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Randolph County Raceway
Saturday, July 18, 2009 Potter is `WOW' Winner at 24 Raceway 25 Months After After Last Win on the High Banked Half-Mile
 by Chad BufordMOBERLY, Mo. -- Taking control on lap five, Rusty Potter went on to his second career O’Reilly Auto Parts Winged Outlaw Warriors win at 24 Raceway Saturday night. Josh Fisher jumped into the lead at the start as he was followed by Potter, Mitchell Moore, Chris Walker, and Lanny Carpenter. Fisher would lead the first four laps as Potter would get by on lap five. For the next five laps, Potter would be followed by Fisher. The driver on the move was Austin Alumbaugh as he had moved into the top five from his twelfth starting spot by lap ten. On lap eleven, Fisher spun in between turns one and two bringing out the yellow. Fisher would restart at the tail as sixth place Terry Hinck pulled into the pits ending his evening. At this point, Potter would be followed by Moore, Walker, Boyer, and Alumbaugh. Potter continued to lead as Alumbaugh was on a mission. He got by Walker and Boyer on lap twelve and by lap fourteen he worked his way by Moore for second. Walker and Boyer would get by Moore on lap fifteen for third and fourth as Potter continued to be chased by Alumbaugh. By lap seventeen, Fisher had worked his way back into the top five as he got by both Moore and Boyer and moved into fourth.
Potter would motor on to the win in the Roy Cary Livestock and Machinery/Isle of Capri Casino Maxim with Ostrich power. Alumbaugh would run second in the Alumbaugh Heating and Cooling XXX with BRE power. Walker ran a solid third in the Santa Fe Glass McGarry with Gaerte power. Boyer would get back by Fisher on the last lap to finish a strong fourth in the American Family Insurance Eagle. Points leader Fisher rounded out the top five in the Ozark Barge and Dock Service Maxim. Moore would fade to sixth in the Steve Neale Maxim. Carpenter ran seventh in the Sierra Pools Maxim with Frank Brown, Tony Crank and Faron Crank rounding out the top ten. The Winged Outlaw Warriors will make their next stop at the Double X Speedway in California, MO for the annual Clyde Wood Memorial on Sunday July 26th.
Race Notes: 13 W.O.W. Sprint cars were in attendence. The 20 Lap feature was slowed by a couple of cautions, with 11 sprint cars finishing the race.
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