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CHARLIE WINS $3,000 IN WARRENSBURG!!! |
Posted May 15, 2022
After
a flurry of rain-outs over the past month, Charlie McKenna
and his McKenna Motorsports team finally returned to action
on Saturday evening, May 14 and promptly put their #22
MB Customs mount into victory lane! At Central Missouri
Speedway last night, Charlie laid down the second quickest
lap overall during qualifying at the Warrensburg, Missouri
oval and later advanced up to fourth in his heat race.
After starting the Malvern Bank Series A-Main from the
pole position, Charlie led each of the 25 circuits during
the 'Seeburg Muffler Rumble' to capture the $3,000 paycheck
ahead of a top five that included runner-up Jesse Sobbing,
Bill Leighton, Corey Zeitner, and Jesse Stovall! Complete
results from Central Missouri Speedway can be found online
at www.slmrseries.com.
(Todd Boyd Photo) |
MCKENNA STARTS SEASON AT I-80 SPEEDWAY |
Posted April 3, 2022
Charlie
McKenna and his #22 team officially lifted the lid to
their 2022 campaign on Saturday evening, April 2 with
a trip to I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Nebraska. The Malvern
Bank Series sanctioned the $3,000 to win 'Spring Meltdown'
opener and 28 competitors piled into the pit area. Charlie
stopped the clock eighth fastest in Group A during the
qualifying session before an incident early in his heat
race helped lead to a fifth place finish. Following a
triumph in his B-Main, Charlie was able to move up two
positions on the one-lane racing surface in the 25-lapper
to record a fifteenth place performance. Full results
from the season opener in the Cornhusker State can be
viewed online by clicking on www.slmrseries.com.
(CK Imaging) |
CHARLIE MCKENNA FOURTH IN SEASON FINALE! |
Posted October 24, 2021
Following a rain-out on Friday night
at Hamilton County Speedway, Charlie McKenna and his #22
team wrapped up their version of the 2021 racing season
on Saturday evening, October 23 at the Webster City, Iowa
speedplant. The final night of the 20th Annual 'Fall Futurity'
doubleheader shelled out a $1,500 payday for the Super
Late Models. Charlie won his heat race in preliminary
action and later started the A-Main from the inside of
the third row. The Ames, Iowa ace then moved up to fourth
in the contest to finish out the season with a strong
fourth place performance behind only victor Jason Hahne,
Lance Matthees, and Jeff Aikey! Full results from last
night's season finale can be accessed online at www.hamiltoncospeedway.com.
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MCKENNA FINISHES THIRD IN FINAL POINTS!!! |
Posted October 3, 2021
The hectic Malvern Bank Series and
Hoker Trucking Series tours both closed out their season
schedules on October 1-2 with a Championship Weekend at
I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Nebraska. On Friday night
in the $5,000 to win penultimate event on the series calendar,
Charlie McKenna qualified fourth fastest in Group B during
time trials before placing second in his heat race. After
rolling off from the inside of the third row in the A-Main,
Charlie was in the fourth position and looking for more
when a broken oil pump belt dropped him to a disappointing
fourteenth place showing.
At I-80 on Saturday evening in the series
finale for both tours, the #22 team competed for another
$5,000 top prize. Charlie stopped the clock ninth fastest
in Group A during qualifying before securing a victory
in his heat race. After starting the 30-lapper from the
inside of the fifth row, the Ames, Iowa native was battling
hard for a top five finish before a broken hood t-bar
caused low visibility and forced Charlie to settle for
an eighth place performance. When the dust had settled
after Championship Weekend, Charlie found himself third
in both the final version of the Malvern Bank Series and
Hoker Trucking Series point standings! Complete results
from the I-80 doubleheader can be viewed online at www.slmrseries.com.
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CHARLIE MCKENNA NABS DAVENPORT TOP FIVE! |
Posted September 26, 2021
The McKenna Motorsports team continued
their busy month of September with a scheduled Hoker Trucking
Series tripleheader from September 23-25 in the Hawkeye
State. On Thursday night at Dubuque Speedway in Dubuque,
Iowa, Charlie McKenna timed in eighth fastest in Group
A during qualifying before running second in his heat
race. After rolling off from the inside of the sixth row
in the $3,000 to win feature event, Charlie brought his
#22 entry home in the tenth finishing position.
