The first night of the 5th Annual Havoc on the Highbanks at the Marshalltown Speedway is in the books. The pits were packed with 161 race cars by my count. It's always fun to see new faces racing at this end-of-the-year special. Drivers made the trip from Illinois, Missouri and California if I caught the announcements correctly. Two of the winner's scored their 39th and 29th feature win of the 2011 season.
The features kicked off with the Mod Lite A main with 17 of the machines competing.
Josh May grabbed the lead away from Bryan Zehm within the first few laps, but his night would suddenly end when his power plant went up in smoke. This put Zehm back to the point position which he kept to the checkered flag and the win. Tim Hennigar took the runner-up spot, third was Colby Oberembt, fourth Joel Huggins and James May was fifth. In the post-race interview, Zehm said he was happy to get the win in his dad Ed Zehm's old car and think we also heard him say it was his FIRST ever win.
The IMCA Hobby Stock A came to the track next. They ran a 15-lap feature which was dominated by winner Devin Smith. Smith took the lead by lap two after starting seventh and sailed home to his 39th win of the season according to a "stat person" sitting nearby. Scott Pippert and Kevin Fee duked it out for position behind him with Fee winning the second place finish, Pippert the third. Fourth went to Brandon Brinton, followed by Austin Luellen in fifth.
The 20-lap IMCA Northern SportMod feature was another main event that was won in dominating fashion. Oskaloosa, Iowa young gun, Cayden Carter, took the lead on the first lap, never to look back. Carter scored his 29th victory of the season, another remarkable feat in this young man's early career. The real battle was behind Carter as Austin Kaplan, Jenae Gustin and Doug Smith jockeyed for positions. Winning the battle and finishing second was Austin Kaplan. Doug Smith came from starting 21st to take third, Jenae Gustin garnered a fourth place finish after starting 14th and Tyler Droste held on for a fifth place finish after starting on the pole.
The IMCA Stock Cars also ran a 20-lap feature. After a complete restart after the green flag initially flew, the race was run caution free. Polesitter Brian Irvine and Damon Murty, who sat along side him on the front row, put on quite the duel early on, with Irvine gaining the lead by sneaking underneath Murty in turn two...left front wheel hiking into the air. Lap traffic was looking to become a factor with just a couple of laps remaining, allowing Murty to reel the leader in, but Irvine was not deterred, and held on for the win; Murty finishing second. Third was Donavon Smith, fourth went to Jay Schmidt who had started back in the sixth row, and Steve Meyer rounded out the top five.
The grand finale was the 30-lap running of the Hawkeye Dirt Tour IMCA modified feature. This race, paying $1,000 to win, was also a qualifier for the Fast Shafts All Star Invitational for the 2012 IMCA Super Nationals. The 2011 Super National's winner, Richie Gustin, wasted no time in taking the lead from starting outside pole, led all laps, and took the win. Jon Snyder had applied a bit of pressure to Gustin as they ran the topside, but with three laps remaining, Snyder suddenly let loose with a cloud of steam, and pulled to the infield. We believe instead of a blown motor, it was a blown radiator hose. Upon the restart of the final three laps, it was Ronn Lauritzen that applied the pressure as he slipped by Vern Jackson to take second. He gave it his all the last ciruit, but came up a bit short, having to settle for the runner up spot. Jackson took third over Darin Duffy in fourth and Jacob Murray in fifth.
If you're looking for some good racing action in the Central Iowa area, the Marshalltown Speedway will be doing it all over again tonight with Night #2 of the Havoc on the Highbanks. A complete new show will be run with the same classes being joined by the Dirt Trucks and the IMCA Sport Compacts. For more information check www.marshalltownspeedway.com. Happy racing!
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Super National's notes and tidbits
The 29th annual IMCA Super Nationals has come and gone. Yes, it's been more than a week ago, and yes, this is late getting posted. Seems it is taking us longer and longer to get caught up on things when we are gone, let alone catching up on rest!
We had a great time though. It was our 24th straight attendance---all of the Super Nationals that have been held at the Boone Speedway. How they have grown and changed from a four-day show back then starting on Wednesday, to now the spectacular six-day affair. Back on that 1988 championship night, it was also September 10th but with a car count much less then in 2011. A note I ran across in looking back for the Friday night show was 96 modifieds, 11 late models and 31 stock cars. Only three classes were competing at that time. Drivers I found that participated back in 1988 and were racing still in the 2011 Super Nationals were Darrel DeFrance, Jeff Aikey and Craig Jacobs all in the IMCA late models and in the IMCA stock car class, Don Killen and Tony Bass. Chris Jensen ran in the stock car class back in 1988 and was in the hobby stock division this year. Merv Chandler, Denny Pittman and Rich Smith were modified participants in 1988 and while Pittman and Smith remained as modified racers (Smith having been in all 29 runnings) Merv Chandler was a 2011 Sport Compact driver.
Monday night started off with the crowning of the first IMCA Super National Champion of 2011 when the 50-lap Deery Brothers IMCA Late Model feature went to Colby Springsteen. Springsteen won his first ever Deery Brothers race that night and what a special one it was for him. Springsteen ran near the front much of the race but an unfortunate incident for the two front runners gave him the opportunity to garner that win. The #1st car of Justin Reed had held the lead until lap 40 when he lost his drive shaft just past the flagstand and second-running Terry Neal could not avoid running over it. With both drivers out of the race, Springsteen soon made the pass on Kevin Sather on the restart and then drove home to the victory.
On Tuesday, September 6, the second Super Nationals Champion was crowned. It was the first-ever IMCA Sport Compact show at the Super Nationals with a full show that night. Forty-nine of the little front-wheel wonders participated. Some people were calling it the "Bumble Bee Nationals" with their distinctive sound! We do not often see this class during the season but when we do, it is often two family names that we hear....the Chandler's and the Whalen's. They were well represented at Boone as we counted seven of them running and all making the A main championship race. The first Sport Compact Super Nationals Champion was Nate Chandler from Norway, Iowa. Brad Chandler (who I believe is a brother, but not for sure) finished second and had to push the winning car off the track after the awards ceremony as the winner had expired his motor.
By the time Saturday rolled around, only last chance races were needed in the modifieds to fill in the final nine cars in their big A main. All other classes had completed their qualifying events the previous days. The IMCA Hobby Stock 30-lap A main was run first. The race through lap 23 was being dominated by Andy Boeckman and Devin Smith as they jousted for position. A little bit too much jousting cost either of them the chance for the win as they both were out of the race at that point, when contact was made. The third place runner, Cody Nielsen inherited the lead on the restart then and motored home to the victory. Nielsen, a rookie in the division this year, is from Fort Dodge, Iowa.
Next came the 30-lap IMCA SportMod feature which proved to be a thriller at the finish. Scott Davis prevailed after having led the previous ten laps but it was Jesse Sobbing who made a tremendous charge as the checkers flew, only to come up a bit short. Scott Davis, who lists his home as Madrid, Iowa, is now a Super National's winner in two divisions, having previously taken a championship in the IMCA Stock Car class.
The 30-lap IMCA stock car feature was absolutely dominated by winner Sean Johnson. Johnson, from Independence, Iowa led all laps and was only briefly challenged by second place finisher Jeff Anderson before pulling away for the win.
