Collins, Harrison, Lyons, Jackson & Fisher take victories at Tri-City Speedway!

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Pontoon Beach, IL (September 14, 2007) Tri-City Speedway hosted their Season Championship Night in which Champions for the 2007 racing season were crowned in all five divisions. There were 140 race cars on hand in the five divisions to compete in the night's events. In the Late Model division, Bryan Collins of Elsberry, Missouri started the night with a slim nine point lead in the championship point standings over Mark Faust. Collins was able to secure the championship with a dominating performance as he stormed to his fourth victory of the 2007 season at Tri-City Speedway. Collins led all twenty-five laps of the main event and was mostly unchallenged for the win. Billy Faust was able to get close to Collins while they were in heavy lapped traffic, but once Collins cleared the lapped cars, he pulled away and earned a convincing victory. Billy Faust took second, Tim Manville crossed the line in third with Rick Salter taking fourth and Rusty Griffaw rounded out the top five.

Marty Smith, Jr. of Troy, Illinois claimed the Modified Championship with his second place finish in the main event. Bobby Martintoni, who started the night just twelve points behind Smith, jumped to the early lead in the main event. Smith faded all the way back to fifth in the early laps. After falling back, Smith moved to the top and came flying to the front. Just three laps after moving to the top, Smith took the lead from Martintoni. Mike Harrison went to the top as well after watching Smith go by him. Harrison followed Smith past Martintoni and into the second position. The two raced nose to tail around the top with Martintoni challenging around the bottom. As they reached lapped traffic, Harrison made a strong move through the middle of the track to sweep past Smith and several lapped cars to take the lead. Harrison would hold on and take the win with Smith finishing second and Martintoni third. Tim Hancock would finish fourth and Kyle Byerline completed the top five.

Nick Lyons of Centralia, Illinois wrapped up the championship in the CARS Late Model division with his seventh victory of the 2007 season at Tri-City Speedway. Lyons led all twenty laps of the main event as Rylan Dagg tried to mount a challenge by using the middle groove. But as the laps went by, his line began to go away. Mark Oller, who started in the middle of the pack, raced his way toward the front and moved past Dagg with three laps remaining to take over the second spot, but ran out of laps to chase down Lyons. Ron Sensel also got by Dagg in the closing laps to finish third. Dagg would finish fourth with Casey Montague completing the top five.

Josh Jackson of South Roxana, Illinois also wrapped up the Street Stock Championship with a victory. It was Jackson's fourth victory of the 2007 season at Tri-City Speedway. Tommy Gegg battled with Jackson for most of the event for the top spot, but had to settle for the second spot. Sam Kizer would finish third, with Jim Bell fourth and Ricky Huebner fifth.

Ryan Eilers of Highland, Illinois earned the Factory Stock Championship. Eilers battled fiercly with Chris Fisher in the main event as the two raced side-by-side lap after lap. Fisher would edge out Eilers at the finish line to steal a little of the thunder from Eiler's championship clinching event. David Shaw would finish third with Aaron Wood fourth and Conrad Miner completed the top five.

Results–Tri-City Speedway Pontoon Beach, IL-9/14/2007
C.A.R.S. Late Models : A-Main 01–28 Cars
1 2x NICK LYONS (*C) Centralia, IL
2 67 MARK OLLER (*C) Highland, IL
3 36 RONALD SENSEL (*C) Saint Jacob, IL
4 r52 RYLAN DAGG (*C) Wayne City, IL
5 1 CASEY MONTAGUE (*C) Lebanon, IL
6 18 BOBBY DAUDERMAN Alhambra, IL
7 23 BRIAN McCORMICK (*C) Cottage Hills, IL
8 6 RAY EMLING JR (*C) Du Quoin, IL
9 51B CHAD BURKS Herrin, IL
10 16 GARRETT BRITTON Benton, IL
11 59h AARON HECK (*C) Mount Vernon, IL
12 37 DANNY MOSER
13 14c SHANE COCKRUM Benton, IL
14 72 BRAD YOTTER Bethalto, IL
15 45T TRISTA STEVENSON Pocahontas, IL
16 g35 MIKE GALLOWAY
17 10 DJ CYGAN Saint Jacob, IL
18 30 RYAN SEGER Saint Jacob, IL
19 99 CHUCK ADAMS Piedmont, MO
20 U2 DANNY JOLLY Christopher, IL
21 24 DARIN WALKER Bowling Green, MO
22 55 DANIEL HECK (*C) Mount Vernon, IL
23 92TK TOMMY KRANKEL DNS

