Friday, May 24, 2013

Spring Weather Woes Plays A Role In All Iowa Points Chase


The unpredictable Spring weather often plays a role in the early stages of the All Iowa points chase as it often seems that while some tracks struggle to even get in one race during April and May, others are somehow able to get in five, six or even more events giving their drivers the opportunity to score points and set the early pace. That has definitely been the case this year as several tracks finally got their first race night in the books last weekend while Boone, Vinton and Burlington have raced several times. So as we head into a Memorial Day weekend that again looks like it will struggle with weather, let’s take a look at who the early leaders are in this, the forty-seventh season of the All Iowa Points.

Ray Guss Jr. is looking to win his fifth straight and ninth overall All Iowa Points Late Model title and even though he failed to qualify for the feature on his first night out in Burlington during the Slocum 50 he has rebounded nicely and is currently tied for the lead with Tyler Bruening. Coincidentally Bruening also could not get qualified for the Slocum and Guss had a triumphant return to 34 Raceway last Saturday when he won the UMP Late Model main event. His fifth win of the early season.

Jesse Sobbing has dominated the Limited Modified division the past three years and now he is going to try to do the same with the Modifieds as the western Iowa driver took over the All Points lead this past weekend. The Gustin brothers, Jimmy and Richie are tied for second while Cayden Carter, J.D. Auringer and Jeremy Mills are locked in a three-way tie for fourth. Mills may be the driver to watch as most of his regular race nights have been cancelled so far, but his early success including five wins still has him in a position to challenge once the weather cooperates. Todd Shute is the only former division champion currently ranked in the top ten.

With Sobbing no longer in the division the All Iowa Points Limited Modified chase will be wide open and as of right now the top four drivers are within five points of each other. Danny Dvorak is a first time leader this week taking over from Carter VanDenBerg with Tony Dunker and Joel Rust next in line. After his performance in 2012 when he won three track championships, Dunker would have to be considered the favorite to win his first All Iowa Points title. One thing is for certain, the 2013 Champion will be a first-timer as none of the previous champs are competing in the division this year.

No driver has been as hot as Damon Murty so far in 2013 as the driver from Chelsea has already posted ten wins and holds a 17-point edge in the All Iowa Points Stock Cars. It is not the first time that Murty has jumped out to an early lead though and, since farming comes first, he usually parks the race car following the last weekly show in September. If Murty can go wire-to-wire this year it would be his first all Iowa Points title. A new name near the top of the standings is Waterloo driver John Emerson who has six wins and three runner-up finishes in the early going and ranks second. Recent championship contenders Jason Cook, Abe Huls and Nathan Wood fill out the top five.

Devin Smith and Shannon Anderson have won the past five All Iowa Points Hobby Stock titles, but it is Chris Luloff who moved ahead of those two this past week. Dustin Griffths and Benji Irvine have also established themselves as early contenders.

Merv Chandler appears to be headed to second straight championship in the Four Cylinder division as two of the four tracks that he races at weekly consistently draw five or fewer cars thus guaranteeing him points. Bill Whalen Jr. will do his best to keep pace while Megan Lappegard could sneak in to become the first female AIP champion.

The Sprint Car divisions don’t have many races recorded as of yet, but eleven time champion Terry McCarl is already on top of the 410 standings. Clint Garner leads the 360’s, Donnie Steward paces the 305’s and both drivers are former champions in their division.

And finally this is the first year that the Mod Lites are being tracked in the All Iowa Points and it is Andy Hennigar who is out front and looking for that inaugural championship.

For a full rundown in all divisions visit the Points page at www.positivelyracing.com

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Owens and Dotson Dominate Thursday's Warm Up for the Show Me 100


The Thursday night before the Show Me 100 has traditionally been a practice night for drivers to get their cars dialed in for qualifying on Friday night in hopes of making the big show on Saturday. This year however the Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri, decided to make it a night of racing on Thursday with a points race for the Lucas Oil MLRA series and the change went over quite well with seventy-three Late Models and fifty USRA Modifieds signed in for competition.

If tonight’s Late Model show is an indication of what is to come this weekend, it would be a pretty safe bet that Jimmy Owens will score his third straight Show Me 100 title. “The Newport Nightmare” earned a front row starting spot by tallying enough passing points in his heat race and he simply drove away from pole-sitter Steve Shaver at the drop of the green. As Owens pulled away the race for second was interesting to watch, especially near the mid-point of the forty-lapper as Tyler Reddick eased ahead of Shaver. The veteran driver fought back though and put the 17-year-old native Californian back to third for a few laps before Reddick was able to complete the pass for position.

Reddick could see the leader Owens a full straightaway ahead of him at that point and while he may have gained a few car-lengths in traffic he was still way back as Owens took the checkers for the $5,000 victory. Reddick had put some distance on Shaver as well while Lebanon’s Tony Jackson Jr. did the locals proud advancing from eighth to fourth. Jack Sullivan was fifth, Billy Moyer finished sixth with his son Billy Jr. right behind him in seventh. A.J. Diemel, Don O’Neal and Earl Pearson Jr. rounded out the top five.

The top sixteen in passing points from the seven heat races qualified for the main event and then the top two from each of three twenty-lap B-Mains also made the show. One of the most entertaining races of the night was the third B-Main as Chris Simpson held the lead with Ryan Gustin in hot pursuit and Earl Pearson Jr. closing in. On lap ten the leader Simpson made contact with the lapped car of Mason Oberkramer in turn four and slid sideways down the track. Gustin had to turn hard right to miss him and that allowed Pearson to vault from third to first. The scramble also allowed young Bobby Pierce to close in and over the final three laps both he and Gustin used every inch of the racetrack battling for that second spot. With the checkers waving the two young phenoms came out of turn four door-to-door and it was Pierce who prevailed by inches to take the final transfer spot.

The Modified feature saw a runaway winner as well, but this driver had to come from the outside of row four to do so. Hometown driver Jason Pursley paced the field through the early laps using the lowest line possible around the 3/8-mile oval. The man on the move though was Matt Dotson who had started eighth and was up to second by lap six. Three laps later Dotson cruised around the outside of Pursley to take lead and then motored away for a convincing victory. Terry Schultz got by Pursley late to take second, Steve Muilenberg finished where he started in fourth and Jason Russell rounded out the top five. Sixth through tenth were Jeff Cutshaw, Rylan Long, Bobby Bryant, Jon Sheets and Mickey Burrell.

That will likely be all the racing for me as I have some other important activities to take part in this Memorial Day weekend. Stay safe and enjoy the Holiday, but be sure to take a moment and thank all of those men and women who have served our country to give us the freedom we so deeply cherish.

Joldersma, Porter and Groenendyk Post "Firsts" at Osky


It was a cool and breezy night at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa Wednesday and a late afternoon shower put even more speed than usual into the big half-mile oval as the IMCA Late Models made their second of five appearances for the season. Yes, it was a little on the chilly side, and the threatening weather along with the running of a rescheduled Deery series show in Farley the night before likely held down the car count, but it was twenty degrees warmer than the last time that the Late Models were here three weeks ago. And even better, there is no snow falling the day after!

The IMCA Sport Mods drew a nice field of nineteen tonight as they prepped for their $1,000-to-win show that will take place here next week and it was young Brayton Carter who bolted to the early lead. A three car tangle on the frontstretch as the first lap was being scored eliminated the cars of Levi Laymon, Chris Larson and two-time winner this season here Curtis VanDerWal. On the restart Carter again tried to pull away with A.J. Johnson giving chase. Johnson slowed suddenly on lap four and pulled to the infield leaving veteran driver Bill Livezy Jr. in second with Brett Lowry closing fast after having started in the sixth row. Lowry slipped by Livezy for second mid-race and then closed in on Carter getting within striking distance with four laps to go. The challenger was able to get his nose under the leader on a couple of occasions, but Carter held tough and had actually opened back up a four car-length advantage as he took the white flag. And that is when the young driver made a mistake as he entered turn one too high and slapped the guardrail allowing Lowry to drive by and take the win. To his credit Carter regained control and was able to hold back a fast closing Tyler Gross to finish second as Tyler Heckart and Eric Flander completed the top five. Last week’s winner in the Sport Mod division, Ryan Fullenkamp spent a long time in the tech area following his heat race tonight and was eventually disqualified for the evening due to an illegal crate engine.

Eric Knutsen put the Southern Iowa Chassis house car out front for the first three laps of the Hobby Stock feature only to have Dale Porter go storming by on lap four. The track was lightning fast and the rev limiters were popping tonight as Bill Bonnett moved into challenge Porter for the lead. Bonnett was able to pull ahead for a moment down the back stretch as the race wound down only to have Porter fight back to regain the lead and earn his first career win in the Hobby Stock division. A regular visitor to victory lane in the four cylinder class a few years back, Porter thanked Dustin Griffiths in victory lane for giving him the opportunity to drive this Team 10 car in 2013. Bonnett was the runner-up with Knutsen taking third. Griffiths finished in fourth with Donovan Nunnikhoven in fifth and Mike Hughes saw his three-race win streak here snapped as he finished in the sixth position.

The Stock Car division has a reputation for providing the best racing action at Osky and they lived up to it tonight with two very entertaining heat races plus a non-stop 18-lap feature that saw plenty of two and three-wide “pack” racing on the smooth and fast half-mile. Brad Pinkerton would pace the tightly bunched field for the first two laps before a three-wheeling Jeff Joldersma eased by on lap three. Zack Vanderbeek was able to pull alongside Joldersma on several occasions, but the driver who had pulled 177-miles from his western Iowa home of McClelland was not to be denied as he found victory lane for the first time at Oskaloosa. Vanderbeek would take second just ahead of the current All Iowa Points leader in the Stock Cars Damon Murty. Fifth row starters Nathan Wood and Jason Cook would complete the top five finishing fourth and fifth respectively. Rudy Brunkhorst made it an eighteen-car field tonight as he made the long trip over from Columbus, Nebraska.