Then it was time for the IMCA Modified Big Dance. The three-wide start had Richie Gustin, J. D. Auringer, and Joel Bushore sitting on the front row. Gustin shot to the lead and remained there throughout the 40-lap race, taking the win. A challenge by older half-brother Jimmy Gustin (last year's Super National winner) was looking to present an interesting scenario, but a mechanical issue suddenly found him leaving the track. Richie Gustin, Gilman, Iowa took the 2011 Super National's championship with second place going to Mike VanGenderen, Newton, Iowa, third to Darin Duffy, Hazelton, Iowa, fourth to J. D. Auringer out of Waterloo, Iowa and rounding out the all-Iowa top five was Armstrong, Iowa's Eric Dailey.
Part of the enjoyment of the Super Nationals for us each year is not only the racing, but meeting up with racer/racing friends we see there each year. Also the interesting things that happen. I was shocked when a gentleman sitting beside me turned out to be none other than the very first IMCA Modified Super National's champion back in 1983---Mike Schulte. He gave an insight of just how much the program has changed since that time back in 1983. That race was held on August 10-11, a Saturday and Sunday, at the quarter-mile then called Vinton Speedway in Vinton, Iowa. Interesting to learn that it was 100-laps. There were 43 cars participating with drivers from five states - Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota and Missouri. It was scheduled to be a starting field of 30 cars, but since 38 cars were still running by feature time, they aligned all in the lineup--19 rows of cars that stretched from turn one, back through turn four, for the introductions. Schulte out distanced Jack Mitchell and Merv Chandler. As mentioned earlier, Merv Chandler participated in the 2011 Super Nationals in the Sport Compact division.
We saw great spirit and resilience in the racing this year as well--from stock car driver Steve Meyer taking a nasty barrel roll down the frontstretch and destroying his car, only to go back home to Grundy Center, pull out his old car, and bring it back to Boone. Not only did he race, but he made the feature event on Saturday night. Then there was the spectacular AND scary, utter destruction of Texas driver, Keith White's modified on Friday night. He was nudged into the frontstretch wall and went airborne. We saw the battered chassis later in the pits and knowing that he immediately got out of that destroyed race car and jumped into his stock car to race in the qualifying A main that night, is really unbelievable.
Congratulations to all of the 2011 Super Nationals champions and a big thank you to ALL the racers who put a show on for the fans. The last we heard was a total car count of 822---38 late models, 49 sport compacts, 137 hobby stocks, 186 sportmods, 171 stock cars and 241 modifieds. Guest announcers on the mic along with regular announcer Johnnie Tharp were Ryan Clark, Vinton, Iowa who is a fellow Positively Racing blogger, and long-distance traveler Chet Christner who made it all the way from Las Vegas, Nevada to put in some long marathon calls for the fans. Thanks to both of those "extras" for the great job. Mother Nature blessed us for the entire six days as the weather was the best we can ever remember. The temperatures were nearly ideal and not one drop of rain fell!
Up next for us will be the Havoc on the Highbanks at the Marshalltown Speedway next Friday and Saturday, September 23-24. The following weekend will find us heading out to Beatrice, Nebraska for their annual October Fest races scheduled for Friday September 30 and Saturday October 1. More information for both of these races can be found at www.marshalltownspeedway.com and www.beatricespeedway.com. There are also other races scheduled in the upcoming weeks in our area and you can check those at www.positivelyracing.com under the "calendar" tab at the top of the page. The season will soon be coming to a halt, so us die-hard race fans all need to get out and support the sport we all love. Until next time, happy racing!
We had a great time though. It was our 24th straight attendance---all of the Super Nationals that have been held at the Boone Speedway. How they have grown and changed from a four-day show back then starting on Wednesday, to now the spectacular six-day affair. Back on that 1988 championship night, it was also September 10th but with a car count much less then in 2011. A note I ran across in looking back for the Friday night show was 96 modifieds, 11 late models and 31 stock cars. Only three classes were competing at that time. Drivers I found that participated back in 1988 and were racing still in the 2011 Super Nationals were Darrel DeFrance, Jeff Aikey and Craig Jacobs all in the IMCA late models and in the IMCA stock car class, Don Killen and Tony Bass. Chris Jensen ran in the stock car class back in 1988 and was in the hobby stock division this year. Merv Chandler, Denny Pittman and Rich Smith were modified participants in 1988 and while Pittman and Smith remained as modified racers (Smith having been in all 29 runnings) Merv Chandler was a 2011 Sport Compact driver.
Monday night started off with the crowning of the first IMCA Super National Champion of 2011 when the 50-lap Deery Brothers IMCA Late Model feature went to Colby Springsteen. Springsteen won his first ever Deery Brothers race that night and what a special one it was for him. Springsteen ran near the front much of the race but an unfortunate incident for the two front runners gave him the opportunity to garner that win. The #1st car of Justin Reed had held the lead until lap 40 when he lost his drive shaft just past the flagstand and second-running Terry Neal could not avoid running over it. With both drivers out of the race, Springsteen soon made the pass on Kevin Sather on the restart and then drove home to the victory.
On Tuesday, September 6, the second Super Nationals Champion was crowned. It was the first-ever IMCA Sport Compact show at the Super Nationals with a full show that night. Forty-nine of the little front-wheel wonders participated. Some people were calling it the "Bumble Bee Nationals" with their distinctive sound! We do not often see this class during the season but when we do, it is often two family names that we hear....the Chandler's and the Whalen's. They were well represented at Boone as we counted seven of them running and all making the A main championship race. The first Sport Compact Super Nationals Champion was Nate Chandler from Norway, Iowa. Brad Chandler (who I believe is a brother, but not for sure) finished second and had to push the winning car off the track after the awards ceremony as the winner had expired his motor.
By the time Saturday rolled around, only last chance races were needed in the modifieds to fill in the final nine cars in their big A main. All other classes had completed their qualifying events the previous days. The IMCA Hobby Stock 30-lap A main was run first. The race through lap 23 was being dominated by Andy Boeckman and Devin Smith as they jousted for position. A little bit too much jousting cost either of them the chance for the win as they both were out of the race at that point, when contact was made. The third place runner, Cody Nielsen inherited the lead on the restart then and motored home to the victory. Nielsen, a rookie in the division this year, is from Fort Dodge, Iowa.
Next came the 30-lap IMCA SportMod feature which proved to be a thriller at the finish. Scott Davis prevailed after having led the previous ten laps but it was Jesse Sobbing who made a tremendous charge as the checkers flew, only to come up a bit short. Scott Davis, who lists his home as Madrid, Iowa, is now a Super National's winner in two divisions, having previously taken a championship in the IMCA Stock Car class.
The 30-lap IMCA stock car feature was absolutely dominated by winner Sean Johnson. Johnson, from Independence, Iowa led all laps and was only briefly challenged by second place finisher Jeff Anderson before pulling away for the win.
Then it was time for the IMCA Modified Big Dance. The three-wide start had Richie Gustin, J. D. Auringer, and Joel Bushore sitting on the front row. Gustin shot to the lead and remained there throughout the 40-lap race, taking the win. A challenge by older half-brother Jimmy Gustin (last year's Super National winner) was looking to present an interesting scenario, but a mechanical issue suddenly found him leaving the track. Richie Gustin, Gilman, Iowa took the 2011 Super National's championship with second place going to Mike VanGenderen, Newton, Iowa, third to Darin Duffy, Hazelton, Iowa, fourth to J. D. Auringer out of Waterloo, Iowa and rounding out the all-Iowa top five was Armstrong, Iowa's Eric Dailey.
