Outlaw Motor Speedway
Stovall wins return of MARS to Outlaw oval
MUSKOGEE, Okla. (Sept. 13) — Winless through the first half of the season, reigning series champion Jesse Stovall of Galena, Mo., clicked off his third victory in his last nine MARS DIRTcar Series starts Friday in the tour’s return to Outlaw Motorsports Park.
Stovall earned $3,000 for the victory as the Missouri-based tour returned to the oval near Muskogee for the first time since 2010. He took the checkered flag ahead of six-time series champion Terry Phillips of Springfield, Mo., who debuted a Rocket Chassis.
Ryan Gustin of Marshalltown, Iowa, was third at the 3/8-mile oval while series points leader Tony Jackson Jr. of Lebanon, Mo., and Tommy Weder Jr. of Woodward, Okla., rounded out the top five.
Notes: Stovall’s previous 2013 MARS victories came July 5 at West Siloam Speedway in Siloam Springs, Okla., and July 25 at Springfield (Mo.) Raceway. ... With the exception of last weekend’s action at Eldora Speedway’s World 100, Terry Phillips has finished no worse than second in four Late Model starts. ... He led 46 laps of the World in the Bloomquist Race Car that he parked in favor of the new Rocket. ... Drivers failing to make the main event: Steve Johnson, Rick Wallis, Kevin Patrick, Dustin Walker, Dillon Rupe, Raymond Merrill, Cole Wells, Jeff Roth, Jon Driskill, Cliff Morrow and Garrett Murrell. ... MARS competitors head to Springfield, Mo., on Saturday for the $3,000-to-win Larry Phillips Memorial, an event honoring the late Hall of Famer and father of Terry.
MARS @ Outlaw: (1) Jesse Stovall, (2) Terry Phillips, (3) Ryan Gustin, (4) Tony Jackson Jr., (5) Tommy Weder Jr., (6) Kyle Beard, (7) Brad Looney, (8) Justin Wells, (9) Jason Redman, (10) Jason Hughes, (11) Brandon McCormick, (12) Brian Schutt, (13) Jarrod Havens, (14) Justin Asplin, (15) Darrell Mooneyham, (16) Randy Roth, (17) Brett Hansen, (18) Shannon Scott, (19) Kreg Dobson, (20) Jason Sperry, (21) Chance Bishop, (22) Leroy Johnson. Heat race winners (among 34 cars): Weder, Gustin, Stovall, Beard. Consolation winners: Schutt, Havens. Provisional starters: Asplin, Johnson.
