The first feature up on the night was the 12 lap IMCA Sport Compacts, with A.J. Witten and Jim Hoth leading the field to the green flag. Witten would take advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1 over Adam Gates, who started 4th, and Merv Chandler, who started 7th. Chandler jumped to the top of the track to take over the top spot from Witten on lap 3, leaving Witten to fend off Gates in the battle for second. The three car battle up front took a turn for the worst for Gates on lap 5, as a lapped car was exiting off turn 3 didn't see Gates to his outside. Gates would end up into the guardrail off turn 3 to bring out the one and only caution. On the restart Chandler moved back out front, with Witten trying to stay glued to his back bumper. But Chandler would pull away over the final 7 laps to claim his third win of the season at the track. Witten held on for 2nd, Travis Ross was 3rd, Hoth settled for 4th, with Mike Tedesco rounding out the top 5.
Up next was the 15 lap IMCA SportMod feature, with Brian Hilbert and Dave Schulze on the front row. But just as the green flag was waved the caution light would appear, as Steve Wimer went over the track in turn 1 to bring out the yellow. On the following restart a 8 car pile up, involving Brandon Davis, Kip Siems, Danny Dvorak, Brennen Chipp, Alex Zwanziger, Lucas Lundry, Scott Thomas and Matt McCahen, in turn 2 would bring the yellow light back on. A third attempt of an original restart resulted in Hilbert grabbing the lead on lap 1 over Schulze and Shane Ebaugh. But the third caution of the event that came out on lap 3 slowed the action, as Synjun Bauer slowed to a stop down the front stretch. Hilbert once again grabbed the lead on the restart, with Schulze working to hold back Jim Buhlman, who started 7th, in the battle for second. As the those three drivers battled for the top spot, Joel Rust, who started 12th, was working the top of the track to join the battle. Rust used that groove to take over the top spot on lap 8 and then started to pull away from the field, when the final caution of the event came out on lap 10. This time debris down the front stretch brought the yellow light on. On the restart Rust moved back out front and then pulled away over the final 5 laps to claim his second win in three appearances of the season at the track. Buhlman won the battle for 2nd, Schulze held on for 3rd, Rod McDonald was 4th, with Lucas Lundry, who started 13th, recovering from the 8 car pile up on the start to come back up to finish in 5th.
Dru Kueker and Leah Wroten led the field to the green flag in the 15 lap IMCA Hobby Stock feature, with Wroten grabbing the lead on lap 1 over Kueker and Jim Ball, who started 5th. Wroten then held the top spot until lap 4, when Ball slipped under her to take over the lead. The first caution of the race would appear on lap 5, as debris down the front stretch slowed the action. On the restart Kueker and Jeremiah Wilson spun down the backstretch to bring the yellow light back on. The following restart saw Ball jump the restart to bring the caution back out, he was docked 2 spots for the next restart. This would put Wroten and Quinton Miller on the front row for the next restart. Miller jumped out front on lap 6 and then pulled away over the final 9 laps to claim his second win in a row and third overall at the track. Benji Irvine came from 12th to finish in 2nd, Ball settled for 3rd, Wroten held on for 4th, with Jamie Whitaker finishing in 5th after starting in 8th.
The 20 lap IMCA Modified feature was up next, with Jeff Kriz and Keith Pittman on the front row. Kriz would take advantage of his front row start to jump out into the lead on lap 1 over Mike Burbridge and Pittman. The action up front was slowed for the first time on lap 5, as Adam Johnson, battling for 5th, went off the track in turn 1 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Vern Jackson, who started 5th, jumped to the top of the track to grab the top spot away from Kriz on lap 6. Jackson then started to pull away from the battle for second, when the second caution of the event appeared on lap 10. This time Kaleb Bentley, who was making his 2013 debut in the class, spun out in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. Jackson moved back out front on the restart, with Tyler Droste, who started 10th, working to hold back Patrick Flannagan, who started 7th, in the battle for second. Just as Jackson started to put some distance between his self and the battle for second, the caution would come out on lap 14. Steve Stultz would spin his machine in turn 4 on lap 14 to slow the action. On the restart Jackson moved back out front, with Droste close behind in second. Droste would try to work under Jackson over the next 3 laps, when another caution came out to slow the action. Josh Barta went for a spin in turn 4 on lap 17 to bring the yellow out. Once again Jackson jumped out front, with Droste glued to his back bumper. But another caution on lap 18 would slow the battle down. Once again Barta spun in turn 4, his second solo to end his night, to bring the yellow light on. Jackson again grabbed the lead on the restart, with Droste looking under him for the top spot. But Jackson would hold him off as they took the white flag. The yellow and checkers were thrown on the field as they came around to grab the checkers, as Flannagan, who was running 4th, spun in turn 2 to bring out the caution. Jackson was credited with his first win of the season at the track. Droste settled for 2nd, Ronn Lauritzen came from 9th to finish in 3rd, Mark Schulte finished 4th after starting in 8th, with Troy Cordes passing 14 cars from his 19th place starting spot to take home a 5th place finish.