Part of the enjoyment of the Super Nationals for us each year is not only the racing, but meeting up with racer/racing friends we see there each year. Also the interesting things that happen. I was shocked when a gentleman sitting beside me turned out to be none other than the very first IMCA Modified Super National's champion back in 1983---Mike Schulte. He gave an insight of just how much the program has changed since that time back in 1983. That race was held on August 10-11, a Saturday and Sunday, at the quarter-mile then called Vinton Speedway in Vinton, Iowa. Interesting to learn that it was 100-laps. There were 43 cars participating with drivers from five states - Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota and Missouri. It was scheduled to be a starting field of 30 cars, but since 38 cars were still running by feature time, they aligned all in the lineup--19 rows of cars that stretched from turn one, back through turn four, for the introductions. Schulte out distanced Jack Mitchell and Merv Chandler. As mentioned earlier, Merv Chandler participated in the 2011 Super Nationals in the Sport Compact division.
We saw great spirit and resilience in the racing this year as well--from stock car driver Steve Meyer taking a nasty barrel roll down the frontstretch and destroying his car, only to go back home to Grundy Center, pull out his old car, and bring it back to Boone. Not only did he race, but he made the feature event on Saturday night. Then there was the spectacular AND scary, utter destruction of Texas driver, Keith White's modified on Friday night. He was nudged into the frontstretch wall and went airborne. We saw the battered chassis later in the pits and knowing that he immediately got out of that destroyed race car and jumped into his stock car to race in the qualifying A main that night, is really unbelievable.
Congratulations to all of the 2011 Super Nationals champions and a big thank you to ALL the racers who put a show on for the fans. The last we heard was a total car count of 822---38 late models, 49 sport compacts, 137 hobby stocks, 186 sportmods, 171 stock cars and 241 modifieds. Guest announcers on the mic along with regular announcer Johnnie Tharp were Ryan Clark, Vinton, Iowa who is a fellow Positively Racing blogger, and long-distance traveler Chet Christner who made it all the way from Las Vegas, Nevada to put in some long marathon calls for the fans. Thanks to both of those "extras" for the great job. Mother Nature blessed us for the entire six days as the weather was the best we can ever remember. The temperatures were nearly ideal and not one drop of rain fell!
Up next for us will be the Havoc on the Highbanks at the Marshalltown Speedway next Friday and Saturday, September 23-24. The following weekend will find us heading out to Beatrice, Nebraska for their annual October Fest races scheduled for Friday September 30 and Saturday October 1. More information for both of these races can be found at www.marshalltownspeedway.com and www.beatricespeedway.com. There are also other races scheduled in the upcoming weeks in our area and you can check those at www.positivelyracing.com under the "calendar" tab at the top of the page. The season will soon be coming to a halt, so us die-hard race fans all need to get out and support the sport we all love. Until next time, happy racing!
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Mark Elliott wins modified feature at Boone Speedway
It was a full night of racing at the Boone Speedway on Saturday night---171 cars checked into the pits--and a good crowd was on hand to witness the night's events. The Iowa State cheerleaders started the night off getting the fans into it, with beaming youngsters joining in along side them.
The Mod Lite feature had Randy Bryan leading but a lap car blocked his line, allowing Andy Hennigar passage around the outside and into the lead. A late caution flew, setting up a green-white-checkered finish. Hennigar had no trouble in keeping his lead and went home to his second win of the 2011 season--his first coming back on opening night. Bryan held on to finish second and point leader Josh May came from starting twelfth to finish in third. Fourth was Colby Oberembt and Troy Hudson rounded out the top five.
Thirty-nine IMCA Northern SportMods entered the pits on Saturday night. That would call for two b-main events to complete the starting 24-car A main field. Those consy races were won by the 13M car of first-timer this year, Jason Mallicoat and Kyle Brown. Mallicoat, no stranger to racing as he was the 2006 Super National's champion in the SportMod class, made his first appearance for 2011.
The 18-lap feature, had an early "mess" in corners three and four. When the track was cleared and racing resumed, it was last week's winner, Brian Eppert leading the charge. Jeremy Embrey was flying through the pack from starting in the sixth row and by lap eight, made the pass on Eppert and into the lead. Embrey then had an easy go of it to the checkered flags flying. Embrey took his second feature win this year, Eppert finished in the runner-up spot, third went to Lynn Brockett, fourth to Lucas Landry and Eric Elliott finished in fifth.
The IMCA modified provided 20-laps of exciting action. Mark Elliott established the lead right away from his pole starting spot and led the entire race. It wasn't without a challenge from Jammin' Jimmy Gustin however. As laps wound down, Elliott chose the topside and Gustin dropped low. Jake Durbin made up distance on Gustin and challenged for second. Gustin then went back to the top to fight off Durbin's advancement. On the last corner, Gustin would slide a bit too high, losing just enough moment to allow Durbin to slip past and into second. Elliott took the win (sporting a new car with an all new color scheme) and Durbin was second over Gustin in third. Fourth was Kelly Lyons riding on his usual three wheels with the left front hiked, and Adam Larson came from row six to finish in fifth.
The Class too Tough to Tame, the IMCA Stock Cars were in fine form as usual. Rod Richards and Eric Brown were leading the troops when contact between two led to an early retirement from the contest for both. Trent Murphy then inherited the lead with Wayne Gifford and Damon Murty hot on his heels. Murty was searching different lines in the corners--low in one and two, high in three and four, in hopes of finding that perfect combination. That allowed Randy Killen to draw closer and he slipped by to take over the third spot. Murty soon ended his run, when he went off the track, up and over turn one. Meanwhile, Donavon Smith was advancing well and had taken over the third spot and was battling with Killen. At the finish line, it was Murphy with the win, Wayne Gifford kept second, Smith finished third over Randy Killen in fourth and Jerry Gifford finished in fifth.
Two IMCA Hobby Stock features were run since there were 42 cars on hand. The first feature saw a new face in victory lane. Scott Pippert, Elberon, Iowa driver, took the lead early and cruised to his first win at Boone. Eric Stanton was running in second at lap eight of the 12-lapper, but we suddenly noticed he was missing in action, and Randy Embrey was in the runner-up position. When the checkers flew, Pippert took the win in comfortable fashion with Embrey following to take second. Third went to Michael Murphy, the point leader, fourth to Dean Hartwig, veteran Boone racer, and Matt Hudspeth finished in fifth.
The last 12-lap Hobby Stock A main saw a very familiar face back in victory lane. John Watson made it two-in-a-row and his eighth win of the regular season. He had also won the Frostbuster special back on April 2nd. Second and third place finishers came from starting in row six. Kevin Fee took second over Andy Boeckman in third. Fourth went to Matt Webb and fifth to Cory Tasler.
There is still one more week of regular season racing left at Boone. Next Saturday night will be the season championships. We expect things to be a little crazy already on Saturday as we anticipate many drivers and fans already on hand for the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals that begins on Labor Day. If the rule remains the same as in years past, no new drivers will be allowed to participate in the races, but look for many new cars taking hot laps! Check out www.raceboone.com for information on the track and the Super Nationals as well. Until next time, happy racing!
The Mod Lite feature had Randy Bryan leading but a lap car blocked his line, allowing Andy Hennigar passage around the outside and into the lead. A late caution flew, setting up a green-white-checkered finish. Hennigar had no trouble in keeping his lead and went home to his second win of the 2011 season--his first coming back on opening night. Bryan held on to finish second and point leader Josh May came from starting twelfth to finish in third. Fourth was Colby Oberembt and Troy Hudson rounded out the top five.
Thirty-nine IMCA Northern SportMods entered the pits on Saturday night. That would call for two b-main events to complete the starting 24-car A main field. Those consy races were won by the 13M car of first-timer this year, Jason Mallicoat and Kyle Brown. Mallicoat, no stranger to racing as he was the 2006 Super National's champion in the SportMod class, made his first appearance for 2011.
