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Central Missouri Speedway
May 25, 2024
By Sam Stoecklin
For Immediate Release

Central Missouri Speedway (CMS) hosted another night of weekly championship racing on Saturday night with 58 race teams signed in to compete. There were 19 B-Mods, 17 Super Stocks, 13 Pure Stocks, and 12 Midwest Mods on hand.

At the conclusion of the night’s events, Shadren Turner collected the B-Mod victory while Dave Meyer took top honors in Super Stocks. Spencer Reiff was the Pure Stock winner while Dakota Girard drove to the Midwest Mods victory.

POWRi B-Mod – 19 Entries
Heat 1 – 8 Laps | 00:03:26.110:  1. 12C-Stephen Clancy[2]; 2. 57-Chad Clancy[5]; 3. 29-Tyler Cochran[4]; 4. 7-Anthony Tanner[3]; 5. 20-Blake Wimmer[1]; 6. 447-Kenny Prince[6]; 7. 12H-Michael Hoover[7]

Heat 2 – 8 Laps | 00:05:18.745:  1. 55-Colson Kirk[2]; 2. J2-Kris Jackson[6]; 3. 05-Jeremy Lile[1]; 4. 7B-Shad Badder[5]; 5. 90-Terry Schultz[3]; 6. (DNF) 61-Sturgis Streeter[4]

Heat 3 – 8 Laps | 00:03:21.626:  1. 56-Shadren Turner[3]; 2. 1K-Tim Karrick[2]; 3. 549-Patrick Royalty[1]; 4. 12-Parker Smith[4]; 5. 15-Colin Pierce[5]; 6. 15J-Jake Fetterman[6]

Shadren Turner and Kris Jackson captured front row starting honors for the 20-lap B-Mod main event. At the start of the race, promoter Earl Walls told the drivers, “It’s a drivers track, if you all run flag-to-flag, I’ll buy you two beers.”  Normally, he says he’ll buy them “a beer,” so the drivers were apparently up to the challenge. Turner looked strong from the onset, but Stephen Clancy stayed close to the leader during the race’s opening stages. At lap nine, Turner led Clancy, Colson Kirk, Tim Karrick, and Jeremy Lile. As the leaders continued their blistering pace, lapped cars came into play as Clancy challenged Turner by lap 12. The drivers were in a groove the entire race and all of them raced at the top of their game as the race went green to checkers in 6 minutes and 44 seconds! Turner took the win, his third career win at CMS and first of the year at the track. Clancy turned in a strong run to second, followed by Kirk, Karrick, and Chad Clancy in the top five.

A Feature – 20 Laps | 00:06:44.334
1. 56-Shadren Turner[1]; 2. 12C-Stephen Clancy[3]; 3. 55-Colson Kirk[4]; 4. 1K-Tim Karrick[6]; 5. 57-Chad Clancy[5]; 6. 7B-Shad Badder[10]; 7. 549-Patrick Royalty[9]; 8. 12-Parker Smith[12]; 9. 90-Terry Schultz[14]; 10. 7-Anthony Tanner[11]; 11. 15J-Jake Fetterman[17]; 12. 447-Kenny Prince[16]; 13. 15-Colin Pierce[15]; 14. 05-Jeremy Lile[8]; 15. 20-Blake Wimmer[13]; 16. 29-Tyler Cochran[7]; 17. 12H-Michael Hoover[18]; 18. (DNF) 61-Sturgis Streeter[19]; 19. (DNS) J2-Kris Jackson

POWRi Super Stocks – 17 Entries
Heat 1 – 8 Laps | 00:05:34.814:  1. 10-Marc Carter[2]; 2. 04-Blaine Ewing[4]; 3. 21W-Ted Welschmeyer[5]; 4. 45-Aaron Poe[6]; 5. 00-Cory Flamm[1]; 6. (DNF) 44-James Nighswonger[3]

Heat 2 – 8 Laps | 00:03:34.170:  1. 67-Devin Irvin[1]; 2. 25-Jay Prevete[2]; 3. 164-Michael Muskrat[4]; 4. 116-Zack Smith[3]; 5. 83K-Denny Fitzpatrick[6]; 6. 77-Daniel McKenzie[5]
Heat 3 – 8 Laps | 00:03:39.338:  1. 9-Dave Meyer[4]; 2. 25X-Rodger Detherage[2]; 3. 27-John Brooks[1]; 4. 49-Jay Lamons[5]; 5. 30K-Cameron Kelly[3]

