Tipton, IA (Tuesday, June 12, 2012) - On Tuesday night I made the hour and a half trip northwest to the Cedar County Raceway in Tipton, IA. Fans were treated to a double header headline, as the JR Motorsports Hawkeye Dirt Tour (HDT) IMCA Modified sereis and the Deery Brothers Summer Series for IMCA Late Models were part of the nights program.
After 5 HDT Modified heats, in which the top 2 made it into the feature, and 2 B Mains, which they took the top 6 out of, and then 2 provisionals added, the two highest in points who didn't make it, the 24 car field was set for the 30 lap feture.
Daykota Hayden and Larry Herring would draw the front row for the 30 lap race. But disaster would strike Herring after the drop of the green flag, as he spun in turn 3 after contact from 4th place starter Ronn Lauritzen. Both drivers were sent to tail for the restart, which moved Ryan Dolan to the oustide of the front row for the restart. Dolan would take advantage of his gift to grabbed the lead on lap 1. Dolan then started to pull away from the field, until he entered lapped traffic on lap 16. But Dolan wasn't slowed by much, as his lead had been built up to a full straight-away. While Dolan pulled away, Milo Veloz Jr., who started 10th, was working the bottom of the speedway to make his run towards the front. Veloz Jr. would over take Richie Gustin Jr. on lap 27 and then went to work on cutting into Dolan's lead. The one and only thing that Dolan didn't want to see in the final 2 laps was a caution, which came out on lap 28 to bring the field to his back bumper. Mark Schulte, who was running in 8th, spun in turn 2 on lap 28 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Dolan jumped back out front, but now had Veloz Jr. and Gustin Jr. in his tracks. Dolan would move back up to the top of the speedway, while Veloz Jr. went low in turn 1 as they took the white flag. Dolan would drift to high in turn 2, which allowed Veloz Jr. to shoot under him for the lead and his first HDT series win. Gustin Jr. also slipped under Dolan on the final lap to finish in 2nd, Dolan was 3rd, Jimmy Gustin was 4th, with Jeremy Mills coming from 13th to finish in 5th.
Five Late Model heats, in which the top 3 moved into the feature, and 2 B Mains, in which the top 3 made it into the feature, helped make up the 24 car 40 lap feature. Then 3 provisionals, 1 for the hard charger, and 2 from the highest in series points not making it in out of the heats and B Mains, also helped to round out the field.
Once the field was set the 40 lap feature then took to the track, with Kevin Kile and Dan Shelliam drawing the front row. Shelliam took advantage of his draw to grab the lead on lap 1 over Kile and Mike Garland. Shelliam, who was working the top of the speedway, and Kile, who was on the bottom, battle side-by-side over the next 21 laps, with Shelliam edging out front on each lap. But Kile was able to slip under Shelliam on lap 22 to take over the top spot. While Kile continued to led, Shelliam had to work to hold back Denny Eckrich when the he first and only caution of the event would come out on lap 24. Mike Klinkkammer came to a stop in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Kile jumped back out front, with Eckrich getting past Shelliam for 2nd. Eckrich worked on Kile for the lead over the next 5 laps. But Kile was able to pull away over the final laps to claim his first career Deery Brothers Summer Series win. Eckrich settled for 2nd, Shelliam was 3rd, Justin Kay was 4th, with Garland holding on for 5th.
Notes from Tipton: 40 Late Models and 39 Modifieds signed in on the night to compete in front of a record crowd!......Jay Noteboom who struggled in his heat, after starting 3rd and fading to 7th, had to start the first B Main in 11th. He would pass 7 cars to finish 4th and a transfer spot....Rich Smith came from 9th in the first B Main to finish 5th, in a transfer spot....Mike Burbridge started the first Modified B Main on the outside of the front row, but would spin in turn 3 on lap 1 to bring out the caution. He collected Brad Dierks, who started 6th, with both drivers going to the tail for the restart. Dierks would charge from 14th to take the final transfer spot on the final lap....Matt Werner held off a last lap challenge from Mike Van Genderen and Todd Dykema, as the three went 3 wide off of 4 on the last lap, to take the final transfer spot in B Main 2....Brad Dierks then started the feature in 21st and passed 14 cars to bring home a 7th place finish. He also earned the hard charger for the event....Darin Duffy came from 11th to finish in 8th....Jay Noteboom passed 8 cars from his 17th place starting spot to finish in 9th....Jeff Waterman came from 15th to finish in 11th....Mike Van Genderen, who took a provisional, started 23rd and passed 10 cars to finish in 13th....Mitch Morris came from 20th to finish in 16th......Jeff Aikey made a three wide pass on the high side to take the win in the 2nd Late Model heat....Andy Eckrich passed Gary Webb late in the race to take the final transfer spot in heat 3....Doug Yates held of Jeff Mitrisin and Jay Johnson on the final lap of heat 5 to grab the final transfer spot....Ray Guss Jr. came from 9th in the feature to finish in 6th....Andy Eckrich came from 13th to finish in 7th....Nate Beuseling started 16th and passed 7 cars to finish in 9th....Jay Johnson came from 21st and passed 8 cars to finish in 13th....Tyler Bruening, who earned the hard charger provisional, started 22nd and also passed 8 cars to finish in 14th....Darrel DeFrance took a provisional and started 24th. He passed 6 cars to finish in 18th......It was nice to hear the voice off Jerry Mackey behind the mic.......I would like to thank Al and Kathy Dlougy for another great night of racing. Every trip I make up to the Cedar County Raceway provides with some action packed side-by-side racing on a very smooth track!
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