Thursday, May 15, 2014

VanDenBerg, Whalen, Cooney, and Shute Hughes, Vanderbeek Take Victories on Kelderman's Hobby Shack Night

VanDenBerg, Whalen, Cooney, and Shute Hughes, Vanderbeek Take Victories on Kelderman's Hobby Shack Night
By Jeremy Fox

Oskaloosa, Iowa (May 14th, 2014) – Exciting racing along with temperatures 20 to 30 degrees cooler welcomed fans on Farmer's Support American and Kelderman's Hobby Shack Night at the races.

First feature of the night was the KBOE Radio IMCA Northern SportMods feature and it was Jenae Gustin grabbing the early lead. Gustin lost the lead to Carter VanDenBerg on lap three. VanDenBerg look to be pulling away only to see the caution come out on lap six when Tyler Gross got into the tractor tire in the bottom of turn 2. VanDenBerg again began to pull away meanwhile Curtis VanDerWal moved in to the second spot. The caution came out one more time on lap 12 when Ryan Fullenkamp and Corey Van Zante got together in turn two. VanDenBerg went on to take the win becoming the third different weekly winner this season. Brayton Carter finish second, Jason McDaniel was third, VanDerWal fell back to fourth and Gustin came across in fifth.

Next Up was the IMCA Sport Compacts feature, which saw Trent Orwig take the early lead but just after one lap was completed the caution came out for debris in turn one. Orwig and Bill Whalen began to battle for the top spot and it was Whalen getting by. Whalen went on to take his 2nd consective win over Orwig, Larry Hopkins, Matt Moore and John Whalen.

The IMCA Late Models 20 lapper was out next and they were lead to the green by Defending Track Champion Todd Cooney and Tommy Elston. Cooney took advantage and began to pull away. Cooney looked to be taking the easy win but then the caution came out on lap nine when Spencer Diercks took a sharp right turn in to the monster in turns one and two. Cooney had to contend with Colby Springsteen and Nick Marolf the rest of the way but held on to take the win over Springsteen, Marolf, Elston and Kevin Kile. 

Only eight Musco Lighting IMCA Modifieds were in attendance and it was AJ Johnson taking the early lead. Johnson saw Cayden Carter and Todd Shute sneak by on lap three. Carter and Shute battled it out side by side the next handful of laps before Shute took the lead away on lap nine. Shute picked up his third feature in as many nights at SIS. Carter, Andrew Schroeder, Johnson and Kurt Kile rounded out the top five.

In the Pepsi IMCA Hobby Stocks feature, it was Brandon Cox taking the early lead. Cox's lead was short lived because just after the completion of lap three the red flag came out when Gina Greubel had the left rear axle break and rolled two times in turn one. Gruebel was okay but her night ended meanwhile on the restart, Cox saw Mike Hughes and Brad Stephens on his back bumper. Hughes grabbed the lead away from Cox and Dustin Griffiths moved his way to second spot. Hughes held off challenges from Griffiths even after a caution on lap 12. Hughes took his second win of the season and Griffiths finish 2nd. Nick Ulin, Craig Brown and Cox finished 3rd through 5th respectively.

Saved the best for last because the final feature of the night was the Budweiser IMCA Stock Cars feature. This feature was full of two, three and four wide excitement the entire way. Damon Murty started on the front row and took advantage by taking the lead meanwhile the battles behind him had fans on the edge of their seats. The first caution came out on lap 13 when Corey Stout and Donavon Nunnikhoven got together in turn one. Zack Vanderbeek worked his way into second and set his sights on getting by Murty which he would do when on the restart after a caution on lap 14. Vanderbeek led the remaining four laps to take the win over Murty, Justin Temeyer, Cayden Carter and Kris Walker.

All Six IMCA Divisions including IMCA Late Models, IMCA Modifieds, Stock Cars, Sport Mods, Hobby Stocks and Sport Compacts will be taking to the half mile next Wednesday Night on Supreme Lawn and Landscaping Night. Hot Laps at 7:00 p.m. and Racing at 7:30 p.m.

