Exciting Finishes Entertain the Crowd at Independence

Independence, IA (Saturday, June 22, 2013) - After a last minute change of plans on Saturday, I decided to make the trip north to the Independence Motor Speedway in Independence, IA. The temperatures were hot and the racing on the night was just as hot, as the features entertained the crowd.

The first feature up on the night was the 20 lap IMCA Modifieds, with Kevin Pittman and Vern Jackson on the front row. Just as the green flag was waved the caution light would come on, as Jason Morehouse spun off the track in turn 2. The following restart saw Jerry King, Justin Buehler and Adam Johnson get together in turn 4 to bring the yellow light back on. On the third attempt of a start Jackson would take advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1 over Pittman and Mark Schulte. Jackson then held the top spot until lap 10, when Ronn Lauritzen slipped under him to take over the lead. After the completion of the lap, Buehler would spin in turn 4 and collected Jason Snyder to bring out the caution. Lauritzen jumped back out front on the restart, with Jackson working to hold back Schulte. The action up front was slowed once again on lap 13, as Tyler Droste spun in turn 2 and collected the cars of J.J. Scott and Ryan DeShaw. On the restart Jamie Johnson would spin off turn 4 to bring the yellow light back on. The third attempt of a restart saw Lauritzen move back out front, with Schulte edging Jackson at the line for second. But the final caution of the event would slow the action on lap 15, as DeShaw spun in turn 3. On the restart Lauritzen moved back out front and then pulled away over the final 5 laps to claim his first win of the season at the track. Schulte held on for 2nd, J.D. Auringer came from 8th to finish in 3rd, Scott Hogan was 4th, with Droste recovering from his spin on lap 13 to finish in 5th.

Up next was an exciting 18 lap IMCA Stock Car feature, with Jerome Jacoby and Jesse Brown leading the field to the drop of the green flag. Brown would jump out front on lap 1 over Jason Hocken and Tim Helle. But the first of three cautions in the event would come out on lap 2, as Jacoby spun in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Brown moved back out front, with Hocken and Helle battling for the second spot. Norman Chesmore, who started 7th, quickly worked his way to the front to grab the lead on lap 4. Just as the action up front was starting to heat up the second caution of the race would come out on lap 5. Helle, who was running 4th, spun in turn 2 to bring out the yellow. Chesmore would jump back out front on the restart, but now had Sean Johnson, who started 13th, and John Emerson, who started 9th, close behind. Johnson jumped to the top of the track to grab the lead on lap 7 by inches, but Chesmore would come back on the bottom to lead lap 8 by inches. Johnson again used the top of the track to lead lap 9 by inches, with Chesmore coming back on the bottom to lead lap 10 by inches. A third driver, Emerson, entered the battle to make it three wide on lap 11. Emerson drove under Chesmore and Johnson to grab the lead on lap 11. The three car battle up front came to an end on lap 12, as Reggie Rema spun in turn 4 to bring out the caution. On the restart Johnson jumped to the outside of Emerson to grab the top spot away on lap 13. Emerson wouldn't give up as he worked the bottom of the speedway to grab the lead away on the white flag lap. Emerson then held off a last lap challenge of Johnson to pick up the win. Johnson settled for 2nd, Chesmore was 3rd, Justin Temeyer came from 10th to finish in 4th, with Helle recovering from his lap 5 spin to come back to finish in 5th.

A.J. Witten and Mike Tedesco led the field to the green in the 12 lap IMCA Sport Compact feature. But just as the green flag was waved the yellow light would come on, as Travis Ross spun down the front stretch. Under the caution Witten had troubles and had to pull his machine into the pits, moving Zach Marmann up to the pole for the restart. On the restart Dakota Schroyer, who started 7th, quickly moved to the front to grab the lead on lap 1 over Tedesco and Adam Gates. Schroyer's lead would only last for 2 laps, as Gates went by on lap 3 to take over the top spot. A caution on the completion of lap 3 would slow the action, as debris down the front stretch would cause the yellow light to come on. Gates jumped back out front on the restart, with Merv Chandler, who started 6th, moving into second and Mitchell Balik taking over third. Just as Gates started to pull away from the field, the final caution of the event would appear on lap 5. Schroyer would come to a stop off of turn 4 to bring the yellow light on. Once again Gates moved back out front on the restart and then pulled way over the final 7 laps to pick up the easy win. Chandler was 2nd, Balik was 3rd, Jeff Dvorak came from 8th to finish in 4th, with Marmann holding on for 5th.

