Donnellson, IA (Sat., Sept. 26, 2009) - Despite rain showers on Thursday and Friday the Lee County Speedway was able to get in there full race program on Saturday night. The Doug Townsend Memorial Race which was rained out earlier in the year was on the card, with $1,000 going to the winner of the IMCA Modified feature event.
The first feature of the night was the 15 lap Hobby Stocks, with Jake Wenig, who scratched, giving the pole to Dean Kratzer and Dane Fenton to his outside. Kratzer would take advantage of his front row start to jump out into the lead on lap 1 and would hold it until the first caution came out on lap 8. Rob Wilsey would slow to a stop in turn two. Kratzer would grab the advantage on the restart, but the red would come out one lap later as Dugan Thye took a easy roll on the backstretch. He would get out ok. On the restart, Jason Gerdes would get into the turn two guardrail to bring the caution back out. Kratzer again grabbed the top spot on the restart, with Tim Tucker challenging him for the lead until he cut a tire on lap 10. Tucker would stop in turn two to bring out the caution. Kent Rhum and Jim Powell would get together in turn two on the restart to bring the caution back out, setting up a green-white-checkered or next yellow finish. Kratzer would move into the lead on the restart, with Dan Wenig, who started 9th, putting heavy pressure on him for the lead. Wenig would get under Kratzer going down the backstretch to make for a close finish, but a caution would come out when Jeff Soper spun in one to end the event. Kratzer would pick up the win, Wenig was second, Doug Fenton was third after starting 7th, Derek St. Clair, the 2009 Track Champion, came from 13th to finish in fourth, with Jim Lynch charging from 16th to round out the top five.
Up next was the 15 lap SportMod feature, with Thad Gaylord and Rich Uppinghouse leading the field to the green. Gaylord would jump out into the lead on lap 1 and then would go on to lead all 15 laps to pick up the win. All 15 laps were ran green to checkered, with no cautions! Rick Barlow Jr. would come from 6th to finish in second, Jason Cook started 7th to finish in 3rd, AJ Johnson came from 15th to finish in fourth, with Aric Becker coming home in fifth.
Mike Harward and Kirk Kinsley made up the front row for the 15 lap Stock Car feature, with Harward grabbing the lead on lap 1. The first of four cautions would appear on lap 3 for debris on the frontstretch. On the restart, Harward again jumped into the lead and was working to hold off Jason Cook, Jeff Mueller, who started 8th, and Kevin Tomlinson when the caution came out on lap 6. Dennis Harwood, Steve Steinkuhler and Kevin Harsch would collide in turn four, only Harsch would continue. Once again Harward moved out front on the restart, with Cook and Mueller putting heavy pressure on him for the lead. Mueller would try to get under Harward on lap 8, when he made contact and fell back to 9th. Harward would hold on to the lead, when the third caution came out on lap 10, for Corey Strothman's spin in thurn three and Michael Larsen hitting him. On the restart, Harward again jumped back out into the lead, with Cook, John Oliver Jr., who started 13th, and Abe Huls, who started 9th, battling for the second spot. The final caution of the event would come out on lap 11, as Kyle Anderson and Andrew Griffin collided in turn four. Harward again grabbed the lead on the restart, with pressure coming from Cook, Oliver Jr. and Huls. Harward would hold on to the lead until the final lap, when Oliver Jr. went into turn three hard on the bottom and slid up into Harward. Oliver Jr. would come out of four with the win, with Cook coming home second, Huls was third, Harward fell to fourth, with Aaron Brocksick coming from 11th to round out the top five.
