Extended Program Provides Over Six Hours of Excitement

Last Updated: 26 September 2016

Rob Nugent, Track Announcer/Social Media

THE EVENT

POCOLA, OK (April 16TH, 2016) – The third regular night of weekly racing, after last week’s rain shortened program, certainly was one not to be missed with close to 100 cars on hand. Mother Nature must have thought that she needed to let everyone know that she was still in charge as a few spot showers popped up in the surrounding areas just before race time, but no precipitation fell at the track. The evening’s racing was the star attraction with three and four wide racing all the way through the last feature of the night and two roll-overs, where both drivers walked away uninjured.

The pre-race ceremonies started at 6:04 PM with the invocation and a parade lap with the nation’s colors during the National Anthem. The evening kicked off with the make-up features from the previous week’s rain postponement.

TOP THREE - PART ONE

The first race was the IMCA Sport Mod A Feature which re-started on lap five, which is where the race was red-flagged due to rain. The finish saw Caden Ellis (84) capture the checkered flag ahead of 14 year-old Kayden Menasco (49K – Dora, AR) and Logan Ellis (118 – Wagoner, OK).

The next early feature was the IMCA Stock Car A Feature where Kevin Flock (9 – Muskogee, OK) crossed the line first as Mike Smith (1S – Spiro, OK) and Mike Wiseman (1 – Muskogee, OK) came across second and third, respectively,

The IMCA Modified A Feature was up next and Mike Hansen (12H - Dickinson, ND) stopped by and took home the win ahead of Tate Cole (89 – Fort Gibson, OK) and William Gould (60 – Calera, OK).

The Super Stock A Feature saw Cody Jones (92 – Fort Smith, AR) pick up the trophy as Neil Johnston (17 – Fort Smith, AR) finished second ahead of Scooter Scruggs (54 – Hensley, AR).

The last make-up feature was the USRA Modified A Feature. Andy Milliken (6M – Greenwood, AR) out-paced the field for the win ahead of Chad Wheeler (88 – Muskogee, OK) and Brandon Hunter (1/4 – Alma, AR).

Complete A Feature results from the make-up features are listed below. All race results, including heats and/or qualifying features from April 9TH, are available on our website at www.Tri-StateSpeedway.com.

IMCA Sport Mod - A Feature

Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	2	84	Caden Ellis	-	39.00
2	5	49K	Kayden Menasco	-	38.00
3	6	118	Logan Ellis	Wagoner , Ok	37.00
4	9	21C	Rodney Cantrell	Muskogee , Ok	36.00
5	8	94	Dustin Leatherman	Muskogee , Ok	35.00
6	1	71	Cody Rongey	Booneville , Ar	34.00
7	3	25Z	Michael Buzan	Wilburton , Ok	33.00	DNS
8	4	19	Dennis Slader	Muskogee , Ok	32.00	DNS
9	7	28	Lucas Cooksey	Booneville , Ar	31.00	DNS
IMCA Stock Car - A Feature

Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	5	9	Kevin Flock	Muskogee , Ok	40.00
2	11	1S	Mike Smith	Spiro , Ok	39.00
3	2	1	Mike Wiseman	Muskogee , Ok	38.00
4	10	620	Gregory Gutt	Burns Flat, Ok	37.00
5	1	5	Keith Heaslet	Indianola , Ok	36.00
6	4	11H	Cecil Hayes	Pocola, Ok, Ar	35.00
7	8	0	Joey Dunn	Van Buren, Ar	34.00
8	7	33R	Fred Ross	Enterprise , Ok	33.00
9	6	1D	Grant Davis	Muldrow , Ok	32.00
10	3	19S	Kyle Slader	-	31.00	DNS
11	9	1	Tandy Sullivan	Spiro , Ok	0.00	DNS
IMCA Modified - A Feature

Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	18	12H	Mike Hansen	Dickinson , Nd	40.00
2	8	89	Tate Cole	Fort Gibson, Ok	39.00
3	16	60	William Gould	Calera , Ok	38.00
4	1	X15	H Palmer	Muldrow , Ok	37.00
5	12	18	Casey Lindell	Porter , Ok	36.00
6	19	74	Kent Bright	Broken Arrow, Ok	35.00
7	3	6	Jason Payton	Greenwood, Ar, Ar	34.00
8	13	24	Toby Lindell	Muskogee , Ok	33.00
9	6	55	Chuck Bumgarner	Muskogee , Ok	32.00
10	4	38	Larry Tounzen	Van Buren, Ar	31.00
11	11	10J	Chris Nooner	Mcalester , Ok	30.00
12	15	3W	Danny Womack	Bixby , Ok	29.00
13	14	61	Michael Ables	Caddo , Ok	28.00
14	20	88	Kevin Guinn	Fayetteville, Ar, Ar	27.00
15	17	28S	Robert Smith	Van Buren, Ar	26.00
16	9	20	Corey Davis	Lowell , Ar	25.00
17	5	12E	Eric Beshoner	-	24.00
18	2	7D	Jake Davis	Hackett , Ar	23.00	DNS
19	7	12	Johnny Bone Jr	-	22.00	DNS
20	10	57	Robby Hines	Mena , Ar	21.00	DNS
Super Stock - A Feature

Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	6	92	Cody Jones	Fort Smith, Ar	40.00
2	2	17	Neil Johnston	Fort Smith, Ar	39.00
3	12	54	Scooter Scruggs	-	38.00
4	8	X15	H Palmer	Muldrow , Ok	37.00
5	3	64L	Dan Leatherman	Muskogee , Ok	36.00
6	9	26D	Dylan Davlin	Shady Point, Ok	35.00
7	15	26	Gene Davlin	Shady Point, Ok	34.00
8	11	93	Danny Southerland	Shady Point, Ok	33.00
9	10	116	Roy Roberts	Alma , Ar	32.00
10	18	14J	Tj Moore	-	31.00
11	5	75M	Randy Moses Sr	Muskogee , Ok	30.00
12	1	64W	Heath Weston	-	29.00
13	13	313	David Palmer	Sallisaw , Ok	28.00
14	4	1	Grant Davis	Muldrow , Ok	27.00
15	16	11	Brent Robertson	Alma , Ar	26.00
16	7	19S	Kyle Slader	-	25.00	DNS
17	14	77	Travis Vaughn	Pocola , Ok	24.00	DNS
18	17	12	George Rudy	Alma , Ar	23.00	DNS
USRA Modified - A Feature

Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	3	6M	Andy Milliken	Greenwood , Ar	100.00
2	11	88	Chad Wheeler	-	95.00
3	10	1/4	Brandon Hunter	Alma , Ar	91.00
4	2	15	George Martin	Fort Smith, Ar	87.00
5	4	15L	Chris Lewis	Springdale , Ar	84.00
6	20	1T	Ryan Taylor	Muldrow , Ok	81.00
7	7	10H	Randy Henson	Alma , Ar	78.00
8	6	8	Jeremy Vaughn	Pocola , Ok	76.00
9	18	69A	Lonnie Gilleland	Fort Gibson, Ok	74.00
10	19	1/2	Zane Hunter	Alma , Ar	72.00
11	15	5	Daniel Tarkington	Checotah , Ok	70.00
12	16	1	Danny Padilla	Phoenix, Az, Ok	68.00
13	12	33X	Lance Robins	-	66.00
14	1	14	Marlin Shehorn	Russellville , Ar	64.00
15	14	79	Allen Owen	-	62.00
16	5	75	Kyle Ledford	Greenwood , Ar	60.00
17	9	26	Brian Williams	Fayetteville , Ar	58.00
18	17	8M	Dalton Mckenzie	Van Buren, Ar	56.00
19	13	3G	Scott Glover	Hackett , Ar	55.00
20	8	49	Kayden Menasco	-	45.00	DNS

First up on the agenda for the regular race program was heat racing for the Pure Stocks, IMCA Sport Mods, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Modifieds, Super Stocks and the USRA Modifieds. 94 cars took to the track during the heat races.

The intermission was next and gave everyone a chance to make a pit stop at the restrooms and get some of the concession food, including some world famous Menasco BBQ Ribs or a smoked bologna sandwich, an ice cold Coca-Cola soft drink to wash it down with and a funnel cake for desert. There was also over $100 in 50/50 funds given away at intermission, along with the trophy presentations and driver interviews for the previous race program winners.

TOP THREE – PART TWO

The Pure Stock A Feature hit the track first and Ethan Hunter (1/4 – Alma, AR) took home the win as Chris Perkins (88 – Rudy, AR) finished in second ahead of Jacob Cox (99 – Pocola, OK). There was one post-race technical DQ to the original race winner, Wesley Bourne (5 – Rock Island, OK) for not pulling the required cacuum.

