West Burlington, IA (Saturday, July 20, 2013) - Another hot and humid night for racing didn't keep the drivers from producing some great racing action on Saturday at 34 Raceway in West Burlington, IA. At the end of the night two brothers ended up in victory lane on the same night, as Ryan Cook claimed the win in the IMCA Modified feature with Jason Cook picking up the win in the IMCA Stock Car feature. Also picking up wins on the night were Justin Newberry (305 Sprints), Bobby Anders (IMCA SportMods), Dan Keltner (Mod Lites), and Austen Becerra (4 Cylinders).
The first feature up on the night was the 20 lap IMCA Modifieds, with Lonnie Heap and Mike Weikert Jr. on the front row. Weikert Jr. would take advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1 over Heap and Ryan Cook. The first caution of the event appeared on lap 2, as Dugan Thye spun in turn 2 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Cook slipped under Weikert Jr. to take over the top spot, with Weikert Jr. working to hold back Bill Roberts Jr. for second. Cook started to pull away from the battle for second, when the second caution of the race came out on lap 8. This time debris in turn 3 would bring the yellow light on. Once again Cook jumped out front on the restart, with Roberts Jr. over taking Weikert Jr. for second. While Cook set a fast pace out front, Jeff Waterman, who started 8th, Mitch Morris, who started 9th, and Dean McGee, who started 6th, were moving in to challenge Roberts Jr. for second. Cook again started to pull away from the battle for second, when the third and final caution of the event came out on lap 15. Dustan got into Dennis LaVeine in turn 4 with both spinning and collecting Jerry Wilhelm Jr. to bring out the yellow. On the restart Cook moved back out front on the restart, with Roberts Jr. working to hold back Waterman for second. Coming out of turn four for the checkered flag Waterman, up top, Morris on the bottom, tried to get past Cook for the win. But Cook was able to edge them out at the line to pick up the win. Waterman edged Morris for 2nd, Morris settled for 3rd, McGee was 4th, with Roberts Jr. holding on for 5th.
Up next was the 12 lap 4 Cylinder feature, with Robert Kibbe and Jerrod Nichols leading the field to the green. Kibbe took advantage of his front row start to jump out into the lead on lap 1 over Austen Becerra, who started 6th, and Wayne Noble, who started 7th. But Kibbe's run up front would end on the completion of lap 1, as he came to a stopped on the high side of turn 2 to bring out the yellow. Becerra would inherit the lead for the restart, with Noble close behind in second. Noble would try to get under Becerra for the top spot over the final 10 laps. But Becerra was able to hold him back to claim the win. Noble settled for second. Kibbe recovered from his lap 1 caution to come back up to finish in 3rd, Jacob Brown was 4th, with Larry Miller rounding out the top 5.
Travis Hartman and Corey Strothman led the field to the drop of the green in the 20 lap IMCA Stock Car feature, with Strothman grabbing the lead on lap 1 over Jake Wenig and Chad Krogmeier. Strothman then worked to hold back Wenig over the next 15 laps, when the first and only caution of the race appeared on lap 16. On the restart Strothman jumped back out front, with Jason Cook, who started 9th, over taking Wenig for second. Coming to the white flag Cook was able to slip under Strothman to grab the top spot, with Wenig, Tom Bowling Jr, who started 12th, and Abe Huls, who started 8th, making it three wide for 3rd. Cook was able to hold on over the final lap to claim the win. Strothman held on for 2nd, Wenig was 3rd, Bowling Jr. was 4th, with Huls coming home in 5th.
