Haubstadt,
IN. (September 2, 2006).
The very first USAC – MSCS Clash was held Saturday night at Tri-State
Speedway. Daron Clayton of
Sikeston, MO, won the 40 lap feature event after turning in a thrilling
performance. Clayton had started
14th in the 24 car field. He quickly headed for the front and brought the race with
him. In victory lane Clayton
described what the fans saw. “I
thought that I had better get up front quick.”
That he did! It was his
third MSCS victory this season and third straight Tri-State Speedway Labor Day
weekend race victory
The first row in the feature line-up put MSCS points leader Alex Shanks
in the Jerry Baker entry alongside USAC points leader Levi Jones in the Tony
Stewart entry. Jones grabbed the
lead with Dave Darland taking second two laps later.
Caution flags flew twice early. Laps
five to 24 were contested at top speeds. Clayton
was turning laps faster than anyone. The
front wheels lifted on Clayton’s new Maxim on lap six as he powered down the
backstretch. Jones began lapping
the field, lapping his first car by lap eleven.
A lap later Clayton assumed fourth spot.
Fellow MSCS competitor Alex Shanks would be his next pass. Darland gave up second to Clayton on the next lap.
Only the leader remained to pass as the crossed flags appeared to signal
the half-way point.
Jones’ established lead began to disappear.
Clayton moved to the bottom of the track.
Jones was running higher entering turn one when the car began flipping,
finally landing between the wall and the billboards.
His run was over after 23 laps and the red light shut down the race. All crews were allowed to attend to car needs under an open
red arrangement. In the meantime
the wrecked sprint car was hoisted back up and over the retaining wall.
The final 16 laps presented green flag conditions for the remaining 19
drivers. Clayton was lapping cars
every lap or two, taking 3 at a time during one lap.
Mat Neely would finish second in the Benic sprint after starting ninth on
the field. He was also working to bring the race forward but encountered
a lot of lapped traffic. Dave
Darland finished third, Josh Wise was fourth, and Bryan Clauson finished fifth.
Sixth through tenth places went to Jerry Coon’s Jr., Jon Stanbrough,
Hunter Schuerenberg, Kevin Briscoe, and Shane Hollingsworth.
Stanbrough was involved in a fourth lap spin before rejoining the race at
the tail and making his way back up through the field.
The
race attracted 36 drivers and 38 cars counting USAC back-up entries.
In organizing and planning for the Clash, it was decided that drivers
holding both USAC and MSCS licenses would represent the sanctioning body that
they were highest in points in entering the event.
Otherwise they would race under the banner of the organization they
belong to and are licensed by.
Using
that basis the 24 spots in the feature were filled by 15 USAC drivers and 9 MSCS
drivers. Running in the top twelve
or top half of the field at the finish of the feature were 8 USAC drivers and 4
MSCS regulars. However it should be
noted that all but 2 of the top runners competed with MSCS during the 2006
season prior to the Clash.
Clayton entered the race 14th in the MSCS
standings and 16th in the USAC standings.
Heat race victories were posted by Dave Darland, Alex Shanks, Levi Jones,
and Gary Altig. Scotty Weir won the B-main with Hunter Schuerenberg , Chase
Stockon, and Brady Short following. Heat
racing also produced two flips. Kyle
Thomas and Hud Cone were the unfortunate drivers involved during separate
incidents in heat three.
The MSCS series will race next at Mt.Vernon Raceway on September 9th.
Tri-State Speedway will close out the season with the annual Demolition
Derby & Enduro on September 17th with a starting time of 1 P.M.
