After raining out the season opener the week before the Hamilton County Speedway was very happy to get started after a long 2 months. This year the Hamilton County Speedway is under the promotion of the Hamilton County Fairboard and they hired Larry Flaws to be the Track Manager.
The 2nd track of the weekend that i know wasn't able to get on the track until the day before racing because the track was so wet and soupy but they worked their butt off and got the track in shape for a great night of racing at The Historic Hamilton County Speedway. They would get started a little later than they wanted too with a 106 cars signed in to do battle on the 1/2 mile, last year according to Track Announcer "Berg" Ryan Bergeson their highest number was 91 cars so its a good start to the season.
First feature of the night was the Hornets feature. Adam Strunk, who was too familiar to victory lane at the speedway last year look to be on his way to the win in the 8 lap feature but then the only race caution came out on lap 5 when a couple cars got together in turn 4. Strunk would resume command but he would have his hands ful as he would have to do battle with 3 other cars. Strunk was passed on the last lap by Mike McFarland. McFarland would take the win, Devin Collins was 2nd and Adam Strunk was 3rd, Lyle Oberhelman was 4th and Daniel Ayers was 5th. There was 10 total hornets signed in.
McDonald's IMCA Hobby Stocks were up next for their feature. Before they could get a lap in the books there was not 1 but 2 cautions for cars going around on the race track. Once the race got going it was Kevin Fee that took the race lead and began to pull away only to see the caution come out on lap 5 for a couple cars getting together in turn 4. Fee and the cars still on the track would get another lap in the books only to see the caution wave 2 more times on lap 6 for 2 cars spinning in turn 2. Fee would not let them bother him but then we would see the caution come out again on lap 8 for Nate Bonin coming to a stop on the frontstretch. After this caution it was deemed that they would cut the race to 10 laps instead of the scheduled 12 because it was 25 minutes to complete 8. Fee will still be able to control the field on the green-white-checkered restart and made the long pull from Knoxville worth it, Heath Tulp from Belmond took 2nd, Bobby Dilley was 3rd, Corey Roe was 4th and Mark Hidlebaugh was 5th. 14 McDonald's IMCA Hobby Stocks were on hand.
Conley Trucking IMCA Sport Mods would then come out for their feature, 24 cars signed in to do battle. "Downtown" Kyle Brown would take the race lead and look to be in control and then the first race caution came out on lap 3 for a car coming to a stop on the frontstretch, 2nd race caution came out on lap 5 for a car coming to a stop in turn 2. Brown and the field would get another lap completed only to see the caution come out on lap 6 for 7 cars getting together coming off turn 2. So because it took time to clean that up it was deem this feature would be a 10 lap feature also instead of a 12 lap feature but Brown would not let that bother him as he would cruise on to the win. Joel Rust, Jared Timmerman, "Rockstar" Rocky Caudle and Bryon Weyer rounded out the top 5.
"Class to Tough To Tame" Chalfant Plumbing Stock Cars were up next for 15 laps where 15 cars were set to do battle. Before they could get 1 lap in the books 2 cautions came out for 2 different cars spinning around in turn 1. Once the race got going it was "Terminator" Mark Elliott lead the race from start to finish. Tory Reicks was 2nd, Jason Wagoner was 3rd, Mark Haglund was 4th and Mitch Hovden was 5th.
George White Chevrolet IMCA Modifieds 20 lap feature was rolling on to the speedway next where 25 cars would compete for $1100 thanks to the Hamilton County Fairboard and DandyLand Farms. Before 1 lap was completed their was 2 cautions for cars going around in turns 3 & 4. On the restart it was David Brown taking early control but JD Auringer would reel down Brown and take the lead on lap 6 and then begin to pull away. Then 2 more cautions came out on lap 15 and 18 for cars going around in turn 4 and turn 2 respectively. Auringer wouldn't let them bother him and go on and take the win, Brown would take 2nd, Adam Larson was 3rd, Jay Noteboom was 4th and Justin Sackett was 5th.