The 18-lap feature, had an early "mess" in corners three and four. When the track was cleared and racing resumed, it was last week's winner, Brian Eppert leading the charge. Jeremy Embrey was flying through the pack from starting in the sixth row and by lap eight, made the pass on Eppert and into the lead. Embrey then had an easy go of it to the checkered flags flying. Embrey took his second feature win this year, Eppert finished in the runner-up spot, third went to Lynn Brockett, fourth to Lucas Landry and Eric Elliott finished in fifth.
The IMCA modified provided 20-laps of exciting action. Mark Elliott established the lead right away from his pole starting spot and led the entire race. It wasn't without a challenge from Jammin' Jimmy Gustin however. As laps wound down, Elliott chose the topside and Gustin dropped low. Jake Durbin made up distance on Gustin and challenged for second. Gustin then went back to the top to fight off Durbin's advancement. On the last corner, Gustin would slide a bit too high, losing just enough moment to allow Durbin to slip past and into second. Elliott took the win (sporting a new car with an all new color scheme) and Durbin was second over Gustin in third. Fourth was Kelly Lyons riding on his usual three wheels with the left front hiked, and Adam Larson came from row six to finish in fifth.
The Class too Tough to Tame, the IMCA Stock Cars were in fine form as usual. Rod Richards and Eric Brown were leading the troops when contact between two led to an early retirement from the contest for both. Trent Murphy then inherited the lead with Wayne Gifford and Damon Murty hot on his heels. Murty was searching different lines in the corners--low in one and two, high in three and four, in hopes of finding that perfect combination. That allowed Randy Killen to draw closer and he slipped by to take over the third spot. Murty soon ended his run, when he went off the track, up and over turn one. Meanwhile, Donavon Smith was advancing well and had taken over the third spot and was battling with Killen. At the finish line, it was Murphy with the win, Wayne Gifford kept second, Smith finished third over Randy Killen in fourth and Jerry Gifford finished in fifth.
Two IMCA Hobby Stock features were run since there were 42 cars on hand. The first feature saw a new face in victory lane. Scott Pippert, Elberon, Iowa driver, took the lead early and cruised to his first win at Boone. Eric Stanton was running in second at lap eight of the 12-lapper, but we suddenly noticed he was missing in action, and Randy Embrey was in the runner-up position. When the checkers flew, Pippert took the win in comfortable fashion with Embrey following to take second. Third went to Michael Murphy, the point leader, fourth to Dean Hartwig, veteran Boone racer, and Matt Hudspeth finished in fifth.
The last 12-lap Hobby Stock A main saw a very familiar face back in victory lane. John Watson made it two-in-a-row and his eighth win of the regular season. He had also won the Frostbuster special back on April 2nd. Second and third place finishers came from starting in row six. Kevin Fee took second over Andy Boeckman in third. Fourth went to Matt Webb and fifth to Cory Tasler.
There is still one more week of regular season racing left at Boone. Next Saturday night will be the season championships. We expect things to be a little crazy already on Saturday as we anticipate many drivers and fans already on hand for the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals that begins on Labor Day. If the rule remains the same as in years past, no new drivers will be allowed to participate in the races, but look for many new cars taking hot laps! Check out www.raceboone.com for information on the track and the Super Nationals as well. Until next time, happy racing!
Boone - 8-27-11
Boone results - 8-27-11 - 171 cars
Modified - 28 cars
Heat 1 - 12E Mark Elliott
Heat 2 - 24 Robert Avery
Heat 3 - 4R Michael Reichart
Feature
1. 12E Mark Elliott
2. 18 Jake Durbin
3. 19 Jimmy Gustin
4. 27 Kelly Lyons
5. 2L Adam Larson
6. 93 Cale Sponsler
7. 28R Russ Dickerson
8. 20 Luke Wanninger
9. 57V Mike VanGenderen
10. 24 Robert Avery
11. 3Z Randy Havlik
12. 22D Daniel Hilsabeck
13. 5M Matthew Meinecke
14. 12C Kent Croskey
15. 19R Todd Reed - Parkview, Iowa
16. 83G Josh Gilman
17. 28 Jamie Anderson - Mason City, Iowa
18. 4 Tony Hilgenberg
19. 4R Michael Reichart
20. 1JX Jeff Streeter - Madera, CA
21. 1K Pat Graham
22. 21 David Brown
23. 22T Tyler Prochaska
24. 33M Mike Molle
25. 8X Scott Olson
26. 49T Tim Stevens
27. 20W Shay Woods - Humeston, IA
DNS: 58 Denny Pittman
SportMod - 39 cars
Heat 1 - 57 Lynn Brockett
Heat 2 - 66 Cody Hennings
Heat 3 - 22B Brian Eppert
Heat 4 - 96 Lucas Lundry
B Main #1 - 2 advance
1. 13M Jason Mallicoat
2. X4 Jason Purvis
3. 34J Jerry Hinton
4. 59 Tara Longnecker
5. 19G Gatlin Leytham - Garwin, Iowa
6. 17T Tyler Heetland - Bancroft, Iowa
7. 33 Tim Rupp - Cherokee, Iowa
DNS: 48 Blake Coant - Carlisle, Iowa
9ER Tony Pogeler - Cher0okee, Iowa
B Main #2 - 2 advance
1. 21 Kyle Brown - Kellogg, Iowa
2. 92P Mike Pruitt
3. 7W Tim Wilcox - Ida Grove, Iowa
4. 93 Mike Stark
5. 3F Cole Ferguson
6. 3 Stacey Clark
7. 28 James Reichart - Lorimor, Iowa
8. 5B Tom Burke
DNS: 63 Daniel Tasler
Feature
1. 41 Jeremy Embrey
2. 22B Brian Eppert
3. 57 Lynn Brockett
4. 96 Lucas Lundry
5. 9E Eric Elliott
6. 81D Scott Davis
7. 27 Tim Love
8. 72 Rick Ringgenberg
9. 3S Adam Shelman
10. 13M Jason Mallicoat
11. 92P Mike Pruitt
12. 2G Geoff Olson
13. 26J Joel Rust - Grundy Center, Iowa
14. 6 Darren Huntley
15. 505 Racer Hulin
16. 66 Cody Hennings
17. 23JR Nick Roberts
18. X4 Jason Purvis
19. 02 Mike Goldsberry
20. 36 Matt Pittman
21. 27X Bryon Weyer
22. 3R Randy Roberts
23. 86 Cory Rose
24. 21 Kyle Brown
Stock Car - 32 cars
Heat 1 - 12+ Ryan Rose
Heat 2 - 3H Ty Hill
Heat 3 - 25 Treny Murphy
Heat 4 - 9 Jerry Gifford
B Main - 4 advance
