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POCOLA, OK (July 22ND & 23RD, 2016) – Night number thirteen of weekly racing saw 78 different cars show up over the last two days for the 18TH Annual Super Stock Showdown presented by Shamrock Bolt & Screw Company. Another week went by without not very much rain at the track. The big issue for the week leading up to the event was temperatures in the mid to upper 90’s almost every day and then temps of 102 degrees on Friday afternoon and 100 degrees on Saturday afternoon. Despite the hot temps, the track crew had the wide surface ready to go with only a little delay of the start times to allow for the sun to get a little lower on the horizon.

The pre-race ceremonies kicked off each night with the invocation followed by the presentation of the nation’s colors during the National Anthem by several different cars each night.

FRIDAY NIGHT

First up on the agenda for the race program was heat racing for the Pure Stocks and Super Stocks, where the top two cars locked into Saturday night’s big money race.

The intermission was next and gave everyone a chance to make a pit stop at the restrooms and get some of the great concession food and a great ice cold Coca-Cola product. One lucky 50/50 winner walked off with over $100 for their winning ticket. There were also some other winners of free tickets to future races.

TOP THREE

The first feature on the track after intermission was for the Pure Stocks. Rick Edgerton (27 – Fort Smith, AR) made it to victory lane as Chris Perkins (88 - Rudy. AR) finished second and Austin Farnam (119 – Fort Smith, AR) wound up third.

In the first Super Stock Qualifying Feature, Chuck Knight (11X- Fort Smith, AR) cross the finish line first over Dan Leatherman (64L – Muskogee, OK) and Richie Tosh (3 – Salado, AR).

The second Super Stock Qualifying Feature saw Wayne Brooks (UFO – Bald Knob, AR) take the win over Jay Rierson (71 – Booneville, AR) and Ray Phipps (L7 – Pocola, OK).

SATURDAY NIGHT

After the pre-race ceremonies, the race program started with heat racing for the IMCA Sport Mods, IMCA Modifieds and USRA Modifieds. Plus the Super Stocks ran two last chance qualifying features, where the top four made it to the big money A feature later in the evening.

The intermission was next and gave everyone a chance to stretch their legs and grab some water and other cooling beverages from the concessions and some great food, along with getting one of the really nice event shirts from Kevin and the gang from Strap In Racewear at the T-Shirt booth. One lucky 50/50 winner walked off with almost $200 for their winning ticket. There were also some other winners of free tickets to future races. Waymon Harris also interviewed the previous race winners during their trophy presentation and photo sessions.

TOP THREE

Just before intermission, Richie Tosh (3 – Salado, AR) took home the win in the first Super Stock last chance qualifier ahead of Heath Teel (14T – Walnut Ridge, AR) and Jim Philpot (25 – Greenwood, AR).

The second Super Stock last chance qualifier saw H Palmer (X15 – Muldrow, OK) cross the finish line first over Ray Phipps (L7 – Pocola, OK) and Matt Rush )55 – Stillwell, OK).

After intermission, the IMCA Sport Mods took to the track for their A Feature. Logan Ellis (118 – Wagoner, OK), who finished second the previous feature, took the win over Dustin Leatherman (94 – Muskogee, OK) and Lynn Combs (00 – Fort Gibson, OK).

Up next was the IMCA Modified A Feature where 15 year old Kayden Menasco (49K – Dora, OK) was able to outrun Tate Cole (89 – Muskogee, OK) for the win as Eric Beshoner (12E – Fort Smith, AR) finished in third.

The USRA Modified A Feature was on the track next for their feature where Myles Newman (III – Alma, AR) picked up the win on a Turn 4 pass to the inside over Brian Parker (10 – Owasso, OK) as Brandon Hunter (1/4 – Alma, AR) finished in third.

The last A Feature action was for the Super Stocks and was the biggest of the weekend with a purse of over $17,000 and a whopping $5,000 to win. After 40 laps, Burl Woods (135 – Republic, MO) took home the big check and trophy for the win over 22 other competitors. Tony Anglin (54A – Walnut Ridge, AR) was able to challenge Woods a few times, but had to settle for second while Cody Jones (92 – Fort Smith, AR) ran a steady, patient race to pick up the third place money.

Complete A Feature results for the event are listed at the bottom of this release. There is also an unformatted text document with the A Feature results attached for your convenience. All race results, including heats, are available on our website at www.Tri-StateSpeedway.com. Current track point standings are available there, as well, for the classes that competed.

NEXT TIME

Tri-State Speedway will be closed on July 30TH and will return to action on August 6TH, 2016 for the Annual Summertime Classic presented by the Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Fort Smith and featuring the Topless Modified Mayhem. It will also be the August bicycle races and two free kid’s bicycles to be given away, just for coming to the track, plus there will be backpacks to be given away to the back-to-school kids.

The complete 2016 racing schedule can always be found on our website at www.Tri-StateSpeedway.com Also, be sure to stay up to date with us via our social media channels on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube which can be found by clicking the icons on the bottom of our website home page or by adding a “/” plus “Facebook”, “Twitter”, “Google+” or “YouTube” at the end so it looks like www.Tri-StateSpeedway.com/Facebook, etc.

