Farmer City, IL (April 10, 2010) - It was night number two of the "Illini 100" featuring the World of Outlaw Late Models at Farmer City (IL) Raceway. Billy Moyer would hold on in front of a huge crowd to claim the $20,000 top prize, with Brian Lynn taking home the UMP Modified feature and Tate Davenport in the Crate Late Models.
After about an hour delay to rework the track, the 20 lap UMP Modified feature took to the track first. Dustin King and Justin DeLong would lead the field of 20 starters to the drop of the green flag. King would take advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1 and then held it until lap 4. King would slow to a stop going down the backstretch to bring out the first of two yellows in the event. Brian Lynn would inherit the lead, with Mike Spatola and Denny Schwartz close behind in second. Lynn was working to hold off Schwartz, when the final caution of the race came out on lap 11 for a spin by Mike Porth in turn four. Once again Lynn had to work to hold off Schwartz on the restart, with Schwartz trying to hold off a charging Jeff Leka, who started 13th. Lynn would lead the final 9 laps and held off Schwartz and Leka on the final lap to claim the win. DeLong held on to finish in fourth, with Jay Ledford coming home in fifth.
Up next was the 100 lap World of Outlaw Late Model feature. Brady Smith and Shannon Babb made up the front row for the event, with Babb jumping out front on lap 1. Babb would enter lapped traffic on lap 15, allowing Brian Birkhofer to close in on his back bumper. Birkhofer would move to the bottom of the speedway on lap 44 to take the top spot away from Babb. The first of two cautions would wave over the speedway on lap 46, as Rick Eckert slowed to a stop in turn three with engine troubles. On the restart, Birkhofer's car wouldn't come off the bottom allowing Moyer and Babb to make it three wide for the lead going into turn one. Babb would come out of turn two with the lead and Moyer close behind in second. The leaders would come up on lapped traffic on lap 58, setting up a close battle for the lead. Moyer would choose the bottom to get by the lapped car, while Babb took the top side. Moyer would grab the lead away from Babb on lap 64, as a result of the lapped car going high to stop Babb's momentum coming off the top. But Babb wouldn't give up, as he ran down Moyer on lap 68 and would take the lead back coming off the top side of the speedway. Babb continued to use the top of the track, while Moyer ran the bottom. Those two would run side-by-side until lap 72, when Babb got caught behind another lapped car allowing Moyer to grab the top spot again. As Moyer and Babb swapped the lead back and forth, Tim McCreadie, who started 17th, had slowly worked his way to third. The final caution would come out on lap 93, as Austin Hubbard stopped on the backstretch. Moyer grabbed the lead on the restart, with Babb, McCreadie and Birkhofer battling for second. Moyer would hold off a last lap challenge from Babb to claim the $20,000 top prize. McCreadie would hold on for third, Birkhofer was fourth, with Don O'Neal rounding out the top five.
FC Notes: 43 of the 50 Late Models returned for night two, with 37 UMP Modifieds and 18 Crate Late Models competing on Saturday night......Local Late Model driver Jason Feger would finish the highest, as he took home a 6th place finish....Shane Clanton, last years winner, took a provisional to get into the A Main. He would charge his way from 25th to 9th by the half-way point of the 100 lap feature. When the checkers fell he would come home in 8th....Brad Neat came from 16th to finish 11th in his first ever visit to Farmer City....Jimmy Mars made it in through a B and started 22nd. He would pass 10 cars to take home a 12th place finish....Tim Fuller was another drive to make it in through a B. He started 18th and passed 4 cars to finish in 14th....Darrell Lanigan had to take a provisional to get into the A. He would start the event in 23rd and passed 6 cars to finish in 17th....Tim Lance held off Ryan Unzicker to top the $1,000 Non-Qualifier race......Nick Allen started the UMP Modified feature in 11th and passed 4 cars to come home in 7th....Cory Schwengel came from 15th to finish in 10th....Nathan Balensiefen, who won 1 of the B Mains, started 18th and passed 7 cars to take home an 11th place finish......Tate Davenport topped the Crate Late Model feature.
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