The track was still scary fast when the Modifieds took the green for their main event and Brandon Banks can be hard to beat on this type of surface. Cautions on lap four and lap eight kept the field bunched together and Bill Gibson applied the pressure to Banks pulling even for the lead on lap ten. Banks was able to fight off that effort and two laps later Gibson’s night would come to a disappointing end as his motor let go on the front straightaway. Adam Larson looked to be the new threat to Banks, but after a couple of laps under caution Larson ducked into the pit area with problems of his own. This one looked like it would be a win for Banks until Jacob Murray spun with a flat tire with just two laps remaining. On the restart Tyler Groenendyk applied his sprint car driving skills as he drove hard into turn one, cleared the leader and then slid up to the cushion in two to slam the door on Banks and take the lead. Brandon would try to mount a challenge over the final mile but he could not get around Groenendyk who earned his first career victory in an IMCA Modified. Second would go to Banks, Bill Davis Jr. would finish third with Cayden Carter fourth and fifth would go to Todd Hansen who made the trip over from Muscatine for the first time this season.

Groenendyk also wheeled the Pella Motors Company two-seat sprint car for three five-lap rides that were auctioned off for $355 and will benefit injured Modified driver Mark Widmar. For the second week in a row Richie Gustin suffered mechanical woes and did not run the feature, so next week, if he is able to shake the gremlins, Gustin will be a pre-race favorite starting up front in the inverts.

The nine car field of Late Models had Nick Marolf and Spencer Diercks starting on the front row for their twenty-lap finale and while Marolf grabbed the lead at the drop of the green, Diercks sped right back around him in turns three and four to be the official leader on lap one. There was no stopping the 16-year-old driver from there as he drove away to make it two-for-two here at Osky in 2013. Todd Cooney was the runner-up here for the second time, Marolf finished in the third spot, Darrel DeFrance took fourth and Kurt Kile got by Chad Cooney in the final laps to take fifth.

The Chandler/Whalen division almost had to be renamed the Sport Compacts again as young Shawn Cooney’s continued improvement had him out front for the first half of the five-car ten-lap feature. One slight bobble exiting turn four by Cooney though was all that John Whalen needed to pick up the lead from there and cruise on to the eventual victory. Contact from behind by Merv Chandler in turn two put Cooney sideways late dropping him to fourth at the checkers. Chandler finished second and Bill Whalen Jr. still found his way into victory lane for pictures and an interview after taking third. Trent Orwig was credited with fifth.

It was another well-run Wednesday night of racing at the Southern Iowa Speedway with final checkers waving at 10:10 p.m. and don’t forget that the Sport Mods will be racing for extra cash next week. Hope to see you there!

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Heskin Thwarts Brown's Sweep at Knoxville

The Knoxville Raceway used to have a rule that, except during the 360 Nationals, a driver could not compete in more than one division on a race night. Brian Brown is glad that rule is no longer enforced and on Saturday night he came up just short of sweeping the feature wins in both the 410's and the 360's at the famed oval.

The Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour had just run an event in Osborn, Missouri, on Friday night and with an open date on their schedule several of the drivers made the short trip north to make for a solid thirty-two car field in the 360 division. Jason Johnson, who was the ASCS National Tour point leader coming into the show at Osborn, started on the pole position of the 18-lap main event and when he immediately shot out to a big lead on the opening lap it looked as though this would be a race for second. However when Jamie Ball looped his car in turn two racing for second on the second lap the caution waved and brought the field back to the leader.

I had to wonder if Johnson was saying to himself "Nate Van Whooo....what?" as Nate Van Haaften blew by him on the inside of turns one and two on the restart. The young driver from the small town of Otley was a rocket as he drove away from Johnson and the race settled into some green flag action. Van Haaften maintained his advantage through lap ten before Johnson started to reel him back in and he was not the only one on the move. Brian Brown had started tenth and was working the low line of the multi-grooved surface to get up to third not far behind the lead duo. On lap fifteen Johnson powered back around Van Haaften for the lead and Brown pounced on the former leader as well to drop him back to third. There was no stopping Brown from there as he drove past Johnson in traffic a lap later and then executed the final two laps flawlessly to take the thrilling victory. Defending track champion Clint Garner was trying to keep pace with Brown and disposed of Johnson on the final lap to take second, Jeff Swindell came out of nowhere in those wild final laps to finish behind Johnson in fourth and Van Haaften would have to settle for the fifth position behind four very impressive drivers.

After some quick podium pictures in victory lane both Brown and Johnson climbed aboard their 410 rides and were ready for twenty more laps of action to wrap up the night. Two young drivers who are notoriously hard to catch if they start up front lined up in row one and it was Davey Heskin getting the jump on Bronson Maeschen to take the lead. Maeschen quickly dropped to fourth as the second row drivers Terry McCarl and Dusty Zomer entertained the crowd swapping the second position back and forth during the first six laps of the race. A hard crash involving Mike Moore in turn one put the race under red as the Safety Crew extinguished a fire under the hood and helped Moore scramble out of his used up race car uninjured.

On the restart Zomer locked down the second spot while Maeschen soon drove by McCarl for third and looked to return to the front of the field. As Heskin raced comfortably out front Maeschen challenged Zomer for second and much of the crowd was focused on the battle for fourth as Brian Brown went wheel-to-wheel with Terry McCarl. As Heskin charged under the white flag just a lap away from a dominating victory, Ryan Bunton slowed on the high side of turn two the victim of a flat right rear tire. The caution waved and the field was reset for a green-white-checkered finish with Heskin leading Masechen, Zomer, Brown and McCarl back to action.

It was evident who had the fastest car when the green flag waved as Brown drove by Zomer for third in turns one and two and then blew by Maeschen for second in turns three and four. Heskin was a sitting duck just waiting to be picked off on the final lap as Brown set him up in turns one and two and then had a big run on the leader heading down the back straightaway on the final lap. It was then that Heskin made the move of the night as he faked going low into turn three and then drove to the cushion where Brown had committed to make his move. It was either hit Heskin or hop the cushion and Brown chose the latter to preserve the runner-up position as Heskin earned his fourth career victory at Knoxville. Maeschen held down the third spot with Zomer and McCarl completing the top five.

Earlier in the night the 305 division started out the trio of main events with a 12-lap race that saw central Missouri driver J Kinder take the convincing win after taking the lead from Bob Hildreth on lap three. Omaha's Matthew Stelzer finished second, Larry Ball Jr. recovered from issues in his heat race to start ninth and finish third, the sprint car veteran Hildreth held on for fourth ahead of former IMCA Modified racer and now sprint car rookie Jake Strayer in fifth.

K-Ville Notes.......Other "visitors" in the 360 division besides Brown, Johnson and Swindell were Tony Bruce Jr. (7th), Logan Forler (13th), Zach Blurton (20th) and "Full Blown Chaos" Dustin Morgan (22nd). Brandon Hahn also made his Knoxville debut but did not qualify for the feature.....Jeff Mitrisin returned to sprint car racing tonight after a three-year absence that saw him racing an IMCA Late Model on the Deery Brothers Summer Series. Mitrisin drove the Wares Racing #10 to 18th tonight.....Young Tyler Groenendyk, another graduate of the IMCA Modified ranks, set quick time in the 360 division and then had to make a late pass of Russ Hall to get the final transfer spot out of the first heat. Groenendyk started eighth in the feature and finished ninth......Hall later won the B-Main, started 21st in the feature and raced his way up to tenth.....Last Saturday night's 360 feature winner Tony Shilling came up one position shy of transferring out of the B and was a spectator for tonight's feature.....California driver Cole Wood who appears to be a 360 regular at Knoxville this season suffered a flat tire and smacked the guardrail on a false start in the feature essentially ending his evening scored in 24th.....The 410 division had a couple of new faces as well with Pennsylvania native and current Lizton, Indiana, resident Jimmy Light as well as IRA competitor Brandon Thone of Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Neither driver was able to take a qualifying lap though and both failed to transfer out of the B-Main......Mark Dobmeier qualified 23rd, but he and his crew then found some speed as he raced his way into the feature where he started 18th and finished in 8th......Attrition has a way of shrinking the 305 field and tonight was no different as sixteen of the twenty car field took the green flag for the feature. One of the division's top contenders Steve Breazeale struggled with mechanical woes all evening and Kevin Hetrick had the second heat race win in his grasp before his 305 motor scattered in turn one.....It was good to see Alan Zoutte in action now in a 305 that hopefully is a better fit for his racing budget. The second generation hometown driver finished seventh in the main event.

It was another spectacular night of racing at the Knoxville Raceway putting the cap on a long day as my father-in-law and I made our traditional trip to the Iowa High School Co-Ed State Track Meet in Des Moines during the day. Congratulations to the Mount Pleasant Panthers as for the second year in a row both the boys and the girls won the Class 3A Shuttle Hurdle Relay. Also a tip of the hat to the Knoxville Panthers as their boys team won the 4 x 400 Meter Relay in Class 3A.

A big week of racing lies ahead with special event action getting under way Tuesday night in Farley with the Deery Brothers Summer Series and short-track racing continues all the way through Memorial Day Monday. I am betting that defending Super Fan champion Kevin Babcock will take in seven straight nights of racing. How many will you attend? Hope to see you on the Back Stretch!

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Modifieds and Sport Mods Serve Up Thrillers At Osky


Finally! It was an absolutely beautiful night for racing in Oskaloosa Wednesday night as the Southern Iowa Speedway hosted its fourth night of action in a season that has been plagued by cold and wet weather thus far. A large crowd was on hand with some wearing just shorts and t-shirts, a far cry from two weeks ago when you wanted to wear everything you could find and then huddle up in a sleeping bag if at all possible, and there were solid car counts in each the four primary racing divisions.

Eighteen IMCA Sport Mods would take to the track for their 15-lap main event with the veteran Bill Livezy Jr. lining up next to the youngster Ryan Fullenkamp on the front row and youth was served as Fullenkamp darted to the lead at the drop of the green. A caution for a two-car spin involving Tyler Heckart and Rob Wilsey on lap five brought the field back to Fullenkamp, but on the restart he again opened up a sizeable advantage. Carter VanDenBerg and Curtis VanDerWal soon broke away from the pack and began to reel in the leader and another driver on the move was Brett Lowry.