The final feature of the night was the Fort Dodge Ford IMCA Late Models orginally slated for 25 laps but cut to 20 laps because of how late it was. Before a lap was completed there would be a 4 car pile up on the frontstretch. After this caution a few drivers were concerned with the track so the track crew decided to have a couple hot laps to get some of the loose stuff off the top. When they resumed racing it was Defending Track Champion "The Iron Man" Darrel DeFrance taking the lead and was beginning to pull away from the field but then the caution came out on lap 5 for a couple cars getting together in turn 2. DeFrance wouldn't let that bother him but would have Jeff Aikey and Kyle Wahlert on his back bumper but DeFrance had the advantage on the restart. The only thing that would slow DeFrance down was the lap traffic and this allowed Aikey to get close but not close enough as DeFrance would take the win. Aikey took 2nd, "Chargin" Charlie McKenna was 3rd, Todd Cooney was 4th nad Kyle Wahlert was 5th. 18 total Late Models were signed in to do battle on the big 1/2 mile.
Racing action came to an end at 11:45pm a lot later than they wanted but it happens in racing. Hamilton County Speedway is racing every Saturday Night through July 30th. For Complete Results and more information about the Hamilton County Speedway check out http://www.hamiltoncospeedway.com/
Hamilton County Speedway
Result For April 30, 2011
HORNETS - A-MAIN
1 8 07 Mike Mcfarland Clare , Ia 40.00
2 7 22 Devin Collins Fort Dodge, Ia 39.00
3 1 85S Adam Strunk Webster City, Ia 38.00
4 9 07X Lyle Oberhelman Fort Dodge, Ia 37.00
5 6 4D Daniel Ayers Duncombe , Ia 36.00
6 3 83 Jarid Kuchenreuther Rockwell City, Ia 35.00
7 5 OK Keaton Graffunder Rockwell City, Ia 34.00
8 4 22B Jason Clark Fort Dodge, Ia 33.00
9 2 2 John Patterson Iowa Falls, Ia 32.00 DNS
10 10 511 Nathan Miller Dows , Ia 31.00 DNS
MCDONALD's IMCA HOBBY STOCKS - A-MAIN
1 1 52 Kevin Fee Knoxville , Ia 40.00
2 7 50 Heath Tulip Belmond , Ia 39.00
3 11 73D Bobby Dilley Webster City, Ia 38.00
4 6 8R Corey Roe Webster City, Ia 37.00
5 10 96 Mark Hidlebaugh Ames , Ia 36.00
6 13 24 R Roger Haupt Jr Clarion , Ia 35.00
7 2 22 Jermy Turner Williams , Ia 34.00
8 12 56 Ty Griffith Webster City, Ia 33.00
9 5 1 Blake Miller Des Moines, Ia 32.00
10 9 1 R Brad Ratcliff Webster City, Ia 31.00
11 14 51 Nate Bonin Iowa Falls, Ia 30.00
12 4 91 Robert See Blairsburg , Ia 29.00
13 8 38 Ryan Darling Webster City, Ia 28.00
14 3 13G Craig Graham Webster City, Ia 27.00
CONLEY TRUCKING IMCA SPORT MODS - A-MAIN
1 1 21 Kyle Brown Kellogg , Ia 40.00
2 11 26J Joel Rust Grundy Center, Ia 39.00
3 4 7+ Jarod Timmerman Norwalk , Ia 38.00
4 7 99 Rocky Caudle Webster City, Ia 37.00
5 8 27 Bryon Weyer Des Moines, Ia 36.00
6 23 64 Brandon Leeman Roland , Ia 35.00
7 17 2Z Zack Rawlins Kellogg , Ia 34.00
8 9 22 Jim Lampe Carroll , Ia 33.00
9 22 S16 Kip Siems Cedar Falls, Ia 32.00
10 14 2C Levi Carlberg Iowa Falls, Ia 31.00
11 24 02A Cody Albers Marshalltown , Ia 30.00
12 18 5 Mitch Frakes Eagle Grove, Ia 29.00
13 2 41 Jeremy Embrey Granger , Ia 28.00
