First feature of the night was the Oberhelman Trucking IMCA Sport Compacts feature sponsored by Trampel Farms and it before a lap was completed Cory Wirt would find his world going upside as he wouls roll in turn 1 and 2 but be okay, Sheldon Richardson would also receive some damage but continue. When the race got going it was Storm Lake's Cory Flanigan taking the lead and going on to taking the win despite several challenges from Adam Strunk, David Moorman and Mike Nehring. Moorman would take 2nd, Nehring was 3rd, Adam Strunk was 4th and Jordan Prehn was 5th.
The Casady Brothers Equipment IMCA Hobby Stocks feature sponsored by Tile Pros saw Craig Graham take the lead on lap 1 but then just after the completion of 1 lap the caution would come out for Michael Henely un turn 4 and Devin Smith would encounter a flat tire. On the restart, Graham would be passed by Corey Roe. Roe would continue to lead through the next race caution on lap 4 when Josh Niemand came to a stop in turn 2. Andy Boeckman would work his way up and would make the pass for the lead on lap 8. With just a few laps to go the caution would come out when Cory Gansen and Dustin Griffiths would get together in turn 1 but Boeckman wouldn't let it bother him as he would go on and take the win. Roe would finish 2nd, Brandon Pruitt worked his way up to 3rd, Graham was 4th and Austin Wolfgram was 5th.
Chalfant Plumbing Stock Cars 18 lap feature sponsored by Bryan Denekas and George White Chevrolet would be a very wild and crazy feature from start to finish. John Cambell would lead lap 1 but it was the "Racing Electrician" Jason Vansickel taking the lead on lap 2. Vansickel would lead it through every caution. The first race caution came out on lap 5 when Bryce Carey came to a stop in turn 2 and then a lap later the caution would fly for Shane Curry and Dennis Plain in turn 1. The race caution would come out on lap 9 for Jeff Deal in turn 1. The last 3 cautions would come with 4 and 5 laps to go. The first on lap 14 for Cody Frerichs coming to a stop in turn 2 and then on the restart for Jared Dirks, Jeff Deal, Scott Bloemke and Dennis Plain in turn 1. On the restart a great battle would begin behind Vansickel and just after the 15th lap was completed Reid Keller would be on the bottom side and Wayne Crimmins would try to go low but hit the giant track tire and then almost roll his car meanwhile also coming to stop in turn 1 was Bloemke, Plain, Pat Neely, Laura Curry, Frerichs, Ryan Leeman, Vince Loewen, Jim Mitchell all in turn 1. That was just half of the fireworks on lap 15 as Dennis Plain was able to drive away but came all the way around to the starters stand stop his car climbed out and got into an argument with Chief Starter Dave Bergeson while Bergeson was trying to explain something to Plain, Plain then would hit Bergeson. Plain was then told to leave and was Escorted out by Hamilton County Sherriffs Office. Meanwhile Vansickel would go on and take the win and mention that he was in the hospital the 3 days prior to the race night wasn't sure if he was going to be racing. Lance Deal, Campbell, Reid Keller and Adam Silvey rounded out the top 5.
In the Conley Trucking IMCA SportMods feature sponsored by Corner Acres it would also see a yellow flag before the completion of lap 1 when Bryan Weyer would have some trouble in turn 1. When the race got going it was "Smokin" Joe McBirnie leading lap 1 but just after the completion of lap 1 the caution would wave for Brandon Toffee in turn 2. On this restart, McBirinie would be passed by Joel Rust. The next cautions would come out on lap 15 and 17, first caution on lap 15 for Shawn Albers in turn 1 then on lap 17 for Ben Kravs, Brandon Leeman, Ben Kates, Matt Northrop and Bob Sutherland would get together and then on the restart it was Scott Davis and Aaron Benson get together but Davis would continue to move so wouldn't be penalized. Those cautions on lap 17 would force a green-white-checkered and it was Rust holding off everybody to take the win meanwhile Carter Vandenberg would spin un turn 2. Tyler Droste was 2nd, Racer Hulin was 3rd, McBirinie was 4th and "Rock Star" Rocky Caudle was 5th.