Lowry just plain looked slow in his heat race finishing outside of the top five and missing the invert, but he and his crew had obviously made some changes before feature time because he was quickly advancing toward the front after starting in the sixth row. With five laps to go Lowry slipped by VanDerWal for third and while VanDenBerg closed in on Fullenkamp, Lowry was gaining on both to set up a three car race for the lead over the final three laps. Lowry challenged low going into turn one only to have Fullenkamp close the door and with VanDenBerg working the higher groove he pulled nearly even with the leader exiting turn four racing to the white flag. Again Fullenkamp sensed where the challenge was coming from as he pinched off VanDenBerg’s chosen line and as the young man from Eldon completed the final lap to score his first win at Osky Lowry was able to drive under VanDenBerg to finish in second in this crowd-pleaser. VanDerWal was not far back in fourth, Jason McDaniel finished fifth and after seeing a win snatched from his grasp last Wednesday night Tyler Gross took sixth. Livezy who has returned to racing after taking a few years off seems to be finding his rhythm again taking seventh and Glenn Gladson Jr. was eighth in his first appearance of the season here.

The 15-lap Hobby Stock headliner got off to a wild start when outside front row starter Travis Bunnell got loose coming out of turn two on the opening lap and then spun within the field going down the back stretch. Somehow everybody missed him and Bunnell kept his car in motion so the race stayed green with rookie driver Jason See out front. An early restart saw Dale Porter drive past See for the lead on lap three and the race was slowed again following lap six when Bunnell’s engine went up in flames. Mike Hughes got one heck of a restart here as he would hold the lead as the field raced under Ryan Bergeson’s waving green flag and, while Porter was able to keep pace with Hughes over the remaining laps, he could not mount a serious challenge. It would be the third straight win in three appearances at Osky for Hughes who also won the Shootout at Knoxville in late April. Porter would edge out his teammate Dustin Griffiths for the runner-up dollars while Bill Bonnett and Jamie Songer would complete the top five.

It was just like old times at Osky during the Stock Car feature as Brad Pinkerton and Zack Vanderbeek pulled away from the rest of the field during the early laps. Jeff Joldersma was on the fly though moving up from eighth to third before clipping a track tire and going for a spin exiting turn four on lap five. On the restart Vanderbeek drove into the lead and Pinkerton’s race would come to an end when he slowed out of second on lap ten. Bob Lynch was looking good in his first Osky showing of the season and was running fifth when his car suddenly slowed with four laps remaining. With some of his top contenders now sidelined there was no stopping “The Z-Man” from cruising to his second win of the season here in three starts. Nathan Wood remained consistent here finishing in second although I am sure that he would like to get a feature win trophy soon. Jason Cook made a late charge to finish in third after starting thirteenth, local favorite Kris Walker would hold down fourth while Shane Richardson made the trip up from Morning Sun payoff with a fifth place finish.

The IMCA Modifieds had a solid field of sixteen cars in attendance although one of them, Richie Gustin was unable to compete as his crate motor sounded a bit rough during hot laps and he had to be pushed back to the pits from the staging area prior to his heat race. Oskaloosa was approximately the halfway point of Jeff Waterman’s road trip from Quincy, Illinois, to Spencer for Thursday’s Hawkeye Dirt Tour event so he decided to do some racing here as well leading the first ten laps of this 18-lap feature. Todd Shute and Jacob Murray were racing for second behind him and when Murray went too high in turn two and that allowed Shute to put his focus on catching Waterman. On lap eleven Waterman and Shute raced under the flagstand side-by-side too close to call and on the following lap Shute eased ahead of Waterman by a car-length. Murray was not about to give in though and after getting past Waterman for second with three laps remaining he went back up to the high side in an effort to chase down Shute. The strategy worked as Murray drove past Shute up top coming off of turn four to take the white flag and he was able to fight off the comeback attempt on the final lap to take the victory. Shute would have to settle for another bridesmaid role at Osky while Waterman has some spending money for Thursday after finishing third. Cayden Carter would take the fourth position, Adam Larson was fifth in his 2013 debut at Oskaloosa and Murray’s teammate Kyle Wahlert finished in sixth.

The Iowa Sportsman Series drew only five cars and while the Sport Compact count was up to eight, three of them were eliminated in a first lap crash during the heat race. It is truly the Chandler/Whalen division here with Merv Chandler taking the win again tonight followed by John Whalen and Bill Whalen Jr. Trent Orwig and Shawn Cooney were the other two cars in the main event.

Scott Watson auctioned off several items donated by the racers and the drivers went through the stands to collect money for injured Modified driver Mark Widmar with the total raised for the night being $2,497.65. That was good news, but the best news of the night was that Mark is expected to be released from the hospital this Friday! The fundraising will continue next Wednesday night when the IMCA Late Model division joins the program again at the Southern Iowa Speedway. Hope to see you there!

Monday, May 13, 2013

"Doctor Bob" Will Be Missed By Many

It may take the listeners of KILJ Radio in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, a few days, but they will soon sense a void in their day. Actually for those who listen to the southeast Iowa stations on a regular basis, that sense of loss will begin tomorrow about the time that "Doctor Bob", Bobby Mattocks would sign on for his daily time slot. That beautifully perfect voice was silenced today in a fatal car accident and while the listeners of the radio station will miss his news reports, community announcements and his vast knowledge of music, those who were lucky enough to know the man will grieve his loss for a long time to come.

I first got to know Bob when he started at KILJ in the early 1990's as the voice on the other end of the telephone engineering the broadcasts as I did the play-by-play occasionally for high school basketball games. Then a year later I became friends with him as he helped Barry Johnson and I put together a weekly radio show called "The Midwest Motorsports Report". Bobby didn't know much about racing but he would learn something each week because he took great pride in producing a good show and he especially loved to pick out the bumper music since it gave him an opportunity to sneak in snippets of his beloved rock and roll on the station that at that time featured a country format.

My greatest memory of Bob though will be his work on "The Hot Spot Middle School News", a project that he and I worked together on for a few years in conjunction with Lori Mueller's sixth grade classes at the Mount Pleasant Middle School. I would go to the school for a few weeks working with the kids on how to put together scripts, "sell advertising" and then write commercials.  Then for four or five straight days we would bring a group of five or six students to the radio station to record their show, and that is when "Dr. Bob" would shine. First he would show the kids around the studio and tell them about his job and he would then work with the kids to put together their radio program. Keep in mind that he would be doing this in the middle of his own on-air time slot meaning that he would have to scramble to get a bunch of things pre-recorded before this kids arrived, and he would then have to play catch up after they left. But first he would take the time to apply his editing magic to what the students had just done to make sure that they sounded their absolute best and the show was always a big hit with the listeners. Bob loved his job and loved teaching these kids a little bit about what he did each day, and those kids loved every minute they spent with him.

Those kids are between the ages of 28 and 32 now and when they hear the news of Bob's untimely death I hope they think back to that special day of school when they had the chance to spend some time with, and learn from one the nicest guys that they will have ever had the chance to meet.

Rest In Peace Bob, you will be truly missed by many.....

 

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Mike Hughes Wins As Hobby Stocks Are The Headliner At Oskaloosa


A few drops of rain about an hour before race time made the big half-mile Southern Iowa Speedway lightning fast Wednesday night as the track hosted its third straight weekly program of the season. On the marquee tonight was the Hobby Stock division as they would run a draw/re-draw show paying $400-to-win the 20-lap main event.
First up on the list of five features though were the Stock Cars and despite the threatening weather a solid field of twenty-one lined up to take the green for eighteen laps. Todd Reitzler would lead the first two trips around the speedway before giving way to Jason Minnehan who had pulled down from Churdan for the second time this season. While the leader pulled away the racing was intense for second with as many as six cars, lead by Randy Killen, running in a tight pack. The only caution of the race waved with three laps to go when local driver Donnie Pearson suffered mechanical issues and while under caution the hottest driver in the division this year, Damon Murty had to give up his fifth-place position and pull to the infield due to the excessive heat in his motor.

Once back to green Minnehan was again left alone while the battle for positions two through six continued and in victory lane Jason noted that this was only his second night out for the season due to the crazy weather in the northwest quarter of the state. Killen did a great job holding back his challengers to finish in the second spot, Nathan Wood advanced two more positions during those final three laps to take third, Jeff Joldersma made his first visit to Osky this year and came from twelfth to fourth while Reitzler completed the top five.
The IMCA Modified car count was down to twelve tonight and after Scott Dickey shucked a driveshaft while running away with the first heat race, the starting field for the 18-lap main event would be eleven. The track was smooth and fast, just the way that “Hollywood Style” Brandon Banks likes it and the second generation driver from Washington established a blistering pace. By lap eight the attrition began as the driver who had chased Banks in second for most of the distance Tyler Vandekamp slowed with a smoking motor in turn four. Three laps later it was Todd Shute who was running second before he too suffered mechanical issues and pulled off the race track and while under that caution Cayden Carter also pulled his Modified to the pits.

On the restart last week’s winner Jesse Sobbing was now in a position to challenge and he drove past Banks to take the lead on lap twelve. Jacob Murray also got by Banks to move to second and he appeared to be gaining just a bit on the leader before he spun in turn two with two laps remaining. Nobody could touch Sobbing on the green-white-checkers restart and the driver from Glenwood put his crate motor package in victory here for the second week in a row. During the interview announcer Tony Paris asked about how he got there and after noting that some pretty good cars had dropped out Sobbing quipped, “If that’s how truck motors run, I’ll keep on running my truck motor.” An obvious rebuttal to Richie Gustin’s rant on XSAN Tuesday night where he referred to the crates as “truck motors”. Brandon Banks would hold down the second spot followed by Bill Gibson, Jacob Murray and Tyler Groenendyk.
The Sport Mod count was up near twenty again tonight although only sixteen were on the track for the A-Main. Corey VanZandt showed tremendous improvement tonight winning his heat race and then pacing the feature field for the first two laps before Tyler Gross drove by for the lead. As Gross pulled away the man to watch was Curtis VanDerWal who was steadily picking his way toward the front after starting tenth, but by the time that he got to second Gross had a full straightaway advantage. VanDerWal did his best to cut into that lead and as the white flag waved he still had more than ten car-lengths to makeup. As Gross raced into turn three for one final time A.J. Johnson blew a motor at the flagstand and was coasting around the bottom of turns one and two as Gross exited turn four looking for the checkered flag. What he found instead was the yellow despite the fact that Johnson was now in turn two and coasting around the bottom.

