I learned today that changes are being made at “Team 15”, the Richard Realty & Auction Late Model based in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Tommy Elston of Keokuk handled the driving duties throughout the 2009 season and had a solid year highlighted by a feature win at Knoxville last July in the Late Model portion of the “Harris Clash”. The team started the 2010 campaign with the intention of following the full Deery Brothers Summer Series schedule as well as running weekly events at the Lee County Speedway in Donnellson and at 34 Raceway near Burlington, but after making the feature field in just one of the first three Deery events, team owner Lynn Richard and driver Tommy Elston have decided to go in different directions.
“A lot of effort has been put in by both sides of this combination,” Richard told me over the phone this afternoon, “but we just weren’t clicking. Tommy is one of the best, if not the best driver that has ever sat in one of my cars and I wish him nothing but the best.”
Team 15 will be back in action this Friday night April 23rd as the Trump Trucks/Ideal Ready Mix “Drive for Five” series for the IMCA Late Models kicks off at the Lee County Speedway in Donnellson with Jeff Guengerich of Washington behind the wheel. Guengerich and his father Willie have been an important part of the Team 15 crew and as a former feature winner in the Late Model division around the area, putting Jeff in the car looks like a pretty good fit for now. I have not yet talked to Elston, but here’s hoping that this talented shoe is not away from the tracks for long.
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Our Webmaster, or “Webmistress” as we so inappropriately refer to her, is usually pretty good at updating both the All Iowa Points and the All Missouri Points on a timely basis each week. But since she is in the final few weeks of a grueling semester for her Masters degree, you may notice that the points updates on the “Points” tab at http://www.positivelyracing.com/ might be a bit behind for the next few weeks or so. Keep checking in though as she assures me that she will get to them whenever she has an extra few minutes to spare. It’s bad enough that she was already smarter than Barry and I to begin with, but soon she will be able to officially wave that fact in front of our faces!
Until the full rundown through events of April 18th get posted, following you will find the top ten.
All Iowa Points
Late Models
1 Mark Burgtorf Quincy IL 18
2 Craig Preble Yutan NE 15
3 Ray Guss Jr. Milan IL 14
4 Billy Leighton Omaha NE 8
5 Doug Herrick West Concord MN 8
6 Jeff Aikey Cedar Falls 8
7 Dennis Woodworth Mendon IL 6
8 Jacob Brown Omaha NE 6
9 Josh Krug Omaha NE 6
10 Andy Eckrich Cosgrove 5
11 Chad Simpson Mount Vernon 5
12 John Anderson Omaha NE 5
13 Justin Reed Quincy IL 5
14 Keith Pratt Quincy IL 5
15 Kurt Kile West Liberty 5
16 Leon Zeitner Omaha NE 5
17 Nick Herrick West Concord MN 5
Modifieds
1 Jay Noteboom Hinton 21
2 Ryan Ruter Forest City 19
3 Jeremy Mills Garner 17
4 Michael Long Quincy IL 15
5 Richie Gustin Marshalltown 15
6 Pat Graham Ames 13