RACE SUMMARY: USAC – MSCS CLASH - Tri-State Speedway - Haubstadt, IN - September 2, 2006
No Qualifications held
First Heat – 11 Dave Darland, 69 Jerry Coons Jr., 2B Mat Neely, 10 Shane Hollingsworth, 22W Scotty Weir, 1C Patrick
Bruns, 11d Brandon Petty, 33 Jeff Davis, 35 Chris Babcock
Second Heat – 55B Alex Shanks, 20 Josh Wise, 5C Todd Chandler, 92 Daron Clayton, 32 Chase Stockon, 26X Chris Gentry, 17E Erik Folger, 90 Patrick Budde, 17 Jerry Ruble
Third Heat – 21 Levi Jones, 81 Kevin Briscoe, 67 Bryan Clauson, 71 Darren Hagen, 62 Jay Drake, 3C Kyle Cummins, 4B Donny Brackett, 51 Hud Cone, 19T Kyle Thomas
Fourth Heat – 32X Gary Altig, 5G Shane Cottle, 21X Dickie Gaines, 53 Jon Stanbrough, 36 Brady Short, 35s Hunter
Schuerenberg, 63 Rex Norris III, 10X Aric Gentry, 2K Kyle Wissmiller
B-Main – 22W Scotty Weir, 35S Hunter Schuerenberg, 32 Chase Stockon, 36 Brady Short, 62 Jay Drake, 11d Brandon Petty, 3C Kyle Cummins, 1C Patrick Bruns, 33 Jeff Davis,17 Jerry Ruble, 35 Chris Babcock, 4B Donny Brackett, 63 Rex Norris III, 17E Erik Folger, 90 Patrick
Budde,10X Aric Gentry, 26X Chris Gentry, 2K Kyle Wissmiller
Feature(40 Laps) – 1) 92 Daron Clayton, 2) 2B Mat Neely, 3) 11 Dave Darland 4) 20 Josh Wise, 5) 67 Bryan Clauson, 6) 69 Jerry Coons Jr. 7) 53 Jon Stanbrough, 8) 35s Hunter
Schuerenberg, 9) 81 Kevin Briscoe, 10) 10 Shane Hollingsworth, 11) 22W Scotty Weir, 12) 55B Alex Shanks, 13) Darren Hagen 14) 36 Brady Short, 15) 32X Gary Altig, 16) 21X Dickie Gaines, 17) 3C Kyle Cummins, 18) 26X Hud Cone, 19) 63 Rex Norris III, 20 21 Levi Jones, 21) 5G Shane Cottle, 22) 11d Brandon Petty,
23) 5C Todd Chandler, 24) 32 Chase Stockon
HOOSIER TIRE
MSCS POINTS STANDINGS
CURRENT AS OF SEPTEMBER 4th, 2006
TOP TWELVE IN MSCS SERIES POINTS
1. 55B Alex Shanks 448
2 3C Kyle Cummins 400
3 17W Chris Windom 399
4. 51 Hud Cone 393
5 17 Jerry Ruble 374
6 33 Jeff Davis 354 R
7 23 Chase Stockon 336
8 4B Donny Brackett 334
9 2K Kyle Wissmiller 314
10 36 Brady Short 309
11 5/81 Kevin Briscoe 304
12 92 Daron Clayton 286
TOP ENGLER MACHINE AND TOOL ROOKIES
1. 33 Jeff Davis 354
2. 35s Hunter Schuerenberg 284
3. 1C Patrick Bruns 246
4. 91 Mark Potter 175
5. 22A D.J. Ott 158
6. 34M Arin McIntosh 144
7. 16 Lee Stark 88
8, 23R Russle Mc Donald 86
9. 35 Jason Lynch 73
10 30 Craig Carey 62
11 99 Jason Holt 49
12 1T Tyler Shoemaker 42
MIKE’S MOTORS HARD CHARGER LEADERS
1 Mat Neely 44
2 Daron Clayton 32
3 Alex Shanks 29
4 Dave Darland 26
5 Kevin Briscoe 25
5 Kyle Cummins 25
7 Jerry Ruble 23
8 Hunter Schuerenberg 22
9 Hud Cone 21
9 Jared Fox 21
TOP DRIVERS RUNNING AFCO SHOCKS
Kyle Cummins, JerryRuble, and Jeff Davis
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