Sunday, June 27, 2021

Rain, Rainbow and Racing Filled the Night in Boone

After Independence Motor Speedway cancelled I began to figured out who was still racing and where to go for racing on Saturday. This would be my last race before I head out on a family vacation this week. Boone Speedway confirmed to me they were still ago so I began to make the almost one hour trip over for my first night since the Hawkeye 100 Night one as the weather looked questionable to make the trip to the Warren County Speedway in Indianola for some racing at the time to make a decision. 

As I arrived a light rain shower tried to make a presents but it did not stop Iowa's Action Track from going racing. Hot Laps began and once again another light rain shower. After reworking the track, it was back to business but one more time a light rain shower. Finally after getting the track worked back in it was time for racing, only 16 minutes later than normal. The sunshine even made appearance as did a beautiful rainbow that went over the Speedway.
 
One hundred eighteen cars signed in to compete in the Saturday Racing Series divisions of IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Sport Mods, IMCA Hobby Stocks and IMCA Mod Lites. Four Sprint Cars was also in the pits to partake in the Hawkeye Challenge, the other divisions also would qualify four cars in the Hawkeye Challenge. Last Checkered waived by Flagman Logan Kelly at 10:55pm.

The Hawkeye Challenge is one unique race as it pits drivers in the five IMCA weekly classes plus four sprint cars with each division having a certain amount of laps based on lap speed. Sprint Cars had to run 25 laps, Modifieds 23 laps, Sport Mods and Mod Lites 22 laps, Stock Cars 21 laps and Hobby Stocks 20 laps. $1,000 to the overall winner and $500 to each class winner. Mike Johnston took the win in the Sprint Car class and crowned the overall winner. Mike Van Genderen took the win in the Modifieds, Mike Goldsberry in the Stock Cars, Johnathon Logue in the Sport Mods, Mike Smith in the Hobby Stocks and Josh May took the Mod Lites.

After a quick farming session, the first Weekly racing series feature was the IMCA STARS Mod Lites 15 lap feature presented by MyRacePass. Bryan Zehm took the lead early and never looked back, Zehm went on to take the easy win, his 2nd of season in Boone. There was a great battle behind him between Josh May, Randy Bryan and Mike Kennedy for place. Finishing behind Zehm was May in second, Kennedy in third after Bryan suddenly exited to the infield. Jon Braathun took fourth and Cody Yaw was fifth.

Tom Lathrop took the early race lead of the 18 lap IMCA Northern SportMod feature presented by Elmquist Towing. Lathrop looked strong and continued to lead through three cautions. First caution was on lap two when Kevin Yearington spun on the front stretch forcing Ryan Leeman and David Hoover to make contact. The second caution was on lap seven when Jessiah Taylor spun in turn two, the last caution came out on lap nine when Zach Hovell and Leeman spun in turn two. Lathrop continued to lead by fending off Ryan King and Camdan Vincent on the restarts. Lathrop led until Johnathon Logue worked his way from twelve to second. Logue made the move coming out of turn two on lap 14. Logue held on the last four laps to take his fourth win in a row and seventh of the season in Boone. Nineth place starter Izac Mallicoat took second, Lathrop drifted back to third, Chris Burke took fourth and Camdan Vincent was fifth.

In the D&E Outdoor Services IMCA Modifieds 20 lap feature event, it was Ronnie Hults taking the early lead but just after lap one scored in the books the caution came out when Nick Roberts stopped top side of turn four. Hults continued to lead with the field going 3 and 4 wide behind him for placing. The caution came out on lap seven when Nick Roberts, Rod Clement and Andy Tiernan got together in turn two. On the restart, Hults had to contend with Paul Nagle and Mike Van Genderen. Van Genderen took the race lead on lap eight and despite heavy pressure from Nagle, Van Genderen went on to take his first win of the season in Boone. Cory Sauerman, Nagle, Jeremy Mills and Anthony Hofbauer rounded out the top five.

Polesitter Mike House grabbed the early race lead from fellow front starter Rowdee Van Genderen in the "Class Too Tough To Tame" IMCA Stock Cars 18 lap feature event presented by Arnold Motor Supply. The first race caution came out on lap four when Devin Smith and Van Genderen got together in turns three and four. House continued to lead until fourteenth place starter David Smith worked his way through the field. David Smith took the top spot away on lap 11. A lap later on lap 12, the caution came out when House spin in turn two, then on restart when Van Genderen and House got together. David Smith held off brother Donavon Smith on the restart but another caution came out on lap 13 when Jesse Smith got spun around in turn two by Anthony Goldsberry. Only one more caution came out on lap 16 when Mark Hidlebaugh spun in turn two. David Smith hung on to take his second feature win of the season. Tenth place starter Donavon Smith finished second. Mathew West was third, Tyler Pickett was fourth and thirteenth place starter Jay Schmidt finished fifth.

