6/18/2017
RacinBoys
Boyles triumphs at Lucas Oil Speedway
By Chad Buford (Wheatland, MO) -- After missing a handful of POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint shows over the past couple of weeks, Clinton Boyles returned to the series and to victory lane on Saturday at Lucas Oil Speedway.
Boyles started on the pole and moved into the lead once the green flag flew. Outside front-row starter Chance Morton was running a strong second on lap two when he bicycled in turn one and backed into the wall. He sustained too much damage to continue and was taken to the pits.
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Boyles again moved out front as Wyatt Burks moved into second from his seventh starting spot. Also moving forward was Katlynn Leer, who moved into fourth and was challenging Korey Weyant for third when the race's final yellow would come out on lap four for a Rob Hockett spin in turn two.
When racing resumed, Burks was able to make the bottom work and got past Boyles for the top spot. Burks and Boyles battled each other over the next five laps with Burks holding the spot.
On lap ten, Boyles got a good run off the top of turn two down the backstretch and was able to move back in front of Burks.
After this point, Boyles set sail to his sixth career Lucas Oil POWRi WAR Sprints win in his Jesse Hockett Racing/Lucas Oil/Rod End Supply Maxim with RMS power. The win moved Boyles into the top five on the career win list. Weyant was a solid second in his Ealey Transportation/Weebles Bar and Grill/Tosti's Transmission Eagle with Automotive Machine power. Burks ran third in his RCB Motorsports/Clem Signs/Jadon's Hope Foundation Salina-powered Maxim. Leer was a strong fourth in her A&A Electric and Underground/Staikor Farms/Kollision Korner/DAV Stealth with Chevy power. Rounding out the top five was Craig Carroll in the Risley's Trash Service/Hesselbein Tire/Eaton Industrial Coatings XXX with Risley power. Slater Helt was sixth and he was followed by Warren Johnson. Chris Parkinson, Hockett, and Steve Thomas rounded out the top ten.
The POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints will next be in action on Friday June 30 at the Belle Clair Speedway in Belleville, IL as the first leg of the Border War where they will be challenged by the WAR East Series. They will follow that up with a Saturday July 1 Border War #2 show at St. Francois County Speedway in Farmington, MO.
Hinchman Racewear 1st Heat-8 laps
- 99-Korey Weyant, Springfield, IL (4); 2. 15B-Quinton Benson, Emma, MO (3); 3. 41-Brad Wyatt, Kearney, MO (7); 4. 2-Zach Clark, Lenexa, KS (1); 5. 22S-Slater Helt, Harrisonville, MO (8); 6. 42-Warren Johnson, Overland Park, KS (5); 7. 93X-Taylor Walton, Warrensburg, MO (6); 8. 77H-Rob Hockett, Lone Jack, MO (2); 9. 93-Steve Mahannah, Springfield, MO (DNS)
Wilwood Disc Brakes 2nd Heat- 8 laps
- 7M-Chance Morton, Coweta, OK (5); 2. 77-Clinton Boyles, Greenwood, MO (8); 3. 11W-Wyatt Burks, Topeka, KS (3); 4. 77K-Katlynn Leer, Moulton, IA (2); 5. 24C-Craig Carroll, Collinsville, OK (7); 6. 65-Chris Parkinson, Gladstone, MO (6); 7. 20-Steve Thomas, Ludlow, IL (4)-DNF; 8. 82-Vinny Ward, Warrenton, MO (1)-DNF
POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints A Main-25 laps
- 77-Clinton Boyles (1); 2. 99-Korey Weyant (3); 3. 11W-Wyatt Burks (7); 4. 77K-Katlynn Leer (9); 5. 24C-Craig Carroll (8); 6. 22S-Slater Helt (6); 7. 42-Warren Johnson (12); 8. 65-Chris Parkinson (11); 9. 77H-Rob Hockett (15); 10. 20-Steve Thomas (14); 11. 15B-Quinton Benson (5)-DNF; 12. 2-Zach Clark (10)-DNF; 13. 93X-Taylor Walton (13)-DNF; 14. 41-Brad Wyatt (4)-DNF; 15. 7M-Chance Morton (2)-DNF; 16. 82-Vinny Ward (DNS); 17. 93-Steve Mahannah (DNS)
Submitted By: Kirk Elliott
