10/18/2020
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Moyer takes Lucas Oil MLRA finale, Hurst winschampionship in rookie season
By Billy Rock (Granite City, IL) -- Billy Moyer Sr. charged to the front late to grab his 44th career Lucas Oil MLRA victory in a classic battle with Bobby Pierce, while Jeremiah Hurst overcame adversity surviving the forty lap main event to capture both the 2020 MLRA Championship and Sunoco Race Fuels Rookie of the Year Title.
In a back and forth points battle all race long, Hurst scored the title by a single position (5-points) over two-time series champion Chad Simpson. The drama started early for as both title contenders had to use series provisions, and started side-by-side in row number twelve with an uphill battle to overtake four-time series winner Payton Looney.
PHOTO CREDIT: Lloyd Collins -- http://www.FastTrackPhotos.com
Jason Papich led the field to the green from the DirtOnDirt.com Pole for the first time this season alongside Pierce. Pierce took the lead at the drop of the green and set sail in "Smooth Operator" fashion along the top side of the speedway. The race would go green for the first twenty-five circuits, with Pierce deep into lapped traffic leading the way over Shannon Babb and Ryan Gustin.
A lap twenty-five caution for Friday night's winner Mason Oberkramer slowed the pace and nearly ended the night for Pierce as he made contact with the Oberkramer machine as it sat idle at the top of turn one. Another quick caution would mix up the order on lap 27 as the pressure began to mount on Pierce, with Moyer racing into contention from his sixth starting position.
As the field raced off turn four to complete lap 29, Moyer drove to the bottom and found just enough grip to seize the top spot, just seconds before the caution waved for Rick Eckert who spun off the exit of turn four. On the restart, Tim Manville made contact with the front stretch wall, and rolled onto his top at the end of the front stretch bringing out the red flag. Manville would walk away from the incident.
Billy Moyer captured the MLRA finale at Tri-City Speedway. Lloyd Collins--FastTrack Photos.
With the battle up front in Moyer's control, the championship was up for grabs as title leader Payton Looney found himself diving to the hot pit for repairs to the right front of his Capital Chassis. The multiple cautions allowed Tony Jackson Jr. to race inside the top five while Chad Simpson worked towards the top ten in pursuit of the title, all the while Hurst was quietly doing what he had to do to take back the top spot and the Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge.
Moyer would take control on the final restart and stretched out the lead only to see Pierce come charging back in the closing laps. Pierce tapped the wall exciting turn two on the final lap, which allowed Moyer to pull away for the win with Pierce and Gustin completing the podium. Jackson Jr, and Chad Simpson would complete the top five.
Moyer collected the $7,000 pay day and commented in victory lane, "We made some changes to the car and hit it pretty good. Early in the race I was a little bit concerned, but I guess it kind of come to us the longer we went. The bottom was kind of wore out more but I could make better time down there."
"Down both strait-a-ways even the back there it felt like way low there I could get a little bit of grip to get ahold of. That's where I worked hard to try to adjust the car where I could kind of hit that little strip there and it worked out for us. It was a fun race and the track the last two nights has been really good race wise with a good top and bottom on it," concluded Moyer.
As Moyer collect the MLRA check in victory lane, MLRA staff was busy tabulating the final stands which found the series top four drivers separated by just 20 points at the finish. Hurst catured the $15,000 MLRA series title by five points over Simpson, ten over Looney, and twenty over Jackson Jr. in one of the deepest MLRA title bouts in series history.
2020 MLRA Sunoco Race Fuels Rookie of the Year Jeremiah Hurst. Lloyd Collins--FastTrack Photos.
The Champion commented, "Its hats off to my guys, it just goes to show you how hard they work. I was pretty down in the dumps, this points racing gets to you man it's nerve racking and I think I'm still in shock. I can't thank my car owner Ken (Roberts) and all my sponsors Nutrien Ag, and Done Right and all those guys behind me. My guys busted their tails off on this thing today and we were still a little off. This place is a tough race track. It's hard to get ahold of and I was just trying to ride around and get the best finish I could."
