As of 8/15......823 points, 115 points ahead of 2nd place.
Point System Heats - 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1 A Features - 50, 48, 46, 44, 42, 40, 38, 36, 34, 32, 30, 28, 26, 24, 22, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10 If a driver signs in and doesn't run a heat or feature - 1 point
The Bomber feature went caution free as Brandon Waters grabbed the early lead with point leader Brandon Knudtson following. Rob White took over the runner-up spot on lap 3 and set his sights on Waters. The leaders battled side by side until lap 11 when White made a power move to grab the lead with Brandon Waters close behind as battles back in the pack included Mike Piercy, Shawn Strong, Joe Francis and Jack Hamer all swapping spots. Heading for the last lap a car spun in turn 4 as White drifted to the highside and Brandon Waters charged to his inside and grabbed the win at the stripe by a front bumper in grabbing his first win in the season followed by White, Strong, Piercy and early contender Jack Hamer.
The Bomber feature saw Rob White jump to the opening lead with Jack Hamer following close behind along with Shawn Strong and Brandon Waters. White's bid for victory ended on lap 4 as he pulled into the pits with problems. From there Strong grabbed the lead and withstood challanges from point leader Brandon Knudtson to capture his 6th win of the season as Knudtson,Brandon Waters,Hamer and Rodney Yost completed the top 5.
The Bombers feature saw Jack Hamer and Rodney Yost jump out to an early lead as they fought back and forth for the top spot while Brandon Waters, Rob White, point leader Brandon Knudtson and Mike Piercy were battling. Up front during a long green run, Hamer and Yost were side by side going through lapped traffic as Knudtson, and last weeks winner Shawn Strong and Piercy were gaining quickly. Contenders Waters and White pulled to the pits ending there chances of a win while Hamer and Yost still battled up front. The caution waved on lap 10 as Chad Cromer's strong run to the front ended as he spun. On the restart, Knudtson and Piercy went around Yost as Hamer's car began to get very hard to go through the corners as Knudtson took the lead on lap 13 with Piercy close behind and Strong coming quickly also. Despite a late race challenge Knudtson took the win with Piercy, Strong, early leader Hamer and Yost completing the top 5 as 14 of the 21 starters finished on the lead lap.
Lebanon,Mo.-The Chase for the season crown will continue Friday Night Aug 1 at the LebanonMidwaySpeedway. Following a very successful FactoryStock special event last Friday Night action will continue as the FactoryStocks,USRA Modifieds,Bombers,B-Mods,305 Wingedsprints and Missouri Dirt LegendCars will be competing on the Action track in the Ozarks.The SuperStocks will get a well deserved Friday night off this week so that they can tune up for the stretch drive in the chase for the 2008 Season Championship. Going into this weekends action the USRA Modifieds finds Jimmy Willis on top of the track standings with a very narrow 26 point lead over 2005 champion Jamie Ragland and a 38 point lead over defending champion Eric Hudson.So far this season the USRA Modifieds has 8 different winners out of 12 regular season point shows with Ragland and Hudson each winning 3 races while single victories have went to leader Willis,Justin Neuman,Tony Jackson Jr,Jesse Stovall and Johnny Bone Jr. The FactoryStock class has Tim Petty riding a consistant season leading the points over Derek Brown by 38 points while this class has produced 9 different winners so far.Only Mark Bourey and Aaron Gustin have taken home more than 1 checkered flag. The B-Modifieds has Jason Otto with a 42 point leader over Mickey Burrell and a 47 point lead over Josh Woody as 7 different winners out of 12 races have visited victory lane.Jason Otto heads the win list with 3 this season as a strong field of cars have been showing each week. The Bomber class finds Brandon Knudtson in the top spot with a 106 point lead over Brandon Waters.5 different driver have captured victories this season as Shawn Strong heads-up the win column with 5 while Knudtson has captured 3 victories. The WingedSprints finds defending Midway Champion JP Compton in the lead with a 42 point lead over Rusty Quick.There has been 5 different winners out of 9 races this season as Compton has captured 4 wind while J.Kinder has 2 wins. The SuperStocks will not be in action this Friday night but has been very competitive as former champion Ben Newell hangs on to a 19 point lead over his Father JC Newell as 6 different drivers have grabbed wins with Ben Newell leading the pack with 5 victories. Aug 8-The USMTS Touring Modifieds will be heading to the Midway with the top Midwest drivers tackling the local drivers for the $2,000 to win feature in the first race of the Hunt for the National Championship. Gates open at 5PM with Racing at 8PM Sharp.For more information contact Jack Jones at 417-594-0594 or Tony Jackson Jr at 417-594-0310 or visit the website at www.lebanonmidwayspeedway.com
The Bomber feature would be all Shawn Strong but not without several challenges from Rob White and a great drive by 18th place starter Shawn Hatcher. Strong would grab the lead on the opening lap with White in tow the entire distance. Hatcher had worked up to second place with 2 laps to go and was challenging for the lead until he got caught in lapped traffic. Strong would hold off a late surge by White to grab the win with White, Jerry Lankton, Brandon Waters and Billy Waters completing the top 5.
Again week in and out the Bombers provide plenty of action as the field took the green with points runner-up Brandon Waters grabbing the top spot early with point leader Brandon Knudtson following closely. On lap 4, Knudtson took the top spot as Rob White had snuck into the mix as the lead trio ran 3 wide. Water's chance for victory was denied on lap 9 as a flat tire took him out of action. Knudtson and White fought back and forth as Keith Cheever had ran as high as 4th until lap 10 when problems sent him out of the action. Up front, Knudtson held off repeated challenges to grab the win with White, last weeks winner Shawn Strong, Jack Hamer and Wayne Coffman in the top 5
Great early action as Brandon Waters and Special K battle with White sticking his nose in to make some 3 wide racing.Waters held the high lane,but a flat tire took him out of the hunt. Knudtson grabs the win with White making it close.
Brandon Knudtson, age 20. Brandon started racing in 2003, in that year he got 5th in points for the season at I-44 speedway, Bomber Division. Brandon raced again in 2004 and finished 3rd in points for that season, again at I-44 Speedway. Brandon decided to take a few years off but is now back in action and taking everyone by surprise as he leads in points at Midway Speedway in Lebanon.