HUMBOLDT — Friday night skies over Humboldt Speedway may have been cloudless, but thunder and lightning were ever present as the MLRA Late Models made their annual visit, bringing a field of 29 cars and a truckload of excitement.
Billings, Mo., driver Jessie Stovall had been pursuing his first series feature win at tracks throughout the Midwest. He found the right mixture at Humboldt, leading wire to wire to hold back the top guns of the MLRA tour, including runner-up Brad Looney, third-place finisher Tony Jackson Jr., Mark Dotson and Ryan Gustin (the reigning King of America in USMTS Modifieds.)
Ryan McAninich brought home another win in the McCarthy Auto Group/USRA Modified feature. Justin Rexwinkle ran second. Third fell to Steven Bowers Jr., with Paden Phillips fourth and Grant Junghans fifth.
For the second week in a row, Randy Zimmerman was the man to beat in Ray’s Metal Depot B-Mod action, this week coming from the fourth row to win. Second went to Jeremy Chambers, while Blake Davis was third. Dusty Campbell finished fourth, and Tyler Kidwell fifth.
It took all he had, but Derrek Wilson held off Mike Churning to claim the Whitworth Construction Pure Stock feature. Donnie Devers came from deep in the field to finish third, Brandon Weide and Wayne Johnson rounded out the top five.
After a hard-fought Factory Stock feature, Tyler James took Friday night’s checkered flag, despite the best efforts of second-place finisher David Matlock and Jeremy Wilson, who placed third. Clint Drake was fourth, Matt Rowe was fifth.
Mid-season champions will be crowned this Friday. Travis Marvin and his band will perform live after the races.
Mo. driver takes Late Model trophy
