Well it was a good year for me. At the beginning of the year I set goals of 75 races. 25 Different Tracks and 5 new tracks... My final numbers were 74 races. 22 different tracks and 4 new tracks. Those tracks include starting with new tracks.
Little Sunset Speedway
River Bottom Raceway
West Liberty
Winston, Mo
Denison
I-80 Speedway
Donellson
Knoxville
Britt
Mason City
Webster City
Boone
Stuart
Marshalltown
Corning
Beatrice
Oskaloosa
Raceway Park, SD
Harlan
Alta
Des Moines
Battle at the Barn
With the 2016 upcoming in a few short months I am already filling up my calender starting in January for the annual Battle at the Barn. My goals again next year will be 75 races. 25 different tracks and 5 new tracks. Thank you for taking the time to read this and I look forward to writing again next year. Be sure to follow along on twitter @TeamRazorCZ. Happy Holidays and Thanks again to Jeff and his positively racing crew. Until next time.. hope to see you at a race near you.
Thursday, December 10, 2015
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Ableson, Harris, Scott, Bruck and Stapleton are winners at Denny Hovinga Special
104 Car from Minnesota, Nebraska and of course Iowa jammed the pit area on a beautiful crisp fall evening at the Crawford County Speedway in Denison for the Denny Hovinga special.
1st heat of the night saw the 21h of Tim Hoffman roll on the front stretch with his sport compact he was okay but was marked as a scratch for the remainder of the evening. Just like they had done all year the Stapleton brothers of Corey and Alec would dominate the feature. Cory outlasted Alec while Adam Rehse, Dustin O'Brien and Jay Devries rounded out the top 5 in the sport compact feature.
16 Hobby Stocks would make the call for the feature and it was Kevin Bruck who recorded the W. Local racer "Dahmer" Jeff Fink would have to settle for the bridesmaid spot while Randy Anderson. Robert Ritterbush, Parker Larson, Justin Nehring, Dustin Lynch, Austin Pinney, Colby Christensen and Brett Knight rounded out the top 10.
Up next saw 23 IMCA Northern Sport Mods and what a stellar field of competition it was. Branden Spanjer who made his first ever trip to Denison and would find himself captain of the ship early on but a few yellows would keep the field close and it was Logan Scott who would get him for the win. Spanjer would settle for 2nd while Jake Sachau, Kaleb Kennedy, Jerod Weston, Nitro Nick Meyer, Brandon Williams, Arie Schouten and DJ Doeblin rounded out the top 10.
A great field of IMCA Stock Cars were up next. 23 cars made the call and put on a Jim Dandy of a show. Chris Ullrich would take advantage of his pole starting spot and find himself in the top spot early on but it was Mike Harris who would get around him and claim the top spot. Unfortunately for Hamburg, Minnesota driver Dan Mackenthun and Boone driver Wayne Gifford there charge to the front was short lived after Mackenthun made hard contact into the back of Gifford ending both there nights. Mike Harris survived the feature while Marcus Hansen, Chris Ullrich, Justin Bromert, James Carroll, Terry Klocke, Josh Brauckmann, Tanner Powers and Nick Stier rounded out the top 10.
22 IMCA Modifieds rolled out of staging and it was looking like Branden Monson might secure the victory but Ol' Sioux City Excitement Chris Ableson decided otherwise and made the pass on Monson, Shane Demay, Ricky Stephan, Scott Styskal, Jake Neal, Craig Reetz, Nick Deal, Jeffery Larson and Ryan Webb rounded out the top 10.
Well that was race 70 on the year. I will be at I-80 for the annual Corn Husker Classic this weekend and not sure what specials might ensue after that. Check back here for updates and more blogs to be posted soon. Thanks for reading :)
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Mullen, Ruter, Shryock cash in at Britt for Stars Weekend.
Thursday brought me to the Hancock County Speedway for the annual Night of 1,000 Stars. 64 Modifieds would sign into the pit area and they came from all over. North Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, North Carolina, Minnesota, California, Wisconsin, Arizona, Missouri were all represented along with Iowa for the weekend. Jesse Hoeft would jump to the early lead and lead during the 1st 25 laps. A mandatory pitstop at halfway would shake things up as Mike Mullen who is no stranger to winning big pay day events as he won $10k clash at the creek earlier this year would take the lead over from Hoeft and cruise to a $4750 payday. Ryan Ruter who started 21st would find himself in 2nd at the end of the night. The Highside Tickler Kyle Strickler finished 3rd while Jeremy Mills who started 29th finished 4th and Kelly Shryock would race from 33rd to round out the top 5. 6. Shawn Kilgore; 7. Dylan Smith; 8. Jesse Hoeft; 9. Troy Cordes 10. Jason Wolla would round out the rest of the top 10 finishers in Thursday nights main event.
1. Jake Masters2. Ned Kalis; 3. Derek Green 4. Heath Tulp 5. Randy Brands were the top 5 finishers in the IMCA Stock Car feature
1. Ryan Hiscocks; 2. Nate Whitehurst; 3. George Nordman 4Johnathon Logue; 5. Levi Chipp were the top 5 Sport Mod finishers
1. Cody Nielsen 2. Andrew Borchardt; 3. Cory Roe; 4. Weston Koop; 5. Scott Dobel were the top 5 in the Hobby Stocks
Friday August 7th I ventured back up to Britt for the Night of 10,000 Stars. A few more mods signed into the pit area making Fridays total 72. Benji LaCrosse of Green Bay, WI who won the Inaugural 10,000 stars race in 2013 and was runner-up last year looked like he would cruise to yet another victory but Ryan Ruter decided otherwise as he would work on chasing down Benji. LaCrosse changed lines about midway thru and Ruter followed suit and started reeling him in. With 10 to go Ruter was right there and made the pass on LaCrosse after changing his line. Ruter who finished 2nd the night before was 1st tonight and LaCrosse once again was penciled in as the bridesmaid finisher for the 10,000 stars race. Kelly Shryock, Kyle Brown and Hunter Marriot the driver from Brookfield, MO would start 21st but round out the top 5. 6. Dylan Smith 7. Shawn Kilgore 8. Jason Wolla 9. Tyler Droste 10. Troy Cordes would complete the top 10.
1. Devin Smith; 2. Randy Brands 3. Ned Kalis 4. Derek Green 5. Damon Murty would round out the top 5 in a very good race that saw the top 3 finishers 3 wide at the stripe for the checkers.
1. George Nordman 2. Johnathon Logue 3. Cody Knecht 4. Nick Meyer 5. Zach Norgaard were the top 5 in the Sport Mod feature.
1. Cody Nielsen 2. Brandon Nielsen 3. Austin Luellen 4. Andrew Borchardt 5. Weston Koop would round out the top 5 hobby finishers.
With a few showers and storms in around the area I ventured back up to Britt for the inaugurate Night of All-stars. 52 Mods would remain in the pit area from the previous night. Kelly Shryock would win the rain shortened feature event that ran 36 of the scheduled 50 laps. Kelly would dominate the 1st half but the mandatory pit-stop would shake things up. A few sprinkles would also begin and promoter Joe Ringsdorf sprinkled some water on the top side which I thought was odd at first but actually played out as after the restart Mark Elliott who started 9th immediately jumped to the top side and quickly found himself in 2nd and was challenging Kelly for the top spot. Rain and Slick track conditions would be call and the race was abruptly ended on lap 36. Elliott would have to settle for 2nd while Kyle Brown. Benji LaCrosse and Hunter Marriot were the top 5. 6. Brian Mullen 7. Ryan Ruter 8. Josh Most 9. Dylan Smith 10. Kyle Strickler all rounded out the top 10.
1. Jake Masters 2. Damon Murty 3. Kevin Opheim 4. Randy Brands 5 Calvin Lange were the top 5 in the Stock Car feature event.
1. Colby Fett 2. George Nordman 3. Frank Parker 4. Nate Whitehurst5. Jeremy Grantham completed the top 5 of the Sport Mod feature.
1. Jeremy Wegner 2. Austin Luellen; 3. Cody Nielsen; 4. Buck Schafroth 5. Andrew Borchardt rounded out the top 5 finishers in the Hobby Stock feature.
Sport Compact feature.
1. Jay DeVries,2. Devin Jones 3. Dalton Kron 4. Ken Winkowitsch; 5. Kaytee Devries; 6. Nick Hamlin 7. Skeeter Vegas.
With a few area tracks ending points already I am cutting back and saving for the IMCA SuperNationals as well as other late season specials. So my blogs may be scarce in the next few weeks. Thanks for taking the time to read these and hope to continue writing for Jeff and the Positively Racing Team!!!!
1. Jake Masters2. Ned Kalis; 3. Derek Green 4. Heath Tulp 5. Randy Brands were the top 5 finishers in the IMCA Stock Car feature
1. Ryan Hiscocks; 2. Nate Whitehurst; 3. George Nordman 4Johnathon Logue; 5. Levi Chipp were the top 5 Sport Mod finishers
1. Cody Nielsen 2. Andrew Borchardt; 3. Cory Roe; 4. Weston Koop; 5. Scott Dobel were the top 5 in the Hobby Stocks
Friday August 7th I ventured back up to Britt for the Night of 10,000 Stars. A few more mods signed into the pit area making Fridays total 72. Benji LaCrosse of Green Bay, WI who won the Inaugural 10,000 stars race in 2013 and was runner-up last year looked like he would cruise to yet another victory but Ryan Ruter decided otherwise as he would work on chasing down Benji. LaCrosse changed lines about midway thru and Ruter followed suit and started reeling him in. With 10 to go Ruter was right there and made the pass on LaCrosse after changing his line. Ruter who finished 2nd the night before was 1st tonight and LaCrosse once again was penciled in as the bridesmaid finisher for the 10,000 stars race. Kelly Shryock, Kyle Brown and Hunter Marriot the driver from Brookfield, MO would start 21st but round out the top 5. 6. Dylan Smith 7. Shawn Kilgore 8. Jason Wolla 9. Tyler Droste 10. Troy Cordes would complete the top 10.