Southern Iowa Speedway Results
Farmer's Support America/Kelderman's Hobby Shack Night
May 14th, 2014

IMCA Late Models

Feature

Finish    Start    Car    Driver    Hometown    Points
1    1    30       Todd Cooney        Des Moines, Ia    40.00   
2    6    38       Colby Springsteen        Wapello , Ia    39.00   
3    10    33       Nick Marolf        Moscow , Ia    38.00   
4    2    45       Tommy Elston        Keokuk , Ia    37.00   
5    9    88       Kevin Kile        West Liberty, Ia    36.00   
6    8    43       Joe Ferguson        Oskaloosa , Ia    35.00   
7    7    99D       Darrell Defrance        Marshalltown , Ia    34.00   
8    3    15C       Curt Schroeder        Ames , Ia    33.00   
9    5    32       Curtis Glover        Des Moines, Ia    32.00   
10    11    19G       Richie Gustin        Gilman , Ia    31.00    (DNF)
11    4    29       Spencer Diercks        Davenport , Ia    30.00    (DNF)

Heat 1 - 1. Springsteen; 2. Kile; 3. Schroeder; 4. DeFrance; 5. Glover; 6. Gustin
Heat 2 - 1. Diercks; 2. Elston; 3. Cooney; 4. Marolf; 5. Grady

Musco Lighting IMCA Modifieds
Feature

Finish    Start    Car    Driver    Hometown    Points
1    5    5       Todd Shute        Des Moines, Ia    38.00   
2    4    10C       Cayden Carter        Oskaloosa , Ia    37.00   
3    3    02       Andrew Schroeder        Keswick , Ia    36.00   
4    2    8J       Aj Johnson        New Sharon, Ia    35.00   
5    7    77       Kurt Kile        Nichols , Ia    34.00   
6    8    40       Scott Dickey        Packwood , Ia    33.00   
7    1    12H       Dakota Hayden        Wilton , Ia    32.00    (DNF)
8    6    64       Casey Greubel        Lacona , Ia    31.00    (DNF)

Heat - 1. Hayden; 2. Schroeder; 3. Shute; 4. Carter; 5. Johnson; 6. Greubel; 7. Kile; 8. Dickey

Budweiser IMCA Stock Cars
Feature

Finish    Start    Car    Driver    Hometown    Points
1    7    33Z       Zack Vanderbeek        New Sharon, Ia    40.00   
2    1    99D       Damon Murty        Chelsea , Ia    39.00   
3    10    56T       Justin Temeyer        Independence , Ia    38.00   
4    15    10C       Cayden Carter        Oskaloosa , Ia    37.00   
5    2    18       Kris Walker        Oskaloosa , Ia    36.00   
6    8    52       Nathan Wood        Sigourney , Ia    35.00   
7    6    22R       Todd Reitzler        Grinnell , Ia    34.00   
8    9    62       Brad Pinkerton        New Sharon, Ia    33.00   
9    12    2N       Donovan Nunnikhoven        Sully , Ia    32.00   
10    3    19       Donnie Pearson        Oskaloosa , Ia    31.00   
11    13    7S       Jason Minnehan        Churdan , Ia    30.00   
12    5    85       Doug Sylvester        Ottumwa , Ia    29.00   
13    4    94       Corey Stout        Oskaloosa , Ia    28.00    (DNF)
14    14    87       Les Blakley        Fairfield , Ia    27.00    (DNF)
15    11    17       Brock Welch        Oskaloosa , Ia    26.00 (DNS)

Heat 1 - 1. Temeyer; 2. Slyvester; 3. Wood; 4. Reitzler; 5. Pearson; 6. Welch; DQ Minnehan; DQ Carter
Heat 2 - 1. Vanderbeek; 2. Walker; 3. Murty; 4. Stout; 5. Pinkerton; 6. Nunnikhoven; 7. Blakley