Longtime CMS veterans Dave Meyer and Marc Carter took top starting honors for the 20-lap Super Stock main event. The super slick conditions proved challenging for the super stock drivers as several cautions slowed the field, ultimately leading to a time limit ending to the race. Early on, Meyer showed the way over a close battle for second among Marc Carter and Blaine Ewing. Devin Irvin, Ted Welschmeyer, and Aaron Poe ran strong early to advance forward behind the lead duo by lap eight. At the halfway point, Meyer narrowly led over Welschmeyer and as the pair were battling for the lead with Welschmeyer trying for the pass on the low side entering turn three, Welschmeyer got the worst end of things as his car contacted the utility tire on the low side drawing a caution and had to retire from the race. Unfortunately, Irvin was caught up in the mess and was relegated to the tail of the field for the restart. Meyer held on after a hard charge from Carter and Blaine, until these two drivers were also involved in an incident with Ewing going to the back on the restart. At lap 16, the time limit was met, and the race was cut short with Meyer collecting the win, his 39th career CMS victory. Poe advanced from tenth to second with Carter finishing a strong third, despite left front wheel damage. Michael Muskrat turned in a solid run to fourth while Rodger Detherage claimed his best finish of the year in fifth.

A Feature – 20 Laps | 00:22:13.158:  1. 9-Dave Meyer[1]; 2. 45-Aaron Poe[10]; 3. 10-Marc Carter[2]; 4. 164-Michael Muskrat[8]; 5. 25X-Rodger Detherage[6]; 6. 00-Cory Flamm[14]; 7. 77-Daniel McKenzie[16]; 8. 27-John Brooks[9]; 9. 44-James Nighswonger[17]; 10. 67-Devin Irvin[3]; 11. 04-Blaine Ewing[4]; 12. 30K-Cameron Kelly[15]; 13. 25-Jay Prevete[5]; 14. (DNF) 21W-Ted Welschmeyer[7]; 15. (DNF) 83K-Denny Fitzpatrick[13]; 16. (DNF) 116-Zack Smith[12]; 17. (DNF) 49-Jay Lamons[11]

Pure Stocks – 13 Entries
Heat 1 – 8 Laps | 00:05:05.092:  1. 7-Spencer Reiff[2]; 2. 81-Donnie Devers[5]; 3. 403-Darrin Christy[6]; 4. 4-Braxton Lamons[7]; 5. 08-Scott Pullen[4]; 6. 75-Brady Tanner[3]; 7. (DNS) MRS01-Kristina Wyatt

Heat 2 – 8 Laps | 00:06:09.097:  1. 24-Bobby Russell[4]; 2. 4D-David Doelz[3]; 3. M87-Mallory Stiffler[1]; 4. 98-RIchard Jameson[2]; 5. 26-Zachary McDowell[5]; 6. 21M-Payton McDowell[6]

Bobby Russell and Spencer Reiff, the two drivers that have dominated the Pure Stock competition so far this season began the 20-lap main event from row. Russell took the early lead with Reiff, David Doelz, and Donnie Devers inside the top four. At the lap eight point, Reiff closed in on Russell for the lead, while Doelz and Braxton Lamons battled behind them. Just passed the halfway point, Reiff moved to the high side to make a pass for the lead just as the yellow flag flew to slow the field. Reiff then led Russell, Doelz, Richard Jameson, and Devers. After one more restart at lap 16, Reiff kept his machine out front and found himself in victory lane for the third time this season. Russell finished second ahead of a solid performance by Braxton Lamons in third, Devers was fourth while Doelz finished fifth.

A Feature – 20 Laps | 00:12:44.491:  1. 7-Spencer Reiff[2]; 2. 24-Bobby Russell[1]; 3. 4-Braxton Lamons[6]; 4. 81-Donnie Devers[3]; 5. 4D-David Doelz[4]; 6. 08-Scott Pullen[9]; 7. 98-RIchard Jameson[8]; 8. M87-Mallory Stiffler[7]; 9. 21M-Payton McDowell[12]; 10. 75-Brady Tanner[11]; 11. (DNF) 403-Darrin Christy[5]; 12. (DNF) 26-Zachary McDowell[10]; 13. (DNS) MRS01-Kristina Wyatt

POWRi Midwest Mods – 12 Entries
Heat 1 – 8 Laps | 00:02:37.432:  1. 0-Dakota Girard[1]; 2. 26-Devin Wetzel[2]; 3. 16-Matthew Kay[5]; 4. 17-Logan Roark[4]; 5. 82-David Wood[6]; 6. (DNS) 17R-Earl Roark

Heat 2 – 8 Laps | 00:05:19.678:  1. 5D-Dustin Dennison[3]; 2. 059-Jamie Aleshire[1]; 3. 9-Brian Meyer[6]; 4. 41-Alex Schultz[2]; 5. 32M-Marcus Feuerstein[5]; 6. (DNF) 16P-Caleb Potter[4]