1. Devin Smith; 2. Randy Brands 3. Ned Kalis 4. Derek Green 5. Damon Murty would round out the top 5 in a very good race that saw the top 3 finishers 3 wide at the stripe for the checkers.
1. George Nordman 2. Johnathon Logue 3. Cody Knecht 4. Nick Meyer 5. Zach Norgaard were the top 5 in the Sport Mod feature.
1. Cody Nielsen 2. Brandon Nielsen 3. Austin Luellen 4. Andrew Borchardt 5. Weston Koop would round out the top 5 hobby finishers.
With a few showers and storms in around the area I ventured back up to Britt for the inaugurate Night of All-stars. 52 Mods would remain in the pit area from the previous night. Kelly Shryock would win the rain shortened feature event that ran 36 of the scheduled 50 laps. Kelly would dominate the 1st half but the mandatory pit-stop would shake things up. A few sprinkles would also begin and promoter Joe Ringsdorf sprinkled some water on the top side which I thought was odd at first but actually played out as after the restart Mark Elliott who started 9th immediately jumped to the top side and quickly found himself in 2nd and was challenging Kelly for the top spot. Rain and Slick track conditions would be call and the race was abruptly ended on lap 36. Elliott would have to settle for 2nd while Kyle Brown. Benji LaCrosse and Hunter Marriot were the top 5. 6. Brian Mullen 7. Ryan Ruter 8. Josh Most 9. Dylan Smith 10. Kyle Strickler all rounded out the top 10.
1. Jake Masters 2. Damon Murty 3. Kevin Opheim 4. Randy Brands 5 Calvin Lange were the top 5 in the Stock Car feature event.
1. Colby Fett 2. George Nordman 3. Frank Parker 4. Nate Whitehurst5. Jeremy Grantham completed the top 5 of the Sport Mod feature.
1. Jeremy Wegner 2. Austin Luellen; 3. Cody Nielsen; 4. Buck Schafroth 5. Andrew Borchardt rounded out the top 5 finishers in the Hobby Stock feature.
Sport Compact feature.
1. Jay DeVries,2. Devin Jones 3. Dalton Kron 4. Ken Winkowitsch; 5. Kaytee Devries; 6. Nick Hamlin 7. Skeeter Vegas.
With a few area tracks ending points already I am cutting back and saving for the IMCA SuperNationals as well as other late season specials. So my blogs may be scarce in the next few weeks. Thanks for taking the time to read these and hope to continue writing for Jeff and the Positively Racing Team!!!!
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Weekend recap August 1-3
Friday August 1st was an eventful day for me as I flew to Philadelphia to drop my son back off with his mom. However I was able to make it back in time for some racing in Des Moines. $3,000 went to the Late Model winner.
13 IMCA Sport Mods would sign into the pit area and Glenn Gladson Jr who would cross the finish line in 1st followed by Taylor Musselman, Austin Kaplan, Jack Housley and Dan Drury would round out the top 5.
Up next were the Dirt Trucks. Tony Moro powered his 2m truck to Victory lane but not after a great side by side battle with veteran stock car driver Steve Jackson filling in to drive a truck. Jackson would have to settle for the bridesmaid spot while Brad Moyer 7x Clark and Brett Moyer rounded out the top 5.
IMCA Hobby Stocks were next. 17 cars would take the green and it was Shannon Anderson who would waste no time charging to the front. An incident about midway thru saw Jeremy Auten, Branden Cox, Bill Bonnett and Ray Stock Jr saw the 4 cars piled into each other on the back stretch. All drivers were okay however the cars were not. Shannon Anderson would go on to win while Chance Hollantz who started 17th would come up short and have to settle for the bridesmaid spot. Matt Smith, Blake Miller and Curt Reed rounded out the top 5.
Tyler Vandekamp would come up just a bit short in the Modified feature as Todd Shute would make a last corner pass on him to claim the win. Todd Shute, Tyler Vandekamp, Randy Havlik Matt Webb, John Davis and Greg Cox rounded out the top finishers.
Daniel Hilsabeck would claim the checkers in the IMCA Stock Car feature over Randy Killen, Tommy Killen Sr., Ronald Bougher, Casey Gruebel, Donavan Nunnikoven and John Oliver Jr rounded out the top finishers.
Final event of the night saw the $3,000 to win IMCA Late Model feature. Dalton Maassen would start on the pole and jump to early lead but it was racing veteran Jeff Aikey who would waste no time taking the top spot. An early for yellow for Paul Glenndenning and Charlie McKenna would result in DNFs for the 2 drivers. Jeff Aikey would continue to hold off the field as Richie Gustin gave him all he had but it was Aikey who would win by about a straightaway over Gustin. Darrell DeFrance, Cayden Carter, Sam Halstead, Jay Stewart, Ryan Griffith and Jeremy Grady rounded out the top finishers.
Saturday July 2nd I visited the Boone Speedway and wow what a wild and great night of racing. 110 Drivers made there way to the pit area Saturday Night.
First up were the ModLites. Josh May was victorious while Cory Dennis, Charlie Brown, Joe Glick, Travis Stensland and Joel Keenan rounded out the top finishers.
22 IMCA Sport Mods would roll out of the staging area next. Rookie driver Corey Pestotnik would take the early lead and lead the opening lap but Chad Ryerson decided he wanted to try and lead the rest as he got around Pestotnik and held down the top spot. Jake McBirnie would make a charge to the front and eventually get around Chad for the lead and go on to win the race. Ryerson settled for 2nd while Jonathan Logue, Corey Pestotnik, Doug Smith, Randy Roberts, Sam Wieben, Frank Paker and Branden Williams rounded out the top finishers.
A wild and wacky IMCA Hobby Stock would follow. 25 Hobbies took the green flag and from there it was total and utter chaos. 3 and 4 wide beating and banging. Eric Stanton would survive the carnage feature and hold off a hard charging Cody Gustoff while Matt McDonald, John Watson and Tim Barber rounded out the top 5.
IMCA Modifieds were next and after a wild and crazy hobby stock feature anticipation was high as to what the mod feature might bring as the full moon brought carnage to the hobby feature. Devon Havlik led from start to finish holding off charges. It was Eric Elliott who would challenge him early on but contact between Vangenderen and Elliott would result in both drivers having to leave the race. Jimmy Gustin who was piloting the 69 machine of Logue started 25th but found his way in 2nd at the end of the night. Matthew Meinecke, Joel Bushore, Scott Davis, Josh Truman, Jon Snyder(who was the only crate motor in the field) and Denny Pittman would round out the top finishers.
Final event of the night was the IMCA Stock cars. My favorite class. I thought to myself if this feature would be anything like the heats we were in for a treat as they were 4 and 5 wide for there heat races. For the feature they did not dissapoint as they were 3 and 4 wide. Rod Richards cruised to victory lane for the 2nd week in a row. Cory Bushnell, Trent Murphy, Jay Schmidt and Wayne Gifford rounded out the top 5.
Sunday August 3rd found me at my familar home track Stuart Speedway. Mother nature tried her hardest to find victory lane but came up short as the rain missed Stuart and only had a few sprinkles. Car counts were down a bit but the racing was not. Also on hand were the IMCA Late Models for the Sunday Series visit that they share with the Benton County Speedway,
11 Sport Mods took the green flag and it was Rookie Austin Luellen who would claim the victory in only his 3rd night behind the wheel of the car. He would lead all 15 laps and even beat his older brother Clint who would end up settling for the bridesmaid spot. On a side note I hope Austin does decide to move up to the Sport Mod class as he has alot of talent and potential to go far in racing and hope he continues to climb up the ranks. Back to the results.. Dusty Masolini, Arie Schouten and Chase Rudolf rounded out the top 5.
8 IMCA Stock cars were up next and it was Flyin Brian Blessington who found his way to victory lane holding Terry Pruitt, Clay Mercer, Josh Daniels, and Marcus Fagen who rounded out the top 5.
Jacob Reiter won the Sport Compact feature over Curtis Miller and Ralph Bunce was 3rd.
9 IMCA Hobby Stocks would take the green and it was Shannon Anderson who would take the win but it was not an easy win as "BuckWild" Buck Schafroth would run side by side for most of the race but would come up just a bit short and settle for 2nd. Jaime Schirm, John Watson and Kieth Burg rounded out the top 5.
IMCA Modifieds were up next. It was CZ Motorsports driver Jeff James who would take the early lead and hold off the charges of Nick Roberts. Matt Webb, Josh Gilman, and Todd VanEaton rounded out the top 5.
IMCA Late Models were last on the program and it was Todd Cooney who would take lead from early leader Paul Conrad and never look back. John Emerson, Paul Conrad, Curt Schroeder, Al Zeitner and Paul Nagle rounded the top finishers.
On a side note I am hearing that the races in Des Moines are done this upcoming Friday. It will be missed by alot of racers and fans. I didnt go there alot but when I did there was always a good crowd and good field of talented drivers that always signed into the pit area and put on a good show. It is a shame to see it end this way.
Also I will be attending all 3 nights at Britt starting off Thursday with the Night of 1,000 Stars the Night of 10,000 stars on Friday and the Night of All-stars on Saturday and I will wrap up my weekend at Stuart. I will have one big blog for all 3 Britt races up sometime next week. Thanks for taking the time to read this and feel free to leave comments and feedback.
