Another Saturday off where i did not have to work at a race track so the original plan was to attend the races at the Hamilton County Speedway in Webster City. However mother nature had different plans this week as a lot of rain was dumped across the state of iowa forcing rivers to rise and cause minor flooding. The infield was covered in water Saturday Morning so Track Manager Jason Van Sickel and the Hamilton County Fairboard decided to pull the plug.
So that again left my Saturday Night free so i made my choices to go watch races at the Boone Speedway or the Independence Motor Speedway. After i got an invitiation from Track Announcer/Race Director and for one race last night the honorary starter Ryan Clark i decided to make the 1.5 hour drive to Indee for Karsyn's Krusaders and Three Wide Media Night. I was glad i did because there was great racing all night and the track was in great shape thanks to Track Prep Expert Don Burkey.
The First feature of the night was IMCA Stock Cars 18 lap event. After having its initial start called back it was Jason Hocken taking the early lead but that was short lived as the caution came out three times on lap four. First time for Justin Temeyer in turn two and the second time for a handful of cars in turn three. The final lap four caution was for Aaron Matthias, Tim Helle, Bob Ahrendsen and Phil Holtz in turn three. On the first two restarts, Hocken continued to lead but on the third restart he lost the lead to Phil Holtz. Hocken spun in turn three collecting Justin Hanson, Russell Damme and Adam Gebel. Holtz saw a driver from nearby Oelwein by the name of Brian Irvine take the lead. Irvine would not look back and go on to take his second win of the season at Indee despite a couple of more cautions on lap six and ten. Jarod Weepie, Holtz, Norman Chesmore and Temeyer rounded out the top five.
The Initial start of the 20 lap Performance Bodies IMCA Modifieds feature was called back. On the restart, it was third place starter Ed Thomas grabbed the early lead. The caution came out on lap three for Patrick Flannagan in turns three and four. Josh Sherbon and Brennen Chipp was on Thoma's back side but remained out front on lap four. Right after the completion of lap four the caution came out on lap four for Josh Barta in turn three. This time, Thomas saw 11th place starter Troy Cordes sneak by for the lead on lap five. On lap seven, the caution came out when Ronn Lauritzen spun inside turn four. Cordes manage to lead the remaining laps to take his first win of the season at Indee. Fifth row starters J D Auringer and Tyler Droste finish second and third respectively. Thomas settled in to fourth and Sherbon in fifth.
Before a lap was completed in the IMCA Hobby Stocks 15 lap feature but this time actually for four cars getting together in turns three and four. When the race finally got going it was Chad Albert taking the lead but on lap four it was Jim Ball taking it away. The only other race caution came out two laps later, on lap six for debris on the backstretch. Ball continued to lead meanwhile Benji Irvine worked his way from ninth place starting position up to take the lead away on lap nine. Irvine appeared to be heading on to the win but lap traffic started to slow him down and that allowed Justin Wacha to chase down. Irvine and Wacha race side by side the last three laps and it would be Wacha beating Irvine to the line to take the win. Jeremiah Wilson was 3rd, Leah Wroten was 4th and Ball was 5th.
Lucas Lundry lead the first lap in the 15 lap IMCA Sport Mod feature event but the caution came out shortly after for debris in turn two. Lundry got a great restart only to have it wiped away when the caution came out again this time when Kyle Bentley experienced troubles infortunately Colby Heishman made contact and hit him in the right side. Lundry again got a great restart and began to pull away and appeared to be heading toward his first win of the season at Indee but ninth place starter Jenae Gustin worked her way up and began a wheel to wheel battle for the lead. Gustin finally took the lead away and went on to take her fifth win of the season at Indee meanwhile Lundry came home in second. Jim Aschenbrenner, 15th place starter Alex Zwanziger and Matt McCahen round out the top five.
Final feature of the night was the 25 lap IMCA Late Models feature. Rookie Sean Johnson took full advantage of his outside front row starting spot by taking the lead. Johnson appeared to be heading on to the win but the caution came out on lap 13 for John Emerson spinning on the front stretch. Johnson continued to lead until Darren Ackerman worked his way up to battle for the lead. Ackerman took the lead on laps 17 and 18 with Johnson again on lap 19. Finally the leaders were able to get through lap traffic and Ackerman went back on by Johnson to take the win. Jon Passick, Luke Pestka and Bobby Hansen was third through fifth respectively.
Races were completed at 9:51pm and after visting with a few friends in the pits after the races i got home around 12:15 am. Thanks to Ryan Clark and the staff at the Independence Motor Speedway with getting the show over at a decent time.
Kudos goes out to Jessica and Andy Miller of Karsyn's Krusaders for their great support towards cancer surivors by picking honorary starters.
Those honorary Starters were:
Hobby
Stock: Ryan Clark, in memory of his father, Dwayne Burkey. Dwayne was a
driver and long time race fan. Lung cancer took his life on 5/15/11,
just 3 weeks after his first visit to the hospital.