The 15 lap IMCA SportMod feature was up next, with Joel Rust and Brian Hilbert leading the field to the green. Rust would take advantage of his front row start to jump out into the lead on lap 1 over Kevin Hurst and Brennen Chip, who started 7th. While Rust was pulling away from the field, Austin Kaplan, who started 12th, was working his way to the front. Just as Kaplan worked his way into second, the first caution of the race would come out to help bring Rust back to his front bumper. Casey Heil would come to a stop off of turn 2 to bring the yellow light on. On the restart Lucas Lundry would spin down the backstretch and collected the car of Hilbert to bring the yellow light back on. The following restart saw Rust move back out front, with Kaplan now challenging him for the top spot. Rust worked the bottom of the track over the final 10 laps, as Kaplan tried the low side in turns 1 and 2 and the top side in 3 and 4 to get around Rust. But Rust was able to hold him off to pick up the win. Kaplan settled for 2nd, Kip Siems came from 9th to finish in 3rd, Alex Zwanziger started 11th and finished in 4th, with Chip coming home in 5th.

Brett Vanous and Matt Lundry made up the front row for the 15 lap IMCA Hobby Stock feature, with Vanous grabbing the lead on lap 1 over Justin Wacha and Lundry. Vanous would only lead 2 laps, as Benji Irvine, who started 11th, moved up quickly to grab the top spot on lap 3. After the completion of lap 3, Lundry, who was running 4th spun off turn 4 and collected Chris Luloff to bring out the first caution of the race. On the restart Irvine moved back out front, with Justin Lichty and Wacha battling for second. While Irvine was pulling away from the battle for second, Nathan Ballard, who started 23rd, Jamie Whitaker, who started 8th, and Quinton Miller, who started 21st, were working there way towards the front. Just as Ballard started to put pressure on Irvine for the lead, the last caution of the race appeared on lap 12. Lichty's run up front came to an end, as he came to a stop in turn 3 while running 5th. Irvine grabbed the lead on the restart, with Whitaker over taking Ballard for second. Coming to the white flag Whitaker would jump to the top of the track coming out of turn four to edge Irvine at the line for the lead. Whitaker then held him off on the final lap to pick up the win. Irvine settled for 2nd, Miller over took Mallard on the final lap to finish in 3rd, Mallard was 4th, with Justin Stander coming from 9th to round out the top 5.

The final feature of the night was the 25 lap IMCA Late Models, with Greg Hunter and Luke Pestka on the front row. Hunter would take advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1 over Pestka and Luke Merfeld. A caution on the completion of lap 1 would slow the field, as Jim Aschenbrenner spun in turn 3 and collected the car of Keith Kiernan to bring out the yellow. On the restart Hunter jumped back out front, with Merfeld working to hold back Darren Ackerman, who started 7th. After the completion of lap 2 another caution would slow the action, as Leon Thomsen spun in turn 2 and collected the cars of Aschenbrenner and Kiernan. Hunter once again jumped out front on the restart, with Ackerman over taking Merfeld for second. Ackerman would jump to the top of the track on lap 5 to take over the top spot from Hunter. Then the final caution of the race would appear on the completion of lap 5, as Curran Beckler spun in turn four and collected the car of Kelly Pestka. On the restart Ackerman moved back out front, with Hunter working to hold back Merfeld. Ackerman would pull away over the final 20 laps to pick up his first win since 2011, as he took the 2012 season off to battle colon cancer. Merfeld held on for 2nd, Tyler Bruening came from 11th to finish a close 3rd, Dale Hackwell Jr. was 4th, with Pestka holding on for 5th.