13 IMCA Sport Mods would sign into the pit area and Glenn Gladson Jr who would cross the finish line in 1st followed by Taylor Musselman, Austin Kaplan, Jack Housley and Dan Drury would round out the top 5.
Up next were the Dirt Trucks. Tony Moro powered his 2m truck to Victory lane but not after a great side by side battle with veteran stock car driver Steve Jackson filling in to drive a truck. Jackson would have to settle for the bridesmaid spot while Brad Moyer 7x Clark and Brett Moyer rounded out the top 5.
IMCA Hobby Stocks were next. 17 cars would take the green and it was Shannon Anderson who would waste no time charging to the front. An incident about midway thru saw Jeremy Auten, Branden Cox, Bill Bonnett and Ray Stock Jr saw the 4 cars piled into each other on the back stretch. All drivers were okay however the cars were not. Shannon Anderson would go on to win while Chance Hollantz who started 17th would come up short and have to settle for the bridesmaid spot. Matt Smith, Blake Miller and Curt Reed rounded out the top 5.
Tyler Vandekamp would come up just a bit short in the Modified feature as Todd Shute would make a last corner pass on him to claim the win. Todd Shute, Tyler Vandekamp, Randy Havlik Matt Webb, John Davis and Greg Cox rounded out the top finishers.
Daniel Hilsabeck would claim the checkers in the IMCA Stock Car feature over Randy Killen, Tommy Killen Sr., Ronald Bougher, Casey Gruebel, Donavan Nunnikoven and John Oliver Jr rounded out the top finishers.
Final event of the night saw the $3,000 to win IMCA Late Model feature. Dalton Maassen would start on the pole and jump to early lead but it was racing veteran Jeff Aikey who would waste no time taking the top spot. An early for yellow for Paul Glenndenning and Charlie McKenna would result in DNFs for the 2 drivers. Jeff Aikey would continue to hold off the field as Richie Gustin gave him all he had but it was Aikey who would win by about a straightaway over Gustin. Darrell DeFrance, Cayden Carter, Sam Halstead, Jay Stewart, Ryan Griffith and Jeremy Grady rounded out the top finishers.
Saturday July 2nd I visited the Boone Speedway and wow what a wild and great night of racing. 110 Drivers made there way to the pit area Saturday Night.
First up were the ModLites. Josh May was victorious while Cory Dennis, Charlie Brown, Joe Glick, Travis Stensland and Joel Keenan rounded out the top finishers.
22 IMCA Sport Mods would roll out of the staging area next. Rookie driver Corey Pestotnik would take the early lead and lead the opening lap but Chad Ryerson decided he wanted to try and lead the rest as he got around Pestotnik and held down the top spot. Jake McBirnie would make a charge to the front and eventually get around Chad for the lead and go on to win the race. Ryerson settled for 2nd while Jonathan Logue, Corey Pestotnik, Doug Smith, Randy Roberts, Sam Wieben, Frank Paker and Branden Williams rounded out the top finishers.
A wild and wacky IMCA Hobby Stock would follow. 25 Hobbies took the green flag and from there it was total and utter chaos. 3 and 4 wide beating and banging. Eric Stanton would survive the carnage feature and hold off a hard charging Cody Gustoff while Matt McDonald, John Watson and Tim Barber rounded out the top 5.
IMCA Modifieds were next and after a wild and crazy hobby stock feature anticipation was high as to what the mod feature might bring as the full moon brought carnage to the hobby feature. Devon Havlik led from start to finish holding off charges. It was Eric Elliott who would challenge him early on but contact between Vangenderen and Elliott would result in both drivers having to leave the race. Jimmy Gustin who was piloting the 69 machine of Logue started 25th but found his way in 2nd at the end of the night. Matthew Meinecke, Joel Bushore, Scott Davis, Josh Truman, Jon Snyder(who was the only crate motor in the field) and Denny Pittman would round out the top finishers.
Final event of the night was the IMCA Stock cars. My favorite class. I thought to myself if this feature would be anything like the heats we were in for a treat as they were 4 and 5 wide for there heat races. For the feature they did not dissapoint as they were 3 and 4 wide. Rod Richards cruised to victory lane for the 2nd week in a row. Cory Bushnell, Trent Murphy, Jay Schmidt and Wayne Gifford rounded out the top 5.
Sunday August 3rd found me at my familar home track Stuart Speedway. Mother nature tried her hardest to find victory lane but came up short as the rain missed Stuart and only had a few sprinkles. Car counts were down a bit but the racing was not. Also on hand were the IMCA Late Models for the Sunday Series visit that they share with the Benton County Speedway,
11 Sport Mods took the green flag and it was Rookie Austin Luellen who would claim the victory in only his 3rd night behind the wheel of the car. He would lead all 15 laps and even beat his older brother Clint who would end up settling for the bridesmaid spot. On a side note I hope Austin does decide to move up to the Sport Mod class as he has alot of talent and potential to go far in racing and hope he continues to climb up the ranks. Back to the results.. Dusty Masolini, Arie Schouten and Chase Rudolf rounded out the top 5.
8 IMCA Stock cars were up next and it was Flyin Brian Blessington who found his way to victory lane holding Terry Pruitt, Clay Mercer, Josh Daniels, and Marcus Fagen who rounded out the top 5.
Jacob Reiter won the Sport Compact feature over Curtis Miller and Ralph Bunce was 3rd.
9 IMCA Hobby Stocks would take the green and it was Shannon Anderson who would take the win but it was not an easy win as "BuckWild" Buck Schafroth would run side by side for most of the race but would come up just a bit short and settle for 2nd. Jaime Schirm, John Watson and Kieth Burg rounded out the top 5.
IMCA Modifieds were up next. It was CZ Motorsports driver Jeff James who would take the early lead and hold off the charges of Nick Roberts. Matt Webb, Josh Gilman, and Todd VanEaton rounded out the top 5.
IMCA Late Models were last on the program and it was Todd Cooney who would take lead from early leader Paul Conrad and never look back. John Emerson, Paul Conrad, Curt Schroeder, Al Zeitner and Paul Nagle rounded the top finishers.
On a side note I am hearing that the races in Des Moines are done this upcoming Friday. It will be missed by alot of racers and fans. I didnt go there alot but when I did there was always a good crowd and good field of talented drivers that always signed into the pit area and put on a good show. It is a shame to see it end this way.
Also I will be attending all 3 nights at Britt starting off Thursday with the Night of 1,000 Stars the Night of 10,000 stars on Friday and the Night of All-stars on Saturday and I will wrap up my weekend at Stuart. I will have one big blog for all 3 Britt races up sometime next week. Thanks for taking the time to read this and feel free to leave comments and feedback.
Friday, July 24, 2015
Thursday Night Thunder from Webster City
The smell of funnel cakes and racing fumes could only mean one thing. Yep you guessed it was the Thursday night thunder fair race at the historic Hamilton County Fairgrounds. With a packed grandstand and 115 cars in the pit area it was set to be a good night and a good night it was.
First up on the night was the IMCA Sport Compact feature. Nick Hogan would claim the checkers.
Kalan Guthrie and James Peterson were the top 3.
IMCA Hobby Stocks were next on the card. Doug McCollough and Shane Aldinger made up the front row. Early on they were 3 and 4 wide but it was Aldinger who would jump to the early lead but it was veteran racer Randy Embrey who would quickly charge thru the field. On a restart Embrey made it 3 wide down the back stretch for the lead making the top side work. Embrey would hold off the field to claim the victory Shane Aldinger, Myles Michehl, Cory Roe who started 21st would finish 4th and Webster City driver Craig Graham would round out the top 5.
Up next was the IMCA Sport Mod feature and it was Brad Ratcliff who would claim the checkers. 3rd place starter Jared Vandeest quickly found himself in 2nd. Vandeest, Ty Griffith, Randy Roberts, and Jerid Ratzke would round out the top 5.
The Deery Brothers IMCA Late Model feature was next. Justin Kay and Curt Martin would make up the front row. Kay would take advantage of his pole starting spot and quickly jumped to a lead with Martin following behind in 2nd. As the race went on Martin would close the gap to a car length in lap traffic but Justin Kay was able to hold off the ol' veteran and add to his point series lead. 2nd place points driver Andy Nezsworski would hold off Ryan Griffih and Richie Gustin for 3rd. John Emerson, Jeff Aikey, Jeremy Grady, Tyler Droste and Jason Hahne would round out the top 10.
All 28 IMCA Modifieds would start the feature and it was Adam Larson and Mark Elliott on the front row. Elliott and Larson would go back and forth for a few laps but it Larson would take the top spot and never look back. A few yellows would slow the field up including a spin out that could have been worse as Ryan Ruter who was running towards the front spun in front of the field but fortunately everybody was able to drive around him. After falling to the tail he would come back to finish 10th, But it was Adam Larson who would take his BMS Chassis to victory lane over Mark Elliott. Jason Murray who was driving the Gruebel Farms 64 modified finished 3rd. Greg Elliott and Carter Vandenberg would round out the top 5.
The final event of the night was the Stock Car feature. Jason Minnehan took advantage of his outside front row starting spot and held off the field of 17 hungry stock car drivers. Damon Murty would finish 2nd and Mike Hughes who was driving one of Damon Murty's cars would finish 3rd while Jason Rold who made the 2 and a half hour trip from my neck of the woods would finish 4th and Jason Wagoner would round out the top 5.
First up on the night was the IMCA Sport Compact feature. Nick Hogan would claim the checkers.
Kalan Guthrie and James Peterson were the top 3.
