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Sat. September 19, 2009

Valley Speedway

Grain Valley, MO

Any nite of racing is a great nite. This was certainly a great nite. The track was very racey. The weather was perfect.

This is last race of our 21st season. Beau Heavelow is our 2009 Points Champion and he showed why he was our defending points champion.

Heat 1

1st 4 Beau Heavelow Independence, MO

2nd 58 Frank Ikerd Joplin, MO

3rd 1 Kendall Rupard Grandview, MO

4th 40 Dave Parker Warsaw, MO

5th 15 Merrill Lamb Iola, KS

6th 5 Barry Lamb Moran, KS

7th 45 Richard Layne KC, MO

7s Scott Allen did not start.

Richard would lead the 1st lap with Frank on his bumper. Frank would take over the top spot with Kendall right behind. Beau had worked his way into the 4th spot. There was great dicing for position back and forth. Beau worked his way into 2nd and he and Frank had a good battle for the top spot. Beau would win the battle. Beau 1st, Frank 2nd, and Kendall 3rd.

Heat 2

1st 25 Donnie Graves Kearney, MO

2nd 01 Bobby Layne KC, MO

3rd 93 Mark Billings Columbia, MO

4th 9x Joe Lackner Minnesota

5th 83g Matt Gilbert Merriam, KS

6th z8 Zach Morehead Grain Valley, MO

7th 9 Chris Schofield Raymore, MO

Donnie jumped into the lead from his outside starting row. The race for 1st place was over. Joe, Matt and Bobby would duel for the runner up spot. Mark would start his charge from the back. Lackner faded toward the end of the race, Bobby would take the 2nd spot and Mark 3rd.

DASH

1st 93 Mark Billings (1)

2nd 4 Beau Heavelow (2)

3rd 01 Bobby Layne (6)

4th 25 Donnie Graves (5)

5th 58 Frank Ikerd (2)

6th 1 Kendall Rupard (4)

We had a dash for tonites event to determine the top 6 starting spots for the Main Event. Mark, Frank, and Beau had a great race for the first 2 laps. Mark would get by Frank and distance himself from 2nd. Beau would also get by Frank. Bobby would race Frank for 3rd with Bobby winning out. Mark 1st, Beau 2nd, Bobby 3rd.

Feature

1st 4 Beau Heavelow (2)

2nd 93 Mark Billings (1)

3rd 15 Merrill Lamb (9)

4th 40 Dave Parker (7)

5th 01 Bobby Layne (3)

6th 25 Donnie Graves (4)

7th 83g Matt Gilbert (10)

8th z8 Zach Moorehead (12)

9th 45 Richard Layne (13)

10th 9 Chris Schofield (14)

11th 5 Barry Lamb (11)

12th 58 Frank Ikerd (5)

13th 9x Joe Lackner (8)

14th 1 Kendall Rupard (9)

It took 2 restarts to get the first lap in. Zach jumped the start so it was brought back to try again. The 2nd restart saw Kendall losing a chain coming out of turn 4 and collecting Joe; both cars on the hook. Third time is the charm, with Mark jumping in front and Beau eating on his bumper. Mark would keep the lead for the first several circuits, with Beau pressuring. Donnie, Bobby and Frank were having a great battle for 3rd. Beau would make an outside pass of Mark to take the lead. The half way flags, saw Frank’s engine explode on the main straightaway. A small oil fire erupted but went out quickly. The restart saw Mark pressuring Beau for the lead. Merrill was working his way up from his 9th starting spot. Beau would hold off his challenges and take the win. Beau 1st, Mark 2nd, Merrill 3rd, Dave 4th and Bobby 5th.

We gave away a 10 Lap Racing Experience YOU RACE promotional giveaway. David Hallin of Platte City, MO was the happy winner.

The racing in The Racing Experience Midwest Outlaw Lightning Sprints is fiercely competitive. With low cost maintenance and motorcycle power, this is still the most economical way to go fast in a race car. These cars are 1 second a lap faster than an A Mod or a Late Model.

We will have our year end banquet on Nov 7th and our annual rules/membership meeting will be on Sunday Nov 8th. If you have interest in becoming a part of this great organization, we welcome you to attend our meeting. Check our website www.molsracing.com for the time and place. This racing is the most affordable way to go FAST. Remember “If you’re not PASSING…You’re not RACING!”

Bob Douglas

Competition and Promotional Director

913-522-5378 cell

Fri. September 18, 2009

Valley Speedway

Grain Valley, MO

If you missed tonight, you missed a good one.

Heat 1

1st 93 Mark Billings Columbia, M

2nd 44 Phil Heavelow Buckner, MO

3rd z8 Zach Morehead Grain Valley, MO

4th 4 Beau Heavelow Independence, MO

5th 1 Kendall Rupard Grandview, MO

6th 9x Joe Lackner Minnesota

7th 9 Chris Schofield Raymore, MO

Chris passed Kendall in turn 2. Kendall passed him back in turn 4. The rest of the pack were right on their heels. Zac and Mark got by Chris and started after Kendall. Phil and Beau were on the charge. Mark passed Zac and then charged by Kendall. Phil got by Kendall and Zac. He chased Mark but couldn’t catch him. Mark 1st, Phil 2nd and Zac 3rd.

Heat 2

1st 58 Frank Ikerd Joplin, MO

2nd 25 Donnie Graves Kearney, MO

3rd 83g Matt Gilbert Merriam, KS

4th 45 Richard Layne KC, MO

5th 01 Bobby Layne KC, MO

6th 40 Dave Parker Warsaw, MO

This was a great race. Donnie jumped into the lead as Frank and Richard were trading spots. Matt started his march towards the front. Donnie and Frank raced side by side for 2 laps. Frank got by Donnie, but Donnie charged back into the lead. Frank got by Donnie again and this time made it stick. Matt and Richard was fighting for the 3rd spot. Frank held on for the top spot, Donnie was 2nd and Matt 3rd.

Feature

1st 93 Mark Billings (3)

2nd 44 Phil Heavelow (1)

3rd 01 Bobby Layne (10)

4th 1 Kendall Rupard (9)

5th 45 Richard Layne (8)

6th z8 Zach Moorehead (5)

7th 58 Frank Ikerd (4)

8th 40 Dave Parker (12)

9th 4 Beau Heavelow (7)

10th 9x Joe Lackner (11)

11th 83g Matt Gilbert (6)

12th 25 Donnie Graves (2)

13th 7s Scott Allen

14th 9 Chris Schofield (13)

Phil got by Donnie in turn 3 to lead the first lap. Frank was right on Donnie’s tail. Mark was right behind. There was a lot of racing throughout the field. Frank got by Donnie and went after Phil. They had a great race for 2 torrid laps. Frank finally got by Phil. By this time, Mark was charging. Phil got back by Frank. Mark got around Frank and started working on Phil. Donnie spun collecting Matt. Both cars went to the pits on hooks. On the restart, Phil and Mark diced back and forth for the lead. Mark finally got by Phil. Frank spun and collected Beau. Beau lost a wing, but restarted at the back with Frank. Mark would take the win, with Phil 2nd, Bobby would take 3rd from his 10th place starting spot, Kendall 4th and Richard 5th.

We gave away a 10 Lap Racing Experience YOU RACE promotional giveaway. Shera Molle of Lee’s Summit MO was the happy winner.

Our next race is Sat September 19th at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, MO. Come out and watch the Racing Experience MOLS cars sling the dirt. The RACING EXPERIENCE MOLS will once again be giving away a 10 Lap Racing Experience YOU RACE package at every one of our races. Remember “If you’re not PASSING…You’re not RACING!”

