Here is the Recap from the Hamilton County Speedway Races courtesy of Track announcer Ryan Bergeson......Thanks Berg!
Cold Weather Brings Great Racing to the Hamilton County Speedway.
By: Ryan Bergeson
Race fans and drivers would not let a blustery northern wind and cold temperatures keep them from enjoying another exciting evening at the Hamilton County Speedway. The Hamilton County Speedway opened the 2013 season back on Saturday, April 27 and since that evening, Mother Nature has dealt the Midwest frustrating and unpredictable weather conditions. Despite sporadic weather conditions, the track crew put together a beautiful racing surface this past Saturday night that was smooth and multi-grooved. 84 race teams would brave the chilly weather on Saturday night and put on an action packed night of racing for the diehards in the grandstand.
The qualifying heat races went quickly and race fans were treated to car rides during intermission. When the IMCA Sport Compacts came out to compete, it was Dustin Haggard pacing the field. Haggard was able to hold off a late race charge by Adam Strunk and was first to the checkered flag. Haggard was the winner followed by Strunk, Kalan Guthrie, and Danny Sassman
The Stock Car division would be next up on the raceway with a great field of cars taking the green flag. Jason Vansickel and Terry Cornielson raced for the lead on the first lap as they were chased by Ryan Leeman. Several different drivers were able to take advantage of the tremendous racing surface and made their way to the front of the field and as the laps clicked off the board, Mark Elliott found himself out front. Steve Meyer would follow the Terminator to the second spot but Elliott would prove to be too tough to tame on this night. Mark Elliott was first to the checkers followed by Steve Meyer who started thirteenth. Jason Minnehan was able to move from a fifth row starting spot and finish third. Gary Bass would pilot his hot rod from an eighth row starting spot to finish in the top four.
The Casady Brothers Implement IMCA Hobby Stocks would take center stage. Myles Michehl would take the lead on the first circuit as he was challenged by Eric Larson, Justin Nehring, and Jeremy Morriss. Randy Embrey quickly stormed to the front of the field and would make the pass quickly on Michehl. Cody Nielson, Nehring, Cory Roe, and Matt Mundt were locked in a tight battle for third as Embrey raced to the checkers. Embrey would be the feature winner followed by Michehl, Nielson, and Nehring.
The George White Chevrolet IMCA Modifieds took over the speedway next. Brett Meyer would rocket to the lead on the first circuit until he was challenged by Devin Havlik. Havlik would work the top groove and Meyer was on the bottom side as Greg Elliott worked right behind the top two cars. Ryan Ruter raced to the top four and looked to have things dialed in until he and Greg Elliott came together in turn three. On the restart, Mark Elliott made a move in turn four that would spring board him to the top spot. Mark Elliott and Richie Gustin raced side by side through each turn but Elliott was too strong and did the high side boogie to pick up the feature win. Gustin finished second, Greg Elliott finished third, and Scott Olson finished fourth.
The Conleys Trucking IMCA Sportmod feature winner was not determined until the final trip by the flag stand. Andy Tiernan took the lead early and led several laps as many hard chargers were brought in tow behind him. Rocky Caudle worked through the field and snared the lead from Tiernan as Vandenberg flexed his muscle from the sixth row and worked to the second spot. Vandenberg and Caudle raced wheel to wheel the final four laps and the race would go down to the wire. Caudle was able to get a huge run on the back stretch and powered his machine to the bottom of the speedway through turns three and four as Vandenberg went to the topside. At the flag stand, it was Vandenberg the winner by less than a half car length. Rocky Caudle, Andy Tiernan, and Matt Lettow rounded out the top four.
The final race of the night was the Motor Inn of Webster City IMCA Late Models . Darrel DeFrance wasted no time making the pass for the lead over Craig Jacobs and DeFrance dominated all twenty circuits on the way to the feature win. Craig Jacobs finished second, Jason Hahne third, and Curt Schroeder rounded out the top four.
Another night of action packed racing is considered history and next Saturday will be another historic night. For news and information, please check the Hamilton County Speedway Website at www.hamiltoncospeedway.com. Next Saturday night, the Hamilton County Speedway will spring back into action with hot laps at 6:30 p.m. and racing to follow. Drivers will be competing for the honor of the Hamilton County Speedway Most Popular Driver. Drivers will be handing out $2.00 off coupons for the fans to get into the races for a reduced price on May 18. Fans may use the coupon to save $2.00 and also vote for their favorite driver at the speedway.