IMCA Hobby Stocks were next on the card. Doug McCollough and Shane Aldinger made up the front row. Early on they were 3 and 4 wide but it was Aldinger who would jump to the early lead but it was veteran racer Randy Embrey who would quickly charge thru the field. On a restart Embrey made it 3 wide down the back stretch for the lead making the top side work. Embrey would hold off the field to claim the victory Shane Aldinger, Myles Michehl, Cory Roe who started 21st would finish 4th and Webster City driver Craig Graham would round out the top 5.
Up next was the IMCA Sport Mod feature and it was Brad Ratcliff who would claim the checkers. 3rd place starter Jared Vandeest quickly found himself in 2nd. Vandeest, Ty Griffith, Randy Roberts, and Jerid Ratzke would round out the top 5.
The Deery Brothers IMCA Late Model feature was next. Justin Kay and Curt Martin would make up the front row. Kay would take advantage of his pole starting spot and quickly jumped to a lead with Martin following behind in 2nd. As the race went on Martin would close the gap to a car length in lap traffic but Justin Kay was able to hold off the ol' veteran and add to his point series lead. 2nd place points driver Andy Nezsworski would hold off Ryan Griffih and Richie Gustin for 3rd. John Emerson, Jeff Aikey, Jeremy Grady, Tyler Droste and Jason Hahne would round out the top 10.
All 28 IMCA Modifieds would start the feature and it was Adam Larson and Mark Elliott on the front row. Elliott and Larson would go back and forth for a few laps but it Larson would take the top spot and never look back. A few yellows would slow the field up including a spin out that could have been worse as Ryan Ruter who was running towards the front spun in front of the field but fortunately everybody was able to drive around him. After falling to the tail he would come back to finish 10th, But it was Adam Larson who would take his BMS Chassis to victory lane over Mark Elliott. Jason Murray who was driving the Gruebel Farms 64 modified finished 3rd. Greg Elliott and Carter Vandenberg would round out the top 5.
The final event of the night was the Stock Car feature. Jason Minnehan took advantage of his outside front row starting spot and held off the field of 17 hungry stock car drivers. Damon Murty would finish 2nd and Mike Hughes who was driving one of Damon Murty's cars would finish 3rd while Jason Rold who made the 2 and a half hour trip from my neck of the woods would finish 4th and Jason Wagoner would round out the top 5.
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Weekend recap July 17-19
Friday July 17th I ventured to one of my favorite race tracks and would go there every friday night if it was about 130 miles closer. Marshalltown Speedway was putting on $1k to win Modifieds and it was $400 to win Hobbies as well. With Harris Clash scheduled to race the day before but was rained out and postponed a few extra Modifieds were in the area and Ventured to the highbanks of Marshalltown. A total of 5 states were on hand Friday with the exception of Iowa...Kansas, California, North Carolina, Wisconsin and Arizona as well Frank Packer who is pilioting a sport mod here this summer, he calls Australia home.
Kyle Strickler made the trip pay off as he found victory lane in the IMCA Modified feature. "Uncle Ronny" Ronn Lauritzen brought his 10k machine home in 2nd. Arizona driver Tim Ward was 3rd followed by Josh Gilman(83g) Jimmy Gustin(19) Scott Simatovich(43s) Richie Gustin(19g) Kyle Brown(21k) Todd VanEaton(v31) and Joel Rust(26j) rounded out the top 5.
Micheal Jeanette found victory lane in the IMCA Stock Car feature and held off tough company as Donavan Smith, Dave Atcher, Tyler Pickett and Steve Meyer rounded out the top 5.
Dysart driver Sam Wieben held off the always hard charging driver of Jared Vandiest to win the IMCA sport mod feature. Jenae Gustin, Duane Petersen and Brandon Williams were the top 5. */
The Ol` Mayor John Watson was victorious and picked up a $400 pay day for his triumph in the IMCA Hobby Stock feature. Andy Hick(5h) Eric Stanton(7b) Austin Luellen(3a) and Tyson Overton(42t) rounded out the top 5.
ModLites Top 5. 99 Josh May 89 Travis Stensland 64 Randy Bryan 6 Mike Morril 11r Jason Whitehead.
Saturday July 18th I ventured to the historic Hamilton County Fairgrounds in Webster City.
John Gill was the IMCA Sport Compact winner.
Fort Dodge driver Bryce Summerfeld wasted no time getting to the front from his 4th place starting position to claim the victory but it was Myles Michehl who came back from the tail after spinning on the start and being nearly half a lap down he would finish in 3rd. Craig Graham would finish 2nd while veteran racer Randy Embrey and Matt Byrne would round out the top 5. Matt Mundt and Daniel Ayers would finish 2nd and 5th but were later dq'ed for some post race fireworks in the tech area.
2nd the night before at Marshalltown it was Jared Vandiest who was the winner in the IMCA Sport Mod feature. Ty Griffith, Matt Lettow, Branden Toftee and Cory Bahrenfuss were the top 5.
Matt Ring held off the always hard charging Jason Minnehan to win the Stock Car feature event. John Cambell, Mitchell Griffith and Jim Mitchell were the top 5.
Carter Vandenberg adn Kyle Brown started in row 4 and would finish 2nd and 3rd respectively but it 6 place starter Mark Elliott who crossed the finish line in first. Greg Elliott and Bob Sutherland rounded out the top 5 in the IMCA Modified feature.
Jason Hahne would bounce back from a heat race wreck to claim victory in the IMCA Late Model feature. Ryan Griffith, Jeremy Grady, Al Johnson and the "Ironman" Darrell DeFrance were the top 5.
Sunday July 19th brought me to my hometrack Stuart Speedway for the John Wetzel memorial hobby stock event.
Nick Roberts once again found victory lane in the IMCA modified feature while rookie contender Matt Webb was 2nd. Todd VanEaton ended up 3rd after leading early on. Jeff Joldersma and Luke Wanniger rounded out the top 5.
Flying Brian Blessington was the winner in the class to tough to tame the IMCA Stock Cars feature event holding off a hard charging Clay Mercer. Josh Daniels, Branden Pruitt and Bryan Snell were the top 5 finishers.
Clint Luellen started 4th but finished 1st in the IMCA Sport Mod feature. Jerry Hinton would settle for the bridesmaid spot while Dusty Masolini, Kendall Davis and Kody Havens were the top 5.
27 IMCA Hobby Stocks from 3 States other than Iowa were on hand for $1,000 to win John Wetzel Memorial. Minnesota, Nebraska and Missouri were the other 3 states.
The field was narrowed down to 20 starters for the feature. John Watson would claim the victory over Shannon Anderson. With just a few laps in 3rd place starter "BuckWild" Buck Schafroth would peak to the inside of Watson for the lead while Anderson followed in 3rd. Contact between the 3 would result in Schafroth going around and chalking up a dnf on the stat sheet. Austin Luellen, Bill Bonnett, Jaime Songer, Eric Stanton, Aaron Rudolph, Jeff Anderson, Andy Hick and Milligan Nebraska Driver Shawn Slezak rounded out the top 10.
Curtis Miller would win for the 2nd week in a row in the IMCA Sport Compact feature.
SideNotes... My Stats so far on the year are 44 races, 18 different tracks and 1 new track. Also I had some racing stickers made up by Amanda Murray that say CZ Motorsports and have passed them out to some drivers be sure to look for a CZ Motorsports driver at a track near you!!
Kyle Strickler made the trip pay off as he found victory lane in the IMCA Modified feature. "Uncle Ronny" Ronn Lauritzen brought his 10k machine home in 2nd. Arizona driver Tim Ward was 3rd followed by Josh Gilman(83g) Jimmy Gustin(19) Scott Simatovich(43s) Richie Gustin(19g) Kyle Brown(21k) Todd VanEaton(v31) and Joel Rust(26j) rounded out the top 5.
Micheal Jeanette found victory lane in the IMCA Stock Car feature and held off tough company as Donavan Smith, Dave Atcher, Tyler Pickett and Steve Meyer rounded out the top 5.
Dysart driver Sam Wieben held off the always hard charging driver of Jared Vandiest to win the IMCA sport mod feature. Jenae Gustin, Duane Petersen and Brandon Williams were the top 5. */
The Ol` Mayor John Watson was victorious and picked up a $400 pay day for his triumph in the IMCA Hobby Stock feature. Andy Hick(5h) Eric Stanton(7b) Austin Luellen(3a) and Tyson Overton(42t) rounded out the top 5.
ModLites Top 5. 99 Josh May 89 Travis Stensland 64 Randy Bryan 6 Mike Morril 11r Jason Whitehead.
Saturday July 18th I ventured to the historic Hamilton County Fairgrounds in Webster City.
John Gill was the IMCA Sport Compact winner.
Fort Dodge driver Bryce Summerfeld wasted no time getting to the front from his 4th place starting position to claim the victory but it was Myles Michehl who came back from the tail after spinning on the start and being nearly half a lap down he would finish in 3rd. Craig Graham would finish 2nd while veteran racer Randy Embrey and Matt Byrne would round out the top 5. Matt Mundt and Daniel Ayers would finish 2nd and 5th but were later dq'ed for some post race fireworks in the tech area.
2nd the night before at Marshalltown it was Jared Vandiest who was the winner in the IMCA Sport Mod feature. Ty Griffith, Matt Lettow, Branden Toftee and Cory Bahrenfuss were the top 5.
Matt Ring held off the always hard charging Jason Minnehan to win the Stock Car feature event. John Cambell, Mitchell Griffith and Jim Mitchell were the top 5.