"It's all thanks to my car owner Ken, he gave me this shot and I'm just trying to live up to it," concluded the 2020 Lucas Oil MLRA Champion.
Tri City Speedway Contingencies 10/17/20
Slick Mist "Fast Time Award" - Jason Papich (15.692 Sec.)
DirtonDirt.com "Pole Award" - Jason Papich
Allgaier Motorsports Racing Shocks Award - Bobby Pierce
Casey's General Store's "Hard Charger of the Race" - Chad Simpson (+18)
Dynamic Drivelines "Crew Chief of the Race" - Steve Norris
Hooker Harness "11th Place Finisher" - Jeremiah Hurst
Midwest Sheet Metal "Points Leader Spoiler Challenge" - Jeremiah Hurst
Performance Bodies "Performer of the Race" - Billy Moyer Sr.
RacingJunk.com "Hard Luck Award" - Mason Oberkramer
Sunoco "Rookie of the Race" - Jeremiah Hurst
A Feature 1 40 Laps Lucas Oil RacingTV 1. 21M-Billy Moyer Sr[6]; 2. 32-Bobby Pierce[2]; 3. 19-Ryan Gustin[7]; 4. 21-Tony Jackson Jr[12]; 5. 25-Chad Simpson[23]; 6. 99-Frank Heckenast Jr[10]; 7. 18B-Shannon Babb[4]; 8. 91-Rusty Schlenk[15]; 9. 42F-Chad Finley[20]; 10. 11-Gordy Gundaker[19]; 11. 58- Jeremiah Hurst[24]; 12. 59-Garrett Alberson[13]; 13. 91P-Jason Papich[1]; 14. 91T-Tony Toste[5]; 15. 11T-Trevor Gundaker[27]; 16. 15LPayton Looney[14]; 17. 56W-Brennon Willard[26]; 18. 15-Justin Duty[25]; 19. (DNF) 0E-Rick Eckert[3]; 20. (DNF) 33-Tim Manville[8]; 21. (DNF) 6K-Michael Kloos[11]; 22. (DNF) 49T-Jake Timm[9]; 23. (DNF) 0K-Dewayne Kiefer[16]; 24. (DNF) 93-Mason Oberkramer[17]; 25. (DNF) 28-Dennis Erb Jr[18]; 26. (DNF) 1B-Brent Larson[22]; 27. (DNF) 33F-Rickey Frankel[28]; 28. (DNF) 32S-Chris Simpson[21]
B Feature 1 12 Laps Lucas Cattle Company 1. 93-Mason Oberkramer[1]; 2. 11-Gordy Gundaker[2]; 3. 32S-Chris Simpson[4]; 4. 58-Jeremiah Hurst[3]; 5. 2M-Allen Murray[9]; 6. 52BMatt Bailey[5]; 7. 11T-Trevor Gundaker[10]; 8. 14G-Joe Godsey[6]; 9. 14M-Reid Millard[8]; 10. 16-Rusty Griffaw[14]; 11. 56W-Brennon Willard[12]; 12. 48T-Phillip Taylor[15]; 13. 33F-Rickey Frankel[7]; 14. 16W-Tony Wolf[13]; 15. (DNS) 88L-Larry Clawson
B Feature 2 12 Laps Allgaier Racing Shocks 1. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[1]; 2. 42F-Chad Finley[5]; 3. 1B-Brent Larson[3]; 4. 25-Chad Simpson[4]; 5. 14-Paul Kuper[7]; 6. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[10]; 7. 1X-Aaron Marrant[6]; 8. T4-Adam Tischhauser[2]; 9. 15-Justin Duty[8]; 10. 14R-Jeff Roth[9]; 11. 44W-Dave Webster[12]; 12. 4D-Doug Tye[13]; 13. (DNS) 43G-Jeremy Grady
Heat 1 10 Laps Dynamic Drivelines 1. 91P-Jason Papich[1]; 2. 91T-Tony Toste[3]; 3. 49T-Jake Timm[4]; 4. 59-Garrett Alberson[7]; 5. 93-Mason Oberkramer[5]; 6. 58- Jeremiah Hurst[6]; 7. 52B-Matt Bailey[8]; 8. 33F-Rickey Frankel[9]; 9. 2M-Allen Murray[2]; 10. 88L-Larry Clawson[10]; 11. 16W-Tony Wolf[11]; 12. 48T-Phillip Taylor[12]