C.A.R.S. Late Models : B-Main 01
1 U2 DANNY JOLLY Christopher, IL
2 92TK TOMMY KRANKEL
3 99 CHUCK ADAMS Piedmont, MO
4 30 RYAN SEGER Saint Jacob, IL
5 45T TRISTA STEVENSON Pocahontas, IL
6 77 NEAL McPHILLIPS Highland, IL
7 10jb JAMES BURRELL
8 74 JOHN CRENSHAW Madison, IL
9 92K BRANT KEHRER New Memphis, IL
10 62 MARK SANDERS South Roxana, IL

C.A.R.S. Late Models : Heat 01
1 2x NICK LYONS (*C) Centralia, IL
2 51B CHAD BURKS Herrin, IL
3 37 DANNY MOSER
4 59h AARON HECK (*C) Mount Vernon, IL
5 72 BRAD YOTTER Bethalto, IL
6 14c SHANE COCKRUM Benton, IL
7 92TK TOMMY KRANKEL
8 1 CASEY MONTAGUE (*C) Lebanon, IL
9 74 JOHN CRENSHAW Madison, IL
10 62 MARK SANDERS South Roxana, IL

C.A.R.S. Late Models : Heat 02
1 55 DANIEL HECK (*C) Mount Vernon, IL
2 16 GARRETT BRITTON Benton, IL
3 24 DARIN WALKER Bowling Green, MO
4 10 DJ CYGAN Saint Jacob, IL
5 g35 MIKE GALLOWAY
6 U2 DANNY JOLLY Christopher, IL
7 30 RYAN SEGER Saint Jacob, IL
8 77 NEAL McPHILLIPS Highland, IL
9 45T TRISTA STEVENSON Pocahontas, IL

C.A.R.S. Late Models : Heat 03
1 r52 RYLAN DAGG (*C) Wayne City, IL
2 67 MARK OLLER (*C) Highland, IL
3 23 BRIAN McCORMICK (*C) Cottage Hills, IL
4 18 BOBBY DAUDERMAN Alhambra, IL
5 6 RAY EMLING JR (*C) Du Quoin, IL
6 36 RONALD SENSEL (*C) Saint Jacob, IL
7 10jb JAMES BURRELL
8 99 CHUCK ADAMS Piedmont, MO
9 92K BRANT KEHRER New Memphis, IL

Factory Stocks : A-Main 01–18 Cars
1 f5 CHRIS FISHER Festus, MO
2 3 RYAN EILERS (*F) Highland, IL
3 2b DAVID SHAW (*F) Worden, IL
4 2x AARON WOOD (*F) Troy, IL
5 7 CONRAD MINER Arnold, MO
6 196 JON RIPPERDA Bartelso, IL
7 8t TJ EILERS (*F) Highland, IL
8 101 JEFF BUSS Carlyle, IL
9 1j ANDY JACKSON (*F) CAHOKIA, IL
10 71 CODY CONNER
11 41 CARL SMITH (*F) Caseyville, IL
12 9X JUSTIN SUHRE Alhambra, IL
13 3 JONATHAN SCHULTE (*F) Pierron, IL
14 24s JASON SUHRE
15 8TR ROBERT RICHARDS Troy, IL
16 9T TRAVIS HORNER Alhambra, IL
17 22C JERRY COVER
18 41S JOSEPH SWIP Maryville, IL

Factory Stocks : Heat 01
1 2b DAVID SHAW (*F) Worden, IL
2 3 RYAN EILERS (*F) Highland, IL
3 7 CONRAD MINER Arnold, MO
4 8t TJ EILERS (*F) Highland, IL
5 101 JEFF BUSS Carlyle, IL
6 41 CARL SMITH (*F) Caseyville, IL
7 3 JONATHAN SCHULTE (*F) Pierron, IL
8 8TR ROBERT RICHARDS Troy, IL
9 22C JERRY COVER

Factory Stocks : Heat 02
1 f5 CHRIS FISHER Festus, MO
2 1j ANDY JACKSON (*F) CAHOKIA, IL
3 2x AARON WOOD (*F) Troy, IL
4 196 JON RIPPERDA Bartelso, IL
5 9X JUSTIN SUHRE Alhambra, IL
6 71 CODY CONNER
7 9T TRAVIS HORNER Alhambra, IL
8 24s JASON SUHRE
9 41S JOSEPH SWIP Maryville, IL