Carter Vandenberg adn Kyle Brown started in row 4 and would finish 2nd and 3rd respectively but it 6 place starter Mark Elliott who crossed the finish line in first. Greg Elliott and Bob Sutherland rounded out the top 5 in the IMCA Modified feature.
Jason Hahne would bounce back from a heat race wreck to claim victory in the IMCA Late Model feature. Ryan Griffith, Jeremy Grady, Al Johnson and the "Ironman" Darrell DeFrance were the top 5.
Sunday July 19th brought me to my hometrack Stuart Speedway for the John Wetzel memorial hobby stock event.
Nick Roberts once again found victory lane in the IMCA modified feature while rookie contender Matt Webb was 2nd. Todd VanEaton ended up 3rd after leading early on. Jeff Joldersma and Luke Wanniger rounded out the top 5.
Flying Brian Blessington was the winner in the class to tough to tame the IMCA Stock Cars feature event holding off a hard charging Clay Mercer. Josh Daniels, Branden Pruitt and Bryan Snell were the top 5 finishers.
Clint Luellen started 4th but finished 1st in the IMCA Sport Mod feature. Jerry Hinton would settle for the bridesmaid spot while Dusty Masolini, Kendall Davis and Kody Havens were the top 5.
27 IMCA Hobby Stocks from 3 States other than Iowa were on hand for $1,000 to win John Wetzel Memorial. Minnesota, Nebraska and Missouri were the other 3 states.
The field was narrowed down to 20 starters for the feature. John Watson would claim the victory over Shannon Anderson. With just a few laps in 3rd place starter "BuckWild" Buck Schafroth would peak to the inside of Watson for the lead while Anderson followed in 3rd. Contact between the 3 would result in Schafroth going around and chalking up a dnf on the stat sheet. Austin Luellen, Bill Bonnett, Jaime Songer, Eric Stanton, Aaron Rudolph, Jeff Anderson, Andy Hick and Milligan Nebraska Driver Shawn Slezak rounded out the top 10.
Curtis Miller would win for the 2nd week in a row in the IMCA Sport Compact feature.
SideNotes... My Stats so far on the year are 44 races, 18 different tracks and 1 new track. Also I had some racing stickers made up by Amanda Murray that say CZ Motorsports and have passed them out to some drivers be sure to look for a CZ Motorsports driver at a track near you!!
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Weekend Recap July 10-12
Friday I visited the Crawford County Speedway in Denison with my son. It was pretty good night of racing and a good time with my son.
Deb Braasch won the IMCA Sport Compact feature with the Stapleton boys of Alec and Cory finishing 2nd and 3rd. Tony Kerger and Aric Schneckloth rounded out the top 5.
Wiota racer and the newest CZ Motorsports driver Kody Havens jumped out to the early lead in the sport mod feature and looked like he was going to get it but with 3 to go he made contact with a lapped car resulting in the lap car spinning around. A yellow would come out and slow up the field. Havens would bobble on a lap later allowing Logan Scott to get around and pick up the win. Havens would settle for 2nd while Jake Sachau, Keegan Scott and Daniel Tasler rounded out the top 5.
Cory Madden would take advantage of his outside front row starting spot and cruise to victory in the IMCA Hobby Stock feature. Jason Kohl, Jason Fusselman, Chuck Madden Jr and Justin Nehring rounded out the top 5.
IMCA Stock Cars saw Mike Nichols once again pick up the checkers. Daniel Hilsabeck, Chris Ullrich, Brian Blessington and Clay Mercer rounded out the top 5.
Craig Reetz jumped to the early lead in the IMCA Modified feature but it was Chris Ableson who would get the victory. Reetz would finish 2nd followed by Ricky Stephan, Shane Demay and Dale Ransom rounding out the top 5.
Saturday my son and I ventured to Boone Speedway and braved the heat to see some good racing. The IMCA Modifieds ran a last man standing race that saw the fastest 12 drivers from the heats from there transponder times. Josh Truman would be the one who would claim checkers in the race.
ModLite Feature (23)
46z Zehm
3 Dennis
99 Josh May
89 Stensland
3g Glick
17 Sauerman
Sport Mod Feature (24)
25r Ryerson
82 McBirnie
62 Pestonik
69jr Logue
911 Rothus
3r Roberts
22m McNace
198 Wieben
Stock Car Feature (17)
5t Inman
5a Pickett
26k Bass
19j Schmidt
55 Bushnell
35 Smith
Modified Feature (23)
24 Avery
87 Bushore
69 Logue
57v Vangenderen
69x Snyder
19g Gustin
47 Truman
5d D.Havlik
The IMCA Hobby Stock feature saw Bryan Keeny pick up his first career win over Solomon Bennett. Dustin Graham, Eric Stanton and Dustin Lynch were the top 5.
Sunday brought me to my hometrack. Starting an hour late due to the heat the track was perfect. It was tacky and fast. It was what I describe as a Crate Killer track.
The ModLites were on hand for another of a few visits to the Stuart Speedway as well. Also during intermission there was a brief power outage but was short lived and features got underway as soon power was resumed.
ModLite A(12)
6 Morrill
99 Josh May
89 Stensland
88 Rankin
3g Glick
Sport Mod Feature (13)
93n Nelson
3L C.Luellen
67x Williams
99re Schouten
30 Cooney
8r Rudolf
8s Masolini
99k Havens
Sport Compact A(4)
411 Miller
30x Reiter
6gk Bunce
54 Rush
Stock Car Feature (10)
63 Nichols
98 Rohe
92b Blessington
1f Fagen
25j J. Daniels
22p C.Pruitt
Hobby Stock Feature (10)
78 Anderson
56 Schirm
3a A. Luellen
23g Gilbert
92 Schafroth
4w Watson
Modified Feature (7)
23jr Roberts
v31 VanEaton
66 Joldersma
71 James
25d B.Daniels
14b S.Bash
51x Webb
My plans for this week are the Harris Clash on Thursday. Marshalltown on Friday. Webster City on Saturday and Stuart on Sunday.
Also on Sunday its the John Wetzel Memorial Hobby Stock feature which pays 1,000 to win.Per Des Moines racer Jaime Songer drivers from Minnesota, Nebraska and Kansas are expected to be there.
Also on a side note I made my first ever visit to the West Liberty Raceway for Deery Brothers IMCA Late Models and IMCA Modifieds on Tuesday July 7th. Ryan Harris smoked the field literally as he some engine problems about halfway thru but was able to hold off the always hard charging 15k of Justin Kay. Richie Gustin would claim the IMCA Modified checkers.
Deb Braasch won the IMCA Sport Compact feature with the Stapleton boys of Alec and Cory finishing 2nd and 3rd. Tony Kerger and Aric Schneckloth rounded out the top 5.
Wiota racer and the newest CZ Motorsports driver Kody Havens jumped out to the early lead in the sport mod feature and looked like he was going to get it but with 3 to go he made contact with a lapped car resulting in the lap car spinning around. A yellow would come out and slow up the field. Havens would bobble on a lap later allowing Logan Scott to get around and pick up the win. Havens would settle for 2nd while Jake Sachau, Keegan Scott and Daniel Tasler rounded out the top 5.
Cory Madden would take advantage of his outside front row starting spot and cruise to victory in the IMCA Hobby Stock feature. Jason Kohl, Jason Fusselman, Chuck Madden Jr and Justin Nehring rounded out the top 5.
IMCA Stock Cars saw Mike Nichols once again pick up the checkers. Daniel Hilsabeck, Chris Ullrich, Brian Blessington and Clay Mercer rounded out the top 5.
Craig Reetz jumped to the early lead in the IMCA Modified feature but it was Chris Ableson who would get the victory. Reetz would finish 2nd followed by Ricky Stephan, Shane Demay and Dale Ransom rounding out the top 5.
Saturday my son and I ventured to Boone Speedway and braved the heat to see some good racing. The IMCA Modifieds ran a last man standing race that saw the fastest 12 drivers from the heats from there transponder times. Josh Truman would be the one who would claim checkers in the race.
ModLite Feature (23)
46z Zehm
3 Dennis
99 Josh May
89 Stensland
3g Glick
17 Sauerman
Sport Mod Feature (24)
25r Ryerson
82 McBirnie
62 Pestonik
69jr Logue
911 Rothus
3r Roberts
22m McNace
198 Wieben
Stock Car Feature (17)
5t Inman
5a Pickett
26k Bass
19j Schmidt
55 Bushnell
35 Smith
Modified Feature (23)
24 Avery
87 Bushore
69 Logue
57v Vangenderen
69x Snyder
19g Gustin
47 Truman
5d D.Havlik
The IMCA Hobby Stock feature saw Bryan Keeny pick up his first career win over Solomon Bennett. Dustin Graham, Eric Stanton and Dustin Lynch were the top 5.
Sunday brought me to my hometrack. Starting an hour late due to the heat the track was perfect. It was tacky and fast. It was what I describe as a Crate Killer track.
The ModLites were on hand for another of a few visits to the Stuart Speedway as well. Also during intermission there was a brief power outage but was short lived and features got underway as soon power was resumed.
ModLite A(12)
6 Morrill
99 Josh May
89 Stensland
88 Rankin
3g Glick
Sport Mod Feature (13)
93n Nelson
3L C.Luellen
67x Williams
99re Schouten
30 Cooney
8r Rudolf
8s Masolini
99k Havens
Sport Compact A(4)
411 Miller
30x Reiter
6gk Bunce
54 Rush
Stock Car Feature (10)
63 Nichols
98 Rohe
92b Blessington
1f Fagen
25j J. Daniels
22p C.Pruitt
Hobby Stock Feature (10)
78 Anderson
56 Schirm
3a A. Luellen
23g Gilbert
92 Schafroth
4w Watson
Modified Feature (7)
23jr Roberts
v31 VanEaton
66 Joldersma
71 James
25d B.Daniels
14b S.Bash
51x Webb
My plans for this week are the Harris Clash on Thursday. Marshalltown on Friday. Webster City on Saturday and Stuart on Sunday.
