The Second Race of the 2007 Season in the ASA Late Model Series Northern Division Presented by GM Performance Parts is now complete! The I-70 (MO) Speedway located East of Kansas City in Odessa, Missouri served as gracious hosts for the Missouri 100 Presented by KC Power Equipment.
The ASALMS Northern Division made their first of two appearances at the wicked fast 0.543 Mile High-Banked Paved Oval and will return to the Show-Me State on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday September 21-22-23, 2007 for the North VS South Shootout/World Cup 200, which is a points race for both the ASALMS Northern and Southern Divisions.
As for the Missouri 100 Presented by KC Power Equipment, New ASALMS Northern Division Points Leader, Trent Snyder took the lead from new ASALMS Northern Division Rookie of the Year Points Leader, Dave Gentile Jr., on Lap 66 and from there, the Ironton, Minnesota driver, who earlier in the evening won the ARP Bodies/Aluminum Racing Products Fast Qualifier Award, would go on to win his first ASALMS Feature of the 2007 season.
I-70 Speedway Super Trucks Graduate, Danny Ouderkirk and Dave Gentile Jr., led the 26-car field to the green flag to begin the Missouri 100 Presented by KC Power Equipment. As the field dove into turn three, Josh Wallace and David Wood got together heading into the corner resulting in Wood slamming the Turn Three wall hard! He was ok but done for the evening while Wallace suffered heavy damage and tried to repair his machine but parked his ride six laps later.
On the restart, Ouderkirk took over the lead while the rest of the field settled in behind him. Gentile Jr., stayed glued to Ouderkirk’s back bumper and finally on Lap 12 would take over the top spot bringing fellow rookie, Mike Heiss with him.
A very scary incident took place on Lap 26 when Denver, Colorado driver, Bear Lynch came out of turn two when his car suddenly caught on fire due to a blown engine as the car was completely engulfed in flames on Lap 26. Lynch got the car stopped in Turn Three and immediately climbed out of the car while the I-70 Safety Crews put the fire out. Lynch was shaken but otherwise ok but done for the evening.
Gentile Jr., would continue to pace the field while ARP Bodies/Aluminum Racing Products Fast Qualifier, Trent Snyder, who started 10th, patiently picked his way through the pack and was in second spot at halfway on Lap 50. A caution on Lap 57 for a spinning Wes Griffith Jr., place Snyder right on the back bumper of Gentile Jr., when the green flag came back out.
Snyder methodically worked high and low trying to find a way around Gentile Jr., when on Lap 65, Snyder made the pass to the inside coming down the front stretch to take over the lead and try to pull away from the rest of the field. Four laps later, I-70 Speedway ASA Late Model Division Points Leader, Austin Siebert, the winner of the last three weekly features in the Show-Me State, saw his night end when he backed his mount into the Turn Four wall.
Things happen quick at the Odessa, Missouri speed plant as on Lap 77, Charlie Menard and Danny Ouderkirk, who were fighting for fifth place collided coming out of Turn Four and Ouderkirk was sent hard into the inside front stretch wall and done for the evening. The 19-year-old was ok and ASALMS Officials sent Menard to the rear of the field for aggressive driving.
Two laps later, Rookie Griffin McGrath and I-70 regular, Mike Vannoy Jr., got together at the start/finish line and both ended up in the same spot where Ouderkirk crashed just two laps before. Both drivers were ok but both were also done for the evening.
Snyder led the field to green for one more restart while Gentile Jr., and Mike Heiss stayed closed to Snyder’s back bumper. The two rookies tried to give Snyder one more last challenge, but Snyder wasn’t to be denied as the Ironton, Minnesota driver would fend off the advances of the two rookies and go on to win his first ASALMS Northern Division Feature of the 2007 season.
With the win, Snyder in his Dondelinger Chevrolet/Milaca Unclaimed Freight Featuring Ice Castle Fish Houses/Performance Concepts/Chevrolet Monte Carlo takes over the 2007 ASALMS Northern Division Points Lead after coming into the weekend sixth in the season long points chase.
Gentile Jr., finished a career high second to take over the ASALMS Northern Division Rookie of the Year Points Lead while Heiss also scored a career high with a third place showing. Menard came from the rear of the field after his penalty to finish a season high fourth while 2006 ASALMS North Rookie of the Year, Derek Neville completed the Top Five with a season high fifth place showing.
Neville’s younger brother, Nick Neville finished a season high sixth while Jason Taghikhani earned the Hard-Charger Award with his 25th to a career high seventh place run. Peter Cozzolino finished eighth to remain second in the Overall ASALMS North title chase.