Track rules dictate a green-white-checkered restart in this scenario so Gross now had to try to hold back VanDerWal and the others for two more laps. Curtis got a nice restart and drove around Gross on the high side entering turn one. Tyler stayed on the gas hard, but could not make it stick and VanDerWal would then drive away over the final lap and a half to take the win. The hometown driver was gracious in victory lane knowing that he was the second-place car on this night if not for the late caution. Gross would have to settle for being the runner-up, Tony Johnson came from deep in the field to finish third and Brett Lowry took fourth ahead of Ben Kates.
It was the Chandler and Whalen show in the Sport Compacts again as Merv Chandler won ahead of John Whalen and Bill Whalen Jr. in the six car field. Alex Sampson, Matt Moore and Shawn Cooney followed.

The Hobby Stocks closed out the night in fine fashion including a four-wide parade lap to salute the fans who had risked the rainy forecast and the ominous looking radar to come out and enjoy another fun night of mid-week racing here in Oskaloosa. Craig Brown would move to the lead from his front row start as the field primarily settled into single-file formation as the higher groove was fast on both ends of the speedway. One driver on the move though was Mike Hughes who had started on the inside of the fourth row. Cautions on lap six and lap fourteen with the ensuing double-wide restarts helped Hughes make his way to the front and he made the pass for the lead with five laps remaining. There was no catching him from there as Hughes put his “old car with a new body” into victory lane for the third time in three race nights for the #11 in 2013. Brown would fight off Kevin Fee to finish in second, Dustin Griffiths would race up to fourth from thirteenth and Jamie Songer nailed down the fifth position.
As always a tip of the hat to Mike VanGenderen and his entire staff for putting on an efficient and entertaining show that concluded at 10:15 and I hope to be back in the stands here again next Wednesday night.

No racing for me this weekend due to other commitments, but I do hope that you can get out and support the speedway of your choice. For several tracks this will be their long awaited season opener so get on out and enjoy!  

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Cayden Carter Opens Hawkeye Dirt Tour With A Win At Vinton


It is fitting that the opening race for the IMCA Modified Hawkeye Dirt Tour is held at the birthplace of the division, the Benton County Speedway in Vinton. Not only does the track always draw a large and enthusiastic crowd, but the racy little quarter-mile also provides for plenty of action and, more often than not, a little bit of controversy as well. And that is why there is always a large and enthusiastic crowd and so on and so on.......Tuesday night was vintage Vinton.

Twenty-seven Modifieds were on hand, a few less than I expected for such a perfect weather night, however with the Tour's new policy of taking a driver's best ten finishes out of the scheduled thirteen events some drivers must have decided to skip this one. There were a few long distance travelers though including Matt Bonine from the southwest Iowa town of Onawa, Josh Rodotzke out of Sanborn, Minnesota, and defending race champion Jeff Waterman who made the tow up from Quincy, Illinois. With hometown driver Jerry Dedrick scratching early and after Vern Jackson popped a motor in his heat race it was decided that all remaining twenty-five cars would start the 30-lap main event.

Patrick Flannagan and Cayden Carter would draw the front row and on the first try at a start Ronn Lauritzen and Zach Less would spin in turn one while Waterman would drive off the top of turn three bringing his bid to repeat to an early ending. The field was turned loose again and it was Carter racing to the lead using the extreme top line around the speedway, especially in turn one where the slightest mis-calculation would have sent him off the track. Flannagan was racing hard in second trying to hold off the row two starters Scott Hogan and Richie Gustin until the caution waved on lap four when Bonine spun in turn two. That high speed chase involving the top four would continue following the restart until lap ten when Ed Thomas would coast to a halt exiting turn two.

The Delaware double-file restart would see Flannagan choose the outside position on the first double row with Richie Gustin to his inside. As they charged into turn one Gustin nosed ahead and then drove up the track in turn two to shut the door on Flannagan and take over the second spot with his sights now set on the leader Cayden Carter. As they raced through turns three and four on what would have been lap sixteen Gustin pulled alongside Carter only to see the caution wave before he could beat him to the stripe as Jake Bowman had gone off the top of turn three. The race went back to green, but for just two more laps before Kyle Krampe stopped in turn three and it was on the next restart that controversy prevailed.

Gustin now chose the preferred outside position of the first double row with Flannagan to his inside and when the green flag waved Flannagan drove hard into turn one and went up the racetrack in turn two forcing Gustin to back off and allowing J.D. Auringer to slip by them both into second. Ever the competitor, Gustin charged back and drove his car deep in to turn three where he either hooked a rut or turned to the right, only Richie will know, and made contact that sent Flannagan spinning sideways in front of the field while Gustin drove over the top of the banking. Several cars wadded up around Flannagan with the rides of Jimmy Gustin and Joel Bushore suffering substantial damage as Richie Gustin drove back up onto the race track and headed toward the front of the field for the restart.

The call came down from HDT officials though that Gustin would be sent to the rear for rough driving and he stopped on the front stretch to ask for clarification. Not satisfied with the explanation Richie then drove his car into victory lane, climbed out and waved to the crowd to a mixture of cheers and boos. This took me back several years to a time when scenarios like this seemed to play out quite often giving the fans something to talk about during the week while they anxiously waited for the upcoming race night to see what would happen next. After brief visits with IMCA President Brett Root and track promoter Mick Trier, Gustin then pulled around behind the judge’s stand as the field was set to go back to racing.

Auringer had started in the eighth row and had used to lower groove to work his way toward the front so it was no surprise when he was able to pull even with Carter and even poke his nose ahead at the stripe to officially lead lap nineteen. Cayden fought back to regain the advantage on the following lap and held it until lap twenty-three when Jacob Murray slowed going into turn one. This caution was well-timed for Racer Hulin and Colt Mather though as just after it waved they spun together in turn three while racing for fourth. On the restart Scott Hogan was able to slip past Auringer for second and while Carter flirted with disaster entering turn one at the very tip top of the track, he hit his mark perfectly those final seven laps to take the $1,000 win. Hogan and Auringer ran second and third, Mather established himself as a Tour title contender in fourth and Mark Schulte made steady progress from a ninth row starting spot to finish fifth. A rookie to the division in 2013 Racer Hulin finished sixth, Rodotzke was seventh, Mike VanGenderen started next to Schulte and finished eighth, Ronn Lauritzen came from row twelve to take ninth and Jake Bowman recovered from his caution to finish in tenth.

BCS HDT Notes…..This was the third Hawkeye Dirt Tour opener that I have attended where a non-local driver has won. A couple of years ago Josh Foster surprised everybody who isn’t from southeast Iowa when he won at Independence and last year most of the crowd at Vinton went home wondering “who won?” after seeing Jeff Waterman celebrate in victory lane…..Josh Rogotzke was impressive winning the first of three qualifying heats. In that one Richie Gustin looked like he would finish no better than sixth, but he took advantage of a restart to get by Jerry Luloff and then passed Joel Bushore late to take the fourth and final re-draw position…..Jimmy Gustin won heat two that saw Vern Jackson lose a motor while running third causing Matt Bonine and Tyler Droste to stack up behind him making it a long night for all three…..Kyle Krampe was running fourth in the third heat before blowing a tire and the final re-draw position was decided by inches at the line as Jeff Waterman held off a hard charging J.D. Auringer….It just goes to show you that a bit of luck, good or bad, and an inch or two here or there during the heat races helps build the story on the night’s main event making this a very interesting night of racing throughout.

The support class action was entertaining as well with three more divisions on hand. Tyler Whalen fought off Merv Chandler and his father Bill Whalen Jr. to take the win in the Sport Compacts. Brennen Chipp held the lead for the first twelve laps of the Sport Mod feature, but he had a hornets nest of top contenders racing behind him that he could not fight off over the final three circuits. Nick Roberts came from the fourth row to take the win ahead of two-time defending track champion Danny Dvorak who had Jenae Gustin challenging him to the checkers and Joel Rust got past Chipp on the final lap to take fourth. Roberts has had a solid start to the season and after a couple of wins at the I-35 Speedway in Winston, the Des Moines driver ironically is the early leader in the All Missouri Points B-Modified division.

The IMCA Hobby Stock feature closed out the evening with Kyle Parizek and Chris Luloff racing hard for the lead during the opening laps. On lap five Luloff went too hard into turn three and slipped off the top side of the track, then one lap later Parizek had his right rear tire go flat handing the lead over to Benji Irvine. Irvine would open up a large advantage as the green flag stayed out the entire distance and it was god thing that he had built up that cushion because with two laps to go the leader slipped off the top of turn four. Irvine was able to recover in time before Nathan Ballard could catch him though and he then put the final two laps in the book to take the win. Justin Wacha came home in third place, Sunday night’s winner here Andy Coffman came from twelfth to fourth and Vince Bucholz filled out the top five.

The final checkered flag waved at 9:49 and I was on my way home after another fun night of racing at the Benton County Speedway. Thanks to Mick Trier, Dana Benning and Ryan Clark’s lovely mother for the hospitality! For more coverage from my Positively Racing colleagues make sure to check in on the 4dFan Report and you will find the full results In Staging. And look for some great action photos soon from the night's racing from the Auto Racing Independent Kyle Ealy.

It is now noon on Wednesday and I have a close eye on the radar to see if I should go to Dubuque or Oskaloosa tonight. Looks like Mother Nature will make the call. Hope to see you at the track!

Monday, May 6, 2013

Guss Puts The #58 In Victory Lane at the Hershel Roberts Memorial

How did he know? It might have been a hand signal from a well-placed crewman. Perhaps it was the experience and intuition that a Dirt Late Model Hall of Famer develops through many years of success at the Quad City Speedway. Or maybe it was a little coaching from up above by the man who put this driver in his number 58 Late Model when he realized that in his battle with cancer, the cancer was starting to win. Whatever made him do it, a perfectly timed change of racing lines with ten laps remaining stopped a charge by Mike Zemo Jr. and allowed Ray Guss Jr. to take the win during the Hershel Roberts Memorial in East Moline Sunday night.