Bob Douglas

Fri.Sept. 11th, 2009

Valley Speedway

Grain Valley, MO

MOLS - Heat 1

Finish Start Car Driver Hometown

1 6 01 Bobby Layne Kansas City, Mo

2 7 44 Phil Heavelow Buckner , Mo

3 2 45 Richard Layne Kansas City, Mo

4 1 46 Dusty Murray Topeka , Ks

5 4 Z8 Zach Morehead Grain Valley, Mo

6 5 83G Matthew Gilbert Merriam , Ks

7 3 9 Chris Schofield Raymore , Mo

8 8 15 Barry Lamb Moran , Ks

MOLS - Heat 2

Finish Start Car Driver Hometown

1 4 93 Mark Billings Columbia , Mo

2 1 7s Scott Allen Kansas City, Ks

3 6 4 Beau Heavelow Independence , Mo

4 2 25 Donnie Graves Kearney , Mo

5 3 1 Kendall Rupard Grandview , Mo

6 5 40 Dave Parker Warsaw , Mo

7 7 9s Bird Schofield Chilhowee , Mo

MOLS - Feature

Finish Start Car Driver Hometown

1 8 93 Mark Billings Columbia , Mo

2 1 46 Dusty Murray Topeka , Ks

3 5 44 Phil Heavelow Buckner , Mo

4 7 01 Bobby Layne Kansas City, Mo

5 4 4 Beau Heavelow Independence , Mo

6 9 Z8 Zach Morehead Grain Valley, Mo

7 11 83g Matthew Gilbert Merriam , Ks

8 10 1 Kendall Rupard Grandview , Mo

9 2 25 Donnie Graves Kearney , Mo

10 13 9 Chris Schofield Raymore , Mo

11 6 7s Scott Allen Kansas City, Ks

12 12 40 Dave Parker Warsaw , Mo

13 3 45 Richard Layne Kansas City, Mo

14 14 9s Bird Schofield Chilhowee , Mo

DNS Barry Lamb Moran , Ks

Fri. August 28, 2009

Valley Speedway

Grain Valley, MO

With the extra dirt and a good watering, the pack vehicles did a great job of giving us a smooth race track to run. It gave us a tacky track that we could really race.

Heat 1

1st 01 Bobby Layne KC, MO

2nd 83g Matt Gilbert Merriam, KS

3rd 44 Phil Heavelow Buckner, MO

4th 25 Donnie Graves Kearney, MO

5th 9 Chris Schofield Raymore, MO

6th 1 Kendall Rupard Grandview, MO

7th 7k Kent Keck Lee’s Summit, MO

8th 9s Bird Schofield KC, MO

Chris jumped into the lead with Matt and Donnie chasing. Bobby and Phil were right with them. Kent Keck was making his debut as a driver/owner. On the 3rd lap, Matt and Bobby got by Chris, with Bobby taking the lead. Phil followed on the next lap. Bobby would take the win with Matt 2nd and Phil 3rd.

Heat 2

1st 93 Mark Billings Columbia, MO

2nd z8 Zach Morehead Grain Valley, MO

3rd 4 Beau Heavelow Independence, MO

4th 40 Dave Parker Warsaw, MO

5th 45 Richard Layne KC, MO

6th 9x Joe Lackner Minnesota

7th 7s Scott Allen KC, KS

Mark started on the front row because Scott started at the rear because of motor problems. Mark jumped into the lead and left the pack. Zack and Beau had a great race for the runner up spot with Dave waiting in the 4th spot. Mark would take the win with Zach 2nd and Beau 3rd.

Feature

1st 40 Dave Parker (6)

2nd 44 Phil Heavelow (7)

3rd z8 Zach Moorehead (10)

4th 83g Matt Gilbert (9)

5th 93 Mark Billings (12)

6th 01 Bobby Layne (2)

7th 9 Chris Schofield (3)

8th 9s Bird Schofield (14)

9th 25 Donnie Graves (5)

10th 7k Kent Keck (13)

11th 1 Kendall Rupard (1)

12th 45 Richard Layne (4)

13th 4 Beau Heavelow (8)

14th 9x Joe Lackner (2)

Kendall and Joe brought the field down. Kendall led into the first turn but spun in front of the field. There were cars going everywhere to avoid a massive pile up. Joe ended up off the track with a brake rotor broken. Kendall restarted at the rear. Now Chris and Richard got to bring the field down for the restart. Chris led the first lap. Richard took the lead on the 2nd lap, with Dave on his bumper. Dave would get the lead on the 3rd lap, with Phil, Beau and Zach trying to get by Chris. There was a lot of racing in this group with back and forth passing. Beau lost a clutch and went to the infield. Dave would continue to lead after the restart. Zach 2nd with Phil 3rd. Mark, Bobby, and Matt were right there with the top three and they were having a great battle for position. Phil would finally get by Zach and start chasing his cousin. Even though a couple of yellows would bunch the field back up, no one had anything for Dave. Dave would take another win, with Phil 2nd, Zach 3rd, Matt 4th and Mark 5th.

We gave away a 10 Lap Racing Experience YOU RACE promotional giveaway. Chelsea Grueninger of KC, MO was the happy winner.

Our next race is Fri September 4th at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, MO. Come out and watch the Racing Experience MOLS cars sling the dirt. The RACING EXPERIENCE MOLS will once again be giving away a 10 Lap Racing Experience YOU RACE package at every one of our races. Remember “If you’re not PASSING…You’re not RACING!”

Bob Douglas

Fri. August 7, 2009

Valley Speedway

Grain Valley, MO

The Antique Midgets were at Open Wheel Friday nite to help put on a show for the fans. They and the other open wheel cars did not disappoint the crowd.

Heat 1

1st 40 Dave Parker Warsaw, MO

2nd 93 Mark Billings Columbia, MO

3rd 4 Beau Heavelow Independence, MO

4th 9 Chris Schofield Raymore, MO

5th z8 Zach Morehead Grain Valley, MO

Zach jumped into the lead with Dave and Mark in hot pursuit. Zach would lead the 1st 4 circuits until his brakes went away. Zach came to a stop and was pushed off the track. Dave took over the lead with Mark and Beau chasing. Dave would finish 1st, Mark 2nd and Beau 3rd.

Heat 2

1st 01 Bobby Layne KC, MO

2nd 1 Kendall Rupard Grandview, MO

3rd 25 Donnie Graves Kearney, MO

4th 83g Matt Gilbert Merriam, KS

5th 9s Richard Layne KC, MO

Donnie would lead the first lap with Kendall and Bobby right on him. Bobby would clear Kendall and then take Donnie on the next lap. Donnie would fight with Kendall, but would also lose that battle. Bobby 1st, Kendall 2nd and Donnie 3rd.

Feature

1st 40 Dave Parker (1)

2nd 4 Beau Heavelow (5)

3rd 01 Bobby Layne (2)

4th 83g Matt Gilbert (8)

5th 93 Mark Billings (3)

6th 9 Chris Schofield (7)

7th 9s Richard Lane (10)

8th z8 Zach Moorehead (9)

9th 1 Kendall Rupard (4)

10th 25 Donnie Graves (6)

The first lap saw Dave and Bobby run side by side. Dave would finally get the advantage and take the lead. Mark would get by Bobby and set his sights on Dave. Beau was starting to move up with Matt glued to his bumper. After a good battle, Mark would drop back with Bobby taking up the charge. Beau would get the runner up spot away from Bobby. The race was for 2nd as Dave had the lead under control. Bobby would have to hold off Matt for the 3rd spot. Dave 1st, Beau 2nd, Bobby 3rd, Matt 4th and Mark 5th.

