The first feature to take to the track was the 18 lap IMCA Stock Cars, with Russell Damme Jr. and Roger Ciesielski leading the field to the drop of the green, with Ciesielski grabbing the lead on lap 1. But after the completion of the lap the first caution of the event would come out to slow the action down. Mike Padden would spin in turn 1, which caused Norman Chesmore and John Emerson to get tied together. On the restart Ciesielski moved back out front, but had Jason Hocken, who started 7th, following him in his tracks. Ciesielski's run up front ended on the completion of lap 2, as he spun in turn 3 and collected Tim Helle, who was running 3rd, to bring out the caution. On the restart Dave Stricker, who started 9th, grabbed the lead over Sean Johnson, who started 11th. Johnson would slip under Stricker to grab the top spot away on lap 5, but Stricker would come back to take the lead back on lap 6. Stricker then got sideways in turn 1 on lap 7, which slowed down Johnson enough to allow Hocken to get by both to take over the lead. The next caution of the event would come out on lap 14, as debris in turn 2 slowed the field. Hocken jumped back out front on the restart, with Jarod Weepie, who started 12th, following him in second. The action up front was slowed on lap 16, as Ciesielski, who went to the back after his spin on lap 2 and had worked his way back to 5th, was battling for 4th when he spun in turn 3 after contact from Jason Niedert to bring out the yellow. On the restart Padden got into Stricker on the back stretch while battling for 6th and spun him, which collected Paul Fauser to bring the yellow back out. The time limit was up after that caution, which meant the race was checkered. Hocken picked up the win, Weepie was 2nd, Johnson was 3rd, Chesmore recovered from the lap 1 crash to finish in 4th, with Phil Holtz coming from 8th to round out the top 5.
Up next was the 15 lap IMCA SportMod feature, with Brian Hilbert and Al Sweerin starting on the front row, when Jim Aschenbrenner who was suppose to start on the pole scratched from the event. But it was 6th place starter Matt McCahen who jumped out front on lap 1 over Hilbert and Brandon Smith. McCahen started to pull away from the battle for second when the first caution came out in turn 2. Sweerin spun and collected Hilbert to bring out the yellow. On the restart McCahen moved back out front with Jim Buhlman, who started 8th, on his back bumper. The final caution of the event would come out on lap 9, as Rick Paulson, who was running 4th, spun in turn 1 and collected Shane Ebaugh and Kip Siems. McCahen again jumped back out front on the restart, with Buhlman and Smith battling for 2nd. McCahen then held off Buhlman over the final laps to claim the win. Buhlman settled for 2nd, Smith was 3rd, Dave Schulze was 4th, with Ebaugh, who started 16th, recovering from the lap 9 crash to finish in 5th.
Drew Johnson and Greg Hunter led the field to the drop of the green in the 25 lap IMCA Late Model feature, with Hunter moving out front on lap 1. Hunter then held the top spot until lap 6, when Bryan Klein slipped under him to take over the lead. Klein and Hunter then pulled away from the field over the next 14 laps, when the first caution came out on lap 20. Chad Lerch spun in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Klein moved back out front, with Luke Pestka, who started 9th, following in 2nd. The action up front was slowed on lap 21, when Hunter, who was running 4th, spun in turn 4 to bring out the yellow and ending his run up front. On the restart Scott Welsh spun in turn 2 and collected Leon Thomsen to bring the yellow back out. The next restart saw Klein jump back out front, with Pestka close behind in 2nd. Klein then held on over the final 4 laps to pick up the win. Pestka settled for 2nd, Dale Hackwell Jr. was 3rd, Curt Martin came from 11th to finish in 4th, with Tyler Bruening coming from 12th to round out the top 5.
Up next was the 15 lap IMCA Hobby Stock feature, with Chris Luloff and Jeremiah Wilson leading the field to the green. But it was forth place starter Justin Lichty who grabbed the lead on lap 1 over Luloff and Vince Buchholz. Lichty would only lead lap 1, as Luloff slipped past him to take over the top spot on lap 2. The first caution of the event would come out on lap 4, as Lowell Potter spun in turn 3 to slow the action up front. On the restart Luloff moved back out front, with Benji Irvine, who started 9th, close behind. Luloff would hold off Irvine over the next 8 laps, when the final caution of the event came out on lap 12. Bruce Fraser spun his machine in turn 2 to bring out the yellow. Luloff grabbed the lead on the restart and then pulled away over the final 3 laps to claim the win. Irvine settled for 2nd, Buchholz was 3rd, Rod Grother was 4th, with Marcus Wayne passing 10 cars from his 15th place starting spot to finish in 5th.
