Cole Wins Five, Slader Notches Four as Cox & Rongey Win First
Rob Nugent
Track Announcer
POCOLA, OK (July 11th, 2015) –The weather “gurus” got it right this weekend. This can be a good or bad thing depending on your outlook of things. They were correct in that there would be no rain on Saturday and that the temperatures were going to be in the mid 90’s. The bad part of their forecast was that the temps were in the mid 90’s.
The first order of business was to honor the last races (July 4th) A Feature winners with their trophies, interviews and photo taking on the pass through in front of the grandstands after the pre-race ceremonies of the invocation and the national anthem.
Heat racing action in all six classes got started a little late due to some extra track preparation and took the race fans to intermission at 9:10 PM. The intermission break gave everyone a chance to stretch their legs and get some of the awesome concession stand food along with the world famous Menasco BBQ.
The last few weekend’s start times have been pushed back a little due to the effects of the summer sunshine on the new clay at Tri-State Speedway. Going forward, or until further notice, we will be scheduling the pre-race ceremonies for 7:15 PM with the green flag to drop on heat racing action at 7:30 PM. Gate open times will remain the same with pit gates opening at 4 PM and grandstands at 5 PM.
The Factory/I Stock A Feature hit the track first with Shannon Cox (75 – Greenwood, AR) claiming his first win of the season ahead of Mike Wiseman (DT1 – Muskogee, OK), who finished in second for the second week in a row, and Chris Patterson (48 – Muldrow, OK) in third, after his roll over last weekend.
In the IMCA Sport Mod A Feature, Cody Rongey (71 – Booneville, AR) also took home his first A Feature win of the season ahead of previous feature winners, Aaron Scroggins (1/4 – Neosho, MO) and Ken McCarty (1 – Rogers, AR) in second and third, respectively.
The IMCA Modified A Feature hit the track next and saw Tae Cole (89 - Muskogee, OK) return to take home his fifth trophy of the season as Anthony Reeves (1ST – Mulberry, AR) finished in second and Kent Bright (3B – Sand Springs, OK) finished in third.
The Pure Stock A Feature saw Wesley Bourne (5 – Cameron, OK) on top as Chris Perkins (88 – Rudy, AR) crossed in second with Austin Farnam (38J – Fort Smith, AR) cracking the top three.
The TSS Modified A feature was up next with Andy Milliken (6M – Greenwood, AR) collecting his first win of the season ahead of the tough competition of Brent Holman (17 – Rogers, AR) and Jeremy Vaughn (8V – Pocola, OK) in second and third respectively.
In the Super Stock A Feature, in what he hopes is a preview of the upcoming $5,000 to win 17th Annual Super Stock Showdown, presented by Shamrock Bolt & Screw Company, Kyle Slader (19S – Muskogee, OK) took the win from a strong Dylan Davlin (26D – Shady Point, OK) in a side-by-side run to the checkered flag as Scooter Scruggs (43 – Hensley, AR) finished in a close third.
Complete race results, including heats, are available by clicking on the Results link. Current point standings are available by clicking on the Points link.
Racing is scheduled to continue on Thursday night, July 16th, with open practice for the 17th Annual Super Stock Showdown presented by Shamrock Bolt & Screw Company. The July 16th-18th event will feature a $17.000 plus purse with a $5,000 payday for the 40 lap feature winner.
Pit gates will open at 4 PM with the grandstands opening at 5 PM. Pre-race ceremonies will begin at 7:15 PM with the green flag set to drop on the racing action at 7:30 PM. Information on admission pricing and our complete 2015 racing schedule can always be found by clicking on the Schedule link Also, be sure to stay up to date with us via our social media channels on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube which can be found by clicking the icons on the bottom of our website home page or by adding a “/” plus “Facebook”, “Twitter”, “Google+” or “YouTube” at the end so it looks like www.Tri-StateSpeedway.com/Facebook, etc.
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