Late Models : A-Main 01–27 Cars
1 11z BRYAN COLLINS (*L) Elsberry, MO
2 92b BILLY FAUST (*L) Lebanon, IL
3 33 TIM MANVILLE Highland, IL
4 1s RICK SALTER (*L) Albers, IL
5 16G RUSTY GRIFFAW (*L) Festus, MO
6 13 DEWAYNE KIEFER St. Genevieve, MO
7 30 MARK VOIGT (*L) Marine, IL
8 92m MARK FAUST (*L) Breese, IL
9 82 BILLY LAYCOCK Marine, IL
10 7 RICH LAWSON House Springs, MO
11 38L RYAN LITTLE Springfield, IL
12 30s CRAIG SMITH (*L) Godfrey, IL
13 24 DICK TAYLOR Springfield, IL
14 55 GARY WILSON Frankford, MO
15 70 BILL WILLIAMSON (*L) Wood River, IL
16 51X STEVE SHIVE Saint Peters, MO
17 77B CLAY BAUMANN # Highland, IL
18 11D BRIAN DIVELEY Springfield, IL
19 96 MATT KOCH
20 78 CHAD ZOBRIST Highland, IL
21 360 JOHN (BJ) SEETS JR. Brighton, IL
22 35 CLAUDE WALKER (*L) Moro, IL

Late Models : B-Main 01
1 24 DICK TAYLOR Springfield, IL
2 78 CHAD ZOBRIST Highland, IL
3 360 JOHN (BJ) SEETS JR. Brighton, IL
4 77B CLAY BAUMANN # Highland, IL
5 15 CHRIS FETTER (*L) Troy, MO
6 22 DAN JACOBER
7 k9 GARY OWENS Chaffee, MO
8 55x DON PATTON (*S) Cottage Hills, IL
9 50g JOE GARSON Highland, IL

Late Models : Heat 01
1 30 MARK VOIGT (*L) Marine, IL
2 33 TIM MANVILLE Highland, IL
3 30s CRAIG SMITH (*L) Godfrey, IL
4 7 RICH LAWSON House Springs, MO
5 55 GARY WILSON Frankford, MO
6 70 BILL WILLIAMSON (*L) Wood River, IL
7 55x DON PATTON (*S) Cottage Hills, IL
8 k9 GARY OWENS Chaffee, MO
9 15 CHRIS FETTER (*L) Troy, MO

Late Models : Heat 02
1 38L RYAN LITTLE Springfield, IL
2 1s RICK SALTER (*L) Albers, IL
3 11D BRIAN DIVELEY Springfield, IL
4 13 DEWAYNE KIEFER St. Genevieve, MO
5 35 CLAUDE WALKER (*L) Moro, IL
6 96 MATT KOCH
7 22 DAN JACOBER
8 360 JOHN (BJ) SEETS JR. Brighton, IL
9 50g JOE GARSON Highland, IL

Late Models : Heat 03
1 11z BRYAN COLLINS (*L) Elsberry, MO
2 92b BILLY FAUST (*L) Lebanon, IL
3 16G RUSTY GRIFFAW (*L) Festus, MO
4 82 BILLY LAYCOCK Marine, IL
5 51X STEVE SHIVE Saint Peters, MO
6 24 DICK TAYLOR Springfield, IL
7 92m MARK FAUST (*L) Breese, IL
8 78 CHAD ZOBRIST Highland, IL
9 77B CLAY BAUMANN # Highland, IL

Late Models : Qualifying Dash 01
1 11z BRYAN COLLINS (*L) Elsberry, MO
2 30 MARK VOIGT (*L) Marine, IL
3 92b BILLY FAUST (*L) Lebanon, IL
4 33 TIM MANVILLE Highland, IL
5 38L RYAN LITTLE Springfield, IL
6 1s RICK SALTER (*L) Albers, IL