The George White Chevrolet IMCA Modifieds feature sponsored by Titan Machinery would see the caution fly when Greg Elliott went for a spin in turn 2. When the race got going it was Chris Abelson from Sioux City taking the lead. The caution would again come out on lap 2 for Devon Havlik, Beau Kaplan, Cayden Carter and Shane DeMey in turn 1. Abelson would still continue to lead through the cautions on lap 9, 10 and 14. First caution on lap 9 for David Brown in turn 1, Kyle Brown in turn 2 on lap 10 and then Greg Elliott in turn 2 on lap 14. Abelson would have to deal with "Terminator" Mark Elliott, Abelson and Mark Elliott would race side by side and it was Elliott making the pass on the outside to take the win with Abelson finishing 2nd. Jacob Murray, Chris Horn and Tyler Prochaska would round out the top 5.
The final feautre of the night was the IMCA Late Models feature sponsored by Wmtel.net saw 2 late model veterans on the front row and it was "Iron Man" Darrel DeFrance jumping out to the lead. The first race caution came out on lap 4 when Ryan Griffith would come to a stop in turn 2. The next caution came out on lap 15 when Todd Cooney would come to a rest on the backstretch. The final caution came out for Greg Kastli coming to a rest in turn 3. DeFrance would go on and take the win with Jeff Aikey, Jason Hahne, Ryan Griffith and Craig Jacobs in positions 2nd through 5th.
Racing action came to an end at 12:26 am and the Speedway will return to action Saturday Night with the Annual Hy-Vee Saturday Night Classic plus Kid's night for the Hamilton County Fair Race. It will also be Season Championships with all normal lineup procedures being used plus it will also be the Seiser Memorial and Jerry Dixon Memorial. Hot Laps at 6pm and Racing to Follow
Next up for Foxman is Friday Night at Marshalltown for Johnny Ray's Sports Bar & Grille Night at the races plus Kid Bike Races and Spectator Eliminators. Saturday Night at the Mountain Dew Bloomfield Speedway for Spilman Auto Parts Inc. Night and the Sunday Night at the Stuart Speedway for PBM Performance Parts Night at the races to fill in for Johnnie Tharp. All 3 nights i will behind the microphone and you can find a recap on my blog page from each one.
7th Annual Thursday Night Thunder
Hamilton County Speedway, Webster City, IAJuly 26th, 2012
Trampel Farms/Oberhelman Trucking IMCA Sport Compacts
Feature: 1.
75 Cory Flanigan (Storm Lake); 2. 6M David Moorman (Beaman); 3. 7N Mike
Nehring (Ankeny); 4. 85S Adam Strunk (Webster City); 5. 8 Jordan Prehn;
6. 18 Ryan Boland; 7. J48 Zach Sells; 8. 1 Taylor Elliott; 9. 78
Sheldon Richardson; 10. 7K Ruben Stansbrough (Aredale); 11. 83 Jarid
Kuchenreuther (Rockwell City); 12. 50 Cody Wirt (Otho)
Heat #1: Moorman, Nehring, Flanigan, Boland, Richardson, Wirt
