The decision was made Saturday Morning, that I would make the trip over to the Boone Speedway for another night of the Saints Avenue Cafe Saturday Night Series presented by Harris Auto Racing. In addition to the normal seven weekly classes, the Karl Chevrolet Dirt Trucks made their first appearance of the season. One Hundred and Thirty-Four cars signed in for night number seven of racing in Boone.
Brian Efkamp knocked something off the bucket list by taking the K1 Race Gear IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars. Mike Kennedy won the MyRacePass Mod Lites. Jake McBirnie took the checkers in the Elmquist Towing IMCA Sport Mods, Eric Elliott won the Snap-On Tools IMCA Modifieds. Other Feature Winners was Devin Smith in the Arnold Motor Supply IMCA Stock Cars, Bill Davis Jr in the Karl Chevrolet Dirt Trucks, Eric Knutson in the Pickett Salvage IMCA Hobby Stocks, Donny Mason and Junior Worley in the Cruisers.
First feature of the night was the K1 Race Gear IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars 20 lap event. Before a single lap was scored in the books, the caution came out when Jake Greenwood slid off the top of turn two. On the restart, Brian Efkamp started on the pole and would lead the entire race going on to take his first ever victory in the Sprint Cars. Efkamp admitted in victory lane with track announcer Coty Mallicoat that this was something he wanted to knock off his bucket list to do. Finishing behind Efkamp was Mike Houseman, who came from eighth place to finish second, Tyler Thompson in third, Ryan Navratil in fourth and Mike Moore in fifth.
Mike Kennedy started outside the front row in the MyRacePass Mod Lites 15 lap feature and he took full advantage by grabbing the lead early. Kennedy led from wire to wire to take his first win of the year. Mike Morrill finished second, Terry Brown beat Joe Glick for the third spot, Glick ended up fourth and Randy Bryan was fifth.
The caution came out before a lap was scored in the Elmquist Towing IMCA Sport Mods 18 lap feature when David Hoover, Billy Dyer, Ronnie Hults and Johnathon Logue got bottle necked in turn two. Mitchell Morris grabbed the lead early on the restart despite having challenges from Bryan Johnson. The caution came out again on lap four when Tara Longnecker in turn two. Morris saw Robert Moore take over the top spot away on lap five but the caution came out again on lap eight for Hunter Longnecker in turn four. Moore continued to lead until twelfth place starter Jake McBirnie worked his way through the field to take the lead away on lap 14. McBirnie, who nearly blew up in Hot Laps to a hard fought battle for the win, ended up crossing the line in first for his second win in Boone ahead of Moore. Chris Burke, Dusty Masolini and Dustin Lynch rounded out the top five.
Eric Elliott led all 20 laps in the Snap-On Tools IMCA Modifieds feature event. Elliott grab the lead from his fourth place starting spot and had several cautions to survive along with some challenges from Jimmy Gustin the later half of the race. The first of five cautions came out on lap one for Cory Sauerman, Tony Hilgenberg and Jon Snyder getting together in turn two. A lap later on two for Lloyd Henderson in turn two. Lap seven caution was for Thor Anderson in turn four, Lap 11 caution for Anthony Hofbauer in three and four with the final caution on lap 12 when Mike Van Genderen slid off the top side of turn three. Elliott was determined to not be denied the win as he would win comfortably ahead of twelfth place starter Jimmy Gustin who finished second. Russ Dickerson, Randy Havlik and Austin Kuehl finished third through fifth respectively.
Up next was the "Class too Tough Too Tame" the Arnold Motor Supply IMCA Stock Cars for their 18 lap feature. Mark Hidlebaugh led the first lap before a caution came out with Matthew West sitting in turn three. Josh Daniels took the top spot away on the restart, only to see the caution come out for Mike House and Anthony Goldsberry in three and four. Daniels continued to lead until Donavon Smith found a line to work allowing him to grab the lead away on lap seven. Donavon Smith appeared to be heading on to the win but the caution came out on lap 12 for Aaron Benz in turn four. Donavon Smith led until his brother Devin Smith worked the top shelf off the speedway allowing him to power on to the win. Its the third different Smith Brother to claim the Stock Cars in as many races, David two weeks, Donavon last week and Devin this week. Hard Charging Jay Schmidt took the runner up, started 22nd, took the runner-up honors away from Donavon Smith just like Devin did for the win. Josh Daniels wa fourth and Scott Davis was fifth.
