Its been an eventful week for most of Iowa as the a storm system called a Derecho hit leaving many with property damage, power outages and other various things. That also adjusted my plan for racing because I was planning to go either to Marshalltown or Indianola on Friday however after major damage was left at Marshalltown Speedway, the plan was to go to Indianola on both Friday and Saturday. However once again plans change when Warren Count cancelled because of storms possible on Friday Night but announced they would race as scheduled on Saturday night.
Saturday Night at the Warren County Speedway was Kids Bike Giveaway Night / Season Championship Night sponored by TruBank and Smith's Collison Center. Since Friday Night was cancelled, it was also Military Appreciation / First Responder's Night sponsored by Aubert's Towing and Williams Machine Shop.
Nine-Three entries signed in to take quarter mile oval located on the Warren County Fairgrounds in Indianola. Ten Junior Front Wheel Drive, 21 Front Wheel Drive, thirteen Cruisers, seven Trucks, 15 Hobby Stocks, six Combo / Senior Figure 8, ten Stock Figure 8, six Pro-Stock Figure 8 and five Open Figure 8. After the regular feature their was a Run What Ya Brung special race with $1,000 to first, $750 to second and $500 to third.
First feature of the night was the Junior Front Wheel Drive feature event. "Miss B" Braelynn Long wrestled the early race lead from fellow front row starter Aiden Smith. Long held off Smith challenges until the caution came out when Smith rolled in turn three leaving Aubrey McKasson and Jason Alexander to stop to avoid contact, Smith was okay but unable to continue. Long held off Alexander several times until Alexander tried to make the move on lap seven, Alexander led exiting turn two but Long refused to go away and took back the race lead exiting turn four. Long had her nose piece dragging so that allowed McKasson to steal the lead away on lap eight. McKasson held off Long to take the feature win. Long settled for runner-up spot ahead of Alexander, Luke Byers and Chloe Fallin. Kole Adams won the Track Championship by 10 pts over Long.
Freedom Handy / Skyler McBee lead the first three laps of the Cruisers feature before losing a wheel in turn three on lap four, forcing the caution to come out. Robert Jones / Johnnie Croy inherited the lead and led until Shelbie West / Chris Mitchell took over the top spot on lap five. The caution came out again on lap ten for Joe Grubbs / Josh Grubbs and Bryan Stephenson / Deal Keasling got together in turn four. West / Mitchell was not to be denied as the held on to take the win after the green-white-checkered restart. Jared Myers and his co pilot finished second, Seth Parker / Josh Parker was third, "Dan & Don" Brandan Long / Brandon Tjaden was fourth and BJ Charlson and his co pilot was fifth. James Tarter / Brianna Brickman won the Cruisers Track Championship over Robert Jones / Johnnie Croy by 15 pts.
Trucks 16 lap feature event saw Jody Boell grabbed the early race lead but Boell bobbled allowing Chad Keller to take the lead away on lap three. Keller held off Jody Boell and went on to take his first win of the season. Jody Boell ran second the rest of the way to finish in the runner-up spot . Robby Dittmer worked his way up to third on lap five and managed to finish there. Gordon Davey and Gatlin Boell was fourth and fifth respectively. Dittmer claimed the track championship.
Daniel Jones and Chris Mitchell led the field to the green in the Stock Figure 8 Feature event. Jones grabbed the early lead as Mitchell was passed by Cole Edgington. Edgington ran second to Jones until lap 11 when Edgington was able to grab the race lead. Edgington lead was short lived as Jones got back by Edgington coming to the checkered flag. Jones took the win, Edgington was second, David Blair was third, Dylan McKasson was fourth and Cordell Hestness was fifth. Coled Edgington won the track championship by 20 pts over Bradley Byers.