We gave away a 10 Lap Racing Experience YOU RACE promotional giveaway. Steve Dixon of Independence, MO was the happy winner.

Our next race is Fri August 28 at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, MO. Come out and watch the Racing Experience MOLS cars sling the dirt. The RACING EXPERIENCE MOLS will once again be giving away a 10 Lap Racing Experience YOU RACE package at every one of our races. Remember “If you’re not PASSING…You’re not RACING!”

Bob Douglas

Fri. July 31, 2009

Valley Speedway

Grain Valley, MO

The open wheel cars raced in perfect weather. The track had a good deal of moisture in it for a very fast track.

Heat 1

1st 93 Mark Billings Columbia, MO

2nd 68 Bob Franklin Baldwin, KS

3rd 4 Beau Heavelow Independence, MO

4th 7s Scott Allen KC, KS

5th 83g Matt Gilbert Merriam, KS

6th 25 Donnie Graves Kearney, MO

Mark jumped into the lead on the first lap with Bob right on his bumper. Scott, Beau, Matt and Donnie would fight for the 3rd place. Mark would get a 3 length lead and keep it for the checker. Bob would hold off Beau for 2nd and Beau would take the Podium finish.

Heat 2

1st 1 Kendall Rupard Grandview, MO

2nd 40 Dave Parker Warsaw, MO

3rd 01 Bobby Layne KC, MO

4th z8 Zach Morehead Grain Valley, MO

5th 9 Chris Schofield Raymore, MO

Kendall would lead the first lap with Dave on his bumper. Bobby would keep his bumper on Daves. These top 3 cars would have a great race for 1st Dave got beside Kendall a couple of times but couldn’t make the pass. Kendall would win, Dave 2nd and Bobby 3rd.

Feature

1st 93 Mark Billings (1)

2nd 68 Bob Franklin (3)

3rd 01 Bobby Layne (6)

4th 40 Dave Parker (4)

5th 4 Beau Heavelow (5)

6th 1 Kendall Rupard (2)

7th 83g Matt Gilbert (9)

8th 7s Scott Allen (7)

9th z8 Zach Moorehead (8)

10th 9 Chris Schofield (10)

11th 25 Donnie Graves (11)

12th 9s John Helm (12)

Mark jumped into the lead at the green and the race for 1st was over. With the race running green to checker, Mark would win by a straightaway. Bob and Bobby would have a good race for 2nd in the early laps but Bob would finally get some distance between he and Bobby. The great race for the nite was between Kendall, Dave and Beau. These 3 would trade places back and forth for most of the race. Mark would win, Bob 2nd, Bobby 3rd, Dave 4th and Beau 5th.

We gave away a 10 Lap Racing Experience YOU RACE promotional giveaway. Judith Green of Blue Springs, MO was the happy winner.

Our next race is Fri August 7 at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, MO. Come out and watch the Racing Experience MOLS cars sling the dirt. The RACING EXPERIENCE MOLS will once again be giving away a 10 Lap Racing Experience YOU RACE package at every one of our races. Remember “If you’re not PASSING…You’re not RACING!”

Bob Douglas

Fri. July 17, 2009

Valley Speedway

Grain Valley, MO

The weather was perfect and the track had a good deal of moisture in it for a very fast track.

Heat 1

1st 93 Mark Billings Columbia, MO

2nd 40 Dave Parker Warsaw, MO

3rd 01 Bobby Layne KC, MO

4th 7s Scott Allen KC, KS

5th z8 Zach Morehead Grain Valley, MO

6th 9s Bird Schofield KC, MO

Mark and Scott would have a great battle for the top spot for the first 2 laps until Mark would get the upper hand. Dave and Bobby would battle for the 3rd spot. Bobby would get by Dave and go after Scott. Bobby would get by Scott and Dave would follow. Dave would take the 2nd spot away from Bobby but couldn’t catch Mark before the checker. Mark 1st, Dave 2nd and Bobby 3rd.

Heat 2

1st 83g Matt Gilbert Merriam, KS

2nd 4 Beau Heavelow Independence, MO

3rd 25 Donnie Graves Kearney, MO

4th 9 Chris Schofield Raymore, MO

5th 1 Kendall Rupard Grandview, MO

Donnie would jump into the lead with Chris and Matt giving chase. Kendall and Beau would make contact with Kendall breaking a front end. Matt would get by Donnie on the restart. Matt would dominate from there. Matt 1st, Beau 2nd and Donnie 3rd.

Feature

1st 01 Bobby Layne (1)

2nd 40 Dave Parker (3)

3rd 4 Beau Heavelow (4)

4th 93 Mark Billings (5)

5th 9 Chris Schofield (8)

6th 25 Donnie Graves (2)

7th z8 Zach Moorehead (9)

8th 9s Bird Schofield (10)

9th 83g Matt Gilbert (6)

10th 7s Scott Allen (7)

Kendall Rupard did not start

Bobby would jump into the lead with Beau, Dave and Donnie right on his heals. Dave would get by Beau and take off after Bobby. Scott would get into an infield tire and break the front end. Mark and Donnie would get together bringing out the yellow. They would restart at the rear. Dave would have a great race with Bobby and Beau and Matt would have a good battle for 3rd. Dave would get by Bobby on the outside. Dave would get into some ruts and slide to the outside of the turn 4. This opened the door for Bobby and 1st place was settled. The race for 2nd was between Dave, Matt and Beau. Matt would have electrical problems dropping him out of the race. Beau would give Dave fits but Dave would prevail. Bobby would win his 2nd Feature in a row. Dave 2nd, Beau 3rd, Mark 4th and Chris 5th.

We gave away 2 - 10 Lap Racing Experience YOU RACE promotional giveaways. Donald Helm of Independence, MO and Donald Folsom of KC, KS were the happy winners.

The racing in The Racing Experience Midwest Outlaw Lightning Sprints is fiercely competitive. With low cost maintenance and motorcycle power, this is still the most economical way to go fast in a race car. These cars a 1 second a lap faster than an A Mod or a Late Model.

Our next race is Fri July 31st at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, MO. Come out and watch the Racing Experience MOLS cars sling the dirt. The RACING EXPERIENCE MOLS will once again be giving away a 10 Lap Racing Experience YOU RACE package at every one of our races. Remember “If you’re not PASSING…You’re not RACING!”

Bob Douglas

Fri. July 3, 2009

Valley Speedway

Grain Valley, MO

The Valley racing surface was smooth as glass and was prepared perfect. A good crowd was there to see some exciting open wheel racing. This was the first event this year that we had a dash. The top 2 cars from each heat ran the 6 lap race. The finish is how they would start the Feature. Rod End Supply kicked in $ 50 for the winner of the Dash and $ 25 for the runner up.

Heat 1

1st 1 Kendall Rupard Grandview, MO

2nd 83g Matt Gilbert Merriam, KS

3rd 93 Mark Billings Columbia, MO

# 40 Dave Parker of Warsaw, MO did not start

Kendall would jump to the lead with Mark and Matt giving chase. Kendall would get away and the race was for 2nd. Matt would finally get by Mark with 3 laps left. Kendall 1st, Matt 2nd and Mark 3rd.