With all of the rainouts over the past month this would be just the second event for the Deery Brothers Summer Series IMCA Late Models and thirty-three drivers converged on the high-banked quarter-mile that itself had been well-soaked during the days leading up to this show. The track crew first had to dry out the surface as much as they could just so the event could take place, and then they had to try to keep the track from getting too dusty while fighting with ruts from where the moisture will still prevalent. All in all they did a great job in producing a multi-grooved surface that allowed for some great action, but unfortunately also created a challenge for some drivers to keep their cars straight throughout the evening.

Colby Springsteen and Justin Kay would lead the Late Model feature field to the green with Springsteen, working the low groove, establishing himself as the early leader. Kay is no stranger to working the cushion and once he found his rhythm he flew by Springsteen off of turn four to pick up the lead on lap four. Justin would build a lead over the next several laps only to see it wilt away once he started to negotiate with lapped traffic.

Ray Guss Jr. driving the Roberts Motorsports #58 is always a fan favorite at East Moline, and on this night even more so, but after starting fourth Guss faded back to fifth early on. It wasn't long though before he found the low line to his liking and on lap sixteen he moved past Danny Shelliam for the second spot. Guss then closed quickly on Kay and in traffic "The River City Hustler" would drive by on the inside to take the lead on lap 22 of this 58-lap headliner. As Guss took over the lead the cheer of the crowd could be heard above the roar of the engines, but much of that noise could have also been for the run that was being made by Mike Zemo Jr.

Zemo had started ninth and looked like a mid-pack racer early on, but at this point of the event he was absolutely flying around the high side of the speedway, banging into the wall in turns one and two several times and letting the sparks fly as he stormed his way toward the front of the field. Zemo had moved all the way up to third just after Guss assumed the lead only to turn completely sideways in turn four a few laps later. Amazingly Zemo was able to make the save and had to race through a muddy infield to return to the track and despite losing four positions he went right back to work.

The first caution of the event waved on lap thirty when Andy Eckrich stopped on the track with a flat tire and it was only two laps later when the yellow flag appeared again for a Travis Smock spin in turn two. Once back to green it was Shelliam who applied the pressure to Guss trying to poke a nose underneath the leader on several occasions in turns three and four. Guss would fight off each challenge before the caution waved one last time for Tom Goble who had stalled on the front straightaway with twelve laps remaining.

Zemo had worked his way back up to third and knew that he would have an opportunity to score the biggest win of his career if the veteran Guss continued to work the low to middle line around the speedway. The green flag waved and Zemo again went to the extreme top of the track on both ends taking a couple of laps to build his momentum and with nine laps to go he had Guss right where he wanted him. Just as Zemo was to make his move though Guss charged extra hard into turn one and then drifted up the track in turn two planting himself directly in the line that Zemo had been running. The nose of Zemo's car wedged under the back bumper of Guss for a split second as the challenger had to stand on the brakes exiting turn two and his momentum was broken. Just to be sure Guss stayed in that higher groove over the final laps and Zemo was unable to make a comeback before the checkers waved.

Ray Guss Jr. climbed to the roof of the car #58 in victory lane and celebrated with his crew in memory of their loved one and the large crowd made a bunch of noise, both in support of this victory as well as the challenge put forth by Mike Zemo Jr. Brian Harris made a late charge up to third and likely took over the Summer Series point lead, Shelliam finished fourth and Springsteen finished fifth. Dean Wagner moved from 22nd up to sixth, Nate Beuseling was up to third mid-race before finishing seventh, Darrel DeFrance started 17th and finished eighth, Jeff Aikey came from 19th to ninth and Justin Kay rounded out the top ten.

Roberts Memorial Notes......When the Deery Series comes to the Quad City Speedway you can usually count on the local drivers to show quite well. Tom Darbyshire was the only non-regular to win one of the four heat races while the other three were won by Zemo, Guss and 17-time track champion Gary Webb.....One local driver who did not have a good night though was Deery Series contender Mike Murphy Jr. who failed to qualify when he dropped out of the second B-Main after running at the back......Another series title contender Tyler Bruening had a rough night as well blowing a left rear tire in his heat race and then finishing one position shy of a transfer in that second B-Main.....Shawn Mulvaney was running third in the third heat before climbing the wall in turns one and two nearly putting his #70 onto its top......In the first two Deery events Brian Harris has come out of nowhere late in the race to post a podium finish in the Richard Realty & Auction #15R. He started in the seventh row tonight and those two third-place finishes will put him on top of the point standings heading into Dubuque this Wednesday night.....Recall that Ray Guss Jr. failed to qualify for the feature in the Deery opener at 34 Raceway on April 6th......The winner of that opening event, Denny Eckrich was not in attendance at East Moline......The crowd was amused by a squirrel that ran along the top of the frontstretch fence during the UMP Modified feature as he made his way from turn four all the way to above the flagstand. He might have been asking the flagman to throw the checkers early on that marathon before heading back to his regular viewing point somewhere in the trees off turn three.

The two divisions of Modifieds, IMCA and UMP, had a serious case of yellow fever tonight and that is a shame since both feature events had some great action up front that was constantly interrupted by drivers spinning and, or running into each other mid-pack. With most of the tracks in the Midwest rained out for the weekend there were extra cars in each division with 19 IMCA Mods and 22 UMP Modifieds on hand including long distance traveler for the night Nick Tharp of Owensboro, Kentucky. The 2012 UMP Street Stock National Champion Mike McKinney of Plainfield, Illinois, was there with his UMP Modified as was Chad Evans from Mattoon.

The Bushongs, Brian and Leland brought the IMCA Modified field to green for their 20-lap feature with the son Brian racing to the early lead. Four cautions over the first four scored laps slowed the pace and while under green flag conditions it was Greg Durbin and Doug Crampton who were advancing through the field after starting together in the fourth row. Durbin would become the leader on lap four and while one more caution interrupted, the battle for the lead between Durbin and Crampton was a good one with a little QCS-contact thrown in for good measure. This one was in doubt right up until the checkers waved over Greg Durbin with Doug Crampton close behind in second. Jason Masengarb ran a solid race to finish in third, Thad Wilson recovered from some early race issues to finish fourth and Matt Werner, who did double-duty on the night racing in both Modified divisions, finished fifth.

The UMP Modified feature was one of those races that you both loved and hated at the same time. The love was for the great racing that was taking place at the front of the field and the hate was for the caution flag that appeared eight times eventually bringing the scheduled 20-lap event to a premature ending. In regard to the racing, it was pole-sitter Jeff Larson who raced out front early with Donovan Lodge and Erik Bruce in hot pursuit. Bruce would take over the point on lap seven only to have Larson coast to a stop a lap later drawing the event's fourth caution. While under green Bruce and Brock Bauman would put on a show swapping the lead back and forth with Bruce out front when the seventh caution flag waved for Chad Evans who had spun in turn four while running fourth. As the field was placed in single-file formation for the restart the flagman signaled that the next caution would be the last one and the field went back to green with eight laps remaining.

Once back under green the great race for the lead continued with Bauman taking the lead on lap thirteen only to have Bruce come back to be out front on lap seventeen. They raced side-by-side out of turn two and down the back stretch, but as the leaders were just about to exit turn four the caution waved again for two cars that had spun in turn one and even though Bauman had a nose out front going past the flag stand on what would have been lap eighteen, by rule the race was scored complete on the last fully completed lap giving the victory to Erik Bruce. Bauman would have to settle for the runner-up check tonight while Allen Weisser was about to make it a three-car race for the win after starting fourteenth. Donovan Lodge and Four Cylinder division graduate R.J. Gonzalez filled out the top five.

Twenty-four Four Cylinder drivers were left waiting in the staging area as the track's curfew expired before their main event could take to the track. Double features for the division will be run here next Sunday night.

I may have mentioned this before when covering a race at East Moline, but tonight's events make it even more relevant. This track should seriously consider implementing the "one spin and you're in" rule during the heat races as while the cautions in the two Modified features will be remembered most, it was the one or two stoppages during just about every heat race that set the precedent. I firmly believe that if drivers get it in their mind that they will be sent to the pits if they spin and sit, even only if that rule applies in the heat races it also leads to fewer cautions in the main events because the drivers are programmed to keep their car running and to continue on. Yes, I know that East Moline is a bull-ring with tight quarters and lots of door-banging action that the crowd loves, but I know of a similar track in central Iowa where this rule originated at and it seems to work pretty well there and that place has no curfew. Just something to consider.....

My wife Christine and I would like to thank Brad Hines and the entire Quad City Speedway crew for their hospitality and even though those yellows were frustrating, it will be the great racing action that will stick in my mind and will bring me back to East Moline again soon! The full results listed below are courtesy of Brad Hines.

With great weather forecasted over the next couple of days I am hoping to take in the Hawkeye Dirt Tour opener at the Benton County Speedway in Vinton on Tuesday night, then on Wednesday I will head back up north to the Dubuque Speedway for race number three of the 2013 Deery Brothers Summer Series. Hope to see you on the Back Stretch!

U-Pull-A-Part/Cimco IMCA Modifieds
Heat 1
1. C4 – Matt Werner
2. 85B – Brian Bushong
3. 18R – Terry Rentfro
4. 85 – Leland Bushong
5. 21 – Dan Hahn
6. 88J – Jerry Bailey Jr.
7. 26 – Joe Jones Jr.


