The fans at the Southern Iowa Speedway on Wednesday night were able to sit in much more comfortable conditions from what has been the norm for a couple of weeks straight. And speaking of straight, Cayden Carter just keeps rolling along and chalking up the wins, grabbing his fourth-in-a-row at Osky.
The USRA B Modifieds started the feature action off. Curtis VanDerWal led the first few circuits. Cayden Carter moved quickly from starting tenth on the field, to take the lead by lap four. From there on, it was all Carter, who stretched his lead and motored home to his fourth straight feature win at the track. Carter, sporting a new flashy body on his #10 ride, nabbed his 22nd feature win in the 2011 season. Quite an accomplishment for the young man. Bill Gibson took the runner up spot, followed by Curtis VanDerWal in third, Carter VanDenBerg in fourth, and Andrew Schroeder rounded out the top five.
The USRA Modified 15-lap feature went flag-to-flag. The finish ended nearly the way it started as Zack VanderBeek shot to the lead from his pole starting position and cruised to his fourth win of the year at the Southern Iowa Speedway. Ron VerBeek, aka "RVB" finished a distant second. Colt Mather, caught VerBeek, but ran out of time for a real challenge and finished in third. Steven Blattler finished in fourth and last week's winner, Josh Truman was fifth. It didn't take long for the entire field of seven cars (Scott Dickey had mechanical problems and was not able to run) to be stretched out over half the track, and remaining so for most of the 15 laps.
The USRA Hobby Stocks were up next. Multi-time winner Dustin Griffiths rocketed to the lead from starting on the pole with Todd Reitzler having a few kisses off the fence but still managing to trail in second place--Kris Walker gave chase in third. A red flag situation on lap seven quieted the distinctive popping sound of the crate motors running up front, when Jared Sanders and Steve Allen ended up on their lids on the backstretch. Both drivers were okay. The restart put Kris Walker on Griffith's tail, Reitzler in third. Those three battled for a couple of laps, with Walker winning out and taking the lead. Walker took the win, his second of 2011 at Osky, with Griffith taking second, Reitzler in third, Jason "Mighty Mouse" McDaniel in fourth and I observed Nick Ulin nipping Craig Brown for fifth at the line. However, a question about a red light flickering on during that final lap may have caused some of the field to slow down, so a check of the official results will need to be checked out at www.raceosky.com. There was no red light situation.
Fifteen laps of the USRA Stock Car feature concluded the night's racing. Shane Weller took the win in convincing fashion, leading all but the first lap. Nathan Wood was the only one able to make the bottom of the track work, as he finally fought his way past Corey Stout and took over the second spot. At the finish, Weller won, Wood finished second, Brian Mitirsin battled past Stout at the finish as they took third and fourth in that order, and Kyle Harwood took fifth.
When we arrived at the track, we noticed the track was really dry, and no water truck in sight. When the truck did finally make an appearance, it barely moved, and then was "dead in the water". Eventually, with a little prodding, pulling and pushing, the truck was "activated" and was able to dump a minimum of water on the track before racing got under way. Announcer Tony Paris, told the crowd that the water truck had mechanical issues early in the day, a part was replaced, and then would still not run! Just another of the trials and tribulations of getting a show in!
There will be no regular Wednesday night racing for the next TWO weeks at the Monster Half-Mile at the Southern Iowa Speedway. However next week on Monday August 8, and Tuesday August 9, the Front Row Challenge and the Ultimate Challenge will be held. Check www.oskychallenges.com for complete information on these sprint warrior races that have become an annual tradition. The following Wednesday, August 17 will also be silent at the Southern Iowa Speedway as a little race will be going on down the road at Knoxville Raceway...something called the Knoxville Nationals. The final race of the regular season will then be held at Osky on August 24 when the season championships will be run.
Try to get out and support our great sport and take in a race or two before the season winds down. You can check the calendar at Positively Racing. Happy racing!
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