The final feature of the night was the 20 lap IMCA Modifieds, with Mike Manson and Dennis Betzer on the front row. Manson would take advantage of his front row starting spot to grab the lead on lap 1 over Betzer and Jeff Streeter. Manson then held the lead until the completion of lap 1, as the caution came out for debris in turn 1. Under the caution Manson slowed to a stop in turn 3 and was pushed to the pits to end his night. On the restart Shane Burbridge, who was running 8th, spun in turn 2 and collected Todd Conrad, Jamie Johnson and Terry Johnson. Jerry Luloff , who started 7th, jumped out front on the restart over Streeter and Ronn Lauritzen, who started 10th. Luloff then held on to the top spot until lap 17, when Lauritzen slipped under him to grab the lead. On the completion of lap 17 the caution would come out, as Terry Johnson stopped in turn 1. On the restart Patrick Flannagan, who was running 3rd, came to a stop in turn 2 after contact with Luloff. The following restart saw Lauritzen jump back out front over Luloff and Streeter, only to have the final caution come out on lap 18. This time Streeter, who was running 3rd, spun in turn 1 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Lauritzen moved back out front and then held on over the final 2 laps to claim the win. Luloff settled for 2nd, Mark Schulte came from 12th to finish in 3rd, Chris Snyder passed 14 cars from his 18th place starting spot to finish in 4th, with Betzer rounding out the top 5.
Notes from IMS: 24 Hobby Stocks, 20 Modifieds, 18 Late Models, 16 Stock Cars and 16 SportMods made up the 94 cars in 5 classes signed in on the night......Mike Padden recovered from his lap 1 spin in the Stock Car feature to come back up to finish in 6th....Scott Beauregard came from 13th to finish in 7th....Bryce Carey passed 8 cars from his 16th place starting spot to finish in 8th......Sam Wieben passed 9 cars from his 15th place starting spot in the SportMod feature to finish in 6th....Josh Burrell came from 10th to finish in 7th....Mike Mitchell started 12th and came home in 8th....Sean Vogt came from 13th to finish in 9th....Steve Wimer finished 10th after starting in 14th....Danny Dvorak, started 9th, had worked his way to 2nd by lap 7 when he pulled off with left rear suspension problems to end his run in 13th......Travis Smock started the Late Model feature in 14th and passed 7 cars to finish in 7th....Chad Lerch recovered from his lap 20 spin to come back up to finish in 10th....Leon Thomsen came from 16th to finish in 11th....Jeff Aikey, who started 8th, was running 7th when he pulled off on the lap 21 caution to end his night in 13th....Greg Kastli scratched from the feature after troubles in his heat......Justin Stander came from 12th in the Hobby Stock feature to finish in 8th....Cale Petersen passed 11 cars from his 24th starting place to come home in 13th....Nick Welch came from 21st to finish in 16th....Jim Ball Jr., who started 8th, had worked his way to 5th by lap 4 when he pulled off with troubles to end his night in 21st....Jason Williams and Justin Ginther had troubles after there heat races to force them to scratch from the feature......Jamie Johnson, who started the Modified feature in 15th, was invloved in the lap 3 crash and went to the back for the restart. He would recover to take home a 6th place finish....Patrick Flannagan, who started 8th and was running 3rd, came to a stop in turn 2 on lap 17 to bring out the yellow. He would recover over the final 3 laps to finish in 7th....Jeff Streeter came back up to 8th after his lap 18 spin, while running in 3rd....Terry Johnson, who started 17th, finished 9th after his lap 3 involvement in a crash and a solo caution on lap 17....Vern Jackson came from 16th to finish in 12th....Troy Cordes, who started 11th and had worked his way up to 4th by lap 17 would pull off under the caution with left front damage. The amazing thing about that was Cordes got the damage on lap 5 when he clipped a tire in turn 2 and then ran up until lap 17 with the damage......I would like to thank Ryan Clark for inviting me up to the Independence Motor Speedway. My first ever trip was worth the drive and I look for a few more trips back up there before the end of the 2012 season!
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