Following a rain-out on Friday evening at
West Liberty Raceway, the dirt-slinging action for the
weekend concluded with a $5,000 to win battle on Saturday
at Davenport Speedway in Davenport, Iowa. Charlie laid
down the fourth quickest lap in Group B during time trials
and later placed second in his stacked heat race. The
Ames, Iowa ace then started the 40-lapper from the outside
of the front row before winding up fifth at the checkers
behind only winner Jason Hahne, Justin Kay, Tyler Bruening,
and Jake Neal. Complete results from this weekend can
be viewed online at www.slmrseries.com.
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MCKENNA TRANSFERS INTO $50K KNOXVILLE NAT'LS |
Posted September 19, 2021
Next
up on the racing calendar for the #22 team was a visit
to the historic Knoxville Raceway from September 16-18
for the 17th edition of the 'Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville
Nationals.' The three-day crown jewel extravaganza at
the Knoxville, Iowa speedplant started with a pair of
preliminary programs - each of which boasted a $7,000
winner's check. Charlie McKenna unfortunately missed out
on Thursday's 25-lap headliner after running seventh in
his heat race and ninth in his B-Main. In Friday night's
prelim, Charlie placed fifth in both his heat race and
his B-Main, which narrowly kept him out of the 25-lapper.
At the 1/2-mile oval on Saturday, all eyes were focused
on the conclusion of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
biggie, as a whopping $50,000 paycheck was up for grabs.
Charlie grabbed the third and final transfer spot through
his B-Main and later started the 100-lap headliner from
the outside of the fifteenth row. The Ames, Iowa ace then
raced hard early in the contest before eventually retiring
in the twenty-fifth finishing position of the 'Lucas Oil
Late Model Knoxville Nationals.'
The McKenna Motorsports team also entered the Malvern
Bank Series portion of Saturday's show at the Marion County
fairgrounds facility. Charlie timed in nineteenth fastest
overall during qualifying, finished sixth in his heat
race, and later passed nine competitors during the $4,000
to win 'Bob Maschmann Memorial' en route to a respectable
tenth place showing. Complete results from Knoxville Raceway
can be accessed online by visiting www.lucasdirt.com
and www.slmrseries.com.
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CHARLIE CAUGHT UP IN YANKEE WRECK... |
Posted September 5, 2021
Following a rain-out on Friday night
at 300 Raceway, the annual running of the 'Yankee Dirt
Track Classic' turned into a single day affair at the
Farley, Iowa speedplant on Saturday evening, September
4. A $10,000 top prize was on the line in the annual event,
which was co-sanctioned by both the Malvern Bank Series
and the Hoker Trucking Series.
Charlie McKenna laid down the seventeenth
fastest lap in Group A during the qualifying session before
placing fourth in his loaded heat race. After finishing
seventh in his B-Main, Charlie received a provisional
to gain access into the 50-lap feature event. The Ames,
Iowa standout was then unfortunately caught up in a lap
28 pileup during the headliner and was relegated to a
disappointing seventeenth place showing. Complete results
from the single-race holiday weekend can be viewed online
at www.slmrseries.com. |
MCKENNA FOLLOWS MALVERN TOUR TO NORFOLK |
Posted August 29, 2021
Charlie McKenna and his #22 team
followed the Malvern Bank Series tour to Off Road Speedway
in Norfolk, Nebraska on Saturday evening, August 28, as
a $3,000 top prize was up for grabs. Charlie timed in
tenth fastest in Group B during the qualifying session
prior to running second in his loaded heat race. Following
a B-Main triumph, Charlie started the 35-lap main event
from the inside of the ninth row. On a one lane racetrack
during the A-Main, the Ames, Iowa ace was able to move
past a trio of competitors on his way to a fourteenth
place showing. Complete results from the single-race weekend
can be viewed online at www.slmrseries.com.
