Up first on the track was qualifying for the 25 World of Outlaw Late Models signed in on the night. Jason Rauen of Farley, Iowa would surprise the regular's on the tour by setting the overall fast time, with a lap of 14.00. He was followed by Billy Moyer, Darrell Lanigan, Rick Eckert and Chad Simpson, who was behind the wheel of the Diercks Motorsports #25 on this night.
Following Late Model qualifying was the four 8 lap Hawkeye Dirt Tour Series heat races featuring the IMCA Modifieds, as 31 cars signed in on the night in hopes of taking home the $1,000 top prize. Out of those four heat races the top three finishers would earn a spot in the 24 car feature, with all of them redrawing for there starting spot. The remainder went into one of the two 10 lap B Mains, with the top five finishers in those earning a spot in the feature. Two points provisionals would round out the 24 car field.
Jeff Waterman and Cayden Carter led the field to the green in heat race 1, with Carter grabbing the lead on lap 1 over Waterman and Tyler Groenendyk. Waterman would try to slip under Carter over the next 4 laps, when the first and only caution of the event appeared on lap 5. Tim Ward slowed off the track in turn 3 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Carter jumped back out front and held off Waterman over the final 3 laps to claim the win. Waterman was 2nd, Adam Johnson came from 6th to finish in the final transfer spot in 3rd, Darin Duffy passed 4 cars from his 9th place starting spot to come home in 4th, Groenendyk was 5th, Jason Snyder was 6th, Justin O.Brien was 7th, with Ward scored in 8th.
Heat race number 2 saw Mike VanGenderen and Troy Cordes on the front row, with VanGenderen jumping out front on lap 1 over Richie Gustin and Cordes. The action up front was slowed on lap 1, when Jacob Murray spun in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. On the restart VanGenderen moved back out front, with Gustin and Cordes battling for the runner up spot. VanGenderen would go on to lead the final 7 laps to pick up the win. Gustin won the battle for 2nd, Cordes was 3rd, the final transfer spot, Jesse Sobbing started 8th and finished in 4th, Matt Gansen was 5th, Mark Schulte was 6th, Murray was 7th, with Derek Reimer in 8th.
Scott Hogan and Jeremy Mills led the field to the green flag in heat race 3, with Hogan grabbing the lead on lap 1 over Mills, and Joe Docekal. Mills would try to work under Hogan over the 8 lap race, but Hogan was able to hold him off in a caution free race to claim the win. Mills settled for 2nd, Docekal held on for the final transfer spot in 3rd, Patrick Flannagan recovered from having to go to the rear after being pushed from the staging area to come back up to finish in 4th, Dustin Brown was 5th, Kyle Brown was 6th, Tyler Droste was 7th, with Zach Less coming home in 8th.
The final heat race, heat race 4, saw Nick Roberts and Shane Demey on the front row, with Roberts using his front row starting spot to grab the lead on lap 1 over Ronn Lauritzen, who started 4th, and Demey. Roberts then held the top spot until lap 5, when Lauritzen worked under him off turn 4 to edge him out at the line by inches to grab the lead. Lauritzen then went on to lead the final 3 laps to claim the win. Roberts was 2nd, Vern Jackson came from 6th to finish in the final transfer spot in 3rd, J.D. Auringer was 4th, Demey was 5th, Ed Thomas was 6th, with Brennen Chipp rounding out the field in 7th.
Up next was the three 10 lap WoO Late Model heat races, with the top 6 out of those races earning a spot in the $10,000 to win A Main. The rest would run a last chance showdown, with the top 4 out of that race moving on into the A Main. The 24 car field would be filled by two points provisionals.
Jason Rauen and Rick Eckert led the field to the green flag in heat race 1, but just as it waved the yellow would come out. As Rauen jumped the start and was moved back a row for the restart, which would moved Frank Heckenast Jr. to the pole. Heckenast Jr. took advantage of that move to jump out front on lap 1 over Eckert and Rauen. Heckenast Jr. then pulled away over the 10 laps to claim the win. Eckert was 2nd, Wendell Wallace, driving the Morning Motorsports #1, was 3rd, Shane Clanton was 4th, Tim Fuller was 5th, Rauen crossed the line in 6th, but was disqualified for not going to the scales. Which would move Boom Briggs up to the final transfer spot in 6th, Curt Martin was 7th, with Rory Metclaf rounding out the field in 8th.
Heat race 2 saw Billy Moyer and Chad Simpson on the front row for the event. Moyer would take advantage of his front row start to grab the lead on lap 1 over Simspon and Tim McCreadie. While Moyer set a fast pace out front. Simpson worked to hold back McCreadie for the runner up spot. But when Simpson jumped the cushion in turn 4 on lap 3 that allowed McCreadie to slip past for the second spot, as Simpson fell back to 4th. There was no catching Moyer though, as he pulled away to pick up the win. McCreadie was 2nd, Morgan Bagley was 3rd, Simpson was 4th, Chub Frank was 5th, Clint Smith came home in the final transfer spot in 6th, Eric Wells was 7th, with Mike Fryer rounding out the field in 8th.
The final heat race, heat race 3, saw Darrell Lanigan and Chase Junghans on the front row. Lanigan would garb the lead on lap 1 over Junghans and Spencer Diercks and then pulled away to claim the win. Junghans was 2nd, Diercks was 3rd, Jimmy Mars was 4th, Brian Birkhofer was 5th, Tyler Bruening finished in the final transfer spot in 6th, Chris Simpson was 7th, with Dustin Virkus coming home in 8th.