Phil Holtz and Jason Hocken led the field to the green in the 18 lap IMCA Stock Car feature, with Hocken grabbing the lead on lap 1 over Tim Helle and Jesse Brown. The battle up front was changed on lap 5, as Helle spun Jarod Weepie out coming out of turn 4 while battling for 3rd to bring out the first caution of the race. On the restart Hocken moved back out front, but now had Sean Johnson, who started 8th, and Justin Temeyer, who started 9th, close behind. But just as the action was heating up, the second caution appeared on lap 6. This time Steve Meyer, who started 10th and was running 6th, went over the track and Norman Chesmore spun in turn 2 to bring out the yellow. Hocken once again grabbed the lead on the restart, with Temeyer over taking Johnson for 2nd. A caution on lap 10, for Jerome Jacoby's spin in turn 3, would slow the battle up front. Once again Hocken moved back out front on the restart, with Temeyer glued to his back bumper. Temeyer would look under Hocken coming off turn 4 on lap 15, with Hocken leading that lap by inches. Just as that lap was scored complete, Russell Damme would spin in turn 4 to bring out the final caution of the event. Hocken again grabbed the lead on the restart and then held off Temeyer over the final 3 laps to claim his second win of the season at the track. Temeyer settled for 2nd, Brown over took Johnson on the final restart to finish in 3rd, Johnson was 4th, with Weepie recovering from the lap 5 spin to come back up to take home 5th.
The 25 lap IMCA Late Model feature was the final event up on the evening, with Curran Beckler and Luke Pestka on the front row. Pestka would take advantage of his front row start to jump out into the lead on lap 1 over Rick Dralle and Drew Johnson. Just as Pestka started to pull away from the field, the first caution of the event appeared on lap 10. Travis Smock would slow to a stop off turn 4 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Pestka moved back out front, with Dralle and Beckler battling for the second spot. But the action up front was slowed for the second and final time on lap 12. Greg Kastli, who started 8th and had worked his way to 3rd, slowed down the backstretch which caused Jon Passick, Curt Martin, Tyler Bruening and Russell Hesse to pile up. Once again Pestka jumped out front on the restart, with Dralle working to hold back Darren Ackerman, who started 9th, in the battle for second. Pestka had built up a straight away lead over second, before Ackerman slipped into second on lap 15. Ackerman was closing in on Pestka at a quick pace, but would run out of laps as Pestka held on to pick up his first win of the season at the track. Ackerman settled for 2nd, Dralle was 3rd, Rory Metcalf was 4th, with Beckler rounding out the top 5.
Notes from Independence: 26 SportMods, 22 Modifieds, 19 Late Models, 17 Stock Cars, 15 Hobby Stocks and 7 Sport Compacts made up the 106 cars......Matt McCahen, who started 15th, was caught up in the 8 car pile up on the start of the SportMod feature. He would come from the rear to come back up to finish in 9th....Brennen Chipp was also caught up in the 8 car pile up, and came from the rear to finish in 10th....Jonathan Williams came from 16th to finish in 11th....Kyle Bentley passed 7 cars from his 19th place starting spot to take home a 12th place finish....Ryan Maitland came from 18th to finish in 13th....Dave Fangman finished 14th after starting in 17th....Alex Zwanziger came from the rear after being involved in the 8 car pile up to finish in 15th....Joe Harken started 25th and passed 8 cars to finish in 17th......Shawn Kuennen started the Hobby Stock feature in 13th and passed 7 cars to finish in 6th....Dru Kueker recovered from the lap 5 spin to come back up to finish in 9th....Chris Luloff started 9th and was up to 5th when he pitted under the lap 5 caution with a left rear flat. He would restart in 14th, but was forced out late with mechanical issues to end his night in 11th....Vince Buchholz was suppose to start in 4th, but mechanical issues after the heat forced him to scratch from the feature......Justin O'Brien came from 11th in the Modified feature to finish in 6th....Ed Thomas came from 13th to finish in 9th....Keith Pittman finished 10th despite have a broken left front end late in the race....Tim McBride finished 11th after starting in 15th....Steve Stultz, who started 20th, spun on lap 4 to bring out the caution. He would come from the rear to finish in 12th....Timm Jensen started 21st and passed 8 cars to finish in 13th....Kaleb Bentley, who started 22nd, spun in turn 4 on lap 10 to bring out the caution. He came from the rear to finish in 14th....Patrick Flannagan was credited with 16th after spinning in turn 2 on the last lap while running in 4th....Mike Burbridge was running 3rd when he pulled off under the lap 5 caution with troubles and was credited with 20th......K.C. Ansel came from 14th in the Stock Car feature to finish in 7th....Kevin Rose passed 8 cars from his 16th place starting spot to take home 8th....Norman Chesmore recovered from his lap 6 spin to come back up to finish in 9th....Steve Meyer also recovered from the lap 6 caution to come back up to 10th....John Emerson was collected up in the first caution on lap 5, which caused to much damaged to continue. He was credited with 14th....Bryce Carey and Bob Ahrendsen both scratched from the feature......Greg Kastli, who started the Late Model feature in 8th and was up to 3rd, slowed down the back stretch on lap 12. He would recover over the final 13 laps to come back up to 7th....Tyler Bruening, who was also caught up on the lap 12 crash, came from the rear to finish in 9th....Joel Brasch came from 14th to finish in 10th....Wayne Hesse came from 18th to finish in 12th....Leon Thomsen started 17th and finished in 13th....Dirk Hamilton came from 19th to finish in 14th.
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