Heat 2

1st 4 Beau Heavelow Independence, MO

2nd 01 Bobby Layne KC, MO

3rd 7s Scott Allen KC, KS

4th z8 Zach Morehead Grain Valley, MO

5th 9 Chris Schofield Raymore, MO

Beau would split the front row into turn 1 and the race was then for 2nd. Zach, Bobby and Scott would have a great battle. Bobby would finally get by Zach and then chase Beau. Scott and Zach would battle for 3rd with Scott finally getting the best. Beau would win, Bobby 2nd, Scott 3rd.

Dash

1st 4 Beau Heavelow

2nd 01 Bobby Layne

3rd 1 Kendall Rupard

4th 83g Matt Gilbert

Feature

1st 01 Bobby Layne (2)

2nd 83g Matt Gilbert (4)

3rd 1 Kendall Rupard (3)

4th 7s Scott Allen (6)

5th 40 Dave Parker (9)

6th 93 Mark Billings (7)

7th z8 Zach Moorehead (5)

8th 4 Beau Heavelow (1)

9th 9 Chris Schofield (8)

Bobby and Beau would bring them down for the green. Bobby would take the lead with Beau tucking in behind him. Kendall and Matt would continue their battle from the dash. Chris would lose a chain on the 2nd lap sending him to the pits and a yellow to get the chain off the track. The restart saw Bobby and Beau continue their battle for 1st with a lot of shuffling for position behind them. On the 7th lap, Beau and Bobby would get together coming out of 2 with Beau spinning into the infield. Beau would restart at the rear. Matt would take up the battle from Beau for the top spot with Kendall on his tail. Beau would drop out after a couple of laps with mechanical problems. Bobby would hold off Matt and take his 1st Feature win with the MOLS. Matt 2nd, Kendall 3rd, Scott 4th and Dave 5th.

We gave away 1 - 10 Lap Racing Experience YOU RACE promotional giveaway. Kelly Watts of Blue Springs, MO was the happy winner.

The racing in The Racing Experience Midwest Outlaw Lightning Sprints is fiercely competitive. With low cost maintenance and motorcycle power, this is still the most economical way to go fast in a race car. These cars a 1 second a lap faster than an A Mod or a Late Model.

Our next race is Fri July 17th at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, MO. Come out and watch the Racing Experience MOLS cars sling the dirt. The RACING EXPERIENCE MOLS will once again be giving away a 10 Lap Racing Experience YOU RACE package at every one of our races. Remember “If you’re not PASSING…You’re not RACING!”

Bob Douglas

Sat. June 27, 2009

Nevada Speedway

Nevada, MO

This was the groups only visit to one of their favorite race tracks. The hot sun had won out over all the water that was put onto the track. The track was showing black midway thru the heat races, but it was a pretty smooth race track and good racing surface.

Heat 1

1st 7s Scott Allen KC, KS

2nd 1 Kendall Rupard Grandview, MO

3rd 2a Austin Archdale Bloomfield, IL

4th 15 Merrill Lamb Iola, KS

5th 83g Matt Gilbert Merriam, KS

6th 9s Bird Schofield KC, MO

Heat 2

1st 4 Beau Heavelow Independence, MO

2nd 51 Brent Burrows Lewistown, IL

3rd 01 Bobby Layne KC, MO

4th 9 Chris Schofield Raymore, MO

5th z8 Zach Morehead Grain Valley, MO

6th 9x Joe Lackner St. Paul, MN

Feature

1st 51 Brent Burrows (2)

2nd 15 Merrill Lamb (7)

3rd z8 Zach Moorehead (10)

4th 01 Bobby Layne (6)

5th 4 Beau Heavelow (4)

6th 83g Matt Gilbert (9)

7th 2a Austin Archdale (5)

8th 1 Kendall Rupard (1)

9th 9s Bird Schofield (11)

10th 7s Scott Allen (3)

11th 9x Joe Lackner (12)

12th 9 Chris Schofield (8)

Kendall jumped to the lead followed by Scott, Beau and Brent. With the track being dry slick, the place to run was on the bottom. Kendall pulled away to a 6 car length advantage. The race was for 2nd. Scott and Beau would get together causing a yellow. Scott was out with a flat right rear tire and Beau got to restart at the rear with some bent front end parts. Austin and Merril were working their way towards the front with Kendall maintaining a several car length advantage. On the white flag lap, Austin would get into the back of Kendall spinning him out. Over aggressive driving cost Kendall his first win of the season and Austin 2nd place money. Both cars would be sent to the back for the green, white checker finish. Brent was now the leader with Merrill 2nd. The race would finish with Brent winning, Merrill 2nd, Zach 3rd, Bobby 4th and Beau 5th.

We gave away 1 - 10 Lap Racing Experience YOU RACE promotional giveaway. Brett Steinbauer of Pittsburg, KS was the happy winner.

The racing in The Racing Experience Midwest Outlaw Lightning Sprints is fiercely competitive. With low cost maintenance and motorcycle power, this is still the most economical way to go fast in a race car. These cars a 1 second a lap faster than an A Mod or a Late Model.

Our next race is July 3rd at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, MO. Come out and watch the Racing Experience MOLS cars sling the dirt. The RACING EXPERIENCE MOLS will once again be giving away a 10 Lap Racing Experience YOU RACE package at every one of our races. Remember “If you’re not PASSING…You’re not RACING!”

Bob Douglas

Fri. June 26, 2009

Valley Speedway

Grain Valley, MO

Heat 1

1st 01 Bobby Layne KC, MO

2nd 7s Scott Allen KC, KS

3rd 68 Bob Franklin Baldwin, KS

4th 2a Austin Archdale Bloomfield, IL

5th 25 Donnie Graves Kearney, MO

6th 4 Beau Heavelow Independence, MO

7th 45 Kevin Rupard Belton, MO

8th 1 Kendall Rupard Grandview, MO

Heat 2

1st 83g Matt Gilbert Merriam, KS

2nd 93 Mark Billings Columbia, MO

3rd 40 Dave Parker Warsaw, MO

4th 51 Brent Burrows Lewistown, IL

5th z8 Zach Morehead Grain Valley, MO

6th 9 Chris Schofield Raymore, MO

7th 9s David Schofield Tempe, AZ

Feature

1st 83g Matt Gilbert (4)

2nd 7s Scott Allen (1)

3rd 68 Bob Franklin (5)

4th 01 Bobby Layne (3)

5th 4 Beau Heavelow (11)

6th 2a Austin Archdale (7)

7th 25 Donnie Graves (9)

8th 51 Brent Burrows (8)

9th 9 Chris Schofield (12)

10th 1 Kendall Rupard (14)

11th 9s David Schofield (15)

12th z8 Zach Moorehead (10)

13th 93 Mark Billings (2)

14th 45 Kevin Rupard (13)

15th 40 Dave Parker (6)

Scott and Mark would bring the field down for the green with Scott jumping to the lead. Mark was close on his bumper with Bobby, Matt and Bob fighting for 3rd. The rest of the field was tightly packed with a lot of racing for position. Mark made sure that Scott knew he was there. Bobby would finally take command of 3rd and Bob and Matt would battle it out for 4th. Dave would fall with mechanical problems and Kevin followed him. Mark would suddenly lose power coming out of turn 4. Bobby would take evasive action to avoid a collision but would lose his momentum and his position. Mark would make it off the track. Matt would take up 2nd, Bob 3rd and Bobby dropping to 4th. Beau and Austin would be making their way towards the front. A yellow for debris on the track would come out with 5 laps to go. On the restart, Matt would really put the pressure on Scott. Matt would try low and then high. With 2 laps to go Matt would make the pass on Scott. Matt would take his first feature win. Scott 2nd, Bob 3rd, Bobby 4th and Beau 5th.