15-year-old Chad Finley scored a career high ninth place finish to move into second in the freshman title chase behind Gentile Jr., and 16-year-old Altus, Oklahoma teenager, Keaton Feller rounded out the Top 10 with his 10th place showing in his first ASALMS Northern Division start
Earlier in the afternoon in ARP Bodies/Aluminum Racing Products Qualifying Snyder set the pace over the 33-car field. Snyder drove around the Odessa, Missouri speed plant at a fast 16.731 which measures out to 116.837 MPH while Pierce City, Missouri teenager, 18-year-old Brian Green won the GM Performance Parts Shootout over fellow I-70 regulars, Chris Mikesell and Todd Bates.
The next event for the ASALMS Northern Division will be on Saturday July 7, 2007 as the cars and stars of the ASALMS Northern Division will head to the fast 0.500 Mile High-Banked Paved Oval of the Madison (WI) International Speedway, located South of Madison in Oregon, Wisconsin for the running of the Mad-Summer Meltdown 100.
Joining the ASALMS Northern Division will be the Mid-American Stock Car Series, Central States Super Cups Series, and the Grand National Vintage Racing Series. The entry form for the Mad-Summer Meltdown 100 will be available beginning on Thursday June 21, 2007.
“America’s Premiere Short Track Series”, the ASALMS Challenge Division gets back into the swing of things with Race Number Six and the halfway point of the Fifth Anniversary 2007 Season in the ASALMS Challenge Division.
The halfway marker for the ASALMS Challenge Division is set for Friday and Saturday June 15-16, 2007 at the historic 0.437 Mile Semi-Banked Paved Fairgrounds Oval of the Berlin (MI) Raceway, located West of Grand Rapids in Marne, Michigan for the running of the 1st annual Tradition 200.
The ASALMS Southern Division then returns to action after a seven week layoff due to the wildfires in North Florida and South Georgia and then later Tropical Storm Barry that postponed the June 2nd event at the South Georgia (GA) Motorsports Park.
In what will now be Race Number Three for the ASALMS Southern Division is set for Saturday June 23, 2007 at the historic New Smyrna (FL) Speedway located Eight miles West of New Smyrna Beach and 15 miles South of Daytona Beach in Samsula, Florida on Saturday June 23, 2007 for the running of the Florida 100.
Finally to complete the month of June, the ASALMS Challenge Division is back on the agenda with Race Number Seven of the Fifth Anniversary 2007 Season in the ASALMS Challenge Division is set for Friday and Saturday June 29-30, 2007.
The seventh race of the season will mark the ASALMS first ever appearance outside the United States as the famed 0.625 Mile Semi-Banked Paved Oval of the Cayuga (ON) International Speedway located Southeast of Brantford in Hagersville, Ontario (Canada) for running of the Canada 200.
Missouri 100 Presented by KC Power Equipment UNOFFICIAL Results
Pos.. Start….. Car #/Driver…... Laps.. Status
1… 10….. 88 Trent Snyder… 100. Running
2… 2…....... 6 Dave Gentile Jr. -R. 100. Running
3… 5…....... 00 Mike Heiss-R… 100. Running
4… 7…. 13 Charlie Menard… 100. Running
5… 19….. 95 Derek Neville… 100. Running
6… 23….. 55 Nick Neville…. 100. Running
7… 25….. 41 Jason Taghikhani-R. 100. Running
8… 16.. 11 Peter Cozzolino… 100. Running
9… 21.. 25 Chad Finley-R… 100. Running
10… 11… 1 Keaton Feller-R… 100. Running
11… 15… 34 Troy Hintzsche-R.. 99. Running
12… 13… 04 Mike Osgar…... 93. Engine
13… 4… 81 Jesse Smith…. 81. Mechanical
14… 18… 26 Phil Gill-R…... 80. Running
15… 26… 5 Mike Vannoy Jr. -R.. 79. Accident
16… 22… 64 Griffin McGrath-R.. 79. Accident
17… 1… 71 Danny Ouderkirk.. 77. Accident
18… 12… 16 Austin Siebert-R… 69. Accident
19… 8… 33 Wes Griffith Jr… 57. Accident
20… 3… 15 Alex Kennedy-R… 57. Mechanical
21… 6… 105 Steven Brooks-R….. 50. Mechanical
22… 17… 4 Thor Anderson-R…. 43. Accident
23… 20… 108 Bear Lynch-R…. 26. Accident
24… 24… 10 Josh Wallace-R… 6. Mechanical
25.. 9… 87 Jesse Saunders-R.. 4. Mechanical
26.. 14.. 28 David Wood-R…. 1. Accident
Lap Leaders: 71 Danny Ouderkirk Pole-11, 6 Dave Gentile Jr. -R 12-65, 88 Trent Snyder 66-100.
Cautions: 9 for 0 Laps.
Time of Race: 1 Hour, 26 Minutes, 26.898 Seconds.
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