Heat #2: Kuchenreuther, Sells, Prehn, Strunk, Elliott, Stansbrough
Tile Pros/Casady Brothers Equipment IMCA Hobby Stocks
Feature: 1. 62B Andy Boeckman (Wall Lake); 2. 8R Corey Roe (Webster City); 3. 10B Brandon Pruitt (Dexter); 4. 13G Craig Graham (Webster City); 5. 24 Austin Wolfgram (Webster City); 6. 40 Randy Embrey (Granger); 7. 4T3 T.J. Mortenson (Devils Lake, ND); 8. 56 Ty Griffith (Webster City, IA); 9. 14G Curt Graham (Webster City); 10. 50 Heath Tulp (Belmond); 11. 10G Dustin Griffiths (Ottumwa); 12. 55Z Pat Zimmerman; 13. 12K Eric Knutson (Slater, IA); 14. 3 Allen Dixon (Webster City); 15. 2EZ Josh Niemand (Fort Dodge); 16. 11 Michael Henely; 17. 53 Andy Spellmeyer (Webster City); 18. 10S Adam Suhrbier (Fort Dodge); 19. 78 David Reiks (Eldora); 20. 38R Aaron Rudolph (Grand Junction); 21. 30 Kevin Schmauss (Eagle Grove); 22. 27C Cory Adams (West Des Moines); 23. 6 Cory Gansen (Clear Lake); 24. T56 Tim Barber (Story City); 25. 81 Devin Smith (Lake City); 26. 4D Daniel Ayers (Duncombe); 27. 04 Rick Osterman (Iowa Falls)
Heat #1: Pruitt, Curt Graham, Rudolph, Tulp, Suhrbier, Schmauss, Barber
Heat #2: Smith, Griffith, Mortenson, Niemand, Dixon, Henely, Griffiths
Heat #3: Boeckman, Rieks, Gansen, Wolfgram, Knutson, Osterman, Spellmeyer
Heat #4: Adams Roe, Craig Graham, Embrey, Zimmerman, Ayers
George White Chevrolet (Bryan Denekas)/Chalfant Plumbing Stock Cars
Feature: 1. 37E Jason Vansickel (Webster City); 2. 22X Lance Deal (Fort Dodge); 3. 7J John Campbell; 4. 19 Reid Keller (Webster City); 5. 97 Adam Silvey (Iowa Falls); 6. 25V Pat Neely (St. Joesph, MO); 7. 80 Scott Bloemke (Belmond); 8. R31 Ryan Leeman (Roland); 9. 22 Jeff Deal (Fort Dodge); 10. 46 Cody Frerichs (Bristow); 11. 59L Vince Loewen (Hubbard); 12. 85 Bryce Carey; 13. 99D Damon Murty (Chelsea); 14. 02 Mike Goldsberry (Runnells); 15. M5 Jim Mitchell (Webster City); 16. 51 Jared Dirks (Rowen); 17. 32JR Laura Curry (Luverne); 18. 35 Wayne Crimmins (Fort Dodge); 19. 20X Shane Curry (Luverne); 20. 06 Kyle Schmauss (Eagle Grove); 21. 556 Terry Cornelison (Boone); 22. 32M Mitchell Griffith (Webster City); DQ 57 Dennis Plain (Webster City)
Heat #1: Mitchell, Crimmins, Vansickel, Bloemke, S. Curry, Murty, J. Deal, Neely
Heat #2: Leeman, Keller, Plain, Goldsberry, Griffith, Schmauss, Cornelison
Heat #3: L. Deal, Campbell, Silvey, Dirks, Loewen, Frerichs, L. Curry, Carey
Corner Acres/Conley Trucking IMCA SportMods