1. 19J Jay Schmidt
2. 50X Chad Louk - appeared to be a former Robert Stofer car
3. 31M Mark Haglund
4. 7i Andrew Inman
5. 45 Larry Crocheck
6. 1F Marcus Fagan
7. 556 Terry Cornelison
8. 6 Adam Hilgenberg
9. 5 Keith Miner
10. 05 Seth Bowen
DNS: 56 Lonnie Hodges
27M Mike Munson
Feature
1. 25 Trent Murphy
2. 22 Wayne Gifford
3. 35 Donavon Smith
4. 81X Randy Killen
5. 9 Jerry Gifford
6. 19A Alan VanGorp
7. 12+ Ryan Rose
8. 19J Jay Schmidt
9. 3H Ty Hill
10. 31 Jason York
11. 1K Tom Killen
12. 31M Mark Haglund
13. 50X Chad Louk
14. 50 Robert Stofer
15. 68P Aaron Parmer
16. 711 Michael Walrod
17. 04 Don Vis
18. 77T Trent Jeanes
19. 11C Steve Campbell
20. 7i Andrew Inman
21. 99D Damon Murty
22. 23HR Rod Richards
23. 24 Eric Brown
24. 287 John Emerson
Hobby Stock - 42 cars
Heat 1 - 40 Randy Embrey
Heat 2 - 7B Eric Stanton
Heat 3 - 4W John Watson
Heat 4 - 24B Brandon Brinton
Heat 5 - 62B Andy Boeckman
Heat 6 - 38R Aaron Rudolph
Feature #1
1. 47 Scott Pippert
2. 40 Randy Embrey
3. 25M Michael Murphy
4. 74J Dean Hartwig
5. 3 Matt Hudspeth
6. 11G Nyle Godwin
7. 23 Cody Gustoff
8. 07 Jacob Keiser - Marengo, IA
9. 67 Ed Mahlstedt
10. 9 Andrew Arends
11. 66 Andy Mahlstedt
12. 8B Robert Smith
13. 29X Nathan Ballard - Marengo, IA
14. 7B Eric Stanton
15. 1R Brad Ratcliff - Webster City, IA
16. 21 Myles Michehl - Ft. Dodge, IA
17. 66M Matt Mahoney - Pierson, IA
18. 85 Seth Janssen
19. 96 Mark Hidlebaugh
20. 24B Brandon Brinton
21. 14 Matt Wahlert
Hobby Stock #2
Feature
1. 4W John Watson
2. 52X Kevin Fee
3. 62B Andy Boeckman - Lake View, IA
4. 51 Matt Webb
5. 63 Cory Tasler
6. 12M Matt McDonald
7. 38R Aaron Rudolph
8. 21ZC Cody Cleghorn
9. 78 Tim Hadley
10. 73D Robert Dilley - Webster City, IA
11. 22 Chris Jensen
12. 26T Jeremy Tilley
13. 99 Jeff Knight
14. 5A Tyler Pickett
15. 27R Clint Rothfus
16. 911 Darin Rothfus
17. 16B Jay Arends
18. 10B Brandon Pruitt
DNS: 20 Donnie Gustoff\
4C Curt Reed
17K Kyle Parizek - Belle Plaine, IA
Mod Lite - 30 cars
Heat 1 - 99 Josh May
Heat 2 - 4+1 Troy Hudson
Heat 3 - 15 Andy Hennigar
B Main - 3 advance
1. 89 Travis Stensland
2. 46 Kevin Grisham
3. 4L Larry Sorenson
4. 76 Terry Sorenson
5. 37 Mike Thomas
6. 08 Ben Larson
7. 33 Gayle Worthington
8. 11 Michael Stoker
DNS: 1H Kenny Hake
Feature
1. 15 Andy Hennigar
2. 64 Randy Bryan
3. 99 Josh May
4. 0B Colby Oberembt
5. 4+1 Troy Hudson
6. 5X Matt Goodin
7. 88 James May
8. 11R Jason Whitehead
9. 8 Dusty Masolini
10. 95 Mike Kennedy
11. 16 Angelo Montgomery
12. 01 David Schmalzried
13. 89 Travis Stensland
14. 20 Jeff Stensland
15. 3C Duane Coffman
16. 46Z Bryan Zehm
17. 46 Kevin Grisgham
18. 9 Rick Taylor
19. 93 Tim Milner
20. 4L Larry Sorenson
21. 23 Michael Parcel
22. X50 Joel Huggins
23. 1 John Gardner
24. DC5 Dalton Dingman - Grimes, IA
Modified - 28 cars
Heat 1 - 12E Mark Elliott
Heat 2 - 24 Robert Avery
Heat 3 - 4R Michael Reichart
Feature
1. 12E Mark Elliott
2. 18 Jake Durbin
3. 19 Jimmy Gustin
4. 27 Kelly Lyons
5. 2L Adam Larson
6. 93 Cale Sponsler
7. 28R Russ Dickerson
8. 20 Luke Wanninger
9. 57V Mike VanGenderen
10. 24 Robert Avery
11. 3Z Randy Havlik
12. 22D Daniel Hilsabeck
13. 5M Matthew Meinecke
14. 12C Kent Croskey
15. 19R Todd Reed - Parkview, Iowa
16. 83G Josh Gilman
17. 28 Jamie Anderson - Mason City, Iowa
18. 4 Tony Hilgenberg
19. 4R Michael Reichart
20. 1JX Jeff Streeter - Madera, CA
21. 1K Pat Graham
22. 21 David Brown
23. 22T Tyler Prochaska
24. 33M Mike Molle
25. 8X Scott Olson
26. 49T Tim Stevens
27. 20W Shay Woods - Humeston, IA
DNS: 58 Denny Pittman
SportMod - 39 cars
Heat 1 - 57 Lynn Brockett
Heat 2 - 66 Cody Hennings
Heat 3 - 22B Brian Eppert
Heat 4 - 96 Lucas Lundry
B Main #1 - 2 advance
1. 13M Jason Mallicoat
2. X4 Jason Purvis
3. 34J Jerry Hinton
4. 59 Tara Longnecker
5. 19G Gatlin Leytham - Garwin, Iowa
6. 17T Tyler Heetland - Bancroft, Iowa
7. 33 Tim Rupp - Cherokee, Iowa
DNS: 48 Blake Coant - Carlisle, Iowa
9ER Tony Pogeler - Cher0okee, Iowa
B Main #2 - 2 advance
1. 21 Kyle Brown - Kellogg, Iowa
2. 92P Mike Pruitt
3. 7W Tim Wilcox - Ida Grove, Iowa
4. 93 Mike Stark
5. 3F Cole Ferguson
6. 3 Stacey Clark
7. 28 James Reichart - Lorimor, Iowa
8. 5B Tom Burke
DNS: 63 Daniel Tasler
Feature
1. 41 Jeremy Embrey
2. 22B Brian Eppert
3. 57 Lynn Brockett
4. 96 Lucas Lundry
5. 9E Eric Elliott
6. 81D Scott Davis
7. 27 Tim Love
8. 72 Rick Ringgenberg
9. 3S Adam Shelman
10. 13M Jason Mallicoat
11. 92P Mike Pruitt
12. 2G Geoff Olson
13. 26J Joel Rust - Grundy Center, Iowa
14. 6 Darren Huntley
15. 505 Racer Hulin
16. 66 Cody Hennings
17. 23JR Nick Roberts
18. X4 Jason Purvis
19. 02 Mike Goldsberry
20. 36 Matt Pittman
21. 27X Bryon Weyer
22. 3R Randy Roberts
23. 86 Cory Rose
24. 21 Kyle Brown
Stock Car - 32 cars
Heat 1 - 12+ Ryan Rose
Heat 2 - 3H Ty Hill
Heat 3 - 25 Treny Murphy
Heat 4 - 9 Jerry Gifford
B Main - 4 advance
1. 19J Jay Schmidt
2. 50X Chad Louk - appeared to be a former Robert Stofer car
3. 31M Mark Haglund
4. 7i Andrew Inman
5. 45 Larry Crocheck
6. 1F Marcus Fagan
7. 556 Terry Cornelison
8. 6 Adam Hilgenberg
9. 5 Keith Miner
10. 05 Seth Bowen
DNS: 56 Lonnie Hodges
27M Mike Munson
Feature
1. 25 Trent Murphy
2. 22 Wayne Gifford
3. 35 Donavon Smith
4. 81X Randy Killen
5. 9 Jerry Gifford
6. 19A Alan VanGorp
7. 12+ Ryan Rose
8. 19J Jay Schmidt
9. 3H Ty Hill
10. 31 Jason York
11. 1K Tom Killen
12. 31M Mark Haglund
13. 50X Chad Louk
14. 50 Robert Stofer
15. 68P Aaron Parmer
16. 711 Michael Walrod
17. 04 Don Vis
18. 77T Trent Jeanes
19. 11C Steve Campbell
20. 7i Andrew Inman
21. 99D Damon Murty
22. 23HR Rod Richards
23. 24 Eric Brown
24. 287 John Emerson
Hobby Stock - 42 cars
Heat 1 - 40 Randy Embrey
Heat 2 - 7B Eric Stanton
Heat 3 - 4W John Watson
Heat 4 - 24B Brandon Brinton
Heat 5 - 62B Andy Boeckman
Heat 6 - 38R Aaron Rudolph
Feature #1
1. 47 Scott Pippert
2. 40 Randy Embrey
3. 25M Michael Murphy
4. 74J Dean Hartwig
5. 3 Matt Hudspeth
6. 11G Nyle Godwin
7. 23 Cody Gustoff
8. 07 Jacob Keiser - Marengo, IA
