Donnellson, IA (Saturday, September 4, 2010) - What a perfect night for racing on a Saturday night, as the Lee County Speedway held there final night for the "Drive For Five". At the end of the night Josh Most (IMCA Late Models), Matt Greiner (IMCA Stock Cars), Mike Shelton (IMCA SportMods), Jake Wenig (Hobby Stocks) and Nick Wilkerson (Wild Things) took home feature wins.
The first feature to take to the speedway was the 15 lap IMCA SportMods, with Michael Bliven and Derek Coleman drawing the front row. Coleman would take advantage of his start to grab the lead on lap 1 over Mike Shelton, who started 6th. On the completion of lap 1, Bill Seyb spun in turn four and collected the cars of Jacob Smith and Jim Kuhlmeier to bring out the first caution of the event. On the restart Shelton jumped under Coleman to grab the top spot away on lap 2. Shelton then started to pull away from the battle for second, when the final caution came out on lap 12 to bring the field back to his back bumper. Brandon Symmonds would spin to a stop in turn 1 to bring out the final caution. Shelton again moved out front for the restart, with Cayden Carter and Bliven battling for second. Shelton would lead the final 3 laps to claim his first win of the season at the track. Carter won the battle for 2nd, Bliven settled for 3rd, Carter VanDenBerg came home in 4th, with Coleman rounding out the top 5.
Up next was the 15 lap Hobby Stock feature with Matt Gavin and Jake Wenig leading the field to the drop of the green. Wenig would grab the lead on lap 1 over Gavin and then worked to hold Gavin off, when the first caution came out on the completion of lap 2. A tire was clipped and pushed out onto the racing surface to bring out the yellow. On the restart Wenig again jumped out into the lead, with Gavin putting pressure on him. Gavin's run up front would end on lap 4 when he slowed with a flat right rear tire. At the same time Dean Kratzer got into Rob Wilsey, with Wilsey spinning in turn four to bring out the caution. That allowed Gavin to pull into the pits and get his tire changed, he returned to the back of the field for the restart. Mean while Wilsey drove into the side of Kratzer's car to show displeasure, so both drivers were given the black flag to end there nights. Wenig again grab the lead on the restart and then started to pull away from the field. With Wenig out front, Jim Lynch, who started 16th, was making a charge to the front. Lynch was up to third and battling Dane Fenton on the lap 4 restart. But in the mean time Wenig would pull away from the field to claim his 6th win of the season at the track. Lynch would slip under Fenton on the final lap to claim 2nd, Fenton settled for 3rd, Jim Oliver Jr. charged from 12th to finish in 4th, with Gavin coming back to finish in 5th. But Gavin was later disqualified in tech for an illegal transmission, giving 5th to Dan Wenig, who started 11th.
Jeff Mueller was suppose to start from the pole of the 15 lap IMCA Stock Car feature, but motor troubles after the heat scratched him from the event. So Andrew Griffin and Abe Huls made up the front row for the event, with Huls jumping out into the lead on lap 1 over Griffin. Aaron Brocksieck and Les Blakley would collide in turn 4 on the completion of lap 1 to bring out the first caution of the race. On the restart Huls moved back out into the lead, with Phil Holtz moving into second. The second yellow of the event would come out on lap 4, as Griffin spun in turn 1 and collected Brocksieck and Brian Holmes. Huls again moved out front on the restart and then started to pull away from the field, leaving Holtz to battle Cale Samberg, who started 6th, Matt Greiner, who started 5th, and Jason Cook, who started 7th, for 2nd. Huls lead would be erased on lap 12, when Derek St. Clair came to a stop in turn 2 on lap 12 with a right front flat. On the restart Greiner would slip under Huls to grab the top spot away on lap 13 and then held off Cook over the final 2 laps to claim his second win of the season at the track. Samberg held on for 3rd, Holtz was 4th, with Griffin recovering from his lap 4 spin to come back to finish in 5th.
Drake Fenton and Nick Wilkerson drew the front row for the 12 lap Wild Thing feature. On the start William Michel would slow to a stop on the backstretch with troubles to bring out the caution. Wilkerson jumped out into the lead on the restart, with Chuck Fullenkamp battling him for the lead. But a caution after the completion of lap 2 would slow the battle up front. Mike Horning Jr. came to a stop on the backstretch to bring out the yellow. Once again Wilkerson moved out into the lead for the restart, with Wayne Noble over taking Fullenkamp for 2nd. Noble would work to get by Wilkerson for the lead over the next 7 laps, when the final caution came out on lap 9. Richard Bank and Horning Jr. would collide in turn four to bring out the yellow. Wilkerson again grabbed the lead on the restart and then held on over the final 3 laps to claim his second win of the season at the speedway. Noble held on for 2nd, Fullenkamp was 3rd, Darin Smith came from 11th to finish in 4th, with Michel recovering from his troubles on the start to come back to finish in 5th.
