Heartland Park Topeka
Payne tops Boen at Topeka for first MLRA victory
Winner Jeremy Payne (74) races teammate Terry Phillips (75). (fasttrackphotos.net)
TOPEKA, Kan. (Sept. 4) — Jeremy Payne of Springfield, Mo., overtook polesitter Kelly Boen of Henderson, Colo., following a lap-26 restart and led the rest of the way at Heartland Park Topeka. Payne earned $3,000 for his first Lucas Oil Midwest LateModel Racing Association victory of the season and 10th of his career. | Slideshow
Boen settled for second in the 40-lapper while John Anderson of Omaha, Neb., was third. Payne's teammate, Terry Phillips, was fourth and Alan Vaughn of Belton, Mo., rounded out the top five. MLRA points leader Dave Eckrich of Oxford, Iowa, still leads the tight title chase after a ninth-place finish.
MLRA drivers return to action on Sept. 18 at Springfield (Mo.) Raceway.
MLRA @ Topeka: (1) Jeremy Payne, (2) Kelly Boen, (3) John Anderson, (4) Terry Phillips, (5) Alan Vaughn, (6) Bryant Goldsmith, (7) Delbert Smith, (8) Brad Looney, (9) Dave Eckrich, (10) Dean Moore, (11) Joe Kosiski, (12) Al Purkey, (13) Bill Koons, (14) Ron Tex, (15) Evan Hubert, (16) Randy Reynolds, (17) Keith Lewandowski, (18) Billy Koons Jr., (19) Al Humphrey, (20) Corey Zeitner, (21) Mark Ronnebaum. Heat race winners (among 21 cars): Boen, Payne, Phillips.
Correction: Fixes spelling Bryant Goldsmith's last name.
