Burgtorf, Smith, Greiner, Cook, Thomann and Michel Were Crowned Season Champions at the Lee County Speedway

Donnellson, IA (Friday, August 27, 2010) - After two straight weeks of getting rained out, it was a beautiful night for racing on a Friday night at the Lee County Speedway. This night was all about crowning the 2010 Track Champions, as it was Season Championship Night at the speedway. Ending the night with the titles were Mark Burgtorf (IMCA Late Models), Rich Smith (IMCA Modifieds), Matt Greiner (IMCA Stock Cars), Jason Cook (IMCA SportMods), Tanner Thomann (Hobby Stocks) and William Michel (Wild Things). Mark Burgtorf (IMCA Late Models), Michael Long (IMCA Modifieds), Jason Cook (IMCA Sport Mods), Jeff Mueller (IMCA Stock Cars), Matt Tucker (Hobby Stocks) and Michael Grossman (Wild Things) took home feature wins on the evening.

The first feature on the night was the 20 lap IMCA Modifieds, with Rich Smith and Adam Birck on the front row. Smith grabbed the lead on the drop of the green flag over Birck and then held it until lap 5, when he pulled into the pits on the backstretch with troubles. Brandon Rothzen inherited the top spot as a result, with the first caution coming out on that lap for a spin in turn 4 by Derek Hamm. On the restart Rothzen jumped back out into the lead, with Jeff Waterman and Wyatt Lantz left to battle for second. While Rothzen was working out front to hold back Waterman and Lantz, Michael Long, who started 15th, was quickly moving towards the front. The great battle up front was slowed once again on completion of lap 9, when Kirk Hopkins came to a stop in turn 2. Rothzen again grabbed the top spot on the restart, with Lantz moving into second and leaving Waterman to battle Long for 3rd. The final caution of the event would appear on lap 11 when Hamm and Brian Clark collided in turn 2. On the restart Rothzen moved back out into the lead over Lantz, while Long got passed Waterman for 3rd. Long then worked past Lantz on lap 13 into the second spot and then went to work on Rothzen for the top spot. Rothzen tried to hold back Long, but Long would slip under him on lap 16 to grab the lead away. Long then pulled away over the final 4 laps to claim his 6th win of the season at the track. Rothzen settled for 2nd, Waterman was 3rd, Birck held on for 4th, with Rob Kirchner coming from 11th to round out the top 5.

Up next was the 15 lap IMCA SportMod feature, with Jason Cook and Phillip Cossel leading the field to green. The caution would come out before the completion of lap 1 for debris in turn 4. On the restart Cook moved out front on lap 1 over Bliven and then held it until lap 2, when another caution appeared on the speedway. Dylan Book would come to a stop in turn 2 with troubles, just as Dean Kratzer stopped in turn 4. Cook again jumped out into the lead on the restart, with Bliven trying to hold off Rick Barlow Jr., who started 5th, for 2nd. Cook started to pull away from the field, when he was slowed once again on lap 6 for Tenny Sammons, who slowed to a stop. Again Cook moved out front on the restart, with Bliven now working to hold off Jim Gillenwater, who started 13th, for second. The battle up front was slowed on lap 8 when Rodger Dresden, who was running 9th, spun in turn 2 and collected Mitch Higdon, who was in 10th. Again Cook grabbed the lead on the restart, but now had Gillenwater close behind in second. Gillenwater tried to get under Cook over the next 5 laps, when the final caution of the event came out on lap 13. Rod Staats, who was running 5th, spun in turn 2 and collected Mike Shelton, who was running 7th. Cook then held on over the final 2 laps to claim his third win of the season at the track. Barlow Jr. came home in 2nd, Cossel held on for 3rd, Bliven was 4th, with Gillenwater bobbling on the restart to fall back to finish in 5th.

Matt Greiner and Jeff Mueller made up the front row for the 15 lap IMCA Stock Car feature, with Mueller moving out front on the drop of the green. Greiner would reel Mueller in with 2 laps to go to set up a great battle for the top spot. But Mueller was able to hold off Greiner in a caution free race to claim his third win of the season at the speedway. Jason Cook came from 6th to finish in 3rd, Corey Strothman was 4th, with Cale Samberg coming home in fifth.

The 12 lap Wild Things feature was next, with William Michel and Gabe Harrison on the front row. But it was third place started Chuck Fullenkamp grabbing the lead on lap 1 over Harrison. Fullenkamp would hold off Harrison until lap 4, when he slipped by for the top spot. The first of 2 cautions would appear on lap 5, when Derek Randall spun in turn 4. On the restart Harrison's car wouldn't come up to speed, which allowed Jerry Ostby, who started 7th, to get by for the lead. But Ostby couldn't hold off Michael Grossman, who charged from 13th, to grab the lead away on lap 7. But Ostby would come back on the next lap to grab the top spot back, only to give it back to Grossman on lap 8. The battle for the lead was slowed for the final time on the completion of lap 9, when Fullenkamp, who was running 4th, slowed to a stop in turn 2 with right front end troubles. Wayne Noble, who started 11th, made a move around Grossman on the restart to grab the lead and then crossed the finish line in first. But his car was protested in the inspection area and found to have an illegal roll cage. Giving the win to Grossman, his first on the season at the track. Ostby was moved to 2nd, Harrison was 3rd, Michel came home in 4th, with Jerrod Nichols coming from 10th to round out the top 5.

Mark Burgtorf and Jeff Aikey started the 25 lap IMCA Late Model feature on the front row, with Burgtorf moving out front on the drop of the green. Burgtorf would pull away from the field and led all 25 laps in a caution free event to pick up his second win of the season. Denny Woodworth would come home in 2nd, Aikey slipped back to 3rd, Justin Reed came from 7th to finish in 4th, with Gary Russell coming home in 5th.

The 15 lap Hobby Stock feature was the final feature of the night, with only 1 point seperating first and second in points. Tanner Thomann and Jeremy Pundt would lead the field to the green, with the yellow coming out on the start for a bumper on the front stretch. On the restart Pundt would slow to a stop in turn 2 with a right rear flat tire to bring the caution back out, giving him a slim chance at the points crown. On the second restart Thomann jumped out front to lead lap 1 over Jake Wenig, who came into the night just 4 points back in third. Once again the event was slowed with another caution, this time Dave Cloke spun in turn 1. Wenig would slip under Thomann on the restart to grab the lead on lap 2. But another caution after the completion of lap 2, would slow the event down. Dan Wenig, who was running 3rd, spun in turn 3 and collected the cars of Bob Cowman and Larry McConnell. The event then went red on the backstretch, as turn 3 was blocked with the three cars tangled. Dan was able to get to the pits to make repairs and return to the back for the restart, but Cowman and McConnell were both done for the night. Jake Wenig would jump back out into the lead on the restart, with Matt Tucker coming from 9th to battle Thomann for second. The three car battle for the lead was slowed after the completion of lap 12, as Dan Wenig, who made it back up to 5th, spun in turn 4 to end his night. On the restart Jake Wenig had to work to hold back Tucker, when the final caution came out on the completion of lap 14 to set up overtime. Jamie Bevill, who made the pull up from Bethel, MO, would spin in turn 4 to bring out the final yellow. On the restart Jake Wenig again grabbed the lead, but Tucker was pressuring him for the lead. Tucker would slip under Wenig going into turn 1 on the last lap and moved Wenig out of the grove to get the lead going down the back stretch. Wenig would then try the same move on Tucker going into four, but he would spin to allow Tucker to go on for his first win of the season at the track. Thomann was 2nd, Rob Wilsey came from 12th to finish in 3rd, Clayton Crump made the pull up from Centralia, MO and started 19th. He would pass 15 cars to finish in 4th, with Dane Fenton coming home in 5th.