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CHARLIE MCKENNA RACKS UP TRIO OF TOP FIVES! |
Posted August 22, 2021
The McKenna Motorsports team was
very impressive over the August 19-21 extended weekend
by posting a trio of top five finishes against some stout
competition in three Hoker Trucking Series showdowns in
the Hawkeye State! On Thursday night at C.J. Speedway
in Columbus Junction, Iowa, Charlie McKenna placed fourth
in his loaded heat race prior to moving up to finish fourth
in the $3,000 to win main event. At the end of the 30-lap
contest, Charlie trailed only victor Dave Eckrich, Chris
Simpson and Chad Holladay!
At West Liberty Raceway in West Liberty,
Iowa on Friday evening, a $5,000 top prize was up for
grabs. Charlie once again ran fourth in his heat race
before winding up fifth in the 35-lapper behind only race
winner Spencer Diercks, Dave Eckrich, Chad Holladay, and
Jason Hahne. In the weekend finale on Saturday at Maquoketa
Speedway in Maquoketa, Iowa, which boasted a $3,000 winner's
check, the Ames, Iowa standout finished second in his
heat race and fourth in the 35-lap A-Main behind only
winner Todd Cooney, Dave Eckrich, and Justin Kay! Full
results from the tripleheader weekend can be viewed online
at www.slmrseries.com. |
TOP TEN FOR MCKENNA AT THAYER COUNTY! |
Posted August 15, 2021
The Malvern Bank Series took the
#22 team to Thayer County Speedway in Deshler, Nebraska
on Saturday night, August 14. The 'Thayer County Fair
Race' drew an 18 car field to vie for the $3,000 winner's
check. Charlie McKenna posted the thirteenth fastest lap
overall during the qualifying session and later moved
past three competitors during his heat race to finish
fourth. After rolling off from the inside of the sixth
row in the 30-lapper, Charlie steered his MB Customs mount
past four racecars en route to a steady seventh place
showing. Full results from last night at Thayer County
Speedway can be viewed online at www.slmrseries.com. |
MCKENNA'S RUN SPOILED BY LAPPED CAR |
Posted August 9, 2021
The McKenna Motorsports team followed
the Malvern Bank Series west to Junction Motor Speedway
in McCool Junction, Nebraska on Saturday night, August
7 for a $3,000 to win throwdown. Charlie McKenna timed
in ninth fastest overall during the qualifying session
before securing a victory in his heat race. After starting
the A-Main from the inside of the second row, Charlie
was running in the third spot when an incident with a
lapped car dropped the Ames, Iowa ace to a disappointing
fifteenth place showing. Sunday's stop to Benton County
Speedway in Vinton, Iowa was then unfortunately washed
out by inclement weather. Full results from Junction Motor
Speedway can be viewed online at www.slmrseries.com.
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CHARLIE MCKENNA ON PODIUM AT STUART! |
Posted August 2, 2021
Charlie McKenna and the McKenna Motorsports
team were scheduled to compete in a trio of Malvern Bank
Series shootouts from July 30-August 1 in the states of
Kansas and Iowa. On Friday night in a $3,000 to win show
at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, Charlie won
his heat race in preliminary action prior to winding up
seventh in the final rundown of the A-Main. Saturday's
event, which was slated to shell out a $3,500 top prize,
was then unfortunately rained-out at Adams County Speedway
in Corning, Iowa.
The SLMR triple shot then concluded with
a Sunday special at Stuart International Speedway in Stuart,
Iowa. Charlie clicked off the second fastest lap overall
during time trials before placing third in his heat race.
After rolling off from the inside of the third row in
the $3,000 to win headliner, the Ames, Iowa ace moved
past a couple of cars en route to a stellar third place
podium effort behind only winner Kyle Berck and runner-up
Tad Pospisil! Complete results from the busy weekend can
be viewed online at www.slmrseries.com.
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MCKENNA HOLDS HIS OWN AGAINST LUCAS OIL FOES |
Posted July 25, 2021
McKenna
Motorsports trekked west to I-80 Speedway in Greenwood,
Nebraska from July 20-24 for a lucrative stretch of racing
with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. Things kicked
off with a pair of $7,000 to win preliminary shows leading
into the 'I-80 Nationals.' After unfortunately failing
to transfer into Tuesday's 30-lap opener, Charlie McKenna
placed third in his heat race on Wednesday prior to finishing
eighteenth in the final rundown of the 30-lapper. The
Ames, Iowa ace then ran fifth in his B-Main on Thursday,
received a provisional to gain access into the $30,000
to win 'I-80 Nationals,' and eventually wound up twenty-eighth
in the 53-lap headliner.
