9/5/2022
Lucas Oil MLRA
Jackson Crowned King of 2nd Second Annual Wiener Nationals at RCR
Moberly, MO (September 4th, 2022) – For the forth time in 2022, "Primetime" Tony Jackson Jr. proved to be the class of the field as he charged to his biggest win of the season, winning Sunday nights 2nd Annual Wiener Nationals at the Randolph County Raceway.
A field of 37 Lucas Oil MLRA drivers signed in for battle in the $10,000 to win main event in front of a packed house, the first race of the season at RCR, and first under the direction of new promotor Reid Millard. Unlike his win from one night ago, Jackson had to start the 30 lapper from 10th on the grid after fading in his heat race after setting the nights fast time for the third consecutive night.
Early on it was Aaron Marrant taking control from his Lucas Slick Mist Pole Position, leading the first eight laps, while setting a blistering pace along the high line. Outside pole sitter Billy Moyer Jr. used patience and slowly reeled in Marrant to take the lead on lap nine. That lead would be short lived as the duo swapped the lead back and forth over the next three laps.
With Moyer in front the nights only caution would wave on lap 14 as Kayden Clatt spun in turns one and two, collect Logan Martin and ending the night for both drivers. Jackson had worked his way up to fourth from tenth on the grid for the restart, and slowly worked his way to the front to contend with Moyer, and Chad Simpson for the win.
With just three laps to go, Jackson set up Moyer off the exit of two and drove by for the lead amidst a pack of lapped traffic. The two time series champion would go on to record his biggest MLRA win of the season while Moyer would come home in the second spot. Chad Simpson recorded another podium run in his quest for a third series title while Aaron Marrant and Mason Oberkramer rounded out the top five.
"I messed the heat race up tonight and we wanted to try some stuff since we started so far back there and it was really good," commented Jackson. "I just really tired to stay in the mud, I saw Billy trying to be smooth there and was saving his tires, but with these 30's you kind of get used to the characteristics and when my tires got hot I would just go back to the cushion or back down in the mud or something and try to make something happen."
In addition to the win Jackson also earned the nights Performance Bodies "Performer of the Race", and the Swift Springs "Move of the Race" awards.
Moyer's runner up finish was bittersweet after dropping out one night ago at the Lucas Oil Speedway while running in third due to rear end issues. "I was probably being a little too easy on the tires and should have been trying to knock the deck out of it instead in one and two," commented Moyer.
The Lucas Oil MLRA returns to action with a two night stand on September 30th & October 1st at the Sycamore Speedway in Sycamore, IL. Friday nights weekend opener will pay $5,000 to win while Saturdays winner will earn $7,000 for the victory.
Randolph County Raceway Contingencies 9/4/22
Lap Leaders – Marrant (1-8), Moyer (9), Marrant (10), Moyer (11-30)
?Cautions – 1
DirtonDirt.com “Overall Fast Time Award" --Tony Jackson Jr. ( sec.)
Lucas Oil Slick Mist "Pole Award" – Aaron Marrant
Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race – Rob Schlup
Hooker Harness "11th Place Finisher" – Jacob Magee
Performance Bodies "Performer of the Race" – Tony Jackson Jr.
Sunoco “Rookie of the Race” – Kolby Vandenbergh
Swift Springs “Move of the Race” – Tony Jackson JR.