Also on Sunday its the John Wetzel Memorial Hobby Stock feature which pays 1,000 to win.Per Des Moines racer Jaime Songer drivers from Minnesota, Nebraska and Kansas are expected to be there.
Also on a side note I made my first ever visit to the West Liberty Raceway for Deery Brothers IMCA Late Models and IMCA Modifieds on Tuesday July 7th. Ryan Harris smoked the field literally as he some engine problems about halfway thru but was able to hold off the always hard charging 15k of Justin Kay. Richie Gustin would claim the IMCA Modified checkers.
Monday, July 6, 2015
Weekend recap July 2-5, 2015
Thursday July 2nd brought me to the Iowa State Fair Speedway for 360 Sprint Invaders as well as Sport Mods and Dirt Trucks. 22 Sprint Invaders invaded the fairgrounds. The opening lap would see Jaime Ball get upside down in turn 4 after a multi-car incident. All drivers involved were okay but the same could not be said about cars which included the machine of the "Dude" Danny Lasoski. Ian Madsen would be the one who would be victorious at the end of the night. Agan, Hendricksen, Moro, Schilling and Chris Martin completed the top 6.
Sport Mod A(8) Top 5
1 Austin Kaplan
71 Glenn Gladson Jr.
10h Jack Housley
34 Jerry Hinton
33r D.J. Robinson
Truck A(10) Top 5
2m Matt Moro
7x Rich Clark
98 Brad Moyer
21 Brett Moyer
9 Lou Sipolt
Friday July 3rd I stayed in the area and attended the Good Guys car show and then went back to the fairgrounds for a regular Friday night show.
Hobby A(15)
1k Tommy Killen Jr
66 Brandon Cox
1 Blake Miller
27c Cory Adams
78 Shannon Anderson
19 Bill Bonnett
74 Matt Smith
Sport Mod A(12) ]
1 Austin Kaplan
71 Glenn Gladson Jr
2+ Bill Wehrs
13t Taylor Musselman
10h Jack Housley
1+ Kendall Davis
2b Robert Moore
305 Sprint A(8)
10 Matt Moro
100 Clint Benson
14j Micheal Johnston
55kc Bob Hildreth
12k Koddy Hildreth
Modified A(12)
5 Todd Shute
81d Scott Davis
23jr Nick Roberts
25 Tyler Vandekamp
51x Matt Webb
36 Russ Gladson
62 Greg Cox
Stock Car A(15)
64 Casey Gruebel
27 Gary Bass
19a Alan VanGorp
18c Ronald Bougher
3d Daniel Gordon
81x Randy Killen
Late Model A(12)
77 Jeff Aikey
43 Jeremy Grady
22 Charlie McKenna
21 Ben Nading
99d Darrell DeFrance
15x Ryan Griffith
33 Paul Glenndenning
15c Curt Schroeder
After taking the 4th of July off from racing to spend with family/friends I found myself at Stuart Speedway for another regular sunday night of racing. IMCA Late Models and Micro-Sprints were also on hand as well. Regular car counts were down but the racing was not.
Micro-Sprint A(25)
12 Galusha
15 Galusha
81e
49c Forsythe
All I got and I didnt know many of the Micro-Sprint drivers sorry...
Sport Mod A(13)
93n Colton Nelson
3L Clint Luellen
zer0 Shawn Kralik
8r Chase Rudolf
8s Dusty Masolini
99k Kody Havens
99re Arie Schouten
3a Austin Luellen
Sport Compact A(5)
30x Reiter
411 Miller
54 Rush
18p Peters
Stock Car A(11)
63 Mike Nichols
1f Marcus Fagen
10b Branden Pruitt
25j Josh Daniels
92b Brian Blessington
98 Derrick Rohe
44 Todd Fisher
Hobby A(14)
78 Shannon Anderson
92 Buck Schafroth
4w John Watson
27c Cory Adams
56 Jaime Schirm
3a Austin Luellen
Modified A(9)
83g Josh Gilman
23jr Nick Roberts
71 Jeff James
66 Jeff Joldersma
14b Scott Bash
51x Matt Webb
3f Cole Fergusen
Sport Mod A(8) Top 5
1 Austin Kaplan
71 Glenn Gladson Jr.
10h Jack Housley
34 Jerry Hinton
33r D.J. Robinson
Truck A(10) Top 5
2m Matt Moro
7x Rich Clark
98 Brad Moyer
21 Brett Moyer
9 Lou Sipolt
Friday July 3rd I stayed in the area and attended the Good Guys car show and then went back to the fairgrounds for a regular Friday night show.
Hobby A(15)
1k Tommy Killen Jr
66 Brandon Cox
1 Blake Miller
27c Cory Adams
78 Shannon Anderson
19 Bill Bonnett
74 Matt Smith
Sport Mod A(12) ]
1 Austin Kaplan
71 Glenn Gladson Jr
2+ Bill Wehrs
13t Taylor Musselman
10h Jack Housley
1+ Kendall Davis
2b Robert Moore
305 Sprint A(8)
10 Matt Moro
100 Clint Benson
14j Micheal Johnston
55kc Bob Hildreth
12k Koddy Hildreth
Modified A(12)
5 Todd Shute
81d Scott Davis
23jr Nick Roberts
25 Tyler Vandekamp
51x Matt Webb
36 Russ Gladson
62 Greg Cox
Stock Car A(15)
64 Casey Gruebel
27 Gary Bass
19a Alan VanGorp
18c Ronald Bougher
3d Daniel Gordon
81x Randy Killen
Late Model A(12)
77 Jeff Aikey
43 Jeremy Grady
22 Charlie McKenna
21 Ben Nading
99d Darrell DeFrance
15x Ryan Griffith
33 Paul Glenndenning
15c Curt Schroeder
After taking the 4th of July off from racing to spend with family/friends I found myself at Stuart Speedway for another regular sunday night of racing. IMCA Late Models and Micro-Sprints were also on hand as well. Regular car counts were down but the racing was not.
Micro-Sprint A(25)
12 Galusha
15 Galusha
81e
49c Forsythe
All I got and I didnt know many of the Micro-Sprint drivers sorry...
Sport Mod A(13)
93n Colton Nelson
3L Clint Luellen
zer0 Shawn Kralik
8r Chase Rudolf
8s Dusty Masolini
99k Kody Havens
99re Arie Schouten
3a Austin Luellen
Sport Compact A(5)
30x Reiter
411 Miller
54 Rush
18p Peters
Stock Car A(11)
63 Mike Nichols
1f Marcus Fagen
10b Branden Pruitt
25j Josh Daniels
92b Brian Blessington
98 Derrick Rohe
44 Todd Fisher
Hobby A(14)
78 Shannon Anderson
92 Buck Schafroth
4w John Watson
27c Cory Adams
56 Jaime Schirm
3a Austin Luellen
Modified A(9)
83g Josh Gilman
23jr Nick Roberts
71 Jeff James
66 Jeff Joldersma
14b Scott Bash
51x Matt Webb
3f Cole Fergusen
Monday, June 29, 2015
Stovall holds off late charge from Pearson to win MLRA/CBC/MARS Late Model Feature
Race 33 on the year brought me to Adams County Speedway in Corning,Iowa for my 2nd trip there this year. Along with the weekly nascar racing program were the MLRA/CBC/MARS Late Models. 39 drivers made the trip to the speedway in the late models including a couple big names drivers as Earl Pearson Jr and Billy Moyer made the pull over after a few rain outs out east. Omaha`s Billy Leighton brought the field to the green flag but it was 9 time track champion Chris Spieker who would take the early lead. A few quick yellows kept the field close but once they got into the rythym it was Kyle Berck who would take over the lead from Spieker. A few laps later Spieker would drive back underneath and the 2 would make contact. This would open up the door for Billings, Missouri driver Jesse Stovall as he would make it 3 wide coming out of 2 and gain the top spot. Earl Pearson Jr started 3rd but slowly faded back before making a charge to the front. Lap traffic would help Pearson slowly reel in Stovall but would have to settle for the bridesmaid spot as Jesse Stovall would be the victor in the 50 lap feature event. Chris Spieker, Kyle Berck, Ryan Gustin, Billy Moyer, Corey Zeitner, Bill Leighton, Terry Phillips and Tuscon, Arizona driver Jake O`Neil would round out the top 10.
Bill Leighton Jr, Jason O`Brien, Earl Pearson Jr and Kyle Berck were heat race winners while Tad Pospisil and John Hampel were the B main winners.
Support class results...
Sport Mods(19)
6 Ryan Jenkins after coming back from tail on a restarat.
zer0 Kralik
16a Allen
86j Weston
38 Garner
15 Vannausdle
3c Clark
57s Schwartz
Hobby Stocks(12)
21d Davidson
17 Ramsey
4 Purdy
72 McAtee
7 Meyers
40x Weeda
95 Lund
10 4 Bates
Pro-Street (Stock Cars) (13)
14 Helvie
37d Deery
96r Rold
42 Nail
3 Zadina
Modifieds(8)
70 Dennis
27 Homan
36t Wiggins
02 Davis
3xxx J.Gustin
83 Wolverton
43 B.Foote
14 Pedersen
Bill Leighton Jr, Jason O`Brien, Earl Pearson Jr and Kyle Berck were heat race winners while Tad Pospisil and John Hampel were the B main winners.
Support class results...