Over the weekend at the Cornhusker State
venue, a whopping $53,000 top prize was up for grabs in
the annual running of the 'Silver Dollar Nationals.' In
the double set of heat races on Friday night, Charlie
finished fifth in his first heat race and ninth in his
second prelim of the evening. Unfortunately, motor woes
during his B-Main on Saturday took him out of contention
to advance into the 80-lap grand finale that was eventually
won by Kyle Bronson. Full results from the last five days
can be located online at www.lucasdirt.com.
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CHARLIE MCKENNA WIRES FIELD AT WEBSTER CITY! |
Posted July 18, 2021
Ames,
Iowa standout Charlie McKenna recorded his second feature
win of the 2021 racing season on Saturday night, July
17 at Hamilton County Speedway in Webster City, Iowa!
In a weekly Late Model event, Charlie won his heat race
in preliminary action and later rolled off from the pole
position in the 20-lap main event. Charlie then wired
the feature field in leading every lap to bag the $700
top prize over a top five that consisted of runner-up
Jason Hahne, Jeff Aikey, Gabe Umbarger, and Curt Schroeder!
Full results from last night's race can be accessed online
at www.hamiltoncospeedway.com.
(Jodie Casey Photo)
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MCKENNA BLASTS TO TOP FIVE AT ALBION! |
Posted July 12, 2021
Charlie McKenna and his #22 team
entered a pair of high-profile races last week in the
states of Iowa and Nebraska. On Tuesday night, July 6
in the 'Denny Osborn Memorial' at Independence Motor Speedway
in Independence, Iowa, Charlie placed seventh in his heat
race and fourth in his B-Main before rolling off from
the outside of the twelfth row in the $7,200 to win headliner
for the IMCA Late Models. The Ames, Iowa standout then
wheeled his MB Customs mount past eleven competitors during
the 60-lapper to land in the thirteenth finishing position.
Following a rain-out on Saturday at Junction
(NE) Motor Speedway, McKenna Motorsports was in the pit
area on Sunday, July 11 at Boone County Raceway in Albion,
Nebraska. The Malvern Bank Super Late Model Series presided
over the 'Tanner Pelster Memorial' and a $3,111 top prize
was up for grabs. Charlie received a provisional to gain
access into the 31-lap main event, but made the best of
it by charging past seventeen cars to salvage an impressive
fifth place performance. He trailed only winner Kyle Berck,
Josh Leonard, Ben Schaller, and Corey Zeitner at the checkers!
Full results from both races can be viewed online at the
Indee My
Race Pass page and www.slmrseries.com.
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CHARLIE MCKENNA POCKETS $3,000 AT FAYETTE CO! |
Posted June 27, 2021
Ames,
Iowa ace Charlie McKenna claimed his first feature win
in dominating fashion on Friday night, June 25 at Fayette
County Speedway in West Union, Iowa! Charlie earned Fast
Time honors during Hoker Trucking Series qualifying and
later advanced up to second in his heat race. After rolling
off from the outside of the front row in the 30-lap headliner,
Charlie led the entire feature distance to pocket the
$3,000 top prize over a top five that consisted of runner-up
Chad Holladay, Matt Ryan, Justin Kay, and Jason Rauen!
Earlier in the weekend, the #22 team was in Hoker Trucking
Series action at Cresco Speedway in Cresco, Iowa on Thursday
evening. Charlie moved up to finish fifth in his heat
race and later battled a spring issue during the A-Main,
which helped lead to a tenth place effort in the $3,000
to win contest. Saturday's series tilt at Independence
Motor Speedway in Independence, Iowa was then washed out
early in the day due to inclement weather. Full results
from the final weekend in June can be located online at
www.slmrseries.com.
(K.C. Rooney Photo)
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