7 Brad Diercks Clarence 11
8 Dylan Smith Osceola NE 11
9 Jason Cummins New Richland MN 11
10 Jay Ihrke Dover MN 10
11 Jon Snyder Ames 10
12 Mark Elliott Webster City 10
13 Mike Sorenson Rochester MN 10
14 Milo Veloz Jr. Colona IL 10
15 Scott Hogan Vinton 10
Stock Cars
1 Travis Shipman Mason City 22
2 Jeff Mueller New London 17
3 Chad Palmer Renwick 15
4 Larry Portis Nora Springs 15
5 Jeffrey Larson Rushmore MN 14
6 Kevin Opheim Mason City 14
7 Nathan Wood Sigourney 14
8 Damon Murty Chelsea 13
9 Dustin Smith Lake City 13
10 Elijah Zevenbergen Ocheydan 13
11 Trent Murphy Jefferson 13
Limited Modifieds
1 Austin Kaplan Ankeny 18
2 Jesse Sobbing Glenwood 18
3 Tad Reutzel Burt 18
4 Beau Kaplan Ankeny 16
5 Geoff Olson Ames 16
6 Karl Brewer Vermillion SD 15
7 Danny Dvorak Vinton 14
8 Brett Meyer Lytton 13
9 Dan Tenold Northwood 11
10 Adam Ackerman Mason City 10
11 Brett Moffitt Grimes 10
12 Dusty Kraklio Durant 10
13 Eric Elliott Boone 10
14 Matthew Looft Swea City 10
Hobby Stocks
1 Dustin Wanarka Northrop MN 16
2 Dustin Larson Rushmore MN 15
3 Chad Gentz Forest City 14
4 Devin Smith Lake City 14
5 Nick Murty Chelsea 14
6 John Watson Des Moines 13
7 Justin Yarolem Monmouth 13
8 Chris Hupp Boone 12
9 Cory Gansen Clear Lake 11
10 Josh Neal Monmouth 11
Four Cylinders
1 Jay DeVries Spencer 19
2 Kelly Miller Greene 13
3 Patrick Barrett Floyd 12
4 Brannon Bechen Bernard 10
5 Mick Rykhus Eagle Lake MN 10
6 Nate Coopman Mankato MN 10
7 Cody Thompson Sioux City 9
8 Gary Peiffer Troy Mills 8
9 Gary Stahl Kasson MN 8
10 Jacob Ellithorpe Delmar 8
11 Merv Chandler Cedar Rapids 8
12 Scott Powell Polo IL 8
13 Scott Schlichting Britt 8
360 Sprints
1 Gregg Bakker Sioux Falls SD 9
2 Jack Dover Springfield NE 9
3 Eric Lutz Sioux Falls SD 5
4 Jerrod Hull Sikeston MO 5
5 Mike Boston Crete NE 5
6 Dustin Morgan Tulsa OK 5
7 Chad Humston Giltner NE 4
8 Ryan Jamison Mediapolis 4
9 Clint Garner Sioux Falls SD 3
10 Jim Moughan Springfield IL 3
11 Lee Grosz Harwood ND 3
12 Robby Wolfgang Sioux Falls SD 3
13 Ryan Roberts Aurora NE 3
14 Terry Holliman Hamburg 3
All Missouri Points
Late Models
1 Jack Simmons Erie KS 10
2 Jeremy Payne Springfield 9
3 Mark Voigt Marine IL 9
4 Donnie Timmerman Eldorado Springs 7
5 Bryan Collins Elsberry 6
6 Larry Jones Eldorado Springs 6
7 Tim Manville Highland IL 6
8 Al Purkey Coffeyville KS 5
9 Billy Faust Highland IL 5
10 Eric Turner Hermitage 5
11 Justin Wells Aurora 5
12 Rusty Schlenk Jackson MI 5
Modifieds
1 Erik Maggard Springfield 14
2 Jesse Stovall Galena 13
3 Tim Hancock Mt. Olive IL 12
4 Johnny Bone Jr. Pea Ridge AR 11
5 Billy Smith Park Hills 10
6 Bobby Bittle Smithton IL 10
7 Mark Miner St. Louis 10
8 Terry Schultz Sedalia 10
9 Austin Matthews Dexter 9
10 Lucas Dobbs Eldorado Springs 9
11 Rusty Griffaw Festus 9
12 Scott Burge Puxico 9
Limited Modifieds
1 Colt Cheevers Macks Creek 23
2 Roy Maynard Alba 16
3 Adam Hemby 14
4 Justin McBroom 13
5 Steve Muilenberg Sparta 11
6 Tyler Fowler 10
7 Josh Woody Buckhorn 8
8 Wayne Graybeal Springfield 8
9 Lance Cox Mexico 7
10 Chad Tilley 6
11 Clay Hale Cameron 6
12 Michael Stake Lebanon 6
Sprints
1 Randy Martin California 10
