Cornell doubles up Independence Day Weekend

Jonathan Cornell raced to his first Warrior Region victory of the 2013 season at the Springfield Raceway in the combined regional challenge with the American Bank of Oklahoma Sooner Region. (ASCS/Paul Gray Photo)
Jonathan Cornell raced to his first Warrior Region victory of the 2013 season at the Springfield Raceway in the combined regional challenge with the American Bank of Oklahoma Sooner Region. (ASCS/Paul Gray Photo)
Jonathan Cornell . (ASCS/Paul Gray Photo)

From Bryan Hulbert

Moberley, MO — (July 6, 2013) — The Speedway Motors Warrior Region’s first visit to the Randolph County Raceway saw full grandstands, and Jonathan Cornell parking the VKCC Motorsports No. 28 in victory lane for the second straight night.

Starting fifth, Cornell worked past Kyle Bellm for the lead on Lap 11 and went uncontested the remaining laps. Bellm earned the runner up spot with Austin Alumbaugh third. The top five rounded out with Randy Martin from fifteenth and J.D. Johnson.

Speedway Motors Warrior Region
Randolph County Raceway – Moberly, Mo.
Saturday, July 6, 2013

Car Count: 26

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 4-Evan Martin; 2. 98-J.D. Johnson; 3. 8W-Jordan Whitehead; 4. 33-Austin Alumbaugh; 5. 31-Bryan Grimes; 6. 93X-Taylor Walton; 7. 9M-Lane Stone; 8. 23F-Matt Fox; DNF 82-Vincent Ward

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 86X-Josh Fisher; 2. 86-Kyle Bellm; 3. 15-Joey Moughan; 4. 1A-Adam Jones; 5. 77-Mitchell Moore; 6. 1P-Curtis Evans; 7. 76-Jay Russell; 8. 72-Curtis Boyer; 9. 9-Casey Baker

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 22AU-Chad Ely; 2. 38-Cody Baker; 3. 28-Jonathan Cornell; 4. 75-Tyler Blank; 5. 51-Mike Peters; 6. 14-Randy Martin; 7. 22-Dustin Barks; 8. 92J-J.R. Topper

B Feature 1 (10 Laps): 1. 51-Mike Peters; 2. 76-Jay Russell; 3. 22-Dustin Barks; 4. 1P-Curtis Evans; 5. 92J-J.R. Topper; 6. 72-Curtis Boyer; 7. 93X-Taylor Walton; 8. 23F-Matt Fox; 9. 9-Casey Baker; DNF 82-Vincent Ward

A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 28-Jonathan Cornell; 2. 86-Kyle Bellm; 3. 33-Austin Alumbaugh; 4. 14-Randy Martin; 5. 98-J.D. Johnson; 6. 77-Mitchell Moore; 7. 75-Tyler Blank; 8. 4-Evan Martin; 9. 38-Cody Baker; 10. 76-Jay Russell; 11. 86X-Josh Fisher; 12. 51-Mike Peters; 13. 1P-Curtis Evans; 14. 8W-Jordan Whitehead; 15. 22-Dustin Barks; 16. 93X-Taylor Walton; DNF 31-Bryan Grimes; DNF 22AU-Chad Ely; DNF 1A-Adam Jones; DNF 15-Joey Moughan

Lap Leader(s): Kyle Bellm (1-10), Jonathan Cornell (11-25)