Notes from Indy: 28 SportMods, 26 Hobby Stocks, 25 Modifieds, 22 Late Models, 14 Stock Cars and 13 Sport Compacts made up the 128 cars signed in on the night......Jeff Kriz started the Modified feature in 14th and passed 6 cars to take home an 8th place finish....Kerry King recovered from his first lap crash to come back up to finish in 9th....Racer Hulin came from 17th to finish in 11th....Ed Thomas passed 10 cars from his 22nd starting spot to finish in 12th....Timm Jensen came from 25th to finish in 13th....Vern Jackson, who was running 4th until lap 17 when he pulled off with mechanical troubles, was credited with 15th....Kevin Pittman lost an engine on lap 6, while running 3rd, and was credited with 22nd....After a wreck in the heat race Chris Snyder was unable to make repairs for the feature and was a DNS......Reggie Rema, who started the Stock Car feature in 14th, recovered from his lap 12 spin to finish 9th....Jason Niedert was unable to make repairs to his machine after a heat race wreck and was a DNS for the feature......Travis Losenicky started the Sport Compact feature in 9th and worked his way up to finish in 6th....Derek Ihde came from 11th to finish in 7th....Arthur Schott started 13th and finished 9th......Troy Bauer started the SportMod feature in 16th and passed 9 cars to take home a 7th place finish....Matt McCahen passed 10 cars from his 19th place starting spot to finish in 9th....Sean Vogt finished 11th after starting in 15th....Scott Thomas came from 20th to finish in 15th....Bob Ebaugh finished 17th after starting in 22nd....Mike Nielsen came from 23rd to finish in 19th......Justin Hanson came from 26th in the Hobby Stock feature, after being disqualified in his heat, and passed 19 cars to take home a 7th place finish....Shawn Kuennen came from 20th to finish in 9th....Jeremy Floyd started 22nd and took home a 14th place finish....Mike Wilson started 19th and finished in 15th....Nathan Christie lost a right front tire in his heat race and was unable to get his machine fixed for the feature....Brayton Boyer was disqualified from his heat race and was able to get his car fixed, so he was a DNS for the feature......Stephan Kammerer started the Late Model feature in 12th and passed 6 cars to finish in 6th....Rory Metcalf finished 13th after starting in 18th....Dirk Hamilton came from 21st to finish in 17th....Joel Brasch had troubles in hot laps and was a DNS for both his heat and feature.

I can't think Ryan Clark and the entire crew for the great hospitality last night at the Independence Motor Speedway. But I am not sure they would like me to return, as last year I made three visits there and each time they had some difficulties keeping the show moving. Then the same thing happened last night, which means I must have a jinx on that place! LOL

Utter, Stewart and Cook Among Winners at CJ Speedway

Columbus Junction, IA (Friday, June 14, 2013) - It is very rarely to catch me at any other track on Friday nights besides the Lee County Speedway, as it is the track I work at weekly. But after heavy rain showers moved thru Donnellson, IA and forced the officials to cancel the nights activities, I decided to make the drive north to the CJ Speedway in Columbus Junction, IA. Despite the light rain showers during hot laps and the heats, the six features were completed.

The first feature up on the night was the 10 lap Mod Lites, with Gary Snyder and Michael Dominquez on the front row. But it was fifth place starter Dan Keltner who quickly moved to the front to grab the lead on lap 1. The only thing to slow down Keltner on this night was the lap 4 caution, as Brandon Skelly spun in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Keltner jumped back out front, with Troy Philpott, who started 6th, following in second. Keltner would go on to lead the final 6 laps to pick up his second straight win at the track. Philpott was 2nd, Evan Epperson came from 7th to finish in 3rd, Snyder held on for 4th, with Rob Guss rounding out the top 5.

Up next was the 5 lap Truck feature, with two Trucks taking the green flag. Chad Milks grabbed the lead on lap 1 and never looked back, as he cruised to the win over Mick Wiele.