2 Jonathan Cornell Sedalia 8
3 Jesse Hockett Warsaw 5
4 Joey Saldana Brownsburg IN 5
5 Marshall Skinner West Memphis AR 5
6 Steve Short Farmington 5
7 Brady Bacon Broken Arrow OK 4
8 Brian Brown Grain Valley 4
9 Craig Dollansky Elk River MN 4
10 Derek Hager Marion AR 4
11 Eric Todd Falcon 4
12 Jerrod Hull Sikeston 4
13 Josh Fisher Smithton 4
Limited Late Models
1 Trey Harris 13
2 Doug Moore Dexter 9
3 Joe McCain 8
4 Kyle Berry Poplar Bluff 8
5 Darin Walker Bowling Green 7
6 Jamie Robards Broseley 7
7 Jeff Herzog 6
8 Billy James Sikeston 5
9 Brandon Imhoff Lake Ozark 5
10 Danny Ems 5
11 Justin Wells Aurora 5
12 Tanner English Benton KY 5
13 Vance Wilson Bowling Green 5
If you are a Late Model fan I hope that you enjoy the tabs that I have been keeping on the others states outside of Iowa and Missouri. As the season gets into full swing I will likely not be able to keep up with the standings from the other states and I will have to catch up with them in November and December like I did last season. But for now, here are the top five Late Model standings from a few other states that have held more than a handful of events so far in 2010:
Alabama
1 Mark Mears Decatur 24
2 Stacy Holmes Munford 24
3 Tim Busha Boaz 22
4 Ronnie Johnson Chattanooga TN 13
5 Bradley Price Hamilton 12
Georgia
1 Austin Hubbard Seaford DE 13
2 Derek Ellis Chatsworth 13
3 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville 12
4 Josh Richards Shinnston WV 12
5 Ronnie Johnson Chattanooga TN 12
6 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg TN 12
Illinois
1 Jason Feger Bloomington 18
2 Chad Zobrist Highland 13
3 Jeremy Nichols 12
4 Michael Kloos Trenton 12
5 Mark Voigt Marine 11
Kentucky
1 Kevin Cole Christopher IL 12
2 Todd Coffman 12
3 Dustin Neat Dunville 10
4 John Whitney 10
5 Dillan White 9
6 Don O'Neal Martinsville IN 9
7 Josh Williams 9
Mississippi
1 Chad Thrash Meridian 13
2 Chris Wall Holden LA 10
3 Rick Rickman Columbus 10
4 Jimmy Cliburn Star 9
5 Dane Dacus Lakeland TN 8
Ohio
1 Rusty Schlenk Jackson MI 15
2 Jeep VanWormer Pinconning MI 13
3 Ryan Markham Ashland 12
4 Doug Drown Wooster 10
5 R.J. Conley Wheelersburg WV 10
6 Ryan Missler Bellevue 10
South Carolina
1 Johnny Pursley Clover 14
2 Furman Parton Union Mills 11
3 Mike Ashley Greenwood 9
4 Zach Mitchell 9
5 Danny Howell 8
Tennessee
1 Jeff Walston Paducah KY 23
2 Jason McBride Carbondale IL 17
3 Anthony Burroughs Muscle Shoals AL 14
4 Mark Haddon Estill Springs 12
5 Randy Weaver Crossville 12
6 Riley Hickman Ooltewah 12
7 Todd Morrow Oldfort 12
This past weekend I had several people tell me that they saw here that my column would no longer be found in Hawkeye Racing News and each person had something nice to say as well. I cannot tell you how much that means to me, not only the kind comments that were made, but the fact that you found this bit of news right here online. For the thirty-one years that I wrote the "Back Stretch" for HRN I often joked that I had six or seven regular readers. This past weekend I discovered that I have at least doubled that number here online!
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