9. 67 Ed Mahlstedt
10. 9 Andrew Arends
11. 66 Andy Mahlstedt
12. 8B Robert Smith
13. 29X Nathan Ballard - Marengo, IA
14. 7B Eric Stanton
15. 1R Brad Ratcliff - Webster City, IA
16. 21 Myles Michehl - Ft. Dodge, IA
17. 66M Matt Mahoney - Pierson, IA
18. 85 Seth Janssen
19. 96 Mark Hidlebaugh
20. 24B Brandon Brinton
21. 14 Matt Wahlert
Hobby Stock #2
Feature
1. 4W John Watson
2. 52X Kevin Fee
3. 62B Andy Boeckman - Lake View, IA
4. 51 Matt Webb
5. 63 Cory Tasler
6. 12M Matt McDonald
7. 38R Aaron Rudolph
8. 21ZC Cody Cleghorn
9. 78 Tim Hadley
10. 73D Robert Dilley - Webster City, IA
11. 22 Chris Jensen
12. 26T Jeremy Tilley
13. 99 Jeff Knight
14. 5A Tyler Pickett
15. 27R Clint Rothfus
16. 911 Darin Rothfus
17. 16B Jay Arends
18. 10B Brandon Pruitt
DNS: 20 Donnie Gustoff\
4C Curt Reed
17K Kyle Parizek - Belle Plaine, IA
Mod Lite - 30 cars
Heat 1 - 99 Josh May
Heat 2 - 4+1 Troy Hudson
Heat 3 - 15 Andy Hennigar
B Main - 3 advance
1. 89 Travis Stensland
2. 46 Kevin Grisham
3. 4L Larry Sorenson
4. 76 Terry Sorenson
5. 37 Mike Thomas
6. 08 Ben Larson
7. 33 Gayle Worthington
8. 11 Michael Stoker
DNS: 1H Kenny Hake
Feature
1. 15 Andy Hennigar
2. 64 Randy Bryan
3. 99 Josh May
4. 0B Colby Oberembt
5. 4+1 Troy Hudson
6. 5X Matt Goodin
7. 88 James May
8. 11R Jason Whitehead
9. 8 Dusty Masolini
10. 95 Mike Kennedy
11. 16 Angelo Montgomery
12. 01 David Schmalzried
13. 89 Travis Stensland
14. 20 Jeff Stensland
15. 3C Duane Coffman
16. 46Z Bryan Zehm
17. 46 Kevin Grisgham
18. 9 Rick Taylor
19. 93 Tim Milner
20. 4L Larry Sorenson
21. 23 Michael Parcel
22. X50 Joel Huggins
23. 1 John Gardner
24. DC5 Dalton Dingman - Grimes, IA
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Marshalltown Speedway finds Murphy, Embrey and Hennigar repeating
It was a fine weather Friday night at the Marshalltown Speedway. A welcome night after five rain outs and one rain-shortened program during the 2011 season. The IMCA Stock Car, Hobby Stock and the Mod-Lite winners all repeated from last week and the Modified class sent a winner to victory lane for a seventh time.
The Micro-Sprints ran for the second time this year. Ten of the noisy little powerhouses ran a twelve-lap feature. The winner was Ben Woods from Newton, Iowa.
Up next was the Mod-Lite feature which was dominated by Tim Hennigar. Hennigar took his third win in a row as he cruised to the checkered flag. Josh May finished a distant second followed by Joel Huggins in third, James May in fourth and James May rounded out the top five.
The 12-lap IMCA Hobby Stock feature was nearly over from the get go as well. Randy Embrey led the entire race, and took his second win in as many weeks. Clint Nelson chased Embrey the whole time, taking second. Third went to Jake Nelson, and Michael Murphy and Eric Knutson finished fourth and fifth in a close contest.
The IMCA Northern SportMod 15-lapper ran next. Zach Rawlins and Jake Strayer dueled it out for the lead for several laps and then Tyler Droste joined in the fun. Strayer established his lead and went home to the checkers first, winning for the second time this year. Droste finished in second, third was Zach Rawlins, Racer Hulins was fourth and veteran driver Scott Davis was fifth.
The IMCA Stock Car 18-lap feature was exciting as always. The early laps of the race had a multi-car accident in turn four, sending the 20L of Lauren Vis into a flip, and the results looking like a parking lot. When racing resumed, it was Trevor Titus keeping his previous lead. Titus, in his Ford Thunderbird built in about 1989 if memory serves us right, put it to the topside and was cruising along with Steve Meyer in pursuit. Jay Schmidt, Trent Murphy and Damon Murty joined in as they tried reeling the two top runners in. Titus dropped to the bottom of the infamous turns one and two and the following lap, contact was made between Titus and Meyer, sending Titus spinning and out of competition. Murphy was then at the helm as he and Murty fought it out. Murphy kept his lead, taking the win for the second week in a row, his fifth of the year, with Murty settling for second. Third went to Donavon Smith who came from starting in row six, Schmidt took fourth and Steve Meyer rounded out the top five.
The finale was the IMCA Modified feature. Duane Peterson took the immediate lead from his outside front row starting spot and looked strong. A caution bunched the field and soon it was a battle amongst six cars--Todd Conrad, Jon Snyder, Josh Gilman, Adam Larson, and Jimmy Gustin chasing Peterson. Contact was made between Peterson and Conrad at the bottom of, once again, that infamous turns one and two. The caution flag flew, and Conrad and Peterson both retired to the pits--neither probably being very happy with the other. When the race restarted, Jon Snyder was the recipient of the lead position and he then went home to grab his seventh feature at the track this season. Josh Gilman finished in second, followed by Adam Larson, Andrew Kinser, and Kyle Krampe, finishing third through fifth respectively.
It was a good night of racing at the highbanked quarter-mile and we enjoyed sharing it with racing friends. One more regular night of racing remains as next Friday night will be the Larry Wollam Season Championship. Then on Friday and Saturday, September 23-24, the final action at the track will be the Havoc on the Highbanks.
Full results and information can be found at www.marshalltownspeedway.com. Until next time, happy racing!
The Micro-Sprints ran for the second time this year. Ten of the noisy little powerhouses ran a twelve-lap feature. The winner was Ben Woods from Newton, Iowa.
Up next was the Mod-Lite feature which was dominated by Tim Hennigar. Hennigar took his third win in a row as he cruised to the checkered flag. Josh May finished a distant second followed by Joel Huggins in third, James May in fourth and James May rounded out the top five.
