Badder dedicates win to fallen racer Osborn

Shad Badder (73) of Oak Grove rides the high side around leader Dennis Elliott in the USRA Modified feature at the Valley Speedway on Saturday, May 12.

Shad Badder (73) of Oak Grove rides the high side around leader Dennis Elliott in the USRA Modified feature at the Valley Speedway on Saturday, May 12.


GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. -- Shad Badder of Oak Grove rode the high side around leader Dennis Elliott, and then held off Jason Bodenhammer to capture his first USRA Modified feature win Saturday at the Valley Speedway.

In victory lane, Badder dedicated his win to family of Jeff Osborn, who dies tragically Friday night in a Sprint Car crash at the track. Badder announced that he was donating his winning to Osborn's family.

Elliott held on for a third-place finish with Aaron Marrant and Dean Wille rounding out the top five finishers.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series
Valley Speedway, Grain Valey, Mo.
Saturday, May 12, 2012

USRA MODIFIEDS

Heat #1:
1. (3) 29 Dennis Elliott, Mount Ayr, Iowa
2. (2) 88B David Barker, Kingsville
3. (8) 00 Jim Moody, Odessa
4. (5) 34A Jason Bodenhammer, Centerview
5. (4) 29S Jeff Smith, Kansas City
6. (9) 26X Steve Gearhart, Buckner
7. (1) 81T Levi Trimble, Excelsior Springs
8. (7) 07 Dave Ralph, Raymore
9. (6) 25T Travis Johnson, Independence

Heat #2:
1. (2) 73B Shad Badder, Oak Grove
2. (4) 68 Dean Wille, Warrensburg
3. (1) 86K Kyle Westerhold, Lone Jack
4. (3) 1K Tim Karrick, Basehor, Kan.
5. (7) 69 Zachary Sanders, Kearney
6. (8) 70 Aaron Marrant, Orrick
7. (9) 75M Gunner Martin, Blue Springs
8. (5) 253 Chad Lyle, Oak Grove
9. (6) 48 Bill Crane, Grain Valley

Feature:
1. (3) 73B Shad Badder, Oak Grove
2. (6) 34A Jason Bodenhammer, Centerview
3. (2) 29 Dennis Elliott, Mount Ayr, Iowa
4. (11) 70 Aaron Marrant, Orrick
5. (4) 68 Dean Wille, Warrensburg
6. (7) 86K Kyle Westerhold, Lone Jack
7. (13) 75M Gunner Martin, Blue Springs
8. (10) 1K Tim Karrick, Basehor, Kan.
9. (16) 25T Travis Johnson, Independence
10. (8) 69 Zachary Sanders, Kearney
11. (17) 48 Bill Crane, Grain Valley
12. (9) 26X Steve Gearhart, Buckner
13. (12) 29S Jeff Smith, Kansas City
14. (14) 07 Dave Ralph, Raymore
15. (15) 81T Levi Trimble, Excelsior Springs
16. (1) 00 Jim Moody, Odessa
17. (5) 88B David Barker, Kingsville
DNS - 253 Chad Lyle, Oak Grove