KBOE Radio IMCA SportMods
Feature

Finish    Start    Car    Driver    Hometown    Points
1    4    7       Carter VanDenBerg        Oskaloosa , Ia    40.00   
2    5    01       Brayton Carter        Oskaloosa , Ia    39.00   
3    8    85       Jason Mcdaniel        Eldon , Ia    38.00   
4    7    1V       Curtis VanDerWal        Oskaloosa , Ia    37.00   
5    1    19J       Jenae Gustin        Marshalltown , Ia    36.00   
6    10    72       Brett Lowry        Montezuma , Ia    35.00   
7    2    8T       Tony Johnson        Oskaloosa , Ia    34.00   
8    12    57       Tyler Gross        Bondurant , Ia    33.00   
9    3    10R       Ryan Fullenkamp        Bloomfield , Ia    32.00   
10    15    29       Colton Livezey        New Sharon, Ia    31.00   
11    14    30       Shawn Cooney        Des Moines, Ia    30.00   
12    11    95J       Jason Hall        Grinnell , Ia    29.00    (DNF)
13    9    34Z       Cory Van Zante       Sully , Ia    28.00    (DNF)
14    6    9A       Logan Anderson        Oskaloosa , Ia    27.00    (DNF)
15    13    352       Charlie Weber        Sigourney , Ia    26.00    (DNF)

Heat 1 - 1. VanDerWal; 2. VanDenBerg; 3. Van Zante; 4. Gustin; 5. Carter; 6. Hall; 7. Weber; 8. Livezey
Heat 2 - 1. Lowry; 2. Fullenkamp; 3. McDaniel; 4. Anderson; 5. Johnson; 6. Gross; 7. Cooney

Pepsi Cola IMCA Hobby Stocks
Feature

Finish    Start    Car    Driver    Hometown    Points
1    6    11       Mike Hughes        Oskaloosa , Ia    40.00   
2    10    10G       Dustin Griffiths        Ottumwa , Ia    39.00   
3    7    21       Nick Ulin        Agency , Ia    38.00   
4    4    69       Craig Brown        Eldon , Ia    37.00   
5    2    66       Brandon Cox        Earlham , Ia    36.00   
6    8    84       Danny Thrasher        Agency , Ia    35.00   
7    11    33       Justin Hook        Oskaloosa , Ia    34.00   
8    14    32T       Bobby Greene        Eddyville , Ia    33.00   
9    5    3       Travis Bunnell        Hedrick , Ia    32.00   
10    3    9       Jared Stephens        Bussey , Ia    31.00   
11    16    79S       Jason See        Albia , Ia    30.00   
12    9    19       Bill Bonnett        Knoxville , Ia    29.00   
13    1    55       Brad Stephens         -    28.00   
14    12    7A       Aaron Osweiler        South English, Ia    27.00   
15    13    6S       Shannon Sherwood        Rose Hill, Ia    26.00    (DNF)
16    15    224       Gina Greubel        Lacona , Ia    25.00 (DNF)

Heat 1 - 1. Brad Stephens; 2. Griffiths; 3. Jared Stephens; 4. Hughes; 5. Bonnett; 6. Hook; 7. Sherwood; 8. Greubel
Heat 2 - 1. Cox; 2. Thrasher; 3. Brown; 4. Ulin; 5. Bunnell; 6. Osweiler; 7. Greene; 8. See

IMCA Sport Compacts
Feature

Finish    Start    Car    Driver    Hometown    Points
1    4    OOW       Bill Whalen Jr       Riverside , Ia    39.00   
2    3    04       Trent Orwig        Blakesburg , Ia    38.00   
3    5    4       Larry Hopkins        Ottumwa , Ia    37.00   
4    2    2M       Matt Moore        Ottumwa , Ia    36.00   
5    1    77       John Whalen        Ainsworth , Ia    35.00   
6    6    95       Tim Bevins        Eldon , Ia    34.00   
7    8    5X       Tyler Haring        Oskaloosa , Ia    33.00   
8    7    5       Matt Beal        Oskaloosa , Ia    32.00   
9    9    55       Jason Breuklander        Oskaloosa , Ia    31.00   (DNS)

Heat  - 1. Bill Whalen; 2. Hopkins; 3. John Whalen; 4. Orwig; 5. Moore; 6. Bevins; 7. Beal; 8. Haring; 9. 55 Breuklander

* Side Note: Jason Minnehan and Cayden Carter were disqualifed in the heat races post race tech inspection for the center link *

*In Order to get the Modified car count up the feature will pay the top 10 a minimun of $110 starting next week*