William Michel and Rick Hurlbut led the field to the drop of the green flag in the 10 lap IMCA Sport Compact feature. But it was fourth place starter Cory Sheetz who grabbed the lead on lap 1 over Tyler Whalen and Michel. Whalen drove his machine hard into turn 3 and pushed up the track making contact with Sheetz, and pushing Sheetz almost off the track in turn 4. This move would give Whalen the lead on lap 2, while Sheetz was able to hold on for 2nd. Whalen would then pull away over the final 8 laps to claim the win in a caution free event. Sheetz held on for 2nd, Darin Smith came from 6th to finish in 4th, with new comer Skipp Dunker coming from 8th to finish in 4th, with Michel holding on for 5th.

Doug Pratt and Johnathan Huston made up the front row for the 15 lap Modified feature. Just as the green flag was waved the yellow light would come on, as Levi Layman slowed to a stop in turn 1 with troubles. On the restart John Fellman grabbed the lead on lap 1 over Huston and Nick Hixson. The action was slowed for one final time after the completion of lap 1, as Brandon Banks spun in turn 2 after contact with one of the big tires. Fellman again moved out front on the restart, with Hixson working to hold back Steve Stewart, who started 8th. You could throw a blanket over Fellman, Hixson and Stewart over the final 13 laps. Fellman and Hixson both worked the top side of the track, while Stewart was working the bottom. Going into turn 3 on the final lap Stewart would dive to the bottom and made the pass to go from 3rd to first by the time they reached the checkered flag. Fellman settled for 2nd, Hixson was 3rd, Wade Lee was 4th, with Huston holding on for 5th.

Up next was the 15 lap IMCA Stock Car feature, with Travis Finke and Bill Faler on the front row. But just as the green flag was waved the caution would come out, as Jeremy Tompkins went off the track in turn 2 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Finke jumped out front on lap 1 over John Richardson and Shane Richardson. The three car battle up front was slowed for the second time on lap 4. This time Lane Kauffman and Nathan Wood spun in turn 2 to bring out the caution. On the restart Blaine Dopler would spin his machine in turn 4 to bring the yellow light back on. The following restart saw Shane Richardson slip under Finke to grab the top spot on lap 5. Just as the lap was complete the yellow light would come on, as John Richardson, Kirk Kinsley and Kauffman collided in turn 2 to bring out the caution. On the restart Shane Richardson moved back out front, with Brandon Jay, who started 8th, holding back Cole Simmons in the battle for 2nd. Shane continued to hold back the field until the red flag came out on lap 8. Les Blakley went off the track in turn 1 and ended up rolling his machine to bring out the red, he would walk away ok. The final restart saw Shane jump back out front, with Jay working to hold back Jason Cook, who started 11th. Just like the Modified feature, Richardson and Jay worked the top of the track, while Cook worked the bottom. Coming out of trun 4 to take the white flag, Cook was able to clear both Richardson and Jay to take over the top spot. Cook then held on over the final lap to pick up the win. Jay would come home in 2nd, Wood recovered from his lap 4 spin to come back up to finish in 3rd by inches, with Shane Richardson coming home in 4th, and Finke holding on for 5th.

The final feature on the night was the 20 lap IMCA Late Model feature, with Sam Halstead and Tommy Elston leading the field to the drop of the green. The only caution of the event came after the drop of the green, as the start was called back. The following restart saw Elston jump out front on lap 1 over Colby Springsteen and Jason Utter, who started 5th. Elston and Springsteen would run the top side of the track, leaving Utter to work the bottom. Utter then used the bottom of the track to work his way to the front on lap 6. He would pull away to lead the final 14 laps and claimed the $1,000 top prize. Elston came home in 2nd, Tom Goble was 3rd, Springsteen was 4th, with Jay Johnson rounding out the top 5.