Up next was the first of two 10 lap B Mains for the IMCA Modifieds, with Darin Duffy and Patrick Flannagan on the front row. Duffy took advantage of his starting spot to jump out into the lead on lap 1 over Flannagan and Tyler Groenendyk. Duffy would pull away to lead all 10 laps of a caution free race to claim the win. Flannagan was 2nd, Groenendyk was 3rd, Dustin Brown was 4th, with Jason Snyder holding on to finish in the final transfer spot in 5th, Kyle Brown was 6th, Justin O'Brien was 7th, Tyler Droste was 8th, Zach Less was 9th, with Tim Ward in 10th.
Jesse Sobbing and J.D. Auringer led the field to the green flag in the second 10 lap B Main, with Sobbing moving out front on lap 1 over Auringer and Matt Gansen. Auringer jumped to the top of the track to work around Sobbing on lap 3, but Sobbing was able to hold him off. The two would run laps 4, 5 and 6 side-by-side at times, with Sobbing holding back Auringer at the line each lap. Sobbing was able to hold on over the final 4 laps to pick up the win. Auringer was 2nd, Gansen was 3rd, Ed Thomas came from 6th to finish in 4th, Mark Schulte was 5th, the final transfer spot, Shane Demey was 6th, Jacob Murray was 7th, Brennen Chipp was 8th, with Derek Reimer rounding out the field in 9th.
The final qualifying race of the night was the 12 lap WoO Late Model last chance showdown. Curt Martin and Eric Wells made up the front row for the event, with Wells grabbing the lead on lap 1 over Martin and Chris Simpson. Wells would pull away to pick up the win. Martin was 2nd, Jason Rauen came from 7th to finish in 3rd, Simpson held on for the final transfer spot in 4th, Dustin Virkus was 5th, Rory Metcalf was 6th, with Mike Fryer coming home in 7th.
Jeff Waterman and Ronn Lauritzen drew the front row for the 30 lap Hawkeye Dirt Tour IMCA Modified feature, with Lauritzen jumping out front on lap 1 over Waterman and Adam Johnson. Lauritzen then started to pull away from the battle behind him, when the first caution came out on lap 6. Ed Thomas would spin in turn 1 and collects Dustin Brown to bring out the yellow. On the restart Lauritzen moved back out front, with Johnson over taking Waterman for the runner up spot. The second caution of the race appeared on lap 10 to slow the action, as J.D. Auringer slowed to a stop in turn 1 to bring out the yellow. Lauritzen once again grabbed the lead on the restart, with Vern Jackson, who started 6th, moving past Johnson for the second spot. While Lauritzen set a fast pace out front, Troy Cordes, who started 11th, was working his way towards the front. Cordes moved into second on lap 21 and then went to work on chasing down Lauritzen, who had built up a straight away lead, for the top spot. A caution on lap 24 was just what Cordes wanted to see, as he restarted on Lauritzen's back bumper. Jacob Murray would come to a stop in turn 1 with rear end troubles to bring out the yellow. On the restart Lauritzen moved back out front, with Cordes and Jackson battling for second. Cordes jumped to the top of the track on lap 23 to edge out Lauritzen at the line to grab the top spot away. The final caution of the event on lap 28 would slow the action up front, as Nick Roberts slipped over the track in turn 4 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Cordes moved back out front and then held on over the final 2 laps to claim the win and the $1,000 top prize. Lauritzen was 2nd, Jackson was 3rd, Waterman was 4th, with Johnson holding on for 5th.
The final event up on the night was the 50 lap WoO Late Model feature, with $10,000 awaiting the winner of the race. Frank Heckenast Jr. and Darrell Lanigan drew the front row for the event, with Lanigan grabbing the lead on the drop of the green flag over Heckenast Jr. and Billy Moyer. While Lanigan set a fast pace out front and even started to enter lapped traffic on lap 12, Tim McCreadie was working his way into second on lap 12. He was catching Lanigan for the top spot, when the first and only caution of the race appeared on lap 18. Chub Frank slid off the track in turn 2 to bring out the yellow. On the restart Lanigan moved back out front, with Heckenast Jr. getting past McCreadie for the runner up spot. Heckenast Jr. would stay glued to Lanigan's back bumper, until they started to enter lapped traffic on lap 28. This would allow Lanigan to pull away over the final 22 laps to pick up his third win in a row at the track in the last 3 visits. Heckenast Jr. was 2nd, Rick Eckert came from 6th to finish in 3rd, McCreadie was 4th, with Moyer coming home in 5th.
Notes from Indy: Mike VanGenderen started the Modified feature in 9th and finished in 6th....Jess Sobbing, who won the second B Main, started 14th and passed 6 cars to finish in 8th....Tim Ward received a points provisional and started the feature in 24th. He then passed 13 cars to come home in 11th....Mark Schulte started 22nd and passed 7 cars to finish in 15th....Ed Thomas, who started 20th and spun on lap 6, recovered from that spin to come back up to finish in 16th......Jimmy Mars started the Late Model feature in 12th and finished 6th....Tim Fuller came from 13th and finished 7th....Eric Wells, who won the Last Chance Showdown, started 19th and passed 10 cars to come home in 9th....Brian Birkhofer started 15th and finished 11th....Clint Smith came from 17th to finish in 14th....Dustin Virkus got a points provisional and started the feature in 23rd. He passed 6 cars to come home in 17th.
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