Donnellson, IA (Friday, June 25, 2010) - Once again the fans at the Lee County Speedway were treated to eight features in six classes, with eight different winners on the night.
The rained out Wild Things 12 lap feature was the first to take to the speedway, with Rex Smart and Kimberly Abbott on the front row. But it was third place starter Gabe Harrison who grabbed the lead on the drop of the green flag. The first and only caution of the event would come out after the completion of the lap, as Chuck Fullenkamp spun on the backstretch from contact from Abbott and Wayne Noble. On the restart Harrison moved back out into the lead, but had Bryan Rodefer, who started 8th, close behind in second. Rodefer would slip past Harrison on lap 2 to take over the top spot and then went on to lead the final 10 laps to claim the win. Harrison held on for 2nd, William Michel came from 15th to finish in 3rd, Don DeMint was 4th, with Smart holding on for 5th.
Up next was the 15 lap make-up Hobby Stock feature, with TJ Henderson and Dan Wenig leading the field to the green flag. But it was third place starter Dane Fenton who jumped out into the lead on lap 1. The first of three cautions would come out on lap 3, as Tanner Thomann slowed to a stop in turn 3 with troubles. On the restart Dan Wenig would slow in turn 2, while Jake Wenig got into the back stretch wall to bring the caution back out. Fenton moved back out into the lead on the restart, with Dean Kratzer, who started 9th, close behind in second. Kratzer would slip past Fenton coming off of turn 2 on lap 9 to grab the lead. But a caution before the lap was completed gave the lead back to Fenton. The caution would come out for Alex Buffington, who was running 3rd after starting 10th, when he slowed with troubles in turn 2. Once again Fenton would grab the lead on the restart, and again Kratzer would battle him in second. Kratzer would slip under Fenton on lap 12 to take over the top spot and then held on for the final 3 laps to pick up the win. Fenton held on for 2nd, Jeremy Pundt came from 8th to finish in 3rd, Victor Hastings was 4th, with Henderson holding on for fifth.
The first regular feature on the night was the 15 lap IMCA SportMods with Mitch Higdon and Rick Barlow Jr. making up the front row for the event. Barlow Jr. would take advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1. But Hidgon would slip under him on lap 2 to take over the top spot. The first of two cautions would come out on lap 2, when Jacob Smith, who was running 5th, spun into the backstretch guardrail. On the restart Higdon moved back out into the lead, but was slowed on lap 3 for the final caution. Rodger Dresden spun in turn 2 and collected Dale Marriott. Higdon again moved back out front on the restart, with Barlow Jr. working to hold off Michael Bliven, Phillip Cossel and Jim Gillenwater for second. Higdon would pull away from the field over the final 12 laps to pick up his first win. Bliven won the battle for 2nd, Cossel was 3rd, Gillenwater was 4th, with Jason Cook coming from 9th to round out the top 5.
Terry Gallaher and Robby Warner led the field to the drop of the green in the 25 lap IMCA Late Model feature, with Warner grabbing the lead on lap 1. Warner would only lead that lap, as Tom Goble slipped under him on the next lap to take over the top spot. Goble then started to pull away from the field, when the first and only caution came out on lap 19. Jay Chenoweth would spin in front of the field in turn 2. On the restart Goble jumped back out into the lead, but had Justin Reed, who started 8th, close behind him. Reed would jump to the outside of Goble on lap 21 to take over the top spot and then held on for the final 4 laps to claim the win. Goble was 2nd, Warner held on for 3rd, Keith Pratt was 4th, with Tony Fraise coming home in fifth.
Up next was the 15 lap IMCA Stock Car feature, with Nathan Wood and Luke McLaughlin on the front row. Wood would take advantage of his front row starting spot to grab the lead on lap 1. He then pulled away to lead all 15 laps in a caution free event to pick up his first win of 2010 at the speedway. Jeff Mueller came from 8th to finish in 2nd, Derek St. Clair in his rookie season in the Stock Cars had a career best 3rd, Chris Webb was 4th, with McLaughlin holding on for 5th.
Dennis Krieger and Dean McGee led the field to the drop of the green in the 20 lap IMCA Modified feature, with McGee moving out front on lap 1. Krieger wouldn't give up, as he came back on the bottom to lead lap 2. But McGee would come back up top to grab the top spot back on lap 3. With McGee and Krieger battling for the lead, Josh Foster, who started 8th, quickly worked the top of the speedway to get up to battle for the lead. Foster would slip by the top of McGee on lap 4 to take over the lead. The first of 2 cautions would come out on lap 5, as Hunter Marriott spun coming out of turn 4. On the restart Foster moved back out into the lead and was pulling away from the field. Foster's lead was erased on lap 16, when Levi Smith slowed with troubled. Foster again jumped out into the lead on the restart, with Michael Long, who started 11th, and Brandon Rothzen, who started 9th, battling it out for second. Long put pressure on Foster for the lead on lap 18, but bobbled in turn 2 to lose some ground which allowed Foster to hold on for his 4th win of the season at the track. Long was 2nd, Rothzen was 3rd, Jeff Waterman fresh off his HDT win the night before at Cresco was 4th, with Rich Smith coming home in 5th.