Stock Car: Emmale Schnelle, age 11, was diagnosed with a rare form of skin cancer
in July 2013. After treatment, surgery, and a skin graft at Mayo
Clinic, she is proud to say that she Kicked Cancer's Butt!
Sport Mod: Harry Snyder (a/k/a OHB), an engine builder, long time race
fan, and father of a drivers racing tonight: Jason, Tony, and Chris
Snyder, was diagnosed March 2013, and is currently "Kickin' Esophageal
Cancer's Butt".
Modified: Gary Wilgenbusch, CPA and Karsyn's
Krusaders treasurer, is throwing the green flag tonight in memory of his
mother who passed away from liver cancer when she was just 45 years
old.
Late Model: Julie O'Connor with 3 Wide Media, and a strong
supporter of Karsyn's Krusaders is starting our late model feature in
memory of Brady Dove, the son of Byron and Laura Dove of New Hartford,
who will be in the stands tonight. Brady was diagnosed with Stage 4
Neuroblastoma in 2001 at just 2 years old. After multiple rounds of
chemo, radiation, and a stem cell transplant, the cancer went into
remission. Sixteen months later, Brady relapsed and passed away in 2004
at just 5 years old.
Speaking of Ryan Clark, you can read his blog at http://instaging.blogspot.com/2014/06/gustin-ackerman-go-back-to-back-at.html for all the extra stats and the official recap at http://www.independencemotorspeedway.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=383:gustin-grabs-saturday-showcase-sportmod-checkers&catid=3:newsflash&Itemid=172.
Looking for pictures from last nights races check out http://speedwaysouvenir.smugmug.com/ or Trackside Report on Facebook as I took some pictures during the heat races.
Independence Motor Speedway
Karsyn's Krusaders / Three Wide Media Night
June 21st, 2014
IMCA LATE MODEL
Feature – 1. 53 Darren Ackerman,
Readlyn; 2. 8R Sean Johnson, Independence; 3. 2P Jon Passick, Waterloo;
4. 99 Luke Pestka, Robins; 5. 9 Bobby Hansen, Center Point; 6. 45 Curt
Martin, Independence; 7. 145 Dale Hackwell Jr., Washburn; 8. 2 Rory
Metcalf, West Union; 9. 70 Jerry King, Waterloo; 10. 60 Dean Wagner,
Evansdale; 11. 31 Tyler Droste, Waterloo; 12. 22 Charlie McKenna, Clear
Lake; 13. 77 Dirk Hamilton, Jesup; 14. 83 Russell Hesse, Waterloo; 15.
88 Drew Johnson, Belle Plaine; 16. 21B Joel Brasch, Dunkerton; 17. 54
Wayne Hesse, Waterloo; 18. 5W Scott Welsh, Cedar Rapids; 19. 4 Leon
Thomsen, Waverly; 20. 73 Greg Kastli, Waterloo; 21. 87 John Emerson,
Waterloo; 22. 32 Chris Snyder, Raymond.
First heat – 1. S. Johnson; 2. Hamilton; 3. Wagner; 4. Passick; 5. Droste; 6. R. Hesse; 7. McKenna; 8. Thomsen.
Second heat – 1. Ackerman; 2. Martin; 3. Emerson; 4. Pestka; 5. Snyder; 6. D. Johnson; 7. W. Hesse.
Third heat – 1. Metcalf; 2. Hansen; 3. King; 4. Kastli; 5. Hackwell; 6. Welsh; 7. Brasch.
IMCA MODIFIED
Feature –
1. 71 Troy Cordes, Dunkerton; 2. 00J J.D. Auringer, Waterloo; 3. 92
Tyler Droste, Waterloo; 4. 01 Ed Thomas, Waterloo; 5. 75 Josh Sherbon,
Cedar Falls; 6. 33D Scott Hogan, Vinton; 7. 64 Vern Jackson, Waterloo;
8. 10K Ronn Lauritzen, Jesup; 9. 20L Zach Less, Hopkinton; 10. 19D Darin
Duffy, Urbana; 11. 93K Jeff Kriz, Waterloo; 12. 21 Brennen Chipp,
Waterloo; 13. 14 Tom Hanson, Vinton; 14. 80 Jerry Dedrick, Vinton; 15.
41P Keith Pittman, Waterloo; 16. 110 Jerad Fuller, Memphis, Mo.; 17. 98
Jason Snyder, Dunkerton; 18. 415 Josh Barta, Cedar Falls; 19. 24R Adam
Johnson, Independence; 20. F7 Patrick Flannagan, Cedar Rapids; 21. 10
Kaleb Bentley, Fairbank; 22. 57B Dennis Betzer, Central City; 23/DNS. 23
J.J. Scott, Iowa City.
