It was Middlekoop Seed and Dickey Transport Kids Night at the Southern Iowa Speedway on Wednesday and another beautiful night for racing. The youngsters got to enjoy some pre-race rides around the track with many of the drivers participating, and then at intermission got to scramble for nickels and candy.
The running order was changed last evening, with the SportMods coming to the track for their feature first.
The first few laps of the 14 lap event found Logan Anderson as top man on the totem pole but it wasn't long until Maguire DeJong was breathing down his tailpipes.
Anderson and DeJong put on a good show for the crowd as they ran side by side for several laps and it was nearly a dead heat as lap ten was scored. But then, DeJong was able to power by Anderson in turn two and the final circuits saw him pull away to score another convincing win.
Logan Anderson trailed a distant runner up, Curtis VanDerWal took third, and it was Trent Orwig and Kyle Boyd completing the top five.
DeJong repeated his win from last Wednesday, and the victory marked his fourth of the season.
The Stock Cars came up next for their 14 lap A Main. Early leader was Steve Byers, Indianola, Iowa racer, By lap four, Byers was pulling away, content to let Derrick Agee, Nathan Wood, and Dustin Griffiths fight for second. A caution then flew and erased his comfortable lead. When the race restarted, it didn't take long until Nathan Wood was now the leader. Another yellow flew at lap nine, but it was of no issue for Wood as he went on to take the checkers well ahead of second place Byers. Griffiths was a distant third, and it was Agee and Cayden Carter (driving the #1X Stock Car) rounding out the top five.
Wood schooled the field...ironic as he had just wrapped up his tenure as superintendent of the Montezuma Schools....as he continued his recent winning streak, his third win in as many weeks.
There were seven Non-Wing Sprinters in the house last night though the #n3 listed as Nicholas Marts was never spotted. They ran next for their ten lap main event.
This one was over from the drop of the green, as the hotshoe of recent times, Ben Woods had the lead on lap one from starting fourth, and from there on never looked back. He pulled the field and won going away as the checkers flew.
Trailing a distant second was the "Colfax Comet", Robert Bell, Steve Pumphrey was a close third, Doug Sylvester was fourth, and Kelly Graham was fifth.
This was Woods' third win in a row, and his fifth of the year. The only other winner has been Jonathan Hughes, with two under his belt, and he was not in the house last evening.
It was a good race up front in the 10 lap Sport Compact A. Matt Moore took the lead as the race went green, but Terry Bickford was on his tail. The two battled it out, sometimes running side by side, until Bickford was finally able to establish the lead for good on lap eight, and went home to the flying checkers.
Matt Moore finished as the runner up, James Haring was a distant third place finisher, Seth Meinders was fourth, and Tyler Haring was fifth. This was Bickford's fifth win of the year after getting his first career win back in April.
The Hobby Stocks completed the night's racing with their 14 lap A main. Aaron Martin took the immediate lead as the race went green, only to have the yellow come out with just that first lap down. It was no issue for Martin however, as he sailed off from the field as the race restarted, and won going away.
There was a good battle for second as Trevor Tanner and Dustin Griffiths duked it out in a good contest. However, it was the veteran Griffiths winning out on the final lap, taking second, and Tanner having to be content with third. Brad Stephens was a distant fourth, and Rick VanDusseldorp was fifth.
Next week, July 6, is Hall of Fame Induction Night at the races. That's when Mike Spilman, Sonny Smyser, Troy Folkerts, and Kenny Fenn will be honored.
It was announced that there will be no races on July 13, but then the Southern Iowa Fair race will be held on Tuesday, July 19. The fair race will be the Caleb Hammond Memorial, honoring the young fan who lost his battle with cancer a few years ago. Then, unbelievably, July 27, will be Season Championships, ending the regular season at the monster half mile. The Annual Musco Lighting Fall Challenge is scheduled for October 14 and 15.
It was another beautiful night to be setting at a race track again, and enjoying it with racing family and friends. The season is winding down so quickly, so get out and find a race to attend. Help keep dirt track racing alive and well.
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