Kelly Boen & Howard Willis Top First Night in
Texas World Dirt Track Championship!
 

FORT WORTH (March 2, 2007) – Kelly Boen, of Henderson, Colorado, captured the SUPR “A” late-model feature race Friday during the opening night of the Pro-Cuts Texas World Dirt Track Championship at the Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track.

Boen, who won the late-model title at TMS in 2005, won the 20-lap feature over Dewayne Hottinger, of Russellville, Ark., while NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series veteran Ken Schrader finished fourth.

In the modified division, Howard Willis, of Dayton, Texas, won the 20-lap “A” qualifier, Troy Taylor, of Fort Worth, the 15-lap “B” qualifier and Paul White, of Temple, Texas, and David Smith Jr., of Copperas Cove, Texas, the 15-lap “C” qualifiers.

The Pro-Cuts Texas World Dirt Championship, which concludes Saturday night with its championship rounds, eclipsed its entry record of 205 from a year ago with 263 entrants for this weekend. Racing resumes at 5 p.m. today with the SUPR “A” 40-lap feature scheduled for 9:15 p.m. and the 30-lap Modified Championship at 9:45 p.m.

Friday's Results:

LATE MODEL DIVISION

A Feature: 1. Kelly Boen; 2. Dewayne Hottinger; 3. John Anderson; 4. Ken Schrader; 5. Wendell Wallace; 6. Ray Moore; 7. Justin Ingalls; 8. Kyle Cummings; 9. Delbert Smith; 10. Charles Randolph; 11. Howard Willis; 12. Jason Bodenheimer; 13. Jon Mitchell; 14. Lee Davis; 15. Jason Ingalls; 16. Keith Craft; 17. Ronnie Warman; 18. Allen Tippen; 19. Ryan Plaisance;  20. Garrett Durrett; 21. Jeff Chanler; 22. Rob Litton

MODIFIED DIVISION

A Qualifier: 1. Howard Willis; 2. Johnny Virden; 3. Clyde Dunn Jr.; 4. Wes Armstrong; 5. Tim Clonch; 6. Eric Turner; 7. Jamie Burford; 8. Gregg Scaggs; 9. Gary Clark; 10. Nathan Mayes.