After the Independence Motor Speedway in Independence know as Indee cancelled because of the cold weather, the decision was to make a trip to the Warren County Speedway in Indianola known as Indy. It may have been chilly but that did not stop racers and fans from enjoying the racing action. The Season opening night was sponsored by Aubert's Towing and at Intermission there was Kid's Candy Toss.
2022 brought a new promoter at the helm of the Warren County Speedway, as former Hobby Stock racer Brandan Long took over the reigns from AJ Nelson. Long and track team did an amazing job on the track prep to get it ready for opening night and it produces so fantastic racing all night. The only thing delaying the night from getting started was the wonderful thing called technology from allowing the lineups from being created and posted but once those all got fixed it was go time until the final checkered flag flew at 10:26pm.
I left my house around 2:30p and arrived around 3:45p, got back home at around 12:15a but want to thank Brandan Long and the team for letting me come down to support you on your first night as promoters at Warren County Speedway.
First feature of the night was the DeYarman Ford Junior Front Wheel Drive, Wesley Ross grabbed the early race lead fending off Aubrey McKasson but the caution came out on lap two when Fabian Eddinger spun in turn one. Ross held off McKasson and Katelynn Watts on the restart until lap six when Watts took over the race lead just before the caution came out again for Eddinger. Watts hung on to take the feature win, Ross finished second, McKasson was third, Gabriel Hoover was fourth and Emberli VanClark was fifth.
Robby Dittmer lead the entire distance in the Phillips' Floors Trucks Feature. Brandon Cox ran second the entire way. Clay Collins, Alex Catron and Matt Breeden round out the top five. Cole Becker started the feature but exit early.
Hunter Lane jumped to the early race lead of the Midwest Micro Series Micro Sprints presented by Gregg Young Chevrolet fending off pole sitter Toby Mosher. Lane pulled away and look to be cruising to the easy win but lap traffic got heavy late and that allowed Travis Rewerts and Cruz Dickerson to get closer. Lane's was just big enough to take the feature win, after the race he made contact with a lap car causing damage. Rewerts, Dickerson and Mosher finished second through fourth. Dakota Young came home with a fifth place finish.
Zack Jastroff and his partner led the opening lap of the TruBank Cruisers feature but Chris Nigon / Patrick Nigon took over the race lead on lap two. Jastroff's car spun in turn four causing Mackenzie Blackford and co-pilot to spin in turn four bring out the caution on lap four. Nigon / Nigon held on to take the feature win. Clay Collins / Jason Collins finished second, Josh Grubbs and his co-pilot finished third. Chris Mitchell / Shelbie Mitchell finished fourth and Jastroff & co-pilot came home fifth.
Terry Bickford and Braelynn Long led the field to green in the Front Wheel Drive but Casey Tucker, started fourth took the race lead early. Matt Pool grabbed second pushing Bickford back to third, Long fell back to fifth by lap one. Long eventually head to the infield after her engine expired. Tucker lead the entire distance going on to take feature win. Pool, Zach Spoelstra, Bickford and Autumn Turner round out the top five.
Up next was the Bussanmas Heating & Cooling Stock Figure 8 feature was up next and Rick Goldsberry and Wil Aldridge battled out for the race lead. Goldsberry took the race lead but the caution came out on lap three. Goldsberry held off Aldridge and Brock Bush again on the restart. It would be all Goldsberry despite several attempts by Aldridge to take the lead away, "The Goose" takes the win. Aldridge finished second, Bush was third, Chris Mitchell was fourth and Zach Danner was fifth.
Lawrence Hagen led the first 4 laps of the Hawkeyes Auto Salvage Hobby Stocks feature event before Damian Hagen took over the race lead. Damian Hagen led until the caution came out on lap six for debris from Jason Collin's car in turn one. On the restart, Damian Hagen was caught sleeping when the race went back green as Travis Fenton took over the race lead. Fenton went on to take the feature win and dating back to last season, he has won the last 4 races at Warren County Speedway, last night he didn't win was June 26th, 2021. Damian Hagen finished runner-up, fourth place starter John Alexander came home third and eleventh place starter Mike Eddinger was fifth.
