We were off to the Lee County Speedway in Donnellson, Iowa for the JR Motorsports Hawkeye Dirt Tour headlining their running of the Liberty Cup. Also on the card for the night were the IMCA stock cars and sportmods. We counted 31 of the HDT modifieds, 26 stock cars and 30 sportmods on hand for a very hot night of racing. Temperatures were in the 90's and the humidity sky-high.
The stock cars ran a 20-lap feature with Chelsea, Iowa's "Chelsea Charger", Damon Murty getting the lucky draw for the pole position. He had a lot good competitors surrounding him, with Matt Greiner along side and Shane Weller and Justin Temeyer in the row behind. Weller, from Agency, Iowa found himself in the lead by lap two, but unable to shake Murty who was challenging him constantly. Murty nabbed the lead for a couple of laps late in the race, holding it with two laps remaining, but Weller powered ahead to lead on the white flag lap and the rest of the way to take the checkers and the win. Murty was the bridesmaid, Abe Huls came from about mid-pack to capture third, fourth went to Matt Greiner and Justin Temeyer was fifth.
The SportMods feature went to none other than young Cayden Carter out of Oskaloosa, Iowa. We have seen this young man win over and over again. He showed his skill once again by coming through the field after starting back in row six. He caught the 21L car of Brad Lautenbach out of Wisconsin, who has been back in the area running as of recent, passed him for the lead, and pulled away for another win--his fifth in a row in his recent outings. Lautenbach, who had won the previous night in Independence, Iowa, finished in second. We had also seen Lautenbach win back in March in Beatrice, Nebraska when he won their Spring Nationals event. Carter's cousin, Carter VanDenBerg, took third place, Lucas Lundry was fourth and Rodger Dresden was scored in fifth.
The night ended with the JR Motorsports Hawkeye Dirt Tour feature for IMCA modifieds.
Jesup, Iowa's Ronn Lauritzen took the lead early and led through lap ten. We noticed a hard-charging Michael Long, who started tenth, set sail on the topside of the track, and he quickly reeled in the front runners, putting his #18L to the point by lap twelve. After that, the race was pretty much for second on back, as Long took the win by a comfortable margin. Tyler Cale finished in second, Wyatt Lantz was third, and Josh Foster and Todd Hansen finished fourth and fifth. Early leader, Ronn Laurtizen, finished in sixth.
We enjoyed our night at the Lee County Speedway despite the very uncomfortable temperatures and humidity, and saw some great racing. It was nice to see more traveling racing friends make the trip "down south" too. And, it's always a pleasure to hear fellow Positively Racing comrade Jeff Broeg on the mic. You can always count on him getting the lineups announced for those of us who are fanatics for such, as well as giving informative tidbits throughout the night. Thanks Jeff!
After another late night for some senior citizens, it will be a closer to home trip to the Marshalltown Speedway tonight. That is welcomed for our fourth night in a row of racing. We always look forward to this time of the season though as specials abound around the state. Get out and support this great sport of racing that we all enjoy. Happy racing!
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