Matt Tucker and Alex Buffington led the field to the green in the 15 lap Hobby Stock feature, but the caution would come out on the start for debris on the front stretch. On the original restart Buffington jumped out front on lap 1 over Tucker. The next caution would appear on the completion of lap 1, as Dean Kratzer spun off of turn 4 with a right front flat. Buffington once again moved back out into the lead on the restart, with Tucker close behind in second. Buffington would go on to lead all 15 laps to claim his first win of 2010 at the speedway. Tucker held on for 2nd, Tanner Thomann was 3rd, Victor Hastings came from 8th to finish in 4th, with Jake Wenig rounding out the top 5.
The final feature of the night was the 12 lap Wild Things, with Jerrod Nichols and Todd Cloke on the front row. Cloke would take advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1. The first of four cautions would come out on the completion of the lap when Derek Randall spun in turn 4. On the restart Cloke moved back out into the lead, with Wayne Noble, who started 8th, close behind in second. Cloke would hold off Noble until the next caution came out on lap 5 when Randall spun in 2 for his second solo to end his night. On the restart Noble would jump to the outside of Cloke to grab the top spot. But another caution on lap 8 for Don DeMint who spun in turn 2 and collected Dakota Fenton and Nick Wilkerson. On the restart Brandon Lambert would jump to bring out the yellow, he was docked two spots on the restart. Noble again grabbed the lead on the restart and then held off Gabe Harrison, who started 9th, on the final lap to pick up his first win of 2010 at the track. Kimberly Abbott was 3rd, William Michel came from 12th to finish in 4th, with Nichols holding on for 5th.
Notes from LCS: 24 Late Models, 23 Wild Things, 22 Hobby Stock, 20 Modifieds, 19 SportMods and 16 Stock Cars made up the 124 cars signed in for competition.....Wayne Noble recovered from the lap 1 contact in the make up Wild Thing feature to come back to finish in 8th....Chuck Fullenkamp also recovered from the lap 1 crash to come back to finish 10th....Cory Sheetz came from 18th to finish in 11th......Ray Raker came from 13th to finish in 6th in the make up Hobby Stock feature....Dan Wenig recovered from his lap 3 caution to come back to finish in 9th....Travis Lair started 15th and finished in 10th......A.J. Johnson came from 11th to finish 6th in the SportMod feature....Rod Staats passed 9 cars from his 19th place starting spot to finish in 10th....Jacob Smith recovered from his lap 2 spin to finish in 12th....Dale Marriott made the pull up from Brookfield, MO to compete in the SportMod feature. He would get caught up in Rodger Dresden's spin on lap 3 to end his night......Boone McLaughlin started 11th and came home 7th in the Late Model feature....Mark Burgtorf came from 15th to finish in 10th....Colby Springsteen started 22nd and came home in 17th....Rob Toland started 24th and finished in 19th....Jeff Aikey was running 13th on the lap 19 caution, when he pulled into the pits with troubles to end his night in 22nd.....Cale Samberg started the Stock Car feature in 16th and would come home in 10th......Mike Weikert Jr. came from 20th in the Modified feature to finish in 12th....Hunter Marriott pulled up from Brookfield, MO to compete in the Modified feature. But mechanical troubles early in the feature would give him a 17th place finish....Jame Leffew took a nasty roll in turn 2 of the second Modified heat and collected the cars of Mike Weikert Jr. and Jeff Gerhardt. Leffew would climb from the heavily damaged car ok......Bobby Anders started 22nd in the Hobby Stock feature and passed 15 cars to take home a 7th place finish....Lane Kauffman came from 18th to finish in 14th....Travis Lair finished 15th after starting 21st....Jeremy Pundt was running 9th when he pulled off the track on lap 13 with a left rear flat......John Whalen came from 13th to finish in 6th in the Wild Things feature....Jason Barnes started 16th and finished in 9th....Bill Whalen Jr. came from 19th to finish in 12th....Daytona Fenton passed 9 cars from his 22nd starting spot to finish in 13th....Nick Wilkerson recovered from the lap 8 crash to finish in 14th....Matt Marshall came from 21st to finish in 15th....Jerry Ostby was running 3rd when he pulled off on lap 4 with front end troubles to end his night in 22nd.
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