Heat 2 10 Laps Midwest Sheet Metal 1. 0E-Rick Eckert[1]; 2. 19-Ryan Gustin[2]; 3. 6K-Michael Kloos[3]; 4. 91-Rusty Schlenk[4]; 5. 11-Gordy Gundaker[5]; 6. 32S-Chris Simpson[8]; 7. 14G-Joe Godsey[6]; 8. 14M-Reid Millard[11]; 9. 11T-Trevor Gundaker[7]; 10. 56W-Brennon Willard[9]; 11. 16-Rusty Griffaw[10]
Heat 3 10 Laps Casey's 1. 32-Bobby Pierce[2]; 2. 21M-Billy Moyer Sr[1]; 3. 99-Frank Heckenast Jr[3]; 4. 15L-Payton Looney[4]; 5. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[6]; 6. 1BBrent Larson[7]; 7. 42F-Chad Finley[5]; 8. 14-Paul Kuper[10]; 9. 14R-Jeff Roth[9]; 10. 43G-Jeremy Grady[8]; 11. 4D-Doug Tye[11]
Heat 4 10 Laps Hooker Harness 1. 18B-Shannon Babb[1]; 2. 33-Tim Manville[2]; 3. 21-Tony Jackson Jr[3]; 4. 0K-Dewayne Kiefer[7]; 5. T4-Adam Tischhauser[4]; 6. 25- Chad Simpson[6]; 7. 1X-Aaron Marrant[5]; 8. 15-Justin Duty[8]; 9. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[10]; 10. 44W-Dave Webster[9]
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MODIFIEDS
A FEATURE 1
Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/-
1 1 32 Bobby Pierce Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL -
2 7 18L Michael Long Michael Long Fowler, IL 5
3 12 19K Will Krup Will Krup Mt. Carmel, IL 9
4 5 94 Austin Rettig Austin Rettig Sikeston, MO 1
5 10 10X Jim Black Jim Black Bonne Terre, MO 5
6 13 77 Rick Stevenson Rick Stevenson O'fallon, MO 7
7 6 96M Mike McKinney Mike McKinney Plainfield, IL -1
8 15 3L Jeff Leka Jeff Leka Buffalo, IL 7
9 2 117 Mark Enk Mark Enk St. Ann, MO -7
10 16 59B Brent Weaver Brent Weaver JERSEYVILLE, IL 6
11 18 27P Brody Pompe Brody Pompe Philomath, OR 7
12 11 35 Brandon Roberts Brandon Roberts Ashland, IL -1
13 4 8S Kyle Steffens Kyle Steffens St. Charles, MO -9
14 19 63E Bret Eilerman Bret Eilerman Highland, IL 5
15 22 34T Tanner Reed Tanner Reed Paris, IL 7
16 23 23B Michael Barrett Michael Barrett St. Charles, MO 7
17 20 44R Anthony Reams Anthony Reams Owensville, MO 3
18 17 4UW Bobby Regot Bobby Regot St. Charles, MO -1
19 3 24H Mike Harrison Mike Harrison Highland, IL -16
20 8 9W Rick Conoyer Rick Conoyer Wentzville, MO -12
21 9 22H Josh Harris Josh Harris Utica, KY -12
22 14 5R Bill Roberts Jr Bill Roberts Jr Burlington, IA -8
23 24 118 Dustin Atchison Dustin Atchison 1
24 21 6C Troy Carter Troy Carter Salem, IL -3
DNS 25 1A Steve Meyer Jr Steve Meyer Jr Stanton, IL -
10 Laps
HEAT 1
Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/-
1 1 32 Bobby Pierce Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL -
2 2 8S Kyle Steffens Kyle Steffens St. Charles, MO -
3 3 18L Michael Long Michael Long Fowler, IL -
4 5 10X Jim Black Jim Black Bonne Terre, MO 1
5 4 77 Rick Stevenson Rick Stevenson O'fallon, MO -1
6 6 59B Brent Weaver Brent Weaver JERSEYVILLE, IL -
