It was three weeks since I last attend a race because of a Family Wedding and allowing my parents to take a weekend away to see the fall colors in Northeast Iowa. I made the decision I was going to attend atleast one night of racing at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa for the Musco Lighting Fall Challenge. I did not go on Friday Night so I went on Saturday Night.
Once again the Team 3W Racing team was heading down to race on Saturday Night so instead of me driving myself they offer for me to catch a ride with them down so once again I said yes. I also took the opportunity to visit with some friends that was also racing at the Southern Iowa Speedway because remember I spent 2012-2018, weekly at the 1/2 mile race track.
One Hundred Twenty One Cars signed in for Night Two of the Musco Lighting Fall Challenge at the Southern Iowa Speedway. 26 Sport Compacts, 26 Hobby Stocks, 24 Sport Mods, 24 Stock Cars, 7 Non-Wing Sprints and 13 A.I.R.S American Iron Racing Series.
First feature of the night was the Non-Wing Sprints saw the initial start of the 10 lap feature called back. Jonathan Hughes jumped out to the race lead and never looked back not even when a caution came out on lap eight was going to deny him the victory. Hughes took the win ahead of Ben Woods, Kelly Graham, Mike Mayberry and Tyler Graves.
Lewie Winkleman grabbed the early lead of the Sport Compacts 10 lap feature event before Chuck Fullenkamp took the top spot away on lap three. Fullenkamp and the field saw the caution came out on lap five when Clayton Webster lost power in turn two before coming to a stop on the back stretch. Fullenkamp held off Winkleman to take the feature win. Winkleman finished second. Matt Moore came across in third but was disqualified moving Dustin Grout to third. Casey Tucker and Kolby Sabin was fourth and fifth.
In the 15 lap Hobby Stock feature event, Daniel Wauters led the first three laps fending off challenges from Craig Brown before the caution came out when Clint Nelson spun in turn two. Wauters held on to the race lead on the restart before Luke Ramsey worked his way from tenth to take over the race lead on lap seven. The caution came out two laps later when Jesse Williams spun. Ramsey was determined to not be denied but another caution came out on lap 12 for Aaron Martin going slow exiting turn two. Ramsey went on to take the win, Dustin Griffiths finished second, Brown was third, Christian Huffman was fourth and Brad Stephens was fifth.
Curtis VanDerWal wrestled the early lead in the 18 lap Sport Mods feature event but the caution came out on lap two, Brant Murray spun in turn two. The caution came out again on lap three for James Roose in turn three. VanDerWal held off Cayden Carter and Brayton Carter on the restart but on lap 11, VanDerWal and Cayden Carter got together opening the door for Zack Vanderbeek who took third from Brayton Carter. Vanderbeek took the race lead but that was short lived as the engine decided to let go forcing him to the pits. Cayden Carter took over the race lead and then the final caution came out on lap 15. Cayden Carter led the final three laps to take the win ahead of Curtis VanDerWal was second. Austin Paul came across in third but was disqualified moving up Brayton Carter to third, Tim Plummer came across was also disqualified so with two being disqualified it moved Carter VanDenBerg and Jason Bass to fourth and fifth.
Amerian Iron Racing Series (A.I.R.S) ten lap feature was up next and this feature was wild one. Ray Guss Jr driving a 1976 Nova led from start to finish in a feature that was shorten to six laps after multiple incidents occured on lap 4. On the restart after the first caution on lap four, Curt Slater rolled in turn two forcing another restart. The red flag came out again on the restart when Craig Adams rear end came out launching him into an implement on the exit of turn two, then sent him tumbling also collecting Dan Thompson, Scott Moffitt, Brian Gade and Robin Atkins. Guss led the final laps to take the win ahead of Dennis Etten, Bart Miller, Dan Kessler and Bruce Yoerger.