The IMCA Sport Mod A Feature was up next and saw 14 year-old Kayden Menasco (49K – Dora, AR) take home the win over Rodney Cantrell (21C – Muskogee, OK) and Logan Ellis (118 – Wagoner, OK).

The IMCA Stock Cars took to the famous high banks next where Mike Wiseman (1 – Muskogee, OK) crossed the finish line first as Kevin Flock (9 – Muskogee, OK) and Keith Heaslet (5 – Indianola, OK) crossed the line in second and third respectively.

On track next was the IMCA Modifieds. Danny Womack (3 – Bixby, OK) took home the checkers as Kreg Dobson (28 – Henryetta, OK) and Mike Hansen (12H – Dickinson, ND) battled it out for second and third.

The Super Stock A Feature had Neil Johnson (17 – Fort Smith, AR) pick up the win over Cody Jones (92 – Fort Smith, AR) in second and Ray Phipps (L7 – Pocola, OK) in third.

The last A Feature of the night was for the USRA Modifieds where Chad Wheeler (88 – Muskogee, OK) emerged the victor after a long 10+ lap side by side battle with George Martin (15 – Fort Smith, AR). Chris Lewis (15L – Springdale, AR) finished in third place.

Complete A Feature results for the April 16TH point races are listed below. All race results, including heats and qualifying features, are available on our website at www.Tri-StateSpeedway.com. Current track point standings are available there, as well.

Pure Stock - A Feature

Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	2	1/4	Ethan Hunter	Alma , Ar	40.00
2	6	88	Chris Perkins	Rudy , Ar	39.00
3	3	99	Jacob Cox	Pocola , Ok	38.00
4	12	20G	Adam Gipson	Lavaca , Ar	37.00
5	7	23	Josh Asher	West Fork, Ar	36.00
6	9	52H	Kendall Hasty	-	35.00
7	11	77B	Bobby Hunter	Haileyville , Ok	34.00
8	1	3	Bill Schiffman	Prairie Grove, Ar	33.00
9	10	5K	Dakota Keys	Prairie Grove, Ar	32.00
10	4	41B	Jalen Brewton	Alma , Ar	31.00
11	8	31W	Jeff Whittenburg	Elkins , Ar	30.00	DNS
12	5	5	Wesley Bourne	Rock Island, Ok	0.00	DQ – Failure to pull cacuum
IMCA Sport Mod - A Feature

Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	7	49K	Kayden Menasco	-	40.00
2	5	21C	Rodney Cantrell	Muskogee , Ok	39.00
3	8	118	Logan Ellis	Wagoner , Ok	38.00
4	2	71	Cody Rongey	Booneville , Ar	37.00
5	4	94	Dustin Leatherman	Muskogee , Ok	36.00
6	9	00	Lynn Combs	Fort Gibson, Ok	35.00
7	3	B12	Charlie Brummett	Mountainburg , Ar	34.00
8	6	84	Caden Ellis	-	33.00
9	1	G8S	Will Gates	Gore , Ok	32.00
10	10	1	Ken Mccarty
IMCA Stock Car - A Feature

Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	9	1	Mike Wiseman	Muskogee , Ok	39.00
2	5	9	Kevin Flock	Muskogee , Ok	38.00
3	2	5	Keith Heaslet	Indianola , Ok	37.00
4	1	11H	Cecil Hayes	Pocola, Ok, Ar	36.00
5	7	1D	Grant Davis	Muldrow , Ok	35.00
6	8	0	Joey Dunn	Van Buren, Ar	34.00
7	4	1S	Mike Smith	Spiro , Ok	33.00
8	3	620	Gregory Gutt	Burns Flat, Ok	32.00
9	6	33R	Andrew Bohanan	, Ok	31.00
IMCA Modified - A Feature

Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	3	3W	Danny Womack	Bixby , Ok	40.00
2	12	28	Kreg Dobson	-	39.00
3	11	12H	Mike Hansen	Dickinson , Nd	38.00
4	8	74	Kent Bright	Broken Arrow, Ok	37.00
5	10	89	Tate Cole	Fort Gibson, Ok	36.00
6	2	88	Kevin Guinn	Fayetteville, Ar, Ar	35.00
7	4	10J	Chris Nooner	Mcalester , Ok	34.00
8	5	38	Larry Tounzen	Van Buren, Ar	33.00
9	15	60	William Gould	Calera , Ok	32.00
10	6	24	Toby Lindell	Muskogee , Ok	31.00
11	14	X15	H Palmer	Muldrow , Ok	30.00
12	17	12E	Eric Beshoner	-	29.00
13	7	55	Chuck Bumgarner	Muskogee , Ok	28.00
14	18	6	Jason Payton	Greenwood, Ar, Ar	27.00
15	16	61	Michael Ables	Caddo , Ok	26.00
16	1	28S	Robert Smith	Van Buren, Ar	25.00
17	9	18	Casey Lindell	Porter , Ok	24.00
18	19	51	Jerry Davis	Lowell , Ar	23.00
19	13	20	Corey Davis	Lowell , Ar	0.00	DNS
Super Stock - A Feature

Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	7	17	Neil Johnston	Fort Smith, Ar	40.00
2	10	92	Cody Jones	Fort Smith, Ar	39.00
3	16	L7	Ray Phipps	-	38.00
4	3	14J	Tj Moore	-	37.00
5	8	26D	Dylan Davlin	Shady Point, Ok	36.00
6	12	71	Jay Rierson	Booneville , Ar	35.00
7	5	75M	Randy Moses Sr	Muskogee , Ok	34.00
8	1	64W	Heath Weston	-	33.00
9	2	1	Grant Davis	Muldrow , Ok	32.00
10	6	116	Roy Roberts	Alma , Ar	31.00
11	13	26	Gene Davlin	Shady Point, Ok	30.00
12	14	313	David Palmer	Sallisaw , Ok	29.00
13	11	54	Scooter Scruggs	-	28.00
14	9	X15	H Palmer	Muldrow , Ok	27.00
15	4	64L	Dan Leatherman	Muskogee , Ok	26.00
16	18	11	Brent Robertson	Alma , Ar	25.00
17	20	74	Matt Fitzgerald	-	24.00
18	15	93	Danny Southerland	Shady Point, Ok	23.00
19	17	65	Dwain Rigsbee	Kansas , Ok	22.00
20	19	39	Robert Southerland	Salisaw , Ok	21.00	DNS
USRA Modified - A Feature

Finish	Start	Car	Driver	Hometown	Points
1	11	88	Chad Wheeler	-	100.00
2	2	15	George Martin	Fort Smith, Ar	95.00
3	5	15L	Chris Lewis	Springdale , Ar	91.00
4	1	14	Marlin Shehorn	Russellville , Ar	87.00
5	12	89	Tate Cole	Fort Gibson, Ok	84.00
6	8	7C	Mike Cook	Conway , Ar	81.00
7	4	75	Kyle Ledford	Greenwood , Ar	78.00
8	17	1	Danny Padilla	Phoenix, Az, Ok	76.00
9	21	5	Daniel Tarkington	Checotah , Ok	74.00
10	14	1/2	Zane Hunter	Alma , Ar	72.00
11	9	8	Jeremy Vaughn	Pocola , Ok	70.00
12	16	3G	Scott Glover	Hackett , Ar	68.00
13	13	1/4	Brandon Hunter	Alma , Ar	66.00
14	3	8M	Dalton Mckenzie	Van Buren, Ar	64.00
15	6	1T	Ryan Taylor	Muldrow , Ok	62.00
16	15	33X	Lance Robins	-	60.00
17	20	79	Allen Owen	-	58.00
18	10	10H	Randy Henson	Alma , Ar	56.00
19	7	6M	Andy Milliken	Greenwood , Ar	55.00
20	18	19	Jc Mattingly	Springdale , Ar	45.00	DNS
21	19	69	Lonnie Gilleland	Fort Gibson, Ok	45.00	DNS

NEXT TIME

Tri-State Speedway will return to action again on April 23RD, 2016 for a night of open wheel point action. Champ Hinton Enterprises will present the Ameri-Flex Hose & Accessories Oil Capital Racing Series Sprint Cars (OCRS) for their first appearance of the 2016 season. Joining them on the famous high banks will be the IMCA Modifieds and the USRA Modifieds in point racing action. The IMCA Sport Mods will also compete, but not for points, as the USRA B-Mods will also join the class for this event. The Pure Stocks, IMCA Stock Cars and Super Stocks will have the night off.

Adult grandstand admission will be $15 and kids (6-12) will be $8. Seniors (65+) will receive a $2 discount and all military personnel (past or present) will receive a $10 discount, with proof of service. (Limit one person per military discount.)

Pit gates will open at 3:00 PM with the grandstands opening at 4:00 PM. Hot laps will begin at 5:30 PM with pre-race ceremonies to follow. Our complete 2016 racing schedule can always be found onthe 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.

We will see YOU soon!

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