Heat 2
1. 30 – Jason Masengarb
2. 8 – Greg Durbin
3. 1W – Thad Wilson
4. 38 – David Imming
5. 89 – T.J. Patz
6. 17 – Todd Dykema


Heat 3
1. 40 – Doug Crampton
2. 1 – Eric Barnes
3. 11 – Ray Cox Jr.
4. 29 – Craig Crawford
5. 16 – George Spence III
6. 8S – Josh Starr


Feature
1. 8 – Greg Durbin
2. 40 – Doug Crampton
3. 30 – Jason Masengarb
4. 1W – Thad Wilson
5. C4 – Matt Werner
6. 38 – David Imming
7. 18R – Terry Rentfro
8. 29 – Craig Crawford
9. 11 – Ray Cox Jr.
10. 85B – Brian Bushong
11. 85 – Leland Bushong
12. 17 – Todd Dykema
13. 88J – Jerry Bailey Jr.
14. 89 – T.J. Patz
15. 16 – George Spence III
16. 8S – Josh Starr
17. 21 – Dan Hahn
18. 1 – Eric Barnes
19. 26 – Joe Jones Jr.

UMP Modifieds
Mr. Fix It Time Trials
1. 32 – Donovan Lodge – 14.42
2. 6 – Brock Bauman – 14.51
3. 93 – Matt Werner – 14.63
4. N59 – Chad Evans – 14.70
5. 57 – Jaime Balensiefen – 14.80
6. 2 – Erik Bruce – 14.89
7. 15 – Brandon Durbin – 14.99
8. 25W – Allen Weisser – 15.03
9. 99 – Doug Curless – 15.25
10. 05 – Dave Wietholder – 15.28
11. 4 – Cody Bauman – 15.34
12. V43 – Milo Veloz Jr. – 15.35
13. 96M – Mike McKinney – 15.40
14. 32B – T.D. Burger – 15.46
15. B1 – Jeff Larson – 15.55
16. 83 – Nathan Balensiefen – 15.63
17. 82N – Nick Tharp – 15.79
18. 97 – Charley Hess – 16.21
19. 21C – Chad Tucker – 16.33
20. 39G – R.J. Gonzales – 18.32
21. 10 – Chris Morefield – 18.50
22. 43 – Justin Veloz – N/A


Heat 1
1. N59 – Chad Evans
2. 32 – Donovan Lodge
3. 15 – Brandon Durbin
4. 05 – Dave Wietholder
5. 83 – Nathan Balensiefen
6. 43 – Justin Veloz
7. 96M – Mike McKinney
8. 21C – Chad Tucker


Heat 2
1. 6 – Brock Bauman
2. 4 – Cody Bauman
3. 39G – R.J. Gonzales
4. 32B – T.D. Burger
5. 25W – Allen Weisser
6. 57 – Jaime Balensiefen
7. 82N – Nick Tharp


Heat 3
1. 2 – Erik Bruce
2. B1 – Jeff Larson
3. 93 – Matt Werner
4. 97 – Charley Hess
5. 10 – Chris Morefield
6. V43 – Milo Veloz Jr.
7. 99 – Doug Curless


Feature
1. 2 – Erik Bruce
2. 6 – Brock Bauman
3. 25W – Allen Weisser
4. 32 – Donovan Lodge
5. 39G – R.J. Gonzales
6. 97 – Charley Hess
7. 83 – Nathan Balensiefen
8. V43 – Milo Veloz Jr.
9. 43 – Justin Veloz
10. 05 – Dave Wietholder
11. 15 – Brandon Durbin
12. 96M – Mike McKinney
13. 82N – Nick Tharp
14. 21C – Chad Tucker
15. N59 – Chad Evans
16. 32B – T.D. Burger
17. 57 – Jaime Balensiefen
18. 4 – Cody Bauman
19. B1 – Jeff Larson
20. 93 – Matt Werner
21. 10 – Chris Morefield
22. 99 – Doug Curless

4-Cylinders
Heat 1
1. 12 – Mitch Bielenberg
2. 25A – Jon Scott
3. C22 – Cameron Poci
4. 51 – Ken Stogdell
5. F79 – Dustin Forbes
6. 71A – Kimberly Abbott
7. 71 – Virgil Paul Jr.
8. 75 – A.J. Rock


Heat 2
1. D23 – Zach Dahl
2. 61 – Tristin Cox
3. 07 – Josh Sharpe
4. 77X – Brandon Setser
5. 0 – Brandt Cole
6. 22 – Austen Becerra
7. 48H – Aaron Hitt
8. 14 – Drew Wise


Heat 3
1. 2 – Mike Grossman
2. 13 – Matt Musgrave
3. D17 – Brandon Dahl
4. 115X – Mike Wisdom
5. 17 – Rick Wagner
6. 12H – Erick Hood
7. 2S – Steven Rangel
8. 24 – William Mitchel

Eriksen Chevrolet Buick IMCA Late Models Deery Brothers SummerSeries
Heat 1
1. 42 – Tom Darbyshire
2. 38 – Colby Springteen
3. 46 – Nate Beuseling
4. 07 – Matt Ryan
5. 390 – Rob Toland
6. 98 – Travis Smock
7. 56D – Travis Denning
8. 19 – Kelly Pestka
9. 55 – Ryan Claeys


Heat 2
1. 11 – Gary Webb
2. 15K – Justin Kay
3. G1 – Mike Garland
4. 99D – Darrel DeFrance
5. 5 – Bobby Toland
6. 77 – Jeff Aikey
7. R19 – Joe Ross
8. 91 – Mike Guldenpfennig


Heat 3
1. Z – Mike Zemo Jr.
2. 12 – Ron Klein
3. 3 – Mike Cothron
4. 15R – Brian Harris
5. 69 – Tom Goble
6. 75M – Todd Malmstrom
7. 16 – Tyler Bruening
8. 70 – Shawn Mulvany


Heat 4
1. 58 – Ray Guss Jr.
2. 2 – Jeremiah Hurst
3. 16S – Dan Shelliam
4. 1M – Rob Moss
5. 40 – Joel Callahan
6. 56 – Andy Eckrich
7. 60 – Dean Wagner
8. 14 – Mike Murphy Jr.


Semi Feature 1
1. 07 – Matt Ryan
2. 390 – Rob Total
3. 99D – Darrel DeFrance
4. 77 – Jeff Aikey
5. 56D – Travis Denning
6. 98 – Travis Smock
7. R19 – Joe Ross
8. 91 – Mike Guldenpfennig
9. 19 – Kelly Pestka
10. 55 – Ryan Claeys
11. 5 – Bobby Toland


Semi Feature 2
1. 15R – Brian Harris
2. 1M – Rob Moss
3. 56 – Andy Eckrich
4. 69 – Tom Goble
5. 60 – Dean Wagner
6. 40 – Joel Callahan
7. 16 – Tyler Bruening
8. 75M – Todd Malmstrom
9. 14 – Mike Murphy Jr.
10. 70 – Shawn Mulvany


Hershel Roberts Memorial Feature
1. 58 – Ray Guss Jr.
2. Z – Mike Zemo Jr.
3. 15R – Brian Harris
4. 16S – Dan Shelliam
5. 38 – Colby Springsteen
6. 60 – Dean Wagner
7. 46 – Nate Beuseling
8. 99D – Darrel DeFrance
9. 77 – Jeff Aikey
10. 15K – Justin Kay
11. 56 – Andy Eckrich
12. 42 – Tom Darbyshire
13. 12 – Ron Klein
14. 1M – Rob Moss
15. 40 – Joel Callahan
16. G1 – Mike Garland
17. 69 – Tom Goble
18. 2 – Jeremiah Hurst
19. 98 – Travis Smock
20. 07 – Matt Ryan
21. 11 – Gary Webb
22. 3 – Mike Cothron
23. 56D – Travis Denning
24. 390 – Rob Toland

Saturday, May 4, 2013

Saturday Morning Notebook: Points from Missouri, Illinois and more....

Not much to write about this morning other than to complain about the weather. I am still holding out hope that the Quad City Speedway will be able to run the Deery Brothers Summer Series Hershel Roberts Memorial event tomorrow (Sunday) night and at the very least I am hoping that we get to watch some action from Talladega this weekend. The forecast does look much better for racing on Tuesday night, May 7th, when the IMCA Modified Hawkeye Dirt Tour will run its opener at the Benton County Speedway in Vinton and then on Wednesday night, May 8th, the Deery Series will hit the high banks at the Dubuque Speedway. Hope to see you at both.

Sorry to learn that Mark Widmar's injuries from the crash at Oskaloosa Wednesday night were more serious than originally thought. Mark has been transferred to University Hospitals in Iowa City where he will receive the best of care and I know that all race fans wish him a full and speedy recovery.

The race schedule that Kyle Larson is maintaining is incredible as after qualifying for the Nationwide race at Talladega on Friday he then flew up to Eldora Speedway where he finished tenth in the World of Outlaws Sprint Car main event. Kerry Madsen topped the field of thirty-nine cars.

There was a new name atop the results sheet in the 410 Winged Sprint Car feature at the Jacksonville Speedway last Friday night when Joe B. Miller won his first career main event in this division.

If you think that us race fans in Iowa have it rough, I'm not sure that a single event has been run yet up in Minnesota or the Dakotas, but it looks like our weather is forecasted to straighten out soon.

You can always find the All Iowa Points at Positively Racing and Sue should have the most recent update posted soon. Following are the current points for Missouri, Illinois and a few other states that have been able to get a fair amount of shows in.