Modifieds : A-Main 01–36 Cars
1 24 MIKE HARRISON (*M) Highland, IL
2 55 MARTY SMITH JR (*M) Troy, IL
3 48 BOB MARTINTONI (*M) Livingston, IL
4 t0 TIM HANCOCK (*M) Mount Olive, IL
5 11x KYLE BYERLINE (*M) Dawson, IL
6 22m MATT MEVERT Steeleville, IL
7 1a STEVE MEYER JR (*M) South Roxana, IL
8 5 ROBBIE EILERS Highland, IL
9 51 TIMMY HILL Pacific, MO
10 7C TOMMIE SEETS JR Brighton, IL
11 11k KELLY DEVALL (*M) Vandalia, IL
12 98 JD ROTTLER Troy, MO
13 20n BOBBY NEWBERRY Roxana, IL
14 15 JERRY GRITHER High Ridge, MO
15 56 JIM LAFFERTY JR Carlinville, IL
16 22c BRANDON LENNOX New London, MO
17 42 STEVE LACH (*M) Brownstown, IL
18 11h JOHN STANTON Alton, IL
19 44 JOHN SEETS SR Brighton, IL
20 40 BOBBY REGOT III Saint Peters, MO
21 4j SCOTT WEBER Festus, MO
22 94 ED LENHARDT Brighton, IL

Modifieds : B-Main 01
1 40 BOBBY REGOT III Saint Peters, MO
2 11h JOHN STANTON Alton, IL
3 7C TOMMIE SEETS JR Brighton, IL
4 78c ALAN CONNER Festus, MO
5 17X MATT VERBECK Troy, IL
6 6 LEON PRICE# Brighton, IL
7 32J TERRY JOHNSON
8 22 CHUCKY MILAM (*M) Granite City, IL
9 33b NATE BOWMAN Collinsville, IL
10 14M BRAD MCKINNON DNS

Modifieds : B-Main 02
1 98 JD ROTTLER Troy, MO
2 42 STEVE LACH (*M) Brownstown, IL
3 94 ED LENHARDT Brighton, IL
4 29 JEFF LEBAUBE Dittmer, MO
5 99 ROBBY HELMS Festus, MO
6 51s BOB STANTON Godfrey, IL
7 33 SEAN CHOAT (*M) Cottage Hills, IL
8 11G DANE GUNDAKER BRIDGETON, MO
9 98W PAT WALSH Fenton, MO DNS
10 21x JERRY ZEHLE DNS

Modifieds : Heat 01
1 15 JERRY GRITHER High Ridge, MO
2 t0 TIM HANCOCK (*M) Mount Olive, IL
3 20n BOBBY NEWBERRY Roxana, IL
4 22c BRANDON LENNOX New London, MO
5 40 BOBBY REGOT III Saint Peters, MO
6 78c ALAN CONNER Festus, MO
7 51s BOB STANTON Godfrey, IL
8 99 ROBBY HELMS Festus, MO
9 7C TOMMIE SEETS JR Brighton, IL

Modifieds : Heat 02
1 5 ROBBIE EILERS Highland, IL
2 11k KELLY DEVALL (*M) Vandalia, IL
3 56 JIM LAFFERTY JR Carlinville, IL
4 17X MATT VERBECK Troy, IL
5 33 SEAN CHOAT (*M) Cottage Hills, IL
6 98W PAT WALSH Fenton, MO
7 32J TERRY JOHNSON
8 33b NATE BOWMAN Collinsville, IL
9 11G DANE GUNDAKER BRIDGETON, MO

Modifieds : Heat 03
1 22m MATT MEVERT Steeleville, IL
2 4j SCOTT WEBER Festus, MO
3 44 JOHN SEETS SR Brighton, IL
4 98 JD ROTTLER Troy, MO
5 11h JOHN STANTON Alton, IL
6 1a STEVE MEYER JR (*M) South Roxana, IL
7 94 ED LENHARDT Brighton, IL
8 48 BOB MARTINTONI (*M) Livingston, IL
9 6 LEON PRICE# Brighton, IL

Modifieds : Heat 04
1 24 MIKE HARRISON (*M) Highland, IL
2 51 TIMMY HILL Pacific, MO
3 55 MARTY SMITH JR (*M) Troy, IL
4 11x KYLE BYERLINE (*M) Dawson, IL
5 42 STEVE LACH (*M) Brownstown, IL
6 22 CHUCKY MILAM (*M) Granite City, IL
7 14M BRAD MCKINNON
8 21x JERRY ZEHLE
9 29 JEFF LEBAUBE Dittmer, MO

Modifieds : Qualifying Dash 01
1 22m MATT MEVERT Steeleville, IL
2 t0 TIM HANCOCK (*M) Mount Olive, IL
3 15 JERRY GRITHER High Ridge, MO
4 4j SCOTT WEBER Festus, MO
5 5 ROBBIE EILERS Highland, IL
6 51 TIMMY HILL Pacific, MO
7 11k KELLY DEVALL (*M) Vandalia, IL
8 24 MIKE HARRISON (*M) Highland, IL