Notes from CJ: 21 Stock Cars, 11 Modifieds, 11 Sport Compacts, 10 Late Models, 10 Mod Lites and 2 Trucks made up the 65 cars signed in on the night......Ron Kibbe started the Sport Compact feature in 9th and took home a 6th place finish......Rod Staats came from 10th in the Modified feature and passed 4 cars to take home a 6th place finish....Clayton Jensen came from 11th to finish in 8th....Todd Hansen was back up to 4th by lap 12, after pitting under the lap 1 caution. But mechanical troubles forced him to the pits on lap 13 to end his night in 9th......Blaine Dopler recovered from his lap 4 spin in the Stock Car feature to come back up to finish in 6th....Ryan Cook once again drove Corey Strothman's #c4 machine. He would start the feature in 14th and passed 7 cars to come home in 7th....John Hemsted came from 13th to finish in 8th....Shane Paris started 21st after having a left front flat in his heat. He would pass 12 cars to take home a 9th place finish....Darrin Ealey passed 5 cars from his 15th place starting spot to come home in 10th....Alex Buffington came home in 11th after starting in 18th....Jeremy Tompkins recovered from his lap 1 spin off the track in turn 2 to come back up to finish in 11th......Jay Chenoweth came from 10th in the Late Model feature and passed 4 cars to come home in 6th.

Burgtorf Holds Off Birkhofer For UMP Late Model Win at 34 Raceway

West Burlington, IA (Saturday, June 1, 2013) - Despite several inches of rains over Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, the 34 Raceway crews were able to get things in shape to go racing on Saturday. The 111 cars signed in on the night provided the good crowd with some great racing action on a cool and windy June night.

The first feature up on the night was the 15 lap IMCA SportMods, with Creston Williams and Victor Hastings on the front row, after pole sitter Rob Wilsey elected to start from the rear. Just as the green flag waved the yellow light would come on, as Greg Uppinghouse lost a right front tire coming off turn 4. On the original restart, Hastings would jump out into the lead over Williams and Bobby Anders, who started 6th. Hastings then held the top spot until lap 4, when Anders slid under him for the lead. After the completion of lap 4, Austin Schulte would spin in turn 2 to bring out the caution. Anders grabbed the lead on the restart, but now had Tony Dunker, who started 9th, close behind in second. Dunker would make several attempts to get past Anders over the final 11 laps, but Anders was able to hold off his last lap challenge to pick up the win. Dunker settled for 2nd, Sean Wyett came from 7th to finish in 3rd, Derek St. Clair finished 4th after starting in 8th, with Hastings holding on for a fifth place finish.

Up next was the 20 lap 305 Sprint feature, with Damian Getchell and Shane Quam making up the front row. Getchell would take advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1 over Ryan Jamison. But Jamison would slip past Getchell on lap 2 to take over the top spot. The action up front was slowed on lap 3, as Andy Baugh took a wild ride going into turn 3 and collected the car of Cody Wehrle to bring out the red. Baugh climbed from his machine ok. On the restart Donnie Steward, who started 10th and was running 5th, got out of shape in turn 1 with Jayson Ditsworth shooting under him. The right rear tire of Ditsworth's car made contact with Steward's left front, which caused heavy damage to Steward's front end. Causing Steward to spin to a stop in turn 2 to bring out the yellow. The following restart saw Jamison jump back out front, with Quam working to hold back John Schulz. Another caution on lap 5, for Tony Bundy who spun in turn 2, slowed the action up front. On the restart Daniel Bergquist would jump the start to bring out the yellow, and was sent to the rear. The next restart saw Jamison move back out front, with Schulz working on him for the top spot. But another roll in turn 4 would slow the action on lap 7, as Ditworth got upside down. He would climb from the car ok. Schulz would slip under Jamison on the restart to take over the lead and then held on over the final 12 laps to claim the win. Jamison crossed the line in 2nd but was later disqualified for illegal heads, moving Andy Huston up to 2nd after starting in 9th, Quam was moved up to 3rd, Dustin Whiting came from 11th to 4th, with Jarrod Schneiderman coming from 12th to round out the top 5.