Missouri
Late Model
Pos. Driver Hometown Points
1 . Ken Essary Galena 8
2 . Chad Simpson Marion IA 5
3 . Jason Russell Henley 5
4 . Jimmy Owens Newport TN 5
5 . Justin Wells Aurora 5
6 . Leslie Essary Crane 5
7 . Tim Ratajczyk Columbia IL 5
8 . Brian Birkhofer Muscatine IA 4
9 . Darrell Mooneyham Aurora 4
10 . Joe Walkenhorst Lee's Summit 4
11 . Randy Korte Highland IL 4
12 . Will Vaught Seneca 4
13 . Eric Turner Hermitage 3
14 . Jimmy Mars Elk Mound WI 3
15 . Larry Jones Eldorado Springs 3
16 . Mark Voigt Marine IL 3
17 . Matt Brookshire Newburg 3
18 . Shane Essary Galena 3
19 . Billy Moyer Batesville AR 2
20 . Dave Jumper 2
21 . Jacob McGee 2
22 . Tommy Cordray Browning 2
23 . Tony Jackson Jr. Lebanon 2
24 . Brad Looney Republic 1
25 . Brandon Sheppard New Berlin IL 1
26 . Justin Russell Henley 1
27 . Scott Weber Festus 1


Missouri Points
Modified
Pos. Driver Hometown Points
1 . Jeff James Stanton IA 12
2 . P.J. Conger St. Joseph 12
3 . Jackie Dalton Carthage 11
4 . Mitch Keeter Webb City 11
5 . Jason Hughes West Plains 10
6 . Bobby Pearish Joplin 9
7 . Jon Sheets Nevada 9
8 . Kevin Morrow Bronaugh 8
9 . Aaron Marrant Orrick 7
10 . Rylan Long Greenfield 7
11 . Brent Thompson Park Hills 6
12 . Jesse Willard Pleasanton KS 6
13 . Jim Moody Odessa 6
14 . Matt Mevert Steeleville IL 6
15 . Billy Smith Park Hills 5
16 . Darren Shaw Lathrop 5
17 . Dean Hoffman 5
18 . Jesse Sobbing Glenwood IA 5
19 . Jim Body Diamond 5
20 . Logan Martin West Plains 5
21 . Mark Miner Arnold 5
22 . Matt Dotson Clark 5
23 . Trevor Hunt Liberty 5
24 . Andy Morris 4
25 . Buz Kaster Kansas City 4
26 . Greg Hughes West Plains 4
27 . Jason Krohn Slayton MN 4
28 . Jason Russell Henley 4
29 . Jim Black Bonne Terre 4
30 . Jordan Grabouski Beatrice NE 4
31 . Josh Hughes West Plains 4
32 . Kyle Westerhold Blue Springs 4
33 . Matt Dotson Farmington 4
34 . Ray Walsh 4
35 . Brad Bergren Stanton IA 3
36 . Chad Lyle Oak Grove 3
37 . Dan Morris 3
38 . Danny Scrogham Peculiar 3
39 . Eric Maybery 3
40 . John Hanson Stewartsville 3
41 . Randy Smith Hamilton 3
42 . Rusty Griffaw Festus 3
43 . Scott Crigler Alton 3
44 . Steven Glenn Hamilton 3
45 . Terry Schultz Sedalia 3
46 . Tyson Franks Batesville AR 3
47 . Bobby Bittle 2
48 . Curt Rackers Holts Summit 2
49 . Jerry Morgan Fort Scott KS 2
50 . Jim Cameron Cameron 2
51 . John Allen Chanute KS 2
52 . Johnny McGinnis Hardin 2
53 . Kenny Rumble 2
54 . Matt Bonine Onawa IA 2
55 . Matt Eaton Park Hills 2
56 . Mickey Burrell Fair Grove 2
57 . Mike Harrison Highland IL 2
58 . Pat Graham Ames IA 2
59 . Robbie Bryant Willard 2
60 . Steve Muilenberg Sparta 2
61 . Tyler Wolf 2
62 . Brent Holman 1
63 . Chad Heady 1
64 . Chris Theodore 1
65 . Conrad Miner Arnold 1
66 . Dean Wille Warrensburg 1
67 . Jason Pursley Wheatland 1
68 . Michael Long Quincy IL 1
69 . Mike Ryun Pleasant Valley 1
70 . Nathan Vaughn Lincoln 1
71 . Rustin Miller Houston 1


Missouri Points
Limited Modifieds
Pos. Driver Hometown Points
1 . Nick Roberts Des Moines IA 14
2 . Randy Ainsworth Excelsior Springs 14
3 . Kris Jackson Lebanon 12
4 . Tyler Brown Stoutland 10
5 . Casey Arneson Fargo ND 9
6 . Jerry Hoffman Springfield 9
7 . Riley Whitworth Humboldt KS 9
8 . Shad Badder Oak Grove 9
9 . Shane Blair 9
10 . Eddie Gross 8
11 . Jim Pearcy Springfield 8
12 . Kaleb Stolba Willow Springs 7
13 . Logan Martin West Plains 7
14 . Matt Rose Liberal 7
15 . Scott Drake Webb City 7
16 . Scotty Martin Independence 7
17 . Tyler Kidwell Chanute KS 7
18 . Anthony Asher St. Joseph 6
19 . Jarred Duke West Plains 6
20 . Jeremy Pittsenbarger Cameron 6
21 . Michael Truscott Chippewa Falls WI 6
22 . Ted Ballinger Halfway 6
23 . Aaron Duvall Kirksville 5
24 . Cory Crapser Chippewa Falls WI 5
25 . Doug Keller St. Joseph 5
26 . J.C. Morton Springfield 5
27 . Jason Brigman West Plains 5
28 . Michael Jones 5
29 . Rex Merritt Billings 5
30 . Shawn Walsh Birch Tree 5
31 . Troy Hovey Decorah IA 5
32 . Bobby Maggard Jr. Republic 4
33 . Colt Cheevers Macks Creek 4
34 . Josh Reed Middle Brook 4
35 . Kanyan Mathias Yellville AR 4
36 . Kenny Harris 4
37 . Sean Williams Willard 4
38 . Andy Bryant Fort Scott KS 3
39 . Blain Peterson Essex IA 3
40 . Cody Brill Harrisonville 3
41 . Dewayne Hobbs Halfway 3
42 . Jason Otto Richland 3
43 . Jeff Frowhitter 3
44 . Kevin Betzen 3
45 . Sam Petty 3
46 . Steve Muilenberg Sparta 3
47 . Toby Thompson Mountain Grove 3
48 . Tony Dunker Quincy IL 3
49 . Chris Brockway Warrensburg 2
50 . Clint Baker Meadville 2
51 . Eric Tinderholt 2
52 . Eddie Schwope Jr. St. Joseph 2
53 . Jerry Lankton Lampe 2
54 . Joey Stephens Buckner 2
55 . Josh Poe Drexel 2
56 . Ryan Edde Urbana 2
57 . Shawn Strong Republic 2
58 . Chad Feather Kearney 1
59 . Chuck Huff 1
60 . Craig Roden Montgomery City 1
61 . Don Luna St. James 1
62 . Dustin Miller Pattonsburg 1
63 . Jacob Bleess Chatfield MN 1
64 . Kyle Duke West Plains 1
65 . Nic Hanes Trenton 1
66 . Randy Forster 1
67 . Tony Myers Alton 1
68 . Wes Bestgen Osborn 1

Missouri Points
Winged Sprints (410 & 360)
Pos. Driver Hometown Points
1 . Jonathan Cornell Sedalia 10
2 . Logan Forler Lake Havasu AZ 8
3 . Brian Brown Grain Valley 6
4 . Danny Lasoski Dover 5
5 . Jimmy Hurley Springfield IL 5
6 . Joey Montgomery Fredericktown 5
7 . Joey Boyd Farmington 4
8 . Randy Martin California 4
9 . Tommy Worley Jr. Bismarck 4
10 . Tyler Blank California 4
11 . Danny Wood Norman OK 3
12 . Keith Burch Farmington 3
13 . Tim Montgomery Fredericktown 3
14 . Blake Hahn 2
15 . Jimmy Bridgeman Farmington 2
16 . Kasey Burch Farmington 2
17 . Miranda Arnold Sedalia 2
18 . Bryan Grimes Slater 1
19 . Kory Bales 1
20 . Robbie Standridge Springfield IL 1

Illinois
Late Model
Pos. Driver Hometown Points
1 . Michael Kloos Trenton 21
2 . Chad Zobrist Highland 15
3 . Kevin Weaver Gibson City 11
4 . Craig Smith Godfrey 10
5 . Brian Birkhofer Muscatine IA 9
6 . Dennis Erb Jr. Carpentersville 9
7 . Jason Jaggers Wyanet 9
8 . Mike Schulte Summerfield 9
9 . Brandon Sheppard New Berlin 8
10 . Kyle Logue Cisco 8
11 . Randy Korte Highland 8
12 . Ray Guss Jr.  Milan 8
13 . Shannon Babb Mowequa 8
14 . Rich Bell Sheffield 7
15 . Scott Schmitt Tonica 7
16 . Steve Lance Jr. Cuba 7
17 . Charley Hess Bartonville 6
18 . Jason Feger Bloomington 6
19 . Jay Morris Watsega 6
20 . Jim Moon Mount Auburn 6
21 . Steve Sheppard Jr. New Berlin 6
22 . Austin Hubbard Seaford DE 5
23 . Billy Moyer Batesville AR 5
24 . Brent Kreke Highland 5
25 . Chad Simpson Marion IA 5
26 . Jerry Lierly Camp Point 5
27 . Mark Voigt Marine 5
28 . Michael Jacober 5
29 . Ricky Frankel Quincy 5
30 . Rob Toland Hillsdale 5
31 . Billy Drake Bloomington 4
32 . Brian Harris Davenport IA 4
33 . Chris Simpson Marion IA 4
34 . Dewayne Kiefer St. Genevieve MO 4
35 . Jason Perry Payson 4
36 . Mike Garland Sterling IL 4
37 . Mike Murphy Jr. Colona 4
38 . Todd Bennett Peoria 4
39 . Tyler Reddick Corona CA 4
40 . Bobby Pierce Danville 3
41 . Chad Sellars 3
42 . Daren Friedman Forrest 3
43 . Jimmy Mars Menomonie WI 3
44 . Mike Zemo Jr. Geneseo 3
45 . Rodney Standerfer 3
46 . Rusty Schlenk Jackson MI 3
47 . Scott Weber Festus MO 3
48 . Shane Clanton Locust Grove GA 3
49 . Tim Manville Highland 3
50 . Bob Gardner Germantown Hills 2
51 . Brian Shirley Chatham 2
52 . Dan Jacober 2
53 . Denny Woodworth Mendon 2
54 . Frank Heckenast Jr. Orland Park 2
55 . Jeremiah Hurst Dubuque IA 2
56 . Jim Gibson 2
57 . Mark Burgtorf Quincy 2
58 . Scott James Lawrenceburg IN 2
59 . Todd Malmstrom Moline 2
60 . Tim Ratajczyk 2
61 . Billy Laycock Marine 1
62 . Brant Kehrer 1
63 . Clint Kirkham Camden 1
64 . Ed Dixon Washington MO 1
65 . Jason Zobrist 1
66 . Justin Reed Quincy 1
67 . Mike Cothron Moline 1
68 . Paul Bailey Pocahontas 1
69 . Ryan Unzicker El Paso 1
70 . Vince Grondzki 1
71 . Travis Denning Sterling 1

