Thursday, July 12, 2012

Carter, Vanderbeek, Sobbing, Anderson and Chandler win on Dave Lowry Memorial Night

It was the start to a busy 8 days of racing action at the Southern Iowa Speedway as it was Monte Motor Parts Dave Lowry Memorial Night and any residents of Oskaloosa, Tracy or Beacon got in for 5 dollars.

Before features would be run it was the Dave Lowry Memorial Challenge Race and it was Bobby Greene taking the win in his hobby stock. Kyle Harwood was 2nd in a stock car, Ryan Dolan was 3rd in a modified, Damon Murty was 4th in a stock car, Corey Stout was 5th in a stock car. Jason Hall in a Sport Mod, Eric Flander in a Sport Mod and Merv Chandler in a Sport Compact rounded out the field.

First feature of the night was the IMCA Sport Compacts feature and it was Bill Whalen Jr. in a different car taking the lead. Whalen would be passed by Dallas Chandler on lap 3. Chandler took the win, John Wahlen would take 2nd from his Brother Bill. Merv Chandler was 4th and Trent Orwig was 5th.

In the Tracy Elevator IMCA Hobby Stocks feature and it was Justin Hook taking the early lead however just after 1 lap was completed Hook would go off turn 3 and bring out the caution that would give the lead to Jamie Songer. Songer would lead the race until lap 6 when Dustin Griffiths would take the lead and shortly after the yellow came out for Scott Shull in turn 3. Griffiths would lead until Shannon Anderson chase him down on lap 11. Anderson would go on to take the win with Griffiths in 2nd. Mike Hughes, Donavon Nunnikhoven and Danny Thrasher would round out the top 5.

The Carter Manufacturing IMCA Stock Cars feature saw Alex Buffington take the early lead but just after 1 lap was completed Todd Reitzler would lose a driveshaft in turn 1. Buffington would lose the lead to Corey Stout on lap 4, Stout would then lose the lead to Matt Greiner on lap 5. Griener would lose the lead to Damon Murty on lap 6 and then 2 laps later the caution came out for Kyle Harwood in turn 1. When the race resumed it was Murty still out front but by that time Zack Vanderbeek would work his way through the field and take the win. Murty settled for 2nd, Greiner was 3rd, Stout was 4th and Buffington was 5th.

Up next was the Pyramid Graphics and Sports IMCA SportMods feature and it was Bill Gibson taking the early lead but he would have to deal with Curtis Vanderwal. Vanderwal would tkae the lead on lap 7 and 2 laps later the caution would come out. Vanderwal would lose the lead to Jesse Sobbing on lap 11 and a lap later the caution would come out twice and then again a lap later. Sobbing would go on and take the win with Vanderwal, Carter Vandenberg, Jason McDaniel and Jason Hall rounding out the top 5.

The final feature of the night was the Musco Lighting IMCA Modifieds feature. Andrew Schroeder woud lead the first 2 laps but then a caution would come out for Jacob Murray in turn 2. On the restart it was Cayden Carter getting by Schroeder to take the lead. Carter would go on and take the win with Scott Dickey, Adam Larson, Ryan Dolan and Schroeder finishing 2nd through 5th.


Next week there will be 2 nights of racing at the Southern Iowa Speedway as the JR Motorsports Hawkeye Dirt Tour will make a visit on Tuesday Night and then on Wednesday its the KBOE Radio/Pepsi-Mountain Dew Southern Iowa Fair Special. All classes will race both nights with a draw/redraw format and Hot Laps at  7 pm and Racing at 7:30 pm.


IMCA Modified - feature
FinishStartCarDriverHometownPoints
1610C   Cayden Carter    Oskaloosa , Ia40.00
2540   Scott Dickey    Packwood , Ia39.00
3102L   Adam Larson    Ames , Ia38.00
4811D   Ryan Dolan    Lisbon , Ia37.00
5202   Andrew Schroeder    Keswick , Ia36.00
6919   Jimmy Gustin    Marshalltown , Ia35.00
747W   Mark Widmar    Ottumwa , Ia34.00
8713   Matt Waugh    Altoona , Ia33.00
911+   Bill Davis, Jr.   Des Moines, Ia32.00
10322   Brandon Banks    Washington , Ia31.00
111111   Beau Kaplan    Boone , Ia30.00
12137S   Wade Francis    Oskaloosa , Ia29.00
131248J   Jacob Murray    Hartford , Ia28.00



IMCA Stock Car - feature
FinishStartCarDriverHometownPoints
11133Z   Zack Vanderbeek    New Sharon, Ia40.00
2699D   Damon Murty    Chelsea , Ia39.00
3829   Matt Greiner    Washington , Ia38.00
4394   Corey Stout    Oskaloosa , Ia37.00
5130J   Alex Buffington    Wapello , Ia36.00
6752   Nathan Wood    Sigourney , Ia35.00
7419A   Alan Vangorp    Des Moines, Ia34.00
81373C   Carl Yaw    Pleasant Hill, Ia33.00
9919J   Jay Schmidt    Tama , Ia32.00
10562   Brad Pinkerton    New Sharon, Ia31.00
111015K   Kyle Harwood    Oskaloosa , Ia30.00
12222R   Todd Reitzler    Grinnell , Ia29.00
13127   Todd Phillips    Packwood , Ia28.00



IMCA Sport Modified - feature
FinishStartCarDriverHometownPoints
11499   Jesse Sobbing    Glenwood , Ia40.00
281   Curtis Vanderwal    Oskaloosa , Ia39.00
377   Carter Vandenberg    Oskaloosa , Ia38.00
4685   Jason Mcdaniel    Eldon , Ia37.00
5195J   Jason Hall    Grinnell , Ia36.00
61042   Tyler Heckart    Ottumwa , Ia35.00
7572   Brett Lowry    Montezuma , Ia34.00
8910R   Ryan Fullenkamp    Bloomfield , Ia33.00
9312   Eric Flander    Barnes City, Ia32.00
1048T   Tony Johnson    Oskaloosa , Ia31.00
111234Z   Cory Van Zante   Sully , Ia30.00
12118   Tom Lathrop    Ottumwa , Ia29.00
131399X   Mike Brown    Glenwood , Ia28.00
14238   Bill Gibson    Knoxville , Ia27.00



IMCA Hobby Stock - feature
FinishStartCarDriverHometownPoints
11078   Shannon Anderson    Urbandale , Ia40.00
2710G   Dustin Griffiths    Ottumwa , Ia39.00
3918H   Mike Hughes    Oskaloosa , Ia38.00
462N   Donovan Nunnikhoven    Sully , Ia37.00
5584   Danny Thrasher    Agency , Ia36.00
6852   Kevin Fee    Knoxville , Ia35.00
7332T   Bobby Greene    Eddyville , Ia34.00
8496R   Jamie Songer    Ankeny , Ia33.00
9157   Scott Shull    Eldon , Ia32.00
10233   Justin Hook    Oskaloosa , Ia31.00
111127C   Cory Adams    Des Moines, Ia30.00



IMCA Sport Compact - feature
FinishStartCarDriverHometownPoints
1500W   Dallas Chandler    Norway , Ia36.00
2177   John Whalen    Ainsworth , Ia35.00
3226   Bill Whalen Jr   Riverside , Ia34.00
432   Merv Chandler    Vinton , Ia33.00
5604   Trent Orwig    Blakesburg , Ia32.00
6459R   Ronald Mccish    Union , Ia31.00