In the Karl Chevrolet Dirt Trucks Series 20 lap feature event, it was Bill Davis Jr leading the entire distance to nab the win in Lou Siplot Racing's All-Star number 23 truck. Two cautions came out, first one on lap five for Del Enos in turn four and then on lap 13 when Shonn Mapes had his rear brake calipers explode leaving debris on the race track. Davis pulled away on the restart and was never challenged. Trucks Points Leader Myles Michehl finished second, Lou Siplot finished in third, Bryan Spangler was fourth and Justin Schroeder was fifth.
Micah Hidlebaugh started fifth but by the end of lap one in the Pickett Salvage IMCA Hobby Stocks 15 lap feature event, he found himself in the number one spot. The caution came out when Austin Shepherd spun in turn four right in front of the leaders. Hidlebaugh did not looked fazed as he got a great restart and began to pull away while the battle behind him was heating up. The caution came out again on lap nine for Ben Newhouse, Shaun Wirtz and Daniel Smith in turn four. Hidlebaugh looked to be heading on to the win until he left the door open just enough in turn three on the last lap allowing Eleventh place starter Eric Knutson get under him. Knutson won the drag race back to the twin checkers to take the win, Hidlebaugh settled for second. John Watson, Solomon Bennett and Aaron Rudolph rounded out the top five.
Final feature of the night was the 2 Man Cruisers 10 lap feature event. Mike Agan/Jake Agan led the opening lap before Jordan Leeper/John Walker led lap two. Donny Mason/Junior Worley grabbed the lead on lap three and despite challenges from Leeper/Walker, they cruised on to the win. Leeper/Walker finished second, Jarod Petersen/Matt Ezarski finish third, Todd Heckathorn/Angela Heckathorn finisht fourth and Agan/Agan was fifth.
Next Saturday, the Boone Speedway will see the return of the Hawkeye Challenge. All six classes will be racing for the top prize of a Snap-On Tools grill and tool box combo plus $1,000. $500 will also go to the top finisher of each class. Hot laps are 5:45
with racing at 6:30
Karl Chevrolet Dirt Trucks Series next race is Friday June 14th at the Marshalltown Speedway.
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Boone Speedway
Saints Avenue Cafe Saturday Night Series presented by Harris Auto Racing
Saturday June 8th, 2019
Snap-on Tools IMCA Modifieds
A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 9E Eric Elliott (Boone); 2. 19 Jimmy Gustin (Marshalltown); 3. 28R Russ Dickerson (Boone); 4. 3Z Randy Havlik (Ankeny); 5. 77X Austin Kuehl (Cave Creek, AZ); 6. 69X Jon Snyder (Ames); 7. 29 Ben Wilson (Colo); 8. 58 Dennis Pittman (Jamaica); 9. 3 Andy Tiernan (Madrid); 10. 8W Kenny Wyman Jr (Goodyear, AZ); 11. 37 Rob Jennings (Slater); 12. 13T Taylor Musselman (Urbandale); 13. 13 Anthony Hofbauer (Huxley); 14. 4 Tony Hilgenberg (Waukee); 15. B00K Dylan Book (Adel); 16. 11 Bobby Egeland (Jefferson); 17. 78 Al Wolfgram (Boone); 18. 63CC Cory Tasler (Jefferson); 19. 32 Lloyd Henderson (Bouton); 20. 164 Brandon Leeman (Roland); 21. 99 Josh May (Des Moines); 22. 57V Mike Van Genderen (Newton); 23. 17 Cory Sauerman (Johnston); 24. 41 Thor Anderson (Rock Valley)