Notes from LCS: 20 SportMods, 20 Wild Things, 19 Modifieds, 19 Hobby Stocks, 18 Late Models and 12 Stock Cars made up the 108 cars signed in on the final night for points......Rich Smith came into the night with a 47 point lead in the Modified class, which was enough for him to lock the crown up before the night even started....Daniel Hilsabeck started the Modified feature in 19th and passed 8 cars to finish in 11th....Levi Smith had troubles in hot laps and scratched from the feature......Jason Cook came into the night with a 1 point lead over Phillip Cossel for the SportMod track title. Cook would lead all 15 laps of the feature to seal his first SportMod track championship....L.Z. Coleman started 16th and passed 8 cars to finish in 8th....Dean Kratzer recovered from his lap 2 caution to come back to finish in 9th....Rod Staats came back from his lap 13 spin to finish in 10th....Jeremiah Fry started 20th and passed 7 cars to come home in 13th......Matt Greiner came into the night with a 19 point advantage over Jeff Mueller in his quest for his first IMCA Stock Car track championship. So all he had to do was take the green to clinch the title, but he would battle Mueller to the checkered to claim the title....William Michel held a 5 point lead over Gabe Harrison in the Wild Thing track title. Harrison looked to be heading for the title, when he took the lead on lap 4 and Michel was back to 6th. But Harrison's car wouldn't come up to speed on the lap 6 restart, knocking him back to 6th. Harrison would recover to finish in 3rd, but Michel was 4th giving the title to Michel by 4 points....Richard Bank started 18th and passed 12 cars to come home in 6th....C.J. Loring came from 15th to finish in 9th....Derek Randall recovered from his lap 5 spin to come back up to finish in 10th....Andrew Putnam started 19th and passed 8 cars to finish in 11th......Mark Burgtorf came into the night with a 15 point advantage over Jeff Aikey for his second track championship in a row at the speedway. Burgtorf would jump into the lead on the start of the Late Model feature and then pulled away to pick up the win and the title....TJ Criss came from 11th to finish in 7th....Rob Toland came from 13th to finish in 8th....Andy Eckrich started 14th and came home in 9th....Jay Johnson came from 15th to finish in 11th....Tom Goble had motor troubles after his heat and was suppose to take the green in 8th. But chose to watch from the trailer......The closiest points battle was in the Hobby Stock class and it turned out to be the wildest race on the night. Tanner Thomann had a 3 point lead over Jeremy Pundt and 4 points over Jake Wenig in his quest for his first track championship. Pundt's hopes would be hurt on the lap 1 restart, when he cut a right rear tire to bring the yellow back out. He would come back out to start last. But in the mean time Thomann grabbed the lead on lap 1, with Wenig working under him on lap 2 for the lead. Wenig then held the lead until the final lap, when he and Matt Tucker tangled. Wenig would spin in four on the final lap and collected Pundt. Allowing Thomann to finish in second to clinch the title....Justin Bevill was another driver to make the pull up from Bethel, MO. He would take the green in 18th and passed 12 cars to take home a 6th place finish....Jim Oliver Jr. came from 13th to finish in 7th....Jamie Bevill recovered from his lap 14 spin to come back up to finish in 8th....TJ Henderson had a flat on the lap 1 caution while running 6th. He would return to come back up to 9th.

Gharst and Sutton Shine on Sprint Invaders "Night Of The Twins" at 34 Raceway

Burlington, IA (Saturday, August 21, 2010) - 34 Raceway in Burlington played host to the Sprint Invaders with the "Night Of The Twins", giving tribute to the late 2008 305 Sprint Champion Brian Hetrick. At the end of the night Kaley Gharst (1st Sprint feature), Matt Sutton (2nd Sprint feature), Jeff Morris (IMCA Modifieds) and Mike Morrill (Mod Lites) would put there machines in victory lane.

The first feature on the night was the 12 lap Mod Lites, with Andrew Smith and Joe Huggins drawing the front row for the event. Huggins would take advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1 over Mike Morrill. Huggins run in the lead would come to an end on lap 4, as he spun to a stop in turn 2 to bring out the first caution. On the restart Morrill inherited the lead, with the second caution coming out for Todd Thornburg, Josh Woodruff and Alex Headly colliding in turn 1. Jim Neal spun off turn 2 with a flat left rear tire on the next restart to bring the yellow light back on. Morrill once again jumped out front on the restart, with Greg Rossell following him close behind in second. The final caution of the race would come out on lap 9, as Blake Woodruff spun to a stop in turn 2. On the restart Morrill moved back out into the lead and then held off Rossell over the final 3 laps to pick up the win. Justin Buchholz came home in 3rd, Shon Sanders was 4th, with Huggins recovering from his lap 4 spin to finish in 5th.

Kaley Gharst and Ben Wagoner led the field to the drop of the green flag in the 1st Sprint Invaders 20 lap feature, with Wagoner taking the lead on lap 1 over Gharst. But his lead would only last for 1 lap, as Gharst jumped to his outside on lap 2 to take over the top spot. The first caution would come out on lap 4 to slow Gharst's pace down. Debris in turn 1 off of Jimmy Davies car would be the cause of the caution. On the restart Gharst again moved out into the lead and was starting to pull away from the field when the red flag came out on lap 9 to slow the race down. Donnie Steward, who was running 6th, took a light roll on to his side in turn 4 to bring out the red. Gharst again jumped out into the lead on the restart, with Russ Hall moving in to challenge him. The battle for the lead was slowed for the final time on lap 13, as Joey Moughan, who was running 3rd, spun off of turn 2. On the restart Gharst jumped back out front and once again had Hall close behind him in second. Gharst would hold off all challenges from Hall over the final 7 laps to claim the win. Dave Hall came from 10th to finish in 3rd, Wagoner held on for 4th, with Jarrod Schneiderman coming from his 13th place starting spot to round out the top 5.

Jeff Morris and Darin Thye made up the front row for the 20 lap IMCA Modified feature, with Morris jumping out into the lead on lap 1. The first caution of the event would appear on lap 4, as Derek Hamm slowed to a stop in turn 1 with front end troubles. On the restart the hood of Thye's car, who was running 5th, would fly up to block his view to cause him to slow to a stop in turn 1. Morris grabbed the lead on the restart and was pulling away from the battle for second, as Scott Hogan, who started 12th, was working his way to the front. Jamie Smith would spin in turn 2 on lap 14 to bring out the final caution of the race. Once again Morris moved out into the lead on the restart, but now had Hogan chasing him in second. Morris would hold off Hogan on the final lap to pick up his first win of the season at the speedway. Dusty Kraklio came from 9th to finish in 3rd, Brandon Rothzen came home in 4th, with Dennis LaVeine coming home in fifth.

The invert for the 2nd Sprint Invaders 20 lap feature would put Jake Blackhurst and John Schulz on the front row, with Schulz taking advantage of his starting spot to lead lap 1. Schulz then held the lead until lap 5, when Joey Moughan jumped to his outside to take over the top spot. Moughan was pulling away from second and was looking to be heading for the win until he approached lapped traffic on lap 14. The traffic would hold up Moughan enough to allow Matt Sutton to quickly catch him. Sutton would work the lapped traffic to perfection on lap 17 to grab the lead away from Moughan, who got held up. The final caution of the event would appear on lap 18 to set up a green-white-checkered finish. Joe Beavers, who was running 8th, would spin to a stop in turn 3 to bring out the final caution. On the restart Moughan would go to work on Sutton for the lead, as the two drivers took the white flag lap side-by-side. Moughan would drive it hard into turn 1 on the bottom to slid up in front of Sutton for the lead. But Sutton would jump to the bottom coming out of turn 2 to take the lead back. Moughan would try the same thing in 4, but Sutton was ready for the move. Sutton would edge out Moughan at the line to pick up the win. Moughan settled for 2nd, Ryan Jamison came from 8th to finish in 3rd, Kaley Gharst charged from 15th to come home in 4th, with Schulz holding on for fifth.

