NEW FLORENCE, Mo. (May 18, 2013) – A.J. Bruns and Jimmy Hurley had an epic
battle during MOWA’s first visit to Montgomery Motorsports Park, Saturday,
as the pair swapped the lead a handful of times with wild slide jobs as
they battled through lapped traffic.
Bruns would eventually lead the final two circuits, after passing Hurley
in heavy lapped traffic, to pick up his first win of 2013.
Bruns is the only MOWA member to finish in the top five at all three MOWA
shows this season. He had a fourth place finish at 34 Raceway and a third
place finish at Vermillion County Speedway.
Hurley started inside the front row after winning the Tri-State Diesel
Trucks Dash, while Bruns started outside the front row. While cars deep in
the field moved forward, it was the Bruns/Hurley show out front, as the
pair mixed it up with slide jobs galore throughout the event.
The track slicked off from top to bottom with a nice cushion at the top,
and allowed three grooves of racing with a great surface for slide jobs,
and especially Bruns took advantage.
The event was slowed twice for a pair of red flags. The first one came
with one lap in the books when Alex Shanks got together with Ben Wagoner
and got all four wheels off the ground doing a spin on his tale tank.
Wagoner would stop, but amazingly Shanks kept rolling when the car landed
on all four wheels.
It was lap 13 when Ryan Kempin got together with another car as the
leaders worked through lapped traffic. Kempin took a nasty tumble,
flipping over the wall in turn 2. He was OK, but the car suffered
significant damage.
It was green to checkered over the final 12 laps, with Bruns and Hurley
running the final 8 laps in heavy lapped traffic.
Trouble struck for Hurley after the race, however, as one of his muffler
inserts was lost during the race, which resulted in a disqualification,
relegating him to the 20 position, an unfortunate end to a wonderful race
for the Springfield, Ill., dirver.
Joey Moughan, who finished third on the track, was also disqualified for
no mufflers and given the 21st position.
That made the final, official, top five after Bruns of Brad Loyet, Jim
Moughan, Brad Graham and Adam Jones. Jim Moughan was the BMRS hard charger
on the night moving to third from his 16th starting spot.
Kempin was the Keizer Wheels Hard Luck Award Winner.
Kody Kinser was the only other car to get upside down on the night, taking
a nasty spill in turn two. He was able to put the car back together and
start the feature event, but was not competitive.
Racing action, Friday, May 17, was postponed do to a 5 p.m. rain shower
that dumped about a half-inch of rain on the Jacksonville Speedway
grounds. The Mary Lee Standridge Memorial has been rescheduled for May 31.
Racing action kicks off again this coming weekend for the MOWA series, as
the 410 sprints invade I-55 Raceway, Pevely, Mo., on Saturday, May 25, and
then moves up to Quincy Raceways, Quincy, Ill., Sunday, May 26. For more
information on either even t check out www.midwestopenwheel.com,
www.quincyraceways.com, or www.i55raceway.com.
Results
Feature: 1. A.J. Bruns, 2. Brad Loyet, 3. Jim Moughan, 4. Brad Graham, 5.
Adam Jones, 6. Mike Hess, 7. Kyle Belm, 8. Jeremy Standridge, 9. Logan
Faucon, 10. Jimmy Davies, 11. Robbie Standridge, 12. Paul Nienhiser, 13.
Alex Shanks, 14. Cory Bruns, 15. Caleb Wankel, 16. Jerrod Hull, 17. Ben
Wagoner, 18. Ryan Kempin, 19. Kody Kinser, 20. Jimmy Hurley, 21. Joey
Moughan.