Late Model - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 2 99D Darrell Defrance Marshalltown , Ia 38.00
2 1 95 Craig Jacobs Des Moines, Ia 37.00
3 4 76 Jason Hahne Webster City, Ia 36.00
4 6 15C Curt Schroeder Ames , Ia 35.00
5 8 29 Nick Pedersen Rutland , Ia 34.00
6 3 8 Al Johnson Story City, Ia 33.00
7 5 15X Ryan Griffiths Webster City, Ia 32.00
8 7 23 Paul Conrad Colo , Ia 31.00
Sport Compact - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 1 37 Dustin Haggard Humboldt , Ia 36.00
2 3 85S Adam Strunk Webster City, Ia 35.00
3 5 50K Kalan Guthrie Ft Dodge, Ia 34.00
4 2 10 Danny Sassman, Jr Ft. Dodge, Ia 33.00
5 6 22B Jason Clark Humboldt , Ia 32.00
6 4 26B Hunter Benson Forest City, Ia 31.00
Hobby Stock - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 5 40 Randy Embrey Granger , Ia 40.00
2 2 21 Myles Michehl Fort Dodge, Ia 39.00
3 8 29N Cody Nielsen Fort Dodge, Ia 38.00
4 3 20N Justin Nehring Storm Lake, Ia 37.00
5 7 8R Cory Roe Webster City, Ia 36.00
6 6 25M Matt Mundt Callender , Ia 35.00
7 1 20E Eric Larson Holland , Ia 34.00
8 11 13G Craig Graham Webster City, Ia 33.00
9 10 4D Daniel Ayers Webster City, Ia 32.00
10 13 79S Jason See Albia , Ia 31.00
11 14 7K Ruben Stanbrough Aredale , Ia 30.00
12 18 89 John Honsley Des Moines, Ia 29.00
13 12 28P Anthony Breiholz Vincent , Ia 28.00
14 4 71M Jeremy Morriss Clare , Ia 27.00
15 15 51 Nate Bonin Iowa Falls, Ia 26.00
16 9 56 Ty Griffith Webster City, Ia 25.00
17 16 22N Nathan Palmateer Ackley , Ia 24.00
18 17 24R Roger Haupt Clarian , Ia 23.00 DNS
Sport Mod - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 11 7 Carter Vandenberg Oskaloosa , Ia 40.00
2 7 99 Rocky Caudle Ellsworth , Ia 39.00
3 2 321 Andy Tiernan Madrid , Ia 38.00
4 10 21 Matt Lettow Roland , Ia 37.00
5 9 26J Joel Rust Grundy Center, Ia 36.00
6 3 4ORD Bob Sutherland Blairsburg , Ia 35.00
7 25 23K Ben Kates Tonganoxie , Ks 34.00
8 1 11 Paul Price Iowa Falls, Ia 33.00
9 8 02A Coty Albers Wellsburg , Ia 32.00
10 6 85T Brandon Toftee Webster City, Ia 31.00
11 15 80J Jared Vandeest Holland , Ia 30.00
12 5 22A Shawn Albers Wellsburg , Ia 29.00
13 28 46 Matt Northrop Stanhope , Ia 28.00
14 24 2 Jerid Ratzke Williams , Ia 27.00
15 19 51X Matthew Webb Des Moines, Ia 26.00
16 23 25R Chad Ryerson Wellsburg , Ia 25.00
17 14 22X Troy Oliver Des Moines, Ia 24.00
18 13 14E Chase Ellingson Williams , Ia 23.00
19 20 2C Levi Carlberg Iowa Falls, Ia 22.00
20 12 10H Jack Housley Des Moines, Ia 21.00
21 17 0 Jeremy Brogaard Kanawha , Ia 20.00
22 22 100 Chris Teel Webster City, Ia 19.00
23 16 24 Aaron Benson Clear Lake, Ia 18.00
24 18 64 Brandon Leeman Roland , Ia 17.00
25 27 63R Rick Fasse Urbandale , Ia 17.00
26 4 20 Gerald Curry Luverne , Ia 17.00
27 21 66 Levi Chipp Latimer , Ia 17.00
28 26 22P Victor Palmateer Ackley , Ia 17.00 DNS
Stock Car - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 7 15 Mark Elliott Webster City, Ia 40.00
2 13 94 Steve Meyer Grundy Center, Ia 39.00
3 10 7 Jason Minnehan Chardan , Ia 38.00
4 15 27 Gary Bass Des Moines, Ia 37.00
5 5 21T Travis Prochaska Iowa Falls, Ia 36.00
6 14 46 Cody Frerichs Bristow , Ia 35.00
7 12 M5 Jim Mitchell Webster City, Ia 34.00
8 8 19A Alan Vangorp Des Moines, Ia 33.00
9 11 97 Adam Silvey Iowa Falls, Ia 32.00
10 4 59L Vince Loewen Hubbard , Ia 31.00
11 9 22X Lance Deal Fort Dodge, Ia 30.00
12 1 R31 Ryan Leeman Roland , Ia 29.00
13 6 7J John Campbell Belmond , Ia 28.00
14 2 37E Jason Vansickel Webster City, Ia 27.00
15 3 556 Terry Cornelison Boone , Ia 26.00
Modified - Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 7 15 Mark Elliott Webster City, Ia 39.00
2 8 19G Richie Gustin Gilman , Ia 38.00
3 4 47 Greg Elliott Webster City, Ia 37.00
4 3 8X Scott Olson Blairsburg , Ia 36.00
5 6 505 Racer Hulin Laurel , Ia 35.00
6 1 5D Devin Havlik Iowa Falls, Ia 34.00
7 9 22T Tyler Prochaska Iowa Falls, Ia 33.00
8 2 1M Brett Meyer Lytton , Ia 32.00
9 5 555 Ryan Ruter Kanawha , Ia 31.00