Notes from 34: Evan Epperson started the Mod Lite feature in 11th and passed 5 cars to finish in 6th....Jim Neal recovered from his lap 4 flat to finish in 9th....Michael Dominquez came from 14th to finish in 10th....Todd Thornburg started 19th and was invloved in the lap 4 crash, but recovered nicely to take home a 12th place finish....Blake Woodruff came back from his lap 9 spin to finish in 13th....Ron Conklin, who was running 10th, spun on the final lap in turn 2 and was credited with 15th....Daniel Guss pulling into the pits on lap 11 with troubles after running in 8th and was credited with 16th......The first Sprint feature saw Ryan Jamison start 14th and work his way up to finish in 8th....Joe Beavers came from 17th and passed 8 cars to take home 9th....Joey Moughan, who was running 3rd, and spun in turn 2 on lap 13 recovered to take home 11th....Adam Birck came from his 17th place starting spot in the Modified feature and passed 9 cars to finish 8th....Dean McGee, who was running 8th, pitted on the lap 4 caution and rejoined the field in 18th. He would come back to finish in 9th....Kevin Goben passed 8 cars after starting in 18th to take home a 10th place finish....Brandon Savage came from 16th to finish in 11th....Norm Brakeville started 20th and and came home in 15th....Rich Smith, who was running 9th, pulled off on lap 11 with troubles to end his night in 18th......Dave Hall passed 7 cars from his 13th place start in the 2nd Sprint feature to finish in 6th....Ben Wagoner came from 12th to finish in 7th....Russ Hall started 14th and came home in 9th....Joe Beavers recovered from his lap 18 spin to take home a 11th place finish....Jimmy Davies passed 7 cars from his 19th place starting spot to finish in 12th.

Greiner and Horning Jr. Get First Wins of the Season at Lee County; While Aikey, Long and Wenig Pick Up Repeat Wins

Donnellson, IA (Friday, August 6, 2010) - Friday night started the last month for points racing at the Lee County Speedway, with the Late Models making there seventh appearance of the season. At the end of the night two drivers picked up there first wins of the season at the speedway, while four others made it into the victory lane for multiple times. Matt Greiner (IMCA Stock Cars) and Mike Horning Jr. (Wild Things) claimed there first victories of the season, while Jeff Aikey (IMCA Late Models), Michael Long (IMCA Modifieds), Jim Gillenwater (IMCA SportMods) and Dan Wenig (Hobby Stocks) returned to the victory circle.

The first feature of the night was the 15 lap IMCA SportMods, with Rodger Dresden and Jacob Smith on the front row. Dresden would take advantage of his front row start to jump out into the lead on lap 1 over Rick Barlow Jr. While Dresden was working to hold off Barlow Jr. for the lead, Jim Gillenwater, who started 6th, and Phillip Cossel, who started 7th, were working there way towards the front. Cossel would slip past Barlow Jr. for second on lap 5 and then went to work on Dresden for the lead. Dresden would give Cossel the bottom on lap 6 to allow him to slip by for the top spot. The first caution of the event would come out at the completion of lap 6, when AJ Johnson spun to a stop in turn 4. On the restart Jason Cook, who was running 9th, jumped the restart to bring the yellow light back on. Cook was docked 2 spots on the restart. Cossel moved back out into the lead on the restart, with Gillenwater quickly moving up to second. Gillenwater then slipped past Cossel for the lead on lap 8 and held it until the final caution came out on lap 13. A tire was pushed out onto the track in turn 2. On the restart Dylan Book, who was running 8th, jumped the start and brought the yellow light back on. He was docked 2 spots for the restart. Gillenwater jumped out into the lead on the restart and then held on over the final 2 laps to claim his second win of the season at the track. Cossell held on for 2nd, Mike Shelton started 10th and passed 7 cars to finish in 3rd, Dresden held on for 4th, with Cook recovering from his lap 6 penalty to come back to finish in 5th.

The 15 lap Hobby Stock feature was up next, with Roger Krieger and Bob Cowman leading the field to the drop of the green flag. But it was 4th place starter TJ Henderson jumping out front on lap 1 over Cowman. Henderson then held the top spot until lap 3, when Dan Wenig, who started 6th, slipped past him for the lead. But disaster would strike Wenig in turn 2 on that lap, as he slowed with troubles. Henderson would inherit the lead on the restart, with Tanner Thomann, who started 9th, following in second. But Henderson would suffer a flat tire on the restart and gave the lead over to Thomann. Thomann then had to work to hold off Jim Lynch, when the final caution of the event came out on lap 5. Dugan Thye, who started 12th and was up to 5th, spun in turn four. On the restart Thomann grabbed the lead, with Lynch close behind in second. Lynch would work the bottom of the speedway to take the lead away from Thomann on lap 10. While Lynch and Thomann battled for the lead, Wenig was charging his way back to the front after his lap 3 troubles. Wenig would over take Thomann for second on lap 12 and then set his sites on Lynch for the lead. Wenig would try Lynch for the lead on the bottom coming off of four for the white flag, as the two went into one side-by-side. Wenig would come out with the lead on the back stretch and then held off Lynch coming off of four for his second win of the season at the track. Thomann held on for 3rd, Matt Tucker came from 7th to finish in 4th, with Jeremy Pundt coming from 8th to round out the top 5.

Mike Horning Jr. and CJ Loring made up the front row for the 12 lap Wild Things feature, with Horning Jr. grabbing the lead on lap 1. The one and only caution of the event would come out after the completion of lap 1, as William Michel stopped in turn 2 with troubles. On the restart Horning Jr. moved back out into the lead, with Loring close behind in second. Horning Jr. would pull away over the final 11 laps to claim his first win of the season at the speedway. Loring held on for 2nd, Chuck Fullenkamp came from 7th to finish in 3rd, Michael Grossman was 4th, with Gabe Harrison coming from 8th to finish in 5th.

Up next was the 15 lap IMCA Stock Car feature, with Kevin Tomlinson and Jim Redman leading the field to green. Redman would take advantage of his front row start to grabbed the lead on the drop of the green flag, followed by Tomlinson in second. As Redman worked to hold off the field over the next 10 laps, Jason Cook, who started 9th, was working his way to the front. Cook would over take Cale Samberg for second on lap 11 and then went to work on Redman for the top spot. Cook would try to get under Redman coming off of turn 4 on lap 14. But Redman would pinch him off going into turn one, with Cook spinning to a stop to bring out the caution. On the restart Redman moved out into the lead, with Matt Greiner, who started 10th, now battling him for the top spot. Redman would take the white flag with the lead, but Greiner would jump to his outside coming off of turn 2 to set up a battle into turn 3. Greiner would come out of turn four with the advantage to edge out Redman for his first win of the season at the speedway. Chris Webb came from 7th to finish in 3rd, Derek St. Clair came home in 4th, with Corey Strothman rounding out the top 5.

Beau Taylor and Brandon Savage led the field to the drop of the green flag in the 20 lap IMCA Modified feature, with Taylor grabbing the lead on lap 1. But Savage would come back to take the lead from Taylor on lap 2. Taylor wouldn't give up easy, as he took the top spot back on lap 3. Once again Savage wouldn't lay down easy, as he got back by Taylor to take the lead back on lap 4. As Savage and Taylor battled for the lead, Brandon Rothzen, who started 9th, and Michael Long, who started 11th, were quickly moving towards the front. Rothzen grabbed the lead away from Savage on lap 6, with Long following him into second. On the next lap Long would slip past Rothzen to take over the top spot. Long then pulled away over the final 13 laps to pick up his fifth win of the season at the track. Rothzen settled for 2nd, Wyatt Lantz came from 7th to finish in 3rd, Savage held on for 4th, with Rich Smith coming home fifth after starting in 10th.

