Brown Edges Kahne at Sedalia
SEDALIA, Mo. -- Driving George Lasoski’s Michael Ross Memorial Foundation Eagle, Brian Brown edged NASCAR star Kasey Kahne in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Winged Outlaw Warriors portion of the annual Michael Ross Memorial Foundation race at Sedalia’s State Fair Motor Speedway.
Brown jumped into the lead from the pole and was followed by Kasey Kahne, Mike Trent, Gabe Maycock, and former Nextel Cup champion Tony Stewart. The top five would stay this way for the first four laps with Tony Stewart getting by Maycock for fourth on lap five.
During the early portion of the race, the driver who was on a mission was World of Outlaw regular Tim Shaffer in Missouri sprint car legend Tom Corbin’s car. Shaffer had moved from his tenth starting position into sixth by lap five.
The race’s only yellow occurred at the completion of lap five as Jonathan Cornell’s engine let go in the family-owned car.
On the restart, Brown would again jump out to a huge lead with Kasey Kahne in tow. Shaffer would work his way to fourth as he got by Maycock and Tony Stewart.
For the next couple of laps the running order was Brown, Kasey Kahne, Trent, Shaffer, and Tony Stewart.
On lap nine, Shaffer and Tony Stewart were able to get by Trent as Brown and Kasey Kahne continued to run first and second.
For the next few laps, the top five would stay this way as rookie Josh Fisher started to gain on Trent for fifth.
Finally, on lap fifteen, Fisher worked his way by Trent and set his sights on Tony Stewart and Shaffer. On lap sixteen, Fisher would get by Tony Stewart for fourth, but as he climbed the cushion in turn one, Tony Stewart was able to get back by the sixteen-year old. A lap later, Shaffer’s great run would end as he took his Corbin-owned car pitside.
By lap eighteen, Kasey Kahne had cut Brown’s once insurmountable lead down to a few car lengths as both drivers were in lapped traffic.
As the driver’s took the white flag, it looked as if Kasey Kahne might have a chance to take the win away from Brown, but Kasey Kahne would run out of time as Brown beat him to the checkers for his twenty-seventh career WOW win.
Following the lead duo to the finish was Tony Stewart in his Old Spice #20 followed closely by Fisher in the Ozark Dock and Barge Service Maxim. Rounding out the top five was Trent in John Hillman’s #14c. Ricky Logan drove Bill Campbell’s J&J to a sixth place finish, followed by Rusty Potter in the Roy Cary Livestock and Machinery Maxim. Randy Martin was the KSE Hard Charger of the race as he came from nineteenth starting spot to finish eighth. Gabe Maycock and Terry Hinck rounded out the top ten.
The O’Reilly Auto Parts Winged Outlaw Warriors will next race on Saturday June 30th at the Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, MO.
1st Heat- 8 laps(top four to A)
1. 14C Mike Trent-Rocheport, MO(4) 2. 20 Tony Stewartt-Columbus, IN(6) 3. 7 Ricky Logan-Little Rock, AR(9) 4. 12C Faron Crank-Sedalia, MO(1) 5. 18 Tim Newman-Cameron, MO(7) 6. 04 Brad Graham-Strafford, MO(1) 7. 7H Rob Hartman-Ozark, MO(8) 8. 14K Kyle Bellm-Nixa, MO(5) 9. 86 Jesse Gianetto-Palo, IA(3)
Notes-Trent jumped into the lead on the initial start and there was a cluster of cars behind him as Gianetto got tangled up with Tony Stewart and did a slow rollover causing him top wing damage. He would not continue. On the second start, Crank and Trent would run side by side for most of the first lap with Trent taking control just before the completion of the first lap. He would then go unchallenged for the win. Tony Stewart would pass Crank for second on lap four and Logan would come from the tail passing Crank for third on the final lap.
2nd Heat- 8 laps(top four to A)
1. 98 Gabe Maycock- Middletown , MO(3) 2. 1P Curtis Evans-Norborne, MO(1) 3. 4 Tim Shaffer-Aliquippa, PA(7) 4. 3P Rusty Potter-Boonville, MO(6) 5. 14 Randy Martin-California, MO(5) 6. 43 Frank Brown - Marshall, MO(8) 7. 19S Steven Cross-Fair Play, MO(4) 8. 8 Jeff Wingate-Centertown, MO(2)
Notes- Evans jumped into the lead with Maycock in second. Shaffer was able to get by three cars on the first lap. With Evans leading and being followed by Maycock, a good battle occurred between Potter, Shaffer, and Martin for the third spot with only a few car lengths separating the trio. On lap seven, Maycock was able to get by Evans and would go on to the win. Shaffer was also able to move by Potter into the third spot.