We will see YOU soon!

COMPLTE A FEATURE RESULTS

Pure Stock - A Feature

Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	8	27	Rick Edgerton	Fort Smith, Ar	40.00
2	6	88	Chris Perkins	Rudy , Ar	39.00
3	9	119	Austin Farnam	Fort Smith, Ar	38.00
4	10	3D	H. Duane Rose	Mulberry , Ar	37.00
5	4	5K	Landon Knight	Fort Smith, Ar	36.00
6	2	1/4	Ethan Hunter	Alma , Ar	35.00
7	1	77B	Bobby Hunter	Haileyville , Ok	34.00
8	3	41B	Jalen Brewton	Alma , Ar	33.00
9	5	99	Jacob Cox	Pocola , Ok	32.00
10	7	1P	Marshall Penson	Van Buren, Ar	31.00
11	12	5	Wesley Bourne	Rock Island, Ok	30.00
12	11	2312	Dylan Johnson	-	29.00	DNS
IMCA Sport Mod - A Feature

Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	4	118	Logan Ellis	Wagoner , Ok	38.00
2	3	94	Dustin Leatherman	Muskogee , Ok	37.00
3	2	00	Lynn Combs	Fort Gibson, Ok	36.00
4	5	25	Jimmie Wright	Piedmont , Ok	35.00
5	1	87	Johnny Mitchell	Huntington , Ar	34.00
6	6	G8S	Will Gates	Gore , Ok	33.00
7	8	36	Dustin Boston	Hulbert , Ok	32.00
8	7	84	Caden Ellis	Wagoner , Ok	31.00
IMCA Modified - A Feature

Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	4	49K	Kayden Menasco	-	38.00
2	5	89	Tate Cole	Fort Gibson, Ok	37.00
3	2	12E	Eric Beshoner	Fort Smith, Ar	36.00
4	6	6	Jason Payton	Greenwood, Ar, Ar	35.00
5	1	999	Shawn Pinkerton	Cedarville , Ar	34.00
6	3	38	Larry Tounzen	Van Buren, Ar	33.00
7	8	X	Randall Hardbarger	Stilwell , Ok	32.00
8	7	57II	Bud Conley	Mulberry , Ar	31.0
USRA Modified - A Feature

Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	4	III	Myles Newman	Alma , Ar	100.00
2	10	10	Brian Parker	-	95.00
3	8	1/4	Brandon Hunter	Alma , Ar	91.00
4	2	2G	Patrick Goodnight	-	87.00
5	5	1/2	Zane Hunter	Alma , Ar	84.00
6	12	15G	Dawson Graham	Mulberry , Ar	81.00
7	15	8M	Dalton Mckenzie	Van Buren, Ar	78.00
8	9	47	Melvin Pilcher	Springdale , Ar	76.00
9	13	79	Allen Owen	-	74.00
10	6	1ST	Anthony Reeves	Mulberry , Ar	72.00
11	7	18	George Martin	Fort Smith, Ar	70.00
12	3	8	Jeremy Vaughn	Pocola , Ok	68.00
13	14	14	Marlin Shehorn	Russellville , Ar	66.00
14	1	17W	Heath Weston	-	45.00	DNS
15	11	6M	Andy Milliken	Greenwood , Ar	45.00	DNS
Super Stock - A Feature

Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	1	135	Burl Woods	Republic , Mo	0.00
2	6	54A	Tony Anglin	Walnut Ridge, Ar	0.00
3	8	92	Cody Jones	Fort Smith, Ar	0.00
4	5	17	Neil Johnston	Fort Smith, Ar	0.00
5	12	UFO	Wayne Brooks	Bald Knob, Ar	0.00
6	18	L7	Ray Phipps	Pocola , Ok	0.00
7	14	71	Jay Rierson	Booneville , Ar	0.00
8	7	27	Dan Morris	Fort Gibson, Ok	0.00
9	21	127	Andy Morris	Fort Gibson, Ok	0.00
10	22	19	Dennis Slader	Muskogee , Ok	0.00
11	9	17D	Roy Long	Stilwell , Ok	0.00
12	11	11X	Chuck Knight	Fort Smith, Ar	0.00
13	19	25	Jim Philpot	Greenwood , Ar	0.00
14	15	3	Richie Tosh	Salado, Ar	0.00
15	17	14T	Heath Teel	Walnut Ridge, Ar	0.00
16	10	44K	Robert Knowles	Buffalo Valley,ok, Ok	0.00
17	3	54	Scooter Scruggs	-	0.00
18	16	X15	H Palmer	Muldrow , Ok	0.00
19	20	55	Matt Rush	-	0.00
20	4	26D	Dylan Davlin	Shady Point, Ok	0.00
21	2	120	Neil Kemp	Kirby , Ar	0.00
22	13	64L	Dan Leatherman	Muskogee , Ok	0.00