Johnson, Scroggins, James, Gaddis & Slader (x2) Win Kegger Features

Last Updated: 26 September 2016

Rob Nugent, Track Announcer/Social Media

THE EVENT

POCOLA, OK (March 20TH, 2016) – The weather people were mostly wrong all weekend for the 37^th Annual Cecil Harlan Memorial Kegger presented by The Mower Shop, Inc. and benefitting the local Make-A-Wish Foundation Mid-South chapter. Practice on the 17TH was as predicted, weather-wise, with over 70 cars on hand. Then the rains came on the 18TH. What was supposed to be a few small quick showers turned into over an inch of rain and wiped out qualifying, which pushed everything forward one day. Qualifying on the 19TH was, as predicted, very windy and cold. The finals on the 20TH was supposed to be sunny and no wind. There was sun at times, but it stayed windy all afternoon. Weatherman’s grade for the weekend? D.

The finals afternoon kicked off after hot laps with an interview with the owner of The Mower Shop, Inc. about their promotion of giving away a free Grasshopper mower with their Make-A-Wish Foundation activities.

A remembrance of the late Cecil Harlan was read. Cecil was the former owner and promoter for more than 20 years of Tri-State Speedway and passed in 2011, after a battle with Lou Gehrig’s Disease. That was followed by the invocation and a parade lap with the nation’s colors during the National Anthem. The first green flag of the afternoon was waved by Tamyra Hanna, Cecil’s daughter.

First up on the last day of competition was the five B Features for the cars not already locked into the A Feature from the previous day of qualifying, where the top eight cars were set. This was followed by a short hot lap session for those locked in cars.

The intermission gave everyone a chance to stretch their legs and get some of the concession food, including some world famous Menasco BBQ and a hot beverage to wash it all down with. There was also some 50/50 funds given away at intermission, along with some Frisbees tossed into the stands with free food and drink items, as well as free admission passes for future racing.

Also during intermission there was a collection taken for the Skelton family whose car hauler caught fire early on Sunday causing a complete loss of their race car, hauler and tow vehicle. They also lost clothing and other personal items inside the hauler. We will post information soon on how you can help this family in their time of need.

TOP THREE

The Pure Stock A Feature hit the track first and Dylan Johnson (2321) took home the win as Jalen Brewton (41B – Alma, AR) finished in second ahead of Chris Perkins (88 - Rudy, AR). These were actually the fifth, sixth and seventh place cars across the finish line. However, the top four cars were all DQ’d for spring spacers.

The IMCA Sport Mod A Feature was up next and saw Aaron Scroggins (1/4 – Neosho, MO) pick up the win as Steve Butler (40 – Siloam Springs, AR) finished in second and Camden Perry (14C - Lincoln, AR) in third. There was also a tech DQ in this class on for a trailing arm violation and also a DQ for an engine set back violation.

Next up was the IMCA Stock Car A Feature that saw Kyle Slader (19S - Muskogee OK) pick up his first win of the afternoon ahead of Kris Vaughn (35) and Andrew Bohanan (33R – Stigler, OK).

The Super Stock A Feature rolled out next and saw Kyle Slader (19S - Muskogee OK), win his second feature of the afternoon as Tony Anglin (327 – Walnut Ridge, AR) and Brint Hartwick (9 – Red Bud, AR) finished in second and third, respectively.

The IIMCA Modified A feature saw Jeff James (71) take home the $2,000 paycheck for the win while Tate Cole (89 – Fort Gibson, OK) finished in second ahead of Richie Tosh (11).

The TSS Modified A feature was up last with Kenny Gaddis (2) taking home the checkers ahead of Myles Newman (III – Alma, AR) and Brent Holman (17 – Rogers, AR) in third.

There was also a $100 Cecil Harlan Hard Charger Award presented by Slader Race Cars in the IMCA Sport Mod class that was awarded to Steve Butler (40 - Siloam Springs, AR).

Complete A Feature results 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:

1	2312	Dylan Johnson	-
2	41B	Jalen Brewton	Alma , Ar
3	88	Chris Perkins	Rudy , Ar
4	99	Jacob Cox	Pocola , Ok
5	1/4	Ethan Hunter	Alma , Ar
6	55	Justin Johnson	Fort Smith, Ar
7	69	Andy Burnett	-
8	23	Josh Asher	West Fork, Ar
9	3	Bill Schiffman	Prairie Grove, Ar
10	42	Jeffrey Payton	Hackett , Ar
11	18K	Kyle McAllister	Fort Smith, Ar	DQ - Spring Spacers
12	27	H Palmer	Muldrow , Ok	DQ - Spring Spacers
13	119	Austin Farnam	Fort Smith, Ar	DQ - Spring Spacers
14	1P	Marshall Penson	Van Buren, Ar	DQ - Spring Spacers

IMCA SPORT MOD A FEATURE:

1	1/4	Aaron Scroggins	Neosho , Mo
2	40	Steve Butler	Siloam Springs, Ar
3	14C	Camden Perry	-
4	49K	Kayden Menasco	-
5	28	Dean Green	Siloam Springs, Ar
6	97S	Steve Little	-
7	1XX	Chris Hawkins	Neosho , Mo
8	88B	Hunter Byers	-
9	5	Michael Hiniker	Rogers , Ar
10	19	Dennis Slader	Muskogee , Ok
11	94	Dustin Leatherman	Muskogee , Ok
12	8H	John Sheets	Nevada , Mo
13	710	Davis Givens	-
14	49	Tate Cole	Fort Gibson, Ok
15	19S	Kyle Slader	-
16	3B	Dallas Sales	Webb City, Mo
17	118	Logan Ellis	Wagoner , Ok	DQ - Engine Setback
18	71	Cody Rongey	Booneville , Ar	DQ - Trailing Arms

IMCA STOCK CAR:

1	19S	Kyle Slader	-
2	35	Kris Vaughn	-
3	33R	Andrew Bohanan	, Ok
4	55	Chuck Smith	Van Buren, Ar
5	1	Mike Wiseman	Muskogee , Ok
6	95	Mark Smith	-
7	5	Keith Heaslet	Indianola , Ok
8	77W	Kyle Woody	Crowder, Ok
9	77	Taylor Hubbard	-
10	1S	Tandy Sullivan	Spiro , Ok
11	0	Joey Dunn	Van Buren, Ar
12	327	Dale Richardson	Muskogee , Ok

IMCA MODIFIED:

1	71	Jeff James	-
2	89	Tate Cole	Fort Gibson, Ok
3	11	Richie Tosh	-
4	01A	Drew Armstrong	Alexander , Ar
5	V31	Todd Van Eaton	-
6	9	Brint Hartwick	-
7	12	Johnny Bone Jr	-
8	57D	Jimmy Dixon	Benton , Ar
9	55	Chuck Bumgarner	Muskogee , Ok
10	7S	Troy Schaberg	-
11	Z28	Doug Jones	-
12	12E	Eric Beshoner	Fort Smith, Ar
13	7X	Mikey Bell	-
14	7D	Jake Davis	Hackett , Ar
15	6	Jason Payton	Greenwood, Ar
16	72	Shannon Reheard	Muskogee , Ok
17	38	Larry Tounzen	Van Buren, Ar
18	X15	H Palmer	Muldrow , Ok

SUPER STOCK:

1	19S	Kyle Slader	-
2	327	Tony Anglin	Walnut Ridge, Ar
3	9	Brint Hartwick	-
4	7X	Mikey Bell	-
5	5T	Daniel Tarkington	Checotah , Ok
6	92	Cody Jones	-
7	333	Tyler Hopson	Fort Gibson, Ok
8	75M	Randy Moses Sr	Muskogee , Ok
9	1	Grant Davis	Muldrow , Ok
10	76	Chance Asher	Muldrow , Ok
11	25	Jim Philpot	Greenwood , Ar
12	7	Ricky Wrinkle	Star City, Ar
13	36	Jay Anderson	Springdale , Ar
14	77	Hayden Chavers	Jonesboro , Ar
15	64L	Dan Leatherman	Muskogee , Ok
16	17	Neil Johnston	Fort Smith, Ar
17	135	Burl Woods	Republic , Mo
18	10-4	Billy Wheeler	Muldrow , Ok
19	64W	Heath Weston	-
20	96K	Shane Hickey	Fort Smith, Ar

TSS MODIFIED:

1	2	Kenny Gaddis	-
2	III	Myles Newman	Alma , Ar
3	17	Brent Holman	Rogers , Ar
4	7	Sean Gaddis	-
5	75	Kyle Ledford	Greenwood , Ar
6	1/4	Zane Hunter	Alma , Ar
7	8	Jeremy Vaughn	Pocola , Ok
8	127	Andy Morris	Fort Gibson, Ok
9	5	Steve Holzkamper	Gentry , Ar
10	27	Dan Morris	Fort Gibson, Ok
11	15L	Chris Lewis	Springdale , Ar
12	19	JC Mattingly	-
13	J51	Brandon Force	Pea Ridge, Ar
14	1T	Ryan Taylor	Muldrow , Ok
15	8S	John Sheets	Nevada , Mo
16	11N	Gene Nicholas	Lowell , Ar
17	28	Martin "Scooter" Hemphill	Spiro , Ok
18	79	Allen Owen	-
19	6M	Andy Milliken	Greenwood , Ar
20	777	Mike Camarillo	Webb City, Mo
21	15	George Martin	Fort Smith, Ar
22	11	Dustin Allen	Enid , Ok
23	107	Brandon Givens	-

NEXT TIME

Tri-State Speedway will return to action again on March 29TH, 2016 for a night of point racing in all classes, except the Super Stocks. The Easter Bunny will also be on hand with candy and photos for the kids.

Pit gates will open at 4:00 PM with the grandstands opening at 5:00 PM. Hot laps will begin at 6:30 PM with pre-race ceremonies to follow. Information on admission pricing and our complete 2016 racing schedule can always be found on our website at www.Tri-StateSpeedway.com 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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