We gave away 1 - 10 Lap Racing Experience YOU RACE promotional giveaway. Tiffany Renick of Odessa, MO was the happy winner.

The racing in The Racing Experience Midwest Outlaw Lightning Sprints is fiercely competitive. With low cost maintenance and motorcycle power, this is still the most economical way to go fast in a race car. These cars a 1 second a lap faster than an A Mod or a Late Model.

Our next race is Sat June 27th at Nevada Speedway in Nevada, MO. Come out and watch the Racing Experience MOLS cars sling the dirt. The RACING EXPERIENCE MOLS will once again be giving away a 10 Lap Racing Experience YOU RACE package at every one of our races. Remember “If you’re not PASSING…You’re not RACING!”

Bob Douglas

Fri. June 19, 2009

Valley Speedway

Grain Valley, MO

Because of a threat of rain all day and forecast for rain at nite, the car count and the spectator count suffered. The people that did not show, missed a great nite of racing.

Heat 1

1st 1 Kendall Rupard Grandview, MO

2nd 40 Dave Parker Warsaw, MO

3rd 7s Scott Allen KC, KS

4th 83g Matt Gilbert Merriam, KS

5th 9 Richard Layne KC, MO

45 Kevin Rupard from Belton, MO did not start.

Kendall jumped to the lead from his front row starting position. Scott and Dave giving chase. They had a good battle for 2nd. Kendall would run away from the field and take the top spot. Dave 2nd and Scott 3rd.

Heat 2

1st z8 Zach Morehead Grain Valley, MO

2nd 01 Bobby Layne KC, MO

3rd 4 Beau Heavelow Independence, MO

4th 25 Donnie Graves Kearney, MO

5th 9s Chris Schofield Raymore, MO

Zach jumped into the lead and the race for 2nd was on. Bobby, Beau and Donnie would fight for the runner up spot. Bobby and Beau would finally distance themselves from Donnie. They would have a great battle for 2nd. Zach would win, Bobby 2nd and Beau 3rd.

Feature

1st 4 Beau Heavelow (2)

2nd 01 Bobby Layne (4)

3rd z8 Zach Moorehead (6)

4th 83g Matt Gilbert (7)

5th 9 Richard Layne (9)

6th 25 Donnie Graves (8)

7th 40 Dave Parker (3)

8th 9s Chris Schofield (10)

9th 1 Kendall Rupard (5)

10th 7s Scott Allen (1)

Scott and Beau brought the field down. Scott was having gearbox problems and started dropping back down the back stretch. Beau would jump to the lead with Bobby and Dave right on his heals. Dave and Bobby would have a battle for 2nd until the 5th lap when Dave would finally clear Bobby. Dave would start working on Beau for the top spot. Dave would finally get by Beau and Bobby would start his battle with Beau for 2nd. Kendall, who had been chasing the leaders, would touch the wall on the backstretch hurting his frontend and stopping in turn 4. The restart saw Beau back in the lead. Dave would again get by Beau for the lead. The rest of the field was dicing back and forth, with Bobby 3rd and Zac 4th. Dave would start stretching his lead. With 5 laps remaining, Dave would have electrical problems and stop on the backstretch. On the restart, Beau would have the point. Beau would hold off Bobby for the win, Bobby 2nd, Zac 3rd, Matt 4th and Richard 5th.

We gave away 1 - 10 Lap Racing Experience YOU RACE promotional giveaway. Jessica Lynch of Corder, MO was the happy winner.

The racing in The Racing Experience Midwest Outlaw Lightning Sprints is fiercely competitive. With low cost maintenance and motorcycle power, this is still the most economical way to go fast in a race car. These cars a 1 second a lap faster than an A Mod or a Late Model.

Our next race is Fri June 26th at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, MO. Come out and watch the Racing Experience MOLS cars sling the dirt. The RACING EXPERIENCE MOLS will once again be giving away a 10 Lap Racing Experience YOU RACE package at every one of our races. Remember “If you’re not PASSING…You’re not RACING!”

Bob Douglas

Sat. June 6, 2009

Heartland Park Topeka

Topeka, KS

This is our first visit to Heartland Park Topeka this year. Their Saturday nite program is one of the best in the Midwest. Even though the high wind and sun took the moisture out of the track there was no dust because of a chemical they put in the track water. The surface was smooth as glass.

Heat 1

1st 1 Kendall Rupard Grandview, MO

2nd 7s Scott Allen KC, KS

3rd 1x Rod Ullery Cedar Edge, CO

4th 83g Matt Gilbert Merriam, KS

5th 5 Nick Antonovich Madison, IL

6th 01 Bobby Layne KC, MO

Scott and Kendall had a great race for the top spot on lap one, with Scott leading. Kendall would make the pass on lap 3. Rod would work his way thru the pack toward the front. Kendall would have too much for the rest of the field. Kendall 1st, Scott 2nd and Rod 3rd.

Heat 2

1st 1t Troy Ullery Grand Junction, CO

2nd 4 Beau Heavelow Independence, MO

3rd z8 Zach Morehead Grain Valley, MO

4th 68 Bob Franklin Baldwin City, KS

5th 46 Dusty Murray Topeka, KS

6th 58 Frank Ikerd Joplin, MO

Zach brought the field down for the green. With 3 cars going for the same hole, Frank got over a wheel and took a couple of end over ends into the front stretch wall. Frank was a little dazed but otherwise OK. The car was done for the nite. On the restart, Zach would lead the 1st lap. Beau had his nose wing damaged in the front stretch wreck, so wasn’t quite up to par. Zack, Bob, Beau and Troy would dice for the lead. Beau would nose his way into the lead; on the next to last lap, Troy would get buy Beau. Troy 1st, Beau 2nd and Zach 3rd.

Feature

1st 1t Troy Ullery (2)

2nd 4 Beau Heavelow (4)

3rd 1x Rod Ullery (5)

4th 01 Bobby Layne (11)

5th 68 Bob Franklin (8)

6th z8 Zach Moorehead (6)

7th 5 Nick Antonovich (9)

8th 83g Matt Gilbert (7)

9th 7s Scott Allen (3)

10th 46 Dusty Murray (10)

11th 1 Kendall Rupard (1)

This was one of the best races for the lead for the year. Kendall would lead the first lap. But Troy would lead lap 2. Kendall would lead lap 3. These 2 diced back and forth. Scott, Beau and Zach would have a great race for 3rd. On lap 7, Kendall would spin in turn 4 bringing out the yellow. Troy would stay in the lead on the restart. He now had Beau to contend with. The rest of the field was bunched together having a great nite of swapping positions on the same lap. Kendall would spin with 3 laps remaining send him to the pits. Beau tried to take the top spot but Troy would prevail. Troy 1st, Beau 2nd, Rod 3rd, Bobby 4th and Bob 5th.

We gave away 1 - 10 Lap Racing Experience YOU RACE promotional giveaway. Charles Francis of Topeka, KS was the winner. The RACING EXPERIENCE MOLS will be giving away a 10 Lap Racing Experience YOU RACE package at every one of our races.

We are idle next weekend and with the economy, blown engines and wrecked race cars we need the week off to rest and restore some equipment. Our next race is Fri June 19th at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, MO. Come out and watch the Racing Experience MOLS cars sling the dirt.

The racing in The Racing Experience Midwest Outlaw Lightning Sprints is fiercely competitive. With low cost maintenance and motorcycle power, this is still the most economical way to go fast in a race car. These cars a 1 second a lap faster than an A Mod or a Late Model.