First heat – 1. Johnson; 2. Cordes; 3. Thomas; 4. Sherbon; 5. Duffy; 6. Fuller; 7. Bentley; 8. Pittman.
Second heat – 1. Hanson; 2. Snyder; 3. Lauritzen; 4. Droste; 5. Flannagan; 6. Barta; 7. Kriz.
Third heat – 1. Auringer; 2. Less; 3. Chipp; 4. Betzer; 5. Hogan; 6. Jackson; 7. Dedrick; 8. Scott.
IMCA STOCK CAR
Feature – 1.
26 Brian Irvine, Oelwein; 2. 3 Jarod Weepie, Dunkerton; 3. 7H Phil
Holtz, Manchester; 4. 15 Norman Chesmore, Rowley; 5. 56T Justin Temeyer,
Independence; 6. 31S Paul Shepherd, Marengo; 7. 38 Matt Brown, Marion;
8. 11J Jerome Jacoby, Waterloo; 9. 11 Jesse Brown, Nashua; 10. JR3 Jason
Hocken, Independence; 11. 4JR Russell Damme Jr., Waterloo; 12. 23
Justin Hanson, Waterloo; 13. 171 Buck Swanson, Waterloo; 14. 22K Kevin
Rose, Waterloo; 15. 62G Adam Gebel, Cedar Falls; 16. 15T Tim Helle,
Garnavillo; 17. 6X Bob Ahrendsen, Cedar Rapids; 18. 4H Scott Hampton,
Waterloo; 19. 87A Aaron Matthias, Fairbank; 20. 74C Cole Mather, Dundee;
21/DNS. 17 Jason Niedert, Evansdale.
First heat – 1. Temeyer; 2. Gebel; 3. Weepie; 4. M. Brown; 5. Hampton; 6. Ahrendsen; 7. Mather.
Second heat – 1. Irvine; 2. Helle; 3. Hocken; 4. Holtz; 5. Hanson; 6. Rose; 7. Jacoby.
Third heat – 1. Chesmore; 2. Damme; 3. Matthias; 4. J. Brown; 5. Shepherd; 6. Swanson; 7. Niedert.
IMCA NORTHERN SPORTMOD
Feature –
1. 19J Jenae Gustin, Marshalltown; 2. Lucas Lundry, Maynard; 3. 6 Jim
Aschenbrenner, Aplington; 4. 32Z Alex Zwanziger, Nashua; 5. 63 Matt
McCahen, Waterloo; 6. 00 Jim Buhlman, Cedar Falls; 7. 7C Carter
VanDenBerg, Oskaloosa; 8. 86U Rod McDonald, Manchester; 9. 39 Brian
Hilbert, Independence; 10. 3R Danny Dvorak, Vinton; 11. J2 Dave Schulze,
Keystone; 12. CH19 Colby Heishman, Brooklyn; 13. 17 Mike Krall,
Waterloo; 14. 29 Sean Vogt, Watkins; 15. 24R Kevin Robinson, Dewar; 16.
21J Joe Harken, Waterloo; 17. 50H Steve Wimer, Toddville; 18. 35 Kyle
Bentley, Independence; 19. 7D Dakoda Sellers, Vinton; 20/DNS. 24B
Brandon Brinton, Ames.
First heat – 1. Lundry; 2. Gustin; 3. Brinton; 4. Vogt; 5. Buhlman; 6. Wimer; DNS Schulze.
Second heat – 1. Bentley; 2. Heishman; 3. Dvorak; 4. McDonald; 5. Harken; 6. Krall; 7. Sellers.
Third heat – 1. McCahen; 2. VanDenBerg; 3. Aschenbrenner; 4. Hilbert; 5. Zwanziger; 6. Robinson.
IMCA HOBBY STOCK
Feature – 1.
45 Justin Wacha, Vinton; 2. 79 Benji Irvine, Stanley; 3. T64 Jeremiah
Wilson, Waterloo; 4. 14C Leah Wroten, Independence; 5. 7B Jim Ball,
Independence; 6. 23 Chad Albert, Cedar Rapids; 7. 83W Matt White,
Nashua; 8. 25 Jamie Whitaker, Oelwein; 9. 35B Shawn Kuennen, Hazleton;
10. 5 Marcus Wayne, Independence; 11. 20B Matt Burmeister, Dunkerton;
12. 18X Dru Kueker, West Union; 13. 58B Randy Byerly, Tipton; 14. 95
Matt Lundry, Oelwein; 15. 357 Brett Vanous, Quasqueton.
First heat – 1. Whitaker; 2. Byerly; 3. White; 4. Wilson; 5. Wroten; 6. Kueker; 7. Vanous; 8. Burmeister.
Second heat – 1. Ball; 2. Wayne; 3. Irvine; 4. Albert; 5. Wacha; 6. Lundry; 7. Kuennen.