Illinois Points
Modified
Pos. Driver Hometown Points
1 . Dean Hoffman 25
2 . Matt Werner Geneseo 18
3 . Alan Weiser Peoria 17
4 . Donovan Lodge Moline 17
5 . Nick Allen Wheatfield IN 17
6 . Brian Bielong Summerfield 16
7 . David Wietholder Liberty 15
8 . Eric Bruce Peoria 15
9 . Justin Ketrow 14
10 . Michael Long Quincy 14
11 . Rusty Griffaw Festus MO 14
12 . Jamie Lomax Lake Village IN 13
13 . Will Krupp 13
14 . Brett Cygan 11
15 . Aaron Kleine Carlyle 10
16 . Lance Dehm Chatsworth 10
17 . Milo Veloz Jr. Colona 10
18 . Steven DeLonjay Quincy 10
19 . Doug Crampton Rock Island 9
20 . Jacob Poel Spring Lake MI 9
21 . Joe Dresch Brighton 9
22 . Brandon Roberts Ashland 8
23 . Cody Bauman 8
24 . Collin Thirlby Traverse City MI 8
25 . Everett Bradham 8
26 . Jimmy Cummins Highland 8
27 . Joel Funk Dwight 8
28 . Nathan Balensiefen Sheffield  8
29 . Brian Lynn Mason City 7
30 . Brock Bauman 7
31 . Greg Durbin Colona 7
32 . Jordan Bauer 7
33 . Mike Harrison Highland 7
34 . Jim Farris Odell 6
35 . Kenny Wallace Concord NC 6
36 . Butch Weisser 5
37 . Jeff Leka Buffalo 5
38 . Nick Hoffman 5
39 . Randy Shuman 5
40 . Robbie Eilers Highland 5
41 . Robbie Reed Mexico MO 5
42 . Shawn Deering Quincy 5
43 . T.D. Burger Saunemin 5
44 . Tyler Ratajczyk 5
45 . Zach Fair 5
46 . Zeb Moake 5
47 . Cory Daugherty Blue Mound 4
48 . Craig Kern 4
49 . Danny Smith 4
50 . Dona Marcoulier Houghton Lake MI 4
51 . Dustin Ketrow 4
52 . Larry Anderson 4
53 . Chad Kinder Newton 3
54 . Dan Hahn 3
55 . Ethan Schnapp Springfield 3
56 . Jason Buss Freeport 3
57 . Jason Wagner 3
58 . Jim Black Bonne Terre MO 3
59 . Joey Jensen 3
60 . Kasey Schrock 3
61 . Matt Goulden Springfield 3
62 . Nate Zimmer Mattoon 3
63 . Ribbie Reed Mexico MO 3
64 . Brett Korves Belleville 2
65 . Brian Dively Springfield 2
66 . Chad Evans 2
67 . Chris Spaulding Wellsville MO 2
68 . Danny Schwartz Ashmore 2
69 . Jeff Curl 2
70 . Jeff Graham Stonington 2
71 . Justin Veloz Moline 2
72 . Mike Bolyard 2
73 . Thad Wilson Moline 2
74 . Timmy Hill House Springs 2
75 . Tyler Deibert 2
76 . Vince Cooper Morris 2
77 . Adam Oppendike Silvis  1
78 . Bobby Bittle New Athens 1
79 . Brandon McDowell 1
80 . Cole Hussong 1
81 . Curt Myers Cameron WI 1
82 . Danny Jolly 1
83 . Denny Tribout 1
84 . Doug Curless 1
85 . Eric Barnes 1
86 . J.D. Beal Adair 1
87 . Jake Griffin Quincy 1
88 . Jason Pershy Colona 1
89 . John Seets Godfrey 1
90 . Ken Schrader Concord NC 1
91 . Mike McKinney Plainfield 1
92 . R.J. Gonzalez 1
93 . Richie Biswell Canton 1
94 . Rick Conoyer Saint Peters 1

Illinois Points
Winged Sprints (410 & 360)
Pos. Driver Hometown Points
1 . Jac Haudenschild Wooster OH 5
2 . Joe B. Miller 5
3 . Shane Stewart Bixby OK 4
4 . Korey Weyant Springfield 4
5 . A.J. Bruns Athens 3
6 . Jimmy Hurley Springfield 3
7 . Randy Hannagan Pittsboro IN 2
8 . Robbie Standridge Springfield 2
9 . Kody Kinser Bloomington IN 1
10 . Alex Shanks 1

Alabama
Late Model
Pos. Driver Hometown Points
1 . Tim Roszell 18
2 . Terry Smith Anniston 14
3 . Ross Martin Talladega 13
4 . Jason Wilson Margaret 12
5 . Tim Busha Boaz 10
6 . Chad Winkles Falkville 8
7 . Dylan Ames 7
8 . Jason Hiett Lincoln 6
9 . Kyle Beard Trumann AR 6
10 . Clint Smith Senoia GA 5
11 . Howard Means 5
12 . Jonathan Davenport Blairsville GA 5
13 . Logan Yates 5
14 . Monte Skinner 5
15 . Steve Casebolt Richmond IN 5
16 . Todd Watson 5

Arizona
Late Model
Pos. Driver Hometown Points
1 . R.C. Whitwell Tucson 22
2 . Tim Fuller Watertown NY 19
3 . Garrett Alberson Las Cruces NM 17
4 . Billy Moyer Batesville AR 14
5 . Shane Clanton Fayetteville GA 13
6 . Will Vaught Crane MO 12
7 . Jimmy Mars Elk Mound WI 11
8 . Don Shaw Ham Lake MN 10
9 . Morgan Bagley Longview TX 9
10 . Lonnie Parker Jr. El Mirage 8

Florida
Late Model
Pos. Driver Hometown Points
1 . Darrell Lanigan Union KY 27
2 . Josh Richards Shinnston WV 25
3 . Don O'Neal Martinsville IN 23
4 . Roger Crouse Plant City 21
5 . Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg TN 21
6 . Tim McCreadie Watertown NY 16
7 . Darrell Padgett Clay Hill 15
8 . Dennis Erb Jr. Carpentersville IL 15
9 . Mark Whitener Middleburg  14
10 . Billy Moyer Batesville AR 11
11 . Ivedent Lloyd Jr. Ocala 11
12 . Josh Peacock Dover 11

Kentucky
Late Model
Pos. Driver Hometown Points
1 . Greg Johnson Bedford IN 26
2 . Victor Lee Stanford 18
3 . Duane Chamberlain Richmond IN 15
4 . Brandon Fouts Kite 13
5 . Oscar McCown 10
6 . Dustin Linville Bryantsville 9
7 . Mike Jewell Scottsburg IN 9
8 . Rod Conley Wheelersburg WV 9
9 . Mark Sturgill 8
10 . Eddie Carrier Jr. Salt Rock WV 7
11 . Josh McGuire Grayson 7

Mississippi
Late Model
Pos. Driver Hometown Points
1 . Chris Wall Holden LA 20
2 . David Breazeale Four Corners 18
3 . Chad Thrash Meridian 12
4 . Neil Baggett Shannon 7
5 . Bub McCool Vicksburg 5
6 . Greg Fore Greenville 5
7 . Justin McRee Woodstock AL 5
8 . Rob Litton Alexandria LA 5
9 . Bo Gordon Merigold 4
10 . Ashley Newman Ripley TN 4
11 . Chase Washington Greenville 4
12 . Dane Dacus Lakeland TN 4
13 . Rick Rickman Columbus 4
14 . Stacy Caldwell 4
15 . Tony Shelton 4

Ohio
Late Model
Pos. Driver Hometown Points
1 . Doug Drown Wooster 21
2 . Frankie Hall 17
3 . John Whitney Middletown 17
4 . Tyler Carpenter Parkersburg WV 14
5 . Charlie Duncan 12
6 . Matt Miller Whitehouse 11
7 . Rusty Schlenk Jackson MI 11
8 . Corey Conley Wellsburg WV 10
9 . Jason Montgomery Jackson 10
10 . K.C. Burdette 10
11 . Russell King Bristol 10

Pennsylvania
Late Model
Pos. Driver Hometown Points
1 . Matt Parks Three Springs 21
2 . Jeff Rine Danville 19
3 . Dave Hess Jr. Waterford 17
4 . Dylan Yoder Selinsgrove 12
5 . Jerry Bard Shippensburg 11
6 . Michael Norris Sarver 11
7 . Jared Miley South Park 10
8 . Mike Blose 9
9 . Ron Davies Warren 9
10 . Jared Hawkins Fairmont WV 8

Tennessee
Late Model Final
Pos. Driver Hometown Points
1 . Caleb Ashby Cunningham 20
2 . Billy Ogle Jr. Knoxville 18
3 . Steve Casebolt Richmond IN 15
4 . Terry English Benton KY 15
5 . Carnell Parker III Clarksville 14
6 . Clayton Miller Elkton KY 14
7 . Jay Brinkley Raus 14
8 . Cale Finley 11
9 . Daniel Miller Shelbyville 11
10 . Chris Madden Gray Court SC 10
11 . Randy Weaver Crossville 10
12 . Tim Busha Boaz AL 10

West Virginia
Late Model
Pos. Driver Hometown Points
1 . Chris Garnes Evans 15
2 . Paul Wilmoth Jr. Clarksburg 9
3 . Rick Williams Beckley 9
4 . Jacob Hawkins Fairmont 7
5 . Sonny Conley 7
6 . Butch McGill West Union 5
7 . Derek Doll 5
8 . Eddie Carrier Salt Rock 5
9 . Doug Drown Wooster OH 4
10 . Harold Redman Jr. Tyler Mountain 4
11 . Josh Richards Shinnston 4
12 . K.C. Burdette 4
13 . Robbie Scott 4