Bill Roberts Jr. and Elmer Arnold led the field to the green in the 20 lap IMCA Modified feature, with Roberts Jr. jumping out into the lead on the start. Roberts Jr., Jeff Mueller, Dennis LaVeine and Mitch Morris, who started 9th, had a great four car battle going up front, until the first caution of the race appeared on lap 9. Dean McGee, who was running 5th, caught a rut going into turn three and spun into the wall to bring out the yellow. On the restart Mueller was able to slip under Roberts Jr. to grab the lead, leaving Roberts Jr. to battle LaVeine and Morris for 2nd. The action was slowed for the second time of the race on lap 12, as Dustan Fenton spun in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. Mueller jumped back out front on the restart, with Morris over taking Roberts Jr. and LaVeine to grab 2nd. Mueller then looked to be heading for a win until lap 17 when he slowed, allowing Morris to slip past for the lead. One lap later, lap 18, Mueller dropped the drive shaft coming off turn 4 to bring out the final caution. On the retart Morris moved out front and held on to pick up the win. LaVeine would finish in 2nd, Roberts Jr. held on for 3rd, Jeff Waterman came from 10th to finish in 4th, with Matt Werner passing 9 cars from his 14th starting spot to come home in 5th.

Chris Simpson and Chad Simpson led the field to the drop of the green flag in the 25 lap UMP Late Model feature, with Chad jumping out into the lead on lap 1 over Chris. The first caution of the event appeared on lap 3, as Dewayne Keiffer, who started 8th and was running 4th, spun in turn 2 to bring out the yellow. Chad Simpson jumped back out front on the restart and then held it until lap 4. Disaster would strike Chad, as he slowed with a left rear flat, and at the same time Frankel, who was running 6th, had troubles in turn 4 to bring out the caution. Chris Simpson inherited the lead for the restart and then held it until another caution came out on lap 6. This time Ron Elbe would spin in turn 2 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Chris moved back out front, with Mark Burgtorf and Brian Birkhofer battling for the second spot. Chris looked to be heading for an easy win, until disaster struke him on lap 13, when he came to a stop in turn 4 with heavy smoke coming from under the hood. Burgtorf would inherit the lead for the restart, and had to work to hold back Birkhofer. Burgtorf started to put a little distance between him and Birkhofer until he started entering lapped traffic on lap 20. As the two came to the white flag, Birkhofer made a low move to get under Burgtorf going into turn 1. But Burgtorf was able to clear the lapped cars coming off turn 2 to keep the lead. Burgtorf then held off Birkhofer coming off turn 4 to claim his first win of the season. Birkhofer was 2nd, Jason Perry came from 10th to finish in 3rd, Denny Eckrich was 4th, with Justin Reed coming from 11th to round out the top 5.

Up next was the 20 lap IMCA Stock Car feature, with Les Blakley and Jeremy Pundt on the front row. Just as the green flag waved the caution would wave, as Brett Timmerman slowed to a stop in turn 1 with a flat tire. Pundt would jump out into the lead on the restart, with Ray Raker working to hold back Abe Huls, who started 8th, in the battle for second. Another yellow waved on the completion on lap 1, as Shane Richardson, Travis Hartman and Travis Plummer collided in turn 4. On the restart Pundt once again grabbed the lead, but now had John Oliver Jr., who started 10th, close behind in 2nd. Oliver Jr. would slip past Pundt on lap 3 to take over the top spot, with another caution coming out on the completion of the lap. John Brockway and Alex Buffington would get together coming off turn 4 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Oliver Jr. moved back out front, with Huls and Jason Cook, who started 9th, battling it out for 2nd. Cook would clear Huls for second on lap 13 and then went to work on Oliver Jr. for the lead. Coming to lap 18, Cook was able to work under Oliver Jr. to take the lead, as Oliver Jr. got caught behind a lapped car. Oliver Jr. would make contact with the lapped car, which did a 360 and kept going to keep the race green. As Cook and Oliver Jr. came to the white flag, Oliver Jr. made the push into the lead from the top and then held off Cook on the final lap to claim the win. Cook was 2nd, Huls was 3rd, Blaine Dopler was 4th after starting in 11th, with John Richardson coming home in 5th.