The final feature on the night was the 25 lap IMCA Late Models, with Ray Guss Jr. and T.J. Criss drawing the front row for the event. Guss Jr. would take advantage of his draw to jump out into the lead on lap 1. The first and only caution of the race came out on lap 5, as Jay Johnson and Tom Darbyshire collided in turn one and collected the car of Tom Goble. On the restart Guss Jr. moved back out into the lead, with Jeff Aikey now following him in second. Guss Jr. would work the bottom of the speedway, while Aikey jumped to the top of the track. Aikey would over take Guss Jr. on lap 8 and then held on over the final 17 laps to claim his second win in a row and third overall at the track. Guss Jr. came home in 2nd, Mark Burgtorf came from 9th to finish in 3rd, Lonnie Bailey was 4th, with Denny Woodworth coming from 12th to round out the top 5.

Notes from LCS: 22 Late Models, 20 SportMods, 19 Modifieds, 17 Wild Things, 14 Stock Cars and 14 Hobby Stocks made up the 106 cars signed in on the night......AJ Johnson started 18th but spun in turn 4 on lap 6 to bring out the caution in the SportMod feature. He would tag the back of the field and then came back up to finish in 11th....Mitch Higdon started 9th and was up to 4th, when he pulled off on lap 14 with troubles to end his run in 18th......Dane Fenton started the Hobby Stock feature in 14th and passed 8 cars to finish in 6th....Dugan Thye recovered from his lap 5 spin to come back to finish in 7th......Mike Horning Jr. became the 11th different winner in 13 races in the Wild Things feature....Jerrod Nichols started 13th and passed 6 cars to finish in 7th......John Oliver Jr. came from 12th in the Stock Car feature and passed 5 cars to take home a 6th place finish....Jason Cook would cross the line in 7th, but was disqualifed for driving his car into the side of Redman's after the checkered flag was thrown......The Modified feature went 20 laps CAUTION FREE!!!!......Justin Reed took the green in the 19th place in the Late Model feature. He would pass 10 cars to take home a 9th place finish....Rob Toland came from 15th to finish in 10th....Colby Springsteen missed his heat race and had to start 21st. He would pass 8 cars to come home in 13th....Gary Russell started 20th and came home in 15th.

Gharst, Fike and Rossell Top Knox County Fair Features

Knoxville, IL (Thursday, August 5, 2010) - The oldest fair in the state of Illinois hosted its annual fair race, with the Sprint Cars returning to the track for the first time in 19 years. Kaley Gharst would cross the finish line in first for the Sprint Invaders, while A.J. Fike topped the Modified feature and Greg Rossell took home the Mod Lite win.

Up first was the 12 lap Mod Lite feature, with Justin Buchholz and Rob Guss drawing the front row for the event. Buchholz would take advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1 over Mike Morrill, who started 6th. Morrill would jump to the outside of Buchholz on lap 1 to take over the top spot. The first caution of the event appeared on the completion of lap 2, as Brad Graflund spun in 2. On the restart Morrill moved back out into the lead, but Greg Rossell would grab the second spot. Rossell slipped under Morrill on lap 5 to take over the lead and then worked to hold Morrill off when the second caution of the event came out on lap 7. Graflund would spin in turn 4 to end his night with a second solo spin. On the restart Rossell grabbed the lead, with Morrill and Joe Huggins battling for second. Huggins great run up front would end on lap 9, as he spun to a stop in turn 4 to bring out the caution. Rossell again moved out into the lead on the restart and then held on over the final 3 laps to pick up the win. Bill Holden would get past Morrill on the final lap to claim 2nd, Morrill was 3rd, Buchholz held on for 4th, with Guss coming home in 5th.

A.J. Fike and Kevin Peters led the field to the drop of the green flag in the 20 lap Modified feature, with Fike jumping out front on lap 1. The first caution of the race would come out on the completion of lap 2, as Norm Brakeville and Charles Baker collided in turn 4. On the restart Bob Dominacki and Brandon Durbin would tangle on the backstretch to bring the yellow light back on. Fike would jump back out front on the restart, with Dean McGee and Darin Thye battling for second. The event was slowed for the final time, when Bruce Hanford, who was running 8th, spun to a stop in turn 2. On the restart McGee would get under Fike going into turn 1 and came out on the backstretch with the lead on lap 6. But Fike would inherit the lead back on lap 7, as McGee slowed out of four and made the left turn into the pits. Fike then pulled away over the final 13 laps to claim his first Modified win of the season. Thye came home in 2nd, Peters was 3rd, Donovan Lodge came from 8th to finish in 4th, with Hanford coming from the rear after his lap 5 spin to round out the top 5.

The final feature of the night was the 20 lap Sprint Invaders, with Jimmy Davies and Donnie Steward, suppose to start on the front row. But Steward had motors troubles at the finish of his heat and decided to tag the back of the field. That would put Davies and Matt Sutton on the front row for the wave of the green. Sutton would take advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1. The one and only caution of the event would come out on lap 2, as Jesse Wagler came to a stop in turn 3. On the restart Sutton again jumped out into the lead, with Davies working to hold of Kaley Gharst for second. While Sutton started to pull away from the battle for second, Gharst would over take Davies on lap 12 and then set his sites on Sutton for the lead. Sutton would come up on lap traffic on lap 13 and was slowed enough to allow Gharst to reel him in. Sutton would choose the bottom to get by the lapped cars, while Gharst jumped to the outside. Gharst would come out of turn 2 on lap 14 with the lead and then pulled away over the final 5 laps to claim the win. Sutton held on for 2nd, Davies came home in 3rd, Ryan Jamison was 4th, with Justin Parrish rounding out the top 5.

Notes from Knoxville: The Knox County fair board decided to make a change for the 2010 fair, as the United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS) was the main event for the last 10 years. This year they decided to try and bring back the Sprint cars, with 15 cars showing up to compete......Andrew Smith started the Mod Lite feature in 13th and passed 6 cars to finish in 7th....Craig Morris and Ryan Booton had troubles in hot laps and scratched for the night......Bob Helm drove the second car owned by Donovan Lodge and came home 6th in the Modified feature....Bob Dominacki recovered from the lap 2 tangle to come back and finish 9th....Dean McGee had motor troubles on lap 7 of the feature, just as he took the lead, to end his night in 14th......Korey Weyant came from 13th in the Sprint feature and passed 5 cars to finish in 8th....Tim Moore started 15th and came home in 10th....Daniel Berquist drove the second car owned by Andy Huston to an 11th place finish.

RESULTS

Sprint Invaders Feature: 1. 14P-Randy Plath; 2. 3-Matt Sutton; 3. 99-Jimmy Davies; 4. 51J-Ryan Jamison; 5. 4J-Justin Parrish; 6. 84-Ben Wagoner; 6. 53H-Matt Harms; 7. 99w-Korey Weyant; 8. 40-Andy Huston; 9. 10T-Tim Moore; 11. 40x-Daniel Berquist; 12. 38-Seth Wilke; 13. 1M-Jim Moughan; 14. 6-Jesse Wagler; 15. 16HD-Donnie Steward

Modified Feature: 1. 10-A.J. Fike; 2. 50-Darin Thye; 3. M50-Kevin Peters; 4. 32-Donovan Lodge; 5. 61-Bruce Hanford; 6. 32x-Bob Helm; 7. 77-Ray Bollinger; 8. 44x-Shaun Lewis; 9. 5D-Bob Dominacki; 10. 83-Nathan Balensiefen; 11. 76-Norm Brakeville; 12. 15-Brandon Durbin; 13. 38-Dave Imming; 14. H7-Dean McGee; 15. 9-Charles Baker

Mod Lites Feature: 1. 77-Greg Rossell; 2. 79-Bill Holden; 3. 6-Mike Morrill; 4. 69B-Justin Buchholz; 5. 91-Rob Guss; 6. 8G-Dan Guss; 7. 7-Andrew Smith; 8. 88-James Chesmore; 9. 77x-Jim Neal; 10. 20-Kevin Lane; 11. 87-Blake Woodruff; 12. 67-Ron Conklin; 13. z50-Joe Huggins; 14. 23-Brad Graflund; 15. 32-Craig Morris (DNS); 16. 13-Ryan Booton (DNS)

Sherbon Takes Steve Kirchner Memorial Trophy Back to Cedar Falls

Donnellson, IA (Friday, July 30, 2010) - Friday night was the Steve Kirchner Memorial Race for the IMCA SportMods at the Lee County Speedway in Donnellson. At the end of the night it was Josh Sherbon from Cedar Falls taking home the trophy and money. Also claiming wins on the night were Jim Lynch (IMCA Modifieds), Jason Cook (IMCA Stock Cars), Jake Wenig (Hobby Stocks) and Jerry Ostby (Wild Things).