Final feature of the night was the IMCA Hobby Stocks 15 lap feature event presented by Pickett Salvage, it went caution free. Shaun Wirtz led the first lap before Mike Smith took over the top spot on lap two. Smith went to the topside and went on to take the feature win joining his dad David, who won the Stock Cars in victory lane. Shaun Wirtz finished second with Matt McDonald, Solomon Bennett and Braden Richards rounding out the top five.

Next Weekend the Boone Speedway hosts a doubleheader with the Saturday Night Series on Saturday July 3rd. IMCA Stock Cars will be $500 to win thanks Mike & Susan House. IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Mods, IMCA Hobby Stocks, IMCA Mod Lites and 2 Man Cruisers are on the card. Gates Open at 5:30p, Hot Laps at 6p, Racing at 7p.

Then on Sunday July 4th, the Annual Eve of Destruction takes place at the Boone Speedway. $500 to win IMCA Sport Mods, 2 Man Cruisers, Trailer Races, Rollover Contest, Bus Races, Leap of Death and Fireworks. Starts at 7pm.

Other Notable Dates at Boone Speedway is July 10th the Stock Cars have the Excel Floor Covering King of the Hill. The Sport Mod Dash is on July 24th, Salute to Veterans Night is on July 31st, Watermelon Classic + 8th Annual P1P Challenge on August 7th, IMCA Sport Compacts make an appearance on August 14th, Prelude to the Super Nationals on September 4th with Super Nationals on September 5th through 11th. 

For more information about the Boone Speedway check out BooneSpeedway.com or check out the Boone Speedway Facebook Page.

Boone Speedway
Saturday Night Series + Hawkeye Challenge

Saturday June 26th, 2021

IMCA MODIFIEDS
presented by D&E Outdoor Services

Feature (20 laps) : 1. 57V Mike Van Genderen (Newton); 2. 17 Cory Sauerman (Johnston); 3. 05 Paul Nagle (Nevada); 4. 10 Jeremy Mills (Garner); 5. 13 Anthony Hofbauer (Huxley); 6. 58 Dennis Pittman (Jamaica); 7. 87 Joel Bushore (Boone); 8. 4 Tony Hilgenberg (Waukee); 9. 42RH Ronnie Hults (Truro); 10. 28R Russ Dickerson (Boone); 11. 164 Brandon Leeman (Roland); 12. 24 Robert Avery (Des Moines); 13. 95 Ashley Schaaf (Lincoln, Neb.); 14. 0 Jamie Anderson (Mason City); 15. 40RC Rod Clement (Rhodes); 16. 7R Ethan Robey (Ames); 17. 52 Ryan Sams (Fort Dodge); 18. 78 Albert Wolfgram (Boone); 19. 2B Robert Moore (Maxwell); 20. 23JR Nick Roberts (Des Moines); 21. 3 Andy Tiernan (Madrid); 22. 12 Doug Smith (Lake City); 23. 17R Dalton Robey (Ames).

Heat 1 (8 laps) : 1. Sauerman; 2. Hults; 3. Tiernan; 4. Smith; 5. Avery; 6. Sams; 7. Dickerson; 8. Dalton Robey.

Heat 2 (8 laps) : 1. Wolfgram; 2. Clement; 3. Hofbauer; 4. Leeman; 5. Moore; 6. Ethan Robey; 7. Roberts; 8. Anderson. 

Heat 3 (8 laps) : 1. Nagle; 2. Van Genderen; 3. Pittman; 4. Schaaf; 5. Mills; 6. Bushore; 7. Hilgenberg.

IMCA STOCK CARS
presented by Arnold Motor Supply

Feature (18 laps) : 1. 8 David Smith (Lake City); 2. 35 Donavon Smith (Lake City); 3. 31X Mathew West (Kellerton); 4. 5A Tyler Pickett (Boxholm); 5. 19J Jay Schmidt (Tama); 6. 81 Devin Smith (Lake City); 7. 14X Scott Bailey (Carlisle); 8. 23HR Rod Richards (Madrid); 9. 4W John Watson (Des Moines); 10. 20N Justin Nehring (Storm Lake); 11. 99K Erick Knutsen (Center Point); 12. 44K Kevin Opheim (Mason City); 13. 45 Larry Crocheck (Boone); 14. 64H Mark Hidlebaugh (Ames); 15. 36 Jesse Smith (Boxholm); 16. 02 Mike Goldsberry (Runnells); 17. IB25 Shane Richardson (Wapello); 18. 71 Corey Piffer (Indianola); 19. 18 Anthony Goldsberry (Runnells); 20. 57VG Rowdee Van Genderen (Newton); 21. 14 Mike House (Panora); 22. 2K Kyle Everts (Holland); 23. 20X Chad Louk (Jefferson); 24. 81D Scott Davis (Madrid).

