West Plains, Missouri

WEEKLY RACE RESULTS

10th Annual Dirt Works Justin Stanfill Memorial


WEST PLAINS, MO. (March 20, 2009) - -

Round 1 Results from Thursday, March 19, 2009

Friday night kicked off the Justin Stanfill Memorial Modified event at West Plains Motor Speedway. Larry Shaw Race Cars and Mark Martin Ford and Chevrolet are the title sponsors. Opening night of the 3-night event recorded 41 entries from six different states.

The Round 1 winner was Shawn Walsh of Ash Flat, AR, with Brandon Ball of West Plains running a very close second. The two vollied back and forth during the last five laps leaving spectators uncertain of the winner until the checkered flag dropped.

Rounding out the top ten were Kevin Blackburn of Fulton, MO, Jared Landers of Batesville, AR, Warren Fender of Paragould, AR, Robbie McClain of Hot Springs, AR, Lonnie Heap of Media, IL, Brian Judd of West Plains, Gary Stolba of Willow Springs, and Ronnie Jeffrey of Batesville, AR.

FIRST ROUND WINNER: Shawn Walsh of Ash Flat, AR, won the opening round of the 10th Annual Stanfill Memorial Modified Special and is joined on Victory Lane by friends and family.

March 19, 2009
Feature Finish
1. Shawn Walsh, Ash Flat, AR
2. Brandon Ball, West Plains, MO
3. Kevin Blackburn, Fulton, MO
4. Jared Landers, Batesville, AR
5. Warren Fender, Paragould, AR
6. Robbie McClain, Hot Springs, AR
7. Lonnie Heap, Media, IL
8. Brian Judd, West Plains, MO
9. Gary Stolba, Willow Springs, MO
10. Ronnie Jeffrey, Batesville, AR
11. Brandon Smith, Batesville, AR
12. Joey Smith, Pomona, MO
13. Ty Keller, Jonesboro, AR
14. Robbie Reed, Mexico, MO
15. Wade Moyer, Inez, TX
16. Austin Smith, Mammoth Spring, AR
17. Ben Ledgerwood, Birch Tree, MO
18. Greg Hughes, West Plains, MO
19. Ray Flippin, Flippin, AR
20. Jason Hughes, West Plains, MO
21. Jesse Stovall, Galena, MO
22. Carl Murphy, Caulfield, MO
23. Josh Hughes, West Plains, MO


Round 2 is set for Friday night, paying $1,500 to win. Gates will open at 5 p.m., hotlaps set for 7:30 and racing to follow. The Saturday night final round will pay $2,500 to win while the over-all points leader will pocket an additional $1,000. This promises to be an exciting event ushering in the 17th season at West Plains Motor Speedway.

Round 2 of Stanfill Memorial

SECOND ROUND WINNER: Peyton Taylor of Batesville, AR, won the second round of the Stanfill Memorial and is joined on Victory Lane by his wife and daughter.

Round 2 Feature Results
1. Peyton Taylor, Batesville, AR
2. Ronnie Vernon, Friendship, TN
3. Brandon Ball, West Plains, MO
4. Brendon Gemmill, Ponca City, OK
5. Warren Fender, Paragould, AR
6. Josh Hughes, West Plains, MO
7. Jason Hughes, West Plains, MO
8. Jared Landers, Batesville, AR
9. Robbie McClain, Hot Springs, AR
10. Kevin Blackburn, Fulton, MO
11. Ben Ledgerwood, Birch Tree, MO
12. Brandon Smith, Batesville, AR
13. Gary Stolba, Willow Springs, MO
14. Scott Crigler, Alton, MO
15. Ted Vanzandt, Billings, MO
16. Steven Glenn, Hamilton, MO
17. Ronnie Jeffrey, Batesville, AR
18. Jason Brigman, West Plains, MO
19. Robbie Reed, Mexico, MO
20. Austin Smith, Mammoth Spring, AR
21. Carmon Vincent, West Plains, MO
22. Blake Burns, Bono, AR
23. Jeff Taylor Jonesboro, AR
24. Carl Murphy, Caulfield, MO

While fishing in the cold wasn't too good this weekend, The Racing was incredible. The first 3 day event at the West Plains Motor Speedway this season had the Don Gibson signature surface and typical early spring Ozark weather. You can't do anything about the weather, but the folks from Minnesota thought it was quite pleasant.