Blake McCann led the first lap of the Front Wheel Drive 12 lap feature event before the caution came out when Allen Young stopped on the exit of turn two with mechanical issues. McCann held off Justin Berry and Mark Smith on the restart. The caution came out again on lap seven when John Millang rolled over in turn two meanwhile debris on the race track, a tire from another car along with a spring. McCann held off Smith and Berry again to take the win. Berry finished second, Smith was third, tenth place starter Matt Pool was fourth and twelfth place starter Autumn Turner was fifth. Pool was the 2020 Track Champion in the Front Wheel Drive class.
Pro Stock Figure 8 feature was up next on to the track. JR Tarter got by Billy Fomaro and Joey Young to take the early race lead. Tarter held off Challenges from Young until the caution came out on lap seven when Tarter spun in turn three. Young held off Nic Runyan to take the feature win. Runyan finished second, Fomaro was third, Russell Klisaris was fourth and Tarter was fifth. Runyan edged out Young by 15 pts to claim the 2020 Pro Stock Track Championship.
Rob Byers led all ten laps of the Combo / Seniors Figure 8 feature event. Phil Watson ran second before being passed by Steve Byers on lap six. Steve Byers finished second, Watson was third. Kevin Jones was fourth and Hannah Byers was fifth. Watson won the track title by 20 pts over Rod Byers and 25 pts over Hannah Byers.
Jared Myers jumped out to the early lead in the 15 lap Hobby Stocks feature event fending off Leroy Kline and Brandan Long. Long got by Kline for second but Myers was able to hold off Long until the caution came out on lap six. The caution was for BJ Charlson blows up and comes to a stop in turn one. Myers held off Long and Kline again on the restart, only to see the caution come out on lap seven when several cars got together in turn four. Casen Keller, Travis Fenton, Larry Routh and Garrett Croy got together when trying to go four wide exiting the turn. Myers held on to the race lead but again the caution came out on lap eight for Jerry Glass spinning in turn four. The caution came out again on lap ten when Rick Goldsberry spun in turn four. Myers held on to the race lead until Long was able to take the lead away on lap 12. Long held off Myers to take the feature win. Myers, Kline, Jason Collins and Glass rounded out the top five. Long came in five behind but will manage to win the track championship over Travis Fenton by 55 pts.
Final regular feature of the night was the Open Figure 8 feature event. Casey McKasson jumped out to the early race lead and was only slowed by a pair of cautions, on lap five and six. The caution on lap five was for Brian Rickers spinning in turn four and the caution on lap six was for Coltin Runyan spinning in turn two. McKasson went on to take the feature win ahead of David Burnell, Rickers and Runyan. McKasson won the track championship in the Open Figure 8 class over Burnell.
After the features, there was a Run What Ya Brung Special race and it was Steve Byers leading from start to finish in his Combo Figure 8 car to claim the $1,000 prize for winning. David Burnell finished second in his Open Figure 8 car for the $750 prize and Brandan Long driving his Hobby Stock finished third and claiming the $500 for his efforts.
For more information or interesting in sponsoring the Warren County Speedway, contact Promoter AJ Nelson on Facebook at or e-mail at warrencountyspeedway@gmail.com or Warren County Speedway Facebook Page for any information about the 2021 season.
Thanks to AJ for letting me come down and take pictures and write a blog recap, I know I say this alot but it trully was alot of fun and I will defintely plan on making a trip down in 2021.
Looking for more Figure 8 Racing will check out the Brooklyn Raceway in Brooklyn on Saturday August 22nd, Sunday September 6th before the Fall Nationals on Friday September 18th and Saturday September 19th. Also don't forget the Dallas County Speedway in Adel has their season Championship on Saturday August 29th but will be starting early.
All the pictures I took last night are posted on the Trackside Report Facebook Page and you find the direct link to the photo album at Warren County Season Championships 8-15-20. If you share the pictures please give me credit because I do this for the love of this sport and not to make money, however if you want to give me some I wouldn't complain.