Sport Mods(19)
6 Ryan Jenkins after coming back from tail on a restarat.
zer0 Kralik
16a Allen
86j Weston
38 Garner
15 Vannausdle
3c Clark
57s Schwartz
Hobby Stocks(12)
21d Davidson
17 Ramsey
4 Purdy
72 McAtee
7 Meyers
40x Weeda
95 Lund
10 4 Bates
Pro-Street (Stock Cars) (13)
14 Helvie
37d Deery
96r Rold
42 Nail
3 Zadina
Modifieds(8)
70 Dennis
27 Homan
36t Wiggins
02 Davis
3xxx J.Gustin
83 Wolverton
43 B.Foote
14 Pedersen
Saturday, June 27, 2015
Kyle Berck Dominates and Jonathan Cornell collects bounty
I made the trip to Greenwood with my brother Ben for race 31 at the I-80 Speedway for MLRA/CBC/MARS Late Models and Nebraska 360 Sprints. The Good ol time racers association was also in attendance.
38 Late Models would make the tow to I-80. 26 Cars would start the feature and they put on a Jim Dandy of a show. R.C. Whitwell and Kyle Berck made up the front row. Berck would take early lead and really never look back in the 35 lap feature. About midway thru contact between Chad Simpson and R.C. Whitwell would result in R.C. going around turn 1 and with nowhere to go Jeremy Payne piled in on the drivers side of the Whitwell machine. Both drivers were okay but both ended up on the hook for the night. Billings Missouri driver Jesse Stovall would make a charge to the front and would find himself in 2nd for awhile but Simpson was able to get around him to reclaim the 2nd spot. Kyle Berck would not be challenged much and go on to cross the finish line first. Followed by Chad Simpson in 2nd the rest of the Top 10 looked like this: 00 Stovall 04 Pospisil 75 Phillips 31 Utter 56 Jackson Jr. 42m McCormick 26jr Corey Zeitner and Jake O`Neal rounded out the top 10. Heat Winners Were Chris Simpson, Terry Phillips, Mike Wiarda, and Jason Utter. While Chris Simpson and Tad Pospisil were the 2 B main winners.
Nebraska 360 Sprints were up next. 25 would pull through the gates but the field would be narrowed down to 20 to start the feature. Ankeny driver Chris Martin would take advantage of his front row starting spot and jump to early lead but it was short lived as Sedailia Missouri driver Jonathan Cornell would make the trip worth his tow and take the lead after a few laps. Cornell would jump out to a sizeable lead. But one guy to never count is Jack Dover. Jack who started 11th made his through the field quietly and before you take a breath found himself in 2nd. Lap traffic would play a factor in helping Dover catch Cornell but Jonathan was able to hold him off and collect the bounty that was placed on Jack Dover. Dover would settle for the Bridesmaid spot. Billy Alley(3) Tyler Drueke(12x) Cody Ledger(35L) Chris Martin(44) Jon Agan(4a) Dakota Hendrickson(5h) Jake Martens(48) and Trevor Grossenbacher(1B) would round out the top 10.
Also while I was at I-80 they were racing go-karts on the little track behind the grandstands. During intermission I wandered down there and watched a couple features. I added another race to my stat sheet and added a new track. Which on the year so far brings my total to 32 races. 18 different tracks and 1 new track for my list of tracks.
Also on a side note I want to thank the I-80 Speedway and there staff for putting on a great show and giving the drivers a nice smooth surface to race on. If you have not been to I-80 yet you need to make the trip over as its well worth it.
38 Late Models would make the tow to I-80. 26 Cars would start the feature and they put on a Jim Dandy of a show. R.C. Whitwell and Kyle Berck made up the front row. Berck would take early lead and really never look back in the 35 lap feature. About midway thru contact between Chad Simpson and R.C. Whitwell would result in R.C. going around turn 1 and with nowhere to go Jeremy Payne piled in on the drivers side of the Whitwell machine. Both drivers were okay but both ended up on the hook for the night. Billings Missouri driver Jesse Stovall would make a charge to the front and would find himself in 2nd for awhile but Simpson was able to get around him to reclaim the 2nd spot. Kyle Berck would not be challenged much and go on to cross the finish line first. Followed by Chad Simpson in 2nd the rest of the Top 10 looked like this: 00 Stovall 04 Pospisil 75 Phillips 31 Utter 56 Jackson Jr. 42m McCormick 26jr Corey Zeitner and Jake O`Neal rounded out the top 10. Heat Winners Were Chris Simpson, Terry Phillips, Mike Wiarda, and Jason Utter. While Chris Simpson and Tad Pospisil were the 2 B main winners.
Nebraska 360 Sprints were up next. 25 would pull through the gates but the field would be narrowed down to 20 to start the feature. Ankeny driver Chris Martin would take advantage of his front row starting spot and jump to early lead but it was short lived as Sedailia Missouri driver Jonathan Cornell would make the trip worth his tow and take the lead after a few laps. Cornell would jump out to a sizeable lead. But one guy to never count is Jack Dover. Jack who started 11th made his through the field quietly and before you take a breath found himself in 2nd. Lap traffic would play a factor in helping Dover catch Cornell but Jonathan was able to hold him off and collect the bounty that was placed on Jack Dover. Dover would settle for the Bridesmaid spot. Billy Alley(3) Tyler Drueke(12x) Cody Ledger(35L) Chris Martin(44) Jon Agan(4a) Dakota Hendrickson(5h) Jake Martens(48) and Trevor Grossenbacher(1B) would round out the top 10.
Also while I was at I-80 they were racing go-karts on the little track behind the grandstands. During intermission I wandered down there and watched a couple features. I added another race to my stat sheet and added a new track. Which on the year so far brings my total to 32 races. 18 different tracks and 1 new track for my list of tracks.
Also on a side note I want to thank the I-80 Speedway and there staff for putting on a great show and giving the drivers a nice smooth surface to race on. If you have not been to I-80 yet you need to make the trip over as its well worth it.
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Hot and muggy night = Hot racing on the track
It was a hot unusually warm night at the Stuart Speedway but the racing was good.
The first feature of the night was the IMCA stock cars. 7 Stock cars signed into the pit area. With only a few laps in though 3 cars had already retired. Brian Blessington and Casey Gruebel who both left with flat tires and Bryan Snell who exited early with mechanical problems. With 4 cars left to finish the race it was Branden Pruitt who would keep the Pruitt family win streak alive by claiming the win. Marcus Fagen Josh Daniels and Derrick Rohe would round out the field.
7 IMCA Sport Compacts were up next. Randy Rush would be the early leader with Curtis Miller running 2nd but it was Jacob Reiter who would make his way to the front. The finish in the compacts was a Jim Dandy as Jacob Reiter made a last corner pass to claim the checkers over Randy Rush. Curtis Miller, Jacob Peters and Jason Kroeger rounded out the top 5.
10 IMCA Sport Mods were up next for there feature event. Shawn Cooney and Colten Nelson would make up the front row but it was 3rd place starter Kody Havens would take the early lead with Cooney and Nelson 2nd and 3rd Rookie Dusty Masolini would make a charge to the front as would Clint Luellen. on lap 6 Masolini would crack the top 3 and eventually make his way to 2nd and have to settle for the bridesmaid spot as Kody Havens would pick up his feature win of 2015. Clint Luellen, Shawn Cooney and Colton Nelson would round out the top 5.
Up next was the Hobby Feature and it was a Jim Dandy. 14 Hobbies would start the feature and in the early stages they were 4 and at times 5 wide. Shannon Anderson would waste no time charging to the front as he found himself in the top spot after only a few laps. Buck Schafroth would charge to the front as well and quickly found himself in 2nd but was unable to run down Anderson who would go on to take the checkard flag and the win, Schafroth would finish 2nd ahead the "Mayor" John Watson, Matt Tiernan, and Gina Gruebel.
The final event of the night saw 13 Modifieds run there feature event. It was Scott Bash who would take advantage of his front row starting spot and jump to early lead and would jump out to a sizeable lead. A few yellows would slow field down and ruin Bash`s momentum as "Happy" Gilman would make his way through the field and eventually get around Bash. Todd VanEaton would make a charge as well and find himself in 2nd but on a restart he would lose momentum and fade back through the field. Jeff James crossed in 3rd but was put at tail after making contact with Luke Wanniger resulting in Wanniger going around while the 2 raced for 3rd in turns 1 and 2. A yellow would come out and the race would end under a yellow/checkard. The ruling was Wanniger would get his spot back and James would recieve the bad dog no biscuit and finish at tail for questionable driving. Gilman was a pretty a happy guy in victory lane while points leader Nick Roberts would settle for 2nd, Wanniger who was re-awarded his spot would finish 3rd with the youngster Cole Fergusen 4th and pole-sitter Scott Bash rounding out the top 5.
Thanks for viewing this. I really enjoy typing these up and helping Jeff and the Positively Racing crew cover some new areas. Be sure to follow me on twitter @TeamRazorCZ for more updates and live results. My upcoming plans this weekend are back to back MLRA Late Model shows at I-80 and Corning and then back to Stuart to wrap up the weekend.
The first feature of the night was the IMCA stock cars. 7 Stock cars signed into the pit area. With only a few laps in though 3 cars had already retired. Brian Blessington and Casey Gruebel who both left with flat tires and Bryan Snell who exited early with mechanical problems. With 4 cars left to finish the race it was Branden Pruitt who would keep the Pruitt family win streak alive by claiming the win. Marcus Fagen Josh Daniels and Derrick Rohe would round out the field.