The final feature of the night was the 35 lap IMCA Deery Brothers Summer Series Late Model, with Tyler Bruening and TJ Criss drawing the front row. But it was third place starter Jason Perry coming around to grab the lead on lap 1. Perry then started to put some distance on the battle for second, when the first caution came out on lap 4. Ray Guss Jr., who was running 12th, came to a stop in turn 4 with a left rear flat. On the restart Perry again grabbed the lead, with Criss and Bruening battling for second. The caution would appear on the speedway on lap 6, when Josh Most stopped in turn 2. Perry again grabbed the lead on the restart, leaving Criss and Bruening battling for 2nd. While Perry pulled away from the battle for 2nd, Mark Burgtorf, who started 8th, jumped to the top of the speedway to start making his way towards the front. Burgtorf was up to 4th on lap 12, but would slow to a stop in turn 4 after the completion of lap 12 with a right rear flat. Once again Perry rocketed into the lead on the restart, with Criss working to hold off Rob Toland, who started 10th. Toland would work past Criss on lap 15 and then set his sights on Perry for the lead. With Perry out front and Toland trying to close, Jeff Aikey, who started 12th and Lonnie Bailey, who started 19th, where quickly moving there way towards the front. Aikey would over take Criss for 3rd on lap 19, with Bailey moving into to 5th. But Bailey's run to the front would come to an end on lap 20, as he lost a motor and slowed to a stop in turn 2 to bring out the caution. Perry jumped back out front on the restart, with Toland and Aikey battling it out for 2nd. The final caution of the event would come out on lap 22, when Burgtorf slowed to a stop in turn 2 with troubles. Once again Perry grabbed the lead on the restart, with Toland and Aikey still battling for 2nd. But the man on the move was Most, who came from the back after his lap 6 caution. Most was working the very top of the speedway and worked his way past Aikey for 3rd on lap 25. Most then battled Toland, who was running the bottom, for second. Toland and Most would run laps 25-30 side-by-side, before Most took 2 on lap 31. Most then went to work to reel in Perry for the lead. Most would catch Perry with 2 laps to go, as Perry was working the very bottom of the speedway. Most would pull even with Perry coming out of turn 2 on the white flag lap, as the 2 drivers entered turn 3 side-by-side. Most would get the advantage coming off the top of the speedway in turn 4 and then edged out Perry by a nose to claim his first series win of the season. Perry settled for 2nd, Toland was 3rd, Justin Reed came home in 4th, with Aikey holding on for 5th.
Notes from LCS: 34 Late Models, 20 Wild Things, 18 Hobby Stocks, 15 Stock Cars and 11 SportMods made up the 98 cars signed in for battle......Ray Raker started the Hobby Stock feature in 13th and passed 6 cars to finish in 7th....Shawn Genkinger came from 14th to finish in 9th....Bobby Files passed 8 cars from his 18th place starting spot to finish in 10th....Adam Scott started 17th and finished in 11th......Abe Huls led the Stock Car feature until lap 13 when he started to slow with troubles. Huls would pull into the pits on lap 14 to end his night in 8th......Kimberly Abbott started the Wild Things feature in 14th and then passed 5 cars to finish in 9th....Richard Bank recovered from the lap 9 crash to come back to finish in 10th....Joe Laue started 16th and passed 5 cars to finish in 11th....Josh Most amazing run from last to first in the Late Model feature put the crowd on there feet for the final lap. Most who thought he had a flat, slowed to a stop in turn 2 on lap 6 to bring out the yellow. He would go to the pits to be told everything looked good and returned to start 23rd for the restart. Most worked the top of the speedway to get around Perry on the final lap to win by inches....Terry Neal started 18th and passed 12 cars to come home in 6th....Tom Darbyshire passed 13 cars from his 20th place start to come home in 7th....Ray Guss Jr. came from the rear after a lap 4 flat to finish in 10th. Guss would also lock up the Deery Brothers Summer Series title with his finish. Early in the week Guss was named the 2010 IMCA Late Model National Champion to go along with the Deery title and 3 track championships, becoming the first driver to accomplish this all in the same year....Charlie McKenna took a provisional to get into the feature and started 22nd. He would pass 10 cars to come home in 12th....Nate Beuseling also got a provisional, thanks to Darrel DeFrance who declinded to use his final provisional of the year, and started 24th. Nate then passed 8 cars to take home a 16th place finish....At one time during the 35 lap feature 4 out of the top 5 cars were eligible for the $3,000 bonus, which went to any driver who competed in all or missed 1 night in weekly action at the Lee County Speedway and then won the Deery race. But Most's great run to the front and Perry's 2nd place finish would end Toland, Reed and Aikey's hopes of claiming the bonus money.
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