It was a pleasant weather night for racing at the Southern Iowa Speedway this past Wednesday night. There was a special payoff for the winner of the Carter International B Mods with $700 going to the winner. A special promotion by Todd Staley also saw anyone with proper ID from New Sharon, Iowa, getting into the night's entertainment free.
The first feature of the night saw the USRA stock cars taking to the track. Though there were only nine cars present, the racing was intense up front. Mike VanGenderen and Matt Greiner sat on the front row. At the drop of the flag it was Greiner going to the point with The Flying Dutchman, Mike VanGenderen right behind. At six laps down, VanGenderen would retire with mechanical problems. This would open the door for Nathan Wood to put his #52 into contention as he chased Greiner. Those two would swap back and forth for the remainder of the race but at the flag, it would be Greiner taking the checkers first as Woods would limp across the line for second with what appeared to be a flat tire. Third was the 20W or 20"Dub" as it says on his car, of Shane Weller, fourth went to Brian Mitirisin, and rounding out the top five was Kyle Harwood.
The USRA hobby stock feature was up next. "Mighty Mouse" Jason McDaniel was back to race in this class for the night and he made his presence known when he took the lead early. With seven laps down, the 52 of Nathan Wood would be right on his tail and a great battle would ensue between the two for the rest of the event. Both drivers are former USRA Champions in the hobby stock class. Going to Victory Lane tonight was Jason McDaniel, followed by Nathan Wood for second, the 2N of Donavan Nunnikhoven was third, TJ Henderson took fourth and fifth went to Kris Walker.
Eleven of the thirteen USRA A modifieds started their feature. Unable to start was Colt Mather who earlier had exited his heat while leading, and visitor for the night from Corning, Iowa, the R21 of Ryan Schaffer. The front row sitters were the 23B of Adam Bell and the visiting 9J of Austin Jones from Columbia, Missouri. We kept an eye peeled in his hauler area, as we were told that he sometimes has a friend tag along ---Carl Edwards! We could not spy him on this night however. Bell took off and into the lead early, as cars tried to reel him in. One of those cars was Scott Dickey who was able to catch and pass him for the lead. With just four laps remaining, Dickey would see his chance for a win disappear, as he would exit with mechanical problems. This put the familiar 17P of Brad Pinkerton in the first position and he would go home for the win. Following him across the line was "Hollywood" Brandon Banks, third went to "The Z Man" Zack VanderBeek, fourth to Adam Bell, and fifth to Josh Truman.
The main event of the night was the B Mod class as they were running for $700 to win. They took to the track for the finale of the night with twenty-two of the twenty-three cars on hand. Unable to start was former B Mod champion at the track, Brian Edel, who was in what we believe was his former car. Unfortunately, his night ended early as he was off the track in his heat. Sitting on the pole was Andrew Schroeder along side young Carter VandenBerg. Those two would chase each other until Cayden Carter would pass his cousin VandenBerg for second. Carter was not able to catch the 02 though, as Andrew Schroeder took home the win and the extra payday. After Carter in second, was Carter VandenBerg in third, fourth to Drew Lawson and in fifth was Geoff Olson. Olson is from Sioux City, Iowa but is an Iowa State student living in the Ames area. We often see him run on a regular basis at other tracks we attend. Nice to see him in Oskaloosa.
The races were done before 9:30...always a nice thing for drivers and fans alike on a weeknight. Next Wednesday night will be the IMCA Deery Brothers late model show as well as the regular classes. It will also be the Southern Iowa Fair, so keep in mind, that parking may be an issue.
Announcer Tony Paris told the crowd, that coming on August 5 with the USMTS show will be the driver of the Ask.com Nascar Sprint cup car, Bobby Labonte. Speculation is that he may be driving the backup car of Kelly Shryock. A couple of other Nascar personalities may also be on hand. Kenny Wallace was mentioned as well as Kenny Schrader and Ron Hornaday although that had not been confirmed according to Paris. Make plans to attend these upcoming events at the Southern Iowa Speedway.
Full results are listed below. Happy racing!
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