3rd Heat- 8 laps(top four to A)
1. 33 Brian Brown-Grain Valley, MO(7) 2. 22 Dustin Barks-Farmington, MO(1) 3. 19 Tracy Nichols-Columbia, MO(4) 4. 75 Tyler Blank-California, MO(3) 5. 23F- Matt Fox-Sedalia, MO(8) 6. 48 David Brown- Marshall, MO(2) 7. 93 Steve Mahannah-Walnut Grove, MO(5) 8. 5MA Mallory Armfield-St. Joseph, MO(6)
Notes- Brown moved quickly to the front above the cushion as he passed five cars in turns one and two to move into second behind Barks. Nichols and Blank were able to get by Brown on lap two. As the race wound down, Brown was up to Barks’ fuel tank and would get above the cushion in turn four to lose ground. Finally in turn three of lap seven, Brown used a good slide job to take the lead. Both drivers would jump the cushion as Brown would go on to the win.
4th Heat- 8 laps(top four to A)
9 Kasey Kasey Kahne-Enumclaw, WA(2) 2. 86x Josh Fisher-Smithton, MO(8) 3. 21H Terry Hinck-Boonville, MO(5) 4. 28 Jonathan Cornell-Sedalia, MO(1) 5. 72 Curtis Boyer-New Haven, MO(4) 6. 6 Bryan Grimes-Slater, MO(3) 7. 7J JD Black-Grain Valley, MO(6) 8. 9M Dale McCarty-Eldorado Springs, MO(7)
Notes-Kasey Kahne jumped into the lead and would go on to a convincing win. Fisher moved from eighth to fourth in two laps and would get by Boyer on lap three and Cornell on lap four to finish second. There was good racing in the middle of the pack with Hinck taking third from Cornell late with Boyer and Grimes in the mix most of the time as well.
1st B Main-10 laps(top two to A)
1. 18 Tim Newman-Cameron, MO(1) 2. 14 Randy Martin-California, MO(2) 3. 04 Brad Graham-Strafford, MO(3) 4. 43 Frank Brown - Marshall, MO(4) 5. 8 Jeff Wingate-Centertown, MO(8) 6. 14K Kyle Bellm-Nixa, MO(5) 7. 19S Steven Cross-Fair Play, MO(6) 8. 86 Jesse Gianetto-Palo, IA(7) DNS-7H Rob Hartman-Ozark, MO
Notes-Newman jumped into the lead followed by Martin. Gianetto moved up to fourth on the first lap and would get by Graham for third on lap two. On lap three, Gianetto spun into the third turn guardrail ending any chance of transferring to the A. Newman and Martin would go on to transfer to the A.
2nd B Main-10 laps(top two to A)
72 Curtis Boyer-New Haven, MO(2) 2. 6 Bryan Grimes-Slater, MO(4) 3. 23F- Matt Fox-Sedalia, MO(1) 4. 7J JD Black-Grain Valley, MO(6) 5. 48 David Brown- Marshall, MO(3) 6. 93 Steve Mahannah-Walnut Grove, MO(5) 7. 5MA Mallory Armfield-St. Joseph, MO(7) 8. 9M Dale McCarty-Eldorado Springs, MO(8)
Notes- Boyer jumped into the lead on the start. Grimes got by Fox on lap two and would finish in the final transfer spot.
A main- 20 laps
1. 33 Brian Brown-Grain Valley, MO(1) 2. 9 Kasey Kahne-Enumclaw, WA(2) 3. 20 Tony Tony Stewart-Columbus, IN(5) 4. 86x Josh Fisher-Smithton, MO 5. 14C Mike Trent-Rocheport, MO(3) 6. 7 Ricky Logan-Little Rock, AR(9) 7. 3P Rusty Potter-Boonville, MO(14) 8. 14 Randy Martin-California, MO(19) 9. 98 Gabe Maycock- Middletown , MO(4) 10. 21H Terry Hinck-Boonville, MO(12) 11. 6 Bryan Grimes-Slater, MO(20) 12. 19 Tracy Nichols-Columbia, MO(11) 13. 1P Curtis Evans-Norborne, MO(6) 14. 75 Tyler Blank-California, MO(15) 15. 22 Dustin Barks-Farmington, MO(7) 16. 18 Tim Newman-Cameron, MO(17) 17. 72 Curtis Boyer-New Haven, MO(18) 18. 12C Faron Crank-Sedalia, MO(13) 19. 4 Tim Shaffer-Aliquippa, PA(10)-DNF 20. 28 Jonathan Cornell-Sedalia, MO(16)-DNF
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