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.
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