Up first was the 12 lap Wild Things feature, with C.J. Loring and Mike Horning Jr. making up the front row. But a caution for a non start would slow the field down for a complete restart. On the restart Loring would grab the lead on lap 1, with the caution coming out after the completion of the lap. Debris in turn one would be the cause for the caution to reappear. Loring again jumped out into the lead on the restart, with Jerry Ostby coming from 6th to following him in second. Another caution on lap 5 for Tony Shankle who stopped in turn four, would slow the battle for the lead. On the restart Horning Jr. would jump the start to bring the yellow light back on. He would be moved back 2 spots from his third place running spot for the restart. Loring once again moved out front on the restart and then tried to hold off Ostby for the lead. Ostby would slip by Loring on lap 9 to take over the top spot and then pulled away over the final 3 laps to claim his second win in a row and third overall at the track. Loring held on for 2nd, Nick Wilkerson came from 9th to finish in 3rd, Gabe Harrison started 8th and finished 4th, with William Michel coming from 10th to round out the top 5.

The 15 lap Hobby Stock feature took to the track next, with Roger Krieger and Larry McConnell leading them to the drop of the green flag. Krieger took advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1 over McConnell. The first caution of the event would come out on lap 3, as TJ Henderson, Victor Hastings, Jeremy Pundt and Dane Fenton collided in turn 2. On the restart Krieger jumped back out into the lead, with McConnell working to hold off Jake Wenig, who started 12th, for second. Wenig got by McConnell for second on lap 6 and then on the next lap he would slip by Krieger for the lead. The yellow light would come back on, on lap 9 for Hastings who slowed with a right rear flat. On the restart Wenig grabbed the lead and now had to work to hold off Matt Tucker, who started 9th. Wenig and Tucker had a great battle going for the lead, when the final caution of the event came out on lap 11. Jim Lynch, who was running 8th, would come to a stop on the backstretch with troubles. Once again Wenig moved out into the lead on the restart, with Tucker close behind in second. Wenig would hold off a last lap challenge from Tucker to pick up his fifth win of the season at the speedway. Dan Wenig came from 8th to finish in 3rd, McConnell held on for a season best 4th, with Tanner Thomann passing 8 cars from his 13th place starting spot to come home in 5th.

Dylan Book and Josh Sherbon drew the front row for the 20 lap Steve Kirchner Memorial for the IMCA SportMods, with Book grabbing the lead on the drop of the green. The first caution of the race would come out after the completion of lap 1, as Rick Barlow Jr. spun and collected Tim Zeman and Jim Kuhlmeier. On the restart Book jumped back out into the lead, with Sherbon following him close behind in second. The battle up front was slowed on lap 3, as Jacob Smith spun in turn 2 and AJ Johnson came to a stop in turn 4. Book again moved out into the lead on the restart, with Sherbon still locked on to his back bumper. Just as the battle up front was heating up another caution would come out, as Rodger Dresden, who was running 7th, slowed to a stop with troubles on lap 6. Sherbon would time the restart perfectly, as he slipped under Book coming off of turn four to grab the top spot away. Just as Book tried to get Sherbon back, the caution would appear again. This time Dakota Fenton would come to a stop on the backstretch on the completion of lap 7. On the restart Sherbon held off Book to grab the lead and then worked to hold him back when another caution came out on lap 12. Dresden and Tim Zeman would collide in turn 2 to end both there nights. Sherbon again moved out into the lead on the restart, with Book close behind in second. The two drivers continued there battle up front, when the final caution of the event came out on lap 18 to set up a green-white-checkered finish. Rod Staats, who was running 9th, would spin in turn 2 to bring out the final caution. Book timed the restart perfectly, as he returned Sherbon's charge on the lap 7 restart, to grab the top spot away. But Sherbon didn't give up, as he and Book ran the final lap side-by-side. Sherbon would edge out Book at the line to pick up the win. Mike Shelton came home in 3rd, Derek Coleman came from 9th to finish in 4th, with Mitch Higdon rounding out the top 5.

Dustan Fenton and Kirk Hopkins made up the front row for the 20 lap IMCA Modified feature, but it was third place starter Brandon Savage getting the lead on lap 1. Rob Kirchner would slip under Savage on lap 2 to take over the top spot and then worked to hold him off. The first caution of the event would come out on lap 4, as Hopkins spun in turn 4. On the restart Kirchner moved back out into the lead, with Savage close behind in second. Again Kirchner was working to hold off Savage, when another caution came out on the completion of lap 6. This time Daniel Hilsabeck, Fenton, Wyatt Lantz and Andy Krieger collided in turn 4. Kirchner once again grabbed the lead on the restart, with Savage battling him in second. While Kirchner and Savage battled for the lead, Brandon Rothzen, who started 10th, Rich Smith, who started 9th, and Jim Lynch, who started 11th, were working there way to the front. Savage would slip under Kirchner on lap 10 to take over the lead, with Rothzen following him into second. Rothzen's great run to the front ended on lap 12, as he spun in turn 4 to bring out the caution. On the restart Savage moved out front, with Smith and Lynch battling close behind for second. Lynch would take to the top of the race track on lap 15 to over take Savage for the top spot. Lynch then started to pull away from the battle for second, when the final caution of the event came out on lap 18. Hopkins would spin in turn 2 to set up a green-white-checkered finish. On the restart Lynch moved out front, with Smith challenging him for the top spot. Smith would try Lynch on the bottom over the final 2 laps, but Lynch was able to hold him off to pick up his second win of the season at the track. Bill Roberts passed 15 cars from his 18th place starting spot to finish in 3rd, Dean McGee came home in 4th, with Kirchner holding on for fifth.

The final feature of the night was the 15 lap IMCA Stock Cars, with Rich Vogt and Jim Redman leading the field to the drop of the green. Vogt would take advantage of his front row starting spot to grab the lead on lap 1. The first yellow of the race would come out after the completion of lap 1, as Corey Strothman, who was running 5th, Jeff Mueller and Damon Aplara collided in turn 3. On the restart Redman, who was running 2nd, and Derek St. Clair, who was running 3rd, would collide going down the front stretch to bring the caution back out. The yellow light would come back on on the next restart, as Mueller spun off of turn 2 after clipping a tire in turn 1 to end his night. On the restart Nathan Wood would slip past Vogt to grab the top spot away and then worked to hold off Jason Cook, who started 7th. Cook tried several times to get under Wood over the next 3 laps, when Wood slipped enough on lap 6 to allow Cook to get by for the lead. Cook, Wood and Matt Greiner, who started 8th, had a great battle going for the lead, when the final caution came out on lap 10 for Vogt who stopped on the front stretch with front end troubles. On the restart Cook moved out front and then held on over the final 5 laps to pick up his 4th win of the season at the speedway. Wood held on for 2nd, Greiner was 3rd, Cale Samberg started 11th and finished in 4th, with Strothman coming back from his lap 1 crash to round out the top 5.

