Carson went to the bottom
of the track and narrowly beat Foster to the line to take home
second.
Hobby Stock Final Results: 1)T10
Matthew Seaman, 2)29C Richard Carson, 3)24C Cain Foster, 4)99S
Sid Burd, 5)D9 Daniel Lewis, 6)49B Sherman Bryant
The Super Stock
division was the next feature race on track, going green with Hunter
Duren on the pole position inside of Brent Raulston. The field was
three wide behind leader Raulston coming off turn four on the
opening lap, with Chris Davidson Duren and Jackie Hensley all
fighting for the second spot. Hensley would grab that second spot on
lap two, and got his car past Raulston to the top spot on lap five,
setting up a two car fight for second with Davidson trying every
possible line on the track to try to make the pass for position.
Raulston and Davidson would pass under the checkered flag
side-by-side, with Raulston claiming second at the end.
Super Stock Final Results: 1)411
Jackie Hensley, 2)04 Brent Raulston, 3)2D Chris Davidson, 4)11D
Hunter Duren, 5)R65M Mike Smith, 6)28 Joe Davenport, 7)4U Richard
Henderson
The USRA sanctioned
Modified division had some difficulties getting started, with a
couple of starts aborted due to single car spins on the attempted
opening lap, but one the race got started, the next eighteen laps
clicked past at a tremendous pace with passes being made all over
the track as drivers diced for position. Jason Snodgrass held down
the pole position, and led the opening laps, but outside pole-sitter
Marvin Forrest was able to get his car to the top spot on lap three
setting up a five lap battle for the second spot between Snodgrass
and Kandy Methvin, with Methvin moving into second on lap nine.
Behind the fight between Methvin and Snodgrass was a three car fight
for fourth between Rob Muilenburg, Ray Flippin and Scott Crigler.
Muilenburg grabbed fourth on lap 10, leaving Flippin and Crigler
fighting for fifth for the next eight laps before a blown motor on
lap eighteen would end the night for Crigler. A flat tire for
Snodgrass under that caution sent him to the pits for a tire change
and set up the final shootout for second through fifth positions.
Muilenburg would briefly grab second from Methvin, but at the end it
was Methvin holding on for the second place finish, Muilenburg
third, and Flippin holding off the late race charge of Tim Weaver to
finish fourth.
USRA Modified Final Results:
1)45 Marvin Forrest, 2)41 Kandy Methvin, 3)59 Rob Muilenburg,
4)16R Ray Flippin, 5)7S Tim Weaver, 6)78 Rusty Weir, 7)21F Jason
Foster, 8)71 Jason Snodgrass, 9)78JR Corey Weir, 10)12SC Scott
Crigler, 11)65J Chase Anderson, 12)87T Kalyb Tribble
The combined
Cruiser, Mini Stock and Hornet Class was the final feature event on
the track for the evening running caution free to close out the
night. Jef Henson led the field on the opening lap, but near the
mid-point in the event Keith Katcher would get his car to the front
of the field, taking the overall feature win.
Cruiser Final Results: 1)01J Jef
Henson, 2)52H Kendell Hasty, 3)77D David Harris
Mini Stock Final
Results: 1) 23K Keith Katcher, 2)8S Steve Farris
Hornet Final Results: 1)5 Matt
Briggs, 2)7 Chad Wheeler
Next up on the 2012
NCAS race schedule is another full race program along with a
spectator drag race at intermission, with up to eight lucky fans
getting their chance out on the track.
For a complete list
of speedway rules, or for all other speedway information, please go
the North Central Arkansas Speedway website at
www.dsmotorsports-llc.com, or call 870-449-LAPS(5277).
North Central
Arkansas Speedway is located between Yellville and Flippin on Hwy.
62-412. The gates open at 6:00 on Friday nights, with the racing
starting at 8:00. Adult admission is $10, seniors and those with a
military ID Card $8, children 7-14 years of age are $5, kids 6 and
under get in free, a family plan is just $20 for 2 adults and any
children 14 and under, and a pit pass is available for $25.
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