Remember “If you’re not PASSING…You’re not RACING!”

Bob Douglas

Fri. June 5, 2009

Valley Speedway

Grain Valley, MO

Open Wheel Friday nite IS Valley Speedway. Open Wheel racing is coming back to the KC area and we are definitely a part of it.

Heat 1

1st 1 Kendall Rupard Grandview, MO

2nd 1x Rod Ullery Cedar Edge, CO

3rd 4 Beau Heavelow Independence, MO

4th 5 Nick Antonovich Madison, IL

5th 01 Bobby Layne KC, MO

6th 7s Scott Allen KC, KS

Kendall jumped to the lead from his front row starting position. Scott and Bobby giving chase. Nick got by Scott with Beau on his bumper. Scott and Bobby dropped back and Rod was on the march to the front. It was a great race for the runner up and 3rd positions. Kendall took the win going away. Rod made his way to 2nd. Beau got by Nick at the wire for 3rd.

Heat 2

1st z8 Zach Morehead Grain Valley, MO

2nd 83g Matt Gilbert Merriam, KS

3rd 68 Bob Franklin Baldwin City, KS

4th 40 Dave Parker Warsaw, MO

5th 1t Troy Ullery Grand Junction, CO

6th 25 Donnie Graves Kearney, MO

7th 9 Richard Layne KC, MO

Last years Rookie of the Year, Zach, jumped into the lead and the race for 2nd was on. Matt, Donnie, and Dave were battling for the 2nd spot. Bob was starting his march to the front. Matt would run Zach down but couldn’t make the pass. Bob was able to battle by Dave. Zach 1st, Matt 2nd and Bob 3rd.

Feature

1st 1t Troy Ullery (2)

2nd 01 Bobby Layne (1)

3rd 40 Dave Parker (4)

4th 4 Beau Heavelow (2)

5th 1x Rod Ullery (7)

6th 9 Richard Layne (13)

7th 83g Matt Gilbert (9)

8th 68 Bob Franklin (6)

9th z8 Zach Moorehead (10)

10th 7s Scott Allen (11)

11th 25 Donnie Graves (12)

12th 1 Kendall Rupard (9)

13th 5 Nick Antonovich (3)

Bobby and Troy had a great race for the top spot on the 1st lap. Bobby would win the battle of the 1st lap, but Troy would get by Bobby to lead lap 2. Nick, Beau, Dave and Bob would have a great battle for 3rd. Nick would develop engine problems and start to drop back. Dave would take over 3rd with Beau and Bob on his bumper. The rest of the field would be jockeying for position as Troy was starting to distance himself from 2nd place Bobby. Kendall would get upside down with 5 laps remaining and Bob would have a fire in his right rear. The race would restart with the battle for the runnerup spot between Bobby and Dave. Bob would restart but fall back. Troy would take the win, Bobby 2nd, Dave 3rd, Beau 4th and Troy’s dad, Rod 5th.

We gave away 1 - 10 Lap Racing Experience YOU RACE promotional giveaway. Kurt Buddemeyer of Grain Valley, MO was the happy winner.

The racing in The Racing Experience Midwest Outlaw Lightning Sprints is fiercely competitive. With low cost maintenance and motorcycle power, this is still the most economical way to go fast in a race car. These cars a 1 second a lap faster than an A Mod or a Late Model.

Our next race is Sat June 6th at Heartland Park Topeka in Topeka, KS. Come out and watch the Racing Experience MOLS cars sling the dirt. The RACING EXPERIENCE MOLS will once again be giving away a 10 Lap Racing Experience YOU RACE package at every one of our races. Remember “If you’re not PASSING…You’re not RACING!”

Bob Douglas

Fri. May 29, 2009

Valley Speedway

Grain Valley, MO

The weather and the Valley Speedway could not have been better..

Heat 1

1st 68 Bob Franklin Baldwin City, KS

2nd 01 Bobby Layne KC, MO

3rd z8 Zach Moorehead Grain Valley, MO

4th 9 Richard Layne KC, MO

5th 83g Matt Gilbert Merriam, KS

6th 9s Chris Schofield Raymore, MO

Bob jumped to the lead and that was the race for 1st. Bobby and Zac would have a great race for the runner up spot. Bobby would final take control after midway of the race. Richard would chase Zac but didn’t have enough to take the spot away. Bob 1st, Bobby 2nd and Zac 3rd.

Heat 2

1st 40 Dave Parker Warsaw, MO

2nd 4 Beau Heavelow Independence, MO

3rd 58 Frank Ikerd Joplin, MO

4th 45 Kevin Rupard Belton, MO

5th 1 Kendall Rupard Grandview, MO

6th 5 Nick Antonovich Madison, IL

Kendall would get to the 1st corner before his brother. Frank and Dave would get by Kevin. Dave would clear Frank and take after Kendall. Beau and Frank would then battle for the 3rd spot. Kendall would slow with a missing chain. On the restart Dave would take the lead followed by Beau and Frank. This is how they would finish Dave 1st, Beau 2nd and Frank 3rd.

Feature

1st 4 Beau Heavelow (2)

2nd 40 Dave Parker (4)

3rd 58 Frank Ikerd (6)

4th 01 Bobby Layne (1)

5th 83g Matt Gilbert (9)

6th z8 Zach Moorehead (5)

7th 5 Nick Antonovich (12)

8th 9 Richard Layne (7)

9th 9s Chris Schofield (11)

10th 68 Bob Franklin (3)

11th 45 Kevin Rupard (8)

12th 1 Kendall Rupard (10)

Bobby would take the lead with Beau, Dave and Bob right on him. Bobby would finally give up the lead to Beau after the 3rd lap. Dave would fight with him for the runner up spot with Bob showing his nose to the pair. Dave would get by Bobby and challenge Beau for the lead. Bob would get by Bobby with Frank now joining the battle. Dave would make a good pass on Beau to take over the top spot. Kendall would leave with the chain missing again. Bobby, Frank and Bob would battle for the 3rd spot. Dave was starting to pull away. Bob would pull out with car troubles. With 3 laps remaining Dave caught Nick, who was sorting out a new car. He would get slowed up and Beau would get back by Dave to take over the lead. Dave fought back, but couldn’t make the pass. Beau 1st, Dave 2nd, Frank 3rd, Bobby 4th. Richard was 5th but was disqualified for not going to the scale after the feature. He was placed at the rear of the last running car. Matt inherited 5th.

We gave away 1 - 10 Lap Racing Experience YOU RACE promotional giveaway. Rick Reinkemeyer of Lone Jack, MO was the happy winner.

The racing in The Racing Experience Midwest Outlaw Lightning Sprints is fiercely competitive. With low cost maintenance and motorcycle power, this is still the most economical way to go fast in a race car. These cars a 1 second a lap faster than an A Mod or a Late Model.

Our next race is Fri June 5th at Valley Speedway. The following night Sat June 6th we will be at Hearltand Park Topeka in Topeka, KS. Come out and watch the Racing Experience MOLS cars sling the dirt. The RACING EXPERIENCE MOLS will once again be giving away a 10 Lap Racing Experience YOU RACE package at every one of our races. Remember “If you’re not PASSING…You’re not RACING!”

Bob Douglas

Sat. May 23, 2009

Butler Motor Speedway

Butler, Mo.

The Racing Experience MOLS joined the SMRS/USAC midgets and the MSCA Sprint Cars on the very well prepared BMS track. Dan Chevalier and his crew did a great job on giving the racers a smooth track.

