It was Super Saturday at the Boone Speedway as the IMCA Modifieds ran for a $1,000 prize, and the IMCA Northern SportMods vied for $750 presented by BHE Custom Suspension. Richie Gustin lived up to his moniker of "G Money", and made off with the Modified win, and Doug Smith took top honors in the SportMod division. Donavon Smith won in the IMCA Stock Car class, and Aaron Rudolph won the IMCA Hobby Stock feature. It was Tyler Thompson repeating his win from last week in the IMCA RaceSaver Sprints, Jeff Stensland went to victory lane in the MADCRA Mod Lites and the duo of Mason and Worley continued their dominance in the Cruisers.
The My Race Pass Mod Lites kicked off the night's main events with their 15-lap A feature. Jeff Stensland started on the pole and led the entire race, pulling away from the field to take the comfortable win. Randy Bryan started tenth and finished as the runner up after battling by third place Tanner Gannon. Bryan Zehm came from ninth starting spot, to finish fourth, and Terry Brown completed the top five. Only one caution marred the event with five laps remaining when Joe Glick, who was running second at that time, blew his motor. This was Stensland's first time in victory lane at Boone this year, after capturing the win the night before at the Marshalltown Speedway. Randy Bryan is the point leader in the Mod Lites.
It was Donavon Smith holding off his brother Devin Smith in the Arnold Motor Supply 18-lap feature for the IMCA Stock Cars. The two brothers broke away from the field in the latter part of the contest to finish first and second. Mike Goldsberry started thirteenth, and took third, Josh Daniels was fourth, and Troy Jerovetz had an impressive fifth place finish after starting eighteenth. This was Donavon Smith's second feature win of the season. Brother Devin Smith is leading points in the division.
The Snap-on Tools IMCA Modifieds ran a 25-lap A feature which was also a qualifier for the Fast Shafts All-Star ballot, as well as $1,000 in prize money. Veteran racer Kelly Shryock started on the pole and immediately flew to the lead. Richie Gustin was on the hunt quickly from his eighth starting spot, and caught Shryock at lap four. The two talented drivers duked it out until Gustin was able to nab the lead at lap eleven and then pull away. Gustin, known for often capturing the bigger paying races, and thus earning the name "G Money", lived up to his moniker, and claimed the easy win. Brother Jimmy Gustin started twelfth and made a last lap pass on Shryock, as they finished second and third respectively. Mike VanGenderen and Tim Ward rounded out the top five. Jimmy Gustin is the point leader in the Modified class as he protects his $2,000 wager for the track championship.
The Elmquist Towing IMCA Northern SportMod feature ran a 25-lap A main for their added payoff thanks to Bob Harris Enterprises. Three drivers put on quite a show for the fans during much of the race as Brayton Carter, Colby Fett, Daniel Fellows, and Doug Smith ran at the front of the pack challenging each other relentlessly. Carter led the race from the drop of the green, only to have it snatched away by Doug Smith with two laps remaining. Smith challenged Carter several times in the latter part of the race, getting a great run down the backstretch, finally getting the job done in the closing laps. Smith then held the top spot to the flying checkers and the win. Carter, though undoubtedly disappointed having led most of the race, had to be content with the runner up spot. Colby Fett took third place, fourth went to fifteenth place starter Jake Sachau, and Jake McBirnie was fifth. This was Smith's first win of the year at the speedway. Jake McBirnie is the points leader in the SportMod division.
Up next was the K1 Race Gear IMCA RaceSaver Sprints for their 20-lap event. Tyler Thompson made it two in a row in capturing the win, finishing well ahead of second place Mike Moore. Mike Houseman started tenth and finished third, fourth went to early leader Val Urman, and Ryan Navratil was fifth. Just past the halfway mark of the race, Shadrach Sporaa got upside down when the 69 machine of Mike Moore slide up into him. Sporaa was okay. Thompson holds a slim one point lead over Mike Houseman in the RaceSaver Sprints.
Point leader Aaron Rudolph took his second feature win of the year in the Pickett Salvage IMCA Hobby Stock 15-lap event. Rudolph weathered two green-white-checkered finishes to capture the victory. He held off second place finisher Solomon Bennett at the checkers. Eric Knutson was third, followed by rookie to the class Miciah Hidlebaugh in fourth, and Curt Reed rounded out the top five.
It was a night of keeping it in the family racing last evening. The Smith brothers from Lake City, no strangers to most savvy racing folks, were in top form last evening with Donavon and Devin going 1-2 in the Stock Cars. Earlier in that feature, another brother, David, was also in contention until a flat tire took him out of the family feud. Not to be outdone, Doug Smith put his hot rod in the winner's circle in the SportMod division. Another family affair, the racing Gustins of Richie and Jimmy Gustin, went first and second in the Modifieds. Another interesting note of the evening was that Kelly Shryock was hot lapping the RaceSaver Sprint of Brian Efkamp. Word is that he will be behind the wheel next Saturday night.
Next Saturday night, June 8, the Karl Chevrolet Dirt Trucks will join the regular classes. Hot laps are 5:45 with racing at 6:30, and will remain so until further notice.
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