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Barnett bags street stock special at I-49 Speedway
Nevada's I-49 Speedway hosted a street stock special Saturday night with 14 cars signing in for a chance to walk away with a big payday.
After winning his heat race and earning pole position, Bob Barnett of Republic, led the main event from start to finish en route to collecting the $600 prize.
Barnett however, had his hands full with competition as Mike Bitner of Frontenac, Kan., was able reel in Barnett with less than five laps to go. Despite his best efforts, Bitner settled for a second-place finish while Ethan Lamons of Savonburg notched a strong third position, moving up from his original starting spot of sixth.
In addition, Greg Cantrell of Joplin advanced a few positions, starting eighth and finishing fourth. Nevada's Karl Lehman rounded out the top five finish.
Mini Stocks
Grayson McKiney of Springfield collected his second feature win as he was able to hold off the pressure applied by John Willard of St. Joseph.
Daniel Long of El Dorado Springs fell just shy of finishing in the second position, instead settling for third. Fourth place went to weekly competitor Mike Baxter of Sheldon, while Tyler Edmiston cruised into fifth place.
Pure Stocks
A second driver collected his second victory of the season. After starting on the front row, Nevada native Matthew Hendren flew to victory lane. Finishing in second was Jaren Powrie, also from Nevada, who also started on the front row in the feature.
Both men held their line and did not give up any ground to fellow competitors. Josh Parcell of Joplin advanced two positions to take the checkers for third place. After starting fourth, Jerry Wheeler of Nevada finished in fourth. Zach Hendren of Nevada finished in the fifth place position after starting eighth.
Midwest Mods
If there has been a dominate driver at the I-49 Speedway this season, it's Rob Muilenburg of Sparta, Missouri. Muilenburg netted his fourth victory of the season Saturday night.
"I'm just happy with how the car is running and with the awesome track the I-49 Speedway crew gives us each week." Muilenburg said.
Muilenburg however, did have to work for the victory as Kyle Thompson of Joplin finished a strong second place. Weekly competitor Kyle Lafferty of Sparta, took third after starting in position five. Bill Schlobohm placed fourth, while Ronnie White of Spring Hill finished fifth.
B-Mods
No stranger to I-49 Speedway, Liberal's Matthew Rose captured his first win of the season in the B-Mod class. This is the fifth different driver to find victory lane in the B-Mod class this year alone.
Rose started on the pole and led every lap of the feature event. Tim Phillips of Fort Scott, in search of a great birthday gift, had to settle for a solid second place finish as he was challenged by Springfield's J.C. Morton who nabbed third. In his first trip to the speedway this season, Jon Sheets of Nevada, started eighth and moved up four sports for the fourth place finish. Andrew Smith of Rogersville coasted to the fifth place finished.
Late Models
Verona's Dustin Mooneyham earned third place in the Late Model holding off challenger Billy Humble of Rich Hill to fly the checkers for his third victory of the season.
Humble finished runner-up as weekly competitor Craig Wood of El Dorado Springs would slide into the third position. Jessy Willard was the man on the move as he started 10th before finishing fourth. Larry Jones of El Dorado Springs finished in the fifth spot.
Up next
The next I-49 Speedway event is slated for 7 p.m., Saturday, July 2 as the track will host a $1,500-to-win 50-lap race. In addition, a firework display/show will take placed during intermission.