Street Stocks : A-Main 01–31 Cars
1 5j JOSH JACKSON (*S) South Roxana, IL
2 22g TOMMY GEGG (*S) Alton, IL
3 69 SAM KIZER (*S) Brighton, IL
4 17b JIM BELL Godfrey, IL
5 W1LD RICKY HUEBNER (*S) Bethalto, IL
6 21 ANDY BEAVERS (*S) Alton, IL
7 36 DANNY EMS Arnold, MO
8 7 DENNIS PONDER Collinsville, IL
9 63g RICHIE GABRIEL (*S) Godfrey, IL
10 18b ROCKY BERLIEW (*S) Brighton, IL
11 82 MORRIS BOOTH Fidelity, IL
12 30H JAKE HEWITT Troy, IL
13 2 LARRY MARSALA (*S) Caseyville, IL
14 48x MICHAEL JEFFRIES Bethalto, IL
15 4 GREG SCHUMACHER(*S) Bethalto, IL
16 74 ERIC RENSING (*S) Collinsville, IL
17 11b FRED SPARKS JR (*S) South Roxana, IL
18 30 KASEY GOVERO (*S) Bethalto, IL
19 43 JERRY HARRIS (*S) Bethalto, IL
20 55b STEVE BARACH (*S) East Alton, IL
21 31 BERT JACOBY
22 69b ROBBY BENSON Panama, IL

Street Stocks : B-Main 01
1 31 BERT JACOBY
2 48x MICHAEL JEFFRIES Bethalto, IL
3 69b ROBBY BENSON Panama, IL
4 27 GENE CRAIN (*S) Saint Louis, MO
5 49 STEVE LEACH Staunton, IL
6 96r TED ROMINE (*S) Granite City, IL
7 7 STEVE STONECIPHER(*S) Bethalto, IL
8 5G JIMMY GLOVER Alton, IL

Street Stocks : B-Main 02
1 2 LARRY MARSALA (*S) Caseyville, IL
2 7 DENNIS PONDER Collinsville, IL
3 11b FRED SPARKS JR (*S) South Roxana, IL
4 41 RON PETTY (*S) Caseyville, IL
5 92 MARK SPRAUL Festus, MO
6 8 DEAN SHRUM Overland, MO
7 81 CREG CANNON (*S) Cottage Hills, IL DNS

Street Stocks : Heat 01
1 22g TOMMY GEGG (*S) Alton, IL
2 W1LD RICKY HUEBNER (*S) Bethalto, IL
3 36 DANNY EMS Arnold, MO
4 30 KASEY GOVERO (*S) Bethalto, IL
5 7 STEVE STONECIPHER(*S) Bethalto, IL
6 48x MICHAEL JEFFRIES Bethalto, IL
7 27 GENE CRAIN (*S) Saint Louis, MO
8 5G JIMMY GLOVER Alton, IL

Street Stocks : Heat 02
1 69 SAM KIZER (*S) Brighton, IL
2 5j JOSH JACKSON (*S) South Roxana, IL
3 17b JIM BELL Godfrey, IL
4 82 MORRIS BOOTH Fidelity, IL
5 41 RON PETTY (*S) Caseyville, IL
6 21 ANDY BEAVERS (*S) Alton, IL
7 11b FRED SPARKS JR (*S) South Roxana, IL
8 7 DENNIS PONDER Collinsville, IL

Street Stocks : Heat 03
1 63g RICHIE GABRIEL (*S) Godfrey, IL
2 74 ERIC RENSING (*S) Collinsville, IL
3 4 GREG SCHUMACHER(*S) Bethalto, IL
4 30H JAKE HEWITT Troy, IL
5 49 STEVE LEACH Staunton, IL
6 96r TED ROMINE (*S) Granite City, IL
7 69b ROBBY BENSON Panama, IL
8 31 BERT JACOBY DNS

Street Stocks : Heat 04
1 55b STEVE BARACH (*S) East Alton, IL
2 18b ROCKY BERLIEW (*S) Brighton, IL
3 43 JERRY HARRIS (*S) Bethalto, IL
4 2 LARRY MARSALA (*S) Caseyville, IL
5 81 CREG CANNON (*S) Cottage Hills, IL
6 8 DEAN SHRUM Overland, MO
7 92 MARK SPRAUL Festus, MO