Final feature of the night was the Open Figure 8 class presented by Williams Machine Shop. David Burnell wrestled the lead early away from fellow front starter Casey McKasson. The only race caution came out on lap seven when Ryan Petersen spun turn three. Burnell went on to take the feature win ahead of McKasson, Jake Nehring, Andrew Hugeback and Lucas Anderson.
I hope in the end of the night Promoter Brandan Long was able to take a breathe because every time I saw him come by me on Saturday Night, he was very stressed and worry about how the night was going. There is always going to be hiccups long the way but it was great night. So please thank Brandan for taking on a big task to keep racing alive at Warren County Speedway.
Pictures I took are posted on the Trackside Report by Foxman Facebook Page in a photo albums called Warren County Speedway Season Opener / Kids Candy Toss 4-16-22.
For more information about the Warren County Speedway checked out http://warrencountyspeedway1.myracepass.com/or like the Facebook Page Warren County Speedway or contact Promoter Brandan Long at 515-988-5527.
Warren County Speedway
Season Opener presented by Aubert's Towing / Kid's Candy Toss
Saturday April 16th, 2022
MICRO SPRINTS
Midwest Micro Series presented by Gregg Young Chevrolet
Heat 1: 1. Hunter Lane; 2. Dickerson; 3. Dakota Young; 4. Warren; 5. Tim Young; 6. Berglund.
Heat 2: 1. Rewerts; 2. Mosher; 3. Stonehocker; 4. Tjaden; 5. Luke Lane.
JUNIOR FRONT WHEEL DRIVE
presented by DeYarman Ford
Heat 1: 1. Ross; 2. Watts; 3. Eddinger; 4. Duncan; 5. VanClark.
Heat 2: 1. McKasson; 2. Hoover; 3. Tarter; 4. Haynes.
FRONT WHEEL DRIVE
presented by
B-Feature : 1. Funke; 2. Kingery; 3. Doddema; 4. Howe; 5. 616-Megan Haynes (St. Charles); 6. 74-Dustin Kingery (Urbandale); 7. 83R-Tylor Rettig (Indianola); 8. 22-Clayton Gibson (Milo); DNS 54-Tim Coats (Deep Diver); DNS 33K-Brandon Kampfe; DNS 22G Trevor Gallager (Vail)
Heat 2: 1. Long; 2. Peterson; 3. Tanner Spolestra; 4. Howe; 5. Coats; 6. Haynes.
Heat 4: 1. Tucker; 2. Turner; 3. Millang; 4. Rettig; 5. Gibson.
CRUISERS
presented by TruBank
Heat 1: 1. Nigon / Nigon; 2. Jones / Jones; 3. Josh Grubbs / co-pilot; 4. Blackford / co-pilot.
Heat 2: 1. Jastroff / Bock; 2. Mitchell / Mitchell; 3. Collins / Collins; 4. Joe Grubbs / co-pilot.
TRUCKS
presented by Phillips' Floors
Heat 1: 1. Dittmer; 2. Cox; 3. Catron; 4. Collins; 5. Becker; 6. Breeden.
HOBBY STOCKS
presented by Hawkeyes Auto Salvage
Heat 1: 1. Damian Hagen; 2. Fenton; 3. Croy; 4. Collins; 5. Wood; 6. Eddinger; 7. Wicker.
Heat 2: 1. Lawrence Hagen; 2. Alexander; 3. Graves; 4. Charlson; 5. Willemsen; 6. Hooper; DNS Haring.
STOCK FIGURE 8
presented by Bussanmas Heating & Cooling
Heat 1: 1. Goldsberry; 2. Bush; 3. Vonglan; 4. Jastorff; 5. McKasson; 6. Grubbs; 7. Parker.
Heat 2: 1. Danner; 2. Aldridge; 3. Mitchell; 4. Tarter; 5. Bock; 6. Wiederin; 7. Lippert.
OPEN FIGURE 8
presented by Williams Machine Shop
Heat 1: 1. Burnell; 2. McKasson; 3. Nehring; 4. Hugeback; 5. Hofbauer; 6. Petersen; 7. Anderson.
