National Championship Racing Association

Second O'Reilly NCRA Modified Victory Comes Easy for Massey

By David Smith, Jr.
Photo by David Smith, Jr.
  
PARK CITY, Kan. (July 14, 2007) -They say after getting your first win, the rest come easy. For Jeremy Massey, no truer words have ever been spoken as the Park City, Kansas driver picked up his second feature victory of the season in dominating fashion as the O'Reilly National Championship Racing Association modifieds, presented by ICM/Ethanol invaded 81 Speedway in Park City on Saturday night.
 
   By virtue of passing three cars to win the third heat race, Massey started on the front row pole for the thirty lap feature with Wichita's Greg Stephen's along his outside. It didn't take long for Massey to show his strength and he quickly took the lead entering turns one and two and set sail to a quick six car length advantage after lap one. Fourth starting Brian McGowen moved into the runner up position, followed by Stephen's, Brian Franz and Johnny Allen were the top five after the first lap was complete before Allen moved into fourth one lap later. Two laps later, Allen picked off one more position as he moved underneath Stephen's into third place.
 
   It stayed that way through lap five as Massey and his Billsbuilt modified used the top of the three-eighths mile track to open up a ten car length advantage over McGowen before the first and only caution of the feature fell when Don Renfro spun to a stop in turn three.
 
   On the restart, Massey kept the pace out front but behind him, former three-time series champion Allen drove underneath McGowen coming out of turn two to take over second. Allen, who has already won two series features so far this season, got beside the leader briefly down the backstretch. But Massey and his Hillsboro built engine was not to be denied as he powered himself away from Allen in turns three and four.
 
   At the races midway point, Massey had motored to a half-stretch lead over Allen with McGowen, Stephen's and Franz rounding out the top five. Massey began entering lapped traffic on lap twenty-five and was Allen's only hope of reeling in the leader. But Massey would not let the lapped cars slow him down as he led the final five laps unchallenged to pick up his second career series victory, this in front of his hometown fans.
 
   "I just don't let these guys intimidate me," said a happy but worn out Massey in victory lane. "On the third lap, one of my crewmen motioned me to stay up high and signaled I was comfortably out front. I don't like being out front early but it all worked out good tonight. It is nice to get this in front of all my friends who wasn't there for my first one (Enid Speedway Park), especially in front of my 80 yr. old Grandpa "Big O."  
 
   Along with giving credit to all the members of his crew, he also thanked his sponsors BillsBuilt chassis, Pro Motorsports, Rodriguez Concrete, Hillsboro Engine Service, TNY Trophies out of New York and Finish Line Automotive.
 
   Allen would settle for second, followed by McGowen, seventh starting Troy Gemmill and Stephen's rounding out the top five.
 
   The ten lap heat races for the thirty-six car field were won by Jason Friesen, McGowen, Massey and Stephen's. The ten lap "C" feature was won by Shawn Langhover while Brian Casey took the lead on lap five and went on to win the fifteen lap "B" feature..
 
   In all, twenty-three of the top twenty-five drivers in NCRA modified point standings entering the night competed in the fifth series race held thus far in the races scheduled.
 
   Next stop for the NCRA modifieds will be next Thursday-Saturday night, July 19-21, for the 51st running of the Hutchinson Nationals in Hutchinson, Kansas.
 
O'Reilly Finish Line 

Heat 1 - 1, Jason Friesen, Sutton, Neb.; 2. Brian Franz, Halstead; 3. Brian Casey, Hutchinson; 4. Casey McClaskey, Ponca City, Okla.; 5. Shawn Langhover, Haysville; 6. Brian Powers, Wichita; 7. Mike Miller, Wichita; 8. Howard Williams, Wichita; 9. Jason Yager, Eldorado.

Heat 2 - 1. Brian McGowen, Frontenac; 2. John Allen, Chanute; 3. Richard Wilson, Wichita; 4. Marlin Farr, Nickerson; 5. Jason Roe, Wichita; 6. Grant Junghans, Manhattan; 7, Nic Baalman, Wichita; 8. Jimmie Hobbs, Wichita; 9. Jason Teague, Tahlequah, Okla.

Heat 3 - 1. Jeremy Massey, Park City; 2. Mike Jarvis, Wichita; 3. Jim Johnson, Derby; 4. Don Renfro, Wichita; 5. Travis Govern, Wichita; 6_ Kenny Sweet, Wichita; 7. Delbert Smith, Wichita; 8. Greg Burt, Enid, Okla.; 9, Shawn Govern, Wichita.

Heat 4 - 1. Greg Stephens, Wichita; 2. Marc Hurd, Wichita; 3. Troy Gemmill, Ponca City, Okla.; 4. Brandon Gemmill, Ponca City, Okla.; 5. Ted Tolan, Wichita; 6. Mark Crough, Hutchinson; 7. Mike Farrell, Cheney; 8. Craig Miller, Hutchinson; 9. Brad Johnston, Peck.

C Feature - 1. Shawn Langhover, Haysville; 2. Delbert Smith. Wichita; 3. Greg Burt, Enid, Okla.; 4. Grant Junghans, Manhattan; 5. Mike Miller, Wichita; 6. Ted Totan, Wichita; 7, Jason Teague, Tahlequah, Okla.; 8. Craig Miller, Hutchinson; 9. Mark Crough, Hutchinson; 10. Howard Williams, Wichita; 11. Shawn Govern, Wichita; 12, Jason Yager, ElDorado.

B Feature - 1. Brian Casey. Hutchinson; 2. Brian Powers, Wichita; 3. Don Renfro, Wichita; 4. Marlin Farr, Nickerson; 5. Casey McClaskey, Ponca City, Okla.; 6. Jason Roe, Wichita; 7. Greg Burt, Enid, Okla.; 8. Jim Johnson, Derby; 9. Delbert Smith, Wichita; 10_ Shawn Langhover, Haysville; 11. Travis Govern, Wichita; 12. Brandon Gemmill, Ponca City, Okla.; 13. Kenny Sweet, Wichita; 14. Ted Totan, Wichita; 15_ Grant Junghans, Manhattan; 16, Mark Crough, Hutchinson: 17. Howard Williams. Wichita; 18. Jason Teague, Tahlequah, Okla.; 19. Craig Miller, Hutchinson; 20. Mike Miller, Wichita.

A Feature - 1. Jeremy Massey, Park City; 2, John Allen, Chanute; 3. Brian McGowen, Frontenac; 4. Troy Gemmill. Ponca City, Okla.; 5. Greg Stephens, Wichita; 6. Brian Franz, Halstead; 7. Mike Jarvis, Wichita; 8_ Marc Hurd, Wichita; 9. Brian Powers, Wichita; 10. Jim Johnsen, Derby; 11. Jason Friesen, Sutton, Neb.; 12. Brian Casey, Hutchinson; 13. Casey McClaskey, Ponca City, Okla.; 14. Delbert Smith, Wichita; 15. Don Renfro, Wichita; 16. Jason Rae, Wichita; 17. Richard Wilson, Wichita; 18. Greg Burt, Enid, Okla.; 19. Shawn Langhover, Haysville; 20. Marlin Farr, Nickerson.