Slader Picks Up NCRA Southern Mod Stop at Thunderbird Speedway

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Slader Picks Up NCRA Southern Mod Stop at Thunderbird Speedway

 

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Muskogee, Oklahoma – August 07, 2010 - Fifteen year old Kyle Slader of Muskogee, Oklahoma gave his hometown crowd something to cheer for as he took the lead on lap seven and was never threatened as he took home the victory Saturday night as the O’Reilly/NCRA southern modified division made their first and only scheduled appearance of the season at Thunderbird Speedway.

 

As the result of earning the most passing points in heat race action, Randy Sallee of Enid started on the pole for the twenty lap event and pulled ahead at the start, only to see outside front row starter Todd Decker race side by side with him heading down the backstretch and take the lead entering turns three and four.

 

Only one lap was complete before the first of three caution flags fell as Greg Dilbeck and Chris Holt got together in turns three and four.

 

The restart saw Decker motor away from the rest of the field while behind him, Ross McCartney, who started fourth, used the double file restart to his advantage and passed Robert Elliott for the third spot and challenged Sallee for the runner up position.

 

Meanwhile, behind the front runners, Dustin Buntin, who came into the night as the series points leader, began working his way up from his eleventh starting position and into the top four by lap four. One lap later saw the caution wave once more for Danny Long as he spun in turn four.

 

The restart saw Decker still your leader with Sallee and Slader, who started seventh, side by side on the double file restart behind Decker with Slader jumping into the runner up position once the green flag fell. McCartney found his way around Sallee for the third spot while Slader set sail on the leader.

 

With Decker up top of the big fairgrounds half mile oval and Slader down low, both drivers raced side by side down the backstretch on lap seven with Slader taking the lead in turns three and four.

 

With Slader starting to open up a six car length advantage over Decker, the final caution of the evening fell when Kevin Snow, who came into the night second in the series point standings, and Terry Osborn got together in turns three and four.

 

On the final restart Slader had no serious challenges and would go the distance to pick up his first career series victory by eight car lengths.

 

Decker and McCartney raced side by side for the last eight laps of the feature finale with Decker finally taking control with one lap to go and finish second. Elliott put away his mechanical gremlins to finish fourth while veteran modified driver Frank Graven of Cushing worked his way through the field from his thirteenth starting position to round out the top five.

 

Buntin would experience heating problems and his night ended on lap sixteen with a fifteenth place finish.

 

The three, eight lap heat races for the twenty-two car field were won by McCartney, Maddox and Snow.

 

The next event for the O’Reilly/NCRA southern modified division will take place next Sunday night, August 14, at Enid Speedway Park in Enid, Oklahoma.

 

The National Championship Racing Association would like to thank the following for their contribution and involvement with the southern modified division for 2010: O’Reilly Auto Parts, Hoosier Racing Tire and Sunoco Race Fuels.

 

The series would like to thank the following contingency partners with the southern modified division for the 2010 race season. Arizona Sports Shirts, Bassett Wheels, DIRT Performance Parts and Tires, Hooker Harness, Pro Shocks, Racing Optics, Saldana Racing Products, Taylor Cable Products, The Joie of Seating and Ultra Shield.

 

 

 

O’Reilly/NCRA Southern Modifieds

 

Thunderbird Speedway/Muskogee, Oklahoma

 

08/07/10

 

22 Cars

 

1st Heat: 1) Ross McCartney 2) Todd Decker 3) Kyle Slader 4) Dustin Buntin 5) Frank Graven 6) Donny McConnell 7) Ronny Gould 8) Brandon Cross

 

2nd Heat: 1) Landon Maddox 2) Robert Elliott 3) Terry Osborn 4) Gary Dilbeck 5) Kevin Dickson 6) Danny Long 7) Jake Hilbern

 

3rd Heat: 1) Kevin Snow 2) Randy Sallee 3) Craig Ridgeway 4) Chris Holt 5) Matt Burnett 6) Tommy Bohnstedt 7) Randy Bohnstedt

 

A Feature: 1) Kyle Slader 2) Todd Decker 3) Ross McCartney 4) Robert Elliott 5) Frank Graven 6) Randy Sallee 7) Landon Maddox 8) Craig Ridgeway 9) Brandon Cross 10) Donnie McConnell 11) Matt Burnett 12) Greg Dilbeck 13) Chris Holt 14) Danny Long 15) Dustin Buntin 16) Kevin Dickson 17) Kevin Snow 18) Terry Osborn 19) Jake Hilbern DNS: Tommy Bohnstedt, Ronny Gould, Randy Bohnst