Notes from LCS: 27 SportMods, 23 Wild Things, 20 Modifieds, 20 Hobby Stocks and 13 Stock Cars made up the 103 cars signed in to do battle on the night......Kimberly Abbott started the Wild Things feature in 16th and passed 7 cars to finish in 9th....David Probasco passed 10 cars from his 23rd place starting spot to finish in 13th......Jeremy Pundt recovered from the lap 3 crash to come back to finish in 6th in the Hobby Stock feature....Dave Cloke came from 19th to finish in 9th....Dane Fenton recovered from the lap 3 crash to come back to finish in 10th....Michael Wenke started 20th and passed 8 cars to finish in 12th....After the checkered flag flew on the Hobby Stock feature Fenton would claim Jake Wenig, with the two swapping motors.......Jacob Smith recovered from his lap 3 spin to come back up to finish 7th in the SportMod feature....Phillip Cossel charged from 26th and passed 16 cars to finish in 8th....Drew Fish started 20th and passed 11 cars to finish in 9th....Rick Barlow Jr. recovered from his lap 1 crash to come back to finish in 11th....Rod Staats came back to finish in 12th, after his lap 18 spin....Justin Alderton came from 23rd to finish in 13th....Dakota Fenton came from 25th to finish 14th....Jeremiah Fry started 26th and finished in 15th....Jim Gillenwater was running 10th when he pulled off with troubles on the lap 18 caution to end his night in 17th....Adam Birck started the Modified feature in 15th and passed 8 cars to finish in 7th....Brandon Rothzen recovered from his lap 12 spin to come back to finish in 8th....Andy Krieger started 20th and was invloved in the lap 6 crash to come back up to finish in 10th....Jim Redman recovered from his lap 1 crash in the Stock Car feature to come back to finish in 7th.

Aikey, Long, Strothman, Higdon, Kratzer and Ostby Repeat Winners at the Lee County Speedway

Donnellson, IA (Friday, July 23, 2010) - Mother nature tried her best to spoil another Friday night action at the Lee County Speedway, but it wasn't to be. As rain showers moved in north and south of the speedway, with just a brief shower over the track wasn't enough to spoil the night. Taking home the feature wins on the night were Jeff Aikey (IMCA Late Models), Michael Long (IMCA Modifieds), Corey Strothman (IMCA Stock Cars), Mitch Higdon (IMCA SportMods), Dean Kratzer (Hobby Stocks) and Jerry Ostby (Wild Things).

The first feature to take to the speedway was the 15 lap SportMods, with Jacob Smith and Rodger Dresden on the front row. Dresden would take advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1 over Smith. The first caution of the event would come out after the completion of lap 1, as AJ Johnson stopped in turn 2 with a left rear flat. On the restart Dresden jumped back out into the lead, only to be slowed after the completion of lap 2. This time Derek Coleman spun to a stop in turn 2 to bring the yellow light back on. Dresden again grabbed the lead on the restart, with Michael Bliven behind in 2nd. The man on the move was Mitch Higdon, who started 10th. He would jump under Dresden on lap 7 to take over the top spot. The final caution of the race would come out on lap 9, as L.Z. Coleman spun off of turn 4 and collected Justin Alderton. Higdon grabbed the lead on the restart and then pulled away over the final 6 laps to claim his second win of the season at the speedway. Phillip Cossel came from 9th to finish in 2nd, Bliven held on for 3rd, Jason Cook started 12th and passed 8 cars to finish in 4th, with Dresden holding on to finish in 5th.

Up next was the 15 lap Hobby Stock feature, with Dean Kratzer and TJ Henderson leading the field to the drop of the green flag. Kratzer moved out into the lead on lap 1 over Henderson. The first caution would come out on lap 5, when Bob Cowman spun in turn 4. On the restart Kratzer jumped back out into the lead, with Matt Tucker close behind in second. Kratzer was working to hold off Tucker for the lead, when another caution came out on lap 10. Alex Buffington would spin in turn 4 to bring the yellow back onto the speedway. Once again Kratzer moved out into the lead on the restart, with Tucker working him for the top spot. Just as the battle for the lead started to heat up, another caution would come out on lap 13. Dan Wenig, who was running 6th, spun coming off of turn 4. Kratzer again jumped out into the lead on the restart and then held off Tucker over the final 2 laps to pick up his second win of the season at the track. Jeremy Pundt came from 7th to finish in 3rd, Dane Fenton was 4th, with Tanner Thomann coming home in 5th.

Jay Chenoweth and Sam Halstead made up the front row for the 25 lap IMCA Late Model feature, with Chenoweth grabbing the lead on lap 1. T.J. Criss would slip under Chenoweth on lap 3 to take over the top spot. With the first caution coming out on lap 5, as Justin Reed, Darin Weisinger and Robby Warner collided in turn 2. On the restart Rob Toland, who was running 4th, spun in turn 2 to bring the yellow light back on. The yellow would come back on on the second restart, when Justin Jennings spun coming off of turn 4. Criss would move out front on the restart, with Jeff Aikey coming from 7th to 2nd. Aikey would slip under Criss on lap 11 to grab the top spot away. Another caution would come out after the completion of lap 11, as Gary Russell, who was running 4th, spun in turn 4. On the restart Jennings spun in turn 4 and collected Weisinger to bring the yellow back out. Aikey again would grab the lead on the restart and was slowly pulling away when the final caution came out on lap 17. Criss, who was running 5th, spun to a stop in turn 2. On the restart Aikey again jumped out into the lead and then held on over the final 8 laps to claim his second win of the season at the speedway. Mark Burgtorf came from 11th to finish in 2nd, Denny Woodworth started 9th and finish in 3rd, Boone McLaughlin came from 10th to finish in 4th, with Jeff Guengerich rounding out the top 5.

The 15 lap IMCA Stock Car feature was up next, with Damon Aplara and Corey Strothman on the front row. Strothman took advantage of his front row start to move out into the lead on lap 1. Strothman would go on to lead all 15 laps in a caution free event to pick up his second win of the season at the track. Jeff Mueller started 10th and passed 8 cars to finish in 2nd, Matt Greiner came from 9th to finish in 3rd, Cale Samberg came home in 4th, with Chris Webb coming home in 5th.

Rob Kirchner and Mike Weikert Jr. led the field to the green in the 20 lap IMCA Modified feature, with Kirchner grabbing the lead on lap 1. Weikert Jr. would come back on the top to take the lead on lap 2. But Kirchner wouldn't give up as he came back on the bottom to take the top spot back on lap 3, only to loose it back to Weikert Jr. on lap 4. As Weikert Jr. came back on the top to grab the lead away. Weikert Jr. would hold on to the top spot until lap 9, when Michael Long, who started 9th, went by on the bottom for the lead. Long was pulling away from the field when the first and only caution of the race came out on lap 18, when Adam Birck, who was running 6th, spun in turn 3. On the restart Long jumped back out into the lead and then led the final 2 laps to pick up his 4th win of the season at the track. Rich Smith came from 8th to finish in 2nd, Kirchner held on for 3rd, Weikert Jr. was 4th, with Dean McGee rounding out the top 5.

The final feature on the night was the 12 lap Wild Things, with Seith Woodruff and Rex Smart leading the field to green. The caution would come out on the start, as Kyle Savage would spin in turn 2. On the restart Woodruff moved out front on lap 1, with Jerry Ostby slipping under him on lap 2 to take over the top spot. After the completion of lap 2, the caution would come out. Smart would spin in turn 4 and collected Kimberly Abbott, William Michel, Drake Fenton and Mike Horning Jr. On the restart Wayne Noble would jump the restart, so he was moved from 3rd to 5th for the restart. Ostby grabbed the lead on the restart and started to pull away, when the final caution came out on lap 4. Noble would get Gabe Harrison on the front stretch, with Harrison coming to a stop. Once again Ostby moved out front on the restart and then held on over the final 7 laps to claim his second win of the season at the speedway. Darin Smith started 10th and passed 8 cars to finish in 2nd, Chuck Fullenkamp was 3rd, Nick Wilkerson was 4th, with Horning Jr. recovering from the lap 2 crash to round out the top 5.

