We returned to the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa this past Wednesday night. It has been our "home away from home" on Wednesdays since about 1988. We've seen many exciting races over those years...many of them in the stock car class. Last night was deja vu of some of those stock car finishes from the past as three cars put on quite the show for the fans.
The B modified feature was first on the docket for the evening. On the start of the race, Jason McDaniel would shoot to the lead from starting in third position. Young Cayden Carter settled into the second slot. Several yellow flags would slow the action; one of which removed the 02 of Andrew Schroeder from the contest with what appeared to be a flat tire. When the checkered flag flew, it was Jason McDaniel taking the win...his 8th of the year over all..., Cayden Carter held the runner-up position, third went to Tyler Groenendyke, the point leader, fourth to Mike Shelton, and fifth to Bobby Greene.
We have always been big fans of the stock car class. Perhaps it is because those were the type of car we grew up watching. Last night, there were three cars running up front that put on a show that was reminiscent of some of the finishes at the big half-mile track from days gone by. We recall many nights when there would be three cars coming for the finish line, three-wide. Last night, it was much the same. The Flying Dutchman, Mike VanGenderen leaped to the lead at the drop of the green. Point leader, Matt Greiner made his way quickly up to second and last week's winner, the 20Dub of Shane Weller came from eighth to the third position. With VanGenderen still holding the lead, those three cars would race tightly, circuit after circuit, giving the audience quite the show. Weller made a flying move to get around VanGenderen, only to slide a bit high in turn four and the 57V regained the lead. The three cars were still running very close as the white flag flew and you knew it was going to be a close one at the finish. Matt Greiner would power his way around VanGenderen on that last lap to go home with the win as the three cars crossed the line in a tight group. VanGenderen would have to settle for that runner-up spot tonight, Shane Weller took third, fourth went to Brian Mitrisin who was trying his best to reel in those top three cars, and fifth went to Zack VanderBeek. We are putting it in the book for another exciting finish at the Southern Iowa Speedway.
The USRA hobby stocks took to the track next for their A main. Bobby Greene put his 32T out front early but Kris Walker was wanting none of that as he would then take over the lead. Most of the racing was around the top as the 85 of Jason McDaniel found out. He was fighting hard in fourth position and decided to dip low to see if he could find anything in a lower groove. It was not to be found and he fell back several positions. At the finish line, it would be Kris Walker for the win, Greene maintained second position, third went to Danny Thrasher, fourth to Nathan Wood, fifth to Justin Hook and McDaniel crossed in sixth spot. In Victory Lane, announcer Tony Paris talked with Walker who had just got his 100th career win this past weekend and making this his 101st.
Zack VanderBeek started on the pole of the USRA A modified feature and never looked back from there. He would put distance between him and the field though the 17P of Brad Pinkerton was showing his skills as he tried in vane to catch VanderBeek. VanderBeek took the win, Pinkerton was second, Colt Mather came home in third, fourth went to Steve Blattler and fifth to Indianola's Josh Truman.
Thanks to announcer Tony Paris for the shout out to us and the Positively Racing website. Please check out the blogs of the other members as they travel to various races around the area. Our plans are to be attending the big Nationwide Series race this coming Saturday at the Iowa Speedway. For those of you who check for our results from the Boone Speedway on Saturdays, we suggest that you check http://www.raceboone/ as the results should be up on their site later on.
Next Wednesday night at the Southern Iowa Speedway, the USMTS will come to town. Michael Waltrip and Kenny Wallace are scheduled to be in attendance. It was announced earlier in the night, that Bobby Labonte will not be able to make it due to another commitment. Make plans to attend this show. The USMTS drivers always put on a great show.
Full results of Wednesday's races are listed below. Happy racing!
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