August 1
Legit Speedway Park,
West Plains, MO
Sanction: Comp Cams Super Dirt Series (Larry Phillips Memorial) - $5,075
Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated August 13, 10:30 am)
Looney collects $5,075 at Larry Phillips Memorial
Larry Phillips Memorial
- Payton Looney
- Mason Oberkramer
- Dane Dacus
- B.J. Robinson
- Morgan Bagley
- Logan Martin
- Spencer Hughes
- Kyle Beard
- Drew Armstrong
- Kaeden Cornell
- Tim Manville
- Brian Rickman
- Terry Phillips
- Scott Crigler
- Rick Rickman
- Chad Mallett
- David Payne
- Timothy Culp
- Raymond Merrill
- Joe Godsey
- Jamie Robards
- Neil Baggett
Millie Tanner
Payton Looney gets up to speed before his victory at West Plains.
What won the race: Leading all 40 laps, second-starting Payton Looney of Republic, Mo., earned $5,075 in Saturday's Comp Cams Super Dirt Series event at Legit Speedway Park. Finishing 1.492 seconds ahead of Mason Oberkramer, the Larry Phillips Memorial gave Looney his third series victory.
Key notes: Runner-up Mason Oberkramer made a dazzling fifth-to-second on the sixth lap, going by Dane Dacus, Spencer Hughes and B.J. Robinson in one fell swoop. ... Points leader and hometown driver Logan Martin spun inside turn two in the early laps and rallied back to sixth. ... Reigning series champion Timothy Culp pulled pitside with six laps remaining. ... Fifteen cars completed 40 laps. ... Among drivers failing to make the feature lineup: Tony Jackson Jr., Jesse Stovall and Kaleb Stolba. ... The event honored the late dirt and asphalt legend and father of racer Terry Phillips. Larry Phillips of Springfield, Mo., who died in 2004, won the NASCAR Weekly Series National Championship a record five times.
On the move: Morgan Bagley of Longview, Texas, started 12th and finished fifth.
Winner's sponsors: Looney’s Capital Race Car is powered by a Cornett engine and sponsored by Atnip Motorsports, Specialty Risk Insurance, Atnip Express, Duvall Electric, Penske Racing Shocks and Swift Springs.
Points chase: Entering the event, Logan Martin (2,573 points) of West Plains, Mo., led Spencer Hughes (2,517), Timothy Culp (2,493), B.J. Robinson (2,276) and Rick Rickman (2,261).
Current weather: Clear, 72°F
Car count: 37
Fast qualifier: Payton Looney
Time: 13.846 seconds
Polesitter: Spencer Hughes
Heat race winners: Spencer Hughes, B.J. Robinson, Payton Looney, Dane Dacus
Consolation race winners: Scott Crigler, Kyle Beard
Provisional starters: Joe Godsey, David Payne
Next series race: August 20, Batesville Motor Speedway (Locust Grove, AR) $5,000
Editor's note: Corrects Looney's chassis brand to Capital; corrects 10th- and 11th-row in starting lineup.