The 12-lap IMCA Hobby Stock feature was nearly over from the get go as well. Randy Embrey led the entire race, and took his second win in as many weeks. Clint Nelson chased Embrey the whole time, taking second. Third went to Jake Nelson, and Michael Murphy and Eric Knutson finished fourth and fifth in a close contest.
The IMCA Northern SportMod 15-lapper ran next. Zach Rawlins and Jake Strayer dueled it out for the lead for several laps and then Tyler Droste joined in the fun. Strayer established his lead and went home to the checkers first, winning for the second time this year. Droste finished in second, third was Zach Rawlins, Racer Hulins was fourth and veteran driver Scott Davis was fifth.
The IMCA Stock Car 18-lap feature was exciting as always. The early laps of the race had a multi-car accident in turn four, sending the 20L of Lauren Vis into a flip, and the results looking like a parking lot. When racing resumed, it was Trevor Titus keeping his previous lead. Titus, in his Ford Thunderbird built in about 1989 if memory serves us right, put it to the topside and was cruising along with Steve Meyer in pursuit. Jay Schmidt, Trent Murphy and Damon Murty joined in as they tried reeling the two top runners in. Titus dropped to the bottom of the infamous turns one and two and the following lap, contact was made between Titus and Meyer, sending Titus spinning and out of competition. Murphy was then at the helm as he and Murty fought it out. Murphy kept his lead, taking the win for the second week in a row, his fifth of the year, with Murty settling for second. Third went to Donavon Smith who came from starting in row six, Schmidt took fourth and Steve Meyer rounded out the top five.
The finale was the IMCA Modified feature. Duane Peterson took the immediate lead from his outside front row starting spot and looked strong. A caution bunched the field and soon it was a battle amongst six cars--Todd Conrad, Jon Snyder, Josh Gilman, Adam Larson, and Jimmy Gustin chasing Peterson. Contact was made between Peterson and Conrad at the bottom of, once again, that infamous turns one and two. The caution flag flew, and Conrad and Peterson both retired to the pits--neither probably being very happy with the other. When the race restarted, Jon Snyder was the recipient of the lead position and he then went home to grab his seventh feature at the track this season. Josh Gilman finished in second, followed by Adam Larson, Andrew Kinser, and Kyle Krampe, finishing third through fifth respectively.
It was a good night of racing at the highbanked quarter-mile and we enjoyed sharing it with racing friends. One more regular night of racing remains as next Friday night will be the Larry Wollam Season Championship. Then on Friday and Saturday, September 23-24, the final action at the track will be the Havoc on the Highbanks.
Full results and information can be found at www.marshalltownspeedway.com. Until next time, happy racing!
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Southern Iowa Speedway Season Championship 2011
The regular season at the monster half-mile at the Southern Iowa Speedway didn't begin until after the middle of May. What with several rain outs, the season seemed even shorter. Wednesday night concluded the 2011 regular season with the track champions being crowned in all four divisions.
In the USRA B Modified feature, it was appearing to be one of those "ho-hummers", as Carter VanDenBerg shot to the lead on the very first lap and continued to put a lot of distance between himself and any competition. Not so fast on the assuming! Drew Lawson, Cayden Carter and Curtis VanDerWal were vying for the second spot behind VanDenBerg for much of the race (which went flag-to-flag) and when VanDerWal finally established that second position in the final few laps, he began reeling in the leader. VanDenBerg was still leading with the checkered flag in his sight, but at the line, it was VanDerWal nosing him out for the win. VanDenBerg had to be content with the runner-up spot, third went to Drew Lawson, Cayden Carter was fourth, and Bill Gibson rounded out the top five. Cayden Carter is the track champion.
VanDerWal was thrilled with his win...the first we can recall for him. We do remember his racing in the mid-90's on the asphalt at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, though the class he ran escapes us. It was an emotional VanDerWal who was interviewed by announcer Tony Paris after his win as he thanked many people.
The USRA Modified feature followed with another caution-free 15-lap feature. A "bad" start occurred at the drop of the green, and as Tony Paris so often calls those "anxious" drivers, "bad dog, no biscuit", and it was called back for a "try-again". When the real start of the race began, it was Colt Mather absolutely GONE. He pulled away to take the convincing win...his fourth of the year. Scott Dickey finished a distant second, followed by Josh Truman and Steven Blatter (the only real contest on the track) for third and fourth in that order. Fifth went to Ron VerBeek and Zack VanderBeek finished in sixth. Steven Blattler was crowned the track champion for the second year in a row.
The USRA Hobby Stocks ran next. Calvin Dhondt, the young driver from Kellogg, Iowa who just a few weeks ago was called away from the track at Osky with the devastating news that his father had been involved in a motorcycle/cow accident,(he continues his long road to recovery at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines) led the early portion of the race. Dustin Griffiths overtook Dhondt for the lead and Kris Walker followed suit making his way into second. A close battle ensued for the third spot as Dhondt, Craig Brown and Donovan Nunnikhoven diced it out. On the white flag lap, with Griffiths in command, Kris Walker let loose with a cloud of smoke on the backstretch, losing his second position, but managed to limp across the finish line many positions behind. However, with his large point lead, he was still able to hold on and take the track championship. Griffiths took his fifth win at Osky this year, followed by Calvin Dhondt, Craig Brown, Donovan Nunnikhoven and Todd Reitzler finishing second through fifth in that order.
The final event of the evening was 15-laps in the USRA Stock Car class. As lap one was scored, Kyle Harwood found himself against the frontstretch wall, bringing out a yellow flag and out of the race. There was a three-car breakaway at the front of the pack as Corey Stout (from just over by turn one) the 20dub car of Shane Weller, and Nathan Wood going at it hot and heavy. Wood later went to the work area for a quick tire change and joined the tail of the field after a caution flew. That left the 94 of Stout and the 20dub of Weller being the show of the field up front. A slight jump of the cushion by Weller in turn two, lost him a bit of momentum with a lap or two to go, giving Stout a bit of breathing room. He was able to keep the lead to the checkers and the win--his second of 2011. Weller finished in second (Weller is track champion) third went to Nathan Wood who worked his way through the pack after tagging the tail earlier, fourth was first-time visitor Mike Harward in the #01i, and Steve Jackson finished in fifth.
So ends another season of racing at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa. The track has been our Wednesday night home since 1988. Prior to that, we took in specials of the 100-200 lap era of racing, so we have a long history of sitting in the old grandstand at the big ole half-mile. There is still a bit of racing remaining in 2011 at Osky however. The 25th Annual Musco Lighting Fall Challenge rolls into town for two-nights of racing on Friday and Saturday, October 14 and 15. Check www.rlpromotions.com for more information as well as the official results of the races. Until next time, get out and find a race to attend and support the sport we love. Happy racing!
In the USRA B Modified feature, it was appearing to be one of those "ho-hummers", as Carter VanDenBerg shot to the lead on the very first lap and continued to put a lot of distance between himself and any competition. Not so fast on the assuming! Drew Lawson, Cayden Carter and Curtis VanDerWal were vying for the second spot behind VanDenBerg for much of the race (which went flag-to-flag) and when VanDerWal finally established that second position in the final few laps, he began reeling in the leader. VanDenBerg was still leading with the checkered flag in his sight, but at the line, it was VanDerWal nosing him out for the win. VanDenBerg had to be content with the runner-up spot, third went to Drew Lawson, Cayden Carter was fourth, and Bill Gibson rounded out the top five. Cayden Carter is the track champion.
