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.
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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
Monday, June 29, 2015
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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