Up next was the Doug Townsend Memorial $1,000 to win 25 lap IMCA Modified feature. Rob Kirchner and Michael Long drew the front row for the event, with the caution coming out before lap 1 was complete. As Kirchner's car would take off on the drop of the green. On the restart, Long grabbed the lead on lap 1 and then held it until lap 3, when Tyler Cale and James Leffew collided in turn four to bring out the caution. Long once again moved out into the lead on the restart only to have the caution reappeared on lap 4, when Josh Foster, Derek Hamm and Dustan Fenton collided in turn four. Once again Long jumped out front on the restart, with Bill Roberts, who started 11th, and Jim Lynch, who started 9th, battling for second. Long looked to be pulling away when the caution came back out on lap 8, when Tony Olson got into the back of Kirchner and spinning him in turn two. Both drivers would be sent to the rear for the restart. Long again grabbed the lead, with Roberts working to hold off Lynch for second. Long again build up a nice advantage when the final caution came out on lap 13 for a spin in turn three by Don Wharton. On the restart, Long moved back out front, with Lynch following in second, Roberts third and Max Corporon in third. Long would pull away over the final 12 laps to pick up the $1,000 top prize. Roberts would finish in second, Foster recovered from his spin to finish in third, Scott Hogan finished fourth, with Corporon holding on for fifth.
The final feature of the night was the 12 lap Wild Things, with Rex Smart and Wayne Noble drawing the front row. But it was third place starter Michael Grossman grabbing the lead on the drop of the green flag. Grossman would hold off Noble in a catuion free race to cross the line first. But after post race inspection Grossman was DQ'ed for a locked front axel, giving the win to Noble. Cuck Fullenkamp would finish in second, John Helenthal was third, Jim Garrett was fourth, with Mik Fisher coming from 9th to round out the top five.
Notes from LCS: 30 IMCA Modifieds, 28 Stock Cars, 27 Hobby Stocks, 17 Wild Things and 15 SportMods made up the 117 cars signed in to do battle......The winner take all "Gambler" races were won by Jim Lynch in Modifieds, Jeff Mueller in Stock Cars, Jason Cook in SportMods, Dan Wenig in Hobby Stocks and Michael Grossman in Wild Things......Jake Wenig was suppose to start the Hobby Stock feature on the pole, but troubles in the "Gambler" race would cause him to scratch from the event....Tom Irwin made the pull over from Bloomfield to compete in the Hobby Stocks. He would start the feature in 19th, after winning the B, and would pass 11 cars to finish in 8th....Tim Pettibone came from the B to start the feature in 22nd. He would pass 13 cars to finish in 9th....Matt Tucker recovered from his flat on lap 10, while running second, to finish in 11th....Dennis Gallerick took the final transfer spot from the B, and passed 12 cars to take home a 12th place finish......AJ Johnson had a redraw spot in his heat, but was DQ'ed for being to light on the scales. He would have to tag the back of the feature, 15th, but would pass 11 cars to finish 4th in a caution free event....Brandon Symmonds brought out his SportMod for the first time in 2009. He would start the feature in 12th and passed 5 cars to finish in 7th......Paul Lawson had troubles in the "Gambler" race which caused him to scratch from his 5th starting spot in the Stock Car feature....Terry Houston would take the green in 18th and passed 10 cars to take home an 8th place finish....Dave Hemsted came from 17th to finish in 10th....Chris Hawkins made the pull from Bloomfield and started the feature in 19th. He would pass 7 cars to take home a 12th place finish....Les Blakley came from 26th and passed 11 cars to take home a 15th place finish......Jim Lynch, who started 9th in the IMCA Modified feature, had worked his way to second by lap 14 when his motor let go....Tony Olson recovered from his lap 8 caution to come back to finish 8th....Duane Peterson came back from his lap 3 caution to finish in 9th....Jeff Gerhardt started 19th and passed 9 cars to finish in 10th....Tyler Iverson made the pull from Albion, NE to compete for the $1,000 top prize. He would start the feature in 7th and was running in the top 10 early, when mechanical troubles ended his night to give him a 20th place finish......Rob Hammel had worked his way from 6th to second in the 12 lap Wild Things feature, when he had a left front tire go down. He would run the final 2 laps on the flat, but fell to 12th.... Jeremy Oliver started the event in 15th and passed 7 cars to take home an 8th place finish in a caution free event.
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