7 8 63E Bret Eilerman Bret Eilerman Highland, IL 1
8 7 34T Tanner Reed Tanner Reed Paris, IL -1
All transfer
10 Laps
HEAT 2
Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/-
1 5 117 Mark Enk Mark Enk St. Ann, MO 4
2 4 94 Austin Rettig Austin Rettig Sikeston, MO 2
3 3 9W Rick Conoyer Rick Conoyer Wentzville, MO -
4 1 35 Brandon Roberts Brandon Roberts Ashland, IL -3
5 8 5R Bill Roberts Jr Bill Roberts Jr Burlington, IA 3
6 2 4UW Bobby Regot Bobby Regot St. Charles, MO -4
7 7 44R Anthony Reams Anthony Reams Owensville, MO -
8 6 23B Michael Barrett Michael Barrett St. Charles, MO -2
All transfer
10 Laps
HEAT 3
Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/-
1 3 24H Mike Harrison Mike Harrison Highland, IL 2
2 5 96M Mike McKinney Mike McKinney Plainfield, IL 3
3 2 22H Josh Harris Josh Harris Utica, KY -1
4 1 19K Will Krup Will Krup Mt. Carmel, IL -3
5 4 3L Jeff Leka Jeff Leka Buffalo, IL -1
6 6 27P Brody Pompe Brody Pompe Philomath, OR -
7 7 6C Troy Carter Troy Carter Salem, IL -
8 8 118 Dustin Atchison Dustin Atchison -
DNS 9 1A Steve Meyer Jr Steve Meyer Jr Stanton, IL -
All transfer
0 Laps
QUALIFYING 1
Finish Start # Competitor Hometown Time
1 5 32 Bobby Pierce Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL 16.712
2 4 8S Kyle Steffens Kyle Steffens St. Charles, MO 16.724
3 8 18L Michael Long Michael Long Fowler, IL 16.806
4 7 77 Rick Stevenson Rick Stevenson O'fallon, MO 16.916
5 1 10X Jim Black Jim Black Bonne Terre, MO 16.969
6 6 59B Brent Weaver Brent Weaver JERSEYVILLE, IL 17.351
7 3 34T Tanner Reed Tanner Reed Paris, IL 17.434
8 2 63E Bret Eilerman Bret Eilerman Highland, IL 17.733
0 Laps
QUALIFYING 2
Finish Start # Competitor Hometown Time
1 1 35 Brandon Roberts Brandon Roberts Ashland, IL 16.949
2 3 4UW Bobby Regot Bobby Regot St. Charles, MO 17.008
3 4 9W Rick Conoyer Rick Conoyer Wentzville, MO 17.042
4 5 94 Austin Rettig Austin Rettig Sikeston, MO 17.179
5 2 117 Mark Enk Mark Enk St. Ann, MO 17.566
6 8 23B Michael Barrett Michael Barrett St. Charles, MO 17.980
7 7 44R Anthony Reams Anthony Reams Owensville, MO 18.167
8 6 5R Bill Roberts Jr Bill Roberts Jr Burlington, IA 18.235
0 Laps
QUALIFYING 3
Finish Start # Competitor Hometown Time
1 4 19K Will Krup Will Krup Mt. Carmel, IL 16.642
2 5 22H Josh Harris Josh Harris Utica, KY 16.674
3 9 24H Mike Harrison Mike Harrison Highland, IL 16.949
4 6 3L Jeff Leka Jeff Leka Buffalo, IL 16.961
5 8 96M Mike McKinney Mike McKinney Plainfield, IL 17.010
6 7 27P Brody Pompe Brody Pompe Philomath, OR 17.017
7 1 6C Troy Carter Troy Carter Salem, IL 18.396
8 2 118 Dustin Atchison Dustin Atchison 19.390
DNS 3 1A Steve Meyer Jr Steve Meyer Jr Stanton, IL 19.390
WILLIE'S TIRE B MODIFIEDS
A FEATURE 1
Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/-