B-Feature (10 laps) : 1. Watson; 2. Knutsen; 3. Nehring; 4. 16 Jeff Byers Jr (Milo); 5. 04 Don Vis (State Center); 6. 48G Austin Gray (Story City); 7. 50 Robert Stofer (Jefferson); 8. 77C Craig Carlson (Madrid); 9. 57 Shane Stoneburner (Boone). 

Heat 1 (8 laps) : 1. Bailey; 2. Mike Goldsberry; 3. Devin Smith; 4. House; 5. Schmidt; 6. Hidlebaugh; 7. Anthony Goldsberry; 8. Stofer; 9. Carlson; 10. Byers.

Heat 2 (8 laps) : 1. Everts; 2. Van Genderen; 3. West; 4. Donavon Smith; 5. David Smith; 6. Piffer; 7. Richards; 8. Watson; 9. Gray; 10. Stoneburner. 

Heat 3 (8 laps) : 1. Louk; 2. Pickett; 3. Davis; 4. Crocheck; 5. Jesse Smith; 6. Richardson; 7. Opheim; 8. Knutsen; 9. Vis; 10. Nehring.

IMCA SPORT MODS
presented by Elmquist Towing

Feature
(18 laps) : 1. 69JR Johnathon Logue (Logansport); 2. 11 Izac Mallicoat (Boone); 3. 8T Tom Lathrop (Ottumwa); 4. CB25 Chris Burke (Altoona); 5. 74 Camdan Vincent (Nevada); 6. 8 Dusty Masolini (Des Moines); 7. 2K Taylor Kuehl (Cave Creek, Ariz.); 8. 112 Adam Birck (Canton, Mo.); 9. 16K Kaylin Lopez (Chowchilla, Calif.); 10. 57R Ryan King (Colo); 11. 8W Kenny Wyman Jr (Marshalltown); 12. 13V Curtis Veber (Polk City); 13. 82T Brett Thomas (Cedar Rapids); 14. 99 Rocky Caudle (Ellsworth); 15. 32S Blair Simmons (Des Moines); 16. 7 Danny Fye (Boxholm); 17. 193 Jessiah Taylor (Boone); 18. 117 Zach Hovell (Pella); 19. 3B Brandon Coffman (Nevada); 20. 10 Summer Anderson (Meservey); 21. 88 Ryan Leeman (Roland); 22. 25K Kevin Yearington (Des Moines): 23. 4 Chance Titus (Baxter); 24. 36H David Hoover (Boone). 

B-Feature (10 laps) : 1. Anderson; 2. Coffman; 3. Leeman; 4. 5 Dustin Lynch (Boone); 5. 28 Nic Runyan (Altoona); 6. 77 Colton Kaskie (Sheldon); 7. 2D Derik See (Des Moines); 8. 36 Gage Green (Des Moines).

Heat 1 (8 laps) : 1. Mallicoat; 2. Yearington; 3. Thomas; 4. Taylor; 5. Kuehl; 6. Birck; 7. Hovell; 8. Leeman; 9. Coffman; 10. Runyan.

Heat 2 (8 laps) : 1. Masolini; 2. Lathrop; 3. Logue; 4. Caudle; 5. Fye; 6. Hoover; 7. Titus; 8. Anderson; 9. Lynch; 10. Green. 

Heat 3 (8 laps) : 1. Burke; 2. Simmons; 3. Vincent; 4. King; 5. Veber; 6. Wyman; 7. Lopez; 8. Kaskie; 9. See.

IMCA HOBBY STOCKS
presented by Pickett Salvage

Feature (15 laps) : 1. 22X Mike Smith (Lake City); 2. 47W Shaun Wirtz (Boone); 3. 12M Matt McDonald (Scranton); 4. 11BX Solomon Bennett (Minburn); 5. 17 Luke Ramsey (Bedford); 6. 11R Braden Richards (Madrid): 7. 11K William Klosterman (Ackley); 8. 7B Eric Stanton (Carlisle); 9. 12K Eric Knutson (Slater); 10. 38R Aaron Rudolph (Grand Junction); 11. 4C Curt Reed (Des Moines); 12. 8J Jay Devries (Spencer); 13. 00 Jack Phillips (Mitchellville); 14. 51 Josh Vancannon (Ogden); 15. 85 Seth Janssen (Ogden); 16. 42 Riley Songer (Ankeny); 17. 22T Tyler Smith (Sioux City); 18. 81 Danny Watson (Des Moines); 19. 24 Jeff Wright (Des Moines); 20. 13 Brian Ashburn (Callender); 21. 87W David Wright (Panora); 22. 8F Aron Fye (Alden). 