7 IMCA Sport Compacts were up next. Randy Rush would be the early leader with Curtis Miller running 2nd but it was Jacob Reiter who would make his way to the front. The finish in the compacts was a Jim Dandy as Jacob Reiter made a last corner pass to claim the checkers over Randy Rush. Curtis Miller, Jacob Peters and Jason Kroeger rounded out the top 5.
10 IMCA Sport Mods were up next for there feature event. Shawn Cooney and Colten Nelson would make up the front row but it was 3rd place starter Kody Havens would take the early lead with Cooney and Nelson 2nd and 3rd Rookie Dusty Masolini would make a charge to the front as would Clint Luellen. on lap 6 Masolini would crack the top 3 and eventually make his way to 2nd and have to settle for the bridesmaid spot as Kody Havens would pick up his feature win of 2015. Clint Luellen, Shawn Cooney and Colton Nelson would round out the top 5.
Up next was the Hobby Feature and it was a Jim Dandy. 14 Hobbies would start the feature and in the early stages they were 4 and at times 5 wide. Shannon Anderson would waste no time charging to the front as he found himself in the top spot after only a few laps. Buck Schafroth would charge to the front as well and quickly found himself in 2nd but was unable to run down Anderson who would go on to take the checkard flag and the win, Schafroth would finish 2nd ahead the "Mayor" John Watson, Matt Tiernan, and Gina Gruebel.
The final event of the night saw 13 Modifieds run there feature event. It was Scott Bash who would take advantage of his front row starting spot and jump to early lead and would jump out to a sizeable lead. A few yellows would slow field down and ruin Bash`s momentum as "Happy" Gilman would make his way through the field and eventually get around Bash. Todd VanEaton would make a charge as well and find himself in 2nd but on a restart he would lose momentum and fade back through the field. Jeff James crossed in 3rd but was put at tail after making contact with Luke Wanniger resulting in Wanniger going around while the 2 raced for 3rd in turns 1 and 2. A yellow would come out and the race would end under a yellow/checkard. The ruling was Wanniger would get his spot back and James would recieve the bad dog no biscuit and finish at tail for questionable driving. Gilman was a pretty a happy guy in victory lane while points leader Nick Roberts would settle for 2nd, Wanniger who was re-awarded his spot would finish 3rd with the youngster Cole Fergusen 4th and pole-sitter Scott Bash rounding out the top 5.
Thanks for viewing this. I really enjoy typing these up and helping Jeff and the Positively Racing crew cover some new areas. Be sure to follow me on twitter @TeamRazorCZ for more updates and live results. My upcoming plans this weekend are back to back MLRA Late Model shows at I-80 and Corning and then back to Stuart to wrap up the weekend.
Saturday, June 20, 2015
Crawford County Speedway 6/19/15
My 28th race of the season brought me to the Crawford County Speedway in Denison. It was a picture perfect night for racing as 80 drivers made there way there.
The first feature of the night was the Sport Compacts and put on a good race. Half the cylinders twice the fun as I always say. In the early stages they were 3 and 4 wide. A couple of weekly hard charging Thompson boys were slowly working there way thru the field. But there charge to the front was not enough as Cory Stapleton picked up his first career win. His brother Alec who beat him to the checkers last week would finish 2nd while Tyler Thompson, Cody Thompson and Schneckloth rounded out the top 5.
Up next was the IMCA Hobby Stock feature.. Eighteen would make the feature and the night started off rough for Ankeny driver Jaime Songer as Kevin Bruck made contact with him resulting in Songer getting upside down on the frontstretch he was okay but it was Jason Kohl who stole the moment as he made a very good sportsmanship move and stopped his car by Songers climbed out and was the first on scene to check on Jaime to make sure he was okay. After a brief delay and even a small barbecue on front stretch to burn off some fuel left over it was back to racing. But as the ol` saying yellows breed yellows and indeed they did. The race would reach its time limit after only a few laps and it was the 2 of Cory Madden who would take the win. I was not able to catch the rest of the results as the race was abruptly called.
Sport Mods would roll off next. Sixteen signed in and made the feature. Jake Sachau would go onto win but the real story was Logan Scott who bounced back after rolling his car over in the hotlaps. Dylan Petersen who made his first visit of 2015 made a nice charge thru the field after starting 12th. Keegan Scott gave Sachau a good run for the win but would come up short and have to settle for the bridesmaid spot. Jonathan Logue, Logan Scott, Jake McBirnie Dylan Petersen, Tom Vandyke and Arie Schouten would complete the top 8.
Twelve IMCA Stock Cars would be up next. Terry Klocke would take advantage of his front row starting spot and lead early on with Justin Bromert in 2nd. However it was short lived and Klocke would fade back and eventually spin out and get collected by Bob Staeirt resulting in a dnf on the stat sheet for Staeirt. One guy who you never count out anywhere laid back and waited for his move and struck of course I am talking about none other Mike Nichols. With everybody on the bottom it was Nichols who made the middle groove work and would go onto win his 3rd race of the season at the speedway. Breda Iowa`s Brian Blessington would finish 2nd. Adam Klocke, Marcus Hansen, Bill Reetz, Casey Fredrichsen, Mike Stapleton and Terry Klocke would round out the top 8.
The final event was the IMCA Modifieds. 18 signed in but 17 made the feature as Jeff Stephens had an accident in heat and was unable to make the call. Rookie Ryan Topf and veteran driver Craig Reetz would make up the front row and was Reetz would take early advantage and Topf would follow suit in 2nd, But all eyes were on Sioux City excitement Chris Ableson as he was making a charge to the front. A few yellows would keep the field close and would benefit the Book mobile of Dylan Book as he was also charging his way to the front. Dylan would pass Reetz with 5 to go to take the lead and Ableson would get Reetz for 2nd. A late yellow was not what anybody would want to see with Chris Ableson right behind them but Book was able to hold him off and pick up his first career win in the Modified division in his rookie campaign. Ableson would have to settle for the bridesmaid spot while pole sitter Craig Reetz would finish 3rd. Veteran Ricky "Racer" Stephan, Brandon "Red" Monson, Todd VanEaton, Jeff James and Ryan Topf completed my results that I wrote down.
This was my first post on this site I hope you enjoy it and feel free to leave comments on what you think and be sure to follow me on Twitter @TeamRazorCZ if you are not or have not already.
Thanks.
The first feature of the night was the Sport Compacts and put on a good race. Half the cylinders twice the fun as I always say. In the early stages they were 3 and 4 wide. A couple of weekly hard charging Thompson boys were slowly working there way thru the field. But there charge to the front was not enough as Cory Stapleton picked up his first career win. His brother Alec who beat him to the checkers last week would finish 2nd while Tyler Thompson, Cody Thompson and Schneckloth rounded out the top 5.
Up next was the IMCA Hobby Stock feature.. Eighteen would make the feature and the night started off rough for Ankeny driver Jaime Songer as Kevin Bruck made contact with him resulting in Songer getting upside down on the frontstretch he was okay but it was Jason Kohl who stole the moment as he made a very good sportsmanship move and stopped his car by Songers climbed out and was the first on scene to check on Jaime to make sure he was okay. After a brief delay and even a small barbecue on front stretch to burn off some fuel left over it was back to racing. But as the ol` saying yellows breed yellows and indeed they did. The race would reach its time limit after only a few laps and it was the 2 of Cory Madden who would take the win. I was not able to catch the rest of the results as the race was abruptly called.
Sport Mods would roll off next. Sixteen signed in and made the feature. Jake Sachau would go onto win but the real story was Logan Scott who bounced back after rolling his car over in the hotlaps. Dylan Petersen who made his first visit of 2015 made a nice charge thru the field after starting 12th. Keegan Scott gave Sachau a good run for the win but would come up short and have to settle for the bridesmaid spot. Jonathan Logue, Logan Scott, Jake McBirnie Dylan Petersen, Tom Vandyke and Arie Schouten would complete the top 8.
Twelve IMCA Stock Cars would be up next. Terry Klocke would take advantage of his front row starting spot and lead early on with Justin Bromert in 2nd. However it was short lived and Klocke would fade back and eventually spin out and get collected by Bob Staeirt resulting in a dnf on the stat sheet for Staeirt. One guy who you never count out anywhere laid back and waited for his move and struck of course I am talking about none other Mike Nichols. With everybody on the bottom it was Nichols who made the middle groove work and would go onto win his 3rd race of the season at the speedway. Breda Iowa`s Brian Blessington would finish 2nd. Adam Klocke, Marcus Hansen, Bill Reetz, Casey Fredrichsen, Mike Stapleton and Terry Klocke would round out the top 8.
The final event was the IMCA Modifieds. 18 signed in but 17 made the feature as Jeff Stephens had an accident in heat and was unable to make the call. Rookie Ryan Topf and veteran driver Craig Reetz would make up the front row and was Reetz would take early advantage and Topf would follow suit in 2nd, But all eyes were on Sioux City excitement Chris Ableson as he was making a charge to the front. A few yellows would keep the field close and would benefit the Book mobile of Dylan Book as he was also charging his way to the front. Dylan would pass Reetz with 5 to go to take the lead and Ableson would get Reetz for 2nd. A late yellow was not what anybody would want to see with Chris Ableson right behind them but Book was able to hold him off and pick up his first career win in the Modified division in his rookie campaign. Ableson would have to settle for the bridesmaid spot while pole sitter Craig Reetz would finish 3rd. Veteran Ricky "Racer" Stephan, Brandon "Red" Monson, Todd VanEaton, Jeff James and Ryan Topf completed my results that I wrote down.
This was my first post on this site I hope you enjoy it and feel free to leave comments on what you think and be sure to follow me on Twitter @TeamRazorCZ if you are not or have not already.
Thanks.
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