FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (May 7, 2005) -- This weekend 3 Full Nights of racing got off to a great start with the opening night on Thursday May 5th. Promoter’s Mike and Linda Baker have spread the word that there will be some great payouts and some awesome racing and let me tell you they did not let anyone down on those statements. Mason Memorial Foundation held the race. The Mason Memorial Foundation is a Non-profit organization that helps children all over the United States and Haiti. The Founder of the Organization is Debbie Pinalto out of Tonitown, AR who named the foundation after her deceased grandson Mason. This foundation raises hundreds of thousands dollars every year just for the children. What a great foundation!

To get the weekend off to a great start there were drivers from all over started arriving at the track early Thursday morning. Opening night the Modifieds were racing for $2000 to win. Opening night there were 51 Modifieds signed in to take the challenge for the $2000 to win. After Heat races which passing points would determine what 12 cars would be locked into the “A” Feature Main Event it was Jason Hughes out of Siloam Springs AR getting the highest passing points. Qualifying through “B” Features it would be the Top 3 cars getting the chance for the “A” Feature Main Event $2000 to win-“B” Feature #1 it’s #12C Wade Bates, #87 Tim Crawley and #00 Jesse Stovall; “B” Feature #2 it’s #33C Chad Smith, #44 David Grigg and #88 Kevin Guinn all local driver’s making the “A” Feature; “B” Feature #3 it’s #12D Scott Drake, #12W Paul White and #1 Ronnie Chism making the final lock-in’s for the “A” Feature. The provisionals which were determined by the local driver with points that did not make the “A” Feature were Jason Johnson #17 and Kenneth Cox #5K making the 23 field of cars for the “A” Feature. With the 3 cars for the Modified “A” Feature rolling out on the track the fans are all excited to see some of the best drivers around pacing the track. Flagman Jeff Rowlan checks the field over and the race is underway—it’s #3 Kelly Shryock taking the quick lead with #26 Brad McEwan running 2nd, #88W Chad Wheeler in 3rd, #12H Jason Hughes in 3rd, #5 Steve Holzkamper in 4th and #65 Tommy Myer running 5th. Lap 5 it’s still Shryock in the lead, Hughes now running 2nd, McEwan in 3rd, Wheeler in 4th and Myer still in 5th. Lap 10 it’s still Shryock in the lead with Hughes running 2nd giving Shryock a hard challenge for the lead, McEwan running 3rd, Johnny Bone Jr #12B in 4th and Myer still holding onto 5th. Lap 15 Shryock still holding onto the lead and still be closely challenged by Hughes, McEwan in 3rd, Bone Jr in 4th and Myer still running 5th. Lap 20 it’s still Shryock in the lead with Bone Jr in 2nd, McEwan in 3rd, Myer in 4th and Jeff Roth #14 running 5th, Hughes had to take his car to the pits for mechanical problems on lap 18. Lap 25 it’s still Shryock in the lead, Bone Jr in 2nd, McEwan in 3rd, Myer in 4th and Terry Phillips #75 running 5th. Going for the checker flag on Lap 30 it’s Kelly Shryock #3 taking the $2000 to win, Johnny Bone Jr #12B taking 2nd, Terry Phillips #75 in 3rd, Brad McEwan #26 in 4th, and Tommy Myer #65 finishing 5th.

The 2nd night of this great event gets underway on Friday Night May 6th with some very awesome drivers and devoted race fans. There were 52 “A” Modified cars signed in for the 2nd night of the event. Tonight the “A” Modified “A” Feature is $2500 to win—will Shryock make it 2 nights in a row for the 2 out of 3 win $1000 bonus? Through heat qualifier’s and “B” Feature qualifiers the drivers put on a spectacular show for all the fans to see. Again, Jason Hughes #12H has the highest passing points for the 2nd night in a row. Making the “A” Feature through the “B” Feature qualifiers it’s: “B” Feature 1: #118 Terry Beckham II, #12W Paul White, and #12C Wade Bates; “B” Feature #2 it’s #106 Jared Landers (Mark Martin road home car—if you haven't seen this car it is just awesome), #1H Jerry Hoffman and #26X Brad McEwan; “B” Feature #3 it’s #75 Terry Phillips, #10X George White and #5 Steve Holzkamper. The track provisionals for tonight were #7 Rick Wallis and #88 Kevin Guinn. The “A” Feature pulls out on the track and as the drivers are pacing around fans are wondering will Kelly Shryock #3 make it 2 nights in a row and lock in the $1000 bonus win for the week-end or will there be a new winner. Thunder Valley Speedway flagman Jeff Rowlan looks the field over and shows the drivers that next time around it will be green flag racing. Taking the lead it’s #17X driven by Chris Moore, Tommy Myer #65 in 2nd, Kelly Shryock #3 in 3rd, #74X Mark Noble in 4th and Jason Hughes #12H in 5th. Lap 5 it’s Myer in the lead, Moore in 2nd, Hughes in 3rd, Shryock in 4th and Chad Wheeler #88W in 5th. Lap 10 it’s still Myer in the lead, Hughes in 2nd, Shryock in 3rd, Moore in 4th and Noble running 5th. Lap 15 it’s now Hughes in the lead, Myer in 2nd, Shryock in 3rd, Moore in 4th and Noble in 5th. Lap 20 it’s still Hughes out in the lead, Myer in 2nd, Moore in 3rd, Shryock in 4th and #19M David Marez running 5th. Lap 25 still has Hughes out in the lead, Moore in 2nd, Myer in 3rd, Shryock in 4th and Marez in 5th. Going for the checker on Lap 30 and the $2500 to win is Jason Hughes #12H, with Chris Moore #17X in 2nd, Tommy Myer #65 in 3rd, Kelly Shryock #3 in 4th and David Marez #19M in 5th.