The front row starting positions went to Dustin Dennison and last week’s winner Dakota Girard for the 20-lap Midwest Mods main event. After a pair of early race cautions, drivers settled into a solid rhythm for the remainder of the 20-lap race as Girard, Dennison, and Brian Meyer led the field around the speedway. For the final 15 laps, the Midwest Mods drivers battle for positions behind Girard, who was looking for his second CMS win of the season. Meanwhile, Meyer, Dennison, and Matthew Kay all ran strong inside the top four. Girard once again proved too strong for the rest of the field as he took his second CMS win of the year. Brian Meyer turned in his strongest performance of the season for second with Dennison in third. Kay and Logan Roark rounded out the top five at the conclusion of the race.

A Feature – 20 Laps | 00:12:27.970:  1. 0-Dakota Girard[2]; 2. 9-Brian Meyer[3]; 3. 5D-Dustin Dennison[1]; 4. 16-Matthew Kay[6]; 5. 17-Logan Roark[7]; 6. 059-Jamie Aleshire[5]; 7. 82-David Wood[9]; 8. 26-Devin Wetzel[4]; 9. 41-Alex Schultz[8]; 10. (DNF) 32M-Marcus Feuerstein[10]; 11. (DNF) 16P-Caleb Potter[11]; 12. (DNS) 17R-Earl Roark

Racing continues on Sunday night to close out the Memorial Day weekend featuring $2,000-to-Win B-Mods and $1,000-to-Win Midwest Mods. Also running Super Stocks and Pure Stocks. Plus, Guest Class MoKan IMCA 305 Sprints. Pits open at 4:30 followed by grandstands at 5. Driver pill draw cutoff time is 6:15 (no passing points if late checking in). Pit meeting 6:30, practice hot laps at 7, followed by racing at approximately 7:30.

SPECIAL EVENT PRICING in effect Sunday:  $20 Adult Gen Adm – $15 Active Military & Seniors 65 to 74. $6 Kids Ages 6 to 12 – Kids 5 and Under Free. FREE: Seniors 75 and Up – Confined to Wheelchair. All Pit Passes $40 regardless of age. 6:15 p.m. Driver Pill Draw Cutoff (No passing points awarded if late). Racing Begins after Practice Hot Laps.

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We knew that there would be a decent chance of thunderstorms across Missouri and Illinois over the Memorial Day weekend, but suddenly there is talk of tornado and hail danger due to ever-changing atmospheric developments.

I saw the National Weather Service out of St. Louis, Missouri share a graphic today explaining that there is an expectation now of explosive storm development overnight Saturday into most of the day Sunday in most of Missouri and Illinois.

That’s based out of an updated forecast from NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center which has big areas of Missouri and Illinois in the enhanced area for tornadoes, damaging wind and hail on Sunday. It likely also will involve heavy rainfall in places which could mean flash flood danger for many places.

When discussing Missouri and Illinois specifically, the Storm Prediction Center said “the environment would be quite favorable for tornadoes”.

This is another one of those storm systems that will likely have several different rounds of storm development. Some storms could begin popping up during the overnight hours of Saturday night into Sunday morning. It’s likely the most dangerous storms could develop Sunday afternoon into Sunday evening. As is always the case with Missouri and Illinois weather, there are many variables which will decide how strong storms are when they happen. Just know that you should pay attention to potential weather alerts in both states during the Memorial Day weekend.

Missouri softball is back in familiar territory.

No. 7 national seed Mizzou must win out in its NCAA Columbia Super Regional series against No. 10 Duke to keep its season alive, starting with its game Saturday afternoon at Mizzou Softball Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.

The Tigers dropped their opening game of the super regional, after the Blue Devils shut MU out down the stretch following an early offensive outburst for a 6-3 win.

That puts one foot in the Women’s College World Series for Duke, which is playing its seventh season as an official NCAA program. 

It puts Missouri’s backs against the wall — again. So far during the NCAA Tournament, the Tigers are 4-0 when facing elimination.

Can Larissa Anderson’s team find one more, and extend their season into a Sunday decider?

You can find live updates from the Missouri-Duke super-regional bout here.

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What channel is Missouri softball vs. Duke softball on today?

• TV: ESPN
• Stream: ESPN+ | ESPN app
• Date: Saturday, May 25
• Time: Noon CDT

Missouri softball and Duke will square off beginning at noon Saturday. The game will air on ESPN, and is available to stream on ESPN+. 

NCAA Columbia Super Regional schedule for Missouri softball vs Duke

Friday, May 24

Game 1: Duke 6, Missouri 3

Saturday, May 25

Game 2: Missouri vs. Duke at noon (ESPN)

Sunday, May 26

If necessary at TBD

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