Notes from LCS: Drew Fish started 11th in the SportMod feature and passed 4 cars to finish in 7th....Derek Coleman recovered from his lap 2 spin to come back up to finish in 9th....AJ Johnson, who had a left rear tire flat on lap 1, came back out to tag the back of the field for the restart. He would make his way back up to 10th, when he had a right rear tire go down on lap 11 to end his night in 16th......Tanner Thomann got sideways on the drop of the green in the Hobby Stock feature and fell all the way back to 15th. He would work his way back up to finish 5th at the checkers....Alex Buffington came back from his lap 4 spin to finish in 6th....Jake Wenig, who was running 3rd, pitted on the lap 13 caution for a right rear flat tire. He would come back in 2 laps to finish in 7th....TJ Henderson came back from his lap 4 spin to finish in 8th....Jim Lynch would claim the engine of Dane Fenton's at the completion of the Hobby Stock feature. Fenton would sell the engine to keep his 4th place finish......Sam Halstead, who was running 4th in the Late Model feature, would get sideways off of turn 4 and collected Jeff Guengerich, who was running 4th. Both drivers would continue without bringing out the caution, but Guengerich fell back to 9th and Halstead 14th. Guengerich recovered to finish in 5th and Halstead was 8th....Matt Bailey took the green in the 16th place, but passed 9 cars to finish in 7th....Andy Eckrich was running 9th, when he pulled in the pits on the lap 11 caution. He would take the back of the field for the restart and then came back up to finish in 9th....Keith Pratt started 18th and passed 8 cars to finish in 10th......Andrew Thompson took the green in 16th in the Wild Things feature and passed 10 cars to finish in 6th....Brian Derericks came from 15th to finish in 7th....Drake Fenton recovered from the lap 2 crash to finish in 9th....Rex Smart also recovered from the lap 2 wreck to finish in 10th.

Perry, Hogan, Warth, Raker and Strassheim Claim 34 Raceway Wins

Burlington, IA (Saturday, July 17, 2010) - Despite the extreme heat index warnings, the racing action at 34 Raceway in Burlington, Iowa went on. The action was moved back 30 minutes to try and give the drivers, crews and fans some what of a relief. At the end of the night Jason Perry (IMCA Late Models), Scott Hogan (IMCA Modifieds), Dave Warth (IMCA Stock Cars), Ray Raker (Hobby Stocks) and Matt Strassheim (4 Cylinders) took home the feature wins.


The first feature on the night was the 20 lap IMCA Modified feature, with Lonnie Heap and Darin Thye on the front row of the event. Heap would grab the lead on the drop of the green, over Thye and Mike Weikert Jr. With Heap out front, Dennis LaVeine, who started 8th, was quickly working his way to the front. LaVeine would jump to the outside of Heap on lap 10 to take over the top spot. The first caution of the event would come out on lap 11, when Norm Brakeville spun into the turn three wall. On the restart LaVeine moved back out front, with Dean McGee following in second. Two other drivers on the move on the restart were Scott Hogan, who started 11th, and Rich Smith, who started 12th. LaVeine was working to try and hold off the Hogan, Smith and McGee, when disaster struck him on lap 18. LaVeine would come to a stop in turn 3 with something breaking in the right front. As a result Hogan would inherit the lead on the restart and then held off Smith over the final 2 laps to claim the win. Tyler VandeKamp came home in 3rd, McGee was 4th, with Jeff Waterman coming from 9th to round out the top 5.


Up next was the 20 lap IMCA Stock Car feature. Les Blakley and Bo Hunter led the field to the drop of the green. But Abe Huls would spin in turn four and collected Luke McLaughlin, Corey Strothman, Tim Breuer, Shane Watts and Chris Webb to bring out the first caution. On the restart Blakley would spin in four and collected Hunter, Jim Redmann, Greg Johnson, Watts and McLaughlin to bring the caution out once again. The front row for the restart was now Derek St. Clair and Dave Warth, with St. Clair taking advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1. But the caution would come out again after the completion of lap 1, as Brett Timmerman spun down the backstretch. On the restart St. Clair again jumped out front, but was slowed one lap later. As Rod Staats and Watts got together in turn 3 to bring the yellow light back on. St. Clair grabbed the lead on the restart, with Warth close behind. Just as the battle for the lead started to heat up, the yellow light again came back on. This time Devon Timmerman spun in turn 4 on lap 5. Again St. Clair moved out front on the restart, with Warth close behind in 2nd. Warth, who was working the bottom of the speedway, and St. Clair, who was working the middle, ran laps 7-9 side-by-side, with Warth coming out on top on lap 10. The final caution of the event would come out on lap 12, when Brett Timmerman and Redmann spun in turn 2. On the restart Warth moved back out into the lead, with Jeff Mueller, who started 12th, moving into second. Mueller would try to get around Warth over the final 8 laps, but Warth would hold on to pick up the win. St. Clair held on for a great 3rd place finish, Travis Finke charged from 19th to finish in 4th, with John Brockway coming from 15th to round out the top 5.

Jay Chenoweth and Tom Bowling Jr. made up the front row for the 25 lap IMCA Late Model feature, with Chenoweth grabbing the lead on lap 1. Chenoweth was working to hold off Boone McLaughlin and Bowling Jr., when the first caution came out on lap 6. Nate Beuseling would spin in turn 2 and collected Justin Reed. On the restart McLaughlin, who was running 2nd, got sideways and spun in turn 2. Lonnie Bailey, who was running 5th, would spin and came to a stop in the pit entrance on the restart to bring the caution back out. The final caution of the event would come out on the third attempt of a restart, when debris was left in turn 2 from Reed's car. Chenoweth jumped back out into the lead on the restart, with Jason Perry close behind in second. Perry would slip under Chenoweth on lap 8 to take over the top spot and then looked to be heading for the win. But Rob Toland, who started 10th, had different ideas. He would run down Perry on lap 22, as the 2 ran side-by-side. But Perry was able to hold Toland off over the final 3 laps to claim the win. Joey Gower came from 12th to finish in 3rd, Tom Goble was 4th, with Jeff Guengerich coming home in 5th.

Josh Tripp and Ray Raker led the field to green in the 15 lap Hobby Stock feature, with Raker leading lap 1. Raker started to pull away from the field, when the first and only caution came out on lap 12. Victor Hastings would spin in turn 2, at the same time David Cloke would go over turns 1 and 2. On the restart Raker jumped back out into the lead and then held on over the final 3 laps to pick up the win. Tanner Thomann came from 9th to finish in 2nd, Jake Wenig started 12th and came home in 3rd, Alex Buffington was 4th, with Randy Wachter coming from 10th to round out the top 5.

The final feature of the night was the 12 lap 4 Cylinders, with Cory Sheetz and Matt Strassheim drawing the front row. Strassheim would take advantage of his draw to jump out front on the drop of the green. But the red would come out after the completion of lap 1, as Rex Smart rolled in turn 2. Smart would come out of the car ok and then climbed back into it to drive it back to the pits. On the restart Strassheim again grabbed the lead, with Gabe Harrison holding on for second. The event was slowed once again on lap 5, when Jordan Tipps, Jerrod Nichols and Troy Wonders spun in turn 3. On the restart Travis DeMint, Brad Chandler and Geoffrey Theobald hit the front stretch wall hard to bring out the red. All drivers would climb out ok. Strassheim again moved out front on the restart and then pulled away over the final 7 laps to claim the win. Nathan Chandler came from 7th to finish in 2nd, Wayne Noble started 10th and finished in 3rd, Harrison held on for 4th, with Darin Smith coming from 11th to round out the top 5.

