Two Wins In Two Nights For Kelly Boen

By Gary Jacob

Colby, KS -- Coming off a $3000 win in the multi-sanctioned Rumble in the Heartland at Dodge City KS on Saturday night, Kelly Boen from Henderson CO won both his heat race and the feature Sunday at Thomas County Speedway as the WDRA dirt late models made their annual visit to the western Kansas facility. Boen actually came out of the Saturday night action as the point leader for both the NCRA dirt late models and the WDRA dirt late models and had to choose which group to race with on Sunday night since NCRA was racing at 81 Speedway. Boen’s win in his Rocket Chassis paid $1200 as a solid 19 car field appeared. Coming off a strong showing at Dodge City, 67 year old Jim Clifton chased Boen to the checkered flag for an $800 payday. 2004 CLMA champion Dave Garmann was a $600 third and Jeep Berry from Grand Junction got his third straight top five of the weekend with a $450 fourth. Dean Moore rounded out the top five as Colorado provided 16 of the 19 competing cars.

The teams were split into three heat races and Moore put his Rayburn in the winner’s circle for heat 1 ahead of Garmann and local racer Rod Bencken. Boen won heat 2 in front of Ken Brack and John Kuchar. Clifton showed his strength by winning heat 3 with his GRT ahead of Gary Dechant and Berry. Boen charged to his third feature win in two weekends and fourth of the season ahead of Clifton, Garmann, Berry, Moore, Dechant, Kuchar, Curt Daniels, Bencken, Craig Baukema, Terry Loos and Crispy Persichetti.

WDRA runs again this weekend when they visit Thunder Mountain Speedway in Olathe CO on June 11.

Summary Heat 1-Dean Moore, Dave Garmann, Rod Bencken, Rusty Miller, Chris Persichetti. Heat 2-Kelly Boen, Ken Brack, John Kuchar, Curt Daniels, Craig Baukema. Heat 3-Jim Clifton, Gary Dechant, Jeep Berry, Dan Shepherd, Jason Davis. Main-Boen, Clifton, Garmann, Berry, Moore, Dechant, Kuchar, Daniels, Bencken, Baukema, Terry Loos, Persichetti, Mike Felton, Brad Wagoner, Shepherd, Brack, Terry Boushee, Davis.

Dean Moore Wins Colby Late Model Show

By Gary Jacob

Colby, KS -- It was a big night for the Moore clan from Grand Junction, CO as the WDRA dirt late models made their second 2002 season visit to the Thomas County Speedway Friday night. Leon Moore is the series founder and director and son Dean Moore wheeled his Rayburn to a win in the feature race with younger brother Allen Moore in third behind Denver's Ken Brack. Kelly Boen from Henderson, CO is dominating the point standings for the Western Colorado based series and he ran solid fifth on this night.

There were 14 late models, 13 from Colorado and Rod Benken as the lone Kansas entry. D Moore, Brack and A Moore were trailed in the feature finish by defending CLMA dirt late model champion John Kuchar, Boen, current CLMA point leader Brett Hallmark from Grand Junction, Benken, Bill Sabin and Scott Lewis. Those ten cars finished with Scott Cimfl, Mike Cox, veteran Jim Clifton and IMCA Modified veteran Darren DeLoach all failed to finish.

Summary Main Event-Dean Moore, Ken Brack, Allen Moore, John Kuchar, Kelly Boen, Brett Hallmark, Dave Garmann, Rod Benken, Bill Sabin, Scott Lewis, Scott Cimfl, Mike Cox, Jim Clifton, Darren DeLoach.

Clean Sweep For Boen In WDRA Season Opener

By Gary Jacob

Colby, KS -- The Grand Junction, CO based WDRA Late Models traveled all the way to Colby, Kansas to start their 2002 season Sunday night. A former IMCA Modified Super Nationals champion, Kelly Boen from Henderson, Colorado scored a clean sweep of the night's action as he won his heat, the Dash for Cash and the feature race. Colorado's hottest dirt late model racer Brett Hallmark from Grand Junction finished second with another CLMA winner in 2002, John Kuchar, placing third.

The 11 car turnout included nine Colorado based teams and a pair from Kansas. Boen beat Dave Garmann and Hallmark in heat 1. Kuchar won heat 2 with Chris Kratzer from Lyons, Kansas in second over Dean Moore from Grand Junction, CO. Boen then beat Kuchar and Garmann in the dash.

Boen outran Hallmark to win the feature race with Kuchar third over Kratzer, Garmann, Butch Clark from Grand Junction, ageless veteran Jim Clifton from Fort Morgan and Oakley, KS racer Rod Benken. Michael Cox, Curt Daniels and Moore failed to finish.

Summary Dash-Kelly Boen, John Kuchar, David Garmann. Heat 1-Boen, Garmann, Brett Hallmark, Michael Cox, Butch Clark. Heat 2-Kuchar, Chris Kratzer, Dean Moore, Jim Clifton, Curt Daniels. Main-Boen, Hallmark, Kuchar, Kratzer, Garmann, Clark, Clifton, Rod Benken, Cox, Daniels, Moore.