1 14 19K Will Krup Will Krup Mt. Carmel, IL 13
2 8 112 Adam Birck Adam Birck Canton, MO 6
3 5 J82 Treb Jacoby Treb Jacoby Wentzville, MO 2
4 1 10D Joe Dresch Joe Dresch Brighton, IL -3
5 11 42 Clint Young Clint Young Ava, IL 6
6 12 52A Dave Armstrong Dave Armstrong Ste Genevieve, MO 6
7 18 19X Josh Sissom Josh Sissom Cape Girardeau, MO 11
8 7 5S Owen Steinkoenig Owen Steinkoenig Highland, IL -1
9 2 17C A.J. Cline A.J. Cline Troy, MO -7
10 3 25R Tom Krankel Tom Krankel Sappington, MO -7
11 17 77X Earl Pryor Earl Pryor Troy, MO 6
12 10 3 Brian Vinson Brian Vinson St. Louis, MO -2
13 15 2W Ray Walsh Ray Walsh St. Louis, MO 2
14 4 M14 Shad Prescott Shad Prescott House Springs, MO -10
15 9 52 Joe Rudy Joe Rudy -6
16 21 5M Jared Morrison Jared Morrison St. Elmo, IL 5
17 22 29S Chris Spalding Chris Spalding Wellsville, MO 5
18 16 444 Logan Dockery Logan Dockery Troy, IL -2
19 20 15B Matt Brucato Matt Brucato Imperial, MO 1
20 13 14G Tommy Gaither Tommy Gaither Alton, IL -7
21 6 5T Rob Timmons Rob Timmons Centralia, IL -15
22 19 80 Tony Walker Tony Walker Brighton, IL -3
10 Laps
B FEATURE 1
Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/-
1 4 80 Tony Walker Tony Walker Brighton, IL 3
2 3 5M Jared Morrison Jared Morrison St. Elmo, IL 1
Top 2 transfer
3 1 19 Jimmy Cummins Jimmy Cummins Highland, IL -2
4 11 74 James Hileman James Hileman Granite City, IL 7
5 8 69 Vance Wilson Vance Wilson Quincy, IL 3
6 5 37 Everett Bradham Everett Bradham Olney, IL -1
7 12 17 Joe Rinne Joe Rinne St. Louis, MO 5
8 9 72 Gary Williams Gary Williams Arnold, MO 1
9 13 0X Blake Wimmer Blake Wimmer Wellsville, MO 4
10 7 54 Clint Martin Clint Martin Ramsey, IL -3
11 10 G23 Dustin Bollinger Dustin Bollinger Patton, MO -1
12 15 49 Joshua Reese Joshua Reese East Alton, IL 3
13 14 33 Dustin Bosson Dustin Bosson Ofallon, MO 1
14 6 88 Cody Thornhill Cody Thornhill Saint Louis, MO -8
15 2 57 Trey Harris Trey Harris Hillsboro, MO -13
10 Laps
B FEATURE 2
Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/-
1 1 15B Matt Brucato Matt Brucato Imperial, MO -
2 7 29S Chris Spalding Chris Spalding Wellsville, MO 5
Top 2 transfer
3 2 10C Terry Chester Terry Chester South Roxana, IL -1
4 3 32 Joey Benton Joey Benton -1
5 4 1L Mike Lentz Mike Lentz Herrin, IL -1
6 8 27 Kevin Worley Kevin Worley Sainte Genevieve, MO 2
7 6 19S Nathan Schmitt Nathan Schmitt Trenton, IL -1
8 11 11B Blake Bailey Blake Bailey Bunker Hill, IL 3
9 14 1S Chris Stauffer Chris Stauffer Ellis Grove, IL 5
10 10 18N Cory Nix Cory Nix -
11 13 5C Cole Cygan Cole Cygan St Jacob, IL 2
12 5 82Q Cole Queathem Cole Queathem Troy, MO -7
13 9 9 Jay Sansone Jay Sansone Roxana, IL -4
DNS 12 2N Mike Null Mike Null Wentzville, MO -
8 Laps
HEAT 1
Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/-
1 4 10D Joe Dresch Joe Dresch Brighton, IL 3
2 6 5S Owen Steinkoenig Owen Steinkoenig Highland, IL 4
3 1 14G Tommy Gaither Tommy Gaither Alton, IL -2
Top 3 transfer
4 8 19 Jimmy Cummins Jimmy Cummins Highland, IL 4
5 7 80 Tony Walker Tony Walker Brighton, IL 2
6 3 54 Clint Martin Clint Martin Ramsey, IL -3
7 5 G23 Dustin Bollinger Dustin Bollinger Patton, MO -2
8 2 0X Blake Wimmer Blake Wimmer Wellsville, MO -6
8 Laps
HEAT 2
Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/-
1 2 17C A.J. Cline A.J. Cline Troy, MO 1
2 1 112 Adam Birck Adam Birck Canton, MO -1
3 7 19K Will Krup Will Krup Mt. Carmel, IL 4
Top 3 transfer
4 4 15B Matt Brucato Matt Brucato Imperial, MO -
5 5 1L Mike Lentz Mike Lentz Herrin, IL -
6 8 29S Chris Spalding Chris Spalding Wellsville, MO 2
7 3 18N Cory Nix Cory Nix -4
8 6 5C Cole Cygan Cole Cygan St Jacob, IL -2
8 Laps
HEAT 3
Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/-
1 2 25R Tom Krankel Tom Krankel Sappington, MO 1
2 1 52 Joe Rudy Joe Rudy -1
3 4 2W Ray Walsh Ray Walsh St. Louis, MO 1
Top 3 transfer
4 7 57 Trey Harris Trey Harris Hillsboro, MO 3
5 6 37 Everett Bradham Everett Bradham Olney, IL 1
6 8 69 Vance Wilson Vance Wilson Quincy, IL 2
7 5 74 James Hileman James Hileman Granite City, IL -2
8 3 33 Dustin Bosson Dustin Bosson Ofallon, MO -5
8 Laps
HEAT 4
Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/-
1 4 M14 Shad Prescott Shad Prescott House Springs, MO 3
2 1 3 Brian Vinson Brian Vinson St. Louis, MO -1
3 2 444 Logan Dockery Logan Dockery Troy, IL -1
Top 3 transfer
4 8 10C Terry Chester Terry Chester South Roxana, IL 4
5 7 82Q Cole Queathem Cole Queathem Troy, MO 2
6 3 27 Kevin Worley Kevin Worley Sainte Genevieve, MO -3
7 5 11B Blake Bailey Blake Bailey Bunker Hill, IL -2
8 6 1S Chris Stauffer Chris Stauffer Ellis Grove, IL -2
8 Laps
HEAT 5
Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/-
1 1 J82 Treb Jacoby Treb Jacoby Wentzville, MO -
2 3 42 Clint Young Clint Young Ava, IL 1
3 7 77X Earl Pryor Earl Pryor Troy, MO 4
Top 3 transfer
4 6 5M Jared Morrison Jared Morrison St. Elmo, IL 2
5 8 88 Cody Thornhill Cody Thornhill Saint Louis, MO 3
6 2 72 Gary Williams Gary Williams Arnold, MO -4
7 4 17 Joe Rinne Joe Rinne St. Louis, MO -3
8 5 49 Joshua Reese Joshua Reese East Alton, IL -3
8 Laps
HEAT 6
Finish Start # Competitor Hometown +/-
1 2 5T Rob Timmons Rob Timmons Centralia, IL 1
2 3 52A Dave Armstrong Dave Armstrong Ste Genevieve, MO 1
3 7 19X Josh Sissom Josh Sissom Cape Girardeau, MO 4
Top 3 transfer
4 6 32 Joey Benton Joey Benton 2
5 5 19S Nathan Schmitt Nathan Schmitt Trenton, IL -
6 1 9 Jay Sansone Jay Sansone Roxana, IL -5
DNS 4 2N Mike Null Mike Null Wentzville, MO
Submitted By: Kirk Elliott