Notes from 34: 23 4 Cylinders, 20 Stock Cars, 19 Late Models and 18 Modifieds made up the 101 cars signed in on the very hot night......Kevin Goben started the Modified feature in 13th and made his was to 6th....Mike Weikert Jr. was running 2nd on lap 3, when he pulled off with troubles....Darin Thye pulled his car into the pits on lap 2 with troubles. He was running 2nd at the time....Dustin Crear had troubles in hot laps and loaded up and left......Tim Breuer recovered from his lap 1 wreck to come back to finish 6th in the Stock Car feature....Cory Strothman also recovered from the lap 1 wreck to finish in 7th....Brett Timmerman finished 8th and Jim Redmann 9th, after there lap 12 spin in turn 2....Abe Huls came from the rear after his lap 1 crash and worked his way to 6th. But he would pull into the pits on lap 15 with overheating. He would come back out to make it back up to finish in 10th....Devon Timmerman finished 11th after his lap 5 spin......Gary Russell started 17th in the Late Model feature and then passed 9 cars to finish in 8th....Jay Johnson came from 14th to finish in 9th....Sam Halstead started 19th and passed 8 cars to finish in 11th....Keith Pratt had motor troubles in his heat race and would scratch from the feature......David Cloke came from the rear after his lap 12 spin off of turn 2 to finish 7th in the Hobby Stock feature....Dane Fenton came from 16th to finish in 9th....Victor Hastings recovered from his lap 12 spin to finish in 10th....Travis Lair started 18th and passed 7 cars to finish in 11th....Dugan Thye came from 19th to finish in 12th....Matt Gavin started 17th and had worked his way up to 3rd by the lap 12 caution. A flat right rear tire on the final lap would cause Gavin to spin in turn three giving him a 13th place finish......Matt Strassheim would climb into a 4 Cylinder owned by Randy Foor and then would lead all 12 laps to claim the win....Bill Whalen Jr. started 15th and passed 8 cars to finish in 7th....John Whalen charged from 19th to take home a 8th place finish....Bryce Bailey took the green in the 23rd place. He would pass 13 cars in 12 laps to take home a 10th place finish....Kimberly Abbott charged from 21st to finish in 11th....Troy Wonders recovered from his lap 5 spin to come back to finish in 12th....Amanda Tipps came from 20th to finish in 13th....Kevin Mortimer started 22nd and passed 8 cars to finish in 14th....Drake Fenton was running 4th when he pulled in on the lap 1 restart with troubles to give him a 21st place finish.

Samberg and Wilkerson Get First Wins of the Season; While Smith, Cossel and Kratzer Claim Another Victory

Donnellson, IA (Friday, July 16, 2010) - The temperatures outside were hot and humid, as was the racing action on Friday night at the Lee County Speedway in Donnellson, Iowa. When the nights action came to an end Cale Samberg and Nick Wilkerson picked up there first feature wins of the season at the speedway. While Rich Smith, Phillip Cossel and Dean Kratzer claimed repeat victories.

The first feature on the night was the 20 lap IMCA Modifieds, with Rob Kirchner and Brandon Savage on the front row. Kirchner would take advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1. But Levi Smith would spin in turn 3 after the completion of lap 2 to bring out the first caution. On the restart Wyatt Lantz spun coming off of turn four with a right front flat. He would get it changed and returned to restart 15th. Kirchner would jumped out into the lead on the second restart, with Savage still following him in second. Kirchner started to pull away from the field when disaster struck in on lap 11. He would slow to a stop in turn two with motor troubles. Rich Smith, who started 9th, inherited the lead on the restart, with Jeff Waterman, who started 6th, and Josh Foster, who started 10th, battling it out for second. Smith held the top spot until the final caution of the event came out on lap 15, for Dustan Fenton who spun in turn 2 with a right rear flat. On the restart Smith again jumped back out front, with Foster now close behind in second. Smith would work the bottom of the speedway, while Foster worked the top over the next 2 laps. Foster would show his nose to Smith on lap 18, so Smith moved up to the top of the speedway for the final 2 laps to hold off Foster for his second win of the season at the speedway. Waterman held on for 3rd, Jeff Gerhardt had a great run in 4th, with Lantz recovering from his lap 2 flat to finish in 5th.

Up next was the 15 lap IMCA Stock Car feature, with Jim Redman and Cale Samberg leading the field to the drop of the green. Redman took advantage of his front row start to move out front on lap 1. But his lead would only last for 2 laps, as he pulled in on lap 3 with motor troubles. Samberg would inherit the lead and then pulled away over the final 12 laps to claim his first win of the season at the track. Matt Greiner came from 7th to finish in 2nd, Derek St. Clair continued his late season good runs by finishing in 3rd, Jeff Mueller came from 9th to finish in 4th, with Corey Strothman coming home in 5th.

Larry McConnell and Dean Kratzer led the field to the green in the 15 lap Hobby Stock feature, with Kratzer moving out front on lap 1. While Kratzer worked to hold off Matt Tucker for the lead, Jake Wenig, who started 10th, was working his way to the front. Wenig would get by Tucker for second on lap 13 and then went to work on Kratzer for the lead. Wenig would try get by Kratzer on the final lap, but Kratzer would hold him off to pick up his second win of the season at the speedway. Tucker held on for 3rd, Tanner Thomann came from 8th to finish in 4th, with Dan Wenig rounding out the top 5.

Up next was the 15 lap IMCA SportMod feature, with Sarah Tweedy and Rodger Dresden making up the front row for the event. But it was fifth place starter Phillip Cossel who made a great move on the start to grab the lead on lap 1. The first caution of the race would come out on lap 4, when Nathan Murders spun in turn three. On the restart Cossel moved back out front, with Rod Staats close behind in second. Cossel would start to pull away from the field, when another caution came out on lap 7. Michael Bliven would spin in turn 2. Cossel again jumped back out into the top spot on the restart, with Staats trying to hold off Dresden for second. Just as Cossel was building up another lead, the caution would come out again. Brandon Dale would spin in turn 2 on lap 14. On the restart Cossel would pull away to claim his second win of the season. Jason Cook charged from 11th to finish in 2nd, Staats held on for 3rd, Dresden was 4th, with Mitch Hidgon coming from 9th to round out the top 5.

The final feature of the night was the 12 lap Wild Things, with Drake Fenton and Brandon Lambert on the front row. But it was third place starter Jerry Ostby who grabbed the lead on lap 1. The caution would come out after the completion of lap 1, as Mike Horning Jr. came to a stop on the front stretch. On the restart Ostby jumped back out into the lead, with Nick Wilkerson close behind in second. The caution would appear for the final time on lap 5, when Darin Lambert spun in turn 1 and collected Chuck Fullenkamp, who was running 5th. Ostby again grabbed the top spot on the restart, with Wilkerson putting pressure on him for the lead. Ostby and Wilkerson came up on some lapped traffic on the final lap coming out of two. Ostby would jumped to the bottom, while Wilkerson jumped to the top. The lapped cars would hold up Ostby enough to allow Wilkerson to get by coming out of four to claim his first win of the season at the track. Gabe Harrison came from 10th to finish in 3rd, Rex Smart was 4th, with William Michel coming from 11th to take home fifth.

Notes from LCS: Adam Birck was running 5th on lap 19 of the Modified feature, but got sideways in turn 3 and fell back to 8th....Bill Seyb started the feature in 14th and passed five cars to finish in 9th....Brandon Savage was running 4th in the feature, when he got sideways in turn 2 on lap and fell back to 10th.......The Stock Car feature went all 15 laps without a caution!!!......The Hobby Stock feature followed that up by going all 15 laps without a caution!!!....Victor Hastings started the Hobby Stock feature in 16th and passed 7 cars to finish in 9th......Drew Fish took the green in the SportMod feature in 12th. He would pass 6 cars to take home a 6th place finish....AJ Johnson started 15th and passed 5 cars to come home in 10th....Michael Bliven recovered from his lap 7 spin to come back to finish in 11th......Drake Fenton was running 2nd in the Wild Thing feature when he pulled off on lap 1 with troubles. He would return to restart 21st and then worked his way back up to finish 10th....Chuck Fullenkamp recovered from his lap 5 wreck to come back to finish in 11th.