14 6 11E Beau Kaplan Ankeny , Ia 27.00
15 15 75 Josh Sherbon Cedar Falls, Ia 26.00
16 13 83 Dane Larson Ames , Ia 25.00
17 10 53 Travis Woodbeck Eagle Grove, Ia 24.00
18 12 80 Duane Van Deest Grundy Center, Ia 23.00
19 16 K16 Kim Siems Cedar Falls, Ia 22.00
20 5 63 Matt Mccahen Waterloo , Ia 21.00
21 3 85T Brandon Toftee Webster City, Ia 20.00
22 19 40 George Gilliland Lehigh , Ia 19.00
23 21 22A Shawn Albers Wellburg , Ia 18.00
24 20 12J Brian Johnson Sac City, Ia 17.00 DNS
CHALFANT PLUMBING STOCK CARS - A-MAIN
1 4 412 Mark Elliott Webster City, Ia 40.00
2 6 27T Tory Reicks Waucoma , Ia 39.00
3 8 20 Jason Wagoner Iowa Falls, Ia 38.00
4 9 31M Mark Haglund Webster City, Ia 37.00
5 12 15 Mitch Hovden Decorah , Ia 36.00
6 13 67 Kyle Falck - 35.00
7 10 21T Travis Prochaska Iowa Falls, Ia 34.00
8 7 57 Dennis Plain Webster City, Ia 33.00
9 2 19 Reid Keller Webster City, Ia 32.00
10 1 R31 Ryan Leeman Roland , Ia 31.00
11 3 M 5 Jim Mitchell Webster City, Ia 30.00
12 5 80 Scott Bloemke Belmond , Ia 29.00
13 15 121G Arlen Hoy Marble Rock, Ia 28.00
14 14 59L Vincent Loewen Hubbard , Ia 27.00
15 11 97 Adam Silvey Iowa Falls, Ia 26.00 DNS
GEORGE WHITE CHEVROLET MODIFIEDS - A-MAIN
1 5 00 Jd Auringer Evansdale , Ia 40.00
2 1 21 David Brown Kellogg , Ia 39.00
3 2 2L Adam Larson Ames , Ia 38.00
4 3 7N Jay Noteboom Hinton , Ia 37.00
5 11 17 Justin Sackett Schaller , Ia 36.00
6 4 10K Ron Lauritzen Jesup , Ia 35.00
7 19 64 Scott Williams Steamboat Rock, Ia 34.00
8 10 19G Richie Gustin Gilman , Ia 33.00
9 8 58 Curt Badker Clear Lake, Ia 32.00
10 6 12 Mark Elliott Webster City, Ia 31.00
11 14 45 Levi Nielsen Mason City, Ia 30.00
12 12 69X Jon Snyder Ames , Ia 29.00
13 25 8X Scott Olson Blairsburg , Ia 28.00
14 16 25T Duane Peterson Eldora , Ia 27.00
15 13 3W Chris Webb Mccallsburg , Ia 26.00
16 17 32 Rick Speck Garvin , Ia 25.00
17 7 48J Jacob Murray Hartford , Ia 24.00
18 15 5 Todd Shute Des Moines, Ia 23.00
19 22 70 Jerry King Waterloo , Ia 22.00
20 20 60 Kurt Krauskopf Decorah , I 21.00
21 21 19D Darin Duffy Hazelton , Ia 20.00
22 24 K1 Kyle Krampe Baxter , Ia 19.00
23 18 22T Tyler Prochaska Iowa Falls, Ia 18.00
24 23 14 Derek Oberle Evansdale , Ia 17.00
25 9 01 Ed Thomas Waterloo , Ia 17.00 DNS
FORT DODGE FORD IMCA LATE MODELS - A-MAIN
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 4 99D Darrel Defrance Marshalltown , Ia 40.00
2 7 77 Jeff Aikey Waterloo , Ia 39.00
3 8 22 Charlie Mckenna Clear Lake, Ia 38.00
4 12 30 Todd Cooney Des Moines, Ia 37.00
5 13 76 Jason Hahne Webster City, Ia 36.00
6 1 14 Kyle Wahlert Des Moines, Ia 35.00
7 14 66 Todd Johnson Mitchellville , Ia 34.00
8 9 X Ryan Griffith Webster City, Ia 33.00
9 10 29 Nick Pedersen Rutland , Ia 32.00
10 11 98 Travis Smock Independence , Ia 31.00
11 18 4D Rick Dralle Waterloo , Ia 30.00
12 15 2 Cary Umbarger Garner , Ia 29.00
13 5 8 Al Johnson Story City, Ia 28.00
14 2 60 Dean Wagner Evansdale , Ia 27.00
15 3 5 Dave Hubbard Moorland , Ia 26.00
16 6 15C Curt Schroeder Des Moines, Ia 25.00
17 16 31 Chad Cooney Des Moines, Ia 24.00
18 17 45 Mike Pedersen Rolfe , Ia 23.00
