DRC King of Compact Night a Success at MRP

With lots of extra money on the line and the prestige of winning the DRC.net King of Compact race there were many cars on hand trying to claim the crown. At the start of the night there were 33 total cars and 3 previous Kings on hand to do battle. Starting with 4 heat races at the beginning of the night the action would be tight and furious to not only make it into the feature but to place in the top two positions and qualify for the $200 winner take all Alsip Masonry Dash for Cash event prior to the A-main event. Heat #1 was won by Kyle Purdy of Maysville, Ky. In heat race #2 it was Lucas Jackson of North,Vernon Indiana taking the win from his seventh starting position showing he was a guy to be watched. In the third heat race it was Mt Orab, Ohio’s Clyde Pack taking the checkered flag while Bradley Miller of Jeff,Ohio winning heat race #4. In the dash event it was Lucas Jackson taking the win and the $200 bonus over Purdy, Austin Burton and Miller. The last chance races were won by Ryan Eversole and Keegan Cox. The cars not transferring to the A-main event ran a Diamond Cut Lawn Care “Best of the Rest” race and it was Kevin Stamper winning that event. In the feature it was a 24 car starting field and Jackson would lead the first four laps and take the extra lap money provided to the lap leaders but it was Purdy who would make the pass stick and lead beginning on lap #5. The first caution would wave on lap 12 as Colin Green would get sideways and make contact with Matt Murrell sending the Sardinia, Ohio driver over onto his side for the second time this season. On the restart it was again Purdy out front but past Kings Jerry Gibson III and Rex Smith Jr were the guys on the move as they went from their 13th and 15th starting positions to fifth and sixth on the restart. One the white flag things got exciting as Jackson would make contact with Purdy in Turn #1 and take the lead as the two cars headed down the backstretch. As they came off of turn #4 Purdy repaid the contact and actually passed Jackson who would spin across the line in second spot. In victory lane it was Kyle Purdy being presented his crown by last years King, Willie Butler. In addition to the $1,000 prize for first place and the jeweled crown Purdy would take home over $300 in bonus money that the DRC.net had also raised. Jackson would get second spot followed by Miller,Burton, and Smith.

In the late model portion of the DRC Night a nice field of cars were on hand and in heat race action it was was Edinburgh,Indiana’s Chad Stapleton and Middletown,Ohio’s John Whitney Jr. taking the wins and setting the starting lineup for the 25 lap feature event. At the green it was Stapleton out front with Whitney in close pursuit follwed by James Rice of Verona,Ky, Bill Sheets of Milan,Indiana and Cincinnati’s Ethan Burgess. Despite cautions on lap 9,10, and 12 for minor spins it was still Stapleton out front with Whitney unable to do anything in second spot. Meanwhile back in the pack it was Jesse Lay of Verona,Ky on the move as he had moved to 5th by lap 12 from his outside row four starting spot. As the laps wore on Lay would work his way to second spot with five laps remaining but could not put up a challenge to Stapleton. Chad would claim his 5th feature win of the season at MRP and a bonus from Dirtondirt.com in his Barry Wright Racecar sponsored by Bowman Dodge, Jones Core, Roger’s Bar, and K & L Machine. Lay would come home second with Whitney, James Rice, and Sheets rounding out the top five spots.

In the UMP modified feature it was all Matt Hamilton as the Aurora, Indiana driver claimed his second consecutive victory and fourth on the season at MRP. His Lightning Chassis, JTS Enterprises, OTS, Schmoes Collision sponsored machine would be on rails as Matt would jump to the lead at the green flag and take his car to over a half a track lead at the end of the race. The best racing would be well behind Matt as Dave Jamison and Weasel Rhoades would battle for side by side for most of the feature before Rhoades was able to take control of second spot. Josh Rice would get past Jamison to take control of third spot while Jimmy Lennex would come home in fifth position.

In the final division of the night there was continued action with lots of action as the top five cars ran side by side for the first eight laps before Sean Jones would get past Spensor Watson for second position and set his sights on leader Rusty Yarger. On lap 10 it was Miles Tarvin and Spensor Watson tangling off of turn #4 and coming to a stop at top of race track. On the restart it was Jones the new leader and the Georgetown, Ohio driver would go on to claim his second feature win in a row. Yarger would come home second with Boog Verdon, Kyle Tarvin, and Miles Tarvin rounding out the top five spots. – See more at: http://www.molerracewaypark.com/#sthash.uxUs3UQu.dpuf