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Johnny Bone Jr. Scores 1st Win of NCRA vs. USRA Challenge
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Park City, Kansas – May 26, 2012 – Johnny Bone, Jr. of Pea Ridge, Arkansas took the lead on a lap two restart and never looked back as he won Saturday night’s National Championship Racing Association of Park City, Kansas presented by Precise Racing Products modified feature finale at 81 Speedway in Park City.
Tyler Davis started on the pole for the thirty lap feature and beat
outside front row starter Ross Shipman into turn one and two on the start to take
the early lead with third starting Bone taking the runner up position.
Only one lap was complete before the first caution of the race fell when
rookie contender Jon Thompson got loose coming out of turn three and hit the
back stretch wall.
On the restart Bone got around Davis entering turns one and two with both
drivers still battling for the top spot coming out of turn four but the
caution would quickly wave again before that lap was complete when Marc Hurd
spun in turns three and four. At this same point, Jason McGehee, who won the
season opener, came to a stop with damage to his #5* car ending his
night.
The restart saw Davis and Bone once again battle for the lead but this
time Bone would make the pass heading down the back stretch for good. Brian
Franz, the career modified feature winner at 81 Speedway, also got around
Davis for the runner up spot and looked to chase down Bone.
Bone, aboard his familiar #12 Home Grown Racing Engines powered TRE by
Bone chassis, would pull away from the field, opening up to a ten car length
lead by lap eight. That’s when the caution would wave again, this time for a
Travis Johnson spin in turn four.
Once racing action resumed so did Bone’s torrid pace out front as he had
opened a half stretch lead by the races midway point over Franz.
Behind the two front runners, however, the battle for third was a back and
forth effort between Davis and Shipman. Former five-time series champion
John Allen, who had worked his way up from the “C” feature, joined to make
it a three car battle for third with ten laps to go.
A couple more cautions for spins slowed the pace, including one with two
laps to go. However there was no catching Bone on this night as he went on
to claim the $1000 victory by ten car lengths over Franz.
“The track was really good tonight,” said Bone in victory lane. “I tried
the top there early and then down in one and two there was enough moisture
where I could get a good bite. I just stayed there until somebody showed me
different.”
Davis and Allen traded body panels and positions the final five laps for
the third spot before Davis claimed the position coming out of turn four on
the final lap. Allen’s start from thirteenth ended with a fourth place
finish with Shipman rounding out the top five.
The ten lap heat races for the thirty-six car field were won by Thompson,
Davis, Straun Taylor and Franz.
Thomas Tillison, Jr. won the eight lap “C” feature while Tanner Mullins
claimed the twelve lap “B” feature.
The tour will load up over night before making their first and only
appearance of the season during the annual Dwaine Whitworth Memorial at Humboldt
Speedway in Humboldt, Kansas to wrap up the Memorial weekend of racing for
the series on Sunday night.
NCRA Modifieds
Youth Hornets – A Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 2 74 Dale Shockey Wichita , Ks 60.00
2 1 3T Tanner Thiel Hutchinson , Ks 55.00
3 3 41J Brady Lanphier Wichita , Ks 50.00