Heat 1

1st 4 Beau Heavelow Independence, MO

2nd 9 Chris Schofield Raymore, MO

DQ 67 Rick Davis Corey, CO

DQ z8 Zach Moorehead Grain Valley, MO

7s Scott Allen of KC, KS did not start.

Zach led the first lap with Beau, Chris and Rick hot on his tail. Beau would get by Zac. Zac and Rick would have a great race for 2nd. Beau would get the win, with Rick 2nd, Zak 3rd and Chris 4th. The z8 car was DQ'ed for not going to the scales. The 67 car was DQ'ed for being too light.

Heat 2

1st 83g Matt Gilbert Merriam, KS

2nd 15 Merrill Lamb Iola, KS

3rd 9s Bird Schofield KC, MO

4th 45 Kevin Rupard Belton, MO

1 Kendall Rupard of Grandview, MO did not start

Matt and Kevin would bring the cars down for the start. They would have a great race for 1st on the opening rounds. Matt would finally take command. Merrill making his first start of the season would fight with Kevin for the runner up spot. Bird was just trying to get comfortable as this was his first time back in a racecar from 25 years ago. Matt would take the win, Merrill 2nd, Bird 3rd. Kevin would lose a chain in the final laps and pull out.

Feature

1st 4 Beau Heavelow (3)

2nd 83g Matt Gilbert (6)

3rd 67 Rick Davis (7)

4th 15 Merrill Lamb (4)

5th 7s Scott Allen (10)

6th 9 Chris Schofield (1)

7th 45 Kevin Rupard (2)

8th 9s Bird Schofield (9)

9th z8 Zach Moorehead (5)

10th 1 Kendall Rupard (8)

Chris, Kevin and Merrill all wanted to lead the 1st lap but Kevin would take that honor. Scott and Kendall would get together on the 3rd lap with Kendall getting upside down and Scott ending up without a nose wing and bent front axle. On the restart Matt would get by the Kevin and Merril. He would stay at the point until midway when Beau would start his battle for the top spot. This pair had a torrid race for the next 6 laps for 1st. Beau would finally make a pass on Matt that Matt couldn’t get back. Rick was making his way to the front having a great battle with Merrill and Kevin. Scott was fighting an ill handling car but was hanging with group. Beau would get his first win of the year, Matt 2nd, Rick 3rd Merrill 4th and Scott 5th. Kevin would fall out on the next to last lap with that pesky chain coming off again.

We gave away 1 - 10 Lap Racing Experience YOU RACE promotional give away. Carla Woodward of Raymore, MO was the happy winner.

The racing in The Racing Experience Midwest Outlaw Lightning Sprints is fiercely competitive. This year there are 10 of these drivers that can win on any night. With low cost maintenance and motorcycle power, this is still the most economical way to go fast in a race car. These cars a 1 second a lap faster than an A Mod or a Late Model.

Our next race is Friday May 29th at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, MO. Come out and watch the Racing Experience MOLS cars sling the dirt. The RACING EXPERIENCE MOLS will once again be giving away a 10 Lap Racing Experience YOU RACE package at every one of our races. Remember “If you’re not PASSING…You’re not RACING!”

Bob Douglas

Fri. May 22, 2009

Valley Speedway

Grain Valley, MO

A pit full of open wheel race cars., sprints, midgets and the 1200 Lightning Sprints. What more could an open wheel fan ask for. The Valley Speedway surface was fast and racey.

Heat 1

1st 40 Dave Parker Warsaw, MO

2nd 68 Bob Franklin Baldwin City, KS

3rd 01 Bobby Layne KC, MO

4th 9 Richard Layne KC, MO

5th 88 Rick Davis Corey, CO

6th 92 Jim DeVore Harrisonville, MO

7th 58 Frank Ikerd Joplin, MO

8th 7s Scott Allen KC, KS

Mark Billings of Columbia, MO did not start.

Dave would jump into the led from the green and 1st place was sewn up. Bob and Bobby would have a race for the runner up spot in the beginning. Jim would make his way past the two Bob’s to start his chase of Dave. Jim’s chain would break causing him to stop on the back straight away. Bob would check up but Rick wouldn’t see the yellow in time and climbed Bob’s right rear sending the Coloradodriver into a series of end over ends. He was OK. The race would resume with Dave staying in front. Dave would get the win, Bob 2nd and Bobby 3rd.

Heat 2

1st 4 Beau Heavelow Independence, MO

2nd 1 Kendall Rupard Grandview, MO

3rd z8 Zach Moorehead Grain Valley, MO

4th 9s Chris Schofield Raymore, MO

5th 83g Matt Gilbert Merriam, KS

67 Grant Garydon of Corey, CO did not start

Zach would lead the 1st couple of laps. Kendall and Beau would have a good race for the 2nd spot. Beau would take command of 2nd and take after Zach. He and Zach would have a good battle for 1st. Beau would finally get the upper hand. Kendall would get by Zach and start after Beau. Beau would get the win. Kendall 2nd and Zach 3rd.

Feature

1st 40 Dave Parker (1)

2nd 4 Beau Heavelow (2)

3rd 1 Kendall Rupard (4)

4th 58 Frank Ikerd (10)

5th 9 Richard Layne (7)

6th 01 Bobby Layne (5)

7th 67 Grant Garydon (9)

8th 9s Chris Schofield (8)

9th 68 Bob Franklin (3)

10th z8 Zach Moorehead (6)

11th 83g Matt Gilbert (11)

Scott Allen, Jim Devore, Mark Billings, and Rick Davis did not start.

Dave jumped into the lead and he would not have any competition. This nights racing was all Dave Parker. There was a lot of racing for position between Beau, Bob, Kendall and the rest. Three yellows would bunch the field, but Dave would just motor away from the pack. Beau took command of the 2nd spot, with Kendall giving chase. Bob would drop out with broken rear torsion arm. Frank would make a great drive from the back to 4th. Dave 1st, Beau 2nd, Kendall 3rd, Frank 4th and Richard Layne 5th.

We gave away 1 - 10 Lap Racing Experience YOU RACE promotional giveaway. Gary Phillips of Lee’s Summit, MO was the happy winner.

Our next race is Saturday May 23rd at Butler Motor Speedway in Butler, MO. Come out and watch the Racing Experience MOLS cars sling the dirt. The RACING EXPERIENCE MOLS will once again be giving away a 10 Lap Racing Experience YOU RACE package at every one of our races. Remember “If you’re not PASSING…You’re not RACING!”

Bob Douglas

Fri. May 8, 2009

Valley Speedway

Grain Valley, MO

Our 2nd racing nite of the season saw plenty of action. The Valley Speedway surface was fast.

Heat 1

1st 68 Bob Franklin Baldwin City, KS

2nd 92 Jim DeVore Harrisonville, MO

3rd 7s Scott Allen KC, KS

4th 83g Matt Gilbert Merriam, KS

5th 45 Kevin Rupard Grandview, MO

6th 93 Mark Billings Columbia, MO

Bob gained the upper hand from Scott on the first lap. The rest of the field was tightly packed, with Jim looking for an opening to move up. Bob distanced himself from the field and the race was over. Jim would have a great battle with Scott and Matt and finally cleared them with 3 laps remaining, but Bob was gone. Bob would win, Jim 2nd and Scott 3rd.

Joe Lackner # 9 did not start because of clutch problems.