Saturday night brings this weekend to a closure with the final night of the 1st Annual Modified Spring Shoot-out here at Thunder Valley Speedway. Tonight there was 52 Modified’s signed in to give the fans another GREAT night of racing. With the grandstands full and the pits full everyone was wondering will #3 Kelly Shryock take the $1000 bonus for 2 out 3 night wins or will Jason Hughes #12H take it or will there be a different winner for all 3 nights. After the Heat race qualifiers it is Kelly Shryock #3 with the highest passing points. The Top 12 cars are locked into the “A” Feature Chad Wheeler #88W, Jason Hughes #12H, #52 Eddie Martin, #118 Terry Beckham II, #3 Kelly Shryock, #65 Tommy Myer, #4G Gary Clark, #17X Chris Moore, #74X Mark Noble, #5K Kenneth Cox, #26X Brad McEwan and #12B Johnny Bone Jr are all the drivers that qualified through heats for the “A” Feature Main Event tonight. Qualifying through “B” Features are: George White #10X, David Marez #19M, Brian Williams #26, Terry Phillips #75, Scott Drake #12D, Tommy Weder #02, Wade Bates #12C, Nathan Mayes #15X, and #5 Steve Holzkamper. Track provisionals tonight were Ronnie Chism #1, Tim Phillips #22, Jim Small #6, and David Grigg #44 making a 25-car field for the “”A” Feature. Drivers are pulled out on the front stretch where the fans get the opportunity to check the cars out up close and see who they think will take the 40 Lap race $3000 to win. Will it be Kelly Shryock #3 to get the $1000 bonus for 2 out 3 wins or will it be Jason Hughes #12H getting the bonus? On the other hand, will there be a different winner all 3 nights. The green flag gets the race underway and it’s #17X Chris Moore in the lead, going into Lap 2 Hughes #12 H takes over the lead with #88W Chad Wheeler in 2nd, #52 Eddie Martin in 3rd, Kelly Shryock #3 in 4th, and #65 Tommy Myer in 5th. Lap 5 it’s Hughes still in the lead, Wheeler in 2nd, Shryock in 3rd, Martin in 4th and Kenneth Cox #5K in 5th. Lap 10 still Hughes in the lead, Wheeler in 2nd, Shryock in 3rd, Cox in 4th and Myer in 5th. Lap 15 it’s Hughes still in the lead, Wheeler in 2nd, Shryock in 3rd, Myer in 4th and Cox in 5th. Lap 20 still Hughes out in the lead, Wheeler in 2nd, Shryock in 3rd, Myer in 4th and Cox still in 5th. Lap 25 still Hughes in the lead, Wheeler still in 2nd, Myer in 3rd, Cox in 4th and Martin now in 5th. Lap 30 it’s Hughes still holding onto the lead, Wheeler in2nd, Myer in 3rd, Mark Noble #74X in 4th and Martin in 5th. Lap 35 it’s Hughes in the lead, Myer in 2nd, Noble in 3rd, Martin in 4th and Johnny Bone Jr #12B in 5th. Going for the checker flag on Lap 40 it’s Jason Hughes #12H for the $3000 to win and $1000 bonus for 2 wins out of 3, Chad Wheeler #88W in 2nd, Tommy Myer #65 in 3rd, Mark Noble #74X in 4th and #52 Eddie Martin in 5th.