Midwest Sheet Metal "Points Leader Spoiler Challenge" – Chad Simpson
A Feature Cedar Creek Jerky 30 Laps | 00:25:48.469
- 56JR-Tony Jackson Jr[10]; 2. 21-Billy Moyer Jr[2]; 3. 25-Chad Simpson[4]; 4. 1X-Aaron Marrant[1]; 5. 93-Mason Oberkramer[6]; 6. 15V-Kolby Vandenbergh[12]; 7. 0K-Dewayne Kiefer[7]; 8. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[5]; 9. 99-Dylan Hoover[16]; 10. 11-Trevor Gundaker[14]; 11. 10-Jacob Magee[9]; 12. 33F-Rickey Frankel[3]; 13. 1ST-Justin Reed[20]; 14. 23-Chad Walter[19]; 15. 00B-Matt Becker[21]; 16. 3-Brennon Willard[24]; 17. 00S-Chris Smyser[17]; 18. 78S-Steve Stultz[23]; 19. 12-Brandon Queen[15]; 20. 6-Mike Wallace[25]; 21. (DNF) 7D-Dusty Leonard[18]; 22. (DNF) 11K-Shannon Kuhn[11]; 23. (DNF) 36M-Logan Martin[8]; 24. (DNF) 50-Kaeden Cornell[13]; 25. (DNF) 50C-Kayden Clatt[22]
B Feature 1 Sunoco 10 Laps | 00:06:22.000
- 00S-Chris Smyser[1]; 2. 23-Chad Walter[8]; 3. 00B-Matt Becker[2]; 4. 11P-Curt Potter[3]; 5. 42L-Lane Ehlert[5]; 6. 16-Ashlee Lancaster[9]; 7. H2O-Scott Halley[11]; 8. (DNF) 32-Derek Fetter[4]; 9. (DNF) 6-Mike Wallace[7]; 10. (DNF) 3-Brennon Willard[10]; 11. (DNS) 69-Richard Weber
B Feature 2 Hoosier 10 Laps | 00:04:34.000
- 7D-Dusty Leonard[1]; 2. 1ST-Justin Reed[2]; 3. 50C-Kayden Clatt[4]; 4. 78S-Steve Stultz[5]; 5. 14X-David Melloway[3]; 6. 42-Johnathan Huston[6]; 7. 14W-Dustin Walker[7]; 8. 17W-Greg Williams[8]; 9. 20-Alan Westling[9]; 10. 3K-Richard Kimberling[10]
Heat 1 Midwest Sheet Metal 8 Laps | 00:05:32.000
- 1X-Aaron Marrant[2]; 2. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[1]; 3. 10-Jacob Magee[4]; 4. 50-Kaeden Cornell[6]; 5. 00S-Chris Smyser[3]; 6. 11P-Curt Potter[5]; 7. 42L-Lane Ehlert[8]; 8. 6-Mike Wallace[7]; 9. 16-Ashlee Lancaster[9]; 10. H2O-Scott Halley[10]
Heat 2-Hooker Harness 8 Laps | 00:13:57.000
- 33F-Rickey Frankel[1]; 2. 0K-Dewayne Kiefer[7]; 3. 11K-Shannon Kuhn[3]; 4. 12-Brandon Queen[6]; 5. 00B-Matt Becker[4]; 6. 32-Derek Fetter[8]; 7. 69-Richard Weber[9]; 8. (DNF) 23-Chad Walter[5]; 9. (DNF) 3-Brennon Willard[2]
Heat 3 My Race Pass 8 Laps | 00:03:51.000
- 21-Billy Moyer Jr[2]; 2. 93-Mason Oberkramer[3]; 3. 56JR-Tony Jackson Jr[1]; 4. 11-Trevor Gundaker[5]; 5. 7D-Dusty Leonard[4]; 6. 14X-David Melloway[8]; 7. 78S-Steve Stultz[7]; 8. 14W-Dustin Walker[6]; 9. 20-Alan Westling[9]
Heat 4 Fast Shafts 8 Laps | 00:03:48.000
- 25-Chad Simpson[1]; 2. 36M-Logan Martin[2]; 3. 15V-Kolby Vandenbergh[4]; 4. 99-Dylan Hoover[8]; 5. 1ST-Justin Reed[7]; 6. 50C-Kayden Clatt[3]; 7. 42-Johnathan Huston[5]; 8. 17W-Greg Williams[6]; 9. 3K-Richard Kimberling[9]
Article Credit: Billy Rock
Submitted By: Billy Rock