Heat 2

1st 25 Donnie Graves Kearney, MO

2nd 4 Beau Heavelow Independence, MO

3rd z8 Zach Moorehead Grain Valley, MO

4th 1 Kendall Rupard Grandview, MO

5th 58 Frank Ikerd Joplin, MO

6th 01 Bobby Layne KC, MO

7th 1x Richard Layne KC, MO

Donnie and Zach brought the field down. Donnie would take the lead with Zach and Beau giving chase. Kendall and Frank would join the top pair for the battle of the lead. Beau would get by Zach and start to work on Donnie. Donnie would hold off all challenges and take the win; Beau 2nd and Zach 3rd.

Feature

1st 92 Jim DeVore (1)

2nd 68 Bob Franklin (3)

3rd 1 Kendall Rupard (8)

4th 4 Beau Heavelow (2)

5th 01 Bobby Layne (12)

6th 93 Mark Billings (11)

7th 83g Matt Gilbert (7)

8th 58 Frank Ikerd (10)

9th 25 Donnie Graves (4)

10th 7s Scott Allen (5)

11th 45 Kevin Rupard (9)

12th z8 Zach Moorehead (6)

13th 1x Richard Layne (13)

As the 1st heat race winner, Bob would have the honors of rolling the die. He rolled a 2, so now the first 2 rows are inverted. Jim and Beau would bring the field down for the green. Jim would jump to the lead with Bob following. Beau would fight for 2nd, but Bob would take the spot. The rest of the field looked like a Friday nite traffic jam; a lot of dicing for position. Bob would continue to chase Jim. Beau and Kendall would have a great battle for the 3rd spot. Bob was now gaining on Jim. With 11 laps remaining, Frank would spin bringing out the yellow. On the restart, Jim would jump to a 5 car length lead. Bob still chasing. Bobby and Mark had finally worked their way up from the back. Three laps remaining and Kevin gets upside down on the backstretch. Zach is also off the track. Kevin is fine but the car will need some work. Jim stayed at the point on the restart, Bob 2nd . Kendall had gotten by Beau earlier. Bobby would get up beside Beau but couldn’t make the pass stick. Jim would hold off Bob for the win, Bob 2nd, Kendall 3rd, Beau 4th, Bobby 5th and Mark 6th.

The racing in The Racing Experience Midwest Outlaw Lightning Sprints is fiercely competitive. This year there is 10 of these drivers that can win on any night. With low cost maintenance and motorcycle power, this is still the most economical way to go fast in a race car. These cars a 1 ½ seconds a lap faster than an A Mod or a Late Model.

We gave away 1 - 10 Lap Racing Experience YOU RACE promotional giveaway. Melissa Upton of Lee’s Summit, MO was the happy winner.

Our next race is Friday May 22nd at Valley Speedway. Come out and watch the Racing Experience MOLS cars sling the dirt. The RACING EXPERIENCE MOLS will once again be giving away a 10 Lap Racing Experience YOU RACE package at every one of our races. Remember “If you’re not PASSING…You’re not RACING!”

Bob Douglas

Fri. April 24, 2009

Valley Speedway

Grain Valley, MO

This was the first race of the season for us at Valley and also the first nite of OpenWheel Friday Nites. We shared the facility with the MSCA Sprint Cars and the Vintage Stock Cars.

A pill draw would determine the lineups of the heat races for tonite. For the next night of racing and the rest of the season, the drivers point average will determine their starting position in the heat races.

Heat 1

1st 92 Jim Devore Harrisonville, MO

2nd 1 Kendall Rupard Grandview, MO

3rd 40 Dave Parker Warsaw, MO

4th 7s Scott Allen KC, KS

5th 83g Matt Gilbert Merriam, KS

6th 68 Bob Franklin Baldwin City, KS

7th 1x Jesse Hockett Warsaw, MO

Jim Devore and Kendall Rupard would bring the field down for the 1st green of the season. Jim took the early lead with Kendall driving Kent Keck’s new car right on his bumper. The rest of the field was tightly packed trying to sort out the track. Dave Parker in his new car and Scott Allen would have a side by side for the third position. Jesse Hockett, Bob Franklin and Matt Gilbert were all pressuring Dave and Scott. As the dicing continued, Hockett would work his way up to 3rd with the rest of the field swapping places. Jim would continue to lead with Kendall chasing. Hockett broke a steering arm sending him off the track. When the race resumed, Jim would again jump to the lead. Bob would drop out with a broken oil cooler. Jim would stay in front for his first win of the season. Kendall would run 2nd with Dave in 3rd.

Heat 2

1st 01 Bobby Layne KC, MO

2nd 93 Mark Billings Columbia, MO

3rd 4 Beau Heavelow Independence, MO

4th 58 Frank Ikerd Joplin, MO

5th 45 Kevin Rupard Grandview, MO

6th z8 Zach Moorehead Grain Valley, MO

7th 25 Donnie Graves Kearney, MO

8th 22 Jewell Craven Polo, MO

Kevin Rupard and Beau Heavelow would bring the field down for the 2nd heat. Beau would take the early lead, with Kevin and Bobby Layne in his new car right on his tail shell. Mark Billings and Frank Ikerd would start their march to the front. The rest of the field would be bunched up, all trying to sort out the track. Beau would have steering gear problems on the 3rd lap, allowing Bobby and Kendall to get around him. Mark and Frank would be on the charge. Bobby would stay in front with Mark getting by Beau for 2nd. Frank, Kevin and now Zack Morehead would be battling for 4th. Bobby would uphold the challenge from the field and win his 1st heat race with the MOLS. Mark would get 2nd with Beau 3rd.

Feature

1st 92 Jim Devore (9)

2nd 58 Frank Ikerd (4)

3rd 1x Jesse Hockett (11)

4th 4 Beau Heavelow (6)

5th 93 Mark Billings (8)

6th 01 Bobby Layne (10)

7th 45 Kevin Rupard (2)

8th 25 Donnie Graves (14)

9th 22 Jewell Craven (13)

10th 83g Matt Gilbert (1)

11th z8 Zach Moorehead (12)

12th 7s Scott Allen (3)

13th 1 Kendall Rupard (7)

14th 40 Dave Parker (5)

As the 1st heat race winner, Jim would have the honors of rolling the die. He rolled a 5, so now the first 5 rows are inverted. Matt and Kevin would bring the field down for the green.

Dave would slow to a stop with problems. The race was restarted, with Kevin jumping to an early lead and Scott and Matt both on his heels. The position racing in the pack was fierce. Matt and Frank would get by Kevin. Kendall would catch an infield tire bending up his left front and sending him to the infield. Jim would work his way to 2nd with Matt flying on the high side of the track in 1st. Zack would have engine problems and as he tried to exit the track in turn 1, Matt would be caught between him and the outside wall. Matt would take a series of end over end rolls off the track in turn one. He was not injured, but this would end his bid for his first feature win. When the race restarted, it was clear that Jim was the guy to beat. Frank would try hard getting buy him, but Jim would hold off his challenges. Jesse had figured out the track and now he was flying on the high side in 3rd. Beau and Mark would be having their battle for the 4th spot. The first feature of the year would end with Jim Devore taking the honors, Frank 2nd, Jesse 3rd, Beau 4th and Mark 5th. Bobby Layne would work his way up to 6th

We gave away 1 - 10 Lap Racing Experience YOU RACE promotional giveaway. Kim Whitworth of Raytown, MO was the happy winner.

Our next race is Friday May 5th at Valley Speedway. Come out and watch the Racing Experience MOLS cars sling the dirt. The RACING EXPERIENCE MOLS will once again be giving away a 10 Lap Racing Experience YOU RACE package at every one of our races. Remember “If you’re not PASSING…You’re not RACING!”

Bob Douglas