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. Gustin; 2. Leeman; 3. Wolfgram; 4. Wilson; 5. Sauerman; 6. May; 7. Jennings; 8. Henderson
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. Kuehl; 2. Dickerson; 3. Tiernan; 4. Hofbauer; 5. Wyman; 6. Anderson; 7. Snyder; 8. Egeland
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. Elliott; 2. Pittman; 3. Havlik; 4. Van Genderen; 5. Musselman; 6. Book; 7. Hilgenberg; 8. Tasler
Arnold Motor Supply IMCA Stock Cars
A Feature 1 (18 Laps): 1. 81 Devin Smith (Lake City); 2. 19J Jay Schmidt (Tama); 3. 35 Donavon Smith (Lake City); 4. 25J Josh Daniels (Carlisle); 5. 81D Scott Davis (Madrid); 6. 22 Wayne Gifford (Boone); 7. 02X Mike Goldsberry (Runnells); 8. 43 Calvin Lange (Humboldt); 9. 50B Brock Badger (Bagley); 10. 3S Bryan Snell (Coon Rapids); 11. 23HR Rod Richards (Madrid); 12. 71 Corey Piffer (Indianola); 13. 64H Mark Hidlebaugh (Ames); 14. 31X Matthew West (Kellerton); 15. 44K Kevin Opheim (Mason City); 16. 56 Joe Hofbauer (Huxley); 17. 27B Aaron Benz (Humboldt); 18. 52 Sean Dennis (Boone); 19. 58 Bill Heinkel II (Perry); 20. 04X Mike House (Panora); 21. 45 Larry Crocheck (Boone); 22. 18 Anthony Goldsberry (Runnells); 23. 36 Jesse Smith (Boxholm)
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. Jesse Smith; 2. Opheim; 3. Davis; 4. Lange; 5. Gifford; 6. Benz; 7. Heinkel; 8. Schmidt
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. Devin Smith; 2. Donavon Smith; 3. Daniels; 4. Badger; 5. Dennis; 6. Piffer; 7. West; 8. House
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. Richards; 2. Hidlebaugh; 3. Mike Goldsberry; 4. Crocheck; 5. Anthony Goldsberry; 6. Snell; 7. Hofbauer
Elmquist Towing IMCA Northern SportMods
A Feature 1 (18 Laps): 1. 82 Jake McBirnie (Boone); 2. 2B Robert Moore (Maxwell); 3. 25 Chris Burke (Altoona); 4. 8 Dusty Masolini (Des Moines); 5. 5 Dustin Lynch (Boone); 6. 26B Bryan Johnson (Roland); 7. 25R Chad Ryerson (Wellsburg); 8. 13V Curtis Veber (Polk City); 9. 93 Hunter Longnecker (Woodward); 10. 62 Cory Pestotnik (Boone); 11. 911 Darin Rotfus (Jefferson); 12. 42 Ronnie Hults (Centennial, CO); 13. 4 Tyler Titus (Baxter); 14. 26 Bryan Morris (St Charles); 15. 27 Michael Parcel (Bondurant); 16. 36H David Hoover (Boone); 17. 14 Anita Lee (Ames); 18. 26M Mitchell Morris (St Charles); 19. 59 Tara Longnecker (Boone); 20. 15 Billy Dyer (Johnston); 21. 69JR Johnathon Logue (Logansport)
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. Moore; 2. Pestotnik; 3. Ryerson; 4. Hunter Longnecker; 5. Hoover; 6. Rothfus; 7. Bryan Morris
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. Logue; 2. Masolini; 3. Johnson; 4. Lynch; 5. Tara Longnecker; 6. Hults; 7. Parcel
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. Burke; 2. Mitchell Morris; 3. McBirnie; 4. Veber; 5. Dyer; 6. Titus; 7. Lee
Pickett Salvage IMCA Hobby Stocks
A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 12K Eric Knutson (Slater); 2. 72H Micah Hidlebaugh (Adel); 3. 4W John Watson (Des Moines); 4. 11B Solomon Bennett (Minburn); 5. 38R Aaron Rudolph (Grand Junction); 6. 00 Jack Phillips (Mitchellville); 7. 4C Curt Reed (Des Moines); 8. 12M Matt McDonald (Scranton); 9. 11R Braden Richards (Madrid); 10. 51 Josh Vancannon (Ogden); 11. 7D Stephen Doss (Boone); 12. 87W David Wright (Unknown); 13. 47W Shaun Wirtz (Boone); 14. 17X Ben Newhouse (State Center); 15. 8B Bobby Smith (Boone); 16. 8 Andy Tiernan (Granger); 17. 37 Shane Butler (Scranton); 18. 04 Cody Reed (Des Moines); 19. 88 Daniel Smith (Lake City); 20. 22 Jared Myers (Indianola); 21. J7 David Simpson (Des Moines); 22. 3M Austin Shepherd (Unknown); 23. 22X Seth Butler (Scranton); 24. 33 Rusty Gyles (St Charles)
Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. Vancannon; 2. Cody Reed; 3. Myers; 4. Curt Reed; 5. Watson; 6. Wirtz; 7. Richards; 8. Tiernan
Heat 2 (6 Laps): 1. Phillips; 2. Rudolph; 3. Hidlebaugh; 4. McDonald; 5. Doss; 6. Wright; 7. Bobby Smith; 8. Gyles
Heat 3 (6 Laps): 1. Knutson; 2. Newhouse; 3. Shane Butler; 4. Bennett; 5. Shepherd; 6. Simpson; 7. Daniel Smith; 8. Seth Butler
My Race Pass ModLites
A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 95 Mike Kennedy (Boone); 2. 6 Mike Morrill (Altoona); 3. 28 Terry Brown (Nevada); 4. 3G Joe Glick (Madrid); 5. 64 Randy Bryan (Ames); 6. X50 Joel Huggins (Des Moines); 7. 3T Tanner Gannon (Des Moines); 8. 46Z Bryan Zehm (Ames); 9. 88 Justin Rankin (Madrid); 10. 4B Douglas Byers (Grinnell); 11. 14X Taylor Pollock (Prague, NE); 12. 4D Doug Pollock (Tekamah, NE); 13. 73T Ted Jensen (Portsmouth); 14. 14 Bryan Compart (Madrid); 15. 4G Ben George (Altoona)
Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. Kennedy; 2. Huggins; 3. Zehm; 4. Morrill; 5. Taylor Pollock; 6. George; 7. Jensen; 8. Compart
Heat 2 (6 Laps): 1. Brown; 2. Glick; 3. Gannon; 4. Bryan; 5. Rankin; 6. Byers; 7. Doug Pollock
K1 Race Gear IMCA Racesaver Sprint Cars
A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 10E Brian Efkamp (Ankeny); 2. 4L Mike Houseman Jr (Des Moines); 3. 48 Tyler Thompson (Des Moines); 4. 12P Ryan Navratil (Des Moines); 5. 69 Mike Moore (Des Moines); 7. 3TJ Joel Thorpe (Urbandale); 8. 46&2 Val Urman (Roseville, MN); 9. 73 DJ Palmer (Des Moines); 10. 6X Frank Rogers (Lucas); 11. 24 Kade Higday (Pleasant Hill); 12. 43 Jake Greenwood (Woodward)
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. Efkamp; 2. Moore; 3. Thompson; 4. Urman; 5. Higday; 6. Rogers
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. Houseman; 2. Thorpe; 3. Navratil; 4. Palmer; 5. Greenwood
Karl Chevrolet Dirt Trucks
A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 23 Bill Davis Jr (Des Moines); 21 Myles Michehl (Fort Dodge); 3. 9 Lou Siplot Jr (Altoona); 4. 17 Bryan Spangler (Coon Rapids); 5. 16 Justin Schroeder (Coon Rapids); 6. 2 Del Enos (Des Moines); 7. 40 Lucas Richardson (Coon Rapids); 8. 79 Shonn Mapes (Ankeny); 9. 2X Jeff Frevert (Fort Dodge)
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. Michehl; 2. Siplot; 3. Mapes; 4. Enos; 5. Schroeder
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. Spangler; 2. Richardson; 3. Davis; 4. Frevert
2 Man Cruisers
A Feature 1 (10 Laps): 1. 00 Donny Mason / Junior Worley; 2. 227 Jordan Leeper / John Walker; 3. 64XXX Jarod Petersen / Matt Ezarski; 4. 9 Todd Heckathorn / Angela Heckathorn; 5. 5 Mike Agan / Jake Agan; 6. 4K Kody Harrelson / Jessica Lyon; 7. HC1 Austin Hess / ?
Heat
1 (8 Laps): 1. Mason / Worley; 2. Hess / ?; 3. Agan / Agan; 4. Leeper/ Walker; 5. Petersen / Ezarski; 6. Heckathorn / Heckathorn; 7. Harrelson / Lyon
