LaMonte, MO - April 11, 2010
By: Chad Buford
Returning to the track where he started his sprint car career, Jonathan Cornell picked up his first career Winged Outlaw Warrior win on Saturday night at LA Raceway. One of his main sponsors, Kiowa Line Builders, also was the night's race sponsor making the win even more special.
Tyler Blank led early as he was followed closely by Austin Alumbaugh and Eric Todd. The lead trio remained this way through the first four laps as Cody Baker, Jonathan Cornell, and Josh Fisher waged a battle just behind them.
By lap five, Todd was able to work his way past Alumbaugh for the runner-up spot, but Alumbaugh would not give up the spot without a fight. Cornell was also working his way into the fray with Baker and Fisher continuing to keep the lead group in their sights.
Todd was steadily gaining as Blank ran high and Todd low. On lap eight, Todd was able to get by Blank with a low move past a lapped car while Blank was trapped. Todd continued to lead, but Blank and Alumbaugh were never too far behind as the trio sliced and diced through traffic.
By lap twelve, Cornell had also worked his way into the battle as he started pressuring Alumbaugh for third. A couple of laps later, Fisher also entered the fray. Cornell was able to work by Alumbaugh as a lap later Fisher also would make a pass of Alumbaugh for third. Before the lap could be completed, a yellow was thrown for David Brown, who spun off the track between turns three and four. This would move Fisher back to fourth behind Alumbaugh. The yellow would set up a four lap dash to the checkered.
On the restart, Todd's motor would stumble allowing Cornell to get up beside
him in turns one and two. Cornell shot into the lead going down the backstretch
and would go on to his first career WOW win in the Kiowa Line Builders/Yeager'
The Winged Outlaw Warriors will next race at Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, MO next Saturday April 17th in the first annual LOS Spring Nationals which will pay the winner $3000.
April 10th results
22 cars
1st Heat-8 laps
1. 3P Rusty Potter-Boonville, MO(1) 2. 33 Austin Alumbaugh-Higginsvi
2nd Heat-8 laps
1. 75 Tyler Blank-California, MO(7) 2. 38 Cody Baker-Lone Jack, MO(3) 3. 88 J
Kinder-Holt'
3rd Heat-8 laps
1. 21T Eric Todd-Falcon, MO(1) 2. 28 Jonathan Cornell-Sedalia, MO(6) 3. 44
Jon Corbin-Kansas City, MO(4) 4. 22 Dustin Barks-Farmington, MO(5) 5. 3 Mark
Shirshekan-Farmingt
A Main-20 laps
1. 28 Jonathan Cornell-Sedalia, MO(5) 2. 86x Josh Fisher-Smithton, MO(8) 3.
21T Eric Todd-Falcon, MO(4) 4. 33 Austin Alumbaugh-Higginsvi
305 Sprint
A Feature Results
1 Mitchell Moore
2 Ryan Schlender
3 Smokey Fairbanks
4 Timothy Wheeler
5 Ty Williams
6 Haley Arnold
7 Raymond Seeman
8 Brian Herbert
9 Matt McGarry
10 Mike Schouten
11 Matt Close
12 Casey Baker
13Kenny Potter
14 Randall Roberts
15 Chris Coleman
16 Keefe Hemel
17 Miranda Arnold
18 Melody Simpson
19 Darren Bowman
20 Austin Alumbaugh