Warren County Speedway
Indianola, Iowa
Military Appreciation / First Responders Night
Kids Bike Giveaway / Season Championships
Saturday August 15th, 2020
Junior Front Wheel Drive
Feature : 1. 95 Aubrey McKasson (Indianola); 2. 00B Braelynn Long (Norwalk); 3. 71 Jason Alexander (Russell); 4. LB17 Luke Byers (Indianola); 5. 7F Chloe Fallin (Norwalk); 6. 15 Hannah Swedberg (Milo); 7. 14Z Zachary Cleghorn; 8. 8 Kaylee Hagen (Indianola); 9. 21 Aiden Smith (Elliot); 10. 23 Kole Adams (Des Moines)
Heat 1 : 1. Alexander; 2. Smith; 3. McKasson; 4. Fallin; 5. Hagen
Heat 2 : 1. Adams; 2. Long; 3. Cleghorn; 4. Byers; 5. Swedberg
Cruisers
Feature :
1. 15 Shelbie West / Chris Mitchell (Osceola); 2. 22 Jared Myers / Co-Driver Unknown (Indianola); 3. 27 Seth Parker / Josh Parker (Osceola); 4. 386B Brandan Long / Brandon Tjaden (Norwalk); 5. 37 BJ Charlson / Co-Driver Unknown (Indianola); 6. 232 Joe Grubbs / Josh Grubbs (St Charles); 7. 55 Bryan Stephenson / Deal Keasling (Sigourney); 8. 134 Jacob Greif / Jeriray Croy (Indianola); 9. 72 Jordan Hartwig / Jerry Moffitt (What Cheer); 10. 48 Freedom Handy / Skyler McBee (Indianola); 11. 28 Robert Jones / Johnnie Croy (Indianola); 12. 2B James Tarter / Brianna Brickman (Des Moines); 13. 17D Michelle Keasling / Cody Shermer (What Cheer)
Heat 1 :
1. Handy / McBee; 2. Tarter / Brickman; 3. Long / Tjaden; 4. West / Mitchell; 5. Greif / Jeriray Croy; 6. Hartwig / Moffitt; 7. Charlson / Unknown
Heat 2 :
1. Jones / Johnnie Croy; 2. Myers / Unknown; 3. Parker / Parker; 4. Grubbs / Grubbs; 5. Stephenson / Deal Keasling; 6. Michelle Keasling / Shermer
Trucks
Feature : 1. 71 Chad Keller (Indianola); 2. 22 Jody Boell (Indianola); 3. 76 Robby Dittmer (Indianola); 4. 7 Gordon Davey (Indianola); 5. 21 Gatlin Boell (Indianola); 6. 48 Dayton Boell (Indianola); 7. 88 Alex Catron (Indianola)
Heat : 1. Keller; 2. Jody Boell; 3. Dittmer; 4. Davey; 5. Catron; 6. Gatlin Boell; 7. Dayton Boell
Stock (Figure 8)
Feature :
1. 28 Daniel Jones (Indianola); 2. 3E Cole Edgington (Indianola); 3. 615 David Blair (Winterset); 4. 7 Dylan McKasson (Indianola); 5. 4G Cordell Hestness (Cordyn); 6. 859 Bradley Byers (Indianola); 7. 30 Emily Rucker (Winterset); 8. 24JB Kevin Jones (Indianola); 9. 15 Chris Mitchell (Oseola); 10. 3T Jesse Tarter (Des Moines)
Heat 1 : 1. Edgington; 2. Tarter; 3. Mitchell; 4. Hestness; 5. McKasson
Heat 2 : 1. Daniel Jones; 2. Byers; 3. Kevin Jones; 4. Rucker; 5. Blair
Front Wheel Drive