The final feature up on the night was the 12 lap 4 Cylinders, with Austen Becerra and Jerrod Nichols on the front row. After two cautions before a lap was complete, the next 12 laps went caution free. The first caution that appeared before lap 1 was for Kimberly Abbott who spun in turn 4. On the next restart Dustin Ravelin spun to a stop off turn 2 to bring out the next yellow. The following restart saw Becerra grab the lead on lap 1 over Nichols and Ron Kibbe. As Becerra paced the field out front, Brent Hartley, who started 7th, and Skipp Dunker, who started 6th, worked there way to the front to make it a three car battle. Coming to the white flag Dunker would make a run at Becerra for the lead, but Becerra was able to hold him off for the win. Hartley would get past Dunker coming off turn 4 to finish in 2nd, Dunker settled for 3rd, Kibbe was 4th, with Wayne Noble coming from 8th to round out the top 5.

Notes from 34: 22 305 Sprints, 22 Stock Cars, 18 Late Models, 18 4 Cylinders, 16 SportMods, and 15 Modifieds made up the 111 cars signed in on the night......Brian Birkhofer made a rare appearence to 34 Raceway for a Late Model race that paid $1,200 to win. He and Burgtorf put on a great show for the fans to enjoy, with Burgtorf holding him off for the win......Rob Wilsey bought a car from Bobby Six this week and made his appearence as a car owner for the first time on Saturday at 34. He was suppose to start on the pole for the SportMod feature, but elected to go to the rear. He would pass 8 cars from his 16th place starting spot to finish in 8th....Scott Williams, Jake Morris and Adam Shelman all had troubles after there heat races to force them to scratch from the feature......Daniel Bergquist recovered from his lap 5 caution for jumping the restart and being sent to the back, to come back up to finish in 7th in the 305 Sprint feature....Cody Wehrle, who was driving a third car out of the Andy Huston stables, started 15th and was involved in the lap three red. He would make repairs and restarted in the back, only to come back to finish in 8th....Jacob Glasgow started 17th and passed 7 cars to come home in 10th....Dave Getchall came from 16th to finish in 11th....Harold Pohren passed 7 cars from his 19th place starting spot to finish in 12th....Nick Guernsey came from 18th to finish in 13th......Dugan Thye came from 12th in the Modified feature to finish in 8th......Clint Kirkham started the Late Model feature in 12th and passed 6 cars to come home in 6th....Bob Gardner made the pull over from Germantown Hills, IL and started 18th in the feature after having troubles in hot laps. He would pass 10 cars to take home an 8th place finish....Ron Elbe spun on lap 6 to bring out the caution and restarted in the rear, only to come back up to finish in 9th....Jared Schlipman started 15th and passed 5 cars to finish in 10th....Russ Adams made the pull from Princeville, IL and started 16th, but passed 5 cars to finish in 11th....Jay Johnson was running 4th, until he pulled off on lap 19 with troubles to end his night in 14th......Brett Timmerman recovered from his lap 1 flat to come from the rear of the Stock Car feature to finish in 6th....Kirk Kinsley came from 12th to finish in 7th....Ryan Cook drove Corey Strothman's c4 machine and started the feature in 15th. He would pass 7 cars to finish in 8th....Shane Richardson recovered from his lap 1 crash to come back to finish in 9th....Kris Walker made his first trip to 34 and started in 13th. But had to pit on the lap 3 caution with a flat. He would recover to come home in 11th....Chad Krogmeier started 17th and came home in 12th....Travis Hartman recovered from his lap 1 crash to finish in 14th....Dan Wenig drove Jake Wenig's number 4 machine and had troubles after the heat to scratch from the feature......Brandon Lambert started the 4 Cylinder feature in 12th and passed 6 cars to finish in 6th....Jacob Brown came from 15th and passed 8 cars to finish in 7th....Shawn Baker started 14th and finished in 9th....Kimberly Abbott recovered from her lap 1 spin to come back to finish in 11th....Kevin Mortimer and Roy Norton started the feature in 17th and 18th. Both passed 4 cars to take home 13th and 14th place finishes.