Well after learning that I would not be returning to the Stuart International Speedway to announce races the rest of the year on Sunday morning, it did not dampen my spirits as i decided to make a slightly shorter trip over to the Benton County Speedway in Vinton for a weekly Points Night.
Sunday Night in Vinton featured the IMCA Late Models for their second of five appearance to the Benton County Speedway. Officially 95 cars checked in to race including 12 IMCA Late Models.
After having the initial start called back twice for Russ Olson jumping the start, Olson was sent to the tail with a complete restart in the BCS Micro Mods feature. On the restart, it was Don Erger grabbing the top spot and never looking back taking his third win in Vinton this season. Cole McNeal came home second, Josh Havlik was third, Scott Beatty was fourth and Carson Less was Fifth.
Ryan King led the first three laps of the IMCA SportMods feature event but Joey Schaefer took the top spot away on lap four just before a caution came out for Mitch Manternach sitting in turn two. Schaefer continued to set the pace out front but Tony Olson was working his way through the field and would grab the top spot just before another caution on lap 12 for Manternach again in turn two. Olson saw the caution come out two more times on lap 13 but it was Tony Olson completing his weekend sweep (Davenport Friday, Indee Saturday and Vinton Tonight) with the win ahead of hard charging Sam Wieben, Schaefer, Danny Dvorak and Curt Hilmer.
Shane Ebaugh led the first nine laps of the IMCA Stock Cars feature but Damon Murty managed to grab the top spot away on lap ten. Murty would go on take his 199th career IMCA Stock Car feature win over Ebaugh, Justin Stander, Jared Daggett and Scott Pippert.
A Caution for Josh Barta and Chris Snyder in turn four would force a complete restart in the IMCA Modifieds 20 lap feature. When the race final got started, it was Mike Burbrudge grabbing the top spot but he had to fend of several challenges until Patrick Flannagan was able to take the top spot on lap seven. Another caution came out on lap eight for Burbridge in turn two, a lap later it was Dennis Betzer in turn two as well. Meanwhile JD Auringer took the top spot away on lap nine and went on to take the feature win ahead of Flannagan, Tony Snyder, Zach Less and Troy Cordes.
Daniel Wauters led lap one of the IMCA Hobby Stock feature but it was August Bach taking it away on lap two. Bach and the field saw the only race caution come out on lap five when Nathan Ballard broke an axle in turn four. Bach went on to the win, Justin Wacha came home second, Brett Vanous in third, Leah Wroten in fourth and Zach Swanson in fifth.
Final feature of the night was the IMCA Late Models and it would go green-to-checkered. Ben Seeman led the first eight laps meanwhile Darren Ackerman would take the lead away on lap nine and never look back. Joe Zrostlik took second away from Seeman. Jerry King came home fourth and John Emerson got by Bobby Hansen late for fifth.
Next Week two nights of racing action will occur. First on Sunday Night it will be Cancer Awareness/Frank O'Meara Night at the races featuring $1,000 to win/$100 to start draw/redraw IMCA Modifieds. IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA SportMods, IMCA Hobby Stocks and BCS Micro Mods will all be racing but will be lineup based on point average like normal. Hot Laps at 6pm, Racing to Follow!
Then on Monday Night aka Memorial Day, The Hawkeye Dirt Tour IMCA Modifieds will be competing along with IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA SportMods, IMCA Hobby Stocks and BCS Micro Mods. All classes will be draw/redraw and race for track points except for the Modifieds. Hot Laps at 5:45pm, Racing at 6pm!