Feature : 1. 33M Blake McCann (Indianola); 2. 13B Justin Berry (Winterset); 3. M80 Mark Smith (Ankeny); 4. 14 Matt Pool (Monroe); 5. 17Z Autumn Turner (Knoxville); 6. 54J Jeremy Williams (Oskaloosa); 7. 47 Terry Hurley (Des Moines); 8. 10 Katelyn Byrd (Indianola); 9. 62 Cody Howe (Melcher); 10. 000J Jennice Croy (Martensdale); 11. 16A Abbie Turner (Knoxville); 12. 31A John Alexander (Carlisle); 13. 33 John Millang; 14. 88 Bruce Hower (Indianola); 15. 4X Ethan Thompson (Glidden); 16. 21P Cody Pierce (Linden); 17. 43 Wade King (Indianola); 18. 13J Jordan Ford; 19. 2M Matt Moore (Ottumwa); 20. 21Y Allen Young (Ottumwa); 21. 27 Dillon Scott (Indianola)
Heat 1 : 1. Ford; 2. Hower; 3. Williams; 4. Alexander; 5. Millang; 6. Howe; 7. Scott
Heat 2 : 1. McCann; 2. Berry; 3. Pool; 4. Autumn Turner; 5. Hurley; 6. Byrd; 7. King
Heat 3 : 1. Pierce; 2. Smith; 3. Young; 4. Thompson; 5. Abbie Turner; 6. Croy; 7. Moore
Pro Stock (Figure 8)
Feature : 1. 72 Joey Young (Indianola); 2. 28 Nic Runyan (Indianola); 3. 4 Billy Fomaro (Des Moines); 4. 23K Russell Klisaris (Earlham); 5. 8T JR Tarter (Des Moines); 6. 5 Judden Flanery (Guthrie Center)
Heat 1 : 1. Young; 2. Runyan; 3. Tarter; 4. Fomaro; 5. Klisaris; 6. Flanery
Combo / Seniors (Figure 8)
Feature : 1. 17 Rod Byers (Indianola); 2. B17 Steve Byers (Indianola); 3. 77 Phil Watson (Indianola); 4. 24J Kevin Jones (Indianola); 5. 25 Hannah Byers (Milo); 6. 8T JR Tarter (Des Moines)
Hobby Stocks
Feature
: 1. 06B Brandan Long (Norwalk); 2. 22J Jared Myers (Indianola); 3. 22 Leroy Kline (Brooklyn); 4. 70 Jason Collins; 5. 2JR Jerry Glass (Des Moines); 6. 4G Cordell Hestness (Cordyn); 7. 44H Lawrence Hagen (Indianola); 8. 15 Rick Goldsberry (Runnells); 9. 71X Casen Keller (Indianola); 10. 9W Larry Routh Jr (Des Moines); 11. 70X Garrett Croy (Norwalk); 12. 910 Travis Fenton (Des Moines); 13. 37 BJ Charlson (Indianola); 14. 55 Benji Clemons (Norwalk); DNS 45W Colton Wicker (Des Moines)
Heat 1 : 1. Long; 2. Goldsberry; 3. Glass; 4. Kline; 5. Routh; 6. Hestness; 7. Wicker; 8. Clemons
Heat 2 : 1.Croy; 2. Myers; 3. Keller; 4. Fenton; 5. Collins; 6. Hagen; 7. Charlson
Open (Figure 8)
Feature : 1. 95 Casey McKasson (Indianola); 2. 3 David Burnell (Altoona); 3. 71 Brian Rickers (Carroll); 4. 28 Coltin Runyan (Indianola); DNS 5 Travis Miller (Guthrie Center)
Heat 1 : 1. McKasson; 2. Burnell; 3. Rickers; 4. Runyan; DNS Miller
Run What Ya Brung "Special" Race
Feature
: 1. B17 Steve Byers; 2. 3 David Burnell; 3. 06B Brandan Long; 4. 76 Robby Dittmer; 5. 21 Gatlin Boell; 6. 71 Chad Keller; 7. 22 Jody Boell; 8. 88 Alex Catron; 9. 7 Gordon Davey; 10. 95 Casey McKasson; 11. 48 Dayton Boell; DNS 4G Cordell Hestness