Feature: 1. 26J Joel Rust (Grundy Center); 2. 92 Tyler Droste (Waterloo); 3. 505 Racer Hulin (Laurel); 4. 182 Joe McBirnie (Boone); 5. 99 Rocky Caudle (Webster City); 6. 27 Bryon Weyer (Des Moines); 7. 1 Austin Kaplan (Des Moines); 8. 81D Scott Davis (Madrid); 9. 23JR Nick Roberts (Des Moines); 10. 02A Coty Albers (Marshalltown); 11. 86 Cory Rose (Boone); 12. 22A Shawn Albers (Wellsburg); 13. 24 Aaron Benson; 14. 11 Paul Price (Iowa Falls): 15. 7 Carter Vandenberg (Oskaloosa); 16. B00K Dylan Book (Adel); 17. 64 Brandon Leeman (Roland); 18. 14E Chase Ellingson (Iowa Falls); 19. 4ord Bob Sutherland (Blairsburg); 20. 46 Matt Northrop (Stanhope); 21. 23K Ben Kates (Tonganoxie, KS); 22. 6K Ben Kravs (Garner); 23. 12 Doug Smith (Lake City); 24. 36 Jason Mallicoat (Boone); 25. 85T Brandon Toftee (Webster City)
B-Feature #1: 1. Ellingson; 2. Kates; 3. Roberts; 4. Sutherland; 5. Toftee; 6. 72R Rick Ringgenberg (Kelley); 7. 20 Gerald Curry (Luverne); 8. 80 Josh Pruitt (Dexter); 9. 20G Michael Grantham (Bondurant); 10. 33 Tim Rupp (Cherokee); 11. 36H David Hoover (Kelley); 12. 2 Jerid Ratzke (Williams)
B-Feature #2: 1. Rose; 2. Leeman; 3. Book; 4. Kaplan; 5, Northrop; 6. 7M Kurt Moeding (Mason City); 7. 66 Cody Hennings (Boone); 8. 66X Levi Chipp (Latimer); 9. 40 George Gilliland (Lehigh); 10. 100 Chris Teel (Webster City); 11. 5 Mitch Frakes (Eagle Grove); 12. 72 Brett Lowry (Montezuma)
Heat #1: Rust, Kravs, Hulin, Ellingson, Leeman, Rupp, Teel, Hoover
Heat #2: Davis, Droste, Vandenberg, Book, Kates, Kaplan, Pruitt, Hennings
Heat #3: McBirnie, Smith, S. Albers, Roberts, Northrop, Ratzke, Lowry
Heat #4: Weyer, C. Albers, Price, Rose, Ringgenberg, Chipp, Grantham, Frakes
Heat #5: Benson, Caudle, Mallicoat, Sutherland, Moeding, Curry, Gilliland, Toftee
Titan Machinery/George White Chevrolet IMCA Modifieds
Feature: 1. 12 Mark Elliott (Webster City); 2. 1X Chris Abelson (Sioux City); 3. 48J Jacob Murray (Hartford); 4. 01 Chris Horn (Cedar Rapids); 5. 22T Tyler Prochaska (Iowa Falls); 6. 11 Beau Kaplan (Boone); 7. 85 Dustin Smith (Lake City); 8. 21K Kyle Brown (Kellogg); 9. 36 Jeff Conner (Jefferson); 10. 21 David Brown (Kellogg); 11. 1 Greg Elliott (Webster City); 12. 12H Dakota Hayden (Wilton); 13. 19 Jimmy Gustin (Marshalltown); 14. 8X Scott Olson (Blairsburg); 15. 10C Cayden Carter (Oskaloosa): 16. 5D Devin Havlik (Iowa Falls); 17. 7N Jay Noteboom (Hinton); 18. 15M Shane DeMey (Denison)
Heat #1: Smith, Gustin, Abelson, K. Brown, G. Elliott, Noteboom, Conner, DeMey, Olson
Heat #2: M. Elliott, Prochaska, Horn, Carter, Murray, Havlik, Hayden, D. Brown, Kaplan
Wmtel.net IMCA Late Models
Feature: 1. 99D Darrel DeFrance (Marshalltown); 2. 77 Jeff Aikey (Cedar Falls); 3. 76 Jason Hahne (Webster City); 4. X Ryan Griffith (Webster City); 5. 95 Craig Jacobs (Des Moines); 6. 21 Ben Nading (Ankeny); 7. 29 Nick Pedersen (Rutland); 8. 73 Greg Kastli (Waterloo); 9. 58 Ray Guss Jr. (Milan, IL); 10. 30 Todd Cooney (Des Moines); 11. 5R Riley Larson (Roland); 12. 5 Dave Hubbard (Moorland); DNS 8 Al Johnson (Story City)
Heat #1: Johnson, Hahne, Kastli, Nading, Larson, Pedersen, Guss
Heat #2: Griffith, DeFrance, Aikey, Cooney, Jacobs, Hubbard