For more information about the Benton County Speedway check out http://www.jjamracing.net/
Benton County Speedway
May 22nd, 2016
IMCA Late Models
Feature - 1. 53 Darren Ackerman (Readlyn); 2. Z50 Joe Zrostlik (Long Grove); 3. 60 Ben Seeman (Waterloo); 4. 70 Jerry King (Waterloo); 5. 87 John Emerson (Waterloo); 6. 9 Bobby Hansen (Center Point); 7. 30 Todd Cooney (Des Moines); 8. 99 Luke Pestka (Robins); 9. 32 Curtis Glover (Des Moines); 10. S16 Kip Siems (Cedar Falls); 11. 8R Sean Johnson (Independence); DNS 5W Scotty Welsh (Cedar Rapids)
Heat 1 - 1. Johnson; 2. Cooney; 3. Ackerman; 4. Seeman; 5. Hansen; 6. Pestka
Heat 2 - 1. Zrostlik; 2. Siems; 3. King; 4. Glover; 5. Emerson; DNS Welsh
IMCA Modifieds
Feature - 1. 00J J.D. Auringer (Waterloo); 2. F7 Patrick Flannagan (Cedar Rapids); 3. 8 Tony Snyder (Readlyn); 4. 20L Zach Less (Manchester); 5. 71C Troy Cordes (Dunkerton); 6. 5R Bill Roberts (Burlington); 7. 10K Ronn Lauritzen (Jesup); 8. 12D Joe Docekal (Dysart); 9. 33D Scott Hogan (Vinton); 10. 12H Dakota Hayden (Wilton); 11. CH19 Colby Heishman (Brooklyn); 12. 4 Ryan Maitland (Waterloo); 13. 1JR Ben Chapman (Clarence); 14. 2 Brandon Maitland (Waterloo); 15. 80 Jerry Dedrick (Vinton); 16. 5 Jason Morehouse (Evansdale); 17. 32 Chris Snyder (Raymond); 18. 1X Stephen Streeter (Madera, CA); 19. 57B Dennis Betzer (Central City); 20. 18J Jake Strayer (Newton); 21. 11B Mike Burbridge (Delhi); 22. 9 Leon Wilson (Hopkinton); 23. 415 Josh Brta (Cedar Falls); 24. 68C Austin Emry (Kellogg)
IMCA Stock Cars
Feature - 1. 99D Damon Murty (Chelsea); 2. 14 Shane Ebaugh (Waterloo); 3. 67 Justin Stander (Vinton); 4. 22D Jared Daggett (Marshalltown); 5. 47 Scott Pippert (Elberon); 6. 15 Norman Chesmore (Rowley); 7. 3T Scooter Dulin (Cedar Rapids); 8. 3W Jeff Wollam (Marshalltown); 9. 6X Bob Ahrendsen (Cedar Rapids); 10. 76 Mike Galli (Urbana); 11. 8B Scott Beauregard (Brandon); 12. 8 Curtis Roster (Vinton); 13. 42 Lonnie Mercer (Urbana)
IMCA SportMods
Feature - 1. T23 Tony Olson (Cedar Rapids); 2. 198 Sam Wieben (Dysart); 3. 2X Joey Schaefer (Waterloo); 4. 3R Danny Dvorak (Vinton); 5. 22H Curt Hilmer (Dysart); 6. 11 Ethan Braaksma (Newton); 7. 7D Dakoda Sellers (Waverly); 8. 57R Ryan King (Montour); 9. 8ED Lee Becker (Belle Plaine); 10. 99 Erick Knutsen (Cedar Rapids); 11. 05 Aaron Mitchell (Palo); 12. 11M Michael Mitchell (Cedar Rapids); 13. 71 Scott Meyers (Newhall); 14. 93 Josh Burrell (Dysart); 15. 22 Matt Petrezelka (Norway); 16. K3 Kyle Olson (Cedar Rapids); 17. 1M Mitch Manternach (Earlville); 18. 87J Christian Laudin
IMCA Hobby Stocks
Feature - 1. 19X August Bach (Newton); 2. 45 Justin Wacha (Vinton); 3. 357 Brett Vanous (Quasqueton); 4. 14C Leah Wroten (Independence); 5. 4P Matt Pohlman (Keystone); 6. 717 Zach Swanson (Waterloo); 7. 48 Adam Petrzelka (Norway); 8. 14J Jacob Floyd (Cedar Rapids); 9. 09 Daniel Wauters (Iowa City); 10. 1 Scott Siems (Cedar Falls); 11. 51 Michael Kimm (Cedar Rapids); 12. 74H Tim Harther (Atkins); 13. 71A Kyle Dulin (Brandon); 14. 29 Nathan Ballard (Marengo); 15. 78 Matt Brown (Dysart); 16. 17 Nathan Forey (Waterloo); 17. 5 Toby Denning (Vinton)
BCS Micro Mods
Feature - 1. 6 Donald Erger (Brandon); 2. 51 Cole McNeal (Dysart); 3. 419 Josh Havlik; 4. 13 Scott Beaty (Urbana); 5. 48L Carson Less (Manchester); 6. 64 Matt Post (Walker); 7. 17W Matthew West (Waterloo); 8. 4 Russ Olson (Cedar Rapids); 9. 1 Kaden Reynolds (Cedar Rapids); 10. 17 Brady Kohrs (Independence); DNS/11. 99D Dallon Murty (Chelsea)