The Fans and Racers came into the area from Texas, Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Illinois, Arkansas, and Missouri. The car count was down a little, but the quality was outstanding. Local drivers stood out and showed that the local cars and drivers were improving.

On Thursday night the WPMS 2008 Modified Champion, Shawn Walsh of Ash Flat took home the $1000.00 first prize and Brandon Ball of West Plains took one of two second spots of the weekend.

Friday, Walsh lost his engine and Ball finished third to take the lead in the points race for the $1000.00 dollar bonus. The winner Friday night was Peyton Taylor of Cave City, who had engine trouble on Thursday night. Lingering in the background in this Bonus Points Chase was Warren Fender of Paragould, AR and Ball would have to finish in the top five to win the $1000.00 bonus on Saturday.

A rain delay of about an hour was worth it as the track was the fastest of the weekend and racing continued to be three and four wide. When the evening ended Fender eventually dropped out, Taylor came from tailback to third, and Brandon Ball followed the winner, Jared Landers of Batesville for 40 laps. Jason Hughes of West Plains came from the back to finish 4th. So Ball gets the big bonus and local cars showed very well. The next race at WPMS is April fourth and the beginning of a new era, bringing back the late models for a weekly show.

THIRD ROUND WINNER: Jared Landers of Batesville, AR won Round 3 of the Stanfill Memorial and is joined on Victory Lane by family members.

Round 3 Feature Finish

1. Jared Landers, Batesville, AR
2. Brandon Ball, West Plains, MO
3. Peyton Taylor, Batesville, AR
4. Jason Hughes, West Plains, MO
5. Ronnie Vernon, Friendship, TN
6. Robbie McClain, Hot Springs, AR
7. Carmon Vincent, West Plains, MO
8. Brandon Smith, Batesville, AR
9. Gary Stolba, Willow Springs, MO
10. Greg Hughes, West Plains, MO
11. Ty Keller, Jonesboro, AR
12. Brian Judd, West Plains, MO
13. Brendon Gemmill, Ponca City, OK
14. Kevin Blackburn, Fulton, MO
15. Ted Vanzandt, Billings, MO
16. Thomas Vogt, Farmington, MO
17. Steven Glenn, Hamilton, MO
18. Joey Smith, Pomona, MO
19. Jason Brigman, West Plains, MO
20. Shawn Walsh, Ash Flat, AR
21. Josh Hughes, West Plains, MO
22. Scott Crigler, Alton, MO
23. Jeff Taylor, Jonesboro, AR
24. Ronnie Jeffrey, Batesville, AR

OVER-ALL POINTS BONUS WINNER: Brandon Ball of West Plains, won the Over-all Points Bonus at the Stanfill Memorial event.

Brandon Ball of West Plains, won the Over-all Points Bonus at the Stanfill Memorial event.

1. Brandon Ball, West Plains, MO
2. Jared Landers, Batesville, AR
3. Robbie McClain, Hot Springs, AR
4. Kevin Blackburn, Fulton, MO
5. Peyton Taylor, Batesville, AR
6. Jason Hughes, West Plains, MO
7. Brandon Smith, Batesville, AR
8. Gary Stolba, Willow Springs, MO
9. Ronnie Vernon, Friendship, TN
10. Warren Fender, Paragould, AR
11. Brendon Gemmill, Ponca City, OK
12. Brian Judd, West Plains, MO
13. Shawn Walsh, Ash Flat, AR
14. Ty Keller, Jonesboro, AR
15. Josh Hughes, West Plains, MO
16. Ronnie Jeffrey, Batesville, AR
17. Carmon Vincent, West Plains, MO
18. Greg Hughes, West Plains, MO
19. Ben Ledgerwood, Birch Tree, MO
20. Joey Smith, Pomona, MO
21. Ted Vanzandt, Billings, MO
22. Steven Glenn, Hamilton, MO
23. Robbie Reed, Mexico, MO
24. Lonnie Heap, Media, IL

DASH FOR CASH WINNER: Jared Landers won the Dash For Cash sponsored by Coon Motorsports and a dedicated group of race fans who joined us from Minnesota for all three night of the Stanfill Memorial.