Final feature of the night was the 18 lap Stock Car feature event but before a lap was completed Tyler Moore came to a stop on the back stretch. Dallon Murty wrestled the race lead from fellow front starter Jeff Wollam. Murty pulled away, Wollam ran second fending off Dustin Griffiths until a caution came out on lap six for Jamie Anderson in turn three and four. Murty pulled away and went on to take the feature win. Griffiths got by Wollam on lap seven, Griffiths finished second. Todd Reitzler got by Wollam on lap 14 to take third. Wollam finished fourth and Cayden Carter was fifth.
Final checkered flag was displayed at 10:59pm by Flagman Doug Haack and after post race tech was completed and getting the car loaded up, we were on the road just after 11:30pm allowing us to arrive back at the shop around 1am.
Southern Iowa Speedway
"Musco Lighting" Fall Challenge
Saturday October 17th, 2020
Heat (6 laps) : 1. Graham; 2. Hughes; 3. Woods; 4. Mayberry; 5. Graves; 6. Silvers; 7. Alexander
Heat 1 (5 laps) : 1. Fullenkamp; 2. Sabin; 3. Kimmel; 4. Tucker; 5. Rysdam; 6. James Haring; 7. Pickney; 8. Kraft; 9. Glass
Hobby Stocks
Heat 1 (6 laps) : 1. Griffiths; 2. Wauters; 3. Irwin; 4. Huffman; 5. Dezwarte; 6. Williams; 7. Keller; 8. Peck; 9. Ricker
Heat 3 (6 laps) : 1. Martin; 2. Goldsberry; 3. Gorden; 4. Ellis; 5. Cleghorn; 6. Kent; 7. Van Dusseldorp; 8. Miller
Heat 1 (7 laps) : 1. Livezey; 2. Brayton Carter; 3. Bass; 4. Paul; 5. Logan Anderson; 6. Brink; 7. Roose; 8. Lancaster
Heat 3 (7 laps) : 1. Plummer; 2. Curtis VanDerWal; 3. VanDenBerg; 4. Titus; 5. Heckart; 6. Swailes; 7. Lundry; 8. Janssen
A.I.R.S - American Iron Racing Series
Heat 1 (5 laps) : 1. Yoerger; 2. Adams; 3. Kessler; 4. Slater; 5. Thompson; 6. Gade
Feature (18 laps) : 1. 99 Dallon Murty (Chelsea); 2. 10G Dustin Griffiths (Hedrick); 3. 22r Todd Reitzler (Grinnell); 4. 3W Jeff Wollam (Marshalltown); 5. 10cc Cayden Carter (Oskaloosa); 6. 52 Nathan Wood (Sigourney); 7. 14 Derrick Agee (Moberly, Mo.); 8. 81D Scott Davis (Madrid); 9. 25 Cody Agee (Moberly, Mo.); 10. 74 Brock Haines (Fairfield); 11. B17 Steve Byers (Indianola); 12. 75jr Austin Kempert (Wapello); 13. 34 John Hemsted (Kalona); 14. 19 Donnie Pearson (Oskaloosa); 15. 52x Kevin Fee (Carlisle); 16. 85 Jason McDaniel (Eldon); 17. 72 Gary Harward (Floris); 18. 83 Ben Glascock (Indianola); 19. 99b Kyle Boyd (Ottumwa); 20. 7cj Jason Purvis (Boone); 21. 57 Jamie Anderson (West Des Moines); 22. 409 Howard Gordon Jr (Oskaloosa); 23. 922 Tyler Moore (Lockridge); 24. 92 Shaun Bistline (Van Horn)
Heat 1 (7 laps) : 1. Griffiths; 2. Wollam; 3. Hemstead; 4. Davis; 5. Cody Agee; 6. Byers; 7. Gordon; 8. Glascock
Heat 2 (7 laps) : 1. Derrick Agee; 2. Harward; 3. Murty; 4. Moore; 5. Purvis; 6. Bistline; 7. Anderson; 8. Pearson
Heat 3 (7 laps): 1. Reitzler; 2. Carter; 3. Wood; 4. Haines; 5. McDaniel; 6. Kempert; 7. Fee; 8. Boyd