VanDerWal was thrilled with his win...the first we can recall for him. We do remember his racing in the mid-90's on the asphalt at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, though the class he ran escapes us. It was an emotional VanDerWal who was interviewed by announcer Tony Paris after his win as he thanked many people.
The USRA Modified feature followed with another caution-free 15-lap feature. A "bad" start occurred at the drop of the green, and as Tony Paris so often calls those "anxious" drivers, "bad dog, no biscuit", and it was called back for a "try-again". When the real start of the race began, it was Colt Mather absolutely GONE. He pulled away to take the convincing win...his fourth of the year. Scott Dickey finished a distant second, followed by Josh Truman and Steven Blatter (the only real contest on the track) for third and fourth in that order. Fifth went to Ron VerBeek and Zack VanderBeek finished in sixth. Steven Blattler was crowned the track champion for the second year in a row.
The USRA Hobby Stocks ran next. Calvin Dhondt, the young driver from Kellogg, Iowa who just a few weeks ago was called away from the track at Osky with the devastating news that his father had been involved in a motorcycle/cow accident,(he continues his long road to recovery at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines) led the early portion of the race. Dustin Griffiths overtook Dhondt for the lead and Kris Walker followed suit making his way into second. A close battle ensued for the third spot as Dhondt, Craig Brown and Donovan Nunnikhoven diced it out. On the white flag lap, with Griffiths in command, Kris Walker let loose with a cloud of smoke on the backstretch, losing his second position, but managed to limp across the finish line many positions behind. However, with his large point lead, he was still able to hold on and take the track championship. Griffiths took his fifth win at Osky this year, followed by Calvin Dhondt, Craig Brown, Donovan Nunnikhoven and Todd Reitzler finishing second through fifth in that order.
The final event of the evening was 15-laps in the USRA Stock Car class. As lap one was scored, Kyle Harwood found himself against the frontstretch wall, bringing out a yellow flag and out of the race. There was a three-car breakaway at the front of the pack as Corey Stout (from just over by turn one) the 20dub car of Shane Weller, and Nathan Wood going at it hot and heavy. Wood later went to the work area for a quick tire change and joined the tail of the field after a caution flew. That left the 94 of Stout and the 20dub of Weller being the show of the field up front. A slight jump of the cushion by Weller in turn two, lost him a bit of momentum with a lap or two to go, giving Stout a bit of breathing room. He was able to keep the lead to the checkers and the win--his second of 2011. Weller finished in second (Weller is track champion) third went to Nathan Wood who worked his way through the pack after tagging the tail earlier, fourth was first-time visitor Mike Harward in the #01i, and Steve Jackson finished in fifth.
So ends another season of racing at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa. The track has been our Wednesday night home since 1988. Prior to that, we took in specials of the 100-200 lap era of racing, so we have a long history of sitting in the old grandstand at the big ole half-mile. There is still a bit of racing remaining in 2011 at Osky however. The 25th Annual Musco Lighting Fall Challenge rolls into town for two-nights of racing on Friday and Saturday, October 14 and 15. Check www.rlpromotions.com for more information as well as the official results of the races. Until next time, get out and find a race to attend and support the sport we love. Happy racing!
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Osky - 8-24-11
Unofficial results:
Modified
Heat - 33Z Zack VanderBeek
Feature
1. 8 Colt Mather
2. 40 Scott Dickey
3. 47 Josh Truman
4. 94 Steve Blatter - track champion 2nd year in a row
5. 4R Ron VerBeek
6. 33Z Zack VanderBeek
DNF: 15K Kyle Harwood
DNS: 22 Brandon Banks
4B Scott Boles
B Mod
Heat 1 - 1 Curtis VanDerWal
Heat 2 - 7 Carter VanDenBerg
Feature
1. 1 Curtis VanDerWal - by a bumper at the line
2. 7 Carter VanDenBerg
3. D1 Drew Lawson
4. 10 Cayden Carter - track champion
5. 38 Bill Gibson
6. 27 Bryon Weyer
7. 02 Andrew Schroeder
8. 55T Bobby Greene
9. 8 Tom Lathrop
DNF: 50X James Krier
72 Brett Lowry
3K John VanDenBerg
8X Brad Iverson
03 Mark Mundell
8T Tony Johnson
Stock Car
Heat 1 - 2J Steve Jackson
Heat 2 - 20dub Shane Weller
Feature
1. 94 Corey Stout
2. 20dub Shane Weller - track champion
3. 52 Nathan Wood
4. 01i Mike Harward
5. 2J Steve Jackson
6. 4M Brian Mitrisin
7. 7 Rick Todd
8. 73c Carl Yaw
9. 7X Todd Phillips
10. 98 Brock Welch
DNF: 15K Kyle Harwood
Hobby Stock
Heat 1 - 22R Todd Reitzler
Heat 2 - 85 Jason McDaniel
Feature
1. 10G Dustin Griffiths
2. 69X Calvin Dhondt
3. 69 Craig Brown
4. 2N Donovan Nunnikhoven
5. 22R Todd Reitzler
6. 558 Jim Hughes
7. 31 Dale Porter
8. 3S Steve Allen - driving the 29 car of Wes Almond after destroying his own
at the Scotland County Speedway recently
9.. 18 Kris Walker - blew on last lap - coasted across finish - track champion
10. 33 Justin Hook
DNF: 21 Nick Ulin
85 Jason McDaniel
73 Aaron Martin
77 Doug Gordon, Jr.
Modified
Heat - 33Z Zack VanderBeek
Feature
1. 8 Colt Mather
2. 40 Scott Dickey
3. 47 Josh Truman
4. 94 Steve Blatter - track champion 2nd year in a row
5. 4R Ron VerBeek
6. 33Z Zack VanderBeek
DNF: 15K Kyle Harwood
DNS: 22 Brandon Banks
4B Scott Boles
B Mod
Heat 1 - 1 Curtis VanDerWal
Heat 2 - 7 Carter VanDenBerg
Feature
1. 1 Curtis VanDerWal - by a bumper at the line
2. 7 Carter VanDenBerg
3. D1 Drew Lawson
4. 10 Cayden Carter - track champion
5. 38 Bill Gibson
6. 27 Bryon Weyer
7. 02 Andrew Schroeder
8. 55T Bobby Greene
9. 8 Tom Lathrop
DNF: 50X James Krier
72 Brett Lowry
3K John VanDenBerg
8X Brad Iverson
03 Mark Mundell
8T Tony Johnson
Stock Car
Heat 1 - 2J Steve Jackson
Heat 2 - 20dub Shane Weller
Feature
1. 94 Corey Stout
2. 20dub Shane Weller - track champion
3. 52 Nathan Wood
4. 01i Mike Harward
5. 2J Steve Jackson
6. 4M Brian Mitrisin
7. 7 Rick Todd
8. 73c Carl Yaw
9. 7X Todd Phillips
10. 98 Brock Welch
DNF: 15K Kyle Harwood
Hobby Stock
Heat 1 - 22R Todd Reitzler
Heat 2 - 85 Jason McDaniel
Feature
1. 10G Dustin Griffiths
2. 69X Calvin Dhondt
3. 69 Craig Brown
4. 2N Donovan Nunnikhoven
5. 22R Todd Reitzler
6. 558 Jim Hughes
7. 31 Dale Porter
8. 3S Steve Allen - driving the 29 car of Wes Almond after destroying his own
at the Scotland County Speedway recently
9.. 18 Kris Walker - blew on last lap - coasted across finish - track champion
10. 33 Justin Hook
DNF: 21 Nick Ulin
85 Jason McDaniel
73 Aaron Martin
77 Doug Gordon, Jr.
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