4 4 D1 Dustin Bolster Belle Plaine, Ks 45.00
5 5 15E Elliott May Lyons , Ks 40.00
6 6 1 Aj Miranda Mulvane , Ks 35.00
Hornets – A Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 3 3 Brian Dunsworth Hutchinson , Ks 60.00
2 1 44 Braden Stoner Wichita , Ks 55.00
3 2 33 Bradley Shipman Haysville , Ks 50.00
4 7 E99 Kyle Eidson Valley Center, Ks 45.00
5 8 86M Marquez Masters Park City, Ks 40.00
6 5 18 Keifer Parrish Derby , Ks 35.00
7 6 14 Victoria White Wichita , Ks 30.00
8 9 14R Ryan Quiring Wichita , Ks 25.00
9 4 171 Kimberlin Hall Wichita , Ks 0.00 DNF
10 10 81K Khristian Staggs Fredonia , Ks 0.00 DNS
Hobby Stocks – A Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 6 57 Daniel Hauserman Wichita , Ks 60.00
2 2 88H Rich Higerd Hutchinson , Ks 55.00
3 4 68 Jeremy Buckley Augusta , Ks 50.00
4 8 69R Jason Dickey Sedgwick , Ks 45.00
5 9 7T Ron Arehart Wichita , Ks 40.00
6 7 22 Trever Campbell Wichita , Ks 35.00
7 3 747 Henry Vaughn Iii Wichita , Ks 30.00
8 1 7L L.k. Sisney Jr. Ponca City, Ok 0.00 DNF
9 5 37B Brandon Stringfellow Wichita , Ks 0.00 DNF
Thumpers – A Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 2 10-4 Adam Popp Haven , Ks 60.00
2 2 2 Rustin Wilson Wichita , Ks 55.00
3 3 8D Devin Hammann Wichita , Ks 50.00
4 4 164 James Weve Hutchinson , Ks 45.00
5 5 6 John Cohoon Wichita , Ks 40.00
6 14 63K Kelly Blanton Haven , Ks 35.00
7 5 N50 Rod Northcutt Wichita , Ks 30.00
8 11 23 Tyler Stucky Moundridge , Ks 25.00
9 7 35A Brandon Evans Valley Center, Ks 20.00
10 10 82M Glen Mcgeoch Wichita , Ks 15.00
11 10 13DC Darin Cain Hutchinson , Ks 10.00
12 12 21 Ron Creech Wichita , Ks 5.00
13 6 26M Robert Mount Wichita , Ks 5.00
14 9 70 Harold Woolery Augusta , Ks 5.00
15 13 9 Ryan Stillwell Wichita , Ks 5.00
16 12 81S Alex Staggs Fredonia , Ks 5.00 DNF
17 1 7 Shawn Bretthauer Halstead , Ks 5.00 DNF
18 15 57X Levi Hauserman Wichita , Ks 5.00 DNF
19 8 121 Greg Lynch Hutchinson , Ks 5.00 DNF
Rookie Modifieds – A Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 8 64 Jimmy Brozek Stafford , Ks 60.00
2 15 747C Cuyler Calkin Derby , Ks 55.00
3 9 36 Chris Purkey Park City, Ks 50.00
4 7 07 Zack Suhr Wichita , Ks 45.00
5 6 12J Cory Johnston Wichita , Ks 40.00
6 5 45 Scott Squier Wichita , Ks 35.00
7 4 114 Mike Davis Hutchinson , Ks 30.00
8 11 24 Brandon Miller Hutchinson , Ks 25.00
9 14 06 Andrew Wallace Wichita , Ks 20.00
10 16 66 James Wisdom Arlington , Ks 15.00
11 2 13 David Shoate Wichita , Ks 10.00
12 1 747 Colton Eck Goddard , Ks 5.00
13 3 49 J.r. Sandlian Wichita , Ks 5.00
14 12 75J Jeff Carrell Wichita , Ks 5.00 DNF
15 13 15S Johnny Brozek Goddard , Ks 5.00 DNF
16 10 99C Craig Crossette Valley Center, Ks 5.00 DNF
17 17 8L Jerry Loffland Haysville , Ks 0.00 DNS
NCRA Modifieds – NCRA Mod A
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 6 12X Johnny Bone Jr. Pea Ridge, Ar 0.00
2 4 86 Brian Franz Halstead , Ks 150.00
3 2 65 Tyler Davis Derby , Ks 145.00
4 13 98 John Allen Chanute , Ks 0.00
5 7 91 Ross Shipman Belle Plaine, Ks 140.00
6 11 02 Tanner Mullens Wichita , Ks 135.00
7 14 85 Thomas Tillison Jr. Wellston , Ok 0.00
8 12 10 Marc Hurd Wichita , Ks 130.00
9 17 96 Jim Johnson Derby , Ks 125.00
10 8 3K Kirk Coleman Wichita , Ks 120.00
11 11 4 Dan Powers Wichita , Ks 115.00
12 5 2 Richie Wilson Wichita , Ks 110.00
13 18 22 Dustin Belcher Wichita , Ks 105.00
14 20 21B Bryce Schniepp Wichita , Ks 0.00
15 3 911J Straun Taylor Hutchinson , Ks 100.00
16 10 M1 Scott Miller Hutchinson , Ks 95.00
17 15 51 Travis Johnson Enid , Ok 0.00
18 16 5* Jason Mcgehee Wichita , Ks 90.00
19 1 75 Jon Thompson Superior , Ne 85.00
20 19 D8 Don Hodge Wichita , Ks 80.00