Up next was the 20 lap 305 Sprint feature, Dillan Roth and Nick Guernsey on the front row. But just as the green flag was waved the red light would come on. As Roth spun on the top of turn 2 and collected Damian Getchell who took a easy roll to bring out the red. Getchell was flipped back over and pushed off to join the back of the field for the restart. On the restart Dustin Clark would spin his machine in turn 2 to bring the yellow light on. The following restart saw Jacob Glasgow grab the lead on lap 1 over Jayson Ditsworth and Justin Newberry. Newberry used the bottom of the track to go from third to first on lap 2 and then started to pull away from second when another caution came out on lap 7. This time Brady Bennett spun in turn 2 and collected Clark and Guernsey to bring out the yellow. On the restart Newberry jumped back out front, with Ditsworth working to hold back Donnie Steward, who started 10th, in the battle for second. Just as Newberry started to pull away from the battle for second, another caution appeared on lap 12. Shawn Whiting would spin his machine in turn 1 to bring the yellow light on. Once again Newberry moved out front on the restart, with John Schulz, who started 11th, over taking Ditsworth and Steward for second. The action up front was slowed for the final time on lap 16, as Kade Higday spun in turn 2 to bring out the yellow. Newberry again grabbed the lead on the restart, with Schulz, Ditsworth and Steward close behind. Going into turn 3 on the final lap Schulz would get under Newberry, with Steward charging on top, as the three came off turn four three wide. Newberry was able to edge ahead at the line to win by inches. Schulz settled for 2nd, Steward was 3rd, Ditsworth got high in three and got into the wall to drop from 2nd to 4th, with Daniel Bergquist coming from 9th to finish in 5th.
Gary Snyder and Devon Rouse made up the front row for the 12 lap Mod Lite feature. But it was sixth place starter Dan Keltner who quickly moved to the front to lead lap 1 over Snyder and Rouse. While Keltner put some distance on second, Greg Rossell, who started 7th, Evan Epperson, who started 9th, and Chase Flatt, who started 8th, were working there way towards the front. By the time those three drivers reach 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Keltner had built up to big of a lead, as he held on to claim the win in a caution free race. Rossell would finish 2nd, Epperson, was 3rd, Flatt was 4th, with Rouse holding on for 5th.
The final feature of the night was the 15 lap IMCA SportMods, with Don Crear and Lyle Timmerman on the front row for the event. Crear would take advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1 over Rob Wilsey and Creston Williams. Wilsey jumped to the top of the track to grab the lead away from Crear on lap 2 and then held it until lap 5. Bobby Anders, who started 8th, slipped under Wilsey to take over the top spot on lap 5 by inches. The action up front was slowed for the first time on lap 7, when Derek St. Clair, who was running 6th, spun in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. On the restart LaVerne Bowman spun his machine in turn 1 to bring the yellow light back on. The following restart saw Anders move back out front, with Crear working to hold back Sean Wyett, who started 6th. While Anders was pulling away from second, Bryce Garnhart who made the pull down from Shannon, IL which is up by Freeport, IL, started in 13th and took over second on lap 11. But Garnhart's run to chase down Anders would run out of laps, as Anders held on to pick up the win. Garnhart settled for 2nd, Wyett was 3rd, Williams was 4th, with Wilsey rounding out the top 5.
Notes from 34: Andy Krieger started the Modified feature in 11th and passed 5 cars to finish in 6th....Cole Stichter made the pull down from Shannon, IL, which is up by Freeport, IL, and started 15th in the feature. He would pass 6 cars to take home a 9th place finish......John Whalen came from 8th to finish 6th in the 4 Cylinder feature....Rachael Reger came from 11th to finish 8th....Billy Stanford started 13th and took home a 9th place finish....Shawn Baker came from 15th to finish in 12th......John Oliver Jr. was running 7th in the Stock Car feature, when he pulled off on lap 11 with mechanical troubles to end his night in 11th......Ryan Jamison started the 305 Sprint feature in 22nd after his car wouldn't start for the heat. He would pass 16 cars to take home a 6th place finish....Dustin Clark, who started 12th, spun on the start and was collected in another spin on lap 7 came from the back twice to finish in 8th....Shawn Whiting recovered from his lap 12 spin to come back up to finish in 9th....Cody Wehrle started 14th and finished in 11th....Dave Getchell came from 15th to finish in 12th....Andy Krieger drove the #84 305 Sprint and started 17th. He would pass 3 cars to finish in 14th....Brady Bennett, who started 19th, recovered from his lap 7 spin to finish in 16th....Janelle Schneiderman came from 20th to finish in 17th....Joey Moughan drove the #31 usually driven by Austin Sears. But motor troubles in the heat would force him to scratch from the feature....Both Sean Adair and Dave White had troubles after hot laps to force them to scratch for the nights activities in the Mod Lites.....Adam Shelman came from 11th to finish 6th in the SportMod feature....Derek St. Clair recovered from his lap 7 spin to come back to finish in 7th....Don Crear would cross the line in 3rd, but was disqualified for being 25 pounds light at the scales.
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