Heat 1 (8 laps) : 1. Wirtz; 2. Bennett; 3. Knutson; 4. Stanton; 5. David Wright; 6. Vancannon; 7. Tyler Smith; 8. Phillips.

Heat 2 (8 laps) : 1. Mike Smith; 2. McDonald; 3. Ramsey; 4. Klosterman; 5. Devries; 6. Watson; 7. Janssen. 

Heat 3 (8 laps) : 1. Rudolph; 2. Fye; 3. Ashburn; 4. Jeff Wright; 5. Songer; 6. Richards; 7. Reed.

IMCA MOD LITES
presented by MyRacePass

Feature (15 laps) : 1. 46Z Bryan Zehm (Ames); 2. 99 Josh May (Des Moines); 3. 95 Mike Kennedy (Boone); 4. 96 Jon Braathun (Story City); 5. 20X Cody Yaw (Altoona); 6. 0K Kieron Ahrens (Des Moines); 7. 71W Matthew Weiss (Rockwell City); 8. 0 Cliff Barber (Nevada); 9. 07 Travis Messamer (Redfield); 10. 5 Mike Agan (Altoona); 11. 11 Dustin Ford (Fontanelle); 12. 64 Randy Bryan (Ames); 13. 641 Sara Anderson (Meservey); 14. 63 Cody Smith (Des Moines).

Heat 1 (8 laps) : 1. Zehm; 2. Ahrens; 3. Barber; 4. Messamer; 5. Yaw; 6. Smtih; 7. Braathun.

Heat 2 (8 laps) : 1. Agan; 2. Kennedy; 3. Bryan; 4. May; 5. Weiss; 6. Ford; 7. Anderson. 

HAWKEYE CHALLENGE

Overall : 1. 14J Mike Johnston (Des Moines); 2. 11B Ben Woods (Newton); 3. 3TJ Joel Thorpe (Urbandale); 4. 69JR Johnathon Logue (Logansport); 5. 11 Izac Mallicoat (Boone); 6. 99 Josh May (Des Moines); 7. 02 Mike Goldsberry (Runnells); 8. 22X Mike Smith (Lake City); 9. 7B Eric Stanton (Carlisle); 10. 20X Chad Louk (Jefferson); 11. 46Z Bryan Zehm (Ames); 12. 57V Mike Van Genderen (Newton); 13. 35 Donavon Smith (Lake City); 14. 95 Mike Kennedy (Boone); 15. 2K Kyle Everts (Holland); 16. 17 Cory Sauerman (Johnston); 17. 3 Andy Tiernan (Madrid); 18. 78 Albert Wolfgram (Boone); 19. 47W Shaun Wirtz (Boone); 20. 8 Dusty Masolini (Des Moines); 21. CB25 Chris Burke (Altoona); 22. 11BX Solomon Bennett (Minburn); 23. 4L Mike Houseman Jr (Des Moines); DNS 0 Cliff Barber (Nevada).

Sprint Cars (25 laps) : 1.  14J Mike Johnston; 2. 11B Ben Woods; 3. 3TJ Joel Thorpe; 4. 4L Mike Houseman Jr.

Modifieds (23 laps) : 1. 57V Mike Van Genderen; 2. 17 Cory Sauerman; 3. 3 Andy Tiernan; 4. 78 Albert Wolfgram. 

Sport Mods (22 laps) : 1. 69JR Johnathon Logue; 2. 11 Izac Mallicoat; 3. 8 Dusty Masolini; 4. CB25 Chris Burke. 

Mod Lites (22 laps) : 1.  99 Josh May; 2. 46Z Bryan Zehm; 3. 95 Mike Kennedy; 4. 0 Cliff Barber.

Stock Cars (21 laps) : 1. 02 Mike Goldsberry; 2. 20X Chad Louk; 3. 35 Donavon Smith; 4. 2K Kyle Everts. 

Hobby Stocks (20 laps) : 1. 22X Mike Smith; 2. 7B Eric Stanton; 3. 47W Shaun Wirtz; 4. 11BX Solomon Bennett.